In The Riftwar Cycle, the survivors of the armies of Tsurani Houses that come to an end (usually violently as a result of politics) are forced to become grey warriors, who invariably become bandits due to lack of any other options.Toru takes this to heart as justifying his actions. In Larry Correia's The Grimnoir Chronicles, part of the Chairman's backstory.Zero Takaishi of Tasakeru is a ronin of the "disgraced samurai" variety.Exiled for fratricide, he must walk the Earth, and if he ever takes succor from a Lord he must serve them for a year and a day in recompense. Cherryh, the main character, Vanye, is an ilin, which is more-or-less completely analogous to ronin. In the Morgaine Cycle books by American author C.He eventually gives his swords to Jimmy and Danny Shaftoe, who later end up traveling America as the "Red-Neck Ronin". He's the son of Japanese Jesuits exiled from Japan when Christianity was banned he's a fervent believer in both Catholicism and bushido. Neal Stephenson's The Baroque Cycle: Gabriel Goto.Sword of the Beast: Gennosuke isn't just a ronin, he's on the run and being chased by a death squad, after he killed the leader of his clan.Films about this story include 1941 epic The 47 Ronin and 1962 epic Chushingura. They avenged their late master Lord Asano, who was unjustly forced to commit seppuku, by beheading the man responsible, Lord Kira. Any of the many, many films made of the Based on a True Story tale of The 47 Ronin.Shogun's Samurai: The tide turns in a civil war between two brothers vying to be shogun after the supporters of one brother frame the other for hiring an army of ronin to kill the first brother.Hirayama has worked as a mercenary for years, but owes his allegiance to his former sensei in swordfighting, while Sahara joins the main characters' plight because he finds their cause worthy, and in exchange for a payment. Hirayama and Sahara from 13 Assassins.Sanjuro features Toshiro Mifune playing Ronin in the title roles.The title character of Yojimbo is a ronin.The constant civil wars ensure that a steady stream of them pass through the tiny fishing community in Onibaba.Except Kikuchiyo, who was born a farmer's son. The sequel, Shura, which features a more direct conflict with the Bakufu, have warriors who're implicitly samurai. While they all have a family name, something a self-made Ronin wouldn't have, it's implied it was self-given. The exception would be Ichinose Zenmaru, who' the cadet son of the prestigious Ichinose clan of swordmasters who's serving the lord of Omiya as sword teachers. On a technicalty, pretty much all the characters from Gamaran are Ronin, most of whom are on a plot to oppose the Shogunate and rely on their status as expert martial artists and deadly warriors to survive.Komusubiman's still a kid, so he still has a lot to learn from Omusubiman. Anpanman has Omusubiman and Komusubiman, two rice ball-headed characters that travel througout the village, doing random good deeds when needed.Goemon also believes that his attitude is normal, and that most of Japan has lost their way, instead. Everyone In-Universe calls him Samurai, but he is a Ronin by our definition. He constantly seeks to improve his skills, seeking teachers of Martial Arts (whom he then refers to as his "Master", rather than the more traditional "teacher"), as well as operating as a hitman or Yojimbo. Lupin III has Goemon Ishikawa XIII a traditional samurai in the modern world.Blade of the Immortal features a number of ronin, including Manji himself.(Nor did he earn his way with his skill as he used those skills for stealing from the shogunate). Having grown up in a penal colony Mugen was not born into the samurai class. Samurai Champloo: Jin and Mugen both have characteristics of ronin, though only Jin is actually a ronin.Samurai 7: The anime remake of Kurosawa's classic film."Rurouni" actually means "wandering swordsman" (sort of-Watsuki freely admits that it's a neologism of his own invention and the term was never used historically), which is a more accurate description than "ronin". Rurouni Kenshin: Kenshin Himura, except for the fact that as the orphaned son of a farmer who became an assassin, he was technically never a samurai.Rather than committing seppuku or giving himself up for execution, he escaped to become a hired sword in the hopes of one day getting revenge. Lone Wolf and Cub: Ogami Itto was the former headhunter to no less than the shogun himself, but was framed as a traitor.While she never resorts to banditry, she often scours the roadside for lost wallets or change, or tricks/charms her companion Miyao into giving her money or a free meal. Carried by the Wind: Tsukikage Ran: Ran is an uncommon example - a 'female' ronin who's actually a much better swordsman than her male colleagues.
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