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absolutelynotsanebaby · 10 months

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100 years AU

someone’s missing....

AU info under cut

Basically, do to destiny shenanigans, the ninja get pulled back into thier element (seabound style) but due to the circumstances it goes...not super well. Starting with Nya, they wake up 100 years later.

I’m still working out the kinks and shit of this au so this is all a little shaky, but here’s what I imagine what everyone’s doing during that 100 years.

- Nya’s traveling around the sea and ends up a....sort of sea monster myth. she sinks a lot of boats. In the order of who was dragged away to [gestures] its cole --> jay ---> zane ---> kai ---> nya ---> lloyd. So by the time it hit Nya, she was already full of grief so that manifested in the whole...sinking boats and shit. shes lightly inspired by Umibōzu.

- Kai has a similar thing going on with Nya actually, all that unchecked rage and grief manifested in him basically being a very scary, very fire-y warlord.

-Skipping Lloyd for now, Jay is basically the equivalent of a trickster god lmao. spends his year terrorizing villages and zapping bitches. The order of who turns human again is Nya ---> Kai ---> Jay ---> Cole ---> Zane ---> lloyd (its just backwards) and I like to think Kai and Nya where like “he’s gonna be hard to find, he’s in the sky.” and the nearly get zapped by his ass lmao.

- Cole...he was the first to go so he spent a lot of his time just. in the ground. at one point he came back up and holed up in a small cave near his dads home and slowly made a very intricate cave system of his own. Nya, Kai, and Jay nearly die just trying to find him.

- Now I like parallels so Zane here is like...if the ice emperor was okay almost. He just holed up in an ice labyrinth and the locals just kinda dubbed him an ice king. King of a snow queen thing.

- circling back to lloyd...the reason he’s not there is cause he wasn’t. really whole. He kinda spread into the winds as energy. So to bring him back they kinda....pulled it all together again.

- Wu, Pixal, and Garmadon are still around.

- no I have not watched dragons rising or whatever its called so considering this AU canon divergence or whatever lmao.

- Bruise and Pixane are the only ships here. Screw me I love Bruise they’re too sillay.

#ninjago #cole brookstone #jay walker #kai smith #kai jiang #?#lloyd garmadon #nya smith #nya jiang #zane julien #ninjago zane #ninjago cole #ninjago jay #ninjago kai #ninjago nya #ninjago lloyd #fanart #100yAU #baby's art

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destinysbounty · 6 months

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When you think about it, Lloyd's storyline in s9 is actually lowkey kinda funny actually?

Like, think about it. Up to this point, Lloyd has been captured/imprisoned at least once in almost every season. It's kinda his whole ThingTM. Seriously. Try making a tally of all the times he is kidnapped, imprisoned, or otherwise captured/restrained in some way. Its a little depressing, actually.

Now, what's the title of s9? Hunted. What is the premise of s9? Lloyd and the survivors of s8 are being hunted down to be systematically captured and/or killed by the SoG, while the og4 are off in the First Realm facing a very similar crisis with Iron Baron.

How many people are successfully captured/imprisoned in s9? Just off the top of my head weve got the og4, Faith, Wu, a majority of dragons in the First Realm, almost everyone in the Resistance, Harumi, Garmadon if we count him going to jail...

You know who isn't on that list? Lloyd Garmadon. Yknow, the guy who normally gets captured and imprisoned so often its practically a hobby at this point. During a season thats all about people being hunted down and captured. With one of the main plotlines being about Lloyd specifically being an individual to be captured.

And yet, Lloyd isn't. Oh sure, he'll get locked up in a cage any other day of the week, but during the designated Let's Capture Lloyd Season?? Nope! In fact, he's one of the only main characters who isn't captured in this season!!! He even does some capturing of his own!!

Lloyd took a break from being caged for like two weeks and the universe made everyone else compensate for him.

#if im wrong and theres some other scene where lloyd is captured that i cant remember then uh shhh no there isnt #ninjago #ninjago hunted #ns9 #lloyd garmadon #destiny post

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woffles-4-waffles · 11 months

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I went with Spinjitzu Brothers Garmadon because he won't leave my brain.. I never took him as a hat guy, so I made his headband even longer. My entry for @general-yasur DTIYS!!

Garmadon must save the realm, even if he is destined to one day destroy it. Wu had always been by his side, though when he eventually found his younger brother after countless days in this odd fairytale place, maybe even weeks, Wu had no recollection of Garmadon. Although no one else seemed to have their memories, Garmadon had hoped that Wu kept his so they could get through this together like they always have. Apon this discovery Garmadon realized he must destroy this spell on his own, not only for Ninjago but also for his baby brother.

With both Creation and Distruction strapped to Garmadon's side, he only uses one, leaving the element of Creation for his brother in hopes that his memories will return sooner rather than later. Not only does he hold onto Creation for Wu but also his orange headband, a memory of sorts.

