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"Quoted from The Battle Tournament" The crowd cheers as the fight begins. ''Akasha flies into the air, before firing fire blasts at Kyoji, who deflects them back with the Sword of Elementia. Akasha dodges away just in time.'' ''Akasha teleports to behind Kyoji in an attempt to attack him from behind. However, Kyoji, having fought her countless times, sees this coming and turns around to deal a sword slash on Akasha, sending her flying. Akasha, after flying up a while, suddenly flies down to below the platform.'' Suddenly, the platform begins to shake violently as it ascends into the air, catching Kyoji by surprise. Kyoji looks at a giant-sized Akasha, who has used a shadow art to grow herself to a gigantic size while she was below the floating platform, lifting the platform and him up with one hand. Akasha tries to smash Kyoji with her other fist, but Kyoji dodges out of the way just in time. ''Akasha brings down her fist one more time. When she lifts it up, she sees Kyoji seemingly defeated.'' ''Akasha returns to normal size and lands safely on the platform, before taking out her pair of flaming nun-chucks. Kyoji draws the Sword of Elementia and points it at Akasha.'' Kyoji and Akasha fight each other with their own weapons, as the battle grows more intense. ''The crowd is at the edge of their seats, paying all their attention on the battle, wondering which of the two ninjas will win the match. Kyoji is gaining the upper hand in the battle, but unfortunately, Akasha notices this.'' ''Akasha attempts to levitate the Sword of Elementia from Kyoji's hands. However, Kyoji has already predicted this to happen so he holds onto his sword.''
 * Discord: And we're ready for our next match! On this side, we have a powerful ice ninja who is also the wielder of the Elementia Sword. He's Kyoji! *Kyoji appears on one side of the platform*
 * Kyoji: I'm ready for battle, as always. *draws the Sword of Elementia*
 * Discord: And on the other side of the platform, we have a powerful fire ninja, who has also mastered the Shadow Arts! She's, Akasha! *Akasha appears on the other side of the platform*
 * Akasha: Finally! It's my time to crush you after all this time! Ever since you killed my father!
 * Kyoji: Let's not go through this again. You can say whatever you wish once you actually manage to defeat me.
 * Akasha: It's on, Kyoji! I'll make sure you'll be tortured in the most painful ways possible!
 * Kyoji: Save the trash talk for later. Now it's time to duel!
 * Discord: Ready? Set? Fight!
 * Florette: Fire vs ice. That's what this match is all about.
 * General Beet: Kyoji and Akasha are both old rivals and very powerful warriors, so this will be a very intense match.
 * Akasha: Let's see how long you will last this time!
 * Akasha: Are you trying to exhaust me like you did to Boss Choy? Because it won't work!
 * Kyoji: That depends on what you think. I'm just sticking to smart fighting.
 * Florette: Kyoji is using his sword to deflect Akasha's fire blasts.
 * General Beet: Could Kyoji be using the same tactic he used on Boss Choy?
 * Florette: Maybe. Only time will tell if it works, though.
 * Akasha: Fair duels are so boring! Time to use the shadow arts!
 * Kyoji: Hmph, typical.
 * Kyoji: Where did she go?
 * Florette: Akasha is using the Shadow Arts to confront Kyoji!
 * General Beet: This is interesting. Let's see what she can do here.
 * Kyoji: This duel of ours isn't over yet! Akasha, come out here and fight!
 * Kyoji: What the?
 * Akasha: Didn't see that coming, did ya?
 * General Beet: Wow! Now that's surely an impressive move!
 * Florette: Akasha is using her shadow arts to give herself a greater advantage against Kyoji.
 * Gneeral Beet: Let's see if Kyoji can answer back to Akasha's powers.
 * Akasha: Now that you know who is the more superior ninja, you won't stand a chance!
 * Kyoji: You may be large in power, but can you say the same for your intelligence?
 * Akasha: Of course! In fact, I'm the smartest and best ninja there ever is, besides my father of course. Now come here!
 * Kyoji: Oh no, you won't!
 * Akasha: For a puny pest, you sure are persistent!
 * Florette: Kyoji is still pretty fast. Not to mention one of the smartest fighters in this tournament so far.
 * General Beet: But will it be enough to defeat that huge shadow ninja?
 * Akasha: And now, I think it'll be best if I do my worst. Goodbye Kyoji!
 * Akasha: Are you trying to play the "play dead" trick just like you did on Red Ruby? Well, it won't work!
 * Kyoji: *gets up* I'm not planning anything of that sort this time. Now let's fight this out fair and square.
 * Akasha: Fair enough. That also means that I can defeat you in the most satisfying way possible!
 * Kyoji: Let's have a fair weapon duel.
 * Akasha: It's on!
 * General Beet: Akasha has decided to fight fair.
 * Florette: Who will win now? Things are getting pretty intense!
 * Akasha: No fair! How are you stronger than I had imagined?
 * Kyoji: That's because I train myself everyday when our city isn't under attack. However, as for you, I see that your weapon skills are lacking. You should train harder if you want to become a stronger fighter.
 * Akasha: True, my weapon skills aren't as good as they were before. But I can't say the same for shadow arts!
 * Akasha: You should've thought twice before facing a shadow ninja like me. Now hand over your sword so I can crush you!
 * Kyoji: Never, I won't lose Elementia to you!
 * Florette: Akasha is using the shadow arts to try to steal Kyoji's sword!
 * General Beet: Kyoji's holding on tight to his sword. What an exciting match.
 * Florette: Everyone is surely wondering, who will win this intense battle?

