Ryo-WolfI remember reading a fanfic that equated Ryoga's behaviour towards Akane as that of a devoted pet even when he was in human form and it did make a fair bit of sense.Ok, that's a perfectly reasonable thing to say. I have no idea what fic you're talking about, after all. The way he attacks Ranma for looking at other girls (though honestly I've read so much fanfiction I can't even remember if that really happened these days) wouldn't make sense from the perspective of someone who wants Akane for himself - Ranma going after another girl and leaving Akane alone would leave the field open for Ryoga! ...But you clarify by using one of the main points of proof for the concept of Ryoga being a pet.... That is confusing. The fact that Ryoga attacks Ranma over his womanizing is /evidence/ towards him having a pet-like behavior. If he was just interested in Akane as a girlfriend, he'd be happy that Ranma was moving on to other women since that would leave Akane open to him. But he doesn't do that. He attacks Ranma because his actions make Akane sad. That is more of a devoted/loyal pet behavior than the behavior of a boy after her heart. |