Who is the best ninja of all time?

[Undercover]

You're all probably too young to remember, but the greatest ninja of all time? Sho Kosugi [http://www.shokosugitheninja.com/] hands down.

He played the bad guy in Ninja Assassin & single-handedly brought the whole ninja phenomenon to the west back in the 80's. He's been a practicioner of Togakure-Ryu Ninjutusu pretty much his whole life.

Then there's Masaaki Hatsumi [http://www.hatsumi.gr] and his #1 student Stephen K. Hayes [http://www.skhquest.com/]

You're all talking about fictional characters, (EDIT: Ok, Kosugi played a ninja in a bunch of movies) these guys are the real deal and the reason why Ninjutsu (Ninjitsu) hasn't faded into history.

EDIT: Oh my god I just realized I'm a bigger ninja nerd than all of you put together. I'm so conflicted now...

 

[IHaveNoCoolness]

The best ninja's of all time are the one's you've never heard of. They've mastered the art of invisibility so well, you don't even know they exist.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Dead heat between

Robert Hamburger [http://www.realultimatepower.net/]

and

 

[Rooster893]

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[Undercover]

Dead heat between

Robert Hamburger [http://www.realultimatepower.net/]

and

Snipped to save The Escapist some bandwidth cash

THE ASK A NINJA GUY WAS ON MYTHBUSTERS and I missed it?

(Hangs head in shame...)

 

[Blanks]

(damn NINJA'D ...HA)
Santa Claus have always been my favourite ninja

 

[The Youth Counselor]

Storm Shadow in the new G.I. Joe movie would be THE WORST ninja ever. What with running through the streets of Paris in broad daylight firing guns and missiles at the Eiffle Tower.

The Ninja Board should stealthily strip his license and he should commit sepukku.

 

[GRAPPLION]

There is no way to know who the best ninja is because the best ninja wouldn't be seen.

 

[GundamSentinel]

Gray Fox/Cyborg Ninja/Frank Jaeger/Frank Hunter. He's just awesome.

 

[GeekFury]

Hanzo Hatori

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

Jubei Kibagami

He's also the only ninja on the list that existed!

Edit: Well, he was when I started posting.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Dead heat between

Robert Hamburger [http://www.realultimatepower.net/]

and

Snipped to save The Escapist some bandwidth cash

THE ASK A NINJA GUY WAS ON MYTHBUSTERS and I missed it?

(Hangs head in shame...)

There's a few Mythbusters (like "Pretty Girls don't fart") that are web only.

 

[Kenjitsuka]

And wtf is this about the Turtles?
They did NOTHING ninja like! Ninja's are stealth assassins...
So the best one is unknown.

I'd go for Sasuke from the Samurai Deeper Kyo manga.
In gaming: Ryu Hayabusa.

 

[FactualSquirrel]

Since whoever made the new Batman a ninja in the movies, I'm gonna go with him.

I don't recall him being a ninja in anything but damn if it didn't actually make him a little more awesomer.

We were having a discussion in IT where I said that the only person awesome enough to be batman is in fact Jesus.

I think that would make hime more awesome.

[sub]especially raptor Jesus.[/sub]

 

[moose_man]

Ryu Hayabusa.
I mean come on he fights demons.

plus is totally skillage.

 

[Red Right Hand]

I'm surprised nobody said Yoshimitsu, considering the fact that he is feckin awesome!!!

 

[userwhoquitthesite]

http://img.amazon.ca/images/I/51DJ8ARFB7L._SS500_.jpg

Is not a ninja. Is chinese. Shame on you

 

[Mr. Self Destruct]

Ryu Hayabusa.
I mean come on he fights demons.

Not to mention, the cheapest demons in town. Yet, he wooops them all

check aaaaaand NINJA STAR!!!

 

[Xeros]

Grey Fox / Cyborg ninja from Metal Gear Solid: Twin Snakes. He didn't even have to move to rip you apart. (Okay, he did have to move, but it was shown only as an afterimage because he was that damn fast).