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''"Ah, but that is exactly what a ninja should look like."''|''[[Freefall]]'' [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff1100/fv01092.htm 1092]}}

 

* It has been a common character type in American comics since the 1980s; for instance, the [[Marvel Universe]] villain clan, The Hand, cropped up then, and during that period, [[Frank Miller]] effectively changed [[Daredevil]] into one. Many, however, have noted that creators of [[Batman]] created him as a de facto ninja character without knowing it in the 1930s.

** Miller also wrote a ninja into ''[[Sin City]]'' in the form of deadly little Miho, the primary enforcer of the girls of Old Town. She is the single deadliest [[Dark Action Girl]] of the series, the only one of the girls of Old Town who does not use guns, and a [[Heroic Sociopath|heroic example]] of the [[Psycho for Hire]].

* Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow (among many others, some of whom [[Dork Age|we do not speak about]]) from ''[[G.I. Joe]]''. The unnamed "narrator" of the ''Order of Battle'' series and the action figures File Cards (actually Card and comic series writer [[Larry Hama]], writing in-universe observations about the characters) said "The great Ninja assassin clans disappeared a hundred years ago. If they were wiped out, nobody took the credit for it and if they're still around, ''who are they working for?''"

* Also from [[Larry Hama]] was ''[[Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja|Nth Man the Ultimate Ninja]]'', featuring a white-haired modern-day ninja named John Doe, tasked with killing his childhood friend and [[Reality Warper]] in the midst of [[World War III]].

* Toyota, the female mercenary ninja in ''[[Y: The Last Man]]''. Although first seen using modern night-vision goggles, she enjoys a chance to spar with an opponent using traditional bladed weapons.

* Kingpin sics a bunch of ninja on the ''[[Runaways]]''.

'''Victor:''' It counts double! }}

* Often appear in the works of Adam Warren. ''[[Livewires]]'' has Hollowpoint Ninja, ''[[Empowered]]'' has Ninjette and several clans of ninja.

== Music ==

* [[Insane Clown Posse]] often reference Ninjas in their songs, particularly in the song "Ninja". [[Juggalo|Juggalos]] also refer to themselves as "Ninja".

 

 

** Koga, the Poison-type Gym Leader from ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue]]'', has a ninja motif as well. He's training his daughter Janine in the art, and when he makes it to the Elite Four of the Indigo League in ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'', she takes over the Gym.

** Plus, in [[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire|Hoenn]] and [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl|Sinnoh]] there are several kid ninja trainers running around.

* You'll get a Ninja no matter what Branch you go on in ''[[Vanguard Bandits]]''. What type of ninja they'll be is path-dependent though.

* Though they're technically not ninjas ''per se'', the armor for the [[Murder, Inc.|Dark Brotherhood]] in ''[[The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim]]'' certainly looks the part. The Brotherhood's signature skills also mesh fairly well with the assassin part of the trope.

* Kyodai Ken (a.k.a. the Ninja) from ''[[Batman: The Animated Series]]''.

* In an episode of ''[[Thundercats]]'', Mumm-Ra summons a samurai named Hachiman and tries to trick him into fighting Lion-O. When that doesn't pan out and one of his minions is captured, he tries to salvage the situation by doing the unexpected: ''Summon a ninja.''

'''Mumm-Ra''': This... is the NINJA! If the samurai has all honor, then the ninja has none. His methods are silence, secrecy, and stealth. And his weapons -- dagger and disguise... }}

* In ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', Katara and Zuko dress in all black and stealth their way around several Fire Nation navy commands, seen by no one until they attack, in order to get information on the man that killed Katara's mother. It's all kinds of bad-ass.

* Kabuto, the main villain of [[Pixar Shorts|''Tokyo Mater'']] has ninja ''racing cars'' for henchmen. He summons them to distract [[Cars|Mater]] about halfway through the short, only for them all to be knocked out by Dragon [[Mc Queen]]. At the end of the short, Mater wins the race, and since Kabuto threatened him that if he lost the race, he will strip Mater of his modifications, when Kabuto lost, he is stripped of his own modifications, and is laughed at by his own ninjas who then turn to the side of Mater, now "King of all drift racers."

* ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' has Wheeljack. No longer a wacky scientist with a penchant for inventions that blow up. He's now a badass ex-Wrecker ninja with a pair of laser-deflecting katanas and a mask to boot. Not to mention quite cocky.

'''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!!"]