- Not to be confused with the episode.
The Dark Island (also referred to as the Island of Darkness) is the sister island of Ninjago. Originally part of a single landmass, it was split during the battle between the Overlord and the First Spinjitzu Master.
History[]
Formation[]
When the First Spinjitzu Master battled the Overlord for control of Ninjago, the latter's Stone Army threatened to overwhelm the former. In desperation, the First Spinjitzu Master used his powers to split Ninjago in two, with the Overlord's side becoming known as the Dark Island. Later, it sank to the bottom of the Endless Sea.[1]
Many years later, a group of pirates, led by Captain Soto, sought a treasure trove said to be located on the Dark Island,[2] unaware of the true nature of the island's dark power. They set sail across the Endless Sea in their ship, Destiny's Bounty, but the navigation skills of No-Eyed Pete (or lack thereof) caused them to crash before they ever found the island.[3] Later still, Lord Garmadon discovered mention of the island in Captain Soto's journal and became determined to find it himself.[1]
Legacy of the Green Ninja[]
The Stone Army[]
Lord Garmadon would not actively pursue this goal until after the loss of his Mega Weapon, at which point he informed the Serpentine generals of the Dark Island. Despite Skales' skepticism, the generals accompanied Garmadon as he took a Rattlercopter over the ocean. However, Lord Garmadon was betrayed by Skales and pushed out of the Rattlercopter into the water below.
Ironically, Skales's betrayal led Garmadon to the object of his quest—when he next awoke, he found himself lying on the shores of the Dark Island, now just a nondescript tropical island. The Overlord appeared before him and led him through the jungle until Garmadon came upon a large boulder with four hand dials on its surface. Using his four arms, Garmadon turned the dials, causing the rest of the Dark Island to rise from the sea.
The Day Ninjago Stood Still[]
On the Dark Island, the Overlord has Garmadon scale up a mountain to show him the Celestial Clock.
The Last Voyage[]
Zane sends his Falcon to the Dark Island, only for it to be shot down by a Stone Warrior. Later, the Stone Army were shown collecting Dark Matter.
Island of Darkness[]
The ninja, having finally arrived at the Dark Island, worked to camouflage Destiny's Bounty to ensure the Stone Army can't find them. They later spotted the Temple of Light above one of the mountains.
The Last Hope[]
On the Dark Island, Garmadon laments to the Overlord that he has to battle Lloyd to take over Ninjago. Meanwhile, the ninja are using their new powers, which Wu tells them to stop because it might reveal their location. Later, when the team failed to put the helmet back on the clock in time, they fell off the cliff and into the Endless Sea.
Return of the Overlord[]
With the Garmatron ready, the Stone Army head to the coast of the Dark Island to fire the weapon at Ninjago. They left the island through a portal, leaving the ninja behind.
Rise of the Spinjitzu Master[]
The ninja's hopes are diminished because they are unable to defend their home from the Overlord with seemingly no way off the island. When they followed the Falcon, they found the Golden Mech, and the Ultra Dragon came to pick them up.
Rebooted[]
Codename: Arcturus[]
The ninja went back to the Dark Island to the Temple of Light, where Lloyd gave away his Golden Power to the ninja.
After the Final Battle[]
At one point, the ninja returned to the Dark Island to retrieve the Fire Mech which would eventually be used to scale the Wailing Alps.[4]
Shortly after the battle of Stiix, Clouse journeyed to the Dark Island, intending to corrupt the Temple of Light with the help of the Sky Pirates. Using his magic to influence the Dark Island, Clouse created storms off the coast of the Dark Island which would entrap fishermen long enough for the Sky Pirates to capture them. The fishermen were then taken to Digger's Deep and forced to mine for Dark Matter.
Dark Island Trilogy[]
Dark Island Trilogy - Part 1[]
Reports of missing fishermen prompted Misako and Ronin to sail to the Dark Island where they discovered Clouse's plan. They attempted to escape, but Ronin was knocked overboard while Misako was captured by the Sky Pirates. Despite Misako's warnings against doing so, Wu soon led the ninja to go to their rescue, only for the Destiny's Bounty to be caught in a storm that scattered the group. Wu and Lloyd were soon reunited and began traveling inland aboard the damaged Bounty, while Jay and Nya encountered the Sky Pirates and were reunited with Ronin. After conversing with the mercenary, the trio ventured deeper into the jungle surrounding No Man's Bluff in search of Misako.
Dark Island Trilogy - Part 2[]
Wu and Lloyd continued to traverse along the River of Darkness. As they sailed, Wu took note of the size of the local insects and suggested that the island's dark matter may have affected them in strange ways. In response, Lloyd began vaporizing them with beams of energy, shocking Wu who noted to himself that Lloyd was normally never this angry. Wu attempted to reach his nephew and to calm him from the darkness that was influencing him, but Lloyd rebuffed Wu's teachings, eventually using Airjitzu to fly off on his own in search of Misako.
Elsewhere, Cole and Zane stumbled upon the Sky Pirates, who were operating a mining operation for dark matter and were using the missing fishermen as slaves. Before they could intervene, Lloyd made his way there first and crushed all opposition in his path. Joining forces with him, Cole, Zane, and Lloyd rescued Misako from the pirates and were provided with additional vehicles by Monkey Wrench. They then reunited with Jay, Nya, and Ronin, and together freed the remaining prisoners from the Sky Pirates before pursuing their foes to the Temple of Light.
