Char was a Serpentine of the First Age, Aspheera's loyal servant and a member of the Pyro Vipers.
History[]
Background[]
Char was acquainted with Aspheera and sneaked around with her, spying on the Sons of the First Spinjitzu Master. After Aspheera secretly overthrew Mambo V, Char temporarily became her new servant. When Aspheera planned to rename Ninjago after her rule, Char mistook her name and was angrily corrected by her. Seconds later, a young Wu and Garmadon came in to stop Aspheera's rule. Char watches the two defeat her with the Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu.[2]
Sometime after Aspheera was dethroned, Char gained his scepter, and when he died, he was mummified and buried in a sarcophagus.
Many millennia later, he was found by archaeologists and transferred with the sarcophagus to the Ninjago Museum of History, where he was part of the First Age exhibition.
Powerless[]
When Aspheera was looking for one of the Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu, she released Char from his sarcophagus and brought him back to life with her Fire. Char thanked her that she came to the Ninjago Museum of History for him, but Aspheera said that she only wants the Forbidden Scroll, not him and that she only wanted him to help her find the scroll. Char agrees and they both leave to find the scroll.
When searching for the Forbidden Scroll, he and Aspheera run into the ninja. Once Char informs Aspheera that the Scroll is right in front of her, both the Pyro Vipers and the ninja fight for the scroll. However, when the Forbidden Scroll rolled right next to Char, he tried to pick it up but was pushed away by Aspheera, who picked up the scroll.
Ancient History[]
While the Pyro Vipers continued to attack Ninjago City, Char asks Aspheera if she wants to conquer the city, but Aspheera says that she only wants revenge on the "Treacherous Deceiver," and plans to use the power of the Forbidden Scroll to banish the deceiver to a forsaken place. Char questions Aspheera how will she find him, instead of answering, Aspheera tells the Fire Fang to lead her to the deceiver. Once the Fire Fang has the scent, Char watches Aspheera get on top of the Fire Fang's throne and leave.
When Char saw Lloyd, he commanded the Pyro Vipers to get him, but they were stopped by Zane.
Under Siege[]
Char and other Pyro Vipers attack the Monastery. Once they break the temple's doors, Char commands the Pyro Vipers to find Wu. They weren't able to find him, and Char complains to Aspheera that they searched everywhere and they should stop searching. Aspheera shoots fire at him but he dodges, hitting the dartboard instead. Thus showing the elevator to the hangar bay. Once they both noticed, Char presses the button and waits for the elevator to open. However, the elevator wouldn't open since Aspheera eradicated the button when she shot fire at it.
The Explorers Club[]
When the Pyro Vipers tried to break down the hangar bay's doors, Aspheera used her magic and slammed him to the doors.
Vengeance is Mine![]
When the Pyro Vipers continued to break down the hangar bay's doors, Char made an explosion noise each time an Elemental Cobra ran to the doors but stopped when Aspheera looked at him.
Once the doors were broken down, Aspheera was surprised to find out that the ninja were gone. She asks what sort of trick this, with Char responding that it is a "tricky trick." Later she found them when she was alerted by Jay's sneeze. Afterward, P.I.X.A.L. knocked Aspheera away with the Titan Mech, and Char leaves before the battle starts.
Personality[]
He was loyal toward his master, Aspheera. However, Aspheera thinks he was annoying and because of this she sometimes interrupted him. Despite his supposed loyalty, Char didn't hesitate to abandon Aspheera after the odds were stacked against her.
Appearances[]
Sets[]
Ninjago[]
Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu[]
- 107. "Powerless"
- 108. "Ancient History"
- 109. "Never Trust a Human" (flashback)
- 110. "Under Siege"
- 111. "The Explorers Club"
- 112. "Vengeance is Mine!"
Ninjago Magazine[]
Etymology[]
His name is a pun on the word "char," another word for "ash." His name during development was "Grovel."[3]
Behind the scenes[]
- The front of his tailpiece spells Fire in Ninjargon.
- The headpiece of his minifigure is a recolored version of the Pyro Whippers' headpiece.
Trivia[]
- He is one of the sixteen Serpentine whose name is mentioned in the show, the others being Skales, Pythor, Acidicus, Skales Jr., Arcturus, Clancee, Machia, Raggmunk, Blunck, Aspheera, Mambo V, Mikloshe, Spitz, SsssSsss Underwood, Hantro and Frak.
- It is unknown what tribe of Serpentine he is, as his scale color and eyes do not match the Hypnobrai appearance of the other Serpentine from the First Age.
- Tommy Andreasen stated that he probably belonged to an earlier Serpentine tribe.[4]
- He is one of known Serpentine to have a tail despite not being a general. The others are Aspheera and the non-general Anacondrai.
- Char's minifigure made him the first new Serpentine to use a rubber tail piece since Kapau and Chope's Anacondrai forms in 2015. While Pythor's figure has used the part in many subsequent sets, no new Ninjago minifigures have used the part since Char in 2019.
- It's unknown what happened to him after Aspheera's defeat, as he left before Zane froze Aspheera and the other Pyro Vipers that were subsequently captured.
- Tommy Andreasen is not sure what happened to him after the events of "Vengeance is Mine!."[5]
- In a more recent tweet, Tommy would go on to imply that Char (and the other Pyro Vipers by extension) had died due to Aspheera losing the power of fire.[1]
- He is similar to Glutinous in appearance and overall movement. He and Glutinous are both working for harsher main antagonists.
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Minifigures[]
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Concept art[]
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In Ninjago[]
