lwf58 wrote:Speaking of which... The idea that the Pools draw in victims deliberately is probably wrong too. The Nichieju and Musk both go there for their own reasons, and only the ones they want to be cursed end up that way. Falling into one is either completely by accident or deliberate on the part of the people who go there. But it's also notable that each person who does fall into one accidentally usually gets a curse that is the most inconvenient for that person. Ranma becomes a woman, the thing that causes him the worst problems down the line, especially when his mother shows up. Shampoo becomes the thing the guy she loves fears most. Ryouga, who prides himself on his strength and toughness, becomes a critter that is weak and helpless.
Have you ever seen an wild pig? A boar is a creature of rage, and in no way is a helpless little thing.
Personally I go along with the "Takahashi chose the spring which matched the victim" school. Just look at the victems.
Genma is a creature of gluttony, and over and above being lazy a panda spends most of it's time eating. Bamboo is not very nutritious and pandas have to eat a lot of it.
When ducklings are born they imprint on the first thing they see. It's a standard biology experimant to have people wearing colored boots followed around by their own flock of baby ducklings. Mousse "imprinted" on Shampoo, and follows her around like a duckling.
Ryoga is basically a creature of rage, just like a boar.
Shampoo. She acts just like a housecat. Purring, rubbing up against Ranma, and spitting at any other females who move into her territory.
There have been endless fanfics dealing with weather or not Ranma is actually a girl inside. Or maybe he just has a twisted view of what a "girl" actually is thanks to Genma. My view is that Ranma feels that a "girl" is everything his father has been beating out of him over the years with abuse, both physical and mental. Girls get to eat ice cream. Girls stay home with their mothers. Girls can complain about their father's stupidity. Girls aren't "martial artists" and don't get pounded by their fathers each morning.
P.H. Wise wrote:Wouldn't it get digested? O_o
lwf58 wrote:It attaches to the outside of the intestines, not the inside.
It's called an ectopic pregnancy, and they DO happen...usually in the falopian tubes, but it can happen if the fingers on the end of the tube fumble the egg and it gets lost down among the visera...and a sperm finds it somehow...
And yes, they die... And there's NO WAY such a thing would cause problems 5 minutes after it happened. It would take weeks to become an issue.