Introduction
Ninjas are one of the most deadly classes in the meta, being included since the introduction of Fridjitzu, where we first see Jaiden becoming an ice ninja. Since their introduction in the meta, ninjas have been dominating the playing field with their high agility, mobility and stealth, rising to the higher tiers quickly. Interestingly in every season so far, we have seen new ninjas join the meta and raise the bar, displaying their dominance in their appearances against many other characters, from Ace in Season 1 all the way to the evil entity we all know as The Warlord in Season 4.

Ninjas are not a species, but rather titles that are earned through training and mastering the necessary elements. In other words, anyone can become a ninja if the necessary requirements are met. We have quite a bunch of characters to discuss about in this tier list, as this tier list will include both elemental and non-elemental ninjas, so get ready!

Abilities
Ninjas come in various builds, some have high defense stats but low offense stats, some vice versa, some well-balanced in both and so on. However, they are commonly well-known for their stealth, agility and sometimes intelligence. There are two classes of ninjas: elemental and non-elemental. What makes them different from each other is their fighting styles and how they perform against different opponents.

Elemental ninjas tend to rely on using elemental attacks such as ice or fire, which grants them the ability to harness their powers for their own benefit. Unlike superpowered teens whose powers are mostly artificial, elemental ninjas earn their abilities through training and thus are more skilled in using elemental attacks than superpowered teens. In many cases, their strengths come to play being able to do well against most opponents, but not so well against others.

It is also possible for an elemental ninja to master more than one type of element. Two-element or higher ninjas are versatile due to their wide variety of abilities at their disposal, but at the cost of having those abilities at a weaker level. In other words, an elemental ninja who can use ice and fire attacks cannot use ice attacks as efficiently as an elemental ninja who can only use ice attacks.

To say that elemental ninjas only use elemental attacks is not true. Elemental ninjas only become elemental ninjas as long as they master an element, but that doesn't restrict them from using traditional methods in combat. Kyoji is a good example, being a master at using both ice and sword attacks, which makes him a good counter against many other elemental ninjas.

Non-elemental ninjas, on the other hand, rely more on weapons, tools and their own skills to keep up with their elemental counterparts. The most common weapons such ninjas have in their arsenal would be shurikens and smoke bombs. While they are typically not as strong as elemental ninjas, non-elemental ninjas can be versatile in many situations and do not have as many counters as elemental ninjas. Despite stealth being their strong point, they are also very good at close combat, which allows them to put up a fight against opponents who are good counters to stealthy characters.

We'll start with D Tier, since there aren't really any ninjas who would fit at the lower tiers.

D Tier
At D Tier we have two former members of the secret society, the Seven Deadly Assassins. Souta the Alchemist and Masumi the Rogue. Both are non-elemental ninjas, which might explain why they're lower on the list, but they have very different abilities altogether. Let me explain.

