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| “ | The ninja have protected Ninjago for years. We've been a symbol of hope for so many. But with the others missing, that hope had been lost. Now I see there is a reason to hope once again, because I can't do this alone. | „ |
| ~ Lloyd to the Matriarch |
The Ninja, also known as the Masters of Spinjitzu, are the titular main protagonists of the Ninjago franchise.
They are a group of young warriors formed by Master Wu to protect the land of Ninjago from evil. They are the main protagonists of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. Since the team's formation, they have fought many foes including the power hungry Garmadon and the demonic Overlord. Cole, Kai, Jay, and Zane united, they fought Lord Garmadon and the Skulkin and later the Serpentine, which were freed by Lloyd Garmadon. Lloyd would become the fabled Green Ninja, while his father, Lord Garmadon, returned and posed a new threat along with The Overlord and the Stone Army.
As the years went on, the Ninja faced further obstacles and adversaries, and Nya joined the team as the Water Ninja. They battled the Golden Master and the Nindroids, Master Chen and the Anacondrai Cultists, Morro and the Ghost Warriors, Nadakhan and the Sky Pirate Crew in an erased timeline, the Time Twins and the Vermillion, as well as Harumi, the Sons of Garmadon and the resurrected Lord Garmadon.
Most recently, the original Ninja and Wu were trapped in the Realm of Oni and Dragons and faced the Dragon Hunters, while Lloyd and Nya continued to resist against Garmadon and his forces. Master Wu and the four Ninja managed to return to Ninjago and assist in Lloyd's defeat of Garmadon, reclaiming Ninjago City and returning the world to normal.
The Ninja would then continue to defend Ninjago from any other threats.
Purpose[]
The Ninja are a team of warriors trained by the veteran martial-artist, Master Wu. Master Wu formed the team to protect the land of Ninjago from the forces of evil. As the Ninja were formed to defend the land from evil forces they have had to fight numerous different foes, such as Lord Garmadon, the Skulkin, the Serpentine, the Great Devourer, the Stone Army, the Overlord, the Shadow Army, Sensei Yang and his students, Acronix and Krux, the Vermillion, Harumi, the Sons of Garmadon, the Dragons Hunters, and many more.
History[]
Hunt for the Golden Weapons[]
Dreading his evil brother's return, the team was formed by Master Wu to fight against the Skulkin and Lord Garmadon's undying thirst to conquer the world of Ninjago.
Rise of the Serpentine[]
After the disappearance of Lord Garmadon, the Ninja face the Serpentine, who, thanks to Lloyd, were able to leave their tombs and free the Great Devourer.
A Prophecy Fulfilled[]
After the defeat of the Great Devourer, the Ninja, along with the Green Ninja, fought against Garmadon, the Overlord, and the indestructible Stone Army.
Technological Era[]
Ninjago was at peace, thanks to Lloyd, who defeated the Overlord, but he had not died but had infiltrated Borg's technology. The Ninja had to fight again with the Overlord, only now with an old enemy, Pythor, and the Nindroids.
However, the Ninja emerged victorious, but at the cost of Zane, who sacrificed himself though secretly created a new body for himself.
Preventing Another Serpentine War[]
After the sacrifice of Zane, the Ninja are divided, but everything changed when they discovered that he was still alive. To rescue him they had to go to the Tournament of Elements. During this time, they discovered the truth of their powers after they met and befriended the Elemental Masters. The Ninja were also able to unlock the ability to use Elemental Dragons.
With the sacrifice of Garmadon, Master Chen and the Anacondrai Cultists were banished to the Cursed Realm.
Paranormal Quests[]
When opening the portal of the Cursed Realm, a ghost named Morro, who was the first student of Master Wu, possessed Lloyd and shortly after takes the Realm Crystal and liberates the Preeminent. The ninja were faced with problems, as their power depended on Lloyd and Cole was turned into a ghost. However, things shifted for the better as they learned a new technique Airjitzu and Cole learned some new ghost moves.
In the end, thanks to Nya, who unlocked her True Potential, they defeated the Preeminent and Morro, thus sending them to the Departed Realm.
