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151-511: The following is a list of fictional characters from the Danish-Canadian animated television series Ninjago and its sequel , which were produced by The Lego Group . The series features a large ensemble cast of recurring characters . The list includes the main protagonists , major and minor villains and other supporting characters that have appeared within the Ninjago universe . The list

302-433: A cyborg ("cybernetic organism" or "bionic man") would be a creature that is a combination of organic and mechanical parts. The term " droid ", popularized by George Lucas in the original Star Wars film and now used widely within science fiction, originated as an abridgment of "android", but has been used by Lucas and others to mean any robot, including distinctly non-human form machines like R2-D2 . The word "android"

453-423: A kusarigama . His elemental power grants him limited electricity manipulation. He is also a skilled mechanic and is technologically savvy. Jay is inventive and quick-witted, often using comedy to alleviate stressful situations. He is easily excitable and prone to freaking out when in crises but like the other ninja is intensely loyal to his friends, especially his Yang/girlfriend Nya. He is the son of Cliff Gordon and

604-507: A being of pure evil. He proceeds to conquer Ninjago, proclaiming himself as the realm's new emperor. He serves as one of two main antagonists of Season 9. However at the end of the season, Garmadon's reign of terror is finally brought to an end and he is imprisoned in Kryptarium Prison. In Season 10, he is released to help the ninja defeat the Oni, after which he walks free. In Crystalized , it

755-470: A broader spectrum of realized technology in the near future. Now Saya is working at the Science University of Tokyo as a guide. The Waseda University (Japan) and NTT docomo 's manufacturers have succeeded in creating a shape-shifting robot WD-2 . It is capable of changing its face. At first, the creators decided the positions of the necessary points to express the outline, eyes, nose, and so on of

906-448: A certain person. The robot expresses its face by moving all points to the decided positions, they say. The first version of the robot was first developed back in 2003. After that, a year later, they made a couple of major improvements to the design. The robot features an elastic mask made from the average head dummy. It uses a driving system with a 3DOF unit. The WD-2 robot can change its facial features by activating specific facial points on

1057-590: A child in season 9, Dean Petriw as a child in season 11) is Lloyd's father, Wu's older brother, Misako's husband, and older son of the First Spinjitzu Master. Garmadon is the main antagonist for the pilot episodes, and a secondary antagonist for the first two seasons. In Season 2, he is cleansed of evil and becomes a sensei to the ninja. In Season 4, he is sacrificed to the Cursed Realm and resurrected in Season 8 as

1208-519: A child) is the wise, ancient master of the ninja who frequently wields his father's staff. He is Lloyd's uncle, younger son of the First Spinjitzu Master and brother to Garmadon. Because of his Oni heritage, Wu has lived for thousands of years. Wu was one of the many allies of the ninja that went missing after the Merge, having taken form of a spirit named Sprite, and claiming to have caused the Merge. Lord/Sensei Garmadon (voiced by Mark Oliver, Kai Emmett as

1359-718: A companion for the young and the elderly. Assoc Prof Gerald Seet from the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering and the BeingThere Centre led a three-year R&D development in tele-presence robotics , creating EDGAR. A remote user can control EDGAR with the user's face and expressions displayed on the robot's face in real time. The robot also mimics their upper body movements. KITECH researched and developed EveR-1 , an android interpersonal communications model capable of emulating human emotional expression via facial "musculature" and capable of rudimentary conversation, having

1510-771: A continuation of the long tradition of men attempting to create the stereotypical "perfect woman". Examples include the Greek myth of Pygmalion and the female robot Maria in Fritz Lang 's Metropolis . Some gynoids, like Pris in Blade Runner , are designed as sex-objects, with the intent of "pleasing men's violent sexual desires", or as submissive, servile companions, such as in The Stepford Wives . Fiction about gynoids has therefore been described as reinforcing "essentialist ideas of femininity", although others have suggested that

1661-590: A cost of 500 billion won (US$ 440 million), of which 50 billion is direct government investment. The new robot city will feature research and development centers for manufacturers and part suppliers, as well as exhibition halls and a stadium for robot competitions. The country's new Robotics Ethics Charter will establish ground rules and laws for human interaction with robots in the future, setting standards for robotics users and manufacturers, as well as guidelines on ethical standards to be programmed into robots to prevent human abuse of robots and vice versa. Walt Disney and

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1812-400: A fundamental aspect that runs through the series. Senior Designer Christopher Stamp commented, "The characters are flawed and individually they are not complete, but as a team they complete each other. You follow the characters' development, it allows a form of natural evolution so as you go through the stories. The example I always come back to is when Cole questions if he is really important to

1963-528: A group of native islanders who worship a mythical sea creature named Wojira. The Merlopians are aquatic beings that live deep under the Endless Sea in the Kingdom of Merlopia and are the antagonists of Seabound . They attack Ninjago City under the rule of Kalmaar to avenge the death of his father, King Trimaar although Kalmaar killed his father to awaken Wojira to destroy the surface world. The New Ninja are

2114-673: A group of vigilantes hired by the New Mayor Mayor Trustable to replace the Ninja, whom they idolize before the Ninja break Aspheera out of Kryptarium Prison to take her staff to save Nya. The Council of the Crystal King is a council brought together by Harumi to serve the Overlord, who is now known as the Crystal King . A militaristic army commanded by Beatrix, their goal was to colonize

2265-580: A large ensemble cast, and to give Kai a specific motivation. For this reason, the Hageman Brothers came up with the character of Nya, the main female character in the story. Kevin Hageman explained, "We wanted this to be a show that boys and girls like, and I wanted strong, young female characters in it - so we created Nya". Tommy Andreasen explained that the character of Nya was employed as an emotional reason for Kai to get involved because, "he didn't want to be

2416-457: A mask, with each point possessing three degrees of freedom . This one has 17 facial points, for a total of 56 degrees of freedom. As for the materials they used, the WD-2's mask is fabricated with a highly elastic material called Septom, with bits of steel wool mixed in for added strength. Other technical features reveal a shaft driven behind the mask at the desired facial point, driven by a DC motor with

2567-455: A meeting on a Friday evening where he created the rough concept sketch of the characters. He then contacted an artist in Canada named Craig Sellars, who painted an internal concept image of the characters over the weekend and sent it back on the following Monday. Andreasen recalled that this was a "linchpin moment" that was the beginning of the concept and the television series. The Ninjago brand name

2718-426: A modern setting centered around the large metropolis of Ninjago City, which features skyscrapers, current-age and futuristic vehicles, modern electronics, mechanical exo-suits ( mechs ), and other futuristic technology. The plot focuses on a group of six teenage ninja fighting against the forces of evil, who are also defined as "Elemental Masters", several characters who have elemental powers. The series began with

2869-478: A ninja, but his sister was kidnapped by this evil Lord from the underworld". The character of Lloyd Garmadon was conceived by Dan and Kevin Hageman. Andreasen stated, "The Hagemans came up with the idea of Lloyd, the son of Garmadon. As soon as they introduced that idea, we knew Lloyd was going to be the Green Ninja and we were going to build that mystery up over 10 episodes". The Hageman Brothers eventually left

