Season 8: Sons of Garmadon


 * Not to be confused with the villainous team.

Season 8 of LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, subtitled Sons of Garmadon, is the currently running season. It is preceded by Season 7 and will be succeeded by Season 9. Lloyd is the focus Ninja, Harumi serves as the main antagonist, and the Sons of Garmadon are the villainous faction of the season. Lord Garmadon is the mascot character of the season, and he is back. The first 7 minutes of the first episode premiered on July 23, 2017, at the San Diego Comic-Con as part of the preview. The trailer was released on January 5, 2018. The first episode was released in Australia on January 20th, 2018. To familiarize new fans brought in by The LEGO Ninjago Movie, the design of the Ninjas' suits and faces are based off their movie designs. The season also recasts Sam Vincent as the voice of Lloyd, supplanting Jillian Michaels, who voiced the character in every previous episode.

Plot
A year after the loss of Master Wu, the Ninja, led by the newly dubbed Master Lloyd, must protect the Royal Family and prevent a group known as the Sons of Garmadon from successfully reviving Lord Garmadon at the Temple of Resurrection using the Oni Masks.

Official Description
''In the action-packed season 8 of the NINJAGO® TV show, the Sons of Garmadon, a mysterious biker gang, are on a chase after the three Oni Masks. The forceful villains plan to use the power of the masks to resurrect the evil Lord Garmadon. But can the great ninja team of Lloyd, Kai, Nya, Jay, Zane and Cole stop them in time?''

Cast

 * Chopper Maroon - Sam Vincent
 * Cole - Kirby Morrow
 * Dareth - Alan Marriott
 * Dr. Julien - Mark Oliver
 * Emperor of Ninjago - Richard Newman
 * Empress of Ninjago - Ellen Kennedy
 * Garmadon - Mark Oliver
 * Harumi - Britt McKillip
 * Hutchins - Alan Marriott
 * Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
 * Kai - Vincent Tong
 * Killow - Garry Chalk
 * Lloyd - Sam Vincent
 * Luke Cunningham - Michael Adamthwaite
 * Master/Toddler Wu - Paul Dobson, Kelly Metzger, Caleb Skeris
 * Misako - Kathleen Barr
 * Mr. E - Brent Miller
 * Nya - Kelly Metzger
 * P.I.X.A.L./Samurai X - Jennifer Hayward, Michael Donovan
 * Ultra Violet - Maggie Blue O'Hara
 * Zane - Brent Miller

Designs
All the Ninjas' designs have been changed so the transition for new fans that came from The LEGO Ninjago Movie would be easier. Now all the Ninja look more like their Movie counterparts.
 * Kai has a shorter version of his movie hairpiece and his movie self's thinner eyebrows. Tommy Andreasen said specifically that he didn't like Kai's movie counterpart's hair, so he shortened it.
 * Jay has freckles and lost the notch on his eyebrow. The Hageman Brothers said that he always had freckles, but they never knew they were there. He has his movie self's dark-brown hairpiece, but his freckles are lighter and less apparent.
 * Cole's scar has now faded and is no longer visible, but it can be seen when he uses his RX powers. He has longer hair and his eyes now have a more tired look to them, as his movie counterpart does. He has his movie self's eyebrows. His RX powers are now yellow-ish orange.
 * Zane has a new holographic projector that allows him to "transform" into anyone and change from titanium form to human form, without having actual flesh. He now has his hairpiece from the movie, and the same blue eyes in human form. Of the ninja, he looks the most like his pre-Season 8 self, with the same eyebrows and mouth, and his Titanium form having the same face, albeit with a scratch on the upper left side. His face also no longer turns blue when his hood is up.
 * Lloyd looks nearly identical to his movie counterpart, with longer hair and green eyes that glow when he uses Spinjitzu.
 * Nya's hair is wilder and she has a mole on her cheek. According to Tommy Andreasen, Jay refers to it as "a mark of eternal beauty." She has her movie hair and mouth, and looks nearly identical to her movie counterpart, similar to Lloyd.
 * P.I.X.A.L. has Nya's hair from the movie, but in a silver color.
 * Garmadon's appearance is the same as his appearance in The LEGO Ninjago Movie, as seen with his minifigure in 70643 Temple of Resurrection. The difference being that part of Garmadon's ribcage is partially exposed with a purple liquid oozing from his torso.
 * All of the Ninja (except for Jay) now have their weapons from The LEGO Ninjago Movie.

