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Plot concepts/canon divergences

Continuation of this post over there.

01 - Masters of Spinjitzu

The pilot season. As mentioned there are not major changes in overall plot, however I am adding in an episode [called “A Brother’s Shadow”] to cover what’s going on with Nya in the Underworld since we literally never see what all went down between when she was captured and when she was chained up in the Fire Temple. Also I will be giving plot to the mini movies, which tacks an additional 5 episodes [“New Masters of Spinjitzu” is getting thrown in the fire] onto the season, making it a nice round 10 episodes.

02 - Rise of the Snakes

Season 1. As mentioned it’s not overly different from the original, though there will be seeding for concepts I introduce later, such as Lloyd’s aunt Koko and the Kagami family of professional dancers.

03 - Legacy of the Green Ninja

Season 2. Lloyd’s aunt Koko is introduced in the same episode Misako is, and she participates in shenanigans from then onwards for the season. Also I will try to come up with some explanation of Dr. Julien leaving Echo on the Lighthouse so he’s not an utterly Terrible Parent™.

04 - Rebooted

Season 3. Hopefully I can try to iron out/rectify most of the pacing issues they had, as the show was going to be 4 episodes, then 13, then 8, and you can kinda tell with the way the plot’s tempo fluctuates. Also there will be reference to Koko having traversed Hiroshi’s Labyrinth because she’s Like That™. Koko might get involved in the season, but if so it will be towards the end. Also also Cryptor won’t be blown[frozen?] to bits exactly, there will be salvageable remnants of him left for reasons To Be Seen.

05 - Tournament of the Elements

Season 4. The Ninja board Chen’s ship to find shock! horror! Koko is here for some reason! She’s then revealed to be the Master of Sand, which is why she’s so helpful on Misako’s digs. We’re also introduced to Viridian Kagami, another oc and the alleged Master of Glass, though strangely no one actually witnesses him using his element... Oh and at the end I add a reference to Skylor having a little brother.

06 - Possession

Season 5. Koko gets involved once word reaches her of Lloyd being possessed and she spends most of the season helping Misako figure shit out because those two are Nerd Siblings™. Also two other original characters are introduced/referenced: Cerulea Kagami, or just Lea, who was kicked out of the Kagami family of professional dancers for breaking a mirror [It Makes Sense In Context™]and was promptly adopted as a sister by Ronin; and Kaiya Mori, Ronin’s biological daughter who’s only really mentioned in passing. She is roughly Nya’s age and, as her name literally means “forgiveness”, has a lot to do with the mistakes Ronin references making.

07 - Skybound

Season 6. Still haven’t rewatched it [which I really should do] but I did some critical thinking about the ending and decided to completely rework it. Functionally the season holds the same narrative space, but I found it kinda counterintuitive that in the season where it’s heavily emphasized wishes do not solve problems, the entire season is fixed with a very poorly-worded wish. So instead Jay does not make a final wish, but the plot is resolved by other means. If y’all are curious I will gladly explain the Shenanigans™ there, but I don’t want to spoil it quite yet.

08 - Escape from Tera Uragiri

The first [of many] of my fan seasons. As previously explained it is inspired by Escape from New York and Escape from L.A. and tells how the Imperial Family of Ninjago got the Mask of Deception before Sons of Garmadon: Ronin. Also introduces Fugi-Dove 5 seasons before his first canon appearance because a friend suggested it as a joke and I cannot say no to the bird man.

09 - Echoes of Memory

The second fan season. Features Ronin accidentally adopting Echo Zane and Echo joining the Ninja’s funky family. Also features Jay and Nya explaining what the hell was Skybound.

10 - Day of the Departed

The holiday special. I’m throwing in Li’l Nelson to help Cole, because evidently the writers originally planned on it based on his presence in the sets. And Yang doesn’t get a redemption because that man’s motives make no sense [why are you afraid of getting forgotten when you know for a fact you’re well known for creating a martial art? You literally possessed the portrait of you hanging in the museum, there’s no way you think no one remembers you] so instead Morro sticks around and helps yeet Cole through the Rift [and maybe accidentally crosses it himself...]. Also, I really didn’t get why Pythor hopped on the murder train so quick when he has no reason to do so, and instead changed it to Pythor trying to warn Lloyd of the Shenanigans™ [much like Morro] purely to spite Chen for culturally appropriating his tribe and wearing their remains as a hat. He still almost gets killed by Lloyd because he’s proven himself Untrustworthy™.

11 - Hands of Time

Season 7. There’s...a lot of pacing issues in this season, and the dialogue kinda suffers throughout, so hopefully I can fix those things. For once, Koko is not likely to be around. Also there will be episodes about Dareth and Ronin post-Dareth breaking Ronin’s leg because Dareth found this anemic emo teen in the street and decided to adopt him. Yes it is Morro, and no he is not happy because he Did Not sign up for mortality again.

12 - Decoded

No idea if this season is canon or not frankly, but it’s a thing, so. I’m just adding Echo to it pretty much. Though now that I think about it this might be when I have Echo give Gizmo/Tai-D [that adorable glorified roomba tea bot Dr. Julien had at the Lighthouse] an upgrade in body and sentience, and he has now become a young child with built-in rollerskates who likes to help fix things. Unlike Zane and Echo [and PIXAL I guess] Gizmo isn’t big on the whole fighting thing and would rather stay at the Monastery, but heaven help you if you try to attack the Monastery because there’s now a devious robotic Kevin McAllister living there.

13 - Obsession

The third fan season where I stole the concept from The Fire That Burns Too Brightly. It’s on AO3, go read it. Gist is Kai gets a stalker who’s trying to destroy the Element of Fire and murder Kai for Personal Trauma Reasons™ and Lloyd contemplates Murder™.

14 - Apex Predator

The shiny new fourth fan season. Stole this concept from an AI actually, a TannerFishies YouTube video where he was generating potential Ninjago seasons. So the pitch is that one of the 16 Realms is just the Old West, from whence originates the villainous Talon, an outlaw of some ilk that the Ninja have to defeat. Talon is based on Great Horned Owls, which makes him rather terrifying to be frank. Also this will be a Nya/Koko focus season because I didn’t realize I didn’t have those yet. Oh and there will be a wonderful episode called “Holstergeist” [stole that from Reddit] where the Ninja tried to get help by bringing back ghosts in the Caves of Despair from the prospecting era [got that idea from tumblr’s very own drawtice].

