Ninja Murasaki

is a ninja who is a member of the Red Ribbon Army and second-in-command of Muscle Tower under General White.
==Appearance==
Ninja Murasaki is of average height and has a long face. He keeps his black hair in a ponytail tied with a white bandage-like cloth. His outfit, which is a traditional shinobi shozoku (ninja uniform), consists of a dark purple kimono with a fishnet shirt underneath it, a pair of dark purple pants (presumably hakama), a sky-blue sash, a pair of white tabi socks, and a pair of straw waraji sandals. He is often seen carrying his sword on his back.
==Personality==
Murasaki is very confident in his own abilities, thinking nobody can beat his ninja skills. When faced with a serious threat however, he becomes cowardly and resorts to desperate and underhanded tactics. 
Murasaki is also portrayed as a pervert; it is revealed that a picture dropped is actually General White's sisters whom he was supposed to be "showing the base" but ended in half nude escapades. To further prove this, he also possesses a collection of dirty magazines hidden in his hut; Goku stumbles upon them when he was trying to find Murasaki.
==Biography==
===Dragon Ball===
====Red Ribbon Army Saga====
Ninja Murasaki is seen along with General White watching over Goku's battle with Major Metallitron, and both become greatly surprised by his battery running short during the battle. General White then sends Murasaki to eliminate Goku on the next floor. Even though he is shown to be smart, Ninja Murasaki loses to Goku after a long, somewhat farcical fight. He uses several ninja tricks to which Goku counters in his own odd way. At first, he tried to throw kunai knives at him, but Goku saw where he threw them and shot a rock back at Murasaki. Murasaki then dropped a photo of White's sisters as he continued to dash back and forth to confuse Goku. When Goku discovered the picture, an embarrassed Murasaki revealed himself when he rushed at the boy, childishly demanding the picture back, much to White's embarrassment. Goku casually complied before the ninja vanished when he threw his smoke bomb on the ground and hid behind an American flag, not realizing he was hiding the wrong end of the tree camouflage cover outwards, allowing Goku to find him.
Murasaki then told Goku to count to 30, but Goku could not count past 25. Goku asked for help, and turned around as Murasaki was trying to hide under a hollowed rock, who told Goku how to count again. Goku counted to 30 and after searching for a few minutes, he saw Murasaki underwater with a blow reed so he could breathe. The plan might have worked had a frog not landed on his face, causing him to have breathing trouble and start screaming underwater just as Goku came across the pond he was in. Goku went in the hut and got some hot tea, and poured it down the reed, burning Murasaki's mouth, making him jump out of the water in pain.
Murasaki then broke into a run and Goku raced after him, keeping no trouble at all, shocking Murasaki, as his speed was previously unmatched, so Murasaki threw makibishi (caltrops) down and Goku stepped on them, slowing him down. Afterwards though, Goku put on some geta that increased his height a bit, and he could not feel the spikes. Goku then chased after Ninja Murasaki with no problems, and eventually outran Murasaki, treating it almost like a race. All this time, White was watching and getting irritated, and he orders Murasaki to finish Goku, immediately. Ninja Murasaki went serious and drew out his sword. He then leaped into the air and took a dive after Goku. Goku held his Power Pole under him, and Murasaki landed on it bottom-first, forcing the pole up his anus and causing him extreme pain. Murasaki danced around in complete agony, causing the extended pole to hit a tree, making the pain even worse, before Goku mocked Murasaki's condition (comparing the sight of the pole wedged in the ninja's bottom to his own tail) and removed the pole, again causing pain. Afterwards, the enraged and humiliated Murasaki threw a chakram at Goku, which he dodged. However, it acted as a Boomerang Shuriken and hit Goku in the back of his head, knocking him out momentarily. While Goku was out cold, Murasaki bounced around in joy to finally defeat the boy, however Goku recovers, to Murasaki's amazement.
Growing more and more exasperated, Murasaki threw shuriken (which Goku dodges) and ran into a small hut. Murasaki then crouched to the ground, which had tatami flip mats. When Goku threw the shuriken at Ninja Murasaki, Ninja Murasaki would pick up a mat and block them. However, Murasaki ran out of mats (he only brought 4 1/2), and Goku did not run out of ammo (he had 6). He threw his last star, and because Murasaki could not think to reuse one of the other mats, it hit him in the center of the forehead. Murasaki then fled to the lake, with Goku chasing after him, put another smoke bomb down, put on some mizugumo, skated over a piranha-infested pond, and mocks Goku that he cannot get across. Goku then jumped straight over the lake. Murasaki then got angry and then decided to send out five Murasakis. Murasaki, having lost his sword, uses throwing weapons.
