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** Drew/Shū also does this, going as far as using a rose themed Pokemon for crying out loud...
* [[Bishonen|Rio]] from [[Samba De Amigo]] often carries a red rose.
* George from ''[[Paradise Kiss]]'' gives Yukari one when he first meets her. He must be particularly fond of them, since the [[Pimped
* Tamaki in ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' often carries a rose around, though he's mostly a parody of this character type. Ouran relies heavily on this trope. In fact all the characters have a symbolic rose colour attached to them. Tamaki's is white, Haruhi's is red, Kauru orange, Hikaru blue, Honey pink, Kyoya's purple and Mori dark blue.
* ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' has several characters who carry around roses regularly (it being a primary symbol of the series), though it's mostly Touga who fits the general character type associated with it. Let us not forget Akio who at one point actually [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|bites a petal off a rose]]. At least there is no question of where all those roses come from, as they grow everywhere on the campus, along with some special types grown in the Rose Garden.
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* In The ''[[Book of Amber]]'', the first protagonist, Corwin, has as his emblem a silver rose. A brief mention is made of the fact that his cloak-clasp is a silver rose, but it's not mentioned again until the second protagonist, his son Merlin, finds a real, fresh-cut silver rose on Corwin's bedside table (even though Corwin was missing, presumed dead at the time<ref>It does get established that more than one version of Corwin was around at the time, as well as the how and some of the why</ref>). Nothing is made of it because the series ends abruptly due to [[Author Existence Failure]].
** In the portrait introducing Benedict, he "leaned upon a lance about which was entwined a rope of flowers".
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil|Johan]] [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|Elites]], who's {{spoiler|[[Tokimeki Memorial|Rei Ijuin]]}}'s [[Expy]] in ''[[Mitsumete Knight (Video Game)|Mitsumete]] [[Spiritual Successor|Knight]]''.
* 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:
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* Karl Lichter von Randoll of ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' has a tendency to throw roses, especially in one episode of the TV series, where he throws a white one at Asuka. His racing suit even has a ''red rose logo'' on the back.
* Yoshimori of ''[[Kekkaishi]]'' has the ability to create facsimiles of himself, which he usually uses to take care of boring duties while he has a nap. For special occasions, he makes an ultra-hunky version of himself with Fabio hair and a rose in the teeth.
* Kamen Rider Caucasus, the [[Big Bad]] Dark Rider from ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto|Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love]]'', has his signature Black Rose, which somehow makes him look extremely menicing and refined at the same time. He also frequantly uses them as a silent [[Pre
* [[The Hunger Games|President Snow]] is anything ''but'' [[Bishonen]], but he has a greenhouse filled with roses, leaves behind roses as a warning to his enemies, and has done something to himself so that he permanently smells of roses--as well as of blood. {{spoiler|The blood smell's actually natural: he tried to poison both himself and a rival, and since he didn't take the antidote quickly enough, he's got permanent mouth ulcers. The rose smell is intended to cover it up.}}
* In ''[[Tales of Graces (Video Game)|Tales of Graces]]'', Richard's level 1 [[Limit Break|Blast Calibur]] is called Vertex Rose.
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* In ''[[Sinfest]]'' [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=1772 when you think you're a heartbreaker.]
** [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2045 Or are preparing for a date.]
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Gaunts Ghosts|Necropolis]] When the noble houses of Vervunhive place Ibram Gaunt in charge of the defense of their city, they give him a symbolic rose from House Chass's gardens. House Chass practices the art of cybernetic gardening, though, each plant a carefully-designed metallic object, so this is a ''steel rose''. It {{spoiler|saves his life when he's shot with a bolt gun point-blank (because it exploded ''next'' to him rather than ''inside'' him}} in what [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane|might, or might not, have been]] [[Divine Intervention]].
* In ''[[Tekken]]'', Lee Chaolan can be customized to hold a rose between his teeth, fitting with his [[The Charmer]] persona.
* ''[[Bleach]]'': [[The Fighting Narcissist|Beauty-obsessed]] [[Macho Camp|Charlotte's]] release is called "Reina des Roses" ("Queen of the Roses"). We see why when he unleashes his ultimate attack: a black thorn bush inside which a single white rose blooms, killing the opponent trapped inside. The attack is designed to symbolise his aesthetic of beauty equalling strength.
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With the thorns underneath, love<br />
Digging into your gums" }}
* From ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'', we have Peorth. Her angel is even named Gorgeous Rose.
* Shinku in ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'', and pretty much everyone else in the show who is one of the titular dolls will have some sort of rose symbolism associated with them. Kirakishou is listed as the example on the anime's main page.
* Aki Izayoi from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds]]'', who was once known as the "Black Rose Witch", her ace monster is a giant dragon made mostly of rose petals, and uses several rose-based cards.
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* {{spoiler|[[Bifauxnen|Rei]] [[Magnificent Bastard|Ijuin]]}} in ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]''.
* Why did it take so long for... well, [[Rose of Versailles|Lady Oscar de Jarjeyes]] to be added? She may be the [[Trope Codifier]] for the female version of this trope.
* A rose is the special weapon for the Chibi, the Grass Guardian, in ''[[Guardians of Pokémon (Fanfic)|Guardians of Pokémon]]''. This is a subversion of the usual character type, however, as she's the [[Token Mini
* There was a ''[[Full House]]'' episode where Becky was trying to distract a house guest of Jesse's. Unable to locate a rose to put in her teeth, she used a tulip.
* Lady Rachel Alucard of the ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' is surrounded by rose motifs. Her stage is a rose garden, her [[Leitmotif]] is named "Queen of Rose", her battle aura is a rose in chains. And yes, she is often seen with them in cutscenes.
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