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Write a ninja haiku, win the Ninja Blade soundtrack! photo

No matter how you spin it, ninjas are eternally cool. I don't know how they manage it, but while things around them become popular, burn out and fade, they still somehow maintain their spot in popular culture. I'd question it, but I have no reason to -- I like ninjas too.

Ninja Blade, the Xbox 360 exclusive that came out this April, may have pleased many a fan of ninjas, and now I have a little something laying around the office that I think may please some of you. We have three copies of the game soundtrack (composed by Norihiko Hibino) up for grabs, which were kindly donated to us by the awesome folks over at Original Sound Version. While you're there, you can actually read their full review on the soundtrack, which is apparently pretty darn good.

How to win it, you say? Simple: write me a haiku in the comments that has something to do with ninjas. In case you aren't familiar with the haiku format, it's very easy -- all you have to do is compose a poem that's 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second and 5 in the third. The contest is open to all countries and will run through June 23rd. I expect some seriously hilarious results -- show me what you can do!


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Changston's Avatar
Changston at 06/09/2009 15:05
Don't fuck with Shadow.
He'd slit your throat and feed it
to Interceptor.
50 CAL's Avatar
50 CAL at 06/09/2009 15:05
Adjust my black suit
New-Age ninja spandex tight
My nuts are shadow
polander444's Avatar
polander444 at 06/09/2009 15:07
Wait, did you hear that?
That mailbox doesn't look right...
Oh shit, a ninja!

*bow*
GamingGoddess's Avatar
GamingGoddess at 06/09/2009 15:10
The glimmer of blades
Caressing and bestowing
Black and silent night

Apparently I'm not creative enough right now to think of a funny one ><.
Eques-Ardor's Avatar
Eques-Ardor at 06/09/2009 15:12
So then I was like,
Hey we should go get pizza!
Suddenly, I died.
Qraze's Avatar
Qraze at 06/09/2009 15:12
QTE ninja?
not what i really wanted
a GOW clone?
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar
LsTr Of SmG at 06/09/2009 15:18
5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second and 5 in the third.
Kickass Katana?
Manly Spandex and groin bulge?
Ninjas Fuck You Up.
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar
LsTr Of SmG at 06/09/2009 15:20
Woops, I fail. I only had that first line to remind me of how many syllables I was using.
Eques-Ardor's Avatar
Eques-Ardor at 06/09/2009 15:23
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh,
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh slice,
My taco... it is dead.
Eques-Ardor's Avatar
Eques-Ardor at 06/09/2009 15:24
EDIT:
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Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh,
Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh slice,
My taco... is dead.
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Is what I meant to write
Senisan82's Avatar
Senisan82 at 06/09/2009 15:26
I wait for the kill
Silent and deadly patience
And boom goes the dynamite
Chronic Logic's Avatar
Chronic Logic at 06/09/2009 15:28
I Failed ninja test.
Killed my teacher in a rage.
Then I passed my test.
Holyetheline's Avatar
Holyetheline at 06/09/2009 15:30
True song of a blade
Music to a ninja
Victim falls on face
Adrian's Avatar
Adrian at 06/09/2009 15:31
creeping through the night
darkness covered my egress
some heads had to roll
LsTr Of SmG's Avatar
LsTr Of SmG at 06/09/2009 15:32
Minding my business
Walking along when Ninjas
steal my giant codpiece
nademagnet's Avatar
nademagnet at 06/09/2009 15:34
A Shimmering Light
Spandex balls fly through the air
Press 'A' to kill things
Half left's Avatar
Half left at 06/09/2009 15:34
Destructoid contest;
More free shit from a crap game?
Conversely, Ninjas.
FS2D's Avatar
FS2D at 06/09/2009 15:35
Haikus are easy
but sometimes they don't make sense
i flipped the f*ck out.
The Timely Howard's Avatar
The Timely Howard at 06/09/2009 15:38
Lost my arms, my legs.
Lords of night, slicing in time.
Sigh... fucking ninjas.
Secret Cow's Avatar
Secret Cow at 06/09/2009 15:40
... ... ... ... ...?
... ... ... ... ... *shink* ...
... ...! ... *fwump* ....
Super Mega Hyper's Avatar
Super Mega Hyper at 06/09/2009 15:40
Avenge Fathers Death

Summon Strength And Fall Off Ledge

Game Too Hard Power Off
RawwrBag's Avatar
RawwrBag at 06/09/2009 15:40
Writing a Haiku
To win stuff from a crap game
Hooray for ninjas!
Mauer's Avatar
Mauer at 06/09/2009 15:41
I am a ninja
Here to give you a nice gift
A KNIFE EYE ATTACK!!!
roboticheartache's Avatar
roboticheartache at 06/09/2009 15:48
I want to give blood
Alas I can not help
Ninjas do not bleed.
Ravana's Avatar
Ravana at 06/09/2009 15:48
Pirates are teh gay
Ninjas R teh l33t H4xx0rs
They pee in your Coke

