#Nonbinary Garmadon

[slushie-and-skittles]

Random doodles I made awhile back :)

[mayonesamitch]

Queerness In Ninjago (Spoiler alert, it's very queer)

Contains spoilers

I honestly don't see the queer side of Ninjago being talked about enough. Probably because half of the fandom are immature homophobic people but that's not gonna stop me writing a whole post about it on Tumblr that probably no one is gonna see. I'm gonna be looking at specific characters and at the canon part of it. I do have my own headcanons and stuff but I'm gonna try to forget about those for the sake of this post.

First, let's start out with a character who is almost 95% canon to be part of the LGBTQ+ community, Sally. She's a side character and doesn't play much of a role in the series after The Benefit of Grief but I feel like she's still worth mentioning. She has the progress pride flag on her guitar and the back of her dad's van which shows that she's definitely a supporter.

You can also see the bisexual flag on her guitar case, which tells us that she's bisexual! They don't do much about with it after this but it's still good to have some representation, even if it's not a big part of the story. This is probably the only instance where a character has had their sexual orientation shown in Ninjago.

The episode where we see her in the most, The Benefit of Grief, can be viewed as an allegory of coming out, which I touch more on here, but in case you're too lazy, I'll just explain how here. The basic premise of the episode is her running away from home because she wants to move to Ninjago City and get big in the music industry. However after a while she starts to feel guilty about it, but is afraid to go back in fear that her parents won't forgive her. With the help of Zane she makes the decision to go back home with her parents. Her parents forgive her and woo yay happy ending.

This episode can be taken as a coming out experience. Think about it. You hide your sexual orientation/gender identity from your family, friends, or others in your life. You feel guilty about it but also afraid to come out, out of fear that they won't accept you. It's a pretty good allegory. It most likely wasn't intentional but it will always be in my head because how can you write such a good allegory like that with a canon queer character as the main character and not calm it intentional? That's all that I have to say about Sally though.

Now let's get started with these 2 girlies. They competed in the Terra Technica Dance-Off in season 12, Prime Empire. They were heavily treated like a lesbian couple in the episode. So heavily that the episode got banned in a few places around the world. Tommy Andreasen said that it was up to the fans to decide so though it wasn't really confirmed it's heavily implied. They were only side characters so we don't get to see much of them after this episode but it shows how Lego will be willing to add some gay in the show.

I've been talking about sexual orientation for some time now it's time we talk about gender-queer characters (Gender-Queer is an umbrella label which applies to genders outside the male/female gender binary like non-binary, bigender, pangender, genderfluid, ect.) in Ninjago. One of the Algae Farmers in Dragons Rising have the Non-binary flag attached to them. The person who voices them (Niah Davis) Is also Non-binary. The character didn't have much of a role but it's still super cool to see.

The Source Dragon of Life is also non-binary. Which is another character voiced by Niah Davis. The dragon uses they/them pronouns throughout the show and was later confirmed in a tweet. This character actually does play a big role in the series and is the source of Lloyd's power. (Which means Lloyd is non-binary too. /J) They'll also most likely have a big role in season 3 when that comes out. So is every character Niah Davis voices non-binary? Heck yeah!

Now these next 3 instances of queerness in Ninjago are very minor but they include 2 instances of 2 male characters kissing and a rainbow sidewalk. Now, some can argue that the sidewalk can be unrelated to the LGBTQ+ community but it was changed to be a white sidewalk in some places in the world, so it was very intentionally to be LGBTQ+. Some may also argue that the 2 male characters kissing can just be a man and a masculine woman but Ninjago very rarely adds masculine woman, so yes, it's like 99.9% 2 men kissing in both instances. Which isn't much but is still showing that Lego isn't afraid to add some gay in the show.

Now I wanna talk about Jay. Before I hear anyone talk about his relationship with Nya hear me out for a bit. Jay is heavily implied to also have an attraction to male characters which leads me to believe that he's probably a bisexual.

