Full Name: Ryūko Maezuko Nickname/Alias: Ryuu, Mae-Mae, Age: 22 Gender: Female Birthday: June 8th Species/Race: Human Ethnicity: Japanese Blood Type: B+ Occupation: Baker (Past), The Official Chef for The Kingdom of Science (current, as appointed by Senku and Chrome)
Appearance
Body Build: She's got a square, wide, strong-shouldered build. Her chest is flat and most of the meat on her arms is really just lean muscle from rolling out dough. She also has a flat, toned stomach with similarly lean muscles. Her waist is noted to slim and her jawline sharp. Her nose is small and fairly flat, her lips full, and her eyes are almond shaped. Height: 6'5" Weight: 168 lbs Skin color: (see picture below section) Hair style: (see picture below section) Hair color: Black Eye color: Light Blue Distinguishing Features: Her tattoos (exemplified in the second picture below) Outfit(s): — Spring: She has long, black cloth flare pants which hand low on her hips to the point you can see her V-line. Her top is a sleeveless, black turtleneck that's cut to expose her mid drift, its sides lined with baby blue colored ribbon. Her shoes are a form of geta sandal similar to what Ruri and Kohaku wear only the stone used to make the base is black. — Winter: Her pants are replaced by a denser- still black- version now lined with along the hem a thick black wool. Her shirt is swapped out for a longer jacket type deal that now has sleeves with similar fur lining to her pants and the ribbons are now gone. Cracks?: She's got a long crack along her spinal cord and another in a astrix shape at the back of her neck
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Personality
General: She seems like your average tough and boyish tomboy if not a bit stoic and nonchalant, a total Kuudere. But she's actually a big softie, a bit of a tsundere but without all the typical annoying squealing and stuff. She's kind-hearted and sweet as a pot of honey, a gentle giant some could say due to her height and usually intimidating demeanor. Other than that, she acts like a mother hen. Constantly berating Senku and the Science team when they do something dangerous or skip a meal or even go without sleep. In the end though, she always end smiling halfway through her lecture because she just can't stay mad at them. Likes: Good Food, smiles, when nothing goes to waste, flowers, cute charms, festivals, sake. Dislikes: when people waste food, frowns, when people feel guilty about eating, bad food, empty stomachs, being unable to remember her mom's face. Hobbies: Cooking & Baking, Piano Habits: She used to stress bake back when she was in the old world but now she paces a lot because she can't make a lot of food like that anymore since most times their limited on resources. She's also always chewing on something whether it be a blade of grass, a leaf, or a thin twig. Skills/Abilities: She doesn't do much combat since she's really never gotten into a fight or anything. But once Senku put a gun in her hands it was undoubtedly she'd be chef and one hell of a marksman next to Ukyo when he eventually joined the team. She's also ridiculously good at using knives and other kitchen tools at weapons. The gave her a carving knife once ... bad idea. Even a cast iron skillet got out of control. Education/Intelligence: She's got average intelligence, she's not stupid or meat-headed but she's not super smart like Senku. She's just average when it comes to wit, though she's beat pretty much everyone out when it comes to common sense. Fears: Drowning, Isolation Dreams/Goals: She loves making people smile with her cooking, in fact, it's what helps fuel her determination. Because if they're gonna rebuild the world, the kingdom of science is gonna need lots of good food and some high morale to do it! And she won't let anything go waste either! She hates when people waste food, even more so when some moron makes absolutely high-priced, small-portioned, mediocre garbage and calls it a meal. So with the power of cooking on her side, she's going to help power the people living in the kingdom of science because all she wants, more than anything, is for the world to smile! That way, they can find her mom.
