- "Shibuya's top seductress and underground beauty queen, Ran has made lots of profit by seducing men during the last decade of her life. Yet, as of recent, she is finding it hard to understand for what reason she is living for. Upon entering the UG, she is able to challenge herself with that very problem."
- — Game manual description
Ran Hyouka (冰華 孌 hyouka ran) is a custom character of The World Ends with You. A sadistic beauty who is approaching her 30s, she loves seducing men for money. While she follows this pointless cycle, she can't find the meaning of living which she sought for. But, having relied on her capability to seduce for life, her social life is a disaster upon entering the UG...
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Personality[]
Background[]
In the past, Ran had a deep passion for flowers, dreaming of becoming a flower shop girl or even an expert of ikebana, the art of flower arrangement. But this ended with her first love confession in high school, when her love interest literally stomped on her feelings for flowers. From then on, she had stopped dreaming of flowers and has been charming men with her beautiful looks. But even then, over the years, she has longed to come back in touch with flowers, although she has failed due to the pain the nostalgia brings.
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Abilities[]
Ran's fighting style involves the use of ice-based psychs, especially the Piercing Pillar psychs.
Efficiency[]
Ran's panels...
- Ground Panel:
- Ground Finisher:
- Air Panel:
- Air Finisher:
Fusion Stars[]
Ran gains fusion stars through...
His fusion involves Neku and Ran...
- Level 1: White petals fall, inflicting damage to enemies.
- Ran: "Onee-san will show you how this is done."
- Neku: "Yes, yes. Go ahead."
- Level 2: Ice-flowers sprout as Neku and Ran circulate around the field, inflicting damage.
- Ran: "No harm in being a little harsh."
- Neku: "We should be more than harsh!"
- Level 3: As Neku and Ran hover in the air, the surrounding gets caught in a deep blizzard, freezing enemies, which all finishes with a full-screen avalanche.
- Neku: "All freeze in the winter!"
- Ran: "Except for those with the true will to live!"
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- Fusion Boost Ran: Ran sticker. Increases Ran's max Fusion level. She receives one level for each sticker you collect. Fusions have the capability to heal Neku and his partner! Use this to allow them to last longer in battle while beating down their enemies with the Fusion!
- Safe Landing Ran: Ran sticker. If an enemy attack sends Ran flying, press a button to recover in midair and avoid getting knocked down. You can take extra damage if a knockback attack sends you to the asphalt. Land safely to avoid getting kicked around!
- Frozen Pillars: Ran sticker. Press the button opposite the direction Ran is attacking and she will break her combo in order to send icy pillars behind herself. Neku's partner takes increased damage when attacked from behind. Allow Frozen Pillars to stop potential attacks from behind!
- Block Ran: Ran sticker. Press down on the +Control Pad (or the B Button) while she is idle and she will guard against enemy attacks. Ran can't block everything that comes at her, but if she succeeds, she won't take any damage. Wait for a chance to retaliate!
- Hop: Ran sticker. Press up on the +Control Pad (or the X Button) while she is idle and she will take a light jump into the air. Her ground attacks offer great offense while her air attacks grant a large attack area especially against flying enemies!
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Etymology[]
The kanji for Ran Hyou-Ka (冰華 孌 hyouka ran) literally translates to: beautiful, ice, flower. Her given name represents her physical beauty, while her last name reflects her affinity to ice and love for flowers.
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Trivia[]
- She represents the D+B Brand.
- If read with alternative characters, Ran's Surname would be read as "ice cream" (氷菓 hyouka; lit. "ice fruit").