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== Anime & Manga ==
* Meta Knight in ''[[Kirby]]'s'' [[Kirby:
* Twilight Suzuka in ''[[Outlaw Star]]''. Slightly less out-of-nowhere, at least in that it's no stranger than the Chinese Magic-using [[Space Pirates]] they already introduced.
* Mr. Bushido in ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]''—who is actually American. Additional to it, a samurai mobile suit. 3, in fact.
* Elites in ''[[
* Toudoh in ''[[Code Geass]]'' is another future samurai.
* The second arc of ''New [[Getter Robo]]'' which has the characters get stuck in an alternate-universe Heian Japan, just to fit armies of samurai into a [[Humongous Mecha]] anime.
* Setsuna of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', a [[Half-Human Hybrid|half]]-[[Winged Humanoid|bird demon]], [[Demon Slaying]], [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|lesbian-in-denial]] [[Samurai]] in an [[Urban Fantasy]]. Also one of the most popular characters in the series, whose prominence was [[Ensemble Darkhorse|quickly raised after her introduction in the fourth volume]].
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]''
** [[Lady of War|Signum]] from ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
** Micaiah Chevelle of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid|Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Vi Vid]]'' is an even straighter example. She's a Mid-Childan who's also a traditional samurai, complete with katana, dojo, Japanese attire, and an [[Iaijutsu Practitioner|Iaijutsu fighting style]]. [[Fan Nickname|Fans were quick to dub her as Signum Mk II]]. A bit of a surprise, what with Mid-Childa being an alien world with a European-like society.
* In ''[[Naruto]]'', the Land of Iron has samurai, instead of the [[Ninja]] in Hidden Villages most other nations rely on. For added goodness, in relation to trope picture, the regular samurai of the Land of Iron wear armor similar to the [[Star Wars|Stormtroopers]].
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== Comics -- Books ==
* The French series ''Chroniques de la Lune Noire'' (''[[Black Moon Chronicles]]'') has the character of Murata, a samurai in an otherwise western fantasy setting. Since it is based on an old ''[[Dungeons
* [[Frank Miller]] loves this trope.
* ''[[The Tick (animation)]]'' comics have Paul the Samurai, despite all the other heroes being over the top cape and cowl style. His primary role is to be there to recommend that he and anybody associated with him commits seppuku at the slightest failure.
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* In ''[[Brazil (film)|Brazil]]'', Sam's later [[Dream Sequence]]s have him fighting a samurai. Apparently, "samurai" is supposed to be a [[Stealth Pun]].
* ''[[Red Sun]]'' is a western with a samurai thrown in. Better than it sounds. Considering who plays the samurai ([[Toshiro Mifune]]), it should be.
* ''[[Six
* ''[[Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai]]'' is a film revolving around an African-American assassin who follows the Code of the Samurai.
* ''[[Star Wars]]'': Darth Vader's character design was heavily based off samurai armor.
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* ''[[Fallout 3]]'' expansion "Mothership Zeta" has a Samurai abducted from ancient Japan and awakened from cryogenic suspended animation.
* The ''[[Unreal]]'' universe has a corporate faction, the Izanagi, who go into battle with heavily Samurai-themed armour.
* The penultimate boss of ''[[
* The ''[[Kirby]]'' games' "Quick Draw" minigame have the characters dressed as samurai. (Though earlier English translations replaced samurai with cowboys, turning a [[Single-Stroke Battle]] into a wild west shootout.)
* In ''[[Pokémon]]'', [[Pokémon Black and White|the starter Oshawott's]] entire evolutionary line is based around samurai—Oshawott is either a wannabe samurai or an inexperienced apprentice, Dewott is either a ronin, an apprentice, or a normal samurai, and Samurott not only has samurai in its name, but it is likely based on a ''daimyo'', or ''samurai warlord''. The best part? [[Improbable Weapon User|THEY USE THEIR SHELLS AS SWORDS.]]
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