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Ninja Raid on Adelaide 2009

On Sunday 1st of March, The largest group of Ninjas ever seen will descend upon Rundle Mall!

Where: South East Corner Of Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide
When: 2:30pm Sunday 1st of March

  • Wear Black Clothes
  • Bring a Black T-Shirt (for headgear)

(more details in the second half of this post)

The Story so Far…

How it Started

The Ninjas, once feared warriors, had been losing their edge for years as they waged territorial battles amongst themselves and paid little attention to protecting their borders from foreign sea dogs. They had lost their reputation as the unseen killers, black as death, and allowed pirates to stumble the streets of Adelaide drunk and unchecked.

In early 2008 the Pirate Prince docked at Port Adelaide unchallenged and declared the city his. Many of the older Ninjas were upset that the borders they had fought so hard to secure had been lost so easily but they were powerless against the young and fearless pirate hordes.

There was one Ninja who had not forgotton the old ways and was not about to let his home city fall. He was a young and calculating warrior called Red Ninja and he united the many tribes to come out of the shadows and show their strength in the Ninja Raid on Adelaide. Red Ninja was a natural leader and a good general too. Fighting under him, the Ninjas found a sense of pride once again and fought on until they had retaken the city and captured the Pirate Prince.

[event report and video]

(several months passed)

News of his son’s capture reaches the Pirate King far across the seven seas. He is furious that his son could be so careless but outraged that the Ninjas perpetrated such a brazen and personal attack.

The King loves his son, but he loves his pride even more. He is calling for all factions of the Pirate empire to unite behind his flag, retake the city, and squash out the Ninjas for good.

He is offering 12 chests of gold for the one who rescues his son and delivers the Red Ninjas head on a platter.

Meanwhile, his success in battle has been kind to Red Ninja. He is now no longer a warrior but a Ninja Lord with the allegiance and respect of thousands. He has got wind of the Pirates’ plan and has sent messages to all corners of the land for Ninjas to be ready to fight their sworn enemies, the Pirates, in a conflict to end all conflicts, The Battle for Adelaide.

    [event report]

    (a short time passes and a treaty is hastily drawn up…)

    Temporary Treaty

    I, The Pirate King and I, Red Ninja, agree (mostly) that the facts below are true and agree that ourselves and our armies will be bound by this treaty under penalty of death.

    No Pirate or Ninja will engage in battle until this new threat to both our survivals is dealt with.  Both our races have been so preocupied with their etternal struggle for power that the Zombies have been all but forgotton and have been able to create a massive army capable of destoying both the Ninjas and the Pirates if we fight them alone.  Only by working together will we have a chance of surviving.

    Once the Zombie threat is neutralised we will return to opposite sides of the battle field and resume our endless battle.

    Signed

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    Pirate King: X Arrrrr

    Red Ninja: X

    (around October 2007)

    Despite the best efforts of both the Pirates and the Ninjas, the Zombies managed to walk the city, undead and unhindered.  The cowardly Pirate army quickly leapt to their ships and sailed away leaving the Ninjas to fend for themselves.  Many great warriors were killed that night but the Zombies were eventually banished from the land of the living once more.

    (fast forward to the present)

    Now that the pirates have deserted us and the Zombie threat has been neutralised, its time to reveal our full strength.  For one day we shall not move like shadows, we shall not remain invisable.  We will show our full strength and prove the Adelaide is ours!

    Ninja Raid on Adelaide 2009 Event Report

     

    Thanks to all those who came out to the event, as always it was hard work but great fun.

    For an idea of how the event went, I suggest you check out the video below then read all the great comments from participants at the end of the post.

    [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZiGl8-4isM]

    (also available on youtubeTip: watch in High Quality )

    If You Can Read This My Cape Fell Off

    At the beginning of the raid, before we left Hindmarsh square, we did a small amount of filming some of which involved chasing a girl in a red t-shirt that said “if you can read this my cape fell off” on the back.

    That was Bec Hill and the filming we did was for her show at this years fringe, ‘If you can read this my cape fell off.’

    From the fringe guide:

    Join Bec as she searches for a loophole which may classify her as a superhero. However, when your only superpower is making awesome cheese-on-toast, do you stand much of a chance? THE show for anyone who has ever fancied themselves as a superhero… …Without the heroic or super part.

    Trailer of the Show:

    [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2aDj6Nz86AU]

    (also available on youtube)

    Photos

    Thanks to all those who uploaded photos from the event:

    • Jennifer King
    • Kara Lee Holloway
    • John Goodridge
    • SanSan Ja
    • Ben Teoh
    • Rachel Jose
    • Sean Curry
    • Rejectreality (also on flickr)

    I have added a few into the post below, you can view them all on facebook.

