Ranma ½ Got Change?
- Thread starter Lord Raa
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True, 'tis very unlike any other Ranma I have ever read about. Yet, keeping his background in mind, 't makes perfect sense.
And it speaks to my inner logic, which deep down inside of me mocks most of the beliefs and actions taken by politicians, rather religious people, rednecks and their equivalents from other countries.
Carry on.
And it speaks to my inner logic, which deep down inside of me mocks most of the beliefs and actions taken by politicians, rather religious people, rednecks and their equivalents from other countries.
Carry on.
Do you know what I like best about these last snippets? It's very obvious.
Nabiki and Ranma having such a great working relationship. Ranma has let her know that he won't take any crap, she realises that on top of it not being wise to try and scam him, if they work together they can make a great profit for both of them. Ranma doesn't have the needed skills or contacts totruly get rich on his own, Nabiki is a born agent.
This way, neither loses and both win.
Nabiki and Ranma having such a great working relationship. Ranma has let her know that he won't take any crap, she realises that on top of it not being wise to try and scam him, if they work together they can make a great profit for both of them. Ranma doesn't have the needed skills or contacts totruly get rich on his own, Nabiki is a born agent.
This way, neither loses and both win.
My vote is also for option 3. (Ranma slowly building up the tech and going out to meet the trek races.)
Since having a vorta, jem-hadar army right at the beginning would, while providing some conflict/other story elements, imo be too much of a men, technology and resources powerup.
(A dominion scouting party could also be interesting.)
Since having a vorta, jem-hadar army right at the beginning would, while providing some conflict/other story elements, imo be too much of a men, technology and resources powerup.
(A dominion scouting party could also be interesting.)
At this point in the story I'm not sure anyone would actually tell Ranma's secret. Kasumi just doesn't seem to socialize that much, Akane seems to get alone rather well with him, and Nabiki isn't the soulless bitch canon makes her out to be.
Nabiki is curious, I'd be exactly the same in her place. Just wanting to know things isn't the same as wanting to tell anyone else. It would also come down to how Nabiki perceives Ranma's character, if she thinks he might retaliate or even strike pre-emptively.
Nabiki is curious, I'd be exactly the same in her place. Just wanting to know things isn't the same as wanting to tell anyone else. It would also come down to how Nabiki perceives Ranma's character, if she thinks he might retaliate or even strike pre-emptively.
I've been struck by a terrible idea and I would like the opinions of people here.
Now, I know that it's not been made clear yet, but there was a temporal anomaly that sent back the Changeling that merged with Ranma (this is why Ranma is a shapeshifter).
It was part of a cunning plan to warn the Founders.
Now, my terrible idea is that since it became clear that the Founder that went back in time was hurt (something made it clear that the temporal disortion caused chroniton poisoning to the Founder) and they needed to send back some more information.
This other information was "There's an injured founder in this part of the Alpha Quadrant and we don't know how long he can last."
And "There's an interstellar gateway here, if you get it working, you can save the hurt Founder".
How do you people feel about the idea of a Dominion expedition to the Alpha Quadrant before humans develop warp drive?
I'm pondering the merits of them ending up on Mars and using it as a base for exploring. Later on, they encounter the Vulcans.
Which could prove interesting for their ethics: the Dominion are clearly an advanced civilisation, but their apparent neighbours are "primitive".
Do they intervene to prevent the Dominion from enslaving humanity?
Do they ask them to leave the pre-warp humans alone?
Do the Dominion offer to make an alliance/non-aggression pact with the Vulcans?
Does anyone have any thoughts/comments/suggestions/knowledge about who was phone?
Now, I know that it's not been made clear yet, but there was a temporal anomaly that sent back the Changeling that merged with Ranma (this is why Ranma is a shapeshifter).
It was part of a cunning plan to warn the Founders.
Now, my terrible idea is that since it became clear that the Founder that went back in time was hurt (something made it clear that the temporal disortion caused chroniton poisoning to the Founder) and they needed to send back some more information.
This other information was "There's an injured founder in this part of the Alpha Quadrant and we don't know how long he can last."
And "There's an interstellar gateway here, if you get it working, you can save the hurt Founder".
How do you people feel about the idea of a Dominion expedition to the Alpha Quadrant before humans develop warp drive?
I'm pondering the merits of them ending up on Mars and using it as a base for exploring. Later on, they encounter the Vulcans.
