History ReferencedBy / RurouniKenshin

* [[Characters/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink Baiken]] from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' is practically just [[CaptainErsatz Kenshin]] in sprite form[[note]]especially her very [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink first appearance]] in the first ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink Guilty Gear]]'' as a SecretCharacter[[/note]] '''except''' for the fact that she's female instead of male. It's because the character designer [[ViewerGenderConfusion mistook]] Kenshin for a girl. Her later iterations evolved to become [[RealWomenHaveCurves more voluptuous]].

* ''[[Manga/{{Genshiken}} Genshiken Nidaime]]'': In Chapter 105 of ''Genshiken Nidaime'', [[CosplayOtakuGirl Susanna "Sue" Hopkins]] does the "Gatotsu" stance with a rolled-up poster on Madarame while admitting she doesn't know [[spoiler:whether she likes him or not]]. However, the attack she does from the Gatotsu stance when [[spoiler:Madarame rejects the idea of dating Hato because [[FreudianSlip he doesn't have boobs]]]] was Kenshin's/Hiko's "Kuzu Ryu Sen" instead.

* ''[[Manga/{{Genshiken}} Genshiken Nidaime]]'': In Chapter 105 of ''Genshiken Nidaime'', [[CosplayOtakuGirl Susanna "Sue" Hopkins]] does the "Gatotsu" stance on Madarame while admitting she doesn't know [[spoiler:whether she likes him or not]].

* ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'': Many of the characters from ''Last Blade'' were modeled after ''[=RuroKen=]'' characters, with it also being set during the [[{{Jidaigeki}} Bakumatsu]].

* ''ComicBook/{{Chronin}}'': In the ''Chronin'' graphic novels, a large part of why main character Mirai Yoshida (a Japanese-American graduate student from [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture the not too distant future]]), became interested in Japanese history and wound up participating in the fledging TimeTravel program is because of her love of reading manga set in historical settings. The main one specifically mentioned being a [[LawyerFriendlyCameo lawyer friendly]] pastiche of Kenshin, titled "Ronin Ken". The way Mirai describes it this version of Kenshin may have been more for the ShoujoDemographic, as she says that while it has a few fights it's mostly focused on romance.

* In the ''ComicBook/{{Chronin}}'' graphic novels, a large part of why main character Mirai Yoshida (a Japanese-American graduate student from [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture the not too distant future]]), became interested in Japanese history and wound up participating in the fledging TimeTravel program is because of her love of reading manga set in historical settings. The main one specifically mentioned being a [[LawyerFriendlyCameo lawyer friendly]] pastiche of Kenshin, titled "Ronin Ken". The way Mirai describes it this version of Kenshin may have been more for the ShoujoDemographic, as she says that while it has a few fights it's mostly focused on romance.

* In Chapter 105 of ''[[Manga/{{Genshiken}} Genshiken Nidaime]]'', [[CosplayOtakuGirl Susanna "Sue" Hopkins]] does the "Gatotsu" stance on Madarame while admitting she doesn't know [[spoiler:whether she likes him or not]].

* In light of all the shout-outs author Creator/NobuhiroWatsuki gave to Creator/{{SNK}} FightingGame ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'', it's only appropriate that they give a shout-out back in the form of ''Samurai Shodown V's'' [[Characters/SamuraiShodownV Yoshitora]] [[ChivalrousPervert Tokugawa]]. He's a shout-out to [[BifurcatedWeapon Sword]] [[WhipSword Hunter]] [[TheIdiotFromOsaka Chou]] [[BladeAcrossTheShoulder Sawagejo]] and his silly [[AnimeHair broom hair]].
* Many of the characters from ''VideoGame/TheLastBlade'' were modeled after ''[=RuroKen=]'' characters, with it also being set during the [[{{Jidaigeki}} Bakumatsu]].

* In Chapter 105 of ''[[Manga/Genshiken Genshiken Nidaime]]'', [[CosplayOtakuGirl Susanna "Sue" Hopkins]] does the "Gatotsu" stance on Madarame while admitting she doesn't know [[spoiler:whether she likes him or not]].

** After Katsura knocks down multiple policemen with a butterfly net and finishes the last one off by whacking him with a sword, he claims that he ''"only used the back of the sword"''. This undoubtedly references Kenshin's sakabatou.

** [[ChivalrousPervert Hyo Amano]] is based on minor one-shot villain Hitokiri Gasuke and his [[Music/ElvisPresley Elvis]] hair, but Hyo's a more charming version of him.

** After Katsura knocks down multiple policemen with a butterfly net and finishes the last one off by whacking him with a sword, he claims that he ''"only used the back of the sword"''. This undoubtedly references Kenshin's sakaboto.

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* ''Webcomic/AquaRegia'': It's pretty much spelled outright in the [[WhamEpisode seventh chapter]] as a brief rundown of the events that lead it to Kenshin getting his scar... [[spoiler: While [[TheHero Daniel]] gets tortured and has his face scarred]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': When ''Lonely Blade'' performs the Boomerang Blade, he's shouting "Kaiten Kenbu!", which is a move from ''Kenshin''.

* [[Characters/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink Baiken]] from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' is practically just [[CaptainErsatz Kenshin]] in sprite form[[note]]especially her very [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink first appearance]] in the first ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink Guilty Gear]]'' as a SecretCharacter[[/note]] '''except''' for the fact that she's female instead of male. It's because the character designer [[ViewerGenderConfusion mistook]] Kenshin for a girl. Her later iterations evolved to become [[RealWomenHaveCurves more voluptuous]].

** Genbu no Okina is a mix between Oibore and Okina.

** Kaede is reminiscent of Kenshin in that he has a SplitPersonality: A [[JekyllAndHyde gentler, earnest "Japanese" side]] and a red-eyed [[SuperpoweredEvilSide super-powered]] [[KnightTemplar "foreigner" side]].

** [[FunPersonified Akari Ichijou]] is Misao but as an [[UsefulNotes/Onmyodo onmyouji]].

* [[Characters/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink Baiken]] from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' is practically just [[CaptainErsatz Kenshin]] in sprite form[[note]]especially her very [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink first appearance]] in the first ''[[VideoGame/GuiltyGearTheMissingLink Guilty Gear]]'' as a SecretCharacter[[/note]] '''except''' for the fact that she's female instead of male. It's because the character designer [[ViewerGenderConfusion mistook]] Kenshin for a girl. Her later iterations evolved to become [[RealWomenHaveCurves more]] [[BuxomIsBetter voluptuous]].

** [[FunPersonified Akari Ichijou]] is Misao.

** Yuki is reminiscent of Kaoru as a [[TheChick tomboy martial artist]] mixed with Sanosuke's use of a [[TheLancer lance-like]] [[NaginatasAreFeminine weapon]]. She's also like Tomoe because of her [[DefrostingIceQueen ice queen]] [[AnIcePerson motif]].

** Kaede is reminiscent of Kenshin in that he has a SplitPersonality: A gentler, earnest [[JekyllAndHyde "Japanese" side]] and a red-eyed [[SuperpoweredEvilSide super-powered]] [[KnightTemplar "foreigner" side]].

** Kaede is reminiscent of Kenshin in that he has a SplitPersonality: A gentler earnest "Japanese" side and a red-eyed [[SuperpoweredEvilSide super-powered]] [[KnightTemplar "foreigner" side]].
** Yuki is reminiscent of Kaoru as a [[TheChick tomboy martial artist]] mixed with Sanosuke's use of a [[TheLancer lance-like]] [[NaginatasAreFeminine weapon]]. She's also like Tomoe because of her partial [[DefrostingIceQueen ice queen]] [[AnIcePerson motif]].