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{{quote|'''J.M.R., Germany:''' Are there any Ninjas in Germany?
'''The Ninja:''' That forest didn't get black by itself.
|''[[Ask a Ninja]]'' [http://askaninja.com/node/5507 Episode 60, Omniworld]}}
[[Ninja]]s are [[Rule of Cool|cool]]—that's a simple, straightforward fact (unless you are a [[Pirate]]), that seems to be almost universally recognized. They're also very, very Japanese. Or so you thought... just as McDonald's came out of the United States and conquered the world, so the ninja have set up local branches all over the globe.
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== Anime
* ''[[G Gundam]]'' had Schwarz Bruder, a ''German'' ninja. He even has a mask composed of the colours of the German flag. Well, okay, {{spoiler|he was really a clone of a Japanese guy, Kyoji Kasshu, the main character's brother ("Schwarz Bruder" meaning "Black brother", [[Gratuitous German|though not quite correct]]). But he took the identity from the ''original'' Schwarz Bruder, who is a proper example.}}
** He apparently can even use the [[Master of Disguise|secret ninja art of transformation]] seeing as he {{spoiler|took the form of an old man in episode 18}}.
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* Ignoring the whole "stealth" idea, [[Deadpool]] is quite the ninja.
* In ''[[Empowered]]'', the ninja clan Ninjette escaped from is actually from ''New Jersey''. "Hey, New Jersey's not all ''concrete'' and ''commuters'', y'know... It has ''hidden forests'' and everything!"
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* Definitely a few from ''[[Ninja High School]]''. In fact the mother of the main character isn't even Japanese, she's technically ''German''.
** Wait, wasn't she Russian?
* In the first issue of the ''[[Immortal Iron Fist]]''
* Oedipus from ''[[The Tick (
* After her [[Race Lift]] (in which she
** Until she joined Wolverine and Angel's unnoficial [[X-Force]], where she shows just how deadly a psychic ninja can be.
* Roxanne Richter, one of Ramona's evil exes ([[Bi the Way|yeah, really]]) in ''[[Scott Pilgrim]]''. Though she keeps reminding people that she's only [[Half-Human Hybrid|"half-ninja"]].
** [[Stalker with a Crush|Knives]] may qualify too.
* While ''[[Nth Man: The
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