![]() ![]() In the original Chinese martial arts film genre, this made them a popular villain as well. ![]() ![]() This is why the name “ninja” itself is an Early Middle Chinese translation. Ninja were popularized in Chinese historical-fiction, where they were used as an example of the dishonorable and deceitful behavior that was anticipated of Japanese villains. There are little records of ninja activity in Japanese history, as would be expected of professional murderers paid to carry out “black ops” missions today. As time went on, some even managed to create “respectable” houses/lineages of their own, which eventually became the basis for the ninja stereotype. As a result, several members of the Koga and Iga clans left their towns to become professional ninja operatives for lords or the Shogunate itself. It was because of their ability to perform “dirty jobs” that samurai frequently viewed as beneath them that they became sought-after recruits. For this reason, the aristocracy began to use the best of these clans’ so-called “ninjas” as spy and mercenary services. ![]()
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