Ranmaru

Ranmaru ランマル Ranmaru
Artwork with Dragonair
Gender	Male
Relatives	Unknown
Kingdom	Dragnor, Chrysalia*
Specialty	Fighting, Steel
Default Pokémon	Dratini

Ranmaru (Japanese: ランマル) is a Warlord in Pokémon Conquest.

In the games

Aya, Ranmaru, Ina, Oichi, Kai, Nō, and Ginchiyo

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Warlord information

Rank I

	Power	69
	Wisdom	72
	Charisma	66
	Total	207
	Warrior Skill	Empathy
	Capacity	4
Perfect Links
Riolu

Rank II

	Power	79
	Wisdom	82
	Charisma	76
	Total	237
	Warrior Skill	Faith
	Capacity	5
Perfect Links
Riolu Lucario

• Transforms to Rank II by reaching a 60% link with Riolu or Lucario while Nobunaga is in the same kingdom.

Default Pokémon

The Legend of Ransei		Defeat Nobunaga stories	Unite Ransei stories	Collect 100 Pokémon stories	Junior Warlord stories	Ninja stories*	Two Heroes of Ransei
Dragonair	Lucario	Dratini	Dratini	Dratini	Dratini	Dratini	Lucario

Quotes

• Start of turn:

• When asleep:

"Still snoozing..."

• With low health or a status ailment:

"Something must be done...!"

• When victory is near:

"We're nearly there."

• Otherwise:

"I shall step forward!"

• Start of battle:
  • When attacking a castle:

"It is time to test our faith!"

• When defending a castle:

"We will not go down easily!"

• During battle:

"For the sake of my Lord/Lady <player>... <Pokémon's name> and Ranmaru are at your service!"

• When ordering to attack:

"<Pokémon's name>, <move's name>!"

• When ordering to go to battle:

• To a kingdom:

"Whoever I might be faced with, you can count on me not to retreat!"

• To a wild Pokémon location:

"Let's set off!"

• Upon forming a link:

"I've linked with <Pokémon's name>! Right, then! Come along!"

• Upon finding Perfect Link:

"Oh, Riolu/Lucario... The way I feel about you, it's... I can't describe it. Do you feel something similar, by any chance? I feel like I can become stronger if you are by my side, Riolu/Lucario! I'm counting on you!"

• When using an item:

"I will use my <item>."

• When using his Warrior Skill:

"I will give everything for victory!"

• After winning a battle:

• If he attacked a castle:

"Forgive us. We simply could not afford to lose."

• If he defended a castle:

"We have merely done our duty."

• After losing a battle:

• If recruitable:

"You may be the enemy, but... I must admit that you are impressive."

• When defeated by something other than the enemy:

"No..."

• Otherwise:

"I don't care about my own life... But <Pokémon's name>'s is another matter!"

• When being recruited:

"If you're sure it's me you want... then I shall gladly accept your proposition!"

• When his Pokémon is evolving:

"But...! What's happening to you, <Pokémon's name>?"

• When there are 10 Warriors in the army:

"We are slowly starting to build a fine group of allies! We mustn't stop now... I'm counting on your help, <Pokémon's name>!"

• At the start of Fate Born of Beauty:

"Why me...?"

"I am a man... But no one will listen!"

"Is anyone going to notice,,,?"

"But I don't want to ruin the contest. Everyone in Ransei is so excited, after all..."

"If only Lord Nobunaga were here..."

"But he has gone away, entrusting me with the castle."

"Well, there is only one thing for it!"

"I must battle as if my very life depended on it!"

• At the end of Fate Born of Beauty:

"I won, but..."

"Now it's going to be even harder for me to tell the world that I'm a man..."

"Does that really matter, though...?"

"Lord Nobunaga...!"

"Oh..."

"Nothing could make me happier than hearing those words, my lord!"

Profile

A courageous and extremely talented Warrior. Earnest and very dutiful, he has no ambitions of his own but to serve his master.

In the manga

In the Pokémon + Nobunaga's Ambition ~ Ranse's Color Picture Scroll ~ manga

Ranmaru debuted in The Black Scroll: Nobunaga's Ambition.

Pokémon

		Dratini
		Dratini is Ranmaru's only known Pokémon.
Debut	The Black Scroll: Nobunaga's Ambition

Trivia

• Ranmaru is the only male Warrior in the Ransei's Greatest Beauty stories, this happened because he was mistaken for a female.

Historical origin

Ranmaru is based on the real-life Mori Ranmaru of Japanese history. He was Nobunaga's page.

This game character article is part of Project CharacterDex, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each character found in the Pokémon games.