Genji, the WORST Ninja in Gaming!? - Which Ninja

Genji from Overwatch has been a hot item for Which Ninja for a long time. For months you've been asking us to cover him, and today, IT'S TIME! We're break down the good, the bad, and the unexpected of Genji seeing just how true-to-life of a ninja he is!
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[@antez096]

"today we rip that Xbox mother$&#@ a new USB slot" Oh God XD

[@derekstronf1837]

That's a quote that's reusable day after day

[@Kreiser_VII]

I always wondered when you would make a video on Genji... Specially after you did that video explaining how playing with a ninja mindset paid off when playing Genji

[@alexanderastora8164]

Quote of the Year

[@jjenk911]

NinjaGoomba vs Genji for Ninja supremacy. I'd watch it.

[@emanuelrojas2]

Goomba throwing some salt into Genji's face!

[@KM91]

Give Genji a little more credit, his playstyle usually involves hiding, and pouncing on high value targets. That's basically what a ninja does.

[@freshbakedmeme]

@@ravinratnasuriya9955 You'd be surprised by the amount of Genji mains who actually do their job as a flanker, and get flamed by salty support mains for doing so.

[@theresamerithew8282]

meh

[@kin4386]

Still though, he could've done with a few other abilities to make him moreso based around stealth and survival. An invisibility ability like Sombra, medicine to heal himself (Which he desperately needs considering how terrible his durability is) and more weapons based on MODERN technology which would make way more sense. Or at least a bow instead of throwing stars. That's why I think Genji's early concept of also having a bow would have been perfect. Hanzo and Genji should've stayed as one character. THAT would make a perfect video game FPS ninja. Along with the abilities I mentioned before.

[@e4ehco21]

@@kin4386 I agree with this guy

[@Nakai865]

Roadhog can do this almost as good and he can do even more things like a ninja.....

[@kin4386]

The fact that Roadhog is a better ninja than Genji is... Really depressing. xD

[@loganfrandrup6590]

Depressing, but at the same time hilarious. XD

[@aaronolson6736]

He also does a better job at keeping quiet than Genji.

[@loganfrandrup6590]

@@aaronolson6736 And most certainly better than his partner.

[@boxhead6177]

Genji may also weigh more than Roadhog, being a full body cyborg in armor. Which should be -1 point for Genji being outside the Body Mass Index for a ninja.

[@progenkinghalo9180]

Wat!?!?!?!?!?!?!!!?

[@isuccnewton2654]

the shuriken thing makes sence, yeah ... but you forgot the fact that austin already covered genji in his *the science* series and esthablished the fact that genji throws these things at inhuman levels at a point where they can cut through *steel* sure he could've miscalculated a *little* bit, but it would still be deadly af

[@garrettlich7140]

Against energy shields and tank grade body armor?

[@l0sts0ul89]

​@@garrettlich7140 if be throws a dozen at them sure

[@garrettlich7140]

@@l0sts0ul89 or just give him an anti tank rifle, hell genji with firearms would be insane

[@T2266]

6:07 if Skallgrim has taught me anything other than how to end someone rightly, is that don't draw your sword from your back like that, it's never gonna work.

[@nathanx2000.]

T2266 Skallagrim is the king of Viking’s, but his lessons ring true

[@jonruch1128]

Didn't skallagrim and shadiversity show that drawing across the back was possible, although they did use specially made scabbards.

[@nathanx2000.]

Jon Ruch yes they did

[@T2266]

@@jonruch1128 Shad used a modified scabbard just for that to work. And Skall didn't do it across the back, but form one side of the back, with the help of a dropping backpack.

[@42ndblaze43]

T2266 Scabbards like that actually do indeed exist and Skall no matter in what position or whatever was still proved that you can have back scabbards in fact Shad even fully admitted that he’d rather have a back scabbard seeing how it would be more convenient

[@kurisu7885]

This video just told me how much Genji could use a rework.

[@TheRezro]

I think they did make him incompetent deliberately.. Hanzo case show that they did they research.

[@boxhead6177]

@@TheRezro Well Genji are the parts they rejected from Hanzo to make him a balanced range character, I think giving Genji points for his alpha build is rewarding him for not being the ninja he could of been, points for the ninja he FAILED TO BECOME!!! Instead of penalising him for the ninja he is. Also no mention of his Body Mass Index, hes a tall full metal cyborg and he is running around sandstone ancient buildings, mudbrick walls and ceramic roof tiles... he has to weigh easily as much than Roadhog or Winston, and less than DVA's mech or Bastion. And how does he Parkour with a 1 metre blade loosly attached to his back?

