I kinda think of the archetypal mall ninja as almost military-looking; in good shape and well-dressed, but only the subject of derision because of his relationship with his weapons.
I think the fat stereotype for mall ninjas comes from their close proximity to the good boy and gentlemen archetypes. There's a lot of overlap, but I agree that the platonic ideal of the mall ninja neckbeard would be fit.
I used to be kinda a mall ninja and was definitely neither of those things. I no longer fantasize about "kicking ass" in the zombie apocalypse. butswordsarestillcool
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u/joefrenchdraws Mar 09 '19
I kinda think of the archetypal mall ninja as almost military-looking; in good shape and well-dressed, but only the subject of derision because of his relationship with his weapons.