Ninja (character)

Ninja is one of the various Square Enix characters who first appeared in the game Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

Character Description

Ninja has the appearance of a human with black eyes and a traditional Ninja outerwear attire. He is portrayed as a balanced, all-around character in his appearances, focusing on speed, grace and power.

Ninja has an average frame for a male character, with similar bodily proportions to that of Mario and Luigi. Ninja's skin is an olive, tan complexion. He has a small, button nose which, along with his mouth, is mostly concealed by his mask. His eyebrows are dark and give his eyes a focused appearance. His eyes are round, and peer out of his helmet. Ninja's face is describable as round, with soft shape.

Clothing

Ninja is portrayed as wearing a red shinobi shōzoku, with various pieces of light armor and a flowing, white ninja scarf. His top is a red keikogi with a v-neck, and short sleeves with a white rib at each opening. His bottoms are baggy, red, and include a white slit on each hip. Dark red details include fingerless gloves, a ninja mask, tabi socks, a keikogi belt, and a modern hood. Light armor pieces include red and white accented arm-guards, shoulder armor, a helmet, and metallic chainmail under the keikogi top. The arm-guards are depicted with a three end split, metallic rings wrapped in half-circle studs, as well as an orange rupee on each forearm.

Alternative Outfits

Alternate Ninja Uniform

In Mario Hoops 3-on-3 an alternate form of Ninja's regular outfit can be unlocked by completing the Rainbow Cup on Hard mode with a silver trophy. It replaces the red colors of his garb with indigo, as well as the dark red with a deeper indigo. The white accents are replaced with gold, and the orange rupees in his arm-guards are made pink. The chainamil underneath his top is much darker, and his helmet has a metallic ninja band on the front as opposed to the curved accent shape on his original costume.

List of Appearances by Date

Title	Description	Original Release Date	System/Format
Mario Hoops 3-on-3	Unlockable Playable Character	Japan: July 27, 2006	DS
Mario Sports Mix	Playable Character	Japan: November 25, 2010	Wii

Portrayals

Ninja is voiced/portrayed by:

• Scott Burns in Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

Trivia

• Ninja's appearance, specifically in his alternate costume from Mario Hoops 3-on-3, has a strong resemblance to the original Ninja class in the first Final Fantasy game.

Official Profiles and Statistics

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

• Baller Name: Mr. Invincible
• Type: All-Around
• Special Shot: Leaf Veil
• Letter to Tap: N
• Bio: "Speed, grace and power sum up Ninja's game. To stop him, you have

to catch him, but when you think you have him where you want him, he really has you set up to be the fool. His Leaf Veil is a thing of beauty."

Gallery

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  Ninja, as he appears in Mario Hoops 3-on-3.
• NinjaHoops.PNG

  Ninja's mugshot in Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

Quotes

• "Nin!" – Mario Hoops 3-on-3