[@TheRezro]

@@boxhead6177 Toony one did judge him as ninja he is not. Real one just state his opinion and the fact that he is bad ninja by design, when he could be a good ninja otherwise.

[@kurozunakabuto9682]

kurisu7885 or a new hero based on the old idea for genji like another ninja

[@karlhnedkovsky5214]

@kurisu7885 Totally with you on that one!

[@maxley.]

I’m already Genji.

[@wingmario95]

@_M_U_D_A_ I'm already Widowmaker

[@winter9716]

I'm already Winston

[@Aflay1]

NERF *BASTION*

[@laurasaldanagerrero9361]

@NessplayerXD_____WDKinc im oready genji

[@Corvus__]

@@laurasaldanagerrero9361 Do you need heeling?

[@Frigid_Knight]

I'm not sure if she's been in the running, but perhaps you could take a look at Blake Belladonna of RWBY. It may have been just me, but I noticed a few parallels between her and Ishikawa Goemon. Her weapon also strikes me as being rather fitting for a ninja as well.

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

Gamble Shroud , a submachine pistol that dobles as both a short sword and a Kama(is that how it's called?) with a lengthy ribbon attached to the handle

[@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627]

@@thesymbiotenation.4552 Gambol Shroud is actually a straight up katana, not a shortsword

[@thesymbiotenation.4552]

@@mikhailthegreatestdragon3627 right...

[@owengwyn8045]

Video is amazing your videos inspire me to go the extra mile when it comes to Japanese culture and mythology I'm now looking more into samurai yoki and Shinto and I'm even doing kendo and learning Japanese fun fact the odatchi / nodatchi was used for executions due to its crushing power after it was found to be hard to use in battle

[@GusCraft460]

Owen Gwyn I definitely second all your sentiments, and I also tried kendo out for a while. But what I wanted to say was that the odatchi fills a similar role to the European claymore. Though, there was a different sword used for executions. It was called an executioners’ sword (does what it says on box). It was an exceptionally heavy sword, the closes widely known counterpart would be Cloud’s buster sword from Final Fantasy. It’s a fascinating sword simply for the fact that it was never meant to be used in combat. It is much to large and heavy to fight with, and is only used on unarmed targets who aren’t resisting.

[@owengwyn8045]

@@GusCraft460 your correct and funny you say that cus Nodatchi Translates to claymore or grate sword

[@artsq1550]

How about Raven and Master Raven from Tekken series?

[@wolfhurricane897]

I would've gone with Yoshimitsu.

[@ninjabluefyre3815]

@@wolfhurricane897 Raven straight up calls Yoshimitsu out for being a poor Ninja, and later tries to teach him the Kuji-in, and Yoshimitsu can't do it.

[@wolfhurricane897]

@@ninjabluefyre3815 Yoshimitsu gets better at it in Tekken Tag Tournament 2 and think about this. Aside from being in the Manji Clan. What do we really know 100 percent about Yoshimitsu?

[@NoOne-gg5mc]

As an avid player of Genji, to survive was the earliest strategy I adopted. Knowing the map, where the health packs are and the position of the enemy team, the high mobility made it easy to slip away from trouble and get patched up quickly. If anything, asking for healing is the last thing I do as Genji. And this was all thanks to the Genji guide you posted all these years ago. Thanks, GG.

[@drifter-donosadventureobsc9565]

I think we are overlooking a lot of the context involved in Genji as "ninja". A shinobi would not just wear blue, they would wear whatever color best let's them blend into their environment. And surprise surprise, the futuristic design of various overwatch locales just so happen to resemble iPhone stores. His white and chrome color scheme fits that to a T.

