Comartemis wrote:It's because everyone loves Tux-bashing.
Seriously though, Tux did have his moments in the anime, but he really got the short end of the stick as far as powers go (see also Hotaru, who can't kill anything smaller than a city block); he's only really at his best in his Endymion form which he almost never takes. There's also the fact that he's supposedly the girls' guardian, yet he never takes action until it's almost too late to help the girls; he's a sideline fighter, a cheerleader at best who occasionally--very occasionally--gets into the action; I can totally see Ranma not liking Tux because of his reluctance to fight for the girls instead of with the girls in spite of his self-proclaimed role as the girls' protector.
Then of course, Tux probably picks up an inferiority complex as soon as a real Man Among Men shows up on the scene.
Interesting. I guess in a way it would make sense. Technically, Tux isn't a senshi, and if he's the self-proclaimed guardian of the girls, than it would kind of seem logical that he would only throw in and get involved if the senshi really needed him. Of course, Tux could just be blessed with perfect timing, so whatever part of town he happens to be in when his 'Usagi's in trouble!' senses start tingling, he shows up just in the nick of time to turn the tide. I somehow can't picture Mamoru hanging out on the sidelines waiting for just the right time to make a perfect entrance.
On the other hand, when Ranma jumps into the fray, it's pretty much over. He finishes the fight. He's like that dude you played hockey with in high school who ALWAYS would take the puck from one end of the rink to the other BY HIMSELF. Passing or assisting be damned! Only I got what it takes to score this goal! The rest of you just sit back and watch the puck fly!
However, most fukufics get even more interesting when Ranma assumes a more mentoring role, ie training the senshi. Yeah, it's amusing when he casually knocks aside Makoto's martial arts like they're nothing, or when he calmly blows off Haruka's attacks with the same regard one shows to a child. But when he starts training them, and they actually get BETTER, that's when it gets cool. Because he's forced to do something he hadn't ever done before, TEACH.
In both the anime and manga Ranma never once took Akane's skills seriously. Worse than that, he never took Akane herself seriously as a martial artist. It makes a great source of conflict in fanfiction. Whether or not Ranma was like this because of his belief that girls were weak doesn't change the fact that Akane was good enough to take out thirty or more muscular and athletic dudes in front of her school every morning. In terms of skills alone, Akane would easily be able to wipe the mat with Haruka's and Makoto's faces if they were untransformed, and probably give them a serious run for their money if they were senshi'd up.
But I strongly doubt that Mamoru would be completely unmanned at the sight of Ranma's sheer prowess. If anything, Mamoru would probably recognize Ranma as a highly valuable ally. Mamoru was never portrayed as an idiot in either the anime or the manga. If anything, he was shown to be really intelligent and resourceful. Forcing the senshi to stand on their own would be completely up his alley because it would make them stronger. After all, Uranus and Neptune did the same sideline thing when they first showed up, only really getting involved if they decided that the other girls were completely outclassed or at least in the anime, jumping in to check the heart crystal for a talisman.
