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Since we now know every single Realm in Ninjago lore, here's a quick guide to them all. Spoilers ahead.

First up, the 10 realms introduced in the original series:

Ninjago

• Modern civilisation and Asian mythology live hand in hand. The largest and most populous of the Realms with a predominantly human population. Created by the First Spinjitzu Master long before time had a name.

• Introduced in the Pilots and appears in every season across the series.

• Notable residents: Kai, Jay, Zane, Cole, Lloyd, Nya, Wu, Garmadon (fate unknown), Arin, Frak

• Notable locations: Monastery of Spinjitzu, Ninjago City, Crossroads, Shintaro, Merlopia

• The Ninjago Portal Gate is located in the dragon stables beneath the Monastery of Spinjitzu.

The Underworld

• The afterlife for disgraced warriors, and home to various skeletal races (Skulkin, Greenbone Warriors, etc). Within this Realm is the Casket of Bones, where you can forge powerful weapons - so long as you're willing to sacrifice a living being.

• Introduced in the Pilots and appears in seasons 2, 5, and Dragons Rising S3.

• Notable residents: Samukai (deceased), Kruncha, Nuckal, Garmadon (formerly)

• Notable locations: Dark Fortress, Forge of the Forgotten

• The Underworld Portal Gate has not yet been found.

The Land of Madness

• A strange place mostly made of rocks and mud. Home to the rocklike Craglings and the bureaucracy-obsessed Administration.

• First mentioned in the Pilots, introduced in Season 1, and appears in every season of Dragons Rising.

• Notable residents: Blake Donovan, Garmadon (formerly), Jay (formerly)

• Notable locations: Mountain of Madness, The Administration

• The Land of Madness Portal Gate was located in a Monastery inside the stomach of a Queelich, but was destroyed when it vomited up several Ninja.

Cursed Realm

• Eternal damnation for those who have been banished to it by dark magic. This Realm is actually an enormous sapient being known as the Preeminent. During the Merge, it fused with the Departed Realm to become the Spectral Lands.

• First mentioned in Season 4, introduced in Season 5, and appears in Dragons Rising S3 and S4.

• Notable residents: Morro, Master Chen (deceased), Garmadon (formerly)

• The Spectral Lands Portal Gate is located within a Monastery.

Cloud Kingdom

• A city built on floating islands in the sky. Home to the Writers of Destiny, who influence the future of Ninjago.

• Introduced in Season 5 and appears in Dragons Rising S1 and S2

• Notable residents: Euphrasia, Fenwick (fate unknown)

• Notable locations: Archives, Nimbus' House

• The Cloud Kingdom Portal Gate is located in a basement.

The Wyldness

• Home to many species of anthropomorphic animals. The Legends of Chima series takes place on a floating island within this Realm. Long ago, a group of evil Elemental Masters known as the Forbidden Five ruled the land, until they were banished to the Nether-Space by mighty warriors.

• Introduced in Legends of Chima, cameos in Season 5, and appears in every season of Dragons Rising except S3.

• Notable residents: Lord Ras, Wyldfyre, Forbidden Five (fate unknown)

• Notable locations: Chima, Forest of Shadows

• The Wyldness Portal Gate has not yet been found.

Djinjago

• Home to the wish-granting Djinn. When it's sister Realm, the Cursed Realm, was destroyed, Djinjago soon met the same fate, with only 3 known survivors. After the Merge, Arrakore the Djinn (one of the 3 survivors) has begun using his magic to restore Djinjago to its former glory.

• Introduced in Season 6 and appears in Dragons Rising S1 and S3.

• Notable residents: Nadakhan (fate unknown), Arrakore

• Notable locations: Cave of Bells

• The Djinjago Portal Gate was recently restored by Arrakore's power.

Departed Realm/Spectral Lands

• The afterlife for all the Realms, even the Underworld and Cursed Realm. Fused with the Cursed Realm during the Merge, it now acts as the halfway point between the mortal plane and the next stage of existence for the deceased (what that entails is still a mystery).