*Gong*
JynxShot's Avatar
JynxShot at 06/09/2009 15:49
Fly motorcycle
Into airborne gas tanker;
Kill slug. TODOME!
Javet's Avatar
Javet at 06/09/2009 15:49
Silent like the night
Way cooler than a pirate
Ninjas are teh win
Super Drybones's Avatar
Super Drybones at 06/09/2009 15:51
Perched in skyline
Waiting with katana drawn
Pirate best beware
Terry Bogard's Avatar
Terry Bogard at 06/09/2009 15:51
Ninja baseball game
Don't use katana as bat
Injuries ensue
joshhest's Avatar
joshhest at 06/09/2009 15:53
Gentle lotus drifts
steel and blood rend the night sky
Best. Cliche. Ever.
Das Inchworm's Avatar
Das Inchworm at 06/09/2009 15:58
Das Inchworm's Avatar
Das Inchworm at 06/09/2009 15:59
OK, here goes:
Super Drybones's Avatar
Super Drybones at 06/09/2009 15:59
A pregnant virgin
God never touched that girl
A ninja did it
Origin488's Avatar
Origin488 at 06/09/2009 16:01
Ninjas Hop Around
Shurikens thrown at light speed
Smash in your face, HARD.
Super Drybones's Avatar
Super Drybones at 06/09/2009 16:05
Ninja be nimble
Ninja be quick, ninja has great
Well trained black dick
LionheartAce's Avatar
LionheartAce at 06/09/2009 16:07
There is a ninja.
You can't see nor hear your death.
There was a ninja.
Space Moose's Avatar
Space Moose at 06/09/2009 16:15
The ninja's erect blade
slowly penetrated the
Fuzzy pink warm flesh
Justice's Avatar
Justice at 06/09/2009 16:22
Self-conscious ninja,
Does black make me look thinner?
Always stares at mirror.

Jumping across buildings,
I am Ninja Blade,
Fake Hayabusa.

A shadow I rest,
Laid against a building I wait,
Until time to strike.

You all hate ninjas,
Is it coz we iz black (dressed)?
Stop hating my game.

I am pink ninja,
My outfit matches my eyes,
Makes easy target.

I am brown ninja,
Lets me poop anytime with ease,
Smell is quite blatant.
Dynomice's Avatar
Dynomice at 06/09/2009 16:43
The sewers are dark
Ninjas ambush pizza boy
Kowabunga dude
Rabspat's Avatar
Rabspat at 06/09/2009 16:43
Ninjas are way cool
Naruto is no ninja
He's a butt pirate
Jack Maverick's Avatar
Jack Maverick at 06/09/2009 16:46
These were pretty fun to think up.

Being a ninja?
It's all about reflexes.
Quick, "Press X to live!"

Kid wearing orange.
Stop yelling, for the last time.
You're not a ninja.

For being well-built,
ninjas are strangely light to
glide on those kite things.

Ninjas, known for swords.
Screw swords, Ryu has a scythe.
Can't compete with that.
spot the spy's Avatar
spot the spy at 06/09/2009 17:01
NINJA BLADE IS MEH
NINJA GAIDEN IS AWESOME
PLEASE GO PLAY SIGMA
Jesus H Christ's Avatar
Jesus H Christ at 06/09/2009 17:17
This poems third line
is stealthy like a ninja
.....
Covertpoet's Avatar
Covertpoet at 06/09/2009 17:41
blade sheathed silent step
stalking as if your shadow
one false step you're dead
Rabspat's Avatar
Rabspat at 06/09/2009 17:47
Spy is like ninja,
striking quickly from the dark,
sapping my sentry.
eYak's Avatar
eYak at 06/09/2009 17:52
The night is silent
Save for a whoosh and a snick
You're already dead
L1qu1dKrystaL's Avatar
L1qu1dKrystaL at 06/09/2009 18:31
Whispers in the wind,
betray no trace of his hand,
taking what is owed.
Super Mega Hyper's Avatar
Super Mega Hyper at 06/09/2009 18:31
Many great Haikus
Only I have failed so far
Cannot count to five
Resonance's Avatar
Resonance at 06/09/2009 18:34
The Tongan Ninja,
Greatest ninja film ever.
follow this here link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3FrqpxxI2Q
LemmingLord's Avatar
LemmingLord at 06/09/2009 18:54
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