Even when he "split" into 5 Murasakis (the Murasakis were just 5 identical brothers with Ninja Murasaki as the oldest), Goku was still able to defeat him (knocking out his brothers in the process). Murasaki's four doppelgangers use a sword, a handgun, a fukiya (blowdart gun), and a kusarigama with a heavy weight on the end of the chain. After the fight, he tries to unleash Android 8 upon Goku. He orders the cybernetic behemoth to attack but is appalled when the android refuses, due to his gentle nature. An angry Murasaki then pulls out a remote designed to detonate a bomb placed inside Android 8 and, with it, promises to destroy him if he does not fight. When Android 8 still refuses, White (who is just as angry about 8's betrayal) orders Murasaki to immediately destroy 8, but Goku breaks Murasaki's detonation remote before the nefarious ninja can use it. Goku proceeds to knock out Murasaki by slamming him across the long stairwell. Murasaki's body slams on the ground after colliding with a wall, leaving him unconscious.
In the manga, Murasaki is never seen again and is presumably killed from the impact of Goku's attack or managed to retreat from Jingle Village. In the anime, he is the only one who survives the destruction of Muscle Tower and eventually goes after Dr. Flappe and Android 8. He follows Goku, Suno, and Android 8 to the doctor's house disguised as a bear, facing more danger from the environment than the unaware trio, and forced Flappe to steal Goku's Dragon Balls (in actuality, just his lunch). Murasaki quickly fled on Dr. Flappe's snowmobile, forcing Goku to give chase until he stopped the ninja by causing an avalanche with a Kamehameha. Murasaki survived the avalanche and swore revenge, but Goku unintentionally tossed Android 8's bomb onto Murasaki's cheek, which quickly exploded and seemingly put an end to the ninja for good.
====Fortuneteller Baba Saga====
Ninja Murasaki appears in a flashback when Bulma tells Grandpa Gohan about Goku's feats since they knew about the Dragon Balls.
===Super Dragon Ball Heroes===
====Supreme Kai of Time Saga====
An incarnation of Ninja Murasaki appears as one of the competitors in the Super Space-Time Tournament, along with Mercenary Tao, Colonel Silver, General White, General Blue, Buyon, and Major Metallitron. In the manga, Murasaki was defeated by Goku again with kick to the face.Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultra God Mission!!!! chapter 1, "Begin! Super Space-Time Tournament" As a result of his team failing to advance to the second round of the tournament, Murasaki and his space-time were erased.
====Demon Invader Saga====
In one particular Space-Time, Murasaki is absorbed by Majin Ozotto.Super Dragon Ball Heroes: Meteor Mission! chapter 11, "All-Out Battle"
==Film Appearances==
===Super Hero===
Ninja Murasaki makes a cameo appearance during the Red Ribbon Army recap.
==Other Dragon Ball stories==
===Xenoverse 2===
Murasaki is revealed to be alive, having joined the Time Patrol alongside his brothers at some point, with each one having been sent to one of the five areas stuck in disrupted time to investigate. Murasaki is sent to investigate Satan House and will provide information to the Future Warrior about which activities they can take part in inside Satan House time rift anomaly. Interestingly, despite the fact that he and his brothers are Earthlings, they all wear the upper body portion of the Battle Suit (Time Patroller) which can only be worn normally by Saiyan characters in Xenoverse 2.
===World Mission===
;Chapter 2, Sub Chapter 3 - "An Unthinkable Appearance"
In Character 2, Sub Character 3: "An Unthinkable Appearance", the game world Ninja Murasaki will randomly appear on the first area map and if Beat approaches him this will trigger a special side mission. 
Beat finds Ninja Murasaki during his Ninja training and shouting "Hiyah" which Beat mistakes for a greeting causing Ninja Murasaki to explain it was a battle cry and reveals he is a ninja. Beat is excited to meet a real ninja noting how cool ninja are which causes Murasaki to decide to reward him by showing him some of his ninja skills such as hitting a bull's-eye with his shuriken and his ninja camouflage technique. Beat is amazed and compliments Murasaki's skills causing Murasaki to suggest he teach Beat to become a ninja which Beat eagerly accepts though Murasaki says it will not be easy and not to blame him if he gets hurt. Ninja Murasaki confronts Beat with his brothers playing the role of his ninja "clones".
Beat however manages to defeat Ninja Murasaki who is shocked that he was defeated by a mere child, though Beat mistakenly assumes Murasaki was holding back when in reality he and his brothers fought with all they had but let's Beat believe he was holding back to save face. 
