History NightmareFuel / Ninjala

** Additionally, all of the animations the player character can do as a human, they can also do as the Shinobi Beast, many of which dip straight into UncannyValley due to the model rigging being different; cheerful or comical expressions come out as looking very wrong instead.

*** Chloe's reaction to all this in the webtoon is [[TruthInTelevision surprisingly realistic]]. She's left [[QuakingWithFear visibly shaken]], and she's unable to say anything and barely able to move as the police escort her to a police car. Whether it's because she almost got hit by a car, was shocked by the sudden appearance of the metal barricade Lucy summoned, or a mix of both is not clear, however. Not that it makes it any better for [[TheWoobie Lucy]], mind you.
** The WNA makes an attempt to assassinate Ron and Jane in the anime by luring them into an abandoned apartment and ''blowing it up'', covering it as a fire. Thankfully, Ron and Jane escape.
* Emma, Lucy, and Warren are all taken hostage by a gang of criminals in episode 9. While the gang sells off their stolen goods, they leave them chained up in an abandoned house and later decide they'll have to "[[NeverSayDie finish them off]]" [[LeaveNoWitnesses so they don't expose their identities to the authorities]]. Repeat: this gang was ready to ''[[WouldHurtAChild murder two children]] just so they could get away with their crime'' without a second thought. Thankfully, all three escape long before they get the chance to do so.

* Episode 22 has a Chocomin who pretends to be weak so it can gain the kids' trust. It manages to locate the Ninja Gum factory and is able to tell its friends exactly where it is. We don't know what the Space Ninjas' purpose is, but if the most basic mook is able to strategize like that, it's not that big of a stretch that [[ItCanThink the rest of the army is smarter than they let on]], making them ''far'' from innocent and even more dangerous than previously thought. This is only further proven when they pretend to fall for the WNA's bait in the next episode while the rest of the army attempts to invade the factory while the majority of the team is distracted.

!!Miscellaneous

* The World Ninja Association apparently ''assassinates'' workers who [[YouHaveFailedMe fail their missions]] or simply [[HeKnowsTooMuch learn too much]] to keep their secrets hidden. They kill off Bob for failing to assassinate Jane in the webtoon, and through the anime they try to kill Berecca, Burton, and Ron for unknown reasons.
** Chapter 2 of the in-game story mode may imply that WNA might just kill ''anyone'' who gets too involved in whatever plans they may have. Leonard tries to warn Berecca not to interfere with his work, and [[WouldHurtAChild sics a powered-up Shadow Ninja on her]] [[IWarnedYou when she refuses to cooperate]]. This is despite Leonard allegedly knowing Berecca is his late coworker's daughter, and seemingly not giving a damn about it. Maybe.

!!The Game

!!Anime

* It's unclear in episode 10 whether or not Ron recognizes Burton and Berecca and much less if he has any intentions to finish them off, and his [[TheStoic stoic]] personality and reluctance to be friends with the kids doesn't help the mood. Thankfully, this was slightly lightened in episode 11 where he helps save Burton's life.
* Episode 11 has the cast partake in a challenge where they're split into two teams (Team Coyote with Jane, Lucy, Kappei, and Van; and Team Jaguar with Berecca, Emma, Burton, and Ron), dropped off in the middle of nowhere (a thick forest for Team Jaguar and a scorching desert for Team Coyete), and tasked with making their way back to the academy in one piece before the other team does. They're completely alone, with limited supplies and resources to help them. Reminder that these are ''children'' they're sending out into the wild to fight for themselves, and there's no guarantee they'll even make it back alive.

*** FridgeHorror starts to kick in when you remember that the Academy was the safest place for them because the students were protected. Not only are the Oniwabanshu taking advantage of the situation where they're vulnerable outside the Academy, but it also implies that the WNA really do just leave the students out there with ''zero'' support and that they're all at serious risk of harm or even death out there. How many students may have died during this challenge that we don't know about?
* Also in episode 11: Team Coyote passes the time telling ghost stories to lighten the mood. While Jane, Van, and Kappei's [[NightmareRetardant aren't that bad or scary]], Lucy's delivery of her story is genuinely unnerving thanks to Lucy's facial expressions and Creator/AoiYuuki's performance.