Wishes and Consequences[]
When Clouse, who escaped the Cursed Realm, released Nadakhan, the Ninja will have to stop him before he marries Nya and gains infinite wishes. Unfortunately, he stole the Realm Crystal and released the rest of his crew, who helped him build New Djinjago. Jay's last wished caused everyone to forget the majority of the season.
Honoring Ancestors and Battling Old Foes[]
Following the Sky Pirate conflict, Ninjago celebrated the holiday, with the Ninja spreading out across the land of Ninjago to remember their ancestors. Zane remembers Dr. Julien at Birchwood Forest, Kai and Nya remember Ray and Maya at their blacksmith shop, Lloyd and Misako remember Garmadon at the Corridor of Elders, and Wu remembers his father at the Monastery of Spinjitzu, while Jay spends time with his parents at their junkyard.
In the meantime, Cole was suddenly forgotten by his friends and goes to Master Yang's Haunted Temple to settle his debt with the ghostly master. However, a sinister plot by Yang leads Cole to free the spirits of the Ninja's old enemies from the Departed Realm, including Samukai, Kozu, Cryptor, Chen, and Morro, all of whom possess statues at the Ninjago Museum of History. Seeking revenge, the revived villains spread throughout Ninjago to confront their adversaries.
The ninja defeated their ghostly foes and gathered at the museum, where they were told by Wu and a redeemed Morro of Yang's intentions and how they forgot Cole. The ninja then realized of the danger Cole is in and rushed to aid him, while Morro returns to the Departed Realm at peace.
With the Yin Blade in hand, Yang proceeded to go to the roof of his temple and activates the artifact, using its reality-warping powers to open the Rift of Return. However, Cole, confronted Yang, they fought with the master being forced the latter to defend himself with the Yin Blade with success, slicing apart Cole's blade in the process.
However, when Cole's support by his friends powered him up, Cole used his charged fists to attack Yang, who attempted to shield himself with the Yin Blade. Unable to withstand the assault, the Yin Blade was shattered by Cole's attack, and with its destruction and the ending Yin-Yang Eclipse, the Rift of Return started to close as a result. However, a reformed Yang threw Cole through the rift changing him back to a human and the Ninja gained a new base in Yang's Temple.
A Series of Temporal Paradoxes[]
After the Day of the Departed, the Ninja returned to Ninjago Museum of History and discovered that Master Wu and Garmadon confronted two Elemental Masters, after which the Ninja decided to stop the Time Twins, but it was too late as they had recollected the Time Blades. Finally they together with Kai, Nya, and Wu traveling to the past, 40 years before, after the defeat of Acronix and Krux. Master Wu sacrificed himself to stop them and Kai and Nya returned to the present to cure their rapidly aging father. Wu then resolved to defeat the Time Twins once and for all. Realizing that they lost their master, the Ninja name Lloyd their new master. As leader, Lloyd had the team bury the time blade and to find their teacher who was lost in time.
The Rebirth of Lord Garmadon[]
One year later, the Ninja discovered that a group called Sons of Garmadon are trying to revive Lloyd's father Master Garmadon but in his evil form. They are also reunited with their master who is revealed to have been de-aged into an infant after his journey through time but is slowly aging back to normal. The Ninja also had to protect the Oni Masks, but what they did not have in mind was that Princess Harumi was really the leader of the Sons of Garmadon.
The original Ninja and Wu trapped in another realm The Sons of Garmadon finally revived Garmadon, who was able to defeat Lloyd with ease and leave the latter powerless. This allowed Garmadon to take control of Ninjago after Kai, Jay, Zane, and Cole, along with Baby Wu, ended up in the Realm of Oni and Dragons when they escaped Garmadon's creation, Colossus, leading the others to think they were killed.
Emperor Garmadon's Rule and Returning Home[]
After being defeated, the Ninja have been separated as Ninjago falls under the control of Lord Garmadon. The remaining ninja Lloyd and Nya form a rag-tag team with Dareth, P.I.X.A.L., and Misako. The were attacked by Master Garmadon's forces but soon learn their friends were not killed but were instead teleported elsewhere. They are nearly defeated by the enemy but are saved and gather more allies in old friends to form The Resistance in order to defeat Master Garmadon and his followers as well as save the city. The four original Ninja (Kai, Cole, Jay, and Zane) along with a rapidly aging Wu must face the dangers of the Realm of Oni and Dragons by dealing with the threats of Dragon Hunters led by Iron Baron, as well seeking to free the dragons, and find a way back home to Ninjago.
