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* [[Annoying Arrows]]: Averted most of the time, but played straight with the Chinese soldiers. Justified as they were taking drugs that caused them to [[Feel No Pain]].

* [[Arrow Catch]]: Fuugo. Not so much a catch as letting it slam into his forearm.

* [[Just Following Orders]]: {{spoiler|Shouan}} claims this after {{spoiler|he helps hand Kotaro over to the Chinese soldiers}}, and insists [[Not So Different|Nanashi would have done the same in his position]], {{spoiler|[[My Greatest Failure|which he ''has]]''}}.

* [[Katanas Are Just Better]]: Averted; only one main character uses an actual katana, and the weapon itself isn't that much better.

* [[Licked By the Dog]]: Tobimaru is instantly fond of the shady vagrant who's shown up in his young master's shack.

* [[Lightning Bruiser]]: Luo-Lang, a towering, powerfully-built Westerner who also happens to be a snake-fast [[Master Swordsman]].

** He stresses that he has received a different name from each lord he served. One called him "Red Hair".

* [[The Only One Allowed to Defeat You]]: {{spoiler|Luo Lang MURDERS HIS BOSS so he can fight Nanashi man-to-man.}}

** {{spoiler|Who's still cheering for Itadori at that point? Luo Lang got the power up.}}

* [[Throwing Your Sword Always Works]]: Used early on by Luo-Lang, and later half subverted {{spoiler|when Nanashi does this then realizes he's weaponless afterward, and has to fight off several opponents without it}}.