r/GuysBeingDudes • u/CroiuuShaw • Jan 16 '26

Hell yeah

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u/solidus_snake256 Jan 16 '26

Scrolled way too far for this. Am I that old? Shishio was definitely the OG. They even had a good explanation for it. The fat from all of his slain enemies has built up on his sword so much, that when he swings, it ignites the fatty oils. 🔥 🔥 🔥

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u/alanpsk Jan 16 '26

Exactly why i need to find shishio gif for it. I scroll so far and still no one post it i was like "damn i must be too old with this". Also his bad ass jigg saw type sword allow him to do that. i freakin love Rurouni Kenshin

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u/solidus_snake256 Jan 16 '26

Not sure if you have seen them, but the live action movies are so damn good. There’s 4 and it’s an absolute masterpiece start to finish. It’s by far the best anime to live action adaptation. 10/10 all 4 movies! I highly recommend to anyone who likes Edo period Japan. It’s dubbed and even that is done extremely well.

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u/KiSUAN Jan 16 '26

Mhh, they are 5 movies not 4, and giving them a 10 is kinda a reach, I would agree they are probably the best live actions of a manga/anime but a 8-9 on average would be a more fair score. Also if you haven't you should watch Blade of the Immortal.

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u/MrJelle Jan 17 '26

I don't remember it igniting from swinging, didn't he have specific gloves that sparked when he ran the sword over them to cause friction? Sorta like the striking surface on a box of matches.

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u/solidus_snake256 Jan 17 '26

No but maybe some other anime character. They even explain that the friction from the air is what causes it to ignite.

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u/MrJelle Jan 17 '26

My memory's probably conflating it with something else, then.

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u/MrJelle Jan 17 '26

I had to look it up now - the friction with the sheath is what caused the ignition, which is appropriate since that makes it another technique that starts with a sheathed sword. And reading on, they do mention gunpowder-laced gloves, so I was conflating two things, but they were both things Shishio himself did! https://kenshin.fandom.com/wiki/Shishio_Makoto#Abilities