Souta is very skilled at chemistry, implying that he is quite intelligent despite his young age. He can make potions with various effects, such as healing, protection, strength boost and so on. However, he doesn't have much to offer in terms of defensive and offensive stats, as while he can be a viable option with a wide variety of potions in his arsenal, each of his potions only lasts for a short period of time and does very low damage output. So on his own, Souta won't put up much of a fight against anyone at C tier and above, or even against other D tier characters. However, put him in a team of more experienced fighters and you'll see him shine. In other words, Souta works best as a support class ninja as his potions can help his teammates last longer in combat against their enemies.

Masumi, on the other hand, is very skilled at stealth. She's fast, agile and unlike Souta, is able to put up a good fight against enemies on her own. Masumi uses smoke bombs for stealth and daggers as her weapons to launch a surprise attack on any unsuspecting enemies. Her damage output is rather high for a non-elemental ninja, and Masumi's speed and stealth allows her to easily take down slower characters such as Boulder, but she has a low defense stat which proves to be a problem especially if Masumi's stealth tactics fail to work. Not even stealth works against all opponents, which would leave Masumi vulnerable to enemies who are experienced in dealing with such areas such as Ace and Kyoji.

However, there are other ninjas who can put up a better fight than Masumi can, and other ninjas who can be better supporters than Souta, so we'll talk about them.

C Tier
Besides the more powerful light and shadow ninjas, the C tier is where most elemental ninjas belong. Don't be mistaken, this doesn't mean that they are weak. In fact, in a tier list where only so many powerful characters can belong to, they are already very powerful on their own. Since most of these next few characters are about the same, we won't go into too much detail. But there are still differences, so of course we'll talk about them.

Jaiden, CypherDen and Rebecca are all part of the C tier, all with rather average defense and offense stats, but rather skilled at their own elements. CypherDen is an electric ninja, strong against earth but weak against water. Rebecca is a water ninja, strong against fire but weak against ice. Jaiden, on the other hand, is an ice ninja, strong against water but weak against fire. What makes her slightly different from the other two is the fact that she is the one who helped Blast learn the arts of Fridjitzu and gain ice powers.

Speaking of Blast, he is also one of them. He is also the only superpowered teen who is also an elemental ninja, but even that affects where he stands. While he has access to superpowers: super speed, super strength and flight, he is not as skilled at using ice attacks as Jaiden is. In other words, if Blast never obtained his superpowers from Dr. Zack, he would lose to Jaiden in a duel. Otherwise, as an ice ninja, Blast has the same strengths and weaknesses as Jaiden does: Strong against water but weak against fire.

Speaking of fire, Dark Jaiden is a fire ninja. Since she is an evil counterpart of Jaiden, let's just summarize her description as: "Strong against ice, weak against water." Otherwise, in combat, she performs quite similar to Jaiden.

Takeshi and Sasuke, like CypherDen and Rebecca, are also elemental ninjas. However, according to The Seven Deadly Assassins, it was revealed that the both of them never really became actual elemental ninjas, only having obtained their respective elemental powers through Kabuto, whom we'll talk more about later. But what really sets these two apart from the other C tiers we have discussed so far is their ability to use weapons. Takeshi wields an electricity-enchanted hammer that zaps and smashes, Sasuke wields a pair of water-enchanted sickles that stabs and splashes. Not to mention, Takeshi and Sasuke are also of very different big builds. Takeshi is big-built and muscular, allowing him to dish out high damage while also having a high defense stat. Sasuke has a scrawny build but is more flexible, which allows him to be faster and more agile than Takeshi though at the cost of a lower defense and offense stats. Being able to complement each other's weaknesses, Takeshi and Sasuke would make a pretty good combo.

Night Cap is our first non-elemental ninja and also the first non-human ninja on this list. He is in fact a mushroom who was accidentally turned into a plant hero by Dr. Zomboss. Common misconception aside, Night Cap is rather great at stealth and surprise attacks. With smoke bombs and ranged attacks, Night Cap can stealthily take out an opponent without being attacked. Sounds a lot like Masumi, doesn't it? But don't forget that Night Cap is also superpowered like Blast, which gives him an advantage and increases his mobility and stealth, two traits that he relies on for combat, allowing him to surpass Masumi in stats. While Night Cap doesn't have many weaknesses, he has a poor defense stat which means that he has to avoid being attacked as much as possible. As such, he has difficulty against powerhouses with higher defense stats like Ace and Shadow Kyoji.

