Ninjara

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The Student of Stealth
Ninjara
Ninjara.png
Basic Information
Height5' 10" (179 cm)
Weight150 lb (68 kg)
Age21
AffiliationRasen Ninjutsu University
StageNinja College
HobbiesHiding, reading
Voice ActorKenji Takahashi
(高橋 研二)
SignatureNinjara signature.png
Official Stats
Size3/5
Arm Girth3/5
Speed5/5
Jumping4/5
Ninjutsu5/5
Talking0/5
Statistics
Grab Damage150
Walking Speed120%
Dash Distance115%
Charge Dash Distance118%
Girth100%
Max Charge Time2.1 seconds
Standard ARMS
Biff.jpg
"Now you see him. Now you don't. Now you only THINK you see him... Seriously, is that Ninjara? This "student of stealth" is studying at Ninja College, or as it's officially named, Rasen Ninjutsu University. So let's see if he's got what it takes to pass this test! ...Wait! Where'd he go now?"
—Biff

Ninjara is a playable fighter in ARMS. He is a college student studying ninjutsu.

Appearance

Ninjara appears mostly human except for his red spiraled irises and his coiled chain ARMS. His green hair is pulled up into a topknot in the shape of a four-pointed shuriken, with chain links to hold it in place. He wears a black, green, and blue suit resembling ninja gear, blue goggles made out of chains, and black and green boots.

Backstory

"Currently training at Ninja College, or as it's officially named, Rasen Ninjutsu University. The ninjutsu techniques of this 'student of stealth' allow him to disappear into thin air and make fools of his opponents! The ARMS Grand Prix doubles as his senior project, and that challenge is the one thing he won't hide from."
Official description


Ninjara is a training ninja student at the Rasen Ninjutsu University who enjoys reading books. He has come to the ARMS tournament to represent his own university; the headmaster has said that it serves as his senior project.

Abilities

Ninjara has the ability to vanish and reappear elsewhere, allowing him to evade attacks more easily. This ability is activated when performing an air-dash, in which he will disappear in a puff of smoke from the current location and reappear a short distance elsewhere making it difficult for opponents to read his movements and punish his air-dashes. Ninjara will also automatically teleport away from incoming attacks while blocking, thus receiving no shield chip damage and allowing for potential counterattacks. If Ninjara is frozen, he will be incapable of performing his block teleport.

Playstyle

Ninjara has some of the best movement in the game, having the fastest and longest dash, and the ability to warp on block and in the air. His great many movement options can seem daunting at first, so Ninjara is considered a character for intermediate-advanced players.

His shield-warping ability is a double-edged sword, as it can let him escape from the corner much more easily than most characters, but it's very difficult for him to defend against a rush, as his shield-warp is unreliable in getting him away from such a rapid attack flurry.

His strengths come out best when spacing the opponent out from a fair distance, using his movement (which, in most cases, is superior) to get around his opponent's attacks with relative ease while staying safe and preparing counterattacks, without leaving himself open

ARM Recommendations

ARMS with fast retraction time work well with the Student of Stealth. They make his punches as safe as possible, allowing him to take better advantage of his fast, safe movement. Some examples are:

Version history

Version history
1.0.0 Added to game.
2.0.0 Fixed issue where Ninjara would not destroy the light boxes on the Ribbon Ring stage when getting up.
3.1.0 After getting some advice from a Ninja College alum, distance traveled when performing a mid-air mist warp has increased. "Mid-air mist warp" refers to the ninja technique performed by dashing after jumping.