15 - Sons of Garmadon

Season 8. There’s now a total of 6 Oni Masks, 3 Greater and 3 Lesser. The Greater 3 are those from the show - Deception, Vengeance, and Hatred - while the Lesser 3 are similar concepts - Fear, Cruelty, and Corruption. There are also 6 Dragon Amulets, one to counter each Mask as follows: Deception/Loyalty, Vengeance/Forgiveness, Hatred/Compassion, Fear/Bravery, Cruelty/Kindness, Corruption/Justice. Also there’s a 4th general amongst the Sons of Garmadon called Tempest; no one’s really sure where he came from, but he never takes off his mask. He just casually showed up with the Mask of Cruelty as well [that’s not the mask he wears constantly] and he won’t tell where he got it. Oh and the Falcon mysteriously vanishes.

16 - Hunted

Season 9. Lea and Koko join Lloyd’s resistance, and about halfway through the season Tempest just disappears on the Sons to Harumi’s great befuddlement because they’d been Bonding™. Not really sure what Echo’s role in this will be, so that needs to be ironed out. Also Morro finally reveals his alive-ness to [what remains of] the Ninja, which nearly gets him drowned by Nya. He’s captured by the Sons of Garmadon before the other Ninja return from the First Realm, which is really fun because he just pops up after the jail break and all the OG Ninja have a freak-out before Lloyd and Nya can explain It’s Okay, He’s Chill Now.

17 - March of the Oni

Season 10. Definitely adjusting the pacing because so much happened in so little time. Totally having an entire episode dedicated to the introduction of the Oni and calling it “The Bringers of Doom” because kickass melodrama is the flavor of the day. Also Echo and Morro have been added, and Morro very nearly yeets himself off the Bounty when Cole falls, only not also falling into the cloud because Jay catches him by the collar, because up to this point Cole was the Ninja closest with Morro and he was Not about to lose his Only Friend™. Also also the Falcon reappears, now in a shiny new body as another sentient Nindroid but with wings because bird go brr and calling himself Merlin. He helps evacuate people and integrates into the group after the Oni shenanigans.

18 - Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu: The Fire Chapter

Season 11, part 1. Gizmo and PIXAL become best friends building stuff together and Merlin helps them sometimes. Unlike the other Ninja, Morro did not go out of shape and thus is not being harassed by Wu. In fact, he’s definitely helping Wu prank everyone. Kai isn’t super out of shape, as, post-reforging the Golden Weapons, he’s taken up blacksmithing again and has in fact made all the Ninja’s weapons. He has been slacking off in the combat training, however. Lloyd also isn’t completely out of shape I feel, but he is definitely slacking somewhat. Oh and, while Echo and Gizmo stay behind, Merlin is definitely going into the Never-Realm to get his brother back.

19 - Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu: The Ice Chapter

Season 11, part 2. Morro actually kinda enjoys the Never-Realm because he Does Not like really hot environments. Sorla gives him some advice about the PTSD this man clearly has, and I might have him go after Cole to find the Traveller’s Tree because Only Friend™. Also this is where we learn he has Iron Deficiency Anemia because he starts fainting and such. Not a fun time. Merlin has Bonding Time™ with all the Ninja and proves to be really useful as a flyer. Also Echo helps PIXAL during the episode with the Preeminent, but he’s incapacitated so she still gets her dramatic I’m The Only Line Of Defense moment.

20 - Prime Empire

Season 12. Somehow Jay’s mother Liberty is being used for Prime Empire, I’m just not sure how. Also the season might start earlier, with Jay getting a letter from his hitherto-unknown sister Ivy Gordon asking for help to find their missing mom. Also not sure how Echo and Merlin will fit into this season, but I’ll figure it out. Merlin is going to be very pissed when the Mechanic abducts Zane. Morro enters Prime Empire and probably dies between Cole/Kai and Lloyd. Also he gets an alt avatar form that just looks like the depressed teenage offspring of Hot Topic.

21 - Master of the Mountain

Season 13. Morro ends up with Zane and Kai among the Geckles, and his anemia comes up again because the glop shit they’re given does not contain enough iron to keep this man conscious. Oh and during the whole Trial by Mino thing, Morro’s just Jedi Flipping™ over the thing to keep from getting gored while Kai and Zane try to dodge. And he’s probably the one who makes the slug fly down the ice slick. Likely to add some episodes about what’s going on at the Monastery like how they did in the Ice Chapter, covering the jailbreak that supposedly happens before the Island.

22 - Malediction

The fifth fan season. Focuses on Morro and features Clouse as the villain, actually revealing his familial origins. Takes place on Chen’s Island and Much Shenaniganry™ occurs. Not all of the Ninja are present for it, as Kai is visiting his parents and Cole is visiting Lou. Also Lea is there looking for Ronin because he’s mysteriously vanished while out trying to catch escaped inmates from Kryptarium and she’s worried about him. And this is when it’s finally revealed that Viridian from all the way back in Tournament is not, in fact, the Master of Glass, but rather Lea is. After the Shenaniganry™, Lloyd offers for her to join the Ninja so she can better master her element and she accepts.

23 - The Island

Either a miniseries or season 14, people count it differently. Lea is now officially one of the team, but they have not yet found her missing adoptive brother [Ronin]. Oh and Koko was on the expedition team with Misako and Wu and Clutch, and she’s Very Much Done with Clutch’s Shit™. When they find the fake Wojira there’s still the bit like this: Lloyd: Who do we know that uses weird vehicles to get his way? Lea: Ronin! Lloyd: Actually I was gonna say the Mechanic, but that works too-- But instead of ending there it deviates slightly Lea: No, I mean--Ronin! And we get the reveal that Ronin had been captured by these hooligans while doing his bounty hunting and in fact the real mastermind was the Mechanic, who is then sent to prison while Ronin’s taken to a hospital.

24 - Throne of Glass

The sixth fan season, and Lea’s focus. The city has finally gotten its act together long enough to elect the Kagami family as the new Imperial Family of Ninjago after Harumi nuked her parents. This upsets Lea, because that is the family that cast her out. Much Shenaniganry™ occurs, though like in Malediction only a few of the Ninja are here: Jay and Nya are visiting with Jay’s family [Ed and Edna but also Liberty and his sister Ivy] Lloyd has been kidnapped by Koko to go off adventuring in some remote jungle somewhere And Zane, Merlin, Echo, and Gizmo have gone off to Do a Thing in honor of their late father Dr. Julien, with PIXAL coming along with. Lea and Cole have a lot of Bonding™ as we learn about their shared history at the Marty Oppenheimer School of Performing Arts, and Lea’s family tries to have her assassinated because Reasons™. Dragon Amulets are found and used. Also there’s a big fancy Imperial Ball that happens so Morro wears a dress to hide more knives on his person and Kai wears a dress because he’s a Fashion Victim™ and not to be outdone.

