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Elemental Dragons

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This article is about dragons that can be created by Elemental Masters. For elemental creations, see Elemental creations. For the life force of dragons, see Dragon energy.
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“When I realized it wasn't something in front of me that held me back, but something inside me, I found a deeper power. A dragon power.”

Elemental Dragons (also known as Power Dragons[1]) are metaphysical dragons created by the Elemental Masters. They are the physical manifestations of the powers of their Elemental Masters,[2] and by conquering and controlling their fears, the Masters can summon their respective dragons at will. Conversely, the dragon will instantly vanish if its Master loses control of his or her fear.

The Elemental Dragons have powers similar to that of their respective Elemental Master, and they can fly, making them useful transportation. If multiple Masters are under extreme duress or danger, their Elemental Dragons can merge together into a combination dragon wielding both of its component elements. As a result of their emotional and physical relations to their Elemental Masters, each Elemental Dragon is unique to its summoner.[3]

History[]

Legacy of the Green Ninja[]

Island of Darkness[]

After the ninja grant Lloyd the Elemental Powers they'd just regained, the heroes do battle with the Stone Army, using their Elemental Blades. Lloyd summons the Golden Dragon to dispatch their foes from the Temple of Light.

Rise of the Spinjitzu Master[]

Lloyd used his Golden Dragon for the first time, against the Overlord in the final battle after becoming the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master.

After the Final Battle[]

Sometime after the Final Battle, Lloyd used the Golden Dragon to stop the Venomari from burning down a village.

After defeating them, Lloyd made his Golden Dragon disappear and tried to land on the Ultra Dragon, only for it to go towards another direction. Lloyd re-summoned his Golden Dragon and followed the Ultra Dragon to the Spirit Coves.[4]

Rebooted[]

The Surge[]

Lloyd arrived in New Ninjago City, riding the Golden Dragon, in order to aid the ninja. After the Digital Overlord takes control of the city, the ninja flee with the Techno Blades, as Lloyd, saddened by his uncle's sacrifice, follows on his dragon.

Blackout[]

After failing to create a bridge, out of a mountain, with his Golden Power, while trying to perfect his power as the "Ultimate Spinjitzu Master," Lloyd summons the Golden Dragon to create a bridge of gold for him and his father.

Codename: Arcturus[]

After Lloyd returns the ninja's Elemental Powers, at the Temple of Light, thus giving up his Golden Power, he is no longer able to summon the Golden Dragon. Though he does retain an Elemental Dragon, it doesn't appear until much later.

Tournaments of Elements[]

Versus[]

Zane dreamed of the Titanium Dragon chained in a cave. He tries to escape and is about to be eaten before being woken up by P.I.X.A.L.

Spy for a Spy[]

Zane found himself in another dream about the Titanium Dragon, only to be awoken by Cole.

Spellbound[]

Lloyd unleashed the Energy Dragon while he was free-falling onto Chen's Island by facing his fear of falling.

The Day of the Dragon[]

Lloyd used his to travel the island to find Skylor after the ninja were alerted of Chen's plan. As he did so, Karlof stated to an amazed Griffin Turner he wishes he could do that.

When Zane fell into a cave completely identical to the one in his dreams, he saw the Titanium Dragon again. He tried to use his powers to force it back, though his Ice went through it, in addition to P.I.X.A.L. trying to tell him it was in his head. Upon accepting he is now the Titanium Ninja instead of the White Ninja, Zane acknowledges the dragon wasn't real. P.I.X.A.L. told him his power was rising as he unlocked the Titanium Dragon.

At the same time, Kai and Skylor were captured and Kai witnessed as Chen used his daughter as the power source he needed to complete the spell, effectively turning the both of them, as well as Kapau and Chope (in addition to Garmadon and the other Anacondrai Cultists) into Anacondrai. Accepting Skylor's new form and learning her feelings for him are mutual, Kai unlocked the Fire Dragon and used it to escape.

When the Cultists escaped and headed off to Ninjago, Lloyd attempted to follow them on his own as he was the only Elemental Master with a dragon. However, Zane, Kai, and Skylor returned, telling the Masters it was fear and doubt that prevented them from unlocking their dragons. With this, the twelve remaining Masters unlocked their Elemental Dragons and used them to return to Ninjago City.

