Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4013721-20150722164753/@comment-26509603-20150727160209

DarkHenrik wrote: 1. yeah, i removed that part, so instead the Overlord is the ultimate evil, and the Preeminent and other monstrus creatures, would be born because of the Overlord dark pressence like how the Great Devourer is hinted at on a comic or something (i don't really know if this is true or not) to have been corrupted by the Overlord, so really, the Preeminent was originaly a normal creature that was transformed into a monster to serve Overlord, so really the Preeminent is like a general or a leader for its army of creatures.

also, in idea i have been wondering about is wether or not the Skulkin should have been the original inhabitans of Ninjago, who where killed in the conflicts betwine Overlord and the First Spinjitzu master, and when the First Spinjitzu master split Ninjago in two, he would tranfer them all to the Underworld, so that he could create the Humans and the Serpentine to take their place, while the Skulkin would grow spite full because they where just cast aside to be replaced. 1. Ok, yeah the corrupting thing makes more sense. It's just, the Preeminent would've had to be a real creature in Ninjago, since whatever is corrupted with evil doesn't change their appearance very much. I assume, like the Grundle, it would've been a creature that eventually went extinct. It was probably (ironically) a sea creature (looking at all its tentacles).

Ah, that's an interesting idea. Maybe, instead of them being the original inhabitants, they could've just been attempts at life by the First Spinjitzu Master. He was only able to create a bunch of lifeless skeletons, and during the battle between the Overlord, they were corrupted with evil and darkness. Fearing that the Overlord would have an advantage, he cas them down to the Underworld (perhaps creating it) so that they wouldn't interfere. Like you said, they became spiteful at him (and his sons) as the years past, but became accustomed to living where they were. They even managed to find ways to exit the Underworld, like the opening at the Fire Temple. A few came and went through that exit, and by eavesdropping, it was discovered that their was a very intelligent tinkerer living in a forest somewhere in Ninjago. Samukai, a general, lead a mission out of the Underworld, with plans for useful vehicles, to find that inventor. By the time they had found the tinkerer and his secret workshop, he had grown very old. Devising a plan of blackmail, Samukai went to find an elixir (probably from Mystake's shop) that would prolong death (slowing the aging process). He and his small group of Skulkin returned to the tinkerer's workshop, to find him near death, with what appeared to be his son standing next to him, in a daze. Without hesitation, Samukai revived the old man, an then revealed what they had come for. The tinkerer refused, but Samukai told him, that if he ever wanted to see his son again, he needed to build their vehicles. The tinkerer accepted reluctantly, and he built the vehicles as quickly as he could, but to all of their demands. The hardest part, was developing a mechanism on the vehicles that would  open a portal to the Underworld (which he was able to do, by having it powered by enough speed from them). After those were built, Samukai betrayed the deal (not wanting the old man to make their existence known to the people of Ninjago, especially the First Spinjitzu Master), by locking him in a tower-like prison in the middle of the Endless Sea.