[@thelordchar1406]

Woah woah woah. Cut Genji some slack here bud. I saw a few of your points that I think needs a bit of a counter argument, and this is coming from a guy who’s played since launch, started as a Genji main (no longer) and whose friend is now a diehard Genji main. Throwing Stars: Yeah, these are now really great as a primary, but what’s important is how Genji players use them. Genji players use a specific tactic in which they gain close quarters combat with an enemy then use their stars (burst) then their sword (quick melee). Would this not be loosely considered valid? A ninja using throwing stars then going in for a melee attack? Also, you stated yourself that throwing stars were only deadly if you hit an area like the head or throat. That is EXACTLY the Genji play style. In order for a Genji to be useful, they have to hit headshots consistently. Play style: You stated Roadhogs style of play is more akin to that of a ninja. Well the way that you described him (minus the hook) is how a Genji should play! They are a flanking hero, whereas road hog punishes poor positioning, Genji forces poor positioning, killing weaker, more valuable targets like healers or other flankers. Not to mention, he is incredibly mobile! I’m ashamed you didn’t mention his wall climb and double jump! While ninja likely didn’t have a double jump, I’m sure they had tools to scale walls to USE THE VERY PERCHING STYLE YOU PRAISED. In fact, many Genji players use this tactic, hiding in high altitude areas that they can reach due to their incredible mobility. Clothing: Okay, I get that Ninja wear blue. But why do they wear blue? Because they work during the night, specifically so that the night sky and forest would blend in it’s their coloration. But Genji isn’t a forest ninja. The majority of missions he goes on are DAYLIGHT MISSIONS IN URBAN AREAS IN THE FUTURE. Ninja would have to adapt to the new architecture. There are no tall tree to hide in, only large white and chrome buildings. Also, the skins are VERY canon. The younger skins of him are him when he was younger, and other heroes have been shown to wear the skins in game in CANONICAL COMICS. Case in point: Ana’s shrike skin. She wears it in the comics dealing with “current” story. While this is a lesser point, don’t doubt that Genji would know to wear blue/ navy. Also, he didn’t design the suit, mercy did, blame her if anyone. “I need healing”: Really... REALLY? You’re going to use a meme about poor Genji players as your main argument?! Well then, scout must have the same problems because of the 123 health scout meme. You see how idiotic that is? Allow me to explain the meme, this meme is used to characterize bad Genji players who don’t understand picking battles and utilizing environmental healing. Most Genjis can protect themselves just fine by using their reflect and confusing the enemy with double jumps. Overall, this just seemed to be an oversimplification of Genji. While i am neither “exposing” you nor calling you stupid, maybe you should have talked to Genji players too so that you could see the similarities in strategy. Thanks GG, love your content as always!

[@novii22]

The Lord Char dude they’re probs bronze mercy mains. We can tell they’re bronze based on aim and how they’re in qp.

[@dapperparraper860]

He wasn't saying Genji was bad ninja specifically because of the meme he was saying he was a bad ninja because he didn't have anyway to help or recover himself such as regenerating shields or some sort of self healing ability. Heck it doesn't even need to be a self healing ability he used Sombra as an example of something similar that could also work for a ninja. Scout isn't a ninja and his personality is someone who tries to get the first hit in and isn't exactly subtle about it. He was just using the meme as a joke/segway to his next point so I wouldn't consider it idiotic. What Gaijin said about ninja stars is that they are usually used for distraction not directly hurting someone. Now while what you say about Genji players is true it doesn't really invalidate Gaijins point because the stars are still Genjis main source of damage(the dash not only has cool down, but using it recklessly will get you killed while Genji's stars typically safer and still offer a consistent source of damage that can at least keep up with the primary fire of other heroes). The way you describe poor positioning makes it sound like genji PUNISHES poor position not creating it. He punishes Healers or squishes(and their teammates) for being unaware or in a bad position. While yes he is putting the opponent at a disadvantage he is not "creating" poor positioning he is punishing lack of awareness or already bad positioning. If you are gonna argue that this would intern force the team to change positions, well 1 their next position is not automatically be bad and may be in fact better then the previous positioning as they realize what just happened 2 by that logic roadhog also creates poor positioning by also killing healers, squishes and other players and forcing the team to adapt to what just happened even if he is punishing bad positioning he is forcing them into a worse "position". if anything roadhog would punish poor positioning by that logic. I kind of agree with your point about ninjas wearing blue you can't blame Gaijin for giving the criticism. Assuming we exclude things like maps because any hero can play on any map so they are for the most part noncanned. The only times we have really seen Genji in action is the Hanzo and Genji short an animation where he hides in the DARK before striking and a clip of the doomfist short during the day. Overall the hanzo short gives us way more information about how Genji operates and his fighting style than anything else we have seen. Now I could be wrong because to be honest I need to catch up on the comics. The rest of your points about things like mobility I agree with, but to me the reason you do not have more likes is your kind of missing gaijins actual points and focusing on stuff he didn't say or are not important. Also technically not ALL of Genjis young skins are cannon in the same way that not ALL of Genji's modern/normal skin colors and variations are cannon off the top of my head I'm pretty sure there are only three cannon Genji skins. The normal stock one, the blackwatch one and the young one with the green hair.

