Ninji

Ninjis are enemies which first appear in Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic and its overseas Mario conversion, Super Mario Bros. 2.
==Profile==
===Physical description===
Ninjis are black star-shaped devil-like creatures originally depicted with a fang and clawed feet in artwork. However, since Super Mario World, a Ninji's claws were removed, and their teeth has been replaced by two red buttons. Their large eyes have also been made rectangular, more closely resembling eyeholes in a ninja costume.
Ninjis are depicted purple in the Super Mario All-Stars and Super Mario Advance remakes of Super Mario Bros. 2.
===Behavior===
Some Ninjis charge at Mario or another playable character and then jump at them when nearby. Other Ninjis only jump in one place without moving around. The Super Mario Bros. 2 manual differentiates the behavioral types as Ninji - 1 and Ninji - 2, respectively.
In Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, Ninjis behave more similarly to actual ninjas, even using camouflage sheets to disguise themselves in the overworld. In battle, regular Ninjis use ninjitsu-styled attacks, such as creating shadow clones of themselves to attack the Mario Bros. These clones can be differentiated from having blue buttons instead of red. If there is a Paper Ninji present, a regular Ninji can fold it into a shuriken and throw it at a bro, who must hammer it back.
==In ==
===Super Mario Bros. 2===
Ninjis either jump up and down in place continuously or charge at the player's character, jumping at them when nearby. The player's character can pick up a Ninji and throw it at another enemy to defeat both the Ninji and the target at the same time.
Ninji - 2s jump in two different heights, but in in the original Yume Kōjō: Doki Doki Panic, they have a third jump height in which the height of their jump is between their lowest and highest jump.
In the Super Mario Advance remake only, Ninjis were given a larger variant, Big Ninjis.
===Super Mario World===
Ninjis return as enemies, and instead staying in place and jumping, Ninjis move around faster than Koopa Troopas. When approaching an obstacle, which also includes a hole in the floor, or a cliff edge, Ninjis jump automatically to get past it. A Ninji can be defeated from either being jumped on, shooting a fireball at it, or from having Mario or Luigi spin into it while in their Caped form. Defeating a Ninji earns the player 200 points.
Ninjis have almost the same sprite as in the original Super Mario Bros. 2, except their two red buttons are brighter.
===Super Mario Run===
Ninjis return as enemies, retaining the behavior of Ninjis that jump in one place repeatedly, but the running Ninjis do not return. Mario or another playable character can now double jump off of a Ninji.
===Super Mario Maker 2===
Ninjis appear in Ninji Speedruns. Once the scheduled speedrun has been completed, the player's character can race against other player in the form of a transparent Ninji. The player can't touch them, and there only function is to show what other players did as they progressed through the level. Unlike in other games, They can now use power-ups such as the P-Balloon or SMB2 Mushroom, and do a dance similar to Mario and co. Because they can be distracting, you can go onto the pause screen and choose how many Ninjjs will be in your next run.
===Super Mario Bros. Wonder===
Ninjis return as enemies. They notably appear in Ninji Jump Party and Break Time! Raise the Stage, where they are in the background, jumping to the beat of the music.
==In Super Mario Bros. & Friends: When I Grow Up==
A Ninji can be seen on the Veterinarian page with a Tweeter as they look at Luigi (as a doctor) using a stethoscope on Raccoon Mario.
==In Hotel Mario==
Mini Ninjas, as they are called, are encountered as enemies in Roy's HardBrick Hotel only. Mini Ninjas look left and right routinely before hopping in one direction, both slowly and aimlessly. Mario can defeat a Ninji by stomping it, like in Super Mario World.
==In ==
===Paper Mario===
Friendly Ninjis appear in the town Starborn Valley and are great friends of Merlon and his son Merle.
Ninjis return as enemies. They are fought most of every level in World 3. They attack mainly by jumping at Mario and turning themselves into shuriken and hurling themselves at Mario. They also have a habit of using decoys, making them believe that Mario is attacking the real them. They have an HP of nine.
===Paper Mario: The Origami King===
Ninji reappears in origami form. They appear mostly in Ninja Attraction in Shogun Studios. Before fighting, they tend to hide themselves in the environment before secretly revealing themselves and chase Mario. In combat, they swap themselves with logs, whenever Paper Mario uses Hammer attacks. When they have a chance to attack, they will throw shuriken, kick, or teleport above and slam down on Mario.
==In ==
===Mario Party Advance===
Only one Ninji appears, and it is located on the first floor of the Horror Condo. The player can give a Toad Force V DVD to Ninji to receive the Tile Trial Gaddget.
===Super Mario Party Jamboree===
Ninji appears as a playable character, his second playable role following Mario Golf: Super Rush.
==In WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase==
A Ninji is one of the enemies with the possibility of appearing in the Mario Adv. microgame, the others being a Shy Guy, a Mega Guy, and a Tweeter. Regardless, the object is to defeat Ninji or one of the other enemies with the possibility of appearing instead.
==In ==
===Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam===
Ninjis are enemies encountered in Gloomy Woods. The game also gives them a paper variation, Paper Ninjis. Besides Gloomy Woods, a Ninji can be fought in Neo Bowser Castle alongside a Paper Ninji, a Spiny and a Paper Spiny, all as Bowser's last lines of defense. Jump or Hammer attacks cannot be used consecutively against Ninjis because they avoid taking damage via substitution with a log.
===Bowser Jr.'s Journey===
Ninjis are both enemies and recruitable allies in the mode.
==In Mario Golf: Super Rush==
Ninji has been added as a playable character in version 3.0.0, his first ever playable appearance. Ninji has the highest speed, tied with Yoshi's, and average stamina. Ninji's Special Shot is the Hop Skipper, which bounces on the ground multiple times, and his Special Dash is the Glide Dash, in which Ninji glides using his cloak.
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