"Newsflash: he's a ninja. By definition, he's a spy, a saboteur, and an assassin." Teammates just stare at him. "What? Look it up." That feeling when you've done the research on a subject you are interested in and no one shares your passion.
I feel you so hard man. sometimes I litteraly go into a midoriya style mutter monologue ranting to myself about topics because i got no friends who understand them on level nearly deep enough to have an intellectual conversation on the topic.
The Yakuza in the Snake Eyes movie: "WHY are we always using weapons from Japan's Edo period?!" "HEY! The Edo period was badass, and you know it!" "....dammit, you're right..."
My personal take is the ninja aspect took over the character, and derailed the GI Joe comic over all. To me he is a better character as a true U.S. special forces shadow warrior. legacy of the commando's, raiders, rangers, and pathfinders established in WW2 and how special operations grew from there. He was a LRP/LRRP/Ranger in Vietnam. The Shinobi martial arts training gives him a little spice. However Hama/Marvel over did it. The Japanese ninja training should influence him, and make him a better SpecOps member.
Eh...to give a LITTLE credit to Storm Shadow..if he was in the arctic or other heavy snow filled area..he's got good camo for that..everywhere else..not so much.
Larry Hama is a Class A Tier comicbook author, the type who understands that anyone can write a story about anything as long as they research with proper Due diligence. Snake eyes and Storm shadow were even Army Long Range Reconnaissance team members before their Ninja training, meaning they both had solid foundations before hand. Again, STORY CONCEPT BASED ON GOOD RESEARCH!
You are correct Larry Hama is very good at his job, however. Technically Storm-Shadow was training to be a Ninja before he joined the army. That why you see him in issue 26 in Vietnam with his Bow & Arrow, and Stalker makes a comment about it. He had already started and was a very accomplished Archer by that time. Sorry if I seem to be coming off as some crazed Fan-Boy. I just though this might be a bit of useful information.
Also, Larry Hama is a Japanese-American. Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow are his self-inserts, and there ain't nothin' wrong with that. I dunno about you, but I get kinda sick of GG equating "Not Historically Accurate" with "Bad." I've said it once, and I'll say it again... Realism Has No Place In, Around Or Even Near My Fiction. I enjoy fiction to ESCAPE from reality, not to be reminded that nobody can fly and all the dinosaurs are dead.
@@thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247 I mean this isn't necessairly being realistic, but accurate like you said. It's a show so it's not meant to be realistic, but if it's not intrusive, respecting the source material is A-good representation and B-just interesting to see and discuss. That's what these whole videos are about right?
I love listening to Gaijin's enthusiasm. Nothing gets me in a better mood than someone else's excitement, and Gaijin brings his across very well in Which Ninja videos about a subject he likes.
And while Snake Eyes is Caucasian, he was still raised in Japan and took up the lessons to heart. Plus there was a Black Samurai, why not a white Ninja? Plus in most origins, he is raised in the same clan as Storm Shadow, but it seems double S is waaaaay too old fashioned than Snake Eyes, who’s got no trouble adapting to the times with his techniques
There was a black samurai, and there was even a british samurai! You were alluding to Yasuke, and I was referring to William Adams. Both were outsiders to Japan who made their way into the samurai cast in actual history!
@@IffyJottere exactly. While Snake Eyes is by all accounts an outsider to Japan, boi got raised in it and took it to heart. Unlike Mr. snowflake with his dual anime swords
Recent anime that just came out that I want to see Gaijin's take on is Fena: Pirate Princess. The main cast are literally PIRATE NINJAS. I want to see how true to form they are.
What I'm most confused about the show is why they have their main ninja based on Sanada Yukimura. Sure the guy's known for the leading the Sanada 10 Braves, but he himself was a samurai who wore bright crimson armor with a tall helmet purposely meant to stand out on the battlefield.
@@ShackleYT they definitely existed, like Fuuma Kotaro, who became famous as the leader of the Fuuma ninja clan and rival of the legendary Hattori Hanzo, but he was also an infamous pirate who ambushed and robbed at sea.
Basically what I think is, if any franchise goes on long enough, there will be amazing moments, and there will be absolute stinkers, and that's essentially how portraying a real ninja long enough would be, too, especially when it comes to there being multiple writers who might not know about the stories, portrayals, or overall lore that other writers set up or prefer using, or might not know a single thing of what ninjas actually were. It's always a bit of a thing when one hand doesn't know what the other's doing.
The odd part about Snake Eyes is that he was portrayed relatively accurately FIRST, and then screwed up later. Usually, USA-made ninja characters are the other way around, especially if they were created in the 80s.
Iroh was one of the most skilled generals in Fire Nation history, of course he knows all the spy tricks in the book. Information, not Might, is the key to winning wars after all
"How did he use a blow gun without taking off his mask?" "Ninja tricks." "Wha?! Did you see that?! He just ate that bagel WITHOUT TAKING OFF HIS MASK! How-" "NINJA TRICKS!!"
@@flaminyawn Oh absolutely, but I bet Gaijin would laugh his ass off. It is IMHO the best played over-the-top ninja fantasy trope story, partially because the ninjitsu is one of the most realistic elements shown. I think it'd also make for a good jumping off point for the philosophical backpinnings of the art, which is something often brushed past in favor of accurate weapons and technique.
Snake Eyes' downs don't hold him back if you ask me. If they did, then that would also invalidate several other Ninja this show has looked at, like the TMNT, Shredder and others. Sure, the bad is there, but there's so much good to the character as well. For a pop-culture character to remain so overwhelmingly consistent in his depictions, well, that's a rare thing. Rarer still is being a good depiction of the type of character he is. Honestly, Snake Eyes should, along with Batman, go into the intro of the show on the side with the good Ninja should you ever update the intro. Plus, he allowed you to get into some topics of Ninja that you haven't had a chance to address, bonus points right there if you ask me, and good for research for those who want to make good Ninja themselves. This has, so far, been my favorite set of Which Ninja episodes so far, right there with the TMNT, Batman, Spider-Man and others. I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got in store next.
That is actually common problem. Like Japanese make superior adaptations of vampires in comparison to western movies. It is because foreigners tend to do research, when natives fallow they tradition (what sometimes can be more tropy then some ignorant adaptations). It is quite interesting effect.
I'm hoping some ninja movie has the following interaction between "Ninja Guy" and "friend": "Why are you taking guns, I thought you ninja types only used blades and throwing darts or whatever." "Because of two things: First of, because they work. And secondly, because they aid in the greatest ninja technique of all." "Oh, and what's this secret technique?" "Surprise." "What? Like, sneaking up behind them and stuff?" "No; imagine the surprise from expecting only knives and getting riddled with bullets?"
