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{{quote|''And I [[Cargo Envy|envy the rose]]''
''That you held in your teeth, love,''
''With the thorns underneath, love,''
''[[Too Kinky to Torture|Sticking into your gums]].''
|'''[[Tom Lehrer]]''', ''[[The Masochism Tango]]''}}
What accessory could you possibly add to up your sex appeal 20 notches, show your sensitive side, and [[Rule of Cool|look really cool]]? A rose, of course! It's a flower, so it's beautiful and romantic like you, but it has thorns, and you're no wuss. Hold it between your teeth, if you want to up your sex appeal a few more notches. Perfect!
And in some cases, [[Improbable Weapon User|it can be weaponized]] into a [[Whip It Good]] and/or [[Petal Power|petal storm]]!
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Compare and Contrast [[The Tragic Rose]].
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=== Male Examples ===▼
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* Kurama (pictured) in ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', who had the [[Green Thumb|ability to control plants and use them as weapons]]. His [[Weapon of Choice]] is a [[Whip It Good|whip created from a single rose]]. The fact that he was better looking than many of the women in the show also helped up his sex appeal.
* Hideaki Asaba from ''[[Kare Kano]]'', who considers himself God's gift to women.
* Tuxedo Kamen/Mask in ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', who used them as projectile weapons. ''[[Sailor Moon Abridged|RO]][[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud|SE]]!''
* Zero, The Winged Knight from ''[[SD Gundam Force]]'' loves them. They're called the "Princess Rose" of Lacora. This quote says it all really.
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* James/Kojiro in ''[[Pokémon]]'', who seems to have no use for it other than emphasizing his good looks, and sometimes would display it during the Team Rocket motto, though otherwise not much else. It was present at the very beginning of the series and started to pop up more frequently towards the latter half of the Diamond and Pearl arc, and was brought back for real in a relatively recent episode. Turns out it's not a real rose, but a key capable of opening any door. ''That'' sure would have come in handy before...
** Drew/Shū also does this, going as far as using a rose themed Pokemon for crying out loud...
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* Muraki Kazutaka in ''[[Yami no Matsuei]]'' has a thing for roses, at one point stating the symbolism of the roses he attempts to give to the main character as "eternal love", which just reinforces the point made throughout the manga that he's not someone one should mess around with.
* Himuro Saeki in ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]''.
* Tatewaki Kuno from ''[[Ranma
* Creed from ''[[Black Cat (manga)|Black Cat]]'' often carries a rose, and this is taken to ridiculous extremes in the anime version, where his bath is full of roses. Also, he encloses a rose in the letter he sends to the hero. The hero is Not Amused.
* Guiche from ''[[
* In ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'' if Zelos is in his formal wear costume there is a chance that in battle his weapon will be a bouquet of roses.
* Kenshin of ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' subverts this in an artbook piece, which has the usual setup for him having a rose in his mouth, but it's actually a maple branch with a leaf. It makes sense in character, plus it's [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|symbolic]].
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* Endrance, from the ''[[.hack|.hack//GU]]'' games, has roses on his hat. And is usually accompanied by rose petals during cut scenes. And his Avatar is ''sixty percent giant rose''.
* Dist the Rose from ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' does not magically pull said flower out in the game, but he does have a rose motif in his visual design and personality.
* Jun Kurosu from ''[[Persona 2]]'' fights with fortune predictions and flowers, including the aforementioned roses.
* In ''[[Soul Calibur]] IV'', Raphael's joke weapon is a rose.
* In ''[[Fatal Fury]]'', Spanish warrior Laurence Blood starts battles off by tossing a rose to his opponent, then shredding it with multiple sword swipes. This later evolved into an actual attack.
** Fellow matador [[Street Fighter|Vega]] would later steal this intro for himself, but made it even cooler by not moving at all as the rose was diced into smithereens.
* Soukichi Banba (Big One) from the ''[[Super Sentai]]'' series ''[[JAKQ Dengekitai]]'' had the rose as his symbol. He could use them as throwing weapons, and always sniffed one before transforming.
* Don Flamenco in ''[[Punch
* Humorously used when [[The Colbert Report|Stephen Colbert]] had to get his photo taken for an Army ID when he trains to prepare for going to Iraq. He isn't allowed to smile, so on the second try he whips out a rose.
* In one episode of ''[[Full Metal Panic!]] Fumoffu'', an elderly man thinks that Tsubaki and Sousuke are going to rape him. In his [[Squick|creepy envisioning of what he thinks is about to happen]], roses are used as censors. Ick.
