On Fri, 30 May 1997, Scott Jamison wrote:

	Interesting stuff, and pretty much true.  I just thought I'd add 
one... 
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	4.Fleshed-Out Ranma Secondary Characters: Another possibilty, one 
I've recently discovered can by quite interesting, is to take a minor or 
one-shot character from the series and develop him or her into something 
more interesting.  Construct a full personality for Hiroshi, or flesh out 
Tsubasa's background, as an example.  This has the advantage of allowing 
the writer to create an almost-original character to work with, without 
drawing the immediate annoyance many readers have with author-created 
characters.

	As for relative power-levels - well, if the character was 
originally a one-shot, there's probably a reason for it.  Tsubasa had 
goofy disguise and minor martial arts abilities, but nothing intering 
enough to endure; Hiroshi is a recuring, but side-line character who can 
mainly be classified as a minor.  It would probably be a mistake to have 
them suddenly manifest awesome fighting abilities, or whatever...

	I just mention it 'cus, as I said, I suddenly found out that 
using Hiroshi could be an interesting excercise - and I think i'd be neat 
if someone were to further develop certain characters - like Kumon Ryu, 
for instance, or, heck, even delve into the life of a Furikan regular 
like Sayuri...

	Hope this has been of some help....

	<nod>  Interesting, too.  Hope my little addition helped, too.

	-Mike Noakes
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