#Ninjago age regression

[snugglebugs]

KAI SMITH flip (caregiver-leaning!)

Kai Ninjago Smith is ABSOLUTELY an age regressor are you KIDDING me are you JOKING me. He is BASICALLY CANONICALLY an age regressor!!!!

"I bet he loves being treated like a baby..." (Nya, Season 14, Episode 6, Call From The Abyss)... Yeah he does because he IS a baby. He is THE baby. He is BABY.

His entire traumatic backstory is that, after his parents were taken from him from an early age, he had to step into a parental role for his little sister and become the adult of the family while still being a child himself. He had to grow up before he even really had a chance to grow at all. On-screen, we see that once his parents return and he's no longer forced into that role of responsibility, he canonically regresses into childish habits and language we have never before seen him use or display beforehand.

"Ham and cheese sandwiches with crispy bacon? Oh thanks, Mommy! You're the best! Mm... bacon is the best, too!" (Kai, Season 14, Episode 6, Call From The Abyss).

Conclusion? Kai Smith is the most age-regressor to ever age regress ever I will not take criticism because I am OBJECTIVELY CORRECT.

Anyway!! I think Kai is regresses from 5-9~ years old. We can tell from his diction that he doesn't seem to be a baby regressor (at least in this scene), as he's capable of fully-formed sentences and has the cognitive skills required to play video games, so that leads me to believe he might be a little-middlespace regressor! Kai's parents left when he was around 5, so it makes sense he wouldn't be an infant regressor, but around the little-middle spectrum, regressing into the same range of years in which he didn't have a chance to be a child before.

I don't just think he's an age regressor, though, I also think he's a flip, too! He definitely has some care-giving tendencies built-in to him from having to be a caretaker for his little sister for so many years, and so he pretty naturally slips into the role of a big brother caregiver! I imagine he leans more towards the caregiving side then the regressing side, just because being a caregiver is what he's used to being - what he's always had to be - but that may be prone to change as he becomes more comfortable with his regression! He hates regressing around the other age regressors, especially when they're regressed, because he feels like when they're small he has to be big and adult to take care of them regardless of his own headspace. We can see his caregiver tendencies displayed in... countless interactions with Lloyd. Speaking of...

LLOYD MONTGOMERY GARMADON age regressor!

I am, once again, OBJECTIVELY correct. Lloyd is basically canonically an age regressor. He IS canonically an age regressor. He is, quite literally, a child stuck in a teenager's body -- as in he was a child and then magic age-up tea turned his body into a teenager's but still left him with the mental capacity of a child. Which is the DEFINITION of what an age regressor is!! Bodily an adult but mentally a child!! He IS an age regressor!!!!

And even if that WASN'T the case, he'd probably be an age regressor anyway, because, like. Look at him. He had the weight of the world on his shoulders since he was, like, eight, was unable to be a child because he had to endure constant rigorous training and when he WASN'T training he was undergoing countless traumatic experiences while he was still a child.

Lloyd: Well...The latest issue of Starfarer just came in at Doomsday Comix and it's a limited run, so if I don't go out and get it, it's going to sell out. Last they left off, intergalactic rogue Fritz Donnegan was surrounded by the Imperial Sludge, and if I don't find out if he gets out alright, I think I might have my own doomsday! Kai: The fate of Ninjago rests on your shoulders. As the Green Ninja, you have a giant responsibility to hold. I'm sorry, but you don't have time for such childish things. Lloyd: Other kids get to play and have fun. All I ever do is train...(Season 2, Episode 18, Child's Play)

I don't even think I need to argue my case that hard for why Lloyd is an age regressor. I think it'd be harder to argue why he ISN'T an age regressor, actually. TRY to argue that he's not an age regressor. TRY. I BET you CAN'T.

I don't have much evidence for this one, but I imagine he may be a pet regressor, too! He's an oni-dragon-hybrid, after all, and his heritage have proven to come with strong instincts regarding this animalistic half of his genes, as seen throughout the Oni Trilogy. Even if he doesn't have any physical traits, it's likely he at least has psychological ones. I imagine he growls, gnaws on things, et cetera!

COLE BROOKSTONE caregiver!

