The Fangpyre are one of the five Serpentine tribes. They are known for providing vehicular transportation for the Serpentine. After Lloyd Garmadon freed them from their tomb, the Fangpyre united with the other Serpentine and Pythor, then embarked on a quest to awaken the Great Devourer. While this plan succeeded, the beast was soon killed by Garmadon. After the Serpentine betrayed him, the Fangpyre and their fellow tribes journeyed underground, stumbling across the Tomb of the Stone Army. Upon entering, they were faced with the revived Stone Army, which attacked the Serpentine and trapped them in the tomb.
The Fangpyre and their fellow Serpentine made the tomb their home until the ninja discovered them, at which point the Nindroid crisis had begun. The Serpentine opted to avoid the struggle, but would later help evacuate Ninjago's citizens after the Overlord began attacking the city. Following his defeat, the Fangpyre and the other tribes returned to the surface, living in Ninjago alongside its people. When the Second Serpentine War commenced, they fought in the climactic battle at the Corridor of Elders.
History[]
Background[]
The Fangpyre are one of the five Serpentine tribes, and their origin is unknown. As time passed, their tribe would come to have arguments and conflicts with the other four tribes of the Serpentine and later humans as well. They were involved in the Serpentine War, and were locked underground for 40 years for their crimes.
Rise of the Snakes[]
After being betrayed by the Hypnobrai, Lloyd released the Fangpyre in order to get revenge. The Fangpyre agreed to help him and later attacked Ed & Edna's Scrap N Junk to create vehicles for the attack. However, the Fangpyre end up betraying Lloyd as well due to their general Fangtom being friends with Skales, the current general of the Hypnobrai. After Pythor released the remaining two tribes, the Fangpyre united with the other tribes in a quest to recover the four Fangblades in order to awaken the Great Devourer. Although the Serpentine succeed in awakening the Devourer, the serpent proved to be impossible to control and all of the Serpentine, including the Fangpyre, took shelter in their old tomb until Lord Garmadon destroyed the Devourer with the Golden Weapons.
Legacy of the Green Ninja[]
After the destruction of the Great Devourer, the Fangpyre continued to remain free with the rest of the Serpentine. When Skales tried to convince the tribes to follow him, Garmadon soon arrived and takes control of the Serpentine, minus the generals. After Skales' attempt to kidnap Lloyd fails and his imprisonment in the city jail, Fangtom and the other generals join Garmadon as well. After the destruction of the Mega Weapon, Garmadon decides to find the Dark Island, only for Skales to knock him off the Rattlercopter and take control of the Serpentine. After becoming the new snake king, Skales leads the Serpentine to Ninjago City to bury it, only to end up finding the Tomb of the Stone Army. After the Stone Army was awakened by the venom of the Great Devourer, the Fangpyre and the rest of the serpentine tried to fight back, only to be easily defeated and sealed inside the tomb.
Rebooted[]
Some point after their humbling defeat at the hands of the Stone Army, the Fangpyre, alongside the rest of the Serpentine, reformed and built up their society within the former Tomb of the Stone Army, making peace with the humans in their isolation.
Season 4: Tournament of Elements[]
The Fangpyre participated in the battle at the Corridor of Elders, helping to defeat Chen and his army.
Appearance[]
Their body markings are red and white, with soldiers and scouts possessing a mostly white body while the warriors and the General possess mostly red bodies. They all have a set of white fangs, with the warriors and the General having sets that are longer. They all have white eyes.
Ordinary Fangpyre don't have long tails and instead have legs as opposed to the General, who gains a long tail from their staff. Red Vipers are relatively small and look like actual snakes.
Abilities[]
- Fangpyre bite: The Fangpyre have the power to turn people, vehicles, and other objects into snakes. When the Fangpyre bites people, their victims slowly transform into a snake. Simple organisms (such as flies) and vehicles, on the other hand, inherit snake-like abilities and appearances immediately. A Fangpyre injected with Fangpyre venom (usually by accidentally biting itself or by being bitten by a fellow Fangpyre) will sprout a second head. It is unknown what would happen if a two-headed Fangpyre was bitten again, or if a Fangpyre bit a Serpentine of a different tribe.
- High speed: According to Master Wu, the Fangpyre are fast.[1] They also are very agile, able to jump very high, and can climb fast.
Weaknesses[]
- Metal armor: The Fangpyre cannot bite through metal armor and inject their venom through it. Biting down hard on metal may hurt their teeth and stagger them for a bit.
Tomb[]
The Fangpyre's graveyard tomb is located in the Cemetery of Souls. It was used by the Serpentine to hide from the Great Devourer and is a playable arena in the LEGO Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes app.
Official description[]
Character Encyclopedia New Edition[]
Red is a warning sign, so watch out for the bright-red markings of the Fangpyre tribe! A poisonous bite from a Fangpyre can turn anything or anyone into a snake. Always hungry, Fang-Suei bites anything he can find. He turns many machines into snakelike vehicles for his tribe.
Trivia[]
- Due to the characteristics of their heads when bitten by each other, Fangpyres are the second-largest Serpentine, the first being the Anacondrai.
- It is unknown what a "normal" Fangpyre Warrior or General looks like; both Fangdam and Fangtom's double heads were a result of being injected with Fangpyre venom, due to accidents in biting. However, it can be assumed that before they were bitten, their heads looked like a shorter and thinner version of Pythor's.
- In the Korean dub , the tribe name is pronounced as FANG-pa-eh.
- They are the only tribe which name does not end in an "I" sound.
- Fangpyre is a combination of "Fang" and "Vampire."
- Additionally, all Fangpyres speak with Transylvanian accents.
- It appears that the higher the rank within the Fangpyre tribe, the more red coloring the Serpentine has.
- They were inspired by, or at least resemble, many of the multi-headed snakes common in ancient mythology.[2]
- They are the only original Serpentine tribe referred to in the plural form that is different than their singular name ("Fangpyres" and "Fangpyre"). This is because they are the only original tribe whose name does not end in an I.
- However, they are still referred to as "the Fangpyre" in a plural sense as well.
- They and the Constrictai are the only tribes of snakes that have not reappeared in Legacy, most likely because their design pieces no longer exist.
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