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“I once knew someone who was arrested for singing off-key, so I think actively fighting the Claw Hunters puts us on their "Do Not Enter" list.”

The Claw Hunters are the foot soldiers of the Freebooters. They used to hunt dragons to power the City of Imperium as the Claws of Imperium until Beatrix's dethronement, but were reformed and are now hunting dragons for money.

History

Dragons Rising, Season 1

The Merge: Part 1

The Claw Hunters were with Rapton as they have recently captured Riyu. As Rapton ended his call with Lord Ras, a Claw Hunter mentioned Ras' mistrust in the Claws of Imperium, leading Rapton to overestimate his recklessness as he claimed that he never heard the word weakness. The Claw Hunter took the statement seriously, to the point where he began to define the word until he was stopped by Rapton.

The next day, the Claw Hunters began to transfer Riyu to a prison train, but the dragon escaped, heading over to the Crossroads. The Claw Hunters chased him there, but Arin and Sora intervene when they came to rescue the dragon. The Claw Hunters were ordered to stop the teens until Ras arrived, single-handedly defeating the two and Riyu.

As the Claw Hunters were on the train, two spotted Lloyd, but were defeated by the Green Ninja.

The Merge: Part 2

A Claw Hunter caught Lloyd and tried to attack him with an Imperium Sword. Lloyd, however, deflects the hunter's attack, making him cut through Arin and Sora's handcuffs with his sword. Lloyd then knocked out the hunter. More Claw Hunters soon confronted the ninja and fought them as Rapton battled Lloyd. When Riyu activated Sora's Technology, the Claw Hunters' weapons began changing rapidly, causing them to explode.

The Claw Hunters then followed the ninja as they headed to the Land of the Three Mountains, where they were tasked to capture all the dragons in Riyu's herd. The Claw Hunters began to battle the ninja again until the Matriarch of the Mountain Dragons arrived, so Rapton ordered them to capture that dragon instead. Fortunately, because Lloyd was an Elemental Master, the Dragon Matriarch was able to enhance Lloyd's Energy with her dragon power, allowing him to defeat the Claw Hunters with Spinjitzu.

Writers of Destiny

Two Claw Hunters and Rapton were tasked to capture the Ice Dragons while the ninja were distracted from fighting the tentacled beasts at the Cloud Kingdom.

Return to Imperium


Mindless Beasts


I Will Be the Danger

A group of Claw Hunters had gathered together, with their objective being to prevent the dragon breakout under Beatrix's orders. However, their plans were interrupted when Ras summoned them to the Advanced Systems Lab. Upon arriving there, they were provided with a number of Photac Beasts.

During a proposal to the ninja, Rapton's speech was interrupted by a Claw Hunter, who charged him with being inconsiderate for forgetting his birthday. Rapton clarified that his remark of being a nice person was intended to be sarcastic and presented the ninja with a difficult ultimatum: either surrender with their dragons or battle. Although Rapton's preference was for the latter option, the aforementioned Claw Hunter was curious about his potential decision. Before Lloyd could interject with a different strategy, Wyldfyre stepped forward and chose to fight. The Claw Hunters then used their Photacs to fight the dragons.

The Calm Inside


The Battle of the Second Monastery


Gangs of the Sea


We Are All Dragons


The Power Within

After the MergeQuake Storm, a meeting was convened with a Claw Hunter, Percival, and a select group of other Imperians to discuss the necessary adjustments that Imperium needed to make in order to embark on a fresh start.

After The Power Within

At some point after Imperium was liberated from Beatrix's rule, the Claw Hunters joined forces with Rapton, who rebranded the Claws of Imperium to the Freebooters, whose aim is to capture dragons once and sell them for money.

Dragons Rising, Season 2

The Shape of Motion


Official descriptions

Imperium Claw Hunter

These villains are always on the look-out for new dragons and are equipped with powerful blades. They can fire super-strong and super-long energy ropes. Ninja tip: be on your guard, dragons![1]

His bosses

There is a clear chain of command in Imperium. The gold-armoured Claw Hunters serve the Generals, who are cloaked in black. They in turn answer to Rapton, who reports to Lord Ras. Sitting on her throne at the very top is Empress Beatrix.[1]

His job

They hunt, capture and imprison dragons. The Claw Hunters must ensure that Imperium is supplied with energy from the dragons.[1]

Appearances

Sets

Boxed Sets

Magazine Gifts

Ninjago: Dragons Rising

Season 1

Season 2

Video games

Ninjago Magazine

Gallery

Minifigures

Face prints

Promotional media

In Ninjago: Dragons Rising

Translations

Language Name
German Krallenjäger (show)
Kaiserliche Klauenjäger (sets)
Ukrainian Пазурні мисливці