Look at him. JUST LOOK AT HIM. The most caregiver to ever caregive ever forever. He has chronic can't-stop-adopting-children syndrome. He's adopted, like, three separate children at this point. It is becoming a problem.

"Huh? Oh, no. Don't make that face. Don't cry. Oh, I can't take it any more. Hey, look at me. Hehe. Yeah. I'm not sad. Ha-ha, I'm not crying. Oh, fine. But this is between you and me. Shine, little glow worm, glimmer glimmer. Hey there, don't get dimmer, dimmer. You like that, huh? Well, there's more where that came from. Glow, little glow worm. Glow and Glimmer—" (Cole, Season 8, Episode 5, Dead Man's Squall)

When his mentor canonically (mentally & physically) regressed into an infant his first and immediate instinct was to adopt and care for them. If that isn't agere caregiver behaviour I don't know WHAT is. HE BECAME THE FATHER TO AN INDIVIDUAL REGRESSED FROM THEIR NORMAL HEADSPACE INTO A CHILD.... HE'S LITERALLY A CAREGIVER GUYS!!!!!! I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE YOU WANT ME TO SAY!!!!!!! I AM JUST STRAIGHT-UP CORRECT!!!!!!!!!!!

JAY WALKER padded regressor!

Jay: Aah! [He picks up a ruined stuffed toy.] Mister Cuddlywomp… [sobs] is a teddy bear I used to love when I was five, but now he's totally lame and—

Cole: We know you still sleep with him.

Jay: And I don't care who knows it! Mister Cuddlywomp... (Season 7, Episode 6, The Attack)

Jay Walker is DEFINTELY a regressor. His personality has been noted to be very child-like and babyish at times, to the point where the fandom (and showwriters) tend to infantilize him, despite the fact that in his own right he can be a very serious character when he need be. As much as I do believe he's an age regressor, it's important to remember he can be very capable and competent character when he's big, too, and not to define him by his regression!

If he's any regressor, it's definitely a padded regressor. Throughout the show, it's become a running bit that he's a bedwetter and has a weak bladder:

Jay: But I don't wanna get wet. I...I only have one pair of underwear.

Kai: Jay, this is no time to be making jokes. The Bounty can only take so much.

Jay: You think I'm trying to be funny? (Season 2, Episode 9, The Last Voyage)

Harumi: Uh, forgive me, but is that... underwear?

Jay: We're usually more organized. Ahem. But our leader got lost in a time-stream. Uh, they're Cole's.

Cole: They're blue!

Kai: You're lucky they're not yellow. (Season 8, Episode 3, The Oni & The Dragon)

Jet Jack: Then tell us, who do these diapers belong to?

Kai: Oh, those are Jay's. Tell 'em, Jay.

Jay: Oh. I have a weak bladder. (Season 9, Episode 2, Iron & Stone)

These are only a few of many, many examples (You can find others throughout the show, such as in Only One Can Remain, The Darkness Remains, Darkness Within, etc) of this bit, and though it's usually spun as a joke, there's no harm and shame in it! I imagine the ninja do actually buy him diapers, and as much they tease and prod, they never actually judge him whenever he has an accident!

ZANE JULIEN caregiver!

"I was built to protect those who can't protect themselves!" (Zane, Season 3, Episode 8, The Titanium Ninja)

I don't know what else you want me to say guys... he said so himself.,,,,,,. was built to protect those who can't protect themselves...,.....

Zane's entire identity is hinged around adaptability. Though I could go on a WHOLE 'NOTHER ESSAY about Zane's relationship with identity, the point here is that he often adapts to what people need him to be! I mean, he downloaded thousands pieces of detective media onto his hardware in order to try to track down the other ninja after they went missing, if called for I imagine he could very easily slip into the role of caretaker (he WOULD download hundreds of resources on age regression to help the other ninja)!

I don't have a lot of evidence for this one beside source: bro trust me but bro. trust me. The Vibes,,,, theyre there

These are just my personal headcanons based on evidence I've gathered from the show - I am in NO WAY saying these are the only headcanons or that they are the "correct" ones!! In fact, if you have DIFFERENT headcanons for the ninja (esp. ones I didn't provide a lot of detail for), I encourage you to share them in the tags, I'd love to hear other's opinions!!!! ^^

If this gets enough interested, I might make a pt. 2, so stay tuned!!

