Sif was Thor's wife, but by mutual agreement they decided that they should do this, and settle a bet between them as to whose child would end up a greater hero.
In the 1970s, Sif ended up with a slightly pudgy martial artist, having drunk entirely too much Evergolden Ambrosia at a "mixer" party, and decided that he had potential. AFTER she'd chased him around the entire Kanto region with a sword, but that was entirely understandable under the circumstances wasn't it? If a Norse deity wanted to vent about something, she certainly had the right, didn't she?
The native Ranma was therefore the child of Genma Saotome and Sif. Sif being not only the wife of the Norse god of thunder, but being the goddess of "excellence in battle" herself and someone firmly on the list of "women who could kick serious bootie when motivated to do so."
Of course, this meant that Ullr was Ranma's half-brother and the other child of Sif not of Thor's parentage. Thrud and Modi were likewise half-siblings, and Magni was sort of related as he was the child of Thor and a giantess.
Native Ranma before the merger had several abilities related to his semi-divine parentage. He had the typical sort of strength, stamina, durability, and resistance to disease one might expect of the child of a wargod. Likewise, all the sorts of skills one might expect of an expert martial artist came easily to him - no doubt both parents having contributed to this.
On a more odd note was his talent for:
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