Favorites
Food: Breakfast Burgers Color: Baby Blue Animal: Tree Sparrows Number: 17 (her lucky number) Season: Winter
History
— She was born the daughter of a loving mother and an amazing father. Her family was poor and they never had much money for extra entertainment or activities but they tried to make childhood special for her. They would play james board games, card games, and dominoes most nights after spending hours in the kitchen working together on dinner. They would watch old movies her dad borrowed from the neighbors. Most all her toys and clothing were thrifted or hand me downs from other children in her poor neighborhood. But she didn't care. It was through her family, most especially her father she learned the importance of a good meal. Whenever they cooked the whole neighborhood would come together and bring something, like a mini feast! Her father told her that food had been one of the many things bringing people together for generations, it was something that could make anyone smile! When she wasn't at home she was at her grandpa's farmhouse, it was on this farm she learned all the tough skills that came with making the mere ingredients for all her meals. And when her gramps wasn't teaching her how to pound flour, butcher an animal, or brew alcohol he was teaching her how to shoot. Then gramps got sick and the farm had to be sold. She started studying more, trying to never forget anything he taught her! Then her dad passed shortly after due to an accident with a motorist. He was in the hospital for three days before he finally moved on, but he died with a smile because for those three days Ryūko had been hard at work making him a special meal. He could only take one bite, but it was all he needed. His last words were, "Don't turn sour from this Ryūko. Instead, make the world smile." And that set her goal in stone for good. With the help of her mother, she managed to open up a bakery AND be a high school student at the same time. The place got so popular both because of the amazing food and the story behind it their food was consistently sold out. The 'Cooking Dragon' became the highest selling bakery in all of japan and all her customers smiled, Ryūko made sure of it. But one day, 37000 years ago, just a mere four years after her high school graduation, she had been working as normal when a flash of green light just as she was handing a melon bun to a customer. In a panic, she attempted to reach out and grab her mother to shield the other woman, but she was too late. She ended up petrified in that very pose of desperation, a frown heavy on her face. Her petrified body originally washed up on a seafront mountainside just on the beach. But later high tides would roll in and push her farther inward, basing her inside one of the caves where lo and behold Miracle fluid dripped from the roof and set her free after the water cleared. She wandered the wilderness for days until she came upon Senku who immediately was curious on how she awakened, as it was impossible not to recognize the face of one of the most famous bakeries in Japan. Ryūko told him her story and she was brought back to Ishigami village where she assisted him in his endeavor to make Ramen so he could win over the villagers for his kingdom of science. And from that day onward, she was dubbed The Official Chef of The Kingdom of Science!
Relationships
Family: — Yuno Maezuko (Mother: Alive/Petrified) — Itagami Maezuko (Father: Dead) — Michizo Maezuko (Grandpa: Dead) Love interest: Ryusui or Okyu Friends/Allies: All Members of The Kingdom of Science Not Friends: They're not enemies for a portion but she just really hates Magma and Yo Enemies: this really just depends on the arc considering how many people just flip-flop...
Extra
— She hangs back and isn't much of a fighter during the Stone Wars, instead she hangs out a home base and makes meals for all the villagers and the others. When she isn't cooking, Ryuko spends all her time exploring and finding new ingredients. Later on, when the Tsukasa empire is first defeated, she makes a giant feast to celebrate both the Kingdom of Science's victory and Mirai's de-petrification. Later on, during the start of the Age of Exploration she is makes a meal to celebrate the addition of Ryusui to the team but is rather disinterested by his flattery and his greed then pretty much spends the arc back at base came by making meals for all the hard workers. But when Senku tries to make bread in order to help kickstart the age of Agriculture she hauls over to Ishigami village with a quickness to help just about the same time as Francois arrives. Together the two work together to make bread for the trip and form 'The Culinary Team' as appointed once by Senku. Even later joining the World Exploration team as an extra chef since her and Francois made such an amazing duo of cooks. — Her and Francois do have a friendly rivalry however when it comes to their own separate restaurants. As before Francois's awakening Ryuko had been the only cook so she was serving out meals day and night, but after Ryusui built Francois their own restaurant things turned into a friendly competition. Ryuko is really just glad she has more help with feeding everyone.
