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The place of origin for ninjas. Their location is mostly known throughout the ninja world and very nearby localities with some sort of ties in between them (commercial or cultural in nature).
A style of Japanese swordfighting where the user holds his or her sword (usually a katana) in the sheath until it is ready for an attack; they pull the sword, attack, and return it to the sheath in continuous, swift motions.
With the internet in full swing, some games reflect its leak into popular culture by making references to the World Wide Web.
The ability for the player to become unseen, from basic camouflage to fully vanishing from sight.
An invisible enemy is an antagonist that cannot be seen under normal circumstances. Sometimes these enemies are only temporarily invisible or can be made visible somehow.
The Izuna Drop's origin began in the 1969 manga called Ninpu Kamui Gaiden OP (The Legend of Kamui). Kamui learned this move from watching weasels leap from trees and attack birds. Many fictional ninja and/or video game characters use Kamui's move to this day, such as Vega (Street Fighter), Ryu Hayabusa (Dead or Alive / Ninja Gaiden), and Kage-Maru (Virtua Fighter).
A Jinchuuriki is one who has a demon sealed inside of their body. Naruto is a Jinchuuriki. A Jinchuuriki can also draw on their demons power and become incredibly strong.
Zaibatsu that buys out OCP in RoboCop 3. They produce ninja androids called Otomo.
A ninja-themed Champion/Adult level Digimon.
Female ninja.
A variant of Foot Ninja that is more muscular and hardy than the standard. Exclusive to the canon of the 2003 cartoon and its tie-in games.
Called as Ninja-Maids as a sub-trope.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
A ninja-themed Champion/Adult Digimon.
A common type of enemy in Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat.
The evolution of Nincada. This pokemon debuted in the third generation, Ruby and Sapphire.
Ninji are ninja enemies seen infrequently in the Mario series.
Ninjutsu are the techniques a Ninja/Shinobi will use in battle with ones adversary. They are also considered survival techniques by the Japanese.
A term referring to those obsessed with a specific field of interest, especially anime and manga.
The Paradox is one of the four factions of the Nexus Force. Led by Vanda Darkflame, they specialize in the using the chaotic destructive power of the Maelstrom against itself. Paradox is the only faction in LEGO Universe whose leader was not one of the original Crux Explorers.
Parkour is a type of athleticism that involves going from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Piercing weapons are designed primarily for stabbing and puncturing to cause damage rather than slicing or cutting. Examples include knives, daggers, spears, lances, needles, shivs or improvised weapons such as ice picks.
A designer can use a racial stereotype to make a character easier to understand, though in the process the character may come across as offensive and hurtful.
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
Robot Ninjas are robots made to be ninjas. They combine the stealth and deadliness of a trained ninja with the precision of machines.
Colloquial term applied to hyper-aggressive play in all fighting games in North America, coined in southern California during the mid-90s. Popularized by tournament players like Alex Valle.
Samurai, or Bushi (literally, "warriors") were a social class in feudal Japan, equivalent to Western aristocracy, knights.
A pokemon found in Hoenn. it is the the highest evolved form of the grass starter of the region.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
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