First, I want to talk about this clip. Out of context, it looks very much like a marriage proposal and Jay is saying yes with such a smile on his face. Now, it's just a fake marriage proposal and he realizes after and is kinda confused but anyways. What kind of straight man says "Yes! :D" like that to marriage proposal? (Side note: The Ying-Yang promise in Ninjago is not marriage. I'm just calling it marriage because it will make more sense. It's most likely engagement but that's too long to type) I mean, it seems like he really meant it. Which lead me to believe that he's probably a bisexual.

Also the whole Sweating to the Goldies short is very gay. He's very touchy towards Zane and dances with him and stuff. Though song on the end does include both of them but in the beginning it's mostly Jay doing the gay action. He's extremely flirty with Zane and seems to genuinely mean it. Now that's not me trying to say he likes Zane, since he obviously loves Nya, but I think if Nya wasn't an option, he wouldn't mind being with one of his ninja comrades.

He's also shown to be attracted to Nadakhan's voice. Calling it "beguiling." (Beguiling - Charming or enchanting, often in a deceptive way.) and also calling him a "Silky-voiced seducer." He's also the only ninja in the show to express how attractive his voice is which lead me to believe that he can be attracted to the voice of a male character. Of course, he's not attracted to Nadakhan himself, but acknowledging that he had an attractive voice is no doubt pretty gay. Which is another reason why I believe he's most likely bisexual.

Also another clip related to Kai, he calls him, "Kai baby." Which, c'mon, you don't just call your homies that. That's definitely a sign that he has no problem flirting with other men. Honestly, after season 7, he's been the most gay ninja of the group, despite being one of the only ones having a girlfriend. (Zane was also one of the only ninja to have a girlfriend at the time too but Zane isn't as gay as him) Now if I'm gonna do a little theorizing here, but I think that he's not at peace with his sexual orientation and is now willing to tease and flirt with the other ninja. I know I said I'd keep my headcanons out of this but I'd call it a theory more than a headcanon. (Edit: I, for some reason, can't upload a clip of it so you get a picture of it instead sorry. XD)

Jay is also just 10 times more touchy than the other ninja. A straight male would normally not be comfortable with this amount of touch from their male friend but Jay doesn't mind. He's pretty chill with it and treats it like it's an everyday thing. Which is very very gay. And sure, they're his friends and they've lived together for basically half of their lives but I've lived with my sister for all of my life and she's not even comfortable with me hugging her without permission (or really anyone) so yeah this kind of touch isn't very straight.

And since we're in the topic of Jay, I want to talk about the most villainous and evil character of Ninjago, FugiDove! He's very touchy towards Jay in the series and even sacrificed himself just to save him. He calls Jay is wingman and wants to be with him a lot. Which is very big implications of FugiDove being gay. And the writers of the show aren't stupid they know what they're doing. So all of these little things are definitely implications of him being gay. Which also applies to Jay and Cole.

Speaking of Cole, yes, it's finally time we talk about him. All throughout the show Cole doesn't have a love interest. All of the Ninja had one (Jay with Nya, Zane with Pixal, Kai with Skylor) and yet, he hasn't had one. Some may argue that he liked Nya in season 3 but it's confirmed in this tweet that he was just confused by the attention and never really had a crush on her. Some can also claim that he had a crush on Vania but their interactions don't seem very romantic. More like a friendship kind of interaction.

Now, in Dragons Rising we finally see some sort of actual romance with him. He basically raised a whole family with Geo and has a very strong connection with him. They're very close, and you have to remember that Geo is kinda shy and scared to open up to others, and he's pretty vulnerable to Cole. They're also touchy and don't seem to mind it, which leads me to believe that he might some sort of attraction to Geo, a male character. Also Doc Wyatt seems to support a relationship between the 2. So if it became canon, it wouldn't shock me honestly.

Also the episode where Cole finds his true potential is literally an allegory for coming out. I explain it here but I'll explain it again here for the people who are too lazy. Basically the whole episode is him trying his best to hide his identity of a ninja to his father since his father wanted him to be a dancer. Later in his dad find out and is pretty mad at him but after a whole performance and stuff he's accepting of his son and yay they're a happy family. (Watch the episode here I'm bad at explaining.)

