if my characterization is funky and/or i don’t seem to make obvious connections, it’s bc i haven’t watched every season, sorry! i just remember episodes from when i was a kid and watch whatever is new 😭
also i post about other lego shows here too. they’re usually tagged
that being said, please let me know if there’s anything you’d be interested in me drawing! i’ll do my best! also, feel free to use my stuff as insp, i don’t mind
we all love a nuanced villain but i gotta admit im charmed by the ones who just outright say "im going to use the power of EVIL to fulfill my EVIL plans and become queen of all EVIL!!!" its honest. its a classic. i fuck with it.
Little visual gag that I really like. Cole and Kai just hitting this thing with a hammer, completely oblivious to the fact that Jay’s the one that fixed it. The little look they give each other with the fist bump like “hell yeah, we did that”
Do Ninjago fans on here know about this tweet because the phrase “They were my Ninja, and we watched them Go on to be the Masters of Spinjitzu” is killing me
i love how season 3 was like "yeah ninjago city became N E W ninjago city and everything is neon and floating and #cool_and_connected" and then the ninja had to kill the overlord again and then they were like "you know what? the city was okay before, let's go back to doing. that."
These are mostly s1 based (except for Lloyd, I need to draw foal Lloyd still), I'll do rebuilt Zane and other designs later probably.
Notes and hcs under cut:
- Zane's still a robot, him and Dr. Julien were citizens of the crystal empire and Dr. J used a piece of the same kind of crystal that the crystal heart was made of to create a power source for Zane. As long as someone cares about Zane, he will have power :).
also btw you cant really see it at this angle, but there is a heart shape marking on zane's chest.
- Jay has little wings, can't really fly with them. Gives him a reason to still try inventing wings.
- Nya and Kai both have boat related names, the anchor being a stable, grounding object, while a keel is the central beam that all the ribs connect to: a supportive, connecting object.
- Cole's cutie mark is a record breaking pun.
- I think making Lloyd a kirin-changeling-pony mix to mirror his dragon-oni-human nature in canon is interesting bc if we do kirin = dragon, oni = changeling, it doesn't quite match up, because kirins are the ones that have anger-based powers, while changelings have love-based powers, but in terms of how they're treated (good vs evil, at least before the changelings reformed) then it does match :) . Food for thought.
- also elements of harmony for them imo: Zane- generosity, Jay- laughter, Nya- honesty, Kai- loyalty, Cole- kindness, and Lloyd- magic !