Poll: Pirates Or Ninjas?

[Twilight_guy]

Yar! In honor of Talk like a Pirate day I be talking like a wanna-be land-lubbin pirate. Arrrgh! And I be votin for the pirates, yar har har. Today be a good day me hearties. Arrrrgh.

 

[Pendragon9]

ArgH! Pirates fer the win!

 

[jibjab963]

Have a taste of me canonball ya Land luberin balarina!

But both are killed by zombies. Oh wait, this isnt a genre wars thred. Zombies still win though.

Seriously though ppirates kick ass.

Something better then just zombies would be zombie pirates.

Or even... zombie pirate robot ninja's!

On who would win in a fight... Tough call. Ninja's have stealth, elite training and lethal hand to hand weaponry. Pirates have big ships, big guns, experience (generally they were ex-privateers who were used to harassing a hostile foreign powers shipping before becoming pirates when peace was made and they found themselves out of buisiness) and more modern weaponry. I think that the ninja would win in the end. The slow-reloading and inaccurate rifles of the time weren't a huge deal better than the Japanese longbow outside of armour piercing ability, and neither side wore armour anyway. The cutlass is weaker than the katana while being single-edged (throwing away, quite literally, the edge western swords had over katanas on being double-edged, an important advantage) The place the pirate might have an advantage is at medium range. A pistol is more accurate than a shuriken... but on the other hand, a shuriken would be faster to throw and is much faster to "reload" (reach in and pull out another one instead of having to go through a complex reloading procedure.) Ninjas would also be better trained than a pirate. The one time a pirate might have an advantage is in experience. If the ninja was new to the job, literally just out of the dojo, he's likely to be facing an ex-privateer, someone who has killed before and is used to the chaos of fighting. Those few moments of hesitation that a rookie ninja might have in taking a life might be all it takes for everything to go to hell, as Snake of Metal Gear Solid would no doubt tell you.

Overall, I'd say Ninjas would win, by merit of years of training and equipment. On the other hand, ninjas would get trounced if they were forced to engage pirates on sea. Medieval Japan didn't have a navy to speak of, while pirates generally used speedy frigates armed with light cannon. Even if a clan of ninjas got hold of these ships, they'd still have to learn to use them and overcome a vast experience difference. On the other hand, the Romans managed this against Carthage, so maybe a ninja victory at sea wouldn't be impossible...

Overall, the more effective side is the ninja... just watch out for those cannonballs.

I just wanted to know what you liked better not who win in a fight.

 

[faceless chick]

Ninjas.
Not cause of Naruto (or its annoying fanbase), but the idea of a masked, stalking assasin is pretty cool.

 

[Azraellod]

I agree more with the ninja approach to things, but I go automatically with pirates thanks to my previous avatar.

I'd make a ninja one, but right now I'm too tired.

 

[Aqualung]

Pirates get more booty.

Ninjas get... discipline.

...Yeeaah...

 

[jibjab963]

Ninjas.
Not cause of Naruto (or its annoying fanbase), but the idea of a masked, stalking assasin is pretty cool.

Naruto is a ninja. He is the ninjas mascot. Pirates must win at all cost!

 

[gRiM_rEaPeRsco]

Pirates r better, when did u ever see a ninja with wenches?

 

[camokkid]

Ninja's.

Pirates are old news.

well ninjas are even older than pirates

and pirates have more fun than ninjas, because pirates pillage, loot, fight, drink, and sing songs while they are sailing

suck on that shurikin, sasquatch!

Yes, but seeing as I don't drink, fight, pillage, loot or sing, I prefer ninjas.
Ninjas have always been cooler anyway.

But that's just my opinion.

are you saying you don't want to drink, fight, pillage, loot, sing, OR have wenches?

no offense, but do ninjas have wenches?

 

[faceless chick]

I don't want scurvy, sea sickness,eating crackers, falling teeth or going unwashed for weeks.
That's why I voted ninjas.

Also the poll seems to be almost tied..

 

[Sassafrass]

are you saying you don't want to drink, fight, pillage, loot, sing, OR have wenches?

no offense, but do ninjas have wenches?

To answer your first question:

Yes. I'd get bored after a while.
To your second question:

Maybe.

I don't want scurvy, sea sickness,eating crackers, falling teeth or going unwashed for weeks.
That's why I voted ninjas.

And also what this guy said.

 

[Mad Maniac with axe-firing chainsaw]

I just wanted to know what you liked better not who win in a fight.

Oh, ok... well... hmm, tough call. I'm tempted to go with pirates, ships and cannon are just too cool. On the other hand, I'd also be tempted to go with the guys who can throw shuruken and sneak into castles... eh, I still think pirates are cooler. Swords and bows are so 15th century.

 

[jibjab963]

Pirates are in the lead!!!

 

[ragamuffingirl]

both pirates and ninjas where just assholes, but nevertheless i think i have to go with pirates.

 

[The_Echo]

Let's put it this way. You can spend your life training in some hidden temple under an old and wise sensei, sacrificing fame and pleasure in order to master the art of the shadows...

... Or you can drink, pillage, and sleep with wenches all day.

I know what I'm doing.

But the satisfaction of being able to kill a room full of people without any of them noticing is pretty enticing.

 

[Troublesome Lagomorph]

Ninjas. There so sneaky that its sexy.

 

[UAProxy]

Let's put it this way. You can spend your life training in some hidden temple under an old and wise sensei, sacrificing fame and pleasure in order to master the art of the shadows...

... Or you can drink, pillage, and sleep with wenches all day.

I know what I'm doing.

But the satisfaction of being able to kill a room full of people without any of them noticing is pretty enticing.

More enticing than the satisfaction of bursting into a room, killing everyone in a rum-drunk haze, and retreating to make love to a beautiful woman on a bed of gold coins?

Didn't think so.

 

[Paragon Fury]

Ninjas.

Why?

Because Ninjas are better [http://shonuff44.deviantart.com/art/The-ULTIMATE-Question-52935108].

 

[The_Echo]

Let's put it this way. You can spend your life training in some hidden temple under an old and wise sensei, sacrificing fame and pleasure in order to master the art of the shadows...

... Or you can drink, pillage, and sleep with wenches all day.

I know what I'm doing.

But the satisfaction of being able to kill a room full of people without any of them noticing is pretty enticing.

More enticing than the satisfaction of bursting into a room, killing everyone in a rum-drunk haze, and retreating to make love to a beautiful woman on a bed of gold coins?

Didn't think so.

Touché.