History Main / SomethingAboutARose

* In ''DissidiaFinalFantasy'', [[FinalFantasyII Firion]] carries with him a "wild rose" which symbolizes the Wild Rose Rebellion from his game, and his dream. Later on it turns out that the rose was [[spoiler: created by [[FinalFantasyIV Golbez]] to inspire him]]. Funnily enough, the rose changes hands quite a bit. Halfway through [[FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] and [[FinalFantasyI Warrior Of Light]]'s stories, [[FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]] steals it, Cloud takes it back, and it eventually gets back to Firion.

* Beatrix from ''FinalFantasyIX'' is surrounded by rose imagery and her {{leitmotif}} is called "Rose of May". This probably symbolises her status as a LadyOfWar: Beautiful, but with sharp thorns.

* Gomez from the first ''AddamsFamily'' movie. Of course, he's the kind of person who'd enjoy a pierced lip the bad way.

''Sticking into your gums.''\\

* Kenshin from ''SengokuBasara'' is often seen surrounded by dozens of blooming roses or petals, though it's probably just from Kasuga's point of view. Used to great effect in the anime during his fight with Nouhime.

[[quoteright:258: [[YuYuHakusho http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1055781134_llysKurama.jpg]]]]

* Kurama (pictured) in ''YuYuHakusho'', who had the [[GreenThumb ability to control plants and use them as weapons]]. His WeaponOfChoice is a [[WhipItGood whip created from a single rose]]. The fact that he was better looking than many of the women in the show also helped up his sex appeal.

* Tuxedo Kamen/Mask in ''SailorMoon'', who used them as projectile weapons. ''[[SailorMoonAbridged RO]][[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud SE]]!''

* In ''TalesOfGraces'', Richard's level 1 [[LimitBreak Blast Calibur]] is called Vertex Rose.

Generally, this is used to indicate a character is {{Bishonen}} ([[TheCasanova Casanova-like]]) or a [[TheVamp vamp]].

* Karl Lichter von Randoll of ''FutureGPXCyberFormula'' has a tendency to throw roses, especially in one episode of the TV series, where he throws a white one at Asuka. His racing suit even has a ''red rose logo'' on the back.

[[YuYuHakusho http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/1055781134_llysKurama.jpg]]

* Whoever looks upon [[StarFox Panther Caroso]]'s rose shall meet their death!

* Tuxedo Kamen/Mask in ''SailorMoon'', who used them as projectile weapons.
** ''[[SailorMoonAbridged RO]][[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud SE]]!''

** No mention of Drew/Shū? He goes as far as using a rose themed Pokemon for crying out loud...

* Randoll of ''FutureGPXCyberFormula'' has a tendency to throw roses, especially in one episode of the TV series, where he throws a white one at Asuka.

* Why did it take so long for... well, [[RoseOfVersailles Lady Oscar de Jarjeyes]] to be added? She may be the TroperCodifier for the female version of this trope.

-->'''Baku:''' There he goes again, makeing flowers appear out of thin air!
* James/Kojiro in ''{{Pokemon}}'', who seems to have no use for it other than emphasizing his good looks.
** Though he recently stopped using it at all...
** Actually, he still sometimes would display it during the Team Rocket motto, though otherwise not much else. It started to pop up more frequently towards the latter half of the Diamond and Pearl arc.
*** It was brought back for real in a relatively recent episode. Turns out it's not a real rose, but a key capable of opening any door. ''That'' sure would have come in handy before...

* George from ParadiseKiss gives Yukari one when he first meets her.
** He must be particularly fond of them, since the PimpedOutDress he has Yukari model for the high school fashion show has a good number of them on it.
* Tamaki in ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' often carries a rose around, though he's mostly a parody of this character type.
** Ouran relies heavily on this trope. In fact all the characters have a symbolic rose colour attached to them. Tamaki's is white, Haruhi's is red, Kauru orange, Hikaru blue, Honey pink, Kyoya's purple and Mori dark blue.
* ''RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' has several characters who carry around roses regularly (it being a primary symbol of the series), though it's mostly Touga who fits the general character type associated with it. Let us not forget Akio who at one point actually [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic bites a petal off a rose]].
** At least there is no question of where all those roses come from, as they grow everywhere on the campus, along with some special types grown in the Rose Garden.

