Technicolor Ninjas: Difference between revisions

[[File:rrb ninjas.png|link=The Powerpuff Girls|thumb|350px|Like shadows in the night... [[Highly-Visible Ninja|Or not]].]]

 

 

They're so good they can foil electronic devices and some people with better-than-human abilities.

This ability is rarely one that comes from their superpowers, nor from any manner of [[Applied Phlebotinum|onboard]] [[Green Lantern Ring|gimmickry]]. It's either a natural talent or a skill they have trained into themselves through [[Training from Hell|years of devoted and rigorous practice]].

 

 

For [[Comic Books]], the trope is [[Justified Trope|justified]] in that until about 25–30 years ago, the process used to print comics was only a four color process. The [[Animation Age Ghetto]] may also have some culpability here because bright colors attract the attention of children.

Technically speaking, it is possible for someone not trained as a ninja to be so stealthy they're unnoticeable even in garish colors, but it is rarer.

 

 

'''Exceptions:'''

* [[Shape Shifter|Shapeshifters]] who can take on a shape no one will notice.

* Speedsters also don't count, as any streaks or afterimages are mainly for the benefit of the audience/viewer [[Rule of Perception|so they can tell]] where the character is who can move faster than the human eye can detect. Plus, it makes a [[Rule of Cool|better looking scene setting]].

 

Contrast with [[Highly-Visible Ninja]].

 

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* ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'' (aka ''[[Battle of the Planets]]'' aka ''Eagle Riders'' aka ''G Force'') wore garishly colored ''bird themed'' uniforms that came with their own [[Mickey Mousing|"swish!"]] sound effect. Said suits were activated by [[Transformation Trinket]]s, and they still could sneak practically into the heart of the [[Big Bad]]'s [[Humongous Mecha]] of the Week before the [[Mooks]] noticed them.

* Lafitte of ''[[One Piece]]''. His costume doesn't stand out quite as much as some of the other characters mentioned here, but he snuck into what is arguably one of the most heavily guarded buildings in the world and went completely unnoticed before he intentionally revealed himself, all the while wearing ''tap dancing shoes''.

** It should also be noted that considering how an average person dresses in the Naruto-verse, an orange jumpsuit is infinitely better for blending into a crowd than a black stagehand uniform.

 

* The [[Marvel Universe]]:

** [[X-Men (Comic Book)|X-Men]] is an egregious offender, and that's without taking into consideration the telepaths who can shield their presence from others, or people who turn invisible or can fly.

* David Mack's ''Kabuki'' has a brief appearance of the preppy ninjas. Ninjas who wear golfing duds on their missions. Doesn't make them any less deadly.

 

* The various "ninjasploitation" movies by Chinese director Godfrey Ho featured a myriad of multi-colored ninjas, often wearing headbands with the word "Ninja" on them. Probably the most memorable example is Pierre Kirby's character in ''Full Metal Ninja'', who is dressed in ''[[Real Men Wear Pink|bright pink]]''.

 

* ''[[Super Sentai]]''/''[[Power Rangers]]'': [[Ninja Sentai Kakuranger|The]] [[Mighty Morphin Power Rangers|ninja-]][[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger|based]] [[Power Rangers Ninja Storm|incarnations]] feature rangers in such non-stealthy colors as bright pink, yellow, red, and blue. The last two form an almost subversion, there was a pair of "crimson and navy" rangers whose suits were dark colored. Still too bright to be stealthy, but much better than their neon-red-and-sky-blue counterparts.

** Even better, Shurikenger from ''Hurricaneger''<ref>changed to the Green Samurai Ranger in ''Ninja Storm''</ref> calls himself "ninja of ninja"...while wearing a bright green costume with lots of gold accents including an armored vest.

* Gale from ''[[Virtua Cop]] 3''. He mostly avoids being caught after being defeated in a boss fight since he has stealth camouflage.

 

 

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