Chris Moran writes:
Richard Robinson wrote:
Incidentally, why is Ranma so dead ( so to speak ) set against
Vampires. Also is their a reason why Raveners must commit suicide to
die or is just the nature of the beast or a part of the spell creating
them.
I suspect that this will be addressed later. It does stand out -- Ranma's
usually pretty tolerant. I am curious as to what would happen should
Ranma be seriously wounded, and the quickest (or only) way to get him to
health would be to make him a vampire. What if, in spite of this, he
refused. Would Nodoka or Akane turn him anyway, when he's in no position
to resist? I don't think it's easy to say one way or the other.
As to why Ranma resists vampirism, it seems to me it stems from
his belief that, as a martial artist, his duty is to protect people.
He takes the preservation of life so seriously that he's even willing
to save the life of Herb, a right bastard who had very nearly killed him
and, for all Ranma knew, would keep on trying. Now he's supposed to go
from fighting monsters and those who prey upon the helpless to becoming
a predator who needs to drink human blood to stay alive.
Sure, according to Nodoka, these vampires don't need to go around
ripping people's throats out on a regular basis, but can he trust her?
It's clear he doesn't, after her little revelation, and who can blame him?
The only testimony he's got comes from vampires or from those clearly
subject to their mental control. And certainly Nodoka seems to have no
compunction about using that control, from his suspicious point of view.
Add to that his natural resentment at being told that, in fighting the
Raveners, he's useless, and only the vampires can fight effectively,
and I'm not surprised at his attitude.
Reid Carson
rcarson@rcarson.com