Toxico is also a mushroom ninja, but he uses a different tactic. Instead of stealth, he uses powerful and potent poison attacks, perhaps even stronger than Night Cap's. While his poison is effective against many characters who cannot defend well against it, he doesn't have as much mobility and stealth as the latter does. He also has poor match-ups against robotic characters like Dyna-Matic, since his poison is rendered useless agianst their metallic armor.

Daichi is another non-elemental ninja in this tier. Similar to Masumi, he uses stealth as his main technique against opponents, but in a different way. What makes him more powerful than Masumi though is the fact that he can use this technique at a range. With a bow and enchanted arrows, Daichi is very good at ranged attacks, not to mention that his accuracy is pretty high. His arrows range from explosive arrows for high damage output and poison arrows for poisioning his enemies to multi-arrows for attacking multiple enemies at once. At a range, Daichi can easily counter many C tier characters or even those from the B tier on his own, but he will be at a disadvantage against enemies up close. Daichi is also a hunter, he is skilled at traversing through nature and attacking his enemies without being detected, which allows him to have a good matchup against forest characters such as Miss Bloomina and Emma Emerald. Overall, an above average character for C tier and perhaps the most powerful ninja we have so far. Perhaps even more than Takeshi or Sasuke. But there are more powerful ninjas incoming, and we'll be moving on to the next tier.

B Tier
The Ancient God-Element Ninjas are similar to regular elemental ninjas, only far more powerful and having access to more abilities such as flight. There are six of them in total that we will discuss about, they all belong to the B tier, but they are also very different from one another.

Blizzard is the Ancient Ninja of God-Ice. He can fly, cast ice attacks powerful enough to slow down even the fastest of enemies or even freeze them to a complete stop, and even turn entire water bodies into ice with a single ice blast. He cannot do as much damage as the other five God-Element Ninjas, but he is very resistant to damage and can even completely ignore other ice attacks. As such, Blizzard can easily counter anyone who specializes in water attacks such as Rebecca, Sasuke and Tsunami, but his main weakness is fire, so he has poor match-ups against characters like Scorch and Wildfire.

Tsunami is the Ancient Ninja of God-Water. She can fly, cause sea storms in the ocean, cast huge water waves, summon water geysers from the ground and cause the sea levels to rise as high as the rooftop of a three-floor house. Her water attacks also contain healing and purification effects, which can be helpful if Tsunami plays the support role in a team of ninjas. Tsunami can do more damage in her attacks than Blizzard can, but she is weaker in terms of defense, so she has to rely on her water attacks or mobility to protect herself. Tsunami is a great counter to fire-powered and robotic characters, but she has poor match-ups against ice-powered characters such as Kyoji, Jaiden and Blizzard.

Earthquake is the Ancient Ninja of God-Earth. He is the heaviest among the six and is also the only one unable to fly. However, he makes up for it by being a dominant fighter on ground, being able to throw huge boulders, cause earthquakes powerful enough to trip enemies and land punches in quick succession. Despite having very high damage output and a strong resistance to many attacks, his weight affects his mobility and reach, causing him to be an easy picking for flying characters like Blast, Boom and Pink Angel. Overall, Earthquake may be one of the strongest characters when it comes to physical combat on ground but in aerial combat, he is helpless.

Tornado is the Ancient Ninja of God-Wind. She is the opposite of Earthquake, being the lightest among the six, but she is able to fly the most gracefully. She can cast gusts of wind strong enough to toss her enemies into the air or even tornadoes to pull in enemies and leave them vulnerable. Unlike the other five, Tornado has a unique ability that is not associated to her element, which is a love charm (because love is in the air) that can easily entice male characters who can get lovesick easily such as Bonk Choy and Spark into doing her bidding. In terms of damage, Tornado does not have much to offer since her attacks are mainly used for blowing her enemies away instead of causing actual damage. Interestingly, Earthquake can counter Tornado instead of vice versa despite his weakness to flying enemies, as Tornado's wind attacks are not strong enough to lift him or his boulders up while Earthquake can hurt Tornado and is not affected by her love charm either. This also means that the heavier the opponent, the more difficult it is for Tornado to fight him, so she would have to resort to other methods in that case.