• Introduced in Day of the Departed and appears in Dragons Rising S3 and S4.

• Notable residents: Morro, Egalt

• Notable locations: Well of the Lost

• (See Cursed Realm Portal Gate)

First Land

• The oldest of the Realms, home to the Oni and Dragons, and birthplace of the First Spinjitzu Master. In recent years, it has been home to the Dragon Keepers (formerly Dragon Hunters) and the Dragonians.

• Introduced in Season 8 and appears in Season 9 and Dragons Rising S3.

• Notable residents: Tyr, Thunderfang (deceased), Iron Baron (fate unknown), Faith (fate unknown), Firstbourne (fate unknown)

• Notable locations: Dead's End, Storm Village, Firstbourne's Nest

• The First Land Portal Gate is located within a Monastery.

Never Kingdoms

• The most distant of the Realms, and home to the Formlings. For 60 years it was trapped in eternal winter by the Ice Emperor, a being from another Realm.

• Introduced in Season 11 and has not yet returned (but will in Dragons Rising S4 Pt2).

• Notable residents: Akita (fate unknown), Vex (fate unknown), Sorla (fate unknown)

• Notable locations: Ice Village

• The Never Kingdoms Portal Gate has not yet been found.

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And now the Realms introduced in Dragons Rising:

Imperium

• Amid a mostly barren wasteland lies the high-tech city of Imperium, ruled by the Vespasian-Orus royal family. Under the tyrannical rule of Empress Beatrix, the city is powered by draining the energy of dragons. Outside of the city, there is also the Land of Lost Things, where people and items emerge after being lost.

• Introduced in Dragons Rising S1 and appears in every season since.

• Notable residents: Sora (formerly), Beatrix, Percival, Geo, Cole

• Notable locations: City of Imperium, Land of Lost Things

• The Imperium Portal Gate was located beneath the City of Imperium, but was destroyed. The parts ended up in the Land of Lost Things, where they were restored by the Elemental Master of Fusion.

Land of Lee

• A Realm with a (technically) sole resident: Lee, a man who can duplicate himself and whose clones form a hivemind. When the Merge introduced him to the existence of other people, he built an underground town so he could always have friends.

• First mentioned in Dragons Rising S1 and introduced in S3.

• Notable residents: Lee, Lee, Lee, Lee

• Notable locations: Community of Lee, Cavern 5 Waterslides, Graveyard

• The Land of Lee Portal Gate has not yet been found.

Mysterium

• A strange Realm where magic is abundant and sorcerers of various races share their knowledge of spellcraft with each other.

• Introduced in Dragons Rising S2 and appears in S3.

• Notable residents: Gandalaria, Powerlid, Kreel (formerly)

• Notable locations: Abraclabria, Gandalaria's Monastery, Cave of Bells

• The Mysterium Portal Gate is located within Gandalaria's Monastery.

Land of Eternal Dawn

• The most mysterious of the Realms. It's dawn at all times, and in every direction. This Realm will try it's best to prevent you from leaving by summoning exactly what you need when you need it, and messing with your head so you don't notice how unusual it is.

• Introduced in Dragons Rising S2 and appears in every season since.

• Notable residents: Lord Ras

• Notable locations: Portal Gate, Shadow Dojo

• The Eternal Dawn Portal Gate is located within the ruins of a Monastery.

Land of Monsters

• A horrible place full of vicious monsters. They say it's impossible to survive in the Land of Monsters without becoming a monster yourself, in both the metaphorical and literal sense.

• Introduced in the Legends shorts and appears in Dragons Rising S4.

• Notable residents: Kai (fornerly), Daidan, Bolsen, Fuzz

• Notable locations: Cave of Change

• The Land of Monsters Portal Gate has not yet been found.

The Whispering Wood

• A beautiful forest where mortal life first began. Energy from this Realm flows through all the other Realms to keep them alive. Whenever a 'Green Ninja' (the Elemental Master of Life) comes of age, they must travel to the Whispering Wood to perform the Ritual of Unrooting and refresh the energy.