In Ninjago, Lloyd was able to bring hope back to the citizens of Ninjago and personally opposed his father in the process. This resulted in Garmadon leading an attack on the resistance's base and having most of his allies imprisoned.
Very soon, the marooned Ninja were able to ally with the hunters, defeat Iron Baron, and locate the Dragon Armor and gained new dragons to return home. The Ninja returned to Ninjago and saved Lloyd's group by using the dragons to rescue them. While Wu and Lloyd fought Garmadon, the Ninja evacuated the citizens who realized their saviors returned. The Resistance also broke out to help the Ninja in taking back the city. The Ninja dealt with the Colossus and with help from their allies defeated the behemoth while Lloyd regained his powers after overcoming his father. In the end, the Sons of Garmadon and Garmadon himself were sent to Kryptarium Prison. The Ninja were then hailed as heroes by the people for saving them once again.
Fighting The Darkness[]
The Ninja were honored by the city for their feat of defeating Master Garmadon, as they were rewarded with a restored Destiny's Bounty 2.0. They also have rebuilt the Monastery of Spinjitzu and moved back into their old home.
They faced a new problem when Faith and Firstbourne arrive in their realm, revealing a threat is coming. Very soon, darkness emerges from the Realm Crystal and the city is engulfed. To combat the threat, they reluctantly free Garmadon from prison to help them have a chance against them. While evacuating the citizens, Cole is lost when dark tentacles start to pull him down and Nya accidentally destroys his ropes, causing him to plummet. They regained hope when Nya decides to forge the Golden Weapons out of the armor and fight the Oni since they fear it. The Ninja proceed to forge their weapons, while Cole who survived the drop narrowly manages to avoid being petrified in the city and used his drill vehicle to escape the Oni and head for the monastery to help his friends.
As the Ninja prepare for their confrontation, the Oni make their way to the Monastery where they fight their enemy. Despite using the golden weapons and having a fully powered Garmadon and Wu on their side, the Ninja are unable to do much until Cole arrives and helps them with the tides evening for a while but the Oni still having the upper-hand. However, Lloyd got the idea to use the Tornado of Creation to fight them off. In the process, Lloyd meets his grandfather who praises him on his efforts and gives him the chance to stay but Lloyd reunites with his friends. With the battle over and the Oni seemingly vanquished, the Ninja commemorate their victory on the Monastery Mural while Garmadon leaves the monastery to head out on his own path.
A Tale of Flames and Frost[]
Six months after the fight with the Oni, the Ninja were able to enjoy a time of peace but became too lazy that Wu easily tossed them aside in training.
The Ninja resorted to traveling around the city to find a sense of adventure but nothing came up as most of their enemies are either arrested, in Departed realm, or in hiding. As a result, they travel to the Desert of Doom with explorer Clutch Powers. Unknowingly the Ninja accidentally release the Serpentine sorceress Aspheera, who steals Kai’s power and leaves them trapped.
The Ninja are saved by P.I.X.A.L and learn Aspheera is destroying the city looking for a "deceiver." The Ninja split up and learn of Aspheera's history and believe the deceiver is Garmadon. However it turns out it is Wu, who revealed his past with her and being forced to defeat her with his brother.
The Ninja had to get the second Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu in order to stop her since she has the other one. They are confronted by Aspheera at the Monasterys Underground Base and fight against her forces. After a long battle, they are able a to defeat her but at the cost of Zane being banished to the Never-Realm after saving Wu from the blast.
Next, the Ninja traveled to the Never-Realm to battle the Ice Emperor (discovered to be an amnesiac Zane manipulated by General Vex) and the Blizzard Samurai, eventually restoring the former's mind.
In Prime Empire[]
After returning to Ninjago, the Mechanic helped Unagami and his army escape from the video game known as Prime Empire into the real world by trapping players in the game and using them as a power source to create a Manifestation Gate. The Ninja enter the video game to try to free everyone trapped inside. Eventually, Jay and Zane found the game's creator Milton Dyer who convinced Unagami to free the Gamers trapped inside the game.