I think part of the reason that Snake Eyes is a decent ninja is because Larry Hama genuinely tried to do his research, at least as far as military stuff went and tell a more grounded story. Not that his G.I. Joe comics didn't have the occasional over-the-top moments... But all in all, he wanted things realistic.
I recently came across some content involving the history of The Phantom, and after going back and watching the 1996 movie starring Billy Zane in the title role, and started wondering just how true to form as a shinobi he is. And yes, I am asking about a masked man that runs around in the jungle, and other environments, in a purple bodysuit, wearing a skull-shaped ring, and how true to form as a ninja he is. A quick note, The Phantom's publication history actually predates Batman by a considerable margin, and quite a few aspects about The Phantom, like the mask of the hero having white eyes, were transmigrated over to following superheroes, like Batman, and the Phantom is just a normal guy, a normal guy that has trained in various arts and taken himself to around the peak of what the human body is capable of. Also, the Phantom has another thing on his side, he is called "the ghost who walks" because the physical similarities of each Phantom from one generation to the next has given the illusion that after being killed the same person has come right on back from the dead and uses this to his advantage, which sounds like the kind of continued superstition you know any good shinobi would be more than willing to take advantage of. There are quite a few other things, like the fact the Phantom did actually wear blue for some time in his publishing past before the purple suit was codified as the official outfit, but I think that's enough to at least get a few people interested in finding out just how true to form as a ninja the Phantom is.
Don't forget the fact he is "The Ghost who walks" and all Phantoms don the exact same clothing and aside from the occasional female. All look pretty much alike to the point that everyone truely believe he is ageless and immortal.
@@tatsunohouou is not just an ageless immortal but someone capable of resurrecting himself which makes him even more otherworldly. there is always someone who killed a phantom included a few the kept a souvenir but the phantom shoes again. while we know this is a different phantom it is how he got the name "The ghost who walks".
I just wanna say, your vids on Snake Eyes is what made me watch the 3 GI Joe live action movies featuring him before I finished your vids on him. You presented them so well I wanted to see them just so they wouldn't be spoiled. Thank you!
While wearing blue wasn’t mentioned in this, it makes more sense for Snake Eyes to wear black. While skies were blue in times before modern electric lighting, the orange color of electric lights in modern times makes dark areas of the night black, so even though it’s a blue black, Snake Eyes is just wearing proper camouflage for the area and era he lives in. And as has always been pointed out in these, ninja are adaptable.
Just a quick thing, that form of walking is actually very similar to what is called roll stepping, which is employed by marching bands to keep their bodies stable while marching and playing
Of course he is. Snake Eyes is the definition of a super ninja, through and through, just like Joe Musashi, Hotsuma, Ryu Hayabusa and even his sword brother, Storm Shadow. Any ninja who doesn't speak and wields a sword in one hand and an Uzi on the other, is downright awesome. Snake Eyes, true ninja, full stop!
Renegades was my first G.I Joe series I watched and for me that version of him is the definitive version for me it not only explains why he never speaks but also why he never reveals his face and uses yo-nin over all more recent portrayals have made him a realistic modern ninja skilled at infiltration and espionage but not invincible.
man this was just as good as the first part if not better I love when expectations are subverted cause I never would have guessed that so many iterations of snake eyes would actually make the cut when it comes to being ninja
Like any pop culture ninja with multiple incarnations, it depends on the incarnation. With Snake Eyes, his accurate depictions out way the bad ones by a mile as evidenced by the video. Overall, I'd say he easily is one of the greatest if not THE greatest pop culture ninja ever created.
I never read this comic back when it was out, but you've really made me want to find it and give it a read! I'm so glad you did a part 2, as this is my childhood here. Honestly, they did really good with Ninjutsu in the 80's comic. Before the internet access to research material was surprisingly more difficult than it is today. The level of accuracy they got in the G.I. Joe comic was far more accurate than anything else out at the time and whoever wrote it was clearly into learning the lore. The times of Sigma 6 and Rise of Cobra were likely just a bad case of the late 90's/early 2000's zeitgeist. We were just coming off that "x-treme" crap my generation ate up like candy in our youths and they were likely still pandering to that. (Our bad!) Anywho, great video, as always! Snake Eyes always held a special place in my heart and you did him right!
Snake Eyes is a great Ninja. Granted Sigma 6 is a bit over the top, but again as it's a pure fiction, it can get away with a few things like a power suit that ramps him up in combat prowess. Also, the sword reflecting powerful beams? Special coating on the swords. Why two actual Katanas on his back over the Kodachis near his waist? Fan fav gimmicks...
@@Elmithian not reflective enough to handle the force output of such beams without coating otherwise all of Sigma six had to do to deflect or reflect the beams is to carry large mirrors all the time and bounce them right back or into a different direction entirely.
Great video, Gaijin. I'm glad you made a part 2 on Snake Eyes! 👍 Here's some other characters you could cover: Gray Fox (Metal Gear) Daredevil (Marvel) Vega (Street Fighter) Storm Shadow (GI Joe) Ra's Al Ghul and the League of Assassins/Shadows (DC) Corvo (Dishonored)
Hey Gaijin, I’ve never done a recommendation before, but seeing how your covering a more modern take on ninja in snake eyes, there’s a character that may interest you. The Shadow. While he may have that snazzy red scarf and rarely uses traditional ninja weaponry (kodachis, kunai and the like) he is probably by FAR the best example for a ninjas psychological AND resource building capabilities. As a small example, he has an entire network of informants spies and even DOCTORS who feed him information on the crime rings so he can go hunt down the bad guys. He also feeds super into the more “supernatural” stuff ninja supposedly could do, often times making himself seem larger than life. In one radio serial (yes he’s THAT old) he uses solely his voice to convince a maddened war veteran to not let go of a live grenade saving tons of people. Just thought you might like him.
It baffles me how most of our notions and application of the concepts of sabotage, espionage, and assassination remain consistent among so many cultures! And how the ninja, despite their primitiveness in technology (they used farm tools for Christ's sake) could still do so much, especially the whole discipline of using the exact same tools for different purposes, is fascinating! Also, this is just a suggestion but maybe you could cover The Shadow? He's often considered the first superhero in history, with plenty of reference material from pulps, radio shows, film serials, comics, and more! Thank you so much for this wonderful video! Take care.
It's honestly really cool to see all the work the writers put into making the character a good representation of what a ninja would be like in the modern world.
I've puzzled over this for a long time: What is the source of kunai being used as a throwing weapon? I only ever seen them referred to as digging tools/ drill that can used as melee weapons if you desperate enough.