Which could prove interesting for their ethics: the Dominion are clearly an advanced civilisation, but their apparent neighbours are "primitive".
Do they intervene to prevent the Dominion from enslaving humanity?
Do they ask them to leave the pre-warp humans alone?
Do the Dominion offer to make an alliance/non-aggression pact with the Vulcans?
Does anyone have any thoughts/comments/suggestions/knowledge about who was phone?
Gah... you have not been updating this on BYTM... and I've not been following it here.
Hmmm...
I don't like it... I normally like time travel in a sci fi setting, but not this one, too much potential for a paradox.
Even without that... Without knowing where in the alpha quadrant the founder could be, the likely hood of coming across him/her/it would be incredibly small unless the travel pod/device had some beacon in it. I believe the one Odo arrived in specifically did not (Odo discussed some of his backstory when flashing back to when he was first found), but that does not mean the one that had the founder that merged with Ranma did not.
The Dominon are generally outright conquerers... However, it was made clear in the eraly episodes when they were first being sought out they managed whole civilizations 'behind the scenes' as sort of a overlord setting. People deferred and made payments, and provided what was needed, and in turn were left alone but protected as needed.
If it were really a large enough expeditions, I could see them setting up on a nearby world... for a Fuel depot they would look toward the gas giants, and a moon, for a manufacturing facility there is the Ketricil White that the Jem Hadar need. Though in canon I do not think we know exactly when the Jem Hadar and their dependance on the drug were first put into use by the dominion.
Really... the Dominion had quite a number of possible races they could have run into around this time. Vulcans, Romulans, Klingons, Andorians, Tellerites... all were in space before us, and those are just some of the more known players. i would think they would run head first into them before hitting earth. Again, unless there was some form of beacon or some way they knew more specifically where they were looking.
More if I think of it.
Hmmm...
I don't like it... I normally like time travel in a sci fi setting, but not this one, too much potential for a paradox.
Even without that... Without knowing where in the alpha quadrant the founder could be, the likely hood of coming across him/her/it would be incredibly small unless the travel pod/device had some beacon in it. I believe the one Odo arrived in specifically did not (Odo discussed some of his backstory when flashing back to when he was first found), but that does not mean the one that had the founder that merged with Ranma did not.
The Dominon are generally outright conquerers... However, it was made clear in the eraly episodes when they were first being sought out they managed whole civilizations 'behind the scenes' as sort of a overlord setting. People deferred and made payments, and provided what was needed, and in turn were left alone but protected as needed.
If it were really a large enough expeditions, I could see them setting up on a nearby world... for a Fuel depot they would look toward the gas giants, and a moon, for a manufacturing facility there is the Ketricil White that the Jem Hadar need. Though in canon I do not think we know exactly when the Jem Hadar and their dependance on the drug were first put into use by the dominion.
Really... the Dominion had quite a number of possible races they could have run into around this time. Vulcans, Romulans, Klingons, Andorians, Tellerites... all were in space before us, and those are just some of the more known players. i would think they would run head first into them before hitting earth. Again, unless there was some form of beacon or some way they knew more specifically where they were looking.
More if I think of it.
Two possibilities that I've been toying with.
1) Prepare the humans and Alpha Quadrant for subjegation by the Dominon. The Founders do like to play the long game.
2) Prepare the Great Link with knowledge about the Wormhole, Iconian gateway and where the Federation was, but the Founder ended up in the wrong part of the galaxy.
Remember that navigating through temporal anomalies isn't easy for anyone.
1) Prepare the humans and Alpha Quadrant for subjegation by the Dominon. The Founders do like to play the long game.
2) Prepare the Great Link with knowledge about the Wormhole, Iconian gateway and where the Federation was, but the Founder ended up in the wrong part of the galaxy.
Remember that navigating through temporal anomalies isn't easy for anyone.
Or 3) simple arrogance/blindness -they are so advanced than they did not even think on using hte simpler message and went for the more complicate "send back founder" route.
And Vulcand do get too arrogant form time to time... wWhat id' like to see is the Vulcans and Founders find than Earth has advanced quite fine to warp civilization centuries ahead of schedule, and they don't know how (because Logically Ranma know thna direct World Conquest is insane)
And Vulcand do get too arrogant form time to time... wWhat id' like to see is the Vulcans and Founders find than Earth has advanced quite fine to warp civilization centuries ahead of schedule, and they don't know how (because Logically Ranma know thna direct World Conquest is insane)