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* Tuxedo Kamen/Mask in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', who used them as projectile weapons. ''[[Sailor Moon Abridged|RO]][[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|SE]]!''
* Tuxedo Kamen/Mask in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', who used them as projectile weapons. ''[[Sailor Moon Abridged|RO]][[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|SE]]!''
* Zero, The Winged Knight from ''[[SD Gundam Force]]'' loves them. They're called the "Princess Rose" of Lacora. This quote says it all really.
* Zero, The Winged Knight from ''[[SD Gundam Force]]'' loves them. They're called the "Princess Rose" of Lacora. This quote says it all really.
{{quote| '''Baku:''' There he goes again, making flowers appear out of thin air!}}
{{quote|'''Baku:''' There he goes again, making flowers appear out of thin air!}}
* James/Kojiro in ''[[Pokémon]]'', 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...
* James/Kojiro in ''[[Pokémon]]'', 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...
** Drew/Shū also does this, going as far as using a rose themed Pokemon for crying out loud...
** Drew/Shū also does this, going as far as using a rose themed Pokemon for crying out loud...
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* In ''[[Shrek]] 2'' Prince Charming takes this [[Up to Eleven]] 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 ''[[Shrek]] 2'' Prince Charming takes this [[Up to Eleven]] 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.
* Possibly referenced by [[Dragon Age|Alistair]] in a romance with a female Warden:
* Possibly referenced by [[Dragon Age|Alistair]] in a romance with a female Warden:
{{quote| '''Alistair:''' Here, look at this. Do you know what this is?<br />
{{quote|'''Alistair:''' Here, look at this. Do you know what this is?
'''Warden:''' Your new weapon of choice?<br />
'''Warden:''' Your new weapon of choice?
'''Alistair:''' (jocular) Yes, that's right! Watch as I thrash our enemies with the mighty power of floral arrangements! Feel my thorns, darkspawn! I will overpower you with my rosy scent! (Sniff, sigh)...or, you know, it could just be a rose... }}
'''Alistair:''' (jocular) Yes, that's right! Watch as I thrash our enemies with the mighty power of floral arrangements! Feel my thorns, darkspawn! I will overpower you with my rosy scent! (Sniff, sigh)...or, you know, it could just be a rose... }}
* Flat the mouse, in ''[[Onegai My Melody]]'', when he dispenses [[Shipper on Deck|"sic-her-boy!" advices]] to Kakeru. He also mysteriously grows a mustache.
* Flat the mouse, in ''[[Onegai My Melody]]'', when he dispenses [[Shipper on Deck|"sic-her-boy!" advices]] to Kakeru. He also mysteriously grows a mustache.
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* The Devilstar assassins of ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' use rose-bombs at times. The Devilstar that killed Joe Asakura's parents tried to kill him with one.
* The Devilstar assassins of ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' use rose-bombs at times. The Devilstar that killed Joe Asakura's parents tried to kill him with one.
* The song "Masochism Tango" mentions that the singer, a man,
* The song "Masochism Tango" mentions that the singer, a man,
{{quote| "Env[ies] the rose<br />
{{quote|"Env[ies] the rose
That you held in your teeth, love<br />
That you held in your teeth, love
With the thorns underneath, love<br />
With the thorns underneath, love
Digging into your gums" }}
Digging into your gums" }}
* From ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', we have Peorth. Her angel is even named Gorgeous Rose.
* From ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', we have Peorth. Her angel is even named Gorgeous Rose.