In an attempt to cut down on how much I post to the FFML (how many
posts HAVE I made in the last month?) I'll answer both of these in
one swell foop.
William wrote:
I thought that Ryo-oh-ki's energy weapons were from Tenchi Universe,
and she had to use the Light Hawk Wings to have any real offense in
the OAVs.
Nope. Remember in the scenes of Ryo-oh-ki attacking Jurai? She was
using the focused energy beam that is collected below her bottom spike. I
think that in 'Tenchi Universe' they toned down her combat ability, and gave
the power she had in the first OAV to Ken-oh-ki.
I didn't remember that, but I will trust your words on that.
My best guess would be that she was simply too young when Kagato
appeared to do the kind of damage she'd later be capable of, and they used
Ryu-oh's Light Hawk Wings as an alternate weapon.
I was assuming that this was the case for Ran-oh-ki, too; being too
young to have developed his natural weaponry fully, his use of the obital
lasers was a way around that. After all, you said yourself that he's still
developing his systems, and this _was_ the first time he's been able to take
on ship form, just as the fight with the Soja was Ryo-oh-ki's first time as
a ship since her original body was destroyed.
Well, there are a few ways I could see that playing out, the easiest
answer being that Ran-oh-ki isn't that mature, yet. It also makes
the most sense. :)
So see, Brian's origional text is the only possible explanation for the
canon! Obviously the 'old' Ryo-oh-ki had chowed down on an interstellar
warship sometime in her life. The 'new' Ryo-oh-ki had been cruelly
prevented from consuming anything more offensive than Tenchi. Um,
Tenchi's carrots.
There's nothing wrong with watermelon! ;)
William
Thanks for your responses, guys. I'll make a GOOD fic out of this
attempt yet! ^_^