Announcer

**The Announcer** (referred to in-game as the **Narrator**) is a character in Ninjala who serves as the announcer for the Ninjala tournament and serves as the narrator for the game. He never makes any sort of physical appearance; only his voice is ever heard.

## List of Voice Lines

* "NINJALA!" - Upon starting the game and at the beginning of a match. Ippon announcement.
* "Battle Time! Who's gonna win this party!?" - At the beginning of a match.
* "Battle Royale!" - Introduction to a Battle Royale match.
* "Team Battle!" - Introduction to a Team Battle match.
* "Release the Beasts!" - Introduction to a Release the Beast match.
* "Ninjala Striker!" - Introduction to a Ninjala Striker match.
* "Last Ninja Standing!" - Introduction to a Last Ninja Standing match.
* "Turf Match!" - Introduction to a Turf Match.
* "Time to face off in a featured battle!" - Occurs at the start of Featured Battles.
* "The battle begins at W.N.A. Academy!" - Introduction to a match on W.N.A. Academy.
* "Battle it out! Eagle City!" - Introduction to a match on Eagle City.
* "Battle it out! Oedo!" - Introduction to a match on Shinobi City.
* "Croissant Arena! Fight!" - Introduction to a match on Croissant Arena.
* "Fort Riverdale! Fight!" - Introduction to a match on Fort Riverdale.
* "Get ready to rumble at Sphinx Valley!" - Introduction to a match on Sphinx Valley.
* "WEAPON BREAK!" - When the player shatters another player's weapon.
* "GUM BIND!" - When the player gum binds an opponent.
* "Oh, my!" - When the player has something unfortunate happen to themselves (weapon shattered, Beyond the Gum).
* "That's not good!" - Another line stated when something unfortunate occurs.
* "You have the upper hand!" - When the player's team is currently winning in team battle.
* "It's not looking good!" - When the player's team is currently losing in team battle.
* "IPPON!" - Ippon announcement.
* "WASABI MATCHA!" - Ippon announcement.
* "SENPAI KOHAI!" - Ippon announcement.
* "FUJIYAMA!" - Ippon announcement.
* "KARATE!" - Ippon announcement.
* "BUSHIDO!" - Ippon announcement.
* "OTONO-SAMA!" - Ippon announcement.
* "JUDO KORANGI!" - Ippon announcement.
* "RAMEN GYOZA!" - Ippon announcement.
* "SASHIMI BENTO!" - Ippon announcement.
* "APPARE!" - Ippon announcement.
* "WABI SABI!" - Ippon announcement.
* "SHIBUYA!" - Ippon announcement.
* "KIWAMI!" - Ippon announcement.
* "SHIKASEN!" - Ippon announcement.
* "KABUKI!" - Ippon announcement.
* "SUSHI TEMPURA!" - Ippon announcement.
* "ORIGAMI!" - Ippon announcement.
* "WASSHOI!" - Ippon announcement.
* "AIKIHABARA!" - Ippon announcement.
* "This one's good!" - When the player acquires a big weapon
* "I know you're gonna love this track!" - When a new song plays for the leading player
* "Listen up! The next track is in!" - When a new song plays for the leading player
* "JACKPOT!" - When a player gets a normal prize from the gumball machines in Fort Riverdale
* "Bad luck!" - When a player gets the bomb prize from the gumball machines in Fort Riverdale
* "You hit it big!" - When a player gets the Judgement Gum from the gumball machines in Fort Riverdale
* "Onto the second half!" - After 120 seconds have passed in combat
* "Just 30 seconds left!" - When only 30 seconds are left of a fight
* "The Drone Master is..." - When the player(s) who scored the Drone Master bonus are announced in Battle Royale and Team Battle
* "The IPPON Master is..." - When the player(s) who scored the IPPON Master bonus are announced in Battle Royale and Team Battle
* "The final results!" - When the final results are calculated in a Team Battle
* "Congratulations!" - At the end of a match

## Trivia

* The Announcer is voiced by Jeff Manning, who is also known for voicing the announcer in the original *Super Smash Bros.* for the Nintendo 64 and his work on the North American dub of the Japanese TV show *Iron Chef*.
* In Season 3's trailer, a kid with short, pink hair and wearing Alter Lapse clothing shares the Announcer's voice, though it is unestablished if the two are the same person.
* He is absent in the TV anime.