25 - Seabound

Season 14 or 15 depending on how you count. Morro’s powers start going wacky just like Nya’s, and he goes with them in the HydroBounty but Does Not have a Fun Time because thalassophobia/aquaphobia residual from his Ghosty Days. Merlin, Echo, Gizmo, and Lea all vibe at the Monastery with Kai, Ray, and Cole and have an absolute blast. Also, after Kai calls Maya and she starts annoying Nya, Misako suggests that since Ronin helped her figure her powers out the first time Nya should call Ronin. So she does, and now Maya and Ronin are competitively trying to help her. When Nya goes to merge with the sea, Morro follows her and merges with the sky. While Nya has her nifty water dragon form he has a white tiger form. Also he’s not got the same ‘call of the sea’ thing Nya has going on, so he mostly maintains his identity’s integrity.

26 - Cloudburst Elegy

The seventh fan season covering shenanigans between Seabound and Crystallized. So, much like how Nyad had also previously merged with the sea, there’s an elemental Master of Wind who had merged with the sky before Morro had and was semi-stuck in the white tiger form. He causes shit [and is the reason Jay ends up at the lighthouse]. No one has a good time.

27 - Crystallized, Part I

Season 15-16, part 1. Morro is also un-merged with his element, though in the process a giant white tiger also pops into existence; the other Wind Elemental. Koko names him Benji and he’s a menace once he wakes up but is thoroughly perplexed by Koko, She Who Has No Fear, enough that he actually listens to her commands because whoever has the audacity to tell a tiger “Bad kitty! Sit!” is worthy of respect. Ronin is still in prison in this season, but that’s because he broke into places to find a way to fix Nya. He’s quite relieved to hear that she’s okay now. The whole scene where Lloyd convinces an inmate to be better still happens, but rather than be Ronin, it’s someone else: namely Eugene Chen, or Gene as the Darkly’s kids knew him, Skylor’s younger brother that was fleetingly foreshadowed by me in Tournament. While Sky took over the noodle production, he took over the crime syndicate. Lloyd convinces him to Do Better, and Gene sneaks out of Kryptarium the same time Pythor’s busted out. Speaking of, the Crystal Council actually tries to recruit Nadakhan [the alt timeline had been explained by the Ninja in a press conference so it’s common knowledge by now] but he declined for reasons to do with how I end Skybound, so they opt for their second choice: Pythor. Pythor also declines initially, but he’s strong-armed into it by them taunting him with information on his son, Clancee. Also I’ve made Clancee be Pythor’s son by the way.

28 - Crystallized, Part II

Season 15-16, part 2. So firstly when the Crystal Council comes for the Golden Weapons, I’m changing the assignment slightly. Pythor gets the Shurikens of Ice [and fights Nya in the finale] while the Mechanic gets the Nunchucks of Lightning [and fights Jay in the finale]. Morro’s in the same boat as Nya on the power loss front and is with her, Wu, Skylor, PIXAL, Echo, and Gizmo when the Monastery’s blown up. Lea and Merlin are with Cole, Kai, Zane, and Jay in the subway. Koko was at Domu with Misako because Nerd Siblings™. Garmadon’s subplot with Lloyd is changed. Also there’s a whole subplot about the relationship between Ultra Violet and the Mechanic and it’s kinda sad. Only the OG Ninja get fancy new vehicles, so Lea, Koko, and Morro were all on the Bounty when it went down. Echo, Merlin, and Gizmo were all with PIXAL and Skylor in the Sam X cave for those shenanigans. Lea, Koko, and Morro end up navigating the city together. Merlin, Echo, PIXAL, and Skylor all entered city separately to try and avoid detection. PIXAL found Zane first and then Merlin found her, Zane, and the inmates at Borg Tower later. Echo ended up with Jay and Nya. During the Distress Calls sequence, while Lloyd leaves a message for the Serpentine, Cole tries to broadcast to Shintaro, and Nya sends fish to Merlopia, Morro has the wacky idea to message the Never-Realm and manages to contact Sorla with magic Bansha taught him, while Kai suggest calling Faith for help and Wu does so with some Traveller’s Tea one of the paperkids found. In the ‘allies unite’ sequence, in addition to everyone who shows up, Gene appears with his crew of criminals, Nadakhan appears with his Sky Pirates, Akita and Kataru pop out of a portal from the Never-Realm, and Faith flies in on Firstbourne with some of her Dragon Riders. The OG Ninja are the only ones who can do the Dragon Form since they’re the sub-elements of Creation, and when they release their powers it just gives Lloyd the Golden Power again instead of making a gold dragon for him to ride that just disappears at the end because my god that was so dumb... Harumi is sent to prison for her various atrocities, along with most of the Crystal Council. Vania does come to collect her father and take him back to Shintaran prison. Also we finally find out that Mr. F/Mr. E is actually the rebuilt remains of Cryptor that I hinted at in Rebooted. And also that the Sons of Garmadon general Tempest was secretly Morro all along. The inmates who helped [Ronin, Killow, Ultra Violet, and Fugi-Dove] all get their sentences changed so they can do ‘public service’ instead and they end up working at Skylor’s noodlehouse since Skylor becomes a full-time Ninja. Killow cooks, Fugi-Dove does waitressing, and Ultra Violet handles customer service while Ronin supervises them. The Sons of Garmadon [Harumi, Killow, Ultra Violet, Mr. F, and Morro] have a very messy and complicated reunion, but they all work out their grudges and rebuild their friendships, with everyone agreeing to work for good from now on. Pythor is reunited with Clancee after centuries. Akita and Kataru decide to stay in Ninjago while Faith returns to her realm.

The story doesn’t end there, I’ve just not worked out everything following that.

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Once more:

Ninja

Koko, Yellow Ninja, Zane, Cole, Lea, Kai, Skylor, Jay, Nya, Lloyd, Keiko, and [redacted]

Samurai and Ronins

PIXAL, Samurai Z, Nanami, the Sleepless Ronin [also the Silent Ronin for a bit], Okino, and Mazarin

Doshin/hooligans

Jeremy, Percy, [redacted], and Max

Feral Shapeshifters

Kataru and Akita

Demigods

Garmadon and Wu

Combat Support Parents

Whitman, Aya, Ray, Maya, Liberty, Misako, Kojiro, and Dareth

General Support Parents

Ed, Edna, Lou, Cyrus, and Campbell [also Misako]

Bonus - Allied Elementals

Neuro, Karlof, Shade, Ash, Paleman, Griffin, Tox, and Chamille

Bonus - Allied Monarchs

Vania, Viridian, Benthomaar

Bonus - Criminal Connections

Eugene, Mezmo, and Celadon

Bonus - Wacky Pets

Ms. Benedict and Benji

I know I haven’t shared much info on my rewrite, but I just did the math and I want to acknowledge some nonsense:

In the actual show, the team consists of: 6 Ninja [Cole, Zane, Jay, Kai, Lloyd, and Nya] 1 Samurai [PIXAL] 2 consistent supports [Wu and Misako] And a military convoy’s worth of side characters that help.

