Chronosteel

“Chronosteel is the only metal that can absorb Elemental Energy.”

— Wu to the ninja, "The Hatching"

Chronosteel
Information
Creator	Original Master of Amber
Owner/User	Ninja Time Twins Vermillion Ray Maya
Element/Essence	Any element it absorbs
First appearance	Only One Can Remain 70749 Enter the Serpent
Latest appearance	Amber Spiral 70627 Dragon's Forge
Status	Intact

Chronosteel (alternatively spelled Chrono-Steel) is a very strong substance in the world of Ninjago, with the power to absorb and strip Elemental Power from the Elemental Masters. It was used by Ray and Maya to forge the four Time Blades, allowing for Wu and Garmadon to strip Krux and Acronix's powers over Time. It was also used by Chen to make the Blue Crystal in the Staff of Elements.

History

Background

Chronosteel was created by the Original Master of Amber to absorb the Elemental Powers of the original Elemental Masters.

Battle for All of Time

After the Serpentine War, Ray and Maya created the Time Blades out of Chronosteel in order to strip the traitorous Elemental Masters of Time, Acronix and Krux, of their powers. The plan succeeded and the blades were scattered into the future.

Tournament of Elements

Prior to the ninja's arrival on Chen's Island, Chen made a staff out of Chronosteel and a Blue Crystal; the latter allowed Chen's Chronosteel staff to absorb more than one element at a time.

Abilities

• Power Stripping/Power Absorption - On its own, Chronosteel has the power to drain the power of an Elemental Master, rendering the Master a normal person. It is very powerful when combined with a Blue Crystal, as this allows it to absorb multiple Elements at once. However, if the Chronosteel and Blue Crystal are destroyed, any Elements stolen by them will return to their original Masters.

Notable Uses

• Staff of Elements
• Time Blades
• Whirlwand

Appearances

Sets 70749 Enter the Serpent 70621 The Vermillion Attack 70622 Desert Lightning 70623 Destiny's Shadow 70624 Vermillion Invader 70625 Samurai VXL 70626 Dawn of Iron Doom 70627 Dragon's Forge Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Season 4: Tournament of Elements 36. "Only One Can Remain" 37. "Versus" (flashback) 39. "Spy for a Spy" 40. "Spellbound" 41. "The Forgotten Element" Ninjago: Decoded 1. "Legacy" 4. "Ninjago's Most Wanted" Season 7: The Hands of Time 65. "The Hands of Time" 66. "The Hatching" 67. "A Time of Traitors" 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" Season 9: Hunted 92. "Saving Faith" (flashback) Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu 1. "Master Class" (painting) 6. "Samurai X-Treme" (painting) Season 10: March of the Oni 95. "The Darkness Comes" (painting) 98. "Endings" (painting) Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu 99. "Wasted True Potential" (painting) 100. "Questing for Quests" (painting) Prime Empire Original Shorts 1. "Let's Dance" (painting) Season 13: Master of the Mountain 145. "Shintaro" (painting) Season 14: Seabound 165. "A Big Splash" (painting) The Virtues of Spinjitzu 1. "Curiosity" (painting)

See also

• Blue Crystal

Trivia

• The prefix "Chrono-" means time, indicating the use of Chronosteel was to take Acronix and Krux's Time powers, although in the show they stated that Chronosteel could be used to rid any elemental master of their power.
• Chronosteel (in the Time Blades) and Blue Crystal (in the Staff of Elements) appear to hold elemental power differently. Elemental powers are more distinct orbs inside the Blue Crystal, while the elemental energy appears to be evenly dispersed throughout Chronosteel.
• In the original ending concept for The Hands of Time, the twins were going to end up 40 years in the future in "Kryptarium Prison 2.0" which would have had stealth-cloaked Chronosteel walls.

Gallery

The Staff of Elements, which is primarily made of Chronosteel.

The Time Blades were forged from Chronosteel in order to steal Krux and Acronix's powers over Time.