DB Sommer wrote:

You know, this could have been a good piece, save for the completely
unneccesary villainization (and OOC behavior) of a character. Most people
probably won't even detect it, since it's been horribly overused to the
point where it's more of a standardized fanfic convention (like the idea
that Akane hits Ranma every time he's obnoxious or  the existance of an
'Amazon Cabinet of Love Potions') than having any reasonable basis on the
actual series (which implies the exact opposite direction would be taken).
In 'ND's case it's even worse than most since there's absolutely no reason
for it. It adds nothing whatsoever to the story, other than to go out of its
way to cast a character in a far more negative light than they ever really
were. Do I think in this case it's bashing? I'm not sure, but probably not.
I would guess it comes more from relying too much on automatically using
fanfic convention (a sin I HAVE been guilty of on more than one occasion)
than actual antipathy of the character, though I could be wrong.

Could you possibly tell the rest of us *which* character you think was
OOC and villainized in this story, which actions of said character in
particular you're referring to, why you think those actions were OOC,
and what you think that character believably *would* have done in the
situation?

Admittedly I've only had time to skim the story so far, but without any
specifics it's kinda tough to decide whether I agree with you or not. I
could probably guess who you're talking about, but I could be wrong.


-Gary (who has already found something noteworthy in this fic: RANMA IS
MALE!! Yay! Leifker's broken his typecasting! :-DDDDDDD )

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