Ninjor (Masters of the Universe)

Ninjor is a fictional villain from the Masters of the Universe franchise.

A member of the evil warriors, Ninjor is a ninja warrior, as indicated by his name, of Asian origin (or in the toy line's context, the Eternian equivalent of Asian). He wears a black veil over his head and torso, sheilding his whole face from view bar his eyes. He is armed with a katana blade.

Character history
Ninjor was introduced into the Masters of the Universe toy line in 1987. His action figure came packaged with the mini-comic "The Search for Keldor", in which he was summoned to Eternia by Skeletor using a magic spell to call forth two of the most evil beings from throughout space and time (the other being Scare Glow). Ninjor's key abilities were revealed to be his stealth and silence, a shadow warrior with the ability to launch attacks against his opponents unseen, springing upon them unexpectedly out of the shadows. His attack was foiled by Clamp Champ's super-senses, and he was subsequently beaten by He-Man.

Given that his figure was released in the toy line's later stages, Ninjor never appeared in the line's accompanying cartoon series, which had been discontinued by this stage and he received generally minimal exposure throughout all mediums. A story that majorly featured him was "Enter the Ninjor" in issue #11 of the UK Adventure Magazine. The story paired him with Scare Glow as the two mounted a series of silent attacks on He-Man and Fisto as they explored Viper Tower. Ninjor was not featured in the 2002 relaunch of the MOTU franchise, and is one of the lesser-known characters of the MOTU mythology.

Trivia
Although the "Search for Keldor" mini-comic never stated which time period or dimension Ninjor came from, some fans have speculated that he may be from Earth due to his resemblance to a medieval Japanese warrior.

The idea of a martial artist had previously been used for another MOTU figure, the evil warrior Jitsu.

Some fans believe that the Jitsu and Ninjor figures use the same head mold. However, on close inspection, they are different; Ninjor's head does seem to be a modified version of Jitsu's though.