K.O.

File:KO Win UI.png|K.O. UI that displays after a successful K.O.
File:KO Lose UI.png|K.O. UI that displays after suffering a K.O..
A K.O. is a way to defeat an opponent in Ninjala. K.O.s occur when a player's life reaches zero and they do not have enough gum damage on their person for it to count as an IPPON. After a player is K.O.'d, they will be unable to battle for a short period of time until they respawn. 
Depending on the mode and the size of the weapon, players can earn a different K.O. bonus score. A bonus score will be granted to the one player that deals the last hit to the other player. In battle royale players get a bonus of 200 points with a regular sized weapon, and 300 points with a big weapon. In team battle or any featured battle they get 75 points less, in other words, 125 or 225 points. So a big weapons generally is rewarded with 100 points more. 
There is also another bonus, called Finishing Combo. If a player knocks down multiple opponent without getting knocked down themself, they get additionally 10 points, starting with the second knocked down opponent. So for example, if a player defeats 3 opponents, they get a Finishing Combo bonus of 20 points.
==Assisted K.O.==
In team battle, besides K.O.'s, there is also Assisted K.O. which does not grant any points but recovers some Gum Ninjutsu gauge. To get an Assisted K.O. the player has to touch an opponent, while a team mate defeats the opponent. Touch means, the player needs to deal any amount of damage or gum damage to the opponent without defeating them.
Category:Game Mechanics