History VideoGame / KasumiNinja

-->'''Announcer:''' SERECT... YAW FAITAH!

Released for the short-lived UsefulNotes/AtariJaguar in 1994, and claiming to be the "''Mortal Kombat Killer''", ''Kasumi Ninja'' could not live to those standards. As a matter of fact, it was blasted by critics.

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The elder ninjas of Kasumi Island embodied different aspects of human nature; Hiei embodied the lighter aspect of human nature (nice), Gyaku embodies the darker side of human nature (mean), and Kaioh embodied the aspect of indifference (in-between).

* {{Ninja}}: Just like ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', we have a few of these as well with differently colored clothes.

* ActionGirl: Thundra and Danja are these. Thundra is the [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority Queen of a warrior tribe in the Amazon]] who earned her position by being their strongest warrior and ringleader of an operation that sabotages deforestation efforts in their rainforest home. Likewise, Danja is [[BadassBookworm an assistant Defence Attorney who moonlights as a Vigilante]] by night, and is a professional street fighter who uses mixed martial arts and Explosive Bolas to bring criminals to justice.

* FinishingMove:

** Senzo: Kicks the opponent in the gut, causing the opponent to hold his/her hand on the gut, then stomps on the opponent's head.
** Chagi: Knees the opponent in the gut, then kicks through the opponent's stomach.
** Angus: Repeatedly punches the opponent's face, then decapitates the opponent by kicking his/her head into the air, then [[UseYourHead headbutting]] his/her off the screen, in mid-air.

** Pakawa: Knocks the opponent onto the ground, then scalps him/her and holds the scalp in triumph.
** Alaric: Uppercuts the opponent, then places a bomb on the opponent, blowing him/her up.
** Danja: Throws a set of Explosive Bolas towards the opponent, blowing him/her up.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: There's not much of an explanation as to where the heck the endboss, a PaletteSwap ninja who appears to be the Noob Saibot to the other two ninjas' Scorpion and Sub-Zero, came from. [[spoiler:There is even less explanation as to how he transformed into a silly {{Kaiju}} monster]].

%%* RedEyesTakeWarning: All of the [[PaletteSwap palette swapped]] ninjas. (Partial context example that does not describe the "take warning" part.)
%%* SatanicArchetype: Gyaku. (zero context example)
%%* StoutStrength: Pakawa.(zero context example)

* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: The announcer, who speaks in a ridiculously-thick Chinese accent that's especially noticeable in how he pronounces certain words and phrases.

%%* MagicalNativeAmerican: Pakawa. (zero context example)

* PlayingWithFire: [[PaletteSwap The palette swapped ninjas' special moves involve throwing fireballs]], Chagi shoots green fireballs, and Angus' special move involves him shooting fireballs from under his kilt. [[spoiler: Gyaku in his second form [[BreathWeapon breathes fire]].]]

%%* WalkingShirtlessScene: Chagi. (zero context example)

* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: The announcer, speaks in a ridiculously-thick Chinese accent that's especially noticeable in how he pronounces certain words and phrases.

%%* ActionGirl: Thundra and Danja. (zero context examples)
* AdjustableCensorship: There are four blood levels: None (BloodlessCarnage), Combat, Disturbing (allows blood to pool on the floor) and Gore Fest (which can be disabled by parental lock-out).
%%* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: The announcer. (zero context example)
%%* BadassNative: Pakawa. (zero context example)
* BloodKnight: Angus' biography states that he loves fighting, and he is looking for an opponent that will give him the fight of his life.
%%* BruceLeeClone: Chagi, possibly. (zero context example)

* CaptainEthnic: You thought [[Franchise/MortalKombat Nightwolf]] was stereotypical? Take a look at Pakawa (who even does the "HEYA-HOYA-HEYA-HOYA" dance when he wins and scalps his victims for his fatality.)%% A few others fall under this, too, like Angus. (the latter example is a zero context example)

%%* EvilCounterpart: Gyaku to Habaki and Senzo. He is a [[GrayscaleOfEvil gray]] PaletteSwap [[spoiler:(in his first form)]], who even shares the same FinishingMove as Habaki. (Partial context example that does not describe the "evil" part.)
%%* EvilIsBigger: [[spoiler:Gyaku's second form is larger compared to the playable characters.]] (Partial context example that does not describe the "evil" part.)

