welcome they live in the shadows and
strike from our screens welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
ninjas for this list we’ve included both
animated and live-action characters that
loosely fit the definition of a ninja
we’re excluding characters that may have
trained as a ninja but are more
associated with the superhero genre so
sorry Batman who I am underneath
but what I do defines me number 10
Ishikawa Goemon ninja a band of
assassins based on the popular series of
Japanese period drama novels by tomo
yoshi Murayama this was the first in a
film series that spanned for years our
hero is Ishikawa Goemon a semi legendary
Japanese outlaw who stole from the rich
and gave to the poor think of him as
Robin Hood with some exaggerated ninja
skills thrown in the film follows the
young shinobi as he attempts to kill an
evil warlord and it’s a journey filled
with trickery dishonesty and more
number nine Joe Armstrong American Ninja
let’s go badass let’s see what kind of
stuff you made out there’s nothing more
manly than bringing ninjas into the US
of A an amnesiac who enlists in the army
to avoid jail time enlist or go to jail
private Joe Armstrong can’t remember his
life but he sure as hell knows how to
bust out the ninjutsu
he possess great skills every cliche we
know and love is in this movie and Joe
is the definition of East meets West in
the most ass-kicking way possible
number eight rise Oh Ninja Assassin now
this is the kind of ninja we can get
behind one who’s gone in the blink of an
eye and leaves nothing but a mess of
bodies trained to be a killer since
childhood
raizou broke away from his clan after
they killed his love and has hunted them
down ever since possessing all the ninja
skills you could ask for
he’s responsible for bloodier deaths
than the other ninjas on our list case
in point
he’s probably the only one you’ll see
killing a guy with a urinal
number seven
cholo sake revenge of the ninja I told
you not to fight don’t you just hate it
when ninjas come in and ruin your day
after losing the majority of his family
during a ninja raid Joe Ozaki swears to
cease being a ninja himself and moves
what little family he has left to
America I did not bring him here to
America to fight in the streets with
pools only he immediately breaks that
vow when his son becomes endangered
which leads him to kill an entire
headquarters full of henchmen now that’s
getting revenge in style
number six Scorpion and sub-zero Mortal
Kombat arguably the most popular
characters in the franchise it’s no
surprise that their movie counterparts
made it onto this list school penance of
sue deadly stuff enemies both servants
of the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung one can
freeze anything on contact while the
other possesses quite the slithery
little weapon who would have thought
blue and yellow jumpsuits would be so
badass
and no matter how many times we hear it
this never gets old number 5 Jen you you
shall long Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
you want to know this femme fatale had
everyone fooled what are you doing with
the Green Destiny sword an aristocrats
daughter facing an arranged marriage but
dreaming of a warrior’s lifestyle we
couldn’t help but feel sorry for her
that quickly went out the window when it
was revealed that she was the student of
the sinister thief Jade Fox that’s one
thing for 7:00 yet
bitter against those who want to stop
her from living her own life she’s a
take-no-prisoners martial artist in
pursuit of her own freedom put it down
it is evil by sword come get it if you
think again number 4 Ra’s al Ghul Batman
Begins are you ready to begin
while we said Batman wouldn’t make it
onto our list that doesn’t apply to one
of his greatest enemies yeah
you haven’t beaten me you sacrifice your
footing for killing stronger the League
of Shadows master and former mentor of
Bruce Wayne Ra’s al Ghul is a man on a
mission stop – sir optics
it just so happens that said mission is
to destroy Gotham in the name of Justice
which might be a problem because there’s
a bat in his way oh well you took my
advice about theatricality bit
luckily for Roz he’s an extremely
skilled martial artist who’s also quite
adept with a variety of ancient and
modern weaponry ready number 3 Kinjo the
hunted
but boyo a run-of-the-mill ninja is
often the deadliest the masked cult
leader of a group of ninja mercenaries
King Joe is very good at what he does
and what he does tends to end in
decapitation his identity and face are a
closely guarded secret one that he will
kill to protect there is very little
that can protect you from this ninja if
you become a target
number two Snake Eyes GI Joe The Rise of
Cobra while the film was a flop and it’s
not a favorite of diehard fans of the
original cartoon there’s no denying that
the character of Snake Eyes was a badass
train from childhood to become a warrior
this Joe is as silent as he is deadly
while his non-biological brother an arch
enemy Storm Shadow is also quite
threatening we’re back in the Joe’s on
this one sporting a black uniform that
conceals his entire body he’s shown to
be proficient in katana tonfa and guns
he can even do a handstand with his
swords now that takes skill before our
number one pick ends your life without a
whisper here are some honorable mentions
are you afraid to fight he’s no match
for you perhaps you will know
number one Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Leonardo Michelangelo it’s me
Donatello you gotta love turtles our top
spot goes to the four brothers who make
the life of a ninja not only look badass
but also fun as hell
honorable firmly on the side of justice
and always hungry for pizza
you guys eat pizza these guys aren’t
only awesome martial artists in their
own right but also managed to make
ninjas relatable and appealing to all
it’s weird how martial arts practicing
reptiles can seem so human but somehow
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles make it
so Cowabunga dude
well question yeah do you like
penicillin on your pizza
do you agree with our list which ninja
do you think should have sliced its way
onto our list for more entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