* Episode 12 is terror to the max as what should be a routine training exercise in the style of hide and seek quickly goes wrong with the sudden arrival of the [[SpaceX Space Ninja]]. By the end of it, all of students except Jane and Burton are left with various injuries, with Lucy even having her arm in a sling. Emma in particular is shaken by the ambush.
* Van comes across a very unsettling building filled to the brim with mannequins. Lucy uses this to her advantage for a prank to scare him.
* Lucy brings out her true power again in Episode 15 to defeat the giant green Space Ninja by ''[[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice brutally impaling it]]'' [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice with several metal tendrils]]. The look of sheer sadistic excitement on Lucy's face as she does this is a little disturbing to see on [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior someone as young as Lucy]], and Emma's shock at the incident really helps to show that Lucy really might not be alright in the head.
* During the group's first real mission, the new instructor "Chris", who's secretly [[MasterOfDisguise Tsukikage]] in disguise, traps Berecca in the cave and [[WouldHurtAChild attempts to murder her]]. Had it not been for [[BigDamnHeroes Burton and Ron's quick arrival]], he would've succeeded.
** Despite the failed mission, Tsukikage manages to figure out that the child Ron is the same Ron that they knew about and reports this to Allen. What this exactly means for Ron is unclear, but it can't be good.
* In Episode 17, Ron attempts to infiltrate the WNA HQ's server room, with Jane as support. Unlike Burton and Berecca however, they aren't so lucky and Ron is immediately confronted by Allen upon arriving in the server room and he wastes no time in attempting to dispose of him. Jane's OhCrap face when she realizes they've been made helps solidify how screwed they are.
** Allen manages to be surprisingly scary this episode, and shows absolutely no mercy towards Ron as he attempts to kill him. He even manages to get a hit on Ron's leg during the confrontation. It shows that he's not just all talk and he's perfectly willing to get his hands dirty to further his goals, even if it means killing one of WNA's students.
** Furthermore, this episode all but confirms that Allen's planning some sort of hostile takeover of the WNA and may even be using the academy to form an army. With this added to the previous confirmation that he's working with the ''Komerican president'' on this scheme, the stakes may have just gotten much higher. And we still don't know ''why'' he's doing this or what the president wants out of it.

* '''''[[CuteAndPsycho Lucy]].''''' When she isn't being TheWoobie, she's a borderline-bloodthirsty savage who take any excuse to rip something to shreds.
** The nature of her [[ExtraOreDinary powers]]. She has the unique ability to manipulate metal objects, such as street signs, chains, and even balconies and railings, and is able to change their shape at will (e.g. using a bunch of street signs as tendrils to attack a target). In the anime, we can see her messing with innocent passersby seemingly [[ItAmusedMe just for the hell of it]], even ''grabbing someone'' and waving them around like a chew toy.
*** The first thing Lucy does upon unlocking her powers is to use the metal tendrils to restrain the two thugs that were bullying her and her friends, and prepare to attack them with more metal. If it weren't for her friends' terrified reactions snapping her out of it, Lucy might have seriously hurt them if not killed them outright.
*** Lucy's comment before the attack makes this even creepier. Her creepy smile and the tone of her voice makes her seem [[{{Sadist}} absolutely delighted]] to bring whatever wrath she was planning to bring upon them. It gets worse when you remember she's probably no older than ''eight'' when this happened.
---->'''Lucy:''' I banish you...into darkness!
*** When Chloe is about to get struck by an out-of-control car while crossing the street, Lucy shields her by forming a barrier of mangled street signs. In the anime the car slows down enough to just hit the makeshift barricade without much damage done, but in the webtoon the car slams into it head-on and ''flips over''. We don't actually see the vehicle afterwards, but [[FridgeHorror it's very possible that crash might've killed whoever was inside]].
*** Chloe's reaction to all this in the webtoon is [[TruthInTelevision surprisingly realistic]]. She's left [[QuakingWithFear visibly shaken]], and she's unable to say anything and barely able to move as the police escort her to a police car. Whether it's because she almost got hit by a car, was shocked by the sudden appearance of the metal barricade Lucy summoned, or a mix of both is not clear, however. Not that it makes it any better for [[TheWoobie Lucy]], mind you.

