> Is it stated somewhere, (like in Tenchi 101), that Tenchi was actually blown
> apart? I know it's hard to tell because of the bushes in the way, but I

	Quaestion #26 (When Kagato's ship destroyed the part of Ryo-Ohki 
that Tenchi was in, was he killed?) says "No".

Here's my translation of a part of the answer:

"No. Although he lost the lower half of his body, the branches of Ryu-oh 
(the Tree in this case) kept him alive. You can see the branches in the 
cylindrical shield. Tsunami can revive the dead completely only when it 
is created by her in the first place. She could have revived dead Tenchi 
but that would not have been a perfect one: all Tenchi's power would have 
been lost. In short, he wasn't killed thanks to Ryu-oh and the guardians. 
Then Tsunami restored the lost physical bits."

Remember Kagato's last[?] words, too:  "Very clever, Tsunami-- Tenchi 
can't be copied."


I guess the question is "Is Tenchi partly merged with Tsunami, also?"  
Would this part of Tenchi's body be more powerful (in terms of 
regeneration, ability to use Jurian powers, etc.) than his original parts 
because Tsunami regenerated (and possibly maintains) the regenerated 
protions?
Thus, we could conclude that Sasami is really much closer to Tenchi than 
any other character--she is essentially part of Tenchi.  As 
somebody pointed out in a recent post, Sasami is really Tsunami mor than 
Tsunami is part of Sasami-- she (Tsunami) is the greater being.  Tsunami 
simply ALLOWED Sasami to live away from her in a seperate physical being.

Tenchi CAN or CAN NOT marry Sas/Tsunami.  The law of incest states 
this--They are essentially of the same being and naturally should not 
persue a relationship.  This opens opportunity for marraige with other 
characters.  This is not to say that Tenchi and Sasami would not be 
closer than Tenchi and his wife.  

	This is where it gets a bit complicated.  I am not going to 
aregue further because I think we can all figure out the rest for 
ourselves.  Come on, you're smart people...



	~Mikey


Quote of the day:
Good, brave Kiyone.  I will never forget your prescious sacrifice.  -  
Mihoshi