#can be ship pixane but also not. shes the love of his life but 'love' is in a very broad context here

[writer-room]

I hope we get to see Zane and Nya bonding, directly or indirectly, about the love of their lives being AWOL. Partially because I like sad angst and also those two interacting. Mostly because I think it'd be really funny.

Listen. Listen to me. Neither of them are going about this mourning/panicking process the same way. Not even close. Zane has a broom with Pixal's face and is sighing longingly while looking off the Destiny's Bounty. A faraway look in his eye that makes the others feel really bad for him. When will she return from the war? When will half of his heart return to him? It feels like weeks. Months. Years. It's been four hours and in actuality he's mostly fine he's just sad about it.

Nya meanwhile is trying to subtly ask everyone if they've seen Jay around and very much acting completely Calm and Chill about it but also pretty worried underneath. She seems like she's fine. She is not. At all times she is 0.4 seconds away from yeeting herself into the sea again. Constantly down to 1v1 someone in a duel just for looking at her weird. Will kick open a door shouting at top volume if anyone's seen her cringefail of a fiancé. Her designated dragon is quite literally lightning-based. She's going through it on five different levels but if she tells anyone that she will die instantly.

And I think these two should go on a solo mission together. Thoughts?

[localguy2]

More ninja headcanons, instruments edition™:

- Wu plays the Flute, and he also flute beat boxes, and everyone tells him it's impressive asf but he doesn't see it as such, I'm gonna also go ahead and say his staff is the Flute, basically taking it from the movie, he only does it when he's bored, so he'd be watching the ninja train and he'd suddenly start playing his oversized flute-staff out of boredom

- Jay's definitely the guitar, when everyone's gathered for the day of the Departed, he's the one to pull out the guitar when everyone is around the campfire, generally preferring to just play it instead of singing (partiality because his singing isn't great) but he would sing if evryeone else joins in

- Kai loves the drums, if he isn't training or doing chores, he's playing the drums almost 24/7, he's the typa guy to pull up random ass songs just to add his own drums to them

(mental image of baby shark playing while Kai is absolutely fucking ripping it with the drums like there's no tomorrow)

- Cole's is a bass guitar, because that's the only headcanon I accept >:)

So yeah he loves his bass guitar, he and Kai make a kick ass duo if they decide to team up for a song or a random tune they thought of, however they remain in second place in the "music playing duos" *wink wink*

- Nya's is the trumpet and sax, I'm sorry but the mental image of her playing the trumpet or sax is way too good to be left unused

Generally, she prefers a more laid back approach when it comes to playing both instruments, mainly making jazzy tunes, and she's one of the few people who actually make full music tracks instead of randomly playing whenever she feels like it, with Kai being the one working on the drums, and Cole being the one to provide a really really low tone bass guitar in the background to break up any background silence

- Lloyd originally didn't take interest in music, but after the Oni invasion he thought to himself "might as well learn something now that life is somewhat calm again", so he picked the harmonica and he is really damn good at it, you've heard of Flute beatbox, but have you heard of HARMONICA BEATBOX??? (yes it actually exists BTW, it's just as goofy and cool as it sounds), and if he and the team are in a dessert, you better bet your ass he's gonna play the hermonica as long as they're there, which is both amusing and annoying to everyone else around him

- and the last two, Zane and PIXAL

Zane and PIXAL can play all instruments almost immediately from the get go, they just need a few hours to fully perfect them, but they both still prefer using one instead of all of them

Zane picked up the violin, recognising the emotional petional it had, so he immediately fell in love with it, at first he was a bit apprehensive about telling his team about his hobby but eventually they all found out when they heard him play it in his room because he forgot to close the door, and much to his delight they were actually really happy he picked something up to express himself like them

PIXAL picked up the piano, she really doesn't know why she likes it so much, one day it just clicked to her

Like Zane, she was also a bit apprehensive about telling the others, but one day Zane caught her playing it, and he proceeded to tell everyone about it with the biggest "my GF is so badass" look on his face, she was a bit worried at first when they found out about her piano skills but she eventually she got used to it

Now because I'm a sucker for the 2 nindroid Ninjas literally doing everything together (PIXANE best ship don't @ me)

I also headcanon that when they both found out that the other plays an instruments, 2 very complimentary ones at that, they immediately started writing up a fuck ton of songs/tracks, like you'd walk in on them and thier conversation would be something like:

"wait how about a small violin part here?"

"wait, how about making the part be broken apart by the paino? so the second the paino ends, a small violin part starts, and the second it ends the piano starts up again?"