@@godkingtroycalypso877 Throwing knives have a similar profile, and I think someone somewhere just said "hey, I need this throwing knife to look Japanese"
15:43, in Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey I do some of these tricks to infiltrate camps and forts. I throw torches onto flammable objects or shoot jars of oil that are near fires to set a fire, I shoot the doors of cages to release tigers, lions, wolves, boars etc to cause a panic.
thank you to the patrons for voting on this video and Thank you Goombah for putting it together. Snake eyes has been one of my favourite Ninja's in media since I was a child and its great to see how well he holds up.
There are actually two parts that I feel are also quite important that you skipped over, one from renegades and another from resolute hour special. When fighting against StormShadow and on the brink of his loss, he brings out the last technique his master taught him which was meant as a killing blow, he could’ve just done that and be done with it all, but it was clear that this was a last resort. The other was from a clip I found on Hasbro’s channel right here on UA-cam, where after the team realized Scarlet was poisoned, he took a bamboo reed from his pocket fir battlefield tracheostomy. While a bit stereotypical and ending up as unnecessary, this shows he was prepared for these kind of situations for both self and team survival.
I do like Snake Eyes as a character due to his quiet nature and that he shows attributes of what it takes to be a real ninja. I should have realized what the '80s had shown is inaccurate, but I didn't get into GI Joe until Renegades. I did watch one episode of Sigma 6, but that was enough for me. 😩
13:38 “I love our talks oddly silent masked fellow cobra guy.” Snake Eyes just is thinking *how is this WORKING?!* EDIT: also I’d say that the amount he gets RIGHT more than outweighs the times he got it wrong. In an age of Ninja Golf and Turtles, Snake Eyes stood out BECAUSE he got some thing right even during his genesis. He’s done some really stupid (but also crazy cool to watch, which is usually why they DO get things wrong tho that’s not me saying it’s okay to do so) but he more than evens out in terms of quality. And finally yes he was happy as a clam with those uzis and I was grinning like a school boy too xD
Thank you Patrons for making this happen! I absolutely forgot about those cartoons, but I do remember liking Sigma 6 and Renegades, though I I dont think I got to watch most of them.
I always liked the Renegades version the best. He just seemed so cool and mysterious, but like you said, he isn't a one man army, and that made him feel more grounded and human. Plus, I just found the plot and characters of Renegade the best, so I enjoyed that part of my childhood. ^^ I was hoping though that you'd mention about when he tried to save his master/ Scarlett from suffocating after being poisoned with his little... uh... the bamboo thing? I'm not quite sure what it's called. ^^; But I was hoping you'd talk about if that's like an actual Shinobi technique, or just something unrelated to Shinobi practice. Because I know that's a medical technique that's kinda been used in unrelated media, and so I was wondering if it was just another manifestation of that trope.
Honestly, the last time I actually LIKED Snake Eyes was during his early appearances. He was one of the few characters with an appeal to me, and the next time I saw him, it was Sigma 6. Huge turn-off for the entire franchise. I liked the idea of a modernized ninja, but it's rare to see people capitalize on it in a good way.
It’s nice to see that Snake Eyes is an actually good ninja, the majority of the time. Even in the latest movie, he was still good. While yeah, he can be cold, and while yes, he doesn’t show tons of vulnerability or emotion, he’s a ninja. He’s a spy, he’s a soldier, he is stone cold, and that’s what makes him good at what he does, even if it doesn’t make him the most dramatic character, or the character someone can relate to. I think a lot of times, people confuse a character that’s meant to be blank, with a character who’s poorly developed. The dude has a role, he has intentions, he even has motivations. Just because they’re more transactional, and not personal, doesn’t mean he’s a bad character, or poorly written, and just because he isn’t showing emotional conflict, or comes off as cold, doesn’t mean he’s a bad character either. He’s just literally what he’s meant to be; a ninja.
I wish you could do a video on the Ranger’s Apprentice series. It has a lot of ninja like qualities in it. Just putting it in the poll would be great. But I understand if you don’t.
YESS the animal training with their horses and wills dog. the insane training with multiple weapons used for multipurpose, with maybe an exception of their bow the infiltration both sneaking and openly.
Renegades snake eyes solidified his ninjadom for me in the one scene where he’s dueling storm shadow in his homeland and when Storm shadow asks “what have you learned from your Joe friends?” And Snake eyes pulls out a flash bang grenade. He innovates and adapts.
Another thing about his mp7's in Retaliation: their caliber is a 4.6x30 mm. round designed for piercing armor while maintaining rifle grade ballistics.
@Gaijin Goombah Media Kind of curious if you would do a which ninja for another fellow Hasbro character, Soundwave. Ever since I found your series I kept thinking that Soundwave has to be a robo ninja since he seems to follow a lot of different things you’ve mentioned for other shinobi characters. First and most obvious he’s a robot in disguise, he’s blue just like historical shinobi, is primarily a communications officer and an espionage specialist, he is completely loyal to his leader Megatron and later Galvatron, he utilizes animals in the form of some of his cassettes, and those are just the things I can think of. I’m more just curious if there might be other things I might have missed.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the "ninja force". It was a way to capitalize on snake-eyes' popularity in the 90s. That was when I stopped reading G.I. Joe comics. There was also the massacre. They killed 8 Joes just to up the stakes.
For gaijin’s next which ninja, I think much like his videos on genji and hanzo he should take a proper look at snake eyes’ rival stormshadow. Or maybe to switch gears while still keeping within the realm of hasbro, I’d really like to see him tackle prowl from transformers animated or nightbird from g1. Mostly because I just love the sheer absurdity of him trying to analyze/apply proper historically accurate shinobi techniques to a giant alien robot.
Excellent video, and thanks for the movie spoilers as I don't think I will see the Snake-Eyes prequel movie since it deviates so heavily from the source material.
Fun fact: Storm Shadow and Snake-eyes both studied under the same master. Storm Shadow was the elder pupil so he would help Snake-Eyes with his studies when he had time to spare. So whenever Snake-Eyes fights Storm Shadow, it's painful for both of them because they both feel betrayed by an old friend.
There was a mid 00s documentary about how the Green Berets and other commando groups have developed a modernized version of ninja techniques and philosophies that would be applicable to modern special forces, since many if not most principles are timeless given the green beret mission of supporting local guerrilla forces in counter insurgent or counter authoritarian military campaigns. And they said a real modern ninja would basically be dressed in a uniform of some blue collar skilled worker who wears navy coveralls or a navy polo shirt and dark brown, green, or grey cargo pants with a ball cap over their eyes. They did an exercise where they were able to perform a mock assassination on a protected target without the security detail even being aware that there was an infiltrator. I wish snake eyes was used to show some of that cool stuff.
