The Djinn Blade, also known as the Sword of Souls, was a powerful sword with the ability to imprison souls. Its origin dates back centuries along the line of kings in Djinjago. Nadakhan was given this weapon by his father when Djinjago collapsed.
The sword trapped souls either by causing people to wish themselves into it or by merely striking them down, who are then presumably subjected entirely under the owner's command. Due to the blade's ancient origins, it can be safely assumed that thousands of souls are trapped within it.
Once the blade was passed down to Nadakhan, he used the weapon to trap the ninja and the other Elemental Masters[1] so he can create a new Djinjago by tearing Ninjago apart, using the souls' strength within it to lift several tons of land into the air, forming sky islands to create an artificial Djinjago.
Due to Jay's final wish causing these events to not occur, the sword was lost during the destruction of Djinjago, of which the realm is currently being restored by Arrakore.
At an unknown point in time, the Djinn Blade came into existence and would come into possession of each Djinn King, absorbing the souls of their enemies, before finally ending up in Khanjikhan's possession. As per tradition, when a Djinn King dies, he leaves his soul and his magic in the Djinn Blade.
The following events were undone due to Jay's final wish, and thus, did not happen in the current timeline.
Upon his arrival in the collapsing Djinjago, Nadakhan was given the Djinn Blade by his father as a means of recreating the realm and also due to his impending status as the new Djinn King. Nadakhan then used the Djinn Blade to transfer Clouse, Misako, and Wu from the Teapot of Tyrahn to it.
After tricking Kai into using his three wishes, Nadakhan absorbed the Red Ninja's soul into the Djinn Blade. Powered by another soul, the Djinn Blade was used to rip massive chunks of land out of Ninjago, slowly recreating Djinjago in the process.
Nadakhan unveiled the works of the Djinn Blade to his crew through the reconstructing Djinjago. Later, he trapped Zane inside it after forcing him to wish it all away.
Nadakhan used the Djinn Blade to call upon Zane's Ice, freezing the deck of the Misfortune's Keep. Cole used his second wish to remove the Djinn Blade from Nadakhan's possession, only for Flintlocke to give it back to his captain. Later, Clancee trapped Cole and Lloyd inside the Djinn Blade by wishing for it all to go away for the two of them.
Nadakhan continued using the Djinn Blade to finish the construction of Djinjago, allowing him to commence with the wedding. Later, when he attempted to escort Nya to the wedding, she convinced him to leave it behind, allowing Jay to steal it.
After regrouping with his team of ninja replacements, he proceeded to be struck and sucked into the Djinn Blade by Echo Zane. Inside the Djinn Blade, Jay rescued Wu, Misako, Kai, Zane, Lloyd, and Cole, freeing them in the process, before escaping, narrowly avoiding being dragged back inside by a vengeful Clouse.
Jay used the Djinn Blade to absorb one of the Sky Pirates' souls and continue wielding it in combat. During his final battle with Nadakhan, he attempted to use Clouse's Magic to defeat Delara, only to be interrupted and later drop the Blade. Later, while Jay cried over Nya's death, Nadakhan picked up the Djinn Blade and attempted to attack the Lightning Ninja with it, but after Jay used his final wish, he dropped it.
The following events occurred after Jay made his final wish, and thus, happened.
After Jay's final wish, which undid the events that happened after Clouse discovered the Teapot of Tyrahn, the Djinn Blade remained in Khanjikhan's possession inside the crumbling Djinjago. However, without Nadakhan to claim it, the blade was ultimately destroyed during the collapse of the realm. Only a single grain of sand remained as a remnant of the realm. As a result of the blade's destruction, all the souls trapped inside were freed and sent to the Departed Realm.
Recognition[]
Nadakhan holding the Djinn Blade and Realm Crystal in the Skybound mural.
After the reconstruction of the Monastery of Spinjitzu, a mural was painted to depict the major historical events the ninja have ever faced. On one of the murals, the Djinn Blade can be seen in Nadakhan's possession.
Powers[]
Soul/Life Force Absorption/Trapping - The Djinn Blade was an ancient, powerful artifact that was able to absorb and imprison the souls/life force of its victims by striking them down, or else having them wished inside it; however, victims whose souls are taken through the conventional method are able to escape the Blade alongside others, regardless of how they ended up within the weapon.
Dimensional Storage (Container Imprisonment) - Inside the Djinn Blade is a strange dimension where time is slowed down, filled with countless floating green crystals, many of which slowly encase its prisoners' souls until they are eventually trapped for all eternity.
Environment Creation - If the Blade is powered up by the abilities of the souls it absorbed, it can be used to create regions the user desires, as Nadakhan was able to rip environments apart from Ninjago as a way to recreate Djinjago by using the weapon.
The Djinn Blade, also known as the Sword of Souls, is the weapon of the royal house of Djinjago. Upon the realm's destruction, the king passed it on to his son, Nadakhan. The sword has the unique power to trap spirits within its blade, allowing the wielder to use their life force to increase his own power. It holds the spirits of Nadakhan’s forefathers and all those who have fallen before the blade. Nadakhan set out to capture the ninja by manipulating them into making wishes that went terribly wrong. He eventually trapped Cole, Kai, Lloyd and Zane in the sword, along with Wu, Misako and Clouse (the latter three were originally trapped in the Teapot of Tyrahn, but when the Teapot is destroyed, their spirits travel into the sword). They were later freed from the sword by Jay.[2]
While the Djinn Blade is the collectible weapon of the Skybound sets, only one appears in the show. Each sword has a different colored blade, along with the face of one of the ninja at its hilt.
In the sets, Nya is trapped in the Djinn Blade, whereas in the TV series, such an event never occurred due to her value to Nadakhan.
The Master Wu sword in the sets is the only collectible version in the sets which does not have a transparent blade.
The Djinn Blade's powers are very similar to those of Katana's Soultaker sword from DC comics, as both the swords can trap the souls of their victims.
It's also similar to the Phoenix Sword in “The Vampire Diaries”.
Concept art of the Djinn Blade absorbing a ninja's soul
A possible earlier idea for the Blade involved the victim's souls being sucked out of their bodies, leaving them as lifeless husks.[3]
The Djinn Blade allows the user to summon an Elemental Dragon of its prisoners' elements, but it would be a different entity because it has a different owner.[4]
