Wu (Relationships)

These are the relationships of Master Wu.

First Spinjitzu Master
The First Spinjitzu Master was Wu and Garmadon's father and his childhood master.

While not much has been made of their relationship, it is clear that Wu really loved his father very much and respected his great skill.

On Day of the Departed, at the destroyed monastery Wu paid tribute to his father as a sign of respect.

Garmadon
Garmadon was Wu's older brother with whom he was close to as a child, they were very close and always had each other's backs. Sadly, once Garmadon was bitten by the Great Devourer, the evils of the venom slowly corrupted him and caused him to blame Wu for it as the latter was distraught at this.

They remained close however, and a force against evil for the next few centuries after the death of their father. The two brothers fought together in the Serpentine War and in fighting the Time Twins. After Garmadon succumbed to the Devourer's venom, he attempted to steal the Golden Weapons, and the two brothers came to blows which ended in Garmadon being defeated and banished to the Underworld. Years later, Wu assembled a team of Ninja to fight against him and his Skeleton Army.

After Garmadon was purified of his evil, he reconnected with his younger brother, and they were both side by side once again, as the Ninjas' masters for a short time.

Once Chen told had Wu of Garmadon's past actions, Wu was infuriated at his brother's actions and felt him unworthy of being a master until Skylor put a stop to it. After that Wu was silently hostile to his brother not bothering to speak to him at the cave, as Garmadon was sad at losing him and Misako.

However, it appears that Wu had forgave his brother as he spoke against the latter's thoughts of banishing himself to the Cursed Realm. This seemed to be the case as he proudly called Garmadon Lloyd's master, showing he had taken back his earlier statement that his brother was no master.

Lloyd
Master Wu is Lloyd's paternal uncle and Master. Lloyd and the other Ninja really cared about Master Wu and are glad to have Wu as their teacher. Wu looked after Lloyd when he was little which showed that Wu really cared about his nephew. Lloyd always loved and respected Wu as his uncle and Master.

During Season 7, Lloyd and his friends came to Wu's aid when he fought Acronix and was distraught as Wu was wounded by the villain. In Scavengers, Lloyd was sad that may have failed his uncle when he needed help fighting Acronix, and Lloyd wanted to make sure he doesn't fail him again, so he look after him when he was injured and continue to work harder in his training to become a master. When Lloyd infiltrated the Time Twins' base, he went out of his way to save the captive Wu but lost him to the Vermillion. When Wu was lost in time with the Time Twins, the Ninja made Lloyd their master and he said his first order as their master was to get rid of the time blade and find out where Wu was.

During Season 8, they were unknowingly reunited when Wu came back as a baby. Lloyd was unaware of this until Harumi betrayed him and revealed this fact to him, and he couldn't believe that Wu was the infant the whole time.

Misako
In his younger years, Wu had much affections for her and it seemed they were reciprocated but Misako fell in love with Wu's brother Garmadon. Wu did not object to their union in spite of his heavy feelings for her and accepted Misako's choice.

They met again after Garmadon's evil fully corrupted him, the two get along very well and often share jokes as Misako once remarked she should have married Wu while dealing with Garmadon's evil. While it looked like they would be a couple again, Misako's love for Garmadon was maintained and she along with Lloyd reconnected with him as Wu was happy to see them as a family again.

It is revealed in Spellbound that Wu wrote Misako a love letter but Chen intercepted it and had Garmadon (who felt the same) write his name on it which caused her to fall in love with him. The two were unaware of this act until Chen revealed it and they were devastated by this news and angry at Garmadon for committing the act. They got closer in that time but both showed that they still loved Garmadon as they were against his choice of banishing himself to the Cursed Realm.

Following the Second Serpentine War, the two had became a couple to make up for the years lost due to Garmadon's deception. They are often paired up and closer than before with occasional smiles and intimate talks between them. During Season 7, when faced with a nightmare revealing his greatest failures, Wu showed that he still regretted not telling Misako his feelings more directly before she went to his brother instead.

