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new and updated theory on the source of lloyd’s power!

in dragons rising there definitely has been lore dropped here and there but more than anything I find ammunition to power my long winded theory that lloyd’s powers come from his heart, in theoretical and just elemental sense.

doc wyatt has established there isn’t a set explanation (YET) in show, but he did like one of my tweets regarding my claim that Lloyd’s power resonates within the heart and soul.

starting out, lloyd’s power has never been defined. it is hinted by the writers that lloyd has no idea what it is, though what we do know is that it—-

1) can create life and destroy it (the book of elemental powers)

2) draw energy from the elements

3) shield oneself / very powerful in attack

4) does not belong to the source dragon of energy but belongs to the source dragon OF LIFE

5) has some sort of connection with the FSM

and lastly, by LEGO GROUP’s definition.. it’s ENERGY.

energy can have have different meanings. energy in lightning’s case seems to be the electrical sense, but energy can .. power up things, it makes things work -

energy is also used as a synonym for life force, this is demonstrated when referring to the act of draining source dragons and the whack-rats.

what i am getting at, is I believe that energy in the sense of lloyd’s powers is that he holds the essence of life itself. his power works hand in hand in his survival as well as keeps him alive.

now to connect him to LIFE , a source dragon, was very interesting but made a great deal of sense. Life is in everything, energy can create life.. who created life?

THE FSM used elemental powers to bring Garmadon and Wu into existence, he also holds the ability that past his death, he could steal lloyd from the mortal world to speak to him in the grasslands.

the elements of creation can be drawn from in their energy for lloyd, but the elements of creation were the core four.

LIFE = Lightning, Ice, Fire, Earth

so….

that also makes sense as to when he was dying in mystake’s tea shop that they had to use their elemental powers of creation to revive lloyd or heal him.

now jumping into the theory that will always be my favorite, and the show itself actually jumped into it was elemental powers being felt or drawn from different places depending on the elemental powers, ie nya with veins, zane with his mind, etc etc etc—

lloyd’s power comes from his heart in my opinion.

firstly, life—- energy is what makes the heart beat, you cannot live without that.

mentally, lloyds power has always been his true self, his heart, the way he cares so deeply for people (even if they do not deserve so)

green in spirituality also represents the heart chakra, it is very similar in description.

but as someone so close to his mortality, and who i believe is always aware of such, it makes so much sense.

in s8, when his element is fighting for him as he’s succumbing to his wounds in the fight in krytparium it sparks on his chest,

following this— the elemental master figures that were released in the SOG wave depicted different elements and where they were located differed on the ninja, lloyds was insanely insanely obvious—

overdrawing from his element has caused him great sickness multiple times. we see this with golden power, then we see this with him fainting while using his element against griefbringer in MOTM (something very opposite to his element— death)

the fact that his power kept him alive but also left him for a bit after he almost was on the brink of dying in s8

now with dragons rising and the conduit putting him in a semi coma for several days because of his mortality

he puts his hand on his heart when he approaches the imperium source dragon when saying “this place, i feel weird”

him believing he’d die from conduit power…

it’s justttt…

but that being said there is so much they could discuss about lloyd in show, whether discovering his powers, or seeing the actual scope of what they do

lloyd is very hesitant and he out of anyone never talks about his powers or how they work

but there’s so much there, like what if his elemental power could heal people or bring people back to life (other than himself LOL)

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lloyd finding comfort in the whispering woods and yearning to go back because he’s probably the first green ninja to not stay there after the ritual

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this callback is so special to me

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doc confirmed a previous green ninja did die performing the ritual of unrooting and it’s making me so sad? they were just kids when called to the whispering wood.. :((

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had an idea where life masters merge with their element when they die, and the whispering in the whispering woods are the sounds of their voices ….

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elemental master of life series

By me @/flyingdutchman on Ao3

Ended up writing over 10k words about Lloyd’s true potential, and elaborating on it in a fic series! Currently only have two fics written so far, but very proud of them and wanted to share the link to the series on here.

FIC #1: Rebirth

He could've never expected his true potential to be like this. Dying on the forest floor, of jungle he'd forgotten his place in.

TLDR: Lloyd Garmadon talks to the trees, and they listen.

FIC #2: Renewal

To save the Whispering Woods, Lloyd must reach out to his friends, to his family.

What he didn’t expect was; to transform.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

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thinking of lloyd’s true potential being this very sacred gesture of rebirth. the details of him reaching into the soil, curled up like a small child, and he’s just so small in spite of the world.

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thinking about enemy lloyd using the art of the silent fist against himself …

[macrohappy]

do you think misako found out lloyd is the green ninja before or after garmadon was banished?

before he was banished

after he was banished

secret third thing

Voting ended onFeb 11

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i think she always knew cuz of instinct but there was this idea someone had where lloyd was stillborn at birth, and saved by his life element, and that’s how she knew—that i think about from time to time. but after banishment is also dually tragic as well.

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thinking about trees representing the balance between oni & dragon

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personally vibe with lloyd being visited by the ghosts of christmas past, christmas present and christmas future

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“you will learn more about lloyd’s power along with lloyd.” .. … …. 👍

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feeling like this while waiting for the official release of s3p2 despite going crazy with theories

[nyaskitten]

Idk if it's a common consensus already but I just realized Lloyd's power is trying its hardest to keep Lloyd alive during his fight with Garmadon, and that's why it flares up once Garmadon pulls out the Destruction blasts. There's a part where they're both charging their powers, Garmadon hasn't even touched Lloyd, and his power still flares up... it literally sends a wave of energy through him, he twitches, and then he charges at Garmadon.

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i like the thought of tall lloyd, in part because he’s the type of person to hit his head on doorframes

[glowingwaves]

Why can't they get Lloyd's elemental power right?

AND ITS ALWASY IN THE TOURNAMENTS TOO

In the tournament of Elements, Chen says "Master of Power"

In the Tournament of Sources, Roby says "Master of Life"

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it’s apparently on purpose according to doc, and we will find out the true name in s4!

[poolseason]

headcanon time! Lloyd's powers:

When using Oni abilities, his powers turn purple, of course but I've been obsessed with the idea of him gaining those white face markings that Garm and the other onis have. The marks sort of swirl in from the sides of his face. if i was a better animator i'd have shown you. also would be cool if an inexplicable shadow fell over him and him only (even if he was in the sun), making the marks glow more.

Obviously there are two modes Lloyd's got when tapping into the Oni abilties: powered up and full transformation. i'm obsessssssedddd with exposed bones. Garmadon and Mistaké exposed ribcage is such a cool design element. I think in the power-up mode, the torso markings detail are something that glows over him, while in the transformation his ribcage and spine are just Out. But don't worry, I'm sure they're extra durable.

The green one is funky. You know how Lloyd's powers sort of glitched over him during his fight against Garmadon in s8? It was explained that his element was protecting him in a way. Well in my head, in the non-plastic character world the way it's visualized like the green power is sort of illuminating under his skin? its wrapping itself around his bones and organs and stuff as some sort of protective sheild under his flesh, which in part makes him look a little ghostly or radioactive. Probably a bit painful though.

Oni form. TBH i don't like the gold color but i can sort of accept that look if they give us a good reason. Otherwise I figure that since he was wearing proper armor in Crystallized, his transformation was more contained more. I bet if he was wearing a normal gi he'd tear out of it when he turns into a big hulking monster guy. They really should've tapped into the classic werewolf tropes with this oni transformation haha

I hc onis being really BIG beasts. Lloyd's transformation probably takes him up to like 3 meters tall. That could honestly be a really funny contrast though. I think in human mode he'd be really short, so effectively he doubles in size.