• Introduced in Dragons Rising S3 and appears in Dragons Rising S4.

• Notable residents: Arc Dragon of Life

• Notable locations: Temple of the Green Ninja

• The Whispering Wood Portal Gate is located within a Monastery.

Umbrasilvis

• A Realm similar to medieval Europe. It's currently unknown what, if anything, lay beyond the quiet village of Umbrasilvis before the Merge.

• Introduced in Dragons Rising S4.

• Notable residents: Freya, Grand Inquisitor (formerly)

• Notable locations: Freya's Windmill

• The Umbrasilvis Portal Gate has not yet been found.

Bonus location: The City of Temples

• This city is not part of any existing Realms, nor does it count as a Realm itself. Before the Merge it would travel between the Realms hosting the Tournament of the Sources, where Elemental Masters compete fo be considered the best. After the Merge, it now resides in the Merged Lands alongside all the Realms.

• Introduced in Dragons Rising S2 and appears in S3

• Notable residents: Roby, Bleckt

• Notable locations: Tournament Museum, Portal Gate Temple, Vault of Focus

• While the Realms all have one Portal Gate each, the City of Temples has a room that leads to every Portal Gate. The gate to the Cloud Kingdom is currently destroyed, but all other active ones are intact.

And just for good measure, a quick recap of the Merge:

• The Merge was a world-changing event where Ninjago and the 16 Realms all fused into one, creating the Merged Lands. This event, unsurprisingly, changed people's lives forever - families were separated, lives were lost, and the Ninja were scattered across the Merged Lands, not knowing if the others were even alive for several years.

• The Merge happened between S15 of the original Ninjago and Season 1 of Ninjago: Dragons Rising, and it's currently unknown how or why it happened, only that it has something to do with Master Wu.

• One of the side effects of the Merge was the creation of the Portal Gates across the Realms. Every Realm has their own Gate (many of which are inside Monasteries identical to the Monastery of Spinjitzu), and the Gates allow for nearly instantaneous travel between the Realms.

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Ever notice that all of the known Elemental Masters for Fire and Water match each other?

There's the current Masters, Kai and Nya, who are siblings, Spinjitzu Masters, and main protagonists of the series.

There's the previous Masters, Ray and Maya, the parents to the current Masters and veterans of the Serpentine War.

And then there's the oldest known Masters for the two Elements: the unnamed Fire Master and Nyad. Former Elemental Masters from centuries ago, both of whom lost their powers and memories after being permanently transformed.

Interestingly, the oldest and current Masters of each Element have actually met each other: Kai battled the Fire Master in Legends: Monstrosity, while Nya met Nyad during Crystallized.

[lightninglord8717]

I like how they've actually acknowledged that the anti-Serpentine attitudes of the earliest Ninjago seasons now come across worse than they used to.

Back when the Serpentine were just a standard evil army, it made sense, but since they've been developed into a fully fledged species (particularly one largely consisting of civilians), it makes stuff like the Take Back Ninjago Rally from S1 Ep13 come across as blatant snake racism (snacism, for short):

And this scene from S1 Ep4 went from 'Wu gives useful advice to his nephew' to 'racist uncle indoctrinates an impressionable child':

It's especially noticeable when you compare it to Dragons Rising; thanks to the Merge, there are Serpentine civilians all over the place and barely anybody actually cares.

If you're wondering why the only examples are Hypnobrai, it's because WildBrain only ever uses Hypnobrai (except for Frak and his dad). I don't know why.

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Yet another thing I love about Dragons Rising S4: Imperium

It would have been incredibly easy for the writers of Dragons Rising to just go 'yeah, after removing the tyrant, Imperium prospered with absolutely no problems', but they didn't. They went for a more realistic approach - starting a new government and infrastructure is difficult, and there will be people that prefer the old way due to less inconveniences. The guy might as well be saying 'at least Beatrix made the trains run on time'.

