Baiting Shark

**Baiting Shark** is a trapping Gum Ninjutsu that was introduced in Season 3 of *Ninjala*. When activated, the player summons a scroll that can be placed on any solid surface, including walls, ceilings, and the ground. The scroll then idles in place for around a minute, waiting for any opponents to enter its range to deliver its attack.

When an opposing player enters the range of a Baiting Shark, a large shark will lunge from the scroll, grabbing onto the ninja and dragging them back inside. Once the ninja has been dragged into the scroll, the Gum Ninjutsu disappears, and the player whom placed it gets an IPPON.

    Baiting Shark can be used in a multitude of ways. Players can place them underneath a drone that expects a lot of traffic for an easy IPPON. Or, players can place the Gum Ninjutsu directly underneath another player's feet, if they're quick enough.

## Weapons

* Pop Eye
* Flamitango

## Additional Data

* Splash Damage: 200
* Duration: 60 Seconds

## Patch History

### Version 4.0

* ▲ Ninjutsu Gauge required to activate has been decreased.
* ▲ Disappearing time of the scroll has been extended.

### Version 13.1

* ▼ Time until the scroll disappears has been decreased.

## Tips

### Using Baiting Shark

* Place the scroll in an area where opponents are bound to pass. Such areas include:
	+ Drones
	+ Speed Boost Pads on Eagle City, Croissant Arena, and Fort Riverdale
	+ Springs on Eagle City and Fort Riverdale
	+ Gate Doors of Croissant Arena
	+ On the Gumball Machine button, hatch, and Warp Doors on Fort Riverdale
	+ Under the Set Drone on Sphinx Valley
* As Pop Eye is currently the only weapon with Baiting Shark, either using Wide Attack to stagger an opponent or using Gum Laser, then using Baiting Shark to IPPON the opponent is a viable strategy.
* Baiting Shark can prove deadly on Sphinx Valley; with the Set Drone buff, the splash damage can one-hit IPPON most weapons.

### Versus Baiting Shark

* With long-ranged weapons such as Yo-Yos, Baiting Shark can be countered, as you can push an opponent off the scroll.
* Baiting Shark can also be countered by itself.
* it is imperative to be wary of the position of a Baiting Shark scroll, as it is easy to forget its place on the stage and fall victim to one. It is also imperative to fight around the scroll carefully, as it is easy to get too close and get caught.

## Glitches

* Warping into Baiting Shark from displacement due to lag is a common occurrence. Even from far away, one can seemingly teleport to the scroll at random.
* By throwing another scroll when one is about to disappear from an IPPON, the thrown scroll may go invisible, still being able to IPPON.
* If Baiting Shark IPPONs an opponent, sometimes the scroll may not go away. This is a visual glitch; you can still see the scroll, but it will not IPPON.
* In Turf Match, it is possible to have two scrolls out at the same time; hovever, the one last thrown will IPPON, while the other will not but still be visible. This is similar to the visual glitch mentioned above.

## Trivia

* When Season 4 was introduced, an additional animation of a player's character panicking once stepping on the scroll was implemented. This was put in place instead of the shark immediately jumping and grabbing the player with no warning.
* When the shark grabs an opponent a slightly slower version of Jaws' theme can be heard playing until the the shark goes back into the scroll.

## Gallery

A scroll with shark calligraphy.Getting caught by a Baiting Shark.