* Sir Richard Rose, the [[Final Boss]] of classic SNES game ''[[Sunset Riders]]''.
* In ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', [[Final Fantasy II|Firion]] carries with him a "wild rose" which symbolizes the Wild Rose Rebellion from his game, and his dream. Later on it turns out that the rose was {{spoiler|created by [[Final Fantasy IV|Golbez]] to inspire him}}. Funnily enough, the rose changes hands quite a bit. Halfway through [[Final Fantasy VII|Cloud]] and [[Final Fantasy I|Warrior Of Light]]'s stories, [[Final Fantasy VII|Sephiroth]] steals it, Cloud takes it back, and it eventually gets back to Firion.
** In the prequel, ''Dissidia 012'', Firion and [[Final Fantasy XIII|Lightning]] share the connection they both feel with roses (as Odin's summon crystal, which is possessed by Lightning in her game, is shaped like a rose), which causes sexual tension between them.
* ''[[Sapphire]]'': Boris's 'Blood Rose' attack. Which involves killing the victim ''by teleporting it into his/her heart''.
* In The ''[[Book of Amber]]'', the first protagonist, Corwin, has as his emblem a silver rose. A brief mention is made of the fact that his cloak-clasp is a silver rose, but it's not mentioned again until the second protagonist, his son Merlin, finds a real, fresh-cut silver rose on Corwin's bedside table (even though Corwin was missing, presumed dead at the time<ref>It does get established that more than one version of Corwin was around at the time, as well as the how and some of the why</ref>). Nothing is made of it because the series ends abruptly due to [[Author Existence Failure]].
** In the portrait introducing Benedict, he "leaned upon a lance about which was entwined a rope of flowers".
* [[Aristocrats Are Evil|Johan]] [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|Elites]], who's {{spoiler|[[Tokimeki Memorial|Rei Ijuin]]}}'s [[Expy]] in ''[[Mitsumete Knight|Mitsumete]] [[Spiritual Successor|Knight]]''.
* In ''[[Shrek]] 2'' Prince Charming takes this [[Up to Eleven]] by not only holding the rose with his teeth, but twirling it with his tongue, in the middle of a semi-wild dance with Fiona.
* Possibly referenced by [[Dragon Age|Alistair]] in a romance with a female Warden:
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'''Warden:''' Your new weapon of choice?
'''Alistair:''' (jocular) Yes, that's right! Watch as I thrash our enemies with the mighty power of floral arrangements! Feel my thorns, darkspawn! I will overpower you with my rosy scent! (Sniff, sigh)...or, you know, it could just be a rose... }}
* Flat the mouse, in ''[[Onegai My Melody]]'', when he dispenses [[Shipper on Deck|"sic-her-boy!" advices]] to Kakeru. He also mysteriously grows a mustache.
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* Yoshimori of ''[[Kekkaishi]]'' has the ability to create facsimiles of himself, which he usually uses to take care of boring duties while he has a nap. For special occasions, he makes an ultra-hunky version of himself with Fabio hair and a rose in the teeth.
* Kamen Rider Caucasus, the [[Big Bad]] Dark Rider from ''[[Kamen Rider Kabuto|Kamen Rider Kabuto: God Speed Love]]'', has his signature Black Rose, which somehow makes him look extremely menicing and refined at the same time. He also frequantly uses them as a silent [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]], holding one up before [[Curb Stomp Battle|pummeling his opponent into oblivion]].
* [[The Hunger Games|President Snow]] is anything ''but'' [[Bishonen]], but he has a greenhouse filled with roses, leaves behind roses as a warning to his enemies, and has done something to himself so that he permanently smells of
* In ''[[Tales of Graces]]'', Richard's level 1 [[Limit Break|Blast Calibur]] is called Vertex Rose.
* In ''[[Wooden Rose]]'', Aidan Thorne can conjure up roses from bare ground.
* In ''[[Nip and Tuck]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20120528141800/http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00105.html the bull's response to learning he's going out to stud is a rose between the teeth.]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120528141427/http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00866.html He's not the only one.]
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'' [
** [
* In [[Dan Abnett]]'s [[Gaunt's Ghosts|Necropolis]] When the noble houses of Vervunhive place Ibram Gaunt in charge of the defense of their city, they give him a symbolic rose from House Chass's gardens. House Chass practices the art of cybernetic gardening, though, each plant a carefully-designed metallic object, so this is a ''steel rose''. It {{spoiler|saves his life when he's shot with a bolt gun point-blank (because it exploded ''next'' to him rather than ''inside'' him}} in what [[Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane|might, or might not, have been]] [[Divine Intervention]].