Back at the River of Darkness, Wu is bitten by a corrupted mosquito and experiences a hallucination where he was confronted by a shadowy version of himself purporting to be his inner darkness brought to life. Wu rejected the specter and eventually awoke, arriving at a skull shaped cave where he encountered Clouse, the mastermind behind the fishermen kidnappings and the further corruption of the Dark Island. After listening to the villain's monologue, Wu attempted to stop him but failed as Clouse fled towards the Temple of Light to complete his master plan.
Dark Island Trilogy - Part 3[]
Kai had been roaming the Billy Badlands since his arrival upon the Dark Island. Hope was beginning to run out for the Red Ninja who was now quite dehydrated after several days of aimless wandering across these endless dunes of sand. To make matters even worse, a passing platoon of Sky Pirates were able to easily capture the weakened ninja. At nightfall however, Kai was reunited with Cole and together they defeated the platoon and stole their vehicles to continue their search for the convoy of dark matter.
After discovering the convoy, Kai and Cole briefly fought against the fleet of trucks before both sides were reinforced by their allies. The fight that ensued raged on until Clouse ran out of patience and used his sorcery to whip up a massive sandstorm to bury his foes. While the ninja were buried beneath the sands, Clouse and the convoy escaped to continue their journey to the Temple of Light, forcing their adversaries to play catch up.
At nightfall, the ninja arrived at the slopes of the Temple of Light, but it was already too late. Clouse had overwhelmed the Temple of Light's defenses with dark matter and brought forth the Shadow Army. With an evil smile, Chen's former right hand man watched as earthquakes ripped across the planet; tsunamis formed and crashed against the shores of Ninjago; and hurricane force winds ripped up all around; the Dark Island was now drifting towards Ninjago to merge both landmasses into one island of darkness. As the ninja struggle to reach the Temple of Light, they catch glimpse of the arrival of Destiny's Bounty down the River of Darkness; Wu had finally arrived. With no options left, Wu ordered his allies to hold off Clouse's forces while he took the fight to Clouse himself by using the golden mech.
Enraged by Wu's intrusion, Clouse recalled the Shadow Army, reforming them into a dark duplicate of Wu's golden mech. "I will show you once and for all that darkness is stronger than light!" declared the mad sorcerer, taking command of the dark mech, immediately engaging Wu in combat. In the furious but brief battle that followed, Wu destroyed Clouse's dark mech and dispelled the shadows with the light of his gleaming, golden sword. As Clouse's forces faltered, a massive vortex opened in the sky, seeking to suck in Clouse as punishment for his ambitions. Although Wu offered Clouse mercy and offered Clouse to take his hand, the sorcerer refused, declaring that he would prefer disappearing to parts unknown than to be rescued by Wu. With his offer rejected, Wu stood by and watched as Clouse was absorbed into the vortex, disappearing alongside the darkness as light returned to where there had once only shadows. With balance restored, the Dark Island drifts away from Ninjago back to its original location as the ninja route the defeated Sky Pirates, tying them up to prepare them for imprisonment in Kryptarium Prison. Elsewhere, Clouse awoke to find himself in a dark, desolate landscape surrounded by Skeleton Warriors. There is no mistaking where he had been banished to: the Underworld.
Back outside the gates of the Temple of Light, the ninja celebrated their victory and looked out towards the horizon, watching as light rose above these shores, signaling the start of a new dawn.
Inhabitants[]
- The Overlord (formerly)
- Stone Army (formerly)
- Garmadon (formerly)
- Gorillas
- Clouse (formerly)
- Sky Pirates (formerly)
Visitors[]
Locations[]
- Temple of Light
- River of Darkness
- Billy Badlands
- Jankikai Jungle
- Shadow Bay
- Mouth of Eternal Shadows
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Before the landmass was split, the Dark Island and Ninjago appear as the symbol of Yin-Yang, to indicate an equal balance between Light and Shadow.
- Just as the Yin-Yang symbol has a contrasting point in each of its halves, the Dark Island has a single area of Light (The Temple of Light), while Ninjago has a single area of Shadow (The Oni Temple).
- The Dark Island and Ninjago are both shaped like dragons.
- If the two islands are reunited, the Dark Matter from the Dark Island would most likely poison Ninjago.[6]
- This was later confirmed in the Dark Island Trilogy.
- The Dark Island was the first landmass besides Ninjago to be revealed in the TV series, followed by Lighthouse Island, Chen's Island, Tiger Widow Island, Dyer Island, the Island of the Keepers, and the World Forest's island.
- In Spinjitzu Spinball Snake Invasion and the scripts, the Dark Island is known as the Dark Continent.
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Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja[]
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Season 4: Tournament of Elements[]
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Season 14: Seabound[]
Ninjago: Reimagined[]
In Ninjago: Dragons Rising[]
Season 1[]
In other media[]
Translations[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| French | Île des Ténèbres |
| Japanese | 闇の島 |
| Russian | Остров Тьмы |