Now, if you think about it, it's very much like coming out. He's hiding his identity out of fear that his father won't accept him as his son. He comes out to his father as a ninja and his father is upset about that. Now flip Ninja with the word gay and bam you get the perfect coming out story coming from Lego. I don't think it was intentional but it could very much be as well. Again, the writers aren't stupid. They know what they're doing. So yeah, I view this episode as an allegory for coming out.

So, yeah, Ninjago is pretty queer. There's a few more examples I wanted to show but then it would be way too long and it's already 11:15PM. Anyways, if you want to sum up everything I'm saying, Ninjago isn't afraid to add some queer representation in the show, Jay is bisexual, and Cole is gay. Or that I'm an overthinker who loves yapping I dunno. And before anyone gets mad, this is going based of the canon. I'd like to think of it as building a headcanon based on canon. You can still have your own headcanons. I honestly don't care. Anyways, if you're still here thank you for staying until the end and reading the thoughts I've had in my head for a while.

[thepreeminentsbabygirl]

Went to Florida for Spring Break and one of the places we went was Legoland! Look who I met 👀

[lozhka-0]

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH!!!

There go my silly headcanons on some of characters 🌹

[lloydkin-kinlloyd]

I don't really hc lloyd to be trans in the show but non binary movie lloyd is such a banger of a hc.

[portrait-of-a-moron]

I’m so boyfail in the same way Lloyd and Jay are so boyfail

[booolloyd]

biggest gender envy: teenage-young adult boy main character who has extreme parental issues and is also "the chosen one" and can never catch a fucking break ever.

[kozukatt]

it’s been a hot minute but I watched the first five episodes of s1 pt2 of Dragons rising and that one side character that was there in the Lloyd and Arin episode that legit had a non-binary flag on their sleeve

in love with the ninjago creators there over here just dropping hints left and right on being supportive of the LGBTQ+ community and making characters normalized

[stobotnik-is-canon]

Nonbinary Movie!Lloyd moodboard just because I can!

@dark-twist-fairytales Tysm for this idea! I am platonically smooching your forehead for your genius.

[slushie-and-skittles]

Ninjago headcannons!!

These headcannons mostly focus on the ninja's gender, sexuality, and disorders, I'll probably make a seperate post talking about their interests.

Lloyd is questioning their gender since they haven’t had much time to explore themself. They allow their peers to use he/him pronouns, but they prefer they/them pronouns (spoiler alert: Lloyd is nonbinary). Lloyd is demiromantic and demisexual; they rarely fall in love, and if they do, it’s only with someone very close. They have PTSD, OCD, BPD, and depression.

Zane is nonbinary; he likes to use he/they pronouns and doesn’t like being referred to as a man. He is pansexual and asexual. Zane’s father has autism, and he programmed Zane to have many traits similar to himself, which led to Zane having autism. Zane is sensitive to loud noises and doesn’t like being touched; he is trying to build different settings for his senses to turn off his hearing or feeling of touch when overstimulated. Zane also struggles with amnesia, due to his memory being lost multiple times and him subconsciously deleting traumatic experiences from their mind. Zane has trouble remembering basic information and recalling traumatic events from the past.

Jay is genderfluid; he is fine with any pronouns and doesn’t feel restricted by gender norms. He is bisexual. He has ADHD and generalized anxiety disorder, which he takes medication for.

Kai is transgender; he was a biological girl when he was younger and began transitioning at age 19, he uses he/him pronouns. He is bisexual. Kai suffers from bipolar 1, which he was diagnosed with and is now taking medication for.

Cole is transgender; he was a biological girl when he was younger and began transitioning at age 18, he uses he/him pronouns; he and Nya were the people to help Kai figure out he was trans. Cole is gay and suffers from PTSD and anxiety. 

Nya is Transmasculine and uses both she/her and he/him pronouns; she is not planning to transition biologically but makes an effort to look like a man if she feels like it. Nya is bisexual and has anger issues.