Trouble in Shintaro[]
Sometime after freeing the trapped gamers, the ninja wound up in the Dungeons of Shintaro, where they faced off against the Skull Sorcerer and his army of Re-Awakened while ending a war between the Munce and the Geckles. With the power of the Spinjitzu Burst, Cole defeated the masked villain, freeing the two tribes from his tyranny, and the ninja and their master went off in search of another adventure.
Visiting the Island of the Keepers[]
Upon hearing no word from Wu and Misako, the ninja head for the Island of the Keepers where they come across the Keepers of the Storm Amulet, who trade Jay to Wojira, only to learn that it was Ronin, who had been deceiving them for their treasures. With help from the survivor, they were able to defeat Ronin.
Conflict with Kalmaar and Wojira[]
Eventually, energy pulses would begin to make Nya's powers stir out of control, and they would find that it was coming from the Tartarus Trench. The villain, Kalmaar, requires the Storm Amulet, and he is able to gain it, awakening Wojira. As a last resort move, Nya becomes one with the Endless Sea, defeating Wojira and leaving the team.
Restoring Nya and the Final Battle with the Overlord[]
One year following the incident with Wojira, the remaining five ninja came together again to uncover the Vengestone smuggling operations. During their disbandment, a new group emerged, taking their place in the community. When Nya returned, she asked to have her elemental powers removed. Faced with limited choices, the ninja decided to free Aspheera in order to bring Nya back, but at the cost of becoming criminals. Their situation worsened when they learned that the Overlord, now under the name the Crystal King, was gathering the ninja's adversaries with the assistance of his servant, Harumi. With support from Garmadon, the paperboys, some escaped criminals, and Harumi—who discovered how the Overlord was responsible for the Great Devourer—the ninja managed to defeat the Overlord once more, but at the cost of the Golden Weapons and the four original ninja's powers.
Dragons Rising[]
Season 1[]
During the Merge, the ninja went missing and were scattered across the Merged Realms. Years later, in their absence, Lloyd took to training two new ninja, Arin and Sora accompanied by their new dragon friend Riyu, to combat the forces of Imperium and shut MergeQuakes for good. Soon after, Kai, Nya, and Zane rejoined the group, with Wyldfyre brought in as Kai's student, but Jay (now suffering from amnesia) remained with the Administration Agents (unbeknownst to the other ninja) and Cole followed master Wu on a quest. Eventually, they discover the three Dragon Cores that can help and used them to keep the merged realms in balance as well as dethrone Empress Beatrix, whom is sent into a MergeQuake rift by Arin.
Season 2[]
When Ras returned with a plan to release the Forbidden Five, the ninja seek two ancient dragons to teach them Rising Dragon in order to combat an Elemental Master who knows Shatterspin. The plan partially succeeded at the cost of Kai being banished to the Nether-Space. Sometime later, the ninja participate in the Tournament of the Sources to find out who killed the Arc Dragons and took their horns, having told that the killer might be connected to the tournament. Upon arriving to the tournament, they find that Ras and his allies are there, and that they have trained Frak, Arin's childhood friend, and Jay, who Ras recruited after the former abandoned his job in the Administration, in able to win the tournament; however, both lost. During the Cavern Run, Ras poisons Arin's mind, making him lose faith in the ninja throughout the tournament over time. Nokt was the champion of the tournament until him, Ras, and Bleckt were thwarted. After gaining the eliminated contestants' powers, Nokt betrays Ras and reveals his true intentions, and his sister Rox revealed she possessed Jordana. The siblings revealed to have killed the Arc Dragons, using their crowns to open a portal to release the other three. The Forbidden Five succeed, but the ninja weaken them, forcing the Five to retreat. They also release Kai from the Nether-Space with Nya's use of dragon power from Riyu. Arin, having lost faith in the ninja completely, abandoned the ninja team and helped Ras instead, with intentions of finding the former's parents. Shortly after, Frak joins the ninja.
