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Line 1: {{trope}} [[File:~~Ninja~~Usage of Mizugumo.~~jpg~~png\|~~frame~~thumb]] {{quote\|''"That man does not look anything like a ninja."'' ''"Ah, but [[Beneath Notice\|that is exactly what a ninja should look like]]."''\|''[[Freefall]]'' [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1100/fv01092.htm 1092]}} The shadow warriors of medieval Japan, reputedly possessed of all manner of mysterious powers including invisibility and intangibility. Able to infiltrate even the most heavily guarded fortress without being detected. [[Lightning Bruiser\|They may be portrayed as cutting down any opposition ~~superhumanly~~with ~~swiftly~~superhuman swiftness.]] Traditionally dressed in black bodysuits with black masks or veils to hide their faces. They are the ultimate spies and assassins, gifted with their own deadly magic and martial arts. Born in [[Hidden Elf Village\|hidden villages]], they are trained from birth to obey an alternative code of honor to ''bushido''—to [[The Stoic\|show no pain, feel no emotion]], and remain loyal to their clans under pain of death, or the third code of [[Hired Guns\|getting as much money as possible.]] Or so popular legend has it. Line 42: * [[Stock Ninja Weaponry]] * [[Technicolor Ninjas]] {{examples}}▼ ▲{{examples}} == Anime and Manga == * ''[[Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin]]'' features the Iga and Kouga clans of ninja ''dogs''. Line 59: * ''[[Himawari]]!'' and its sequel series are all about the ninja. Most of the ninja in the series actually are fairly stealthy. The heroine herself...not so much. * Volfogg from ''[[GaoGaiGar]]'' is a [[Transforming Mecha]] Ninja. * Akira from ''[[~~Mai~~My-HiME]]'' and ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' uses a lot of classic ninja tricks and tools, including shuriken, kunai and smoke bombs. She also uses the title "Secret Ninja", while fighting in disguise (which [[Paper-Thin Disguise\|doesn't fool anybody]]). Curiously, sometimes she's seen interacting with other shadowy kuroko-wearers, implying that she indeed is a genuine ninja from a genuine ninja clan, even though that never becomes a major plot-point. * Yoruichi and Soifon from ''[[Bleach]]'', as well as the entire Stealth Force. * ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has Kaede. While she doesn't necessarily [[Highly-Visible Ninja\|stick out like a sore thumb]], she isn't very concerned with stealth either. Wields a [[BFS\|big friggin' shuriken]] that from tip-to-tip is taller than she is. And [[Huge Schoolgirl\|that's saying something]]. Line 99: * Often appear in the works of Adam Warren. ''[[Livewires]]'' has Hollowpoint Ninja, ''[[Empowered]]'' has Ninjette and several clans of ninja. == Fan Works == * In the long-abandoned ''[[Ranma ½]]/[[Sailor Moon]]'' crossover fic ''[[Relatively Absent]]'', Ranma Saotome's mother Nodoka turns out to be the disowned child of a wealthy ninja clan, which has dispatched his four kunoichi cousins to watch over him -- and which takes him in after he is trapped in female form when the fight with Herb at Mount Horai goes differently from canon. Late in the extant chapters the politics and preservation of the surviving ninja clans becomes a major plot element, with the Emperor of Japan arranging a marriage between Ranma and one of his cousins to keep their art alive. == Film == Line 117 ⟶ 119: * ''[[Big Money Hustlas]]'': "Magic magic ninja, what?" * The Japanese film ''[[Shinobi Heart Under Blade]]''. == Literature == Line 130 ⟶ 131: * [[Timothy Zahn]]'s "[[Blackcollar]]" commandos are obvious ninja [[In Space]]. Their favored weapons are shuriken and nunchaku—low-tech to avoid enemy sensors. * Ajutasutra in [[Belisarius Series]] is effectively an Indian "Ninja". * In the ''[[Discworld]]'' novel ''[[~~Discworld/Thief of Time\|~~Thief of Time]]'', the Monastary of Wen the Eternally Surprised has stereotyped ninja as [[Time Police]]. Lu-Tze is highly contemptious of running around rooftops in black outfits ("others trained them, I just tried to undo the damage"), and his own strategy of passing unnoticed as a humble sweeper is closer to the real ninja. == Live -Action TV == * Several [[Sentai]] series have them, such as the "Ninjetti" arc of ''[[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm]]''. ** The original Japanese names of these sentai shows are ''[[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger]]'' and ''[[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger\|Ninpuu (Ninja Wind) Sentai Hurricanger]]'', respectively. Line 142: * The [[Spike TV]] show ''[[Deadliest Warrior]]'' had a Ninja go one-on-one with a Spartan. {{spoiler\|In the end, the ninja was defeated.