[jacksdinonuggets]

Do you have any hcs about movie lloyd being a little? Like what hes like regressed and stuff.

Hmm, yeah probably, but it's not gonna be too long because that small hyperfixation thing lasted like 3 hours the other day.

Lloyd probably regresses around 2-8

He loves dragons and collects jellycat dragon stuffed animals

Koko and his friends are his caregivers!

He likes to play games and have fun. He's not usually one to want to cuddle and sleep all day.

He uses teethers and sometimes paci's when he's really small!

He's not allowed to train or go on missions when he's little, but that doesn't stop him from trying! and usually ending up in timeout.

since he is literally like ganged up on by an entire city, he needs something to help cope with that. Which is actually how he started regressing! he hated constantly being bullied and just wished his dad was a normal guy but he needed to cope with these feelings.

that's all I really have for now. You can ask me more specific questions if you want later

[cryinglikelloyd]

I’m listing every character I think is a age regressor (:

Lloyd garmadon- age regressor

Jay walker- age regressor

Tori spring- age regressor

Kai smith- flip

Nya smith- flip

Charlie spring -age regressor

[babyboyblues-world]

🌀What triggers their regression (negative)?

❤️Who knows about their regression?

🚸Do they have another regressor they play with?

Lloyd garmadon

🌀Lloyd suffers a lot from nightmares due to his hard childhood and his time as a ninja or he might get really overwhelmed after missions so he wil need lots of comefort from his fellow ninja

❤️ everyone on the team knows and help him out on the occasion he dose go little

🚸: eveyone on the them regresses and so they have playdates together! Sometimes they get a bit to rough whit echoter but are over it pretty quickly again cus stuff happens yk?

[sleepy-harper]

this is how it feels when ur in a fandom that's relatively big and has been around for a while but there's barely any agere content

[moooooolnp]

This is how I look in my mind on character ai, ao3, and tumblr searching for agere content of my obscure fandom

[peachesnglitter]

more ninjago garbage... sketches based off my fic

i havent drawn Cole in a while but i imagine he gives some awesome hugs

[dragon-queen21]

Agere Tier list

I asked for people to send me in characters and then I would rank them. This was open fandom so half of the characters I didn't know and simply went off of vibes. If you agree, awesome! Disagree or have something to add, feel free to reblog and ramble. Just please don't get angry at me is anything is super off

Characters and short explanations below: (If I had one, I kinda gave up half way on some so forgive me if these aren't my best)

Stardew Valley~

-Harvey: Caregiver! Tired dad vibes for real, who always drinking too much coffee. Little one giving him puppy dog eyes is just like ‘oh, you want some too?’ <- terrible idea, he’ll never learn /lh

Pokemon~

-Prof. Sycamore: Caregiver or babysitter, just because I feel like he would be quite forgetful. Like unless his little one has obvious tells that they are regressed (ie. Using a pacifier, slurred speech, different comfy clothes, etc.) He’s going to just forget, or just overlook it. Ah I don’t know how to put that. Like he’s still sweet and caring just… a bit silly me thinks

-Kaiwe: Flip, big brother regressor/caregiver

Animal Crossing~

-Bones (animal crossing): Toss up between being a babysitter known for spoiling the littles he looks after with treat and cuddles, or a regressor… I’m leaning more towards babysitter personally. Also I think he would help his little one in the making of putting on a puppet show;

-Isabell: Flip, regressor leaning

-Tom Nook: Babysitter. In the sense that he is very aware of those who regress on the island and gives them little tasks to in exchange for stickers or treats

Star Trek~

-Bones/ Leonard McCoy: Well maybe I am biased but caregiver coded. He just ahs a very dad vibe about him you know? Plus being a doctor and with a knowledge of psychology I just know he’d be familiar with what age regression is

Lego Ninjago~

-Lloyd: Regressor/ pet regressor He would be a little dragon. I think I remember Cole being scared of dragons in the pilot episodes, so umm he definitely sneaks up on the other, roaring and trying to scare him

-Kai: Flip, caregiver leaning. Super sweet. The kind of caregiver who thinks that most problems can be solved with ice cream and cuddles

