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The ninja and their favorite subjects in school

Jay: He loves loves loves loves LOVES math class. We all tend to forget how smart this ninja truly is because he makes dumb jokes. But he has brains, my friends. He is very knowledgeable. 🤓

Cole: Art class and/or music class, obviously! He is the master of the arts! I mean, did you see those puppets he drew in the never realm? He is an INCREDIBLE DANCER! it's his fucking love language. He would also love these classes because they don't feel as much like work. Which, I totally understand.🎵🎨

Pixal: she would do those tech-shop courses. Of course she would. She builds shit 24/7. Car-shop class, motor-shop class, robotics class? WOMEN IN STEM!🛠👩‍💻✏️

Nya: PLEASE she loves science classes. She's an engineer, she's a science wiz, she's so smart. She says fuck the patricarchy, then puts herself into the world of science. I've said it once and I'll say it again, SHE'S A GIRLBOSS! WOMEN IN STEM!👩‍🔬🧪🔬

Zane: he likes computer classes. Like imagine, you're back in middle school and you're learning how to properly type. You lift the cover over your hands to peek at the letters, then look over at the kid next to you, and he's just swinging his fucking arms around. BUT HE'S ACTUALLY TYPING LIKE SUPER FAST! Plus he would be super good at coding. I wish I had a gif of Zane typing, I saw it once, but I can't find it :'( 💻

Kai: Lunch 😎 but fr, he looooved gym class a little too much. It's the highlighter kid in him. 🤡

Lloyd: he's an emo kid, alright? And how do emo kids express themselves? Through poetry! This little loser does creative writing about how his parents sucked and we're never there, and his mommy and daddy issues. Then they'll like share with the group, and they'll all snap for eachother, and they're all losers (this is me- okay maybe not the mommy/daddy issues- okay maybe a little, but this is so me) 💀🪶

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Ninjago pickup lines.

I know it's literally november, but I noticed there was a suspicious lack of ninjago valentines, with shitty pngs of the ninja and other characters on a colorful background and shitty pickup lines written in comic sans. So I decided it needed to be done.

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He's just built different 🕷

What the ninjas signatures would look like.

I have explanations for some of them, but I don't want to bother yall with the details if you don't care. But yeah, This is how they would all write their names. :D

Also, if there are any other characters I should have put, let me know. I'm certain I forgot a few people lol.

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Stooooooooop this is too good! I LOVE the concept. I'm dying. I'm dead! I love.

Skybound

skybound definition: confined to the sky.

In which Jay becomes Lightning to save his friends. And Nya says “I love you.”

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Finally, the battle against Wojira was over. 

After all the wild waves and the howling wind and the crackling lightning, the Sea Serpent that had lurked in the depths of the ocean for thousands of years was destroyed. 

The Storm Amulet had been broken, and Wojira had screamed and writhed as lightning encased it before she exploded, the power from the ancient beast sending shockwaves throughout the city. 

Then, there is silence. The raging storms stills at the death of their master, and the waves of the sea resided, the flooding slowly draining away until the ocean is back where it’s meant to be. There is a calm, a tranquility that is found right after a hurricane where the peace slowly drips by until the damage is to be realized. 

The Ninja stand still with bated breath, waiting for the last member of the team to appear. 

There is a clap of thunder, a crack of lightning, then— 

The Master of Lightning descends from the clouds and joins them on the rooftop.

“JAY!”

He turns around to be greeted by the cheers of his friends as they rush towards him. 

“Way to go!”

“Yeah!” 

“I knew you could do it!” 

“Jay!” Nya is the first to reach him, her eyes shining as she beams at him. “You did it!”

She throws her arms around him, expecting him to hug her back. 

She doesn’t expect electricity. 

Her hairs stand on end, the thrumming of static pulsing through her body. It suddenly feels as if she is walking in the Sea of Sands, under miles and miles of power lines and consciously aware of the high voltage of electricity passing above her head at the speed of light. Jay’s body feels wild and chaotic, like lightning stored in a glass bottle. 

She pulls away with a gasp of shock, static clinging to hair and clothes. Sparks of lightning travel up Jay’s arm, and he looks at it curiously. Nya backs away, unnerved by the uninhibited show of power Jay displays.  

“Heh, that’s going to take some getting used to. But we’ll figure out a way to change you back, don’t worry.” Cole chuckles. “Just don’t short-circuit the TV when we play video games, okay?”

Jay seems to ignore the comment, tipping his head questioningly. “Back?”

