Niku men (肉まん Nikuman?, lit. "Meat bun"), referred to as the Chinese Four-man Gang (中華まん 四人組 Chūkaman shi-ningumi?) in the Memorial Book, is a group of four bald men heads shaped like niku (Japanese stuffed buns). Consisting of Niku-man, Pizza-man, An-man and Curry-man the group head for Japan after learning that the Dragon's Whisker is no longer is located in China.[1]
The Niku-men are a band of bald Chinese martial artists who have been seeking out the legendary Dragon's Whisker, a powerful hair-growth tonic, in hopes of restoring their hair.
Biography[]
History[]
Little is known about the origins of the Niku-men, save that they banded together in order to search for the legendary Dragon's Whisker of China. When they learned it had been taken to Japan in a man's pigtail, they traveled to Tokyo and began assaulting pigtailed men.
Plot[]
Eventually, they learned that Ranma Saotome had the Whisker and tried to steal it from him. Ultimately, they were fed porridge containing the Whisker and left contentedly - oblivious to the fact that the Whisker's magical powers had expired by that point and so they were not regrowing their hair.
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Personality[]
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Abilities[]
The Niku-men are quick, agile, and decently cunning individuals, but not that strong. They favor slashing, cutting weapons like oversized shears, dao swords and crescent-moon spears, as their goal is to collect pigtails. They also make use of weaponised buns, from poisoned buns left out as bait to buns that explode like frag or smoke grenades.
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Trivia[]
- The Niku-Men, more specificly, Niku-man, An-man, Pizza-man, and Curry-man all have names which match what type of food they resemble. Niku-man looks like the food niku-man, An-man looks like the food an-man, etc.[2]
References[]
External Links[]
- Niku-men at the Ranma ½ Perfect Edition