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Here's something I've been thinking about doing for a long time - the many costume changes of the ninja girl. I've essentially made a virtual paperdoll for uniformity's sake, and also to make things easier on myself. Later we'll get to everyday casual wear, sporty gym clothes, and elegant evening dresses, but doing all of that at once would be something of an undertaking, so I've broken things down by category, for occasional, periodic release.

First up, Ninja Camouflage! From left to right:
Miyuki's ordinary outfit, in standard urban low-light indigo-violet-grey. The other ninja girls wear a short traditional jacket similar to a Shitagi, (which Miyuki dispenses with) her crop top would normally be optionally worn under it. The lacquer wood oni mask is sometimes used to distract or intimidate enemies, since it interferes with her vision it is only rarely actually worn, instead being tied around the arm for safe keeping.

Alternate cold weather variant of the urban camo, for those nights when the fog rolls in aggressively off the Pacific. The longer turtleneck allows Miyuki to blend slightly better with shadows and Bohemian cafes, but fails to show off her abs, and therefore is rarely seen.

Woodland variant, using the old US 4 color pattern. The ninja use a variety of woodland patterns, mostly US 4 color, Vietnam era tigerstripe and JSDF jeitai pseudo flecktarn, although modern digital patterns are beginning to come into use. Plain greens and browns are also used, the green variant seeing regular use on St. Patrick's Day. Typically used with a ghille net when stationary.

Desert variant, as previously seen in adventures in Afghanistan and the middle east. The Keffiyeh around her neck is commonly used in the middle east as protection from sand and sunlight, and is generally quite practical in arid environments. As Japan has no real deserts, traditional ninja practices only dealt cursorily with desert combat and survival, and ninja emigrants to the US consequently had to develop their own techniques, many of which were copied from the Apache.

Snow/arctic variant. In addition to a comfy jacket, long zubon are worn under the mountaineer's hakama. This is the normal practice, although Miyuki typically wears just the stab-resistant mesh and her western underwear underneath; in the snow the extra layer becomes necessary. The complete ninja equipment for snowy environments includes snowshoes for fast and relatively trackless traversal of snowy terrain, they are not seen here.

Enjoy,
-D

Description

Updated version here:

Here's something I've been thinking about doing for a long time - the many costume changes of the ninja girl. I've essentially made a virtual paperdoll for uniformity's sake, and also to make things easier on myself. Later we'll get to everyday casual wear, sporty gym clothes, and elegant evening dresses, but doing all of that at once would be something of an undertaking, so I've broken things down by category, for occasional, periodic release.

First up, Ninja Camouflage! From left to right:
Miyuki's ordinary outfit, in standard urban low-light indigo-violet-grey. The other ninja girls wear a short traditional jacket similar to a Shitagi, (which Miyuki dispenses with) her crop top would normally be optionally worn under it. The lacquer wood oni mask is sometimes used to distract or intimidate enemies, since it interferes with her vision it is only rarely actually worn, instead being tied around the arm for safe keeping.

Alternate cold weather variant of the urban camo, for those nights when the fog rolls in aggressively off the Pacific. The longer turtleneck allows Miyuki to blend slightly better with shadows and Bohemian cafes, but fails to show off her abs, and therefore is rarely seen.

Woodland variant, using the old US 4 color pattern. The ninja use a variety of woodland patterns, mostly US 4 color, Vietnam era tigerstripe and JSDF jeitai pseudo flecktarn, although modern digital patterns are beginning to come into use. Plain greens and browns are also used, the green variant seeing regular use on St. Patrick's Day. Typically used with a ghille net when stationary.

Desert variant, as previously seen in adventures in Afghanistan and the middle east. The Keffiyeh around her neck is commonly used in the middle east as protection from sand and sunlight, and is generally quite practical in arid environments. As Japan has no real deserts, traditional ninja practices only dealt cursorily with desert combat and survival, and ninja emigrants to the US consequently had to develop their own techniques, many of which were copied from the Apache.

Snow/arctic variant. In addition to a comfy jacket, long zubon are worn under the mountaineer's hakama. This is the normal practice, although Miyuki typically wears just the stab-resistant mesh and her western underwear underneath; in the snow the extra layer becomes necessary. The complete ninja equipment for snowy environments includes snowshoes for fast and relatively trackless traversal of snowy terrain, they are not seen here.

Enjoy,
-D