* Lucy brings out her true power in Episode 15 to defeat the giant green Space Ninja by ''[[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice impaling it]]'' [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice with several metal tendrils]]. The look of sheer sadistic excitement on Lucy's face as she does this is a little disturbing to see on [[TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior someone as young as Lucy]], and Emma's shock at the incident really helps to show that Lucy really might not be alright in the head.
* During the group's first real mission, "Chris", who's secretly [[MasterOfDisguise Tsukikage]] in disguise, traps Berecca in the cave and [[WouldHurtAChild attempts to murder her]]. Had it not been for [[BigDamnHeroes Burton and Ron's quick arrival]], he would've succeeded.

** Allen manages to be surprisingly scary this episode, and shows absolutely no mercy towards Ron as he attempts to kill him, showing that he's not just all talk and he's perfectly willing to get his hands dirty to further his goals, even if it means killing one of WNA's students.
** Furthermore, this episode all but confirms that Allen's planning some sort of hostile takeover of the WNA and may even be using the academy to form an army. With this added to the previous confirmation that he's working with the ''president'' on this scheme, the stakes may have just gotten much higher. And we still don't know ''why'' he's doing this or what the president wants out of it.

* Episode 22 has a standard looking blue Space Ninja who looks weakened and seems to be trying to tell the kids something important. Turns out, it was actually a ploy to locate the Ninja Gum factory and tell its friends where it is. We don't know what the Space Ninjas' purpose is, but if the most basic mook is able to strategize like that, it's not hard to imagine that the rest of the army is smarter than they let on, making them ''far'' from innocent. This is only further proven when they pretend to fall for the WNA's bait in the next episode while the rest of the army attempts to invade the factory while the majority of the team is distracted.

!!Gameplay

* Episode 11 has the cast partake in a challenge where they're split into two team (Team Coyote with Jane, Lucy, Kappei, and Van; and Team Jaguar with Berecca, Emma, Burton, and Ron), dropped off in the middle of nowhere (a thick forest for Team Jaguar and a scorching desert for Team Coyete), and tasked with making their way back to the academy in one piece before the other team does. They're completely alone, with limited supplies and resources to help them. Reminder that these are ''children'' they're sending out into the wild to fight for themselves, and there's no guarantee they'll even make it back alive.

* Episode 12 is terror to the max as what should be a routine training exercise in the style of hide and seek quickly goes wrong with the sudden arrival of the Space Ninja. By the end of it, all of students except Jane and Burton are left with various injuries, with Lucy even having her arm in a sling. Emma in particular is shaken by the ambush.

* Lucy brings out her true power in Episode 15 to defeat the giant green Space Ninja by ''impaling it'' with several metal tendrils. The look of sheer sadistic excitement on Lucy's face as she does this, and Emma's shock at the incident, really help to show that Lucy really might not be right in the head.
* During the group's first real mission, "Chris", who's secretly one of Alan's assassins, traps Berecca in the cave and [[WouldHurtAChild attempts to murder her]]. Had it not been for Burton and Ron's quick arrival, he would've succeeded.
** Despite the failed mission, "Chris" manages to figure out that the child Ron is the same Ron that they knew about and reports this to Alan. What this exactly means for Ron is unclear, but it can't be good.
* In Episode 17, Ron attempts to infiltrate the WNA HQ's server room, with Jane as support. Unlike Burton and Berecca however, they aren't so lucky and Ron is immediately confronted by Alan upon arriving in the server room and wastes no time in attempting to dispose of him.
** Jane's OhCrap face when she realizes they've been made helps solidify how screwed they are.
** Alan manages to be surprisingly scary this episode, and shows absolutely no mercy towards Ron as he attempts to kill him, showing that he's not just all talk and he's perfectly willing to get his hands dirty to further his goals, even if it means killing one of WNA's students.

