NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu
Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu is a TV series released in 2011. The first two episodes were aired in the US on Cartoon Network, in Germany on SuperRTL and in Finland on Nelonen. It was split into two parts, Way of the Ninja and King of Shadows. When it was released on DVD it became four episodes (Way of the Ninja, The Golden Weapon, King of Shadows, and Weapons of Destiny). It featured a song called "The Weekend Whip" by The Fold. It is about the four Ninja- Kai, Cole, Zane, and Jay who struggle to overcome their adversaries, the serpentines. The heroes must overcome them and save Ninjago.
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Episodes
Main Article: List of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Episodes
Season one (2/4 episodes) of the show features on aging master Sensei Wu as he struggles to train four young Ninja in the ways of an ancient battle art called Spinjitzu to defeat his evil brother Lord Garmadon, ruler of the underworld, and stop him from gaining four golden weapons which would make his power limitless. Though many skeleton characters are introduced, only Kruncha and Nuckal appear in season two, making cameos as substitute teachers in "Can of Worms" (Season Two). They also appear in "Tick Tock"(Season Two) playing a Rock, Paper, Scissors game. Once Sensei Wu shows up, they scatter.
Season two (13 episodes) focuses on Garmadon's young son Lloyd Garmadon, who, lacking proper fathering, has released an ancient evil army of snakes, who hold unique powers. The four Ninja must stop them from uniting to unleash The Great Devourer, an evil with power to consume the land.
Cast
Season 1
- Cole - Kirby Morrow
- Jay/Mailman - Michael Adamthwaite
- Kai - Vincent Tong
- Krazi/Skeletons - Trevor Devail
- Kruncha/Nuckal - Brian Drummond
- Lord Garmadon - Mark Oliver
- Nya - Karla romero
- Samukai - Michael Kopsa
- Sensei Wu - Paul Dobson
- Wyplash - Michael Dobson
- Zane - Brent Miller
Season 2
- Acidicus/Falcon/Father/Rattla/Store owner - Paul Dobson
- Bytar/Chokun/Waitress - Kirby Morrow
- Child/Mezmo (Home)/Skales - Ian James Corlett
- Kruncha/Pythor P. Chumsworth/Delivery Guy/Samurai X (Can of Worms) - Michael Dobson
- Ed Walker - Colin Murdock
- Edna Walker/Lloyd Garmadon/Fan Obsessed Girl 2 - Jillian Michaels
- Fangdam
- Fang-Suei/Mezmo (Rise of the Snakes)/Passing Parkgoer/Young Boy - Michael Adamthwalte
- Fangtom/Old Women - Mackenzie Grey
- Fan Obsessed Girl 1/Mother/Samurai X - Kelly Metzger
- Lasha
- Lizaru
- Mailman (Can of Worms)/Jerk - Vincent Tong
- Mezmo (The Snake King)/Juggernaut - Brent Miller
- Skalidor/Slithraa - John Novak
- Snappa
- Snike
- Spitta
- Zane's father - Mark Oliver
Settings
- Caves of Despair
- Deserts
- Anacondrai Tomb
- Ed and Edna: Scrap n' Junk
- The "Formerly Lost" City of Oraboris
- Old Cementery
- Fangpyre Tomb
- Darkley's Boarding School For Bad Boys
- Floating Ruins
- Frozen Wasteland
- Ice Temple
- Hypnobrai Tomb
- Slither Pit
- The Forest of Tranquility
- Lloyd Garmadon's Treehouse
- The Fire Temple
- Jamonacai Village
- Kai's Village
- The Mountain of a Million Steps
- Constrictai Tomb
- Monastery of Spinjitzu
- Ninjago City
- Subway Station
- Toxic Boggs
- Venomari Tomb
- Underworld
- Mega Monster Amusement Park
Vehicles
Introduced in Season 1
Ninjas
- The forrest carriage (not released as a set).
- A ship similar to Destiny's Bounty.
- Ninja Glider
Introduced in Season 2
Ninjas
Serpentine
Trivia/Goofs
Season 1
- In the sets, Kruncha has a monocle, a grey cloth and grey helmet. But, in the series he is lacking the monocle, and now wears a red cloth, a black helmet and has a cracked tooth.
- The Floating Ruins appear to be Nunchucks of Lightning themselves. There are two round towers, (handle) and a chain linking them together. They even have lightning surrounding it.
- In the episode "The Golden Weapon", Nuckal loses a tooth biting a donut-shaped rock. However, when he is seen later inside the Caves of Despair, all of his teeth can be seen in perfect condition.
- In "King of Shadows", Chopov can be seen banging Cole's drum in one shot. But, soon after Samukai says "To the Fire Temple!", the drum has disappeared.
Season 2
- In one version of the episode "Rise of the Snakes", the video game the Ninja are playing is LEGO Battles: Ninjago. In another, they are playing a video game that is really an edited version of a scene from the first season episode, "The Golden Weapon".
- In "Home", Zane is in the refrigerator talking to Kai, but in another version, he left a note in the refrigerator. Also, Kai has different dialogue in the two different scenes.
- Most of the Fangpyre vehicles are seen in the series, except the Fangpyre Mech.
- The location within Ninjago city where the Serpentine group together seems to be a train station; there are 3 trains, a platform, tracks, a hall where the passengers depart and enter, etc.
- In the episode "Never Trust a Snake ", Kruncha and Nuckal are seen tied up at Darkley's Boarding School For Bad Boys by Lloyd Garmadon and Pythor P. Chumsworth. Cole agrees to let them go if they leave Ninjago, "or else".
- Students at the boarding school wear a uniform similar to the ones worn by students from Harry Potter, the uniforms also have a Skulkin symbol in the upper right.
- When the Monastery was Burned down, Zane said All our Training Equipment, gone!, then Jay Said All our Video Games, GONE!. however, The Training Equipment and Video games where later seen aboard Destiny's Bounty. Although, These Could be New Ones (Note differences in the two versions).
- "Sitar Legend" is a spoof of Guitar Hero.
- In the episode Tick Tock, Zane turns on his humor switch and starts singing an unusual song. The song he was singing could be identified as a real song from 1899.[1]
- In the episode Tick Tock when the ninjas' shout NINJAGO! To attack the Treehorns Kai, Jay, and Cole do not have their golden weapons but when they stop spinning all the ninjas have their golden weapons.
- The Royal Blacksmiths are possibly a spoof of The Royal Guardsmen.
- In Snakebit when Jay says to Nya that he has to go on a long walk hinting that she can go alone with him, Kai says "Of course we'll go buddy!" with Cole's voice, then Cole says "I could use a break" with Kai's voice.
Links
Gallery
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The Green Ninja from the "Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes" trailer
Videos
<videogallery> Video:LEGO Ninjago Teaser Trailer 1|Trailer 1 (Unavailable with original sound) Video:LEGO Ninjago Teaser Trailer 2|Trailer 2 with music Video:Ninjago 2012 Trailer (01:00)|Trailer for "Rise of the Snakes".
Video:Lego Ninjago Official Theme Song & Music Video: The Fold - The Weekend Whip - HD720|The theme song
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