3020-491: A photo of their face is projected onto the 3D Mask. Prof Nadia Thalmann, a Nanyang Technological University scientist, directed efforts of the Institute for Media Innovation along with the School of Computer Engineering in the development of a social robot, Nadine. Nadine is powered by software similar to Apple's Siri or Microsoft's Cortana . Nadine may become a personal assistant in offices and homes in future, or she may become

3171-699: A purely evil form. In Season 8, they successfully acquire three Oni masks which are the keys to performing the ritual that can resurrect Garmadon from the Departed Realm. In Season 9, they terrorise and hunt down the citizens of Ninjago City under the rule of the newly resurrected Emperor Garmadon. The Dragon Hunters are the antagonists of the ninth season Hunted in the Realm of Oni and Dragons (the First Realm). Led by their authoritarian leader Iron Baron, they hunt dragons to exploit their elemental powers. They capture Wu and

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3322-523: A rank of 67 on 18 August 2018 with 0.50 million viewers. On 19 April 2019, Season 10: March of the Oni ranked at position 86 with 0.44 million viewers. Ninjago:Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu ranked at position 81 on 22 June 2019 with 0.31 million viewers. Prime Empire ranked at 83 on 19 July 2020 with 0.28 million viewers. On 13 September 2020, the release of Master of the Mountain achieved

3473-601: A rank of 89 in the top 150 original cable telecasts with 0.18 million viewers. The Ninjago series has been nominated for and won several awards. In 2012, the director Peter Hausner was nominated in the category of "Directing in a Television Production" at the Annie Awards . The show was also nominated at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in 2012 in the category of "Branded Entertainment, Best Fictional Program, series or film". In 2012,

3624-404: A robot with a female appearance can also be referred to as a gynoid . Besides one can refer to robots without alluding to their sexual appearance by calling them anthrobots (a portmanteau of anthrōpos and robot; see anthrobotics ) or anthropoids (short for anthropoid robots; the term humanoids is not appropriate because it is already commonly used to refer to human-like organic species in

3775-475: A sense of humor, but it is later revealed that Zane is secretly an android (or "Nindroid"), a fact unknown to both the ninja and Zane himself. Though he is still logical and matter-of-fact by nature, his brotherhood with the other ninja has enabled him to develop more human characteristics. He is the son/creation of Dr. Julien. His love interest is P.I.X.A.L. Cole (voiced by Kirby Morrow from Pilots – Seabound , Andrew Francis from Crystalized onward)

3926-487: A significant role in the storytelling, particularly in terms of helping viewers to distinguish between the heroes and villains. Kramer explained that there were ground rules that were established from the beginning of the show, stating, "One thing that we try to stick to, not always but generally speaking, is that bad guys usually have more bowed instruments and good guys usually have more wind instruments . The idea of friction being more bowed or struck instruments". The music

4077-460: A simple pulley and a slide screw. Apparently, the researchers can also modify the shape of the mask based on actual human faces. To "copy" a face, they need only a 3D scanner to determine the locations of an individual's 17 facial points. After that, they are then driven into position using a laptop and 56 motor control boards. In addition, the researchers also mention that the shifting robot can even display an individual's hair style and skin color if

4228-479: A staff of Imagineers created Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln that debuted at the 1964 New York World's Fair . Dr. William Barry, an Education Futurist and former visiting West Point Professor of Philosophy and Ethical Reasoning at the United States Military Academy , created an AI android character named "Maria Bot". This Interface AI android was named after the infamous fictional robot Maria in

4379-459: A successful pitch to The Lego Group for the film, the Hageman Brothers were asked to write the story for a 44-minute animated television special based on an original Lego property about ninjas. Initially it was intended to be a one-hour special, but the Hageman Brothers decided that they wanted to make it into a saga similar to a high-end blockbuster movie, "like Star Wars with ninjas". They took their inspiration from movies and television shows of

4530-406: A three-star rating, with Melissa Camacho commenting that the season had good messages, fantasy violence and, "some fun moments, especially when the teens banter with one another. But central to the show is their effort to help Ninjago, a well as their master, by using their powers accordingly." Camacho also gave Hunted a three-star rating and commented, "they're a loyal team and do what they believe

4681-503: A three-year project. The conclusion of the second season titled Legacy of the Green Ninja emphasized the end of the show in its season finale, with the character of Lloyd becoming the "Golden Ninja" and defeating the main antagonist, the Overlord, in an epic battle of light and darkness. However, due to the incredible sales performance of the Lego Ninjago product line, the series was continued. Senior Creative Director Simon Lucas recalled

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4832-450: A toy line based on ninjas for several years but a product range had never been successfully developed due to the limitations of the concept. This changed once the idea was developed into a high concept fantasy theme. Researchers at The Lego Group began testing ideas for enemies and eventually skeletons were chosen as the main antagonists in the storyline, following research conducted with six-year-old boys. The skeletons were considered to be

4983-480: A variety of subjects. She uses AI to process and synthesize information to make her own decisions on how to talk and engage. She collects data through conversations, direct data inputs such as books or articles, and through internet sources. Maria Bot was built by an international high-tech company for Barry to help improve education quality and eliminate education poverty. Maria Bot is designed to create new ways for students to engage and discuss ethical issues raised by

5134-647: A vocabulary of around 400 words. She is 160 cm tall and weighs 50 kg , matching the average figure of a Korean woman in her twenties. EveR-1's name derives from the Biblical Eve , plus the letter r for robot . EveR-1's advanced computing processing power enables speech recognition and vocal synthesis, at the same time processing lip synchronization and visual recognition by 90-degree micro- CCD cameras with face recognition technology . An independent microchip inside her artificial brain handles gesture expression, body coordination, and emotion expression. Her whole body

5285-429: A wholly organic, yet artificial, creation. Other fictional depictions of androids fall somewhere in between. Eric G. Wilson, who defines an android as a "synthetic human being", distinguishes between three types of android, based on their body's composition: Although human morphology is not necessarily the ideal form for working robots, the fascination in developing robots that can mimic it can be found historically in

5436-516: Is a humanoid robot or other artificial being often made from a flesh-like material. Historically, androids existed only in the domain of science fiction and were frequently seen in film and television, but advances in robot technology have allowed the design of functional and realistic humanoid robots. The Oxford English Dictionary traces the earliest use (as "Androides") to Ephraim Chambers ' 1728 Cyclopaedia , in reference to an automaton that St. Albertus Magnus allegedly created. By

5587-520: Is able to choreograph its motions and gestures with its voice. The Intelligent Mechatronics Lab, directed by Hiroshi Kobayashi at the Tokyo University of Science , has developed an android head called Saya , which was exhibited at Robodex 2002 in Yokohama , Japan. There are several other initiatives around the world involving humanoid research and development at this time, which will hopefully introduce

5738-468: Is also used to underpin the drama in the show. Kramer remarked on this stating, "These characters are real for us. That allows us as composers to really dive deep into that drama. And I mean, it gets really heavy - especially in Season 10 with the Oni - it got really dark, really dramatic". The soundtrack incorporates a wide variety of traditional musical instruments from around the world, which were carefully chosen to illustrate each character or land in which

