Samurai vs. Ninja..

Everie · Post by **Everie** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:17 pm

So very different, but both so freakin awesome.

What do you guys think? Who would win a fight? (this is my mind working on 2 hours of sleep from the previous day, and doing work the whole day haha weeee)

The Mortician · Post by **The Mortician** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:19 pm

Maybe you should sleep more before making topics you'd soon regret.

Ahaugen · Post by **Ahaugen** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:20 pm

it's never a good sign when the train jumps the tracks right as it leaves the station

Everie · Post by **Everie** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:22 pm

well i personally thought that it could have been a fun conversation. But I suppose clearly I was wrong.

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:23 pm

Ninja, of course. But, then a pirate would kick the ninja's butt, so it's a moot point anyway.

Tynan · Post by **Tynan** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:25 pm

But then the samurai would kill the pirate!

SergeXIII · Post by **SergeXIII** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:26 pm

Samuri: Blade Grasp <-- T3h \/\/1n
Ninja: Equip Two Swords

Everie · Post by **Everie** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:26 pm

Tynan wrote:But then the samurai would kill the pirate!

another samurai? Becuase wouldn't the ninja have beaten the previous one?
i think we're not cutting the samurai enough credit here

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:30 pm

Seriously guys...cut the newbies some slack. People don't know the trends of our little forum. Let's face it, we have 'in' fads and 'out' fads. And we tend to descend like a pack of wolves on anyone who doesn't know which way the wind is blowing at any given moment. I mean, people have started nonsensical threads with worse grammar while utterly plastered multiple times and have garnered less rebuke because they're forum regulars. Just ease up some, hmm?

Anyhow...I suppose it depends on which ninja and samurai we are talking about. I mean, if we're talking about the Samurai Delicatessen, then I'm afraid I'd have to side with John Belushi any day of the week.

Tynan · Post by **Tynan** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:34 pm

SAMURAI SALESMAN!

SergeXIII · Post by **SergeXIII** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:39 pm

Video Game example 2.

In Disgaea HoD Ninjas rocked for thier crazy counter rate and all, but Samurais were GODS.

In Disgaea CM the two classes were nerfed, but Ninja ended up the superior due to the Samurais abysmal SP.

Still, Disgaea HoD Samurais for the win.

Dracomax · Post by **Dracomax** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:41 pm

Tynan wrote:But then the samurai would kill the pirate!

so...it's like rock,paper,scissors, except with swords?

Everie · Post by **Everie** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:42 pm

dracomax wrote:
Tynan wrote:But then the samurai would kill the pirate!
so...it's like rock,paper,scissors, except with swords?

very pointy kick ass swords.

SergeXIII · Post by **SergeXIII** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:43 pm

Video Game Example 3

...however, Grey Fox was a ninja...

Kirb · Post by **Kirb** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:45 pm

Google wrote:A ninja would not actually "fight" a samurai, mainly because the ninja was a knowledge-gainer and an assassin, not a "warrior". The ninja would have a specific goal, usually a higher-ranking official than a samurai. Even if there were samurai surrounding the official, the ninja would not waste time on the samurai. The ninja would need a single strike; if he missed, he would escape and try again later rather than fight through the highly skilled samurai. Again, the ninja would not waste time killing the pawns, only the master. It would be like using a chess knight to capture the queen or win the game without using the knight to take any other piece. The other pieces, in this instance, are the ones doing the fighting, the samurai.

Another point I'd like to make is that ninjas were not used as assassins in actual conflicts. When two states were at war, it would be dishonorable to kill the leader with a ninja. Ninja were used before things went to the battlefield. Once it came down to a battle in the fields, the ninja were used for reconnaissance, not fighting. The samurai and infantry were used to honorably defeat the enemy faction.

There is no sword greater than a finely honed mind.

Tynan · Post by **Tynan** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:50 pm

"The sharpest swords remain in their sheaths."
Meaning...they'd have ninja samurai babies.

NINURAI!

SergeXIII · Post by **SergeXIII** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:50 pm

Video Game Example 4

As much as I wouldn't like to give Star Ocean 3 as an example...

Nel: Ninja who would run into the midst of battle instead of heal you like you told her to and get her ass killed at the worst possible time.

Albel: Samurai who could take a beating and dish it out ten-fold

Samurai wins there too...

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:53 pm

Tynan wrote:"The sharpest swords remain in their sheaths."
Meaning...they'd have ninja samurai babies.

NINURAI!

How about Samuninja? Although that sounds like either a kind of fish or a disease.

SAMUNINJA! GECHER SAMUNINJA!

The Mortician · Post by **The Mortician** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:56 pm

MixedMyth wrote:Seriously guys...cut the newbies some slack.

I wasn't trying to be harsh. But I can speak from experience about bringing up topics with a serious sleep depravity. Regrettably.

Joel Fagin · Post by **Joel Fagin** » Tue Mar 06, 2007 9:58 pm

Ninja rely on stealth and surprise. Samurai on armour and fighting ability.

So... Depends who the situation favours. Each on would win in their own element.

...

Oh, I'm sorry. Was that too serious?

- Joel Fagin

PS. I second MM. People seem really harsh these days.