Ninja Captors

The Ninja Captors are a team of heroic ninjas serving as the main protagonists of the 1976-1977 Tokusatsu series Ninja Captor.
==History==
The Ninja Captors were first assembled by Master Tendo, after he learned of the Wind-Demon Ninja Army's intentions to overthrow the Japanese government and take over Japan. To defend Japan from the ninja invasion, Master Tendo brought several of his students together to form an elite team known as the "Ninja Captors".
The Ninja Captors would first see action as a complete team against the Wind-Demon when they kidnapped Ritsu, the daughter of Japan's Director of National Defense. The Wind-Demon intended to use her as a hostage to force the director to supply them with weapons and ammunition, but Daisuke Izumo, a ninja trained by Master Tendo, saw this as a dishonorable tactic and rescued her, leading both of them to be pursued by the Wind-Demon Ninjas. Daisuke Izumo escaped the Wind-Demon lair with Ritsu, only for her to be captured again by Blood Bat. Daisuke would then join with the other Ninja Captors to rescue her, becoming their leader as Fire Ninja Captor 7. Together, the seven Ninja Captors saved Ritsu and destroyed Blood Bat.
==Members==
===Captor Team===
Fire-Stealth Captor 7 	Daisuke Izumo
Wind-Stealth Captor 6 	Keita Izumi
Gold-Stealth Captor 5 	Noboru Ooyama
Ground-Stealth Captor 4 	Dan Kurokawa
Flower-Stealth Captor 3 	María Sakurakouji ► Miki Tendou
Water-Stealth Captor 2 	Sakon Shijou
Thunder-Stealth Captor 1	Saburoubee Fukuro
==Trivia==
*Because of their resemblance to a Sentai team, there has been debate over whether the Ninja Captors count as Sentai heroes. While prior to Chouriki Sentai Ohranger, Ninja Captor was classified under the same banner label as Super Sentai, as well as Himitsu Sentai Goranger and JAKQ Dengekitai (which at the time were not considered true Super Sentai teams), and while Fire Ninja Captor 7 has appeared alongside Sentai Reds in some media, currently the Ninja Captors are considered their own entity apart from Sentai.
Category:Ninjas
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Category:Live Action Heroes
Category:TV Show Heroes
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