[@danielhounshell2526]

@Polarize ??? There are a number of top tier competitive players that main Genji at events dude. If you're doing ranked matches as Genji and you feel like he's terrible, it's because you're not using the strategies that are best suited to the character.

[@110000116699]

Dapper Parraper okay do u know how fast his shuriken travel and there made from future bullshit metal they could easily kill

[@110000116699]

Daniel Hounshell lol genji in goats get real buddy

[@saucebou1069]

Funny that the spy is more of a Nina than Genji

[@Ismail-kv3ex]

I feel it unfair on how you mentioned Roadhogs playstyle but not Genji's Genji often times hides either behind or above the enemy, often giving information to his teammates and then goes in to either disable (by making the enemy use cooldowns, which sombra does) by making them low on hp and panic If the genji is skilled enough he can often burst the enemy down with combos of his abilities It takes high skill (just like ninja) Even Shoddycast did the math and Genji's shuriken can do alot of real life damage (near bullet level) Genji's wall climb and double jump gives him some of the best mobility in the game and this lets him hide in places only he can (sometimes places even sombra can't get to) Survivability? Genji takes alot of skill and knowledge to pull off but he can also be very effective. His deflect and dash allows the player to escape bad situations and a like ninja good Genji's would know where all the health packs are and how to play around them or his healers I just wanted to get this off my chest cause you guys didn't give the boy a fair chance in going through everything about him (including the most important part, his playstyle) I'm not saying he's amazing but he deserves at least a 7/10 Oh and btw, alot of the alternate skinns are cannon. They even have Bois for some of them like young Genji or Sparrow (the nickname his father gave him)

[@darkdragogameing1729]

Ok so three things one for durability he has deflect and dash for escape the reason why the "i need healing" joke came about was because some people dont know that when you get low you use swift strike to disengage and find a health pack or for your healer to find you, second you forgot to mention his passive, his passive you have wall climb and double jump both mobility abilities that allow either for escape, dodgeing your opponent, or simply going a route that other carecters can't, and finally as you mentioned genji has many cyborg enhancements which gives him a few things but you didn't mention the fact that maybe they enhance his strength? You know to make them fly faster and hit harder? All in all this was an amazing episode i was just wondering why you didn't tame these things into account

[@verdragon5591]

To be fair, in the futuristic chrome-y world of Overwatch, silver and beige would be decently useful colors to camouflage with buildings, not to mention the fact that much of Hanamura Castle is also similar colors. But then again, I'm not the expert here

[@Dragonhelm99]

As a person that mains mercy I find this episode extremely entertaining

[@CoolVictor2002]

have you seen any speed lucios in your time playing?

[@Dragonhelm99]

Victor Vu I have. It’s quiet annoying at times

[@Gundamninja7]

I think you should have done a holiday special of Which Ninja by analyzing the most well-known holiday ninja: Santa. The guy leaves your presents and eats the milk and cookies you leave him without getting caught. Plus since he knows when you're sleeping and if you've been bad or good proves he has good intel gathering skills.

[@timothyhoang7961]

even if genji is white and gray that doesn't really matter if you factor the dragons short in to this. we saw him hide fairly well in the dark even with bright colors and he also has a near silent step when landing. despite being white and gray he was still able to get hanzo to lose track of him and lets not forget the dude straight up vanishes in a puff of smoke. genji also uses his blade to attack and defend more than the shuriken.

[@josephjoestar260]

I'd say genji is just a bad ninja because balance ingame and for being more Fun and in the lore he's a better ninja. I need healing

[@xelic1996]

One problem I have is the bit on shuriken. It would be relevant if they were thrown by a normal person, but genji throws these at comperable speeds to bullets meaning no matter what it is an effective primary weapon as well as being very quiet.

