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The battle has begun.”
Harumi to the Overlord

An Issue of Trust is the twenty-eighth episode of the fifteenth season of Ninjago and the 208th episode overall.

Synopsis

The Ninja prepare to make their last stand as the crystal army closes in, while Lloyd and Garmadon take the fight to the Crystal King.[1]

Extended: The Ninja regroup at the warehouse along with their new fugitive allies. The Ninja fail to master Dragon Form, but Nelson discovers a clue in the scroll that the Ninja must perform a selfless act as allies unite. Borg warns that the crystal army is headed to the warehouse for a final assault. The Ninja prepare defenses as Lloyd and Garmadon head to the temple to confront the Crystal King.[1]

LEGO's YouTube Channel: The Ninja and their allies set up their last stand at the warehouse as they attempt to learn the Dragon Form. Lloyd and Garmadon head to the Crystal Temple to challenge the Crystal King!

Can the Ninja learn the new Dragon Form? Will Lloyd and Garmadon be able to defeat the Crystal King?

Plot

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The Resistance analysing the Dragon Form scroll

At the newspaper warehouse, Nelson informs Wu of the ninja and Garmadon arriving. As they're all relieved to see each other, Wu shows them some of their allies, Ronin of which surprises Lloyd. Wu then showed the ninja and Garmadon the scroll from Quanish the Elder, with Garmadon remarking him as a fool. Partially defending him, Wu explains that Quanish prophesied that the defenders of Ninjago would achieve Dragon Form through certain motions displayed on the scroll, which Kai believes is to 'jump up, kick back, whip around, and spin.' The paperboys clear some space for the ninja to attempt to achieve Dragon Form, but ultimately fail.

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Harumi and Mister F reporting to the Overlord of the ninja's whereabouts

At the Crystal Island, the Council of the Crystal King is reprimanded by the Overlord for their failure to capture the ninja before Harumi and Mister F come forth, the latter of which intercepted a part of Cole's message with the motto 'the news never sleeps', which leads them to discover they're hiding at the warehouse. At Borg Tower, Cyrus Borg notices the temple moving on the radar.

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The folded scroll

With the ninja still unable to achieve Dragon Form, Wu throws the scroll in anger before Nelson noticed a certain part folded revealed something and informs them. Cole folds the rest of it, to which Wu discovers writing in Old Tongue: "Only if the allies unite through a selfless act, will main and might prevail the light, and dragon take flight." At that moment, Cyrus radios in to warn them of the Overlord approaching the warehouse. Kai insists on evacuating the refugees, but Cole objects to it before Garmadon makes a plan to attack the Overlord from the back and Lloyd, much to the former's annoyance and reluctance, joins in. As Kai and Cole insist on coming as well, Wu tells them they need to draw the Overlord's attention. Once they barricaded the alleyway and welded the roller doors shut, that would result in an attack from the front, which they, along with Ronin's group in their mechs, would defend, but Killow is forced to give his up as transport for Lloyd to the temple. Witnessing P.I.X.A.L. hug and wish Lloyd luck, Garmadon asks why she didn't say the same to him, which Lloyd insists she was uneasy with his father fighting, but Garmadon believes P.I.X.A.L. doesn't trust him, and asks if Lloyd trusts him, to which he replies that he might before they take off.

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The Resistance charge into battle

On the ground, the council and Crystal Warriors arrive at the warehouse, where Cole thinks they should talk it out before Jay does so, which fails miserably before they all charge toward them. Atop the temple, as the Overlord and Harumi watch the battle, Lloyd and Garmadon arrive to battle them themselves.

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Trivia

  • Narrator: Garmadon
  • Although it was first stated in Water Dragon!, this episode reveals that to achieve Dragon Form, one must "jump up, kick back, whip around and spin", a reference to the lyrics of "The Weekend Whip."
    • This also confirms the first of the April Fools Hints.[2]

Cultural references

Continuity

  • Garmadon remarks Quanish the Elder as a fool, similar to how Wu did in "Farewell the Sea" and "Return of the Ice Emperor."
  • The scene with the Overlord and the Crystal Council is similar to the scene with Garmadon and the remaining generals of the Sons of Garmadon in "How to Build a Dragon."
    • The generals stand before their leaders and are berated by them for failing to capture the ninja, and prepares to attack them with their respective elemental essences (Destruction for Garmadon, Darkness for the Overlord), although Garmadon actually attempts to telekinetically choke Harumi with his power, while the Overlord nearly attacks his Council.
    • Harumi is able to gain the favor of both leaders by revealing the hideouts of both Resistances (the Garbage depot in "How to Build a Dragon," and the newspaper warehouse here).
  • The Overlord's line, "Then perish with them!" before attacking Lloyd and Garmadon at the end of the episode is a callback to "Into the Breach," where the Omega said the exact same line before attacking Lloyd and Garmadon as the episode ended.
  • The LEGO YouTube channel version cuts the ending of the episode and its outro.
  • This episode marks the second time Garmadon has been referred to as "you-know-who", after "Child's Play."
  • Bragi Schut and Tommy Andreasen can be seen sneaking up on Clutch Powers and the Teapot of Tyrahn.