And this actually factors into the main plot of Season 4. The main villains of the season are people still loyal to Beatrix because even though she's an open and unapologetic tyrant, they still believe their lives were better while she was in charge - Dr. LaRow straight up says as much in Episode 10:

It's not the most complex political commentary in the world, but it's surprising that a LEGO cartoon of all things would be willing to have any political commentary beyond 'evil leaders are evil'.

It also ends up making Percival Tartigrade into one of the best characters in Dragons Rising, but that's besides the point.

I also love how you can actually see the changes to Imperium - the different lighting, the more colourful clothing, and even the increase in the diversity of the civilians (a direct result of Beatrix's anti-outsider propaganda being removed).

Imperium before:

Imperium now:

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Mystake is such a weird character when you look back at her role in S1 and S2 as a minor character most people wouldn't even know had a name.

Imagine going back to 2012 and telling the Ninjago fandom that Mystake the tea lady:

• Is older than the First Spinjitzu Master

• Is a shapeshifting demon

• Is one of the few characters with a canonical kill count

• Helped create demonic masks that can be used for resurrection rituals

• Condemned the Anacondrai generals to eternal damnation with a colder version of her catchphrase: 'Mercy? Never heard of it.'

• Is eventually murdered by Garmadon in cold blood, with her final words being a defiant version of her catchphrase: 'Surrender? Never heard of it.'

• Is kinda hot in her demon form, ngl

[lightninglord8717]

S12: Prime Empire is unusual among Ninjago seasons because it's the only time that the backstory of the main villains and/or main plot don't really connect to any existing characters or lore.

Unagami, Milton Dyer, Scott, and the Prime Empire game itself are completely separate from everything else in Ninjago. There's no connection to the Serpentine War, the First Spinjitzu Master, the Realms, or any other major parts of Ninjago's history. It's just one guy who made a video game that became sentient and absorbed a dude.

The Mechanic is an existing character, yes, and he does play a major role in the season, but his connections to existing characters don't really affect S12 at all. The most we get is his truck being a Chen's Noodle House truck as a reference to how he worked with Chen in the past, but that's just a callback, it doesn't actually matter to the story. You could pretend he was first introduced in this season and it would still make perfect sense.

Literally every other season connects to something from a previous season in some way - Tournament introduced the Serpentine War, Possession properly established the Realms, the Oni Trilogy expands on the First Spinjitzu Master's origins, Island and Seabound expand on Wojira, etc.

I guess this is part of why it's considered a 'filler' season by a lot of fans. It's a decent season, but it just feels less 'important' than others. Later seasons do incorporate some aspects of it (Whack-Rats show up in the Crossroads, Racer Seven helps during Crystallized, etc), so it's retroactively a bit less 'filler' than it was at the time (similar to the S2 filler episodes), but it's still largely disconnected from everything else.

[lightninglord8717]

They say 'crime doesn't pay', but if that's the case, how did the Mechanic afford his plastic surgery?

[lightninglord8717]

Thinking about it, isn't it a bit weird that Ninjago renamed Rock, Paper, Scissors to Rock, Paper, Clamp? From an in-universe perspective, I mean.

The 'clamp' is obviously a reference to minifigure hands, since even the more flexible hands animated figs have can't do the standard scissors pose:

But when you look at it from an in-universe perspective, it makes no sense, because while we see the characters as minifigures, canonically they're actually normal humans.

It's stated pretty clearly in S1 on two separate occasions

Then you've got the oven mitts with thumbs and the Overlord/Garmadon's hands in S2

And there's the various times WildBrain has done 2D-animation (of... varying quality) to depict characters telling stories about their past:

Even the upcoming Duskfall shorts depict the characters as humans instead of minifigures

There's also the fact that pretty much every single mech across the series has fingers instead of claw hands.

