History Main / SomethingAboutARose

Speaking of Victorian, the common depictions of roses we see today are [[NewerThanTheyThink a relatively recent phenomenon]]. Commonly used depictions use a type of cultivar known as the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_tea_rose hybrid tea]], which was first bred in the late Victorian era. Earlier depictions such as in medieval illuminated manuscripts and in the emblems of [[UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses the Houses of Lancaster and York]] used non-spiral, five-petaled roses; some of which them are often colored pink (which is the oldest and most common color that's cultivated) or in cooler hues of red, by which other languages such as German, Russian and all major Romance languages use "rose" as a stand-in for {{pink|Tropes}}.

* Sebastian from ''Manga/BlackButler'' this motif from time to time, usually with a black rose to symbolise his demonic side. This is most notable in the second and third openings, but also in the second series, when he and Claude make their pact

* Gackto from ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'' usually has a rose, a glass of wine or both in hand.

* Tamaki in ''Manga/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, Kaoru orange, Hikaru blue, Honey pink, Kyoya's purple and Mori dark blue.
* George from ''Manga/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.

** Drew/Shū also does this, going as far as using a rose themed Pokemon for crying out loud... He's also always giving roses to [[ShipTease his "rival" May/Haruka]].

* In ''Manga/UndertakerRiddle'', Riddle is seeing with a bouquet of roses a lot. Doubles as a using of TheTragicRose since he garnish mourning ceremonies with them as well.

* In ''WesternAnimation/{{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.

* In Creator/George R R Martin's ''Literature/A Song Of Ice And Fire'',Loras Tyrell's house sigil is a rose.He hands out roses to his fangirls every tourney.

* British spy Literature/{{Quiller}} has arranged for whatever money he has left to be spent on roses for his girlfriend Moira. In one novel however he's being taken out to be shot and has time to ponder just how annoying it would be to receive a roomful of roses from a dead lover. He escapes his predicament, and has the will changed to a single sublime rose.

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* Kamen Rider Caucasus, the BigBad Dark Rider from ''[[Series/KamenRiderKabuto Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love]]'', has his signature Black Rose, which somehow makes him look extremely menicing and refined at the same time. He also frequantly uses them as a silent PreAssKickingOneLiner, holding one up before [[CurbStompBattle pummeling his opponent into oblivion]].
* Humorously used when [[Series/TheColbertReport Stephen Colbert]] had to get his photo taken for an Army ID when he trains to prepare for going to Iraq. He isn't allowed to smile, so on the second try he whips out a rose.

* Invoked on the season 9 finale of ''Series/RuPaulsDragRace'' when Sasha Velour came on-stage carrying a rose to lip sync to "So Emotional". She tore it to shreds during the song's spoken-word intro then at key moments within the song released small showers of rose petals by removing each of her gloves, culminating in a climactic ''cascade'' of petals from under her wig.

* Mid-boss from ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'', 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, and the animation, sound effects and general feel of the scene reinforce it.

* In ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', [[VideoGame/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 [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Golbez]] to inspire him]]. Funnily enough, the rose changes hands quite a bit. Halfway through [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Warrior Of Light]]'s stories, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]] steals it, Cloud takes it back, and it eventually gets back to Firion.

** Fellow matador [[Franchise/StreetFighter Vega]] would later steal this intro for himself, but made it even cooler by not moving at all as the rose was diced into smithereens.
* Jean Pierre in ''VideoGame/FightersHistory'' held a rose in his mouth and tossed it aside during his pre match fight pose.
* In ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'', this is Rosetta's motif as it's in her name, skill and charge attack names, and she has several roses in her dress and hair. It becomes even more blatant when she transforms into Rose Queen.

* ''VideoGame/DualBlades'' and ''Slashers: The Power Battle'': The Christian knight [[BlueBlood Duke]] Andre can use as a projectile, in a manner very similar to Street Fighter's Dudley and Vega described above, a rose. The in-story reason for him using rose in battle was in rebuke to an opponent who mockingly compared his religious belief like those of a fragile flower. [[ReligiousBruiser Andre]] decide to remind his opponents that roses have thorns and thus should not mock his faith.

* Played with in a Valentine's Day episode of ''WesternAnimation/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.
* Used in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/ElenaOfAvalor'' when Gabe is [[DemonicPossession possessed by the spirit of a vain, aggressive general]], thanks to a [[ArtifactOfDoom cursed sword]]. With the general in charge, he plucks a rose, places it between his teeth, before tossing it with precision to land behind Elena's ear. The princess is not impressed, and tosses it back to him, where it lands on the ground.

