Manhood vs Akane's life

[Noy Telinú]

I've been thinking of this for a while and I'm stumped.

Would Ranma choose to let Akane live or keep his manhood if she was in a life or death situation?

For example, Akane gets thrown into a deep spring that would keep Ranma female forever somehow and Ranma knows it.

Would Ranma save Akane, meaning he would never be a he again, or leave her to die?

We know Ranma's life is one thing but his manhood is another story. Would he? I have an idea, but I want to know what you think.

[Spokavriel]

Given that you even posted this question I am guessing you have never read the manga and only fanfiction stories. There are earlier points where it might be possible but Ranma killed for Akane already at that point.

[Noy Telinú]

Woah, Woah, Woah...

WHAT?

You still think that?

I read the manga YES. I don't base this off of fanfiction!

Yes, Ranma killed Saffron the phoenix king so that he could save Akane from being a dehydrated doll that would die soon. Yes, when he thought she died he had a blue screen of death moment.

I just want to ask what others think!

My unsure-ity is mostly on hesitation or not.

Jeeze Spok...

[Ellen Kuhfeld]

I voted "sure, no hesitation" -- though I've followed neither manga nor anime to the end. Fanon might, or might not, agree with that. There'd better be deep introspection on everybody's part if it happens, though, or I'll ask for my money back.

[jasonjkay]

Im totally unsure. After the end of the manga ranma has killed for her, sacrificed Jusenkyo, destroyed the spring on Toma's island of Togenkyo prenting him form getting cured in order to save Akane and has adapted to living with the curse with no hope for a real cure so part if me says yes, However every time Ranma got locked into female form he fought like hell to get it unlocked, fighting Cologne and Herb so if he knew he would get locked into female form would he sacrifice his manhood to save Akane, I don't think so and yet the first part of me is still saying yes. I think he would definitely hesitate though as he might wonder if Akane would even want to be with him if he is locked as a girl, and is it Cannon or Fannon where Genma is prepared to have Ranma marry Soun if he doesn't unlock his curse during the Herb storyline? maybe that might make Ranma not want to save Akane as well.

[Crescent Pulsar S]

I think this question is answered with Herb's story arc. Ranma was willing to live the rest of his life as a girl if it meant that he could return to Akane alive, for her sake. And he's put his life on the line for her sake more than once, too. Manhood simply can't measure up to one's own life, and he's been willing to throw away both for Akane at one point or another.

Whether he hesitates or not would likely depend on the circumstances, but I believe that he'd definitely save her whether his manhood or his life was the price.

[PCHeintz72]

While I know there are many whom do not accept it as canon... but he does *exactly* this in the 2nd Ranma movie, where they are stuck on Tomas island... when him and Akane are falling toward the sping that would cure him from a extreme height... he grabs her and blows it up rather than let her die or be cursed to be a man...

I think it was a fairly accurate portrayal of his actions were that to have occured in manga...

[jasonjkay]

While I know there are many whom do not accept it as canon... but he does *exactly* this in the 2nd Ranma movie, where they are stuck on Tomas island... when him and Akane are falling toward the sping that would cure him from a extreme height... he grabs her and blows it up rather than let her die or be cursed to be a man...

I think it was a fairly accurate portrayal of his actions were that to have occurred in manga...

Yes but in your example Ranma is only destroying his chance for a cure, he can still change back to male. The first topic states the spring would trap Ranma in female form if he saved Akane and knows it, therefore would Ranma have to think about saving Akane in this case?

[PCHeintz72]

Yes but in your example Ranma is only destroying his chance for a cure, he can still change back to male. The first topic states the spring would trap Ranma in female form if he saved Akane and knows it, therefore would Ranma have to think about saving Akane in this case?

But I really don't think his actions would be any different...

Would he regret them later... yup...

[Noy Telinú]

Ranma would regret that it came to that, that he couldn't find a third option, or that Akane couldn't swim or whatnot.

That's how I see it.

I still think he would hesitate and try to quickly think of another way to save her besides jumping in, but would do so when he realized that there isn't enough time.

[Phoenix]

*Yes. Without hesitation

My reasoning being that i would like to think that ranma would consider any life or at least any life of his family or friends more important then the cure. not necessarily just for Akane.

Cant say that the last option wasn't enticing though

[uragaaru]

The only scenario where there would be hesitation on Ranma's part, especially post-manga, is if Akane's dying was a long slow process (akin to a degenrative illness or slow-acting poison) and there was time to try alternative solutions. If time was running out and/or a split second decision had to be made, he would do it without a moment's hesitation, definitely.

I've been knocking my head on a fic that deals with such a decision's aftermath. This is the other half of it. At the moment it's happening, Ranma would never consider the consequences of his actions if Akane's life was on the line.

[Spica75]

If time was running out and/or a split second decision had to be made, he would do it without a moment's hesitation, definitely.

Yup. Not a chance that he would hesitate if he knew or thought her life was on the line. He probably wouldn´t even hesitate even if he knew she was ~only in danger of getting into a lifethreatening danger~, so to speak.

We know Ranma's life is one thing but his manhood is another story.

No it isn´t. If she´s in danger, he jumps to the rescue, he would try to avoid any "bad stuff" if he has the chance and he might not be superhappy about it, but jumping to her rescue is not something optional to him.
He would probably do the same thing for some others as well, but for Akane it would simply be automatic.

[Noy Telinú]

Yeah, I guess that was just a lie he said earlier.

Or that he changed his mind later.