5889-478: Is instead one of the more enjoyably complex and mythology-heavy series out there - no matter whether you're the babysitter or the babysat." The Ninjago series achieved immediate success with its target audience and maintained strong ratings from its initial launch. The Pilot Episodes, which were released on Cartoon Network, were the highest rated program with boys in their time slot across multiple airings. The first season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu achieved

6040-481: Is made of highly advanced synthetic jelly silicon and with 60 artificial joints in her face, neck, and lower body; she is able to demonstrate realistic facial expressions and sing while simultaneously dancing. In South Korea, the Ministry of Information and Communication had an ambitious plan to put a robot in every household by 2020. Several robot cities have been planned for the country: the first will be built in 2016 at

6191-408: Is mainly organised into groups of fictional beings based on the chronological order of season release. Ninjago focuses on a group of six teenage ninja, named Lloyd Garmadon , Kai, Cole, Jay, Zane and Nya, and their wise sensei, Master Wu. The ninja team's purpose is to battle against the forces of evil, including Wu's brother, Lord Garmadon. The series is mainly set on Ninjago Island, centred around

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6342-564: Is not an original member of the ninja team, Nya joins when her skills as the Elemental Master of Water are needed to defeat the ghosts and the Preeminent in Season 5. Tough and determined, she refuses to let anyone tell her what to do. Though she can sometimes be stubborn, Nya cares about her friends and family, often making the mature decisions in the group and serving as emotional support. As a skilled mechanic, she often constructs vehicles for

6493-511: Is possible". In the United States, the two pilot episodes of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu , later split into four episodes total, were shown on Cartoon Network on January 14, 2011. They were released in Europe on January 24, 2011. The pilot episodes follow the four original ninja as Sensei Wu brings them together to defeat the evil Lord Garmadon. Due to the popularity of the pilot episodes,

6644-545: Is revealed he went into hiding at Vinny Folson's apartment before coming out to help the Ninja fight the Overlord. He attempts to help Lloyd to unlock his Oni powers, but ultimately fails. Because of his Oni heritage, Garmadon has lived for thousands of years. The Skulkin are an army of skeletons that inhabit the Underworld and are the main antagonists of the Pilot Season . After becoming their leader, Garmadon sends Samukai and

6795-457: Is right in order to ensure that good triumphs over evil. If you're a Lego Ninjago fan, Hunted won't disappoint." Barry Hertz for The Globe and Mail commented, " Ninjago is a 10-season-long commercial for one of the world's most expensive toy-lines. Yet, its crass existence is consistently and miraculously outweighed by the imagination of and creative powers behind the long-running series. Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu should be terrible, but it

6946-457: Is the Green Ninja and Elemental Master of Life, which grants him the ability to manipulate energy. He is the current leader of the ninja, son of Garmadon and Misako, nephew of Master Wu and the grandson of the First Spinjitzu Master. He frequently wields either a katana or dual katanas . Lloyd makes his debut in the first season as a mischievous child wanting to be an evil warlord like his father, which results in childish schemes that are foiled by

7097-409: Is the grounded and solid black ninja and Elemental Master of Earth. He frequently wields a scythe and, in recent seasons, a war hammer . His elemental power grants him limited earth manipulation and super strength . The original leader of the ninja, he is loyal to his friends and family and has a special love for food, especially cake. He is the son of Lou, a member of a barbershop quartet, and Lilly,

7248-455: Is the older brother of Nya and son of Ray and Maya. His love interest is Skylor Chen.Fun Fact:Tommy Anderson was not happy when Kai’s hair was tall, so in Ninjago season 8, he made Kai’s hair shorter in the show and the sets. Jay Walker (born Jay Gordon ) (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite ) is the blue ninja and Elemental Master of Lightning. He frequently wields nunchucks and more recently,

7399-452: Is the red ninja and Elemental Master of Fire. Like Lloyd, he frequently wields either a katana or dual katanas . His elemental power grants him limited pyrokinesis and heat resistance. Kai is fiercely loyal to his friends and family, often willing to do anything to ensure their safety. He often acts on emotion instead of reason, causing him to be hotheaded, cocky, and rash. He also has a strong sense of responsibility towards his friends. Kai

7550-427: Is used for the actuator. As a result of having an actuator controlled precisely with air pressure via a servosystem, the movement is very fluid and there is very little noise. DER2 realized a slimmer body than that of the former version by using a smaller cylinder. Outwardly DER2 has a more beautiful proportion. Compared to the previous model, DER2 has thinner arms and a wider repertoire of expressions. Once programmed, it

7701-516: The Anacondrai , Hypnobrai , Fangpyre , Constrictai and Venomari . Released from their tombs by Lloyd Garmadon, the Serpentine attempt to conquer Ninjago several times under the leadership of Pythor, Lord Garmadon, and Skales. They reappear in subsequent seasons. The Overlord and his armies are the main antagonists of Seasons 2, 3, and 15. In the second season Legacy of the Green Ninja

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7852-546: The Lego Ninja theme , which was released by The Lego Group in 1998. This theme was then replaced by Lego Knights in 2000. In 2011, Lego Ninjago was launched and included some of the concepts from the Lego Ninja theme, such as dragons and fortresses, but also combined this with a modern setting. The Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu television series was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen, two Danish film producers. During

8003-464: The human condition and what it means to be human. One aspect of writing about the meaning of humanity is to use discrimination against androids as a mechanism for exploring racism in society, as in Blade Runner . Perhaps the clearest example of this is John Brunner's 1968 novel Into the Slave Nebula , where the blue-skinned android slaves are explicitly shown to be fully human. More recently,

8154-504: The "positive messages" and "character strengths" in the series stating, "Lessons about loyalty, loss, sacrifice, and teamwork are emphasized throughout." Possession also received a three-star rating from Common Sense Media, and reviewer Melissa Camacho commented, "loyalty, teamwork and sacrifice are common themes, making this a solid choice for action lovers. The loss of a loved one also is a central theme in this series installment." Dave Trumbore for Collider commented on Skybound , giving

8305-537: The 1927 film Metropolis , as a well-behaved distant relative. Maria Bot is the first AI Android Teaching Assistant at the university level. Maria Bot has appeared as a keynote speaker as a duo with Barry for a TEDx talk in Everett, Washington in February 2020. Resembling a human from the shoulders up, Maria Bot is a virtual being android that has complex facial expressions and head movement and engages in conversation about

8456-447: The Forbidden Spinjitzu , premiered on June 22, 2019. It follows the ninja as they come face to face with an enemy from Wu's past, then try to rescue Zane from a dark and mysterious Ice Emperor. The season saw the introduction of an 11-minute episode format and a new, more stylized animation style. It was split into two fifteen-episode parts, The Fire Chapter and The Ice Chapter. Season 12, Prime Empire premiered on July 19, 2020, in

8607-520: The Great Devourer and appear as humanoids formed from numerous snakes. They have the ability to reform immediately after being defeated in battle. The Sons of Garmadon are a criminal biker gang in Ninjago City that are the antagonists of the eighth season Sons of Garmadon and the ninth season Hunted . Led by a mysterious leader known as “The Quiet One”, their aim is to resurrect Lord Garmadon in

