Reinhardt Suarez wonders what Raphael, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, did to deserve the sais as his weapon specialty. Not that sais are useless – they're quite handy for disarming people. But when compared to major ninja weapons like the katana and the nunchucks, the sai just doesn't measure up. So, okay, Donatello used the bo, which wasn't much more than a wooden stick, but at least it had range.