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Ninja

Ninja

The Ninja is a loyal servant to Master Khan and a deadly enemy of Iron Fist and Luke Cage.

Name:
Ninja
Publisher:
Real name:
Aliases:
Birth date:
None
Gender:
Male
Powers:
  • Agility
  • Darkness Manipulation
  • Escape Artist
  • Immortal
  • Invisibility
  • Invulnerability
  • Phasing / Ghost
  • Possession
  • Stamina
  • Stealth
  • Swordsmanship
  • Teleport
  • Tracking
  • Unarmed Combat
  • Weapon Master
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History

The Ninja as a Samurai
The Ninja as a Samurai

His real name was never revealed, but the Ninja started out as a Samurai, switched to being a shadow warrior, but craved more power than mere martial arts could bring to him. He was tutored in magic by Master Khan. Studying the Sacred Volume of Kali, the Ninja learned of the immortal city of K'un Lun and decided to make K'un Lun his first foray into inter-dimensional conquest. The Ninja's surprise attack brought him initial success until he ran into Lei Kung the Thunderer and suffered defeat. As punishment, the Dragon Lords of K'un Lun imprisoned him within the Sacred Volume. Fearing that destruction of the book meant destruction of his own soul, the Ninja became the unwillingly protector of the text. Although his body was trapped, he could send his spirit into the owner of the book, temporarily endowing the host with all of his physical and mystic powers. Thus when Colleen Wing's father Professor Lee Wing came into possession of the book, he became occasionally possessed himself.

The Ninja Vs Iron Fist
The Ninja Vs Iron Fist

The Ninja ruthlessly used the aged academic whenever he perceived a threat to the Sacred Text, resulting in an uneasy alliance with Iron Fist against the Kara-Kai cult and other enemies. When the book was accidentally burned, the Ninja's physical form separated from Professor Wing's body, leading the Ninja to realize he'd wasted a century or two guarding his own prison. The Ninja then whisked Danny Rand into another dimension where his strength was maximized; alas, he reckoned without Danny's own mystical Iron Fist, which imploded the Ninja once it connected. Left a mere shade of his former self, the Ninja became the silent enforcer of Master Khan -- which may have been Khan's plan all along.

Basic Statistics

  • Name: Unrevealed
  • Hair: Black
  • Eyes: Brown
  • Height: 5'11"
  • Weight: 170 lbs.
  • Relatives: NA
  • Group Affiliation: NA
  • Base Of Operations: Mobile; formerly The Book of Many Things
  • Marital Status: NA

Powers and Abilities

Death-Blow
Death-Blow

His mastery of the duel disciplines of Samurai and Ninja made the Ninja one of the greatest martial artists on the planet, some of Danny Rand's allies thought the Ninja's skills surpassed those of Iron Fist. The Ninja also commanded the dark arts. As a shadow warrior, the Ninja traversed between dimensions by literally disappearing into patches of darkness.

Issues

September 1974

October 1974

November 1974

January 1975

March 1975

June 1975

October 1975

October 1981

November 1981

Volumes

1972

1978

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