Name: Soun Tendo (or Tendou)
Age: Approx. 30-40
Eyes: Black
Hair: Black
First Appearance (Anime): Ranma 1/2 TV Series, Vol. 1
First Appearance (Manga): Volume 1
Love Interest: Late wife - Mrs. Tendo
Loved by: Tendo Daughters (Kasumi, Nabiki, Akane)
Rivals/Opponents: Happosai, anyone threatening engagement of Ranma and Akane
Profile: Soun Tendo is the owner of the Tendo Anything-Goes Martial Arts Dojo and the father of Kasumi, Nabiki, and Akane. With the untimely death of Soun's wife Mrs. Tendo, Soun had been left with only daughters. In the old tradition of carrying on a dojo, there has to be a man to run it after him. So Soun struck a marriage arrangement with his long time friend Genma Saotome. Genma's only son, Ranma, would marry one of Soun's daughters - and thus the future of the dojo would be preserved. It was then decided that Akane would be engaged to Ranma. This didn't bode well in both Ranma and Akane's opinions, since they immediately protested the engagement. However, both Soun and Genma remain confident that they will grow to love one another as an engaged couple should.
Personality: Soun is apt to being an emotional person, whether it be a tragic, happy, or, angry occasion. He cries at times, and also has been known to get very angry when his engagement of his daughter Akane to Ranma is being violated, threatened, or otherwise insulted in some way. Like Genma, Soun upholds a sense of honor, but is known to be inclined to bend the rules once in a while. His sometime cowardice in confronting situations also mirrors that of Genma. However, like Genma, Soun turns out to be a good person for the most part, and is looking forward to the day when Ranma and Akane might marry.
⌐ 1997 by Frank Sanchez