The samurai are a very unique group of warriors.
In Japan they are usually referred to bushi or buke.The samurai originated from japan and were the military nobility and the officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan. Samurai were also less than 10% of Japan's population. The Samurai’s most popular weapons were the long Katana, Kama, Tanto, Tessen, and Wakizashi. The Katana was the most important weapon for the samurai and even the japanese in general. The curve of the Katana was made for right when you take it out, you can slash your opponent instantly. With a regular straight sword you cannot do that because you have to adjust your hand to take the sword out. That's why Japan made the curved swords for quicker
attacks. The Kama was originally known as a cropping tool, but when the Japanese were running low on weapons the harmless tools became one hit weapons. The Kama was also used for imperial forces. The Tanto was a very short ranged weapon. The Tanto was sword born from the samurai from the feudal class. This was still at such short range a very deadly weapon. The Tessen didn't really look like a weapon, but it was very dangerous. The tessen was used when the samurai was caught off guard or were not prepared to fight. The tessen looks like a hand fan, but was actually very dangerous. The ribs were made straight of iron and later the fan was made as a fold in. So when the folded it looked like a batten. The Wakizashi was just a smaller version of the katana. The Wakizashi was actually a lot sharper than the katana it self. These swords were used in close combat with low ceilings. The original samurai sword was too long to use in these low roof close ranged areas. It would be impossible to fight in these close positions with a samurai sword. Samurai armor was a huge part of the samurais defense. The samurai armor was made out of metals, colorful cloths and other materials to make the armor look fancy. Ninjas were silent assassins that were ordered to kill or steal. Not all ninjas were ordered to kill someone or a group of people they were sometimes used steal from people or designated items. Ninjas were very sneaky in their work. They usually wore all black to hide in the dark. They stayed away from light all the time. Ninjas came from a certain part in china that had very unique traditions. For weapons the ninjas usually used many different size weapons and very different ranged weapons. Ninja stars have been around for a really long time. The ninja stars are ranged weapons with very sharp edges so when you throw it it gets stuck in the opponent and make them weak and causes them to bleed. Ninja stars are very dangerous and are great for battle.