Skales
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- “Look into my eyes!”
- ―Skales
Skales is the current general of the Hypnobrai snake tribe, formerly second in command to Slithraa.
Background
Skales was introduced in the second season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, Rise of the Snakes.
Skales was a Hypnobrai tribe warrior when Lloyd Garmadon found and opened the Hypnobrai tomb. When the general of the Hypnobrai, Slithraa, came under Lloyd's control, Skales saw an opportunity to seize power. Lloyd made the Hypnobrai perform childish acts such as raiding Jamanakai Village for candy. While in Jamanakai, the Hypnobrai lost their golden snake staff to the Ninja.
As the Hypnobrai were constructing a treehouse for Lloyd, the ninja attacked them. Skales hypnotized Cole to keep the other ninja busy while the other Hypnobrai retrieved the staff. After the Hypnobrai got the staff back, they went back to their tomb, Skales holding the staff. When Slithraa wanted the staff back, he demanded that Skales give it to him, but Skales would not obey and the two Serpentine had to fight for the staff in an arena called the "Slither Pit." Skales won the battle and became the new general of the Hypnobrai tribe.
In the episode "Never Trust a Snake", Lloyd Garmadon had allied with the Fangpyre snake tribe, whom he led in an attack against the Hypnobrai as a way of getting revenge on the Hypnobrai for betraying him. However, it turned out that Fangtom, Skales' old friend, was now leading the Fangpyre. The Hypnobrai and the Fangpyre then united. Skales and Fangtom brainstormed ways to dispose of Lloyd, but the boy escaped.
Skales appears briefly in the episode "Can of Worms" when he says he highly doubts that Pythor can unite the other Serpentine tribes.
Skales later helps Pythor to discover the Lost City of Ouroboros. When Pythor challenges the other tribe generals, Skales hands Pythor the Sacred Flute. Pythor uses this to defeat the other generals, then makes Skales his second in command.
As Season Three opens, Skales tries to convince the other Serpentine to make him their leader, but they refuse. Eventually, Lord Garmadon arrives and uses the power of the Golden Weapons to recreate the broken Destiny's Bounty and turn it into the Black Bounty. He offers to make Ninjago the Serpentines' new home in exchange for their alliance. Impressed, the Serpentine tag along with Garmadon, abandoning Skales and the other generals. Determined to regain the loyalty of the Serpentine, Skales gets the other generals to rob a bank in order to distract the Ninja while he attempts to kidnap Lloyd so that he can blackmail Lord Garmadon into giving up his power over the Serpentine. Fortunately, Sensei Wu and Nya arrive to rescue Lloyd at the last minute, and Skales was sentenced to jail for life, much to his anger. Upon escaping from the Ninja and seeing that their plan failed and Skales was imprisoned, the other three Serpentine generals finally decided to surrender their loyalty to Lord Garmadon.
In the third seasons fourth episode Ninjaball Run, the generals help Skales break out from his jail and escape in a Serpentine Bus. When they accidentally get caught up in the Ninjaball Run race, Skales decides to try and win the race. The ninja win the race and reclaim Destiny's Bounty while Garmadon is not on, leaving him to get arrested by the police. However, Skales comes to his rescue and helps him escape on the bus.
LEGO.com Bio
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Warrior and second in command of the Hypnobrai tribe. Skales masters the ancient art of Fang-kwon-do.
When he sees Slithraa fall under Lloyd’s control, Skales sees an opportunity to fulfill his own ambitions for control. Raiding villages for candy is beneath him, not to mention a complete waste of his Hypnobrai powers.
Skales sets his own cunning plans in motion. He schemes to strike at the Ninja from within and patiently waits for events to unfold in his favor.
Appearances
TV Series Episodes
- Season 2
- Rise of the Snakes
- Home
- Snakebit (recap)
- Never Trust a Snake
- Can of Worms
- The Snake King
- Tick Tock
- Once Bitten , Twice Shy
- The Royal Blacksmiths
- The Green Ninja
- All of Nothing
- The Rise of the Great Devourer
- The Day of the Great Devourer
- Season 3
- Darkness Shall Rise
- Pirates vs. Ninja (recap)
- Ninjaball Run
- Child's Play
Notes
- It is revealed that Skales and Fangtom are good friends in Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Episode 4, Never Trust a Snake.
- Skales knows a form of Serpentine martial art fighting called Fang-Kwon-Do. This is how he defeated Slithraa in the Slither Pit.
- He is the only Serpentine General to appear in more than one set (9444 Cole's Tread Assault and 9446 Destiny's Bounty). That makes him the most common general.
- Although he and Fangtom are friends, he helps Pythor defeat him.
- Skales appears on the Ninjago Spinjitzu cards "Lazy Ninja", "Backup Plan", "Counterattack", "Surrender", "Upper-hand", and "Hypnotize".
- On Skales' screenpage, his tail and staff are backwards.
- Skales, along with Pythor, are the only Serpentine to be mentioned by name.
- Skales's torso piece is of a lighter shade of blue than his head mold and tail piece.
- on his Bio on LEGO.com at one point his name is misspelled Skaled
- In season 3 it seems he will do anything to become "Snake King".
Gallery
Back view of Skales
Skales in the Hypnobrai image
Before the "Slither Pit" battle
Before he met up with Fangtom
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A computer-generated image of Skales
General Skales with the Hypnobrai Staff
Skales's wallpaper from LEGO.com
Front view of Skales
Skales rubbing his injured tail
Skales pinning Slithraa down
Using Fang-kwon-do
Skales with Rattla
Skales at Ouroboros
Skales with Rattla
Skales (before becoming General)
Skales on the anchor of the Bounty
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