“To normal. You know, the old you,” Cole explains. 

Jay looks even more confused. “Normal?” 

“What’s wrong?” Nya asks hesitantly. “Are you okay?” 

The clouds suddenly part from where they hang in the gloomy sky, golden light pouring over the rooftops. The lightning designs on Jay’s body glow brighter in response. 

Jay stares, transfixed with the sky. 

“Do you hear it?” He asks in wonder. 

“Hear what?” Nya asks. 

“The clouds  … they’re so loud  … so powerful  …” he smiles. 

“It calls to him,” Benthomaar whispers. 

Lightning suddenly begins to spark off Jay, and everyone but Nya flinches back to avoid getting shocked. Nya watches with horrified awe as Jay almost seems to dissolve right in front of her, only to be stitched back together with strands of electricity. 

“Sorry. It’s difficult for me to maintain this shape.” Jay says. 

Nya suddenly feels like she’s been kicked in the stomach as dread starts to flood her heart, pool into every limb and sink into her bones. “What do you mean shape? That’s— That’s what you are,” she says. 

“What I was. Yes.” Jay smiles fondly, and suddenly Nya can’t breathe. 

Was.

Was, like Jay wasn’t there, wasn’t real, that he was gone— like he wasn’t just there in front of her when he kissed her on the cheek when she was fading in and out of unconsciousness after Kalmaar’s attack. 

Jay couldn’t— 

Jay couldn’t be—

“I have to go now,” And— And Jay is pulling away now, he never pulled away— turning his back to her as he walks towards the edge of the building. “I will remember you.” 

“Remember?” Cole repeats. “What are you talking about? You’re not going anywhere.”

Jay doesn’t stop walking towards the edge of the roof, and Nya forces herself to move. Her legs feel like lead has been poured into them, it's so hard to move without stumbling, but she forces herself to chase after Jay. 

“Jay! Stop, wait, listen!” Nya’s whole body is trembling, and a blinding panic is building up in her chest. “Something is wrong with you. You have to concentrate, you have to focus, you have to— turn back!” 

Jay hasn’t turned around or faltered in his steps while Nya is talking, and with a sudden burst of energy, Nya surges forward and grabs his wrist. 

Lightning surges from his hand, and Nya jerks back. The shock left her hand stinging, and the message is all too clear. 

Jay was Lightning. His was electricity, twisted and woven in the shape of her Yang. Jay had become his element, had become Lightning itself, to save her. And now he was  … 

“No,” Nya’s voice breaks. “Don’t leave me.” Everyone is caught off guard at the vulnerable, desperate, trembling tone Nya takes. 

She’s never sounded like that before. Nya has always been the strong one; she’s always been the one to power through the traumatic events that happened to them, been the one to tell them to never give up and that there was always a solution. 

But now— now Jay is leaving her, and he’s never coming back, and she’s realizing that there is no way to fix this. She can’t do anything, she can only just sit and watch as the love of her life disappears, and know that there isn’t a perfect way to solve this. 

Jay stops, shocked at the sound of her voice. He turns around to see his Yin. Her shoulders are curled in on herself, and she’s staring at him, eyes swimming with tears. 

His eyes soften and he walks towards her, gently brushing a hand over her cheek and wiping away a tear. Nya can’t help but lean into the touch, sensing the undercurrent of lightning running through his arm. 

This doesn’t feel like a concession. 

This feels like a goodbye. 

Nya’s lips tremble as she feels Jay’s hands drop to her’s, holding them. He doesn’t shock her, but she can feel his power fluctuate, thrumming against her skin, always moving. 

He pulls away, and her heart breaks. Her hand still tingles from the electricity of Jay’s hand, and Nya isn’t ready. 

He walks towards the edge of the roof and stands on it, the lightning marks etched in his body brightening in the sun. Jay lingers on the precipice between the sky and them, looking over his friends with a soft smile. 

Nya steps forward, a single tear falling down her cheek. “Jay  … I love you.” She says. 

She’s never said those words aloud before. Ever. She wasn’t good with the words, not after so long where it’s been her and Kai against the world. Jay knows that, and he understands. He says the words “I love you” freely, and knows she responds with every bright smile and held hand. 

This time  … 

Jay doesn’t respond to her. 

He smiles, glowing eyes filled with love as he turns away from his friends. 

No  … 

He’s leaving. 

No, no no  … 

“Jay!” 

Nya stumbles forward, desperate to catch him, to stop him, to tell him to come back  … but she’s too late. 

