The Setting:
Traffic seemed dense on the narrow streets in the Nerima District. The limo could not make any real headway and the driver could only apologize to his passenger.
"That's fine. I'll get out and walk... it'll do me good. Just take the car back to the hotel." He got out without another word and walked the streets of the city. The streets seemed alive with activity and it seemed like things were happening everywhere you looked. The blonde man, while looking, saw a restaurant boasting the best Okonomiyaki in Japan.
"If it IS the best, then it will suit me well." The man smiled to himself, hoping it was as good as it said.
Entering the shop, he was pleased to see an attractive woman working at a remarkable speed to get her one customer his order. The customer was not worth notice, but she seemed to almost give off a battle aura while cooking.
He sat at the center seat and looked at the cook. She was attractive, but not in a beautiful way. She didn't use make up, her hair was kept simply and sensibly. Cooking had her a little worn, but despite all of this, she simply had a natural beauty. She caught him staring and when she looked up, her breath was caught for a second... but then she looked angry.
"What are you staring at?" She growled. Her voice was aggressive, and if it wasn't a woman's pitch, it could be mistaken for being masculine.
The handsome man was unphased. "I am hoping that I am looking at the one who can provide me with the best okonomiyaki in Japan. If your cooking is as good as you look, I expect I will not be let down." He smiled.
She was stunned. "Y...y...you want to put my cooking to the test?" Her voice gained confidence, "Then name your order and you'll see if you can believe your tastebuds!"
"Good! I like your fire! What is your name?"
"Ukyo. Ukyo Kuonji." Ukyo stammered a little. She wasn't expecting this sudden situation and her good sense was not kicing in. "And who might you be?" Her voice had lost its harder edge.
"KEN MASTERS" Said a voice from another area. Ukyo and Ken turned to see a huge pile of muscles that took the form of a giant Russian. Next to him was a creepy guy in a red jacket... his face seemed to be made of steel. The giant man was too big to fit through the door, so he simply snapped the door off and broke most of the area around the frame.
"Zangief! Damn it, I'm trying to eat here!" Ken growled.
"My vengence will not be stopped for your self-decadent western lifestyle! I will crush you now...and as you can see, I have help from the motherland!" Zangief bellowed and his companion seemed to crackle with energy.
"HEY YOU JACKASS!" Ukyo screamed to her uninvited "guests". She had a huge spatula in her hand, waving it Zangief's head. "Where do you get off wrecking my place?"
"Hold on, Ukyo, this isn't you fight." Ken said, waving a warning hand to her.
"Like hell it isn't my fight! I am ready to trash these guys and it looks like you have issues with them too! So let's teach 'em a lesson!"
"I have no trouble with that. If you want to join him in his certain fate." The strange man hissed.
Commentary:
Kev
Ouch and a half. Ukyou and Ken are up for some very serious punishment here. Ukyou is good with her weapons but I don't see her as doing much damage on Omega Red with anything but her spatulas (which are sometimes described as armor-piercing). Ken is very good at what he does, and I believe that he can keep up with Omega Red for a while until those tentacles can come into play. Poor Zangief will probably get his chimes rung early on by a lucky hit to the head with Ukyou's battle spatula. I still see Omega Red coming out a good margin ahead of Ukyou and Ken.
Tora10
It will Ukyo and Ken on this fight, but it will be close. While I see Zangief going down in the first few minutes, since he is a gargantuan idiot, the real poblem Ken and Ukyo have is with Omega red, who is definately going to give both a run for their money. (hey, anyone who can go toe to toe with ol' wolvie has got to be one dangerous mamjama) But Ken and Ukyo will have some advantages. first, both can manipulate chi and fire projectiles (I'm a little disapointed Uncle Milo never added ukyo's okonomiyaki based chi attack) [Note: Blame me (Alex) for that one... I wrote the profile, with limited manga knowledge.] and Ukyo has home turf advantage in her resturaunt, which gives her an extra advantage of being able to use her full arsenal (like attacking a navy seal in the worlds largest gun store) and as I predicted, it will be two on one since Zangief will be taken out quickly. and if ken can get it in, his Shoryureppa or his Shinryuken should really hurt, I could see Ken's ego in the way for a moment but I don't think it will be as much of a factor as he would probably get serios when he sees that their is more at stake than just reputation. so in the end, the restraunt will be thrashed, Omega red will leave to lick his wounds and heal his pride, Zangief will be out cold, and Ken and Ukyo will be very worn. But what I want to know is what seems to be going on between Ukyo and Ken. *wink wink* =)
Jarvis
There is no way Ukyo can stand toe to toe with either Omega Red or Zangeif, even with her spatula. Even if she clocked Zangeif right in the chops with her giant spatula, it probably wouldn't even phase him, and her would proceed to rip her in half in less than three seconds, as can his partner, thus making this into a handicap match. Unless Ken can step up to the plate, and I mean seriously step up, The Russian Bear and Red got this one, hands down.