Destroying the spell grows harder every day as the venom from the Great Devourer slowly croupts him, distracting him from the mission and blurring the lines between right and wrong. Nor does it help that The Overlord himself loves to pester Garmadon until he can't hear his own thoughts. Sometimes Garmadon feels as if this is all one big game, and every move he takes has been constructed by The Overlord.

#yasur1kdtiys #ninjago #ninjago fanart #garmadon #im begging for more people to join in i absolutely love seeing what everyone is coming up with!#i want all of the characters who have entred to have one big spell braking party #love thinking about thisssssss #AHHH #Thank you for hosting!#not sure if i am physically able to stop drawing Garmadon #also i appoligise for any spelling mistakes that may or may not be there

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miqotepotatoe · 7 months

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I blame my sister for this au because she made me watch the miraculous evil alt universe special and the idea of an evil universe has inspired me.

Behold the Reverse AU.

Wu ends up getting bit by the Devourer instead of Garmadon, and he ends up taking over Ninjago. Ninjago is full of crime, with many gangs fighting over territory and tormenting the civillians trying to survive. Wu rules with an iron fist, often sending out his ninja to do his dirty work like kill whoever stands in his way. No one knows who lies beneath the masks, but their mere presence strikes fear in everyone.

There is a light of hope in the form of the Resistance. Led by Garmadon, he hopes to reclaim the Golden Weapons and defeat his brother to restore peace to Ninjago. Alongside Misako, Nya & Lloyd, they aid the people and fend of Wu's ninja.

While the ninja are mercilous, underneath their masks they're just four sad teen boys who are also trying to survive in this cruel world.

The Shadow Ninja hates having to be this mercillous killer, but he has no other choice, or Wu will stop providing medicine for his sick mother. He can't loose her, not like he lost his father to some corrput tax collectors, even if it means having to break his promise to his mother.

The Azure Ninja has no where else to go. He ran away from his neglectful father, who cares more about collecting money then his own son. Wu found him, and despite how much he wants to run away, where does he go? The streets are no place for a child to wander around.

The Ivory Ninja knows no other life. He is souless machine built to serve Wu. He is the loyalast out of the ninja to Wu. But...why does he feel disgusted whenever he takes a life? Why does he feel sympsthetic to those who run away from him in fear? What would a life among the people be like?

The Scarlet Ninja has only one goal, save his sister from Garmadon, no matter what he has to do. Garmadon kidnapped his sister, who knows what he's doing to her! He will endure the pain, the violence, if it means he'll be able to get her back. If only this samurai stopped getting in his way.

Slowly but surely, the Ninja defect and join the Resistance...after many conflicted emotions and acheiving their True Potentials by finally defying their Master. But they still have a lot of work to do to restore peace, especially with an even greater evil presence hiding in the shadows...

#ninjago #ninjago au #reverse au #kai jiang-smith #jay walker #zane julien #cole brookstone #lloyd garmadon #nya jiang-smith #lord garmadon #master wu #i appologise for the pain this au will cause #don't worry there's a happy end #but first...trauma & angst #the ninjas pasts are slightly different in the reverse world #this mostly takes place durring s1 & s2

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ecoamerica · 1 month

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iamsonormalaboutninjago · 4 months

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Making this a full post cause it deserves to be said:

TL:DR at bottom

A lot of the tumblr community is pro queer and progressive but why are they so violently against redemptions???

Seriously I’ve noticed a mind boggling amount of people who are dying on the hill that Harumi should rot in prison.

Do they even watch the same show?? Why are they dividing people into “evil” and “good” categories like that??? Ninjago has shown multiple times that people are complex and multi dimensional.

Flintlocke was just following the captain that he loved so much and trusted like a brother, Morro was consumed by a desperation to prove himself, Cyrus Borg hid the overlord virus from everyone, the dragon hunters were just scared by Iron Barons rule, The Ice Emperor was manipulated by Vex, Unagami was confused and angry by his abandonment, the Keepers were just doing their job, Ronin was trying to pay back his debt (and maybe support his family), Pythor used to be a power hungry jerk but being trapped in the tomb made him realize it meant nothing being a king or getting revenge, Garmadon before resurrection loved his son very dearly but was consumed by urges to destroy and infect others with his curse. And most importantly…

Lloyd was a spoiled brat child who wanted to hurt people and cause mayhem until Wu finally caught him. Yes he wasn’t a terrorist and was a kid but so was Harumi when she turned. They were the same age, around 10, when they were affected by the serpentine.

As well. All of the Harumi fans I know want Harumi to get a proper redemption. One where they pay for their crimes and feel horrible about what they’ve done. Where they’re forced to live in the real world and not some delusion that they created when they were young and angry. I want Harumi to cry and feel like shit for murder and terrorism. I really would hate if Roots was the end of her story and her redemption! She’s gotta show that she’s changed and is a different person in order to be fully redeemed in my eyes. I like a lot of others just want her to have a chance at redemption, not accept her as being redeemed immediately.

