Board Thread:Theories and Rumors/@comment-27507964-20160103012506/@comment-27274909-20160103153550

Clouse didn't necessarily die. Remember he is powerful in dark magic. Having the heroes think your dead when your plotting to take over a world is an advantage. For more on the Cursed Realm you should check out the Ninjago page on the Lego website it explains a lot of things that will probably never be said in the series.

http://www.lego.com/en-us/ninjago/explore

I really think/hope realm of shadows is canon, it was too awesome not to be.