* {{Expy}}: Chagi shares a similar design to Liu Kang but is a CompositeCharacter with Johnny Cage, in also being a film star.

** Danja: Throws a bomb towards the opponent, blowing him/her up.

* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: There's not much of an explanation as to where the heck the endboss, a PaletteSwap ninja who appears to be the Akuma to the other two ninjas' Ryu and Ken, came from. [[spoiler:There is even less explanation as to how he transformed into a silly {{Kaiju}} monster]].
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Habaki, Gyaku [[spoiler:(first form)]], and Thundra's fatalities involve this. [[spoiler:Gyaku's stage (second form) has a corpse with the lower and upper bodies hung from the branches of two different trees.]]

* FinishingMove: [[FollowTheLeader One fighting game that tried to cash in on the gore out of many.]]

* UseYourHead: Angus' FinishingMove involves him decapitating his opponent by kicking her/his head into the air, then headbutting her/his head off the screen, in mid-air.

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The elder ninjas of Kasumi Island embody different aspects of humanity; Hiei embodied the lighter aspect of human nature (nice), Gyaku embodies the darker side of human nature (mean), and Kaioh embodied the aspect of indifference (in-between).

* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The Elder ninjas; Hiei embodied the lighter aspect of human nature (nice), Gyaku embodies the darker side of human nature (mean), and Kaioh embodied the aspect of indifference (in-between).

* ActionGirl: Thundra and Danja.

* AsianSpeekeeEngrish: The announcer.
* BadassNative: Pakawa.

* BruceLeeClone: Chagi, possibly.

* CaptainEthnic: You thought [[Franchise/MortalKombat Nightwolf]] was stereotypical? Take a look at Pakawa (who even does the "HEYA-HOYA-HEYA-HOYA" dance when he wins and scalps his victims for his fatality.) A few others fall under this, too, like Angus.

* EvilCounterpart: Gyaku to Habaki and Senzo. He is a [[GrayscaleOfEvil gray]] PaletteSwap [[spoiler:(in his first form)]], who even shares the same FinishingMove as Habaki.
* EvilIsBigger: [[spoiler:Gyaku's second form is larger compared to the playable characters.]]

* MagicalNativeAmerican: Pakawa.

* NatureHero: Thundra.
* NiceMeanAndInBetween: The Elders; Hiei embodied the lighter aspect of human nature (nice), Gyaku embodies the darker side of human nature (mean), and Kaioh embodied the aspect of indifference (in-between).

* RedEyesTakeWarning: All of the [[PaletteSwap palette swapped]] ninjas.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: [[spoiler:Gyaku's second form resembles a [[LizardFolk humanoid frill lizard]].]]
* SatanicArchetype: Gyaku.
* StoutStrength: Pakawa.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Danja. She has five [[CleavageWindow cleavage windows]].

* WalkingShirtlessScene: Chagi.

* {{Expy}}:
** Chagi shares a similar design to Liu Kang but is a CompositeCharacter with Johnny Cage, in also being a film star.
** Thundra is based on {{Creator/Marvel}}'s Thundra and shares the same special move with Raiden, which involves flying at the opponent and pushing them against a wall.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Danja is a street vigilante at night, who wears a dark catsuit.

** Averted with Pakawa, as he came before Nightwolf.

* BoyishShortHair: Danja.

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:If the player does not perform a FinishingMove on Gyaku in the single player mode, on the hard or Ninja God difficulty level, he will transform into his second form.]]

* EvilCounterpart: Gyaku to Habaki and Senzo. He is a [[GrayscaleOfEvil grey]] PaletteSwap [[spoiler:(in his first form)]], who even shares the same FinishingMove as Habaki.

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:If the player does not perform a FinishingMove on Gyaku in the single player mode, on the hard or Ninja God difficulty, he will transform into his second form.]]

* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:If the player does not perform a FinishingMove on Gyaku in the single player mode, he will transform into his second form.]]