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Oop, I didn’t go off too much did I 😭 I was trying to aim for a bullet point list than straight slander but I might have gotten a tad emotional at some points, hope that didn’t bother you, BUT ALSO thank you for the message 🥺 I’m glad I’m not alone in this!! Because it was driving me up a wall.

EXACTLY TOO. “Morro probably killed thousands-“ ah, no. Sshh. Between him and Harumi, one of them attacked Ninjago City and collapsed buildings, (also the canon kill count implied and directly spoken of on screen) the other *checks notes* according to the official Lego description: “Commonly known as the “city built on water,” Stiix is a rancid and rundown coastal city populated primarily by fishmongers and vagrants. It always looks like it is one stiff breeze away from falling apart. Known for being constantly in need of repair and smelling so bad even the rats have moved out, it was the perfect site for Ronin’s pawnshop.” Not that anyone deserves to lose their home, but. There wasn’t much there, and I acknowledge the citizens were rightfully upset, but if we’re talking about “who got killed” I’m pretty sure everyone in Stiix got evacuated on the boat. Lloyd pretty much told Harumi to her face she was causing families to go through what she did and she said she didn’t care.

Their situations are totally different + feelings towards Lloyd. Harumi set out to hurt him emotionally and takes pleasure from that. Morro just wanted the green Gi and get Lloyd physically out of the way. He didn’t try to attack Nya and Ronin deliberately. He left them alone. “Because it was raining?” He wasn’t getting hurt by the rain then. Harumi crashed the bounty, hijacked Zane, ordered Mr E to kill him, had SoG attack the Ninja many times. Unprompted. Morro didn’t set out to drown Lloyd in a river because he wanted him dead. That was reflex. Harumi didn’t hesitate with WU who doesn’t fight, and NYA who was powerless at the moment. Morro did attack Kai unarmed, but I’m also pretty sure Kai went and jumped into the boat himself. He usually attacks when attacked first. (Which fair, since he was possessing Lloyd but Harumi was chilling and deliberately INTENDED to kill the Ninja multiple times just to make Lloyd feel that loss) and ig his idea of that was “trap him in the Cursed Realm, he can chill with his dad” before y’know, all 16 Realms become the Cursed Realm so, ig their “home” will become bigger and all his friends can join. LIKE STILL CRAZY AND BY NO MEANS SHOULD HAPPEN. But most of the damage (or rather, the season itself) was because the Preeminent HERSELF wanted her Ghost Army to free her instead of just existing as a Realm in peace. At that point once she’s out? The ghosts HAVE to protect her because she literally revives them from the dead. Now granted, Morro did try to bash Lloyd’s head in with a hammer, but like. “Just got freed from hell and I’m feeling peak vengeful spirit” anger sort of does that. Can’t possess Lloyd if his head is a squashed watermelon, he wouldn’t have gone through with it…I think, I hope. Alas, still a mark on his record but so is trying to STAB and drown someone in an Oni Temple. ON PUPOSE instead of a reflexive temper tantrum from lack of emotional regulation. Which, also something to take responsibility for, which he at least has potential to do because it wasn’t “genuine malice” yes he tried to kill the Ninja on purpose exactly once in the same place he died, but it’s such a classic move for the genre of being a vengeful ghost! The trope!! But yes, another mark on the record, but for some credit: he did say he wasn’t afraid of the Ninja/want them out of the way for that reason himself, it was an order of the Preeminent. So, improvements can be done regarding “does he hate the Ninja and Lloyd as much as Harumi enough to kill them?” No! We see that in Day of the Departed! Cole acknowledges that he’s good now! Not being under the control of the most evil thing to exist after the Overlord or constantly festering in your own negativity for years in a place designed to torment you with the emotional regulation of a toddler does wonders for someone’s personality.

*head in hands* and I went off on another tangent, I’m so sorry OP. I’m hearing what you said too, lots of folks have personal “had a friend like Harumi” reasons + her age during the attack + how much time passed + Lloyd getting aged up/still aging/but mentally? Is confusing enough to tangle your brain cells. That’s the Ninjago timeline for you, one of the great mysteries of the world relying on suspension of disbelief.

ALSO I DIDNT KNOW YOU HADNT WATCHED PAST S8 IM SORRY FOR SPOILING YOU, but ah, if you’re not strict on spoilers, maybe it can be a heads up for what to expect so you don’t get jumpscared? Also don’t worry about answering any of my asks, I don’t mind :) there’s no pressure, totally feel you on the reading comprehension + general brain not cooperating, thanks for hearing me out!

ALL of this yes and also we do not necessarily plan on watching past season 8 and in fact have already sought out countless spoilers and had a friend give us what episodes were ~Harumi Free~

TLDR Morro was a neglected dead teenager being used as a puppet by a borderline eldtrich god, Harumi is just Like That

#rambling #lego ninjago #harumi slander #ninjago harumi #ninjago morro

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