Your most Annoying ninja in SW

[Iain]

Hanzo and Kunoichi are not part of this poll, no matter how annoying they can be.

Basic Ninjas They usually rush up to you or drop down on top of you from hidden rafters above, the males and feamales seem identical in abilites their 'special' attack seems to consist of a smaller version of Hanzo's flash stun attack.

Strike Ninjas These huge masses can rush foreward quickly despite their size and blast you across the screen, in a pile of foes it is wise to keep track of any Strike ninjas nearby, they also seem to do a second strike as you flip back (using the 'block' button to land on your feet) I have actually started to not automatically hit that button when I am airborn in case I fall back into the Strike Ninja's clutches.

Strike Ninjas seem to have a 'special' that makes them create a small shockwave by 'clapping.'

Wind Ninjas Are very annoying if they corner you with their allies as they can stun you and do decent damage simply by ramming into you. They are not as tough as the Strike Ninjas though and any mid range warrior can take them out with no problems.

Fire Ninjas Basically the 'bombadeers' from DW4 they are small heavily armoured guys who chuck bombs at you, their special seems to be a brief focus then a huge explosion out of their backpack. ( suicide bombers)

Sky Ninjas Worst of the lot in my opinon, they move fast and drat away quickly when threatened, when you are about to put an officer down with that final blow a sky ninja will leap by and pause you long enough for that beaten officer to recover himself or start blocking again.

So vote for your worst ninja in the game, which one type is the most annoying really

[Sky Scorcher]

Its a show-down between the Sky Ninjas and the Strike Ninjas for me. I can't decide which one is worse for me.

[Shikanosuke]

Sky said:

Its a show-down between the Sky Ninjas and the Strike Ninjas for me. I can't decide which one is worse for me.

I agree completely. I voted for strike ninjas just because I seem to deal with them more. Messing up my killing combos.

[Mori Ranmaru]

Basic without a doubt, there is nothing more annoying that being near the end of a castle having eluded everyone, only to die from an apperantly unavoidable airstrike.

[Chibichan]

Sky Ninja... I... loathe them more than the kids I am babysitting, I mean, taking care of at the summer camp I work at.

[TiRaMisu]

They are all really annoying. :-*The strike ninjas irritate me the most. Dunno why I can scope the place easily for fire ninjas and pick out the sky ninjas, but never see that oncoming attack of strike ninjas.

[LiZhen]

Hmm, I don't have the game but I'm shocked at the no. of unit types. Do you encounter these in large groups or are they just rare opponents?

I don't think KOEI meant for them to be annoying. They were probably supposed to be more of a fun challenge.

Any other wierd enemies you can come across?

[Sky Scorcher]

LiZhen said:

Hmm, I don't have the game but I'm shocked at the no. of unit types. Do you encounter these in large groups or are they just rare opponents?

It depends on how far you are in the game. Later in the game, you sometimes have to fight these enemies in very large groups.

[LiZhen]

Thanks, but do you mean further into a character's musou (is it musou in samurai warriors?), more of the enemies are special, or further into a stage?

I'm so excited about this game! (just 5 days!!)

[Iain]

When you dive into a pile of troops on the battlefield now you have to be wary of a few of these above mentioned Ninjas in that group, they mix and match the ninjas and regular troops so much more in Samurai Warriors than I have seen in DW games, you cant blindly crash into piles of troops now without getting slammed out again by a Strike Ninja or tossed out by a Sky Ninja.

[LiZhen]

So the various ninjas are the only abnormal opponents I can expect when I start playing the game?

Are they to be as feared as the officers in the game? or more are they equivalent to the odd bombadier or elite guard from the DW series?

[Sleipner]

The sky ninja's are the worst. Strike ninja's can be avoided easily enough and the basic ninja's are annoying but not exactly harmful. The sky ninja's are a pain when trying to go through castle levels - if your character isn't fast enough then they will keep knocking you down allowing all enemies to gang up on you. Plus they seem to attack more then the other ninja's - a real pain when fighting generals.

[LiZhen]

Well I have the game now, so I feel I can vote.

Fire Ninjas are the worst in my opinion, because you don't know they are there till their bombs actually go off. Strike and Sky ninjas seem pretty avoidable though, in comparison. The Fire Ninjas are far worse than the DW Bombadiers, as they chuck several of them at once. Wind Ninjas hardly pose a threat, IMO.

[SteelDragon]

Hard to Say, i find Sky and Strike Ninjas Very Annoying during a Fight, if its not one, its the other..but im gonna vote for Sky Ninja, just because i seem to always have a Musou handy when a Strike Shows up, so i can make them go away ;D

[masayuki]

i cant stand strike ninga cause if they hit me i get up using L and they hit me again in a single strike its so freakin annoying but i guess its in the name