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“Don't you get it? Things are already changing. For the worse. Besides, Master Wu also says "Never put off until tomorrow what can be done today." And if we don't help today, there won't be a tomorrow.”
Kai to Nya, "Lost in Time"

The seventh season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, subtitled The Hands of Time[1] (usually shortened to Hands of Time)[2][3][4] was preceded by Season 6 and "Day of the Departed" and succeeded by Season 8. Kai and Nya are the focus ninja and mascot characters, the Time Twins serve as the main antagonists, and the Vermillion are the villainous faction of the season.

Official description[]

Shortly after the Day of the Departed, Master Wu awaits his old enemy Acronix to complete a battle they began 40 years ago. But Wu never should have faced such a powerful foe alone. Acronix hits Wu with the Time Punch, which causes him to start rapidly aging! Acronix escapes and reunites with his twin brother Krux, who has been living the past 40 years in disguise as the lovable Dr. Sander Saunders. During this time, Krux has been breeding a new slithering enemy: the Vermillion Warriors.[5]

Episodes[]

Season Ep # Series Ep # Image Episode name Air date
1 65 MoS65TitleCard "The Hands of Time" March 14, 2017 (Canada)
2 66 MoS66TitleCard "The Hatching" March 14, 2017 (Canada)
3 67 MoS67TitleCard "A Time of Traitors" March 15, 2017 (Canada)
4 68 MoS68TitleCard "Scavengers" March 16, 2017 (Canada)
5 69 MoS69TitleCard "A Line in the Sand" May 19, 2017 (US)
6 70 MoS70TitleCard "The Attack" May 22, 2017 (US)
7 71 MoS71TitleCard "Secrets Discovered" May 23, 2017 (US)
8 72 MoS72TitleCard "Pause and Effect" May 24, 2017 (US)
9 73 MoS73TitleCard "Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea" May 25, 2017 (US)
10 74 MoS74TitleCard "Lost in Time" May 26, 2017 (US)

Cast[]

Sets[]

Kai and Nya were the mascot ninjas, and the promotional art was appropriately focused on the Vermillion Swamps. The collectible items were the Time Blades. The sets mostly consisted of locations and Vermillion vehicles.

Songs[]

Trivia[]

