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Kai is the best fighter (dragons rising) argue with the wall

Kai went through literal hell against monsters 10x his size and you’re telling me that he can’t take down Jay or Cole? I hate how people baby Kai and say he has no muscle to him or make him comedic relief. Kai has lost his powers more time than I can count, and the fact that he was able to disarm Cinder, and certain members of the forbidden five (excluding the bug lady) without powers proves he is skilled especially in combat. During his time in the land of monsters, he had to fight dirty, had to get stronger, and leave certain morals behind. I think the reason why the creators sidelined him in the Tournament Of Elements is because they would’ve had to find an excuse for him to lose, since realistically he would’ve been a top placement (along with Lloyd, don’t get me wrong). It seems that the other ninja haven’t been training (Cole started a family, Zane is traveling the world and had been trapped in a cube for the first season, and Jay had all his previous training and memory wiped, along with the fact that he worked in an office for the first season.) Nya is the only one who can par with Kai and have a different outcome, but funnily enough, Nya has gained the impatient trope and seems to get ahead of herself during dragons rising, while Kai had learned to meditate and teach wyldfyre his way of life. Here’s my official ranking of:

Battle skills:

Kai

Lloyd

Nya

Jay

Zane

Cole

Arin

Sora

Wlydfyre

Powers:

Lloyd

Nya

Kai (Kai could be interchangeable with Nya)

Zane

Cole

Jay (Jay hasn’t shown a lot of power usage throughout Dr)

Wyldfyre

Sora

Arin

Overall Abilities:

Lloyd

Kai

Nya

Jay

Zane

Cole

Arin

Sora

Wyldefyre

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*Lloyd walks into Kai’s underground fighting ring and spots him drinking*

Lloyd: Kai, you should really think about quitting. Kai: *slowly looks up* Ninja never quit.

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Kai Headcannon

I feel like with Kai’s element, he’d be able to take and enjoy boiling hot showers. I also think that he would take coffee straight from the extremely hot pot and drink it with no reaction. He also can’t stand cold soup and needs to eat it while it’s steaming!

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What I think the ninja would do for side jobs as teens

Kai: He’d definitely be a teen model or an influencer. He loves the spotlight, and what better way to use his looks for his benefit? I think he would take sponsor offers and make money that way, he also seems to enjoy his fans and entertain them more than the other ninja. Jay: I feel like Jay would be an apprentice at Borg industries! He would quickly work his way up to being allowed to work with Borg on his projects.

Zane: I think Zane would be a chef, I think that he would work somewhere in a restaurant, and at first they don’t want him to run the kitchen because he’s so young, but after showing his skills, he quickly takes over.

Cole: I think Cole would be an UberEats driver LOL and sneak food out of his customers bags.

Lloyd: unemployed because nobody wants to hire him, volunteers at Wu’s tea shop 💔

Nya: Does double shoots with Kai on the side, I think she would also work at a car repair center where everyone underestimates her and she eventually proves them wrong.

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Kai is the best fighter without powers among the ninja.

think about it, all of the ninja have kept their powers throughout the season (excluding when the ninja sacrificed their powers for Lloyd, and Lloyd became powerless). The thing is, when the other ninja lost their powers, they were mostly in hiding. Kai loses his powers once per season (unfortunately), and he needed to learn to accommodate for that. Kai probably learned how to fight without his powers a lot more than the other ninja did. I feel like in the earlier seasons Kai relied more on his powers to fight, but in dragons rising he doesn’t seem to use them as much, and prefers to fight physically. I think this is because during the land of monsters, he gained new ways of taking down enemies and became immensely stronger (physically) because of the monsters he was up against. Of course when you put powers in the mix, Lloyd is probably stronger than him, but as for now, his physical capabilities and fighting skills outweigh him and the other ninja.

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ninja hcs

what I think the ninja’s greatest skills are fighting wise

Kai: Flexibility and agility (he’s always landing in those crazy poses, and he’d be the type of person to put his ankles around his head to terrorize the ninja.) Zane: Battle IQ (I mean, he’s a robot, come on. He’s always the one analyzing and taking the time to come up with a plan, most of his battle success comes from his plans)

Cole: Brute strength (His element gives him super strength, which is extremely valuable in a fight. He is able to overpower a lot of things, even lifting rocks)

Jay: Speed (Jay is quick like lightning, and strikes in hard, powerful jabs that seem to come quick and leave quick.)

Lloyd: he relies on his elemental power. Duh he’s the green ninja.

I’ll do the girls later

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quick will solace sketch

he’s been through so much yet nobody talks about it. He’s also canonically the camp beauty. I’ll let that sink in.

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Kai and Jay art YAY

Here’s a quick sketch of these two goobers pre-merge. Kai was also drawn a year ago lol that’s why he looks so different.

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Kai headcannon!!

This stupid Lego is taking over my brain

I know some people think that Kai can get burned, but this is proven wrong! When Kai walks into the monastery after training WyldeFyre, he is seen covered in flames when talking to Lloyd, and in the ninjago special where they find out their virtues, Kai is seen redirecting dragon fire! I like to think that Kai actually cannot feel heat, so he doesn’t sweat (unless due to injury), because his body doesn’t need to regulate heat. I also believe that he doesn’t fare well in cold environments at all, but he is also extremely warm in these places, because his body is trying to rapidly produce his element to keep his body regulated. This means that Kai would probably have an average body temp of 110 °F.

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Kai’s fighting skills have skyrocketed since the merge!!

Imagine how much Kai’s fighting style changed since the merge? I think the reason why he doesn’t just rush into a fight (a lot) anymore is because when he was in the land of monsters, he had to learn how to calculate his movements and develop a plan. Remember, the monsters there were extremely large, and it would almost be impossible for Kai alone to use brute force to win, therefore, he had to learn to play dirty! I also believe that Kai became better at being sneaky. Of course, he was always a ninja, but I believe that he is able to make very little to no sound when he walks. This is shown when he was able to sneak up behind the two guards at the temple and behind Cinder, who was trained by Ras. His instincts and overall awareness are also shown to be much better. This is shown in dragons rising season three part two when Cole went to rush in to save his family, but Kai tried to advise him not to. I think that the old Kai would have rushed in with Cole, but post realm of monsters Kai now knows when to pick and choose his battles.

Moral of the story: Kai is currently the best fighter among the ninja (not including powers).