Drones

Drones are large robotic entities that can grant the player S-Energy when destroyed. There are two types of drones, Daruma being smaller and more common, while the Kabuki drones are larger and sturdier with more life. Daruma drones distribute one S-Energy unit, while Kabuki drones distribute two. If a player doesn't currently has a full S-Energy bar, it will get refilled by that amount of S-Energy.
In Battle Royale, the drones are a saturated red color with large, glowing blue dots on its black screen. Yellow propellers spin above it, keeping the drone hovering close above the ground. In Team Battle, they are bright green and have twice as much life as the red drones. They also usually disperse S-Energy to all team members in a nearby vicinity. Kabuki drones disperse two S-Energy units to all nearby teammates. 
Team Battle also contains exclusive tiny versions of Daruma drones that give less points and do not disperse S-Energy to nearby teammates, instead providing one unit to the destroyer. 
Drones are distributed across the stage but have fixed positions. Based on the mode the drones are placed on different positions. As drones in team battle have more life, less of them can be found there. In general drones don't spawn right at the start of a match but after few seconds. All drones in battle royale have a slightly different spawn time, to let a rotation of the players going on. Therefore some of the drones might even take a longer respawn break. 
At the end of every Battle Royale and Team Battle match, a player will be granted the Drone Master title and earn 500 points if they have destroyed the most drones. In the stage Croissant Arena, a gimmick exists where the locations of every drone will appear on a map players view. 
Drones are not available in every featured battle. Release the Beast focuses more on movement and escaping the beast. It wouldn't be that much of a threat if there would be drones granting that much of points. Also players would gain a max S-Energy bar too fast. Ninjala Striker doesn't focus on scoring points via IPPON's or K.O.'s and drones but on carrying the ball to the opponent's goal. Drones would take the focus away. Also players are equipped with max level S-Energy from start. Man to Man Brawl centers around the fighting opponent aspect, the one on one. It is held in a very concise arena which doesn't request players to move around various spots. Therefore, there are neither drones nor Shinobi Orbs. Also players are granted with a maxed out S-Energy bar. Turf Match oddly features only red Kabuki drones with just a little life. 
There are some Shinobi Cards involving drones. Drone Hustle for example can accelerate the respawn time of a drone. Discerning Eye enables player to see drones through walls. There is also an Assist Code that grant this ability too, called Search of the Shinobi Card Ninjutsu Stock. Some projectile based Gum Ninjutsu actually let players see drones as well, such as Piercing Mixer and Super Fling. 
File:Red Daruma Drone.png|Red Daruma drone.
File:Drone Master Icon.png|Drone Master icon.
File:Drone map wiki.jpg|Drone Map Gimmick.
Category:Game Mechanics