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* Wrestling/BlackRose has done photo shoots with a black rose in her teeth.

* Rose Quartz[[spoiler:/Pink Diamond]], mother of ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', uses pink roses as her motif, from her rebellion flag, to her sword and scabbard, to her shield, to how her bubble is formed resembling a blooming rose, and to anything from her arsenal.

* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', also written by Creator/YoshihiroTogashi, has the Miniature Rose, a bomb which is similar and ''deadlier'' than the atom bomb. Its name is given by its rose-shaped smoke cloud. The bomb is a low-budget ''weapon of mass destruction'' and is so small that it can even implanted in ''humans''. The bomb has not only a large, wide range and destructive power, the bomb scatters a vast quantity of an unparalleled poison at the instant it explodes. Those who survive the initial explosion will suffer direct internal damages caused by rapid uptake of the poison. The poison catalyzes the production and emission of new poison until the victims finally succumb to death. And the poison is ''infectious''. The Minituare Rose has taken the live of several billions people and about 80% of nations possess this bomb, it's official forbidden.
** [[spoiler:[[BigGood Netero]] sacrifices himself by activating the Minituare Rose in his body and he finally kills [[BigBad Meryuem]], [[EvilGenius Shaiapouf]] and [[TheBrute Menthuthuyoupi]] with its poison, three of the four most powerful chimera ants]].

* The Kentucky Derby, perhaps the most famous [[UsefulNotes/HorseRacing horse race]] in the world, is known as the "Run for the Roses", because the winner is draped with a blanket of roses in the winner's circle.
* There's really more than something about a rose. In a wider, taxonomixal scale, ''Rosaceae'', or the rose family, is very prominent in the world of fruit. The rose has fruitbearing cousins that include apples, pears, quinces, apricots, peaches, cherries, plums, strawberries, raspberries, loquats, and almonds.

Generally, this is used to indicate a character is {{Bishonen}} (or PrettyBoy), [[AgentPeacock a girly but badass man]] or a [[TheCasanova Casanova]], although there ''are'' a few female examples out there (like TheVamp or the GirlyBruiser).

Speaking of Victorian, the common depictions of roses we see today are a relatively recent phenomenon. Commonly used depictions use a type of cultivar known as the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_tea_rose hybrid tea]], which was first bred in the late Victorian era. Earlier depictions such as in medieval illuminated manuscripts and in the emblems of [[UsefulNotes/WarsOfTheRoses the Houses of Lancaster and York]] used non-spiral, five-petaled roses; some of which them are often colored pink or in cooler hues of red, by which other languages such as German, Russian and all major
Romance languages use "rose" as a stand-in for pink.

* Dante in ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry 4'', when using the Lucifer weapon, becomes some sort of demonic flamenco dancer, and he triggers the explosion of the Lucifer's shards by tossing a rose (that the game insists is significant only in its insignificance). [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PK6UaPnRYcc&feature=youtu.be&t=0m48s Video]].

** Fellow matador [[StreetFighter Vega]] would later steal this intro for himself, but made it even cooler by not moving at all as the rose was diced into smithereens.

* In ''''Fanfic/BetweenMyBrotherAndMeMorsOmnibus'', we have the lovely maiden Shirobara whose name can translate into "White Rose", she wears a dress that evokes the image of a white rose and she uses a Rose deck. In the prequel series ''Mors Tua'', she was once a flower girl who handed the legendary cursed puppets three yellow roses as a sign of them returning to bring joy to her village later. WordOfGod is that Shirobara's appearance was heavily inspired by the Garden Rose Maiden monster.

* In one episode of ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Castiel [[note]]an angel who's been temporarily made human[[/note]] believes he's going on a date, so he picks a rose for the girl. It turns out she was actually asking him to babysit. But, when a rogue angel comes for the baby, Cas uses the rose's thorns to draw blood so he can [[CouldNotFindAPen paint an angel-banishing spell on the wall.]]

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* The film ''Film/{{Azumi}}'' features a long-haired, white-clad, psychotic biseinen who first appears holding a red rose, for no other apparent reason than to look cool.

* Gomez from the first ''Film/TheAddamsFamily'' movie. H,e's the kind of person who'd enjoy a pierced lip the bad way.
* In ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen'', the title character has a habit of handing roses to every woman he meets.

