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{{Infobox character
  
{{Infobox character
 
| image = mosquitobarian.png
  
| image = mosquitobarian.png
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| en_name = Kaninja
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| en_name = Scritch
 
| ja_name = 蚊忍者
  
| ja_name = 蚊忍者
 
| romaji_name = Kaninja
  
| romaji_name = Kaninja
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| anime_deck = Mosquito
  
| anime_deck = Mosquito
 
| ja_voice = {{voice actors|ja|Masahito Yabe}}
  
| ja_voice = {{voice actors|ja|Masahito Yabe}}
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| en_voice =
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| en_voice = {{voice actors|en|Daniel J Edwards}}
 
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'''Kaninja''' is a character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime who is a [[Barian]] belonging to the [[Fearsome Four of the Dark Dueling World|Fearsome Four]] group.
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'''Scritch''', known as '''Kaninja''' in the Japanese version, is a character in the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL]]'' anime who is a [[Barian]] belonging to the [[Fearsome Four of the Dark Dueling World]].
   
 
==Design==
  
==Design==
 
===Appearance===
  
===Appearance===
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[[File:Kaninja.png|thumb|left|Kaninja's human form]] Kaninja is a man of small stature who wears ninja-clothing, including a cape, a sword and goggles.
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[[File:Kaninja.png|thumb|left|Scritch's human form]] Scritch is a man of small stature who wears ninja-clothing, including a cape, a sword and goggles.
   
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In his true form, he is a black mosquito-like humanoid with distinctively round eyes with ripples. His mouth and nose now resemble the needle-like mouth that a mosquito possesses.
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In his Barian form, he is a black mosquito-like humanoid with distinctively round eyes with ripples. His mouth and nose now resemble the needle-like mouth that a mosquito possesses.
   
 
===Personality===
  
===Personality===
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Attributed to his insect motif, Kaninja dislikes big things, as such he's a firm believer that being bigger is not synonymous of being better. He also demonstrates certain pride on his Number which is diminutive in size but large in destructive power. Like the other members of the Fearsome Four, he's not above cheating on his duels. He has also shown to be somewhat of a prankster by cracking jokes. Kaninja also has the habit of adding "ka" to his sentences.
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Attributed to his insect motif, Scritch dislikes big things, as such he's a firm believer that being bigger is not synonymous of being better. He also demonstrates certain pride on his "[[Number]]" which is diminutive in size but large in destructive power. Like the other members of the [[Fearsome Four of the Dark Dueling World|Fearsome Four]], he's not above cheating in his Duels. Scritch also has the habit of adding "ka" to his sentences.
   
 
===Abilities===
  
===Abilities===
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Kaninja has the ability to transform himself into a small mosquito. In this form he can fly and sting people, being capable of injecting an hallucinating poison that can make the victim believe the friend is the foe and vice-versa. Like other members of the Fearsome Four, he's capable of summoning a [[Barian Emblem]] in order to halve the [[Life Points]] of his opponents and add that value to his own.
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Scritch has the ability to transform himself into a small mosquito. In this form he can fly and sting people, being capable of injecting an hallucinating poison that can make the victim believe the friend is the foe and vice-versa. Like other members of the [[Fearsome Four of the Dark Dueling World|Fearsome Four]], he's capable of summoning a [[Barian Emblem]] in order to halve the [[LP|Life Points]] of his opponents and add that value to his own.
   
 
===Etymology===
  
===Etymology===
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"Ka" means "mosquito". "Scritch" is derived from "scratch", which is a reference to how mosquito bite victims tend to scratch the areas where they were bitten.
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"Ka" means "mosquito".
  
   
 
==Biography==
  
==Biography==
 
===Past life===
  
===Past life===
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Kaninja was once a human who worked with [[Mr. Heartland]] as a Dueling criminal until he was reincarnated as a [[Barian]] by Vector.<ref name="ep112">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|112|ref}}</ref>
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Scritch was once a human who worked with [[Mr. Heartland]] as a Dueling criminal until he died. He was later reincarnated as a [[Barian]].<ref name="ep112">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|112|ref}}</ref>
   
 
===Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL II===
  
===Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL II===
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After [[Semimaru]]'s failure to defeat [[Yuma Tsukumo]] and [[Kurage]]'s failure to defeat [[Reginald Kastle]], [[Mr. Heartland]] decided to send Kaninja to investigate [[Kite Tenjo]], who disappeared from [[Heartland City]]. Taken the form of a mosquito, Kaninja observed Kite's conversation with Yuma and Tori regarding Astral, and proceeded to inflict a hallucinative poison on him, unknown to Yuma. Later, he attempted to prevent Kite and [[Quinton]] from sending Yuma off to the [[Astral World]] and initiated a Duel with the two.<ref name="ep116">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|116|ref}}</ref>
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After [[Erazor]]'s failure to defeat [[Yuma Tsukumo]] and [[Chironex]]'s failure to defeat [[Reginald Kastle]], [[Mr. Heartland]] decided to send Scritch to investigate [[Kite Tenjo]], who disappeared from [[Heartland City]]. Taken the form of a mosquito, Scritch observed Kite's conversation with [[Yuma Tsukumo|Yuma]] and [[Tori Meadows|Tori]] regarding [[Astral]], and proceeded to inflict a hallucinative poison on him, unknown to Yuma. Later, he attempted to prevent Kite and [[Quinton]] from sending Yuma off to the [[Astral World]] and initiated a Duel with the two.<ref name="ep116">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|116|ref}}</ref>
   
