Maaray Guards

“I will destroy you, old man. And when I say "I," I mean them. What are you looking at? I'm talking about you, you fools!”

— Kalmaar to Wu and the Maaray Guards, "Master of the Sea"

Maaray Guards
Information
Past members	Maaray Soldiers Gripe
Nationality	Endless Sea
Affiliation	Merlopians Royal Family of Merlopia The Resistance (formerly)
Enemies	Ninja (formerly)
Base of operations	Merlopia Temple of Wojira (formerly) Crossroads
First appearance	"Unsinkable" 71750 Lloyd's Hydro Mech
Latest appearance	"The Power Within" 892182 Maaray Guard
Status	Alive (majority) Deceased (three)

The Maaray Guards are the guardians of Merlopia.

History

Seabound

The Tale of Benthomaar (flashback)

The Maaray Guards were having a discussion with Trimaar about the royal manta races until Kalmaar arrived. The guards then left the throne room to give the King and Prince space.

Unsinkable

Two of the Maaray Guards rode on top of a manta ray to sink the Hydro Bounty.

Five Thousand Fathoms Down

The Maaray Guards were at the Temple of Wojira, helping Kalmaar's plan to awaken Wojira. They later chase Nya and Maya when they were revealed.

The Wrath of Kalmaar

The Maaray Guards chase Nya and Maya as they escape from the temple.

Long Live the King

After Nya and Maya were saved by the others, the Maaray Guards surround the Hydro Bounty and told them to come with them to Merlopia or be attacked. The ninja have no choice and followed them. In the Merlopian Palace, Kalmaar attacked his father and two guards on Trimaar's side, and lied to the guards about the attack, blaming it on the ninja. The guards chase the ninja.

Escape from Merlopia

The ninja took cover behind Benthomaar, who helped them escape Merlopia. They eventually found out that Benthomaar being in league with the ninja then they learned that he lied to them. The guards and Kalmaar hunt down the ninja throughout Merlopia until they get into a closing cave.

The Storm Amulet

Kalmaar and his guards meet the ninja at the Island of the Keepers. Upon discovering that the real Storm Amulet was at the Explorer's Club, the Maaray Guards watched Kalmaar destroyed the Hydro Bounty then later made their way to Ninjago City.

Riddle of the Sphinx

In the Explorer's Club, Kalmaar and his guards arrive for the Storm Amulet but Wu and the other ninja battle them for the amulet.

Papergirl

The Maaray Guards were attacking the citizens of Ninjago City while helping Kalmaar chase after Antonia and Nelson.

Master of the Sea

The Maaray Guards were with Kalmaar at Ninjago Harbor, but were stopped by Wu and the other ninja. The Maaray Guards fought them off as the ninja that were stuck on the Island of the Keepers arrived. The Maaray Guards then retreated as Kalmaar got away with the Storm Amulet.

Assault on Ninjago City

As Lloyd saved a group of kids at Benny's Arcade Emporium, he was attacked by the Maaray Guards, but Benthomaar, Kai, Zane, and Cole arrive to fight them later During the fight, Benthomaar attempted to tell them the truth about Trimaar's death, but they believe he is a traitor and continued to attack them.

Nyad

The ninja retreat from the guards as Wu calls them. Kalmaar dismounts Wojira and the guards helped him look around for the ninja. Gripe then told Kalmaar that he has found someone who could tell them the location of the ninja. Once they confront the Police Commissioner, they then see Nya in her new form, prepared to fight.

The Turn of the Tide

After Jay climbed on Wojira to fight Kalmaar for apparently killing Nya, the Maaray Guards attack the rest of the ninja but soon ran away when Kalmaar was eaten by the serpent and turned on them.

Spinjitzu!

After the Great Flood ended, the Maaray Guards returned to Merlopia and learned the truth about Trimaar's death after Benthomaar was crowned king. However, Gripe became in leagued with some renegade Maaray Guards and planned to takeover Merlopia while Benthomaar was on his search for Nya.

Crystalized

Dragon Form

The Maaray Guards, now allied with the ninja, are led into battle by Benthomaar to help the Resistance fight off the Crystal Warriors alongside the Keepers and Zippy.

Roots

The Maaray Guards and the rest of the Resistance looked up at the approaching Crystal Island, and watched in shock as the four ninja united the four Golden Weapons to create the Golden Ultra Dragon. They celebrated over the defeat of the Overlord. Later some Maaray Guards along with many of the ninja's allies helped with the second reconstruction of the Monastery of Spinjitzu.

The Merge

Some of the Maaray Guards and some other Merlopians relocated to the Crossroads, alongside other migrating denizens from the realms.

Appearance

Maaray Guards are black in color and have an eel-like body with legs and cyan eyes, teeth, and body and head parts. Some individuals also have green color parts instead cyan.

Known members

Former members

• Gripe

Official descriptions

Ninja vs. Maraay Guards

Uh oh! Looks like the ninja have ran into some Maraay Guards - the guardians of Merlopia! These guys do not, repeat: do not, like surface dwellers.

