Ninja success is largely based on elements of surprise and invisibility (as in blending into surroundings or the people near them) - clothing and multi-use weapons reflected such values. Pirates didn't need to be so utilitarian; they built ferocious and fantastic reputations around themselves to cause surrender (with as little effort and bloodshed as possible) at or as near as first sight. Psychological warfare at its finest.
So who wins? The guy who makes you shit your pants the second you see his colors fly, or the guy who manages to sneak up close to you dressed as a laborer? I personally think that as soon as poo is involved, the battle is over. Chimps win out of sheer disgusting factor - I think they'd drop the flaming sticks before fire got involved. Crap is much easier to fling and more effective.
So who wins? The guy who makes you shit your pants the second you see his colors fly, or the guy who manages to sneak up close to you dressed as a laborer? I personally think that as soon as poo is involved, the battle is over. Chimps win out of sheer disgusting factor - I think they'd drop the flaming sticks before fire got involved. Crap is much easier to fling and more effective.
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