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.
Contents
Episodes
Main Article: List of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Episodes
Season one (10 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[but not king] 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. 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.
Characters (cast)
Introduced in 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 - Kelly Metzger
- Samukai - Michael Kopsa
- Sensei Wu - Paul Dobson
- Wyplash - Michael Dobson
- Zane - Brent Miller
Introduced in Season 2
- Acidicus/Falcon/Rattla - Paul Dobson
- Bytar/Chokun - Kirby Morrow
- Child/Mezmo/Skales - Ian James Corlett
- Ed Walker - Colin Murdock
- Edna Walker/Lloyd Garmadon/Fan Obsessed Girl 2 - Jillian Michaels
- Fangdam
- Fang-Suei/Mezmo - Michael Adamthwalte
- Fangtom - Mackenzie Grey
- Fan Obsessed Girl 1/Samurai X - Kelly Metzger
- Kruncha/Mailman/Pythor/Samurai X - Michael Dobson
- Lasha
- Lizaru
- Mailman - Vincent Tong
- Mezmo - Brent Miller
- Skalidor/Slithraa - John Novak
- Snappa
- Snike
- Spitta
Settings
- Caves of Despair
- Darkley's Boarding School For Bad Boys
- Deserts
- Anacondrai Tomb
- Ed and Edna: Scrap n' Junk
- The "Formerly Lost" City of Oraboris
- Floating Ruins
- Frozen Wasteland
- Hypnobrai Tomb
- Slither Pit
- Hypnobrai Tomb
- The Forest of Tranquility
- Lloyd Garmadon's Treehouse
- The Fire Temple
- Graveyard
- Fangpyre Tomb
- 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
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 monicle, a grey cloth and grey helmet. But, in the series he has no monicle, a red cloth, a black helmet and 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 "King of Shadows", Chopov can be seen banging Cole's drum in one shot. But, then 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.
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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