Editing Lone Wolf and Cub (section)

===Lone Wolf and Cub trope===
''Lone Wolf and Cub'' has been cited as the origin for the narrative trope/genre where a man, skilled in violence, protects a child on a journey across a dangerous landscape.<ref name="slashfilm"/><ref name="hollywoodreporter"/><ref name="mashable"/> Known as the Lone Wolf and Cub trope or genre, it has since been used in numerous works, with examples including films such as ''[[Léon: The Professional]]'' (1994) and ''[[Logan (film)|Logan]]'' (2017), television shows such as ''[[Stranger Things]]'' and ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', and media franchises such as ''[[The Witcher]]'' and ''[[The Last of Us (franchise)|The Last of Us]]''.<ref name="mashable">{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Nilofer |title=How 'The Last of Us', 'Stranger Things' and more shows are changing an age old TV trope in a significant way |url=https://me.mashable.com/entertainment/24570/how-the-last-of-us-stranger-things-and-more-shows-are-changing-an-age-old-tv-trope-in-a-significant |access-date=22 July 2023 |work=[[Mashable]] |date=30 January 2023 |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722083141/https://me.mashable.com/entertainment/24570/how-the-last-of-us-stranger-things-and-more-shows-are-changing-an-age-old-tv-trope-in-a-significant |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="tvinsider">{{cite news |last1=Rouse |first1=Isaac |title='The Last of Us' Retrospective: How a Game Propelled a Franchise Into Mainstream Popularity 10 Years Later |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/1095758/the-last-of-us-playstation-retrospective-pedro-pascal-bella-ramsey/ |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=[[TV Insider]] |date=11 June 2023 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726005436/https://www.tvinsider.com/1095758/the-last-of-us-playstation-retrospective-pedro-pascal-bella-ramsey/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Best 90s Movies on Netflix Right Now |url=https://collider.com/best-90s-movies-netflix/#l-eacute-on-the-professional-1994 |access-date=26 July 2023 |work=[[Collider (website)|Collider]] |date=6 March 2020 |archive-date=July 26, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726010659/https://collider.com/best-90s-movies-netflix/#l-eacute-on-the-professional-1994 |url-status=live }}</ref>

An early example of the trope that predates ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' itself is [[Osamu Tezuka]]'s 1960s samurai manga and [[anime]] series ''[[Dororo]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Kurten |first1=Guillermo |title=10 Best Anime Set In The Distant Past |url=https://screenrant.com/best-anime-set-distant-past/ |access-date=22 May 2025 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |date=7 October 2022}}</ref> The samurai anime film ''[[Sword of the Stranger]]'' (2007) has been described as "Lone Wolf and Cub" meets ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Daily Stream: Sword Of The Stranger Is Perfect For Fans Of Samurai Movies, Wuxia, And Animation |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1211879/where-to-stream-sword-of-the-stranger/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |work=[[/Film]] |date=27 February 2023 |archive-date=July 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230722092423/https://www.slashfilm.com/1211879/where-to-stream-sword-of-the-stranger/ |url-status=live }}</ref> There are also variations of the Lone Wolf and Cub trope involving a mother and daughter, with examples including films such as ''[[Birds of Prey (2020 film)|Birds of Prey]]'' (2020) and ''[[Gunpowder Milkshake]]'' (2021).<ref name="mashable"/> Other female variations of the trope include the films ''[[Gloria (1980 film)|Gloria]]'' (1980)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Kuperman |first1=Ethan |last2=Kesavan |first2=Shilpa |title=Forum Event: Reflecting on the Child in "Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance" (1972) |journal=The Columbia Journal of Asia |date=May 12, 2025 |url=https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/cja/blog/view/688 |access-date=22 May 2025}}</ref> and ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sherlock |first1=Ben |title=10 Best Lone Wolf & Cub Duos From Movies & TV Shows |url=https://screenrant.com/best-lone-wolf-cub-duos-movies-tv/ |access-date=22 May 2025 |work=[[Screen Rant]] |date=25 April 2024}}</ref>

