Ryujin Bahamut

"*There is no way you ever knock me out!*"

— Ryujin to Thugs

**Ryujin Bahamut** (リュジンバハムート, Ryujin bahamūto) also known as **"Monster King"** (怪獣王, Kaijū-ō) is a martial artist and former price of the Planet Bahamut and a member of the crew of Edens Zero. He's also a adopted son of the Monster King, Kaō Bahamut and the leader of The Shining Kung Fu League

## Appearance

Ryujin appearance is similar to Bruce Lee appearance but he has fairly short, dark bown, shaggy hair, standing about 5'6" or so, with a lean and well-defined build. His initial outfit was a yellow and black track suit with a yellow track overall jacket with dark-blue lines unzipped.

Ryujin later changes into the new outfit wearing martial arts attire of a white long sleeve button shirt with navy blue cuffs, black linings and matching buttons, navy blue pants, matching shoes and white socks. Later changes to the a black sleeveless martial arts uniform under a black sleeveless hoodie with zippers, black track arts pants gain golden dragon designs in both sides of his pants, black Chinese kung fu shoes, white socks and maintains the long red sash on his waist. His hair changed to spiky hair

In the cafeteria, he wears a white short sleeved loose button shirt with eight parallel buttons in each sides, white pants and black shoes. This outfit that he wears is his chef attire. Later, He also changed it to a secondary initial an off-white short sleeve shirt with three buttons in each sides. He also wears black suspenders, brown pants and black shoes. He also wears a brown beret cap to match his outfit for working as a mechanic.

While in Digitalis, his avatar takes the appearance as a armor with turquoise in color with some details in the shape of neon yellow flames on his legs and forearms, with a pair of silver spikes on his arms. On his shoulder, he has ornaments in the form of dragon wings and his helmet had two visor in the shape of a dragon head, with neon yellow dragon between the visors.

During the Mildian arc, he later changes to a martial arts black tunic long coat robe with white sleeves reverse and black pants and matching Kung Fu shoes.

During Sun Jewel, Ryujin changes to a jumpsuit is sleeveless, orange, skin-tight and has black edging around the arm and neck holes, as well as black stripes down the inner and outer legs. Ryujin wears matching wristbands and sneakers with this outfit.

On planet Sandra, Ryujin wears a black jacket and yellow pants with the aforementioned white sneakers. Then 10 button chauffeurs jacket, chauffeurs hat and black mask.

Before heading to Nero 66, Ryujin wears a white kung-fu sleeve-less under a gray sleeve-less leather trench coat. He retains his dragon pants from the previous appearance. However, The color of his pants change to yellow, the golden dragon designs are bronze and the sash on his waist is black.

## Personality

Ryujin is very serious most of the time with a calm exterior, although he can be roused to anger but he's very energetic, and a friendly person. Ryujin usually gets along well with his friends and family. It can also be implied that Ryujin is a good yet fast learner, since he knows almost if not all his adoptive fathers move, in fact, knows some moves his adoptive father doesn't or hasn't perfected yet. He is calm at first, but loses his temper when the Thugs twice asks him for a fight. He is full of fighting spirit and takes great pride in his fighting style, which he seeks to honor in all ways possible: He despises all that is evil. He also has a habit of brushing his nose with his thumb every time he fights seriously.

## History

Many years ago, Ryujin was found by his adoptive father, the Monster King Kaō who brought him to the planet Bahamut in order to raise him. One day, as Ryujin along with Kaō and Raito watched comets fly, his father told imparted on him the importance of exploring the universe, finding friends, and protect the universe from evil.

## Power and Abilities

**Atomic Flames** (原子炎, Genshi-en) renowned as "the power of the monster king," which he is inherited by his adopted father, Kaō, Ryujin use his Ether Gear to control and manipulate nuclear energy flames, giving him "Monster King Ether". He is capable of, such as surrounding his limbs in nuclear fire to deliver more explosive and deadly punches and kicks or even fire it out of his hands in a concussive blast of fire and he can also burn everything around his surroundings. He also describes it as a power he inherited from his adopted father, and it took him a year to learn and master it.

