Poll: Ninja or Samurai

[Your once and future Fanboy]

VIKING!

 

[Canadamus Prime]

I don't know, what are you asking? Which is better? Who would win in a fight? Which do I prefer? What?

 

[Swyftstar]

I pick Ninja. I don't think I could ever adhere to a code as strict as Bushido. Some of the nastier Samurais would test their sword sharpness on peasents. Plus, correct me if I'm wrong, Samurai literally means to serve. Yeah, not me, blind servitude is not my style. I'd rather sneak around, assasinate people, break out and spend my ill gotten gains on sake and womens.

 

[Hawk of Battle]

Ninja. I will kill you in your sleep.

 

[Malty Milk Whistle]

Centurion.

Sorry, what?

THIS. And since I need a bit more, centurions actually had proper iron armour, rather than bits of bamboo. And their shields were pure awesome.

 

[Necron_warrior]

WHAT!?!

No pirate option?

*reported*

OT: I lieu of a pirate option, Ninjas. I mean, I do like easy money. (well, easy after a while anyway)

 

[Lt._nefarious]

Ninja because:

If you can see a ninja they can see you.
If you can't see a ninja you may be seconds away from death.

 

[Yopaz]

I might be wrong here, but samurai were warriors right? So there are armies of samurai.

They were mainly warlords. So they led armies. Which is also a problem for a ninja.

Well in that case I stand by my idea that a ninja would win against a single samurai, but ninjas aren't really the warrior kind so they could probably be wiped out if the samurai was in his right element.

They wouldn't be fighting.

A ninja would try to kill a samurai whilst he was asleep, or by poisoning his sake/rice and if he failed he'd run.

That's what ninjas did. They didn't train to fight, they trained to escape bad situations.

The part where I explained why I thought ninjas would win in their own environment is in the part of my original post that was re3moved when it was quoted. To get to the part where I explained why a ninja would win I have to quote a bigger part:

I might be wrong here, but samurai were warriors right? So there are armies of samurai. I think this fight would depends solely on the conditions they were fighting in. One on one and a ninja would kill the samurai and he wouldn't know it

Now I am aware that ninja wouldn't be fighting, but samurai would fight their enemies regardless if they fought back or not. So as I said, ninjas would win if they were in their environment. Correct me if I'm wrong, not if I am quoted out of context.

 

[Ryujisama]

Not going to vote because I go both ways on this one (... heh). THE best ninja vs. THE best samurai? Hard to tell... Ninjas were developed from local farmers to specifically counter against Samurai who were (at the time) corrupted, often testing their new swords out on local villagers and generally being all-around bullies because they wielded swords, if my history is correct; and they always had the element of surprise, ingenuity, and advanced guerrilla tactics. Samurai, however, were literal walking tanks that could take out anything and everything with strength, speed, and precision. Everything from their armor and weapons to their fighting styles were designed to eliminate their enemies as fast and as efficiently as possible while leaving the battle with as little damage to themselves as possible.

 

[RandV80]

In a fight? Tough to say. Ninjas have the element of surprise on their side, and reflexes that make a Navy SEAL jealous, but the Samurai are well armored, master sword fighters. A ninja's worst nightmare.

A ninja's worst nightmare? Nah, don't think so, a ninja's worst nightmare is a better ninja with a different employer.

Actually you're both wrong, a ninja's worst nightmare is the lone outcast ninja. Nobody racks up a bigger ninja body count than the lone outcast ninja. If you happen to be that lone outcast ninja well then there ain't a god damn thing you fear.

 

[Legomaniac91_v1legacy]

I'd probably go with ninja. After all, they were peasants who were tired of being treated like dirt by the elite, upper class samurai. So they banded together and leveled the playing field with tricks, stealth, and a fighting style build to counter their opponents.

Now that I think about it, that sounds very similar to the methods of a certain anti-bending organization.

 

[verdant monkai]

The Ninja would obviously be the better lover. They are more flexible and generally more women are Ninja's than they are Samurai. Ninja's are very flexible = good sex positions.

What.. that's not how everyone else took the post?

 

[Captain Anon]

samurais all the way maiming because i like their swords but then who doesn't like them

 

[Yopaz]

I might be wrong here, but samurai were warriors right? So there are armies of samurai.

They were mainly warlords. So they led armies. Which is also a problem for a ninja.

Well in that case I stand by my idea that a ninja would win against a single samurai, but ninjas aren't really the warrior kind so they could probably be wiped out if the samurai was in his right element.

They wouldn't be fighting.

A ninja would try to kill a samurai whilst he was asleep, or by poisoning his sake/rice and if he failed he'd run.

That's what ninjas did. They didn't train to fight, they trained to escape bad situations.

The part where I explained why I thought ninjas would win in their own environment is in the part of my original post that was re3moved when it was quoted. To get to the part where I explained why a ninja would win I have to quote a bigger part:

I might be wrong here, but samurai were warriors right? So there are armies of samurai. I think this fight would depends solely on the conditions they were fighting in. One on one and a ninja would kill the samurai and he wouldn't know it

Now I am aware that ninja wouldn't be fighting, but samurai would fight their enemies regardless if they fought back or not. So as I said, ninjas would win if they were in their environment. Correct me if I'm wrong, not if I am quoted out of context.

What I quoted was your full quote. Nothing out of context.

And the point still stands that they wouldn't be fighting each other. One would be trying to assassinate the other and they'd run away if they failed.

It's like saying who'd win in a boxing match, a heavy weight boxer or an assassin.

They're two very different professions, so pitting them against each other in a straight up fight is completely pointless. That's the kinda shit deadliest warrior does.

No, you did not refer to my full post at all. You replied to one of my posts which was a reply to someone who quoted me out of context. Read my post again. I did not blame you of quoting me out of context. I said you corrected me WHEN I was quoted out of context. The post you quoted was a reply that was in no way meant to be me repeating my original post. It was merely meant to reinforce the conclusion of my original post.

Alsop I never said they would be fighting each other. I said they would be killing each other in their different environments. A samurai using numbers to slaughter all opposition and a ninja killing someone without being noticed.

Please, read my fucking post before you start. I will repeat what I said in my last post: correct me if I'm wrong, not if I've been quoted out of context. Also since you didn't seem to understand i8t the last time, I have been quoted out of context, but you were not the one to do so. You are the one to correct me because I've been quoted out of context.

Still believe I mentioned fighting? Read this part from my last post:

I might be wrong here, but samurai were warriors right? So there are armies of samurai. I think this fight would depends solely on the conditions they were fighting in. One on one and a ninja would kill the samurai and he wouldn't know it

Here is me saying ninjas wouldn't be fighting. Just please, if you still feel like replying to this post, read it before you tell me I'm wrong. I'm begging you.

 

[MeChaNiZ3D]

I have a great deal of interest in all the little tricks and devices ninja had and used to great effect, like shurikens and short swords in long sheaths so that the enemy would underestimate your draw time, but the design of the yoroi is just great. Samurai for me.