Randy Cunningham

Randall "Randy" Cunningham better known as The Ninja is a young man from Norrisville and is the main character from the Randy Cunningham:The 9th Grade Ninja series.

In the AWA fics, Randy is a student at the AWA Academy.

Appearance
Randy is very trimly built, in contrast to his best friend Howard. Randy is also somewhat taller. He has naturally Tyrian purple hair and sapphire blue eyes. Comparing his shirtless physique as shown first in "Got Stank" and later in "Ninja Camp," he seems to have gained some muscle, probably because of his ninja duties.

Randy is always (except as the Ninja) seen wearing a red McTop with a white stipe that angles up to form the same "Greek key" symbol which is found on the cover of the NinjaNomicon and the Ninja Suit. He also has a grey McHoodie that has wavy sleeves and pockets. He wears black McSkinnies that fit very well with the rest of his outfit. He is seen wearing purple zip-up McKicks.

In winter he also wears a dark teal, fur-lined hooded jacket, though in "Debbie Meddle" he was imprudent enough to wear a black jacket with red piping and a red scarf, with the Ninja mask worn on his head like a stocking cap.

In his Ninja Form, he wears a typical ninja attire with red scarf and sash.

Personality
Randy is an average high school kid who tries to fit in with the popular crowd and be cool. There are many times where he engages in dubious acts that could possibly get him into a lot of trouble, like crashing Bash's party ("House of 1,000 Boogers"), spitting into a volcano ("Monster Dump"), and using the Ninja powers to fix a science project ("Dawn of the Driscoll"). Often he forgets that his actions have consequences which can result in major problems for himself and the people around him. As time goes on, though, he realizes when the situation is his fault, and takes responsibility to fix it as much as possible.

He is apparently not very smart, as seen in especially science class, or he could just be lazy. Despite his ignorance, he is quick-witted in ninja situations, creating techniques, and normal life situations.

He can be inconsiderate, impatient, and a bit bossy in his attitude with the NinjaNomicon, but is a loyal friend and has the heart of a hero, the perfect ideals of a Ninja. He also keeps his promises, for example, when Howard asked him to promise to stay in the locker for ten seconds after Howard leaves and he did even though Howard farted and closed the locker door on him. Howard can be troublesome and rude, but fortunately Randy is usually forgiving toward Howard's actions. He can treat Howard unfairly or neglectfully at times, as when he said Howard didn't have any understanding of having a duty, but he does his best to make it up, and works hard at balancing their friendship and his vocation as the Ninja.

When Randy gained the mask and became the Ninja, he thought the position would be all butt-kicking and hitting, but discovers it is very hard fighting against robots and monsters, and soon gets used to it. He becomes quite serious at his profession, which strains and sometimes nearly breaks his friendship with Howard. Ever since becoming the Ninja, he grows more mature bit by bit in each episode as a result of the lessons he learns and understands from the Nomicon.

Abilities
Not much about Randy's fighting style is known, but there are clues hinting that he might be a free style fighter, using almost everything around for his own advantage in battle, like using a shovel to hit the robot and using the force of a new robot to counter the killer potatoes in "Attack of the Killer Potatoes". He also use bells to fight Bucky Hensletter in "Got Stank". He heated a Robo-Ape using a convenient microwave option for Robo-Apes in "Gossip Boy".

Randy also has many Ninja weapons in his arsenal, including the Ninja Sword, smoke-bombs, chain sickles, and many others. His scarf has proven to be a helpful object as well, good for grabbing objects. Although ninjas are known to use stealth for their advantage, Randy doesn't seem to use this skill much, but has proven to be able to do it. The Nomicon holds a section of "Forbidden Knowledge of the Shadow Warrior", which holds the ability of the art of healing, which Randy learned in "Dawn of the Driscoll", and possible future skills like the art of flying, the art of telepathy, and the art of invisibility. After Randy threw the Ninja Mask in a fire to save Howard from the Tengu, he gained Ninja Rage, which he can now use fire-based powers like the Tengu Fireball. The online game Punchocalypse also has a Cold Ninja Rage, so it can be assumed that Randy might earn this skill eventually.

While not book smart, Randy is quick-witted and intelligent, and can come up with a plan by just looking at things or people. Hence, why he was elected as second in command in the team. It is later revealed that he had capabilities to use kii energy.

And as of recently, he has began to show high resiliency and durability during battles.

Elemental Powers:
 * Blow You Away: The  Air  Fist.
 * Playing with Fire: Ninja Rage lets him launch fireballs. As well as those Ninja Hot Balls.
 * Shock and Awe: Electroballs
 * Kill It with Ice: Ninja Cold Balls, and in one of the games he has a Ninja Cold Rage.
 * Dishing Out Dirt: The Earth Attack. Which doubles as a Mook Maker.
 * Making a Splash: The Hydro Hand which lets him materialize water out of his hands.

Trivia

 * Randy is one of those characters who  thinks  he's cool and tries to act cool, but is actually an enormous dork.
 * Without the suit, he's still willing to do things like  dive off the side of a dam  and  tackle a panther  to try and save a friend.
 * "What the juice?!" He also has a number of Catch Phrases in the form of odd euphemisms and lingo, such as "that's the cheese" (that's the best), "so honkin' bruce" (that's freaking awesome), "shnasty" (extremely gross), and "so wonk" (so lame), many of which are Share Phrases.
 * He slightly resembles a young Stanley Ipkiss.
 * His math skills were mentioned on his essay in  Last Stall on the Left  and then shown in  Escape from Detention Island  while proving Howard's innocence to Principal Slimovitz.
 * He has a tendency to consciously twist whatever lesson the Nomicon is trying to teach him into support for what he wants to instead of what he needs to do. Partially justified as Nomi!Randy all but implies that he was formerly a self-centered slacker on Howard's level before becoming the Ninja.
 * His phobia as revealed in  McFear Factor  are chickens and a rooster.
 * Randy has a band called 30 Seconds to Math alongside Howard Weinerman