8758-624: The Green Ninja in preparation for the final battle, where he will have to face and defeat his father. Season 3, Rebooted premiered on January 29, 2014. Season 3 focuses on Zane as he and the other Ninja fight to defeat an ancient evil reborn as a new, technological threat. In the United Kingdom, the series premiered on 21 July 2014 on Cartoon Network . Season 4, Tournament of Elements premiered on February 23, 2015, in North America and Great Britain on Cartoon Network. Season 4 follows

8909-622: The Kokoro company demonstrated the Actroid at Expo 2005 in Aichi Prefecture , Japan and released the Telenoid R1 in 2010. In 2006, Kokoro developed a new DER 2 android. The height of the human body part of DER2 is 165 cm. There are 47 mobile points. DER2 can not only change its expression but also move its hands and feet and twist its body. The "air servosystem" which Kokoro developed originally

9060-724: The Land of Lost Things. Administration Agents are amnesiac agents who hail from the Administration, which is located in the Realm of Madness. The City of Temples was where the Tournament of Sources is held annually. Ninjago (TV series) The series was in continuous production for over a decade and celebrated its tenth anniversary on January 14, 2021. It began with two pilot episodes in January 2011, which were followed by two 13-episode seasons that aired from December 2011 to November 2012. Both

9211-568: The Lego theme and the series had an intended shelf life of three years with the second season planned as the original ending. However, the success of the series and its product line led to the show continuing production, with thirteen more seasons , a special , a feature film adaptation , and a four-episode miniseries being released. Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu was produced in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Wil Film ApS for its first ten seasons. The production

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9362-491: The Merge, she changed her name after the dragon that was powering Imperium, befriended Arin and lived in the Crossroads, becoming a mech racer. Her powers were originally enhanced by baby dragon Riyu, until she achieved her True Potential, declaring the Ninja her true family and disowning her parents. Wyldfyre (voiced by Kazumi Evans) is the wild Elemental Master of Heat who was raised by a dragon named Heatwave, she joins with

9513-728: The Merged Realms by taking control every Source Dragons from every world, until Beatrix's efforts were exposed. They have plans to form a council. After Imperium was reformed, Rapton went back to hunting dragons and formed the Freebooters, which consisted of him and a few rogue Claw members. The Wolf Clan was formed by the Forbidden Five millennia ago and wrecked havoc on their home realm of the Wyldness. They were reformed by Ras millennia later, but were dissolved once again following their defeat at

9664-556: The Ninja after Lloyd rescue her and her 'family' from Imperium. While helping the Ninja find the Dragon Cores, Wyldfyre, despite some heated differences, eventually became Kai's protégé. During the Tournament of the Sources, Wyldfyre falls in love with Roby. P.I.X.A.L. (Primary Interactive X-ternal Assistant Life-form) (voiced by Jennifer Hayward) is a female nindroid who was originally an assistant to her creator/father Cyrus Borg. She joins

9815-632: The Oni and the Dragon...The Dragon had the power to create. The Oni had the power to destroy. Their war was never ending. But a child arrived, born of both worlds. The child understood the power of both. Without one, you could not have the other. But when the Oni and the Dragon fought over which side the child should choose, the child abandoned their world to start a new one called Ninjago. 1 In 2009, The Lego Group proposed to make an original intellectual property about ninja, which focused four ninja with elemental powers. The Lego Ninjago theme concept originated in

9966-500: The Overlord possesses Garmadon with the aim of conquering Ninjago. He uses Garmadon to raise a Stone Army, led by General Kozu. In the third season Rebooted the Overlord returns as the Digital Overlord, a computer virus that creates an army of Nindroids ( androids ), led by General Cryptor. The Elemental Masters are the guardians of the First Spinjitzu Master who have mastered the elements in Ninjago. Their descendants appear in

10117-472: The PKD android won a first-place artificial intelligence award from AAAI . Androids are a staple of science fiction. Isaac Asimov pioneered the fictionalization of the science of robotics and artificial intelligence , notably in his 1950s series I, Robot . One thing common to most fictional androids is that the real-life technological challenges associated with creating thoroughly human-like robots — such as

10268-464: The Pilot season a three out of five star rating, describing it as "exciting and funny" and noting that "the ninja characters learn lessons of patience and teamwork from their wise sensei". However, the review also opined that the show "is essentially an extended advertisement for the Lego Ninjago toy line". Melissa Camacho for Common Sense Media gave Tournament of Element s a three-star rating and commented on

10419-506: The Realm Crystal. The Hands of Time (Krux and Acronix) and their Vermillion Warriors are the main antagonists of the seventh season Hands of Time . Forty years before the beginning of Season 7, the Hands of Time are supposedly lost in the time vortex, but reappear at the start of the season. They breed an army of Vermillion to control time and conquer Ninjago. The Vermillion are the progeny of

10570-525: The Resistance fighting to take back New Ninjago City, while the other ninja try to escape from the First Realm. Season 10, March of the Oni premiered on April 19, 2019. It follows Garmadon and the ninja as they try to stop a demonic force of darkness called the Oni from destroying Ninjago and the sixteen realms. It featured only four episodes and is the shortest season to date. Season 11, Secrets of

10721-627: The Skulkin to Ninjago to find the Four Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu. In Rise of the Snakes , Garmadon again leads the Skulkin to help the ninja to obtain the Fang Blades from the Serpentine and save Lloyd. The Serpentine are an ancient race of humanoid serpents who were once at war with humanity. They serve as the main antagonists of the first season Rise of the Snakes . They consist of five tribes,

10872-425: The Tournament of Sources. Zane (voiced by Brent Miller ) is the white/titanium ninja and Elemental Master of Ice. He frequently wields three-pointed shurikens and, for the eight, ninth and tenth season, a bow and arrow . His elemental power of Ice grants him limited cryokinesis. Zane is intelligent and calculating, often providing intel to the ninja when required. Initially, he lacks normal social skills, such as

11023-529: The Tournament of the Sources, he began to fall out with the Ninja, eventually leaving them and joining Lord Ras to find his parents. Sora (born Ana) (voiced by Sabrina Pitre) is the Elemental Master of Technology, one of Lloyd's protégés, and a technopathic engineer, originally from Imperium. She gained recognition for creating a hard light hologram projection device called Photac. She defected from Imperium when she found out how cruelly they treated dragons, leading to her parents and classmates shunning her. After

11174-404: The Tournament of the Sources. The Crossroads was created for the people who lost their families in the Merge. Also known as Imperians, who live in the city of Imperium that runs entirely on dragon power by order of Empress Beatrix, until her efforts were exposed. They now have plans of forming a council. The Mucoids are a species of snail people. The Finders are a group of exiles who lived in

11325-475: The United States, it aired on Cartoon Network until 2020, when premieres moved to Netflix. In Canada, the series was broadcast on Teletoon and YTV . A sequel series titled Ninjago: Dragons Rising , set in the same continuity, debuted on June 1, 2023. The show is largely set in the fictional realm of Ninjago, a place loosely inspired by East Asian myths and culture . While featuring historically designed buildings and traditional clothing, Ninjago exists in