Jade Serpent
Ken and Ukyou are liable to win mainly because Ukyou will be completely underestimated by Zangief and Omega Red. Ofcourse, she won't be underestimated by much... being one of the less-capable warriors among the Ranma cast. She IS very resourceful, though, and usually can spot and use opportunities... as for Ken, I personally think that his style of fighting will have the advantage over Zangief's, especially considering how powerful his super moves are, as well as how fast he is. Omega Red will certainly be tougher than Zangief, but his single 'super' makes him vulnerable to distant opponents, and he is pretty obsessive about inflicting pain, even more than Ken is about how good he looks. There is also a definite problem with Zangief and Omega Red being teamed together, Zangief is an honest, work-hard and be productive sort, whereas Omega Red is a psycho, out-of-control super-weapon. Zangief may have self-doubts about fighting Ukyou, a 'weak girl', while Omega Red would take particularly joy in inflicting an excrutiating end to everybody in the Ucchan's. Narrow win for Ukyou and Ken, in my opinion.
MasterManG
This one is easy. Omega Red can take them both on in a handicap match ans still have a good chance of winning. By the way, even though I know this is the video game version of Red I just felt like pointing some little facts about the russian super soldier. In the comics, Omega Red doesn't have to grab you with his tentacles to drain you, he just has to get within a few feet of you. You see, his draining trick is actually a mutant power, more specically, a mutant death spore virus that his body houses. He can drain you much better with his tentacles, but you'll still get incredibly sick just from getting near him. His death spore virus actually cancels out Wolverine's healing factor, so needless to say, Ken and Ukyou are screwed. This battle isn't even about pride, it's about survival, and I mean for both teams. Omega Red's powers are parasitic, which means that the virus will actually start killing him, if he doesn't regurarly infect someone with it. I just don't see how Ken and Ukyou could stand a chance, even if this is just the video game version of Omega Red. Like you said, his armor has stood up to Wolverine's claws, Ukyou has nothing in her aresenal that could even hurt him, and Zangief can keep Ken busy. After Red dispatches Ukyou in a half a minute or less, he's going double team Ken with Zangief, or else beat Ken by himself since he'll be recharged after draining Ukyou, and Ken will be worn out from fighting Zangief. My one question is, "Why would Omega Red help out a loser like Zangief?" I've read plenty of comics with him in them and I've never known him to be particualrly patriotic (he speaks perfect English). Hell, he rarely speaks Russian, and doen't even use Russian terms like comrade that often. My guess is, that after winning the fight, he then drains Zangief, either because he just felt like it, or, if patriotism is the motivation here, then because the Motherland doesn't need an embarassment like Zangief living longer than necessary.
Mercedes
Ooh, this is tough! Ukyou and Ken have speed and agility on their side while Zangief and Omega Red have size and brute strength. If it were just Ken versus either one of those two, I'd say Ken both times, but against both of them with Ukyou in a small confined area? Movement is going to be limited, especially with those two giants blocking the entrance. As much as I love Ukyou, her skill level is way below the others. I have the feeling that she'll be taken out early, possibly by one of Omega Red's little electricution tricks, and then Ken will be left to fight them himself. While Ken is good, there is no way he is going to be able to stand up to both of them on his own. Our heros MIGHT have a chance if they can get the fight out of the building and into the street where their speed and maneuverability will come in handy. But, since that is only a maybe, I reluctantly have to say that Zangief and Omega Red will win this one.
The Fight:
Ukyo was fast into the fight, not even thinking about who these ruffians were. They had damaged her shop and that's all she needed to know. Her giant Spatula hit Zangief's head with the sound of a gong, but she was stunned when it seemed to have no effect at all. Zangief swatted her aside like a fly.
"Ukyo!" Ken was concerned for his unexpected partner, but he was not going to be distracted, knowing what was in front of him.
"HADOUKEN!" He let a small blast fly from his hands, hurtling square into the Russian's chest. Zangief tripped back one step, but it was an opening Ken counted on. He leapt off of the table near him and spun into a Hurricane Kick, pounding Zangief again and again in his upper torso. Zangief was knocked into Omega Red and the two fell a jumble. Ken used the time to leap back to where he started. He had a smirk on his face as he watched his opponents untangle themselves. Ukyo had also gotten up and watched the situation with a little more care.
"You'll pay for that!" Omega Red hissed and drove his tentacles into the floor. They burst up under Ken's feet, striking him off balance. Ken was not prepared for that and was only able to regain his footing. Zangief was already charging straight at him. Ukyo thought this would be a good time to strike and she leapt into the air to hit the huge man from behind. She was shocked when she found her leg wrapped in one of Omega Red's tentacles. She could feel some of her strength fade in their creepy grasp. Ukyo had little time to react as Omega red flailed her about the room. She desperately swung her Spatula and connected with Red's face. It sent him over the grill and gave her brief freedom from his tentacle.
