Originally Posted by rison (Post 705239)

A Ninja (忍者 ,ninja?) is a warrior specially trained in a variety of unorthodox arts of war. These include assassination, illusion, espionage, and various martial arts.The role of the ninja may have included sabotage, espionage, scouting and assassination as a method of destabilization or to cause social chaos. Such actions may have taken place at the service of a feudal lord (daimyo, shogun), or other entity waging guerrilla warfare.


A Samurai who is more respected as a warrior but deal more with intellectual issues.
Most samurai were bound by a code of honor and were expected to set an example for those below them. A notable part of their code is seppuku (切腹 ,seppuku?), which allowed a disgraced samurai to regain his honor by passing into death, where samurai were still beholden to social rules.

Which do you prefer?

Originally Posted by rison (Post 705243)

But dont you think Ninjas are way cool, even Naruto is a one...a Shinobi (male ninja)

Originally Posted by Sutiiven (Post 705242)

Ninja considering historic events over time of the feudal war era :vsign:

Originally Posted by Kenpachi11 (Post 705246)

But samurai was more respectful and they were more like the protectors of the nation.

Originally Posted by DSX (Post 705252)

Ninjas. They were trained to deal with armored enemies, so they have the edge in tactics.

What I can't believe was that Deadliest Warrior actually said that a ninja would be killed by a Spartan...That's impossible...

Originally Posted by rison (Post 705256)

I think samurais are more trained to withstand armored warriors than Ninjas but I agree that they have a edge in tactics.

Originally Posted by DSX (Post 705261)

It's true that samurais were better trained to endure battle, but ninjas were trained to use the unexpected.

If a ninja was spotted by a samurai, they could go for a quick draw stance, then throw dust in his eyes when he charges. Before the samurai knows it, his head would have probably been chopped off.

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire (Post 705545)

Wow... it's amazing how pop culture has distorted history.

Ninja were NOTHING like Naruto.

They were spies, assassins etc.
Samurai were soldiers, warriors.

If we were to make a modern day comparison, a ninja would be compared to a CIA operative while a Samurai would be a Marine.

Originally Posted by Tenchu (Post 705548)

I don't think modern day comparisons cut it...

It is like comparing a horse with a motorbike; you can do it, but you're a retard if you do.

Originally Posted by SephirothVVC (Post 705549)

actually i think ninjas would be SWAT team and samurai..... nothing, there morals were to high to be compared with anything modern

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire (Post 705620)

Samurai didn't have morals.... that's bullshit.

Samurai followed what their lord told them to do. THAT was what they considered morals. Unquestioning loyalty.

If their lord said burn down a village they would burn it down and kill all the civilians.

Originally Posted by SephirothVVC (Post 705624)

killing yourself instead of being defeated isnt a moral?

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire (Post 705627)

Of course Samurai would've held morals which required them to do such a thing.

Originally Posted by SephirothVVC (Post 705633)

well, thats what i was trying to get at

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire (Post 705638)

Wait.. so you believe unquestioning loyalty is a morally good thing?

Originally Posted by Tenchu (Post 705671)

It is an essential thing for a soldier/Warrior.

As for a good thing; it represents faith in another, selflessness, duty, will, many virtuos things. Yes it is good.

Originally Posted by kMal (Post 705796)

Definitely Samurai. We Turks are proud people and Ninja's just seem very sneaky.

Originally Posted by Ronin4hire (Post 705842)

The Turks are a proud people????

How do you explain the occupation of Cyprus and the Armenian genocide???