Afterwards Ninja Murasaki will randomly appear in the same area where Beat can train with him again.
==Power==
;Manga & Anime
Whilst physically no match for Goku and possessing no supernatural skills, Murasaki is a trained ninja of considerable talent, allowing him to show full confidence in defeating Goku even after having watched him defeat Major Metallitron. General White also made reference to his unparalleled talent as he seemed to have many tricks up his sleeve with which to confuse his enemies. Unfortunately for Murasaki, his ninja training was completely useless against Goku's superhuman strength and ability.
==Techniques and Special Abilities==
*Ninja Speed – Murasaki can run incredibly fast and can jump very high.
*Camouflage Technique - The user uses their surroundings to hide from their opponents.
*Overturn Mat Trick - The user use tatami mats to shield themselves from their opponent's attacks.
*Water Technique - The user hides underwater while using a reed as a tube.
*Water Strider Technique - The user utilizes mizugumo to stride across the surface of the water. This technique requires an incredible sense of balance to be effectively used.
*Ninja Mist Shuriken - The user throws shuriken (ninja stars) or kunai to injure the opponent.
** - The art throwing Shuriken which Ninja Mist Shuriken is a variant of.
** - Murasaki throws some caltrops to slow down the opponent.
**Boomerang Shuriken - Murasaki throws a curved blade that is designed to comeback like a Boomerang Shuriken Shuriken.
*Art of Division - Murasaki says "Copy Technique!" (or "Separate" in anime), and his brothers appear to aid him in battle.
*Flight – Murasaki is shown flying alongside the other villains in the trailer for Dragon Ball Heroes: Ultimate Mission 2, 
*Wild Sense – Murasaki uses this on Goku in his boss battle in Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure.
*Ninja Fire – Murasaki says "I'll burn you!" and flames come from his sword to kill the opponent. Used in Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo.
*Ninja Water – Murasaki says "Water!" and a stream of water rises from the ground towards the opponent and then he freezes it. Used in Revenge of King Piccolo.
*Sword Slash – Murasaki holds his Sasanishiki in hand and slashes his opponent three times. At the last slash, his weak spot is open; so that makes it a vulnerable technique.
*Aura Slide - One of Murasaki's Super Attacks as a Time Patroller in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2.
*Confusion Blade - One of Murasaki's Super Attacks as a Time Patroller in Xenoverse 2.
*Energy Minefield - One of Murasaki's Super Attacks as a Time Patroller in Xenoverse 2.
*Instant Severance - One of Murasaki's Ultimate Attacks as a Time Patroller in Xenoverse 2.
*Shining Slash - One of Murasaki's Super Attacks as a Time Patroller in Xenoverse 2.
*Spinning Blade - Murasaki's Evasive as a Time Patroller in Xenoverse 2.
*Spirit Sword - One of Murasaki's Ultimate Attacks as a Time Patroller in Xenoverse 2.
==Equipment==
*Sasanishiki - A short katana.
*Murasaki-style Ninja Suit - A ninja Suit worn by Murasaki-style ninja. Named in Dragon Ball Xenoverse.
*Caltrop - Murasaki throws some caltrops to slow down the opponent.
*Smoke Bomb - A bomb that produces smoke, allowing the user to surprise their opponent.
*Boomerang Shuriken - A dark metal Boomerang Shuriken Shuriken that comes back when thrown.
*Android Bomb Detonator - A remote detonator designed to activate Android 8's Android Bomb.
*Battle Suit (Time Patroller) - As a Time Patroller in Xenoverse 2, Murasaki like his brothers wears the upper body portion of the Battle Suit (Time Patroller) despite it normally being issued exclusively to male Saiyan Time Patrollers. He wears it with the Uniform (hands), Time Patroller Logo Suit (lower body), and The Latest Fashion (feet).
==Manga Appearances==
==Appearances in other media==
===Video Game Appearances===
*Dragon Ball: Dragon Daihikyou
*Dragon Ball 3: Gokuden
*Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu
*Dragon Ball Z 2: Super Battle
*Dragon Ball Z: Super Gokuden: Totsugeki-Hen
*Dragon Ball: Advanced Adventure
*Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo
*Dragon Ball: Origins 2
*Dragon Ball Heroes
*Dragon Ball RPG: Shōnen-hen
*Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden
*Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2
*Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission
Murasaki appears in a cutscene in Idainaru Son Goku Densetsu.
Murasaki is seen with other members of the Red Ribbon Army in the background of the Red Ribbon Army Headquarters battle stage in Super Battle.
Murasaki is one of the bosses in the Muscle Tower stage and a playable character in Advanced Adventure.