11476-554: The United States. It focuses on Jay as he and the ninja enter the video game Prime Empire to face the misunderstood Unagami. Season 13 , Master of the Mountain premiered on September 16, 2020, in the United States. It focuses on Cole as he and the ninja journey to the distant mountains of Shintaro, unaware of the sinister secrets that lie in the cavernous dungeons below. A four-episode miniseries titled The Island premiered on February 27, 2021, in France, and on March 7 in Canada of

11627-568: The WABOT-1, the first android, a full-scale humanoid intelligent robot. Its limb control system allowed it to walk with the lower limbs, and to grip and transport objects with hands, using tactile sensors . Its vision system allowed it to measure distances and directions to objects using external receptors, artificial eyes and ears. And its conversation system allowed it to communicate with a person in Japanese, with an artificial mouth. In 1984, WABOT-2

11778-553: The ability to transform and possess objects and organisms. They are immune to most forms of physical attack, but are vulnerable to water. The Cloud Kingdom is a realm where the monks write people's destinies. The Sky Pirates are a motley crew of renegades who are the main antagonists of the sixth season Skybound . Before the series the Sky Pirates were scattered across the Sixteen Realms but are freed by Nadakhan in Season 6 using

11929-403: The androids Bishop and Annalee Call in the films Aliens and Alien Resurrection are used as vehicles for exploring how humans deal with the presence of an " Other ". The 2018 video game Detroit: Become Human also explores how androids are treated as second class citizens in a near future society. Female androids, or " gynoids ", are often seen in science fiction, and can be viewed as

12080-541: The animation studio Wil Film ApS. Erik Wilstrup, the CEO of Wil Film, first became aware of the project in October 2009 when The Lego Group was exploring ways to create branded entertainment using animation. Wilstrup and his team proposed a variety of animation styles before agreeing that computer-generated imagery (CGI) was the best option. Wilstrup elaborated further on the production of the series by describing Wil Film as "a spider in

12231-489: The appearances of Lloyd and the ninja were noticeably different from their appearances in previous seasons. Sons of Garmadon implemented a new phase for the ninjas' designs, which were now based on the designs of their movie counterparts in The Lego Ninjago Movie . The design change aimed to help new fans of the movie transition to the television series. The start of the season marked updated appearances for each of

12382-475: The assimilation of two concepts: simulacra (devices that exhibit likeness) and automata (devices that have independence). Several projects aiming to create androids that look, and, to a certain degree, speak or act like a human being have been launched or are underway. Japanese robotics have been leading the field since the 1970s. Waseda University initiated the WABOT project in 1967, and in 1972 completed

12533-651: The category of "Favorite Cartoon". In 2018, it received a nomination for "Best Sound Design: Television Programme" at the Music + Sound Awards. In 2020, Michael Kramer and Jay Vincent were nominated for "Outstanding Music Direction and Composition" at the Daytime Emmy Awards . In 2020, Ninjago received two nominations in the Animation Program or Series category of the Leo Awards for Art Direction and Sound. In 2021,

12684-406: The central character Lloyd Garmadon was introduced in the first season, titled Rise of the Snakes . The series incorporates a detailed fictional lore, which is woven into the storyline using character dialogue and flashbacks . The lore mainly focuses on the history of the First Spinjitzu Master and his creation of the island of Ninjago: Long before time had a name, there was the Realm of

12835-430: The characters looked". The title sequences for seasons 1–7, 11–13, and 15 feature The Weekend Whip , a song performed by The Fold , which is the show's official theme song. The Weekend Whip was remixed each season to reflect the theme. Seasons 8–10 and The Island –season 14 feature music by composers Michael Kramer and Jay Vincent, with Ninjago Overture as the main theme. Jay Vincent and Michael Kramer scored

12986-415: The company's decision to extend the series, stating, "we had six weeks to say what we would do with Ninjago . How do you bring it back? We had the final battle in the story. Immediately I connected with Kevin and Dan Hageman, and we just agreed that this world we'd created, the characters and the story had so much more to give. We actually struggled to filter ideas, because we had so many". The continuation of

13137-508: The composers Michael Kramer and Jay Vincent were nominated at the BMI Film & TV Music Awards , which they won. They were also winners at the 2016 BMI Film & TV Music Awards. In 2015, Michael Kramer and Jay Vincent were nominated at the Annie Awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Music in an Animated TV/Broadcast Production". In 2016, the show was nominated for a Kids' Choice Awards in

13288-415: The context of science fiction, futurism and speculative astrobiology). Authors have used the term android in more diverse ways than robot or cyborg . In some fictional works, the difference between a robot and android is only superficial, with androids being made to look like humans on the outside but with robot-like internal mechanics. In other stories, authors have used the word "android" to mean

13439-469: The creation of strong artificial intelligence —are assumed to have been solved. Fictional androids are often depicted as mentally and physically equal or superior to humans—moving, thinking and speaking as fluidly as them. The tension between the nonhuman substance and the human appearance—or even human ambitions—of androids is the dramatic impetus behind most of their fictional depictions. Some android heroes seek, like Pinocchio , to become human, as in

13590-494: The day among boys aged 2–11 and aged 6–11, and the top position in its time period among children aged 2–11, children aged 6–11 and all boys. With the release of Season 5: Possession , the show achieved rank 22 in the top 100 Monday cable originals on 29 June 2015 with 2.05 million viewers. The release of Season 6: Skybound achieved the rank of 28 in the top 150 original cable telecast for 24 March 2016 with 0.98 million viewers. The release of Season 7: The Hands of Time achieved

13741-411: The direct descendants of the First Spinjitzu Master, the legendary fictional creator of Ninjago. Many villains throughout the series have been defined by darkness and destruction, most prominently the Oni, while the main character Lloyd Garmadon has been associated with light, particularly when he was shown to have achieved his "Golden Power" in the second season. The importance of teamwork has also been

13892-511: The distinction between mechanical robots and fleshy androids was popularized by Edmond Hamilton 's Captain Future stories (1940–1944). Although Karel Čapek 's robots in R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots) (1921)—the play that introduced the word robot to the world—were organic artificial humans, the word "robot" has come to primarily refer to mechanical humans, animals, and other beings. The term "android" can mean either one of these, while

14043-416: The early development of the concept, The Lego Group conducted ethnographic research with children to determine their interests. Cerim Manovi, Senior Design Manager for the theme recalled, "Ninjas crystallised themselves because we were, like: 'What's the greatest hero entry point?' We showed them superheroes, everything – but ninjas just grabbed kids right there". The Lego Group had been attempting to develop

14194-576: The film Bicentennial Man , or Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation . Others, as in the film Westworld , rebel against abuse by careless humans. Android hunter Deckard in Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and its film adaptation Blade Runner discovers that his targets appear to be, in some ways, more "human" than he is. Android stories, therefore, are not essentially stories "about" androids; they are stories about