The Greatest Fear of All[]

Riding a day after Chen, the Elemental Masters returned to Ninjago City to find the Anacondrai Cultists haven't attacked. While the ninja, Nya, Garmadon, and Skylor headed for the Samurai X Cave, the other masters took off on their dragons to keep watch. The ninja then used their dragons to fly to Kryptarium Prison to find Pythor and back. When Chen's trucks approached Ninjago City, Shadow led the masters to summon their dragons and prepare to take them head-on, only for the trucks to divide to conquer. The masters split up to intercept a truck each while the ninja also took on a truck. After Skylor realized the trucks were pulling the masters away from the people, Master Wu ordered them to stop the trucks. When they did, they saw the trucks were empty and lost their dragons out of fear.

The Corridor of Elders[]

Without their dragons, the ninja and the Masters took the trucks and returned to the Samurai X Cave. According to Gravis, almost everyone lost their dragons; despite this, they still managed to defeat the cultists when Garmadon had himself banished to have them cursed.

Possession[]

Winds of Change[]

The ninja used their Elemental Dragons to track down and capture a giant fish that was terrorizing a nearby fishing village. Later, when they were using their powers to help advertise Wu's new tea shop, an unusual windstorm unexpectedly took them away. It was that night they learned the reason: Morro, the late Elemental Master of Wind, had possessed Lloyd, and was thus able to summon a corrupted version of Lloyd's Energy Dragon.

Ghost Story[]

Morro pursued the de-powered ninja on the possessed Energy Dragon in the air, and managed to ground the Destiny's Bounty along with taking Wu's staff which contained clues to the First Spinjitzu Master's tomb.

Stiix and Stones[]

After Morro unlocked Airjitzu, he summoned his dragon and used it to pick up Soul Archer before flying away from Stiix.

The Temple on Haunted Hill[]

After it began to rain, Morro summoned his dragon to move onto the next clue.

The following events were undone due to Jay's final wish, and thus, did not happen in the current timeline.

Skybound[]

Infamous[]

Since joining to be the newest ninja on the team, Nya as the Water Ninja is seen to have successfully created her Water Dragon.

Public Enemy Number One[]

The ninja rode their Elemental Dragons to the Monastery of Spinjitzu.

Misfortune Rising[]

Upon receiving a letter that his father passed away, Jay used his elemental dragon to fly to Ed & Edna's Scrap N Junk.

My Dinner With Nadakhan[]

In an attempt to find the mainland, Lloyd uses his Energy Dragon to search the vast ocean away from Tiger Widow Island . In the end, even he cannot sustain the energy for an extensive time and barely manages to return to the island with the remaining stranded ninja.

Wishmasters[]

When Lloyd enabled Jay and Nya to escape from Nadakhan, the two ninja were unable to materialize their Elemental Dragons due to Jay's injuries and Nya's fear for him. When they locked hands during their fall, however, their trust in each other replaced their fear and their combined powers created a hybrid dragon, allowing them to escape.

Operation Land Ho![]

Jay summoned his dragon to find allies to help him stop the wedding. He would later summon it to chase after Sqiffy and Bucko before they could warn Nadakhan. However, he was forced to let Bucko go and used his dragon to reach the land going up to Djinjago.

The following events occurred after Jay made his final wish, and thus, happened.

The Hands of Time[]

The Attack[]

In spite of warning from his friends, Lloyd summons his Elemental Dragon, in order to take out the Vermillion, attacking the temple, from below.

As his friends warned, Lloyd is scared, causing his dragon to disappear. As he follows, Kai summons his Elemental Dragon to save him, but is unable to make it fast enough. Fortunately, Samurai X saves him in its mech.

Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea[]

Kai and Nya created the Fusion Dragon to traverse through the Boiling Sea. Later, when Kai and Nya needed to escape the Boiling Sea, they summoned the Dragon again.

After the Vermillion left the ninja fall into the Sea, the Dragon was summoned to save them.

