This leader of the 7 Fukujin, as with all other Ranma characters, has his own idiosyncrasies. An obvious one is how he almost always carries a bowl of rice and a pair of chopsticks. Strangely, the rice in his bowl never topples over, even underwater!!! (However, I seem to recall a scene in the movie where they forgot to draw it in). And don't let the seemingly harmless cutlery lower your guard, for Kirin has the ability to strike you down with his eating utensils. In fact, he did just that to the whole Ranma cast just after they reached his castle. They also proved to be more than a match for Ranma's "Flaming Dried Water Chestnut Technique", until Ranma modified it that is. Anyhow, his greatest skill was still no match against Ranma's "Ascending Dragon Technique". Another interesting piece of trivia is that Kirin, along with the rest of his clan, had never eaten anything other than salted vegetables. Incidently, the secret of the scroll was of how to prepare salted vegetables the 7 Fukujin way. Anyway, their lack of variety came to an end when Akane came aboard their air ship. "On no!!!" That must have been what passed through your mind, right? Well, think again, cause' they sure thought very highly of Akane's cooking. In the end, whether for custom, love or as gratitude (Raichi rescued the scroll from certain doom), Kirin decided to stick it out with Raichi.