| “Eternal hope, endurance, belief in one’s self. Behold, my wakizashi is sharp, but lo my will is sharper! My katana is strong, but my heart. . . stronger!” |
| — Successful Samurai, to Okino |
| "I am Okino" | |
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| Season 12, Episode 5 | |
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| Air date | April 4, 2020 (Asia) April 5, 2020 (Australia) |
| Written by | Kevin Burke Chris Wyatt |
| Directed by | Daniel Ife |
| Episode guide | |
| Previous "Superstar Rockin' Jay" | Next "The Glitch" |
I am Okino is the fifth episode of the twelfth season and the 133rd overall of LEGO Ninjago. It aired on April 5, 2020 in Australia, paired up with "The Glitch."
Synopsis
Inside one of the game zones, a Samurai named Okino faces a crisis of faith when he repeatedly fails to lead a series of Masters to victory, causing him to lose all hope - until some familiar ninja arrive.
Extended: Okino is a serious, duty-bound Samurai warrior who is unaware that Prime Empire is a game, since he is part of it. His job is to lead players through the three dangers of Terra Karana - the Forest of Discontent, the Cliffs of Hysteria and the Maze of the Red Dragon where the first Key-tana is located. Unfortunately, the game is rigged to be nearly impossible and Okino quickly fails his masters, who are dematerialised into cubes of energy. As more and more masters are "cubed", Okino begins to lose faith in his abilities. One day, Okino meets another Samurai like himself who is more successful in keeping her master alive. Okino internalises this as a fault of his own so he trains and pushes himself as never before. Despite all his efforts, he loses more masters. Okino prepares to abandon his responsibilities when a final group of travellers arrive, seeking his help. It is the ninja.[1]
Plot
Okino is seen training passingly as he hopes to guide a gamer through Terra Karana and help them obtain the purple Key-Tana. His first attempt is with Newbie Gamer, who interrupts when Okino is explaining Terra Karana and the three deadly challenges: the Forest of Discontent, the Cliffs of Hysteria, and the Maze of the Red Dragon.
A gamer cubed and taken away.
Okino, determined not to fail another master, plants Newbie Gamer's sword in the ground trains rigorously before Gamer Geek arrives in Terra Karana. Despite the original excitement from Gamer Geek, she too is cubed. Okino continues to train and hopes to guide a master to victory, but constantly fails every gamer.
Okino talking to Successful Samurai.
With inspiration from Okino, he begins to train differently saying that he must change and adapt. Soon, he meets Adventure-Ready Woman who seeks guidance from Okino. She is able to get through the Forest of Discontent thanks to helpful advice from Okino. Next, she is able to scale the soaring Cliffs of Hysteria. When they reach the top, the two can see the Maze of the Red Dragon. With determination, Adventure-Ready Woman continues, but is picked up by a huge bird and is cubed, causing Okino to lose all hope.
Lloyd welcomes Okino as their guide.
The Ninja spot Okino who calls himself a disgrace since he didn't lead any of his master to success. However, the Nya embraces Okino saying it would be an honor if they could have him as their guide.
Cast
- Adventure-Ready Woman - Kathleen Barr
- Cole - Kirby Morrow
- Gamer Geek - Kathleen Barr
- Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
- Kai - Vincent Tong
- Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
- Newbie Gamer - Brian Drummond
- Nya - Kelly Metzger
- Okino - Alessandro Juliani
- Sage Master - Brian Drummond
- Successful Samurai - Ian Hanlin
Transcript
For the transcript of the episode, click here.
Locations Visited
Trivia
- Narrator: Okino
- This marks the first time that the Ninja wear their Digi Suits.
- It is revealed that if a player loses all 4 of their lives, they will turn into cubes of energy that end up collected by one of Unagami's Aerial Drones.
- This episode marks the sixth time a character's name is directly mentioned in an episode's title, that being Okino.
- The other five being "Codename: Arcturus" (Arcturus), "My Dinner With Nadakhan" (Nadakhan), "Saving Faith" (Faith), "Krag's Lament" (Krag), and the previous episode "Superstar Rockin' Jay" (Jay).
Errors
- When Okino failed to do push-ups, his hair tie was black instead of red.
Gallery
For the gallery of the episode, click here.
