Miyamoto Usagi
Miyamoto Usagi is a male comic character who features in Usagi Yojimbo.
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Biography
Miyamoto Usagi (Japanese: 宮本 兎)
He was born the only son of a village headman. 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. Eventually the trio went their separate ways when the boys were sent to be trained as samurai in the Dogora school of Bujitsu (en: arts of war). However, on the trip there the boys witnessed a confrontation where a gang of arrogant Dogora students attacked a lone traveler named Katsuichi. Katsuichi 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.
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 morphed 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.
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
He came to wield a katana named Yagi no Eda ("Willow Branch") and a smaller blade wakizashi named Aoyagi ("Young Willow").
Notes
- Miyamoto Usagi was created by Stan Sakai where he made his first appearance in Albedo Anthropomorphics v1 #2: "The Goblin of Adachigahara" (1983).
- The character was based on the legendary Miyamoto Musashi.
In other media
Television
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Usagi Yojimbo appeared in the 1987 animated television series in the episode "Usagi Yojimbo" where he was voiced by actor Townsend Coleman.
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Miyamoto Usagi appeared in the 2003 animated television series where he was voiced by actor Jason Griffith. He was shown as being one of the competitors at the Battle Nexus.
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Miyamoto Usagi appeared in the 2012 animated television series where he was voiced by actor Yuki Matsuzaki. He was a wandering ronin when he came to be the protector of the young boy named Kintaro where he attempted to protect his charge from Jei.
- In Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles, Miyamoto Usagi appeared in the setting of the 2022 CGI animated television series where he was voiced again by actor Yuki Matsuzaki.
Video games
- In Samurai Warrior: The Battles of Usagi Yojimbo, Miyamoto Usagi appeared as a playable character in the setting of the 1988 video game.
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus, Miyamoto Usagi appeared in the video game set in the 2003 television series continuity where he appeared as a bonus boss in the Battle Nexus mode with him being voiced once again by actor Jason Griffith.
- In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Legends, Miyamoto Usagi appeared as a playable character in the video game set in the 2012 television series continuity.
- In Usagi Yojimbo: Way of the Ronin, Miyamoto Usagi appeared as a playable character in the setting of the 2015 video game.
Appearances
- Albedo Anthropomorphics v1: "The Goblin of Adachigahara" (1983)
- Usagi Yojimbo v1:
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