Board Thread:Theories and Rumors/@comment-26543406-20151107134136/@comment-27170788-20151129221927

StripesMaster wrote: JayZX535 wrote: I'm with Stripes- it would theoretically have been possible- especially since one must wield great strength to be able to control so many elements, but given that the weapons were destroyed, logically no.

Which actually brings up an interesting point... Sky technically has all the powers that the staff once contained. Now, we saw what happened when Kai tried to use the staff with all that power- it overwhelmed him and started to corrupt him. Even though Skylor also has all the powers, we never saw that happen to her in the season, but it got me thinking- although it's likely she has some natural defenses against corruption (given that Amber is meant to absorb other powers), theoretically it could be possible for her to push herself too far and overexert her powers- putting her at risk of corruption.

Just food for thought... But her powers are gone, right?

Not necessarily- we haven't actually been given any indication that her powers are gone. While it would appear that her powers were temporarily disabled when she was turned into an Anacondrai, it shouldn't have permanently changed her powers. After all, elemental powers are passed down from generation to generation. This implies some form of genetics- an elemental gene. Her powers are part of who she is-- as Skylor herself confirmed when she expressed her fears about Chen using her to complete the spell. If her powers were permanently gone, she would likely have great physical damage as well.

Furthermore, according to the explore section of the Ninjago minisite on Lego.com, elemental powers are really a form of elemental radiation- which all elementals continously radiate in small amounts. The crystals can amplify or capture this radiation, which is why elemental crystals were important to the spell. Skylor's powers were, if you will, the power source used to produce the energy needed for the spell- and given that elementals constantly use (and presumably use up) parts of their radiation naturally with their powers, logic seems to imply that her powers were not permanently destroyed. At worst, they were drained and left to slowly replenish over time.

Which brings up another interesting theory- theoretically, elemental crystal would only be able to capture and contain the radiation the elemental was currently emitting. If this logic is correct, having one's powers stolen should not be a permanent handicap- one's powers should regenerate slowly, though it would take a long time for them to return to a workable state on their own.

At least that's how I've always understood things.