#The Ronin

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The Ronin, low-poly model with low-rez textures.

More gifs under the cut:

trying out a lot of new stuff here- I went for a rougher, more hand-drawn approach to the texture and to me it feels more like my own artwork, so I'm pretty happy with that.

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Meet The Ronin

[image ID: A black & white illustration of a barefoot Black/Japanese person dressed in a loose martial arts uniform, walking right-to-left. Their hair is in long locs, and they carry two hookswords - one of which is slung over their right shoulder. End ID]

The Ronin is driven to Mastery above and beyond anything. They train and learn and seek out secret arts in pursuit of greater and greater mastery, and may even hunt down forbidden techniques if it means achieving greatness.

Ronin Touchstones:

- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) - Roronoa Zoro (One Piece) - Toph Beifong (Avatar: The Last Airbender)

In their search for mastery, the Ronin will encounter those who challenge and frustrate her efforts. They owe a Rivalry and Loyalty to the most powerful Fighter in their party. They are also Loyal to their teacher, even if they have learned everything they can.

The Ronin Playbook is built around the Duel Relationship, and with On Guard!, they can force an opponent into a Duel, whether they like it or not. This opens up the rest of their kit, which allows them to control the Duel as they please, and even take on multiple opponents at once.

Ronin Icon: Yasuke Kurosawa

He/They

Named for the famous Black Samurai of Japanese history, Yasuke is the eldest scion of the house of Kurosawa and adoptive brother of Inez, The Genius Icon. He is a martial prodigy and the pride of his family, combining once-in-a-generation swordsmanship with covert use of his family's Pneumatic technique: Mortar of Kagutsuchi, which allows him to adhere objects together.

While outwardly cold and even hostile, Yasuke is in fact fiercely protective of their younger sister, hoping to protect her from the burden of their family legacy by taking it upon themself. Though, of course, he would never admit his weakness by telling this to her.

To learn more about Yasuke's training, their family, and their Pneumatic techniques, pledge to the CLASH! Crowdfundr at the Otaku: The Ronin tier to receive a special mini-manga when you receive your physical copy of CLASH! Shonen Battle Roleplay.

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the shogi fans ending up being a part of a massive rebellion because the ronin won like three games was genuinely one of the funniest parts of book 5

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Another piece for the SW Rare Pairs. This time The Ronin/The Traveler for DeusExValerate. I’m only a couple chapters into the book but I really wanted to draw the Ronin and so I looked up the Traveler and it was too fun of a visual idea to resist.

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From Star Wars: Visions - Takashi Okazaki #001, “The Ronin and the Droid”

Art by Takashi Okazaki

Written by Takashi Okazaki and Aki Yanagi

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The Brutal Rampage of The Boss in Saints Row 2: Death Of Jessica | Mutilation of Matt | Stabbing of Maero | Death Of Maero | The Ronin Massacre on Misty Lane | Death Of Jyunichi | Death Of Mr Akuji | Death Of Dane Vogel | Death Of Julius Little

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Star Wars Visions

Takashi Okazaki

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STAR WARS VISIONS SEASON 2 COMES OUT IN 11 DAYS!

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Queer Star Wars Characters (Round 1): Ronin Match 1

The Ronin | Identity: pansexual| Media: Star Wars Visions “The Duel”/Ronin Novel

The Ronin is the former Sith turned Sith-hunter seen in the Star Wars Visions short “The Duel”. He is from a continuity where the Jedi go full samurai, serving an Empire. Twenty years ago, a group of disaffected Jedi rebelled as the Sith, plunging the galaxy into war. Haunted by his actions in the war, the Ronin has set off to kill all of the remaining Sith. This is interrupted when he is saved by a group of travelers who need his help to find the lost planet of Rei’zu, which disappeared at the end of the war. I don’t want to go into too much detail, as Ronin is an amazing novel with a lot of great plot twists. But in the course of his adventure and making his found family, he falls in love with the mysterious non-binary Traveler. Described as a “big bad pansexual sad” by the author, he also has an important past relationship with a woman. 

Kouru (Sith Bandit Leader) | Identity: wlw | Media: Star Wars Visions “The Duel”/Ronin Novel

Kouru is the Sith Bandit Leader from “The Duel”. She is from a continuity where the Jedi went full samurai and serve an Empire. She was taken from her home by the Jedi at a young age and raised as a second-class Jedi, lesser than those born into the clans from Jedi parents. She joined the Sith rebellion, where she created her umbrella auxiliary in defiance of the Order mandating only standard lightsabers. After the rebellion failed, twenty years later she is a bandit leader terrorizing the people of Genbara. She is killed by the Ronin, but a mysterious entity revives her and fills her with a desire to kill the Ronin. She eventually has to team up with the Ronin’s new found family, where she falls in love with Ekiya. I’m keeping things vague, as Ronin has a lot of good plot twists.

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On TV Tropes, we call this the "Rage Breaking Point". But who could inspire such frothing fury from this samurai wabbit?

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Dane puts Mr. Akuji in his place.

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New Muses Of June 2023!

Mirana (DOTA)

Marci (DOTA)

The Ronin (Star Wars)

 Am (Star Wars)

[comicwaren]

“You don’t have enough will to kill me. But please, show me what you do have.” -- Okinaa

Cover art for Star Wars: Visions - Takashi Okazaki #001, “The Ronin and the Droid”

Art by Takashi Okazaki