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11-25-2009, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Artvampire View Post
The "last" Samurai was a white guy. That concept is such a slap in the face right?
The main character being white is not an insult. The character is supposed to be a American who failed in the Army and went to Japan as a mercenary.

But having him even vaguely referred or even compared favorably to as a samurai seemed demeaning to samurai legacy. Yes, the samurai were mercenaries of a sort, but they were also their own subculture and not mere opportunists.


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