}} * Aasif Mandvi of ''[[The Daily Show]]'' is a ninja. He has an ability to disappear into the green screen effect. == Music == * [[Insane Clown Posse]] often reference ninja in their songs, particularly in the song "Ninja". [[Juggalo]]s also refer to themselves as "Ninja". {{quote\|[[Twiztid\|What up, ninja?]]}} == New Media == Line 153 ⟶ 151: * Charlie depicts [[Her Codename Was Mary Sue\|herself]] as a ninja in the animated segments of ''[[Kate Modern]]''. * ''[http://www.askaninja.com/ Ask A Ninja]'' is a website where viewers e-mail a guy questions and he answers them as a ninja would. * ''[[The Onion]]'' did a piece about a [https://web.archive.org/web/20100303041248/http://www.theonion.com/content/video/ninja_parade_slips_through_town ninja parade]. No ninja were actually spotted, although they were kind enough to leave candy in children's pockets when they weren't looking. == Tabletop Games == Line 162 ⟶ 159: * All 'proper' ninja (not counting changelings et al.) in [[Magic: The Gathering\|Magic]] so far come from the ''Betrayers of Kamigawa'' expansion set. They all have the ability (known, of course, as ''ninjutsu'') to pop into play by replacing an attacking unblocked creature on their side plus a variety of followup abilities that trigger off of their dealing combat damage to a player. The implication of this is that an individual ninja can masquerade as absolutely anything, from a flock of squirrels up to an [[Cosmic Horror\|Eldrazi]]. Talk about [[Paranoia Fuel]]... ** Two more Ninja (as well as reprints of Ninja that originated in Kamigawa), Sakashima's Student and Silent-Blade Oni, appeared 7 years latter in the "Night of the Ninja" deck intended for the variant game Planechase. * The Complete Adventurer expansion for [[Dungeons ~~and~~& Dragons]] (3.5e) features the Ninja base class. They are a viable alternative to the traditional Rogue, trading in more efficient sneak attacks and extra skill points for supernatural dodging and, at higher levels, the ability to turn invisible or incorporeal for a short duration. * In ''[[Exalted]]'', each type of Exalt has at least one caste that focuses on stealth, deception, and similar acts of larceny. Sidereals fit the ninja archetype best, though, what with their being snapped up and subjected to intensive training within days of Exaltation, their undisputed mastery of martial arts, their residence in a hidden community that most in Creation can't even find, much less enter, and that whole business with the Arcane Fate that makes them all but impossible to track or keep records on (or even, for that matter, remember clearly). The term 'fate-ninja' really sums them up very nicely. * ''[[Feng Shui]]'' lists the Ninja as a PC archetype. Their Martial Arts skill and Fu attributes are just one point lower than the Martial Artist, and they have the second highest Intrusion skill in the game (the Thief has the highest with a 16 AV). In addition, one of the Fu paths of the game, the Path of the Shadow's Companion, is tailor-made for the Ninja, with powers that allow you to make silent martial arts attacks and bypass the Toughness of your opponent when attacking someone unawares. You also get to fight ninja a lot as both mooks and named characters. Line 223 ⟶ 220: ** At one point in the first game, Lambert explicitly refers to Sam as a "SIGINT Ninja". * ''[[Guild Wars]]'' has ninja as well in the form of the Assassin profession. Their primary weapon consists of a pair of daggers, they can vanish in a puff of smoke and instantly reappear at at different spot, and they have a variety of spells that fit with the media portrayal of a ninja. * The Dark Templar of ''[[~~Starcraft~~StarCraft]]'' are Alien Ninja who can bend light to make themselves invisible. * One of the [[Shout-Out\|seven samurai]] from ''[[Throne of Darkness]]'' is actually a Ninja. * [[Shotoclone\|Jago]] from ''[[Killer Instinct]]'' is a [[McNinja\|Buddhist Ninja]]. Line 251 ⟶ 248: * The protagonist of ''Robo Aleste'' is Kage, a ninja piloting a [[Humongous Mecha]]. * Chipp Zanuff from ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' is an American Gaijin who learns the art of ninjutsu. Unfortunately, [[Highly-Visible Ninja\|he's rather loud and yells "FIND ME!" when trying to hide himself]]. * Bang Shishigami from ''[[~~Blaz Blue~~BlazBlue]]'' is the [[Spiritual Successor]] of Chipp, though he's 100% 'Japanese' (as much as the setting allows it), and [[Highly-Visible Ninja\|twice as loud]]. And [[Hot-Blooded]] like hell. * ''[[Aztec Wars]]'' has Ninja, clad in blue, as one of the Chinese units (supposedly, the Chinese empire in the game has conquered most of Asia). They're the basic infantry unit, and they fight with martial arts. == Webcomics == * And then there's the the title character of the SNAFU Webcomic, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130808182545/http://tin.snafu-comics.com/?comic_id=0 