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  • This season was foreshadowed at the end of Dark Island Trilogy, Part 3 when Master Wu has a vision of Kai and Nya's parents forging something alongside the "twins lost to time".
  • This season has a larger focus on the previous generation of Elemental Masters.
  • The fate of Kai and Nya's parents, Ray and Maya, was revealed, after being alluded to since the pilot episodes.
  • Jay's birth mother is seen throughout the season and is confirmed to have been his birth mother, having married Cliff Gordon and possessing the elemental power of Lightning.
  • This season picks up almost immediately after "Day of the Departed."
  • This season introduces the elemental power of Time.
  • This is the first season not to be written by the Hageman Brothers, as they were writing Trollhunters at the time. They were working for Dreamworks.
    • The brothers joked that they originally tried writing the season but had trouble writing time travel so they went back in time and put David Shayne in charge.[6]
  • According to Tommy Andreasen, there were never any plans to include the battle from the opening sequence in the season itself.[7]
  • The characters of Raggmunk and Blunck resemble Kruncha and Nuckal from the earlier seasons.
  • This is the first season to feature Lloyd's soundtrack—Revealing The Green Ninja—since Rebooted.[8]
  • Cyrus Borg had a much larger role this season, after a brief cameo in Skybound and a complete absence from "Day of the Departed."
  • It is hinted at in "Pause and Effect" that Wu may still be carrying romantic feelings towards Misako.
  • The Royal Blacksmiths' song, "Revenge Will Be Mine," is used again in the season, after being introduced in "Day of the Departed."
  • Ronin had a much smaller role in the season compared to his role in Possession, Skybound and "Day of the Departed." This was due to him breaking his leg in "Scavengers."
  • Skales made his return this season, after being absent since "The Corridor of Elders."
  • In "Scavengers" Zane mentions that the treadmill was invented in 1818. Despite this, it has been confirmed that the A.D. calendar does not exist in Ninjago, so it was not meant to be taken seriously.[9]
  • It is implied that Jay and Lloyd's birthdays both take place a little after this season, since both of them received an early birthday present.
  • According to Tommy Andreasen, production issues during the season's development caused the vendor to be dismissed and replaced with another, resulting in Sons of Garmadon's improved animation quality.[10]
  • The original end of The Hands of Time was that we would see the ninja 40 years in the future along with their children, in addition to the return of Acronix and Krux.[11]
    • The original ending was written to be a finale of Ninjago. It would end with Acronix and Krux locked up in Kryptarium Prison 2.0, forty years in the future, while Lloyd and Kai reminisced about the adventures they had in the past decades.[12]
  • According to Tommy Andreasen, there were shorts during the season; however, "they were never released in their original form."[13]
  • The clock tower at the opening and closing credits reuses the design of Darkley's Boarding School, using the coloring seen in its concept art. The clock tower never appears in the season or show itself, but it is not Darkley's.[14]
  • This season marks the first appearance of Samurai X since "The Temple on Haunted Hill."
    • This season marks the third time a major character's identity (Samurai X) remains unrevealed for several episodes. The first instance of this is the identity of the Green Ninja and the second being the original Samurai X (Nya) both in Rise of the Snakes.
  • This is the first season since Rebooted not to introduce a new realm. As stated by Tommy Andreasen, this season "deals more with sins of the past, family and elements."[15]
  • Andreasen also described the season as "pasts robbed and futures lost."[16]
  • Andreasen described the season as "the most delicate and intricately woven story we [h]ave ever done" and said "You will know SO much more by the end of it."[17]
  • This is the first season since Rebooted not to feature Ghosts.
  • The final two episodes share similarities with the final two pilot episodes:
    • Kai, by the threat of harm befalling a loved one (Nya, Wu), is forced to travel to a fire-oriented location (Fire Temple, Hono Mizu) to retrieve the final weapon in a set of four (Golden Weapons, Time Blades) that, when combined, will grant a villains (Samukai and Garmadon; Time Twins) extreme power. However, in Season 7, it is both Kai and Nya who are forced to retrieve the weapon.
    • Master Wu sacrifices himself (traveling to the Underworld through the realm passageway in the Fire Temple; letting himself be lost in the temporal vortex in the Iron Doom) in order keep the fourth weapon separate from the others to prevent the villains from achieving full power.
  • The finale also shares similarities with the Season 2 finale, "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master", as the Iron Doom standing atop the Mountains of Impossible Height at the Monastery of Spinjitzu brings to mind the Overlord Dragon perched atop the Garmatron tower in Ninjago City. This is especially prominent in the scene where the Iron Doom grows stronger by absorbing the Vermillion, and even music from the Season 2 finale is played.
  • Originally, Season 8 was set to be more of a continuation of the story from this season, but the existence of The LEGO Ninjago Movie forced the writers to add Garmadon back into the series, changing the plan of the season.[18]
Font comparison

Aldo the Apache (top) and Kunoichi (bottom)

  • This is the last season to feature the "Aldo the Apache" font in the title cards, which was replaced with the "Kunoichi" font in the following season.
  • According to Tommy Andreasen, Vincent Tong said in regards to this season, "Man, I've never seen Kai so angry."[19][20] This likely refers to "Pause and Effect," in which Kai attacks Ray in the Dragon's Forge, thinking he was a traitor.
  • A few characters have minor design changes this season: Zane's skin is less reflective, Nya's eyebrows are slightly different, and the light gray streak in Misako's hair is absent.
  • This is the first season where Nya does Spinjitzu on a regular basis.
  • This is the last season the ninja have their original designs in the series.

