C. Wong wrote:

        After being on the FFML, more than ever before had I seen 

cases in

which Cologne became the ultimate bad guy/ghoul in at least 70% of 

all the

fanfics on the list.  Owning all 38 volumes of Manga myself, I had 

NEVER

seen Cologne being maliacious to ANYONE; nor had she ruined anybody's 

lives

(Genma, on the other hand . . .); nor had she ever used one of her
techniques as a bait to get Ranma to marry Shampoo (not even the 

Whirlwind

trick that Ranma desperately needed at the time); nor had she ever 

even

attempt to hurt Akane (even in the Shark-fist Chapter, she threw 

Ranma and

Akane both out the water so that Akane won't get caught up in the 

match);

nor had she ever been mean to Mousse (read ALL manga episodes).

Yes.  All true.

Indeed.

        So to all those writers using Cologne as a evil character 

without

stating that it is OFC, I would like to ask WHY do they do what they 

do with

Cologne.

<shrug>  I dunno.  'Cause we can?  She's the main bad guy in my Hearts
of Ice fic because it was convenient for me, and the plot, to have her
be such.  And I know dang well that she's not as malevolent as I depict
her in my fic.  

If you want a deeper answer than than, though, I would probably guess
that, in spite of her relatively malice-free nature in the manga, her
continuing insistence that Ranma marry Shampoo in spite of his own
wishes is inherently disturbing, to me at least.  And it's easy for
fanfic authors to magnify that aspect of her personality into something
much darker.

True.  Also, the popular conception (for whatever reason) is that she
DOES do these things, and that gets passed on to fanfics.

My advice?  Don't stress over it.  Fanfic authors have distorted many
more characters in much more disturbing ways, and will continue to do 

so

as long as people continue to write fanfics.  It's the fanfic way of
life, and there's no point in getting bent out of shape over it.  ^_^

If you want to see a fic where Cologne is treated better, write one. 
^_^  But I wouldn't get your hopes up that others will hold her, or any
other character's ICism as sacred as you do, because the infinite "what
if" possibilities are part of what makes fanfic so facinating.

Unfortunately, Krista has hit it on the nose.  If you expect ANY 
character to be consistantly consistant with the manga, then prepare 
to be sadly disappointed.  Is Ukyou a Shampoo-clone?  Does she hate 
Akane?  Does she not care about Ranma's feelings?  No, no and no.  But 
many fanfics portray her as such.  Is Ryouga a worse fighter than 
Ranma?  Is he dishonourable?  Would he try to have Akane agaisnt her 
will?  No, no and no.  But it happens anyway, in fanfics.  Is Ranma a 
very honourable person?  Has he given Ukyou good reason for her NOT to 
beleive he loves her?  Is he the best fighter in the series?  No, no
and no again.  But...see the point?  You've convinced ME of your
viewpoint, Wong my friend, and I'll take it into account in future
fanfics, but you're wasting your time if you expect everybody, or even
the majority, to follow your ideas.  Your best bet is to try to 
convince people you get into discussions with via e-mail.  But
dispelling widely-held illusions is pretty damn near impossible.  
<indicates RAAF, where I (and a few other manga-knowledgeables) am yet 
AGAIN proving that Ryouga is NOT inferior to Ranma in combat, that he 
is not a slimeball and Ranma is not a moral paragon, and, until 
recently, that Pantyhose Tarou, in either form is one of the most 
dangerous fighters in the manga>  So my advice?  Don't get worked up
over it.  Or start a Church to Cologne and brand all blasphemous
fanfic writers as heretics.  ^_^


Blade
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Really humble guy  

"Reality is for those who cannot handle fantasy."






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