Are Ninjas and Pirates loosing popularity?

Question

it used to be that Ninjas were awesome. But then Pirates took the number 1 spot. Now both are just... Meh.

So whos next? Desparados (outlaw cowboys?) Maybe napoleon style French generals? (Sacre bleu!)

What popular historical figures do you see becoming popular?

(This may or may not be for comic book research. I'll never tell!)

What historical or FICTIONAL figures do you see becoming popular?

(wanted to modify my question, but it wouldn't let me. Oh well)

Answer 1

Ninjas lost alot of their popularity due to the amount of cheeseball pieces of entertainment they were placed in. It's difficult to think of a ninja as dark and dangerous and sexy when they are wearing ugly suits and doing ridiculous high kicks or making sad 'hiyaaaa' karate sounds.

It wouldn't take much for the ninjas to come back; a decent live-action feudal japan badass assasin would kick the whole thing open again, especially one who acted more like a real ninja: stalking silently up a castle wall in order to steal some information, disgusing oneself as a simple monk in order to assasinate some rogue damiyo and his small band of retainers at some secluded spot, doing exercises and meditations at the compound where he lived in order to keep his skills sharp and his mind clear. One movie, done well, can jumpstart an entire genre.

Desperadoes are always good, but futuristic after-the-bomb wasteland mercenaries are better. Rather than relying on some past, that no one can ever change, you have the entire radiated possible future, with a million miles of highways and buildings to drive by and tear down at whim, with no 'history' getting in the way.

Imagine the East Coast as a wasteland, poisioned by war and destruction, but that travel westward is halted by a huge radioactive midwest, from St. Louis to Colorado. Los Angeles, even after some fighting, is the only remaing 'civilization' left, but the entire middle is degenerated into chaos: the wild west with AK 47's, bible-thumping radicals with rocket launchers, and muties. You could reinvent the westward expansion, only instead of fighting indians and limited supplies, redline drivers make suicidal 100+ mph dashes across country, along the only major highway left intact. Mad Max driving an armour plated dodge charger over a thousand miles of hell and uncertainty, past all the dead landmarks of suburbia and tourism that such highways inevitably draw. He who owns the world's largest ball of twine is the rightful ruler of South Dakota, lol.

Answer 2

good good good there. :) Pirates :) in view that their extra wary in lifestyles. in contrast to Ninjas to consciousness on their Enemies with out dwelling a truly lifestyles. Pirates alternatively can discover sea creatures unknown, even dinosaurs sea creatures, and ninjas got here stumble upon unfamiliar beings, dinos, cryptoids..and so on. however pirates look cooler. ;) however i'ma cross with ninjas motive you my pal, ROCKS!!!!!!!!

Answer 3

what about the balck pearl and johnny depp i would say pirates are still in,
ninjas arn't around like they used to be though maybe it's time for a ninja show or movie.llike in the 80's

kia...

Answer 4

I think they've just lost their edge now that they're both in the public eye so heavily. It'll come back when the fad-ness dies away.

Rogues and bards, please. The rock stars of the middle ages. <3

Answer 5

ninjas certainly are renowned in japan, same goes for modern day samurais