In my version, the team consists of: 12 Ninja [Koko, [redacted], Zane, Cole, Lea, Kai, Skylor, Jay, Nya, Lloyd, Keiko, and [redacted]] 4-6 Samurai [PIXAL, [redacted], Nanami, [redacted], and sorta-kinda Okino and Kojiro] 4 Doshin/hooligans [Jeremy, Percy, [redacted], and Max] 2 feral shapeshifters [Kataru and Akita] 2 demigod mentors [Wu and Garmadon] 6 combat support parents [Aya, Ray, Maya, Liberty, Misako, and Dareth] 8 bonus elementals [Neuro, Karlof, Shade, Ash, Paleman, Griffin, Tox, and Chamille] 3 tech support parents [Cyrus, Ed, and Edna] And a military convoy’s worth of side characters that help

Amazingly, only 6 of those 43 idiots are characters I made up, the offenders being Koko, Lea, Jeremy, Percy, Max, and Aya. Nanami, Kojiro, and Keiko are all in-universe aliases for canon characters - I did it that way so not everything’s redacted.

[redactions to avoid spoilers btw]

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I’ve pulled yet more shenanigans and there may be a Wild West/cowboy themed season somewhere in here

Seasons

I’ve reworked some things recently, and I wanted to give an outline of my rewrite, at least from the pilot season to Crystalized.

1 - Masters of Spinjitzu

The pilot season. Major changes: Honestly not much of anything. The plot and character interactions remain largely the same.

2 - Rise of the Snakes

Season 1 in the normal count. Major changes: Also not all that different from the source material.

3 - Legacy of the Green Ninja

Season 2 in the normal count. Major changes: The introduction of my first oc about halfway through the season; Koko Montgomery, younger sister of Misako and Lloyd’s aunt. Other than that I don’t think much is really altered.

4 - Rebooted

Season 3 in the normal count. Major changes: Largely goes as the original did, though Koko gets involved in the plot towards the end.

5 - Tournament of Elements

Season 4 in the normal count. Major changes: Not only is Koko present, but also the introduction of yet another oc; Viridian Kagami, scion of the renowned Kagami clan of Domu and entered in the Tournament as the Master of Glass.

6 - Possession

Season 5 in the normal count. Major changes: Once again Koko is involved [though later in the season], but also introducing; Cerulea, or just Lea, adoptive younger sister of Ronin.

7 - Skybound

Season 6 in the normal count. Major changes: No idea, I haven’t rewatched the season for notes quite yet.

8 - Escape from Tera Uragiri

The first fan season. Focuses on Ronin and explains how the Jade Emperor and Empress had the Oni Mask of Deception at the beginning of Sons of Garmadon. Based rather heavily on the Escape from New York and Escape From LA movies.

9 - Echoes of Memory

Another fan season, though it’s more of a miniseries. Details how Echo Zane is retrieved from the lighthouse and actually becomes part of the Ninjas’ little family.

10 - Day of the Departed

The holiday special. Major changes: Li’l Nelson will be involved like the showrunners originally had scripted, and also Morro will have a more active role in saving Cole.

11 - Hands of Time

Season 7 in the normal count. Major changes: A few additional episodes focusing on Ronin and Dareth post-Ronin’s broken leg. They’ll be interacting with a third character that I’m not naming because I want it to be a surprise.

12 - Decoded

Uh, sorta a miniseries in the normal count? [is this even canon?] Major changes: Echo’s involved this time I guess, and it’s less of just recapping the show for Sons of Garmadon.

13 - Obsession

The third fan season. Kai learns he has a stalker, but unlike crazed fans Kai has dealt with before, this one wants to destroy the element of fire and its master. [Also yes I totally ripped the concept for this from The Flame That Burns Too Brightly]

14 - Sons of Garmadon

Season 8 in the normal count. Major changes: Changes to the lore of Oni and Dragons, namely that there’s more than 3 Oni masks. Also Echo being involved.

15 - Hunted

Season 9 in the normal count. Major changes: On the Ninjago side of the plotline, some ocs become part of Lloyd’s resistance [mostly Lea and Koko], and he gets help from an unlikely ally.

16 - March of the Oni

Season 10 in the normal count. Major changes: Additional member of the Ninja team. Also Echo’s involved.

17 - Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu: The Fire Chapter

Season 11, part 1, in the normal count. Major changes: Aforementioned additional Ninja and Echo being involved.

18 - Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu: The Ice Chapter

Season 11, part 2, in the normal count. Major changes: Additional Ninja and Echo.

19 - Prime Empire

Season 12 in the normal count. Major changes: Addition of the additional Ninja and Echo; also Jay’s mom shows up and we get a new oc in the form of his sister, Ivy Gordon.

20 - Master of the Mountain

Season 13 in the normal count. Major changes: The additional Ninja.

21 - Malediction

The fourth fan season. Focuses on the additional Ninja I keep mentioning. Also has to do with Lea, and finally has Clouse being dealt with after he escaped the Cursed Realm all the way back in Skybound.

22 - The Island

Either season 14 or a miniseries in the normal count. Major changes: Ronin isn’t actually the criminal behind the shenanigans, and it turns out to be the Mechanic. I made this choice because the way I characterize Ronin, and with the [extensive] backstory I gave him he would not do what he does in the Island. Also, has Lea officially join the Ninja.

23 - Throne of Glass

The fifth fan season. Focuses on Lea, and explains who becomes the new Jade Emperor and Empress after Harumi nuked them in Sons of Garmadon. Also introduces the concept of Dragon Amulets, which counter each of the Oni Masks.

24 - Seabound

Either season 14 or season 15 in the normal count, depending on how you count The Island. Major changes: Additional Ninja [including Lea], Echo’s involved, Ronin’s involved in trying to help Nya figure out what’s up with her powers, and Nya is not the only character to merge with their element by the end.

25 - Crystalized, Part I

Season 15-16 in the normal count, again dependent on The Island. Major changes: Additional Ninja, Echo’s involved, and Nya is not the only one getting their powers taken away so they’re no longer merged with their element. Also there’s a tiger now.

26 - Crystalized, Part II

Season 15-16 in the normal count, dependent on The Island. Major changes: Complete overhaul of Garmadon’s characterization and his subplot with Lloyd. It just didn’t seem true to his character to me. Also additional Ninja and Echo.

