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* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' has the "America Ninja" sketch. Who looks a little bit like a cowboy.
* ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' has Ivan Karelin/Origami Cyclone, a Russian superhero ninja working in the U.S. (or the fictional equivalent of).
== Comic Books ==
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* While ''[[Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja]]'' plays its ninjas realistically, notice must be given to Dr. Irving Yagyu, the ninja dentist.
== Film ==
* ''[[Flushed Away]]'' has French ninja, too. They are also ''frogs''.
** Which could be an unintentional reference to the importance of toads in Japanese folklore. Look at ''[[Naruto]]'' 's Jiraiya, for example (or the novel character he was named after and based on).
** It could also be a [[Stealth Pun]] referring to [[wikipedia:French commando frogmen|frogmen]].
* French ninja waiters also appeared in ''The [[Rugrats]] [[The Movie|Movie]]''.
* The ninjas in any given Joseph Lai and Godfrey Ho movie. Their ninjas are white and they wear ''brightly'' color clothes.
* An entire series of movies: ''American Ninja''. It even got parodied in ''Irish American Ninja''
* The movie ''[[Tongan Ninja]]''.
* The ''[[Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]'' movie's version of Kroenen is a [[Stupid Jetpack Hitler|Nazi German]] [[Clock Punk|clockwork]] [[Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot|cyborg ninja]] with a [[Goggles Do Nothing|gas mask]].
* The 2004 movie ''[[Ella Enchanted]]'' had this in the Red Guard, a group of [[Elite Mooks]] who appear to be Ninja in plate armor helmets and pressed military uniforms...
* ''[[Surf Ninjas]]''.
* ''Beverly Hills Ninja''
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* ''Brigada Explosiva Contra Los Ninjas''. The entire cast was Argentinian, even the ninjas.
** Same goes for the Argentinian-playing-an-Asian having ninjas as her [[Mooks]] in ''Bañeros 3: Todpoderosos''.
* Using the ''[[Double Dragon]]'' medallion turns American villain Koga Shuko into a ninja in the movie of the same name.
* ''[[G.I. Joe
* ''[[Batman Begins]]'' transplants Bruce Wayne's martial arts training from Japan to what appears—from the look of the prison camp and the mountains—to be the south Chinese border/Tibet. That they actually practice Ninja training in the home of Kung Fu might be considered a serious case of McNinja...
** Not to mention the [[Equal Opportunity Evil|ethnically-diverse]] membership of the League.
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*** Technically, as it is an ancient society of evil, it's probably that they create their own style of combat combining others martial arts and, of course, ninja's ability. the school could have been changing his location along the years to avoid being discovered by their enemies.
* ''Phantom Raiders'' features a McNinja training Vietnam Vets to be Mc Ninjas for mission that features ninja stars, grenades, and gunfire.
== Literature ==
* In ''[[Discworld]]'', the black-clad Assassins give every appearance of being very <s>English</s> Ankh-Morporkian ninja.
** Technically they are more in line with the Hashishin, also the Hashishin came first by three centuries.
** Perhaps not quite accurate for this page, but there were also the Ninja agents being used (as a throwaway gag) by the Men In Saffron (History Monks) in ''[[
*** Interesting side note however, the best of them in both cases (Vetinari and Lu Tse) are those who ditch most/all the (stereo)typical ninja stuff.
** Ninja make a token appearance in ''Interesting Times'', even though the [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|Agatean Empire]] is more Chinese than Japanese.
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* In ''[[Codex Alera]]'', the [[Wolf Man|Canim]] have a specialist caste of spies/assassins known as "hunters" whose purpose is to allow the Canim lords to bypass attempts by other Canim to abuse the law - in other words, they're there to allow their Canim lords to avoid being [[Lawful Stupid]]. In effect, this makes them [[Ninja Zombie Pirate Robot|wolfman ninjas.]]
▲== Live Action TV ==
* The ''[[MythBusters]]'' Ninja episode featured noticeably more ninja-costumed footage of Tory (Belleci) than of Grant (Imahara).
** On the other hand, all things considered, it makes PERFECT sense for Tory to be the one in the ninja costume. Playing ninja offers so many exciting new ways for Tory to injure himself.
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* Again not exactly ninjas, but John Belushi's samurai businesses (e.f. Samurai Optometrist) on the early years of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.
* ''[[Sekai Ninja Sen Jiraiya]]'', the 1988 [[Metal Heroes|Metal Hero]] series, featured numerous foreign ninjas in addition to Japanese ones (hence the title of the series, "Jiraiya: War of the World Ninjas").
== Pro Wrestling ==▼
* Portia Perez and Nicole Matthews, the "Canadian Ninjas", in [[SHIMMER]].▼
* [[Wrestlecrap]] lists Kwang, a ''Puerto Rican'' ninja, among its inductees.▼
** Kwang was not actually a billed as being a ninja, he was supposed to be a martial arts expert.▼
== Music ==
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* Ninja" by [[Europe (band)]] is pretty much [[In Name Only]], seeing as the song has a kind of "love during wartime" theme.
▲* Portia Perez and Nicole Matthews, the "Canadian Ninjas", in [[SHIMMER]].
▲* [[Wrestlecrap]] lists Kwang, a ''Puerto Rican'' ninja, among its inductees.
▲** Kwang was not actually a billed as being a ninja, he was supposed to be a martial arts expert.
== Tabletop Games ==
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** Naturally, Ninja Burger's arch-rivals are Pirate Pizza.
* The ''[[Talislanta]]'' game features Mandalan Mystic Warriors and Mondre Khan Raiders in the Kang Empire, which is more Chinese than Japanese in flavor. The Rajan Assassin-Mage is apparently supposed to evoke the historical ''hashishin'', yet carries a strong whiff of McNinja as well.
== Video Games ==
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** The only Japanese party member in the franchise can't access the Samurai class due to a bug (though she can be a ninja, and it's probably her best option).
* ''[[Quake 4]]''s version of the Berserker probably qualifies, as well as being [[Lightning Bruiser|very durable and hard-hitting]] for its speed.
== Web Comics ==
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* Quantum Ninja, in an otherwise European medieval fantasy dimension in ''[[Casey and Andy]]''.
* ''[[Homestuck]]'' Dave and his Bro, self-described as "ironic rapping roof ninjas". The two employ katanas and [[Flash Step]] techniques in hash-rap battles on the rooftops of Houston, considering themselves governed solely by [[Rule of Cool]].
== Web Original ==
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* ''[[Ask a Ninja]]'' doesn't quite count as this, but his theme song does.
* Nex of the [[Whateley Universe]]. Ruthless mutant-powered ninja killer. Who happens to be English. Also, the 'ninjas' at [[Super-Hero School]] Whateley Academy tend to be Americans and Europeans, not Asian at all.
== Western Animation ==
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* Prowl and Jazz of ''[[Transformers Animated]]''. Alien robot ninja, masters of metallikato and circuitsu. Prowl's still working on mastering processor-over-matter to unlock the ''really'' cool stuff, though.
* [[Family Guy|My black son - alsohe'saninja!]]
== Real Life ==
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