Generally, this is used to indicate a character is {{Bishonen}}, [[AgentPeacock a girly but badass man]] or a [[TheCasanova Casanova]], although there ''are'' a few female examples out there (like TheVamp or the GirlyBruiser).

* James/Kojiro in ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'', who seems to have no use for it other than emphasizing his good looks, and sometimes would display it during the Team Rocket motto, though otherwise not much else. It was present at the very beginning of the series and started to pop up more frequently towards the latter half of the Diamond and Pearl arc, and 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...

* Quite fitting for his character, LoveableRogue Hawkeye from ''VideoGame/SeikenDensetsu3'' has an attack called "Dance of Roses" as his level 3 tech in his Wanderer class. He tosses a rose on top of an enemy, then rains down a series of slashes on the rose, dicing the enemy and sending rose petals flying everywhere.

* In one episode of ''Series/Supernatural'', Castiel [[note]]an angel who's been temporarily made human[[/note]] believes he's going on a date, so he picks a rose for the girl. It turns out she was actually asking him to babysit. But, when a rogue angel comes for the baby, Cas uses the rose's thorns to draw blood so he can [[CouldNotFindAPen paint an angel-banishing spell on the wall.]]

* Wrestling/{{GLOW}} wrestler Spanish Red [[CheapPop handed out roses to people in the crowd]] after her HeelFaceTurn.

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* Poison Ivy in ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' tends to do this at least once in every incarnation.
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* ''Series/GameOfThrones'': Michele Clapton designed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmsDi4P-1YQ Margaery Tyrell's wedding gown with the character's personality in mind]], and there are visible thorns which run along the costume.
-->"I wanted it to be a sort of traditional dress in a funny way, but then roses can be so pretty, and I didn't want them to be pretty, I wanted them to be slightly dangerous because I think she [Margaery] is."
* Instead of James/Kojiro, mentioned above, Jessie/Musashi of ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' has, on at least one occasion, held a rose during an introduction.
* Chie in ''Anime/MaiOtome'' carries a blue rose around with her, which given her [[{{Bifauxnen}} quasi-boyish appearance]] and the fuckton of [[HoYay Les Yay]] that she gives off in her first appearance, is likely playing off this trope.
* Kodachi Kuno in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', who's mostly an {{Ojou}} with sprinklings of TheVamp, carries around a ''black'' rose, no less.
** She also summons up a veritable storm of black rose petals whenever she makes her [[IncomingHam dramatic entrance]] (and [[VillainExitStageLeft dramatic exit]]), covering the ground, the walls, the furniture, and the innocent bystanders, who complain about having to clean up after her.
** Black rose bouquets as hidden bombs for sleeping powder and paralysis powder (and actual gunpowder, in one manga story) are also a favorite tactic.

* Charlotte from the ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'' games, borrowed from the ''Rose of Versailles'' series. Quite fond of roses, even catching them after winning when someone drops one from above for it. She tends to stab people a lot in the games.

* The song "Masochism Tango" mentions that the singer, a man,
-->"Env[ies] the rose\\
That you held in your teeth, love\\
With the thorns underneath, love\\
Digging into your gums"
* From ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'', we have Peorth. Her angel is even named Gorgeous Rose.

* In ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries SoulCalibur II]]'' and ''V'', One of Ivy's whip weapons is shaped like a rose. It is apparently favored by Ivy cosplayers.
* Shirin in ''VideoGame/{{Harukanaru Toki no Naka de}}'' (including using roses as weapons). The flower is also referenced in her ImageSong, "Hyouen no Bara no Fukou".
* [[spoiler:[[{{Bifauxnen}} Rei]] [[MagnificentBastard Ijuin]]]] in ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial''.

* Lady Rachel Alucard of the ''VideoGame/{{BlazBlue}}'' is surrounded by rose motifs. Her stage is a rose garden, her {{leitmotif}} is named "Queen of Rose", her emblem has a rose in the center, her battle aura is a rose in chains. And yes, she is often seen with them in cutscenes.
* ''{{WebAnimation/RWBY}}'' has the [[FloralThemeNaming aptly named]] Ruby Rose, who leaves behind a trail of rose petals when using her SuperSpeed.
* Speaking of Rachel and Ruby, both girls appear as playable characters in ''VideoGame/BlazblueCrossTagBattle'', where you can place them in the same team, and they will comment about the rose motif.
-->'''Ruby:''' Aww yeah, here comes Team Rose!
-->'''Rachel:''' [[NotSoAboveItAll Make light of a rose and you may be pricked.]]
* In ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'' a red rose is a mark of the Rose Princess and by extension the Aristocrat Club. While the Princess doesn't initially seem like a character fitting to the trope, there is some development later in the game that does give her shades of it.
* Alyssa of ''VideoGame/{{Gungnir}}'' wields a giant lance with a rose motif. Since she's a shy noblewoman rather than TheVamp, the roses are {{p|rincessesPreferPink}}ink.
* Beatrix from ''VideoGame/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.
* Koishi Komeji from ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' has a few rose-themed spellcards, though fans tend to notice the Freudian-themed ones more.
* Parodied in an episode of ''Series/FullHouse''. 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.

