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The legendary samurai epic by by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima has a blood spilling cast:

The former executioner of the Shogun. Was framed by Retsudo of the Yagyu Clan and sentenced to die. Instead, Itto takes his son Daigoro with him on a quest to avenge themselves against the Yagyu.

• Anti-Hero
• Badass
• Best Served Cold
• Career Killers
• Carpet of Virility - Type 1
• Catch Phrase
• Combat Pragmatist - And how!
• Consummate Professional - Itto will frequently ask for the 'why' of the job that he's taking on before deciding to take it though.
• Crusading Widower
• Death Glare
• Determinator
• Family Honor
• Hitman with a Heart
• Ideal Hero - Itto impresses everyone with his nobility, dedication and honourability.
• I Gave My Word
• In Harm's Way - Itto frequently does this even if it doesn't involve pay, because it's the right thing to do.
• One-Man Army - Invoked almost word for word In-Universe. One samurai makes it a point to face his former sensei with nothing less than fully armored, mounted samurai.
• Papa Wolf
• Ronin
• The Stoic
• Walking the Earth - Or more specifically, feudal Japan.

• Badass Adorable - People remark about how cute Daigoro is a lot. He helps his father kill people. Crosses into Killer Rabbit on a few rare occasions.
• Cheerful Child
• Consummate Professional - Daigoro learned from the best, after all.
• Creepy Child - invoked in-universe.
• Cute Shotaro Boy
• Dark and Troubled Past
• Death Glare - why cute lil' Daigoro is frequently described as creepy
• False Innocence Trick
• Family Honor
• I Gave My Word
• In Harm's Way - Follows his father's example.
• Kid Samurai - Daigoro is frequently remarked to be a very good one.
• Morality Pet
• Ronin
• The Woobie
• Wise Beyond Their Years - Daigoro's a very mature little four year old. Itto's a good parent if anyone is to judge by how well behaved and intelligent this four year old is. There's even a storyline that focuses on how different Daigoro is from other children.

• Arch-Enemy
• Badass Grandpa: Not literally, though. Though he calls Daigoro the grandson of his heart at the end.
• Big Bad
• Big Ol' Eyebrows
• Enemy Mine
• Eyepatch of Power
• I Gave My Word
• Magnificent Bastard
• The Spymaster

• Alas, Poor Villain
• Bald of Evil
• Non-Action Guy
• Master Poisoner
• Self-Made Orphan

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