[@ChatookaMusic]

I remember a couple years ago I did a botw link cosplay and it was really funny learning first hand that if a sword on your back is longer than your arm you literally can't draw it, I had just never even thought about it

[@Bb-te3hg]

I would love to see a ninja from lol here someday, especially Shen or Akali.

[@uria3679]

Please culturally analyze RWBY or The Darksiders franchise or ninja analyze the assassins in Assassin’s Creed

[@winter9716]

Doing Blake would be cool

[@GoddessOfTheIris]

Blake or Tyrion would be great ninjas to cover

[@Doreai]

You've discussed Genji and Hanzo from Overwatch, one of Blizzard's games. But what about the Rogue class in general from another popular Blizzard game? You know, World Of Warcraft? Where do they rank on the "Ninja Scale"?

[@FluffyTurbo]

Shadiversity made a back scabbard but with the one shown in game forget it

[@barrybend7189]

hey Gaijin can you please do a which ninja episode of Konoi Kikyo from Bravely Default.

[@onejerlo]

What was the short clip with the gorilla guard? It looks like awesome deadpan comedy.

[@kurokaji6232]

I liked the Dragons cinematic not because I can relate to my two bois' brotherly love, but because the chaos they did in that trailer is on par with the damage I and my brother deal almost everyday.

[@NAVEMAN3]

This might be out of left-field but can you do one on Predator/Yautja? I mean in a way they are ninjas and if you want to stick to gaming, they do have video games, comics, and toys about them. You don't have to stick to the movies. But that's completely up to you. I won't be upset if you don't want to. I just saw the Predator movie starring Terminator himself and I just had to ask.

[@eliasfarias842]

NAVEMAN3 yes

[@NA-in4yw]

Genji, the coolest, untraditional ninja ever.

[@travisherndon94]

I said the worst ninja in gaming is Yuffie from Final Fantasy 7 1. She reveals her face and never wear a color that's stealthy ( I know in the FF7 movie/KH2 she wears a black tank top and shorts but they have white on them which sticks out) 2. Introduce herself to her enemies or opponents. 3. She reveal her NINJA VILLAGE to outsiders it doesn't matter if they are her friends/allies that's extremely dangerous for the village. 4. She uses a GIANT Shuriken star as one of her primary weapons, which Goombah have said in multiple videos shurikens weren't used as weapons in that way.

[@qrowbranwen8698]

I love you Gaijin, but you took the cyborg out of the equation when it came to the shuriken. Genji throws them with a force mere humans never could, and they fly across the range almost faster than McCree's bullets. If a shuriken could be thrown with that much force, it wouldn't matter that the weapon was never designed to deliver a lot of force, it's a small, shrapnel shaped piece of metal. It's going to lodge itself deeply into it's target. If Genji threw one at your stomach, he'd shred your intestines with just one, let alone the three he typically blasts at ya. But... I also really loved learning about his other weapons. You should do a 101 series on weapons so you don't have to explain weapons in these Which Ninja videos over and over again.

[@unusanusshalllive457]

He does realize that the speed he throws those stars at is like getting hit with a gun right.

[@nubetube2443]

You forgot to mention that genji was made for his shurican to be used as an opening attack, and that genji is really hard to kill if you are good at him, and his dash can be used and is normally used to get a quick and sneaky kill and to escape situations

[@confidencial7964]

so how much out of 10 sombra and roadhog get?

[@RentonThunder]

I think Genji deserves another look. Blizzard has come out starting that the portrayal in the game is only loosely cannon. In the manner that this game is a real videogame in universe. In the world of overwatch the game is how genji is displayed. But if you look at the comics and the animated short Dragons, you start to see a difference. First the look. Goombah here complained that he was shiny, reflective, and covered in neon lights. Putting aside that you see in the Dragons short that he can turn the lights on and off at will, where do you think he is sent on missions? Dense futuristic cities where his abilities keep him high up, near bright neon lights and metal surfaces. He blends in to the environment he works in. In game he uses shuriken as his primary weapon. But in the Dragons short he only used them once. And that was as a tool to clip the feathers off the majority of Hanzo's arrows. Every other attack he uses a sword. Ninjas like tech right *slaps genji* YOU CAN FIT SO MUCH TECH IN THIS BABY. You see in Dragons that when Genji lands it is utterly silent. So we got noise canceling tech. You see him dash at high speeds climb. And when he does use his dragon move he does it to gain the advantage in combat. In the short he mostly used it to prove his identity to Hanzo. So I'd love a Genji revisit with a closer look at the Comics and Animated short

[@yozoraoto4406]

hey can you please do a review on Sly Cooper? I know he's probably not going to be close to a real ninja but I would absolutely love to see an episode on him.

