may be a dumb question, but has Lloyd ever gotten a definitive “True Potential” moment?
Considering everyone else’s…
Every instance we’ve seen has been characterized by:
2. Surrounded by elemental energy
3. Overcoming a personal obstacle
4. Performing a powerful feat
This has held up consistently even into Dragons Rising.
Now let’s see what Lloyd has:
Ultimate Spinjitsu Master:
Glowing eyes: ❌ (glowing eyes are well established by the other ninja’s True Potentials by this point.)
Surrounded by elemental energy: ❔ (His armor glows, but the golden power isn’t really his persé, it’s his grandfather’s)
Overcoming a personal obstacle: ❔(Lloyd accepted his destiny not only as the Green ninja but also his place in the final battle long before this moment. Nothing personal actually triggers his power-up.)
Performing a powerful feat: ✅ (Summons an Elemental Dragon, which all the ninja are capable of, and beats back the Overlord, but doesn’t actually kill him)
Surrounded by elemental energy: ✅
Overcoming a personal obstacle: ✅
Performing a powerful feat: ❌ (Lloyd’s power transferred back to him, but no feat was performed. The fight ends because Garmadon lost his power, not because Lloyd got his back.)
Battle for the Imperium Gate:
Surrounded by elemental energy: ✅
Overcoming a personal obstacle: ❔(accepting responsibility/ consequences as a conduit?)
Performing a powerful feat: ✅ (powers the portal gate enough to let every person and dragon through.)
This is weirdly the closest we’ve gotten, but it feels off to have this so late. Does this confusion tie into the fact that Lloyd’s element is so misunderstood? There’s a lot of grey area surrounding this topic, so feel free to discuss in the comments and RBs.