Season 3[]
During the next weeks, the team separated into two teams, with Nya, Kai and Wyldfyre going to search for Jay, while the rest would try to find Arin. Eventually, Zane managed to track the place where Arin and Ras were teleported to, with him, Lloyd, Sora, Frak and Zanth following the clue. During their search, they find a mysterious blade the Forbidden Five are after, with Zane also reuniting with P.I.X.A.L.. After learning about the Forbidden Five's objective of using the five Prismatic Blades to free Thunderfang, the Shatter Dragon of Chaos, the Ninja regroup and locate the last Prismatic Blade, reuniting with Arin who temporarily rejoins them to stop the Forbidden Five and save Ras who was kidnapped. Despite their efforts, the Forbidden Five manage to free Thunderfang, who unleashes a chaotic storm across the Merged Realms. During the fight, Thunderfang absorbs Lloyd's soul, causing Arin to unlock his Object Spinjitzu and use the elixir of the Well of the Lost to free all the souls Thunderfang had consumed, not only causing his death, but also reviving Lloyd. Despite making amends with the Ninja, Arin still decides to go with Ras to bring back his parents with Sora deciding to join them. Meanwhile, Nya figured out Rogue was Jay, who got hurt during the battle, convincing him to return to the Monastery to heal his injury. Once there, he reveals that Arin's parents are still alive.
After Jay healed his leg, Lloyd hires him to help him locate and recover Arin's parents, with Nya and Wyldfyre joining their search. After using Jay's knowledge about their location and about the Administration, they reach the Land of Lee, infiltrating there posing as relocated. While there, they not only managed to find Arin's parents, but they also expose Lee's lies, while also being confronted by the threat of Thunderfang and his spectral slaves collecting souls for him, so he could become a Source Dragon. During that battle, they are reunited with Sora and Arin, who rejoined them and help them in searching and awakening the Arc Dragon of Focus to defeat Thunderfang once and for all. Meanwhile, while training, Cole, Kai and Frak follow the clue of the screaming earth, where they end up unearthing the remains of the Source Dragon of Balance. They then come across spectral Dragonian Warriors attacking the Finders, managing to steal the souls of Fritz, Spitz and Bonzle, before heading to Imperium. The three Ninja fight them, with Kai and Frak managing to fend them off with upgraded Prismatic Blades, while Cole has his soul taken. Returning to the monastery, Kai and Frak decide to rejoin the rest to help against Thunderfang.
Abilities[]
The Ninja have 9 Elemental Powers (one element for each Ninja except for Arin), as well as two Elemental essences (used by the First Spinjitzu Master's family), that give them amazing abilities of their Elements, which includes summoning their respective Elemental Dragons and performing Spinjitzu, Airjitzu and Forbidden Spinjitzu.
Elements[]
- Energy (Lloyd)
- Golden Power (Lloyd; formerly)
- Creation (Wu)
- Destruction (Garmadon; Lloyd)
- Fire (Kai)
- Earth (Cole)
- Ice (Zane)
- Lightning (Jay)
- Water (Nya)
- Technology (Sora)
- Heat (Wyldfyre)
- Quake (Frak)
The Ninja also have two powerful martial arts that they use in battle, Spinjitzu, a move that allow them to spin in a tornado and the Dark counterpart: Forbidden Spinjitzu and Airjitzu, a move that allow them to fly in a vortex.
Spinjitzu[]
- Lloyd (Energy; green)
- Lloyd (Golden Power; gold)
- Kai (Fire; red)
- Jay (Lightning; blue)
- Cole (Earth; brown)
- Zane (Ice; white/light blue)
- Nya (Water; light blue/sliver)
- Wu (Creation; gold)
- Garmadon (Destruction; purple)
- Misako (Element-less; silver)
- Arin (Element-less; gold/red)
Airjitzu[]
- Lloyd (Energy; green)
- Kai (Fire; red)
- Jay (Lightning; blue)
- Cole (Earth; orange)
- Zane (Ice; white)
- Nya (Water; light blue)
- Morro (Wind; ghostly green)
Forbidden Spinjitzu[]
- Lloyd (Energy; green)
- Kai (Fire; red, animation error)
- Jay (Lightning; blue)
- Cole (Earth; orange)
- Zane (Ice; light blue)
- Nya (Water; light blue, sets only)
- Wu (Creation; golden)
- Garmadon (Destruction; purple)
- Aspheera (Fire; red)
Dragon Form[]
- Kai (Fire; red and orange)
- Jay (Lightning; blue and yellow)
- Zane (Ice; white and light blue)
- Cole (Earth; brown and orange)
Members[]
The original six Ninja
- Lloyd (Current Leader) - Master of Energy/Golden Power/Destruction
- Kai - Master of Fire
- Jay - Master of Lightning
- Zane - Master of Ice
- Cole (Former Leader) - Master of Earth.
