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* CreepyChild: Keiko, after Jei designates her as his "innocent" (acting like a witch's familiar). Although she's quite [[CheerfulChild cheerful]] about it, which, as Keiko cheerfully bids a polite farewell to the men Jei has just murdered, makes it all the eerier. She hasn't changed much personality-wise from when Jei first found her, but the way she never acknowledges the swathe of horror Jei is carving across their travels is very unsettling. In her latest appearances she's taken up flute-playing with DissonantSerenity.

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* CreepyChild: Keiko, after Jei designates her as his "innocent" (acting like a witch's familiar). Although she's quite [[CheerfulChild cheerful]] about it, which, as Keiko cheerfully bids a polite farewell to the men Jei has just murdered, makes it all the eerier. She hasn't changed much personality-wise from when Jei first found her, but the way she never acknowledges the swathe of horror Jei is carving across their travels is very unsettling. In her latest appearances appearances, she's taken up flute-playing with DissonantSerenity. DissonantSerenity and she cheerfully reveals that she's used to eating raw game.
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* CreepyChild: Keiko, after Jei designates her as his "innocent" (acting like a witch's familiar). Although she's quite [[CheerfulChild cheerful]] about it, which, as Keiko cheerfully bids a polite farewell to the men Jei has just murdered, makes it all the eerier. She hasn't changed much personality-wise from when Jei first found her, but the way she never acknowledges the swathe of horror Jei is carving across their travels is very unsettling.

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* CreepyChild: Keiko, after Jei designates her as his "innocent" (acting like a witch's familiar). Although she's quite [[CheerfulChild cheerful]] about it, which, as Keiko cheerfully bids a polite farewell to the men Jei has just murdered, makes it all the eerier. She hasn't changed much personality-wise from when Jei first found her, but the way she never acknowledges the swathe of horror Jei is carving across their travels is very unsettling. In her latest appearances she's taken up flute-playing with DissonantSerenity.
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His most well-known appearances are those with the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, thanks in part to several crossovers between different incarnations of the properties, and the friendship between Sakai and the Turtles creators. Besides ''TMNT'' comics, Usagi has appeared in two episodes of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]] (and even had a figure in the toy line), eight of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 show]], and three on [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 show]] (with one being written by Sakai himself). The latter two shows have also done episodes set in Usagi's world--the closest things then to an ''Usagi'' animated series. He also appeared as a playable character in the ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'' DLC "Dimension Shellshock."

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His most well-known appearances are those with the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, thanks in part to several crossovers between different incarnations of the properties, and the friendship between Sakai and the Turtles creators. Besides ''TMNT'' comics, Usagi has appeared in two episodes of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]] (and even had a figure in the toy line), eight of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 show]], and three on [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 show]] (with one being written by Sakai himself). The latter two shows have also done episodes set in Usagi's world--the closest things then to an ''Usagi'' animated series. He also appeared as a playable character in the ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'' DLC "Dimension Shellshock."
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A video game for the UsefulNotes/{{Commodore 64}} called ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriorTheBattlesOfUsagiYojimbo'' was released in 1988. A mobile game for iOS and Android was also released, ''Usagi Yojimbo: Way Of The Ronin''.

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A video game for the UsefulNotes/{{Commodore Platform/{{Commodore 64}} called ''VideoGame/SamuraiWarriorTheBattlesOfUsagiYojimbo'' was released in 1988. A mobile game for iOS and Android was also released, ''Usagi Yojimbo: Way Of The Ronin''.
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* CallBack: In the second issue, Usagi meets a tiny fire-breathing lizard who PokemonSpeaks "Zylla!". More than a hundred issues later, he fights a sorcerer whose ink drawings come to life, so Usagi draws him "[[{{Franchise/Godzilla}} all grown up]]".