* Chapter 1 of the game's story mode reveals that the Space Ninjas are kidnapping children with shinobi blood and harvesting their DNA for...some purpose. You heard that right: ''there are [[AdultFear space aliens abducting children]]!'' We even see school buses being attacked by them, which Van has to stop midway through the chapter and later has to retrieve stolen DNA capsules. [[NothingIsScarier It's never explained why they want the DNA, why they're kidnapping children to get it, or how they're even getting it from them.]]

* Episode 12 is AdultFear to the max as what should be a routine training exercise in the style of hide and seek quickly goes wrong with the sudden arrival of the Space Ninja. By the end of it, all of students except Jane and Burton are left with various injuries, with Lucy even having her arm in a sling. Emma in particular is shaken by the ambush.

* In episode 9 of the anime, Emma, Lucy, and Warren are all taken hostage by a gang of criminals. While the gang sells off their stolen goods, they leave them chained up in an abandoned house and later decide they'll have to "[[NeverSayDie finish them off]]" [[LeaveNoWitnesses so they don't expose their identities to the authorities]]. Repeat: this gang was ready to ''[[WouldHurtAChild murder two children]] just so they could get away with their crime'' without a second thought. Thankfully, all three escape long before they get the chance to do so.

* Lucy brings out her true power in Episode 15 to defeat the giant green Space Ninja by ''piercing it'' with several metal tendrils. The look of sheer sadistic excitement on Lucy's face as she does it, and Emma's shock at the incident, really help to show that Lucy really might not be right in the head.

*** FridgeHorror starts to kick in when you remember that the Academy was the safest place for them because the students were protected. Not only are the Oniwabanshu taking advantage of the situation where they're vulnerable, but it also implies that the WNA really do just leave the students out there with ''zero'' support and that they're all at serious risk of harm or even death out there. How many students may have died during this challenge that we don't know about?
* Team Coyete being watched by hiding Space Ninja.

* The nature of [[CuteAndPsycho Lucy's]] [[ExtraOreDinary powers]]. She has the unique ability to manipulate metal objects, such as street signs and chains, and is able to change their shape at will, such as using a bunch of street signs as tendrils to attack a target. In the anime, we can see her messing with innocent passersby seemingly [[ItAmusedMe just for the hell of it]], even ''grabbing an innocent passerby'' and waving them around like a toy.
** The first thing Lucy does upon unlocking her powers is to use the metal tendrils to restrain the two thugs that were bullying her and her friends, and prepare to attack them with more metal. If it weren't for her friends' terrified reactions snapping her out of it, Lucy might have seriously hurt them if not killed them outright.
*** Lucy's comment before the attack makes this even creepier. Her creepy smile and the tone of her voice makes her seem [[{{Sadist}} absolutely delighted]] to bring whatever wrath she was planning to bring upon them. It gets worse when you remember she's probably no older than ''eight'' when this happened.
--->'''Lucy:''' I banish you...into darkness!
** When Chloe is about to get struck by an out-of-control car while crossing the street, Lucy shields her by forming a barrier of mangled street signs. In the anime the car slows down enough to just hit the makeshift barricade without much damage done, but in the webtoon the car slams into it head-on and ''flips over''. We don't actually see the vehicle afterwards, but [[FridgeHorror it's very possible that crash might've killed whoever was inside]].
*** Chloe's reaction to all this in the webtoon is [[TruthInTelevision surprisingly realistic]]. She's left [[QuakingWithFear visibly shaken]], and she's unable to say anything and barely able to move as the police escort her to a police car. Whether it's because she almost got hit by a car, was shocked by the sudden appearance of the metal barricade Lucy summoned, or a mix of both is not clear, however. Not that it makes it any better for [[TheWoobie Lucy]], mind you.

