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| - Ninjas are cool, whenever they appear. They're masters of stealth and deception and use exotic moves and techniques to trick their opponents. Part of their coolness tends to come from their weaponry, which is usually used to make their role more obvious. See a certain weapon in the hands of a warrior usually gives away his identity as a ninja. Said weapons usually are:
* Shinobigatana or Ninjato: The ninja sword, similar to a short, straight katana, and usually held in Reverse Grip. Sometimes Wakizashi or Tanto (Shortswords and Daggers) are used instead.
* Kunai: The throwing daggers, created from gardening tools. They're usually thrown en masse or used for a Knife Outline.
* Shuriken: Probably the most popular and recognizable ninja weapon. Like the above mentioned Kunai, they're usually thrown in great numbers. In case of Highly-Visible Ninja expect to see the Fuuma Shuriken.
* Kusarigama or Gama: Small scythes, especially when attached to an Epic Flail tends to be a popular choice for ninja in fiction. However expect to see the user swinging the scythe around. Variations include the Okinawan Kusarigama, which has sickles on both ends.
* Nunchaku: Often seen in the hand of ninja fighters for some reason.
* Claws and Hidden Blades: Both of the Wolverine Claws and Blade Below the Shoulder variation are sometime seen. In Real Life, Ninjas did used a claw-like weapon called Neko-te but mainly for climbing.
* Makibishi: Caltrops, often used while running away from a foe.
* Nageteppo: Low-tech smoke and/or flash bombs.
* Sai: Are often seen as weapons for Ninja.
* Senbon or Needles of various size were used by ninjas. Some of them were big, while others were small enough to be carried in the mouth and then shot using the tongue as a blowpipe. Often Poisoned Weapons.
* Manriki Kusari or Kusari Fundo: Chains with heavy weights to the ends, used for disarm people or entangle and trap them. For more info, see The Other Wiki's page on it. Examples of Stock Ninja Weaponry include:
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