Novelist [[Max Allan Collins]] acknowledged the influence of ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' on his graphic novel ''[[Road to Perdition (comics)|Road to Perdition]]'' (1998). In an interview to the BBC, Collins declared that "''Road to Perdition'' is 'an unabashed homage' to ''Lone Wolf and Cub''".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A832808|title=Road To Perdition|first=Daniel|last=Etherington|date=19 September 2002|website=[[Collective (BBC)|BBC Collective]]|access-date=2008-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021002102724/https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A832808|archive-date=2 October 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maxallancollins.com/blog/2019/04/23/my-debt-to-lone-wolf-and-cubs-genius-creator/|title=My Debt to Lone Wolf and Cub's Genius Creator|first=Max Allan|last=Collins|date=23 April 2019|access-date=February 12, 2020|archive-date=February 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212211814/http://www.maxallancollins.com/blog/2019/04/23/my-debt-to-lone-wolf-and-cubs-genius-creator/|url-status=live}}</ref> In turn, writer [[Neil Druckmann]] cited ''Road to Perdition'' as a direct influence on ''[[The Last of Us]]'' video game (2013) and [[The Last of Us (TV series)|television show]] (2023);<ref name="slashfilm">{{cite news |last1=Schaefer |first1=Sandy |title=How Road To Perdition Helped Shape Joel's Parenting Style In The Last Of Us |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/1205645/how-road-to-perdition-helped-shape-joels-parenting-style-in-the-last-of-us/ |access-date=17 July 2023 |work=[[/Film]] |date=21 February 2023 |archive-date=July 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230717060449/https://www.slashfilm.com/1205645/how-road-to-perdition-helped-shape-joels-parenting-style-in-the-last-of-us/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''The Last of Us'' actor [[Pedro Pascal]] cited ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' as the origin of the trope of a man protecting a child on a journey across a dangerous landscape.<ref name="hollywoodreporter">{{cite news |last1=Hibberd |first1=James |title=How 'The Last of Us' Plans to Bring the Zombie Genre Back to Life |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-last-of-us-hbo-pedro-pascal-bella-ramsey-interview-1235290103/ |access-date=17 July 2023 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=4 January 2023 |archive-date=January 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104140120/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/the-last-of-us-hbo-pedro-pascal-bella-ramsey-interview-1235290103/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

"[[Wolf and Cub (Person of Interest)|Wolf and Cub]]" is an episode from the first season of the TV series ''[[Person of Interest (TV series)|Person of Interest]]''; the title is assumed to be inspired by ''Lone Wolf and Cub''. Themes of vengeance and being a rōnin are interspersed throughout the episode.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vonder Haar|first1=Pete|title=Person of Interest: Lone "Wolf and Cub"|url=https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/person-of-interest-lone-wolf-and-cub-6383148|website=Houston Press|date=February 10, 2012|access-date=11 March 2021|archive-date=April 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420201302/https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/person-of-interest-lone-wolf-and-cub-6383148|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Couzens|first1=Keysha|title=Person of Interest 1.14 'Wolf and Cub' Review|url=https://www.tvovermind.com/person-of-interest-1-14-wolf-and-cub-review/|website=TV Overmind|date=February 11, 2012|access-date=11 March 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507220017/https://www.tvovermind.com/person-of-interest-1-14-wolf-and-cub-review/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Episode 20 of the fifth season of the television series ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', "[[Hawk & Chick]]", is a parody inspired by ''Lone Wolf and Cub''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/05/17-1/video-bobs-burgers-season-finale-spoofs-lone-wolf-and-cub|title='Bob's Burgers' Season Finale Spoofs 'Lone Wolf and Cub'|first=Scott|last=Green|date=May 17, 2015|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=29 December 2019|archive-date=July 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180721191838/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/05/17-1/video-bobs-burgers-season-finale-spoofs-lone-wolf-and-cub|url-status=live}}</ref> A follow-up episode, "The Hawkening: Look Who's Hawking Now!" from the show's [[Bob's Burgers (season 10)|tenth season]], features a missing scene that parallels the suppressed episode of the 1973 ''Lone Wolf and Cub'' TV series.