-Nya: Flip caregiver leaning. I feel like she's regressed with her brother before either because he wanted a playmate, or just to be like there's nothing to feel bad about. So maybe that would put her more as an age dreamer... hmmm welp, too late to redo the list now XD

-Cole: caregiver, going off of the wiki here but the fact that he seems to be very parental to those younger than him. Hates letting his little one down, so even over the smallest detail he's going to make sure everything goes smoothly to the best of his ability

Genshin~

-Ayato: I was going to say caregiver, but upon further consideration, puppy regressor. Wants to be little with his sister around but also, no talking, he’s delt enough with people all day if he wants interaction then he’ll initiate it himself. And being in puppy space no need to talk, just woofs. Also because of his role the idea of ‘age regressing’ in the typical sense leaves a bad taste in his mouth

-Ayaka: Caregiver coded. Looks after her brother a lot but also just enjoys being able to still take care of someone but just with less pressure to do everything perfect. Healing in it’s own way. I think maybe she would age dream from time to time, but never fully regress

-Aether: To no ones shock at all, regressor. I want to say that back with his sister he was a flip and they would take care of each other but without his other half and way to much put on his shoulders he’s solely just a little one now

-Wriothesley: Puppy regressor, specifically a german shepherd or Doberman, or any other dog breed with ‘scary dog privileges. Thinks he’s the scariest little guy. His caregiver’s see him as their adorable pup.

-Venti: Caregiver who's the best with baby regressor's. They're his little wisp and he plays lullaby's for them and is just the best at settling down fussy little ones.

-Kaeya: Caregiver. He has the best stories to tell his little ones and he definitely spoils them rotten. Regressor so much as looks at something twice and he'll get it for them

-Diluc: Flip caregiver leaning + pet regressor. Something something being a wolf regressor. He would probably chomp on his brother's arm just to annoy him, but also love noms. Also like I have said waaaay too many times on my blog, he would just have a soft spot for little ones trust me.

-Albedo: Regressor & pet regressor. Never really had a real childhood so age and pet regression kinda blur within one another. Snow leopard regressor or a husky regressor. He can spend an abnormal amount of time out in the cold and is quite content in doing so.

Overwatch~

-Mercy: Caregiver Oooh big sister caregiver. Going purely off of vibes but I mean. She just feels like she would be great with baby regressors. Just to be swaddled in soft blankets and fluffy wings to protect you. Also adding wanting to look after her little ones in a way that she was never taken care if as a child

Ace Attorny~

-Maya: Pet regressor. She’s has a kitten space that’s always getting her into mischief.

AOT~ We are going off of vibes here purely because I don’t know the first thing about this series

-Armin Arlert: Toddler regressor or baby space regressor, I can't quite come to a decision. Curious kiddo who is so easily distracted by everything

-Eren Jaeger: Middle regressor, usually older than Armin, though I could also see him being a toddler in his terrible twos. Lot of temper tantrums/meltdowns when little because of having so many emotions just bubbling over the surface.

-Mikasa Ackerman: Oh yeah 100% caregiver coded. I was going to label all three as littles, but I just think she needs to look after someone just to heal from her own childhood. Also because her friends are all she has left she wants to make sure they're as happy and comfortable as possible

[cryptid-tyson]

More about me/meet the artist thing?

[carrots453]

hihi!! i'd like to see if i could request some kai (ninjago) agere headcanons? thank you in advance!!! ❤

yes ofc! I literally love him 🔥

❤️ Kai Smith (Ninjago) agere headcanons! ❤️

Kai is a flip! (caregiver lean)

🔥 Little Kai 🔥

regression age 3-8

main caregivers are Cole and Zane

jay is often his playmate

loves playing + hates when he has no one to play with

has a short temper, especially when little

following on from that, he would accidentally set so many things on fire during his tantrums that the other ninja had to start making his toys etc. out of vengestone

he needs reminders to use the bathroom sometimes but doesn’t wear diapers because they make him uncomfortable

he doesn’t always need a cg but it’s better for him to be supervised since he’s often getting himself into trouble

only uses pacis when he gets really eepy!/regresses to a younger age

his most common regression age is 4-7 meaning he can do some things himself but often spends his time clinging to cgs or waiting to be told what to do