    Two MASSIVE Upcoming Events: No Pants 2k9 and Ninjas 2009

    No Pants 2k9 Adelaide

    When: Saturday January 10th 2009

    Time: 12:30pm – 2pm

    Where: Train leaving Adelaide Train Station (and returning)

    This is the 2nd year running this in Adelaide. Last year was great fun and we hope to get a bigger turnout for more fun this year.

    The idea is simple:

    1. Ride the train with pants
    2. Take pants off during the trip (with boxers/briefs underneath)
    3. Pretend you don’t know the other pantsless riders and pretend that wearing no pants on the train is a perfectly normal thing to be doing

    Now, if you’re thinking that theres no way you’re going to ride the train pantsless consider this… Improv Everywhere run this event every year in New York and last time they managed to get 900 people, thats right NINE HUNDRED, to go pantsless and for them its the middle of winter. In the Aussie summer going pantsless is actually more comfortable than wearing pants.

    Come and join us, do something unusual, be part of the ultimate inside joke and give the prudes of Adelaide something to gasp at.

    Last years event:
    Video: http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=o4AoHmgwk1s
    Report: http://adelaideflashmob.com/?p=17

    If you are interested then please mark yourself as attending on the Facebook Event or drop us an email at adelflashmob[at]hotmail[dot]com

    Ninja Raid on Adelaide 2009

    On Sunday 1st of March, The largest group of Ninjas ever seen will descend upon Rundle Mall!

    Where: South East Corner Of Hindmarsh Square, Adelaide
    When: 2:30pm Sunday 1st of March

    * Wear Black Clothes
    * Bring a Black T-Shirt (for headgear)
    * *optional* A plastic toy weapon (Do not bring anything real or that looks real)

    The more Ninjas, the more fun so:

    * Invite your friends on Facebook and MySpace to the events
    * Tell all your Ninja friends
    * Print off poster (below in photos) and put it up at your school, uni, workplace, club, temple or dojo
    *Print out flyers (below in photos) and give them out to your friends (you can use microsoft photo printing wizard to print them off, 9 per page)

    Look at the photo below for how to turn a t-shirt into Ninja head gear (in links section below)

    To ensure this is the biggest ninja run ever we will be putting up a lot of posters and handing out a ton of flyers.

    The plan will consist of:

    1. Meet at 2:30 for brief Ninja training and instructions
    2. We will be storming adelaide in a large group with several mini Ninja events down and around the mall.
    3. Just before 4:00 we will have a Ninja photoshoot around the Mall’s Balls.

    If you are interested then please mark yourself as attending on the Facebook Event or drop us an email at adelflashmob[at]hotmail[dot]com

    Spread the Word!

    Our events are not for everyone so the more people who hear about them the more chance we have of getting those who ARE interested to come along.  You can help us out by mentioning our events in your normal day to day activities.  If you Facebook then join our events and invite your friends along.  If you Blog then write an entry about us and our activities.  If you Stumble or Digg then drop us a hit.  If you Email then spam all your friends about us.  If you talk with friends, bring us up in conversation… every little bit helps.  Your help, even the smallest amount of help, can make our event SUCCESSFUL!

    Ninjas vs Pirates, The Battle for Adelaide

    This is a follow up event to our highly successful, ‘Ninja Raid on Adelaide.’

    The Story

    How it Started 

    The Ninjas, once feared warriors, had been losing their edge for years as they waged territorial battles amongst themselves and paid little attention to protecting their borders from foreign sea dogs. They had lost their reputation as the unseen killers, black as death, and allowed pirates to stumble the streets of Adelaide drunk and unchecked.

    In early 2008 the Pirate Prince docked at Port Adelaide unchallenged and declared the city his. Many of the older Ninjas were upset that the borders they had fought so hard to secure had been lost so easily but they were powerless against the young and fearless pirate hordes.

    There was one Ninja who had not forgotton the old ways and was not about to let his home city fall. He was a young and calculating warrior called Red Ninja and he united the many tribes to come out of the shadows and show their strength in the Ninja Raid on Adelaide. Red Ninja was a natural leader and a good general too. Fighting under him, the Ninjas found a sense of pride once again and fought on until they had retaken the city and captured the Pirate Prince.

    (several months later)

    News of his son’s capture has reached the Pirate King far across the seven seas. He is furious that his son could be so careless but outraged that the Ninjas perpetrated such a brazen and personal attack.

    The King loves his son, but he loves his pride even more. He is calling for all factions of the Pirate empire to unite behind his flag, retake the city, and squash out the Ninjas for good. plavix

    He is offering 12 chests of gold for the one who rescues his son and delivers the Red Ninjas head on a platter.

    Meanwhile, his success in battle has been kind to Red Ninja. He is now no longer a warrior but a Ninja Lord with the allegiance and respect of thousands. He has got wind of the Pirates’ plan and has sent messages to all corners of the land for Ninjas to be ready to fight their sworn enemies, the Pirates, in a conflict to end all conflicts, The Battle for Adelaide.