You might want to consider the 'French Ninja Chef' series of comics from the webcomic Freefall. Some points in their favor, the patrons never see them, never realize how they delivered food, and even used a distraction to remain unseen.
Ok, with the 2013 movie’s sub machine guns, they are HK MP7’s. These subguns use 4.6x30 ammunition which was designed for penetrating body armor! I thought that was a cool detail
They're a good change from the Uzi if the enemy has body armor, but if the targets are unarmored, he should stick to the Uzi. Armor piercing rounds are less effective than normal rounds on exposed soft tissue.
@@bthsr7113 Yeah, but they’re still gonna be effective because they will still shred the innards. But the mp7’s have a similar exterior which make the look still similar too, which is a nice touch.
I watch the first part and in the very same day the next part comes out? Man, Fate is on my side tonight. Another thing, if he hasn't been addressed yet, I'd like Raiden to be touched on next, or the one after or the one after that or at least some confirmation that he's for sure going to be covered. Because, though I'm not a master in Ninja Theory, I've found it strange that he's on the right of the intro, when it's clear all of his equipment but his sword (and maybe not even that, considering he moves to Sam's after it's broken) are found in the field, the use of the carboard box to hide from enemies is reminiscent of some of the techniques featured in this series (like using a drape while pressed against a wall, and others) and makes use of elevation to get an advantage on his enemies. Although, every major enemy he encounters does know and constantly tout his given name, so I guess he fails in that regard, and I'm sure I'm forgetting other things.
I know you went a bit over the Sunbow show in part one but I was hoping for more detail on that one and the later DIC version, where Snake Eyes leads a team of ninja. Also, Sunbow Snake Eyes managed to survive being radioactive and that seems...off.
I have a great Idea for another which ninja episode. The CP9 from one piece. Not only do they do perfect infiltration, they also formed their bodys into perfect killing-maschine. Every of their techniques is made not just for fighting but also for infiltration. All their formular 6 techniques incorporatw something shinobi would use in some kind of way as well.
As iconic the Ninjas of Ninjago are, I absolutely don't think they're good ninjas. For one, everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY, knows exactly who they are, what they look like, how many they are and what their personalities are. Points for not confining themselves to one type of weapon and not shying away from modern weaponry, but otherwise they're the worst ninjas i've ever seen
Well after a while, spy also has techniques that closely resemble a ninja. It's a universal concept now a day XD. Just look at Jame bon, the best Yonin user, always flamboyant but still get the job done. He even uses the well known fact he is a spy to his advantage.
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"Newsflash: he's a ninja. By definition, he's a spy, a saboteur, and an assassin."
Teammates just stare at him.
"What? Look it up."
That feeling when you've done the research on a subject you are interested in and no one shares your passion.
Such a mood!
Snake eyes(thoughts): Impressive…most impressive soldier.
Me talking about mecha and tokusatsu with my friends. So true it hurts.
I feel you so hard man. sometimes I litteraly go into a midoriya style mutter monologue ranting to myself about topics because i got no friends who understand them on level nearly deep enough to have an intellectual conversation on the topic.
@@C._Bradford THAT FEELS RIGHT THERE
The Yakuza in the Snake Eyes movie:
"WHY are we always using weapons from Japan's Edo period?!"
"HEY! The Edo period was badass, and you know it!"
"....dammit, you're right..."
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@@Bezaliel13 Meh, I still prefer Loona(Hellhound From)
Isnt hard to get a gun in japan
I think Snake Eyes is, at the end of the day, a good ninja. Some bad adaptations do not undo all the depictions of him being insanely accurate.
Agreed, I think this is a statement that can be applied to a lot of media where there are multiple adaptions.
My personal take is the ninja aspect took over the character, and derailed the GI Joe comic over all. To me he is a better character as a true U.S. special forces shadow warrior. legacy of the commando's, raiders, rangers, and pathfinders established in WW2 and how special operations grew from there. He was a LRP/LRRP/Ranger in Vietnam. The Shinobi martial arts training gives him a little spice. However Hama/Marvel over did it. The Japanese ninja training should influence him, and make him a better SpecOps member.
Snake Eyes is more of a ninja than the walking all white flashbang that is Storm Shadow.
Eh...to give a LITTLE credit to Storm Shadow..if he was in the arctic or other heavy snow filled area..he's got good camo for that..everywhere else..not so much.
@@ShinKyuubi Always struck me as a Yin-Yang type theming, with SE being silent and covert, and SS being loud and overt.
@@erinfinn2273 the outfit colors certainly lend themselves to that kind of thought.
OMG! "The wailking all white flashbang". Priceless. That's too good. LMAO!
I think that there was some ironic intent on Storm Shadow's ego with him wanting to be SEEN as the better Ninja.
Snake eyes was and largly still is one of the best ninja to come out of not only the 1980s but also the USA
And what makes it better he was a mistake. They ran out of color for one figure and called it a ninja.
@@JayJayM57 fair point there
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Some of the best inventions in Human History were accidents. That includes fictional characters.
@@DocWolph true
Death battle needs to do Snake eyes vs another comic book ninja
Larry Hama is a Class A Tier comicbook author, the type who understands that anyone can write a story about anything as long as they research with proper Due diligence.
Snake eyes and Storm shadow were even Army Long Range Reconnaissance team members before their Ninja training, meaning they both had solid foundations before hand. Again, STORY CONCEPT BASED ON GOOD RESEARCH!
You are correct Larry Hama is very good at his job, however. Technically Storm-Shadow was training to be a Ninja before he joined the army. That why you see him in issue 26 in Vietnam with his Bow & Arrow, and Stalker makes a comment about it. He had already started and was a very accomplished Archer by that time. Sorry if I seem to be coming off as some crazed Fan-Boy. I just though this might be a bit of useful information.
@@RaptorRed79 but isn't part of being diehard fan is knowing those details? 😎👍🏿
@@RaptorRed79 yea storm shadow was training long before he joined the miltary but still what u both said is spot on
Also, Larry Hama is a Japanese-American. Snake-Eyes and Storm Shadow are his self-inserts, and there ain't nothin' wrong with that. I dunno about you, but I get kinda sick of GG equating "Not Historically Accurate" with "Bad."
I've said it once, and I'll say it again... Realism Has No Place In, Around Or Even Near My Fiction. I enjoy fiction to ESCAPE from reality, not to be reminded that nobody can fly and all the dinosaurs are dead.
