Ryan Lofthouse (Volume 1-4)

"This article is about the character in Volume 1-4, for the character in Volume 5-present, see Ryan Lofthouse (Volume 5-present)."Ryan Lofthouse is one of the Zodiac Heroes and is one of the secondary school students. He is the protagonist of the series.

Official Description
Ryan Lofthouse is a 16-year-old British secondary school student. He suffers from cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and diabetes. With the help of his amulet, he has powers based on the Chinese element, Earth and can transform into a spirit.

Appearance
He is shown to have dark brown hair with long bangs swiped to the left (his right), brown eyes and light skin. He brings an oxygen tank and nasal cannulas along the way. He wears a black shirt over a white and black striped sweater, black pants and white shoes. When he activates his powers, his pupils and irises disappear and glow brown. His sleepwear consists of a black shirt and black sweatpants. His student uniform consists of a navy blue blazer over a white dress shirt with a red necktie, warm grey pants, white socks and white sneakers. He stands on 5 ft. 8 and is of average weight. His party outfit consists of a black jacket over a white shirt, black trousers and white shoes. Ryan turns brown in his spirit form.

Personality
Like many of his teammates, he displays immaturity but sometimes seriousness. Although Ryan is calm in situations, he almost started a rivalry between him and Zach's brother. Even though it was the other Ryan who started it. He is also curious as shown in the prologue where he asked Zach about his treatment. Also because he is a cystic fibrosis patient himself. Ryan also acts as a big brother towards Noah.

Etymology
(First name) Ryan is an English-language given name of Irish origin, and is used by both males and females. It comes from the Irish surname Ryan, which in turn comes from the Old Irish name Rian. Popular modern sources typically suggest that the name means "little king" or "illustrious", but the original meaning is unknown.

(Last name) This interesting surname is English, but arguably of pre 7th century Old Norse origins. It is a locational name from any of the various places in the county of Yorkshire named with the word "lotht", meaning an upper floor, and "hus", a house.

Chinese Name
Traditional: 瑞安閣樓

Simplified: 瑞安阁楼

Pinyin/Romanisation: Ruì'ān gélóu

Powers and Abilities

 * Earth - His earth powers were first used in the prologue. He has similar powers with a Western Zodiac hero, Niall.
 * Healing - Like many of his teammates, he also has healing powers.

Trivia

 * Ryan was born on August 2004 which makes his Zodiac sign either Leo or Virgo. However, he is most likely a Virgo because he wields the earth element.
 * Ryan is of Scottish and Irish descent
 * Ryan suffers from cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis and diabetes