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The last of Ranma's fiancées to appear, Ukyo is the victim of a childhood crush gone horribly wrong. First, she made a Childhood Marriage Promise to Ranma that he would end up forgetting about (not that he knew what he was promising at the time -- and then he ended up accidentally sabotaging the promise in the first place), and then, when her father and Genma apparently made an Arranged Marriage... but then Genma stole her dowry and ran off with it, leaving her behind. Believing Ranma had been in on it, Ukyo swore revenge and began crossdressing as part of an elaborate vow, tracking Ranma down with the intent of making him pay for deceiving her... only to discover it had all been Genma's fault, and Ranma was never even told about the engagement. Between this, the fact she was still in love

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  • The last of Ranma's fiancées to appear, Ukyo is the victim of a childhood crush gone horribly wrong. First, she made a Childhood Marriage Promise to Ranma that he would end up forgetting about (not that he knew what he was promising at the time -- and then he ended up accidentally sabotaging the promise in the first place), and then, when her father and Genma apparently made an Arranged Marriage... but then Genma stole her dowry and ran off with it, leaving her behind. Believing Ranma had been in on it, Ukyo swore revenge and began crossdressing as part of an elaborate vow, tracking Ranma down with the intent of making him pay for deceiving her... only to discover it had all been Genma's fault, and Ranma was never even told about the engagement. Between this, the fact she was still in love
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  • The last of Ranma's fiancées to appear, Ukyo is the victim of a childhood crush gone horribly wrong. First, she made a Childhood Marriage Promise to Ranma that he would end up forgetting about (not that he knew what he was promising at the time -- and then he ended up accidentally sabotaging the promise in the first place), and then, when her father and Genma apparently made an Arranged Marriage... but then Genma stole her dowry and ran off with it, leaving her behind. Believing Ranma had been in on it, Ukyo swore revenge and began crossdressing as part of an elaborate vow, tracking Ranma down with the intent of making him pay for deceiving her... only to discover it had all been Genma's fault, and Ranma was never even told about the engagement. Between this, the fact she was still in love with him, the fact Ranma evidently found her attractive despite the crossdressing, Ukyo believes she has a legitimate chance at winning Ranma's heart, and calls off her revenge to instead try and woo him to her. Generally the nicest of Ranma's fiancées, but she has her ugly side too and can use threats, destructive ambush-beatings, or manipulation when she feels it's called for. It's worth noting that she is the only fiancée who always regrets manipulating the others. * Acceptable Feminine Goals: As much of an independent businesslady, restaurant owner, powerful martial artist, and successful chef as she is, every last one of her daydreams about the future involve being a devoted homemaker to Ranma, even those where she's the sole breadwinner in the house. * Arrogant Kung-Fu Girl: In the anime, she is the latest of several generations of Kuonjis to practice Martial Arts Okonomiyaki, and she is very proud of this fact and her skills. A Filler episode has her get beaten by a master of Martial Arts Crepes and being utterly devastated, even angrily asking if Ranma is insinuating that she shouldn't care so much about martial arts because she's a girl before declaring that she doesn't even deserve to be Ranma's wife if she's that inept a fighter. She then spends the rest of the episode in training for a rematch. * Subverted Trope: In the original manga, however, she seems to have made up her style singlehandedly to try and get revenge on Ranma and Genma, and she is here portrayed as being more or less indifferent to her actual skills as a fighter -- a late manga filler arc has her fighting a Martial Arts Takoyaki fighter she beat as a kid, and who has been wearing a goofy mask ever since. Not only does she admit outright that she never expected him to take the terms (whoever lost would wear a goofy mask forever after) seriously, to the point she implies that if she had lost she would have thrown it away once they weren't around each other any more, she is quite happy to lose the fight because it means that he will now take the mask off and leave her alone. * Bifauxnen: At first, and debatedly later on in the manga, where she continues to wear her more masculine school uniform and this coupled with the art makes her look more like a boy then the anime does. * Bokukko: Despite her tomboyish behaviour, she still has a definite femininity about her. * Boobs of Steel: Possibly subverted. She's one of the most formidable females, and a late manga arc has her fighting a battle that isn't much less intense than one of Ranma's customary brawls, while in the anime she's the only fiancée to have a special attack (Batter Dragon, which creates a giant dragon of raw batter that engulfs a foe and then explodes, cooking them into the center of a giant okonomiyaki), but many fans lean towards the opinion she's one of the flattest fiancees, if not the flattest. This is because of how easily she managed to pretend to be a boy, and the fact she still looks fairly masculine in the manga after her gender is revealed. * The Bully: In the manga. Perfectly willing to attack those without martial arts skills to prove a point, most notably Nabiki during her stint as Ranma's fiancée and masterminding the attack against Miss Hinako. * Cheryl Blossom: Third of the official fiancées to appear, has some good qualities from both the Betty and Veronica, a valid "third choice"... yep, she's got this written all over her. * Childhood Marriage Promise: Via two convoluted plots, sort of. When they were kids playing together, her dad brought up the idea of Ukyo marrying Ranma to Genma Saotome, who insisted Ranma was already engaged. His resistance to the idea immediately vanished when Mr. Kuonji admitted his cart was Ukyo's dowry. Before that happened, though, she and Ranma stole the recipe for the Kuonji