References

Ninjago: Dragons Rising characters
Heroes Arin · Cole · Frak · Kai · Lloyd · Nya · Sora · Wyldfyre · Zane
Allies Alfonzo Frohicky
Villains Administration Agents (Agent Allen · Agent Denholt · Agent Farbissina · Agent Karit · Agent Ramirez · Agent Underwood · Spitta · Sub-Agent Prentis · The Administrator) · Lord Argus · Attacker bots · Empress Beatrix · Bleckt · Chen · Cinder · Claw Hunters (Blorko · Claw General · Hunter No. 29) · Dorama · Dorama's stagehands · Dr. LaRow · Dragonians (Dragonian Scouts · Dragonian Tourist · Dragonian Warriors · Tyr) · Fedulian · Forbidden Five (Drix · Kur · Nokt · Rox · Zarkt) Imperium Guards (Imperium Guard Commander· Melvin) · Jay · The Mechanic · Jordana · Rapton · Lord Ras · Ras' master · Wolf warriors (Wolf Mask Claw Warriors · Wolf Mask General · Wolf Mask Guards · Wolf Mask Warriors) · Zeatrix · Zaiden Kane
Creatures Arc Dragon of the Fire Tribe · Buck Buck · Crab monster · Crabbed beast · Craglings (King Crag-Nor · Arccrack · Rockworth) · Dream-Guyver · Egalt · Fire Dragon · Green Forest Dragon · Jiro · Lava Dragons (Feisty · Flameheart · Heatwave · Red · Sparky) · Lava-Tides (Lava-Tide Leader · Lava-Todd the Wise · Lava-Tony · Lava-Tony's sous-chefs) · Matriarch of Fallen Leaves · Matriarch's child · Mountain Dragons (Eridany · Matriarch of the Mountain Dragons · Riyu) · Pace Dragon · Patriarch of the Northern Spiral · Patriarch's child · Rock monster · Rontu · Source Dragons (Source Dragon of Energy · Source Dragon of Life · Source Dragon of Motion · Source Dragon of Strength · Unknown Source Dragon · Unknown Source Dragon (blue symbol) · Unknown Source Dragon (white symbol)) · Spirit Dragons · Stone Scouts · Sweeper · Stone Swordsmen · Tentacled beasts · Water-Tides (Kizzy) · Zanth
Other Akita · Alfonzo Frohicky's grandmother · Alfonzo Frohicky's mother · Algae farmers (Dale) · Algu · Arccrack · Arrakore · Arin's parents · Baker · Beatrix and Zeatrix's mother · Big Han · Blacksmith · Boat Vendor · Bone collectors · Bone Hunters · Bone Guards · Bone King · Bone Knights · Bone Scorpios · Bone Warriors · Bonzle · Borg Store Employee · Caregiver bot · Chamille · Children of the Wolf (Asa · Balun · Iriel · Warby · Zuri) · Clutch Powers · Construction workers · Daniel · Devonians (Devonian King · Zur) · Ekesian Coldfang the Wise · Ellie · Emcee · Euphrasia · Frak's parents · Frak's uncle · Fritz · Frogtor · Fugi-Dove · Gandalaria · Garmadon · Gayle Gossip · Geckles (Chancellor Gulch · Gorge · Grouce) · Geo · Gerard Gearhead · Gus · Gweeg · Hantro · Henjamin · Imperium Teen Resistance Force (Percival Tartigrade) · Intelligent George · Janet · King Urd Leatherwing · Kreel · K.R.E.E.L. · Lasha · Levo · Lobbo · Lobbo's mother · Maaray Guards · Mama Mawa · Marcus · Master of Gluing · Master Wu · Maya · Model Shop Owner · Morro · Mr. Pale · Mezmo · Mikloshe · Monkey Wretch · Mr. Koenig · Mucoids (Grab-Barg · Tope-Epot · Zant-Tanz) · Munce (Mord) · Museum director · Neuro · Nindroid Drones · Nindroid Sentries (Sentry General) · Nindroid Warriors · NinjaFanInfinity · Ninjago City Stage Actor Union · Obscuria · Ocean gang (Ocean gang leader) · Percy Shippelton · P.I.X.A.L. · Ras' tribe (Ancients of the Wyldness · Zarkar) · Ray · Restaurant Worker · Roake · Roby · Roby's father · Richie · Security Bots · Security Bots (Temple City) · Skalidor · Skeleton juggler · Slug Merchants · Smad · Smythe · Sora's parents · SpinjitzuForDays99 · Spirit of the Temple · Spitz · Street Vendor · Sushimi Chef · Suetonius · Targle · Tea Vendor · Teelk · Tox · Treg · Underhill · Unknown Elemental Master (Geckle) · Unknown Elemental Master (Greenbone Warrior) · Workshop Mechanic
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