* Princess Briar Rose, in the first Videogame/DarkParables PC game, lives in a castle with a recurring rose theme.

* Milky Rose (blue rose) and the Pretty Cure 5 (red rose) from ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'', and Cure Ace (red rose) from ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure''.
* Downplayed in ''Manga/PuellaMagiOrikoMagica'': Kirika gets excited about the rose garden at Oriko's home and starts identifying them by sight, only to stop when Oriko says the roses [[BrokenPedestal belonged to her father]]. Kirika is [[LoveFreak very much a romantic]]... and [[{{Yandere}} certainly has]] [[AxCrazy some thorns]] [[GirlWithPsychoWeapon of her own]].
* In ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', apart from being Usagi's favored FlowerMotif, ArtNouveau roses in multiple hues appear during her heroic moments as Sailor Moon. A spray of red roses caps off her TransformationSequence, and while she issues her InTheNameOfTheMoon speech, various shades of them frame her hand, pattern the floor and ornament the [[WeirdMoon crescent moon]] of her backdrop.
* Wrestling/{{GLOW}} wrestler Spanish Red [[CheapPop handed out roses to people in the crowd]] after her HeelFaceTurn.
* Wrestling/BlackRose has done photo shoots with a black rose in her teeth.
* In ''ComicStrip/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn'', [[http://www.gocomics.com/phoebe-and-her-unicorn/2016/04/28 Marigold poses with a rose in her mouth.]]

* The most famous [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball college football bowl game]] is called the "Rose Bowl" or the "Tournament of Roses", played in the stadium of the same name. Teams that clinch a spot in this game tend to bring out roses in celebration, sometimes holding them in their hand or in their mouths and some teams have modified their uniforms to include a rose in their logo to commemorate appearing in the game.

* ''Website/GaiaOnline'' has a series of rose items that a "[[AuthorAvatar character]]" can hold in their mouth.
* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' allows roses to be equipped as face items. Unlike other flowers, which are worn on the head, they are carried in the mouth.

* Dancers in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyThe4HeroesOfLight'' hold a rose in their mouths instead of wearing a crown like other classes.
* ''Theatre/TheRoseTattoo'' is practically suffocating in rose symbolism. The original owner of the rose tattoo is named Rosario delle Rose. His wife, who compares his skin to a yellow rose petal, likes to wear [[FlowerInHerHair a rose in her hair]] and imagines the tattoo appeared on her breast when she conceived, which is perhaps why her daughter is named Rosa. The symbolism doesn't stop there.
* In ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', there is Roselia and its evolved form, Roserade, which are Grass/Poison Pokemon that resemble small rose fairies. (Despite its feminine appearance, it can be either male or female.)
* In ''Literature/TheJezinkas'', one Jezinka tries this approach on Johnny.
* ''Manga/AirGear'' has the Thorn reglalia, a sort of weaponized barb-wire attached to rollerblades, it is used by a female character that is both extremely beautiful and a dangerously skillful skater.

* ComicBook/{{Runaways}} member [[PunnyName Klara Prast]] can talk to plants and [[GreenThumb control them]]. She likes roses in particular, mainly because they're the only plants that talk back.

Speaking of Victorian, the common depictions of roses we see today are a relatively recent phenomenon. Commonly used depictions use a type of cultivar known as the [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_tea_rose hybrid tea]], which was first bred in the late Victorian era. Earlier depictions such as in medieval illuminated manuscripts and in the emblems of [[UsefulNotes/TheWarsOfTheRoses the Houses of Lancaster and York]] used non-spiral, five-petaled roses; some of which them are often colored pink or in cooler hues of red, by which other languages such as German, Russian and all major

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** Speaking of Rachel and Ruby, both girls appear as playable characters in ''VideoGame/BlazblueCrossTagBattle'', where you can place them in the same team, and they will comment about the rose motif.