On Mon, 19 Aug 1996, Asmodean wrote:

At 04:34 AM 8/23/96 UT, Doug Murphy wrote:

3. Special attacks in Ranma. I know enough about the characters in Ranma to 
try at a fic. I shouldn't have any problems with that, but I know a (drum roll 
please) total of 3 attacks from the Ranma-verse. Shadow Fog, Shishi Hakoadon, 
and Happo Fireburst (Yes I know I spelled them wrong.) Some Ranma crazed fan 
please update me. I need the name of some attacks, who uses it, and a short 
description of what it does.

Tenshin Amaguriken(Ranma) fhuge number of high speed punches. Owie. 
Mouku Takabisha(Ranma) Chi sphere based on confidence. 
Hiryu Shotenha(Ranma) Not quite sure exactly what this one does.  I've seen

The MOST IMPROPPERLY used Ranma attack in all of fan fiction.

the way it works is like this
1) Ranma's opponent HAS to get hot, usually by getting him angry, thus
getting his battle aura hot.
2) Ranma must keep calm and cool
3) as the opponent, provoked to a fiery rage, closes in, Ranma lets loose
with a 'cold' ki release.  It clashes with his opponent's 'hot' release
and sends'em flying up, up, and away in a tornado-like whirlwind.

He uses a few variations on this attack to beat Herb and in the last
Ranma Story to defeat whazizname, but the point is that it just can't
be fired off at any time like the tenshin-amaguriken or breaking point
technique.

now, if you want Ranma to blast someone with an incredible force of ki,
either set up the HS scene right, or just go with the M.Takabisha.


and then there's the MOST UNDERRATED attack, the Breaking Point
Technique...  didn't even get used to it's potential much by Takahashi. 
Come on, the man sets off an EXPLOSION.  Watch the anime where Cologne
does it.  The shockwave that results from it knocks Ryouga off his feet. 
Then there's the SHARP FLYING ROCKS that result from the blast.  That's a
shockwave AND shrapnel you end up dealing with.