History Main / GratuitousNinja

* Jayt, one of Validus' angel warriors in ''Literature/WarsOfTheRealm''. He's described like this:

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'''s Espio the Chameleon used to be a PrivateDetective when he debuted in ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix''. When he, Vector and Charmy were brought back and redesigned for ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', the detective shtick was extended to the other two, so they made him a ninja as his new unique gimmick.

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* The medieval style UsefulNotes/SegaGenesis game ''VideoGame/LightCrusader'' has an area where you fight ninja who use earthquake magic and teleport.

* ''VideoGame/NinjaGolf'' on the UsefulNotes/{{Atari 7800}} is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly what you'd expect.]] (It's also marginally less gratuitous than usual, as ninja aspect is roughly half the game, and actually sorta kinda makes sense, in a NinjaPirateZombieRobot way.) Here's a WebVideo/ClassicGameRoom [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVTLnTDA8KU review.]]

* What's the ninja Kaede doing in an UrbanFantasy series such as ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi''? Well, why not? [[FantasyKitchenSink She fits just as well as the]] [[ChineseGirl Chinese Kung Fu master]], RidiculouslyHumanRobot, and {{Time Travel}}ling Martian. Don't forget the lesbian half-demon [[spoiler:winged]] samurai, the [[ElegantGothicLolita Gothloli]] vampire who's ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, and [[PantyThief perverted]] [[TalkingAnimal talking]] [[WeaselMascot ermine.]]

* ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''. No, it's not the Neo Japan representative. Germany's representative is a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Ninja Jester Mecha Pilot]] [[spoiler: [[CloningBlues clone of the main character's brother]]]].

* The ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' episodes "The Ninja Poké Showdown" and "From Cradle to Save".
** Of course, the first episode is set in Fuchsia City, which had ''an entire gym'' full of ninja - [[HighlyVisibleNinja which kinda defeats the idea of secrecy]].
** One could say Ash is quite the ninja at times, in the movies at least. In the first movie he does that cool flip thing when he gets knocked down when he [[spoiler: attacks Mewtwo by himself]], how he flips off of wooden posts in the wall and catches the Jewel of Life in said movie (while being who knows how far above the ground?). They wanted the movies to be awesome, thus they made Ash a ninja.
** Like in the games, there quite a few Pokémon based on ninjas. Ash himself catches a Froakie, which he eventualy fully evolves into Greninja.
** The ''XY'' Saga has a hidden ninja village in Kalos, the region which is based on France... The villagers take some inspiration from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', including a DirtyOldMan and a 100-year old {{Kunoichi}} who is capable of making herself look young and attractive. And then we have a character named [[TheDanza Sanpei]] who shares the same voice with [[Creator/YukoSanpei Boruto]].

** Series/HikariSentaiMaskman had both Yellow Mask and the villainess Fumin as ninjas. His offers nothing to the progression of the series other than a few interesting focus episodes.

** This trope goes double for the Alien Rangers arc of MMPR Season 3, where the ''Kakuranger'' suits were used. The Alien Rangers are fishy RubberForeheadAliens from a distant water planet called Aquitar, but their battle footage comes from ''Kakuranger'', so it's full of HandSeals and FlashStep and other ninja-ness that defies the "Alien" theme. There were two moments that serendipitously matched the water theme, though (Cestro runs on water in one episode, and creates a waterfall in another. You'll notice it's just him, the ''Blue'' Ranger, who does that... just like Tori from ''Ninja Storm''. In sentai it's for the same reasons - ninja Rangers have SupernaturalMartialArts, and ElementalPowers often accompany those.)

** The antagonist and mooks from the ''Series/KamenRiderExAid'' movie are based on ninjas. This is not that far fetched, as each of the ''Ex-Aid'' Riders are based on video game characters.

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'': In the Mallcop Command plotline, a [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20100131.html ninja]] unexpectedly shows up and starts jumping his way through the shopping mall. However, four "ninjas" are [[http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2010-06-03 no match]] for a guy with actual combat training.

* The obscure Japan-only SNES brawler/hack-n-slash ''Melfand Stories'' is set in a Dungeons & Dragons campaign in all but name, featuring MedievalEuropeanFantasy sceneries and creatures directly lifted from the D&D bestiary. One mid-boss is a ninja named Kage who is just there for no reason, fighting the heroes on a bridge.

Compare NinjaPirateZombieRobot, NinjaMaid, McNinja, EverythingsBetterWithSamurai, GratuitousNazis (the villainous German version).