#love lloyd tho

[namelysane]

Right, this is gonna sound really fucked up — and you're all going to hate me for this — but I actually want Lloyd to die at some point in the show.

And that...is because of these two:

Give me a dumb scene about Kai and Garmadon yelling at each other because of each other's grief and eventually having this moment of clarity where they realize that Lloyd wouldn't want them to do this and all that shit. Give me Kai spitting out "he was my brother" and Garmadon replying with an anguished "he was my son" and them connecting with one another through their grief. Give me a plot of a season that doesn't end with them bringing Lloyd back. Get Garmadon and Kai to sort out their differences throughout their shared loss or whatever. Y'all don't understand how much I need this.

[lynn-tged-posting]

the plan in question was Grand Master Manual Labor

[frostystorm12]

SOME OF YALL WHO REPOST MY ART ARE CRAZY YO

more lloyd tbh i was just tryna figure out proportion and poses

[writer-room]

Obsessed with Lloyd never mentioning his grandfather is the First Spinjitsu Master, apparently to the point even Arin didn't seem to know, because "eh, it never came up". Cause like, yeah, sure, my grandfather is God, what of it? Normal day for me. Shit happens. My dad is also evil, you wanna talk about that? I sure don't.

It's also funny from a character arc perspective. Here's itty bitty baby first season Lloyd, loudly proclaiming he's the son of Garmadon, and probably also making sure everyone knows he's God part 3 electric boogaloo. And then one Tomorrow's Tea and a few more years later and he's doing everything physically possible to NOT care about his heritage. In fact he'd probably rather his parentage was literally anyone else. Dude could care so less he forgets about it most of the time. King behavior.

[withdenim]

So I never posted these dumb old greenius doodles but here you are The Masses

[coffee4harper]

Anyway Gareth David Lloyd being cooler than I'll ever be <3

[kindaasrikal]

Do you think before Lloyd, before the mention of the green ninja and before the prophecy of the green ninja became such a big deal, that Wu was “The chosen one”?

Do you think people looked to Wu, every time anything and everything happened, for an answer or plan or words that will help them?

Do you think Wu always had to lead wars, train individuals, be as wise as possible, and even more just to ensure one of his badly made decisions doesn’t end in lives being lost? That he couldn’t afford to make bad decisions because not only were peoples lives in danger, but so was people care and respect for him?

Do you think he sat, feeling the weight of his burdens, of all the expectations, of all the responsibilities and power, weigh him down until he only wished he could become dust under such a heavy rock? Knowing that he will never get to escape it all because he knew no one else could stand up to his position?

Do you think he felt grief overtake his mind when he realised he could no longer rely on Garmadon as a rock anymore? The venom eroding him away?

Do you think he felt despair, and regret, as well as resignation, once he saw Lloyd in his old position?

Do you think the Fsm once stood in the position Wu now is, only able to watch a kind and powerful soul be burdened with the world, cause no one else could be?

I wonder if Garmadon looked at Morro that same way. A child in his position.

At least the brothers had the chance to change one of their children’s lives.

[rexecutioner]

Guys can you see my vision plz tell me that im not going insane

HEAR ME OUT ON THIS.

[its-pit-not-icarus]

Would you like to enter Prime Empire?

I made these sprites in the style of the Prime Empire portraits that show up momentarily in S12 E12, but only Jay, Nya and Lloyd are shown in this style in the show. I absolutely loved this pixel style, and thought all the ninja deserved to be in this style, plus Kai and Jay’s custom avatars! Had a lot of fun with these <3 (click/tap for higher quality + it’s transparent!)

[enavstars]

Time for Aus :D

(Poster/ desings are not final)

Details:

Eclipse:

Takes place after crystallized, the ninja have recovered their powers and got back to the status quo.

Rumors start spreading on the Internet that Kai is actually useless because he's never defeated a supervillain on his own. Kai gets insecure about his worth to the rest of the team, acting more and more rashly out of the need to prove himself. However, everyone else thinks he's overreacting for attention, so in a mission with Lloyd and Nya, after trying too hard and messing up, they snap at him, thinking he just wants to regain his popularity disregarding people's safety.

Much later, Kai is injured on a solo mission and is saved by a mysterious woman (the villain) who secretly aims to manipulate him to turn against the ninja and Ninjago as a whole, taking advantage on his past hardships as a child and his current mixed feelings towards them. She uses dark magic (sort of like Clause) to take and amplify what little is left of the corruption from Chen's elements staff into a mask, to slowly make his own thoughts turn against them all, eroding him from inside out.

At first she convinces him to become a kind of vigilante, killing criminals who might have used him in the past under said mask as Akatora ("Red Tiger"), steadily growing more corrupted.

Once the ninja discover Akatora's true identity, they believe he's being forced to betray them and try to "save" him, which only angers Kai further for not realizing how badly they've treated him.

But when they realize that they're at fault, the team splits in two: Cole, Jay and Pixal can't see a way of saving Kai on time before he self-destructs and takes the entire city down with him; while Lloyd, Nya and Zane try to get him back at all costs.

At first, the villain didn't care which elemental master to use to get the ninja to destroy the city. But upon finding out more about Kai's past, she decides the Ninja are no good for him and wants to "save" him, to get him out of that toxic environment. She even confronts them more than once after taking him under her wing. However, later on she changes her mind...

I have many more details but this is all I'll say for now. I want to make it a realistic and morally grey season where neither the ninja nor Kai are the villain, because the ninja do love Kai, they just have to show it. Also Kai's corruption is going to be slow where you don't really know how of it is Kai's true intentions.