@@thetribunaloftheimaginatio5247 I mean this isn't necessairly being realistic, but accurate like you said.
It's a show so it's not meant to be realistic, but if it's not intrusive, respecting the source material is A-good representation and B-just interesting to see and discuss.
That's what these whole videos are about right?
I love listening to Gaijin's enthusiasm. Nothing gets me in a better mood than someone else's excitement, and Gaijin brings his across very well in Which Ninja videos about a subject he likes.
And while Snake Eyes is Caucasian, he was still raised in Japan and took up the lessons to heart. Plus there was a Black Samurai, why not a white Ninja?
Plus in most origins, he is raised in the same clan as Storm Shadow, but it seems double S is waaaaay too old fashioned than Snake Eyes, who’s got no trouble adapting to the times with his techniques
There was a black samurai, and there was even a british samurai!
You were alluding to Yasuke, and I was referring to William Adams. Both were outsiders to Japan who made their way into the samurai cast in actual history!
@@IffyJottere exactly. While Snake Eyes is by all accounts an outsider to Japan, boi got raised in it and took it to heart. Unlike Mr. snowflake with his dual anime swords
In Sigma 6 he was a blonde, blue-eyed pretty boy. How did that work out?
@@alanthieris4447 …he is a blue eyed blonde in the original version too. He just had like… a LOT of scars
@@alanthieris4447 same way in Renegades too, and that was one of the best Snake Eyes too.
Recent anime that just came out that I want to see Gaijin's take on is Fena: Pirate Princess. The main cast are literally PIRATE NINJAS. I want to see how true to form they are.
Well, one of them does use guns.
What I'm most confused about the show is why they have their main ninja based on Sanada Yukimura. Sure the guy's known for the leading the Sanada 10 Braves, but he himself was a samurai who wore bright crimson armor with a tall helmet purposely meant to stand out on the battlefield.
I just wish they didn't use a submarine the setting is really confusing as well
hold up, were pirate ninjas actually a thing? like were there times where a ninja became a terror on the seas?
@@ShackleYT they definitely existed, like Fuuma Kotaro, who became famous as the leader of the Fuuma ninja clan and rival of the legendary Hattori Hanzo, but he was also an infamous pirate who ambushed and robbed at sea.
Basically what I think is, if any franchise goes on long enough, there will be amazing moments, and there will be absolute stinkers, and that's essentially how portraying a real ninja long enough would be, too, especially when it comes to there being multiple writers who might not know about the stories, portrayals, or overall lore that other writers set up or prefer using, or might not know a single thing of what ninjas actually were. It's always a bit of a thing when one hand doesn't know what the other's doing.
The odd part about Snake Eyes is that he was portrayed relatively accurately FIRST, and then screwed up later. Usually, USA-made ninja characters are the other way around, especially if they were created in the 80s.
5:55 Wait minute! That’s the trick used by Iroh to send Zuko a secret message!
Well, Zuko had to learn his ninja skills from somewhere, and of course, it was from Iroh
Well.... Zuko is pretty good at being a Ninja. So maybe that's where he was learning it all from.
Iroh was one of the most skilled generals in Fire Nation history, of course he knows all the spy tricks in the book. Information, not Might, is the key to winning wars after all
Now That’s What I Call Ninja.
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"How did he use a blow gun without taking off his mask?"
"Ninja tricks."
"Wha?! Did you see that?! He just ate that bagel WITHOUT TAKING OFF HIS MASK! How-"
"NINJA TRICKS!!"
God yes. I would _adore_ a Dr McNinja video, that comic is one of the greatest on the internet
@@mathphysicsnerd Dr. McNinja is a great character in a great comic, though I'm pretty sure he'd get a hard bashing for historical ninja accuracy.
@@flaminyawn Oh absolutely, but I bet Gaijin would laugh his ass off. It is IMHO the best played over-the-top ninja fantasy trope story, partially because the ninjitsu is one of the most realistic elements shown.
I think it'd also make for a good jumping off point for the philosophical backpinnings of the art, which is something often brushed past in favor of accurate weapons and technique.
@@mathphysicsnerd Ninja vs. Pirates Feud is even a part of and a joke of the comic.
Snake Eyes' downs don't hold him back if you ask me. If they did, then that would also invalidate several other Ninja this show has looked at, like the TMNT, Shredder and others. Sure, the bad is there, but there's so much good to the character as well. For a pop-culture character to remain so overwhelmingly consistent in his depictions, well, that's a rare thing. Rarer still is being a good depiction of the type of character he is. Honestly, Snake Eyes should, along with Batman, go into the intro of the show on the side with the good Ninja should you ever update the intro. Plus, he allowed you to get into some topics of Ninja that you haven't had a chance to address, bonus points right there if you ask me, and good for research for those who want to make good Ninja themselves. This has, so far, been my favorite set of Which Ninja episodes so far, right there with the TMNT, Batman, Spider-Man and others. I'm looking forward to seeing what you've got in store next.
It’s kind of funny how the anime version of Snake Eyes is the least accurate ninja.
That is actually common problem. Like Japanese make superior adaptations of vampires in comparison to western movies. It is because foreigners tend to do research, when natives fallow they tradition (what sometimes can be more tropy then some ignorant adaptations). It is quite interesting effect.
I'm hoping some ninja movie has the following interaction between "Ninja Guy" and "friend":
"Why are you taking guns, I thought you ninja types only used blades and throwing darts or whatever."
"Because of two things: First of, because they work. And secondly, because they aid in the greatest ninja technique of all."
"Oh, and what's this secret technique?"
"Surprise."
"What? Like, sneaking up behind them and stuff?"
"No; imagine the surprise from expecting only knives and getting riddled with bullets?"
And the "Surprise." line NEEDS to be delivered after chambering a round/loading a magazine.
@@erinfinn2273 Absolutely, without a doubt!
I read the "surprise" line with Yoru's voice
Second time I've seen FGO Shuten Douji on Gaijin's poll and now I really want to see a video on the subject
Yeah but apparently because patreon has "priority" she probably won't be for a while. Almost feel like the UA-cam side doesn't matter as much.
@@anubisgodess2353 oh I knew about the patreon stuff I'm just not a patron so I don't know whats on those polls unless he shows them.
I think part of the reason that Snake Eyes is a decent ninja is because Larry Hama genuinely tried to do his research, at least as far as military stuff went and tell a more grounded story. Not that his G.I. Joe comics didn't have the occasional over-the-top moments... But all in all, he wanted things realistic.
All he did was steal the plot from Enter the Ninja.