"WHY ALSO NOT MAKE IT SO THAT IT EVENTUALLY REACHES A CLIMAX WHERE THE TRACK ENDS WITH BOTH INSTRUMENTS PLAYING AT THE SAME TIME?"

"YEAH ALSO MAKE IT SO THE SONG'S MOTIF PLAYS AFTER THE CLIMAX AS THE ENDING!"

"THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I'M THINKING-"

"YEAAAAAAA-"

Sorry got a little lost there

Back to the topic at hand, yeah they write music together mostly, they're either the most emotional roller coaster you've ever heard (always makes someone on the team cry) or they're just more laid back, usually the piano and violin sounding hopeful in these songs

But if they're feeling chaotic, then oh boy are they gonna write up some ridiculous but cool shit, by that I mean a crazy fast paced piano with a violin (to get an example of what I mean, take a listen to the song "Xi - ascension to heaven")

So uh yeah, those are my headcanons regarding a few funny legos, hope you enjoyed it.

[parachutingkitten]

“Pixane is a lazy ship cuz they’re both robots”

This argument has crossed my path multiple times over the course of this week, and I think it’s interesting. Certainly, it’s not completely invalid, it does seem pretty basic and cliched to have them like each other just because their robots. That’s kind of surface level isn’t it? And there’s certainly an argument to be made for Robot/Human ships being more compelling and impactful (I would also add messy and inherently more difficult for a kids show to tackle) and who knows? Maybe it would have been really interesting if they did it that way. But, Pixane being my OTP, I feel a need to defend not just the ship, but suggest that maybe them liking each other ‘just because they’re robots’ is a lot deeper than you think, and a pretty damn compelling dynamic, especially in the ninjago universe. 

Something we often forget is that, for a while, Zane was the only nindroid. Period. He was it. He has a whole support group reinforcing that he’s still human and still loved, and just as valid a person as anyone else, but he has no one to even try to talk to about the struggle of being a machine. And at the time that he goes to New Ninjago City, Pixal is the only other droid even in existence (unless you technically want to count Echo, but he’s not really relevant to this discussion). Zane has been literally the only person like him his entire life, so when he sees Pixal - which let me remind you, he was not prepared for in the slightest - it absolutely makes sense that he would be as star struck as he is. He thinks he’s the only one, and yet here is this droid, very clearly being a droid, with at least similar level of sentience as him. Of course he’s going to want to talk to her, and understand her, and protect her, and help her grow. Her mere existence must seem like a semi-miracle to him. 

This is why he goes to such great lengths to try and save her, that first moment of shock in seeing her probably left a deep impact. Zane sees a lot of himself in her, and those similarities are strong enough that he feels the need to fight for her humanity when the rest of the team dismisses her. Even if he has to give up half his heart, having another person even remotely like himself, is worth it. Pixal, even after getting the heart, doesn’t feel fully comfortable being human, she doesn’t feel like she fits in- Zane’s exact struggle leading to his true potential, and the reason why he’s the perfect one to coach her through these feelings as she discovers them. This is something that carries even into season 8 when she doubts her decision to leave the computer, which Zane once again talks her through. 

On the flip side, Pixal is what gives Zane confidence in his being a robot. Especially since his dad died, he has no technological connections in his life. He has no one to share that aspect of himself with until Pixal (and Borg) come along. Zane is a lot more in tune with his human half because he thought he was one a good chunk of his life. Zane is much more comfortable pretending to be human, so much so that in season 4 he has a whole existential crisis about his being a machine with replaceable parts. And wouldn’t you know, Pixal is the one who gets him through it. We also see hints of this idea in season 8 with his hologram cloak so he can switch appearances- coincidentally the season immediately following Pixal no longer being a permanent fixture of his systems. He’s lost Pixal as that anchor of confidence, so he turns back to his human appearance to try and make up for it.

They’re not just two robots shipped together because they’re two robots. Zane is a human who happens to be made of metal, and Pixal is a robot who happens to have emotion. They complement each other, they strengthen each other, and they reflect each other’s weaknesses. 

...plus they’re just so damn adorable.

[moved-to-moothebloo]

Pixane for the ship thing

vomit / don’t ship / ok / cute / adorable / sexy / perfect / beyond flawless / hot damn / screaming and crying / i will ship them in hell

Pixane is an… interesting ship to talk about if you want my honest opinion. To describe it is like describing the laws of nature, and that it’s almost impossible to wrap your head around.

To put it as simply as I can, I like Pixane in theory.

I think the idea of Zane being in a relationship is a really good idea. Zane is arguably the most three dimensional character on Ninjago, and it’d be interesting to see how he acts in a relationship.