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* CallBack: In the second issue, Usagi meets a tiny fire-breathing lizard who PokemonSpeaks {{Pokemon Speak}}s "Zylla!". More than a hundred issues later, he fights a sorcerer whose ink drawings come to life, so Usagi draws him "[[{{Franchise/Godzilla}} all grown up]]".
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This comic book series by Creator/StanSakai chronicles the adventures of Miyamoto Usagi, once a loyal retainer of lord Mifune who, after his whole clan was vanquished in battle, [[WalkingTheEarth walks the earth]] as a {{Ronin}}, meeting interesting people, facing mythological monsters and solving the odd murder mystery too.

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This comic book series by Creator/StanSakai chronicles the adventures of Miyamoto Usagi, once a loyal retainer of lord Lord Mifune who, after his whole clan was vanquished in battle, [[WalkingTheEarth walks the earth]] as a {{Ronin}}, meeting interesting people, facing mythological monsters and solving the odd murder mystery too.



His most well-known appearances are those with the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, thanks in part to several crossovers between different incarnations of the properties, and the friendship between Sakai and the Turtles creators. Besides ''TMNT'' comics, Usagi has appeared in two episodes of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]] (and even had a figure in the toy line), eight of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 show]], and three on [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 show]] (with one being written by Sakai himself). The latter two shows have also done episodes set in Usagi's world--the closest things then to an ''Usagi'' animated series. He also appeared as a playable character in the ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'' dlc "Dimension Shellshock."

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His most well-known appearances are those with the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, thanks in part to several crossovers between different incarnations of the properties, and the friendship between Sakai and the Turtles creators. Besides ''TMNT'' comics, Usagi has appeared in two episodes of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]] (and even had a figure in the toy line), eight of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 show]], and three on [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 show]] (with one being written by Sakai himself). The latter two shows have also done episodes set in Usagi's world--the closest things then to an ''Usagi'' animated series. He also appeared as a playable character in the ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'' dlc DLC "Dimension Shellshock."



[[http://kidscreen.com/2018/02/06/unleashing-usagi/ On February 6, 2018, a full animated series was officially announced as being in development]] and in July 2020 it was announced as ''[[WesternAnimation/SamuraiRabbitTheUsagiChronicles Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles]]'' [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/stan-sakais-usagi-yojimbo-embarks-on-new-adventure-with-netflix-series-samurai-rabbit-the-usagi-chronicles on Netflix.]] Rather than an adaptation of the comic, it will be a future-set series about a descendant of Usagi, much like the once-proposed ''Space Usagi'' series. [[HistoryRepeats Everything old is new again]]. Hopefully, the Turtles can make an appearance.

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[[http://kidscreen.com/2018/02/06/unleashing-usagi/ On February 6, 2018, a full animated series was officially announced as being in development]] and in July 2020 2020, it was announced as ''[[WesternAnimation/SamuraiRabbitTheUsagiChronicles Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles]]'' ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiRabbitTheUsagiChronicles'' [[https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/stan-sakais-usagi-yojimbo-embarks-on-new-adventure-with-netflix-series-samurai-rabbit-the-usagi-chronicles on Netflix.]] Rather than an adaptation of the comic, it will be it's a future-set series about a descendant of Usagi, much like the once-proposed ''Space Usagi'' series. [[HistoryRepeats Everything old is new again]]. Hopefully, Unfortunately, the Turtles can don't make an appearance.
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* EvilDesiresInnocence: Jei-san is a supernaturally-powered lunatic who kills people he deems to have sinned, without any explanation as to what those sins ''are''. He's accompanied by a CheerfulChild named Keiko he calls "my innocent" and is very attached to her, growing agitated if she's in danger (one possible reason is that whatever Jei is, he needs an "innocent" to incarnate in if defeated).
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* StepServant: Kitsune's backstory. After her mom [[ManBehindTheMan who really ran the family business]] died, her "jellyfish" of a father married a mean and shrewish woman (note: not an actual [[FunnyAnimal shrew]]) who spent all their money and eventually convinced him to sell their daughter to an inn.
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* ExactWords: Gen keeps saying that Zato-Ino was "shot" during the end of the Dragon Bellow Conspiracy. He only implies that the blind swordspig was killed, but knows that he is still alive.