🔥 Caregiver Kai 🔥

ends up caring for Lloyd the most often

he’s always trying to convince his little he’s a cool dad/big brother

does a lot of babying (unless his little is uncomfortable with it) cuz he’s always using nicknames like: baby, kiddo, bub, buddy etc.

if his little is padded he can usually change them with ease, he has experience from when he had to take care of his sister. (Not the same obvs but yk what I mean)

wants his little to have fun - takes them to mega monster amusement park when they’re good

kinda freaks out if his little cries - “noo, don’t cry.. not now please no!!” He says, trying to keep away from them

so he usually gets Zane to help with that

secretly finds lloyds tantrums adorable and has to keep himself from laughing.

tries to impress his littles with fire but has to be careful in case they try to set themselves on fire…

plays a bunch of games, peekaboo, hide and seek, Roblox.. you name it

when he’s playing hide and seek he pretends not to know where you are

whenever Lloyd gets anxious he tends to hide under tables so Kai has to come get him out - he bangs his head a lot and has to try not to swear

[little-saw]

Day 5: Favorite Animated TV Show!!

I couldn't decide between Arcane and Ninjago hehe!! So both it is :3

credits: i lost it:( 🌟🛢🌟🛢🌟🛢🌟🛢🌟

[jacksdinonuggets]

Movie lloyd regressing after a harsh day of school and bullying. Garmadon is there and doesn't know about lloyds regression since thus is the first time he's ever done it infront of him. So now his son is regressed to toddler age and latched on to him.

Garmadon gets a redo at parenting and calls him "little prince" cause he was a warlord

Idk why but I felt motivated to write this even though requests are closed for little Lloyd stuff. but anyways.

Lloyd stumbled into his apartment, clothes wet from the rain pouring down outside. He shivered as he walked in, a frown plastered on his face. The school day had been very hard. Even now that everyone knew he was the Green Ninja, they didn’t forget that he was still the son of Garmadon, AKA the man who tried to take over the city too many times to count. Although some people were kinder to him, most people still hated him. All that hate had made it hard to live his life normally without bouts of depression or panic attacks. 

He left his backpack on the rack by the front door and moved towards his bedroom. However, he saw his father in the living room, watching tv. Lloyd didn’t know why but he suddenly felt…clingy. Like he wanted to curl up in his father’s lap with his stuffies and cry about how bad his day was. He quickly realized what was happening and tried to shake the feeling out of his head by stimming a little. He just needed to wait for his Mom to get home and then he could regress. He had no idea how his dad might react to him regressing.

He tried to sneak off to his bedroom and avoid catching his father’s attention, but unfortunately, he wasn’t the only one who was a ninja. His dad could hear anyone from a mile away if they were trying to avoid him.

“Hey, Kid, welcome back from school. How was your day?” He asked. Lloyd winced, wishing he was more sneaky.

“It was…fine, I’m going to room,” He said quickly.

“Hey. I can tell it wasn’t just fine. Come sit, tell your dad about it,” Garmadon moved over on the couch and patted the spot next to him. Reluctantly, Lloyd sat down next to him.

“Geez, how are you still in this hoodie? You must be freezing,” Carefully, Garmadon unzipped the boy’s hoodie and helped him take it off. The nurturing gesture made Lloyd feel smaller. He hated that. 

“There we go. Don’t want the green ninja catching a cold!” He joked, before hiding a book behind one of the pillows, “Now, tell me about your day,” 

Lloyd knew what the book he was reading was. Its title was ‘How to care for your child after being an absent parent’. His mom had given it to him when he first moved in with them. She wanted him to research and learn how to be there for his son. 

But back to the question his dad asked, Lloyd sat in silence for a couple seconds. He wished he had his comfort hoodie again. Then he could just pull his hood on and hide away. But his dad had taken it off. So instead, he fidgeted with his fingers, a stim he often used when he didn’t know what to do.

“Um…It was okay…” He mumbled. Garmadon may have been oblivious to know that his son was the green ninja, but he was not oblivious to the signs that he clearly didn’t have a good day. But he didn’t want to pressure the 16 year old into talking to him. So instead of saying anything about how he knew he was lying, Garmadon wrapped all four arms around his son and gave him a hug.

