052 Ronin

Ronin is the TDD samurai.  

The term "rōnin" was a specific term for a samurai who had lost his master.  Basically if a master was killed -- according to the Code of the Samurai -- the samurai without a master was supposed to kill himself.  However, sometimes they did not. These former samurai were unemployable and homeless, often living as criminals, thieves, and mercenaries.  Rōnin was a derogatory term for these fallen samurai. 

Today, the term is still used as a slur against a drifter or vagrant. 

Ronin's G1 figure has the classic Medieval Japanese samurai look.  He is wearing the ō-yoroi armor which includes the kabuto helmet. This is a 10th century look.

His G3 figure took on a look more like the Edo period.  This "shogun" attire represents something like the 16th century, as reflected in many popular films.

Rōnin are often depicted in the jidaigeki (Japanese historical dramas) of Akira Kurosawa, in particular Yojimbo, and Seven Samurai.