is Zorro a mexican ninja or what?!

[sNyx]

Do you think Zorro is the equivalent to a ninja.. .but in mexico? Why and why not?

silly forward ;)

[Mr.Dave]

Definitely not. He'll swoop in, yell "Haha!", have a huge swordfight, kiss a pretty lady, do some more fighting and then ride off into the sunset.

Ninjas are more of a
"what was that? WHY ARE ALL MY FRIENDS DE..."
*ninja kill*
*GONG*

Both very efficient killing machines, but with completely different techniques.

I'd be a ninja.

[Canar]

Originally Posted by Mr.Dave

Both very efficient killing machines, but with completely different techniques.

Eh, i dunno. I'd say that Zorro's more of a very efficient pwning machine. He doesn't really go for the kill, he goes for the humiliation, the utter proof that he is the more competent individual, occasionally embranding that humiliation on the adversary. The ninja goes for any advantage, on the hope that his combatant won't be more competent (at least for ninja-on-ninja action; they could probably be pretty damn good pwning machines as well). Zorro's just a more egotistical, self-confident bastard.

Both could be very efficient killing and pwning machines, but instead they kind of diverge over that issue.

[Mr.Dave]

Yeah good call.

Haven't seen Zorro in a while.

[sNyx]

now wait a minute!!

the question at hand is; is Zorro the Mexican equivalent to an Asian Ninja.

granted they both have unique styles of fighting, cant that come from their birthplace? both with a heightened sense of ability to take on multiple enemies and come out swinging. okay well 'swinging' isn't the right term, they both still come out of a fight unharmed because of their heightened abilities.

[Canar]

Originally Posted by sNyx™

granted they both have unique styles of fighting, cant that come from their birthplace? both with a heightened sense of ability to take on multiple enemies and come out swinging. okay well 'swinging' isn't the right term, they both still come out of a fight unharmed because of their heightened abilities.

Yes, but ninjas more often fear for their safety. It depends. Sometimes there are lesser ninjas that are kidnapped and things, but there are usually some real kick-ass ninjas that burst in and save them.

So there are some ninjas that are definitely lesser than Zorro, but the really good ones are on par with or better than Zorro. The other thing is that with ninjas, they usually fight more strategically-minded and capable opponents. Zorro's always the king of town, except when he's not, which isn't that often.

Zorro's also solo; there are a lot of ninjas that fight in clans and things.

So my answer would be probably no, although there may be some ninjas that are.

Bah, and so it ends, as always, in a question of definitions.

[-evil-duerr-]

zorro is just a muther fuckin bandito

[lildonkey]

they're both crips

[Mr Ektion]

I think he has several ninja like qualities, such as nimbless, crazy hops, multi-weapon mastery, and the thug dresses all in black even though he's out in the desert. How close does he have to resemble to a ninja for him to actually be one? If you dressed in enough triple5soul and rocawear, had a gat, and a mean enough look on your face, i'd definately think you were a thug.

Even if zorro isn't a ninja (because ninja's are traditionally asian) if he jumped over a wall and landed DIRECTLY infront of me, i'd be like 'yikes! ninja!' i wouldn't be like 'yikes! mexican bandito dressed in black!'.

Zorry may not have Ninja STARS, but he throws knives. He can clear a room full of jobbers by himself (much like a ninja in a tight squeeze can), and he climb over/scale over just about anything. I dunno. I think he's a ninja. Hell, he goes around branding people with his name on their chest and faces! Who the fuck else does that?! that shit's permanent. NINJA.