Ninja vs Pirate vs Whatever

[Dominicy]

ninjas own.  they got mad ninja fury, shuriken, and so forth while pirates have a small assortment of guns and swords, and a big boat.

[moiledzep]

Look some One Piece episodes and you'll see pirates don't have only swords and guns

[Ryan914]

Well you know the old saying never bring a sword to a gun fight.

I prefer Pirates, Ninjas are way too overplayed these days by many fans of so and so, or this and that, I will not name names.

[Razor]

Omg, Moiledzep. You were once like one of the coolest people ever. How could you fall so far from grace?

[aboutasoandthis]

I never really liked One Piece. I like Naruto, even though the show feels a little Yu-Gi-Oh ish. Do they really need to monologue how their special abilities can be combined to perform some special attack for half an hour? Oh, and wtf is up with them saying certain words over and over? Somebody shoot the translator for me.

I'm a Pirate. You can't buy a Pirate without him shooting you first.  

[moiledzep]

Originally posted by Razor
Omg, Moiledzep. You were once like one of the coolest people ever. How could you fall so far from grace?

I don't know... I think... I think I've lost my coolness xD

[Bluhman]

Pirates would lose. Ninjas would lose. Zombies would lose. Amnish Cowboy Agents would win.

[MrMister]

They would win the... gay contest...





gahahahhh.

[DarkFlood2]

Let's look at the details here.

NINJA:

Pros
1) Can be stealthy, mysterious, and get kunai.
2) Skilled in assassination.
3) Have years of martial arts training.

Cons
1) Not skilled in fights with lots of adversaries.
2) Don't do much else other than assassinations.
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PIRATE:

Pros
1) Get guns, beer, and a boat.
2) Get to go to a remote island to get their "booty". (yeah, you know what I mean)
3) Get to pillage, rape, and steal.
4) Skilled in ship-to ship combat and fighting with more than one person.
5) Get parrots.

Cons
1) Not very stealthy at all.
2) Many are a bit dense.
3) Tend to be a bit slower than ninjas.
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The verdict:
Pirates, guns > kunai and swords.

[Dominicy]

boats are overrated, flying daggers that make you go all comet style is where it is at. (reference to my game )

pillaging is overrated (cough)fable(cough)

swords = guns

you can blow a dudes arm off or slice it off, you can deflect your enemies attacks with a sword or with a bullet (a big, big, bullet)

[ZeroKirbyX]

Swords. Don't. Deflect. Bullets. For a human with the general physical build required to be a ninja, wielding even a 20 lb katana, isn't going to be able to react quickly enough to not only move the blade into the correct position, but to grip it enough for the sheer force of the bullet to not knock the blade into them or out of their hands. Reflecting bullets with swords is sheer film and anime; it just wouldn't work.

Plus a single bullet won't blow an arm off. A single bullet from a single shot flintlock handgun won't even leave that large of an exit wound, if by miracle it's even going fast enough to pass through the body completely.

It's really a shame how many peoples knowledge of ninja's and pirates form from what cartoons they've seen with subtitles.

So in reality, pirates > ninjas. 'Nuff said. In anime as well, pirates > ninjas.

[Razor]

Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
Swords. Don't. Deflect. Bullets. For a human with the general physical build required to be a ninja, wielding even a 20 lb katana, isn't going to be able to react quickly enough to not only move the blade into the correct position, but to grip it enough for the sheer force of the bullet to not knock the blade into them or out of their hands. Reflecting bullets with swords is sheer film and anime; it just wouldn't work.

Plus a single bullet won't blow an arm off. A single bullet from a single shot flintlock handgun won't even leave that large of an exit wound, if by miracle it's even going fast enough to pass through the body completely.

QFT.

[Weregnome]

Pirates. AVcon in adelaise last year had a pirate and ninja theme. Pirates rule and have more win.

[Osmose]

Originally posted by ZeroKirbyX
Swords. Don't. Deflect. Bullets. For a human with the general physical build required to be a ninja, wielding even a 20 lb katana, isn't going to be able to react quickly enough to not only move the blade into the correct position, but to grip it enough for the sheer force of the bullet to not knock the blade into them or out of their hands. Reflecting bullets with swords is sheer film and anime; it just wouldn't work.

Plus a single bullet won't blow an arm off. A single bullet from a single shot flintlock handgun won't even leave that large of an exit wound, if by miracle it's even going fast enough to pass through the body completely.

It's really a shame how many peoples knowledge of ninja's and pirates form from what cartoons they've seen with subtitles.

So in reality, pirates > ninjas. 'Nuff said. In anime as well, pirates > ninjas.

If you're going to go with real-world logic, Ninjas were way more effective at killing. Most of the time they would use disguises such as a street bum or an aide, get the job done with whatever they had (an old cooking knife from the noble's kitchen, for example), and then get out to make sure they were alive to do it again.

Meanwhile pirates, in reality, lived horribly - few every really had the adventurous life we picture. They usually slept in a mold-covered coirner on the boat, ate horrid, maggot-filled food, and died young.

[Drace]

Gray Fox from MGS > pirates > other ninjas.