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|latest_appearance=''[[Mario Golf: Super Rush]]'' (version 3.0.0) ([[List of games by date#2021|2021]])

|variants=[[Big Ninji]]<br>[[Ninji (toy)]]<br>[[Paper Ninji]]

'''Ninjis''' are black and star-shaped devil-like creatures that first appeared as enemies in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'', whose manual states they are said to haunt the dreams of [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] players.<ref name=yume>「ファミコン{{hover|少年|しょうねん}}の{{hover|夢|ゆめ}}に{{hover|現|あらわ}}れ{{hover|悪夢|あくむ}}を{{hover|見|み}}せる{{hover|小悪魔|こあくま}}。{{hover|動|うご}}きが{{hover|速|はや}}く、しつこく{{hover|追|お}}いかけてくる。」 ("''They are lesser demons who manifest as nightmares in the dreams of [[Family Computer|Famicom]] boys. They move fast and will persistently chase you.''") - ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 31 (ハックン{{hover|A|エー}}).</ref><ref name=dream>"''He is a little devil who appears in the dreams of NES players. He moves fast and will persistently chase you.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 24 (Ninji - 1 description).</ref> Their appearance in the international release, ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]'', marked their main series debut. Ninjis were originally portrayed with one fang and clawed feet in artwork, but later appearances remove their claws and replace their teeth with round buttons. Their large eyes are also made rectangular, closer resembling eyeholes in a stereotypical ninja costume. Current depictions, such as their ''[[Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam]]'' appearance, [[:File:NinjiPaperJam.gif|show their "pupils" blinking]].

 

Ninjis first appear in ''[[Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Bros. 2]]''. In this game, Ninjis serve [[Wart]], a mischievous frog-like monster who had seized control of the dream world known as [[Subcon]]. There are two types of Ninji: the first type, called '''Ninji - 1''', charges at the player, suddenly jumping as it approaches;<ref name=yume/><ref name=dream/> the second type, called '''Ninji - 2''', remains in one place and jumps up and down.<ref name=kojo>「{{hover|場所|ばしょ}}を{{hover|移動|いどう}}しないで、その{{hover|場|ば}}でジャンプを{{hover|繰|く}}り{{hover|返|かえ}}すだけのヘンなヤツ。」 ("''They do not stray from their spot and jump repeatedly like strange guys.''") - ''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' instruction booklet, page 31 (ハックン{{hover|B|ビー}}).</ref><ref>"''He stays in one spot and jumps repeatedly. A strange guy.''" - ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' instruction booklet, page 24 (Ninji - 2 description).</ref> Ninjis are depicted as purple instead of black in ''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]'', ''[[BS Super Mario USA]]'' and ''[[Super Mario Advance]]'', with additional pink inside their ears, as well as buckteeth/fangs. [[Big Ninji]]s also appear as somewhat rare [[Enemy|enemies]] in ''Super Mario Advance''. Big Ninjis only jump in place. Like most enemies in ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' and its remakes, all variations of Ninjis can be picked up and thrown at other enemies to defeat them. Big Ninjis yield a [[Heart (item)|Heart]] if they are thrown to the ground or defeated.

{{quote2|It's-a the Mario Brothers! Stop-a them!|Ninji|"[[Karate Koopa]]"}}

Ninjis make a few appearances throughout ''[[Super Mario-kun]]''. Not only are they in arcs dealing with ''Super Mario Bros. 2'', they have appeared in the first few volumes, which deal mostly with ''Super Mario World''. Their depiction in this appearance is used in some later artwork.

The Ninjis in ''[[Hotel Mario]]'' are called '''Mini Ninjas'''.<ref>''Hotel Mario'' instruction book, page 15.</ref> They appear as enemies in Stages [[Stage 3 (Roy's HardBrick Hotel)|3]], [[Stage 4 (Roy's HardBrick Hotel)|4]], [[Stage 5 (Roy's HardBrick Hotel)|5]], and [[Stage 8 (Roy's HardBrick Hotel)|8]] of [[Roy's HardBrick Hotel]]. They routinely look left and right before hopping in one direction. Their jump is slow and aimless and they can be defeated by jumping on them.

