User blog:Wassboss/Striking from the Shadows: Ninja vs Assassins (Assassins Creed)



It's natural of people to be afraid of the dark, a fear that directly results from all those thousands of years ago when our ancestors had good reason to fear the dark, as it hid many dangers. Humanity has evolved and expanded greatly since then but that fear of the darkness remains and these two warriors make the darkness a thing to be feared once more. Assassins have existed since the dawn of human civilisation and these two groups have honed their skills to be as effective as possible but when these two stealth reliant fighters meet in a head to head battle they'll have to step out of the shadows and battle under the light.

Ninja: Feudal Japan's silent bringers of death.

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Assassin: The secretive warriors of the assassins brotherhood.

Who is Deadliest

Ninja
"Just when you think you're fighting your fight, you're actually fighting ours"

- Lou Klein, Ninjitsu Master The Ninja were the primary, covert operatives of feudal Japan. Unlike their honor-abiding counterparts, the samurai, ninjas use stealth as their main tactic. The ninjas have their origins dating back to the 14th Century. They were deployed on espionage missions, assassinations, and infiltration. Ninjas were hired by rival, feudal lords to help establish power for their respective masters. Unlike the stereotypical ninja displayed in western culture, ninjas, in reality, were up close and personal with their targets. They would wear disguises, like as a geisha or maidservant. Ninjas specialized in both close-quarters combat and long-range assault. The age of the ninja collapsed during the Tokugawa shogunate.

Tanto
 * -|Close range =

Length: 13 inches

Blade Length: 7.5 inches

Weight: 1 lb

Single Edge Ninjato
 * -|Mid Range =

Weight: 1 lb

Length: 1 foot

Steel

Single Sided

Straight Blade Shurikens
 * -|Ranged Weapon =

Weight: 35-150 g

Range: 5-7 metres

4 Shurikens Kusarigama
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Length: 14 feet

Weight: 4 lbs

Sickle, Ball & Chain

Assassins
"We work in the dark, to serve the light. We are Assassins"

- Niccolò Machiavelli The Assassin Order, was an organized order of assassins and sworn enemies of the Templars, against whom they fought a continuous, recondite war throughout the entirety of recorded human history. Whereas the Templars sought to save humanity from itself by controlling free will, the Assassin Order fought to ensure the survival of freedom, as it allowed for the progression of new ideas and the growth of individuality.The Assassins, if not the Order itself, have existed since at least 456 BCE, throughout the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution and into the Modern era.

Hidden Blades
 * -|Close range =

Blade Length: 16 inches

Single Point Syrian Sabre
 * -|Mid Range =

Weight: 1.8 lb

Length: 3 foot

Steel

Single Sided

Curved Blade Throwing Knife
 * -|Ranged Weapon =

Weight: 200 g

Range: 9 metres

4 Throwing Knives Condottiero War Hammer
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Length: 2.5 feet

Weight: 4 lbs

Flat hammer head, sharpened pick point.

X Factors
Stealth: Assassin=95/Ninja=95

As expected both of these groups of warriors are masters of stealth and are specifically trained to kill silently and disappear without a trace. The Assassins preferred style of attack is to blend into the shadows, striking from behind or from above and them disappearing away into the background. Ninjas on the other hand made more use of disguises to blend in with civilian populations and get close enough to the target to strike. Both are effective and both the Ninja and Assassin are equally good at stealth.

Training: Assassin=90/Ninja=90

Once again both of these warriors have received extensive training. Assassins received training from an early age and as well as the more obvious stealth and combat skills training they were also trained in free-running and tactical thinking such as observing their surroundings and planning ahead. Ninjas may not start training at such an early age but they their training is more extensive and encompasses more areas, such as sabotage and infiltration and many began as Samurai which adds another layer of combat training on top of their Ninja training.

Killer Instinct: Assassin=80/Ninja=88

Both of these guys have made a profession of killing but the Assassins are bound by their code to never harm an innocent and this could work against them in battle, especially if the Ninjas are disguised as peasants. Ninja's, while honourable, are not as held up with harming innocents to get to their target. The Assassins must find a way to harm their targets without getting civilians caught up in the crossfire and this means they have to be more careful, putting them at a disadvantage to the Ninjas, who will have no such qualms.

Agility: Assassin=89/Ninja=85

The Assassins were trained specifically in free-running and as such use it frequently in both combat and in just general movement around the places they occupy. Ninjas are agile as well, needing to scale walls and climb trees, but they don't focus on it as much and as such aren't as proficient with it as the Assassins are.

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The battle will take place in a manor estate in Italy. The Assassins have been sent to kill a Japanese diplomat, a known high ranking Templar and the Ninjas have been assigned as his bodyguard.