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| Usagi Yojimbo |
A great update for the Usagi Yojimbo figure, I had to pick him up as soon as I saw his announcement on the release of his new figure. He was not too hard to find, and I actually bought multiples of him also just incase (LOL). Usagi has always been one of my favorite characters. I was hoping they would release more figures from his comic book. Well, I hope my wish comes true.
BIGMANILA
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| Nickelodeon Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
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| Stan Sakai - Usagi Yojimbo |
Aliases: Usagi Long eared ronin
Relatives: Jotaro (son)
Clan Affiliation None: (formerly Mifune)
Occupation: Bodyguard for hire
Species: Rabbit
Gender: Male
Skin/fur color: White
Wardrobe color: Blue
Distinguishing characteristic: Scar over left eye
Weapons: Katana, Wakizashi, archery, hand-to hand combat, bujutsu
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Mifune Clan |
Usagi Yojimbo ("rabbit bodyguard") is a comic book series created by Stan Sakai. It is set primarily at the beginning of the Edo period of Japanese history and features anthropomorphic animals replacing humans. The main character is a rabbit rōnin, Miyamoto Usagi, whom Sakai based partially on the famous swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. Usagi wanders the land on a musha shugyō (warrior's pilgrimage), occasionally selling his services as a bodyguard.
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Left Side |
Usagi was born the only son of a village headman in Mutsu. His two childhood playmates were Kenichi (with whom Usagi would have a less-than-friendly rivalry his whole life) and Mariko (one of the reasons for the boys' rivalry).
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Right Side |
Eventually the trio went their separate ways when the boys were sent to be trained as samurai in the Dogora school of bujitsu (arts of war). However, on the trip there, the boys witnessed a confrontation when a gang of arrogant Dogora students attacked a lone traveler named Katsuichi, who had left the school years ago, dissatisfied with the poor calibre of the students. In spite of their numerical advantage, the gang was quickly defeated by the sensei's unusual, but definitely effective, technique. Although Kenichi was unimpressed by the display, Usagi pursued the departing sensei to petition him to become his student. Katsuichi initially refused, but relented when Usagi stood outside his home day and night through unpleasant weather long enough to convince the teacher of his determination.
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Side |
For years, Usagi was the exclusive student of Katsuichi-sensei, and although he proved a mischievous pupil who got into various misadventures, he also excelled at his studies to become a formidable warrior. One of those misadventures involved a young Usagi stealing a dying soldier's wakizashi while walking through a battlefield with his teacher. Fraught with guilt over the theft, Usagi began seeing the now dead soldier in numerous situations, at one point having a nightmare that involved Katsuichi morphing into the soldier. Upon his return to the battlefield to return the sword to its rightful owner, Usagi was caught by adult samurai and accused of theft. Instead of summarily executing the young rabbit, they instead began the process of cutting his hand off. Before a blow could be struck, however, Usagi's future lord, Mifune, intervened on his behalf and upon sensing the rabbit's honorable nature, let Usagi go.
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| Usagai Yojimbo - The Bodyguard for Hire |
At the end of his training, Katsuichi brought Usagi to a fencing tournament hosted by the Dogora school. Usagi won the tournament, his final match being against his old "comrade" Kenichi (now the top student of the Dogora school), and earned his own daisho: the katana named Yagi no Eda ("Willow Branch") and the wakizashi named Aoyagi ("Young Willow"). The region's daimyo, Lord Mifune, was observing the contest and was impressed with Usagi's skill enough to offer him a position as a retainer. Before leaving to enter Mifune's service, Usagi returned to his village for a final farewell, where he found Kenichi had been staying at an inn in drunken despair, having sworn to leave the school due to his failure to win the tournament, but too ashamed to return home. Together they returned to their village to defend it from brigands that were threatening it. Kenichi decided to stay (and would eventually become headman upon Usagi's father's death), which comforted Mariko somewhat against the loss of her other dearest friend. Kenichi and Mariko later married; however, before leaving the village, Usagi and Mariko had a romantic encounter that resulted in a son, Jotaro, whose parentage was hidden from Usagi for years.
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| Usagi Yojimbo - TMNT |
In his term of service, Usagi rose to become a trusted personal bodyguard of his Lord and his family. That stable career was destroyed when a villainous rival lord, Lord Hikiji, sent ninja to assassinate the Mifune family. In the assault, Mifune's wife and son were murdered and Lord Mifune waged war on his rival in revenge. That war concluded at the battle of Adachigahara (sometimes referenced as Adachi Plain), where Mifune had the upper hand until Buichi Toda, one of his subordinate commanders, defected to Hikiji's forces. Then Usagi's friend and immediate superior, Gunichi, fled the field upon seeing that the battle was lost.
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Ronin |
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Katana |
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| The katana named Yagi no Eda ("Willow Branch") and the wakizashi named Aoyagi ("Young Willow") |
Lord Mifune was killed by an arrow barrage; Usagi performed his final duty, which was to escape with his lord's head to prevent the enemy from displaying it. As he fought free, he had his (so far) only personal confrontation with Hikiji, which left him with his distinctive arched forehead scar. Usagi escaped into the forest, buried Lord Mifune's head, and eluded pursuit by Hikiji's forces. (By saving Lord Mifune's head from desecration, Usagi felt he had atoned for the disgrace of losing the battle. Otherwise, he would have felt compelled to commit seppuku.) Usagi has since avenged his master's death upon both Toda and Gunichi, although Hikiji remains beyond his reach.
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Double Swords |
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Ronin Rabbit |
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Master Swordsman |
Now a ronin, Usagi traveled the backroads of the region making a living as a bodyguard for hire (yojimbo). In the course of his "warrior pilgrimage", he made deep friendships with many including the young Lord Noriyuki of the Geishu Clan and his valiant bodyguard, Tomoe Ame, the cynical rhino bounty hunter Murakami Gennosuke, the brilliantly astute Inspector Ishida, the cat kunoichi (female ninja) Chizu, and the sly street entertainer/petty thief, Kitsune.
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| Yojimbo |
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| Leonardo - Usagi Yojimbo |
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| Usagi Yojimbo - The Wanderer |
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Japan |
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| Usagi Yojimbo - The Wandering Ronin |
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Sakura |
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Double Blade |
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| Usagi Yojimbo - Cherry Blossoms |
BACK OF PACKAGE
The Ninja Turtles time travel through yet another portal and land in ancient Japan. Once they break free from the spell of the evil villain Jei, they team up with the great Rabbit Samurai Warrior, Miyamoto "Usagi" Yojimbo. Together, the Turtles and Usagi travel through villain filled magical forests and icy mountains to defeat the evil Jei and any other enemy that threatens them.
INFO
Usagi Yojimbo Figure
- True to the era of ancient feudal Japan, Usagi is dressed in classic Japanese kendo attire
- Fully poseable figure inspired by the Samurai season 5 story arc
- Includes signature Samurai sword weapons
- All TMNT basic figures range from 4.25 to 5.5" inches and are fully articulated action figure
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| Usagi Yojimbo - BIGMANILA |
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