[lightninglord8717]

Dragons Rising S4 genuinely feels like the writers have been paying attention to what the fans want:

- Zane acts like his old self for the first time in a long time

- Cole actually gets to contribute to the main plot

- Plenty of great Jay moments that aren't just about him being the comic relief or Nya's boyfriend

- Finally addressing the ambiguity of Lloyd's powers, and even relating it to a significant but oft-ignored plot point from ages ago

- Frak gets more depth and focus

- Wyldfyre is honestly at her best this season

- The older Ninja don't do the whole 'I'm useless without my powers' nonsense, and while some of the younger Ninja do have moments like that, it makes more sense for them and doesn't dominate their stories this season

- Lloyd and Arin actually talk to each other and apologise for everything that's happened between them the past few seasons

- Kreel, Lobbo, Dorama, Powerlid, and the Tide-Folk are all absent

- Rapton only has one scene, it's genuinely really fun, and it actually serves to advance the plot rather than get in the way of it

- Morro's fate after the end of S3 is actually addressed

- Even the Njnja with less to do this season (Kai, Nya, and Arin) still have good characterisation and several cool moments

The story and characterisation of this season are genuinely great. Combine that with the beautiful animation and top-tier music that's standard for Dragons Rising, and it's legitimately one of the best seasons in all of Ninjago (so far; still need to see if S4 Part 2 will be just as good).

[lightninglord8717]

One of the things I love most about Ninjago: Dragons Rising's artstyle is the textures they put on characters. Take Lloyd's new suit for example:

The whole outfit has texture, but if you take a close look, you'll see that there are actually multiple *different* textures:

The hairband has a texture that makes it look like fabric...

while the undershirt and sleeves have different fabric-like textures from the hairband (and possibly each other?).

And the main torso has both a slight scaly texture for the main body, but a mostly flat texture with scratches and dents for the metal chestplate.

This is completely different from the old Ninjago artstyle where everything on a minifigure was smooth (except for Serpentine scales). Not saying the old style was bad, of course, I just prefer the new one.

And I'd also like to appreciate the hair. I absolutely love how it looks like they've painted shading and detail onto the figures, it just looks so cool.

[lightninglord8717]

Pythor is a rare example of a vore-related character that has canonically been both the eater and the eaten.

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I love how thanks to Prime Empire, the Ninjago timeline now forever looks like this:

- Race war between humans and Seprentine that ends with a race almost going extinct due to cannibalism

- Villainous pair of time manipulators stripped of their powers and banished through a time vortex

- Upcoming video game is cancelled

- Emperor of Imperium is assassinated by his own daughter and a foreign nobleman who then usurp his throne and capture a god

[lightninglord8717]

Advice for if you ever become a monarch in Ninjago:

Never have children, because they will betray you, fight against you, or even straight up kill you. Sometimes they'll even do it *before* you become a monarch.

(Wow, there genuinely is an almost 100% mortality rate for monarchs with kids in this series. Vangelis is the only exception, as far as we know.)

[lightninglord8717]

Lloyd's old haircut is very slightly wrong in Dragons Rising S4

At first glance it seems fine, but pretty quickly you'll notice that the bowlcut goes down to the eyebrows, almost hiding them entirely, and that's not how it used to be - here's the original young Lloyd for comparison:

It wasn't until during a rewatch of the season that I noticed this:

The hair is too low down. Here's the old and new side-by-side - on the new one, the bowl covers the eyebrows, the sides sit below the eyes, and the back extends past the bottom of the head:

And what really confuses me is the fact that this isn't young Lloyd's first appearance in Dragons Rising, but the last time he appeared, the hair was in the right position.

Maybe the animators wanted to make his hair seem longer? Mixing the young Lloyd's bowlcut with older Lloyd's long hair to reflect that Tween Lloyd is the halfway point between the two that he never experienced?

Also, another minor nitpick: while I absolutely love the way WildBrain adds texture and shading to characters' hair, it feels a little overdone on Lloyd's bowlcut in my opinion.

Since I don't want to seem overly negative over something so inconsequential, I'll just say that I genuinely do love this design for Tween Lloyd. Can't wait to get a minifigure of it at some point in the 2030s.

[lightninglord8717]

Since we now know every single Realm in Ninjago lore, here's a quick guide to them all. Spoilers ahead.

