History of Zane (Tournament of Elements)

After sacrificing himself to defeat The Overlord, Zane and P.I.X.A.L. were captured by Ronin and brought to Chen in order to serve as a way to lure the ninja to him. As the ninja traveled to the island, Zane stayed a prisoner while struggling with regaining his fear and dealing with a mysterious Titanium Dragon.

The Invitation
As Chen prepared for the Tournament of Elements, he looked into a dark room, remarking that he "holds all the cards" before walking off. Inside the room, Zane is bound in chains and strapped to the wall.

Versus
Still locked up inside the room, Zane has a nightmare. While walking through a blizzard, he stumbles into an icy cave, where he encounters a colossal dragon. The dream horrifies him, yet he is awakened by P.I.X.A.L. With Zane's memory drive wearing out and the thoughts of his past disappearing, P.I.X.A.L. helps Zane remember his friends and how he was rebuilt. When Zane finds a drill and tries to cut himself free, he hears several Anacondrai Cultists coming his way. He quickly closes the drill and pretends to be unconscious or asleep.

In a second attempt to get free, Zane succeeds, climbing into the cell next to his to get P.I.X.A.L. and escape. To Zane's surprise and disappointment, P.I.X.A.L.'s body was scrapped and her memory drive was the only thing remaining via a computer. Zane took P.I.X.A.L.'s memory drive and put it into his processor, but unbeknownst to him, Clouse and some Cultists had snuck up behind him, shutting him down and locking him back in his room.

Ninja Roll
Zane was still encaged, telling P.I.X.A.L. that the chains were unbreakable. While Cole and the other losers in the Tournament passed by the cell, Cole overheard Zane speaking, and he was overjoyed to see he was alive. With a newfound hope, Cole promised both Zane and Karlof that he would get Zane free.

Spy for a Spy
Zane sleeps in his cell and has a nightmare about the Titanium Dragon until Cole (who managed to steal one of the guard keys) appears and frees him. The two Ninja make their escape but face trouble due to the guards noticing Cole's escape and has Clouse's pet pursue them through the caverns with the two powerless Ninja running away from it in vain as it circles around them. As the serpent begins to close in on them, Zane uses his exploding shurikens to create a hole below them allowing them to escape. Afterwards the two hide from passing guards, Cole overhears one of then stating the defeated Elemental Masters will pay for the Ninjas' escape. Zane tries to get Cole to go but the latter states he promised to free the captives from Chen and Zane joins him as Ninja never leave another behind.

Spellbound
Cole and Zane managed to sneak back into the factory and hide inside barrels. After Karlof motioned that the guards had left, the two emerged from their hiding place and using his holographic eyes, revealed their plan of using the sewer pipes to escape. Before the plan could be executed however, Dareth was thrown into the factory haven being captured. Due to how unstable the pipes were, the added weight of the brown ninja would not make it possible and they returned to the drawing board.

The elemental masters threw around several ideas, including roll themselves into giant eggrolls but all seemed flawed until Karlof mentioned that he used to build Roto Jets back in Metalonia. Dareth meanwhile began building a machine to make puffy potstickers, inspiring Zane to suggest they build a roto jet out of factory parts as well.

The Forgotten Element
The Elemental Masters begin their plan when more defeated contestants arrive. Among them is Jay, who spots Zane and Cole. Jay is happy to see Zane again and compliments his new form. They reveal the guards still think they have escaped, which goes along with their plan of building a Roto Jet.

After much time, the jet is completed and Cole uses it to get through the guards and the factory wall, which collapses on Clouse's pet serpent, saving Nya and Garmadon. Nya hugs Zane saying she's happy that he's back before the Elemental Masters rush break into the Ancondrai Temple to battle the Cultists. As this happens, Kai breaks Chen's staff, thereby returning the elements to their wielders, allowing them to overpower their enemies.

Reunited with his friends, Zane and the other Ninja finish off the remaining Cultists however, Chen and Clouse, along with few henchmen, manage to escape with Skylor as their hostage. The Ninja and their new allies then take control of the island. During the celebration, Zane turns on his funny switch, entertaining the alliance.

