FriendlyEL wrote:Mousse I think may have enough speed to keep up with Taro, and has proven that he is fairly tactical. I think that if he came equipped with enough weapons and had a good enough idea, he'd probably do okay.
Speed is definitely a given, considering that he was even able to hold off Mint, arguably the fastest fighter in the whole series--with the possible exception of Cologne and/or Happi.
And, as nuclear death frog alludes to, his odds also get better against any of the regulars than they used to be if you count his late-manga strength power-up from the Jizo statue as applying.
But as far as Konatsu, Mousse may be able to handle him in regular mode, but if he had the succubus that he had in his introduction, considering that he's about the same as Ranma, probably not.
I don't think the drug actually boosted his
skill any per se--just his killer instinct. So, while he might not be as deadly in terms of going for the kill and such, I still think that he'd be at least similarly skilled if pushed to a fight in any situation.
EDIT:rmt wrote:I do agree that Tarou's biggest problem against Ryouga is that he will have difficulty hurting him. Ranma can hurt Ryouga, and while I think that Ranma might be a bit stronger than Tarou, there really isn't any evidence that he is significantly so. IMO, Tarou's best tactic against Ryouga would be to stay out of reach, keep him angry (so that Ryouga doesn't think straight), and just try to wear him down in pretty much the same way that Ranma does.
It's a fight I really could see go either way.
Agreed, for the most part. It has much the same dynamics as Ranma vs. Ryouga.
Human Taro's other weakness in that situation will be his (apparent) lack of a ki blast. Considering how easily Ryouga was able to waste Ranma with the Shi Shi Hokodan by keeping him at range, that'll be a tough hurdle to overcome if Ryouga decides to go that route.