- Nya - Master of Water/Former Samurai X
- Arin - Self-Taught Spinjitzu Master
- Sora - Master of Technology
- Wyldfyre - Master of Heat
- Frak - Master of Quake
Former[]
Honorary Members[]
- Dareth (Honorary Brown Ninja)
- Skylor (Orange Ninja/Master of Amber)
- Seliel (Phantom Ninja; non-canon)
- Nelson (Honorary Purple Ninja)
- Morro
Other Members[]
- Misako (Lloyd's Mother/History Informant/Archaeologist)
- P.I.X.A.L. (Current Samurai X)
Allies[]
Current Allies[]
- First Spinjitzu Master (Lloyd's Grandfather and the Creator of Ninjago; Mortal body's deceased)
- Ed (Jay's Adoptive Father)
- Edna (Jay's Adoptive Mother)
- Lou (Cole's Father)
- Dr. Julien (Zane's Creator; Deceased)
- Ray (Kai and Nya's Father)
- Maya (Kai and Nya's Mother)
- Cyrus Borg (Helps make vehicles and weapons for the Ninja)
- Falcon (Zane's Companion/Communication for the Ninja)
- Ronin (Business Partner)
- Never-Realm's Resistance
- Krag
- Milton Dyer
- Queen Vania
- Upply
- Twitchy Tim
- Benthomaar
- Glutinous
- Elemental Masters
- Skulkin ("All of Nothing")
- Serpentine (Execept Pythor)
- Nindroids (Some of them became Borg's security drones as shown in "The Invitation")
- Police Commissioner
- Tommy
- Simon
- Dragon Hunters (Except Iron Baron)
- Oni
- Mystake (Deceased)
- Dragons
- Elemental Dragons
- Elemental Fire Dragon (Kai)
- Elemental Lightning Dragon (Jay)
- Elemental Earth Dragon (Cole)
- Elemental Ice Dragon (Zane)
- Elemental Water Dragon (Nya)
- Master Wu Dragon (Wu)
- Golden Dragon (Lloyd/First Spinjitzu Master)
- Elemental Energy Dragon (Lloyd)
- Fusion Dragon (Kai and Nya)
- Hydro Electric Dragon (Jay and Nya)
- Firstbourne
- Stormbringer (Jay's Dragon from the Realm of Oni and Dragons)
- Slab (Cole's Dragon from the Realm of Oni and Dragons)
- Fire Dragon (Kai's Dragon from the Realm of Oni and Dragons)
- Ice Dragon (Zane's Dragon from the Realm of Oni and Dragons)
- Elemental Dragons
- Harumi (Princess of Ninjago; revealed to be an enemy, reformed in "Dragon Form")
Former Allies[]
- Stone Army (Controlled by Dareth in "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master," now destroyed)
- Captain Soto (Aided the Ninja in "Enkrypted" and became part of Jay's team in "Operation Land Ho!", memory erased; formerly)
- Echo Zane (Found by and aided Jay and Nya in "The Last Resort" and joined Jay's team in "Operation Land Ho!", alternate timeline erased; formerly)
- Sky Pirates (those that turned on Nadakhan, alternate timeline erased; formerly)
- Pythor (fought on their side against Chen and the Anacondrai Cult, now their enemy again after his attack on Lloyd in "Day of the Departed")
- Ultra Dragon (Combination of the Four Dragons) (deceased)
- Rocky (Cole's Dragon of Earth)
- Flame (Kai's Dragon of Fire)
- Shard (Zane's Dragon of Ice)
- Wisp (Jay's Dragon of Lightning)
Masters[]
- Master Wu (Seasons 1-7, Season 9-Prior to Dragons Rising)
- Master Garmadon (Season 3-4) Turned evil again in "Dread on Arrival" Season 8 and onward
- Lloyd Garmadon (Season 8 and onward)
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