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Black Star Ninja (played by Tadashi Yamashita)

Category : Movies and television
Subcategory : Action movies
Type : Villain
Game System : DC Heroes (Blood of Heroes S.E.)
Notes : American Ninja I

Black Star Ninja v1

By Sébastien Andrivet

Source of Character: American Ninja I movie. Character played by Tadashi Yamashita (a karate instructor who was a recurrent figure in early martial arts movies)

Reasons: He’s a ninja with lasers. Pew pew !

Quotes

Black Star Ninja

“Who is he ? He possesses great skill.”

“My men made a mistake. I will not.”

Game Stats — DC Heroes

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Black Star Ninja
Dex: 07 Str: 04 Bod: 05 Motivation: Mercenary
Int: 05 Wil: 04 Min: 05 Occupation: Mercenary
Inf: 04 Aur: 03 Spi: 04 Resources {or Wealth}: 005
Init: 018 HP: 025

Skills: Acrobatics: 06, Acrobatics (Hard target): 08, Martial artist: 08, Military science (Camouflage): 06, Thief (Stealth): 06, Weaponry (Ninja weapons): 07, Weaponry (Back-of-the-hand launchers): 05

Advantages: Expertise (Ninja teleportation — he can predict where a teleporting ninja master will reappear and attack him when he does without penalty), Language (Japanese), Schtick (Paired kama)

Connections: Underworld (Low)

Drawbacks: Minor Rage, Misc.: The Black Star Ninja has “broken the code” (whatever that means) and other ninja folks will want to kill him on sight.

Equipment:

  • Ninja-to [BODY 05, EV 04 (05 w/STR, 09 w/Martial arts)] - a ninja sword.
  • Shuriken (x3) [BODY 03, EV 03, Grenade Drawback]
  • Big ninja knife [BODY 03, EV 03, Grenade Drawback] - a sort of really short, small ninja-to he usually throwns.
  • Kama (x2) [BODY 05, EV 04 (05 w/STR, 09 w/Martial arts)] - a sort of sickle.
  • BACK-OF-THE-HAND LAUNCHERS [BODY 07, Flame project: 04, Projectile weapons (dart bonus): 04, Laser beam: 05. Also contains an injector with Sleep: 03, almost only useable on an immobile subject. All Powers have Ammo: 04]
  • Insulated wire-cutting pincers (because ninja often need to cut electric cables), and lockpicks.
  • Good old powder-filled eggshell [BODY 01, Fog: 04, Grenade Drawback]
  • Nekode [BODY 05, EV 02 (05 w/STR, 09 w/Martial Artist)] - ninja claws, also useful for climbing and parrying blades ; he could even throw them.
  • Long weighted rope {BODY 03, Stretching: 01, Limitation: No Fine Manipulation]

 

Please move along. Move along. Really, we’re a hedge.
Apparently, the goons trained by the Black Star Ninja go through a cycle of oddly-coloured ninja uniforms, and get to wear normal black ninja garb when they graduate (my guess about the uniforms cycle would be powder blue → industrial yellow → dull orange → bright red → black, from the camp in the movie). At the end of the day, they are still goons, though.

Ninja mooks

Dex: 03 Str: 02 Bod: 03 Motivation: Soldier
Int: 02 Wil: 02 Min: 03 Occupation: Soldier
Inf: 02 Aur: 02 Spi: 02 Resources {or Wealth}: 002
Init: 009 HP: 005

Skills: Acrobatics: 03, Martial artist: 03, Military science (Camouflage): 03, Thief (Stealth): 03, Weaponry (Ninja weapons): 04

Advantages: None, really

Connections: None

Drawbacks: None

Equipment:

  • Ninja-to [BODY 04, EV 04] (though some use a staff with a retractile spearhead instead).
  • Some also have a self bow [BODY 03, Projectile weapon: 02, Ammo: 01, Rec. STR: 02, R#03, Bow Advantage (actual EV is 03 and actual Range is 04), Limitation : Low Penetration]
  • Some have some Ninja Chain Weapon instead [BODY 04, EV 03 (04 w/ Martial Artist), Extra limb: 04, R#02]
  • Other occasional weapons have been blowpipes and nets.

Background

Real Name: Unrevealed
Marital Status: Unknown
Known Relatives: None
Group affiliation: Employee of Ortega
Base Of Operations: Philippines, but generally mobile
Height: 5‘10” Weight: 155 lbs
Eyes: Brown Hair: Black

Powers and Abilities

He’s a very skilled ninja killer dude, with some special weapons (such as the improbable launchers on the back of his hand). He knows how to set up and run special camps where goons are trained to become…  ninja goons !

History

The Black Star Ninja is said to be the top-ranking ninjutsu sensei outside of Japan ; he’s a ruthless mercenary who will sell the secrets of ninjutsu, mostly to train mooks. This occupation may be the reason why he’s said to have “broken the code”, which seems to be a pretty serious thing among ninja people.

He came to serve an eviiiil crimelord in Philippines, called Ortega, as his chief trainer, commander of ninja and personal assassin. He clashed with Joe Armstrong, kidnapped the Annoying Girlfriend, and even managed to kill his Old Nice Japanese Master during the Big Final Fight. But Joe, the American Ninja, eventually outfought and killed him.

Description

See illustration.

Personality

A professional killer with no regard for human life, who does his job as a disciplined retainer. He enjoys facing other ninja people to determine who’s best, and will of course fight to the death. He does not talk much (he’s a ninja !) but has a distinct Japanese accent when he does.

DC Universe History

He would definitely have been an agent of the Council, fighting the original Manhunter.

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