From: Mike Noakes <s669330@aix2.uottawa.ca>
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    "I've got you now!" yelled Ryoga, hand drawn back and
single finger extended.  The Blasting Point technique, Ranma
realized.  At this range, near-immobilized, it wouldn't finish him off
-- but it would certainly hurt him more than Ryoga.  He braced for
the explosive impact.
    "Baski Tenken!"  Ryoga poked the ground.
    Nothing happened.

Alright, alright, whilst I know that this is a spamfic (gotta love 'em),
an interesting question is brought up.  Is crying out the name of the
attack (bakusai tenketsu) REALLY necessary to finish the move?

I was always of the opinion that it was the honourable thing to do, to
give ones opponent an opportunity to counter-attack.  But, if the
villain truly wanted to hurt/maim/kill/utterly-destroy their opponent,
why call it out and take the chance the good guy would already know the
counter?

Just a question.

-Tom