Shuriken were fashioned from common materials such as coins, nails, and farming tools. They employed a variety of weapons, one of the most notorious being the shuriken. While it wasn’t always possible to have a sword on a mission, Ninja developed other instruments to deal out distraction and death. For the Ninja, his sword was to him as the gun would be to the outlaw in the Wild West. In feudal Japan, it was illegal for anyone other than Samurai to own weapons. To survive, the Ninja had to learn to kill without being noticed and had to defend themselves from surprise attacks. As assassins for hire, a Ninja would often be the target of attacks from Samurai or rival clans. Having stealth, evasiveness, and the ability to isolate and eradicate the intended target was the true core of Ninjitsu. Their mission was always to go unnoticed and fighting was a last resort, combat being the least important skill set in their arsenal. The role of the Ninja was one of being a spy, acts of sabotage, and of course and perhaps most notoriously, assassination. While Samurai battled openly, the Ninja did their work behind a veil of secrecy. It is believed that in the 15th century in Japan, during the Sengoku (Warring States) period, the Ninja came into existence in the remote Iga Mountains, an area almost completely cut off from the rest of Japan. To understand why, the origin of Ninjitsu must be taken into account as well as what a Ninja actually is. But is Batman really a ninja, like the ones he trained with in the film Batman Begins? Not really, no. The dark uniform, the gadgets and weapons, the fighting style it all sounds much like a ninja, right? Well, there are similarities, certainly. Billionaire Bruce Wayne used his wealth and resources to train his mind and body to become the ultimate crime fighter who comes out only after the sun goes down to put a pounding (but never a lethal one) on the Joker, Two-Face, the Penguin, and the rest of the many colorful and unique personalities who comprise his rogues’ gallery. Batman was born when his parents were gunned down in a slum area of Gotham City. The basic legend for every character iteration is pretty much the same, be it the New 52, the Christopher Nolan films, and so on and so on and so on. There has been enough saturation of the character since 1939 in various media that the core concept can withstand the changing of any decade. I think it’s safe to say that anyone in touch with modern pop culture is familiar with Batman.
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