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A new season has been added, so it is now

24 - Seabound

25 - Cloudburst Elegy

The sixth fan season. Describes how the Ninja deal with the loss of Nya and the Additional-Unnamed-Ninja; as this is when Benji the Tiger first becomes a thing, Cloudburst Elegy had thus far lived in my notes as “Benji Shenanigans”.

26 - Crystalized, Part I

27 - Crystalized, Part II

Seasons

I’ve reworked some things recently, and I wanted to give an outline of my rewrite, at least from the pilot season to Crystalized.

1 - Masters of Spinjitzu

The pilot season. Major changes: Honestly not much of anything. The plot and character interactions remain largely the same.

2 - Rise of the Snakes

Season 1 in the normal count. Major changes: Also not all that different from the source material.

3 - Legacy of the Green Ninja

4 - Rebooted

Season 3 in the normal count. Major changes: Largely goes as the original did, though Koko gets involved in the plot towards the end.

5 - Tournament of Elements

6 - Possession

Season 5 in the normal count. Major changes: Once again Koko is involved [though later in the season], but also introducing; Cerulea, or just Lea, adoptive younger sister of Ronin.

7 - Skybound

Season 6 in the normal count. Major changes: No idea, I haven’t rewatched the season for notes quite yet.

8 - Escape from Tera Uragiri

9 - Echoes of Memory

Another fan season, though it’s more of a miniseries. Details how Echo Zane is retrieved from the lighthouse and actually becomes part of the Ninjas’ little family.

10 - Day of the Departed

The holiday special. Major changes: Li’l Nelson will be involved like the showrunners originally had scripted, and also Morro will have a more active role in saving Cole.

11 - Hands of Time

12 - Decoded

Uh, sorta a miniseries in the normal count? [is this even canon?] Major changes: Echo’s involved this time I guess, and it’s less of just recapping the show for Sons of Garmadon.

13 - Obsession

14 - Sons of Garmadon

Season 8 in the normal count. Major changes: Changes to the lore of Oni and Dragons, namely that there’s more than 3 Oni masks. Also Echo being involved.

15 - Hunted

Season 9 in the normal count. Major changes: On the Ninjago side of the plotline, some ocs become part of Lloyd’s resistance [mostly Lea and Koko], and he gets help from an unlikely ally.

16 - March of the Oni

Season 10 in the normal count. Major changes: Additional member of the Ninja team. Also Echo’s involved.

17 - Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu: The Fire Chapter

Season 11, part 1, in the normal count. Major changes: Aforementioned additional Ninja and Echo being involved.

18 - Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu: The Ice Chapter

Season 11, part 2, in the normal count. Major changes: Additional Ninja and Echo.

19 - Prime Empire

Season 12 in the normal count. Major changes: Addition of the additional Ninja and Echo; also Jay’s mom shows up and we get a new oc in the form of his sister, Ivy Gordon.

20 - Master of the Mountain

Season 13 in the normal count. Major changes: The additional Ninja.

21 - Malediction

22 - The Island

23 - Throne of Glass

24 - Seabound

25 - Crystalized, Part I

26 - Crystalized, Part II

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So it has occurred to me that since this posting I have pulled a number of Shenanigans™ and thus the list is in need of an update.

Ninja

Koko, [redacted], Zane, Cole, Lea, Kai, Skylor, Jay, Nya, Lloyd, Keiko, and [redacted]

Samurai

PIXAL, [redacted], Nanami, [redacted], and sorta-kinda Okino, Kojiro, and Mazarin

Doshin/hooligans

Jeremy, Percy, [redacted], and Max

Feral Shapeshifters

Kataru and Akita

Demigods

Wu and Garmadon

Combat Support Parents

Whitman, Aya, Ray, Maya, Liberty, Misako, and Dareth

Bonus Elementals

Neuro, Karlof, Shade, Ash, Paleman, Griffin, Tox, and Chamille

Tech Support Parents

Ed, Edna, and Cyrus

Bonus - Allied Royals

Vania, Vir, and Benthomaar

Bonus - Wacky Pets

Ms. Benedict [Wu’s chicken] and Benji [that tiger I mentioned in the Seasons post here ]

Ones that are actually OCs: Koko, Lea, Mazarin, Jeremy, Percy, Max, Aya, Vir, and Benji.

Ones that are canon characters using aliases: Keiko, Nanami, and Kojiro.

Bonus - Ones that are OCs using aliases: Vir.

I know I haven’t shared much info on my rewrite, but I just did the math and I want to acknowledge some nonsense:

[redactions to avoid spoilers btw]

#ninjago #skylarynn's ninjago #lordy all the characters #there's just so many #and I only made up 18% of these people

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Seasons

I’ve reworked some things recently, and I wanted to give an outline of my rewrite, at least from the pilot season to Crystalized.

1 - Masters of Spinjitzu

The pilot season. Major changes: Honestly not much of anything. The plot and character interactions remain largely the same.

2 - Rise of the Snakes

Season 1 in the normal count. Major changes: Also not all that different from the source material.

3 - Legacy of the Green Ninja

4 - Rebooted

Season 3 in the normal count. Major changes: Largely goes as the original did, though Koko gets involved in the plot towards the end.

5 - Tournament of Elements

6 - Possession

Season 5 in the normal count. Major changes: Once again Koko is involved [though later in the season], but also introducing; Cerulea, or just Lea, adoptive younger sister of Ronin.

7 - Skybound

Season 6 in the normal count. Major changes: No idea, I haven’t rewatched the season for notes quite yet.

8 - Escape from Tera Uragiri

9 - Echoes of Memory

Another fan season, though it’s more of a miniseries. Details how Echo Zane is retrieved from the lighthouse and actually becomes part of the Ninjas’ little family.

10 - Day of the Departed

The holiday special. Major changes: Li’l Nelson will be involved like the showrunners originally had scripted, and also Morro will have a more active role in saving Cole.

11 - Hands of Time

12 - Decoded

Uh, sorta a miniseries in the normal count? [is this even canon?] Major changes: Echo’s involved this time I guess, and it’s less of just recapping the show for Sons of Garmadon.

13 - Obsession

14 - Sons of Garmadon

Season 8 in the normal count. Major changes: Changes to the lore of Oni and Dragons, namely that there’s more than 3 Oni masks. Also Echo being involved.

15 - Hunted

Season 9 in the normal count. Major changes: On the Ninjago side of the plotline, some ocs become part of Lloyd’s resistance [mostly Lea and Koko], and he gets help from an unlikely ally.