[@DavidisEepy]

yaay, time to roast my old main!

[@alphaathena5489]

If you look really closely in the Dragons short the only time Genji uses his shiriken was to limit Hanzos arrows. Genji uses the shiriken to cut off it least a quarter of Hanzos arrows ends.

[@collagenc.phosphate6666]

Genji isn’t technically a ninja, he wasn’t trained by his family like Hanzo was, he was trained by BlackWatch to be an assassin. Also it’s hard to balance a sword as a primary weapon without it either being very over or under powered. The only other melee heros are Brig, Doom, and Rein, Rein is tank and Bing and Doom where both over and under powered not to mention that Doom’s primary isn’t even a him melee From a perspective other than purely technical you make good point about his primary weapon but some of the other critics honestly sound like might have not been good a Genji (I’m sorry that this sounds rude) For example his survivability is pretty good if you can get consistent kills with swift strike since it replenishes after kills and combined with reflect and his wall climb its easy to sneak away when you’re caught in a bad position. The I need healing meme might seem like evidence of poor survival but for him say it he has to make it out alive first

[@saberwolf181alpha6]

You forgot to mention that the setting of overwatch is in a Tech age, with bright lights and the such everywhere, allow Genji to hide among the city scape

[@swapertxking]

I get for the alternative skins like young genji and hanzo… but his color swaps? you'd think a cyborg ninja could change the parts of his suit to match his assignment right?

[@Djstudiosgold]

There's one often forgotten ninja in gaming I want to see you talk about: Kage Maru from Virtua Fighter. In every one of his appearances he NEVER shows his face. Ever. Plus, his default color scheme is blue with black accents.

[@MsKeroseneLamp]

"He has no survival kit." Given how him after Hanzo were raised in a very privileged lifestyle that's a no brainer. Their ninja training, from the looks of it, focused more on combat than anything else. They also live in a world where needs are more readily accessable than back when ninjas came into existence. That's not in defense of either one, it's just an observation of the difference of time and what they have to do to just live.

[@TheSilentVoid_]

It's time to breakdown this cyborg- *YoooooOOOOOOO-* Figuratively. Why am I dying here? XD

[@sanctuary570]

i love that tag at the museum Odachi *(A very long sword)*

[@kalligthegrey7010]

Thankfully, the original concepts for Genji--including the fact that he was originally a FEMALE assassin--would live on in the form of the Talon Assassins in the Retribution and Storm Rising story missions, having the ability to perch on walls before striking and being completely melee-focused

[@AtomicSharkCola01]

I'm Loving This 😁😁😁

[@notasimplesponge]

If shuriken aren’t made to kill, can you make a video on Tenten?

[@Thoralmir]

Genji's reliance on healers makes sense lore-wise. He's a former member of a criminal assassin group that's now working for the authorities. It makes sense that they'd handicap him so that he's effectively on a leash and can't go rogue. He's dependent on a team with healers now by design.

[@ichabodlorax7585]

Fun fact: if you watch a slow-mo of Genji's ult animation, his blade actually bends while he's pulling it out, then straightens again. Maybe Blizzard could change the animation so that Genji pulls out a 6" (15 centimeter) stump that then shoots out more short sections which THEN push out into one smooth blade.

[@Nashi_likes_games]

That might be a silly episode, but one of the episodes you could do would be Inkling from Splatoon. Not necessarily about how they always play, but moreso about some battle tactics they can have.

[@wizardofgameingc4095]

The part where you said it was sealed off it could seal itself when the sword is in it also you can also grab the back of the blade and pull it out even further than grab the handle

[@theDEMANshore]

You should do a video on how Corvo from dishonored is a ninja.

[@Psi01]

I've heard of the back sword draw conundrum plenty of times, but that always applies to the standard sheath design. If the sheath was designed to open with a clam-shell mechanism, then it could easily be drawn from the back. Genji's sheath looks like a traditional one, but it could easily be corrected if Blizzard just modified its design a little. It would require quite a bit of engineering finesse, but I think it'd be possible in both fiction and reality. The most convenient yet fictional drawing method would probably be the light saber from Star Wars since it doesn't even require a sheath at all.

