User blog comment:OverlordRocks/Isn't Ronin affiliation with Chen non-canon?/@comment-2221163-20150924004320

His affiliation should still be canon, especially considering he's the reason Zane went to Chen's Island, and that's what brought the Ninja into the Tournament of Elements. It's a major plot point, regardless of whether or not it's involved with Shadow of Ronin. There were certain things in the game that linked with the TV Show - I think that in Stiix and Stones Ronin offered the Ninja an Obsidian Weapon.