FriendlyEL wrote:So no opinion of how Mousse vs. Ukyo, Happosai vs. Saffron, or Monster Taro vs. Ryoga (when he's in a really, really, depressed mood) would go?
Are you sure you
want to go into the outcomes? Fastest way to derail this thread, I triple guarantee you.
Especially for the crossover ones, which have been argued to immense extent in other threads. The in-canon ones might be another story, but there's so many variables in a crossover matchup that the author themselves have to set in doing a crossover that it's an incredibly frustrating exercise to really say anything with anything approaching certainty. (i.e. depending on how you integrated the various attributes of the series you could have almost any outcome you wanted in most cases)
So I'd suggest we pass on the crossover ones, personally.
rmt wrote:Monster Tarou vs Ryouga: I'd say Tarou. His monster form is quick enough to dodge lightning, so he would be definitely fast enough to keep out of range of a PSSH. Also, the PSSH does seem to require a certain amount of time to recharge, so that's when Tarou would be likely to strike. Also, bear in mind that Ranma was able to stay conscious after several PSSHs, so the impact of the ki-ball (unless it was really huge) wouldn't have too much of an impact on monster-Tarou.
Agreed--he doesn't want to use the Perfect Version unless he's at Mt. Horisan levels of depression.
The normal version, though would be ideal for a smaller, more nimble fighter to keep out of arms reach and keep pelting the much larger target. And given that he was holding his own pretty well one-on-one against Monster Taro even
pre-Shi Shi Hokodan, I personally think the Lost Boy has a decent chance pulling it off. I'd call it as one of those "could easily go either way" matches.
Taro in a single splash. Ryoga's cursed form is just to big of a weakness, and Taro knows about it and is ruthless enough to just use it straight off. Recall that Taro carries water around with him (for himself) and squirts ink in monster form, which might also trigger a curse.
He
tries it in his first fight with Ryouga. Doesn't work, though--Ryouga is too quick with his umbrella, even from a complete surprise attack. The ink would be more dangerous--if it does trigger the curse.
EDIT: Which it doesn't, if the
inked-yet-non-panda-fied Genma is any indication.