On the road:

This AU is set years after Kai and Nya's parent's disappearence. Despite still living at the blacksmith off Kai's odd jobs, the siblings are fairly neglected by the townspeople of Ignacia. After getting seriously beat up in a fight with some kids who had been passive-agressively bullying Kai for years, they go a little too far by almost killing him and threatening to do the same to Nya. Kai is forced to abandon the hope of their parents ever returning and leaves for Ninjago City with Nya, hoping for a better life.

After travelling for a while they stumble across Ronin. They somehow convince him to take them in for a while in his rudimentary shed and to teach Kai how to hunt and be more self-sufficient for the journey. In the meantime, Nya shows off her handiwork, making toys off scraps for Ronin to sell as thanks. When they decide to part ways, Ronin gives them a map, setting them on the right direction (he's no babysitter, but hey, he actually cared).

Days later, Nya finds a hungry and weary Lloyd along the way, lost after escaping Darkleys and looking for his uncle Wu. After some convincing from Nya, they agree to take him in and start travelling together, eventually bonding and becoming a found family.

The Au is mostly about their (fun) little adventures and Kai being an overstressed mom trying to keep their younger siblings alive and relatively out of trouble (but don't worry, he's actually enjoying it).

In the end, after having taken their shot in Ninjago, they find Wu and are taken in at the monastery. Yes, Wu is actually a good uncle here. They deserve it. Especially Kai.

Kai is 13, Nya 11 and Lloyd 9 (older than canon, no tomorrow's tea)

Feel free to ask any questions about the aus.

[pelcrow]

i have a new oc and he's a priest /:

[starkidthings]

Lego people design headcanon

[lloydfrontera]

In my opinion, the reason the reunion scene was skipped was because the author couldn’t figure out a way to write it non-romantically and gave up after a while

honestly. i kinda agree with you nonnie.

it just. the set up to the scene is sooooo romantic. you have lloyd being absolutely devastated at the thought he's not going to see any of his loved ones ever again and that he's been dropped back into his terrible life, to the place he admitted he'd rather die than go back to,,, and then someone knocks at the door and when he opens it this is the sight that greets him:

his best friend, the person he's closest to, the one he's spent years with, the one he promised a peaceful life at his side, the one he wanted to grow old with, the one he sacrificed everything for, the one he effectively gave his life to save, the one he thought he'd never see again, standing at his door, having crossed literal dimensional barriers to get to him, a soft and teary smile on his face as he tells him "i missed you"

like. c'mon.

i'm all for platonic interpretations, i'm aroace, i love me a good best friendship as much as the next guy, but,,,, isn't this,,, like,,, really fucking romantic??? extremely so??? am i??? reading too much into it?? because it feels really, really romantic to me.

and like you say. where do you go from there. what response could lloyd give that doesn't involve throwing himself at javier and clinging to him with all of his strength. what conversation could these two have that doesn't involve them seeing how truly devoted they are to each other. what resolution does their arc together have that isn't them spending the rest of their lives together, at each other's side, like they so dearly wanted to.

but. alas. that wasn't the story bk moon wanted to tell. and that's very much his right. i just think that if he didn't want me to assume there's no in-character and narratively satisfying version of that conversation that doesn't end with them kissing he should've at least tried to give us something. and not completely skipped it lol

but that's just my opinion too :]

[rainofthetwilight]

repost of a redraw I did of that one nya mural I drew a few months ago! tried to make the design look similar to the old one, but everything else? nope lmao

this was really fun to do tbhh, haven't drawn portraits in a while and this is a good start to try again

here's it compared to the original one btw!

[yellow-rose-lady]

@misplacedfangirl83

Lloyd immediately deflates, bending over with a heavy sigh. His heart is thrumming so violently in his chest, he thinks it might jump out. “Please, don’t scream unless it’s actual danger. You scared me.”

“Sorry.” Arin and Sora apologize in unison.

“But, seriously, look at the bug.” Sora chirps and Lloyd takes a peek at it.

“It looks like a bug.” Lloyd answers simply, still shaky from adrenaline.

“He’s a fancy bug.” Arin smiles, pointing at its little brown shell and pinchers. “Hes got pinchers and a cool shell.”

Lloyd nods numbly, watching the two kids. They seem so enamored with the little things in life, adoring it with everything they can muster.

Childlike wonder…

He can’t remember when he lost that…

Wait, he can…it was after Misako left.

Pain gouges in Lloyd’s chest, making it hard to breath, the sadness squeezing his lungs like a ruthless python.

He allows it to set in like before, let’s it burn, let’s it steam, let’s it fade to smoke.

“You know who this bug reminds me of?” Arin remarks.

“Who?” Lloyd asks, wincing at how scratchy his voice is.

“The brown ninja.”

Lloyd bursts into laughter, the tightness from before lifting as if a giant weight was taken off his chest. “He-he does.” he looks to the brown bug, giggling again.

He can imagine Dareth’s face on the insect now and he can’t help, but laugh more.

“He was so cool.” Arin murmurs.

[ilikepillowmints-16]

Cole is pranking me and I don’t like it. I’m usually the prankster not the one getting pranked. I didn’t even do anything! I said,

“I’m gonna kill myself next chance I get!”

after stubbing my toe, and suddenly all my weapons are hidden. How I supposed to train now???

Cole, if you’re reading this, not funny.

-Lloyd