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* ''[[Fate/stay night|Fate Stay Night]]'' has a samurai for the Assassin class. And no, it doesn't suit him in the slightest. He does no sneak attacks, no dirty fighting, doesn't go for Masters like he is supposed to when he has the chance, and finally he is the only Japanese hero amongst all the Servants. The rest of them? Greeks, Celts and English make up over half the Servants and both (including [[Fate/Zero]]) real Assassins are Arabs. Yes, both. He wasn't even supposed to be here at all. Also, he's a better swordsman than Saber and even [[Blood Knight|Lancer]] doesn't want to fight him.
* The ''[[Wizardry]]'' games included samurai and [[Instant Awesome, Just Add Ninja|ninja]] both as enemies and available character classes. Both were considered "elite" classes with high requirements for changing to, and both were flat-out superior to plain old fighters. Interestingly, ''Wizardry'' was also [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|far more popular in Japan]] than similar game series.
* In ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion]]'', the Blades (or rather, the ineffectual royal-guard sub-set) take their armor style from the continent of [[Wutai|Akavir]], mimicking Remann Cyrodill's original Akavarii bodyguard. Their lavishly decorated armor is highly reminiscent of samurai or ashigaru armor, they fight with katana, and their fortress is a "temple" high in the mountains that looks for all the world like a Japanese castle. Keep in mind that the rest of the province Cyrodiil is based off of medieval Europe and the Roman Empire.
* ''[[Touhou|Touhou Project]]''
** Youmu sports a pair of katanas despite ''Touhou Project'' being mostly a [[Bullet Hell]] genre. She projects a following of the Bushido code, essentially being Yuyuko's samurai. Must be mentioned that her sword is highly capable of spewing bullets and ''slowing time''.
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