Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain: Difference between revisions

 

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** Both the ineffectual and sympathetic aspects are ironic, because Mousse is the most ruthlessly homicidal of Ranma's regular rivals. Kuno simply wants to humiliate Ranma and get both Akane and "the pig-tailed girl"; his weapon is just a bokken. Ryoga initially enters the series with an apparent intent to kill, but settles down for pretty much just wanting to steal Akane away and be able to claim that he's better than Ranma after the early [[Martial Arts and Crafts|Martial Arts Figure Skating]] story. By contrast, Mousse spends most of the series willing to do just about anything to kill Ranma, routinely using bladed and impaling weapons and attacking with ambushes. He even comments once on being willing to slip poisonous mushrooms into Ranma's food.

*** Perfect example: in "The Ryoga-Mousse Alliance", Mousse tries to kill Ranma by shackling him to a [[Hyperspace Arsenal|giant bomb]]. Even though they almost win as a result of teaming up, Ryoga swears to never stoop so low again. At the end, you can ''almost'' feel sorry for him when Shampoo comes upon the battered Mousse, misunderstands, and tells him "You know you no can win Ranma all by own self. Why you always be such stupid duck?" She pedals away while he quacks frantically, unable to explain.