Related Badges

Main article: Achievements
Description Reward Design Unlock Criteria
You've fought 50 rounds as
Ninjara?! Didn't see that coming...
Token.svg60 Badge-Fixed-LogoNinjara.png Play as Ninjara 50 times.
That makes 500 rounds
fought as Ninjara! What's the
rank above master ninja again?
Token.svg200 Badge-Fixed-LogoNinjara-Shiny.png Play as Ninjara 500 times.
You've won 100 rounds
against Ninjara! Guess you see
right through those ninja tricks.
Token.svg100 Badge-Fixed-InverseLogoNinjara.png Defeat Ninjara 100 times.
Ninjara's lost 250 rounds
against you! Have you thought
about enrolling in Ninja College?
Token.svg200 Badge-Fixed-InverseLogoNinjara-Shiny.png Defeat Ninjara 250 times.
You reached level 5
in the 2nd Party Crash! Choosing
Ninjara really paid off.
Token.svg30 Badge-PartyCrash-Ninjara.png Choose Ninjara in the second Party Crash event and reach level 5 (no longer obtainable), or get it randomly from the random badges (levels 15-30) obtainable in future Party Crashes.
You made it to level 10
in the 2nd Party Crash?
Ninjara would be so proud.
Token.svg30 Badge-PartyCrash-Ninjara-Shiny.png Choose Ninjara in the second Party Crash event and reach level 10 (no longer obtainable), or get it randomly from the random badges (levels 15-30) obtainable in future Party Crashes.
You reached level 5
in the 9th Party Crash!
Nice work, Ninjara!
Token.svg30 Badge-PartyCrash-NinjaraSketchLose.png Choose Ninjara in the ninth Party Crash event and reach level 5 (no longer obtainable), or get it randomly from the random badges (levels 15-30) obtainable in future Party Crashes.
You reached level 10
in the 9th Party Crash!
Way to be, Ninjara!
Token.svg30 Badge-PartyCrash-NinjaraSketchWin.png Choose Ninjara in the ninth Party Crash event and reach level 10 (no longer obtainable), or get it randomly from the random badges (levels 15-30) obtainable in future Party Crashes.
You've fought in 10 rounds of
Ninjara vs. Misango!
Token.svg60 Badge-Fixed-MatchupNinjaraVsMisango.png Participate in 1-on-1 matches between Ninjara and Misango adding up to a total of ten or more rounds.
You've fought in 10 rounds of
Min Min vs. Ninjara!
Token.svg60 Badge-Fixed-MatchupMinMinVsNinjara.png Participate in 1-on-1 matches between Min Min and Ninjara adding up to a total of ten or more rounds.
You won a battle as Ninjara using
the Slamamander. A true ninja
can master any weapon!
Token.svg30 Badge-Fixed-GlyphNinjara.png Defeat an opponent using Ninjara equipped with the Slamamander on at least one ARM.
You've fought 10 matches using each Ninjara color! Token.svg60 Badge-Unknown.png Play 10 matches for each Ninjara's 4 color palettes.
You reenacted the Ver. 4 title screen illustration. A clash of legends! Token.svg30 Badge-Unknown.png Participate in a fight between Ninjara wielding
double Chakrams and Misango wielding double
Scorpios.

Appearances in other media

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Ninjara appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a costume worn by Mii Fighters, specifically the Mii Brawler, complete with his signature Chakram ARMS. He also appears as a Spirit that can either be summoned by using the spirit cores of Shinobu and Shadow Man. His Spirit later appears in a DLC Spirit Board when purchasing Min Min as a Fighter. He and Ribbon Girl are the first base-game spirits to posses a Spirit Battle post-launch.

Ninjara also cameos in Min Min's reveal trailer as well as her Final Smash, ARMS Rush, attacking players alongside other characters from ARMS. He also appears on an electronic billboard in the background of Spring Stadium.

Quotes

Gallery

Costumes

Ninjara
Ninjara's Costumes
Up Left Right Down
NinjaraDef.png
Icon-Ninjara.png
Green and Blue
NinjaraPink.png
Icon-Ninjara-pink and purple.png
Pink and Purple
NinjaraRed.png
Icon-Ninjara-red and silver.png
Red and Silver
NinjaraLime.png
Icon-Ninjara-orange and green.png
Orange and Green

To select a costume, click and hold Lstickclick.svg, then hold Lstick.svg in the direction of the desired costume while confirming with A.svg. Simply choosing a character without tilting the stick will select the first costume not taken (in the order of up-right-down-left) and if multiple players tilt the stick in the same direction while selecting the same character, they will be the same costume.