Focus characters[]

Protagonists[]

  • This is the first season to have two ninja as the focus, on the boxes, and in the opening "Previously on Ninjago" shot.
  • Kai and Nya were the focus ninja and mascots of this season, though it was slightly more focused on Kai than Nya.[21] Details about Kai and Nya's parents are essential to the main story of it. Despite Kai and Nya being the main characters, they didn't have an equal amount of focus.
  • Kai was focused on in Episode 67, where he fought the newly revealed Krux and learned details of his parents.
  • Kai and Nya were focused on in Episodes 71, 72, 73 and 74.
    • In Episode 71, Kai discovered secrets of his parents through the mark on the Vermillion symbol, while Nya fought the new Samurai X.
    • In Episode 72, they met their long lost parents, Ray and Mya, where Kai fought his father after thinking he was a traitor. They all were later captured by Acronix and Krux.
    • In Episode 73, Kai and Nya traveled to the Boiling Sea where they unlocked the Fusion Dragon and were forced to retrieve the final Time Blade.
    • In Episode 74, they followed the Time Twins back in time and later fought them along with the younger Elemental Masters. Kai and Nya luckily escaped, with Wu being kept back.
  • This is the second season to focus on Kai (not counting the pilot episodes).
  • Master Wu had a major role in the season, with many individual moments. His appearance is very frequent, just behind Kai and Nya, as he was also involved in the final battle of the season.
    • Wu was focused on in Episode 65, where he battles and ultimately loses to Acronix after being hit by the Time Punch.
    • In Episode 66, Wu tells the Ninja of his history between the Time Twins.
    • In Episode 70, Wu is captured by the Time Twins.
    • In Episode 73, Wu's survival is pivotal to Kai and Nya's journey to find the Reversal Time Blade.
    • In Episode 74, Wu sacrifices himself to continue battling the Time Twins as Kai and Nya return to the present.
  • Lloyd and Jay had greater roles this season than Cole and Zane.
    • Lloyd was focused on in Episode 68 where he struggled with his leadership skills.
    • Lloyd takes on the role as Master, after being alluded to in "Curseworld, Part II" and "Infamous".
    • Following Jay's main role from Skybound, he was focused on in episode 69, about how he rescued his parents, Ed and Edna.
  • Cole's struggles with his newfound powers and restored human form was shown in the earlier episodes of this season but his role was minor in the later episodes.
  • Zane had a minor role in this season but his own struggles with P.I.X.A.L. being missing after he recovered from Krux's attack were shown in the later episodes.
  • P.I.X.A.L. had a few appearances in episodes 65-67. Starting from episode 68, she was lost. Her fate was revealed in Season 8.
  • Skylor had a brief appearance in episode 71.
  • Misako had returned in some capacity in this season in episodes 65-68 and 70-72.
  • Garmadon returned in time travel, flashbacks, and a hallucination, whereas Morro also returned in the latter, in the season.

Antagonists[]

  • Acronix and Krux served as the main antagonists of the season.
    • This is the second season to officially have two main antagonists, with the first one being Legacy of the Green Ninja, which featured Lord Garmadon as the main antagonist of the first half and the Overlord as the main antagonist of the second half.
  • General/Supreme Commander Machia served as the secondary antagonist of the season.
  • Other important antagonists include Commanders Raggmunk and Blunck.
  • The Vermilion were the villainous faction of the season.

Videos[]

Gallery[]

Promotional media[]

Intro/Credits[]

Concept art[]

Translations[]

Language Name
Bulgarian Стрелките на Времето
Czech Ruce času
Dutch De Handen der Tijd
Finnish Ajan vartijat
German Die Meister der Zeit
Hungarian Az Idő Markában
Italian Le Lancette del Tempo
Korean 타임블레이드
Polish Władcy Czasu
Spanish Las Manecillas del Tiempo

References[]

