Hunter Kid:

> Ranma is the bad guy because he's egotistical, dishonest, cowardly,
cheats,
> bullies, 
> and is abusive.

I disputed this ion my last post.

> Ryoga is the good guy because he's honorable, noble-hearted, honest,
and
> the only thing he would need to be happy is Akane's love, which, IMO,
is
> pretty sweet. :)

All that up there I'll agree with, except for the "good guy" part
because I don't think there's any real "good guy" or "bad guy" among any
of the major characters.  Just a bunch of people loving/maiming each
other.^_^

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> >Herb.which I am pretty sure he did on his own.  I personally see
Ranma
> 
> Showing his breasts to Herb is not winning fairly.

I think diversions are fair game in combat.  

> >and Ryouga on about the same skill level though.  I have a number
> >of manga with them in it, but they don't fight in a single one of
them<shrug>
> 
> I personally think that Ryoga is quite a bit more skilled, and could
easily
> wipe the floor with Ranma is he ever used all his techniques in
> combination, instead of just whatever new thing he's learned.

Don't know about that.  The BT is pretty useless in combat.  Other than
the SSH what does he have?  Not enough to counter the HSH, Mouko
Takabisha, and KT Amaguriken.  Ryouga's stronger, but that means nothing
if he can't hit Ranma most of the time.
 
> >Actually I don't excuse Ranma.  I just think that it was pointless
for Ryouga
> >to have been searching for Ranma all that time over a fight.  I do
have to
> >say that Ranma did have other things on his mind at the time he
knocked
> >Ryouga off the cliff though.
> 
> It shouldn't matter.  If you kick someone off a tall cliff, you stop
and
> check to see who it was.

This I agree with.  But he did feel responsible for it and didn't let
Akane know about Ryouga/P-chan.

> >I don't think Akane could beat _any_ fighting character in the series
in a
> >hand-to-hand battle except Kunou, and *Nabiki* can get him with one
blow to
> >the head.
> 
> You have a point there.

Can she beat Ukyo Hand to hand?  Doubt it.
 
Arnold Kim