History Main / PiratesVersusNinjas

Perhaps the most obvious subtrope of CoolVersusAwesome (because as that trope says, pirates are cool, and so are ninjas, so pirates ''fighting'' ninjas must be ''awesome!''). Compare also NinjaPirateZombieRobot and ElvesVersusDwarves.

* In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDoctorMcninja'':

** Pretty much got a shout-out in the last chapter of ''Naruto'' where [[spoiler:Naruto's [[GenerationXerox mischevious son]] has covered the Mt.Rushmore-esque Hokage monument with graffiti and has specifically painted a Straw Hat Jolly Roger on his father's forehead protector]].

* The TropeCodifier is the FandomRivalry between ''{{Naruto}}'' and ''{{OnePiece}}'', which are about ninjas and pirates, respectfully. Specifically, in financial terms ''Naruto'' is much more popular and successful in the West than is ''One Piece'' (which is '''the''' biggest seller in Japan, at time of writing) despite the latter receiving much higher critical praise from fans and reviewers alike. In general, the consensus is that the former started off excellent but began to decline in quality around the time Part 2 started (''how much'' it declined in quality depends on who you ask, though a minority do believe Part 2 is actually better), while ''One Piece'' started off okay at best but gradually became a hugely enjoyable and high-quality epic (though the latter also is a slightly more prone to ScheduleSlip than the former). So, essentially, ''One Piece'' fans resented the success of what they considered to be a inferior manga versus their own, while ''Naruto'' fans got sick of fans of ''One Piece'' fandom constantly bashing them and their comic. The ninja vs pirates thing became a convenient shorthand for all of this, and was arguably the main reason this trope became so popular in the mid to late {{Noughties}}. This rivalry has mosted died down since ''Naruto'' is generally agreed to have JumpedTheShark sometime around mid-Part 2, while ''One Piece'' got its ''own'' Part 2 and is very likely to simply outlast ''Naruto'' regardless.
** Pretty much got a shout-out in the last chapter of ''Naruto'' where [[spoiler:Naruto's [[GenerationXerox mischevious son]] has covered the Mt.Rushmore-esque Hokage monument with graffiti and has specifically painted a Straw Hat Jolly Roger on his father's forehead protector]].

Perhaps the most obvious subtrope of CoolVersusAwesome (because as that trope says, pirates are cool, and so are ninjas, so pirates ''fighting'' ninjas must be ''awesome!''). Compare also NinjaPirateZombieRobot.

* The TropeCodifier is the FandomRivalry between ''{{Naruto}}'' and ''{{OnePiece}}'', which are about ninjas and pirates, respectfully. Specifically, in financial terms ''Naruto'' is much more popular and successful in the West than is ''One Piece'' (which is '''the''' biggest seller in Japan, at time of writing) despite the latter receiving much higher critical praise from fans and reviewers alike. In general, the consensus is that the former started off excellent but began to decline in quality around the time Part 2 started (''how much'' it declined in quality depends on who you ask, though a minority do believe Part 2 is actually better), while ''One Piece'' started off okay at best but gradually became a hugely enjoyable and high-quality epic (though the latter also is a slightly more prone to ScheduleSlip than the former). So, essentially, ''One Piece'' fans resented the success of what they considered to be a inferior manga versus their own, while ''Naruto'' fans got sick of fans of ''One Piece'' fandom constantly bashing them and their comic. The ninja vs pirates thing became a convenient shorthand for all of this, and was arguably the main reason this trope became so popular in the mid to late {{Noughties}}. This rivalry has mosted died down since ''Naruto'' is generally agreed to have JumpedTheShark sometime around mid-Part 2, while ''One Piece'' got its ''own'' Part 2 and is very likely to simply outlast ''Naruto'' regardless.

* There is a game for NintendoWii called "Pirates Vs Ninjas Dodgeball".

* The sequel to ''TheGamers'' movie had a short sequence in which [[SoCoolItsAwesome Pirates]] battled [[UpToEleven pizza-delivering Ninjas]]... in the WizardsOfTheCoast offices. [[TabletopGame/NinjaBurger This game]] ''[[ThisExists actually exists.]]''

* The TropeCodifier is the FandomRivalry between ''{{Naruto}}'' and ''{{OnePiece}}'', which are about ninjas and pirates, respectfully. Specifically, in financial terms ''Naruto'' is much more popular and successful in the West than is ''One Piece'' (which is '''the''' biggest sellers in Japan, at time of writing) despite the latter receiving much higher critical praise from fans and reviewers alike. In general, the consensus is that the former started off excellent but began to decline in quality around the time Part 2 started (''how much'' it declined in quality depends on who you ask, though a minority do believe Part 2 is actually better), while ''One Piece'' started off okay at best but gradually became a hugely enjoyable and high-quality epic (though the latter also is a slightly more prone to ScheduleSlip than the former). So, essentially, ''One Piece'' fans resented the success of what they considered to be a inferior manga versus their own, while ''Naruto'' fans got sick of fans of ''One Piece'' fandom constantly bashing them and their comic. The ninja vs pirates thing became a convenient shorthand for all of this, and was arguably the main reason this trope became so popular in the mid to late {{Noughties}}. This rivalry has mosted died down since ''Naruto'' is generally agreed to have JumpedTheShark sometime around mid-Part 2, while ''One Piece'' got its ''own'' Part 2 and is very likely to simply outlast ''Naruto'' regardless.

* In the ''Videogame/{{Scribblenauts}} games, spawning a pirate and a ninja close to each other will cause them to fight. In ''Scribblenauts Unlimited," this is required to get one of the starite shards.

* ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' has the "Fuzz" Activity, a minigame where you're a Cop on a reality TV show, and you have to stop randomly generated crimes. One of them is to "Break up the Fight of the Century," which when you arrive at the checkpoint turns out to be a gang of pirates fighting a gang of ninjas.

* ''VideoGame/SaintsRow2'' has a minigame where you're a Cop on a reality TV show, and you have to stop randomly generated crimes. One of them is to "Stop the Fight of the Century," which when you arrive at the checkpoint, you find out is a gang of pirates fighting a gang of ninjas.

* Saudia Arabia and Somalia's fight in ''WebComic/ScandinaviaAndTheWorld'', considering that Somalia is a pirate, and Saudi Arabia is a 'ninja'.

* ''Series/DeadliestWarrior'' [[AvertedTrope averted]] and [[DefiedTrope defied]] this trope. While the aim was to solve rivalries like this, they didn't do this one, though both pirate and ninja were featured (Pirate vs Knight and Ninja vs Spartan).

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* An episode of ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'' has all three core members of ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger'' turn up, demanding their powers back. The episode is actually called ''Pirates vs Ninjas''.

* The sequel to ''TheGamers'' movie had a short sequence in which [[SoCoolItsAwesome Pirates]] battled [[UpToEleven pizza-delivering Ninjas]]... in the WizardsOfTheCoast offices.