Wildfire is the Ancient Ninja of God-Fire. He has a low defense stat, but can dish out the most damage out of the six, even more than Earthquake. He can fly, set objects on fire in the blink of an eye, engulf areas in clouds of smoke, start forest fires with a single fireball and even trigger meteor showers. His flame attacks can easily take down plant or forest characters such as Green Shadow, Bark, Bonk Choy and Re-Peat Moss but has terrible match-ups against water-powered characters such as Rebecca, Sasuke or Tsunami.

Thunderstorm is the Ancient Ninja of God-Lightning. He has pretty average defense and offense stats and like Electra, is immune to electricity, but his intelligence is high enough to allow him to outsmart most fighters in combat, though not as high as others like Blue Ocean, Gary Garnet and Starcade. He can fly, shoot lightning bolts without the need of clouds, create an electric forcefield to protect himself and even manipulate mechanics and contraptions at his own will with a single electric current. Thunderstorm is not as weak to water as most of the other electric-powered characters, but he is very weak towards sound waves that can be loud enough to disrupt his electric attacks, those even louder than explosions. This is why Tommy is an effective counter to Thunderstorm, as his incredibly loud singing can leave the latter easily vulnerable and open to attack.

Next, we have Sakura. Sakura is a light ninja, and as light and shadow are more powerful than the rest of the elements, she is by default more powerful than regular elemental ninjas, not to mention that her light attacks have a high explosive damage output that can surpass the defenses of many characters in the meta. She is a great counter to shadow ninjas as her light powers can render their shadow powers useless, but at the same time, she can be just as easily countered by other shadow ninjas that can prove to be stronger than her, such as Captain Dark Shell and the Warlord. Otherwise, she doesn't have that many counters, which is why she is placed at B tier.

What's better than a single-element elemental ninja? That's right, a double-element elemental ninja, and Akasha is one of them. As mentioned before, it is possible for an elemental ninja to master more than one type of element. In this case, Akasha is a good example, being both a fire and a shadow ninja, with high attack and an average defense stat. Her fire powers allow her to easily counter ice-powered characters and plant characters the same way Wildfire can. She also has access to shadow abilities such as teleportation, levitation, identity theft, size change and more, all that allow her to tackle the more powerful characters in the meta such as Captain Red Shell, Green Shadow and Starcade. She also has a high intimidation level, being able to scare off characters like Toby Topaz and Fluttershy pretty easily. Sounds pretty threatening, right? But as powerful as Akasha is, she also has her weaknesses. For example, being a fire ninja causes Akasha to have poor match-ups against the water-powered characters and being a shadow ninja causes her to have poor match-ups against characters who use light attacks, that is unless her shadow attacks prove to be stronger than said light attacks. And as a master of two elements, she cannot use fire attacks as efficiently as Dark Jaiden or shadow attacks as efficiently as Ace. If it weren't for these weaknesses, Akasha would have been a solid A tier.

Lastly, we also have Kyoji on the list, the most iconic ninja in the entire meta. Kyoji has above average defense and offense stats, high intelligence, skilled at stealth and is great at mobility and agility. He is an ice ninja that is proficient at swordfighting, which classifies him as both an elemental and a non-elemental ninja. Unlike Takeshi and Sasuke though, he completed his training and became an actual elemental ninja, thus making him more skiled at elemental attacks than either of those two. While this alone would have placed Kyoji in the C tier, it is his skills on the sword that shows his true strength in battle. His sword complements his weaknesses as an ice ninja, thus leaving him with little to no counters. Because of this, not even fire-powered characters like Scorch and Wildfire can counter him, as Kyoji can defend himself before the fire attacks can hit him, which is also why Kyoji can defeat Akasha on his own. While he is the most powerful ninja in the B tier by far to the point where he can almost be classified as an A tier, Kyoji can still be stopped by stronger powerhouses that can surpass his defenses such as Red Fork and Ace.

A Tier
Now we have come to the deadlier threats of the ninja class. First up is Ace, who was an A tier on a previous list about characters within the Blast/Dr. Zack plot and is now also an A tier on this list. However, he has not changed much since the last time he was discussed about, although that does not change the fact that he is still a powerful force to be reckoned with even in a tier list of ninjas. With superpowers, an almost-indestructible Ace Shield and shadow arts in his arsenal, Ace has incredibly high stats and little to no counters, that not even his main weakness, light, is enough to stop him. The only characters who I think would give Ace trouble are the Warlord, Captain Dark Shell or any other S tier characters.

