Pirates versus Ninjas
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- This entry is about an internet meme. For the Xbox Live Arcade game, see Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball
Pirates versus Ninjas (or vice versa) is an internet meme that circulates in the form of an ongoing debate that asks the question "Who would win in a fight: pirates or ninjas?".
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[edit] Recent History
Although its exact origins are disputed, the PvN meme took hold in the early 21st Century. Both Robert Hamburger's Real Ultimate Power website in March of 2002 [1] and the inclusion of the meme in webcomic author Scott Kurtz's PvP in June of 2002, in a strip titled Ninja vs. Pirate.[2] were early verifiable appearances.
By 2005 the meme had begun to cross over into other media, with several short films including Pirate-Ninja Battle and Pirates Vs. Ninjas: The Movie appearing on YouTube (the latter premiering on June 18th of that year). In 2006, The Australian Anime and Game convention AVCon used 'Pirates vs. Ninjas' as their official theme[3]. Attendees were asked to pick a side and events throughout the day added points to each side's score; Pirates got 1593 points, and Ninjas got 1623, but the winner was Cowboys.[4] And more recently the meme has mutated into Naruto(Ninjas) vs One Piece(Pirates) at Anime Boston and was acted out in several skits during the cosplay masquerade.
A slew of Pirate vs Ninja themed websites appeared, including Ninjas and Pirates, which allows members to join either the Ninja or Pirates and compete for control of the site every week. Other such competitive games also appeared that year, including PVNgame.com and a popular viral Facebook application[5] with millions of users[6] that allows players to recruit other members and battle one another for supremacy.[7]
Antarctic Press has published a Pirates Vs. Ninjas comic book line[8] since 2005 including a spin-off entitled Ghost Pirates vs. Ghost Ninjas. In 2007, Gamecock announced that they would be releasing Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball in 2008, an Xbox Live Arcade game pitting pirates vs ninjas (among other groups) against each other in dodgeball.[9]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Hamburger, Robert. Realultitimatepower.net. March 5th 2002.
http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://realultimatepower.net - ^ Kurtz, Scott. "Pirate vs. Ninja" PVP Online. June 4th, 2002.
http://www.pvponline.com/2002/06/04/tue-jun-04/ - ^ CaptBooyah. "AVCon 2006 Theme Announcement!" AVCon Forum. Post 1. Monday, January 16th, 2006. 7:38 AM EST.
PIRATES RULE! http://www.avcon.org.au/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2452&sid=f2a8635b84a652a71f60e6e21d5aec48 - ^ Micolous. "AVCon 2006 Ninjas versus Pirates Results (no sound)." YouTube (streamed video). Added July 18th, 2006. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzRTKsUen3I
- ^ Naone, Erica. "Facebook Pushes for Sophistication." p.2. ABC News Online. September 20th, 2007.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Story?id=3628095&page=2 - ^ Sara. "Top 200 Facebook Applications" (Spreadsheet). October 9th, 2007.
http://www.swivel.com/data_sets/spreadsheet/1010082 - ^ AustinOne, Austin and Kanske, Dustin and Williams, Carnet. Pirates vs. Ninjas (Application). Facebook.
http://www.facebook.com/apps/application.php?id=2400559068 - ^ "Pirates VS. Ninjas: The Hottest Items!" The AP-Comics Store. Antarctic Press. 2005.
http://www.antarctic-press.com/html/version_01/store.php?id=Pirates+VS+Ninjas - ^ Pirates Vs. Ninjas Dodgeball confirmed for XBLA, zombies revealed
[edit] External links
- Pirates vs. Ninjas: The Movie
- Pirates vs. Ninjas: Which Side Are You On? by NPR's Andrea Seabrook. July 7, 2006
- 'Pirates' Any Good? Ask a Ninja, If You Dare NPR's All Things Considered. July 7, 2006
- Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball by Escapist Magazine's Andy Chalk. 24 Aug 2007
- "Pirates vs Ninjas Facebook Battle
