Elemental Rider

“When is a Venomari truly defeated? When the Nindroid rolls… snake ice!”

— Zane

Elemental Rider
Air date	December 19, 2018
Written by	Tommy Andreasen
Directed by	Sanne Dirckinck-Holmfeld
Episode guide
Previous	"The Weekend Drill"
Next	"Blue Lightning"

Elemental Rider is the fourth short film from the Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu mini-series based around the ninja and Master Wu, taking place sometime between the ninth and tenth season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu.

Kai and Zane are the focus characters of this episode, while the Venomari are the antagonists.

Synopsis

The ninja’s work on the mural at the Monastery of Spinjitzu continues. But has Jay gone into some meditative trance? Or spontaneous self-hibernation? Nope, he’s just daydreaming about the time the ninja used their elemental vehicles to save NINJAGO City. Remember when Lloyd, Pythor and the Venomari (that sneaky snake tribe!) were stealing candy from the good folks of the NINJAGO® world? Well, if you don’t, maybe your memory can be enhanced!

Plot

Zane and Kai recall a time when they fought off Venomari, who were stealing Ninjago City's citizen's belongings. They were easily defeated after using their Golden Weapons in vehicle form.

Appearances

Characters

Cast

• Kai - Vincent Tong
• Spitta - Unknown
• Wu - Paul Dobson
• Zane - Brent Miller

Non-speaking

• Jay
• Monks
• Lasha (flashback)
• Rufus McCallister (flashback)

Miscellaneous

• Garmadon (painting)
• Harumi (painting)
• Iron Baron (painting)
• Colossus (painting)
• Acronix (painting)
• Krux (painting)
• Ray (painting)
• Maya (painting)
• Clouse (painting)
• Nadakhan (painting)
• Morro (painting)
• Ghoultar (painting)
• Soul Archer (painting)
• Ronin (painting)
• Chen (painting)
• The Overlord (painting)
• Cryptor (painting)
• Min-Droid (painting)
• Kozu (painting)
• Giant Stone Warrior (painting)
• Pythor (painting)
• Skales (painting)
• Acidicus (painting)
• Fangtom (painting)
• Skalidor (painting)
• Samukai (painting)
• Kruncha (painting)
• Nuckal (painting)

Creatures

• Firstbourne (painting)
• The Preeminent (painting)
• Great Devourer (painting)

Events

• Fall of Ninjago (painting)
• Alternate timeline (painting)
• Ghost invasion (painting)
• Second Serpentine War (painting)
• Nindroid crisis (painting)
• The Final Battle (painting)
• Attack of the Great Devourer (painting)

Items

• Bo staff
• Sword of Fire (flashback)
• Shurikens of Ice (flashback)
• Candy (flashback)
• Spears (flashback)
• Artificial limbs (painting)

Vehicles

• Blade Cycle (flashback)
• Snowmobile (flashback)
• Storm Glider (flashback)
• Samurai Mech (painting)
• Tread Assault (painting)
• Destiny's Bounty (painting)
• Earth Driller (painting)
• Iron Doom (painting)
• Golden Mech (painting)

Locations

• Ninjago
  • Mountains of Impossible Height
    • Monastery of Spinjitzu
  • Ninjago City (flashback)
    • Borg Tower
  • Sea of Sand (flashback)

Species

• Humans
• Nindroids
• Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids
• Serpentine
  • Anacondrai (painting)
  • Constrictai (painting)
  • Fangpyre (painting)
  • Hypnobrai (painting)
  • Venomari (flashback)
• Djinns (painting)
• Ghosts (painting)
• Skulkin (painting)
• Stone Warriors (painting)

Transcript

For the transcript of the episode, click here.

Trivia

• Zane confirms that he can visualize any event that has happened, while he also owns a "selective memory" upgrade making everyone resemble their current appearances.
• The Legacy set appearing in this episode is 70667 Kai's Blade Cycle & Zane's Snowmobile.
• This is the only Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu episode where everyone in the show appears in its set.
• It is possible that the events of the flashback in the next mini-movie, "Blue Lightning," are meant to happen right after the Storm Glider with Jay flew away at the very beginning of the flashback in this episode.

Continuity

• This mini-movie marks the first time the Blade Cycle and the Snowmobile are seen since "Day of the Great Devourer."
  • This mini-movie also marks the first time the Sword of Fire and the Shurikens of Ice are seen since "Wrong Place, Wrong Time."
• The mother and son who were saved during the events of Hunted make an appearance in this episode.
  • Rufus McCallister also makes an appearance in this episode.
• Borg Tower appears in this short, although it should not be built during these events. However, since Zane used an enhanced visual augmentation to depict events, this can also apply to the tower.

Errors

• Before the flashback begins, Zane talks without his titanium-body filter.
• When Kai is about to throw the Sword of Fire at the street lamp, the part of the sword's hilt that Kai is holding can be seen through his hand. This section of the handle is also white.

Gallery

For the gallery of the episode, click here.

Episode

Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu - LEGO NINJAGO - Elemental Rider