Focus Characters

 * Lloyd is focus Ninja for this season because of the relationship that he has with Garmadon and Harumi.
 * This is the second season that focuses on Lloyd.
 * Lloyd had many focus episodes, like episodes 75, 76, 81, and 83.
 * Even though Lloyd was the main charcter, Cole and Zane played a vital role in this season.
 * Zane had a vital role this season. It focused on how he inherited the ice element, his battle with Mr. E and his relationship with P.I.X.A.L.
 * Zane had his own focus episodes, which were episode 78 and 79.
 * Cole had a great role in this season, as previously stated by Tommy Andreasan. Cole had done a lot of singing in this season, and he was the “parent” of Toddler Wu.
 * Cole had done singing in episodes 77, 78, 79, and 83.
 * Cole had his own focus episode, which was episode 77.
 * Kai, Jay and Nya had a relatively minor role this season.
 * Kai had a heavier role in the first half of episode 82, but he was not the focus character.
 * Jay had a lot of dialogues, similar to previous seasons, because of his personality. However, his role was minor.
 * The personality of Nya was shown in episode 75. She had a heavier role in the seasonal finale (episode 84) but was not the focus character.
 * Wu had appearances in episodes 76, 78-84.
 * The fate of Master Wu, which was not revealed in the season finale of season 7, was revealed in episode 80.
 * P.I.X.A.L. had a larger role this season. She had appearances in episodes 75, 76, 79, 80, 83, and 84.
 * Misako had some capacity in the show, with some appearances in episodes 82-84.
 * Skylor and Ronin made cameo appearances on photos.
 * Season 8 is the first season to have two characters announce the title cards at the beginning of the episode (Lloyd for episodes 75-83, and Garmadon in the finale.)
 * Season 8 marks the only season of Ninjago to end with the 6 ninjas being separated within different realms.
 * Season 8 marks the only season of Ninjago to end with a ninja losing his elemental power.

Antagonists

 * Harumi served as the main antagonist of the season. Other important antagonists include Lord Garmadon (episodes 82-84), Killow, Ultra Violet, and Mr. E.
 * Garmadon had a greater role in this season than Seasons 5-7.
 * The fate of Krux and Acronix was not revealed in the seasonal finale of season 7, and it still was not revealed in this season.
 * The Sons of Garmadon were the villainous faction of the season.
 * This is the second season to have no Serpentine, the first being Possession.
 * Season 8 marks the only season of Ninjago to end with the villainous faction as the victor.
 * It is unknown if the Sons of Garmadon will reappear in Season 9, just like Lord Garmadon, since Harumi appears in the sets.

Spoilers

 * Tommy Andreasen had stated that someone will die in Season 8. This could possibly mean the Emperor and Empress of Ninjago and Hutchins.
 * Garmadon's appearance is the same as his appearance in The LEGO Ninjago Movie, as seen with his minifigure in 70643 Temple of Resurrection. The difference being that part of Garmadon's ribcage is partially exposed with a purple liquid oozing from his torso.
 * In "Dread on Arrival," it can be assumed the cause of his exposed ribcage is because of his resurrection ritual being halted before it could be finished.
 * In the Power of the Oni Masks teaser, a portal is seen opening and a set of eyes can be seen on the other side. This is most likely Lord Garmadon's resurrection.
 * In the finale, the original four Ninja and Wu are marooned on the Realm of Oni and Dragons while the rest of the team is left in Ninjago.