* George de Sand from ''GGundam''. The rose symbolism also carries over to his HumongousMecha, called the Rose Gundam, which fires ''rose-shaped laser cannons.''
** And he once used roses as shuriken while fighting on foot.

* Max Galactica in ''PhoenixWrightAceAttorney: Justice for All'' used roses as one of his magician symbols. And Jean Armstrong in ''Trials and Tribulations'' had roses appear in his hand [[{{Hammerspace}} from nowhere]].
** Wait, I thought that the rose from Jean came from the rose he pinned to his clothes...
* Mid-boss from ''{{Disgaea}}'', especially in the anime version, appears to have the ability to pull roses out of thin air.
** One point in the anime he throws a rose in a blatant reference to Tuxedo Kamen (The animation, sound effects and general feel of the scene reinforce it.

* Theo from ''Kaleido Star'' uses lots or roses in his stage act, which he throws at the audience [[WhipItGood and then slices with his whip]].

* Himuro Saeki in HayateTheCombatButler

* Creed from BlackCat often carries a rose. (This is taken to ridiculous extremes in the anime version, where his bath is full of roses). Also, he encloses a rose in the letter he sends to the hero. The hero is Not Amused.

* Jun Kurosu from ''{{Persona 2}}'' fights with fortune pradictions and flowers, including the afformentioned roses.

* In The BookOfAmber, the first protagonist, Corwin, has as his emblem a silver rose. A brief mention is made of the fact that his cloak-clasp is a silver rose, but it's not mentioned again until the second protagonist, his son Merlin, finds a real, fresh-cut silver rose on Corwin's bedside table (even though Corwin was missing, presumed dead at the time). Nothing is made of it because the series ends abruptly due to AuthorExistenceFailure.
** It does get established that more than one version of Corwin was around at the time, as well as the how and some of the why.

* In {{Shrek}} 2 Prince Charming takes this UpToEleven by not only holding the rose with his teeth, but twirling it with his tongue, in the middle of a semi-wild dance with Fiona.

* MonColleKnights's Count Collection tends to carry roses, which he personally grows in his castle garden. At one point he also holds one between his teeth in a typical evil charming pose, or at least to the best of his efforts, since he and the rose just got charred.

** Black rose boquets as hidden bombs for sleeping powder and paralysis powder (and actual gunpowder, in one manga story) are also a favorite tactic.

* Shinku in ''RozenMaiden''.
** Pretty much everyone in ''RozenMaiden''. Kirakishou is listed as the example on the anime's main page.

* Why did it take so long for... well, [[RoseOfVersailles Lady Oscar de Jarjeyes]] to be added?

* Kurama (pictured) in ''YuYuHakusho'', who had the [[GreenThumb ability to control plants and use them as weapons]]. His WeaponOfChoice is a [[WhipItGood whip created from a single rose]]. The fact that he was better looking than many of the women in the show also helped up his sex appeal. However, he made no use of HammerSpace, supposedly keeping seeds [[HairyHammerspace in his hair]].
** Given that he's the resident ChessMaster, it's entirely conceivable that he merely tells others this to throw them off.
** Or [[{{Squick}} the seedlings are rooted in his skin]].
** One theory states that they're rooted in his hair; that is, that he grows tiny roots out just enough to entangle and anchor them, and when he reaches for a seed, he reverses this so it comes free. Much less {{Squick}} while still avoiding HammerSpace. [[AnimeHair It's not like his hair behaves normally, anyway]].
** He's a frickin' demon. [[MST3KMantra Don't think about it so much]].

And in some cases, [[ImprobableWeaponUser it can be weaponized]] into a [[WhipItGood whip]] and/or [[PetalPower petal storm]]!

!!Male Examples:

--> '''Baku''': There he goes again, makeing flowers appear out of thin air!

