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Ninjas are enemies in Just Cause 2.
Description[]
These soldiers are high ranking soldiers in the Panau Military, most likely serving as the special forces for the island. As one expects from a typical ninja outfit, they wear complete all-black uniforms. They are mostly seen around Pandak "Baby" Panay as his own personal body guards. Ninjas are a rare sight, as they only appear in missions.
They all appear to be female judging by their body shape. Also when they're killed, you can hear the death sound of female NPCs.
These soldiers are equipped solely with Submachine Guns since they are small, easy to carry, and its rapid fire capability. They cannot be found using any other weapon.
In Just Cause 2 they could be seen as successors to the Black Hand from Just Cause, since they also wear black clothing, but the Black Hand use very powerful weapons, whereas here, ninjas use stealth and mobility as their advantages.
Ninjas have smoke bombs, which are used in the game if Rico attempts to grapple them or if he gets too close to them.
Appearances in the storyline missions[]
They appear in the missions Mountain Rescue, Into the Den, and A Just Cause.
They seem to be used for the most important tasks, like protecting Pandak "Baby" Panay in his fortress and kidnapping dangerous "criminals", such as Jade Tan.
Appearances:
- Mountain Rescue: 6 of them, although you can kill up to 5.
- Into the Den: 4 at the 3rd cannon.
- A Just Cause: Spawn in 2s and 3s aboard the U1, while you injure Baby Panay.
Teleporting[]
When Rico approaches them, they disappear in a puff of smoke and reappear roughly six to ten meters away. They rarely just stand around. Usually they teleport almost immediately after seeing that you're aiming at them. However, they can't teleport while they're being hit by a stream of bullets. They also can't teleport if they have been double Grappled to anything. Double grappling them to each-other works too. All in all, hit them whenever possible.
They can seemingly teleport through solid objects. This makes the final mission particularly tricky, as they can teleport into hard to reach areas within the submarine. As a bonus the submarine is poorly lighted, so you have to watch for where bullets come from to kill them.
Ways to kill them[]
They have high health, similar to a Demolition Officer.
The easiest ways to kill them are:
- Headshots.
- Act quickly and shoot them the old fashioned way. Note that this has to be done fast. See the teleporting section above.
- Weapons such as the assault rifle or even the SMG work well, as they have high fire rates.
- Throw some upgraded Grenades at them. They may teleport but a big bang can still eliminate them. On that note, you could also use a Rocket Launcher (or Grenade Launcher), presuming you have one.
- Kill them from a distance with a scoped weapon, or spray a Mounted Gun at them.
- Explosive weapons are very lethal to them, including the Quad Rocket Launcher, Multi-Lock Missile Launcher, Rocket Launcher, and/or Grenade Launcher.
Trivia[]
- In medieval Japan, society as a whole was very strictly governed and limited by a complicated and extreme honor system. Etiquette and manners were so strictly obeyed that when people killed themselves, it was considered fairly obvious that the manner of suicide was out of shame for having made a mistake in etiquette. This resulted in a situation where normal disputes of honor were officially settled by the samurai, the official state/military representatives. However, there were also situations where a dispute could not be settled because of some honor-related technicalities. This is where the illegal mercenaries, the ninja, were used. The ninja were used for a variety of roles, including assassinating people, stealing things, reconnaissance, espionage, infiltration, deception, and more. Their fighting skills in martial arts including ninjutsu made these mercenaries the perfect soldier to quietly take care of certain matters. Upon discovery or identification, a ninja would have been executed, unless of course he would have killed himself out of shame and/or dishonor. In short, the ninja were anonymous and therefore not limited by honor. This made them the perfect assassins and mercenaries in medieval Japan. As of the second half of the 20th century, the ninja have become popular in U.S. fiction, though little to no historical facts are ever accurate in modern fiction.
- The only time they are seen operating a vehicle is Mountain Rescue, escorting Jade Tan in a MV V880.
- Mountain Rescue is also the only time where they can be targeted by the grappler. Otherwise they avoid it by teleporting.
- There is one other mission with female enemies: Mile High Club (mission).