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'''Ninjis''' or '''Ninjies'''<ref> | '''Ninjis''' or '''Ninjies'''<ref>''[[Super Mario Run]]'', Paper Mario Missions: "Defeat 9 or more Ninjies."</ref> are black and star-shaped devil-like creatures that first appeared as enemies in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', whose manual states they are said to haunt the dreams of [[Family Computer]] and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] players.<ref name=yume>{{cite|quote=「ファミコン{{ruby|少年|しょうねん}}の{{ruby|夢|ゆめ}}に{{ruby|現|あらわ}}れ{{ruby|悪夢|あくむ}}を{{ruby|見|み}}せる{{ruby|小悪魔|こあくま}}。{{ruby|動|うご}}きが{{ruby|速|はや}}く、しつこく{{ruby|追|お}}いかけてくる。」 ("''They are lesser demons who manifest as nightmares in the dreams of [[Family Computer|Famicom]] boys. They move fast and will persistently chase you.''")|title=''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet (ハックン{{ruby|A|エー}})|page=31|language=ja|publisher=Nintendo|author=Nintendo|date=1987}}</ref><ref name=dream>{{cite|quote=He is a little devil who appears in the dreams of NES players. He moves fast and will persistently chase you.|title=''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet (Ninji - 1 description)|page=24|language=en-us|date=1988|publisher=Nintendo of America}}</ref> Their appearance in the international release, ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', marked their main series debut. Ninjis were originally portrayed with a fang and clawed feet in artwork, but later appearances remove their claws and replace their teeth with round buttons. Their large eyes are also made rectangular, closer resembling eyeholes in a stereotypical ninja costume. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''==== | ====''Super Mario World'' / ''Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2''==== | ||
[[File:SMW Ninji sprite.png|frame|right]] | [[File:SMW Ninji sprite.png|frame|right]] | ||
Ninjis | Ninjis are enemies in ''[[Super Mario World]]'' and [[Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2|its remake]]. They are encountered in the [[Front Door]] and [[Back Door]] levels only. Ninjis blend in the darkness and are difficult to see unless the searchlight is activated; to accomplish this effect, they reuse their tri-color ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' sprites rather than receiving new sprites. They jump in place and can be defeated with stomps, fireballs, or a cape attack. Like in ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'', they have three jump heights, though the difference is more pronounced. They are one of the few enemies not seen in the credits. | ||
Despite using their previous 8-bit sprites, the artwork for this game reinterprets their red spots as buttons, while previously they had been depicted as parts of the creature's mouth. This interpretation is used for all further depictions, including [[reissue]]s of ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', despite not looking like the sprites in that game. | |||
In ''[[Mario Mania]]'', they are known as '''Mini-Ninjas''' and are said to have been driven mad by their isolation in [[Bowser's Castle]].<ref>{{cite|quote=Being cooped up in Bowser's Castle has driven the Mini-Ninja batty. He bounces up and down, waiting for a hapless hero to use for a punching bag.|title=Nintendo ''[[Mario Mania]]'' Player's Guide|page=52|date=August 1991|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> | |||
====''Super Mario Run''==== | ====''Super Mario Run''==== | ||
Ninjis | Ninjis appear as an enemy in ''[[Super Mario Run]]'' for mobile devices, acting similarly to how they did in ''Super Mario Bros. 2''; jumping periodically in one place. Their running variants do not appear. They appear in the levels [[Airship Cannons...Fire!]], [[Firing the Airship's Burners]], [[Throwing It All Overboard]], and [[Airship Armada]]. Their design in this game is similar to their ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' or ''Super Mario World'' sprites, but with a chubbier body similar to their ''Super Mario Advance'' artwork. | ||
====''Super Mario Maker 2''==== | ====''Super Mario Maker 2''==== |