==================== EDITOR'S NOTES, MISC ==================== First off, thanks to Mihoshi@ffml. She put in alot of time weeding out those 1001 typos and mistakes that the original TMTC had. Sebastian Weinberg & Neil Reynolds also deserve a good mention, since they both gave me some detailed, nitty-gritty C&C that was VERY much needed to make things better. Hm. Here I am again... first fanfic, redone for the Nth+1 time... maybe I shouldn't have done it, but I couldn't fight the urge. Oh well, if it's good, it'll stand well. If not, it can easily be erased. Primary objectives of the fanfic: -put Ryouga through Hell -Introduce villian that does NOT overwhelm the Ranma cast with his fighting ability, but instead gets his ass kicked first. The overwhelming bit should come later... And just to let you know what COULD HAVE been... ================================ Early Ideas That Didn't Make It: ================================ -Ranma & Akane MARRIED Somehow, it just didn't seem right. Not yet. -Gigantic battle Ryouga vs. alliance of Ryo, Kunou, Tsubasa, & Gosunkugi at The Bridge. Everyone witnesses Ryouga become P-Chan just before Bridge destroyed. It seemed like overkill after a while. Just too... too... too much. -Titanic Angst-ridden scene between Ukyou and Ranma. It just seemed too damn heavy. It didn't fit right either. Anyways, John Biles did it _MUCH_ better in Furinkan Summer part 3... -Ranma injured in bridge destruction by flying debris, in short Coma. It had good possibilities, maybe a better resolution of Ukyou finally letting go of him in a nice scene in a hospital room... but it also seemed too dramatic. -Ryouga stumbles into the O.J. Simpson courtroom, pisses off Judge Ito. Thougth about it. Thougth some more. Dropped it like a hot potato. -Shampoo actually falling for Ryouga. Too unlikely for this story. Just couldn't find a believable way. -Ranma-chan DOES give Ryouga the big smooch. I was thinking along the lines of a horrible accident with herbs/potions/etc. -Ryo kills Kirin (from the first Ranma movie) Had a good scene in mind, angst-generator running along nicely, but it just didn't fit right. -Ryo kills Happousai Thougth about it. Probably would make the new character more menacing, but then I needed the comedy relief later on and so I dumped the idea. ==================== GUEST STARS & SWIPES ==================== TURBO TEEN (part 9) -this show inspired the horrible concept of "Nissanichuan" Yes, there was an American Saturday morning cartoon show called "Turbo Teen" and yes he turned into a car. Except it wasn't water that did it to him, it was just temperatures, and no cursed water, just a weird accident of science. URUSEI YATSURA (parts 1, 4, 8) -Lum -Ataru (Yup, there's an episode where Ataru gets hit by a sex-change gun. It's episode 91.) -Shutaro Mendo KIMAGURE ORANGE ROAD (part 8) -Kyouske (In case you didn't get the joke, He was the boy in the park. And what else? He's an ESPer. Still don't get the joke? Go back and read part 1!) -Madoka Ayukawa STREET FIGHTER (part 8) -Ken -Ryu -Bison (Vega in Japan) I didn't want to call him by either name, since it's the OTHER name on the other side of the ocean, so I just stuck him with the description of big military guy with cape, big jaw and an aura. -Unnamed Master of Ken and Ryu (see the Street Fighter Anime) -(Mentioned) Dan Hibiki: hidden character in SFA. Story was that he trained under the same master as Ken & Ryu but was too filled with anger to train properly. Carries grudge against Sagat. I saw the last name and couldn't resist mentioning him. I was gonna put him in a cameo but it just didn't fit properly. SUPER CATGIRL NUKU NUKU (part 3, 4) -Mishima Heavy Industries Inc. MISC. CINEMA & ENTERTAINMENT REFERENCES -Jacky Chan -"The Protector" man, watching this one HURT. Jacky Chan & Danny Aiello, what a perfect action movie pair! *blech* -"Drunken Master II" four stars, baby. -"Twin Dragons" so that's where Van Damme got his idea for double impact... -Pulp Fiction "Royale with cheese" -Reservoir Dogs "Jokers to the right..." -Wayne's World "Oh yes, it will be mine." -Terry Pratchet's DISCWORLD (See: Librarian "ook!") -Douglas Addams HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE (See: Earth "Mostly Harmless") -DC Comics (The Fat gaijin guy who was good with umbrellas: guess who?) -Pinky and the Brain: guess what show Ryo was watching on the portable tv? -Saturday Night Live (Stuart Smalley): "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough...) ===================================== SLIGHTLY OBSCURE RANMA 1/2 REFERENCES ===================================== -Tatewaki Kunou did indeed gain the habit of slicing watermelons. It's in the manga vol. 19 parts 1-3 -Yes, there WAS a fall-in-love medicine that Akane swallowed at the beach. It's in manga vol. 10, parts 2-3 -Akari Unryuu, Ryouga's new love interest, arrives at manga vol. 30. -Ryouga's house, I forgot which manga, but it's empty because the rest of his family is also pathetically lost. =========== WHAT'S NEXT =========== Well, the sequel to this fic, 'The Pursuit of Happiness' is on the horizon. Look for a little exploration into the history of the TMTC/TPOH universe, as well as some old faces and new faces.