* In ''[[Tekken]]'', Lee Chaolan can be customized to hold a rose between his teeth, fitting with his [[The Charmer]] persona.
* ''[[Bleach]]'': [[The Fighting Narcissist|Beauty-obsessed]] [[Macho Camp|Charlotte's]] release is called "Reina des Roses" ("Queen of the Roses"). We see why when he unleashes his ultimate attack: a black thorn bush inside which a single white rose blooms, killing the opponent trapped inside. The attack is designed to symbolise his aesthetic of beauty equalling strength.
=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===
* Instead of James/Kojiro, mentioned above, Jessie/Musashi of ''[[Pokémon]]'' has, on at least one occasion, held a rose during an introduction.
* Chie in ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' carries a blue rose around with her, which given her [[Bifauxnen|quasi-boyish appearance]] and the fuckton of [[Les Yay]] that she gives off in her first appearance, is likely playing off this trope.
* Kodachi Kuno in ''[[Ranma
** She also summons up a veritable storm of black rose petals whenever she makes her [[Incoming Ham|dramatic entrance]] (and [[Villain Exit Stage Left|dramatic exit]]), covering the ground, the walls, the furniture, and the innocent bystanders, who complain about having to clean up after her.
** Black rose bouquets as hidden bombs for sleeping powder and paralysis powder (and actual gunpowder, in one manga story) are also a favorite tactic.
* Poison Ivy in ''[[Batman]]'' tends to do this at least once in every incarnation.▼
* Charlotte from the ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' games, borrowed from the ''Rose of Versailles'' series. Quite fond of roses, even catching them after winning when someone drops one from above for it. She tends to stab people a lot in the games.▼
* Crusadermon of ''[[Digimon Frontier]]'', as a prop and as a distraction (Her [[Calling Your Attacks|Scarlet Tempest]] technique creates a storm of petals from one flower to obscure the enemy's view of her exit.) Of course, [[She's a Man In Japan]].
* The Devilstar assassins of ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' use rose-bombs at times. The Devilstar that killed Joe Asakura's parents tried to kill him with one.
* The song "Masochism Tango" mentions that the singer, a man,▼
{{quote| "Env[ies] the rose<br />▼
That you held in your teeth, love<br />▼
With the thorns underneath, love<br />▼
Digging into your gums" }}▼
* From ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', we have Peorth. Her angel is even named Gorgeous Rose.
* Shinku in ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'', and pretty much everyone else in the show who is one of the titular dolls will have some sort of rose symbolism associated with them. Kirakishou is listed as the example on the anime's main page.
* Aki Izayoi from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'', who was once known as the "Black Rose Witch", her ace monster is a giant dragon made mostly of rose petals, and uses several rose-based cards.
* Why did it take so long for... well, [[Rose of Versailles|Lady Oscar de Jarjeyes]] to be added? She may be the [[Trope Codifier]] for the female version of this trope.▼
* [[Bifauxnen|Chitaru]] [[Prince Charming|Namatame]] from ''[[Akuma no Riddle]]'' is so obviously [[Flower Motifs|associated]] with roses that she likely counts for this trope, even though she only actually handled one in the school play, ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]''.
=== [[Comic Books]] ===
▲* Poison Ivy in ''[[Batman]]'' tends to do this at least once in every incarnation.
=== [[Fan Works]] ===
* A rose is the special weapon for the Chibi, the Grass Guardian, in ''[[Guardians of Pokémon]]''. This is a subversion of the usual character type, however, as she's the [[Token
=== [[Live-Action TV]] ===
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=== [[Music]] ===
▲* The song "Masochism Tango" mentions that the singer, a man,
=== [[Oral Tradition]] ===
* Most versions of the [[Beauty and The Beast]] story involve the character of Beauty requesting that her father bring home a rose for her, which leads directly to her becoming acquainted with the Beast.▼
=== [[Video Games]] ===
▲* Charlotte from the ''[[Samurai Shodown]]'' games, borrowed from the ''Rose of Versailles'' series. Quite fond of roses, even catching them after winning when someone drops one from above for it. She tends to stab people a lot in the games.
* In ''[[Soul Calibur]] II'', One of Ivy's whip weapons is shaped like a rose. It is apparently favored by Ivy cosplayers.
* Shirin in ''[[Harukanaru Toki no Naka de]]'' (including using roses as weapons). The flower is also referenced in her [[Image Song]], "Hyouen no Bara no Fukou".