[@cadethumann8605]

I wonder if Gaijin Goombah ever discussed about the back method in general. In this video, he mostly talked about the sword itself being cumbersome to draw in general. With most cases, ninja/shinobi are depicted with shorter swords like ninjato. Also, while I won't argue about practicality, it is possible to draw a katana (the 29" blade) from over the shoulder with a normal scabbard. I have done it with my costume and have seen some legitimate depictions (for example, in seven samurai, when they go off to attack the bandit hideout, they wear their swords on their backs and even draw them fully with no cutaway, cheated angles, or special scabbards). Again, I wont argue about practicality (it's not as battle ready as on the side, that's for sure), but I do wonder if the uploader ever delved more deeply about the wearing method.

[@artix548]

Genji should've invested in Shadiversity's back scabbard.

[@themidnightbanshee5927]

Jeez genji gonna be hugging his anime pillow for a long while

[@shrimpin4145]

I would love to see Which Ninja on Ash from warframe, I remember you mentioning a poll in the spy which ninja episode, and one of the options was Ash, so it would be pretty cool to see an video on him.

[@HandmadeGoose97]

So Genji is basically a glorified Xbox then?

[@Tyler-sy7jo]

Remember the Xbox 360 at the end of Bay's first Transformers movie that became a Transformer? That's Genji's prototype.

[@TheOneTrueGhostyBoi]

An Xbox who could kill you faster then you could say oh no

[@sansventura7199]

You know I’ve heard the shuriken argument so many times I’ve got to say this In the past of ancient Japan, yes, their impractical in the way we see them used in media But in the hyper future setting of overwatch, wouldn’t it be a logical conclusion to say that the shuriken’s he uses could be like a nanometer thin, and super sharp, essentially making it a throw able sword, I feel context matters when going over accuracy And btw, gengi players, are some of the slippiest bastards in the game second only to tracer, he’s especially deadly up close, unless your name is reaper, no one should get close Plus wouldn’t health packs count as a ninja tool??

[@ryanboak9979]

Am I the only one who thinks Genji sounds like Sane from LEGO Ninjago

[@rosestar1324]

I think you forget. Genji throws his ninja stars at such a speed, they would do damage

[@jahagkagau6061]

2:50 but he is a cyborg that can deflect bullets from a mini-gun, so?

[@nathanieldardar4295]

4:56 Holy crap that's impressive!

[@michaelsoftbinbows]

Ahh, so THIS is where you went! Last time I watched one of you're videos was one of your Culture Shock videos on The Game Theorists, it was the Cat Mario's secret meaning video, when you still had the voice of a little kid with a sinus infection.

[@GaijinGoombah]

Man that was like... years ago lol.

[@GoldieTamamo]

Pharah is pretty Ninja too, once you get used to her stealth strategies. Very 'get in overhead, get the kill, get out'. Other than striking your victims with air-to-surface frag missiles, anyway.

[@TheOldOwl8]

Easy change up for Overwatch 2, Genji swings one blade, like Rhiendhart while giving him an ability on a short cooldown that Genji throws X amount of 'poisoned' darts/shuriken.

[@StarryxNight5]

I have few counterpoints. 1. Genji has no stealth with the Armour. I would say that the lights are just for an intimidation factor. Imagine this robot dude with these crazy lights running at you like a mad man while deflecting your bullets, kills your friend then with a green streak disappears around a corner. I would crap my pants. 2. The Odachi While the sheath is a problem, i feel the odachi might be sort of relevant to his arsenal. While the shurikens can harass the enemy while he jumps around making it easier for his teammate, He can't deal major damage. This is where the odachi comes in. With his cybernetic enhancements, he can swing around the odachi like it's a stick and quickly take out his opponents. While the shout is excessive, game design demands it. 3. Endurance While Genji does have low health, a good Genji player would know the locations of the health packs. He has a good method of disengaging and makes escape possible in a lot of dangerous situations and with the knowledge of the locations of health packs and wisdom about when to get involved, you could die only a few times a game.