Ninjago episodes
Pilot episodes 1. Way of the Ninja · 2. The Golden Weapon · 3. King of Shadows · 4. Weapons of Destiny
Mini-movies 1. Secrets of the Blacksmith · 2. Flight of the Dragon Ninja · 3. The New Masters of Spinjitzu · 4. An Underworldly Takeover · 5. Return to the Fire Temple · 6. Battle Between Brothers
Season 1: Rise of the Snakes 1. Rise of the Snakes · 2. Home · 3. Snakebit · 4. Never Trust a Snake · 5. Can of Worms · 6. The Snake King · 7. Tick Tock · 8. Once Bitten, Twice Shy · 9. The Royal Blacksmiths · 10. The Green Ninja · 11. All of Nothing · 12. The Rise of the Great Devourer · 13. Day of the Great Devourer
Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja 14. Darkness Shall Rise · 15. Pirates vs. Ninja · 16. Double Trouble · 17. Ninjaball Run · 18. Child's Play · 19. Wrong Place, Wrong Time · 20. The Stone Army · 21. The Day Ninjago Stood Still · 22. The Last Voyage · 23. Island of Darkness · 24. The Last Hope · 25. Return of the Overlord · 26. Rise of the Spinjitzu Master
Season 3: Rebooted 27. The Surge · 28. The Art of the Silent Fist · 29. Blackout · 30. The Curse of the Golden Master · 31. Enter the Digiverse · 32. Codename: Arcturus · 33. The Void · 34. The Titanium Ninja
Season 4: Tournament of Elements 35. The Invitation · 36. Only One Can Remain · 37. Versus · 38. Ninja Roll · 39. Spy for a Spy · 40. Spellbound · 41. The Forgotten Element · 42. The Day of the Dragon · 43. The Greatest Fear of All · 44. The Corridor of Elders
Season 5: Possession 45. Winds of Change · 46. Ghost Story · 47. Stiix and Stones· 48. The Temple on Haunted Hill · 49. Peak-a-Boo · 50. Kingdom Come · 51. The Crooked Path · 52. Grave Danger · 53. Curseworld, Part I · 54. Curseworld, Part II
Chen mini-movies (non-canon) 1. Chen's New Chair · 2. Chair Play Chen · 3. Chair Up Chen · 4. Chairful What You Wish For · 5. Bad Chair Day
Season 6: Skybound 55. Infamous · 56. Public Enemy Number One · 57. Enkrypted · 58. Misfortune Rising · 59. On a Wish and a Prayer · 60. My Dinner With Nadakhan · 61. Wishmasters · 62. The Last Resort · 63. Operation Land Ho! · 64. The Way Back
Tall Tales (non-canon) 1. The Tall Tale of Flintlocke · 2. The Tall Tale of Clancee · 3. The Tall Tale of Doubloon · 4. The Tall Tale of Dogshank · 5. The Tall Tale of Monkey Wretch · 6. The Tall Tale of Sqiffy and Bucko
Special Day of the Departed
Operation Heavy Metal 1. Operation Heavy Metal: Machia · 2. Operation Heavy Metal: Buffmillion · 3. Operation Heavy Metal: Blunck · 4. Operation Heavy Metal: Raggmunk
Season 7: The Hands of Time 65. The Hands of Time · 66. The Hatching · 67. A Time of Traitors · 68. Scavengers · 69. A Line in the Sand · 70. The Attack · 71. Secrets Discovered · 72. Pause and Effect · 73. Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea · 74. Lost in Time
Wu's Teas mini-movies (non-canon) Wu's Teas
Ninjago: Decoded 1. Legacy · 2. Vehicles and Mechs · 3. Legendary Places · 4. Ninjago's Most Wanted · 5. The Digiverse and Beyond · 6. The Elemental Masters · 7. Beasts and Dragons · 8. Rise of Garmadon · 9. Prophecy of the Green Ninja · 10. Greatest Battles
Season 8: Sons of Garmadon 75. The Mask of Deception · 76. The Jade Princess · 77. The Oni and the Dragon · 78. Snake Jaguar · 79. Dead Man's Squall · 80. The Quiet One · 81. Game of Masks · 82. Dread on Arrival · 83. True Potential · 84. Big Trouble, Little Ninjago
Season 9: Hunted 85. Firstbourne · 86. Iron & Stone · 87. Radio Free Ninjago · 88. How to Build a Dragon · 89. The Gilded Path · 90. Two Lies, One Truth · 91. The Weakest Link · 92. Saving Faith · 93. Lessons for a Master · 94. Green Destiny
Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu 1. Master Class · 2. Green and Gold · 3. The Weekend Drill · 4. Elemental Rider · 5. Blue Lightning · 6. Samurai X-Treme
