#i've wanted to draw master lloyd for so long

[weekend-whip]

13 Years of Ninjago (and 3 Years of Legacyverse) and Now Here We Are!

[thebearmage]

Ninjago - The Elements

Pt 2 - coming soon!

This has been something on my mind for a LONG time, so I wanted to write it out, just for me, just for the fucks, just because I CAN. This is my explanation of the continuity errors revolving around Ninjago's Elements/Elemental masters.

We all know that Ninjago has continuity errors due to the show running for many years, adapting over time, adding/taking away concepts, and making new characters to sell toys (we all know that's what's happening a LOT of the time).

Now, the MAIN error that I personally focus on revolves around the Elements - mainly the four main Ninja. How do their powers work? Are they from Lloyd, their parents, the Golden Weapons...what? Why are there so many NEW elements?

I believe I have answers to those questions. Just as a reminder, this is my personal headcanon, not fact.

This post will focus on the Ninjas' elements: Fire, Earth, Ice, Lighting, Water, and Energy. There are a couple of errors to tackle here.

First, where do the four main elements come from?

I personally think their power comes from their parents, passed down from parent to child from the First Spinjitzu Master. The Golden Weapons act as conductors, like Thor and his hammer in the MCU - it's a way to harness their powers, to control it. It is NOT the source of their power. So, why did the Ninja lose their powers in Season 5 - Possession? Are their powers connected to Lloyd?

Yes, their powers are connected to Lloyd, with him being the grandson of the FSM and Green Ninja, but their powers were never SUPPOSED to be connected to him as strongly as in season 5.

I headcanon that when someone inherits an Elemental power, their body must adapt and change to host the power. You can't use its full strength right off the bat, or your body will give out (in this HC, this is why Cole's mother dies, used too much power too early).

Using conductors - like the Golden Weapons - allows a newbie Elemental Master to use their full power without many drawbacks. The longer you host a power, the more you learn how to control it, the more power you can use. You have to cross a few thresholds before you can wield an element properly - one of these thresholds is unlocking your true potential.

So, what does this have to do with Lloyd? In season 3, we see him give up his Golden Power to activate the Ninjas' powers. Well, the reason their power was so strongly connected to him was because he activated the powers too early.

The Ninja's bodies were not ready for the power input Lloyd gave them, so instead of drawing power from the Ninja, the elements drew some power from Lloyd - for his element is Energy/Power itself. This is why Garmadon publicly disapproved of his son's decision; he knew what would happen.

The change was small enough that no one noticed it until Lloyd got possessed. For the Ninjas, it was like the power source was suddenly cut off, so they lost their powers.

Nya's body had already been trained due to her being Samurai X, so when she began her Elemental training, she progressed faster because her body could house more power. Lloyd never activated her powers, so her Element didn't draw energy from him. We can also argue that the four Elements of Creation are more powerful than the secondary elements, so she had less power to control - arguments can be made against this, though.

This would also explain why, when Lloyd lost his element or didn't have the energy to use it in Sons of Garmadon, the ninjas were still able to use theirs. By then, they had properly mastered their elements, so their powers no longer drew power from Lloyd.

Welp, that was part one of my little explanation rant. If I've missed anything, or it turns out everything was explained in the new seasons and I haven't seen it, tell me! In part two, I will talk about the secondary elements, their creation, their uses, and how new ones are just NOW popping up.

[diino8081]

frozen liberation au

THE BEGINNING

chapter 3

(chapter list)

content warning for blood and mentions of death

zane walks through the halls, blood dripping off the scepter every time he takes a step. he should clean it at some point.

he hasn't seen any guards lately. the ice guards must've been de-summoned but the human ones? guess they deserted. shame.

nearing the end of the hallway, he hears talking nearby. he peeks around the corner. there he is. but that formling is there too, of course it is.

he decides to show himself, not caring about hiding the blood.

"zane! there you are! are you alright? we tried to follow the old guy but got lost in the-" he pauses. "is that blood?"

zane chuckles. "yes but it's alright. it's not mine." he jokes but his brother doesn't laugh. he seems quite stressed actually.

"well of course it's not yours, you're a nindroid!" lloyd panics. "who's blood is that?!"

the wolf approaches him, sniffing a few times before backing away growling. lloyd seems to back up a step too.

"it's vex's, why?"

"zane- did you...?"

"kill him? yeah." he smiles sadly. lloyd draws his sword. ah, he forgot about that. lloyd doesn't like it when people die, hero or villain.

"woah! woah. lloyd, it was justified, i swear!" zane puts his free hand up, other still firm on the staff.

lloyd seems to be waiting for something, an explanation?

"he manipulated me." he starts. "if i remember correctly, the staff here doesn't work for those without elemental powers.

vex wanted to rule over the realm and i was backing up my systems, so, as you could probably guess, he pulled the cord.

i forgot everything. i only really started remembering back in the throne room."

lloyd grimaces before eventually lowering the weapon. he's about to put it back in it's holder but he pauses.

"lloyd?"

his brother looks at his staff.

"that's the scroll of forbidden spinjitzu, isn't it?"

he steps back. "and so what if it is?"

"zane, how long have you been holding onto that staff?"

another step. the formling barks.

"how long?!"

zane grips the staff with both hands.

"you're not taking it!"

he brings it down just as lloyd swings his sword. a wall of ice rises from the ground between them, trapping the blade in it's cold form.

"i've called the others, you know!" lloyd calls from the other side. "you can't run forever!"

zane scoffs. "you forget, i'm a nindroid! i can keep going for much longer than a human could ever dream of!"

"you're talking to the grandson of the first spinjitzu master!"

"i suppose i am!" he laughs. "bye lloyd!"

zane gets out of there quickly. he doesn't want to be there when lloyd breaks through the ice.

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Current Furry Ninjago Designs (as of September 11th, 2023)

Alright, in honor of me being a spiteful little bitch due to epilepsy that could kill me in my sleep if I don't take my medication, as well as the hate comments I got on TikTok after posting my furry designs for the original 6 ninja (Kai, Cole, Jay, Zane, Lloyd, and Nya), here are all of my furry Ninjago designs I've done so far, starting with the group that started it all.

Also, I used the same base for all of them but adjusted it for each species (because while I did make the base, I find using this specific base addicting lol). I will also link to higher resolution versions that I posted to stash (DeviantArt's storage website thing idk). Alternatively, here's the link to the entire stash folder for my Ninjago designs. Morro's included in the stash folder but not in this post because I'm still trying to figure out how I want to design him.

The ninja. (I do plan to add their other gi designs in the future but for now I've just done their armor gi. I also plan to add Zane's human design from seasons 1-3 and Cole's ghost design from seasons 5 and 6 and Day of the Departed)

Higher quality Jay

Higher quality Lloyd

Higher quality Kai

Higher quality Nya

Higher quality Cole

Higher quality Zane

Master Wu

Higher quality Wu

Upply

Higher quality Korgran

Higher quality Fungus

Higher quality Plundar

Vinny Folson

Higher quality Vinny

Harumi

Higher quality Harumi

You can draw these, reference these, whatever! Just make sure you give me credit if the design is noticeably similar, these guys are my babs and I'm super happy with them (also the outfits might not look like it but they take me way too long. I've been working on these off and on for 3 days lol)

@mostdefinitelyahumanperson they're here :D