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* "[[Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja]]", "[[Masked Ninja Ebisu]]", "[[Lady Ninja Yae]]", and "[[Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke]]" are characters based on [[Konami]]'s popular video game series ''[[wikipedia:Legend of the Mystical Ninja|Legend of the Mystical Ninja]]''. Incidentally, all the "[[Sasuke Samurai (series)|Sasuke Samurai]]" monsters are from this series, as well.
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Ninja card
! scope="col" | Origin
|-
| [[Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja]]
| [https://goemon.wikia.com/wiki/Goemon Goemon]
|-
| [[Lady Ninja Yae]]
| [https://goemon.wikia.com/wiki/Yae Yae]
|-
| [[Masked Ninja Ebisu]]
| [https://goemon.wikia.com/wiki/Ebisumaru Ebisumaru]
|-
| [[Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke]]
| [https://goemon.wikia.com/wiki/Sasuke Sasuke]
|-
|}
Some members of this archetype and their support are named after famous characters from Japan history:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Origin
|-
| [[Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja]]
| [[wikipedia:Ishikawa Goemon|Ishikawa Goemon]]
|-
| [[Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo]]
| [[wikipedia:Hattori Hanzō|Hattori Hanzō]]
|-
| [[Ninja Grandmaster Saizo]]
| [[wikipedia:Kirigakure Saizō|Kirigakure Saizō]]
|-
| [[Superheavy Samurai Ninja Sarutobi]] <br /> [[Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke]]
| [[wikipedia:Sarutobi Sasuke|Sarutobi Sasuke]]
|-
| [[Fuhma Shuriken]]
| [[wikipedia:Fūma Kotarō|Fūma Kotarō]]
|}
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"'''Ninja'''" ({{Ruby|忍|にん}}{{Ruby|者|じゃ}} ''Ninja'') is an [[archetype]] of mostly [[Warrior]] [[Monster Card|monsters]], in addition to some [[Machine]]s (such as some members of the "[[Karakuri]]" and "[[Superheavy Samurai]]" archetypes). A handful of the "Ninja" cards existed in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|TCG]]'' and ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! Official Card Game|OCG]]'' prior to being united by support cards in later sets. Characters that used "Ninja" decks in the anime include [[Jean-Claude Magnum]], [[Kaze]], [[Moon Shadow]] and [[Sun Shadow]].
==Origin==
"[[Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja]]", "[[Masked Ninja Ebisu]]", "[[Lady Ninja Yae]]", and "[[Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke]]" are characters based on [[Konami]]'s popular video game series ''[[wikipedia:Legend of the Mystical Ninja|Legend of the Mystical Ninja]]''. Incidentally, all the [[Sasuke Samurai (series)|Sasuke Samurai]] monsters are from this series, as well.
{| class="wikitable"
! scope="col" | Ninja card
! scope="col" | Origin
|-
| [[Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja]]
| [https://goemon.wikia.com/wiki/Goemon Goemon]
|-
| [[Lady Ninja Yae]]
| [https://goemon.wikia.com/wiki/Yae Yae]
|-
| [[Masked Ninja Ebisu]]
| [https://goemon.wikia.com/wiki/Ebisumaru Ebisumaru]
|-
| [[Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke]]
| [https://goemon.wikia.com/wiki/Sasuke Sasuke]
|-
|}
Some members of this archetype and their support are named after famous characters from Japan history:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Name
! Origin
|-
| [[Goe Goe the Gallant Ninja]]
| [[wikipedia:Ishikawa Goemon|Ishikawa Goemon]]
|-
| [[Ninja Grandmaster Hanzo]]
| [[wikipedia:Hattori Hanzō|Hattori Hanzō]]
|-
| [[Ninja Grandmaster Saizo]]
| [[wikipedia:Kirigakure Saizō|Kirigakure Saizō]]
|-
| [[Superheavy Samurai Ninja Sarutobi]] <br /> [[Ninja Grandmaster Sasuke]]
| [[wikipedia:Sarutobi Sasuke|Sarutobi Sasuke]]
|-
| [[Fuhma Shuriken]]
| [[wikipedia:Fūma Kotarō|Fūma Kotarō]]
|}
==Play style==
Constructing a Deck based around "Ninja" monsters is no simple feat, as they don't fight by conventional means; the Spell, Trap and Monster cards of the "Ninja" archetype revolve around underhanded, control-based strategies rather than all-out attacking or swarming.
== Trivia ==
* "[[Barrier Ninjitsu Art of Hazy Transfer]]", "[[Blind Spot Strike]]", "[[Spy Attack]]" and "[[Debunk]]" suggests that "Ninjas" have some sort of rivalry with the "[[Shien]]". Also, "[[Ninjitsu Art of Super-Transformation]]" implies a rivalry between the "Ninjas" and the "[[Karakuri]]" monsters.
