Episode 108
"Ranma the Spy" / "Ranma Vs. Aliens"
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Plot Synopsis
"Ranma the Spy" is a short story made in 2002/2003 as the war with Iraq loomed. KevDogg spins a tale with Ranma working for the American government on a secret mission to assassinate Saddam Hussein. Also, Akane is a kidnapping victim of Saddam's. And there are ninjas. "Ranma Vs. Aliens" is the main story. It makes little sense. Written by PaulTheMan, who inserts himself in as a inept alien who gets killed twice, aliens discover the transgender power of Ranma. Naturally, they decide to get a secret from him, but it's truly insane. The aliens will do whatever it takes to get this secret from Ranma, including invading Earth. Luckily, the aliens employ the dumbest army history has ever seen, and Ranma is able to destroy the alien's power structure (heretoafter known as "Dan") by using Ukyou's spaceship. And those are the parts that make sense.
Host Segments
Opening Segment - Insight into Gregory's view on life is cut short when EstelleBot goes nuts and attempts world domination.
Intermission - EstelleBot needs help with her plans, so the captives suggest Dr. Kivlington, for no reason except he'll probably bumble his way to saving the Earth.
Ending Segment - EstelleBot is thwarted. Everyone celebrates with a nap.
Stinger: Akane needs new writers; her lines are terrible.
Thoughts
I don't think either story is meant to be entirely serious, but I do know that PaulTheMan did indeed form an intense dislike for Akane after reading some Mike Rhea fics midway through the writing of his story. Mike Rhea, if you do not know, is infamous for casting Akane as the 'uncute tomboy' and Ukyou as the one true love of Ranma's life. The fact that one half of the story was written when Paul liked Akane and the second half when he didn't is rather obvious, and makes for an interesting read. Okay, maybe not. Hopefully the jokes are funny.