Kai and Nya's family

“Father was the Elemental Master of Fire. Mother was the Master of Water.”

— Nya, "The Hands of Time"

Kai and Nya's family
Information
Members	Kai Nya Ray Maya
Place of residence	Four Weapons Blacksmith
Element/Essence	Fire (Kai and formerly Ray) Water (Nya and Maya; formerly)
First appearance	Way of the Ninja (Kai and Nya; Ray pictured) Spellbound (Maya; flashback)
Status	Alive
Voiced by	Vincent Tong (Kai and Ray) Kelly Metzger (Nya) Jillian Michaels (Maya) Layla (Nya; Ninja Vlogs)

Kai and Nya's family is the family containing the two most recent generations of Elemental Masters of Fire and Water.

Individuals

• Kai
• Nya
• Ray (Kai and Nya's father)
• Maya (Kai and Nya's mother)

Trivia

• All known members of the family are or were once Elemental Masters of Fire or Water. The known Masters of Fire have always been male while the Masters of Water have been female.
• The family was split apart when Kai and Nya were children, with Kai being around 5 years old and Nya being 3 when Ray and Maya were captured by Krux.
• The family was reunited in The Hands of Time episode, "Pause and Effect," where the above backstory is explained.
• The family members have a number of physical similarities:
  • Everyone except Kai has black hair.
  • Ray from the time of the Serpentine War has the same face as Kai from before Season 8, and present Ray still has the same mouth. Kai's future reflection looks nearly identical to past Ray minus Ray's facial hair, though present Ray, who has different eyebrows, is likely closer to the age in Kai's reflection.
  • Pre-Season 7 Nya also has similar eyebrows to pre-Season 7 Kai and past Ray.
  • Maya has the same a collar design as most of Nya's outfits, including all of her Samurai X suits.
  • In Season 7, Nya has the same eyebrows as past Maya.
  • Post-Season 7 Nya has similar eyebrows to present-day Maya.
• Kai and Nya's last name was considered to be "Smith" behind the scenes, but this is not necessarily canon to the show.
• According to the 2014 version of the Ninjago website, Kai's parents called him "Ash" for the first two months of his life. According to Tommy Andreasen, this can be considered canon.
• Though Delara looks identical to Nya, they are not related.
• According to Tommy Andreasen, it is possible that when Ray and Maya disappeared, Kai and Nya were cared for by their friendly neighbors, whom Wu asked for.
• According to The Book of Elemental Powers, Nyad was Kai, Nya, and Maya's ancestor. However, since the book is an in-universe book written by Jake, it is unknown if this is actually true.

Gallery

Members

Kai

Nya

Ray (Kai and Nya's father)

Maya (Kai and Nya's mother)

In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

In their imprisonment at the Dragon's Forge, Ray and Maya kept photos of their children on the wall (behind Kai in this image).