Ranma ½ Rosario + Ranma
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Well, regeneration aside, those trolls are also characterized by stupidity and brute force, neither of which is very symbolic of the God of trickery and magic.
Really, regeneration is a poor description of what a Chaos God is capable of, lacking as they do a physical body to wound, anyway.
Sorry, I get really finicky when it comes to my Warhammer lore.
Really, regeneration is a poor description of what a Chaos God is capable of, lacking as they do a physical body to wound, anyway.
Sorry, I get really finicky when it comes to my Warhammer lore.
Twilight similarities aside, it's symbolic of the decay of his character from a two-dimensional but at least identifiable everyman to generic shounen power fantasy, complete with glamorous close-up and tepid badass one-liner.
Didn't Tsukune say somewhere near the beginning of the series that no one deserves to be killed? That's a fairly unique conviction that could be shaken as a result of massive social upheaval and strong character growth in a darker or more cynical direction... Or maybe the author just forgot that their character is supposed to have principles. Sometimes that happens.
Didn't Tsukune say somewhere near the beginning of the series that no one deserves to be killed? That's a fairly unique conviction that could be shaken as a result of massive social upheaval and strong character growth in a darker or more cynical direction... Or maybe the author just forgot that their character is supposed to have principles. Sometimes that happens.
Dance in the Vampire Bund had the best rationalization for that.
It's like...
Q: if vampires are immortal, super-strong, super-tough guys that can make more vampires out of humans, then what prevents population explosions?
A: vampires instinctively take retarded risks. They literally go out of their way to get themselves killed... as a population mechanism to make space for the next generation of vampire.
It's like...
Q: if vampires are immortal, super-strong, super-tough guys that can make more vampires out of humans, then what prevents population explosions?
A: vampires instinctively take retarded risks. They literally go out of their way to get themselves killed... as a population mechanism to make space for the next generation of vampire.
Well, they kind of damages that point by having a main vampire character who's super-security conscious and has layers of planning that I would consider excessive even for a monarch under constant threat of assassination, complete with elite monstrous secret service units, but yeah. It was kind of cool.
That said, the entire series annoyed me precisely because the vampires were so clever and advanced. If you give superhuman undead people guns, fiber-optics, advanced electronic warfare capability, and even NANOTECHNOLOGY, well, the humans might as well start salting their necks and start wearing parsely hats, because we've officially lost.
That said, the entire series annoyed me precisely because the vampires were so clever and advanced. If you give superhuman undead people guns, fiber-optics, advanced electronic warfare capability, and even NANOTECHNOLOGY, well, the humans might as well start salting their necks and start wearing parsely hats, because we've officially lost.
I don't read R+V II, and the comments in this thread certainly don't give me incentive to.
Also it is perfectly true that while two-dimensional Tsukune was recognizable as an everyman character. Perhaps with a bit of the strong principles that people wish they had. However progressively that just breaks down into a shounen power spiral and breakdown of that morality. Perhaps it could be considered a study of the way power corrupts, but I still find it uninteresting. I would have enjoyed it more if he had gained power through cunning perhaps, rather than power-ups. Rhetoric is a strong weapon!
Though I've probably recommended this here before: <a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6942921/1/He_Who_Fights_Monsters' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>He Who Fights Monsters</a> is another R+V fic that I prefer to canon.
Also it is perfectly true that while two-dimensional Tsukune was recognizable as an everyman character. Perhaps with a bit of the strong principles that people wish they had. However progressively that just breaks down into a shounen power spiral and breakdown of that morality. Perhaps it could be considered a study of the way power corrupts, but I still find it uninteresting. I would have enjoyed it more if he had gained power through cunning perhaps, rather than power-ups. Rhetoric is a strong weapon!
Though I've probably recommended this here before: <a href='http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6942921/1/He_Who_Fights_Monsters' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>He Who Fights Monsters</a> is another R+V fic that I prefer to canon.
It is kind of neat how the bloodsuckers are at war with each other over something as stupid as who gets breeding rights with a little girl, but still the series seriously challenges my pro-human prejudices.
And the only thing a racist hates more than the race in question is evidence that he's wrong.
And the only thing a racist hates more than the race in question is evidence that he's wrong.
Tsukune has *always* been willing to try and intercede, even if it was against foes that should have killed him in a single hit. The fact that his power-up has effectively turned him into a super-vampire (after nearly turning him into a mindless and ravening monster) so that he can try to save the girl he loves is fairly ironic, actually.
How many fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and close friend do you think would sacrifice nearly anything to save those near and dear to them?
You are a bit too jaded in how you are looking at it, IMO.
How many fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters and close friend do you think would sacrifice nearly anything to save those near and dear to them?
You are a bit too jaded in how you are looking at it, IMO.