Answer: It's more likely than you think. But this is all pure speculation and theory
In the novel Jurai in a one off line we learn that Kagato's body is that of a prototype ryoko.
In an interview with kajishima he stated that there were two prototype Ryoko's, one was a clone of Washu and one was a Washu/ Mass hybrid.
We see them in Night before the carnival: Tenchi Ban 6.08
They died.
As you can see neither of them had bangs like ryoko.
but is kagato made from one of these repurposed to be a naja clone instead of a washu clone?
Well it's either that or washu created a 3rd prototype.
but if kagato was created from a genetically altered previous prototype that would make sense why he could split himself in two, he would have had two astrals. but.. moving on.....
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As you can see neither of them had bangs like ryoko.
but is kagato made from one of these repurposed to be a naja clone instead of a washu clone?
Well it's either that or washu created a 3rd prototype.
but if kagato was created from a genetically altered previous prototype that would make sense why he could split himself in two, he would have had two astrals. but.. moving on.....
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How does one make a mass fusion anyways?
Ryoko was made using Mass, and she is not a clone.
But Kagato was made using mass aswell and he was a clone.
A clone of naja, who had disappeared and became seto but how?
How does one make a child from an ovum and a mass that isn't a clone?
Obviously, you take an ovum like Washu did... but where
does the rest of the dna come from.
Ryoko's father... as Mihoshi says
But wait that looks like a woman says Sasami
.... WAIT THAT LOOKS LIKE...
Naja...
And Now you're probably confused. it's ok... It's a confusing subject...
First off this is naja washu's lab partner and her other spouse.
you see, Washu is a woman of odd tastes.
Naja is not only naja though. in a way she is also:
Noike, Seto, and ...Wait Kagato?
Kagato is her clone and kagato was born a hermaphrodite, guess what that means....
Naja was a hermaphrodite. So the mass simply assimilated her sperm or genetic code and mixed it's DNA and washu's DNA with Naja's DNA and Then you have.... wait...
NAJA WAS DEAD/ Had become SETO!
Flash back to OVA3
"Why did Kagato rip out his female side?"
So essentially, Washu wanted to put the burden of child birth onto Kagato, after all in the novel washu it's stated that changing your sex organs is about as easy as changing your haircut, there's no reason why she had to be the mother. Clearly Kagato must have disagreed.
but don't take my word for it... take this shitty photoshop I put together to prove it.
Ryoko was made using Mass, and she is not a clone.
But Kagato was made using mass aswell and he was a clone.
A clone of naja, who had disappeared and became seto but how?
How does one make a child from an ovum and a mass that isn't a clone?
Obviously, you take an ovum like Washu did... but where
Ryoko's father... as Mihoshi says
But wait that looks like a woman says Sasami
.... WAIT THAT LOOKS LIKE...
Naja...
And Now you're probably confused. it's ok... It's a confusing subject...
First off this is naja washu's lab partner and her other spouse.
you see, Washu is a woman of odd tastes.
Naja is not only naja though. in a way she is also:
Noike, Seto, and ...Wait Kagato?
Kagato is her clone and kagato was born a hermaphrodite, guess what that means....
Naja was a hermaphrodite. So the mass simply assimilated her sperm or genetic code and mixed it's DNA and washu's DNA with Naja's DNA and Then you have.... wait...
NAJA WAS DEAD/ Had become SETO!
Flash back to OVA3
"Why did Kagato rip out his female side?"
So essentially, Washu wanted to put the burden of child birth onto Kagato, after all in the novel washu it's stated that changing your sex organs is about as easy as changing your haircut, there's no reason why she had to be the mother. Clearly Kagato must have disagreed.
but don't take my word for it... take this shitty photoshop I put together to prove it.
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Checkmate Atheists
... ok but what is seto and how is noike Naja?
Noike is female kagato all grown up... AFTER BEING ILLEGALY DE-AGED BY DR CLAY.
so wait. Dr. Clay knew how to de-age people... and he stole most of his tech from other people... and washu stole his tech from him... and naja is seto... and seto was found as a 6 year old with green hair...
and a split personality despite being the same person as Seto... a lot like noike, Who she adopted.
Her being Naja also explains why her only daughter of all people is the counteractor.
Naja was aware she was in a different body and could take over it by making seto pass out and clearly she did more than a little meddling.
But my conclusion is that De-aging gives you green hair... but wait ... does that make seto a hermaphrodite?
That would explain why Her husband Utsutsumi just isn't that into her.
But how is she her own father?
Look at this juicy foreshadowing from 1996. ... admire it...
here seto had yellow eyes... like ryoko.... who is the one odd thing out of this picture.. or is she...
I count 4 naja relatives and 3 OVA 3 debut characters. so there are two themes going on in this picture...
but wait... seto has yellow eyes here too
here seto had yellow eyes... like ryoko.... who is the one odd thing out of this picture.. or is she...
I count 4 naja relatives and 3 OVA 3 debut characters. so there are two themes going on in this picture...
but wait... seto has yellow eyes here too
When seto was young she had eyes the color of Ryoko's, But when she grew older they turned the color of naja's eyes.
Seto was said to be freakishly strong in her youth.
Of course she can't fly or phase through walls like ryoko, but ryoko doesn't do that because of the mass... Ryoko does that because she is washu's daughter and washu can do that.
So what if she fused with a second prototype ryoko or rather a prototype kagato and de-aged herself like Noike was deaged in a plot to infiltrate the royal family?