Legend of the Brown Ninja is a Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu book released in 2016. It is the tenth installment of the Ninjago chapter book series.
Official description[]
Dareth, the Brown Ninja, is a legend in his own slick, smooth-talking way. He's always been there to help the ninja navigate the ups and downs of celebrity life.
Since Cole, Jay, Kai, Lloyd, Nya, and Zane defeated the Preeminent, their fame has exploded. Dareth considers it his duty to help the ninja make the most of their big moment — even if it means creating a few photo ops on his own.
But when one of his stunts backfires, Dareth finds himself in a hot mess . . . surrounded by some of the biggest, baddest guys in the land! Can he tap into his own True Potential to save the day?
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Cole
- Cyrus Borg
- Dan
- Dareth
- Pirates
- Fred Finely
- Jay
- Kai
- Kruncha
- Kryptarium inmates
- Lloyd
- Nindroid Warriors
- Noble
- Nuckal
- Nya
- P.I.X.A.L.
- Prison guards
- Skylor
- Soto
- Stone Warrior
- The Mechanic
- Wu
- Wyplash
- Zane
Mentioned[]
Creatures[]
- Dragons (holograms)
- Elemental Earth Dragon
- Elemental Fire Dragon
- Elemental Lightning Dragon
- Elemental Water Dragon
- Energy Dragon
- Titanium Dragon
Items[]
Vehicles[]
Events[]
- Alternate timeline (mentioned)
- Fred Finely Live at Five
- Mother's Day (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Ninjago
- Ninjago City
- Biker Barry's Buffalo Wings Bar
- Borg Tower
- Chen's Noodle House
- Master Soba's Soup Shop
- Ninjago City Hospital (mentioned)
- Sea of Sand
- Ninjago City
Species[]
- Dragons (holograms)
- Humans
- Elemental Dragons
- Fake Anacondrai (mentioned)
- Ghosts
- Oni/Dragon hybrids
- Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids
- Nindroids
- Skulkin
- Stone Warriors
Summary[]
The ninja are trying to get out of the celebrity life, but Dareth keeps tricking them in to doing things, such as a talk show, a fight against hologram dragons and finally, a fight against real Kryptarium Prison villains. The ninja fight the bad guys until Dareth tries to end the “show”. The bad guys refuse and keep fighting the ninja. Dareth realizes he messed up. After a fight, the ninja defeat the bad guys. At the end, Dareth organizes for the ninja to enjoy Chen’s Noodle House all to themselves.
Trivia[]
- This book is set between Skybound and the Dark Island Trilogy.
- The ninja reveal they are unable to go to Chen’s Noodle House because of how famous they are.
- On the cover art, Dareth's face most resembles his face from 70751 Temple of Airjitzu even though this face is less accurate to his show appearance.
- During the prison section of the book, some parts from the episode "Enkrypted" are used, such as Lloyd saying that The Mechanic has no spine or backbone and Zane rerouting all power to his chest.
Errors[]
- Throughout the entire book, Fred Finely is misspelled "Fred Finley".
- Similarly, Kryptarium Prison is misspelled "Kryptorium."