Defender 2026 · Ninja Hoodie

Wind picks up, and your face takes the hit?

5 reasons the Ninja Hoodie has you covered

The Ninja Hoodie side by side: hood down with the face showing, then zipped up into a balaclava

Review of our 2023 1/4 Zip

★★★★★
“Second purchase from Saint Javelin. Over the moon with this fleece. … Just what I need for up on the hills.”
Steven P.Verified buyer · United Kingdom

By Saint Javelin · 100% Made in Ukraine

Ninja Hoodie vs a regular fleece

Why it beats the fleece you already own.

Ninja HoodieRegular fleece
Face covered in one zip
Polartec, the fleece used by the US military
Reinforced where rock and branches tear fleece
100% Made in Ukraine

Wind picks up? One zip, and your face is covered.

Zip it all the way up and the hood closes into a balaclava. No stopping, no digging through your pack: it’s already on you.

A storm guard keeps the wind out of the zip. A zipper garage keeps cold metal off your chin.

Man in an Olive Ninja Hoodie zipped up into a balaclava, low sun and snowy peaks behind

Good enough to jump out of a helicopter in.

That’s the Ninja Hoodie leaving a helicopter above Lauterbrunnen, in the Swiss Alps.

Your weekend has fewer helicopters. Same hoodie: the trail on Saturday, the school run on Monday. It moves with you and looks like nothing else out there.

A jumper in an Olive Ninja Hoodie leaping from a helicopter above the clouds in the Swiss Alps

200 Midweight

Made with Polartec, the fabric used by the US military.

Polartec says it made the first synthetic fleece in 1981. Polartec 200, the fleece in your hoodie, was the fleece in the US Army’s Gen II cold-weather kit.

Warm when you stop. Dry when you move.

Two people in Olive Ninja Hoodies by a campfire in the mountains, one with the hood zipped up

Go off-trail without shredding the sleeves.

Rock and branches shred plain fleece at the forearms and sides. Here those spots are reinforced with stretch nylon, so the rough stuff hits nylon, not fleece. And it still moves with you.

Man in a Ranger Green Ninja Hoodie zipped into a balaclava, standing in a rocky riverbed at dusk

Warm hands, and the heat stays in.

Two angled zips open into one big kangaroo pocket, fleece against your hands.

Cinch the bungee hem to seal in heat, or loosen it when you’re working hard.

Hand going into the Ninja Hoodie’s kangaroo pocket, with the stretch-nylon side panel

The Defender 2026 collection

Made for where the weather turns.

Wind picks up? You’re already covered.

Midnight Black, Olive or Ranger Green · S to XXL

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$156 · 100% Made in Ukraine

Reviews

People loved the last one. It sold out.

Heads up: these reviews are for a different product, our 2023 Defender 1/4 Zip Fleece. The Ninja Hoodie is brand new, so it has no reviews yet.

Defender Polar 1/4 Zip Fleece - Saint JavelinSold out

Defender Polar 1/4 Zip Fleece (2023)

5.0 from 31 reviews

  • Review of the 2023 1/4 Zip

    ★★★★★
    “I wore it while hiking the alps in summer, going out with friends on a fall evening and now in the winter - it always performs and keeps you warm, when you need it to.”

    NielsVerified buyerGermany

    See it on Judge.me ↗

  • Review of the 2023 1/4 Zip

    ★★★★★
    “Perfect quality, extra warm and coazy. I really like the pockets, they're very spacious. 10/10”

    ErikasVerified buyer

    See it on Judge.me ↗

  • Review of the 2023 1/4 Zip

    ★★★★★
    “great for walks in the forest, but also for warming up while sitting at the computer”

    Petr T.Verified buyerCzechia

    See it on Judge.me ↗

  • Review of the 2023 1/4 Zip

    ★★★★★
    “Bought one for my dad first, then my bf. They’re both raving about how warm and great it is. Now hoping they restock the S so I can get one for myself”

    AnastassiaCanada

    See it on Judge.me ↗

The Ninja Hoodie is even better

  • Your face is covered in one zip: the hood closes into a balaclava
  • Warm when you stop, dry when you sweat: Polartec 200 Midweight
  • Goes off-trail without shredding: stretch nylon on the forearms and lower sides

Too nice to be real? Fair. Our mums didn’t write these, promise. They all live on Judge.me, and “Verified” means Judge.me matched the review to a real order.

