History Main / HighlyVisibleNinja

** Historically, ninja used multiple disguises to appear as everyday members of Japan's social castes, which involved training themselves in the target speech patterns, lifestyle habits and mannerisms - quite a lot more than wearing a costume. They went as far as burning specific incense or spices into their clothes so they would ''smell'' like the person they were impersonating. Thus, the perfect modern ninja disguise would be something like a janitor or a security guard. (Something similar was actually used by a National Geographic special, where the "ninja" actually pretended to be a part of the show's crew.)

* In ''WesternAnimation/NinjagoMastersOfSpinjitzu,'' it's mind-boggling how the ninja' brightly colored outfits don't immediately give away their presence on occasions when they choose to act stealthy. Even in some later seasons when some of them get slightly darker color schemes, they still stick out.
** Usually when the ninja are caught when trying to be stealthy, it's because they couldn't [[NoIndoorVoice keep their mouths shut]], technically making them "Highly ''Audible'' Ninja."
** The New Ninja from Season 15 are almost worse. While they manage to be stealthy sometimes it seems like they go out of their way to use the flashiest and most noticeable moves possible.

* The ninja of ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}'' all wear bright colors that match their element yet somehow manage to be sneaky (well, most of the time... okay, some of the time) despite this. The only exception is Cole, whose costume is black to match him being the Master of Earth.

* Guy from ''VideoGame/FinalFight'' wears red ninja suit and fights people in broad daylight. Maki from the sequel is even more [[{{Stripperiffic}} visible and revealing]] than him. Ken calls the former out on this in ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV''.

* Mai Shiranui from ''VideoGame/FatalFury''. Come on, she's practically half-naked as well as *really* well-stacked. And in fact, in the ''SNK vs. Capcom'' series, several characters call out on her (namely Ryu, Ken, and Chun-Li) in their introduction dialogues. Ultimately, even SNK has made fun of this: ''Maximum Impact 2'' has [[VideoGame/SamuraiShodown Hattori Hanzo]] as a playable character, and when he faces Mai, their intro has him question what has happened to ninjitsu since his day. On the other hand, Mai also consciously noted that dressing up like this is what a Shiranui kunoichi like her does for deception, so dressing in a {{Stripperiffic}} manner is her way to disguise her actual competence as a ninja.

Typically the justification for visible assassins is that, if you can actually see the ninja, then you're either [[RedShirtArmy going to die soon]], or you are a WorthyOpponent. There is also TruthInTelevision at work here, since, historically, ninja rarely ever wore black garb when [[BeneathNotice looking like a commoner or somebody else more uninteresting]] would be easier. After all, if you're caught doing something suspicious as a commoner, you can probably [[AssPull pull a satisfactory explanation out of your ass]] or blend into a crowd if a chase starts. If you're caught wearing stereotypical ninja garb while doing something suspicious, the enemy isn't going to wait for an explanation. Quite often, these kinds of ninjas, along with the OvertOperative type of personnel, are used as distractions so the real covert operatives can get to work.