* The nature of [[CuteAndPsycho Lucy's]] [[ExtraOreDinary powers]]. She has the unique ability to manipulate metal objects, such as street signs and chains, and is able to change their shape at will, such as using a bunch of street signs as tendrils to attack a target. In the anime, we can see her messing with innocent passersby seemingly [[ItAmusedMe just for the hell of it]], even ''grabbing an innocent passerby'' and waving them around like a toy.
** The first thing Lucy does upon unlocking her powers is to use the metal tendrils to restrain the two thugs that were bullying her and her friends, and prepare to attack them with more metal. If it weren't for her friends' terrified reactions snapping her out of it, Lucy might have seriously hurt them if not killed them outright.
*** Lucy's comment before the attack makes this even creepier. Her creepy smile and the tone of her voice makes her seem [[{{Sadist}} absolutely delighted]] to bring whatever wrath she was planning to bring upon them. It gets worse when you remember she's probably no older than ''eight'' when this happened.
--->'''Lucy:''' I banish you...into darkness!
** When Chloe is about to get struck by an out-of-control car while crossing the street, Lucy shields her by forming a barrier of mangled street signs. In the anime the car slows down enough to just hit the makeshift barricade without much damage done, but in the webtoon the car slams into it head-on and ''flips over''. We don't actually see the vehicle afterwards, but [[FridgeHorror it's very possible that crash might've killed whoever was inside]].
*** Chloe's reaction to all this in the webtoon is [[TruthInTelevision surprisingly realistic]]. She's left [[QuakingWithFear visibly shaken]], and she's unable to say anything and barely able to move as the police escort her to a police car. Whether it's because she almost got hit by a car, was shocked by the sudden appearance of the metal barricade Lucy summoned, or a mix of both is not clear, however. Not that it makes it any better for [[TheWoobie Lucy]], mind you.

* It's revealed pretty early on that the World Ninja Association apparently ''assassinates'' workers who [[YouHaveFailedMe fail their missions]] or simply [[HeKnowsTooMuch learn too much]] to keep their secrets hidden.
** Chapter 2 of the in-game story mode may imply that WNA might just kill ''anyone'' who gets too involved in whatever plans they may have. Leonard tries to warn Berecca not to interfere with his work, and [[WouldHurtAChild sics a powered-up Shadow Ninja on her]] [[IWarnedYou when she refuses to cooperate]]. This is despite Leonard allegedly knowing Berecca is his former partner's daughter, and seemingly not give a damn about it. Maybe.
** In the [[CanonDiscontinuity now-obsolete]] [[{{Retcon}} webtoon]], we see Bob try to murder Jane after she learns about the secret Ninja-Gum project, and Ron tells Jane that an "accident" had been set up for him when he returned to the WNA after failing his own mission. At the end of the episode, we're greeted to the sight of a terrified Bob as an off-screen presence kills him as punishment for his own failure.
--> ''"You shall be forgotten in death."''
** The anime builds on this further. Throughout the first part of the show, Berecca and Burton's records are completely wiped from the WNA databases and they even go as far as to basically evict them from their homes and effectively [[UnPerson erase any trace of them whatsoever]]. And this is ''on top'' of trying to kill them.

* It's unclear in episode 10 whether or not Ron recognizes Burton and Berecca and much less if he has any intentions to finish them off, and his [[TheStoic stoic]] personality and reluctance to be friends with the kids doesn't help the mood. Thankfully, this was slightly lightened in episode 11 where he helps save Burton's life.

** And now we have an entire Feature Battle mode centered around ''[[RunOrDie running away from a group of these things]]''. And now they're even bigger and even come with horns this time! And to make matters worse, ''you have'' ''[[NoGearLevel no weapon to defend yourself with]]''; all you have is Gum Launcher and a slow-charging Ninja Tornado, both of which can only stagger the beasts to buy you a bit more time to get away. Oh, and the beasts' attack is an [[OneHitKill instant KO]] if they catch you.
*** Normally there are only three beasts at a time, but on occasion you can manage to make it so there's more. Meaning that with a little set-up, it's possible to have a Release the Beast match with ''seven beasts chasing one player''. It's as terrifying as it sounds.
* Think about how you can summon an actual [[ThreateningShark shark]] as a Gum Ninjutsu against other kid characters...[[EatenAlive that swallows them whole]].
* The nature of [[CuteAndPsycho Lucy's]] [[ExtraOreDinary powers]]. She has the unique ability to manipulate metal objects, such as street signs and chains, and able to change their shape at will. In the anime, we can see her messing with innocent passersby seemingly just for the hell of it, even ''grabbing an innocent passerby'' and waving them around like a toy.

* It's unclear in episode 10 whether or not Ron recognizes Burton and Berecca and much less if he has any intentions to finish them off, and his [[TheStoic stoic]] personality and reluctance to be friends with the kids doesn't help the mood.