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Using the effects of "[[Number 2: Shadow Mosquito Ninja]]" and the poison that he had injected Kite with earlier, he gained a significant advantage, causing Kite to think that he was Quinton and vice-versa, resulting in Kite defending Kaninja. Quinton was able to break Kite free from the hallucination, allowing Kite to make a comeback and defeat Kaninja with a single attack from a powered up "[[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]", causing him to vanish as Semimaru and Kurage had and relinquishing his "Number" to Kite<ref name="ep117">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|117|ref}}</ref>
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Using the [[card effect|effects]] of "[[Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito]]" and the poison that he had injected Kite with earlier, he gained a significant advantage, causing Kite to think that he was Quinton and vice-versa, resulting in Kite defending Scritch. Quinton was able to break Kite free from the hallucination, allowing Kite to make a comeback and [[One Turn Kill|defeat Scritch with a single attack]] from a powered up "[[Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon (anime)|Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon]]", causing him to vanish as Erazor and Chironex had and relinquishing his "Number" to Kite<ref name="ep117">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL|117|ref}}</ref>
   
 
==Deck==
  
==Deck==
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Kaninja uses a '''Mosquito-themed Deck''', focused on swarm tactics to quickly [[Xyz Summon]] "[[Number 2: Shadow Mosquito Ninja]]".
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Scritch uses a '''Mosquito-themed Deck''', focused on swarm tactics to quickly [[Xyz Summon]] "[[Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito]]".
   
 
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{{Decklist|Anime Deck
  
{{Decklist|Anime Deck
 
|effect monsters =
  
|effect monsters =
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* [[Army Mosquito Blood Commando]]
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* [[Mosquito Commando]]
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* [[Army Mosquito Blood Force]] x3
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* [[Mosquito Force]] x3
 
|xyz monsters =
  
|xyz monsters =
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* [[Number 2: Shadow Mosquito Ninja]]
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* [[Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito]]
 
|spells =
  
|spells =
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* [[Mosquito School Ninjitsu Art of Army Mosquito March]]
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* [[Ninjitsu Art of Mosquito Combustion]]
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* [[Mosquito School Ninjitsu Art of Mosquito Flame Emission]]
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* [[Ninjitsu Art of Mosquito Marching]]
 
|traps =
  
|traps =
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* [[Mosquito School Ninjitsu Art of Mosquito Repellent Flash]]
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* [[Ninjitsu Art of Mosquito Repellent]]
 
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! scope="col" | Outcome
  
! scope="col" | Outcome
 
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| [[Kite Tenjo]] & [[Quinton]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 116|116]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 117|117]] || Lose
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| [[Kite Tenjo]] and [[Quinton]] || [[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 116|116]]-[[Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL - Episode 117|117]] || Lose
 
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Revision as of 02:30, 23 May 2019

Scritch, known as Kaninja in the Japanese version, is a character in the Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL anime who is a Barian belonging to the Fearsome Four of the Dark Dueling World.

Design

Appearance

Kaninja

Scritch's human form

Scritch is a man of small stature who wears ninja-clothing, including a cape, a sword and goggles.

In his Barian form, he is a black mosquito-like humanoid with distinctively round eyes with ripples. His mouth and nose now resemble the needle-like mouth that a mosquito possesses.

Personality

Attributed to his insect motif, Scritch dislikes big things, as such he's a firm believer that being bigger is not synonymous of being better. He also demonstrates certain pride on his "Number" which is diminutive in size but large in destructive power. Like the other members of the Fearsome Four, he's not above cheating in his Duels. Scritch also has the habit of adding "ka" to his sentences.

Abilities

Scritch has the ability to transform himself into a small mosquito. In this form he can fly and sting people, being capable of injecting an hallucinating poison that can make the victim believe the friend is the foe and vice-versa. Like other members of the Fearsome Four, he's capable of summoning a Barian Emblem in order to halve the Life Points of his opponents and add that value to his own.

Etymology

"Ka" means "mosquito". "Scritch" is derived from "scratch", which is a reference to how mosquito bite victims tend to scratch the areas where they were bitten.

Biography

Past life

Scritch was once a human who worked with Mr. Heartland as a Dueling criminal until he died. He was later reincarnated as a Barian.[1]

Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL II

After Erazor's failure to defeat Yuma Tsukumo and Chironex's failure to defeat Reginald Kastle, Mr. Heartland decided to send Scritch to investigate Kite Tenjo, who disappeared from Heartland City. Taken the form of a mosquito, Scritch observed Kite's conversation with Yuma and Tori regarding Astral, and proceeded to inflict a hallucinative poison on him, unknown to Yuma. Later, he attempted to prevent Kite and Quinton from sending Yuma off to the Astral World and initiated a Duel with the two.[2]

Using the effects of "Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito" and the poison that he had injected Kite with earlier, he gained a significant advantage, causing Kite to think that he was Quinton and vice-versa, resulting in Kite defending Scritch. Quinton was able to break Kite free from the hallucination, allowing Kite to make a comeback and defeat Scritch with a single attack from a powered up "Galaxy-Eyes Photon Dragon", causing him to vanish as Erazor and Chironex had and relinquishing his "Number" to Kite[3]

Deck

Scritch uses a Mosquito-themed Deck, focused on swarm tactics to quickly Xyz Summon "Number 2: Ninja Shadow Mosquito".

Anime Deck


Duels

Opponent(s) Episode(s) Outcome
Kite Tenjo and Quinton 116-117 Lose

References

  1. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 112: "Memory Thief, Part 1"
  2. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 116: "Now or Never, Part 1"
  3. ↑ Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL episode 117: "Now or Never, Part 2"
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