I recently came across some content involving the history of The Phantom, and after going back and watching the 1996 movie starring Billy Zane in the title role, and started wondering just how true to form as a shinobi he is. And yes, I am asking about a masked man that runs around in the jungle, and other environments, in a purple bodysuit, wearing a skull-shaped ring, and how true to form as a ninja he is.
A quick note, The Phantom's publication history actually predates Batman by a considerable margin, and quite a few aspects about The Phantom, like the mask of the hero having white eyes, were transmigrated over to following superheroes, like Batman, and the Phantom is just a normal guy, a normal guy that has trained in various arts and taken himself to around the peak of what the human body is capable of. Also, the Phantom has another thing on his side, he is called "the ghost who walks" because the physical similarities of each Phantom from one generation to the next has given the illusion that after being killed the same person has come right on back from the dead and uses this to his advantage, which sounds like the kind of continued superstition you know any good shinobi would be more than willing to take advantage of. There are quite a few other things, like the fact the Phantom did actually wear blue for some time in his publishing past before the purple suit was codified as the official outfit, but I think that's enough to at least get a few people interested in finding out just how true to form as a ninja the Phantom is.
Hmmm interesting
Don't forget the fact he is "The Ghost who walks" and all Phantoms don the exact same clothing and aside from the occasional female. All look pretty much alike to the point that everyone truely believe he is ageless and immortal.
@@tatsunohouou is not just an ageless immortal but someone capable of resurrecting himself which makes him even more otherworldly. there is always someone who killed a phantom included a few the kept a souvenir but the phantom shoes again. while we know this is a different phantom it is how he got the name "The ghost who walks".
I just wanna say, your vids on Snake Eyes is what made me watch the 3 GI Joe live action movies featuring him before I finished your vids on him. You presented them so well I wanted to see them just so they wouldn't be spoiled. Thank you!
10:49 That's what I love about Renegades depiction of Snake Eyes. He gets knocked down by a Bio-Viper, Major Bludd and the Dreadnoks.
While wearing blue wasn’t mentioned in this, it makes more sense for Snake Eyes to wear black. While skies were blue in times before modern electric lighting, the orange color of electric lights in modern times makes dark areas of the night black, so even though it’s a blue black, Snake Eyes is just wearing proper camouflage for the area and era he lives in. And as has always been pointed out in these, ninja are adaptable.
Thanks to these video’s, Snake Eyes is probably one of my favorite Ninja ever
Just a quick thing, that form of walking is actually very similar to what is called roll stepping, which is employed by marching bands to keep their bodies stable while marching and playing
Of course he is. Snake Eyes is the definition of a super ninja, through and through, just like Joe Musashi, Hotsuma, Ryu Hayabusa and even his sword brother, Storm Shadow. Any ninja who doesn't speak and wields a sword in one hand and an Uzi on the other, is downright awesome. Snake Eyes, true ninja, full stop!
I’d say he is certified ninja even with a few mistakes and problems. Also Renegade Snake is my favorite version.
Ah, my favorite fusion rifle!
Gungang!
@@Amirifiz Gun Gang!
Renegades was my first G.I Joe series I watched and for me that version of him is the definitive version for me it not only explains why he never speaks but also why he never reveals his face and uses yo-nin over all more recent portrayals have made him a realistic modern ninja skilled at infiltration and espionage but not invincible.
man this was just as good as the first part if not better I love when expectations are subverted cause I never would have guessed that so many iterations of snake eyes would actually make the cut when it comes to being ninja
Like any pop culture ninja with multiple incarnations, it depends on the incarnation. With Snake Eyes, his accurate depictions out way the bad ones by a mile as evidenced by the video. Overall, I'd say he easily is one of the greatest if not THE greatest pop culture ninja ever created.
Outweigh*
I’ve been Bingeing Renegades at I saw a lot of Ninja references when I watched. I love GI Joe
Glad your enjoying it. It is a great show.
I never read this comic back when it was out, but you've really made me want to find it and give it a read! I'm so glad you did a part 2, as this is my childhood here. Honestly, they did really good with Ninjutsu in the 80's comic. Before the internet access to research material was surprisingly more difficult than it is today. The level of accuracy they got in the G.I. Joe comic was far more accurate than anything else out at the time and whoever wrote it was clearly into learning the lore. The times of Sigma 6 and Rise of Cobra were likely just a bad case of the late 90's/early 2000's zeitgeist. We were just coming off that "x-treme" crap my generation ate up like candy in our youths and they were likely still pandering to that. (Our bad!)
Anywho, great video, as always! Snake Eyes always held a special place in my heart and you did him right!
Snake Eyes is a great Ninja. Granted Sigma 6 is a bit over the top, but again as it's a pure fiction, it can get away with a few things like a power suit that ramps him up in combat prowess. Also, the sword reflecting powerful beams? Special coating on the swords. Why two actual Katanas on his back over the Kodachis near his waist? Fan fav gimmicks...
You my friend make some really solid points. 👍👍👍👍👌👌👌
The beams could literally just be explained by the sword bring extremely reflective
@@Elmithian not reflective enough to handle the force output of such beams without coating otherwise all of Sigma six had to do to deflect or reflect the beams is to carry large mirrors all the time and bounce them right back or into a different direction entirely.
I do have to say though.... if a true ninja COULD use a silent enhancement suit, I am pretty sure they would. Though the rest is yes, ridiculous.
Great video, Gaijin. I'm glad you made a part 2 on Snake Eyes! 👍 Here's some other characters you could cover:
Gray Fox (Metal Gear)
Daredevil (Marvel)
Vega (Street Fighter)
Storm Shadow (GI Joe)
Ra's Al Ghul and the League of Assassins/Shadows (DC)
Corvo (Dishonored)
Hidden Phantom from megaman zero cause I what see how bad of an ninja he is.
Hey Gaijin, I’ve never done a recommendation before, but seeing how your covering a more modern take on ninja in snake eyes, there’s a character that may interest you. The Shadow. While he may have that snazzy red scarf and rarely uses traditional ninja weaponry (kodachis, kunai and the like) he is probably by FAR the best example for a ninjas psychological AND resource building capabilities. As a small example, he has an entire network of informants spies and even DOCTORS who feed him information on the crime rings so he can go hunt down the bad guys. He also feeds super into the more “supernatural” stuff ninja supposedly could do, often times making himself seem larger than life. In one radio serial (yes he’s THAT old) he uses solely his voice to convince a maddened war veteran to not let go of a live grenade saving tons of people. Just thought you might like him.