Victory Animations

Victory ninjara.gif

In-Game Screenshots

Promotional Art

Grand Prix Ending


Trivia

  • Ninjara was one of the first characters announced as playable, being revealed alongside the game itself during the Nintendo Switch presentation in January 2017[1].
  • Ninjara was in the original trailer known as "The Elusive Ninja" instead of "The Student of Stealth".
  • Ninjara's voice actor, Kenji Takahashi, also voiced Piston Hondo in another Nintendo game based around punching, Punch-Out!! for the Wii.
  • At any given time while playing as Ninjara, the sound of the chains which make up his ARMS rattling can be heard as he moves around.
  • In the demo build, Ninjara had the Chakram, Sparky, and Tribolt.
  • Ninjara's name is a portmanteau of "ninja" and "jara jara," the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of a rattling chain.
  • Ninjara says "Kore nite doron!" during the credits, which translates to "I'm going now." "Doron" is the Japanese onomatopoeia for a ninja vanishing via a smoke screen.
  • Ninjara's logo is a stylized version of the kanji "忍" (lit. nin), meaning conceal, sneak, or spy, and is shaped like a shuriken.

Names in other languages

Ninjara

Language Name Meaning
 Japanese ニンジャラ
Ninjara
Ninjara
 Chinese (Traditional) 忍者俠
Yánjé Hahp
Ninja Man
 Chinese (Simplified) 忍者侠
Rěnzhě Xiá
Ninja Man
 Dutch Ninjara Ninjara
 French Ninjara Ninjara
 German Ninjara Ninjara
 Italian Ninjara Ninjara
 Korean 닌자라
Ninjara
Ninjara
 Russian Ниндзя Ра
Nindzya Ra
Ninja Ra
 Spanish Ninjara Ninjara

The Student of Stealth

Language Name Meaning
 Japanese 神出鬼没のクールニンジャ
Shinshutsu-kibotsu no Kūru Ninja
The elusive cool ninja
 Chinese (Traditional) 神出鬼沒的超酷忍者
Sàhnchēutgwáimuht dīk Chīuhuhk Yánjé
音速的詭計之星 (Grand Prix)
Yāmchūk dīk Gwáigai jī Sīng
The elusive cool ninja
Star of Sonic Trickeries
 Chinese (Simplified) 神出鬼没的冷酷忍者
Shénchūguǐmò de Lěngkù Rěnzhě
音速技法之星 (Grand Prix)
Yīnsù Jìfǎ zhī Xīng
The elusive cool ninja
Star of Sonic Techniques
 Dutch De sluwe schaduwsluiper
De ongrijpbare ninja (original trailer)
The sly shadow creeper
The elusive ninja
 French L'apprenti ninja
Le ninja insaisissable (original trailer)
The apprentice ninja
The elusive ninja
 German Der schleichende Schatten
Der flinke Ninja (original trailer)
The creeping shadow
The nimble Ninja
 Italian Il furtivo guerriero
Il ninja sfuggente (original trailer)
The stealthy warrior
The elusive ninja
 Russian Неуловимый
Neulovimyy
Неуловимый ниндзя (original trailer)
Neulovimyy nindzya
Elusive

Elusive ninja
 Spanish El rey del camuflaje
El ninja escurridizo (original trailer)
The king of camouflage
The elusive ninja
 Czech Nepolapitelný ninja elusive ninja
 Hungarian A ravasz ninja The cunning ninja
 Polish Nieuchwytny ninja Elusive ninja
 Portuguese O ninja inapreensível The nonsensitive ninja

References

  1. Nintendo of America. "Nintendo Switch Presentation 2017", 2017-01-13, retrieved on 2017-05-02.