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Who's behind it

The Saint Javelin story

  1. The original Saint Javelin sticker: a saint holding a Javelin missile
    February 2022

    The million-dollar sticker

    On February 16, 2022, former journalist Christian Borys printed 100 stickers of a saint holding a Javelin missile to raise money for Ukrainian charities. He sold over 10,000 and raised over $1M.

  2. Ukrainian soldiers holding a Saint Javelin flag
    Late 2022

    From meme to maker

    We started making our gear in Ukraine. In late 2022, we built and donated military winter gear to Ukrainian soldiers, which went on to inspire the Defender collection.

  3. Our team in the Yukon backcountry
    Since then

    Proving our gear

    Our gear has been proven around the world: in the hardest conditions in Ukraine, high in the Alps and even in the Yukon backcountry.

  4. A seamstress sewing Saint Javelin gear in a Ukrainian factory
    Today

    100% Made in Ukraine

    We built our production from the ground up. We bring the best materials we can find, like Polartec fleece, into Ukraine and work with manufacturers across the country to make our gear.

As seen in

  • The New York Times
  • BBC News
  • NBC News
  • The Washington Post
  • Forbes Ukraine

Rated 4.9 out of 5 across 5,400+ customer reviews

Everything you get

  • Your face is covered in one zipThe hood closes into a balaclava.
  • Warm when you stop, dry when you movePolartec 200 Midweight fleece.
  • Go off-trail without shredding the sleevesStretch nylon on the forearms and lower sides.
  • Warm hands, and the heat stays inTwo zips into one big kangaroo pocket, and a bungee hem.

Face covered in one zip · Warm when you stop

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Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, front, worn by a man
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, hood zipped up over the face, worn by a man
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, zipping the hood up over the face
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, stretch nylon abrasion panel on the forearm
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, angled zip hand pocket and velcro logo patch
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, adjustable hem with bungee cord and cord lock
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, side, full length, worn by a man
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, back, worn by a man
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, three-quarter view, worn by a woman
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, hood zipped over the face, facing forward, worn by a woman
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, full length, worn by a man
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, three-quarter view, hood zipped over the face, worn by a man
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, hood zipped up over the face, worn by a woman
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, side, worn by a woman
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, back with the hood up, worn by a woman
Olive — Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie, hands in the kangaroo pocket

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Polartec 200 Midweight Ninja Hoodie

$156

Warm when you stop, dry when you sweat: Polartec 200 Midweight. 100% Made in Ukraine.

Color: Olive
Size: S
  • Face covered in one zip: the hood closes into a balaclava
  • No draught, no cold metal on your chin: storm guard and zipper garage
  • Goes off-trail without shredding: stretch nylon on the forearms and lower sides
  • Warm hands, no cold air underneath: two zips into one big kangaroo pocket, and a bungee hem
  • Midnight Black, Olive or Ranger Green · S–XXL
Full details and size chart

Questions we get

How warm is it?

It's a midweight fleece, warm enough for most of the winter. In real cold, wear it under a shell; on cool, dry days it works on its own. It isn't a substitute for a shell.

Can I wear the hood open?

Yes. Unzipped, it's a normal fitted hood. Zip it up when the wind picks up.

Is it a quarter-zip?

It's a half-zip. The zip runs from mid-chest up into the hood.

What colours and sizes are there?

Midnight Black, Olive and Ranger Green, in S to XXL. The size chart is on the product page.

Where is it made?

100% Made in Ukraine. We ship the Polartec fabric in, and the hoodie is cut and sewn in Ukraine.

Tough gear,
for tough people.

Wind picks up? One zip. Face covered.

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