Neriman Euphorics; what abilities do you see?

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Neriman Euphorics; what abilities do you see?

Postby SpaceKnight of Chaos » Fri May 28, 2010 3:50 pm

First off, let me say that I haven't actually watched Speed Grapher firsthand, so I apologise if I've gotten something wrong.

The Euphoria Virus is the "phlebotinium" of Speed Grapher, a mysterious virus that first emerged from the main villain Suitengu and which, basically, gives whoever successfully contracts, "activates" it, and survives, superpowers. These superpowers, as far as I know, are based on either sexual fetishes of the new "Euphoric", or off of obsessions they bear; Suitengu, for example, is marked by the pointless war in which he fought and his own death, and consequently bears the ability to manipulate his blood. He can create wings, blades, even clones out of it, turn droplets of it into "smart bullets", and other nastiness. The main "hero" (and I admittedly use the term loosely) is a photography lover who gains the ability to destroy anything he photographs. One minor Euphoric is a sadistic dentist who can create "appendages" of painful dentistry tools from his back and use these as combat tentacles. Etcetera, etcetera. Of course, these powers also come with drawbacks; Suitengu is killing himself each time he uses his blood manipulation abilities, while the photographer first finds he can no longer photograph anything without using his power on it and he's going to go blind if he keeps on using it.

Now, suppose any given character from Ranma 1/2 somehow contracted the Euphoria Virus, activated it, and survived. What powers do you think that character might develop? Could be Ranma, could be Nabiki, could be whoever you please: I want to hear folks opinions on what "mutation", and its inevitable drawback(s), any of the Nerimites may develop if they became Euphorics.
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Re: Neriman Euphorics; what abilities do you see?

Postby Tornado Ninja Fan » Fri May 28, 2010 4:40 pm

Sounds similar to the virus in the Wild Cards universe.

Ranma could gain the ability to control the temperature of water. He wouldn't be able to turn it to ice or steam. He might be able to use it to give other people heat strokes by raising the temperature of the water contained in their bodies. The disadvantage might be that the water temperature also shifts with his mood or under the influence of the "Soul of Ice" still leading to involuntary transformations. :)

Akane could gain the ability to see the feelings of people to learn if Ranma really likes her. The problem is of course that she is still blind to her own feelings.

Nabiki could gain the ability to find the financial status of everyone around her. And with that I mean how much money they're carrying at the moment.

Kasumi could either get the psychic ability to make people more peaceful around her or to make people act like adults, the most reality-warping power in the Ranmaverse. :lol: Absolute chaos follows when she leaves and people return to their normal behaviour. They might even suspect her of somehow causing the chaos, not the preceding peace.
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