strike from our screens welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 movie
ninjas for this list we’ve included both
animated and live-action characters that
loosely fit the definition of a ninja
we’re excluding characters that may have
trained as a ninja but are more
associated with the superhero genre so
sorry Batman who I am underneath
but what I do defines me number 10
Ishikawa Goemon ninja a band of
assassins based on the popular series of
Japanese period drama novels by tomo
yoshi Murayama this was the first in a
film series that spanned for years our
hero is Ishikawa Goemon a semi legendary
Japanese outlaw who stole from the rich
and gave to the poor think of him as
Robin Hood with some exaggerated ninja
skills thrown in the film follows the
young shinobi as he attempts to kill an
evil warlord and it’s a journey filled
with trickery dishonesty and more
number nine Joe Armstrong American Ninja
let’s go badass let’s see what kind of
stuff you made out there’s nothing more
manly than bringing ninjas into the US
of A an amnesiac who enlists in the army
to avoid jail time enlist or go to jail
private Joe Armstrong can’t remember his
life but he sure as hell knows how to
bust out the ninjutsu
he possess great skills every cliche we
know and love is in this movie and Joe
is the definition of East meets West in
the most ass-kicking way possible
number eight rise Oh Ninja Assassin now
this is the kind of ninja we can get
behind one who’s gone in the blink of an
eye and leaves nothing but a mess of
bodies trained to be a killer since
childhood
raizou broke away from his clan after
they killed his love and has hunted them
down ever since possessing all the ninja
skills you could ask for
he’s responsible for bloodier deaths
than the other ninjas on our list case
in point
he’s probably the only one you’ll see
killing a guy with a urinal
number seven
cholo sake revenge of the ninja I told
you not to fight don’t you just hate it
when ninjas come in and ruin your day
after losing the majority of his family
during a ninja raid Joe Ozaki swears to
cease being a ninja himself and moves
what little family he has left to
America I did not bring him here to
America to fight in the streets with
pools only he immediately breaks that
vow when his son becomes endangered
which leads him to kill an entire
headquarters full of henchmen now that’s
getting revenge in style
number six Scorpion and sub-zero Mortal
Kombat arguably the most popular
characters in the franchise it’s no
surprise that their movie counterparts
made it onto this list school penance of
sue deadly stuff enemies both servants
of the evil sorcerer Shang Tsung one can
freeze anything on contact while the
other possesses quite the slithery
little weapon who would have thought
blue and yellow jumpsuits would be so
badass
and no matter how many times we hear it
this never gets old number 5 Jen you you
shall long Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon
you want to know this femme fatale had
everyone fooled what are you doing with
the Green Destiny sword an aristocrats
daughter facing an arranged marriage but
dreaming of a warrior’s lifestyle we
couldn’t help but feel sorry for her
that quickly went out the window when it
was revealed that she was the student of
the sinister thief Jade Fox that’s one
thing for 7:00 yet
bitter against those who want to stop
her from living her own life she’s a
take-no-prisoners martial artist in
pursuit of her own freedom put it down
it is evil by sword come get it if you
think again number 4 Ra’s al Ghul Batman
Begins are you ready to begin
while we said Batman wouldn’t make it
onto our list that doesn’t apply to one
of his greatest enemies yeah
you haven’t beaten me you sacrifice your
footing for killing stronger the League
of Shadows master and former mentor of
Bruce Wayne Ra’s al Ghul is a man on a
mission stop – sir optics
it just so happens that said mission is
to destroy Gotham in the name of Justice
which might be a problem because there’s
a bat in his way oh well you took my
advice about theatricality bit
luckily for Roz he’s an extremely
skilled martial artist who’s also quite
adept with a variety of ancient and
modern weaponry ready number 3 Kinjo the
hunted
but boyo a run-of-the-mill ninja is
often the deadliest the masked cult
leader of a group of ninja mercenaries
King Joe is very good at what he does
and what he does tends to end in
decapitation his identity and face are a
closely guarded secret one that he will
kill to protect there is very little
that can protect you from this ninja if
you become a target
number two Snake Eyes GI Joe The Rise of
Cobra while the film was a flop and it’s
not a favorite of diehard fans of the
original cartoon there’s no denying that
the character of Snake Eyes was a badass
train from childhood to become a warrior
this Joe is as silent as he is deadly
while his non-biological brother an arch
enemy Storm Shadow is also quite
threatening we’re back in the Joe’s on
this one sporting a black uniform that
conceals his entire body he’s shown to
be proficient in katana tonfa and guns
he can even do a handstand with his
swords now that takes skill before our
number one pick ends your life without a
whisper here are some honorable mentions
are you afraid to fight he’s no match
for you perhaps you will know
number one Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Leonardo Michelangelo it’s me
Donatello you gotta love turtles our top
spot goes to the four brothers who make
the life of a ninja not only look badass
but also fun as hell
honorable firmly on the side of justice
and always hungry for pizza
you guys eat pizza these guys aren’t
only awesome martial artists in their
own right but also managed to make
ninjas relatable and appealing to all
it’s weird how martial arts practicing
reptiles can seem so human but somehow
the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles make it
so Cowabunga dude
well question yeah do you like
penicillin on your pizza
do you agree with our list which ninja
do you think should have sliced its way
onto our list for more entertaining top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com
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