TL:DR: Ninjago has a plethora of people who start out evil but change and redeem themselves. So why is Harumi singled out? I believe Harumi hasn’t redeemed herself canonically yet and has to go through a lot of pain and growth before that can happen. But If anyone thinks that Harumi doesn’t deserve redemption then neither does Lloyd or Scales or Faith or Morro or Garmadon.

We can’t forget that in the could be canon Splinter in the Blind Man’s Eye story Lloyd claims that Morro gave him the most trauma, because he committed atrocities in his own body. He never even says he has nightmares about Harumi!! Which he has a lot of damn nightmares!

Lloyd was brought to the good side because Wu gave him a chance and believed that he was good, and Lloyd did the exact same to Harumi. “The best way to defeat your enemy, is to make them your friend”…

#ninjago #lloyd ninjago #dragons rising #ninjago dragons rising #ninjago harumi #normalness: explaining harumi #ninjago crystallized #in defense of crystalized

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senseigrace · 6 months

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Lloyd in Dragons Rising. (Not sure if it's spoilers or not. Read at your own risk)

So, I haven't watched Dragons Rising yet, but I've noticed something in the scenes I've seen, and I have to talk about it.

Yes, Lloyd is obviously mimicking Sensei Wu as he tries to teach these kids how to be ninja. You literally see callback after callback to things from the original series. Especially the tea and training course thing from the pilots. It's so obvious that he's trying to teach the way he was taught and that he looks up to Wu a lot.

But that isn't why I made this post. I've already seen this post. I wanna talk about his mannerisms.

Look at the way Lloyd holds himself. The way he stands tall and walks with one hand behind his back. That isn't Wu's way of walking, the way he talks isn't quite like Wu's either.

You know who walks like that? Who talks like that?

Garmadon. To be more specific, Sensei Garmadon.

Whether Lloyd realizes it or not, he's copying his dad.

And as an og fan of the show, I'm gonna go cry. (And maybe even finally get around to watching DR. I have no excuse at this point...)

#ninjago #ninjago dragons rising #lloyd garmadon #sensei wu #sensei garmadon

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the-ninja-legacy-whip · 9 months

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what would wu rate everyone's tea brewing skills out of 10

Zane: Perfect timing, perfect mixing of ingredients, perfect steeping, perfect pouring posture, just a little off on the taste. But Wu can't ask for better. 9/10

Cole: He may not be able to cook, but the man can brew a mean tea! A little, ahem, aggressive on the technique and his flavors tend to...run strong, but he's technically never made a bad cup. 7.5/10

Nya: All right. So far so good, nice steeping, good timing, pleasant aroma, excellent coloration, here comes the pour—IS SHE POURING IT OVER ICE?! NO NYA NO! NOT ICED TEA! BLASPHEMY! (Wu, however, begrudgingly agrees that it does still taste good, but iced tea?! He is truly disappointed down to his soul.) 6/10

Kai: His tea is...tea. Passable, but nothing that makes it stand out. No, Kai, you can't just heat up "a cup of leaf water" in your hands, it doesn't work like that and you're better than this stop STOP— 5/10

Jay: Makes tea even worse than Kai because he tries to shock it to completion, nor does he have any patience to wait for it to properly steep. It's a miracle it's even drinkable, but it's not a pleasant experience. 3/10

Lloyd: You mean Mr. "I didn't know it was possible to burn tea" Garmadon? His own flesh and blood. A member of his family. A family of tea drinkers. Tea should literally be flowing in his veins. "I burned the tea!" Unbelievable. He didn't think anything could cut him deeper than the iced tea, but here we are. He truly has failed as a teacher, and an uncle. May the FSM forgive him. 1/10

#wu: i should've put tea making skills in the lesson book #lloyd: you burn a cup ONE TIME #ninjago #legacyverse #the ninja legacy whip #kai smith #jay walker #cole brookstone #zane julien #nya smith #lloyd garmadon #master wu

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crossroads-of-the-raven · 2 months

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The Hands of Time, Morro the Elemental of Wind, The Cursed Realm, Who Sent Him There and how Chen is at the center of everything | Ninjago

So first off, I've had this theory for the longest time that Morro wasn't supposed to be in the Cursed Realm and besides that, that he was being taken advantage of by the Preeminent.

When Morro first appears at the very end of Season 4, we hear a voice say Morro's name in a whispered raspy voice.

Now, I've heard many people say that, that is literally just Morro announcing his own name but personally I always thought that the voice sounded similar to a different ghost, i.e. Bansha.

Bansha is a ghost who has the ability to control others from a distance and even communicate between Realms, as seen when she forced Misako to fight Wu and when she communicated with Fenwick, the Master Writer, to allow her, Morro and his ghostly entourage into the Cloud Kingdom. As well as, later when Wu and Misako are acting as distractions so the Ninja can sneak into Stix. Bansha is able to use herself to allow Morro to communicate through her to his old teacher.

This, along with Morro's change of heart at the end of Season 5 (even though ghosts aren't supposed to be able to change) is what initially made me suspicious; then something else came up.

