Pirates vs. Ninjas

[makoeyes]

So where does everyone stand on the epic, age-old debate?

I used to be on the side of the ninjas, because of the Eastern Martial Arts, but now I'm firmly on the side of the pirates.

As far as I can remember, the ninjas are blood-thirsty, batshit insane psycopaths who will murder every man, woman and child in a village just because a server got their order wrong. Plus they have several different superpowers that calls to mind common Gary Stu/Mary Sue traits. And they're ascetic, so they never get laid.

My love for pirates was recently rekindled by watching the POTC tetrology. Whereas ninjas go out and brutally murder babies and women, pirates are just really good at stealing stuff. They have more fun with drinking and getting laid. And they manage to hold their own against the rabid dogs despite not possessing any Sueperpowers and being frequent drinkers. And they live by the high seas. So, Imo, Pirates>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Ninjas.

[annoyed]

Pirates don't have superpowers, you say?

[makoeyes]

Oh right. I forgot about One Piece. I just remember looking up the info on this battle and people made pirates out to be badass normals.

[Ozymandias II]

Nightcrawler, end of argument.



Why is he my argument for pirates? Because he is the biggest pirate fanboy ever to grace the face of comics. In his solo series, he even appears in one panel dressed as Jack Sparrow! Plus, he's my favorite superhero ever.

And before someone yells "Batman," the Dark Knight is a detective and a swashbuckling Zorro fanboy before he is ever a ninja. Nightcrawler is a lighthearted acrobat and Errol Flynn aficionado before anything else.

[makoeyes]

^Nightcrawler is awesome. He deserves more attetntion in the movies. I'd love to read the one where he wards off Dracula with his faith.

I agree, Batman isn't really a ninja. Ninja are, by definition something unsavory. They're assassins and spies, hired guns basically. Batman is a morally upstanding guy who hates killing.