In Season 8, it is revealed by Lloyd that Misako had went off to find Wu (after he was lost in time) at some point in the year between seasons. In "Dread on Arrival," it is mentioned by Harumi that Misako was successful in locating him before they were captured by the Sons of Garmadon.

Morro
Morro was Wu's first pupil, Wu found Morro after he and a few other children were rummaging through the monastery's trash bins. Taking pity on him, Wu invited him to live in the monastery and learn the ways of the Ninja, an offer that was accepted. Wu later discovered that Morro was the elemental master of Wind and thought he was the next Green Ninja.

However, this was the not the case as Morro would become more arrogant at the opportunity to have such amazing power. Wu soon the true depths of his error in judgment as the Golden Weapons did not choose him, meaning he was not the chosen one. Wu tried to comfort him but Morro set out to prove destiny and his master wrong, this proved to be a fatal as he would die on his journey.

Morro later came back to Wu as a Ghost and possessed the true green Ninja Lloyd who was also Wu's nephew. The two became enemies with them clashing in their encounters with Morro blaming his old master for his fate and Wu defending his choices. Despite this, Wu tried to save Morro from death after the Preeminent started to drag him down into the water. However, Morro saw the error of his ways and simply resigned himself to his fate but not before giving Wu the Realm Crystal and bidding him farewell. Wu was devastated at seeing his pupil die having a sad look on his face.

In "Day of the Departed," Morro is resurrected and meets his old master. Wu was shocked to see him again and told him that while he was pained they would have to fight again, he won't hesitate to do it again. However, he was shocked to hear that Morro had no intention of fighting him but came to warn him about Yang's plans. Wu later defended Morro from being attacked by the Ninja and told them Morro came to help as the latter told the Ninja of what Yang was planning. As Wu had the Ninja go stop the evil master, he thanked Morro for his actions as his redeemed pupil bid farewell and returned to the Departed Realm.

Despite making peace with him, it is shown in Season 7 that Wu is still haunted by guilt and reminded of the path his fallen student went down as he had nightmares about Morro blaming him for his fate.

Kai
Kai is Master Wu's student, along with the other Ninja. In the beginning of the series, Kai was recruited by Master Wu to become a Ninja. At first, Kai didn't care about training with Wu even considering him a crazy old man. But as the series went on, they grew closer. Kai and the other Ninja cared about their master and is glad to have him mentoring them.

In Season 7, he and the other Ninja come to his aid when he fights Acronix by himself when Nya saves Wu from succumbing to the effects of the time blades. with Wu back to normal, he helps them foil the time twins plan. He later aids Kai and Nya battle the Time Twins but when the villains prepare to finish the Ninja off, Wu sacrifices himself to save them. Though happy at their victory, Kai couldn't help but be worried when his master was feared lost in time with their enemies. He and the Ninja elect Lloyd as their master and are happy to hear his first order is to discover what happened to Wu.

In Season 8, Kai and the others are still searching for Wu before dealing with the Sons of Garmadon. They find an infant and after said child starts to walk and talk, they realize he is in fact their master de-aged because of the time blades.

Cole
Cole is Wu's student along with the other Ninja. When Cole and the other trained to become Ninjas, he is shown to really care about Wu and glad to have him mentoring them. Cole is the closest with Wu, as he was his first student as a Ninja.

Like the other Ninja, Wu sees Cole as one of his best students.

Following Wu's sacrifice to defeat the Time Twins, Cole and the others were devastated by his loss and made plans to find their lost master. Cole was the most devastated by the loss of his master.

In Season 8, Cole and the others are still searching for Wu before dealing with the Sons of Garmadon. Cole finds an infant and brings him back to his friends, after said child starts to walk and talk, they realize he is in fact their master de-aged because of the time blades.

Zane
Zane is one of Wu's student, along with the other Ninja. When Zane and the others trained to become Ninja, they showed to really cared about Wu and are glad to have Wu as their master. Like the other Ninja, Zane respects Wu, who in turn views Zane and the others as his greatest students.