    GET INVOLVED

    Where do your allegiances lie…

    Ninja Raid on Adelaide Event Report

    Updated: June 24th.

    Thanks to everyone who left comments below, I think they really do add something positive to an event report like this.  If you haven’t yet, then comment away, theres still some space left.  I thought I’d better update this report with all the resources etc so people coming to the site in the future will be able to read all about it in one place.  I’ve been meaning to do it for a while but have been super busy with uni stuff as I’m sure a few of you have too.

    What?

    For those of you who don’t know, the ‘Ninja Raid on Adelaide’ was an event hosted by the AFM on Saturday May 24th.  The basic idea was to get a huge group of people together, dress up as Ninjas, run around the city and make a great video about it.  You can find the full instructions including how to construct the Ninja head gear here.

    Why?

    This question has been asked many times and I think the answer is different for each person.  I participate in Flash Mobs and related events because I like to be different, I like to make spectators out of unsuspecting people and make them go ‘what the?,’  I like to document the event and see the impact that the videos have on other people and I like participating because its great fun.  Why do you like to Mob?

    Wrap Up

    The event went very well and was definately our biggest and most successful event yet.  Our best estimate puts the mob at 150- 200 people but we know we had at least 100.  We had 4 groups each with a group leader (who wore coloured arm and head bands) and each group had different tasks in the campaign to catch the Pirate Prince.  We got some great reactions from bystanders which you can see in the video if you look closely and read about in the comments below.

    We also had a bunch of guys from Parkour SA doing tricks and stunts throughout the event. If you’d like to learn more about what they do or get involved yourself, check out their website and forum

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    Media

    We contacted the TV stations and Sunday Mail before hand and were happy to see a photographer/reporter as well as a Channel 7 camerman come out to cover the event.  Apparently when the Channel 7 guy came to the meeting place to ask us what the plan for the day was, he asked several people what we were going to do and got several answers of ‘its a secret, we can’t tell you,’ ha ha… great work Ninjas!

    • We got a story and a bunch of photos on the Adelaide Now Website (owned by the Advertiser) and then a follow up story in the Sunday Mail

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      the day after.

    • Unfortunatley we didn’t make the News that night or Sunday night but we have heard rumours that we were on on Monday night.  If anyone happens to have the footage we’d love to get a copy!
    • About a week later we discovered a full page story and some pictures on a very popular Korean News Website, CyWorld (in Korean).  We still haven’t got an official translation yet so if anyone can help us out, it would be much appreciated.
    • As a result of the Raid, Alex and I were interviewed on Radio Adelaide’s ‘The Range’ on Friday, check out the podcast here

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    Resources

    We are lucky at the AFM to have a dedicated and talented media manger, Ken.  He had his work cut out for him for this event as he had to film us go past and then sprint to the front of the group once more to film us go past again, then rinse and repeat.  We also couldn’t have done it without the help of our volunteer filmers, so thank to them also.  The video turned out great and seems to get better every time you watch it.  If you watch it one youtube, remember to do it in high quality as its a much better experience.

    I have posted the picture sets below followed by the video teasers and finally the finished video.  Don’t forget to check out our next big event, ‘Ninjas vs Pirates, The Battle for Adelaide,’ happening on August 9th.

    -Nick

    corelyy2003’s photostream on Flickr

    Adelaide Flash Mob photostream on Flickr

    Teaser Original

    Teaser 1

    Teaser 2

    Teaser 3 

    Ninja Raid on Adelaide ‘The Video’

    [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESNRj8RiuXY]

    (tip: watch in high quality on youtube)

    Ninjas vs Pirates, The Battle for Adelaide: The Calm Before The Storm

    With less than two days to go before the final battle of the epic power struggle between Ninjas and Pirates hits the streets of Adelaide, its time to ready yourselves for war.  Parrot spies have delivered the location of the Pirate Prince to his father the King and he has locked himself in his cabin, planning his strike.  The Ninjas know that the Pirates are preparing to attack but they aren’t scuttling away and hiding in the hills as they have done before, this time they are standing to fight.  To the death…

    Meet: Saturday 9th, 2:30 pm  @ the South East corner of Hindmarsh Square

    Remember:

    • Ensure you arrive at the event on time, account for time parking etc.
    • Dress up; Ninjas wear black pants and top and black t shirt for mask.  Pirates wear pirate hats, eye patches, and your meanest pirate snarls
    • Bring PLASTIC swords if you can.  STRICTLY NO real weapons or even anything that looks real.
    • Full details here

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    If you know anyone whos not doing much on Saturday then rope them in to come along.  The more people we get the better the atmosphere will be, the better the video will look and the more Adelaide shoppers we’ll totally freak out!