Manipula-Chen (Chen Starts a Time War) by rinkunokoisuru on Ao3 brought up something that I knew in the back of my head but never really thought about.

rinkunokoisuru brings up that one little fact that Season 4 repeated so often that I'm surprised I forgot. Chen's manipulation of the Elemental Masters during the Serpentine War.

Now you might be asking - why is that important, what does that have to do with Morro? Well think about it, who else did Chen manipulate other than a young Garmadon.

Garmadon went to train with Chen and sometime after, Wu takes in Morro, eventually training him to become the Green Ninja.

We already know that Chen was intercepting Wu's mail, considering he was able to steal his love letter to Misako, so whose to say that he also wasn't spying on Wu and Morro's training sessions.

This brings me to another piece of information that was brought up recently by @ataraxixx - that information being that on Morro's back is the Japanese kanji for 'evil'.

Now I know that everyone has made their jokes about Morro being an edgy emo Hot Topic kid for wearing the kanji for 'evil' - but as I thought about it, I began to wonder, "why would a kid who wants to be the hero, die with the kanji for 'evil?"

(And incase your wondering, Morro originally had a dragon on his back just like Wu, when he was younger.)

Going back to rinkunokoisuru's story - in the story, it's suggested that Clouse's dark magic might have played a part in Krux and Acronix's betrayal and possibly play a part in the betrayal of the other Elementals.

With Morro I could believe that and I'll explain why in just a moment but with Krux and Acronix, something just wasn't clicking fully even though I liked the theory. Until I was rewatching episode 3 of Season 7 (A Time of Traitors) for my, 'Morro comes back to life' rewrite.

As I was watching the scene where Kai is discussing the Vermillion war helmet with Dr. Saunders, something came to mind. The helmet is definitely a Vermillion helmet but when Kai said it looked familiar he realized that Krux and Acronix were wearing the exact same helmet in the painting of their fight with Garmadon and Wu. At that moment I realized that they were also wear those same helmets when Wu is congratulating the remaining loyal Elementals on their victory during the Serpentine War.

Why would they be wearing Vermillion helmets?

Thinking back on Season 7.

When Kai first shows Wu the helmet in episode 3, Wu tries to say the line, 'time waits for no one' the same line is said completely by Krux during his fight with Kai at the Museum in the very same episode.

To be fair, it's a pretty common line but I think it was ment to indicate that Wu recognized the helmet as one that the Time Twins wore.

Now you might be asking, why wouldn't he recognize it as a Vermillion helmet?

To that I say, one of the best ways for something to be forgotten is for it never to be spoken of. Which is exactly what we find out in episode 7 (Secrets Discovered) when the Ninja - minus Kai and Nya - speak with King Scales in the sewers.

The Vermillion Warriors were the first generation progeny of the Great Devourer with the same instincts to consume everything, they were something that was so feared by the Serpentine that they were not spoken of, with Scale even going out of his way to find out where they are so his people could avoid them.

Now this is pure speculation, but I wonder, what if a non Serpentine/Vermillion wearing a Vermillion helmet could have an adverse or even corruptive effect on someone, considering Vermillion armor is ment for a nest of Vermillion snakes to nest inside of to form a single Warrior.

(Side Note: this is where all you Snake!Jay fans can come in as to why your boy wasn't affected when he put on the helmet in episode 3. And on that note, shameless plug for my theory post as to there being a Serpentine curse on the Jiang/Smith family - on Ray or Maya's side - as the reason why Jay and Skylor both were turned into snakes thus implying that the same thing has happened to Maya or Ray and as such using this convoluted theory as to why Kai wasn't affected when he wore the Vermillion helmet, implying that like the Snake!Jay theory, that Kai and Nya might have some Serpentine passed down to them from one of their parents' own transformation.)

Getting back to the matter.

Where would Krux and Acronix get a Vermillion helmet in the first place - the answer, from a man who find war entertaining and has a vast collection of hard to find/hard to get artifacts with a particular fascination with Serpentine warriors.

A.k.a. Master Chen.

Even if you go with the theory that the Vermillion helmets are not corruptive, there is still the matter of Clouse's dark magic.

On that note, let's get back to Morro and his connection to Chen and Clouse.

Imagine if you will.

You are mad Cult Leader, anticipating the eve of war between the Serpentine and all of Ninjago. While your pupil, the Elder son of the FSM, may or may not stay on the side of evil, you have been watching his younger brother train his first student to become the Green Ninja, something, which if he is successful, could be a possible problem.

Now again, speculation.

Wu was able to gather every Elemental to fight in the Serpentine War, even if some of them eventually turned traitor. I wonder if during Morro's training, if as part of Morro's training, if he was introduced to the Elementals as a sort of know your allies interaction. Basically, baby Ninja Morro getting to meet the Elementals who were all probably older then him (teen to elder) considering how old Morro looked when he ran away.

Continuing the speculation.

