Ritchie

24, he/him Ninjago fan since 2011 | sometimes i write things main: diccismalls

[angelic-pigeon]

dw girl you'll get him eventually 🙏

[charleston-yappa]

Ninja doodles that Twitter REALLY liked lmfao

[bradbradleyart]

Gamer jay

[timepuncher]

[officercooks]

Prime Empire looks a bit different

[jay-lightning]

how we feeling out there ninjago nation

[spinjitsuburst]

JAY NATION WE WON

[officercooks]

(Five uninterrupted minutes of screaming)

[nyaskitten]

Genuinely don't care what anyone else says this shit is so cool it's so surreal to see Kai Ninjago in Fortnite... And the design rocks IDGAFFFFFF IDGAF.

[thestoryteller-thedreamer]

This rewatch of Skybound has made me pay attention to how Nadakhan not only twists the ninja's wishes, but also their character traits.

Kai's loyalty is targeted- the temptation to help his father, to spend time with Ray after losing him so many years ago, at the risk of being abandoned in the past and lost to time. But his pride is also targeted- summoning an army of psycho fan girls to chase him down.

Zane's intellect gets miss used- a wish that he so carefully constructed ends up being meaningless because Nadakhan really could care less about honoring his intentions (he will carry out his will, regardless of Zane's instructions). But Zane's confidence is also used- ignoring P.I.X.A.L.'s advice and paying the cost when she is forcibly taken from him.

Cole's strength is hit- his first wish gives him more power, but at the risk of almost destroying himself and his teammates. But his recklessness is also hit- he forgets to be careful and wastes his remaining two wishes, which makes the whole team suffer.

Lloyd's innocence is turned against him- wisdom, which should be pure and helpful and not actually hurt anyone ends up making him suffer. But his desperation is also turned- he chooses to protect his friends at the expense of himself and Cole.

Jay's love is twisted- he is convinced to make an initial wish out of a desire to be with Nya. But his deceit is also twisted- he continues to lie and hide the truth. His final wish only works because it is entirely honest and bare, not a facade he's trying to put up.

In a weird way, Nadakhan is almost delivering the "lesson" each of the ninja need to learn. If the show was written for an even younger audience, every single wish would come with a rhyming bottom line to help kids remember to tell the truth or something.

Nya is the only one who escapes this, because two of her three wishes are completely wasted, and the third is absolutely ridiculous. And honestly, I love that for her. A girl who is plagued by perfectionism and a need to do things on her own really sucks at making wishes. Or maybe she purposefully wastes them so Nadakhan has one less thing to hold over her.

[shhhlagbaum]

Wu is a tea alcoholic, Garmadon is an ordinary alcoholic

[bloustraal]

tfw you can’t escape the past version of yourself everyone but you can remember

[kkarmin]

[fourmi-mis]

Kai didn’t do all of that just to end up back there.

[samthecookielord]

The writers can do the funniest thing ever next season

[smileyatsumu]

Jay/Rouge drawings from last night :P

Honorable mentions

[crabstronaut]

i’m soooo late but here is my monstrosity propaganda.

for once in my life i had fun drawing the fire XD