She turned to see Ken was fighting Zangief in rather close quarters. Ken was moving, dodging and getting in quick strikes as the Russian was trying to wrap his arms around his foe.
"I can't take that octopus man, but I can help Ken with this jackass!" Ukyo leapt, not realizing she just dodged a new strike from Omega Red. She hurled her small spatuals into Zangief from the rear. He was only hurt enough to turn and see what had hit him. In turning, he was able to see the giant Spatula hit him again. Zangief was furious at Ukyo and turned to slap at her where she was landing, but this gave Ken all the room he needed to strike.
"Shippen-Jinrai-Kyaku!" Ken became a spinning top, sending blazing kick after blazing kick into Zangief's undefended side. The kicks came in and Zangief did all he could to turn and defend against it, but Ukyo was able to prevent that by smashing a flour bomb square into his face. Zangief stumbled blindly out into the middle of the room.
"OK! Let's get this one down!" Ken smiled to Ukyo. Ukyo nodded and charged with Ken toward the stunned Zangief. Ken would never reach his target as he was suddenly plucked from the air by Omega Red.
"Forgot me, little one?" Red hissed.
Ukyo had little time to realize she was alone. She began to hammer Zangief for all she was worth. "This is for my door!" WHAM! "This is for my tables!" WHAM! "this is for bringing that freak with you!" WHAM-A-WHAM! "and this is..." Ukyo stopped because Zangief had wildly grabbed her spatula and lifted it into the air. She went with it, not letting go to the handle. Zangief was not quite expecting to actually grab the weapon and was stunned for a second, trying to think what to do next. He didn't come up with an answer fast enough, bbecause Ukyo used the time to swing on her own Spatula and kick Zangief with both feet. Her attack landed squarely in the center of his face. Zangief went down like the ton of bricks he was.
Ken used another Hurricane Kick to free himself from the tentacles that held him, but they had done their damage. Ken was exhausted. He hurled a blazing ball of chi at his enemy as he tried to back away. Omega Red smiled as he dodged the attack.
"Don't tell me you're done already!" Omega Red laughed. He hurled his tentacles at Ken in various directions. Ken flipped backwards, avoiding the strikes, but he didn't look relieved at all.
Ukyo, by this time was able to get to Ken's side.
"What can we do?" Ukyo asked, not wanting to get near those tentacles again.
"I'm gonna hit him head on! You try to hit him from his side while I go at him!"
Ukyo nodded and leapt over to her bag of tempura flakes, mixed with gunpowder. She waited for Ken.
"HADOUKEN!!" Ken unleashed the ultimate blast he was able and Ukyo hurled her mixture at Omega Red. The chi blast ignited the flakes, causing them to explode all around where the blast hit. Omega Red made the first sounds that he was actually hurt in this whole fight. Ken thought there was a chance of winning after all and charged in with a Dragon Punch. He sent the baffled Omega Red into the air, where Ukyo hurled her mini spatulas at him. Things were looking good for the pair, until Omega Red unleashed his next attack!
"OMEGA DESTROYER!!" Omega Red's tentacles hurled out in all directions! They tore through the grill and smacked aside the furniture in the restaurant. One of the tentacles slapped Ukyo so hard, it sent her flying through one of the walls, slamming her on the sidewalk. Ken was able to block the incoming hits much better, but not without suffering some damage himself.
"DAMN YOU!!!" Ken was upset and he knew Ukyo was out of the fight. He charged Omega Red setting up his Shoryureppa. Omega Red was able to land on the portion of the grill that had been destroyed. Ken's blazing fist pounded into Omega Red, but the Russian was ready for it to some extent and wrapped Ken up in his tentacles even as he took the hit.
"Now it ends!" Omega Red drained Ken of his energy, restoring his own massive injuries. Ken fell to the ground, free of all conciousness. With the battle over, Omega Red looked over to his falled ally and muttered.
"You oversized idiot." Omega Red scooped up Zangief's body with some of his tentacles and he scooped up Ken with the others. It was a strain, but Omega Red was at full strength by this time. "I think I will keep all the money we get for this one." With his future plans in mind, Omega Red left the scene.
Omega Red and Zangief: 13
Ken Masters and Ukyou Kuonji: 9
A good fight and some of the best (and longest) comments I have gotten so far. I do want to mention (since it was brought up) that any Marvel character who showed up in the CAPCOM vs. games are fair game for future stories. I also wanted to say that I feel the Ranma characters are quite up to par with Street Fighter/CAPCOM characters. Thanks for your votes!!