16 - March of the Oni

Season 10 in the normal count. Major changes: Additional member of the Ninja team. Also Echo’s involved.

17 - Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu: The Fire Chapter

Season 11, part 1, in the normal count. Major changes: Aforementioned additional Ninja and Echo being involved.

18 - Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu: The Ice Chapter

Season 11, part 2, in the normal count. Major changes: Additional Ninja and Echo.

19 - Prime Empire

Season 12 in the normal count. Major changes: Addition of the additional Ninja and Echo; also Jay’s mom shows up and we get a new oc in the form of his sister, Ivy Gordon.

20 - Master of the Mountain

Season 13 in the normal count. Major changes: The additional Ninja.

21 - Malediction

22 - The Island

23 - Throne of Glass

24 - Seabound

25 - Crystalized, Part I

26 - Crystalized, Part II

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I know I haven’t shared much info on my rewrite, but I just did the math and I want to acknowledge some nonsense:

In the actual show, the team consists of: 6 Ninja [Cole, Zane, Jay, Kai, Lloyd, and Nya] 1 Samurai [PIXAL] 2 consistent supports [Wu and Misako] And a military convoy's worth of side characters that help.

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Rise of the Snakes - React, pt 2

Never Trust a Snake

1:00 For a robot, Zane be having some trippy dreams man

1:04 So like...does Zane get hurt? Does he feel pain? Were pain receptors built into his design? How does he work?

1:12 So I initially paused this here to comment on how the dutch angles only made the dream trippier, and then I noticed the lighting makes Wu's robes look like they're actually his skin.

2:09 No real commentary, I just like the collar grab

2:12 Was the junk on the deck at the start of this dream?

2:21 Would anyone believe me if I said I figured out the Green Ninja would be Lloyd without having it spoiled for me purely because he was the only one with the right-shaped eyebrows?

2:46 Mans spinning for no reason

2:54 Also I'm debating on if I should start the Lloyd Fights His Dad counter now or if it's invalid because dream

3:11 The Falcon being one creepy motherclucker

3:48 Why is Zane staring like that, did man blow a fuse?

3:56 Aka the pose that led to Kai getting yeeted in the pilot

4:15 So question here, but when they reference the Final Battle throughout s2, do they mean the fight at the end of s2 or the fight at the end of s15? Because that's the final final battle against the Overlord. [still not the last fight against him in my thing but oh well]

9:11 Only because someone made them op later

9:29 Pythor sure is a messy eater, leaving skeletons everywhere

10:01 In pain, in need~ Pythor would make a good Ursula imo

10:29 Why did all the Anacondrai have tails when in all the other tribes only the general did? Is it because Pythor has a tail but isn't a general?

10:33 The P stands for Phony

11:02 Not as much as Aspheera does but close

12:03 The 'no walking on grass' sign was outside the Four Weapons smithy. Gotta wonder if Lloyd had any idea the Ninja had a connection there. Also begs the question if he was knocking over trash in Jamanakai Village or Ignacia

12:18 I know it probably wasn't intended to be them, but damn would it be funny if the boys whose boats Lloyd and Pythor sank turned out to be Gene and Brad.

12:42 So why does Pythor treat Lloyd nicely like this? He could've easily overpowered him and taken the map or straight eaten him. Did he feel bad that Lloyd had no friends? For a really wild thought, it's been canonically stated that Clancee's a hybrid, likely Venomari/Anacondrai. Was Pythor nice because Lloyd reminded him of Clancee, Pythor's own son[theoretically]?

15:41 Funky that there're designs for siege engines on the blackboard of what's clearly a chemistry classroom. Are they being taught how to throw tear gas at enemies?

16:24 Y'know sometimes Jay sounds like Ryan Reynolds

17:20 Gotta wonder if the school sued them for that one or not

18:30 Part of me wants to know what it is, another part of me is concerned about the answer

20:51 Definitely, Garm's got quite the grudge against snakes

Can of Worms

1:05

Did they play videogames a lot at Darkly's? How'd Lloyd get so good at it?

1:54 Other pranks: slight inconvenience or wound to pride Prank against Jay: Attempted Murder™

2:46 Cole Brookestone: Would Hurt A Child™

3:44 Funny thing is literally everyone on board at the moment is a ninja by the show's end

4:17 Attempted Fratricide™

7:08 Note that Cole's more sensitive/perceptive of underground disturbances

8:12 Okay but like...can you actually choke out Zane? Is that possible?

8:50 They insult Cole's chili a surprising amount actually

9:25 So what was the plan here? If Pythor hadn't beat them to the tomb and the Venomari were still inside...would Kai and Jay have just released them?

11:26 Given that Kai saw the rope before it was actually there, it'd be really funny if there was black market Venomari spit people got high off of to see the future and just generally have an acid trip.

12:19 Did anything come from that little dart? Like was it a tranquilizer or a tracker or something? What was the point?

12:37 Much like the earlier question, why do sedatives work on Zane?

14:13 It is at this point I would make reference to the One-Armed Ronin, with Wu commenting that all the Serpentine were terrified of him, but unfortunately Wu has no idea who the Ronin was or if he's still alive. His identity would be revealed later in the series.

15:20 ...did Cole used to jump from the mountains he climbed? Honestly though I can totally see him being a cliff diver.

16:02 Jay, wasn't it here that you met Wu? You jumped off an apartment complex and crashed into a billboard.

16:40 Is that Acidicus by chance?

16:55 Talking about yourself there Pythor

17:05 The Ninja are the loudest whisperers I've ever heard

19:10 Times Ninja have been Captured: Kai: 1 Cole: 1 Jay: 1

The Snake King

2:19

Job dedication

3:00 I'd reference the Ronin again here because even if he's just a human the Serpentine still feared him, and Wu would be aware of that

4:02 Vinny?

4:51 ...did...did Nya just pop down and catch the snakes as Samurai X while the Ninja were still falling from the Bounty? How the frick--

6:22 This actually holds true in mine because Lloyd figures out Nya's the Samurai way before Kai did.

8:40 How is this costume at all convincing? Scales knows Lloyd, and Lloyd's trying to impersonate a Hypnobrai, who Scales likely knows all of the names of

10:59 Why is it the loss of the maracas that gives away Lloyd? Of all the things

11:10 Lloyd was missing overnight and no one noticed

11:39 Cole didn't find him and proceeded to not tell anyone. Great job Cole.

12:28 Gee I dunno, maybe the tire tracks have something to do with it

12:31 Was it the tire tracks?

13:20 Times Ninja have been Captured: Lloyd: 2 Also Lloyd in a Cage™: 2

13:35 Times Ninja have been Captured: Kai: 2 Cole: 2 Jay: 2 Zane: 1 Should I start a 'other Ninja in a Cage™' counter?