TIN: The Incompetent Ninja] who takes incompetent to it's logical extreme and is able to commit unbelievably violent acts to anyone ''except'' his target. * ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'''s titular Dr. McNinja, as well as his mother, father, and brother. There are other ninja in the plotline too, but they're less prominent. * The obscure, unknown webcomic ''[[Dreamaniac]]'' has resident ninja Andrew (who's actually from [[McNinja\|Switzerland]] and his younger brother, ninja-in-training Mark. * ''[[Freefall]]'' had an arc involving a restaurant run by [[McNinja\|French ninja]] who would deliver food to your table without you ever noticing, with the nod to ''real'' ninja invisibility noted in the trope quote. * ''[[Megatokyo]]'' features Junpei, nowadays a ''l337'' ninja, thanks to his training under Largo. * Ninja appear a few times in ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'' including a half-orc ninja who falls for Elan. A [[Running Gag]] is for ninjas to go undetected by other characters even when they're not actually hiding. * Ninja play a large part in the final arc of [[Buck Godot]], because every race in the known universe has them... * ''[[Springiette]]'' features Chop Chop Ninja Doom, who throws chips instead of stars. * [[Blade of Toshubi\|Toshubi]] is a ninja mouse. * Feskus of the ''[[Nami Warriors]]'' is a very skilled ninja...who apparently [[Pokémon-Speak\|communicates with just the word "hoy"]]. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120527170709/http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00727.html introduced for the] [[Show Within the Show]] of ''[[Nip and Tuck]]''. * ''[[Mountain Time]]'' takes place in a universe where onions use their ninja training to kill condors. == Web Original ==▼ * [http://askaninja.com/ Ask a Ninja!]▼ * [[Greek Ninja]]▼ * [http://www.realultimatepower.net/index4.htm Real Ultimate Power]: The Official Ninja Webpage!▼ * Ultimate Ninja, leader of the [[Legion of Net.Heroes]].▼ * Can't forget the [[Atop the Fourth Wall\|Ninja-Style Dancer]].▼ * In V3E1 of ''[[RWBY]]'', Nora describes Ren as a ninja, even though he is (pseudo-)Chinese and not (pseudo-)Japanese. == Western Animation == Line 297 ⟶ 300: '''Wheeljack''': "I see fellas who might vastly enjoy watching me pound some dents into you." }} * ''[[American Dad]]:'' When Roger shows up in one episode: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Pb-EnT560&feature=relmfu "I'm a ninja everybody! I'm doing NINJA stuff now!!"] == Other == * In a story published during spring training of 2007, Chicago Cubs then-closer (now starter) Ryan Dempster claimed to be training as a ninja. He was joking... we think. ▲== Web Original == ▲* [http://askaninja.com/ Ask a Ninja!] ▲* [[Greek Ninja]] ▲* [http://www.realultimatepower.net/index4.htm Real Ultimate Power]: The Official Ninja Webpage! ▲* Ultimate Ninja, leader of the [[Legion of Net.Heroes]]. ▲* Can't forget the [[Atop the Fourth Wall\|Ninja-Style Dancer]]. == Real Life == * ''[[~~Myth Busters~~MythBusters]]'' tested some ninja powers. Ninja can catch arrows in flight - BUSTED! Guiness book or Records champion Ninja, they shot safety arrows at him. 6 arrows hit him. He jumped away from 3 and caught the 10th arrow; in a real fight, he would have been dead before that 10th arrow. Ninja can lie in a carp pond all night breathing through his blow-pipe and when the victim goes for a morning stroll, shoot him with poisoned darts. PLAUSIBLE. Using a blow-pipe underwater takes a bit of practice, but is doable. Tory managed to stay under cold water for one hour. ** Ninja with sword versus archer 30 yards away. Archer shoots. Ninja knocks away 1st arrow with sword and charges before Archer can reload. CONFIRMED! Jamie guessed he could have reloaded if the distance were 100 yards, but they never tested it. * Similar to [[~~Myth Busters~~MythBusters]], the show [[Fight Science]] also did some work with ninja (also special ops of various nations, and fighters from other schools). They proved that ninjutsu really does have a deadly punch (compressing the ribcage enough to cause fatal damage to the heart). Insane Balance: While standing on one foot on a pole five feet tall, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130511202925/http://www.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=675 a ninja can dodge shuriken and not fall.] * Some of the more infamous Ninja in history (and some folk lores) especially originating from [[Jidai Geki]]: ** [[Hattori Hanzo]], Iga ninja in service of the Tokugawa, and probably the ninja equivalent to [[Miyamoto Musashi]]. Line 337 ⟶ 330: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Ninja~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Ninja Tropes]] [[Category:Stock Japanese Characters]]