“It’s okay to have rough days lu- I mean Lloyd. I know I haven’t been the best father, but I'm trying. Is there anything I can do to help? Do you need some alone time?” He offered.

Lloyd teared up. Those books must’ve really been helping because he hadn’t felt so small in a long time. Already slipping, Lloyd snuggled into his father’s warm embrace as hot tears started to fall. The day had really sucked but he felt so much better now that he was in his father’s embrace. 

“Oh boy, umm, shhh, it’s okay,” Garmadon nervously said while rubbing his back. He hadn’t gotten that far into the book where it covered comforting your crying child. So he tried his best to make do.

“Dada…” Lloyd cried. 

That confused the warlord. He had never been called that before. He’d been called Dad, and father, but not that. Wasn’t that a name that toddlers and babies called their dads?

“You okay, bud? I know you had a rough day but is there anything else going on?” Garmadon asked. Lloyd shook his head.

“Feeling small…” He mumbled.

That didn’t really help Garmadon. He still had no idea how to help him and what was going on. He tried to help his son out on his own but knew he had to call for reinforcements. He picked up his phone and called koko.

“Hey Garmadon, you need anything?” Koko answered the phone after a few rings.

“Umm, yeah. So Lloyd came in-”

“Is something wrong?! Koko immediately jumped in.

“I- Uh… I don’t know. He came in all sad and I gave him a hug but now he’s saying he’s feeling small and I don’t know what that means. What do I do?” Garmadon asked. He could hear Koko sigh in relief over the phone.

“Okay, thank goodness he isn’t hurt. He’s just regressing right now, Garm, don’t worry,” She said.

“What does that mean?” He asked.

“Lloyd reverts back to a younger mindset when he’s stressed or down. Basically, he acts younger to cope,” Kokoa explained.

“Ohh. So should I treat him differently?” He wondered.

“Yeah, try to treat him like you would treat a toddler. That’s how young he usually regresses. Oh and he has a few comfort items that helps him stay little,”

“Should I really be doing this? I’m not sure if i’m qualified-”

“Garm, You’ve been absent for all his childhood, this is your chance to make up for it. Just let the parental instincts take over for a bit, it’ll help,” Koko assured.

“Okay, thanks,” He hung up the phone and looked back at the crying child in his arms. He was sucking on his thumb and curled up like a baby.

“Hey, you don’t know where your hand has been. Do you have a pacifier or something?” Garmadon took his thumb out of his mouth and brushed his wavy medium hair with his fingers.

“Mhm, in my room,” Lloyd sniffles, the soft crying starting to die down.

“Let’s go get it then, hm?” Garmadon picked him up and carried him over to his small bedroom. He set the boy down in the middle of the room, as Lloyd had a loft bed and he couldn’t sit him down on it. 

“Alright, where is it?” He looked around the room. Lloyd crawled over to his desk and opened up one of the drawers. Inside was a little see-through plastic case with an adult sized pacifier in it. Garmadon picked it up and opened it, taking the paci out and sliding it into the boy’s mouth. 

“Aw, there we go, little prince,” He smiled. Lloyd then walked over to the ladder next to his bed and tried to climb.

“Be careful, your mom would kill me if you got hurt,” Garmadon stood behind him, supporting the ladder.

Eventually, Lloyd climbed down with his dragon stuffy in his arms. Garmadon picked him back up and carried him back out to the living room. The blond boy curled up in his arms as he was carried and snuggled up with him when they sat back down on the couch. The warlord rubbed his back as he put on the kid’s channel for them to watch. He smiled at the young boy in his lap. Maybe this parenting thing wasn’t going to be too difficult.

[cryinglikelloyd]

Kai is Lloyd’s caregiver trust

[sleepy-harper]

ah, [fandom] x child reader, my favorite type of indirect agere fics

[peachesnglitter]

lil Lloyd posting, with Cole this time

Cole's so strong I like to think he can pick Lloyd up for cuddles

[babydollbeary]

lloyd garmadon agere mood board!

this is my first attempt at a mood boarddd lmk how i did☺️☺️

i wanna see more ninjago agere content so ninjago regressors pls follow🥺