Let's say that Chen's spies told him that Morro was outside of Wu's protection. Let's say that Chen had already begun seducing a certain Elemental to his side (traditional methods or magical methods, you decide). Now let's say Chen had this Elemental go to Morro with a present - a medallion of protection. Let's say that Morro accepts this medallion because it's from his allie and let's say that the medallion has two images - one on top that would soon crumble away and one beneath (the kanji for evil) that actually held a curse that would send the wearer to the Cursed Realm.

And who do we know that can send people to the Cursed Realm - the answer, Clouse.

In Season 4 episode 8 - Clouse attempts to send Garmadon to the Cursed Realm, only for said Sensei to kick the sorcerer into the Cursed Realm, the portal closing behind him.

Later, to defeat Chen's Anacondri Army, Lloyd uses a spell from Clouse's magic books to open a portal to the Cursed Realm, thus allowing the Anacondri Generals to curse Chen and his army, sending them all to the Cursed Realm.

Considering all this, what if Chen had already been luring Skylor's mother to his side and convinced her to give a young wandering Morro a false seal of protection that would send him to the Cursed Realm upon his death (what if Chen had laid hints to lead Morro to a swift death in the Caves of Despair, not long after or even had Skylor's mother unknowingly give those hints when she gave him the medallion)

(Two Side Notes:

First: I personally I think Skylor's mother would have been tricked by Chen into giving Morro the medallion but if you want her to have been evil and do it willingly then that's your call.

Second: I don't think it's too farfetched an idea that the symbol transformed into a large medallion that was tied around Morro when he became a ghost. Almost like it shifted to chain itself to him.)

Now consider, the speculative Green Ninja is dead and the Serpentine War begins. The Elemental Alliance has gathered and some question are asked of Wu.

Where is Morro?

How long has he been gone?

Why didn't you go after him?

War continues, Garmadon goes to help his brother and after some time Chen see the war begin to wane so he sows discord among the Elementals and soon the alliance has fallen apart with only a few Elementals remaining loyal.

Gravity survived an attack by Clouse's pet Serpent and Earth while having briefly turned traitor has returned to the Elemental Alliance - but that's fine because the Time Twins are still wearing the Vermillion helmets.

The five tribes are being locked away (the Venomari by Water/Maya and the Anacondri by Fire/Ray) and the Serpentine War has ended. The Anacondri Generals have been sent to the Cursed Realm, Chen and Clouse are now confined to Chen's island (possibly having already hidden Skylor's mother there). But all that is still just fine. For someone so incredibly fascinated by the Serpentine, one has to wonder how much he knows.

Chen has spies and willing pawns everywhere, how else could he open a successful restaurant chain on the mainland.

Did he know about the prophecy of the Golden Master. Did he know that when the Serpentine are released from their tombs, that they would unleash the Great Devourer. Did he know that the Devourer would head straight to the stone army where her Venom would bring the warriors to life.

Or possibly, I wonder.

If when Krux came out of the Time portal not long after entering it - his younger twin brother, nowhere in sight and personally desiring revenge - did he go searching for a way to get vengeance, possibly from the one who first gave him and his brother the helmets.

Was Chen the one to set Krux on the path towards using the Vermillion Warriors.

In Season 7 episode 3, Krux tells Kai that his parents were traitors who worked for the Hands of Time, however, in Season 4 episode 7 Chen tells Kai that there are dark secrets about his parents.

Of course, Chen could have been lying, however ...

Did Chen know that Krux had kidnapped Ray and Maya?

Did Krux ever have the Jiang/Smith parents do work for Chen in payment for the Vermillion Warrior eggs?

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Like many of my post ideas, this one got kinda long and rambling.

Something else I wanted to include was that I recall that someone was lamenting that Morro didn't have fangs like the other ghosts and I wondered why, but then I thought of this.

Cole, Garmadon, Chen and Clouse - four people who were cursed/sent to the Cursed Realm (only two of which were evil) and all four of them, in ghost form, are lacking fangs; just like Morro.

(Side Note: Admitably, Garmadon might just be a special case of - Son of the FSM. Personally, I'm in the boat of, give the Dragoni fangs but that's neither here nor there at the moment)

One more thing before you ask if the other ghost have a kanji for evil on them, I checked. Most ghost with a visible (or partially visible) symbol on their back all have the same Cursed Realm emblem - Morro is the only one with kanji.

