Board Thread:Theories and Rumors/@comment-36592086-20180823010037/@comment-35245651-20180829143152

Jellyity wrote: What I believe (which kind of fits the story) is that golden power, creation, darkness, energy, and destruction are all different combinations of Fire, Ice, Earth, and Lightning. Golden Power and Darkness would be the strongest combinations. (there are 24, and 12 combinations are positive (Light) and 12 combinations are negative (Darkness). Golden Power is 12, Darkness is -12. Creation and Destruction are 11 and -11. Energy is [10]. Basically, there are 24 combinations. The strongest ones are Golden Power and Darkness. Creation and Destruction are the second strongest ones. Energy is the 3rd strongest. Basically, the point of dividing them into 2 groups, was to show that there are 2 strongest, 2 second-strongest, and 1 third-strongest.  Maybe. But I would see it in a much more complex way. Energy has the power to cancel out Darkness, and the Master of Darkness can easily control the Golden Power if it is given to him. Conversely, Destruction can easily overpower Darkness because it's not its natural counter in the balance. However, it seems that Darkness-corrupted masters of Destruction are weaker than their non-corrupted counterparts (Emperor Garmadon simply loses his powers when his evil desires are thwarted – they don't depend on his good intentions to save the realm of Ninjago). Even though Garmadon is a corrupted master, he is the only known master of Destruction. It's unknown if Oni (or even Dragons) can unlock true potentials. Which would explain why he killed Mistaké so easily. Dark Energy has yet to be seen, but it's possible that it could actually amplify Energy's power. Similarly, Darkness can be seen preemptively unlocking Nya's elemental abilities (allowing her to perform Spinjitzu several years before becoming Master of Water). Ultimately, it seems that Darkness makes Destruction powers weaker, and other elements stronger.