Brad Tudabone

“But when everyone was gone, he said he was just trying to teach me how things go. And after that, he took me under his wing, and he taught me the art of revenge.”

— Lloyd, referring to Brad's secret good side, "Double Trouble"

Brad Tudabone is a mischievous young student at Wu's Academy and Lloyd's former classmate.

History[]

Prior to Rise of the Snakes[]

During Brad's stay at Darkley's, a new student named Lloyd attended the school. Brad was seemingly considerate until he put fire ants in Lloyd's bed, leaving Lloyd abashed and confused. However, Brad later revealed he did this to teach him the way things went, and he then took Lloyd under his guidance to teach him the art of revenge.^[1]

Double Trouble[]

A long while after Lloyd Garmadon escaped from the Boarding School for Bad Boys, Brad, Gene, and some other boys sent a fake invitation to Lloyd to lure him in. When Lloyd appeared at the school's entrance, passing underneath a rewritten sign saying "Darkley's School for Great Children," Brad was planting flowers nearby. When Brad saw Lloyd, he ran up and hugged him. He asked him to forgive him for putting fire ants in his bed and said he learned his lesson. He then showed Lloyd and the ninja around, guiding them straight to the principal's office, where Gene, Brad, and the other boys captured him and knocked the ninja out.

Moments later, when Lloyd woke up, Brad was standing in front of him with the other kids, welcoming him to an evil intervention that they thought would turn him evil again. However, Brad heard something outside, and went to investigate with some of the other students. When they saw the evil ninja, he mistakenly thought that the real ninja escaped, and with the other students, he tried to attack them with spitballs, smoke grenades, and dodge balls. However, they failed, and Brad was captured by the evil ninja and is asked where the real ninja are.

When Brad leads the evil ninja to the room where he and the other kids held the ninja and the teachers captive, Bizarro Cole asked if it is some kind of joke, but Brad confirmed that it is where he kept them. The real ninja showed up and were confused to see their clones. Cole ordered Bizarro Cole to drop Brad, to which he complied, saying that Brad is of no use to them anymore. He dropped him on the floor, and let him go while the ninja fought the evil ninja.

When Brad came back into the room with the other students, they tied up Lloyd again. After Brad listened to Gene's theory, he said it's good enough for him. Then, when Lloyd admitted that he is good, he said that Brad is good too. Brad says that it is a lie, but Lloyd told the story about the day they first met. Brad said that he only did it because he wanted to get good with his father, but Lloyd said that deep down, Brad's not all that evil, and he's not the only one. Brad admitted that it is true and that he loves to plant flowers. Afterward Brad said that the ninja saved his life, and then proved his kindness by freeing Lloyd.

When Lloyd managed to also convince the other students, he and the other students started sewing ninja costumes that Lloyd plans to use to confuse the evil ninja with. When the ninja defeated their counterparts with the help of the students, Brad and the other students reconciled with the ninja and their teachers before the ninja left.

Ninjaball Run[]

Brad, Gene and a few other students from Darkley's School for Bad Boys entered the Ninjaball Run competition in a modified school bus, tampering with the Ultra Sonic Radar beforehand. Brad knocked Captain Soto's van out of the race in Crashcourse Canyon. He made it to the Glacier Barrens, where he drifted into a pile of snow.

Rise of the Spinjitzu Master[]

Brad was a part of the group who walked out of Dareth's dojo to acknowledge the dark clouds outside. Under the impression that the clouds meant the ninja had returned, he remarks that it was "about time," only to run off after seeing Garmatron.

The Surge[]

Brad still attended Darkley's (Now Sensei Wu's Academy) even after Sensei Wu took possession of the school. During a visit to New Ninjago City, he acquired an Ultra Remote which he used to control his teacher, Mr. Zane, during one of the classes. However, his actions were almost instantly halted by Cole, whom Brad considered to be the worst of the teachers.

Later when the students were preparing to leave for a field trip to Borg Industries, Brad complained about having to ride in the school bus, instead of the Ultra Sonic Raider or the Ultra Dragon.

Once they arrive at Borg Tower, he, along with Sensei Wu, Nya, and the rest of the students are guided around the facility by P.I.X.A.L.

While passing through the production line, the building comes under the Overlord's control and the machinery, including P.I.X.A.L., who then turn against the group. Brad, along with the rest of the students make it out of the building unharmed to their bus where Nya drives them back to the school, but not before Cole saves them from a Security Mech and Brad declares him the "best" teacher.

The Curse of the Golden Master[]

Sometime after the ninja manage to shut off the power to all of Ninjago, Dareth took the students of the academy to the Ninjago City Aquarium. Brad complained that he would have preferred to have visited somewhere like the Toxic Bogs, but Dareth insisted that field trips like those would only be taken once the ninja returned.

Relationships[]

Allies[]

Enemies[]

27. "The Surge"
30. "The Curse of the Golden Master"

Tall Tales[]

2. "The Tall Tale of Clancee" (non-canon)

Etymology[]

Brad's full name is a pun on the phrase "bad to the bone."

Behind the scenes[]

Brad is voiced by Kathleen Barr, who also voiced Gene and Marla, two other Darkley's students.
Brad uses LEGO Harry Potter's original hairpiece.
- Various other pre-Ninjaball Run Darkley's students had the same face and hair as Brad, though their hair colors varied.
There is a recurring background character with the same appearance as Brad but with freckles.^[2]
He is one of the few male characters to have a female voice actor, the others being Lloyd, Gene, Skales Jr., Wu (as a baby), Sammy, Leroy, and Ginkle.

Trivia[]

Brad seems to know how to drive well despite his young age as seen in "Ninjaball Run."
In "Double Trouble," it's revealed that he loves planting flowers.
Tommy Andreasen sees Chad as his LEGO Ninjago Movie counterpart.^[3]
According to Tommy Andreasen, his full name is a pun on the phrase "bad to the bone"... but that was rather obvious.^[4]
When asked where Brad or Gene are in the present day, Chris "Doc" Wyatt, stated "I'm sorry, but we've failed you. In no writer sessions have we contemplated the current activities of Brand or Gene".^[5]

Gallery[]

Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja[]