A realistic discussion of Pirates vs. Ninjas

[Bendon]

People named Dave vs Triceps

 

[I Stomp on Kittens]

Pistols>Shuriken .

I think the Shuriken would be better then a flintlock pistol but I guess it depends on range. The ninjas could throw multiple shurikens and the pirate could fire once per gun but the ninja probably would have been able to throw any kind of powder they feel like secretly before the pirate could spot them.

 

[Sindre1]

Cossack soldier would win.
If the Daleks didn't kill him first.

 

[Squarez]

Ninjas were extremely well-trained, silent assassins from the East who were taught to use their blades until they became as second-nature as using their hands, whereas pirates were uncouth ruffians from the west, or south, depending on which direction you're heading in at the time, who were usually drunk and possessed rudimentary pistol training and some hand-to-hand combat skills but little else.

Ninjas, back in the day, were the hitmen of the Orient. A ninja could kill an entire room of sleeping men without them ever knowing he was there. A ninja could sneak on board a ship of pirates and slit all of their throats in their sleep. If forced into melee or pistol combat, ninjas would obviously possess ALL of the combat skills of the pirates if not MORE, so running around drunk saying "YARR, I'm a pirate" does not make you necessarily cooler than the Oriental hitmen who defined what it is to be awesome decades before pirates were really around!

[/ends fanboy rant]

[nutshell synopsis]Ninja were obviously far better trained, pirates are and were inferior IMHO.[/nutshell synopsis]

No, ninjas were peasants who specialised in spying, guerilla warfare and sabotage. They would not have been trained. They would not have carried blades, by law, only the military were allowed to, and in such an iron-scarce country swords would have been extremely expensive, way out of a peasant's price range.

And to the Doctor Who fans out there.

"We are superior!"
"YOU ARE ONLY SUPERIOR TO THE DALEKS FOR ONLY ONE THING!!!"
"What is that?"
"DIEING!!!!"

 

[balinus]

The pirates'ed rape them to death, eat their flesh, and sew their skins into their clothing. And, if they're very, very lucky, they'll do it in that order.

I smell Firefly.

 

[Kagetatsu]

Well, that's a tough one. Ninjas have all these cool gadgets, and martial arts training, and that whole "one with the night" thing. But is any of that a match for the pirates' "not being fictional" schtick?

 

[Klagermeister]

Well, that's a tough one. Ninjas have all these cool gadgets, and martial arts training, and that whole "one with the night" thing. But is any of that a match for the pirates' "not being fictional" schtick?

Um, ninjas actually existed, dude. They were called Shinobi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobi

So, ninjas still win.

 

[RH3INLAND.]

Pirates have guns.

/thread. lol.

 

[Solytus]

There are too many variables to safely come to any conclusion.

Are the ninja and pirates having an open battle arena-style?

Are they on land or participating in naval warfare?

Are the ninja allowed to sabotage/kill the pirates outside of the potential "arena battle"?

How well trained are the members of each faction?

How well armed are they?

The list goes on and on. Until a set list of parameters for this spat is settled upon, no satisfactory answer can be reached.

 

[Kagetatsu]

Well, that's a tough one. Ninjas have all these cool gadgets, and martial arts training, and that whole "one with the night" thing. But is any of that a match for the pirates' "not being fictional" schtick?

Um, ninjas actually existed, dude. They were called Shinobi.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobi

So, ninjas still win.

So they're in wikipedia? So are Ewoks, pal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewoks

Did you notice this sentence in the page you linked to: "This section may contain original research or unverified claims."? That's wiki-speak for "this is bullshit."

Were there spies and saboteurs in feudal Japan? Of course there were. Were there black-clad secret warriors, equipped with distinctive weapons, trained in exotic disciplines, and living outside of normal Japanese society? Don't be silly.