There is a blinding flash, a crack of thunder, and when Nya opens her eyes again Jay has vanished. She looks to the sky and sees a shining light, the clouds swirling around like they’re welcoming an old friend. 

Nya watches as the light beams through the gloomy clouds, and in the next moment, there is an earth-shattering boom as Jay disappears across the sky, taking the storm with him.

Electricity still lingers in the air, the atmosphere holding its breath like the eerie moment of anticipation between lightning and thunder. The buzzing sound doesn’t leave Nya’s ears as she stares at the sky, searching for any traces of Jay with a gaping hole in her chest. 

She’s vaguely aware of the others joining her, Kai placing a hand on her shoulder and Wu comforting Cole. 

It doesn’t matter. Not anymore. 

Jay is gone.

“What now?” Kai asks, watching his little brother, Lloyd, continue scrubbing windows dully. 

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“Give him time.” Cole says, staring at Lloyd sadly. “Maybe we’ll have better luck with Nya.”

Kai winces. It’s been a year since he’s been in contact with his sister, Nya, practically disappearing off the radar ever since Jay’s memorial. She had been inconsolable, and Kai didn’t know what her state would be like a year later. 

Would she even be interested in stopping the Vengestone buyer? Nya used to love missions like that, but without Jay there  … 

Kai stops that thought as a pang of grief went through him at the lack of smart comments and jokes that would occur on the mission. Jay had been there since the beginning of Kai’s journey to be a ninja. He had been the one to lighten the team with jokes shared on dreary nights, and had a spark to him that made any situation seem possible with his inventive ideas. 

Without Jay  … 

Kai shakes himself out of it as Zane starts talking. “Does anyone know the whereabouts of Nya?” He asks monotonously. 

“Yeah, what’s she doing?” Cole asks. 

Kai turns to stare out the window, the gloomy sky a bleak grey. There is no thunder, only the promise of rain. Kai wonders what that meant for the floating lanterns that would be sent into the sky in Jay’s honor. 

“What else?” He says. “She’s out chasing storms.” 

The Lightning Ruins, then.

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My entry for @spicyicymeloncat 's DTIYS.

In the interest of keeping things fair to the contest, no assets were reused for this render. In other words, all modeling, rigging, shading, and texturing was done independently from anything I've done in the past so as not to have an unfair advantage. The Zane rig used here is a brand new one. Nonetheless, if the render is still not considered a valid entry despite this due to being 3D, I will not mind.

Unshaded version with a plain background, in case the original is visually confusing.

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The Ninja in order from Master Wu's Least Favorite to Master Wu's Favorite.

Jay: it's not that he dislikes Jay, he's just his least favorite. He's loud, and always screaming. And that's a lot sometimes. 📣📢💙

Lloyd: The son of the woman he wanted to be with but chose his brother instead. He's family, obviously, but he's still bitter on the inside. 🚫💍😭💚

Kai: He can be a little bit self centered and arrogant at time. And Wu thinks that can be so annoying when it comes up at the wrong moment. He also tries to do stuff on his own, so they don't bond like the others do.😏🔥🔥❤️

Pixal: They spend ALL of that time together on the bounty, of course they've bonded. With all of the contraptions she builds, Master Wu just gets to embrace the new technology and he's so proud of her, and so proud to have her on the team.🤖🪛⏳️💜

Zane: His father made him leave, of course Wu is like a father to him. Zane will do everything he asks, he'll be practically perfect every time. And he's still nice and caring. Definitely a favorite.🥰👌🧊🤍

Cole: Cole ran away from home first, and found Wu first. They had all of that time to bond and talk about things, and train. They definitely bonded like a father and son. Plus, did you SEE the way they interacted in MotM??? Hilarious. Cole does what he's asked, just like Zane, but still makes jokes and whatnot, still tries to have fun. And this old man needs to have some fun.🎉⛰️😢🖤

Nya: when she, y'know, 💧🌊🌊👩, Master Wu went absolutely INSANE trying to bring her back. Plus the time she was trying to figure out how to use her powers, he was always there with the buckets. Plus the time before her powers, they were always together on Destiny's Bounty. She's fistey, and she's independent, and he's watched her completeky grow as a person, from Samurai X to The Water Ninja. She is his favorite, 100% ❤️🤍💕😘💫🎉🖤💙💜💞🌊

In Summary:

Thank you for your time.

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Okay, I will.

Pirate whip:

✅️"what shall we do with the pirate ninja, what shall we do with the pirates??"

✅️Sea Shanty Vibes.