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Translations

Language Name
Chinese (Traditional) 信任議題
Czech Problémy s důvěrou
Dutch Een kwestie van vertrouwen
Finnish Luottamusongelma
French (CAN) Question de confiance
German Eine Frage des Vertrauens
Italian Una questione di fiducia
Polish Kwestia zaufania
Portuguese (BRA) Questão de Confiança
Portuguese (POR) Uma Questão de Confiança
Spanish Un Problema de Confianza

References

Ninjago episodes
Pilot episodes 1. Way of the Ninja · 2. The Golden Weapon · 3. King of Shadows · 4. Weapons of Destiny
Mini-movies 1. Secrets of the Blacksmith · 2. Flight of the Dragon Ninja · 3. The New Masters of Spinjitzu · 4. An Underworldly Takeover · 5. Return to the Fire Temple · 6. Battle Between Brothers
Season 1: Rise of the Snakes 1. Rise of the Snakes · 2. Home · 3. Snakebit · 4. Never Trust a Snake · 5. Can of Worms · 6. The Snake King · 7. Tick Tock · 8. Once Bitten, Twice Shy · 9. The Royal Blacksmiths · 10. The Green Ninja · 11. All of Nothing · 12. The Rise of the Great Devourer · 13. Day of the Great Devourer
Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja 14. Darkness Shall Rise · 15. Pirates vs. Ninja · 16. Double Trouble · 17. Ninjaball Run · 18. Child's Play · 19. Wrong Place, Wrong Time · 20. The Stone Army · 21. The Day Ninjago Stood Still · 22. The Last Voyage · 23. Island of Darkness · 24. The Last Hope · 25. Return of the Overlord · 26. Rise of the Spinjitzu Master
Season 3: Rebooted 27. The Surge · 28. The Art of the Silent Fist · 29. Blackout · 30. The Curse of the Golden Master · 31. Enter the Digiverse · 32. Codename: Arcturus · 33. The Void · 34. The Titanium Ninja
Season 4: Tournament of Elements 35. The Invitation · 36. Only One Can Remain · 37. Versus · 38. Ninja Roll · 39. Spy for a Spy · 40. Spellbound · 41. The Forgotten Element · 42. The Day of the Dragon · 43. The Greatest Fear of All · 44. The Corridor of Elders
Season 5: Possession 45. Winds of Change · 46. Ghost Story · 47. Stiix and Stones· 48. The Temple on Haunted Hill · 49. Peak-a-Boo · 50. Kingdom Come · 51. The Crooked Path · 52. Grave Danger · 53. Curseworld, Part I · 54. Curseworld, Part II
Chen mini-movies (non-canon) 1. Chen's New Chair · 2. Chair Play Chen · 3. Chair Up Chen · 4. Chairful What You Wish For · 5. Bad Chair Day
Season 6: Skybound 55. Infamous · 56. Public Enemy Number One · 57. Enkrypted · 58. Misfortune Rising · 59. On a Wish and a Prayer · 60. My Dinner With Nadakhan · 61. Wishmasters · 62. The Last Resort · 63. Operation Land Ho! · 64. The Way Back
Tall Tales (non-canon) 1. The Tall Tale of Flintlocke · 2. The Tall Tale of Clancee · 3. The Tall Tale of Doubloon · 4. The Tall Tale of Dogshank · 5. The Tall Tale of Monkey Wretch · 6. The Tall Tale of Sqiffy and Bucko
Special Day of the Departed
Operation Heavy Metal 1. Operation Heavy Metal: Machia · 2. Operation Heavy Metal: Buffmillion · 3. Operation Heavy Metal: Blunck · 4. Operation Heavy Metal: Raggmunk
Season 7: The Hands of Time 65. The Hands of Time · 66. The Hatching · 67. A Time of Traitors · 68. Scavengers · 69. A Line in the Sand · 70. The Attack · 71. Secrets Discovered · 72. Pause and Effect · 73. Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea · 74. Lost in Time
Wu's Teas (non-canon) Wu's Teas
Ninjago: Decoded 1. Legacy · 2. Vehicles and Mechs · 3. Legendary Places · 4. Ninjago's Most Wanted · 5. The Digiverse and Beyond · 6. The Elemental Masters · 7. Beasts and Dragons · 8. Rise of Garmadon · 9. Prophecy of the Green Ninja · 10. Greatest Battles
Season 8: Sons of Garmadon 75. The Mask of Deception · 76. The Jade Princess · 77. The Oni and the Dragon · 78. Snake Jaguar · 79. Dead Man's Squall · 80. The Quiet One · 81. Game of Masks · 82. Dread on Arrival · 83. True Potential · 84. Big Trouble, Little Ninjago
Season 9: Hunted 85. Firstbourne · 86. Iron & Stone · 87. Radio Free Ninjago · 88. How to Build a Dragon · 89. The Gilded Path · 90. Two Lies, One Truth · 91. The Weakest Link · 92. Saving Faith · 93. Lessons for a Master · 94. Green Destiny
Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu 1. Master Class · 2. Green and Gold · 3. The Weekend Drill · 4. Elemental Rider · 5. Blue Lightning · 6. Samurai X-Treme
Season 10: March of the Oni 95. The Darkness Comes · 96. Into the Breach · 97. The Fall · 98. Endings
Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu 99. Wasted True Potential · 100. Questing for Quests · 101. A Rocky Start · 102. The Belly of the Beast · 103. Boobytraps and How to Survive Them · 104. The News Never Sleeps! · 105. Ninja vs Lava · 106. Snaketastrophy · 107. Powerless · 108. Ancient History · 109. Never Trust a Human · 110. Under Siege · 111. The Explorers Club · 112. Vengeance is Mine! · 113. A Cold Goodbye · 114. The Never-Realm · 115. Fire Maker · 116. An Unlikely Ally · 117. The Absolute Worst · 118. The Message · 119. The Traveler's Tree · 120. Krag's Lament · 121. Secret of the Wolf · 122. The Last of the Formlings · 123. My Enemy, My Friend · 124. The Kaiju Protocol · 125. Corruption · 126. A Fragile Hope · 127. Once and for All · 128. Awakenings
Prime Empire Original Shorts 1. Let's Dance · 2. Upgrade · 3. The Meaning of Victory · 4. The Stowaway · 5. Manhunt · 6. Gayle Gossip: A Closer Look
Season 12: Prime Empire 129. Would You Like to Enter Prime Empire? · 130. Dyer Island · 131. Level Thirteen · 132. Superstar Rockin' Jay · 133. I am Okino · 134. The Glitch · 135. The Cliffs of Hysteria · 136. The Maze of the Red Dragon · 137. One Step Forward, Two Steps Back · 138. Racer Seven · 139. The Speedway Five-Billion · 140. Stop, Drop and Side Scroll · 141. Ninjago Confidential · 142. The Prodigal Father · 143. The Temple of Madness · 144. Game Over
Season 13: Master of the Mountain 145. Shintaro · 146. Into the Dark · 147. The Worst Rescue Ever · 148. The Two Blades · 149. Queen of the Munce · 150. Trial By Mino · 151. The Skull Sorcerer · 152. The Real Fall · 153. Dungeon Party! · 154. Dungeon Crawl! · 155. Grief-Bringer · 156. Masters Never Quit · 157. The Darkest Hour · 158. The Ascent · 159. The Upply Strike Back! · 160. The Son of Lilly
The Island 161. Uncharted · 162. The Keepers of the Amulet · 163. The Gift of Jay · 164. The Tooth of Wojira
Season 14: Seabound 165. A Big Splash · 166. The Call of the Deep · 167. Unsinkable · 168. Five Thousand Fathoms Down · 169. The Wrath of Kalmaar · 170. Long Live the King · 171. Escape from Merlopia · 172. The Tale of Benthomaar · 173. The Storm Amulet · 174. Riddle of the Sphinx · 175. Papergirl · 176. Master of the Sea · 177. The Calm Before the Storm · 178. Assault on Ninjago City · 179. Nyad · 180. The Turn of the Tide
Ninjago: Reimagined 1. Golden Legend · 2. Gold Rush · 3. A Day in the Life of a Golden Ninja · 4. Sweatin' to the Goldies · 5. Golden Hour
The Virtues of Spinjitzu 1. Curiosity · 2. Balance · 3. Wisdom · 4. Honesty · 5. Generosity · 6. Courage
Season 15: Crystalized 181. Farewell the Sea · 182. The Call of Home · 183. The Shape of Nya · 184. A Mayor Problem · 185. Public Enemies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5! · 186. A Painful Promise · 187. Ninjago City vs. Ninja · 188. Kryptarium Prison Blues · 189. Hounddog McBrag · 190. The Benefit of Grief · 191. The Fifth Villain · 192. The Council of the Crystal King · 193. A Sinister Shadow · 194. The Spider's Design · 195. The Fall of the Monastery · 196. Darkness Within · 197. The Coming of the King · 198. Return to Primeval's Eye · 199. Crystastrophe · 200. Christofern · 201. A Lesson in Anger · 202. Brave But Foolish · 203. Quittin' Time! · 204. Return of the Ice Emperor · 205. Safe Haven · 206. Compatible · 207. Distress Calls · 208. An Issue of Trust · 209. Dragon Form · 210. Roots
Ninjago NXT 1. Noodles · 2. Oldies · 3. Shadows · 4. Volcano · 5. The Party
Will you enter the Dream World? 1. I Just Had the Weirdest Dream · 2. I Just Had the Most Wonderful Dream · 3. I Just Had the Most Peculiar Dream · 4. I Just Had the Most Outrageous Dream
Ninjago - Dream Team (non-canon) Ninjago - Dream Team
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