Meeting the Sensei in Club Penguin

Sensei is a popular celebrity character in the online kidsthey become a Club Penguin ninja and earn a special
game, Club Penguin. He first appeared in late 2008 asninja outfit. They also gain access to the secret ninja
part of a major event at the Dojo, a popular hangouthideout, also known as the Flying Flippers Emporium.
for players in the game. During the event, strangeSensei normally appears inside the Dojo but recently
things began to happen on Club Penguin, including thehas been making special celebrity appearances in the
appearance of the long-rumored Club Penguin ninjas.game. During these special appearances, he arrives on
The old Dojo was destroyed, and then the Senseirandom servers and will chat with other players.
appeared as it was re-built. He took up residencePlayers who are fortunate enough to find him can
inside the Dojo and became a major part of a newobtain a special autographed player card background
mini-game launched on the site called Card-Jitsu.from him as a souvenir. His appearances are limited,
In the Card-Jitsu game, which exists both as an onlineand usually tied to special events, just like the
mini-game on the web site and as a collectible tradingappearances from other celebrity penguins such as
card game that can be bought in stores, Sensei guidesRockhopper, Gary the Gadget Guy, and the Club
players as they seek to improve their martial arts skillsPenguin Band. When he is appearing in the game,
by competing against each other. In the online versionmany players will post sightings of him on blogs or in
of the game, players advance through levels, or "belts"forums. There are also several Sensei Tracker
until they obtain the black belt. At this point, they maywidgets available, which attempt to pinpoint his location
compete against Sensei and if they can defeat him,as he moves from server to server in the game.