Wu was devastated by Zane's presumed death but stated Zane sacrificed himself for the greater good as he protected his friends.

In Season 4, when Zane was restored and came back with the Ninja, Wu was happy to see him alive again and complimented his new form after reuniting with him.

In Season 8, Zane and the others are still searching for Wu before dealing with the Sons of Garmadon. It is also revealed that the two already met forty years ago, Wu had searched for Elemental Master of Ice but discovered that the latter passed his powers to Zane. He was interested in Zane's habits and told Zane that he might call upon for something in the near future. Zane couldn't recall this as Julien wiped his memory before his first death.

The ninja later find an infant and after said child starts to do strange things, the others deduce he is Wu. After Nya came up with a theory for their master de-aged because of the time blades, Zane believed it was a matter of time until he returned to normal.

Jay
Jay is one of Master Wu's students along with the other Ninja. When Jay and the others trained to become Ninja, they showed that they really cared about Wu and glad to have him as their master.

Like the other Ninja, Jay respect Wu who in turn views him as he expressed concern for the latter when he was attacked by Acronix and began to rapidly age due to the affects of the time blade. Along with the Ninja, Jay wanted to find his master after he was lost in time with the Time Twins.

In Season 8, Jay and the others are still searching for Wu before dealing with the Sons of Garmadon. They find an infant and after said child starts to walk and talk, as a shocked Jay is the first to realize the baby is in fact their master de-aged.

Nya
Wu is the mentor of the Ninja, she gets along well with as it was thanks to that her brother was able to save her from Garmadon. Though not a Ninja in the first four seasons, Wu and Nya were shown to get along and he was able to impart wisdom into her whenever she felt left out of the Ninjas' activities. Wu is later revealed to be an old friend of Nya and Kai's father, which explained why he kept a close eye on them.

In Season 5, Wu informed a surprised Nya that she was the elemental master of water and started to train her in the usage of her power to become a Ninja. Nya is now one of Wu's students along with her brother Kai.

In Season 7, she and the other Ninja come to his aid when he fights Acronix by himself. She later saves Wu from succumbing to the effects of the time blades with Wu back to normal, he helps them foil the time twins plan. He later aids Kai and Nya battle the Time Twins but when the villains prepare to finish the two Ninja off, Wu sacrifices himself to save them.

Though happy at their victory, Nya couldn't help but be worried when her master is feared lost in time with their enemies.

In Season 8, Nya and the others are still searching for Wu before dealing with the Sons of Garmadon. They find an infant and after said child starts to do strange things, the others deduce that he is actually Wu and inform Nya. Nya doesn't believe it to be him but realizes he is in fact Wu after hearing the baby talk and drink tea the same way her master does. She was the ninja who came up with a theory for how their master de-aged because of the time blades.

Time Twins
Wu was once good allies with them in the Serpentine War but enmity formed between them after they decided they should rule Ninjago. Wu and his brother fought them together and they stole their enemies' powers, which they trapped in blades and threw in a Temporal Vortex. Wu watched as his foes went after them but they saw they'd return. Forty years later, Wu fought Acronix but had his age rapidly after being struck by the latter. As he suffered, Wu regretted that he didn't tell his pupils to help and felt guilt for not taking care of them sooner. The Time Twins soon abducted him and used Wu as leverage against Kai and Nya, they mocked his situation even after the ninja complied they had refused to cure him after what he and his brother put them through.

After being cured by his students, Wu got his revenge on the twins by confronting them with his students. The twins were shocked by his returned and fought him again. When Wu saw the aftermath of the villains' actions on his friend Ray and nearly watching them kill Kai and Nya, he decided to finally put an end to them by sabotaging the Iron Doom and choosing to stay behind to finally end their conflict.

Wu then fought both of his foes for the last time and presumably defeated them, avenging the actions done to him and his friends by them. Wu also left the Time Twins behind and they are currently still lost in time.