The difference is, while Ryu and Terry respect their opponents for 
what they really are and don't cross certain lines, he seems to find 
the need to demonize whatever he is fighting against and crosses "the 
lines" so frequently, I'm surprised he hasn't left skid marks.

It's human nature to demonise those who they stand against. There is a bit
more respect shown for his opponents in the next couple of chapters, but
I honestly can see no reason why he would treat century-long enemies with
anything besides the respect he has shown for their potential martial prowess. 
Expecting him to say "Ah, Sailor Mars. A fine girl, with a sense of humour that
makes her the life of parties." (or whatever) seems a bit unreasonable.

Do people demonise something that they are fighting, or do they fight
because they have demonised it?  Maybe a combination of both?  In my
Iczelion/Teknoman fic, even though Nagisa's sister Mizumi has become a
servant of the Rhadam, Nagisa doesn't want to fight her, since she believes
that her sister has been brainwashed and the real Mizumi would never do such
a thing.  Blade, OTOH, is convinced that his brother (Cain/Saber) is truly
evil, and therefore would 
have no moral qualms about killing him.

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Andrew Dynon
- Eternal champion of the Iczer series
- Fan of Sailor Moon, Devil Hunter Yohko, 
     Teknoman, and many other anime series 
- RPG Player of Mekton-Z, Fuzion, AD&D and more
- Writer of fanfiction and original Sci-Fi/Fantasy
- Loyal supporter of the mighty Essendon Bombers (Australian Football League)

"Too many bakas."
- Hoshino Ruri, Nadesico (many times)