Usagi Yojimbo: Difference between revisions

Usagi is often associated with the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]], thanks in part to several crossovers between different incarnations of the properties, and the friendship between Sakai and the Turtles creators. This has permitted Usagi to appear on the screen in both ''TMNT'' cartoons as a recurring character, culminating in an episode set in Usagi's world—the closest thing yet to an ''Usagi'' animated series. ''Usagi Yojimbo'' was also published by Eastman and Laird's Mirage Studios for a time, before moving on to [[Dark Horse Comics]].

 

 

* [[Action Girl]]: [[Dark Action Girl|Chizu, Inazuma]], Tomoe Ame. The occasional one-shot story may feature an [[Action Girl]] {{spoiler|who inevitably dies or is <s>written out of the series</s>married off}}.

* [[Alternate Continuity]]: Usagi's cartoon incarnations. Also, some stories have had changes made between the comic and graphic novel collections—such as Usagi <s>kissing</s> hugging Kinuko after [https://web.archive.org/web/20111122223713/http://usagiyojimbo.com/casl/letters/volume3/uyletter_16.html a reader pointed out] that kissing was a courtesan's trick imported by foreigners.

* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen]]: Hikiji as the sole human, something Sakai later regretted doing. {{spoiler|Jesus on the crucifix -- lion, lamb, human, or something else entirely?}} Also, foreigners—either the unseen [[Ruritania]]ns are some family other than mammalian, or ethnicity and nationality just depends on your [[Wig, Dress, Accent]]. Either option has enough [[Anvilicious]] [[Unfortunate Implications]] to cause a plot implosion.

** Sakai has said Hikiji is mostly kept off panel because he feels the character works better as a Sauron-like figure, manipulating things unseen. As far as the Europeans go, his Nilson Groundthumper strips take place in that part of the UY Earth. The characters there seem to be of a wide variety of species. It should be noted the Nilson stories predate the Ninja Turtles by a few years, despite the latter often being given credit for at least partially inspiring UY.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|[[Ninja|Saru]] and [[Retired Badass|Ikeda]] both do this in ''Journey to Atsuta Shrine'', but for different reasons}}

** {{spoiler|Lord Noriyuki has a body double -- or rather he ''had'' one. He never speaks even after being wounded because his voice is different, and a remorseful Tomoe promises he'll get an honorable burial.}}

* [[What Could Have Been]]: Initial work had begun on a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlLPYn2km-U ''Space Usagi'' cartoon], but was stopped after the failure of the superficially similar ''[[Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars|Bucky O'Hare]]''. Similarly, ''Space Usagi'' was slated to make an appearance in the second season ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]: Fast Forward'', but the appearance was scrapped when the season was cancelled.

* [[Whip It Good]]: Sakura.

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Captain Torame in "The Dragon Bellow Conspiracy". He's so [[My Master, Right or Wrong|loyal]], he'll stay with his lord even though he knows his plans are evil.

{{quote|'''Torame''', trading ''Bushido'' sayings with Usagi: "Is there ever a circumstance when ''rebellion'' against one's lord can be justified?"

 

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