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naofaun · 6 months

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i see people asking what morro's appeal to the fandom is, and after some thought, i think i realised what it is.

it's the tragedy of his entire story, from start to finish. the helplessness of it all, the grief, the longing, the parts of your past that haunt you forever (ghost pun not intended).

you look at morro and you don't see the big scary monster that the writers painted him as. you see a boy, a child, who spent his entire life pursuing one single goal that was just barely out of reach. you see a child who died for that goal suffocated in toxic fumes, who lost his home and family and safety for that goal.

we don't know why he was cursed. but as if he hadn't been through enough agony, as if the world hadn't broken this child enough, he wound up in a realm flooded with evil. his mind couldn't handle the trauma of what happened. as if he wasn't fixated enough, his desire became stronger.

he wanted nothing more than to prove himself.

you can see it in the way he talks and acts. he doesn't care about taking over. he doesn't care about the preeminent's goals. if anything, dying in that cave on that night made him all the more determined to prove himself worthy.

he had so much anger, so much terrible sadness in him that he didn't know what to do with it. he had to blame someone. the only person he could reasonably reflect his agony onto was sensei wu, the only man to ever help him.

he came back to ninjago years and years later. the person who got the green gi was no more than a little boy, who had never been trained like he was. who never spent years and years of his life pursuing this goal, dedicating everything to it. hell, he didn't even want it?

even his defeat was tragic. you can see him panicking, doing everything he can to escape destiny. destiny will always wrap its chains around him once more though, because he was finally dragged down to the depths. once more, he would fail his goal. once more, he would watch everything he dedicated himself to simply fade away before his very eyes.

he could have saved himself. he could have taken wu's hand, dragged himself onto that dragon and started a new life.

but he didn't want to. i love the “morro takes wu’s hand and redeems himself” aus as much as the next person, but he didn't want to. he made the active decision to shove the crystal in wu's hand and let death take him once more.

because in the end, he'd lost so much that living wasn't worth it anymore. his goal was never going to be achievable. he was never going to be truly happy. he never learned how to stop and appreciate life, how to love himself and reach his true sense of self like the rest of the ninja.

he died before he could reach his true potential, guys. that dragon was not his, it was lloyd’s. he died before he even got the chance.

unlike the ninjago villains both before and after him, morro has genuine emotion and life to his story. he's not bad for the sake of being bad. he's not just another enemy for lloyd garmadon to defeat. he's a kid who got in over his head, who wasted away trying to break free of his own fate. and he failed.

if anyone reading this has seen day of the departed, then you know morro came back only long enough to warn sensei wu of what was coming for him. the other villains immediately picked up their weapons and scurried off to cause mayhem for the sake of it, but morro was different. he changed. he let go of his grief and accepted his role in the world.

he helped the ninja despite his prior hatred for them (although i truly believe it was jealousy fueled by insecurity and grief, not hatred). sure, he taunted wu a little at first, but you could tell that it was nothing more than a little fun. he was a boy again, he was okay again. there was no reason for him to hurt anyone. he's moved on.

no one knows what happened to him in the departed realm, or why he healed and the other villains didn't. i don't think i want to know, though. it doesn't matter. all that matters is the fact that he's better now.

so, yes. unlike the other ninjago villains, morro’s story is so painfully and breathtakingly human. he has emotion and development that no other antagonist like him got to have. or at least, it certainly didn't feel as raw as his did.

#i am so sorry omg 😭 idk what got into me #{ ♡ } nao : ninjago . . .#ninjago #lego ninjago #morro #morro ninjago #morro lego ninjago #sensei wu #wu #morro wu #ninjago season 5 #ninjago possession #lloyd garmadon #ninjago morro #lego ninjago morro #long post #tw long post #does this count as an essay... probably /j

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nyaskitten · 3 months

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I imagine the FSM wasn't... all too affectionate with his children. They rarely got an "I love you" or "I'm so proud of you" out of him, if ever. The FSM didn't KNOW how to love, he never FELT love, he assumed the natural order of life was all living beings must reproduce at some point, so he made his own kids.

He only truly started to realize what it's like to love your children after it was too late for both of them, after Garmadon's venom bite and after neglecting Wu for so long.

#I'll die on the hill that Wu WAS NOT the one in FSM's mind 24/7 #as proven by canon material like a lot #wu has tried desparately to win his fathers favor #and prove his worth to fsm #but try as he may he always failed...#fsm is an awful dad who never learned how to love till it was too late.#ninjago #raine's rambles #fsm ninjago #ninjago fsm #first spinjitzu master

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llannasvsp · 8 months

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Do you guys remember in s1 e11 (All of Nothing) when Garmadon says this: "But you still have a choice. You don't need to be like me, Lloyd. Your uncle has a plan for you, and even though it may be to stop me one day, we have to follow our own destiny" to Lloyd? It has always made me so sad because Lloyd doesn't get a choice. This one line works so well when you break down Lloyd as a character. Lloyd heard the sentence: "You still have a choice" and "Your uncle has a plan for you" within seconds of each other. There is no choice there. He has to follow whatever Wu tells him to do. And you can see this sticking with him throughout the series. Every time he wants to back away from the life he has, something draws him back in. He has no way out even if he wanted to. All of his choices were taken away from him the very second those weapons responded to him.

Food for thought. Enjoy.

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nin-blah-go · 23 days

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Decided to revive an old AU for funsies

It was a twisted AU based off a dream I had 3-4 years ago, but recently, I decided to rework it to make it more comprehensible. I like to call it:

Year of the Great Devourer

I started playing around with the idea of destiny and "what if it didn't happen as written?" What if Garmadon was never bitten by that snake? Our same Garms, Oni and all, but he's just not evil. The elemental master Destruction using his powers for good was just a fun concept.

