Benthomaar

“	Kalmaar seeks to awaken Wojira and destroy the surface world. I promised my father I would do everything in my power to stop him.	„
	~ Benthomaar to the ninja in Escape from Merlopia

Benthomaar is a major character in Season 14: Seabound in LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, as well as a minor character in Season 15: Crystalized. He is Trimaar's adopted son and Kalmaar's adoptive brother. By the end of the season, he is is the current ruler of Merlopia and the Endless Sea.

He is voiced by Cole Howard.

Biography[]

Past[]

When little, he was adopted by King Trimaar of Merlopia, becoming the brother of Prince Kalmaar. Throughout the years, Benthomaar tried to convince Kalmaar to accept him as his brother, but to no avail.

Seabound[]

Years later, when Kalmaar became closer to awaken the sea serpent Wojira, the Ninja visited Merlopia and learned Kalmaar's plan to awaken Wojira. Kalmaar kidnapped Nya and Maya to get the location of the Storm Amulet as the other part required to awaken the Serpent. Kalmaar would soon blast their father and turn the ninja into fugitives to Merlopia. Benthomaar sees his dying father and Kalmaar frames the ninja for his death. Benthomaar wants to get help for his father, but Kalmaar forces him to take Trimaar and comfort him in his final moments. Struggling to save him, Benthomaar saw as his father die, telling to him that the ninja are not to blame and that he should stop his brother.

After helping the ninja escape the Merlopian guards and tell his story with Kalmaar, he and them traveled to the Island of the Keepers to get the Storm Amulet before Kalmaar, however they discovered that the one they have is a fake one and the real one is with Clutch Powers. Kalmaar would soon attack their ship, but they managed to return to Ninjago City thanks to Nya bringing in whales. Once there, they confronted Kalmaar again. They got the Storm Amulet before Kalmaar could, and Benthomaar decided to stay with the ninja for a while. However, it turned out that they had the fake amulet again and Kalmaar had the real one. Thus, Kalmaar finally managed to awaken Wojira, who brought destruction and flooded Ninjago City. Confronting his brother one last time, he finally stopped declaring him as his brother and broke his trident, losing control of Wojira, resulting into Wojira eating Kalmaar alive. After Nya sacrificed herself merging with the Endless Sea and defeating Wojira, Benthomaar was present at her memorial.

Crystallized[]

After returning to Merlopia, he was crowned King of Merlopia and became the ruler of the Endless Sea. One year after Nya's sacrifice, King Benthomaar, the Maaray Guards, and the Keepers, alongside lots of the Ninja's other allies, joined them in the final battle against the Overlord and his army of Crystal Warriors, also helping the Ninja to achieve Dragon Form and succeed in the Overlord’s defeat. After the battle, the allies were called again by Dareth to help the Ninja rebuild the Monastery of Spinjitzu.

Appearance[]

Benthomaar has blue-gray skin with many dark blue and black symbols. He has black hair combed up on his head and a white chest with marked abdominal muscles. He also has bright blue eyes with rough eyebrows, black and white facial markings, and small sharp white teeth. He is relatively modestly dressed, as he wears gold armor that covers half of his chest with a gold chain extending to his back resembling his adoptive brother's. He also has dark blue gloves and the same armor around his hips and thighs, under which is an orange garment resembling scales.

Personality[]

Benthomaar is a kind and gentle person who thinks positively of people and tries to please them in the best way he could through his caring and considerate characteristics. However, it is characteristics such as this that leads to his vulnerability where he is easy to manipulate and taken advantaged of due to his friendly and benevolent nature. His kindness manifests itself especially in the fact that he constantly tried to please Kalmaar and gain his favor, as he did not understand that his older brother would never like him.

Kalmaar therefore took advantage of his naivete and manipulated him to help him find the Temple of Wojira. When he finally realized that Kalmaar had just cheated him and would never love him, Benthomaar tried to defy his manipulative side and no longer trusted him, even calling him Kalmaar instead of brother. He still told him that he hoped to find what he was looking for. However, this did not last long, and for a while he felt again that his brother might love him, started calling him brother again and even defended him when Trimaar thought he had sunk the surface-dwellers' ships. He only became fully aware of Kalmaar's hatred after learning that he had killed their father.

Benthomaar also has a sense of obedience, although he broke it several times. For example, he went with Kalmaar to the Tartarus Trench, although he was aware that it was a dangerous and, above all, forbidden place. However, his desire for his brother's love convinced him to break his father's ban. After he and Kalmaar discovered the Temple of Wojira, he did not tell this information to his father.

Even with all that however, Benthomaar has a strong sense of justice and is not afraid to stand up for others in the right of a situation. As soon as he learned that Kalmaar had killed his father, he immediately went to help the ninja and left his home kingdom to help them escape.

During the years that Benthomaar was only with his father and realized Kalmaar's hatred, he felt that Trimaar was the only being who could love him. Therefore, he could not immediately accept his death, realizing that the only one who ever loved him was gone. However, the ninja immediately misled him and offered to be his friends. Benthomaar was very happy about this and was sincerely pleased when they offered him the opportunity to stay in the monastery. During this stay, he developed a relationship with the ninja, and especially with Nya, and finally refused to tell her how Nyad had merged with the sea because he did not want her to suffer the same fate, but Nya eventually convinced him.

Benthomaar is shown to sympathize with those who have faced troubling times, such as when he felt bad when he's reminded of sunken ships in the graveyard of ships and siding with those that feel that they are inferior. He holds a great deal of concern for those he's with despite the terrible things they have done to him. Benthomaar also has a way with words and is not afraid to lie if it is for a good cause as displayed when convincing a group of Maaray Guards that Kalmaar sent for them in which they believed his statement.

Skills[]

Benthomaar has an excellent fighting ability, and enhanced strength, as he was able to catch and throw an eel against a wall. He is also skilled in using a spear and notably a strong swimmer. He also appears to be able to breathe both on land and on sea.