The Day of the Dragon
With Chen and his henchmen in hiding, the Ninja await their villains next move before Griffin tells them that Chen is trying to use Skylor's power into completing the spell and that she has escaped him. Now aware of Chen's plans, the Ninja split up to find Chen and stop him. Zane hops in a buggy and goes with Jay but drives to fast in the jungle and ignores P.I.X.A.L.'s warning that he crashes into a hole. He tells Jay to go on without him. While in the hole he sees the Titanium Dragon and gets scared again although P.I.X.A.L. tries to assure there is nothing there, but Zane is too terrified to believe her. P.I.X.A.L. then tells Zane that he is the Ninja of Ice but he tells her that he is just a replica and since his powers have no effect on the dragon he admits his fear.

P.I.X.A.L. soon tells Zane to close his eyes to calm himself but he still hears the dragon and hears himself saying he is not the Ice Ninja. P.I.X.A.L. then asks who is he then and a rejuvenated Zane states he is the Titanium Ninja and acknowledges the dragon isn't real. P.I.X.A.L. then notices his elemental power rising as Zane once more states "I am the Titanium Ninja!" before he is engulfed in light.

After Chen and his forces manage to escape after completing the spell, the stranded Elemental Master wonder what to do as Lloyd states he will go after them since he is the only one with a dragon. However, Zane states he is not anymore as he appears on a dragon telling everyone that he has faced his fear which allowed him to unlock his ability to summon a dragon. Sure enough, Kai and Skylor appear on a Fire Dragon confirming his words which motivates the Elemental Masters to summon their own dragons and head after Chen's army.

The Greatest Fear of All
The Elemental Masters fly to the Ninjago a day after Chen with Zane carrying Dareth on his dragon. They arrive in Ninjago only to find that Chen has not attacked yet for some reason. The Ninja have their allies scour the city while they go off to deduce Chen's next move. Arriving at Samurai X Cave, Zane is reunited with Falcon, Wu, and Misako. The assembled group soon begin to assess Chen's next move and soon decide to visit Kryptarium Prison to see Pythor for a way to defeat them. Although hesitant to speak with them, Pythor changes his mind when seeing Garmadon as an Ancondrai while P.I.X.A.L. soon tells Zane that Chen and his men have been searching the prison databanks about Pythor warning him they may attack which they do after a while.

As the other Ninja go off to fight the Ancondrai Cultists, Zane stays with Wu and the others before he notices Garmadon's hand change after Pythor's venom fell on it. This causes him to realize that was why the cultists came for Pythor since he holds the key to completing the spell. Wu and Lloyd state they will make sure the Cultists don't get their hands on Pythor while having Zane join the other Ninja in keeping the Cultists at bay. However, things get worse when some of the prisoners escape one of them being a Nindroid that attacks Zane who defeats it while stating he wasn't an outdated relic anymore. The Ninja join Wu and the others in escaping but lose Pythor to the cultists. They then see Chen put his plan into action by having noodle trucks carrying Ancondrai cultists in separate directions with the Ninja and their allies pursuing them. Zane freezes the truck he was pursuing only to discover it was empty.

In the end, it turns out to be trap to separate them so Chen's army can invade without hindrance. The revelation that so many are in danger causes them to lose control of their dragons.

The Corridor of Elders
Zane, along with the rest of the Elemental Masters, received a mental message from Lloyd (through Neuro) to reconvene at Samurai X Cave. Once there, they see the progress of Chen's invasion with Zane doing an exact estimate of the odds against them. He then listens as Lloyd moves to motivate everyone using Zane's "death" as a way for the Ninja to get stronger. Wu tells everyone they must make their stand in the Corridor of Elders to defeat Chen once and for all. To strengthen their numbers, Zane goes to the park where his statue to enlist the aid of the people there telling they all fight for the same future.

He then takes part in the battle against Chen with his friends managing to hold them off for a while but the enemy soon gets through. Zane later takes notice of Lloyd as he viciously attacks enemies wondering what got into him as Kai states he doesn't know but the enemy is getting past them. Zane then bears witness to as a portal to the Cursed Realm opens and Garmadon goes through it before the spirits of the Anacondrai Generals emerge and cursed Chen and his army, banishing them to the Cursed Realm and ending the battle causing the gathered army celebrate their victory.

The Ninja and the Elemental Masters part ways but promise to help each other in any future conflicts. The Ninja, Wu, and Misako then pay their respects to Garmadon and the Anacondrai generals for helping them achieve victory and see another tomorrow.