Arashikage Techniques

Arashikage Mind-Set

The Mind-Set is a form of hypnotism that requires extreme concentration and focus. It is perhaps the most powerful and dangerous of the Arashikage secrets, granting a warrior unshakable resolve and tenacity. The Mind-Set will cause a warrior to ignore pain and fear, and has proven capable of casting off the effects of brainwashing.

The Cloak of the Chameleon

Using extreme physical control, the Cloak of the Chameleon alters breathing and circulatory patterns, in order to perfectly mimic the sounds of another person. As depicted in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #26, the Hard Master employed this technique when he was killed, because he was imitating Snake-Eyes, the assassin's real target.

The Ear That Sees

An exercise that concentrates hearing, to compensate for loss of sight. The Ear That Sees allows a warrior to identify a foe through sound alone, with cues such as heartbeat, the sound of cloth against cloth, and the patterns of breathing and other movement.

The Sleeping Phoenix

This technique mimics death, by exerting extreme physical control over involuntary bodily processes. It has proven valuable in fooling enemies, and in extending survival, such as when Storm Shadow used the technique to preserve his life, after the Baroness shot him in G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #47.

The Blind Sword

A lesser sword fighting technique that allows the practitioner to defend them self in no visibility conditions, consisting in just extending the sword using its scabbard for touch and compensate loss of sight. Hard Master taught this technique to Snake-Eyes just before teaching him the "Cloak of the Chameleon".

The Way Of The Inner Anvil

The most well kept secret technique handed down from ninja to ninja through countless generations whereby you may still your breath and heartbeat to the semblance of death itself. This technique was revealed while Snake-Eyes was subjected to the Brainwave Scanner.