DeathBug Posted February 23, 2003 Share Posted February 23, 2003 Let me start by saying I love 'Tenchi Muyo'. I've seen every episode, and every episode of Tenchi Universe and Tenchi In Tokyo. I know those characters like the back of my hand. But there's one thing I never, ever understood: In the original 'Tenchi Muyo', at the end of the Baby episode, (Washu becomes attached to Tenchi's baby cousin.), Washu suddenly becomes twice her normal height, her voice gets deeper and her hair gets shorter. She flirts shamelessly with Tenchi, gets Ryoko and Ayeka upset, and generally causes a few minutes of chaos. So, the question is: What the @#$%$#%? How did she do that, why did she do that, and how come it's never mentioned before or since? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Webb Posted February 24, 2003 Share Posted February 24, 2003 The taller, flirty Washu is how she really is. The short, child-like one is a type of disguise. When Washu's real child and husband were taken away from her, Washu took on the form of a child so that she didn't have to deal with the harshness of adulthood anymore. The way she acts and looks is all up to her. She just pretends to look and act like a child. Everyone knows she's an adult, but it's harder to treat her like one when she looks 12. When she turned around and was suddenly taller and more mature, she was showing Tenchi how she [b]really[/b] looks. She flirted with him just for fun. How does she do it? She's the greatest scientist in the Universe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelus Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 uggg, I just typed a 30 minute long explination and then submited it just to find out that I wasnt logged in...thus my post was lost... anyway to sum up what I wrote in a fast way.. How? Washu is a goddess and she has lots of powers even though she locked most of her powers in to the 3 gems that Ryoko wants from tenchi(and yes Ryoko has one of them). how come no mention? Durring that episode Washu had only been around for an episode or two anyway so there was no need to have prior knowledge to her past. There is no mention of it since because it would be irrelevent to the episodes that came afterwards. Any more questions? Feel free to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Imsirion Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 I was thinking more like its one of those weird expressions that Japanese artists just love to do. You know, like that fall down thing, giant sweat drops that appear next to their heads, getting diffrent features such as cat ears and whiskers to show a personality (dosn't happen much, but I've seen that one enough) and entering super-deformed modes for extreme emotions. Getting taller and such is just showing her more femineme (SP?) side for a fun/flirty/"sexy" way to present herself to Tenchi. Gotta love those expressions Japanese artists use ^^ <---- and their I go again ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelus Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 althoughI do understand what you are saying I seriously doubt that that is the case with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manic Webb Posted February 25, 2003 Share Posted February 25, 2003 Angelus, I just thought about it, and Washu's true "adult" form would actually be relevant during the 0-Ryoko/Dr. Clay episode. After all, Dr. Clay is an old associate and Tokimi knows Washu from her Goddess days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelus Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 thats it, I am breaking out my dvds again just to find quotes to make me right! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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