First up, the 10 realms introduced in the original series:

Ninjago

• Modern civilisation and Asian mythology live hand in hand. The largest and most populous of the Realms with a predominantly human population. Created by the First Spinjitzu Master long before time had a name.

• Introduced in the Pilots and appears in every season across the series.

• Notable residents: Kai, Jay, Zane, Cole, Lloyd, Nya, Wu, Garmadon (fate unknown), Arin, Frak

• Notable locations: Monastery of Spinjitzu, Ninjago City, Crossroads, Shintaro, Merlopia

• The Ninjago Portal Gate is located in the dragon stables beneath the Monastery of Spinjitzu.

The Underworld

• The afterlife for disgraced warriors, and home to various skeletal races (Skulkin, Greenbone Warriors, etc). Within this Realm is the Casket of Bones, where you can forge powerful weapons - so long as you're willing to sacrifice a living being.

• Introduced in the Pilots and appears in seasons 2, 5, and Dragons Rising S3.

• Notable residents: Samukai (deceased), Kruncha, Nuckal, Garmadon (formerly)

• Notable locations: Dark Fortress, Forge of the Forgotten

• The Underworld Portal Gate has not yet been found.

The Land of Madness

• A strange place mostly made of rocks and mud. Home to the rocklike Craglings and the bureaucracy-obsessed Administration.

• First mentioned in the Pilots, introduced in Season 1, and appears in every season of Dragons Rising.

• Notable residents: Blake Donovan, Garmadon (formerly), Jay (formerly)

• Notable locations: Mountain of Madness, The Administration

• The Land of Madness Portal Gate was located in a Monastery inside the stomach of a Queelich, but was destroyed when it vomited up several Ninja.

Cursed Realm

• Eternal damnation for those who have been banished to it by dark magic. This Realm is actually an enormous sapient being known as the Preeminent. During the Merge, it fused with the Departed Realm to become the Spectral Lands.

• First mentioned in Season 4, introduced in Season 5, and appears in Dragons Rising S3 and S4.

• Notable residents: Morro, Master Chen (deceased), Garmadon (formerly)

• The Spectral Lands Portal Gate is located within a Monastery.

Cloud Kingdom

• A city built on floating islands in the sky. Home to the Writers of Destiny, who influence the future of Ninjago.

• Introduced in Season 5 and appears in Dragons Rising S1 and S2

• Notable residents: Euphrasia, Fenwick (fate unknown)

• Notable locations: Archives, Nimbus' House

• The Cloud Kingdom Portal Gate is located in a basement.

The Wyldness

• Home to many species of anthropomorphic animals. The Legends of Chima series takes place on a floating island within this Realm. Long ago, a group of evil Elemental Masters known as the Forbidden Five ruled the land, until they were banished to the Nether-Space by mighty warriors.

• Introduced in Legends of Chima, cameos in Season 5, and appears in every season of Dragons Rising except S3.

• Notable residents: Lord Ras, Wyldfyre, Forbidden Five (fate unknown)

• Notable locations: Chima, Forest of Shadows

• The Wyldness Portal Gate has not yet been found.

Djinjago

• Home to the wish-granting Djinn. When it's sister Realm, the Cursed Realm, was destroyed, Djinjago soon met the same fate, with only 3 known survivors. After the Merge, Arrakore the Djinn (one of the 3 survivors) has begun using his magic to restore Djinjago to its former glory.

• Introduced in Season 6 and appears in Dragons Rising S1 and S3.

• Notable residents: Nadakhan (fate unknown), Arrakore

• Notable locations: Cave of Bells

• The Djinjago Portal Gate was recently restored by Arrakore's power.

Departed Realm/Spectral Lands

• The afterlife for all the Realms, even the Underworld and Cursed Realm. Fused with the Cursed Realm during the Merge, it now acts as the halfway point between the mortal plane and the next stage of existence for the deceased (what that entails is still a mystery).

• Introduced in Day of the Departed and appears in Dragons Rising S3 and S4.

