so you know how some of the sets have the ninja in dragon forms but missing parts? the claws, or wings- so I give you Lloyd's dragon form, but only half transformed <3
Gonna be making more of these for each of the ninja eventually
The comedic potential of having your chosen spontaneously pulled into the ethereal realm of gods no matter what he's wearing or what he's doing and whether he wants to or not is not lost on me
As promised, the sketches of the new ninja + some side characters.
The side characters I picked are not necessarily my favourites, just the ones I was more interested in designing (and I didn’t want to draw the dragons or any other creatures for a similar reason). I really like the writing of most side characters, they are all very enjoyable.
Now my thoughts on the new ninja:
Sora: my babyyyy!!!! I love her so much!!!! She’s definetly my favourite out of the new ninja, her design is so cool (I love the dedication to putting cat ears in everything) and I loved her story and development. She’s also very trans coded so she gets extra points for that <3
Arin: to be honest I found him very boring during the first season and the first half of s2, but then his arc with Ras kicked off. I think his overall development is very well executed and I love that he's kind of a middle point between Ras and the Ninja. It's not enough to make him one of my favs but I do like him a lot, I'm curious to what they're gomna do with him now that he has his parents back (Also his friendship with Sora is so wholesome I love them so much <3<3).
Wyldfyre: I don't like the "savage kid" trope so I found her really annoying at first, then she got her episode with Kai and I loved their dynamic even if I still didn't like her character. However, I could see her potential, and I was proven right when she finally developed and became one of my favs by the end of s1. Her development through s2 was also great and she’s just a very fun character. I love her silly moments but also how she can be resourceful and smart in her own way. Her dynamic with Kai is awesome too (and I hc that her diva poses come from her copying Kai). She’s my second fav new character in all DR and I hope we get more development for her in the future.
Frak: my first impression was that he was fun but nothing stood out to me... and it kinda stayed that way. I feel like he's been done dirty by the writers bc even though he's been present since s2, he's not been given much development. He has the potential if they give him the time and s4 seems like It's going to do that but we'll have to see. I also don't like how his dynamic with Sora is done, I see the idea but the execution is not great, and the crush just makes it worse.
Other thoughts:
I love how the writing for the female characters is. Ninjago has come so far from how it treated its girls in the original. They got rid of so much of the original misogyny. These feel like interesting fully fleshed-out characters and I love it.
Side note- I found out about the Forbidden Five's tribes after I had done the designs so they're not accurate to the lore. I'm still going to keep these designs bc I prefer them (and I'm not good at drawing furries ^^'). I also wish we had seen more of them, they feel like such wasted potential bc Thunderfang was terrible. The FF should've been the antagonists of s3 instead of him.
Where is Jordana?? I feel so bad for her, she was just a brainwashed child looking for positive attention and she was forced to go through something incredibly traumatic. I just want to know if she’s okay pls Ninjago (Sora go hug your gf).
That's right I'm still not normal about this scene. What do you MEAN a mentally 10 year old guy who thought he killed his father was stuck in the torture tube, had his life force drained, then had to crawl through a flaming malfunctioning plane as it crashed into the ocean- I need a nap.
Anyways check out my Kofi??? I do commissions??? I WILL draw ninjago for money.
Ninjago scene reanimated!
I had this one in my WIPs folder for a while, but decided to go back and complete it! This was honestly a challenge, but hey that's what makes the learning process fun! xD Enjoy!
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