Earth Dragon

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The Earth Dragon (nicknamed Rocky by Cole) is a character in LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. It was the Dragon Guardian of the Scythe of Quakes until the Ninja retrieved it, after which it became Cole's pet.

History
Sensei Wu placed the Earth Dragon in the Caves of Despair  to guard of the Scythe of Quakes. The Scythe was placed in the Dragon's mouth, putting it into a deep slumber.

The Golden Weapon
Many, many years later, the Earth Dragon was awoken when four Ninja, Kai, Jay, Cole, and Zane, removed the Scythe from his mouth. He scared off Samukai's skeleton army, and proceeded to assault the Ninja in order to protect the weapon. Kai ended up using the Scythe to cause a cave in, bringing down rocks on the Dragon's head. This only served to slow the beast down, but the Ninja were still able to escape.

Weapons of Destiny
Cole eventually returned and manged to befriend the Earth Dragon, using it as a mount in order to cross over to The Underworld to recapture the weapons. Later the Earth Dragon flew the Black Ninja to Four Weapons Blacksmith

Flight of the Dragon Ninja
Following the defeat of the Skulkin and the disappearance of Lord Garmadon, the Ninja took to racing their dragons in their spare time. In one such race, Cole flew the Earth Dragon through a forest, using its bulk to simply smash through the trees that Jay's Lightning Dragon had to weave around. In the final stretch, with all the dragons neck-and-neck, Cole revealed his trump card: by dangling a roasted chicken in front of the Earth Dragon's nose, he motivated it to accelerate long enough to take the lead and win the race.

Rise of the Snakes
At some point dragon pens were carved into the mountain underneath the Monastery of Spinjitzu and the Earth Dragon began living there under the care of the Ninja.

When the Ninja learned that Lord Garmadon had apparently returned, Cole mounted the Earth Dragon and flew it to Jamanakai Village, racing the other Ninja along the way. After the threat had been discovered to be merely Lloyd Garmadon, Cole flew the Earth Dragon back to the monastery. When the Hypnobrai attacked the village later in the day, Cole once again used the Earth Dragon as transport there.

Home
After the Postman delivered the Earth Dragon's favorite treat - liver and toads - to Cole, the black ninja visited the dragon pen to feed it to his pet.

The next day while the Ninja were out destroying Lloyd's Treehouse Fortress, the Hypnobrai attacked the Monastery and burned it to the ground. Due to being locked in his pen, the Earth Dragon was helpless to escape the flames until Cole returned and set him free. The Earth Dragon continued to accompany the Ninja as they wandered the desert homeless, but once the ninja discovered the Destiny's Bounty, he settled down in some ruins nearby.

Snakebit
In need of heading to the Spirit Coves to molt his scales, Rocky and the rest of the dragons would bid farewell to the ninja, flying off. Later, the four of them would metamorphosize and fuse into the Ultra Dragon.

Description
The Earth Dragon has a very rocky skin, so much so that he could camouflage himself as a pile of rocks with ease. He has large brown wings with holes in them, and a spiked tail.

In the set, 2509 Earth Dragon Defense, he is missing the wings, but instead has a green frill around his neck. He is one of two Dragons whose forelegs are separate from his wings, the other being the Lightning Dragon. He is the only Dragon with a different head design from all the others.

Appearances
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 * 2509 Earth Dragon Defense

Pilot Episodes

 * "The Golden Weapon"
 * "Weapons of Destiny"

Season 1: Rise of the Serpentine

 * 1. "Rise of the Snakes"
 * 2. "Home"
 * 3. "Snakebit"

Video Games
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 * LEGO Battles: Ninjago

Trivia

 * The Earth Dragon lacks wings in its LEGO set appearance despite it having wings in the TV show.
 * He has a different head shape than the other Dragons.
 * He was the first Dragon that was encountered.
 * He appeared in LEGO Battles: Ninjago as a Goliath Battle Mode boss.
 * Cole is very close to Rocky, more than Jay, Kai and Zane are to Wisp, Flame, and Shard.
 * The Earth Dragon resembles the Elemental Earth Dragon.

Gallery
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