Itachi, also known by many as the Grass Sword, is a formidable fighter with great agility and mobility who became a grass demon by a curse. Like Kyoji, he is also proficient in swordfighting if not better, which allows him to defend himself from attacks. But more than that, Itachi as a grass demon has access to the grass element which means he is also technically part of the elemental ninja class. As a demonic grass ninja, Itachi can use grass blades that contain a toxin far more potent than Toxico's, to the point that a single grass blade can instantly paralyze an opponent. He can also quickly regenerate his health after taking damage, change his physical shape and root himself to surfaces at will. Although Itachi is technically an elemenetal ninja, he uses elemental attacks in a more traditional style, such as seed bombs to grow grass pillars that function similarly to smoke bombs, which includes his sword that is a grass blade. Due to his health regeneration ability, it is very hard for others to defeat him as Itachi can quickly recover from an attack before he takes another. Even an attack as devastating as a two-element combo can do as much as disabling him temporarily. According to Two Swords, Itachi has one weak point - his heart, which is the key to defeating him completely. But with so many strengths to complement his one known weakness, who knew a grass ninja could be powerful?

Shadow Kyoji is also a swordfighter, but unlike his original counterpart, he is an A tier. He has swordfighting skills, stealth skills, ice powers - all traits that Kyoji possesses. However, having a black crystal in his hand is the sole reason why Shadow Kyoji is higher. This does not make Shadow Kyoji a shadow ninja like Ace or Akasha, it just grants him shadow abilities, which does not make him weak to light attacks but at the cost of not being able to use these abilities as efficiently as the aforementioned two, and even losing the black crystal can render him unable to use them. In this case, I would say that Shadow Kyoji only barely made it into the A tier and if it wasn't for his experience on using black crystals, he would've been on the B tier instead.

Shogo and the Warlord may once have been the same entity, but separate them from each other and they are of their own power levels. But let's talk about Shogo first, who is an A tier shadow ninja. Even without being possessed by the Warlord, Shogo is a powerful fighter on his own, with generally above average stats. Since he is one of the oldest human ninjas on this list, he has the most experience in both elemental and traditional ninja attacks which also makes him very skilled in using the shadow arts, even more than Ace. In fact, I'll say that he might win against Ace if the latter doesn't have his superpowers. Like all shadow ninjas, he has a weakness to light attacks so he will have poor match-ups against Sakura and other light-powered characters.

Kenji brings in a whole new expansion to the ninja universe as the first shaman of the series. While he is by no means an elemental ninja, he can use scrolls to summon spirits in the form of floating elements and command them into attacking his enemies at will. With an everlasting supply of spirits at his disposal, Kenji can use them to cast various elemental attacks, which means that he indirectly has access to all elements and is capable of countering almost every kind of character with the right attack. Kenji also does not have any apparent weaknesses, but as his scrolls are his source of power, destroying them can strip Kenji of his abilities, rendering him powerless. Overall, if it wasn't for his over-dependence on his scrolls, Kenji would have easily become close to an S tier character.

Kabuto is the embodiment of the deadly sin pride, being a prideful but nonetheless powerful warrior. He is also the most powerful non-elemental ninja in the entire meta, without access to elemental attacks in which he makes it up for with his abundance of weapons in his arsenal. Kabuto has super strength and durability that is even higher than Takeshi's, with a surprisingly high mobility for having a big build, equipped with a sword, a shield, a grappling hook, nunchucks, daggers, shurikens, bombs and other kinds of weapons. With such traits, Kabuto does not even need stealth to attack his enemies, and is able to use brute force to intimidate them. He does not have any counters, and as he is able to defend himself against many kinds of attacks, powerful attacks like elemental combos have to be resorted to in order to defeat him. However, his pride can also be his downfall, as he tends to see his enemies as weaklings, which may cause him to let his guard down. This is not an actual weakness, but is rather a trait that can be taken advantage of.

And with that, we will now move on to the S tier, where it truly comes down to the best of the best.

S Tier
Returning from the previous episode of IaLR: Tier Lists is Captain Dark Shell, once again finding his way to the S tier! With extremely high stats strong enough to defeat other S tiers, access to the full tree of shadow powers, the abilities to create black crystals and cause immense pain that not even Discord can avoid, it is no surprise that Captain Dark Shell is capable of taking over the multiverse. In fact, he did that once in Shadows of War, and it took almost everyone to finally defeat him. Not even light attacks, which is the main weakness of shadow ninjas, can do much or even hurt him. No doubt is Captain Dark Shell a powerful force to be reckoned with, which definitely qualifies him as an S tier in this list too.