✅️The intro video actually goes in the order they're all taken, including Nadakhan. It's foreshadowing.

✅️Ghost Cole

Ghost Whip:

🚫 No "what shall we do with the pirate ninja, what shall we do with the pirates"

🚫 No Sea Shanty Vibes

🚫 Intro is not foreshadowing, just looking for ghosts.

🚫No Ghost Cole.

Try me.

The PIRATE WHIP is the BEST WHIP fight me.

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OH MY GOD I LOVE IT! HOLY SHIT. Your artwork is amazing, she looks so beautiful (when doesn't she look beautiful) this artwork is amazing, I love it, thank you, I needed this ❤️💖💕

Nya the knight of ninjago⚔️

a drawing from like a year ago I still like it so I thought I'd share it

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PLEASE I need, I am a BITCH for video essays.

For a while ive been thinking of making video essays about my ninjago worldbuilding lore theories, and so far have been unable to talk myself out of it. I think the mental illness is winning this round lads

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You're so right, let's give him a GUN!

But we can't forget about Nya. Let's give Nya a BAZOOKA. She's a girlboss, it's what she deserves.

Boom! Now everyone has a weapon.

i think we should give lloyd weapons,,, after all he’s been through it’s the LEAST we can do

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This, everything about this, I love <3 <3 <3

One thing I love about Master of the Mountain is it doesn’t just expand on Cole as a character but it expands on his personality a lot too.

Examples:

The delivery of “What’s glop time?” that just makes him sound nervous and hesitant and it makes me laugh every time lmao

This image, which implies Cole takes silverware everywhere in a pouch on his back:

Look, I know Wu was “in a funk” for a big chunk of most of the season but Cole just fuckin annoys the shit out of him and it’s great.

MOTM shows how gentle and justice driven he is, and how much of a pacifist he is. He only fights if it’s necessary generally; he tries to make peace between the Geckles and the Munce before the rest of the ninja in an attempt to stop them from fighting.

We find out he’s a lot like Lilly personality wise and I love it (this is also where my “elemental masters inherent their parents’ personalities and there are traits specific to specific elements” headcanon comes from).

He’s so determined and I love it.

This probably stems from his determination, but he does everything he can to instill confidence and determination in others (notably the Upply and Wu).

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Bruh <3

drew some ninja heads :)

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The PIRATE WHIP is the BEST WHIP fight me.

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What if I, for the sake of argument, “jumped up”. And then what if I, let’s just say, “kicked back”.

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My jaw is on the fucking floor holy shit-

Lineart practice with morro

I still suck at lineart lmao

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Omg these are the kind of HCs I'm here for. I know you didn't ask, but I'm gonna add my own spice to your lovely HCs.

Kai calls everyone babe, cause he flirtatious as fuck, and Cole probably made fun of him by calling everyone babe. Then it turned into something he actually said. Like, Kai wasn't there, and he's like "Hey babe, can you grab the remote" and Jay is like "what did you call me?"

I could see Nya calling people bitch, lol especially Jay, but she saves mother fucker exclusively for Kai. Are they really siblings if they don't save the worst swear words for eachother?

In my head, Zane is British, so this is chef's kiss

If the characters were allowed to swear in this series, Lloyd probably would say "Hey asshole!" Like right before a fight or something. Like that scene in crystallized when they were confronting the New Ninja, he would probably say it there lol.

I personally think Jay would call everyone by their name and their name exclusively. But for Nya he would call her "love of my life" or something dorky like that. Cause they're perfect and happy and in love.

I know you didn't ask for this and I'm sorry but eeehhhh I don't care I'm posting it anyway. Love the HC homie.

Ninjago characters and nicknames they call other people

Cole and Kai probably call everyone babe. Idk. It just works lol. Cole does it just because and Kai does it because he’s flirtatious as fuck.

Nya probably goes around calling people “bitch” and “motherfucker” all the time. She’ll just go up to Jay randomly and affectionately go “hey bitch” and walk away. Jay is her favorite person to call “bitch” because of how flustered he gets.

I’ve mentioned this before but Zane refers to everyone as “love” because he likes to remind people that he cares about them.

Lloyd probably calls everyone either asshole, bro, bruh, or bestie. It all depends on his mood. So if he greets you with something like “hey asshole” you’ll know he’s fed up with the team’s bullshit and he probably got ambushed with dart/water guns at breakfast.

Jay just nervously refers to everyone as either bestie or fren. Unless you’re Fugi-Dove levels of annoying. Then he calls you “an annoying bastard.”