Relatively fair points. Still I would like to rebut them to some extent.
Spica75 wrote:Seriously, she may not be a powerhouse compared to the Ranma cast overall, but compared to any normal/average person(like ALL the Madoka cast) she is extreme overkill. Homura survived despite having zero personal powerboost, and she´s the only one shown not getting something(its a bit more hazy about this in the movies, but to me those are AU anyway).
While Akane is certainly a lot stronger than the average person, in this scenario she feeling jealous specifically because she is comparing herself to the general Ranma cast. It is a bit like the regional sports champion comparing themselves to an Olympic athlete and feeling kind of jealous.
Homura, Madoka and Sayaka in the first and second timelines had the advantage of having several other magical girls around and Mami, a veteran, to help train and explain things to them. Akane is still fairly new and has been hunting solo. Also after becoming a PM and getting the hang of her ability, Homura's timestop power is pretty strong on its own. I realize I didn't say it before but I was assuming Akane would get a mainly physical based power since she wanted to be stronger and was comparing herself to other, more powerful, martial artists. Possibly something a bit like Sayaka or Kyouko with a weapon along with a speed and durability boost and the ability to jump higher and do aerial maneuvers. (Granted if another person wanted to use a similar idea they could choose a completely different powerset).
Spica75 wrote: Only way to get Akane to be UNDERpowered compared to other PM and their targets would be to have whatever power she gets to outright conflict with her martial arts so that she can only use one thing or the other, and that doesn´t work at all with the rest of your description.
I think it is likely that the attrition rate for new PMs is pretty high (pre-Madokami). Akane could very well be significantly stronger than the average Puella Magi, especially for a beginner, but Ranma doesn't exactly have a way to know this. He is comparing her to his experience and knowledge of where someone with that kind of ability should be (he also probably has way higher personal standards). The main thing here is that since Akane is still fairly new to the artificial PM power boost she hasn't learned to use it to maximum effectiveness. Ranma as someone who has trained to get there sees several things off, like miscalculated jumps and inefficient movements, and in a fight with a witch those miscalculations could be fatal.
The witch she was fighting that time could also be stronger than average or have an ability that somewhat trumps hers. Like you said though fighting witches is still going to be pretty dangerous regardless.
Spica75 wrote: Although if she goes all out with magic against Ranma, unless whatever power/ability she got is really crappy, i think the odds on that matchup can be just about anything.
Agreed it does depend on the power, and since I didn't specify at the time, it is a fair point. If the characters in the Madoka series and spinoffs are anything to judge the typical PM by though I would say Ranma can probably beat most of them, especially if they have physical based abilities or just general attack abilities. It is more likely he would lose against a kind of trump or reality altering power like Homura's timestop. The main advantage Ranma has on Akane here is more fighting experience, particularly against equal or stronger opponents, and in a fight he is probably a much better strategist.
Spica75 wrote: Still, i would say LET her be powerful, maybe even make it obvious that Ranma is being his classic chauvinist arrogant jerk(usually with a bad foot in mouth problem), and let her loose against Ranma only because he gets under her skin verbally, something that could also get Ranma to sit up and take notice a bit, which could lead him to investigate how the heck someone can give out these powerups, and let him find Kyubei this way instead. Or it could lead him to find Homura. With Akane being comparatively overpowered, this could lead to problems as if she was a Madoka lite.
Fun idea. I could easily see this happening in the fight, but for a few more reasons than just Ranma putting his foot in his mouth. Using verbal insults to psyche out an opponent is a perfectly acceptable strategy to him and he would probably be trying to avoid physically hurting Akane too badly if he could avoid it (he likes her and doesn't want Soun ticked at him for hurting her).
To be fair I never said Ranma was going to have a very easy time beating Akane in PM mode, just that he manged to win. The end result I personally want is that with the PM power up Akane has probably gotten within striking distance of Ranma power-wise, but he is ultimately still a better fighter mainly due experience and skill. Akane is too shaken by the loss and doesn't have the mindset to look at things that way though.