I have just arrived in the Southern Beynac, a small town in the South of France (2 1/2 days ago). I am still with my family/extended family. This means I am spending quite a bit of time with my two cousins: Carter and Katherine. Carter is about 7 weeks older than I, and Katherine is about 8 months older than my younger sister Laura. So, much like the Giraffe-Ninja argument I had with Brian, Carter and I got into an argument over whether a Spartan could beat a Ninja.
The short history of Spartans is this: A Spartan is an Ancient Greek warrior trained to be the best and to have no mercy. They were one of the strongest city-states in the ancient Greek society along with Athens. Their men were trained to fight from the age of six onward. They are actually separated from their family and forced to move into dormitories with other boys. There were very few Spartans compared to the number of people in Sparta. They had many slaves of war that did the majority of their work. Men were trained into elite warriors that conquered much land. The Spartans used weapons consisting of spears, javelins, and short swords.
These are the reasons why Spartans could beat a Ninja: A Spartan’s main advantage over a ninja is the fact that a Spartan has real armor to protect itself from any other weapons, while a Ninja tends to wear sleek black cloth. This warm clothing is little protection against a sword. Another thing is that they fought in a formation called a Phalanx. This is when they all fight very close together so their shields overlap. This creates a barrier that people on the other side cannot get through but the Spartans can stab with their swords through openings in the bottom. A Spartan has large weaponry that can pierce most anything.
Now, a simplified background on Ninjas : The Ninja is a stealthy creature of the highest training. A Ninja is trained to become the most elite warrior in the world. A Ninja wears sleek outfits of either the traditional black or the rare white fabric. The Ninja is a trained assassin but is a near-master in many other forms of battle. The Ninja has been around since the earth began. They use a wide range of weapons, but are known for their stealth selection which consists of daggers, throwing knifes, snipers (or in ancient times a blowpipe), and the classic shruiken.
These are the reasons why a Ninja would beat a Spartan: A Ninja has the advantage of stealth, a quality a Spartan covered in loud armor would not possess. A Ninja’s clothing is quiet and soft allowing it to blend in and sneak. Another thing is a Ninja has the ability to sneak around up high (like in trees) and attack from above (or any other angle for that matter). A Spartan walks straight through where he is going often in a large group. A Ninja could sneak up from behind and shoot them all in the back, row by row by row. Not to mention that Ninjas can be male or female which makes them a less sexist society, which means they have more rights, this always makes people happier. A Ninja is not necessarily a human meaning the Spartan may have had no idea he was being attacked by a Ninja until it was too late. Another thing is a Ninja would never get caught in a head-to-head with someone like a Spartan (though Ninjas are highly skilled at hand-to-hand). The Ninja would never be seen and since the Spartan society is mainly trained for up close. Even if they did fight with their javelins they are not at the advantage considering they are used to fighting enemies they can see.
The real question is: Is there anything a Ninja cannot defeat?
So, leave a comment saying who you think would win and if there is anything you think could defeat the Ninja.
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