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: "Blade of the Gods" opens up on a group of samurai chasing a lone wanderer who killed their master. When accused, the killer just [[EvilLaugh laughs]], doesn't try to deny it, and [[BlueAndOrangeMorality says the lord was evil, so that's why he killed him]]. When asked who told him to do so, the killer claims [[KnightTemplar the gods have tasked him with slaying sinners]]. At this point, the samurai have had enough, and attack...and the killer [[ImplacableMan dispatches all of them easily]]. Ladies and gentlemen, meet [[SerialKiller Jei]], possibly one of the most twisted villains in all ''Usagi Yojimbo''.

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** Lord Noriyuki in ''Lone Rabbit and Child'' quickly gets between Usagi and Tomoe and cries out that he's the one Usagi's after (as both had mistaken the resting ronin for an assassin waiting for them). He may be young, but he takes his responsibilities as ''daimyo'' seriously.
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"Blade of the Gods" opens up on a group of samurai chasing a lone wanderer who killed their master. When accused, the killer just [[EvilLaugh laughs]], doesn't try to deny it, and [[BlueAndOrangeMorality says the lord was evil, so that's why he killed him]]. When asked who told him to do so, the killer claims [[KnightTemplar the gods have tasked him with slaying sinners]]. At this point, the samurai have had enough, and attack...and the killer [[ImplacableMan dispatches all of them easily]]. Ladies and gentlemen, meet [[SerialKiller Jei]], possibly one of the most twisted villains in all ''Usagi Yojimbo''.


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* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: In ''Lone Rabbit and Child'', the second published story, the peasants at the very beginning are far too busy planting rice to notice Tomoe and Lord Noriyuki running from assassins.
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* InternalHomage
** The cover for ''Albedo #2'', with Usagi standing outside of a door with his hand on his sheathed katana, has been homaged a few times, and outright remade when the issue was remade with the 6th issue of the IDW run.
** The 20th issue of the IDW series, introducing Usagi's cousin, had variant covers homageing both ''Albedo 2'' and the very first Fantagraphics issue.
** ''Ice and Snow #1'', the first issue in the series' return to Dark Horse, had a remake of the first cover for the initial run.
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** Also in "Tomoe's Story," Tomoe's is made more clearly expressive in the framing story and in the original story, she comes out of the climactic fight that got her appointed Noriyuki's personal bodyguard much more scuffed up than in the original version.

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** Also Appropriately in "Tomoe's Story," (as the original artwork had been lost leading to Stan having to redraw the whole issue) Tomoe's is made more clearly expressive in the framing story and in the original story, she comes out of the climactic fight that got her appointed Noriyuki's personal bodyguard much more scuffed up than in the original version.
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** At it's zenith in Senso, which is fitting since it serves as a possible conclusion to Usagi Yojimbo. By the end, [[spoiler:Hikiji, Hebi, Gen, the remaining Neko ninjas, and finally Usagi himself all die.]]

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** At it's its zenith in Senso, which is fitting since it serves as a possible conclusion to Usagi Yojimbo. By the end, [[spoiler:Hikiji, Hebi, Gen, the remaining Neko ninjas, and finally Usagi himself all die.]]
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His most well-known appearances are those with the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, thanks in part to several crossovers between different incarnations of the properties, and the friendship between Sakai and the Turtles creators. Besides ''TMNT'' comics, Usagi has appeared in two episodes of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]] (and even had a figure in the toy line), eight of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 show]], and three on [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 show]] (with one being written by Sakai himself). The latter two shows have also done episodes set in Usagi's world--the closest things then to an ''Usagi'' animated series.

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His most well-known appearances are those with the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, thanks in part to several crossovers between different incarnations of the properties, and the friendship between Sakai and the Turtles creators. Besides ''TMNT'' comics, Usagi has appeared in two episodes of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]] (and even had a figure in the toy line), eight of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 show]], and three on [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 show]] (with one being written by Sakai himself). The latter two shows have also done episodes set in Usagi's world--the closest things then to an ''Usagi'' animated series. \n He also appeared as a playable character in the ''VideoGame/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesShreddersRevenge'' dlc "Dimension Shellshock."