* ''ColdFeet'' (or maybe something else) involved a rose and James Nesbitt's naked backside.

!!Female Examples:

!!Other Examples:

* ''TheRoseTattoo'' by Tennessee Williams practically overdoses on rose symbolism.

* Parodied in an episode of Full House. Becky, trying to convince some guy she was coming on to him, tried to execute the rose-in-the-teeth bit. However, no rose was available. She used a tulip instead.

* Jean Pierre in Street Fighter ripoff ''Fighter's Destiny'' held a rose in his mouth and tossed it aside during his pre match fight pose.

* Tuxedo Kamen in ''SailorMoon'', who used them as projectile weapons.

** In the prequel, ''Dissidia 012'', Firion and [[FinalFantasyXIII Lightning]] share their liking of roses, which causes sexual tension between them.

* [[http://ihasahotdog.com/2009/02/12/funny-dog-pictures-modern-romeo/ This dog.]]

''Sticking into your gums.''
--> -- '''TomLehrer''', "TheMasochismTango"

** One theory states that they're rooted in his hair; that is, that he grows tiny roots out just enough to entangle and anchor them, and when he reaches for a seed, he reverses this so it comes free. Much less {{Squick}} while still avoiding HammerSpace. [[{{AnimeHair}} It's not like his hair behaves normally, anyway.]]

* Tamaki in ''{{Ouran High School Host Club}}'' often carries a rose around, though he's mostly a parody of this character type.

* ''{{Revolutionary Girl Utena}}'' has several characters who carry around roses regularly (it being a primary symbol of the series), though it's mostly Touga who fits the general character type associated with it. Let us not forget Akio who at one point actually [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic bites a petal off a rose]].
** At least there is no question of where all those roses come from, as they grow everywhere on the campus, along with some special types grown in the Rose Garden.

* Kenshin from ''SengokuBasara'' is often seen surrounded by dozens of blooming roses or petals, though it's probably just from Kasuga's point of view. Used to great effect in the anime during his fight with Nouhime.

* The ''KingdomHearts: Chain of Memories'' manga has Marluxia do this, naturally enough, since his power is over plants.

** And his Expy, [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Pisces Albafica.]] Arguably, he has it even worse.
* Brutally played with in a Valentine's Day episode of ''TheSimpsons'': Homer ends up getting stuck under a plane that flies through a rose plantation, winding up absolutely covered in roses. The plane then flies over the Simpson house and Homer gets stuck on the clothesline, and winds up spinning around and depositing the roses at Marge's feet. Homer then lands in front of Marge on one knee with a rose held in his mouth. Marge finds the whole thing romantic; Homer thinks he has a collapsed lung.

** Wait, I thought that the rose from Jean came from the rose he pinned to his clothes. . .
* Mid-boss from ''{{Disgaea}}'', especially in the anime version, appears to have the ability to pull roses out of thin air.

** However, he has ''nothing'' on Master Big Star, who may as well have a bouquet surgically grafted to his hand for all roses he throws around.

* Whoever looks upon [[StarFox Panther Caroso's]] rose shall meet their death!

* Dudley from ''StreetFighter III'' tosses a rose as a taunt (and this can be used as an effective distraction in actual gameplay). In his ''3rd Strike'' ending, it's revealed that his family rose garden is absolutely ''huge''.

* Theo from ''Kaleido Star'' uses lots or roses in his stage act, which he throws at the audience [[WhipItGood and then slices with his whip]]

* Muraki Kazutaka in ''{{Yami no Matsuei}}'' has a thing for roses, at one point stating the symbolism of the roses he attempts to give to the main character as "eternal love", which just reinforces the point made throughout the manga that he's not someone one should mess around with.

* Creed from BlackCat often carries a rose. (This is taken to ridiculous extremes in the anime version, where his bath is full of roses.) Also, he encloses a rose in the letter he sends to the hero. The hero is Not Amused.

* In ''{{Tales of Symphonia}}'' if Zelos is in his formal wear costume there is a chance that in battle his weapon will be a bouquet of roses.

