My take is I don't think Ranma is or will ever have the guts to

kill

a person no matter what they've done, or who they've hurt (even

Akane).

That almost got me banished from the group :-).

	I must agree with your detractors.  While I doubt he's capable of
premeditated murder normally and is less generally homocidal than most

of

the cast, Ranma seems quite capable of killing in the heat of _serious_
battle or under extraordinary provocation.

In Volume 38, Ranma attacked Saffron with every intention of seriously
hurting or killing him.  It was by a fluke that Saffron survived at all,
and it was certainly nothing Ranma had planned for.

So I too agree with your group and H. Torrance.  Ranma is capable of
killing in the defense of his life or the lives of others.

I will say that I think Ranma would only kill under extreme circumstances,
and as a last resort.

1.  Nodaka Saotome.

Nodoka.

4.  Kasumi

My story "Appearances" nonwithstanding, I don't see Kasumi ever hitting
anyone, let alone killing them.

Nicholas Stone

HTG

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