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** With the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' crossover "Wherewhen" apparently being a StealthPrequel to [[spoiler:Senso]], the character who aren't present in that story seem to be fair game as shockingly, [[spoiler:Kitsune is killed in issue #3]]

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** With the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' crossover "Wherewhen" apparently being a StealthPrequel to [[spoiler:Senso]], [[spoiler:"Senso"]], the character who aren't present in that story seem to be fair game as shockingly, [[spoiler:Kitsune is killed in issue #3]]#3]].



* BattleInTheRain: A few, most notably "Blade of the Gods". Said story also [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] it--the combatants are wielding ''metal weapons'' in a ''thunderstorm''. [[HighVoltageDeath Take a wild guess as to what happens]].



* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Tomoe, while dealing with a mysogynistic retainer named Horikawa who works for her lord Noriyuki, happens to have a supernatural experience, taking her back to a major battle that had happened 200 years prior. In said battle, the ancestor of Horikawa betrayed Noriyuki's ancestor, causing their clan to be defeated in that battle. Later, after the vision ended, Tomoe gets into an argument with Horikawa and in anger states that she knows that Horikawa's family is the reason that their clan lost the major battle in the past and then walks away as the issue ends. Feels like a rather cathartic moment for Tomoe, who constantly deals with mysogeny for being Noriyuki's personal body guard while also being a woman. However, next time we see her, Horikawa is demanding an apology for Tomoe's accusation that she can't actually prove is true (due to learning it in a vision). Tomoe is forced to apologize to him for the "baseless" accusation, and this ends up giving Horikawa enough sway with Noriyuki to convince him that Tomoe should be married to another Geishu lord, something Tomoe is against on multiple levels but lacks the power to outright deny.

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Tomoe, while dealing with a mysogynistic retainer named Horikawa who works for her lord Noriyuki, happens to have a supernatural experience, taking her back to a major battle that had happened 200 years prior. In said battle, the ancestor of Horikawa betrayed Noriyuki's ancestor, causing their clan to be defeated in that battle. Later, after the vision ended, Tomoe gets into an argument with Horikawa and in anger states that she knows that Horikawa's family is the reason that their clan lost the major battle in the past and then walks away as the issue ends. Feels like a rather cathartic moment for Tomoe, who constantly deals with mysogeny for being Noriyuki's personal body guard while also being a woman. However, next time we see her, Horikawa is demanding an apology for Tomoe's accusation that she can't actually prove is true (due to learning it in a vision). Tomoe is forced to apologize to him for the "baseless" accusation, and this ends up giving Horikawa enough sway with Noriyuki to convince him that Tomoe should be married to another Geishu lord, something Tomoe is against on multiple levels but lacks the power to outright deny.
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** With the TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles crossover "Wherewhen" apparently being a StealthPrequel to [[spoiler:Senso]], the character who aren't present in that story seem to be fair game as shockingly, [[spoiler:Kitsune is killed in issue #3]]

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** With the TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' crossover "Wherewhen" apparently being a StealthPrequel to [[spoiler:Senso]], the character who aren't present in that story seem to be fair game as shockingly, [[spoiler:Kitsune is killed in issue #3]]



* BadFuture: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] with "Senso", a WhatIf that ends in [[spoiler:most of the main cast's deaths.]] On one hand, [[spoiler:the AlienInvasion is thwarted and Hikiji and Hebi are killed, thus removing the greatest threats to Feudal Japan.]] On the other, [[spoiler:several innocent people are also dead, [[TheHeroDies including Usagi himself]]...and, if you pay attention, you may notice [[SerialKiller Jei]] has finally possessed Keiko, meaning ''[[OhCrap he's still around]]''.]]

