The Frog Hermit

The Frog Hermit is an unnamed anime only character who makes a living by doing shows with his trained frogs and earning money by doing so. He has a strong rivalry against Ranma Saotome who knocks him into the cursed spring of drowned frog (Chiwanīchuan) while Ranma was training with his father Genma at Jusenkyo.

Martial Mayhem
The Frog Hermit fist appeared entertaining some of the students of Furinkan High School, which happened to include Akane and Ranma, with his frog show. When one of his frogs came out with a collection plate Akane tells Ranma to give the "little fella" some money, which Ranma says he'll give some next time so Akane gives some more money and tells the frog that it's from Ranma. Upon hearing this the Frog Hermit is glad to have finally found Ranma Saotome.

Then throughout the rest of the day Genma, Shampoo and Ryoga are attacked by a large number of frogs and subsequently disappear. The next day Cologne and Mousse go to the Tendo Dojo and explain that the Frog Hermit goes after victims of Jusenkyo curses and turns them into frogs so his next target must be Ranma. That night three frogs come into Akane's room who each have features of Genma, Shampoo and Ryoga respectively. Ranma then believes the Hermit is outside Akane's window, but when he opens the the curtain it is just a straw dummy.

The Hermit is then inside Akane's room and begins to shout at Akane, but soon realises (with the assistance of Ranma) that he made a mistake. The Hermit then reveals he peeped in the bathroom and believed Ranma was in his female form. Akane then realises that the Hermit peeped at her so Ranma kicks him out of the window. The Hermit quickly returns however and Akane demands he turns everyone back into people. Ranma then asks why the Hermit turns people Jusenkyo victims into frogs, which the Hermit replies is only a rumor but then says that for Ranma it will come true and throws some water out of a flask towards Ranma, which Ranma avoids with ease. Ranma then asks what it is and the Hermit replies it's his Frog Transformation Technique. Ranma is very impressed and says that it's just splashing water on people. The Hermit then reveals that the water is from the Jusenkyo spring Chiwanīchuan where a frog drowned 1,991 years ago as the tragic story says.

The Hermit continues by saying that if he splashes Ranma with the water he will no longer turn into a girl, however Akane isn't so easily fooled so pushes Ranma out of the way when the Hermit throws another bit of water at Ranma. The Hermit then reveals that he was lying and runs away, quickly followed by Ranma. A fight then ensues and the Hermit continues to try, and fail, to splash Ranma. However, when Ranma tells him to stop using that "stupid" technique he launches several frogs carrying knives in their mouths from his backpack which attack Ranma until he is able to punch them and knock them out. Akane then turns up kicks the Hermit to the floor, only to be attacked by more knife frogs. Shortly afterwards when Ranma gets kissed by the frog Shampoo, Akane picks up the Hermit and throws him into the air. This leads the Hermit to decide to turn her into a frog when no meddlers are around. The Hermit leaves, but not before using his frogs to drop grenades on the Tendo Dojo.

After Ranma, Mousse and Akane go to the Frog Temple and meet up with the Hermit again, who this time has turned into his cursed frog form. Akane is shocked to see that the frog can talk, which the Hermit replies he's not called the Frog Hermit for nothing and that even as a frog he can still talk. The Hermit then summons am army of frogs with knives and grenades to attack Ranma, Akane and Mousse (who is now in his dug form), however the frogs fainted at the sound of the grenades with the exception of Genma, Shampoo and Ryoga frogs which Ranma quickly subdues with a clap of his hands.

Ranma then asks the Hermit why he only wants revenge on him, which leads the Hermit to a flashback of when he was training frogs at Jusnekyo. The Hermit is training a frog to jump onto different bamboo poles when Genma (who is in his panda form) and Ranma fight underneath him, causing the bamboo pole the Hermit is sat on to be cut in two and the Hermit falls into Chiwanīchuan and thus re-emrge a large frog. Ranma and the Hermit then begin to fight each other again and the Hermit manages to catch Ranma with his tongue and throws his flask of Chiwanīchuan water towards Ranma only for Akane to jump in front of it and get all the water on her. However, the Hermit reveals that the water used to contain water from Chiwanīchuan but there was a leak and all the water spilled out so the frogs of Genma, Shampoo and Ryoga are only frogs and the real Genma, Shampoo and Ryoga are sleeping inside the Temple. The Hermit continues by saying that he only wanted to scare Ranma and he only wanted others to feel his misery since his cursed form is so pitiful. This angers Ranma and kicks the Hermit into the sky and the Hermit says he'll come back when he feels sad again.

Trivia

 * The Frog Hermit, and by relation the spring he fell into (Chiwanīchuan), has become quite infamous among the fandom as frogs are very unlikely to drown (with some species being able to live underwater without ever having to leave).


 * Unlike other characters who's cursed forms are animals the Frog Hermit is much larger than the average size for his spring curse (frog) and is able to talk, in comparison to other characters who can only make the noises that their cursed animal makes.

Quotes

 * So, this is Ranma Saotome, the name I can never forget. - What the Frog Hermit thinks to himself after he realises he's found Ranma Saotome.