Pixel is biologically genderless, but she feels as if she is female. She doesn’t feel restricted to gender norms and uses she/her pronouns. She suffers from depression since she has a more challenging time feeling joy due to the way she was programmed. She is pansexual and asexual.

Wyldfyr doesn’t care about her gender; she hasn’t made an effort to assign herself a label, and she doesn’t care what other people call her. She is omnisexual and has ADHD and anger issues.

Sora is genderfluid and uses any pronouns; they are a lesbian, has autism, and suffers from depression.

Arin is cisgender; he uses he/him pronouns and doesn’t like being called a girl. He is aro/ace and suffers from anxiety, PTSD, and depression.

Geo hasn’t thought about his gender since he never felt restricted by gender norms, and he just allowed people to refer to him as whatever they liked. He believes he is genderfluid but hasn’t put too much thought into it since he doesn’t feel the need to. He is omnisexual and suffers from anxiety and OCD.

Garmadon believes they are cisgender but secretly feels more connected with being nonbinary. They have repressed these feelings for most of their life since they were scared of the dysphoria they experienced every time someone called them a man. They are bisexual, Garmadon’s Oni form has ASPD, and struggles to feel empathy for others. However, they have slowly learned how to be kind to others after the crystalized season.

Master Wu is cisgender and a straight ally; he finds nonbinary and trans people interesting since these terms didn’t exist when he was younger. Wu strives to understand his diverse students and wants to support them in any way he can. His students are happy to answer most of his questions about gender and sexuality. Wu suffers from depression.

Misako is cisgender and a straight ally; she is slightly uncomfortable with the idea of new genders and sexualities since she doesn’t know too much about people like this. She wouldn’t fully support people with different sexualities and genders until she learned that Wu’s students were, in fact, not straight, and she started to learn more about different sexualities and genders. She is still a little uncomfortable with the whole idea but doesn’t want to be hateful toward her peers for who they are, so she makes an active effort to be as supportive as possible. 

[baptaincarnacles]

What are your Lgbtq+ headcanons for Ninjago? Or any of your other fandoms :)

Hi anon!

I’m happy to share! :)

(Homophobes/Transphobes… DNI)

My LGBTQ+ headcanons for Ninjago:

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Cole: Gay, cisgender (he/him).

Zane: Pan-romantic, ace, Non-binary (he/they).

Jay: Bi, transgender (ftm) (he/him).

Kai: Bi, cisgender (he/him).

Nya: Omni, transgender (mtf) (she/her).

PIXAL: Pan, Genderfluid (she/he).

Lloyd: Aromantic/aroflux, bi-gender (he/she)

Wu: I don’t know, he’s old (probably straight but had a suspiciously close friend when he was younger who likely ended up going missing/dying).

Garmadon (out of Oni form): Straight (he’s lying to himself)

Garmadon (Oni): Definitely openly Bi

+(Dragons Rising Characters)+

Geo: Gay, cisgender (he/him)

Frohicky: Biromantic, asexual, cisgender (he/him)

Arin: Pan, aro/ace, trans (ftm) (he/him)

Sora: Lesbian, ace, trans (mtf) (she/her)

Jordana: Lesbian, ace, cisgender (she/her)

Wyldfyre: Demiromantic, aro/ace, cisgender (she/her)

Gandalaria: Lesbian, Neo-pronouns (she/her/ze/zir/hex/hexes)

Bonzle: Lesbian, Nonbinary (she/they)

Ras: Straight.

Cinder: Gay. The gayest, even. Cisgender (he/him)

Rapton: He’s a walking zestfest, but he’s unlabeled. (He looks like he’d say, “I’m not gay, but $20 is $20).

Dorama: Gay. No doubt. No questions. Gay.