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* BadFuture: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] with "Senso", a WhatIf that ends in [[spoiler:most of the main cast's deaths.]] On one hand, [[spoiler:the AlienInvasion is thwarted and Hikiji and Hebi are killed, thus removing the greatest threats to Feudal Japan.]] On the other, [[spoiler:several innocent people are also dead, [[TheHeroDies including Usagi himself]]...and, if you pay attention, you may notice [[SerialKiller Jei]] has finally possessed Keiko, meaning ''[[OhCrap he's still around]]''. Thankfully, so is [[HeIsAllGrownUp Jotaro]], who has [[TakeUpMySword inherited Usagis swords]].]]
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** TooDumbToLive: Jizonobu. In his defense, he was desperate and trying to heal a sick child, but [[DealWithTheDevil sealing your soul to the dark gods you oppose]] is still an awful decision [[spoiler:[[DemonicPossession that somehow ends]] [[BloodbathVillainOrigin even worse than you'd expect]].]]

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** * TooDumbToLive: Jizonobu. In his defense, he was desperate and trying to heal a sick child, but [[DealWithTheDevil sealing your soul to the dark gods you oppose]] is still an awful decision [[spoiler:[[DemonicPossession that somehow ends]] [[BloodbathVillainOrigin even worse than you'd expect]].]]
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** "Blade of the Gods" sees Usagi join another wanderer in an abandoned hut for the night. Said wanderer is [[AxCrazy Jei]], who slaughtered several samurai in the ColdOpen. Usagi is completely oblivious, while the audience nervously awaits the impending murder attempt.


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** TooDumbToLive: Jizonobu. In his defense, he was desperate and trying to heal a sick child, but [[DealWithTheDevil sealing your soul to the dark gods you oppose]] is still an awful decision [[spoiler:[[DemonicPossession that somehow ends]] [[BloodbathVillainOrigin even worse than you'd expect]].]]
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* EstablishingCharacterMoment: "Blade of the Gods" opens up on a group of samurai chasing a lone wanderer who killed their master. When accused, the killer just [[EvilLaugh laughs]], doesn't try to deny it, and [[BlueAndOrangeMorality says the lord was evil, so that's why he killed him]]. When asked who told him to do so, the killer claims [[KnightTemplar the gods have tasked him with slaying sinners]]. At this point, the samurai have had enough, and attack...and the killer [[ImplacableMan dispatches all of them easily]]. Ladies and gentlemen, meet [[SerialKiller Jei]], possibly one of the most twisted villains in all ''Usagi Yojimbo''.
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His most well-known appearances are those with the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, thanks in part to several crossovers between different incarnations of the properties, and the friendship between Sakai and the Turtles creators. Besides ''TMNT'' comics, Usagi has appeared in two episodes of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]] (and even had a figure in the toy line), eight of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 show]], and three on [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 show]] (with one being written by Sakai himself). The latter two shows have also done episodes set in Usagi's world--the closest things yet to an ''Usagi'' animated series.

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His most well-known appearances are those with the Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, thanks in part to several crossovers between different incarnations of the properties, and the friendship between Sakai and the Turtles creators. Besides ''TMNT'' comics, Usagi has appeared in two episodes of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]] (and even had a figure in the toy line), eight of [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 the 2003 show]], and three on [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the 2012 show]] (with one being written by Sakai himself). The latter two shows have also done episodes set in Usagi's world--the closest things yet then to an ''Usagi'' animated series.

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** "Blade of the Gods", too. YMMV on whether it's better or worse, since unlike the above, he ''does'' realize something's off about Jei...and yet stays for the night anyway. [[SarcasmMode Way to almost get yourself killed by the local immortal psychopath, Usagi]].



** In a short story, Usagi tells Jotaro about it, and Jotaro decides to try it himself. Usagi finds a pumpkin and sticks the seed on it, Jotaro strikes... pulverizing the pumpkin.

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** In a short story, Usagi tells Jotaro about it, and Jotaro decides to try it himself. Usagi finds a pumpkin and sticks the seed on it, Jotaro strikes... [[SubvertedTrope pulverizing the pumpkin.pumpkin]].

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* NoPlaceForAWarrior: After many, many bloody battles, a single warlord - presumably Tokugawa Ieyasu, as in real life - cements his authority over the others as shogun, allowing Japan to finally experience peace after over a century of warfare. Unfortunately, peace means that the lords dramatically cut down on the number of samurai they retain for their armies, leaving most samurai out-of-work, masterless ''ronin''. This also provides an inexhaustible supply of bandits and yakuza who terrorize the countryside, as many of those samurai promptly [[FromCamouflageToCriminal went into illegal endeavors]] to try to support themselves.



