Yes, most violent.  If you will remember, she is the _only_ one who has
tried to _KILL_ Ranma (or anyone else for that matter)  Ukyo tried to
punish him, not kill.  Akane's not trying to kill Ranma just hurt him.  So
yes  she is the most violent.

If she was trying to kill Ranma, wouldn't Shamps have done a better job? :)

First, the killing Ranma thing was a misunderstanding and a custom/law of
her village which she was _expected_ to follow. She rarely raised her had
against the male Ranma, if ever.

Second, Shampoo IS an Amazon. I know this doesn't excuse her from her
violence, but at least it should give her some credit. For an Amazon,
raised in a villiage where violence is a way of life, killing by your own
hand is an acceptable practice, and where women are the aggressors, Shampoo
has practiced condiderable restraint. After she found out the truth about
Ranma, her actual organic damage to her "Husband" had dropped to almost
nonexistant. (glompings resulting in Akane's thumping Ranma are not held
against her. :) Even during her first visit, Shampoo has been restrained.
She gave the Kiss of Death to Akane, but didn't follow through immediately.
She was in a perfect position to just snap Akane's neck and be done with
it, but she washes Ranma out of Akane's hair. ,:|

For an Amazon, Shampoo is downright TAME!

      Shampoo is admittedly pushy, manipulative, and ruthless

That's supposed to be a _good_ thing!!!

"admittedly" suggests that it _IS_ a point against her, baka, but it
doesn't put her out of the running.

I think Ranma would go for
Kodachi before he goes for the one who's been trying to kill him for the
last year or so (yes, I know she's not trying to anymore but her
association with dying is pretty strong in Ranma from his reactions to her
in  Manga 3 wouldn't you say?)

Shampoo is the most unsubtle in her ruthlessness, manipulation and
pushiness, but she isn't the only one who is. In their own way, the rest
are just as conniving. Ukyou is more civilized about it, maneuvering Akane
away from Ranma and vice versa, trying to make everyone come out with
something (and her with Ranma), but she's pretty damn meddlesome.

Kodachi...Kodachi is _very_ PM&R. Should I mention a certain cookie
episode? Pretty damn PM&R. Not to mention more likely to kill than Shampoo.
Paralytic and hypnotic (sleep-inducing) poisons of all types can easily
kill if overdosed, and Kodachi sprinkles her poisons LIBERALLY. Well, she's
nuttier than a fruitcake, so she has an excuse... :) But I would still
marry Shamps over Kodachi. At least with Shamps, you have a fighting chance
to fend her off, and you ARE her husband. With 'dachi, you'd go mad with
paranoia, as your next meal might be your last, and nothing short of a
chemical test will tell you if a meal IS safe.

Akane is the same in her own way. However, she's the one most confused
about what she really wants, do it's not directed with any great focus.
Akane is certainly ruthless to Ranma in dealing out punishment; she scores
the most hits on her fiance than any other. Manipulative, well, she doesn't
do it very well, since good manipulation takes patience, which Akane seems
to have a terminal lack of. However, she does make a showing with the Romeo
and Juliet play, as she was awake for some time before revealing that she
was, indeed awake. She got an admission that Ranma did care about her,
though it was lost in the backwash. Pushy, yep. She is pushy about things
she wanted, like an admission from Ranma that yes, she can cook. (which she
can't do. :) However, Akane has no real focus for her PM&R. The other three
fiancees are quite certain that they want Ranma. Akane is undecided at
best.

Shampoo's PM&R is more apparent because it is not subtle at all. Her
intentions are easy to spot, and she pursues her desires quite openly. THe
others' manipulations are better hidden from view.

      And this is assuming that Ranma couldn't talk her into remaining
in Japan as an embassary of some sort.

An embassary, from the _AMAZONS_ the people who are the size of a
village...are you serious?

They resisted going over to the Communists since the Cultural Revolution.
That indicates they weild some serious diplomatic pull. Besides, size is
not as important a factor as you think. There are countries called
microstates which are only big enough to have one important city. The
Vadican is a small country onto itself. All it takes is to be officially
recognized by another country, like the US.

You think they'd let one of their best
warriors get away and become a politician when they settle disputes via
combat?

And what makes you think they _can't_ be diplomatic? You don't get
political power in this world without being diplomatic. The Village of the
Amazons couldn't possibly stand up to the might of the People's Army, yet
they still survive as a traditional Chinese villiage. How did they get it?
Diplomacy.

You're joking right?!

No


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