Amber is an artificially created Elemental Power derived from the Source Dragon of Balance.[1] It is generally associated with the colors orange and amber.
History[]
Many years ago, a blacksmith from Metalonia envied the Elemental Masters of their powers. At the place where he lived, there was an ancient, crooked tree, charged with the energy of a Source Dragon.[3] It had mystical amber ensnaring anything that got too close. The blacksmith then used his smithing skills to turn the amber into the first Chronosteel to absorb fragments of Elemental Powers from their masters. In this way, the blacksmith created the new Elemental Power - Amber.[2]
After the Serpentine War, Ray created four Time Blades made from Chronosteel to strip the Time Twins's power over Time.
After a hundred generations, Amber was passed down to Skylor's mother and then to Skylor. Skylor's father Chen had created the Staff of Elements out of Chronosteel and Blue Crystal. After the staff was destroyed, Chen used his daughter’s element (since she copied all the required Elemental Masters’ powers) to make him and his followers Anacondrai though a magic ritual. This caused her powers to be diminished for a long time.
A few years after the Merge, Sora used her Technology to create three elemental mechs using Chronosteel.
Users' abilities[]
- Effingokinesis/Elemental Replication - It allows the user to absorb and replicate the powers of other Elemental Masters by only physical contact.
- Elemental Combination - Users of Amber can combine the Elemental Powers they have gathered to help attack or escape from enemies.
Weaknesses[]
- Time Limit - The user does not keep the absorbed powers permanently. They absorb a limited amount that they will then deplete by using it, or the power will fade away in time.[4][5]
- Physical Contact - The user has to physically touch someone in order to replicate their elemental power.[6]
- Residual Effects - The user may be negatively affected from replicating certain powers, as shown when Skylor was poisoned after using Destruction.[6]
Symbol[]
Amber symbol in Seasons 4-7
A possible symbol for the Element Amber is (六), which means "six" in Mandarin and Cantonese, referencing on the fact that there could have been a possibility of Skylor being the sixth ninja.
Notable users[]
- Original Master of Amber (formerly)
- A hundred generations[2]
- Skylor's mother (formerly)
- A hundred generations[2]
Staff of Elements[]
- Master Chen (formerly)
- Kai (briefly)
Creatures[]
Materials/Substances[]
- Chronosteel
- Blue Crystal (absorbed; formerly)
Tools/Objects[]
- Urn of Enmity
- Staff of Elements (destroyed)
- Time Blades (naturally; formerly)
- Whirlwand (naturally; formerly)
- Elemental Mechs
Techniques[]
- Airjitzu (channeled; non-canon)
Appearances[]
Ninjago: Masters of SpinjitzuSeason 4: Tournament of Elements
Season 9: Hunted
Season 15: Crystalized
Video games
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Trivia[]
- Amber shares a similar functionality to Blue Crystal, and Chen used a combination of the two (the former via Chronosteel) to absorb Elemental Powers.
- In Tournament of Elements or Hunted, Skylor wasn't specified to have a time limit on her element. It's possible that this limit can only be reached if any absorbed elements are used for lengthy periods of time, as seen in Crystalized, when she needed to constantly use Ice to keep Nya frozen to not lose her physical form.
- Skylor revealed in "Iron & Stone" that her powers had returned after the status of her powers being unknown since the conclusion of Tournament of Elements.
- Amber is one of two elemental powers to have the name of a color, the other being Green of the The LEGO Ninjago Movie.
- Brown Power also has a color in its name, though it was a fake elemental power.
- In "Saving Faith," Skylor was corrupted and almost killed when she tried to use the power of Destruction. This could be because Skylor was trying too hard, though it is more likely that Amber cannot control elemental essences like Golden Power, Destruction, Creation, and Darkness as easily as normal elements, which is supported by Tommy Andreasen saying that trying to absorb the power of the First Spinjitzu Master would "probably cause her to explode."[7]
- According to Tommy Andreasen, the element's name was the Hageman Brothers' idea.[8]
- He also stated, "it 'adapts' and 'absorbs' ... and it sounds cool and fits her colors."
- There was to be a story called Amber Legacy based on the family line of this power. The story would have introduced Skylor's mother and explained why she wasn't in the Serpentine War, why she married Chen, and what her ultimate fate was.[9] The story's development was halted due to the poor distribution of the Dark Island Trilogy.[10]
- As of Amber Spiral, it was revealed that Amber is the third elemental power to not have been controlled by the First Spinjitzu Master, following Water and Wind.
- Despite being created by the Original Master of Amber rather than one of the Source Dragons, Amber maintains a connection to a Source Dragon.[11] Chris "Doc" Wyatt explains that an artificial element like Amber must be created from a specific source energy, establishing a link with a Source Dragon and its source from which the element was derived.[12]
- Multiple previous Masters of Amber include guards, leaders, and even a chef.[2]
- Jack Rizzo ended up creating his own minifigure for the Chef Master of Amber.[13]
Gallery[]
Promotional media[]
In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu[]
Season 4: Tournament of Elements[]
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Season 9: Hunted[]
Season 15: Crystalized[]
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Translations[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) | 琥珀 |
| Czech | Jantar |
| Dutch | Bernsteen (S4) Amber (S9) |
| Finnish | Meripihka |
| French | Ambre |
| German | Bernstein |
| Italian | Ambra |
| Japanese | コハク/こはく |
| Korean | 흡수 |
| Norwegian | Rav |
| Polish | Bursztyn |
| Spanish (Latin America) | Ámbar |
| Ukrainian | Бурштин |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 https://bsky.app/profile/iwritewrongs.bsky.social/post/3lxwwarli5s27
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Amber Spiral
- ↑ https://bsky.app/profile/docwyattbeyond.bsky.social/post/3ljayzxt6ck2x
- ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1372519596582973440
- ↑ "A Mayor Problem"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Saving Faith"
- ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/840139502505009154
- ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1307773520659832832
- ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1254873935482626052
- ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1255045216710594560
- ↑ https://bsky.app/profile/docwyattbeyond.bsky.social/post/3lbx75esi7s2j
- ↑ https://bsky.app/profile/docwyattbeyond.bsky.social/post/3lj6cxtubik2v
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/jampotstudiosfilms/p/CeBkc15NntE/
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