ninja A , or was a spy and infiltrator in pre-modern Japan. The functions of a ninja included siege and infiltration, ambush, reconnaissance, espionage, deception, and later bodyguarding.Kawakami, pp. 21–22 Antecedents may have existed as ear ...

was a secret agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. Ninja may also refer to:

People

Ninja (British rapper) Nkechi Ka Egenamba (born 24 September 1983), (first name pronounced n-kay-chee) known as Ninja, is an English rapper and the female lead vocalist for the British indie band The Go! Team. Doing a mixture of rapping, chanting and singing, Ninja is ...

, a member of the band The Go! Team named Nkechi Ka Egenamba *

Ninja (gamer) Richard Tyler Blevins (born June 5, 1991), better known as Ninja, is an American online streamer, YouTuber and professional gamer. Blevins began streaming through participating in several esports teams in competitive play for ''Halo 3'', and ...

, the alias of American professional gamer Richard Tyler Blevins * Ninja, the alias of

Watkin Tudor Jones Watkin Tudor Jones (born 26 September 1974), better known by his stage names Ninja and Max Normal, is a South African rapper, songwriter, singer, record producer, performance artist, and director. Tudor Jones found international success as a me ...

, a South African rapper and member of hip hop group Die Antwoord *

Ninja Sarasalo __NOTOC__ Ninja Bettina Elisabeth Sarasalo (born May 8, 1982) is a Finnish plus-size model and singer. Sarasalo was born in Helsinki. She has worked for Jean-Paul Gaultier and Garnier and her photos have been published in magazines like ''ELLE ...

, Finnish model and singer *

Bert Batawang Bertoldo Batawang Jr. (born October 26, 1971, in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines), more commonly known as Bert Batawang, is a Filipino professional boxer. Boxing career Early career Batawang began his professional career in 1990, winning against L ...

, a boxer with the ring name The Ninja *

Murilo Rua Murilo Milani Rua (; born May 22, 1980), also known as Ninja, is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist. He is the older brother of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Mauricio Rua. He was the inaugural EliteXC Middleweight Champion and a ...

, ring name Ninja, an MMA fighter *

Rodrigo Ninja Carlos Rodrigo da Silva (born 21 November 1981), better known as Rodrigo Ninja, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a Fullback (association football), left back. Career Rodrigo Ninja gained national recognition in 2007, ...

, Brazilian footballer

Arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Ninja'' (1986 video game) (arcade title: ''Ninja Mission''), a flip screen beat 'em up game developed by Sculptured Software and released by Mastertronic * '' Ninja: Shadow of Darkness'', a 1998 video game for the PlayStation * ''Ninja'' (album), an album by Christina Aguilar * ''Ninja'' (comic book), a 1983–98 Yugoslav novel/comic series * ''Ninja'' (film), a 2009 film by Isaac Florentine * '' Sega Ninja'', a video game also known as ''The Ninja'' or ''Ninja Princess'' * ''The Ninja'' (novel), a 1980 novel by Eric Van Lustbader * "Ninja", a 1986 song by Europe from '' The Final Countdown'' * "Ninja", a song by Jay Chou from the 2001 album ''Fantasy'' *

Ninja (group) was a Japanese idol group managed by Japanese talent agency Johnny & Associates from 1990 to 1997. They were well known for their acrobatic stage performances and remaking Hibari Misora's songs during their debut years. History Before their debu ...

, a Japanese boy-band active 1990–1997 * "Ninjas", a 2017 song by

Rey Pila Rey Pila is a Mexican rock band formed in Mexico City in 2010. The band consists of Diego Solórzano, Andrés Velasco, Rodrigo Blanco and Miguel Hernández, though it started as Solórzano's solo project. The name "Rey Pila" is Spanish for "King ...

* A number of television shows based on a Ninja Warrior concept: ** ''Sasuke'' (TV series) (also shown as ''Ninja Warrior''), a Japanese television show based around an obstacle course ** ''Kunoichi'' (TV series) (''Women of Ninja Warrior''), a TV show spun-off from ''Sasuke'', featuring exclusively female competitors **''

Sasuke Ninja Warrior Indonesia ''Sasuke Ninja Warrior Indonesia'' (or simply ''Ninja Warrior Indonesia'') is an Indonesian game show and sports entertainment competition, based on the Japanese television series ''Sasuke (TV series), Sasuke'' which is aired on RCTI. Season o ...