family's secret okonomiyaki sauce and made a batch, promising to let Ranma have the first taste (which is Serious Business even in real life) if he promised that, if it was good, he would "take care of her for the rest of her life", a promise to which Ranma agreed. Unfortunately for her, Ranma still thought she was a boy at the time, and had no idea what she was asking of him to boot. Not that this stopped Genma stealing the cart anyway. * It's made more complicated by the fact Genma claims that, before he took the cart while abandoning Ukyo, he asked Ranma which he liked better; okonimyaki, or Ukyo. Keep in mind that this is Genma we're talking about, meaning he may have been lying to shift most of the blame to Ranma. Even if it's true, he not only distracted Ranma beforehand with an okonimyaki, but was asking a little kid the answer to a question he wouldn't have understood even if he had been aware that Ukyo was actually a girl. * Covert Pervert: A mild case. If someone she likes calls her cute, asks her if she likes him, takes the initiative, or such, she easily turns blushing, flustered and Comedic Sociopathy awkwardness-whacking prone. - "Oooh I'm so embarrassed!" (Runs away). However, if she feels like taking the initiative, she can get almost as lecherous as Shampoo - "Move your finger from that photograph! I want to see his **** !"; "Remember when we slept together as kids? Hurry over!" (Drooling); "Hi, I just decided to barge in on you in the bath. Now let your buddy Ucchan scrub your body all over! Don't be shy... hey where are you running off to?" - This, and the constant romantic fantasies, is the reason why almost nobody doubts her raging heterosexuality, despite the cross-dressing. * Drop in Character: Almost a case of Demoted to Extra after Konatsu's introduction arc. It gets to the point where she falls as low as Kodachi and Shampoo in helping destroy the Saotome house without remorse. * Exotic Weapon Supremacy: Spatulas and noodles are pretty deadly in her hands. * Feminine Women Can Cook: Subverted. She's a tomboy but is every bit as good as Kasumi in the kitchen. * The Idiot From Osaka: Although she's no more of an idiot than the rest of the cast, she does fit numerous Osaka associations. * Improbable Weapon User: Like many other cast members, she uses an over-the-top weapon: a cooking spatula the size of a baker's peel. She has also attacked people with noodles. Then there's the tempura flakes mixed with gunpowder, and the Okonomiyaki batter mixed with glue... or the flour, which is just flour, but good for blinding opponents. Her crowning achievement consisted of heating up a large section of steel flooring in a construction using a blowtorch, and using THAT as a giant-size grill for an okonomiyaki the size of a parachute. * Love Makes You Evil: Mainly in the manga, which makes her much nastier. For example, in one chapter, she joins Kodachi and Shampoo in assaulting Nabiki Tendo after she tries to auction Ranma off to them. * Miko: Shown to be a part-time miko in one of the late manga stories; she was presumably only there a short time or is a very casually employed miko, as she never displayed any of the associated spiritual powers. * New Transfer Student: She transferred into Furinkan explicitly to track down Ranma. * Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: Crossdressing highschool ninja cook (businesswoman miko). * One of the Boys: At least, this was the relationship she shared with Ranma and which he tries to keep her in. * Pet the Dog: Despite her own romantic entanglements and gender issues, she steadfastly stands by Konatsu and was willing to accept "her" back in her home when everyone still thought Konatsu was a woman in love with her. * Romantic Runner-Up: Ranma actually likes Ukyo, whereas he either actively dislikes his other paramours or finds them annoying (he will still help them out though)... but he only likes her in the same non-romantic way as he likes Kasumi, of course. * Sarashi: Is shown wearing one when her gender is first revealed. The manga implies she keeps on doing so afterwards, though perhaps somewhat looser now that she isn't trying to hide her gender, while the anime implies she starts wearing bras again. * She Cleans Up Nicely: In the anime, she once dressed up in girly dresses and the like to try and make Ranma start seeing she was serious about the engagement. Everyone was entranced by her beauty (even Tatewaki) -- except him. * Shipper on Deck: Actively tries to get Ryoga and Akane together, though more for ulterior motives than actually finding them a cute couple. * Ship Sinking: With Ryoga in the Kimodameshi story. The anime did not handle its translation of this story so well, to the extent that some fans saw it as actually promoting the couple. * Tomboyish Ponytail * Transfer Student Uniforms: Ukyo's winter male uniform is decidedly different from the typical Furinkan winter uniform, probably belonging to her previous (boys-only) school (sky/navy blue against Furinkan's midnight blue in the anime; in the manga the latter are solid black with buttons and loose collars while hers is screentoned, tightly-collared, and has no visible buttons.) She does wear the same shirt and slacks as everyone else during spring and summer, though. * Unlucky Childhood Friend: Due to Ranma's bond with Akane. * Wholesome Crossdresser: She dressed up in male clothing as a symbol of the fact Ranma had "ruined her womanhood". Though she continues to dress in a rather masculine fashion after joining the regular cast, she does enjoy wearing feminine clothes when she has the opportunity and is quite emphatically straight. * Yandere: A mild case, but she tends to be a bit crazy to those she seems to like. * Admittedly, the most widely-recognized moments when she's hit Ranma for affectionate behavior, the end of her introduction story and during the Reversal Jewel, do have extenuating circumstances. In the former, she was still mad at him, as she'd only just found him after ten years spent bearing a grudge. In the latter, she slapped Ranma for demanding she say she love him... because he was forcing her to say so mere moments after she had demanded to know the truth behind the rumors that he was plotting to confess his love for Shampoo, rumors that he refused to deny before doing so.
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