He is the first to know of the return of the Great Devourer, finally putting together the team that he had sought out years before.

Lloyd, this time around, isn't an elemental master. Meaning, he never was forced to age. Being the son of Master Wu, he was actually raised a good kid, unaware of the plans destiny has for his father (who I actually haven't taken the time to draw...). Since the Great Devourer's corruption forced Garmadon to banish his brother to the Neverrelm, Lloyd was taken under Garmadon's wing.

However, he does have power, power that he does not yet understand. After realizing that he was part Oni, he has a personal mission to realize his own true potential, unknowing that such a power would slowly lead to corruption.

Cole, the elemental master of Earth, is effectively Lloyd's mentor. In secret, that is. Only the kid (and Garmadon, who's scrolls he may have stolen) is aware of his half-Oni side. His darkened skin and closed off attitude are a result of corruption, and he knows this. He doesn't believe that he can grow and change as a person, but Lloyd sees the good in him and wants to try to draw it out.

Jay, the elemental master of lightning, is incredibly elementally unstable. Since he's learned about his elemental powers, he's experimented on himself, in an attempt to control them. What he came up with were essentially shock absorbers that go around his arms in an attempt to minimize any unintentional harm.

He has lost an eye in his experiments and is incredibly twitchy, but he learns that controlling his emotions are a very important part to control his powers.

He has also exploded on a numerous occasions.

Zane, the elemental master of ice, is fully aware of his nindroid side, but acts more human than the rest of his team. Zane has had his powers long before any of the others, so he's basically mastered his craft. He and Dr. Julien, his father and creator, were actually close to Garmadon, have receiving most of his training from him.

Zane, being the most experienced of the group, is effectively the leader. He is also responsible for extinguishing Kai when he tends to overheat and putting out Jay's electrical fires.

Kai, the elemental master of fire, is effective with the youngest on the team (second to Lloyd). He was raised by his protective (older) sister Nya, who has no elemental power, but has mastered the art of kicking ass.

Kai has anger issues and tends to get a little heated from time to time (metaphorically and literally). The scars on his skin are a result of of some of these bouts, usually by him subconsciously touching his skin when he's upset. Nya had made him heat resisting gloves so he would stop burning himself accidentally. If he gets a little too heated, Zane is usually around to cool him off before he can do some serious damage (Which he finds relatively entertaining).

Nya finds ways to help the ninja in more ways than just elemental powers. She's essentially the emotional support friend :). She's also taking an interest to Jay, which Kai isn't really happy about, leading to many heated "discussions"

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beba-780 · 2 months

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Emperor of Ninjago (4)

• Days after it was believed that Kai had died in combat, Morro, Master of the Wind and Wu's apprentice, formed his new group of rebels called "The Ghosts", his group was made up of extremists and Wu soldiers who violently attacked bases and Emperor Garmadon's labor camps to steal weapons and other resources for his cause. This new rebel group caused several problems for the rulers of other kingdoms, civilians, and other rebels of the Wu Resistance, as their attacks made it difficult to rescue prisoners and properly weaken Garmadon's forces.

• As Wu did not want to start new disputes with his former apprentice's group, he let Morro and his followers do what they wanted and ordered his soldiers and the Ninjas not to interfere in Morro's work, but to rescue the people innocent in danger. Even though both sides supported each other, there are several moments where everyone disagrees due to their ideas and actions.

• After a year of living in the palace Kai became Lloyd's only servant and guardian, but so that the Overlord would not suspect Kai, Garmadon ordered Kai to join the training of the palace soldiers, but he would have special training, generals Kozu and Samukai would personally take care of his training, although Kai's training would be difficult, Garmadon knew it would be the only way to make Kai become stronger so he could better protect Lloyd from any danger in the future.

• Kai's training was too violent and rigorous, it was fortunate that Kai was already in good shape to be able to withstand the training of the two generals, but Kai knew that this type of training would be too different from the one he received from Wu, Kai had he had to hide many of his Ninja skills so that no one would suspect that he was the Red Ninja, which is why he sometimes allowed himself to be beaten in training and had to always keep up with the other recruits.

• Kai's training was not every day, since Kai had to be by Lloyd's side and fulfill his role as guardian, but every time Kai finished his training he at least received medical attention from the palace doctors and was allowed them to return to their cell to rest. . But Garmadon had ordered that Kai finally have his own room, which was close to Lloyd's room, it was not that big but at least it was comfortable for Kai, so it would be better to hide the notes and maps of the palace from the guards.

• Despite the painful training, Kai was still able to continue his duties by accompanying Lloyd in his activities, and in addition, Garmadon was able to discreetly provide Kai with more information about places he could investigate within the palace, Garmadon even gave him the key where Garmadon had hidden the Overlord's research and the Green Ninja prophecy. But the part of the palace where the hidden room was located was sometimes heavily guarded by guards, so he could not stay in the room for long and could only carry very few books and scrolls.