Lost in Time[]

To help aid in the battle, Kai and Nya used their dragon. However, Nya jumped off to retrieve the Reversal Blade. Without her, the Dragon disappeared. It reappeared once they reversed time, and Kai, Nya, and Wu follow the Time Twins into the vortex.

March of the Oni[]

Endings[]

When Lloyd met the First Spinjitzu Master in the Grasslands, he also found out that he was with the Golden Dragon.

The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye[]

When Quanish the Elder met the First Spinjitzu Master in the Grasslands, the Golden Dragon was also present.

Crystalized[]

Roots[]

The four ninja use their Elemental Powers and the Golden Weapons to create the Golden Ultra Dragon to prevent the Overlord from stealing their elemental powers. The Golden Ultra Dragon saved Lloyd from the fall and was able to defeat the Overlord.

Known Elemental Dragons[]

Appearances[]

Sets[]

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu[]

Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja[]

Season 3: Rebooted[]

Season 4: Tournament of Elements[]

Season 5: Possession[]

Season 6: Skybound[]

Season 7: The Hands of Time[]

Season 9: Hunted[]

Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu[]

Season 10: March of the Oni[]

Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu[]

Season 15: Crystalized[]

Ninjago Magazine[]

Books[]

Video games[]

Trivia[]

  • Being an extension of the owner's person, each Elemental Dragon is a different entity depending on the user.[3][5]
    • This explains why the Golden Dragon appeared alongside the First Spinjitzu Master in the Grasslands in "Endings" despite being previously "downgraded" into Lloyd's Energy Dragon. The two were different versions of the Golden Dragon, and it was Lloyd's version that became the Energy Dragon.
    • An Elemental Dragon most likely ages with its rider, as seen with Wu's dragon.[6]
    • The Titanium Dragon's silver torso armor may be due to its connection to its master Zane's newly obtained titanium form.
    • Cole's Earth Dragon resembling his former dragon Rocky may symbolize how close he was to Rocky.
  • All of the ninja's Elemental Dragons, including Wu's, have appeared in at least one set, except for the Water Dragon and the Hydroelectric Dragon. However, some may see the dragon from 70602 Jay's Elemental Dragon as the Hydroelectric Dragon rather than the Lightning Dragon, and the Character Encyclopedia Updated and Expanded seems to view it as such.
  • The Golden Dragon was the first Elemental Dragon to be shown in the TV series. Fittingly, its scale with its owner compared to that of other Elemental Dragons and their masters shows that it is the largest of them all.
    • Unlike the other elemental dragons, Lloyd was never stated to need to face his fear to unlock the Golden Dragon (until it became the Energy Dragon), tough it is notable that Lloyd fully unlocked the dragon during "the final battle" against the Overlord after he fully accepted that he alone without the other ninja needed to face the Overlord.
  • Jacob appeared in a cameo in "The Corridor of Elders" with the other Elemental Masters. Tommy Andreasen stated "They picked him up", indicating he did not unlock his dragon like the rest of them.[7]
  • A dull gold-colored dragon appears in a flashback in "Spellbound," being ridden by an unidentified Elemental Master. The dragon's appearance strongly resembles that of the Gravity Dragon, yet its rider is not Levi.
  • There are two minor weaknesses in using an Elemental Dragon; the first, as revealed in "The Greatest Fear of All," is when the user is shown to have great fear, they will lose control of the dragons. The other is shown in "My Dinner With Nadakhan," in that the energy to sustain the dragons comes from its respective master. If he or she uses it for too long on one trip, his or her own energy will run out and the dragon will vanish. As another consequence, the Elemental Master must wait for a time before his or her energy is restored.
  • In "Wishmasters," Jay and Nya create the very first hybrid Elemental Dragon: a mix of their Water and Lightning powers to create a Hydroelectric Dragon possessing both elemental qualities.
  • Skylor, Jacob, Morro, Acronix, Krux, and all Elemental Masters introduced in Dragons Rising, haven't unlocked their Elemental Dragons on-screen. As such, the only elemental dragons not seen in the show are the elemental dragons for Amber, Sound, Wind, Time, and the elements introduced in Dragons Rising.
    • In Morro's case, he used a corrupted version of Lloyd's dragon, but never his own, as he is not "a person who rests in himself and has overcome [his] fears".[8]
  • According to The Book of Spinjitzu, Elemental Masters can only unlock their dragons after unlocking their True Potentials. Indeed the two powers are similar, since in both cases the user must first overcome emotional burdens to unlock these abilities.
    • Almost all the Elemental Masters known to have dragons are confirmed to have also unlocked their True Potential, except Wu, Lloyd and Garmadon. The original four Ninja unlocked theirs in Season 1: Rise of the Snakes, Garmadon confirmed in "The Invitation" that all the other fighters in the Tournament of Elements already unlocked theirs and Nya unlocked hers in Curseworld, Part II, before being shown to have also unlocked her elemental dragon in the very next episode.