14345-527: The first full-body walking android in history. Hanson Robotics, the FedEx Institute of Technology, and the University of Texas at Arlington also developed the android portrait of sci-fi author Philip K. Dick (creator of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? , the basis for the film Blade Runner ), with full conversational capabilities that incorporated thousands of pages of the author's works. In 2005,

14496-516: The first season was launched from 2 December 2011 to April 2012 alongside a new line of sets marketed as "Rise of the Snakes". The pilot episodes were released on DVD in March 2011, and the first season became available on DVD in Region 1 on June 26, 2012. The series as a whole has an estimated budget of kr 37 million (approximately £4.6 million or US$ 6.7 million). Season 1, Rise of the Snakes follows

14647-417: The first-season premiere in the previous year. The total number of viewers increased by 30%. The third season averaged a triple digit viewer increase with children and boys, with the January 2014 release ranking as the top telecast of the year with boys aged 2–11 and boys aged 6–11. In 2015, the fourth season titled Tournament of Elements maintained its popularity by achieving the top position for telecast of

14798-525: The four original ninja as they battle the Serpentine, unlock their "true potential", and attempt to discover the identity of the fabled Green Ninja. The first five episodes of season 1 aired in Canada on November 25 and the first two in the United States on December 2. The season once again aired in Canada and the United States from January 11, 2012, to April 11, 2012. Season 2, Legacy of the Green Ninja premiered on July 18, 2012, to an audience of 2.8 million. Season 2 focuses on Lloyd, as he trains to become

14949-444: The fourth season Tournament of Elements and help the ninja to fight against Master Chen's Anacondrai army. They reappear in the ninth season to form a resistance and help Lloyd save Ninjago City from Emperor Garmadon. A new generation of Elemental Masters appear in the second season of Ninjago: Dragons Rising . Master Chen and his Anacondrai cultists serve as the main antagonists of the fourth season Tournament of Elements . When

15100-563: The hands of the Elemental Masters after the Tournament of the Sources. The Forbidden Five are a group of evil elemental masters who once conquered their home realm of the Wyldness and wanted to conquer all of the sixteen realms (now Merged Realms); however before they could continue with their plans, Egalt and Rontu managed to banish the Five to the Nether-Space. They were released by Nokt after

15251-559: The increasing presence of robots and artificial intelligence. Barry also uses Maria Bot to demonstrate that programming a robot with life-affirming, ethical framework makes them more likely to help humans to do the same. Maria Bot is an ambassador robot for good and ethical AI technology. Hanson Robotics, Inc. , of Texas and KAIST produced an android portrait of Albert Einstein , using Hanson's facial android technology mounted on KAIST's life-size walking bipedal robot body. This Einstein android, also called " Albert Hubo ", thus represents

15402-409: The initial concept sketch created by Tommy Andreasen in late 2009, concept artwork depicting the main ninja characters was created in 2010, with a character drawing of Lloyd and sketches to summarise the first two Ninjago seasons. In addition, sketches of Nya were first produced by Tim Ainley, depicting the character as a samurai , followed by character, model and part designs. In the eighth season,

15553-542: The internal obstacles that can hold a person back from achieving greatness. This theme was also illustrated by the main ninja characters conquering their personal obstacles and achieving their "true potential". Tommy Kalmar, Story and Entertainment Manager commented, "Beneath the icons of dragons and ninjas there's this compelling full narrative around kids gaining confidence, finding their inner voice, learning something new about themselves, realizing something, and suddenly they can do more." Android (robot) An android

15704-400: The kids intelligently, also emotionally intelligently. They understand drama. Let's give them a story that's going to continue because it's serialised...we thought of it more as one giant movie or a miniseries. I think that really added a lot of depth, a lot of heart, to Ninjago that you don't see on other shows". The Hageman Brothers were presented with the basic concepts and characters for

15855-590: The large metropolis of Ninjago City, which is inhabited by a large cast of supporting characters and villains, such as Nindroid armies and ghosts. The series was created to coincide with the Lego Ninjago line of construction toys, which is based on the characters and events of the series. It was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen, two Danish film producers. Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon (voiced by Jillian Michaels in Seasons 1–7 and Sam Vincent from Season 8 onward)

16006-666: The late 1700s, "androides", elaborate mechanical devices resembling humans performing human activities, were displayed in exhibit halls. The term "android" appears in US patents as early as 1863 in reference to miniature human-like toy automatons. The term android was used in a more modern sense by the French author Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam in his work Tomorrow's Eve (1886), featuring an artificial humanoid robot named Hadaly. The term made an impact into English pulp science fiction starting from Jack Williamson 's The Cometeers (1936) and

16157-509: The main antagonists of the eleventh season Season 11: The Ice Chapter . Before the series begins, the Ice Emperor attacks the village of the Formlings, turning them all into blocks of ice, except for Akita and Kataru. The Formlings are shapeshifters who can take the form of various animals. Unagami and his Red Visors serve as the main antagonists of the twelfth season Prime Empire and inhabit

16308-699: The main antagonists of the thirteenth season Master of the Mountain . The Skull Sorcerer acquires his power from an ancient skull called the Skull of Hazza D’ur, which can resurrect the Awakened Warriors. The Skull Sorcerer uses his power to enslave the Geckles and the Munce to mine Vengestone from the mountain for Harumi and the Crystal King. Chief Mammatus and the Keepers are the false antagonists of The Island . The Keepers are

16459-439: The main characters, including changes to their hair and faces, and these new appearances have continued to be used throughout subsequent seasons. Although Lloyd looks almost identical to his movie design, he was given a new voice actor Sam Vincent , who took over the role from Jillian Michaels, while the other ninja retained their original voice actors. Design Manager, Michael Svane Knap explained that these changes were inspired by

16610-567: The middle of a wide web and a responsible driver of it all". He explained, "Specifically we have a team of designers in Berlin, while the voice recordings sit with BLT in Canada. The score is produced by Jam Hollywood in Los Angeles, the animation is done at GDC in China and all preproduction , storyboarding , blocking , post-sound, on-line and grading is done in our studio in Copenhagen." The production

16761-470: The most dominant aspects of the Ninjago series is the theme of duality, or light and dark (with reference to the yin and yang ). In the fictional realm of Ninjago, the two main elements are creation and destruction, which are the definition of good and evil, and are shown to either create life or destroy it. The main characters that have been depicted wielding this power are Master Wu, who represents creation and Lord Garmadon who represents destruction, being

16912-449: The movie in terms of the detail level. He commented, "We pulled in some of the character designs from the movie into the TV show afterwards. That was born of wanting to get more uniqueness to the characters. Something that added a lot of character to these ninja that we didn't have before were the hairstyles for them, so we managed to create something that was completely unique for Ninjago with how

17063-406: The ninja are invited to the Tournament of Elements they are forced to compete against the other Elemental Masters. Chen secretly uses the tournament to steal their powers in order to transform his followers into Anacondrai warriors. The ghosts are a faction of cursed spirits that are the main antagonists of the fifth season Possession . They are summoned by Morro from the Cursed Realm. Ghosts have

