"He's a ninja" is not a satisfactory explanation

[superboyprime]

Speaking of ninjas... Elsewhere this issue, Storm Shadow fights a brainwashed Cobra-loyal Snake-Eyes.



The blade ruins the helicopter's tail rotor, sending it crashing down and knocking the two off the building.



Storm Shadow undoes the brainwashing.

Comments

[mistervader]

That close-up does my heart good.

[crinos]

Part I love: Two Ninja's just land in the middle of a sidewalk after a death defying aerial duel and psychic surgery (also mid air), AND NOBODY SEEMS TO EVEN NOTICE OR CARE.

These must be the most jaded mother fuckers ever.

[thanekos]

Well, two people flinch.

But pink parasol lady just goes ahead on.

[crinos]

That's more because of the glass falling.

But after they begin to stroll away, nobody even passes them a glance.

[blackruzsa]

It kinda looks like they didn't flinch, more like they just put something over their heads like drizzle was falling and not shards of glass.

Those guys are really just too used to random crap falling out of the sky.

[featheredserpent]

Must be New Yorkers.

[schala_kid]

Hahha I loved that too, I bet if I was there I would be the only one flipping out and taking pictures.

But yeah I especially love how everyone doesn't even bother, except like two people who are covering from the debris but even after they walk away they don't seem to care much or stop to look back.

Most jaded motherfuckers indeed, or considering this is the GI Joe Universe, they probably already seen everything.

They're used to it

[blue_bolt]

I think after GI Joe and Cobra had their nth consecutive struggle for the world that people stopped running every time the two showed up. I'm more surprised that there wasn't more debris and damage, I've seen helicopter crash and believe me it's not that tidy.

Also, wouldn't it be wicked if the Baroness just peeled of that bar because she wanted to mindscrew the GI Joes? I doubt that's what it was, but she spent all her time last issue saying things like 'You're all insecure, and full of weakspots.' But then again, I doubt that they'd do something as funny as that. (However, this is Hama and I've learned not to underestimate him.)

Re: They're used to it

[daningram.insanejournal.com]

She just wanted to give the writer an excuse to have a close-up of her chest :P

[blackruzsa]

*giggle* ARE YOU KIDDING, OF COURSE NINJA IS A GOOD EXPLANATION.

The second to the last panel as well as the last panel are.... incredibly sexy.

And since I don't follow, why did Storm shadow un-brainwash him?

It's a bit complicated, so hang on...

[bewareofgeek]

Over the course of the original series, Storm Shadow slowly became a good guy, eventually joining the Joes. Near the end of the original run, however, he was captured by Cobra and brainwashed to serve them.

During this series, which follows up from there, he overcame the brainwashing after a period of time. However, at approximately the same time, Snake Eyes was captured, and brainwashed by the same method.

Rather than wait for Snakes to do it himself, Stormy decided to speed things up a bit, leading to this ish.

Re: It's a bit complicated, so hang on...

[blackruzsa]

Kewwwlllll

[ninjapeps]

"he's a ninja" is on par with "a wizard did it", ie a perfectly good explanation.

[abates]

Swords fall a lot more slowly than ninjas do. I wonder if Newton discovered that.

[terrykun]

And then they got hot dogs. (:

Because that's how they roll.

[daningram.insanejournal.com]

Okay Cobra, time to pack it in. The Joes have two ninjas, and you have none. Good game, maybe next season.

[fleur_de_liz]

Well clearly Cobra's next move is to get a couple of pirates.

[daningram.insanejournal.com]

Unless they can get Jack Sparrow, there aren't enough pirates in the world to even slow down Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow.

They're ninja's ninja.

[nezchan]

I think if they got Lufy, they'd have a chance.

[alexanderlucard]

They have Zanzibar - the pirate Dreadnok.

[thatnickguy]

Snake?

Snake, answer me.

Snake?

Snake?!

SNAAAAAAAAAAAAKE!!

[rainspirit]

Raiden? What happened?

Raiden?

RAAAAAAAAIDEEEENNN!!!

[midnightvoyager]

I like that Storm Shadow is rather chatty, in contrast to... well, Snake Eyes.

Brohugs!

[icon_uk]

"He's a ninja" is not a satisfactory explanation"

Coming from Hama I don't know whether that makes me laugh or cry a little since it's basically his absurd non-stop-ninja fetish which put me off the old GI Joe comic.

[daningram.insanejournal.com]

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31513

That link will put some salve on the burn, then ;)

[icon_uk]

Actually, yes. :) (Though after typing my comment and before reading yours, I realised I could only name two of them off the top of my head, the two lamest ninja names ever, and guess which two; Yup the two of them in charge of the downsizing operation; Slice and Dice... Of course, now I'm waiting for the debut of their sister Julienne

[proteus_lives]

Ninjas, Batman, rocks fall.

They all work for me.

"He's a ninja" is not a satisfactory explanation.

[aaron_bourque]

Apparently, ninja means whatever you want it to mean.