14:25 Times Ninja have been Captured: Nya: 1

15:14 Oh look she killed him

16:15 Considering the Great Devourer was actually under the city, all of them almost got Devoured™

16:48 Like any good rescue, complaints are mandatory

19:05 Kai takes that so damn well, it's amazing

19:50 So the suit has the same auto-repair function as the Iron Giant?

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Rise of the Snakes - React, pt 1

Rise of the Snakes

00:13 Yo Wu, chill. Just because you're the son of basically god you don't gotta be this dramatic. Leave that to Garmadon, he's better at it anyway

1:05 Ayo, was that the Sacred Flute in that little cabinet Wu's meditating in front of?

1:11 That is a lot of cobwebs

1:29 Is this also a Milton Dyer game?

1:53 Excuse me did Kai's voice just come out of Cole's mouth?

2:02 So the Ninja like pepperoni and black olive pizza, apparently

4:31 How far is Jamanakai Village if it takes them this long to fly there on dragonback but Nya just walks on over in a short enough time there's still daylight during the same day when Lloyd comes back with Serpentine?

5:40 Love that the main character of this entire series was named for a pun

5:54 How common knowledge is Lloyd's existence if Cole already knew he was at Darkly's Boarding School for Bad Boys?

6:27 Why are the Serpentine treated like this ancient legen if they were only put in the tombs like forty years ago?

7:30 Love how Kai says 'muchacho' and then him speaking apparently Spanish is never brought up again

7:58 ...and that was Cole's voice coming from Kai's mouth. They're just swapping voices today

9:06 And Kai's words from Cole's mouth again. What communication breakdown happened between the VAs recording and the animators?

9:59 So if the Hypnobrai line with Ice, and the Constrictai line with Earth, the frick are the Venomari, Fangpyres, and Anacondrai supposed to be?

10:01 Also why are Lloyd's teeth green in this lighting?

10:33 We've seen instances where Hypnobrai hypnotism happens almost immediately, so why does literally nothing happen to Lloyd even though he's maintained eye contact with Slithraa for a good 20 seconds?

10:58 What is the aging process like for Serpentine? Why are there always tiny snakes that match the features of the Serpentine? Do they hatch from eggs, be little snakes for a bit, then spontaneously grow arms and legs? Will someone please explain this?

11:29 If Nya's close to beating Kai's speed record on the training course, shouldn't she figure out Spinjitzu way sooner than whenever she actually does in the show? Might need to fix that in mine, since Misako's shown to do Spinjitzu without having access to elemental powers.

11:59 How early into the show did Nya start working on the Samurai concept?

13:40 Kai having issues controlling his sword is because dragon = stronger elemental connection

13:50 I love the detail that the fire makes a protective/possessive circle around Kai

14:38 Knowing about Morro makes Wu's saltiness about the Green Ninja shenanigans that much more painful

15:41 To Scales's point though you snakes cannot digest large amounts of sugar

16:10 Does the spirit smoke tell the present, or the future? Because we kinda see it doing both. Also does this mean Wu gets high?

17:35 ...aside from the General, do they have tails?

17:52 How the frick did Nya know the antivenin was in the staff? I get her figuring out Slithraa's the general, but were the Hypnobrai just outright stating 'the cure's in the staff, better not let the villagers get ahold of it'?

19:14 Where is Scales's rattle? Because snake man does not have a tail at this juncture.

19:50 Nothing to see here, just polluting the water supply for the greater good

20:42 Are they foreshadowing Nya's the Samurai later this season or are they foreshadowing Nya's actually the Water Ninja four seasons from now?

Home

1:44 Why are they calling it a roof, it's a courtyard

3:43 Jay's off-and-on Brooklyn accent from early in the show is weird man

3:55 Zane's probably reminding Wu of Morro with the homeless, parentless child thing...

4:13 I'm sorry, are the dragons' reins directly affixed to their jaws?

6:13 Let the man wear his frilly pink apron in peace

7:32 Zane panting with his mouth shut, 100% robot over here

7:47 Mommy issues anyone?

9:00 I'm with Jay here, I'd want to keep the treehouse

9:30 Kai clearly attended the Jack Sparrow school of getting places

10:51 Good news for that unfortunate Hypnobrai, snakes don't really get concussed

10:32 Wilhelm Scream Counter: 1

11:00 Times Ninja have Turned Evil™: Cole: 1

11:38 Lloyd in a Cage™ Counter: 1 Alternatively, Times a Ninja Has Been Captured: Lloyd: 1

13:32 Times the Monastery has Burned Down: 1

14:39 Priorities, Jay, yeesh

17:39 Fang Kwan Do; so painfully underutilized.

21:31 Excuse me how the frick did Lloyd find them?

Snakebit

2:45 How does giving the cabin a steambath help exactly?

3:29 How did Ed and Edna know where their son was? This is like the morning after the monastery burned down, the frick

8:17 Why are the Fangpyres Transylvanian? I know it's because the vampire aesthetic, but like what would the in-story reason be? None of the other tribes seem to have accents other than maybe the Anacondra [because Pythor sounds British and I don't remember what Arcturus sounded like]

10:50 Does the bite of the Fangpyre affect other Serpentine?

11:08 Being bitten by the Fangpyres - the only time Jay and his parents shared DNA

11:24 That's rich Cole, considering you've been lying to your dad constantly for years

11:49 From this point onwards Kai, Zane, and Cole should've totally weaponized Nya as a motivational tool against Jay. Pretty sure most of the time Nya would agree with them.

12:05 I swear Wu ripped that thermometer off the side of a building, because where else do you find one that big. Also, considering he was walking around from behind the dragon, what kind of thermometer do you think it is?

12:11 Love the detail that the dragons are teenagers too

12:41 What's brilliant about this scene is it's impossible to tell if they were legitimately oblivious or intentionally screwing with Jay

13:23 Brilliant that Jay starts to get a slight Minnesotan accent when agitated; he's his parents' son

13:57 I repeat, can they turn Serpentine?

14:10 I know it's supposed to be creepy and snaky but all I can think of with the wrecking ball is an overripe jack-o-lantern

14:42 They each express it in different ways but I love how each of the Ninja has a protective streak a mile wide

14:52 Jay over here straight Matrix™ing the wrecking ball

15:05 Excuse me Nya was that a crotch shot there

16:12 Jay; Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass - Just Add Endangered Parents!

17:16 I'm with Jay here, half the plots in this show would not go nearly as catastrophically sideways as they do if Wu just told people shit

17:55 Jay gets a jet, Kai gets a motorcycle, Cole gets a dope car, Zane...gets a Zamboni. Or is it a Zaneboni?