* In episode 9 of the anime, Emma, Lucy, and Warren are all taken hostage by a gang of criminals. While the gang sells off their stolen goods, they leave them chained up in an abandoned house and later decide they'll have to "[[NeverSayDie finish them off]]" [[LeaveNoWitnesses so they don't expose their identities to the authorities]]. Repeat: this gang was ready to ''[[WouldHurtAChild murder two children]] just so they could get away with their crime'' without a second thought. Thankfully, all three escape long before they get the chance to do so.

** And now we have an entire Feature Battle mode centered around ''[[RunOrDie running away from a group of these things]]''. And now they're even bigger and even come with horns this time! And to make matters worse, ''you have'' ''[[NoGearLevel]] no weapon to defend yourself with''; all you have is Gum Launcher and a slow-charging Ninja Tornado, both of which can only stagger the beasts to buy you a bit more time to get away. Oh, and the beasts' attack is an [[OneHitKill instant KO]] if they catch you.

** And now we have an entire Feature Battle mode centered around ''[[RunOrDie running away from a group of these things]]''. And now they're even bigger and even come with horns this time! And to make matters worse, ''you have'' ''[[NoGearLevel]] no weapon to defend yourself with''; all you have is Gum Launcher and a slow-charging Ninja Tornado, both of which can only stagger the beasts to buy you a bit more time to get away. Oh, and the beasts' attack is an [[OneKitKill instant KO]] if they catch you.

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* It’s definitely a bit disturbing seeing your KidHero avatar get brutally mangled when someone performs an [[FinishingMove Ippon]] on you, what with the camera lingering on you twitching limply before cutting to the killcam. It’s particularly creepy when the player’s neck appears to have been snapped on occasion, bringing to mind more of a brutal bloodsport than a competition for kid ninjas.
* The Shinobi Beast ultimate transforms your character into a hulking, three-eyed ComicBook/{{Venom}}-esque monster. The [[VoiceOfTheLegion distorted voice]] given to them adds to the nightmare. To top it off, they have temporary [[ImmuneToFlinching Super Armor]] while attacking and so it's a bad idea to face them head-on as they can take any opponent down in up to two hits. All of the animations the player character can do as a human, they can also do as the Shinobi Beast, many of which dip straight into UncannyValley due to the model rigging being different; cheerful or comical expressions come out as looking very wrong instead. Thankfully, the monster form can be beaten if you play smart and tactically, or have an effective Gum Ninjutsu on reserve.

* Think about how you can summon an actual shark as a Gum Ninjutsu against other kid characters...
* From the second episode of the 2D Cartoon Anime webtoon: the first thing Lucy does upon unlocking her powers is to use the metal tendrils to restrain the two thugs that were bullying her and her friends, and prepare to attack them with more metal. If it weren't for her friends' terrified reactions snapping her out of it, Lucy might have seriously hurt them.
** Lucy's comment before the attack makes this even creepier. Her creepy smile and the tone of her voice makes her seem [[{{Sadist}} absolutely delighted]] to bring whatever wrath she was planning to bring upon them. It gets worse when you remember she's probably no older than ''ten'' when this happened.
--->'''Lucy:''' I banish you into darkness.
* Also from episode 2; when Chloe is about to get struck by an out-of-control car, Lucy shields her by forming a barrier of mangled street signs, which the car slams into head-on and even ''flips over''. We don't actually see the vehicle afterwards, but [[FridgeHorror it's very possible that crash might've killed whoever was inside]].
** Speaking of this incident, Chloe's reaction to all this is [[TruthInTelevision surprisingly realistic]]. She's left [[QuakingWithFear visibly shaken]], and she's unable to say anything and barely able to move as the police escort her to safety. Whether it's because she almost got hit by a car, was shocked by the sudden appearance of the metal barricade Lucy summoned, or a mix of both is not clear, however. Not that it makes it any better for [[TheWoobie Lucy]], mind you.
* Chapter 1 of the game's story mode reveals that the Space Ninja are kidnapping children with shinobi blood and harvesting their DNA for...some purpose. You heard that right: ''there are [[AdultFear space aliens abducting children]]!'' We even see school buses being attacked by them, which Van has to stop midway through the chapter and later has to retrieve stolen DNA capsules. [[NothingIsScarier It's never explained why they want the DNA, why they're kidnapping children to get it, or how they're even getting it from them.]]
* Episode 3 for the webtoon reveals that the World Ninja Association apparently ''assassinates'' workers who [[YouHaveFailedMe fail their missions]] or simply [[HeKnowsTooMuch learn too much]]. We see Bob try to murder Jane after she learns about the secret Ninja-Gum project, and Ron tells Jane that an "accident" had been set up for him when he returned to the WNA after failing his own mission. At the end of the episode, we're greeted to the sight of a terrified Bob as an off-screen presence kills him as punishment for his own failure.