Euphrasia: Bi, ace, cisgender (she/her)

Roby: Bi, ace, cisgender (he/him)

[skelet0n-f4ngs]

queer headcanons time :3

lloyd - aroace transmasc he/him

kai - pansexual alloaro boyflux he/him

cole - gay aroace cis he/him

nya - bisexual transmasc he/him

zane - panromantic asexual nonbinary they/them

skylor - lesbian asexual transfem she/her

jay - bisexual transmac he/him

pixal - omini nonbinary she/her

wu - straight aromantic he/him

garmadon - bisexual cis he/him

morro - lesbian asexual genderfluid she/any

echo - sapphic greyromantic agender they/them

[basicallyjaywalker]

LEGOS WITH GENDER!!!!!!!!

update to the last time i gave the legos gender but this time they gave me more legos to give gender to. and also i had better gender thoughts about the previous legos. so here is the current gender vibes👍also i hc arin as questioning/undecided but i thought all the flags for it were ugly. sorry. also b4 you ask the flag for wyldfyre is dragongender:3

[aroninshonour]

Have some of my lgbtq+ ninjago hcs cuz I was bored lolol

Cole: Cis Gay Bear; He/Him for everyone

Kai: TransMasc & Bi; He/Him for the public, He/They for those close to him

Jay: TransMasc, Bi, & Ace; He/Him for everyone

Zane: NonBinary, Demiromantic, & Ace; They/Them for everyone

Nya: Demigirl, Pansexual; She/They for everyone

Lloyd: Bigender & AroAce; He/She for everyone

Pixal: NonBinary & Polysexual; She/Her for everyone

Morro: Agender & AroAce; He/They for the public, He/Ze for those closer to zir

Wu: Pangender, Straight, & Ace; He/They/She for everyone

Garmadon: Cis Guy & Pansexual; He/Him for everyone

Harumi: Non-binary, Aro, & Trixic; They/She/Xe for everyone

[bluestarjay]

I love trans headcanons sm guys !! I think I do a lot of projecting with them bc I'm trans lmao but uhhh here's a list of my top 10 hcs for trans characters in no particular order!!

1. Hinata shoyo (haikyuu ftm)

2. Jay Walker (ninjago ftm)

3. Peter Parker (marvel ftm)

4. Nya Smith (ninjago mtf or ftm theyre both so good)

5. Rin okumura (blue exorcist ftm)

6. Kenma kozume (haikyuu genderfluid or nonbinary both really good)

7. Plum pudding (strawberry shortcake mtf, canon 😝😝)

8. Lloyd garmadon (ninjago ftm)

9. Elliot Thomas (my oc ftm)

10. Takeru Takaishi (digimon genderfluid)

Bonus, Hikari yagami (digimon mtf)

[the-kinfesssional]

Cannon Differences sound interesting...

Well, I guess I'll go as quick as I can one by one.

For Ratchet from Transformers Prime, me and Optimus were romantically involved, hut never conjuxed. I really wanted to but during his early days as Prime I wasn't able to because he had to do his duty towards his people. And then every time we would try to court eachother the war would frag it all up. I was also really close friends with June after we got to Earth, I could even call her a sister honestly. We were close, and she helped me out whenever I had relationship issues with Optimus.

For Underfell Papyrus/Scarlet, Gender is a big one. In that life I was trans fem nonbinary, he/she/fae, and this is the only kin that doesn't use it/its pronouns. I was a very sweet sibling towards my brother, who basically became my dad after he went off to fuck off nowhere. The mistreatment in public was an act to keep him safe, as my role of co-captain made sure nobody fucked with anyone I associated myself with, family included.

I've already talked about Garmadon a bit on here, so I'll be breif; the revival I had in alter seasons went wrong and I pretty much became visibly half oni half human, with a tail leftover from Tornament of Elements, which I feel as if was always there since that point, but I did get my legs back. Gender is another big one, in my canon I was trans Masculine, he/it. How does Lloyd exist? My Oni form was intersex. No need for elaboration, honestly. I was also romantically interested in Clouse, and dated him while we were under Chen's tutelage. We broke up the day we had our fight and he sided with Chen. Also, Vinny from NGTV News. I still met him, and I know I had romantic feelings for him. After that, I don't remember much.

I have also been Kinsidering Dj Octavio from Spatoon, so I may be back later on with one for Octavio as well if that one gets Kinfirmed. Hopefully this is as breif as I intended it to be :)

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Oooo!!! Cool!!!