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Quinton1721 wrote: Season Eight Lloyd lost his powers...but the Ninja still have theirs....their powers depend on Lloyd(except for Nya, she has a secondary Element)... Ah.

I really don't think that the Ninja's powers have been kept consistent at all. At first it came from their weapons, then from Lloyd then they were elemental master. I probably missed an explanation though.