• Kai also discovered that the room contained many images of Empress Misako and Emperor Garmadon when he was still a normal human, as well as other family portraits and images of the First Spinjitzu Master. Kai must have assumed that Garmadon hid them when he was free from the Overlord and the poison of the Great Devourer.

• There are times when Lloyd always asked Kai various things about what Ninjago was like before, Lloyd knew from the stories he heard in his classes that apparently Ninjago was governed differently before his father became emperor. Kai told him that Ninjago had not previously been enslaved by his father and that it was a peaceful and prosperous kingdom without the need for numerous wars. These stories always surprised Lloyd and he always asked Kai to tell him more about Ninjago's past.

• But Kai always asked Lloyd not to tell anyone about his stories since it could be dangerous, Lloyd promised not to tell anyone since he didn't want to get Kai in trouble, whom he already saw as his older brother.

• On Lloyd's seventh birthday, Harumi, daughter of the leaders of the Jamanakai people and members of Garmadon's council, appeared before the prince and, being the same age, the two immediately became close friends. Upon learning this, Garmadon let Harumi and her family be able to visit the palace whenever they wanted, Kai did not trust Harumi's parents as they were very loyal to Garmadon and his cause, but if he trusted little Harumi, Kai could see that Lloyd and Harumi were very similar, and he always accompanied them in their games in the palace courtyard or in Lloyd's game room.

• Kai told Lloyd and Harumi other stories about Ninjago, both children were fascinated by Kai's stories and always imagined that one day they would see all the things Kai always told them. Kai even helped the children create toys so they could play together, since then the two children became great friends and Kai really liked being around both children.

• As time went by Kai became more and more tolerant of the generals' training, sometimes Garmadon even confronted Kai just to show everyone that Kai was worthy of their trust, at least that lessened the guards' suspicions. Lloyd didn't like seeing Kai hurt after every training, only Kai calmed him down by telling him more stories about Ninjago, Kai even told him about his grandfather, the First Master, his father Garmadon's previous life, when he was still a good emperor, and about his mother Misako.

• Lloyd never heard much about her mother, the Empress, even her guardians avoided talking about her, Kai was the first person to talk about her openly, he didn't think that Kai was previously part of the royal guard that protected his parents, but Lloyd was at least happy to know that his parents were kind people in the past. Lloyd even wondered if his father would one day be free of the Overlord's control and the Great Devourer's poison.

• On Lloyd's eighth birthday, Kai met Skylor, daughter of Lord Chen, who built a fortress to train other soldiers who would participate in battles against the rebels, but what no one knew was that Skylor was a spy for the Resistance of Wu, she joined Wu after freeing numerous rebels who were found in Chen's work camp, the rebels confirmed this to Wu and one day they both met secretly, Skylor gave information to Wu and since then she He became a valuable source of information for the rebellion.

• When Skylor met Kai she knew immediately that he was the late Red Ninja since she previously met Nya, who became close and Nya showed Skylor a photo of Kai, obviously Kai asked her to keep the secret and Skylor promised her that his secret was safe with her, but that was how the two formed an alliance to help the rebellion, Kai gave his notes to Skylor and she made sure to give them to the rebels who escaped and returned to the Resistance.

• Skylor even became a good friend to Lloyd, the two got along well and that made Kai feel better, even Skylor fought Kai just to pretend that they were both still trustworthy to Garmadon and Chen. There were times when Kai had to accompany Garmadon to make some conquests and he could not avoid fighting against some rebels and soldiers who sought to protect the towns and kingdoms from him. And in order not to be discovered, Kai never took off his mask so that no rebel would recognize him. He also invented a false name, Kai called himself the “Red Shogun,” and he only used it when he entered the battlefield.

• Also, there was an occasion in which the Ghosts impudently attacked the palace at night, and it was when Garmadon was not in the palace since he was on another conquest, Kai luckily was there and was able to protect Lloyd from the attack, The Ghosts, seeing that their attack was unsuccessful, fled, but Kai knew that it was time to teach Lloyd to defend himself.

• Lloyd was forbidden to fight by orders of Garmadon and the Overlord, the Overlord thought that perhaps Lloyd would be a threat if he learned to fight and Garmadon had no choice but to prevent his soldiers from training Lloyd. Kai secretly taught Lloyd, as long as no one saw, he taught him inside his room, in some blind spots in the yard and in the forest. In order not to attract too much attention Lloyd and Kai pretended that their outdoor training was games, Lloyd was the one who said that he himself invented the games, only then would the guards stop interrogating Kai.

• Kai began by teaching Lloyd basic self-defense techniques and ways to be in good physical condition, and it was fortunate that Lloyd was an agile child and attentive to everything that was happening in his environment. It was then that Kai began to talk about the Green Ninja prophecy to Lloyd, Lloyd thought it was an interesting story, since then he always asked Kai to tell it to him every night before going to sleep.

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