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* [[Out with a Bang]]: One of the protagonists of ''Gai-Jin''.
* [[Privateer]]
* [[Seppuku]]. Subverted by {{spoiler|Blackthorne}} who attempts it but lives to tell, still getting benefits as it raises other people's opinion of him. Played straighter by {{spoiler|Mariko, who commits suicide before being killed by [[
* [[Stock Ninja Weaponry]]: In ''[[Shogun]]'', the shinobi aiming at {{spoiler|Mariko's life}} are described wielding [[Poisoned Weapons|poison-covered shurikens]], swords and [[Overly Long Name|"scythe-like knives connected to long weighted chains"]] (aka: Kusarigama).
* [[The Bad Guy Wins]]: One possible interpretation of {{spoiler|Shogun}}, depending on whether you consider {{spoiler|Toranaga}} to be the bad guy or not. He is unquestionably power-hungry, ruthless, manipulative and has no regard for keeping solemn promises he made in the past, but his combination of [[Morality Pet|genuinely caring for certain people]] coupled with being an all-round [[Magnificent Bastard]] of the highest order makes the reader more likely to overlook his bad aspects. It doesn't change the fact that he is arguably the darker shade of gray in the [[Gray and Gray Morality]] of the book.
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