* **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Ray** (核攻撃：煉獄光線, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku kōsen): Ryujin signature breath attack allows him to gathers and releases a large quantity of nuclear energy from his mouth at his target in the form of fire beam.
	+ **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Spiral Ray** (核攻撃：煉獄螺旋光線, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku rasen kōsen): A stronger version of his signature breath. It allows Ryujin fire his beam but wrapped with electrical spiral. The color of the ray changes from blue and white to crimson red and yellow with spirals. The beam can cause a lot more damage than the normal atomic ray.
		- **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Hyper Thermonuclear Ray** (核攻撃：煉獄超熱核光線, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku Chō netsukaku kōsen): the strongest and last attack used by Ryujin. It similar to the previous Spiral Ray but it has more power and pink spirals. Was used against Majin.
* **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Fist** (核攻撃：煉獄拳, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku ken): Ryujin engulfs his fists in blue flames and punches the target.
	+ **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory One-Inch Fist** (核攻撃：煉獄一吋拳, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku Ichiinchi ken): Ryujin engulfs his fists in blue flames but hit his target with one-inch
	+ **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Chain Fist** (核攻撃：煉獄連鎖拳, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku rensa ken): Ryujin engulfs his fists in blue flames but hit his target with a rapid punch.
* **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Impact Kick** (核攻撃：煉獄影響脚,Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku Eikyō Kyaku): Ryujin either jumps or flips towards his opponents and charge his flames with the finishing side kick. Another variation, The attack where Ryujin attacks the foe with a forward spinning round kick.
	+ **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Impact Side-Kick:** (核攻撃：煉獄影響側脚, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku Eikyō Soba Kyaku): An attack which Ryujin runs/walks/stands and turn 90 degrees before making a single side step towards enemy and kick with the nearest foot.
		- **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Impact Jumping Rotation Kick:** (核攻撃：煉獄影響跳躍回転脚, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku Eikyō Chōyaku kaiten Kyaku): Same with roundhouse kick but instead Ryujin jumps before doing a mid-air "side bicycle roundhouse" kick.
* **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Fury Flames** (核攻撃：煉獄怒り炎, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku ikari-en): Ryujin releases an huge amount of fire all over their body while intensely burning their target and everything around them before creating a spherical explosion. It'll burn enough to melt Kamikai Photon Armor and Majin's Exoskeleton. Also make Osen smog fluid dehydrate to dust.
* **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Pulse Blast** (核攻撃：煉獄脈拍爆破, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku myakuhaku bakuha): Ryujin can also emit atomic energy in all directions from every inch of his body in a short-range pulse.
	+ **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Thermonuclear Pulse Blast** (核攻撃：煉獄熱核脈拍爆破, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku netsukaku myakuhaku bakuha): A stronger version of his pulse attack, When Ryujin starts to heat up with a fiery red glow, burning and melting objects in his vicinity and unleashed more powerful orange-colored nuclear pulses.
* **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Conflagration True Strike** (核攻撃：煉獄烈火真撃, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku Rekkashingeki): Ryujin starts off by yelling and entering a "power surge" pose, then delivering a combination of five Purgatory Fist punches. Should two of the punches land clean, he turns the third punch into a deadly blow to his opponent's midsection. He then follows with a flurry of body strikes to the opponent, followed by a powerful uppercut which sends them sky high. After that, he finishes them off by delivering a ferocious flaming Purgatory Impact Kick.
* **Nuclear Attack: Purgatory Inverted Scale Fist** (核攻撃：煉獄逆鱗拳, Kaku kōgeki: Rengoku gekirinken): If his opponent strikes him directly, he counters by delivering a devastating jump kick to the back of their leg, temporarily stunning them. He then proceeds on to deliver a series of powerful punches while standing side ways. Ryujin then switches sides, places his fist on the opponent's chest and finishes them off with the famed one-inch punch.
* **Ultimate Nuclear Attack: Almighty Infinite Ray** (究極核攻撃：全能無限光線, Kyūkyoku Kaku kōgeki: Zen'nō mugen kōsen): This ultimate attack is used by Ryujin. It's similar to his Original Purgatory Ray but more powerful than his other breath attacks with a rainbow color with white and black spirals. It was powerful enough to withstand Jakku's Anti-Gravity Flames.
* **Ultimate Nuclear Attack: Almighty Blast Destruction** (究極核攻撃: 全能爆破破壊, Kyūkyoku Kaku kōgeki: Zen'nō bakuha hakai): A last and ultimate attack used by Ryujin. It emits rainbow atomic energy in all directions from every inch of his body in a long-range pulse that can destroy Majin durability.