[[File:MvsDK 3-4.png|thumb|left|150px|Toy Ninjis in ''Mario vs. Donkey Kong'']]

In ''[[Mario vs. Donkey Kong]]'', a toy version of the Ninji appears, based on the second type in its debut appearance. They are found in [[Fire Mountain (world)|Fire Mountain]], the third world in the game. They function like their mainstream counterpart and can give Mario a boost to higher places if he jumps on them.

Ninji appears as an NPC in ''[[Mario Party Advance]]''. He resides on the first floor of the [[Horror Condo]]. When his room is entered, he asks for a favor on his behalf. If his request is accepted, he explains that he wants a DVD of [[List of implied entertainment#Toad Force V|Toad Force V]]. He rambles about the show, saying that it's a lifestyle and constantly praising it, until he realizes that he got carried away. After his monologue, he further explains that the DVD is limited-edition, and that someone in [[Mushroom Condo]] might have a copy of it. After the player gets the DVD from [[Mushbert]] and gives it to Ninji, he's ecstatic about having a copy of the DVD, and gives the [[Tile Trial]] [[Gaddget]] in gratitude. He then begins to happily watch the DVD.

===''Super Mario series''===

'''<big>ハックン</big>'''<br>

'''性格''' やんちゃ<br>

'''<big>アメリカニンジャ登場！！</big>'''<br>

黒装束に身をつつみ、アメリカ名をニンジというところからみて、忍者の一種のようだ。上下佐右に素早く動くものと、1カ所で飛び跳ねているものの2種類がいる。<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'', [https://imgur.com/a/UvABP page 157.]</ref>

 

''Tribe: Beast clan''<br>

''Disposition: Mischievous''<br>

''Game appearances: World, USA''<br>

'''''<big>American Ninja is here!</big>'''''<br>

'''Bio:''' その場で跳ねている。クッパ城の最後の通路にのみ出現する。<ref>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario World'' section, page 55.</ref> (''They are jumping on the spot. They appear only in the last corridor of Bowser's Castle.'')

*'''Ninji A:''' 一定の場所でジャンプしている。左右に移動することはない。<ref name=EncUSA>Shogakukan. 2015. ''Super Mario Bros. Hyakka: Nintendo Kōshiki Guidebook'', ''Super Mario USA'' section, page 68.</ref> (''It jumps at a fixed location. It does not move left or right.'')

|Jap=ハックン<br>''Hakkun''<br>ハックンＡ<ref name=yume/><ref name=Portal>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/character/mario/archives/usa/ Japanese ''Super Mario USA'' entry on the official Mario Portal]. ''nintendo.co.jp''. Retrieved September 30, 2021, 2022. ([https://archive.ph/MeYNz Archived] on January 25, 2022, 06:52:34 UTC via archive.today.)</ref><br>''Hakkun A''<br>ハックンＢ<ref name=kojo/><ref name=Portal/><br>''Hakkun B''<br>ニンジ<ref>''Perfect Ban Mario Character Daijiten'', [https://i.imgur.com/lVHkZlH.jpg page 225.]</ref><br>''Ninji''

|JapM=Possibly based on "Hattori-kun" from the manga series ''{{wp|Ninja Hattori-kun}}'', or his namesake「服部半蔵」(''{{wp|Hattori Hanzō}}'') with the Japanese honorific suffix「くん」(''-kun'') added<br><br>Ninji A (''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario USA'', Ninji - 1)<br><br>Ninji B (''Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic'' / ''Super Mario USA'', Ninji - 2)<br><br>Transliteration of the ''Super Mario Bros. 2'' name

|Fra=Ninji<br>Mini Ninja<ref>[http://www.oldiesrising.com/noticespdfV2/Philips%20CDi/Hotel%20Mario.pdf French ''Hotel Mario'' instruction booklet], page 8.</ref><small>''Hotel Mario''</small>

|KorM=Portmanteau of "ninja" and "군" (''-gun''), the Korean translation of the suffix「くん」(''-kun'')

|RusM=Diminutive of "ниндзя" (''nindzya'', ninja)

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