Season 10: March of the Oni 95. The Darkness Comes · 96. Into the Breach · 97. The Fall · 98. Endings
Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu 99. Wasted True Potential · 100. Questing for Quests · 101. A Rocky Start · 102. The Belly of the Beast · 103. Boobytraps and How to Survive Them · 104. The News Never Sleeps! · 105. Ninja vs Lava · 106. Snaketastrophy · 107. Powerless · 108. Ancient History · 109. Never Trust a Human · 110. Under Siege · 111. The Explorers Club · 112. Vengeance is Mine! · 113. A Cold Goodbye · 114. The Never-Realm · 115. Fire Maker · 116. An Unlikely Ally · 117. The Absolute Worst · 118. The Message · 119. The Traveler's Tree · 120. Krag's Lament · 121. Secret of the Wolf · 122. The Last of the Formlings · 123. My Enemy, My Friend · 124. The Kaiju Protocol · 125. Corruption · 126. A Fragile Hope · 127. Once and for All · 128. Awakenings
Prime Empire Original Shorts 1. Let's Dance · 2. Upgrade · 3. The Meaning of Victory · 4. The Stowaway · 5. Manhunt · 6. Gayle Gossip: A Closer Look
Season 12: Prime Empire 129. Would You Like to Enter Prime Empire? · 130. Dyer Island · 131. Level Thirteen · 132. Superstar Rockin' Jay · 133. I am Okino · 134. The Glitch · 135. The Cliffs of Hysteria · 136. The Maze of the Red Dragon · 137. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back · 138. Racer Seven · 139. The Speedway Five-Billion · 140. Stop, Drop and Side Scroll · 141. Ninjago Confidential · 142. The Prodigal Father · 143. The Temple of Madness · 144. Game Over
Season 13: Master of the Mountain 145. Shintaro · 146. Into the Dark · 147. The Worst Rescue Ever · 148. The Two Blades · 149. Queen of the Munce · 150. Trial By Mino · 151. The Skull Sorcerer · 152. The Real Fall · 153. Dungeon Party! · 154. Dungeon Crawl! · 155. Grief-Bringer · 156. Masters Never Quit · 157. The Darkest Hour · 158. The Ascent · 159. The Upply Strike Back! · 160. The Son of Lilly
The Island 161. Uncharted · 162. The Keepers of the Amulet · 163. The Gift of Jay · 164. The Tooth of Wojira
Season 14: Seabound 165. A Big Splash · 166. The Call of the Deep · 167. Unsinkable · 168. Five Thousand Fathoms Down · 169. The Wrath of Kalmaar · 170. Long Live the King · 171. Escape from Merlopia · 172. The Tale of Benthomaar · 173. The Storm Amulet · 174. Riddle of the Sphinx · 175. Papergirl · 176. Master of the Sea · 177. The Calm Before the Storm · 178. Assault on Ninjago City · 179. Nyad · 180. The Turn of the Tide
Ninjago: Reimagined 1. Golden Legend · 2. Gold Rush · 3. A Day in the Life of a Golden Ninja · 4. Sweatin' to the Goldies · 5. Golden Hour
The Virtues of Spinjitzu 1. Curiosity · 2. Balance · 3. Wisdom · 4. Honesty · 5. Generosity · 6. Courage
Season 15: Crystalized 181. Farewell the Sea · 182. The Call of Home · 183. The Shape of Nya · 184. A Mayor Problem · 185. Public Enemies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5! · 186. A Painful Promise · 187. Ninjago City vs. Ninja · 188. Kryptarium Prison Blues · 189. Hounddog McBrag · 190. The Benefit of Grief · 191. The Fifth Villain · 192. The Council of the Crystal King · 193. A Sinister Shadow · 194. The Spider's Design · 195. The Fall of the Monastery · 196. Darkness Within · 197. The Coming of the King · 198. Return to Primeval's Eye · 199. Crystastrophe · 200. Christofern · 201. A Lesson in Anger · 202. Brave But Foolish · 203. Quittin' Time! · 204. Return of the Ice Emperor · 205. Safe Haven · 206. Compatible · 207. Distress Calls · 208. An Issue of Trust · 209. Dragon Form · 210. Roots
Ninjago NXT 1. Noodles · 2. Oldies · 3. Shadows · 4. Volcano · 5. The Party
Will you enter the Dream World? 1. I Just Had the Weirdest Dream · 2. I Just Had the Most Wonderful Dream · 3. I Just Had the Most Peculiar Dream · 4. I Just Had the Most Outrageous Dream
Ninjago - Dream Team (non-canon) Ninjago - Dream Team
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