Ninjas who look similar to Ninja Murasaki are enemies in Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury.
Murasaki is a boss in Revenge of King Piccolo and makes his first playable appearance in a multiplayer fighting mode.
Murasaki is a boss with his brothers in Origins 2. In this video game, he also appears after General White's defeat in the bonus level 2-7, where he plays bad jokes to the population of Jingle Village: like throwing snowballs at them, putting snow in door locks to make them freeze, and even stealing four tatami and a half because his were worn. To stop him, Android 8 confronts Murasaki and his brothers in the Muscle Tower.
Ninja Murasaki is playable in Dragon Ball Heroes, and his brothers are also referenced in the game as part of a special mission where a team of five Murasakis has to be defeated.
Ninja Murasaki is referenced in Dragon Ball Xenoverse by the Ninja Sword accessory which is a replica of his sword Sasanishiki, although it is purely cosmetic. The Future Warrior can purchase the Ninja Sword at the Accessory Shop in Toki Toki City's Industrial Sector. In the GT Pack 1 DLC, there is also a Murasaki-style Ninja Suit which when worn with the Ninja Sword completes the Ninja Murasaki outfit. If the Future Warrior wears the outfit and talks to Goku while he is their current Master, he will recognize the outfit but has trouble remembering where he saw it until he remembers Ninja Murasaki who Goku refers to as "that quick guy from the Red Ribbon Army". He will also mention Eighter helping him defeat Ninja Murasaki.
Murasaki also appears as a Z Assist character in the international versions of Extreme Butōden as of the 1.1.0 update.
Murasaki appears with his brothers as a member of the Time Patrol in Xenoverse 2, where he appears as an NPC in the Satan House Time Miniature. Murasaki also appears as one of the randomly selected enemies in the Time Patroller Takedown Raid Quest. As part of the 1.21.00 Update DLC, Ninja Murasaki's Super Soul, "There was actually five of me!" can be obtained by the Future Warrior as a Raid Reward during Raid Quest: "The Dreaded Ginyu Force". This Super Soul's effect triggers when the user's guard is broken, blocking all attacks up to 4 hits which is a reference to the Murasaki Brothers' Art of Division where Ninja Murasaki's four brothers pretend to be his clones.
Murasaki is playable in World Mission.
===Dr. Slump remake===
Ninja Murasaki appears in a couple of episodes of the remade 1990s version of Dr. Slump. 
When Goku arrived in Penguin Village with all the Dragon Balls in his napsack, except one that Arale had found, Murasaki attempted to get them all from Goku along with the help of his 4 brothers, King Nikochan and King Nikochan's servant but was defeated by Arale and Goku working together. He later teams up with General Blue and together they manage to summon Shenron, but they end up fighting over the wish and ultimately causes them both to fail in getting the wish.
==Voice Actors==
*Japanese: Takeshi Aono † (most media until Revenge of King Piccolo), Nobuo Tobita (Dr. Slump remake and Dragon Ball Heroes)
*English:
**Funimation dub: Duncan Brannan
**Blue Water dub: Zane Sampson
*Spanish:
**Castilian Spanish dub: Alejo de la Fuente
**Latin American Spanish dub: Rafael Rivera (DB first dub), Pedro D'Aguillón Jr. (DB redub)
*German dub: Joerg Hengstler (New Dr. Slump)
*Brazilian Portuguese dub: Armando Tiraboschi (DB 1996 dub), Marcelo Pissardini (DB 2002 redub)
*Tagalog dub: Robert Brilliantes
*Indonesian dub: Endi Raharjo (Indosiar)
*Greek dub: Manos Venieris
==Battles==
;Dragon Ball
*Ninja Murasaki and the Murasaki Brothers vs. Goku
*Ninja Murasaki vs. Goku 
;Super Dragon Ball Heroes
;Manga
*Ninja Murasaki vs. Goku
==Trivia==
*Murasaki means "purple", "violet", or "lavender" in Japanese.
**Hence why his name in the German dub is "lila", which is a shade of purple.
*Ninja Murasaki is the second Akira Toriyama character who uses the "Murasaki" name, being the first one the Dr. Slump character Murasaki Kimidori.
*A continuity error is Murasaki's sword being broken by Goku's Power Pole, yet in later scenes, he has it again (namely those where he threatens Dr. Flappe).
*Murasaki is one of the two manga characters to be killed off completely differently in filler (the other being Captain Ginyu). According to a special Jump, he resides in the world of the dead, so he is confirmed deceased.
*Murasaki is the only member of the Red Ribbon Army to appear in a live-action adaptation, although he is not a member of the Red Ribbon Army in the movie's continuity.
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