* WonTheWarLostThePeace: After many, many bloody battles, a single warlord - presumably Tokugawa Ieyasu, as in real life - cements his authority over the others as shogun, allowing Japan to finally experience peace after over a century of warfare. Unfortunately, this means that most samurai are now out-of-work, masterless ''ronin'', providing an inexhaustible supply of bandits and yakuza.

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* EyePatchOfPower: After losing his eye in the battle that makes Usagi think he's dead, Katsuichi-sensei covers it with a sword guard.



* EyePatchOfPower: After losing his eye in the battle that makes Usagi think he's dead, Katsuichi-sensei covers it with a sword guard.
* FaceFramedInShadow: Lord Hikiji [[spoiler:and Jesus on the crucifix]].
* TheFaceless: Lord Hikiji, for the most part. He was actually revealed to be a human in his first appearance, but has gone back to being masked ever since.


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* FaceFramedInShadow: Lord Hikiji [[spoiler:and Jesus on the crucifix]].
* TheFaceless: Lord Hikiji, for the most part. He was actually revealed to be a human in his first appearance, but has gone back to being masked ever since.

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* MacGuffin: "The Green Persimmon". A veritable army of mooks try to kill Usagi when he is handed a porcelain sculpture of a persimmon, which was supposed to be a gift to Lord Hikiji. While he recovers in Lord Noriyuki's castle, Noriyuki explains that the persimmon would somehow lead Lord Hikiji to a cache of matchlock rifles that he could use to overthrow the shogun. Looking at the persimmon once more, Usagi realizes that the seemingly slipshod design of the ceramic glaze is actually a map of a nearby coastline, and a small blemish on one side represents the upcoming full moon. By heading for that part of the coast on the night of the full moon, Noriyuki's men are able to intercept the delivery of the rifles, and keep them out of Hikiji's hands.

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"The Green Persimmon". A veritable army of mooks try to kill Usagi when he is handed a porcelain sculpture of a persimmon, which was supposed to be a gift to Lord Hikiji. While he recovers in Lord Noriyuki's castle, Noriyuki explains that the persimmon would somehow lead Lord Hikiji to a cache of matchlock rifles that he could use to overthrow the shogun. Looking at the persimmon once more, Usagi realizes that the seemingly slipshod design of the ceramic glaze is actually a map of a nearby coastline, and a small blemish on one side represents the upcoming full moon. By heading for that part of the coast on the night of the full moon, Noriyuki's men are able to intercept the delivery of the rifles, and keep them out of Hikiji's hands.hands.
** In "Contraband" Usagi gets semi-unwillingly drafted into escorting a chain of people and the small package they are trying to deliver while being hunted by large numbers of samurai. The package-barers keep dying, and when Usagi finally dutifully gets the package to its destination, he stomps off saying he never wants to see the thing again after all the pain it's caused, not waiting to see that it contains a [[spoiler:crucifix.]]
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* BadFuture: [[ZigZaggedTrope Zig-zagged]] with "Senso", a WhatIf that ends in [[spoiler:most of the main cast's deaths.]] On one hand, [[spoiler:the AlienInvasion is thwarted and Hikiji and Hebi are killed, thus removing the greatest threats to Feudal Japan.]] On the other, [[spoiler:several innocent people are also dead, [[TheHeroDies including Usagi himself]]...and, if you pay attention, you may notice [[SerialKiller Jei]] has finally possessed Keiko, meaning ''[[OhCrap he's still around]]''.]]
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** Apparently being a StealthPrequel to [[spoiler:Senso]], the character who aren't present in that story seem to be fair game as shockingly, [[spoiler:Kitsune is killed in issue #3]]

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** Apparently With the TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles crossover "Wherewhen" apparently being a StealthPrequel to [[spoiler:Senso]], the character who aren't present in that story seem to be fair game as shockingly, [[spoiler:Kitsune is killed in issue #3]]

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