![]() ![]() Occasional Allies Iké the farmer/General IkedaĪ general who joined an uprising against Lord Noriyuki's father, Lord Mataichi. Secret Test of Character (likes to subject his students to these).Rape Of The Lock: Koji chops off the end of his "pony tail" during their duel, but it's not commented on.Eyepatch of Power: After getting his eye slashed in an ambush, he uses a sword guard as an eyepatch ( a la Kaede's).He's currently teaching Jotaro the same things. The old hermit who taught Usagi more or less everything he knows: humility, compassion, thinking before he acted, and not least importantly his unusual style of swordsmanship. Usagi hears something, but thinks he just imagined it. Luke, You Are My Father: Doesn't say it to Usagi's face, but shouts it after he leaves.Kid Samurai (he's determined to be the coolest samurai ever and considering he has defeated foes literally twice his size and with only a bokken, he is well on his way.).Usagi's son by his childhood sweetheart Mariko, raised in the belief that her husband Kenichi is his father but later learns the truth. Mentor Occupational Hazard (Sachiko in Kitsune's backstory).Cool Big Sis (to her apprentice, Kiyoko).Vitriolic Best Buds (he and Usagi start out this way)Ī street performer/thief/ con woman who remains friends with Usagi despite the fact that his purse tends to go missing when they meet. ![]() Short Cuts Make Long Delays (Gen's do, at least).Shout-Out: The Perma Stubble and general attitude make him the in-universe version of "Sanjuro", ( Toshiro Mifune's character from Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo and Sanjuro, Mifune also played Miyamoto Musashi, for a different director).Red Oni, Blue Oni: Red Oni to Usagi's Blue.Ancestral Weapon: after the battle againsta magistrate oda, he discover his new swords were his father's swords.He's more interested in preserving his gruff image than his samurai honor, but is not as callous as he pretends. Usagi's less morally upright friend, a bounty hunter who cheats Usagi out of money the first few times they meet (which later becomes a running joke between them). You Go, Girl! (she's had to prove more than once that she's capable despite being female). ![]() By the time of "The Mother of Mountains", they became actual lovers, though Usagi's travels and Tomoe's upcoming arranged marriage have made the future of such a relationship iffy. Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue Oni to Noriko's Red Oni.She and Usagi become friends early in the series after he helps her foil an assassination attempt on her master, and they gradually develop feelings for one another. Shout-Out: His name "Miyamoto Usagi" is one to famed Samurai/Ronin/Author of The Book of Five Rings "Miyamoto Musashi".Ĭhief retainer to the young Lord Noriyuki a controversial position for a woman, but one she's earned several times over.Scars Are Forever (Usagi has a scar above his eye (it looks like a Fascinating Eyebrow), which he got trying to protect his lord from Lord Hikiji).Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue Oni to Gen's Red Oni.Chick Magnet (Gee, I can't imagine who would be attracted to a kindhearted, sword wielding Badass.).Usagi is kind and honorable almost to a fault, but has a trickster streak as well. Now masterless, he walks the earth, occasionally hiring himself out as a bodyguard (hence the title), honing his skill as a warrior and meeting lots of interesting people. Our hero, a young samurai whose liege lord died in battle not long after Usagi entered his service. PAGES WILL BE DELETED OTHERWISE IF THEY ARE MISSING BASIC MARKUP. DON'T MAKE PAGES MANUALLY UNLESS A TEMPLATE IS BROKEN, AND REPORT IT THAT IS THE CASE. THIS SHOULD BE WORKING NOW, REPORT ANY ISSUES TO Janna2000, SelfCloak or RRabbit42. The Trope workshop specific templates can then be removed and it will be regarded as a regular trope page after being moved to the Main namespace. All new trope pages will be made with the "Trope Workshop" found on the "Troper Tools" menu and worked on until they have at least three examples.Pages that don't do this will be subject to deletion, with or without explanation. ![]() All new pages should use the preloadable templates feature on the edit page to add the appropriate basic page markup.
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