It baffles me how most of our notions and application of the concepts of sabotage, espionage, and assassination remain consistent among so many cultures! And how the ninja, despite their primitiveness in technology (they used farm tools for Christ's sake) could still do so much, especially the whole discipline of using the exact same tools for different purposes, is fascinating! Also, this is just a suggestion but maybe you could cover The Shadow? He's often considered the first superhero in history, with plenty of reference material from pulps, radio shows, film serials, comics, and more! Thank you so much for this wonderful video! Take care.
It's honestly really cool to see all the work the writers put into making the character a good representation of what a ninja would be like in the modern world.
I’d say, after 40 years of existence, having more ups than downs is a point to a good representation of a ninja in pop culture.
Never forget: when it comes to Ninja, knowing is the whole battle.
8:23
I literally thought that's what Snake Eyes is thinking when Tunnel Rat got it right.
“He’s a Ninja! By definition, that makes him a spy, a saboteur, and an assassin.”
And a courier.
Sigma 6 might not be an accurate ninja but still really like him.
I've puzzled over this for a long time:
What is the source of kunai being used as a throwing weapon?
I only ever seen them referred to as digging tools/ drill that can used as melee weapons if you desperate enough.
I think it’s less used as a throwing weapon for damage and more throwing weapon as a diversionary tactic.
My first thought after reading this was Skorpion and his rope dart, but I could be wrong
@@godkingtroycalypso877 Throwing knives have a similar profile, and I think someone somewhere just said "hey, I need this throwing knife to look Japanese"
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15:43, in Assassin's Creed Origins and Odyssey I do some of these tricks to infiltrate camps and forts. I throw torches onto flammable objects or shoot jars of oil that are near fires to set a fire, I shoot the doors of cages to release tigers, lions, wolves, boars etc to cause a panic.
Meanwhile Strider Hiryu, who defeated Ryu Hayabusa in Death Battle: "... So?"
thank you to the patrons for voting on this video and Thank you Goombah for putting it together. Snake eyes has been one of my favourite Ninja's in media since I was a child and its great to see how well he holds up.
The good definitely outways the bad, and thank you so so so much patrons!❤❤
I liked Larry Hama's outlook on the original cartoon. He didn't like seeing a depiction of war that didn't also depict its consequences.
There are actually two parts that I feel are also quite important that you skipped over, one from renegades and another from resolute hour special. When fighting against StormShadow and on the brink of his loss, he brings out the last technique his master taught him which was meant as a killing blow, he could’ve just done that and be done with it all, but it was clear that this was a last resort. The other was from a clip I found on Hasbro’s channel right here on UA-cam, where after the team realized Scarlet was poisoned, he took a bamboo reed from his pocket fir battlefield tracheostomy. While a bit stereotypical and ending up as unnecessary, this shows he was prepared for these kind of situations for both self and team survival.
I do like Snake Eyes as a character due to his quiet nature and that he shows attributes of what it takes to be a real ninja. I should have realized what the '80s had shown is inaccurate, but I didn't get into GI Joe until Renegades. I did watch one episode of Sigma 6, but that was enough for me. 😩
13:38 “I love our talks oddly silent masked fellow cobra guy.”
Snake Eyes just is thinking *how is this WORKING?!*
EDIT: also I’d say that the amount he gets RIGHT more than outweighs the times he got it wrong. In an age of Ninja Golf and Turtles, Snake Eyes stood out BECAUSE he got some thing right even during his genesis. He’s done some really stupid (but also crazy cool to watch, which is usually why they DO get things wrong tho that’s not me saying it’s okay to do so) but he more than evens out in terms of quality.
And finally yes he was happy as a clam with those uzis and I was grinning like a school boy too xD
God, freaking Ninja Golf. Now that's some nostalgia I wasn't expecting tonight...
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I absolutely forgot about those cartoons, but I do remember liking Sigma 6 and Renegades, though I I dont think I got to watch most of them.
Yoooo! New upload! Let’s gooo!
He's is one of my favorite character in comics I'm glad you did these videos
Keep it up on your work and this channel
I always liked the Renegades version the best. He just seemed so cool and mysterious, but like you said, he isn't a one man army, and that made him feel more grounded and human.
Plus, I just found the plot and characters of Renegade the best, so I enjoyed that part of my childhood. ^^
I was hoping though that you'd mention about when he tried to save his master/ Scarlett from suffocating after being poisoned with his little... uh... the bamboo thing? I'm not quite sure what it's called. ^^;
But I was hoping you'd talk about if that's like an actual Shinobi technique, or just something unrelated to Shinobi practice. Because I know that's a medical technique that's kinda been used in unrelated media, and so I was wondering if it was just another manifestation of that trope.
I'm still hoping for a Mai Shiranui episode.
Me too
Same
I thought this show was for good boys and girls.
I live and wait for which ninja 👺. Please never stopp
Honestly, the last time I actually LIKED Snake Eyes was during his early appearances. He was one of the few characters with an appeal to me, and the next time I saw him, it was Sigma 6. Huge turn-off for the entire franchise.
I liked the idea of a modernized ninja, but it's rare to see people capitalize on it in a good way.
I’m sad valor vs venom was skipped, but it’s understandable. This was still an amazing prospective
Not related to anything but the sentence 'the art of reversing the bag' makes me smile.
How Ninja is Ezio Auditore?
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It’s nice to see that Snake Eyes is an actually good ninja, the majority of the time. Even in the latest movie, he was still good. While yeah, he can be cold, and while yes, he doesn’t show tons of vulnerability or emotion, he’s a ninja. He’s a spy, he’s a soldier, he is stone cold, and that’s what makes him good at what he does, even if it doesn’t make him the most dramatic character, or the character someone can relate to.
I think a lot of times, people confuse a character that’s meant to be blank, with a character who’s poorly developed. The dude has a role, he has intentions, he even has motivations. Just because they’re more transactional, and not personal, doesn’t mean he’s a bad character, or poorly written, and just because he isn’t showing emotional conflict, or comes off as cold, doesn’t mean he’s a bad character either. He’s just literally what he’s meant to be; a ninja.
I wish you could do a video on the Ranger’s Apprentice series. It has a lot of ninja like qualities in it. Just putting it in the poll would be great. But I understand if you don’t.
YESS
the animal training with their horses and wills dog.
the insane training with multiple weapons used for multipurpose, with maybe an exception of their bow
the infiltration both sneaking and openly.
oh my god! Another fan! It so rare to find others that have read the series.
Renegades snake eyes solidified his ninjadom for me in the one scene where he’s dueling storm shadow in his homeland and when Storm shadow asks “what have you learned from your Joe friends?”
And Snake eyes pulls out a flash bang grenade.
He innovates and adapts.
the fact that only two versions of snake eyes weren't good ninjas is incredible character consistency
First like of three views.