17214-448: The ninja as they travel to a mysterious island to fight in the Tournament of Elements and search for a missing Zane. Season 4 also mainly focuses on Kai and introduces Skylor. Season 5, Possession premiered on June 27, 2015, in the United States. The Lego Group released the trailer for the fifth season on June 8, 2015 . Season 5 focuses on Nya training to become the Master of Water while

17365-423: The ninja characters was initially presented as a fight about obtaining four golden weapons. The first concept drawing was created by Tommy Andreasen in late 2009, which depicted five elemental ninjas with their elemental tornadoes and included the word "Spinjago". This would later become the fictional martial art of "Spinjitzu", a combination of the words "spin" and "ninjitsu". Andreasen recalled being called into

17516-453: The ninja in Season 9, but eventually turn against Iron Baron and befriend the ninja. The Oni are a demonic race and the first evil to come into existence. Known as the "Bringers of Doom", they serve as the antagonists of tenth season March of the Oni . Thousands of years before the series they waged a never-ending war against the Dragons. While the Dragons had the power of creation, the Oni had

17667-424: The ninja team after being influenced by her fellow nindroid Zane. She is disassembled in Season 4, but is then uploaded into Zane's system as an artificial intelligence . In Season 7, she secretly rebuilds herself and becomes the new Samurai X. She often provides technical support to the ninja while serving as Zane's love interest. Sensei/Master Wu (voiced by Paul Dobson , Caleb Skeris as a baby, Madyx Whiteway as

17818-428: The ninja team being formed and trained by their ancient master Sensei Wu in the fictional martial art of "Spinjitzu", which is the main fighting method depicted in the show. The ninjas' base is a flying junk ship named "Destiny's Bounty", which has varied in design over the course of the series. The pilot episodes introduced the original four ninja characters named Kai, Cole, Jay and Zane and Kai's sister Nya, while

17969-435: The original four ninja. Lloyd is reformed by the ninja and Master Wu, before discovering his destiny as the prophesied Green Ninja. While initially mischievous and naive, Lloyd is tempered by experience over the course of the series to become a mature, wise and skilled ninja. Although he is depicted as the youngest member of the team, Lloyd's character has been developed to be its natural leader. Kai (voiced by Vincent Tong )

18120-498: The other ninja battle Wu's first student, Morro, a vengeful ghost who has possessed Lloyd. Season 6, Skybound was released on June 8, 2016. It focuses on Jay as he and the ninja try to prevent Nadakhan the Djinn and his Sky Pirates from terraforming Ninjago into a new Kingdom of Djinjago. A Halloween special titled Day of the Departed was released on October 29, 2016, featuring

18271-481: The other ninja. Nya is Kai's younger sister and the daughter of Ray and Maya. Arin (voiced by Deven Mack) is a ninja and one of Lloyd's protégés. As a kid, he idolized the Ninja with desire to become one. He lost his parents after The Merge and somehow managed to teach himself Spinjitzu, an ability thought impossible, which eventually became a technique inadvertently invented called Object Spinjitzu when he discovered he can transfer Spinjitzu to inanimate objects. During

18422-403: The perfect adversaries for the ninjas because they looked inherently evil and fantastical. Other initial concepts for the enemies, such as snakes and robots were rejected, but then used later in subsequent seasons of the series. The ninja characters were given different coloured suits and unique elemental powers to make them more interesting and give them individual personalities. The motivation for

18573-550: The power of destruction. They once inhabited Oni land in the First Realm (the Realm of Oni and Dragons) but mysteriously disappear in order to conquer the Sixteen Realms. In Season 10 they enter Ninjago through the Realm Crystal and cover Ninjago City in darkness. Led by Aspheera, the Pyro Vipers are the main antagonists of the eleventh season Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjtzu: The Fire Chapter . Long before

18724-449: The previous Elemental Master of Earth, who died due to an illness when Cole was still a child. Nya (voiced by Kelly Metzger) is the light blue ninja, Elemental Master of Water and the original Samurai X. She frequently wields a spear . In early seasons she wears red as Samurai X. Since the release of The Lego Ninjago Movie , she has primarily been depicted in gunmetal grey. Her elemental power grants her limited hydrokinesis. Although she

18875-442: The previous Elemental Master of Lightning, but was adopted and raised by Ed and Edna Walker. After the Merge, Jay found himself in the Administration, where he became the manager of realm reassignment. The Merge also caused him to lose his memories of who he was and his travels with the other ninja. A year after Imperium was liberated, Jay left the Administration and was recruited by Ras, only to be cast away following his loss to Nya in

19026-412: The rank of 77 in the top 150 Monday cable originals on 15 May 2017 with 0.73 million viewers. The release of Season 8: Sons of Garmadon achieved the rank of 109 in the top 150 Monday cable originals on 16 April 2018 with 0.50 million viewers. On 11 August 2018, Season 9: Hunted Part 1 was ranked at 84 in the top 150 original cable telecasts with 0.45 million viewers. Season 9: Hunted Part 2 achieved

19177-558: The release of the first season on 23 March 2011, titled Rise of the Snakes , which aired at the end of 2011 and consists of 13 episodes. The series continued to be written by Dan and Kevin Hageman . Jill Wilfert, Vice President of licensing & entertainment at The Lego Group commented, "We're thrilled to be working with Wil Film and Kevin and Dan Hageman to add yet another dimension of story and engagement to our newest original property". The Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu series and accompanying product line had originally been planned as

19328-452: The return of many of the series' past villains. The special focuses on Cole, who is slowing fading from existence. Season 7, Hands of Time was released in May 2017. The plot focuses on Kai, Nya and their parents, with the main villains being the Elemental Masters of Time (Acronix and Krux) and their army of Vermillion Warriors, who are trying to rewrite history. Season 8, Sons of Garmadon

19479-470: The same year. It follows the ninja as they embark on a rescue mission to a mysterious and uncharted island. Season 14, Seabound premiered on April 4, 2021, in Canada on Teletoon. In the United States, the episodes have not yet aired on Cartoon Network, however the LEGO channel on YouTube currently has the episodes. Seabound was also released on Netflix on November 19 of the same year. Its plot centres around

19630-511: The season is set. Jay Vincent commented that, "because Ninjago is set in this vast universe, we get to respectfully but enjoyably explore other cultures of the world that we might not be familiar with". The Fold became involved in the show through Jam, a music production company in Copenhagen. The producers wanted to include modern concepts within the show, so they were looking for a catchy pop song . After being initially approached by Michael Kramer, The Fold came up with The Weekend Whip , which

19781-511: The series allowed the writers to open up their ideas about what the theme could be. It also pushed them to change the Ninjago series each year, which contributed to the success of the show. Kevin Hageman opined, "If we just kept doing the original theme and just had different adventures... Ninjago would not still be here today. I think it's truly here because the restrictions forced us and Lego to keep redesigning and rethinking Ninjago and it kept becoming this beautiful big universe where anything

19932-718: The series received four nominations in the Animation Series category of the Leo Awards for Art Direction, Direction, Sound and Voice Performance, resulting in Kenny Ng winning Best Art Direction for Superstar Rockin' Jay . In 2022, Ninjago received four nominations in the Animation series category of the Leo Awards, including program, direction for The Turn of the Tide , art direction for Nyad and sound for Assault on Ninjago City . One of