Unfortunately, the people who were working on the writing for their relationship… eh. I don’t think they did a very good job. For one, Pixal is probably the most generic “girlfriend” character they could’ve thought of. When you really consider what kind of character they could’ve made… Pixal just seems very bland. And that goes in and affects the ship as well.

You can tell they’re trying to make it an overly cheesy love story, and that works sometimes. I like the idea of her “dying” and then Zane using half of his power to bring her back, and then he can’t fight without her. I really like that idea. It’s corny but it’s cute.

However, it never goes all the way and delivering us the corn. The whole needing Pixal to fight thing is only relevant in 1 or 2 episodes, and there’s just… so much more they could’ve done with their dynamic in my opinion. They could’ve made it like he’s teaching her about being alive and human life and all that, and for once he could be teaching someone about that stuff instead of someone teaching him.

There was also an idea that got completely swept under the rug and that Pixal is not the first of her kind. She’s had plenty of models before her and she’s just one Pixal in the line of probably hundreds. Since Zane is almost the complete opposite of that, could you imagine all they could’ve done with that idea and how it affects their relationship?

There’s just so many ideas that could’ve been done with Pixane, but the canon doesn’t do it justice. I mostly ship it in a fanon sense of “what could’ve happened,” and I think thats good enough for shipping standards.

Sorry for the long rant. I just like talking about ships. Thanks for your time.

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[fakesyreok]

1. @mexcraziness lol

if she didnt scream about it I never would have gave it a chance

2. the characters, they are so well grounded and fleshed out, I love every single character that appeared so far; the stories are so creative and intense, everything is just ksnyjskky delish

3. I- dont take much part in the fandom, Ive always just been doing my thing, but I love how so many great artists it pulled in lmao

also I love how so many adults watch it too

4. Jay!! comedy relief characters and the blue curse always turn out to be my favourites, but Jay is just peek perfection of this trope; how he masks his insecurities with jokes, but fails and then screams at ever small problem just speaks to me

5. greenflame consumed my life

mudshock is just the way to go at this point

polyninja and Llorumi is just delish too, but I like every ship out there lol except one, thats just gross

and its not even worth talking about Pixane, cuz thats just god tier, I fear to speak its name

6. lol like 2 years ago? almost 3

7. wow this is lame, Im never talking to Mex again

*fast forward to me a week later, crying on the couch after pulling an all nighter with Skybound

8. oh I love Camilles powers potential, too bad we didnt see much of her

but I guess earth? *holds handful of dirt* I just think its neat

9. I dont-fucking remember anything by episodes..... cuz I just binge everything and then dont remember what the fuck actually happened...........

but Ill never let go of the trauma that episode was when Garmadon sacreficed himself in S4

10. hmmmm I cant really pick a favourite, I love them all the same except half of S9 and S10, those can burn

but I guess S5???? no, S8.....

Ill rank them instead xdd

SoG-Possession-Skybound-Tournament-HoT-Pilot-S1 and 2 cuz I dont fuking remember S2-whaaat the fuuuck was the name of S3.....

Let’s Talk Ninjago!

This is an appreciation post for everyone who loves Ninjago to join in on!

Reblog with your answers to these questions so we can all talk about this awesome show!

What got you into Ninjago?

What do you like most about the show overall?

What do you like overall about the fandom?

Who’s you’re favorite character? Why?

Favorite ship?

When did you first start watching the show?

What was your first thought about it?

Favorite element?

Favorite episode?

Favorite season?

Here, I’ll go first!

A friend of mine who watched it as a joke but ended up falling in love with the show. I’m beyond glad she convinced me to watch it!

I love the wonderful character developments of this show. Seeing a character grow and learn is always something I enjoy watching.

How everyone is always so supportive and friendly in this fandom. I’ve had some bad occurrence in other fandom’s I’ve been in, so whenever I take a step into the Ninjago fandom, it always cheers me up with how wonderful you all are! Also d*mn them good memes

Lloyd. Definitely Lloyd. Went from Sour patch kid to good lookin leader and I love this guy to death. I can also relate to him on a few personal notes, mainly in terms of having to grow up too fast and soon.

PixalxZane (I FORGOT THE SHIP NAME HALP). Robot Love, call me a sucker~

I started watching back during Season 1, a little after Lloyd had joined the Hypnobrai, I think.

“Fruity Ninja here to kick *ss”

Water.

Child’s Play. It was the episode that first surprised the heck out out of me, so I’ll never be able to forget such an important moment in the show.

Skybound. Loved the humor of it. Even though it never actually happened

Now it’s your turn! :D have fun, be nice to each others responses, and Ninja Go!