* As can be implied from his name, the ''{{Spider-Man}}'' mobster boss villain, Rose.

* [[MoeAnthropomorphism France]], from ''AxisPowersHetalia''. In the anime, as soon as he is introduced roses start to [[HammerSpace pop out from behind him.]]

* In ''DissidiaFinalFantasy'', [[FinalFantasyII Firion]] carries with him a "wild rose" which symbolizes the Wild Rose Rebellion from his game, and his dream. Later on it turns out that the rose was [[spoiler:created by [[FinalFantasyIV Golbez]] to inspire him]]. Funnily enough, the rose changes hands quite a bit. Halfway through [[FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] and [[FinalFantasyI Warrior Of Light]]'s stories, [[FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]] steals it, Cloud takes it back, and it eventually gets back to Firion.

* In [[{{Shrek}} Shrek 2]] Prince Charming takes this UpToEleven by not only holding the rose with his teeth, but twirling it with his tongue, in the middle of a semi-wild dance with Fiona.

-->''Alistair: Here, look at this. Do you know what this is?''\\
''Warden: Your new weapon of choice?''\\
''Alistair: (jocular) Yes, that's right! Watch as I thrash our enemies with the mighty power of floral arrangements! Feel my thorns, darkspawn! I will overpower you with my rosy scent! (Sniff, sigh)...or, you know, it could just be a rose...''

* [[YoshikiHayashi Yoshiki]] in the 1994 anime version of the PV for the XJapan song "Rusty Nail." His anime avatar's weapon against hide's one-eyed monster was... a rose.
* {{Mon Colle Knights}}'s Count Collection tends to carry roses, which he personally grows in his castle garden. At one point he also holds one between his teeth in a typical evil charming pose, or at least to the best of his efforts, since he and the rose just got charred.

* [[TheHungerGames President Snow]] is anything ''but'' {{Bishonen}}, but he has a greenhouse filled with roses, leaves behind roses as a warning to his enemies, and has done something to himself so that he permanently smells of roses--as well as of blood. [[spoiler:The blood smell's actually natural: he tried to poison both himself and a rival, and since he didn't take the antidote quickly enough, he's got permanent mouth ulcers. The rose smell is intended to cover it up.]]
* In ''TalesOfGraces'', Richard's level 1 [[LimitBreak Blast Calibur]] is called Vertex Rose.

* Crusadermon of ''DigimonFrontier,'' as a prop and as a distraction (Her [[CallingYourAttacks Scarlet Tempest]] technique creates a storm of petals from one flower to obscure the enemy's view of her exit.) Of course, ShesAManInJapan.
* The Devilstar assassins of ''{{Science Ninja Team Gatchaman}}'' use rose-bombs at times. The Devilstar that killed Joe Asakura's parents tried to kill him with one.

-->"Env[ies] the rose
-->That you held in your teeth, love
-->With the thorns underneath, love
-->Digging into your gums"

* Aki Izayoi from ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds}}'', who was once known as the "Black Rose Witch," her ace monster is a giant dragon made mostly of rose petals, and uses several rose-based cards.

* A rose is the special weapon for the Chibi, the Grass Guardian, in ''FanFic/GuardiansOfPokemon''. This is a subversion of the usual character type, however, as she's the TokenLoli of the group. ([[OlderAlterEgo Then again...]][[PrecociousCrush maybe this]] ''[[FilleFatale isn't]]'' [[MsFanservice a subversion]] [[FromTheMouthsOfBabes after all]])

* Lady Rachel Alucard of the ''{{BlazBlue}}'' is surrounded by rose motifs. Her stage is a rose garden, her {{leitmotif}} is named "Queen of Rose", her battle aura is a rose in chains. And yes, she is often seen with them in cutscenes.

* [[http://ihasahotdog.com/2009/02/12/funny-dog-pictures-modern-romeo/ This dog]].

* In WoodenRose, Aidan Thorne can conjure up roses from bare ground.

* ''{{Sapphire}}'': Boris's 'Blood Rose' attack. Which involves killing the victim ''by teleporting it into his/her heart''.