20083-514: The series, Aspheera was magically entombed for attempting to overthrow the King of the Serpentine. In Season 11: The Fire Chapter she is accidentally released by the ninja. Upon her release, she steals Kai's fire power and uses it to revive the mummified Serpentine to exact revenge on her "Treacherous Deceiver" and burn Ninjago City. The Ice Emperor and his Blizzard Samurai rule the Never-Realm and serve as

20234-466: The show a four-star rating and stating that it is "a fun romp through the mythology in the modern era that emphasizes teamwork, cooperation, and loyalty throughout, all while providing a highly entertaining and action-packed series". Skybound also received a three-star rating from Common Sense Media, which noted that the season, "contains some positive messages about friendship, patience, loyalty, and gender equality." Common Sense Media gave Hands of Time

20385-468: The show after nine seasons when Bragi Schut took over as writer. Kevin Hageman asked Bragi Schut to become involved in the series due to his background of working in film. Despite not having any prior knowledge of Ninjago , Schut became familiar with the story and continued it with the same approach as the Hageman Brothers, ensuring that it included "a combination of humour, heart and adventure". The first ten seasons were produced in Copenhagen, Denmark, by

20536-457: The show, such as the ninja, dragons and spinjitzu, but developed the characters' motivations and personalities. They decided that the characters were imperfect and were motivated by their relationships. They also decided that Kai needed to be the main character of the Pilot Episodes because the special was limited to 44 minutes, so they agreed to centre the story around one character, rather than

20687-586: The show. Tommy Andreasen commented on the 11-minute format by stating, "it was a way for the broadcasters to make it easier to programme". He has also remarked on the positive nature of the new runtime, stating, "Once you're working with 11 minutes it's not just the same idea stretched over two 11s. Now it's a new idea in every episode, and it really makes you risky and fresh - and able to tell stories very efficiently...If there's something I would like Ninjago TV show to be, it's this creative playground, where you should never know exactly what you can expect". Following

20838-410: The soundtrack for the series since the beginning of the show. Michael Kramer had previously created a martial arts track that Vincent and Kramer decided was perfect for the show and this music piece Ninjago Overture was chosen as the main theme for the show. Although they were initially hired to write some original music for the characters, they decided to score the entire pilot special. The music plays

20989-458: The team, would the team still exist if he wasn't there? That led us to introduce ghosts to the world of Ninjago, what if he's a ghost? Then we realize when he actually becomes invisible, the team doesn't function the same way without him." The series presents recurring moral lessons beneath the story that are intended to be absorbed by the viewers. In particular, the main character Master Wu has been depicted repeatedly placing emphasis on overcoming

21140-485: The time, including films produced by Marvel and Steven Spielberg . Dan Hageman recalled, "We're looking at Star Wars. We're creating a land and there's magic in this land, there's weapons in this land, there's vehicles in this land...we wanted to make something not necessarily that would appeal to children, but that would appeal to us". Kevin Hageman noted that there was a lot of disposable entertainment for children at that time. He explained, "We wanted something that treats

21291-406: The top position on Wednesday nights from 7 to 9 pm with children aged 2–11 and 9–14. The Season 2 premiere scored the top telecast of the day with children aged 2–11, boys aged 2–11, boys aged 6–11 and boys aged 9–14 and ranked the highest in its time period among children aged 6–11 and children aged 9–14. It also increased average ratings from between 124% and 184% compared to the same time period for

21442-522: The video game called Prime Empire. Unagami is aided by the Mechanic in the real world of Ninjago City to open a portal between Prime Empire and the real world. To stop him, the Ninja are forced to battle through the many levels of the game, while avoiding the Red Visors. The Dungeons of Shintaro are hidden beneath the Kingdom of Shintaro and ruled by an evil Skull Sorcerer and his Awakened Warriors, who serve as

21593-506: The water ninja, Nya, after she loses control over her elemental powers and journeys into the oceans surrounding the island of Ninjago. Season 15, Crystalized premiered on the official Lego YouTube channel on May 20, 2022 in North America. The season involves the ninja encountering a new group of ninja and being locked up in Kryptarium Prison alongside their old enemies. Ninjago has received largely favourable reviews from critics. Reviewer Lien Murakami for Common Sense Media gave

21744-470: Was a combination of the words "ninja" and "go", which was split from the end of "Lego". The series title was also used as the main ninja battle cry. Kevin and Dan Hageman were the screenwriters for the Ninjago television series from the initial development phase until the ninth season. They became involved in the project after being invited to pitch an early story concept for a Lego-based movie that would eventually be titled The Lego Movie . After making

21895-454: Was designed to be listened to outside the context of the show and was described as "the dance that the ninja do on the weekend when they are off". The demo was included in the pilot season and recorded in studio a year later. In January 2021, The Lego Group released a soundtrack video on YouTube titled Ninjago: A Musical Journey, which celebrates the music of the show in four parts. The complete Ninjago: A Musical Journey (2011–2020) video

22046-527: Was released April 16, 2018 in the United States. It follows the ninja as they try to prevent a criminal organization called the Sons of Garmadon (SoG) from resurrecting Garmadon using the three Oni Masks. The season introduced character redesigns to make the main characters resemble their The Lego Ninjago Movie counterparts. Season 9, Hunted premiered on June 30, 2018, in Australia. The season follows Lloyd and

22197-489: Was released on the Lego YouTube channel on 6 June 2021, comprising 2.5 hours of music and images. The Lego Group launched Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu in January 2011 with the release of two 22-minute animated specials that aired on Cartoon Network in January and March. These pilots introduced the main characters and the Ninjago universe to its target audience. Following the success of the pilots, The Lego Group announced

22348-478: Was relocated to WildBrain Studios in Canada for the eleventh season , and the series was retitled Ninjago . The series concluded on October 1, 2022, with the second part of the fifteenth season being released on Netflix in Australia and New Zealand. In Denmark, where the series' original production companies are located, it premiered on Cartoon Network . It aired on various Cartoon Network feeds internationally. In

22499-415: Was relocated to WildBrain Studios in Canada for the last five seasons. This marked the use of new animation styles, including anime -style 2D animation, as a way to experiment with the storyline and add new creativity to the show. With the release of Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu , the run-time for the show was revised from 22 minutes to 11 minutes. This was a particular cause of concern with fans of

22650-439: Was revealed, and made a number of improvements. It was capable of playing the organ. Wabot-2 had ten fingers and two feet, and was able to read a score of music. It was also able to accompany a person. In 1986, Honda began its humanoid research and development program, to create humanoid robots capable of interacting successfully with humans. The Intelligent Robotics Lab, directed by Hiroshi Ishiguro at Osaka University , and

22801-505: Was used in Star Trek: The Original Series episode " What Are Little Girls Made Of? " The abbreviation "andy", coined as a pejorative by writer Philip K. Dick in his novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? , has seen some further usage, such as within the TV series Total Recall 2070 . While the term "android" is used in reference to human-looking robots in general (not necessarily male-looking humanoid robots),

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