** Chapter 2 of the in-game story mode may imply that WNA might kill ''anyone'' who gets too involved in whatever plans they may have. Leonard tries to warn Berecca not to interfere with his work, and [[WouldHurtAChild sics a powered-up Shadow Ninja on her]] [[IWarnedYou when she refuses to cooperate]].

* The Shinobi Beast ultimate transforms your character into a hulking, three-eyed ComicBook/{{Venom}}-esque monster. The [[VoiceOfTheLegion distorted voice]] given to them adds to the nightmare. To top it off, they have temporary [[ImmuneToFlinching Super Armor]] while attacking and so it's a bad idea to face them head-on as they can take any opponent down in up to two hits. All of the animations the player character can do as a human, they can also do as the Shinobi Beast, many of which dip straight into UncannyValley due to the model rigging being different; cheerful or comical expressions come out as looking very wrong instead. Thankfully, the monster form can be beaten if you play smart and tactically. Or have an effective Gum Ninjutsu on reserve.

** Speaking of this incident, Chloe's reaction to all this is very realistic. She's left visibly shaken, unable to say anything and barely able to move. Whether it's from almost getting hit by a car, the sudden appearance of the metal barricade Lucy summoned, or a mix of both is not clear, however. Not that it makes it any better for Lucy, mind you.
* Chapter 1 of the game's story mode reveals that the Space Ninja are kidnapping children with shinobi blood and harvesting their DNA for...some purpose. You heard that right: ''there are [[AdultFear space aliens abducting children]]!'' We even see school buses being attacked by them, which Van has to stop midway through the chapter and later has to retrieve the stolen DNA capsules. [[NothingIsScarier It's never explained why they want their DNA nor, perhaps more terrifyingly, how they're getting it.]]
* Episode 3 for the webtoon reveals that the WNA apparently ''assassinates'' workers who [[YouHaveFailedMe fail their missions]] or [[HeKnowsTooMuch learn too much]]. We see Bob try to murder Jane after she learns about the secret Ninja-Gum project, and Ron tells Jane that an "accident" had been set up for him when he returned to the WNA after failing his own mission. At the end of the episode, we're greeted to the sight of a terrified Bob as an off-screen presence kills him as punishment for his own failure.

** Chapter 2 of the in-game story mode may imply that WNA might kill ''anyone'' who gets too involved in whatever plans they may have. Leonard tries to warn Berecca not to interfere with his work, and sics a powered-up Shadow Ninja on her when she doesn't.

-->'''Lucy:''' I banish you into darkness.
* Also from episode 2; when Chloe is about to get struck by an out-of-control car, Lucy shields her by forming a barrier of mangled street signs, which the car slams into head-on and even ''flips over''. We don't actually see the vehicle afterwards, but [[FridgeHorror its very possible that crash might've killed whoever was inside]].
** Speaking of this incident, Chloe's reaction to all this is very realistic. She's left visibly shaken, unable to say anything and barely able to move. Whether it's from almost getting hit by a car, the sudden appearance of the metal barricade Lucy summoned, or a mix of both is not clear however. Not that it makes it any better for Lucy, mind you.

** Chapter 2 of the in-game story mode may imply that WNA might kill ''anyone'' who gets too involved in whether plans they may have. Leonard tries to warn Berecca not to interfere with his work, and sics a powered-up Shadow Ninja on her when she doesn't.