History Trivia / NinjaGaiden

*** Hayabusa (Japanese) = [[GGundam Schwarz]] [[Creator/HideyukiHori Bruder]] and [[Manga/OnePiece Bartholomew Kuma]].

*** She's even crazier in Japanese. [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Mars]], [[SakuraTaisen Sumire Kanzaki]], [[Anime/GhostSweeperMikami Emi Ogasawara]], [[DominionTankPolice Unipuma]], the list goes on and on...

*** And ironically, he is [[HidekatsuShibata the Third Hokage]] in the Japanese version.

** Volf = [[TheFairlyOddParents Jorgen von Strangle]]

** Sonia = [[BloodPlus Saya]]

* RoleReprisal: English-wise, Kasumi is once again voiced by her [=DOA5=] voice actress LaurenLanda. Averted with Ayane, who retains Creator/JaniceKawaye from ''[=NG2=]''

** [[KenyuuHoriuchi The Regent of the Mask]] will make this world know [[{{Naruto}} Pain]]!

** Hayabusa (Xbox) = [[VideoGame/{{Warcraft}} Arthas]]
** Hayabusa (360) = [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3 Young Ocelot]] & [[TheSpectacularSpiderMan Spider-Man]]

** Hayabusa (Xbox) = [[{{Warcraft}} Arthas]]

** Hayabusa ([=NG3=]) = [[TalesOfVesperia Yuri Lowell]], [[{{Persona 4}} Kanji Tatsumi]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow Villiers]] and [[{{Catherine}} Vincent Brooks]]. And [[VideoGame/BioshockInfinite Booker DeWitt]]. And [[TheLastOfUs Joel]]. And [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain 1980's Revolver Ocelot]]... [[TroyBaker And maybe the list will grow in the future]]...

*** She's even crazier in Japanese. {{Sailor M|oon}}ars, [[SakuraTaisen Sumire Kanzaki]], [[Anime/GhostSweeperMikami Emi Ogasawara]], [[DominionTankPolice Unipuma]], the list goes on and on...

* RoleReprisal: English-wise, Kasumi is once again voiced by her [=DOA5=] voice actress LaurenLanda. Averted with Ayane, who retains JaniceKawaye from ''[=NG2=]''

* DuelingGames: ''Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge'' came out in January 2013 in Europe, just a month before [[MetalGearRisingRevengeance another action game featuring a super-ninja who dismembers his way through a super-equipped military force.]] It's mostly a coincidence though, as Atsushi Inaba denies any inspiration from ''Ninja Gaiden 3'' (even calling the third episode an "unsalvageable crappy game").

** This rivalry in turn was largely overshadowed by the [[InternetBackdraft much bigger]] duel ''Revengeance'' was having with [[VideoGame/DMCDevilMayCry a certain other hack 'n slash game]] that came out at the same time.

* BannedInChina: The second Xbox game was not released in Germany and Australia because of… [[BloodierAndGorier well]], [[LudicrousGibs you]] [[YourHeadAsplode know]]. That's one the reasons the gore was slightly [[BloodlessCarnage toned down]] in the PS3 remake.
** Curiously enough, the game had German subtitles anyway. Although they were for other German speaking countries like Austria. That was pretty convenient for German fans of the game, that could import it relatively easily.
** False. Ninja Gaiden II is, in fact, sold in Australia.

*** Hayabusa (Japanese) = [[GGundam Schwarz]] [[HideyukiHori Bruder]] and [[Manga/OnePiece Bartholomew Kuma]].

* WordOfGod: According to [[http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ninjagaiden/ninjagaiden9.htm this interview]], the folks at Tecmo were quite unsure on how to translate the video game's title ("Ninja Ryūkenden", which means "Ninja Dragon Sword Legend") for the foreign players, so they opted for RuleOfCool even if it didn't make much sense.

** Hayabusa ([=NG3=]) = [[TalesOfVesperia Yuri Lowell]], [[{{Persona 4}} Kanji Tatsumi]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow Villiers]] and [[{{Catherine}} Vincent Brooks]]. And [[BioshockInfinite Booker DeWitt]]. And [[TheLastOfUs Joel]]. And [[MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain 1980's Revolver Ocelot]]... [[ToryBaker And maybe the list will grow in the future]]...

** Hayabusa ([=NG3=]) = [[TalesOfVesperia Yuri Lowell]], [[{{Persona 4}} Kanji Tatsumi]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow Villiers]] and [[{{Catherine}} Vincent Brooks]]. And [[BioShockInfinite Booker DeWitt]]. And [[TheLastOfUs Joel]]. And [[MetalGearSolidVThePhantomPain 1980's Revolver Ocelot]]... [[ToryBaker And maybe the list will grow in the future]]...

** Hayabusa ([=NG3=]) = [[TalesOfVesperia Yuri Lowell]], [[{{Persona 4}} Kanji Tatsumi]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Snow Villiers]] and [[{{Catherine}} Vincent Brooks]].

* DisownedAdaptation: Itagaki did not like ''[[UpdatedRerelease Ninja Gaiden Sigma]]'', going as far as to refuse to sign copies of it. This probably has something to do with the fact that he wasn't involved with this particular version of the game (since, objectively, it's not very different from ''Black''). However, he did admit that it gave {{PS3}} owners a shot at the game. And all of Sigma's new gameplay elements were kept in ''Ninja Gaiden II'' in the end.
* DuelingGames: ''Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge'' came out in January 2013 in Europe, just a month before [[MetalGearRisingRevengeance another action game featuring a super-ninja who dismembers his way through a super-equipped military force.]] It's mostly a coincidence though, as Atsushi Inaba denies any inspiration from Ninja Gaiden (even calling the third episode an "unsavable crappy game").

* '''Ryuken''' is the Japanese name for Ryu's Dragon Sword. It's also the name of [[FistOfTheNorthStar the late 63rd successor of Hokuto Shinken.]]
* '''Jashin''' is the name of the Demon in the Original Trilogy. It can also be [[{{Main/Naruto}} the cult of which Hidan is a former member.]]
* Anyone noticed that Irene Lew's alias - '''Sonia''' - is the [[WorldWarII Allied codename for the Mitsubishi Ki-51 bomber]]?
* There's '''Jay's Bar''', in which Ryu fights the Barbarian in the Original Trilogy, and '''J's Bar''', [[{{VideoGame/ResidentEvilOutbreak}} a bar in Raccoon City in which 8 unlucky souls find themselves caught in the outbreak.]]

** [[HiroakiHirata Cliff Higgins (Japanese)]] = [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Balthier]], [[Manga/OnePiece Sanji]] (Coincidentially, a minor character in the game [[NamesTheSame has the same name]]), [[Manga/Hellsing Pip Bernadotte]]...

*** Hayabusa (Japanese) = [[GGundam Schwarz]] [[HideyukiHori Bruder]]

* DuelingGames: ''Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge'' will came out in January 2013 in Europe, just a month before [[MetalGearRisingRevengeance another action game featuring a super-ninja who dismembers his way through a super-equipped military force.]] It's mostly a coincidence though, as Atsushi Inaba denies any inspiration from Ninja Gaiden (even calling the third episode an "unsavable crappy game").

** Hayabusa ([=NG3=]) = [[TalesOfVesperia Yuri Lowell]], [[{{Persona 4}} Kanji Tatsumi]], [[FinalFantasyXIII Snow Villiers]] and [[{{Catherine}} Vincent Brooks]].