18:42 So do they just immediately know how to drive the vehicles because they're in tune with the weapons, or are all these teenagers actually certified drivers? When did Kai learn how to ride a motorcycle if he's been running a business since he was 5?

19:41 Why did turning into a snake make Ed's goatee black?

20:47 They should totally make the dragon figurehead into a canon at some point in this show

#rise of the snakes #ninjago #sensei wu #kai smith #kai jiang #nya smith #nya jiang #cole brookestone #jay walker #jay gordon #zane julien #ninjago skales #ninjago scales #ninjago slithraa

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React Masterlist

Masters of Spinjitzu: here

Rise of the Snakes: Part 1 Part 2

#ninjago #masterlist

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Masters of Spinjitzu - React

These were my thoughts rewatching the pilot season of Ninjago. There’s a lot of references to things that will happen in my rewrite, but hopefully they’re not too spoilery for now.

Way of the Ninja

8:49 So we don't know how long it took them to get to the Monastery of Spinjitzu, but it does take 7 days for Kai to complete his training/the other Ninja to get back

8:57 So since Kai's staying there for multiple nights, it stands to reason that he catches a glimpse of Zane, Cole, and Jay's rooms, and also Morro's

10:39 The reason Cole, Zane, and Jay are in their suits and sneaking by is because they got back late and didn't want to wake Wu. Their mission likely had to do with a Skulkin sighting, possibly in Jamanakai Village, where they were looking for the map. After all, the Montgomerys are from Jamanakai and it stands to reason the map may be held by Garmadon's wife.

10:50 Originally the Ninja weren't planning to fight Kai, but they popped down into the bathroom to find him mock-fighting himself in the mirror, and proceeded to 'punch first ask questions later'

The Golden Weapons

11:51 Fighting the others wasn't actually Wu's final test, but he decided to roll with it rather than admit to not communicating with people

13:05 Zane's foresight and visions of the future are intrinsically linked with his abilities as Master of Ice; the previous Master of Ice probably rubbed the Time Twins the wrong way since he could see the future.

14:15 At this point they probably share stories of how long they've been training with Wu, how they met each other, and some scar stories [like Jay burning off part of his eyebrow with a welding torch]. Kai isn't going to be receptive to questions about his scar, but Cole's likely gonna reassure him because despite Cole's status as an only child that man has immense Big Brother energy

15:14 The moment where we see Wu offering Zane tea underwater is most likely Kai's imagination, sparked by the fact that in Cole and Jay's stories he was just right there waiting for them with tea.

15:32 The original team dynamic had Cole as the Leader, Jay as the Lancer, and Zane as the Smart Guy; Kai's presence obviously throws a wrench in this, but they sort it out eventually [Kai takes Jay's place as the Lancer, with Jay becoming the Heart/Funny Guy]

15:43 Kai's running off reminds Wu of Morro, and not in a good way

18:47 The order of figuring out Spinjitzu goes Jay, Kai, Zane, and Cole

19:25 Rocky was so calm when they were pulling out the scythe because Kai was there

20:56 Wu's really harsh on Kai for some reason

King of Shadows

00:24 Just occurred to me that Wu likely had to help Cole through his eating disorder

2:14 Really need to figure out what the hell is up with the floating ruins

2:18 How are Samukai and the Skulkin getting at these places when they no longer have the map?

2:28 Just judging by his True Potential moment and what Wisp is capable of, magically appearing in a burst of lightning is a legit ability of the element

2:38 They really should use Jay's gliders more often darnit. One use in the pilots and one reference in the first season isn't nearly enough.

2:46 Note that Cole is still comfortable with and enjoys music despite his issues about his parents

3:34 Cole 100% fell asleep on the bongos because he wanted to make sure everyone else was okay and sleeping restfully first. Addendum - he likely noticed Kai had trouble sleeping some other nights, and helped him with nightmares about losing Nya.

3:45 How did no one wake up to Kai shouting right next to them

6:19 I'm thinking one of those shadows may have bruised Kai's ribs given how he struggled to get up. That or knocked the wind out of him.

7:11 Flame pops up but doesn't use lethal force [firebreath] immediately, because literally everyone in front of him is of dragon blood and that's just not cool

7:28 People Pulling A Sensei Count: Wu: 1

7:53 Real interesting, that dragon wing imagery behind Kai...

8:37 Frickin' smooth Jay

9:25 Jay definitely runs the fastest of the four currently

10:02 I'm saying Jay suffers temporary vocal cord paralysis here

Weapons of Destiny

12:04 Yeah, sorry Nya, your father didn't tell you jack. That would've been stories shared in the community that your mother and father used to tell

12:16 Flame also became a softie because y'all are dragons yourselves

13:46 I think dragon travel is like that no matter where they're going, so when Firstbourne and the others come back in s9 it's like that too

19:33 The portal doesn't necessarily go to the Realm of Madness, it just takes you to the realm you want to go to; Garmadon just chose that realm

Secrets of the Blacksmith

00:27 The 'now that I'm moving in with you guys' makes me think there's a lot of setup to this

Flight of the Dragon Ninja

2:40 This one really isn't that necessary, but I could probably work something in. And I'd drop the 'Ninja' off the title

3:37 So the mailman's on his way up the mountain, what mail is he bringing them?

The New Masters of Spinjitzu

4:55 Yeah not doing this one probably

An Under Worldly Takeover

6:13 I really like the concept of Cole going and asking Wu about things, I'm just gonna have to figure out the actual sequence of events for clarity

6:36 If he hadn't been sent there directly, would Garmadon have ended up in the Cursed Realm anyway?

6:46 Samukai really needs some backstory stat

Return to the Fire Temple

8:24 So I'm pretty sure that the places they went earlier - the Caves of Despair, Glacial Barrens and Floating Ruins - were each actually temples to their own element like the Fire Temple, just that in the case of the Earth Temple it'd been lost in the Caves of Despair and presumably collapsed

8:56 Probably gonna keep this one, but add stuff in other ones of Skulkin showing up places they shouldn't, and that closing the entrance in the Fire Temple leads to them not doing that anymore

Battle Between Brothers

10:31 Really not sure how this one's gonna go, since I'm not having it be that Garmadon was going for the Golden Weapons directly - timeline doesn't add up - and I don't want him getting struck by lightning, so I think what I'll do is have Wu's memorial kimono just be the kimono he had that matched Garmadon's, and have Garmadon be going for the map.

10:57 Let's just ignore the part where Garmadon casually breaks the FSM's staff in half when it clearly was intact in s5 to make the impressions

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