**Overdrive:** As a user of Ether Gear, Ryujin is able to access Overdrive, also known as the true power of Ether Gear. When used throughout his entire body, Ryujin gains a transformation that identifies him as the new Monster King. His hair and skin color change into a light and dark shade, light-colored Ether markings appear all over his body, and a pair of 5 curved energy horns appear on both sides of his head. After his full power, giving him the appearance similar to Godzilla but with 5 curved straight horns on each side and blade fins on his forearm. his hair spiked up and turned neon blue, both his arms are darken and lighten with sky blue Ether markings. His clothing also changed into a sleeveless, high-collared tunic and his Dorsal plates are larger and jagged. With it, Ryujin's flames become more powerful and destructive similar to the Tsar Bomba, as he can melt down the surrounding objects.

**Almighty Element:** Ryujin obtained this Ether Gear after defeating his nemesis Jakku with Almighty Infinite Ray, where his adoptive brother power fell into him. Using this, he is able to manipulate and create all of the elements of nature: Fire, Water, Air, Earth, Lightning, Light, and Darkness. He can also be immune to all elements.

**Enhanced Strength**: Ryujin possesses great physical strength, having enough power to push someone back with a single punch. When using Ether Gear, his strength is greatly increased to the point that a single radiation punch caused enough sheer force and blunt damage to send an opponent flying or destroy the ground beneath them. According to Hermit, Ryujin's physical strength is recorded to be 2000 to 2500 is similar to Shiki's physical strength.

**Immense Durability**: Ryujin possesses a high amount of durability, making him capable of taking heavy damage from opponents such as Maryu Satan Flames, Osen Toxic Virus, Kamikai Photon Flames, Majin Life Destroyer, Kamisori Scythe Blades, Saisei Atomic Flames, Takeshi Plasma Death, and Jakku's and Anshin's Anti-Gravity Flames. Ryujin possesses the same advanced healing factor as his adoptive father himself does and is able to quickly regenerate from any wound depending on how serious it is. Lighter wounds can be healed in an instant, while more serious and/or even fatal wounds take more time to heal. Also it will take 2-3 week's to heal from the blast of Majin's Life Destroyer.

**Master Hand-to-Hand Combat**: Ryujin is the master martial artist. When combined with his Ether Gear, he is capable of overpowering large numbers of attackers with ease and can go toe-to-toe with stronger opponents.

## Trivia

Ryujin battle stance and cry is similar to Bruce Lee

Ryujin favorite food is Spicy Chinese Food

Ryujin Martial Arts: All Chinese Martial Arts, All Japanese Martial Arts, Wing Chun, and Jeet Kune Do.

Likes: Martial Arts, Friends, His Father, and Spicy Food

Dislike: Thugs, Spider, and Repeat it Twice

Ryujin Overdrive appearance is similar to the King of the Monsters

## Relationship

**Kao Bahamut:** Ryujin's master and adoptive father.

**Jin Kamijo:** When Jin first met Ryujin, Jin considered him a rival and challenge him to fight but Ryujin easily defeated him and his fist rapidly an inch away from his torso but his fist inch away from his face. Jin was amazed of his fighting skills and Ryujin was also impressed by his martial art so they bow to each other for their fair fight and they turned rivals into best friends.

**Raito:** Ryujin's deceased machine friend.

**Payu Mangkr**:

**Wong Son-Kong:**

**Ichigo Tanka:** When Ichigo met Ryujin, Ichigo initially painted Ryujin as annoyance, but became later attached to her after Ryujin offer her to join the crew. Ichigo would remain loyal to Ryujin for the rest of the story.

**Yuzu Kankitsurui:** When Yuzu met Ryujin, Yuzu always antagonize Ryujin to think he a weakling and challenge him to fight but Ryujin easily beat her and she laughs like a maniac to think she wins of everything which make Ryujin karate chop her head of her nonsense and her laugh is so loud.

**Takeshi Suzuki:** Ryujin arch-nemesis turned ally. They were nemesis when they first met like Godzilla to Battra and Bruce Lee to Wong Jack-Man. They become allies when he realized his master true color to destroy and conquer the whole universe.

**Haruka Mugen:** Ryujin and Haruka never see eye to eye but Haruka considered Ryujin her rival.