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Ninja (disambiguation)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionFeb 1, 2026
Entity authorityQ409589
Source-derived summary

A ninja was a secret agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war.

Ninja may also refer to:

People

Ninja (British rapper), a member of the band The Go! Team named Nkechi Ka Egenamba

Ninja (gamer), the alias of American professional gamer Richard Tyler Blevins

Ninja (singer), Indian singer and actor

Ninja, the alias of Watkin Tudor Jones, a South African rapper and member of hip hop group Die Antwoord

Ninja Sarasalo, Finnish model and singer

Bert Batawang, a boxer with the ring name The Ninja

Murilo Rua, ring name Ninja, an MMA fighter

Rodrigo Ninja, Brazilian footballer

Arts, entertainment, and media

Ninja (comic book), a 1983–98 Yugoslav novel/comic series

Ninja (film), a 2009 film by Isaac Florentine

The Ninja (novel), a 1980 novel by Eric Van Lustbader

Music

Ninja (album), an album by Christina Aguilar

Ninja (group), a Japanese boy-band active 1990–1997

Songs

"Ninja" (Soprano song), 2020

"Ninja" (Young Thug song), 2025

"Ninja", a song by Europe from the 1986 album The Final Countdown

"Ninja", a song by Jay Chou from the 2001 album Fantasy

"Ninjas", a 2017 song by Rey Pila

Television

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, an Indonesian adaptation of Sasuke's format

American Ninja Warrior, 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, a British adaptation of the Ninja Warrior format

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

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

Video games

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

Sega Ninja, a video game also known as The Ninja or Ninja Princess

Computing

Ninja (build system), a small build system with a focus on speed by Google

.ninja, a generic top-level domain

Groups, teams, organizations

Ninja (militia), a militia in the Republic of the Congo

Ninjas in Pyjamas, 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.

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The public source identifies “Ninja (disambiguation)” as wikimedia disambiguation page. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ninja, disambiguation and Wikimedia.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1983, 2009, 1980, 1990—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Ninja, disambiguation and Wikimedia providing the first useful test.
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