The Warlord is a shadow demon of pure evil responsible for having taken over the Shadow Dimension, with power that exceeds even that of Captain Dark Shell. Like the latter, he has access to the full tree of shadow powers, but that's not the only thing he has. He can also create silhouettes out of any object or character to assist him, hypnotize other characters into doing his bidding, directly possess the minds of other characters, erase memories, cause hallucinations and nightmares, manipulate the black crystals in any way he wants and more. Although he has not had a standoff with Discord, he is powerful enough to defeat the entire Locked Room Gang, Ink Splash, Ace, the deceased characters and even Elementia, who had to put a curse on the Warlord to stop him from trying to take over the multiverse. Eventually, it took nearly all the light sources in the multiverse to finally defeat the shadow demon once and for all. We do not know whether he still exists but what we do know is that he is one of the strongest characters in this list, or even the whole of IaLR.

The Light Sensei and Shadow Sensei are both S tier characters as well, each with full access to the tree of light powers and the tree of shadow powers respectively. It is of no surprise though, since they are the most powerful among the most powerful types of elemental ninjas. Similar to Kabuto, it requires a powerful attack to defeat them, as both characters are strong enough to counter attacks of the respectively opposite element. Perhaps an attack even more powerful than a simple elemental combo, as even the Legendary Rainbow Gem would struggle against either of them.

Finally, we have Elementia, the goddess of elements and the #1 contender on this list who is almost good enough to have her own tier. Being more powerful than all of the other S tiers in this list, all of Elementia's stats are high enough that she doesn't even need to rely on any of them to defeat another character. And yes, we're talking about the current Elementia, or to be more specific, the daughter of the original Elementia who sacrificed her life for the greater good of the multiverse. Elementia is not a human, but rather a celestial being with a crown that grants her power beyond imagination. With the crown, Elementia has access to all known elements and is able to use them in any way she desires and perform elemental combos without the need of another elemental ninja. She is also psychic, aware of everything that is happening within the multiverse and her presence can be felt in dimensions where elements exist, although she cannot bend reality like Discord can. She can even create spirits (thus being responsible for the existence of Hikari and Kage) that carry various effects, from curses to blessings, which she can use to help her allies or curse her enemies. However, not possessing the crown will result in Elementia not being able to use these abilities, so it is important that she does not let it fall into the wrong hands, else it affects the fate of the multiverse. With great power comes great responsibility, Elementia has power of high value but of equally high price. But who knows, there may be a character who will rise above Elementia and take over as the #1 ninja someday, but it will be a tale of another time.

Conclusion
Totally not plagiarizing this.

And that's all for today! I hope you enjoyed this episode of IaLR: Tier Lists. Remember to stay alert for new entries in the series. If there's any set of characters or any aspect of the game you'd like us to analyze, feel free to request it in the comment section below. Have a great day!

"Quoted from The Battle Tournament" Kyoji concentrates his strength, before using his Sword of Elementia to fire a powerful ice beam at Akasha. ''Akasha gets completely frozen by the ice beam, and the levitation effect wears off. Kyoji keeps the Sword of Elementia.''
 * Kyoji: You want my sword? Here, have it!
 * Akasha: What?! Nooooooooo!!!
 * Kyoji: Better luck next time, Akasha. Until our next duel.
 * General Beet: Incredible display of strategy and skill by Kyoji, who has managed to defeat his foe, despite her using the shadow arts!
 * Florette: This has certainly been one of the best matches we've had so far in this tournament.
 * Discord: Well done Kyoji! You'll move on to the semi-finals! *the crowd cheers for Kyoji*
 * Kyoji: Well, I did it. I must admit this is one of my toughest duels against Akasha, considering how much she wants the Elements of Harmony.
 * Discord: It makes sense. The Elements of Harmony are some of the most powerful magic objects known in the multiverse. It doesn't surprise me that the villains got so excited when they knew that the prize was going to be those elements. Well, go to your place now. *sends Kyoji to the winners' area, next to Black Gem, while Akasha disappears completely*