Always love your work make sure that you keep yourself healthy there.
Here's an episode idea I cannot believe you haven't already done: How "Ninja" are Rikimaru and Ayane in Tenchu?
YESSSSSSSS PART 2 GOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Another thing about his mp7's in Retaliation: their caliber is a 4.6x30 mm. round designed for piercing armor while maintaining rifle grade ballistics.
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Kind of curious if you would do a which ninja for another fellow Hasbro character, Soundwave.
Ever since I found your series I kept thinking that Soundwave has to be a robo ninja since he seems to follow a lot of different things you’ve mentioned for other shinobi characters. First and most obvious he’s a robot in disguise, he’s blue just like historical shinobi, is primarily a communications officer and an espionage specialist, he is completely loyal to his leader Megatron and later Galvatron, he utilizes animals in the form of some of his cassettes, and those are just the things I can think of. I’m more just curious if there might be other things I might have missed.
There's a video game ninja that you have yet to cover, and this is just criminal. That ninja is none other than Agent 47 from the Hitman games.
I'm surprised you didn't mention the "ninja force". It was a way to capitalize on snake-eyes' popularity in the 90s. That was when I stopped reading G.I. Joe comics. There was also the massacre. They killed 8 Joes just to up the stakes.
For gaijin’s next which ninja, I think much like his videos on genji and hanzo he should take a proper look at snake eyes’ rival stormshadow. Or maybe to switch gears while still keeping within the realm of hasbro, I’d really like to see him tackle prowl from transformers animated or nightbird from g1. Mostly because I just love the sheer absurdity of him trying to analyze/apply proper historically accurate shinobi techniques to a giant alien robot.
Excellent video, and thanks for the movie spoilers as I don't think I will see the Snake-Eyes prequel movie since it deviates so heavily from the source material.
How to ninja has become one of my favorite series on UA-cam
Fun fact: Storm Shadow and Snake-eyes both studied under the same master. Storm Shadow was the elder pupil so he would help Snake-Eyes with his studies when he had time to spare. So whenever Snake-Eyes fights Storm Shadow, it's painful for both of them because they both feel betrayed by an old friend.
There was a mid 00s documentary about how the Green Berets and other commando groups have developed a modernized version of ninja techniques and philosophies that would be applicable to modern special forces, since many if not most principles are timeless given the green beret mission of supporting local guerrilla forces in counter insurgent or counter authoritarian military campaigns.
And they said a real modern ninja would basically be dressed in a uniform of some blue collar skilled worker who wears navy coveralls or a navy polo shirt and dark brown, green, or grey cargo pants with a ball cap over their eyes.
They did an exercise where they were able to perform a mock assassination on a protected target without the security detail even being aware that there was an infiltrator.
I wish snake eyes was used to show some of that cool stuff.
Snake eyes is cool and I want to see a Which Ninja collab
Like Linkara
You might want to consider the 'French Ninja Chef' series of comics from the webcomic Freefall. Some points in their favor, the patrons never see them, never realize how they delivered food, and even used a distraction to remain unseen.
So glad you made the second vid.
So much more ninja than I expected honestly.
The fact that they closed over snake eyes taking notes while spying in a tree.
8:58 they even aligned the claws with the space in between the bricks
Ok, with the 2013 movie’s sub machine guns, they are HK MP7’s. These subguns use 4.6x30 ammunition which was designed for penetrating body armor! I thought that was a cool detail
They're a good change from the Uzi if the enemy has body armor, but if the targets are unarmored, he should stick to the Uzi. Armor piercing rounds are less effective than normal rounds on exposed soft tissue.
@@bthsr7113 Yeah, but they’re still gonna be effective because they will still shred the innards. But the mp7’s have a similar exterior which make the look still similar too, which is a nice touch.
Damn... Can't wait for Gaijin to crap on Storm Shadow so much.... also we still wanna see him analyze Blake Belladona from RWBY...
SnakeEyes took down a Decepticon in GIjoe vs Transformers
I clearly need to look this up now
I watch the first part and in the very same day the next part comes out? Man, Fate is on my side tonight.
Another thing, if he hasn't been addressed yet, I'd like Raiden to be touched on next, or the one after or the one after that or at least some confirmation that he's for sure going to be covered. Because, though I'm not a master in Ninja Theory, I've found it strange that he's on the right of the intro, when it's clear all of his equipment but his sword (and maybe not even that, considering he moves to Sam's after it's broken) are found in the field, the use of the carboard box to hide from enemies is reminiscent of some of the techniques featured in this series (like using a drape while pressed against a wall, and others) and makes use of elevation to get an advantage on his enemies.
Although, every major enemy he encounters does know and constantly tout his given name, so I guess he fails in that regard, and I'm sure I'm forgetting other things.
I love Renegades! And I’m so happy they got ninjas right.
I know you went a bit over the Sunbow show in part one but I was hoping for more detail on that one and the later DIC version, where Snake Eyes leads a team of ninja. Also, Sunbow Snake Eyes managed to survive being radioactive and that seems...off.
I was wating for this
as was I
I have a great Idea for another which ninja episode. The CP9 from one piece. Not only do they do perfect infiltration, they also formed their bodys into perfect killing-maschine. Every of their techniques is made not just for fighting but also for infiltration. All their formular 6 techniques incorporatw something shinobi would use in some kind of way as well.
as anyone who's played MGS knows, it's way easier to use smoke to infiltrate than exfiltrate
my god, thi and your other vids just like.... much respect for gi joe now, like wow
Do a "Wich Ninja" of Ninjago, you can even compare them to each other to see who of the six it's the most ninja.
P.S. Jay's signature color it's blue.
As iconic the Ninjas of Ninjago are, I absolutely don't think they're good ninjas. For one, everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY, knows exactly who they are, what they look like, how many they are and what their personalities are. Points for not confining themselves to one type of weapon and not shying away from modern weaponry, but otherwise they're the worst ninjas i've ever seen
@@vungocbao9242 Their Samurai was more Ninja in her debut as a Samurai than the actual ninjas were most of the time.
@@bthsr7113 PIXAL was a better Ninja than any other Ninjas, including Nya the original Samurai X
@@vungocbao9242 let GaijinGoomba be the judge.
Well after a while, spy also has techniques that closely resemble a ninja. It's a universal concept now a day XD. Just look at Jame bon, the best Yonin user, always flamboyant but still get the job done. He even uses the well known fact he is a spy to his advantage.
I'd like to see you do how ninja is Sam Fisher or Michael Westen in Burn Notice.
Best double-1s rolled on dice, ever.