Merlopian Royal Guard

The Maaray guards protect the kingdom of Merlopia. They follow the evil Prince Kalmaar's orders to attack the ninja and conquer the world. They are fast swimmers and ready for battles under water. They don't have to wait half an hour after eating before they could go swimming.

Appearances

Sets

Boxed Sets

• 71750 Lloyd's Hydro Mech
• 71752 Ninja Sub Speeder (x2)
• 71754 Water Dragon (x2)
• 71755 Temple of the Endless Sea (x2)
• 71756 Hydro Bounty

Magazine Gifts

• 892182 Maaray Guard

Ninjago

Season 14: Seabound

• 167. "Unsinkable" (no lines)
• 168. "Five Thousand Fathoms Down" (no lines)
• 169. "The Wrath of Kalmaar"
• 170. "Long Live the King"
• 171. "Escape from Merlopia"
• 172. "The Tale of Benthomaar" (flashback)
• 173. "The Storm Amulet"
• 174. "Riddle of the Sphinx" (no lines)
• 175. "Papergirl"
• 176. "Master of the Sea"
• 178. "Assault on Ninjago City"
• 179. "Nyad"
• 180. "The Turn of the Tide"

Ninjago: Reimagined

• 5. "Golden Hour" (no lines)

Season 15: Crystalized

• 203. "Quittin' Time!" (mentioned)
• 209. "Dragon Form" (no lines)
• 210. "Roots" (no lines)

Ninjago: Dragons Rising

Season 1

• 1. "The Merge: Part 1" (no lines)
• 3. "Crossroads Carnival" (no lines)
• 13. "Wyldly Inappropriate" (no lines)
• 20. "The Power Within" (no lines)

Ninjago Magazine

• 82. In the Belly of the Whale
• 83. 4 Feet High and Rising
• 84. Here Comes the Flood!
• 87. Back to Merlopia!
• 91. Vengeance at Sea (screen)

Video games

• LEGO Brawls (non-canon)

Etymology

Their name "Maaray" is based on moray eels, but with the syllable "maar" at the beginning, likely derived from the "-maar" suffix used for the members of the Royal Family of Merlopia.

Trivia

• In LEGO Brawls and the Ninja vs. Maraay Guards video, their names are mispelled as "Maraay Guards."
• They are based on moray eels, and despite the resemblance, are not Serpentine.
  • Despite being eel-like, nevertheless, they share some similarities with snakes.
    • They share the same color scheme as Wojira (except for Gripe, and although this is not the case with all eels Merlopians), who is a sea serpent, and their head shape is also the same as the Pyro Whippers', who are from a Serpentine tribe.
    • However, there are still some differences, such as the fact that the Maaray Guards have a black long and thin tongue without a notch, which the Serpentine and other snakes have there.
      • Unlike the Pyro Vipers, who have a red inside of their mouth in the show, the inside of the mouth of the Maaray Guards is black. Maaray Guards also have three-dimensional scales, whereas all Serpentine besides Pythor have two-dimensional scales ever since the animation studio was changed from WILFilm ApS to WildBrain.
• Most of them were deceived into thinking that Trimaar was killed by the ninja. Gripe is the only one who is confirmed to have known that Kalmaar was the one who actually killed Trimaar during Season 14.
  • The other two guards who witnessed the murder of Trimaar were immediately killed by Kalmaar.
  • After the events of Seabound, the Maaray Guards that were lied to learned the truth about Trimaar's death.
• The minifigures wield a variety of weapons, all with a hilt that resembles Wojira, while in the show, the Maaray Guards all wield the same trident.
• They are very similar to the Army of Shintaro, as both groups guard their respective kingdoms (the Kingdom of Shintaro and Merlopia), take orders from the royal families of their kingdoms (the Royal Family of Shintaro and the Royal Family of Merlopia), and in both groups all members use the same weapon (a naginata and a trident).
  • Both the Maaray Guards and the Army of Shintaro were also deceived by corrupt rulers into believing the ninja were their enemies in the show.
• They wear flippers in the sets, although this is not shown in the show.

Videos

NINJAGO Seabound -Ninja vs. Maraay Guards- LEGO Family Entertainment

Gallery

Members

Gripe (formerly)

First type of Maaray Guard

First type of Maaray Guard (no shoulder armor)

Second type of Maaray Guard

Third type of Maaray Guard

Fourth type pf Maaray Guard

Minifigure

A Maaray Guard minifigure

Promotional media

In Ninjago

Season 14: Seabound

In "Five Thousand Fathoms Down"

In "The Wrath of Kalmaar"

In "Long Live the King"

In "Escape from Merlopia"

In "The Tale of Benthomaar"

In "The Storm Amulet"

In "Riddle of the Sphinx"

In "Papergirl"

In "Master of the Sea"

In "Assault on Ninjago City"

In "Nyad"

In "The Turn of the Tide"

Ninjago: Reimagined

In "Golden Hour"

Season 15: Crystalized

Translations

Language	Name
German	Maaray-Wächter
Russian	Марейские стражи
Ukrainian	Гвардійці-маарени