Gen (Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles)

**Gen** is an anthropomorphic rhino and fictional character in the Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles Netflix series.

## History

Gen and his sister Toshiko were raised in their ancestral home surrounded by all their family treasures. The two looks nearly identical though can be differentiated in a few ways: Gen uses Kanabo (metal clubs) as weapons while Toshiko uses hammers. Gen's vest has a hexagonal pattern while Toshiko has a fan-like pattern; Toshiko has earrings and longer eyelashes. Also, in the later episodes, Gen gets a prosthetic horn.

The Murakami clan was once a wealthy and prominent clan in Neo-Edo, and for generations they had also run a hospital in the city. Gen's mother was the most prominent surgeon in Neo-Edo, and was a highly celebrated figure for saving hundreds of lives over the years. All that changed one night when a wolf named Ookami, the most wanted criminal in the city, came to hospital badly injured. Bound by her duties as a doctor, Gen and Toshiko's mother treated the criminal and saved his life. When word got out what happened, many of the citizens protested Gen's mother's actions, and refused to go to the hospital again, turning the Murakami family into pariahs. They had to leave Neo-Edo and the family eventually broke apart.

The Shiba-Inu doctors, who had worked with Gen's mother, were able to keep the hospital open by putting their name and faces on the clinic's sign, so that this part of the Murakami's clan's legacy would not be lost. Gen would remain a close friend and patient of the Shiba doctors for the rest of his life.

When the family fell on hard times, most of their treasures were repossessed and their ancestral home was turned into a Cultural Museum meant to glorify Shogun Kogane. Separated from his sister and his family now broken apart, Gen became a bounty hunter to try and collect enough money to buy back his family's estate and esteem.

After discovering Toshiko borrowed money to buy their old home back, Gen takes on her debt with Admiral Nochi and the Bat Crew, as well as the debt of Usagi's bounty reward. Aside from being a bounty hunter, Gen also has other side jobs, one of them being a part-time sign spinner, directing foot traffic to Kobayashi Alley.

Back home, Gen and Toshiko repair the family Ashibasha, a sort of trolley/car.

## Personality

Like his ancestor and namesake before him, Gen is a bounty hunter and knows how to maneuver around Neo-Edo's seedy underbelly and how to act tough and menacing when he has to. However, unlike his ancestor, who was naturally uncouth, uncultured, and morally self-centered, this generation's Gen is almost the exact opposite. Outside his profession and around his friends, Gen is shown to be a very loyal and caring companion, devoted to his family's history, and most of all, a huge softie.

Gen has an extreme fear of spiders and is such a hypochondriac that it's practically childish. If someone were to even mention the sniffles around him, Gen instantly goes to the hospital to be treated by a trio of Shiba Inu doctors and will happily go through a series of even unnecessary tests until he is satisfied that his health is perfect.

## Relationships

### Usagi

Though they didn't get along when they first met, as Usagi attacked him and called him ugly (which he quickly apologized for), Gen eventually came around to Usagi and helped break him out of jail. He is shown to be annoyed and frustrated at Usagi's recklessness and tendency to rush into fights. He urges Usagi on multiple occasions to not attack people and to find a sensei to properly train him, which Usagi is resistant to. When the team are fighting yokai in the museum, Gen eventually lets slip that this used to be his and his sister's home. Usagi states that he's going to defend it since it's meaningful to Gen, which Gen appreciates. During the battle, Gen saves Usagi from a sword about to kill him, but in the process his horn is sliced off. Usagi feels guilty for this and tries to buy him a prosthetic for it. While Gen is often frustrated or annoyed with Usagi, he is still protective of him and follows him into trouble to save him. He is also sensitive to Usagi and doesn't want to hurt his feelings, even if it gets in his way.

### Toshiko

Gen has a strained relationship with his sister. He is frustrated with her and her lack of commitment to their family. He still however looks after her and cleans up her messes. He takes on her debt to the Bat Squadron to help her.

## Fighting Style

Gen fights with a pair of one-handed kanabo (metal clubs), which he keeps strapped to his back. In combat, Gen makes use of his massive size and strength to hammer his opponents. After losing his original horn, Gen had it replaced with a prosthetic that can mount various tools on it (such as a buzzsaw), and he's not afraid to use them in a fight.

At the start of Season 2, when Gen and the others are chosen by the Ki-Stone as Kaikishi warriors, Gen receives a new pair of war clubs that can form together into a single, massive kanabo which allows him to use his strength to deal massive damage to his enemies as well as block their attacks.

## Trivia

* His voice actor is Aleks Le.
* It was shown in a flashback that Gen and his sister played with toys that looked exactly like the original Murakami Gennosuke and Inazuma.

## Gallery

Gen's twin sister Toshiko. Visually they differ in that she has thinner eyebrows, thicker eyelashes, earrings, and a different pattern for her top.Gen's Visual Breakdown by Khang Le