• Notable residents: Morro, Egalt

• Notable locations: Well of the Lost

• (See Cursed Realm Portal Gate)

First Land

• The oldest of the Realms, home to the Oni and Dragons, and birthplace of the First Spinjitzu Master. In recent years, it has been home to the Dragon Keepers (formerly Dragon Hunters) and the Dragonians.

• Introduced in Season 8 and appears in Season 9 and Dragons Rising S3.

• Notable residents: Tyr, Iron Baron (fate unknown), Faith (fate unknown), Firstbourne (fate unknown)

• Notable locations: Dead's End, Storm Village, Firstbourne's Nest

• The First Land Portal Gate is located within a Monastery.

Never Kingdoms

• The most distant of the Realms, and home to the Formlings. For 60 years it was trapped in eternal winter by the Ice Emperor, a being from another Realm.

• Introduced in Season 11 and has not yet returned (but will in Dragons Rising S4 Pt2).

• Notable residents: Akita (fate unknown), Vex (fate unknown), Sorla (fate unknown)

• Notable locations: Ice Village

• The Never Kingdoms Portal Gate has not yet been found.

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Shout out to protagonists that secretly hate themselves and end up dealing with psychic manifestations of their own self-hatred trying to killing them while taunting them the whole time, gotta be one of my favourite genders

The Doctor and the Dream Lord (Doctor Who Revival S5 Ep7: Amy's Choice)

> DREAM LORD: Oh dear, Doctor. Dissent in the ranks. There was an old doctor from Gallifrey, who ended up throwing his life away. He let down his friends and - Oh, no. We've run out of time.

> DOCTOR: Drop it. Drop all of it. I know who you are.

DREAM LORD: Course you don't.

DOCTOR: Course I do. No idea how you can be here, but there's only one person in the universe who hates me as much as you do.

> DREAM LORD: Poor Amy. He always leaves you, doesn't he, alone in the dark. Never apologises.

AMY: He doesn't have to.

DREAM LORD: That's good, because he never will.

> DREAM LORD: Friends? Is that the right word for the people you acquire? Friends are people you stay in touch with. Your friends never see you again once they've grown up. The old man prefers the company of the young, does he not?"

Lloyd and Enemy Lloyd (Ninjago Dragons Rising S4 Ep8: Dying to Live)

> LLOYD: No. We always have each other's backs. The ninja are a team.

ENEMY LLOYD: A team you'll never be able to lead. Not like Master Wu did. Not even like Cole did. Where do I even begin with how many mistakes you've made in your life, Lloyd? Let's start with recently. Arin went with Ras because you were such a bad mentor. You lost Jay for so long, his goodness was shattered! You ever wonder why Master Wu-- who's still alive-- hasn't even tried to come back? He's too ashamed of what a failure you've become.

> ENEMY LLOYD: Your failures know no limits. You even managed to anger the Source Dragons. The most powerful beings in the universe are furious with you.

LLOYD: I know.

Enemy Lloyd: You caused them to destabilize the entire Merged Lands! Everything could end and it would all be your fault!

LLOYD: I know.

ENEMY LLOYD: You've done more damage to the Merged Lands than Ras. More than any villain has. You could not have brought more destruction if you tried!

LLOYD: I know!

> ENEMY LLOYD: Look at you. A boy pretending to be a man. You never grew up and that's why you're a mere shadow of what Master Wu was!

LLOYD: That may be true, but I--

ENEMY LLOYD: You still don't know what being the Green Ninja really means. How deluded and full of yourself do you have to be to think you could master a power you can't even understand? It's only a matter of time before the entire world falls because of your failures as a leader, and the worst thing? You're too clouded by your own expectations to realize you can't handle it. That's what will destroy your friends.

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Does anyone know why the Ninjago designers decided Zane should be showing off his chest so often? Is it a reference to PIXAL's old design, maybe?

There was that brief period around the time of the movie where they had Cole showing off his chest and arms instead, but he was still more covered up than Zane tends to be.

This isn't a complaint, mind you - if they want to show off Zane's robitties, they're free to do so, and I won't judge anyone that's into it. I'm just curious as to why it became a thing.