*
* Lady Rachel Alucard of the ''[[
▲* Why did it take so long for... well, [[Rose of Versailles|Lady Oscar de Jarjeyes]] to be added? She may be the [[Trope Codifier]] for the female version of this trope.
▲* A rose is the special weapon for the Chibi, the Grass Guardian, in ''[[Guardians of Pokémon]]''. This is a subversion of the usual character type, however, as she's the [[Token Mini-Moe]] of the group. ([[Older Alter Ego|Then again...]][[Precocious Crush|maybe this]] ''[[Fille Fatale|isn't]]'' [[Ms. Fanservice|a subversion]] [[From the Mouths of Babes|after all]]).
▲* There was a ''[[Full House]]'' episode where Becky was trying to distract a house guest of Jesse's. Unable to locate a rose to put in her teeth, she used a tulip.
▲* Lady Rachel Alucard of the ''[[Blaz Blue]]'' is surrounded by rose motifs. Her stage is a rose garden, her [[Leitmotif]] is named "Queen of Rose", her battle aura is a rose in chains. And yes, she is often seen with them in cutscenes.
* In ''[[Rule of Rose]]'' a red rose is a mark of the Rose Princess and by extension the Aristocrat Club. While the Princess doesn't initially seem like a character fitting to the trope, there is some development later in the game that does give her shades of it.
* Alyssa of ''[[Gungnir]]'' wields a giant lance with a rose motif. Since she's a shy noblewoman rather than [[The Vamp]], the roses are [[Princesses Prefer Pink|pink]].
* Beatrix from ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' is surrounded by rose imagery and her [[Leitmotif]] is called "Rose of May". This probably symbolises her status as a [[Lady of War]]: Beautiful, but with sharp thorns.
* Koishi Komeji from ''[[Touhou]]'' has a few rose-themed spellcards, though fans tend to notice the [[Freud Was Right|Freudian-themed]] ones more.
▲* Most versions of the [[Beauty and The Beast]] story involve the character of Beauty requesting that her father bring home a rose for her, which leads directly to her becoming acquainted with the Beast.
* Princess Briar Rose, in the first [[Dark Parables]] PC game, lives in a castle with a recurring rose theme.
=== [[Literature]] ===
* ''Sacred Emily'', by Gertrude Stein:
=== [[Music]] ===
* The most famous [[Collegiate American Football|college football bowl game]] is called the Rose Bowl, played in the stadium of the same name. Teams that clinch a spot in this game tend to bring out roses in celebration, sometimes holding them in their hand or in their mouths.▼
* "Rose Tattoo" by the [[Dropkick Murphys]]:
* ''[[Gaia Online]]'' has a series of rose items that a "[[Author Avatar|character]]" can hold in their mouth.▼
{{quote|''A rose that shines down from above
* ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' allows roses to be equipped as face items. Unlike other flowers, which are worn on the head, they are carried in the mouth.▼
''I signed and sealed these words in blood
▲* Gertrude Stein: ''[[wikipedia:A rose is a rose is a rose|A rose is a rose is a rose]]'' ...
''I heard them once, sung in a song
* Dancers in ''[[Final Fantasy the 4 Heroes of Light]]'' hold a rose in their mouths instead of wearing a crown like other classes.▼
''It played again and we sang along
''You'll always be there with me
''Even if you're gone
''You'll always have my love
''Our memory will live on
''Some may be from showing up
''Others are from growing up
''Sometimes I was so messed up and didn't have a clue
''I ain't winning no one over
''I wear it just for you
''I've got your name written here
''In a rose tattoo.}}
=== [[Theatre]] ===
* ''The Rose Tattoo'' by Tennessee Williams practically overdoses on rose symbolism. The original owner of the rose tattoo is named Rosario delle Rose. His wife, who compares his skin to a yellow rose petal, likes to wear [[Flower in Her Hair|a rose in her hair]] and imagines the tattoo appeared on her breast when she conceived, which is perhaps why her daughter is named Rosa. The symbolism doesn't stop there.
=== [[Video Games]] ===
▲* ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' allows roses to be equipped as face items. Unlike other flowers, which are worn on the head, they are carried in the mouth.
▲* Dancers in ''[[Final Fantasy:
▲* ''[[Gaia Online]]'' has a series of rose items that a "[[Author Avatar|character]]" can hold in their mouth.
=== [[Real Life]] ===
▲* The most famous [[Collegiate American Football|college football bowl game]] is called the Rose Bowl, played in the stadium of the same name. Teams that clinch a spot in this game tend to bring out roses in celebration, sometimes holding them in their hand or in their mouths.
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