The ''[[Star Wars]]'' streaming series ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' has a premise influenced by ''Lone Wolf and Cub'', with [[The Mandalorian (character)|the titular character]] guarding [[Grogu|an alien child]] from various threats.<ref>[[Jon Favreau|Favreau, Jon]]. {{Cite episode|title=Process|series=Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian|series-link=The Mandalorian#Documentary series|network=[[Disney+]]|date=June 5, 2020|season=1|number=6}}</ref> The ''Mandalorian'' spin-off series ''[[The Book of Boba Fett]]'' includes a scene modeled on Daigorō's choice between ball and sword as depicted in ''[[Sword of Vengeance]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tantimedh|first=Adi|date=2022-02-03|title=The Book of Boba Fett Has Lone Wolf and Cub to Thank for E06 Ending|url=https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-book-of-boba-fett-has-lone-wolf-and-cub-to-thank-for-e06-ending/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=[[Bleeding Cool]]|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204065857/https://bleedingcool.com/tv/the-book-of-boba-fett-has-lone-wolf-and-cub-to-thank-for-e06-ending/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Busch|first=Jenna|date=2022-02-02|title=Easter Eggs You May Have Missed In The Book Of Boba Fett Episode 6|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/755609/easter-eggs-you-may-have-missed-in-the-book-of-boba-fett-episode-6/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=[[/Film]]|language=en-US|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204065907/https://www.slashfilm.com/755609/easter-eggs-you-may-have-missed-in-the-book-of-boba-fett-episode-6/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV series)|Obi-Wan Kenobi]]'' also uses a variation of the trope.<ref name="tvinsider"/>

The Lone Wolf and Cub trope has also been used in numerous video games. Examples include the adaptation ''Kozure Ōkami'' (1987),<ref name="arcade">{{cite web |title=Kodure Ookami - Videogame by Nichibutsu |url=https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8341 |website=[[Killer List of Videogames]] |access-date=22 July 2023 |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612185524/https://www.arcade-museum.com/Videogame/kodure-ookami |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Hanjuku Hero|Hanjuku Hero 4]]'' (2005) by [[Square Enix]],<ref name="animenation"/> ''[[The Witcher (video game series)|The Witcher]]'' series,<ref name="mashable"/> [[Sony]]'s ''The Last of Us''<ref name="hollywoodreporter"/> and ''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'' (2018),<ref>{{cite news |last1=James |first1=Tito W. |title=Why You Should Watch ‘Lone Wolf and Cub’ |url=https://comicon.com/2021/04/18/why-you-should-watch-lone-wolf-and-cub/ |access-date=23 May 2025 |work=[[Comicon.com]] |date=April 18, 2021}}</ref> [[Hideo Kojima]]'s ''[[Death Stranding]]'' (2019),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Navarro |first1=Alex |title=Death Stranding Review |url=https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/death-stranding-review/1900-795/ |access-date=22 July 2023 |work=[[Giant Bomb]] |date=6 November 2019 |archive-date=November 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191107023938/https://www.giantbomb.com/reviews/death-stranding-review/1900-795/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[FromSoftware]]'s ''[[Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice]]'' (2019).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Samson |first1=Miguel |title=Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice Review - Bushido blades and Postured knaves |url=https://www.toomuchgaming.net/blog-news/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-review-bushido-blades-and-postured-knaves |access-date=22 July 2023 |work=Too Much Gaming |date=29 April 2019 |archive-date=June 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240612185522/https://www.toomuchgaming.net/blog-news/sekiro-shadows-die-twice-review-bushido-blades-and-postured-knaves |url-status=live }}</ref>