[@darthplagueis13]

Well... Both Skallagrim and Shadiversity (I do especially recommend the latter one because Shad did not only design but also build and demonstrate a scabbard for this purpose) did a video on the topic of sword drawing from the back. I'm not gonna go down into the details, just that much: -Yes, it wasn't used historically -No, it would not be impossible in general, however it would require a particular scabbard design (which Genji doesn't have but that would be easy to make or even improve upon) -Yes, there would actually be some advantages to this method of drawing your blade. It would not be strictly superior or anything like that compared to the traditional method but it wouldn't be worse either. Just another method. However, I do admit that Genjis blade as portrayed in the game wouldn't work out properly.

[@lukaszdluzak3905]

I have Small thoery that Genji can pull out his sword beacuse The sword could possibly be flexible. Like this sword-whip hybrid (I have forgotten The name of that)

[@legendofFranktheTank]

this might be a long shot, but what about corvo from dishonored? i know hes not strictly a ninja but im curious how hed fare

[@mojonoahgamer5647]

Didn't consider wearing his sword on his left hip.

[@ultimateninjaboi]

God. Good to see someone talking serious about the Oodachi. Its a favorite of mine, but definitely a quirk of history, not a particularly useful weapon.

[@fiendishmia506]

Genji throws his shurikens at about the speed of a fucking bullet, it’s going to kill someone or give someone a serious concussion

[@izaakwhite9876]

He throws em so fast though they're like bullets

[@nathanx2000.]

Omg we need to know the song of the main section, like maybe a link to the actual song made by noteblock remix

[@pikabluebear9941]

Can we get a full version of the Real Ninja wear Blue song?

[@brycewilliges7081]

What about Raiden from the metal gear series? He is in the intro but we haven't seen him yet.

[@hmmyou2544]

Have you seen Austin's video on Genji. This dude throws the shuriken like fucking bullets. Sharp or not they'd kill their targets due to sheer force

[@artsq1550]

Oh, and one more candidate for voting! Valentine from Skullgirls! Nurce-Ninja. Should be interesting to investigate.

[@kaikarnege7669]

He overlooked that genji pulls his sword down not right in front of him and from third person you can see the small place where he bands it down.

[@mikebud420]

I never knew about the promo Genji..... They should have stuck with that! AND I TOTALLY WANT THAT SKIN WITH THE JINGASA HAT!

[@pargaras]

I'd love to see you do a video covering the Vindicare Assassin from Warhammer 40K

[@shawmiserix524]

for the longest time i've mained the kensei and i never knew the name of the blade now i do

[@l.c.lombard6332]

While the unsheathing is true, interesting fact in game the sword it actually longer than the sheath, unless it's the only human skins Genji has, and finally it's just for show, it's already proven any form of Swords being sheathed on the back is impractical no matter the sword, unless using a special sheath for it.

[@Mylastsin]

ah cool you met matt! great guy and fun to train with! :)

[@hoseamatthews5302]

"Dragons" did the same thing to me, but with Hanzo

[@chilly456]

What was the game he was playing when he was talking about the Odachi?

[@shadowsonshadowson3929]

Oh right, on a separate note, has anyone ever heard of Bloody Roar? There were 2 ninjas in that game named bakuryu and kohryu. Gaijin, you think they would at least be worth looking at?

[@tirramasu7948]

I wonder if there'll be another overwatch breakdown Kiriko?

[@ipppppi1205]

Reminded me, playing assassin? Dont want to anyone see you? Just kill all eyewitnesses. Now you can sneak without anyone noticing

[@maroonring]

You say the shurikens would be an ineffective weapon but you forget he isn't a human. He's a damn cyborg that can reflect bullets and dash meters in the blink of an eye.

[@MrBspape]

Can you do a video on how to do the nine cuts. I'm interested in learning them and can't find a good resource.

[@CelticAkumathefirst]

Daito is awesome, you should have a pact between channels

[@shootbob79ps42]

So basically, make his shuriken an ability, make dragonblade his primary, change the colour scheme to darker blue,give him a healing ability, give him invisibility, decoys, and wall hanging. And then he's perfect.

[@kimballbelliston5925]

Gaijin Goomba: Taki is too big to be a ninja Also Gaijin Goomba: Roadhog is a ninja

[@pepenaman]

Could you consider making a "Which Ninja" video on "Ninja Baseball Batman"? I know you'll get a laugh out of this.

[@lightsidesoul]

playing the devil's nitpicker here, but with the shuriken, they are in the future, and Genji IS a cyborg. Meaning those things are probably not only a lot sharper than OG ninja could make them back in the day, but they could be coming out faster or harder than a human could throw.