Suddenly Realized That Im Absolutely In Love With The Trope Of A Badass Warrior Forming An Unconventional

Suddenly realized that I’m absolutely in love with the trope of a badass warrior forming an unconventional father figure/mentor bond with a lonely little kid that they make the first move to approach, and the little kid comes to idolize him, and that bond manifests itself physically through the surrogate kid picking up the man’s iconic signature attack because he watches the warrior in action so much.

So this signature that the warrior developed that was originally only known by this one guy, this move that signified his efforts and lone achievements and the strength he’d built for himself, suddenly becomes something that signifies the close bond between him and the first person he ever passed the move on to.

These warriors, these martial artists, who poured their lives, energy, blood, sweat, and tears into honing this skill of their own, and then just gifting it to someone new.

It’s the heartfelt transition from “That’s his signature move” to “that’s their move.” It’s his will and spirit living on through this kid, it’s how much the kid paid attention to him. The shared signature attack becomes almost like a form of platonic love in and of itself.

Does that make sense? 

I don’t know if I’m making myself clear, but whatever this is, I love it:

Gai and Lee’s “dynamic entry”

Chase and Omi’s “Repulse the Monkey”

Kaze and Takeshi’s “back attack”

Kojiro and Jisai’s form of Chujo-ryu swordsmanship

I can’t think of any of those attacks without thinking of both those characters and what it means to them.

you know, like… nya

Never say never, litte one.

Chase, to Omi: That's your opinion, but can you give me an objective reason why the slaughter of innocents is wrong?