'', an Indonesian adaptation of ''Sasuke'''s format **''

American Ninja Warrior ''American Ninja Warrior'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''ANW'') is an American sports entertainment reality show based on the Japanese television reality show ''Sasuke (TV series), Sasuke,'' which also serves as a successor of ''American Ninja C ...

'', an American variation of ''Sasuke'' that began as a qualifier to compete on ''Sasuke'' **'' Team Ninja Warrior'', a spin-off of ''American Ninja Warrior'' focused on team competition **''

Ninja Warrior UK ''Ninja Warrior UK'' (also known as ''Ninja Warrior UK: Race for Glory'') is a British physical obstacle assault course game show, created for ITV (TV network), ITV that ran from 2015 to 2022. The show is based upon the format of the Japanese ga ...

'', a British adaptation of the ''Ninja Warrior'' format **''

Australian Ninja Warrior ''Australian Ninja Warrior'' is a sports entertainment competition spin-off of the Japanese television series '' Sasuke'' which premiered on 9 July 2017 on the Nine Network. It features hundreds of competitors attempting to complete series of o ...

'', an Australian adaptation of the ''Ninja Warrior'' format ** ''

Ninja Warrior Germany ''Ninja Warrior Germany'' () is a Sasuke (TV series), Ninja Warrior spin-off that first aired in Germany on RTL (German TV channel), RTL in the Spring of 2016. Based on the Japanese broadcast television show, ''Sasuke'', and internationally known ...

'', a German adaptation of the ''Ninja Warrior'' format

Computing

Ninja (build system) Ninja is a build system developed by Evan Martin, a Google employee. Ninja has a focus on speed and it differs from other build systems in two major respects: it is designed to have its input files generated by a higher-level build system, and it ...

, a small build system with a focus on speed by Google * .ninja, a generic top-level domain *

Ninja-IDE NINJA-IDE (from the recursive acronym: "Ninja-IDE Is Not Just Another IDE"), is a cross-platform integrated development environment (IDE) designed to build Python applications. It provides tools to simplify Python software development and handles ...

, an Integrated development environment for Python applications

Groups, teams, organizations

Ninja (militia) The Ninjas were a militia in the Republic of the Congo, which participated in numerous wars and insurgencies in the 1990s and 2000s. The Ninjas were formed by the politician Bernard Kolélas in the early 1990s and were commanded by Frédéric Bi ...

, a militia in the Republic of the Congo *

Ninjas in Pyjamas Ninjas in Pyjamas (often abbreviated to NIP and NiP) is a professional esports organisation based in Sweden that is best known for its '' Counter-Strike'' teams. In 2012, the team reformed with a '' Counter Strike: Global Offensive'' lineup upo ...

, Swedish professional video game esports team

Roller coasters

* Ninja (Six Flags Magic Mountain), an inverted roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain * Ninja (Six Flags St. Louis), a roller coaster at Six Flags St. Louis * Blue Hawk (roller coaster), formerly known as Ninja, a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia

Other uses

Kawasaki Ninja The Kawasaki Ninja is a name given to several series of Kawasaki sport bikes that started with the 1984 GPZ900R. Kawasaki Heavy Industries trademarked a version of the word Ninja in the form of a wordmark, a stylised script, for use on "motorc ...

, several series of Japanese sport bikes *

SharkNinja SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company based in Needham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1994 by Mark Rosenzweig and led by CEO Mark Barrocas, who joined the company in 2008 as president, the company's name is formed by combining ...

, makers of Ninja brand kitchen appliances * NINJA loan, for "no income no job or asset", a term related to the US subprime mortgage crisis (see

no income, no asset No income, no asset (NINA) is a term used in the United States mortgage industry to describe one of many documentation types which lenders may allow when underwriting a mortgage. A loan issued under such circumstances may be referred to as a NINA ...