      • In Wu's case, he was never known to have unlocked his True Potential, while Lloyd's case is somewhat unclear. While he did became the ultimate Spinjitzu Master after he unlocked his Golden Power, he was never stated to have unlocked the true potential of his main power, Energy. In 2017, Tommy Andreasen said it was "kind of" his potential[9], and in 2020, replied indicating that it may not been have unlocked in the Temple of Light because the ninja gave their potentials to him.[10]
      • It is possible that Garmadon (who unlocked his true potential in the episode of the same name) has tried to unleash his Elemental Dragon, but his Oni side was too powerful and prevented him from doing so.[11]
  • For the purpose of preventing the ninja (and the other Elemental Masters) from being too overpowered, Elemental Dragons are not used in Sons of Garmadon or Hunted.[12] No canon explanation is given in the show, though it is implied to be connected to Wu's disappearance as given in the could-be-canon novel, Way of the Departed, possibly meaning that the ninja could not conjure their dragons because they were too afraid they wouldn't be able to find Wu.
    • On September 11, 2019, Tommy Andreasen said in a tweet that at some point the reason why the ninja no longer use Elemental Dragons might be explained.[13]
    • As of Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu, it would seem that the ninja (at least Lloyd, Nya, and Zane) have fears holding them back, as seen by their reflections in the Mirror of Dread in "The Explorers Club." This would presumably prevent them from using their Elemental Dragons once more.
    • The same was done for Airjitzu.
      • In the could-be-canonical novel Way of the Departed, it's stated that Airjitzu draws on Edo magic, a dark form of Magic, hence the possible reason the Ninja stopped using this technique. As such, a possible theory for why the Ninja no longer use elemental dragons is that the Edo magic might have weakened or otherwise negatively affected their powers and they stopped using Airjitzu to not impaire their powers further.
  • In "Green and Gold" and "Endings," the design of the Golden Dragon is different than what it was in Legacy of the Green Ninja and Rebooted.
  • In "Operation Land Ho!," Dareth jumped from a building hoping to conjure an Elemental Dragon, yelling "Where are you, brown dragon?" before Ronin caught him.
    • Interestingly, Dareth might the one who foreshadowed Elemental Dragons. In "Pirates vs. Ninja", the first episode of Season 2 and Dareth's first appearance, after being caught by the Ultra Dragon, Dareth thought he summoned it, stating "I called the dragon!" In the last episode of Season 2, "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master", Lloyd did fully unlock the Golden Dragon.
  • Up until Skybound, the reigns of the dragons were generally the same color as the dragons themselves. However, with The Hands of Time, the reigns changed to be a light gray color, though this was only seen on Lloyd's and Kai's dragons, as no other dragons besides the Fusion Dragon were seen in the season.
  • Unlike regular dragons, these dragons do not have a gender, as they are "just pure element."[14]
  • The term Elemental Dragon has also been used for other dragons who have Elemental Powers, such as the ninja's original dragons and Boreal.[15][16]
    • Since the Overlord is not only the wielder of Darkness, but its very source (in Ninjago at least) and his original form was a dragon, the Overlord could technically be considered the Elemental Dragon of Darkness (at least in his original form).
  • The Elemental Dragons seem to be semi-sentient, as when Kai flew down to catch Lloyd and was attacked by the Vermillion, the dragon turned its head and flicked its tail to get Kai back to the reins.
  • The Elemental Dragons cannot travel between realms like their corporeal counterparts.[17]
    • It was initially thought that Dragons possessed and were the source of every element there was (except Darkness) and this would somewhat explain why the Elemental Masters could use their powers to manifest dragons themselves, but it was eventually revealed that the only elements they possess are the four elements of Creation, Wind, Water, and Energy.[18][19] This left it unclear about the source/origin of the other elements and why those could also be used to summon elemental dragons.
      • It was ultimately revealed that the Source Dragons (who predated the Firstbourne and the current species of Dragons) were the source of all elemental powers (including Darkness, albeit indirectly[20], and Golden Power); it is possible their connection to the elements allows the Masters to manifest dragons.
        • When asked if Elemental Dragons took the form of a dragon because of all elements originating from the Source Dragons, Chris "Doc" Wyatt answered with "Huh. Interesting thinking. I hadn't thought about that tbh."[21]

