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The word "ninja" in kanji script. Ninja is the on'yomi (Early Middle Chinese–influenced) reading of the two kanji "忍者". In the native kun'yomi reading, it is pronounced shinobi, a shortened form of shinobi-no-mono (忍びの者).
Because of his actions, he saved his classmates' lives. A profile written by the New York Times following his death read, "He was also a deep scholar of Star Wars, amassing a legion of Jedi action figures with his brother Ted, 14.” Lucasfilm reached out to his family and promised that he would be honored in the Star Wars universe.
Star Wars: A Droid Story: In December 2020, an animated film centered around the adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO was announced as being in development; the story will introduce a new heroic character to the franchise, alongside the two returning droids. The project will be a joint-venture production between Lucasfilm Animation, and Industrial ...
"The species is name after a Star Wars movie character, Ewok, due to the fuzzy and woolly appearance of the new species." [46] Meoneura artoodetoo Stuke & Barták, 2019: Fly: R2-D2 "This species is dedicated [..] to the fictional robot R2-D2 from George Lucas' Star Wars movies. R2-D2 is a small and inconspicuous robot but saved the world." [47]
Shuriken are also known as throwing stars, or ninja stars, although they were originally constructed in many different shapes. The major varieties of shuriken are the bō shuriken ( 棒手裏剣 , stick shuriken) and the hira shuriken ( 平手裏剣 , flat shuriken) or shaken ( 車剣 , wheel shuriken, also read as kurumaken ) .
Wookieepedia: The Star Wars Wiki is an online encyclopedia for information about the Star Wars universe [1] —including information on all the films, books, television series, the Star Wars Expanded Universe, any upcoming Star Wars material, and more.
J. R. R. Tolkien's 1937 The Hobbit and 1954–55 The Lord of the Rings novels inspired George Lucas's creation of Star Wars in 1977. An early draft for the 1977 Star Wars film is said to have included an exchange of dialogue between Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker taken directly from the conversation between Gandalf and Bilbo in Chapter 1 of The Hobbit, where Gandalf/Kenobi says "Good morning!"
Jiraiya battles a snake with the help of a toad; woodblock print on paper by Utagawa Kuniyoshi, circa 1843. Ninjas first entered popular culture in the Edo period.In modern Japan, ninja are a national myth that stems from folk tales and continues through modern day popular culture. [1]