Gallery[]

Translations[]

Elemental Dragons[]

Language Name
Chinese (Simplified) 元素神龙 (S4)
元素龙 (S5)
元素飞龙 (S6)

Power Dragons[]

Language Name
Chinese (Simplified) 元素龙

References[]

  1. ↑ "The Greatest Fear of All"
  2. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/965850119856906240
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/845162349828857856
  4. ↑ "Green and Gold"
  5. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/827549160983388163
  6. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/814767932345610241
  7. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/942371273539248128
  8. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/812633086605348864
  9. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/826117325183209472
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20200711221035/https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1282073033390391296
  11. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1892891124030746683
  12. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/965843818204540928
  13. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1171814355031265281
  14. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/804641421525471232
  15. ↑ "Pirates vs. Ninja"
  16. ↑ Character Encyclopedia New Edition
  17. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1565986385739370496
  18. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1105535452151455744
  19. ↑ https://bsky.app/profile/docwyattbeyond.bsky.social/post/3ldm2cfwwok2d
  20. ↑ https://bsky.app/profile/docwyattbeyond.bsky.social/post/3lkqyzsviqc2r
  21. ↑ https://bsky.app/profile/docwyattbeyond.bsky.social/post/3m2ch2dvcns2f
Abilities

Martial arts

Spinjitzu: Catjitzu · Dragon Spinjitzu · Forbidden Spinjitzu · Object Spinjitzu · Shatterspin · Spinjitzu Burst · Tornado of Creation
Other: Airjitzu · Art of the Silent Fist · Rising Dragon

Elemental abilities

Dragon Form · Earth Punch · Elemental creations (Elemental Golems) · Elemental Dragons · Elemental shields · Fury of the Storm (Storm · Wave) · True Potential

Serpentine abilities

Anacondrai invisibility · Constrictai grip · Fang-Kwon-Do · Fangpyre bite · Hive Mind · Hypnobrai hypnosis · Venomari venom · Vermillion reconstruction

Mystical arts

Curses · Magic (Dark Magic) · Shadows

Nindroid abilities

Falcon Vision · Zane's holographic cloak

Dareth's abilities

Animal fighting styles · Brown Power

Dancing techniques

Electric Jaya · Triple Tiger Sashay

Dragon energy

Balance · Chaos (Energy claws · Winds of Chaos) · Energy · Flow · Focus · Life · Motion · Strength
Other: Sparks

Other abilities

Dream Crafting (non-canon) · Invisibility · Origami · Possession · Self-Duplication · Shapeshifting · Soul absorption · Time travel · Visions

Elemental Dragons

Elemental essence dragons

Golden Dragon · Master Wu's dragon

Single-element dragons

Earth Dragon · Energy Dragon · Fire Dragon · Form Dragon · Gravity Dragon · Light Dragon · Lightning Dragon · Metal Dragon · Morro's dragon · Mind Dragon · Nature Dragon · Poison Dragon · Shadow Dragon · Smoke Dragon · Speed Dragon · Titanium Dragon · Water Dragon

Elemental combination dragons

Hydroelectric Dragon · Fusion Dragon · Golden Ultra Dragon

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