The realms of Creation[1] (also called the universe[2] or the mortal world[3] by the Source Dragons) are a variety of worlds located within the Ethereal Divide. Inter-realm travel was once only able to be accomplished using the Realm Crystal, an artifact that was created by the First Spinjitzu Master and located in his tomb, along with various other methods of transportation. The Realm of Oni and Dragons was the first of all the realms in existence and the First Spinjitzu Master created four of the realms.[4][5]
There are Sixteen Realms parallel to Ninjago, so seventeen realms in total,[6] though following the destruction of the Cursed Realm and consequently Djinjago, there were seemingly only fifteen realms left. In truth, the essence of the realms cannot be truly destroyed, as the Cursed Realm now exists within the Departed Realm[7] and a fragment of Djinjago remains with the power to be restored by the magic of the djinns.[8]
Following the Merge, the realms were merged into one, and are now known as the Merged Realms or the Merged Lands. As a result, some of the realms were given new names as they were no longer classified as realms, but rather as kingdoms or landmarks. Some of the displaced people created a home called the Crossroads, the center of the realms. It is implied that the Merge has almost happened before.
List of realms[]
Confirmed realms[]
- Ninjago (merged)
- Underworld (merged)
- Kingdom of Madness (merged)
- Cursed Realm (merged;[9] destroyed due to immense flooding from the Endless Sea, relocated to the Departed Realm)
- Cloud Kingdom (merged)
- Wyldness (merged)
- Djinjago (merged;[9] destabilized due to the Cursed Realm's destruction, remains in process of being restored by Arrakore)
- Departed Realm (merged;[9] the ramifications of the afterlife being fused with the living plane are currently unknown)
- Realm of Oni and Dragons (merged)
- Never-Realm (merged)
- Imperium (merged)
- Realm of Lee (merged)
- Mysterium (merged)
- 4 unknown realms (merged)
Unnamed confirmed realms[]
- Note: any or all of the following could be part of the same realm or an existing realm in the section above. This includes the realm of Ninjago.
- The various realms where the Sky Pirates were imprisoned (merged)[10]
- The realm of origin of the Earth Dragons (merged)[11]
- The realm of origin of the Tentacled beasts and the Dream-Guyver (merged)[12][13]
- The realm containing the Land of the Three Mountains (merged)[14]
- The realm containing the Algae farmers' village (merged)[15]
- The realm containing the Pinnacle of Crystals (merged)[16]
- The realm containing the Mother Garden (merged)[17]
- The realm containing the Fallen Leaves (merged)[18]
- The realm containing the Northern Spiral (merged)[18]
- The realm containing the City of Temples (merged)[19]
- The realm containing the Azure Reef (merged)[20]
Passageways[]
Method | Realms | Status |
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Realm Crystal | All except the Departed Realm[21] | Originally destroyed by Flintlocke, destruction was later undone by Jay's final wish, later destroyed again by Lloyd using the Sword of Sanctuary |
Being overloaded by the Golden Weapons | From current location to the Departed Realm; portal created to the Kingdom of Madness | Inactive (weapons destroyed) |
Traveler's Tea | Possibly all. Traveler's Tea from the Never-Realm also requires berries from the Traveler's Tree. | Existent |
Dragons | Unknown amount of realms; Ninjago, the Underworld, the Realm of Oni and Dragons, Djinjago, the Wyldness, Imperium, the Never-Realm and Mysterium confirmed; most likely not all realms[22] | Alive |
Blind Man's Eye | From Ninjago to the Cloud Kingdom, vice-versa | Inactive due to the Merge |
Being banished by the Book of Spells | From Ninjago to the Cursed Realm, vice-versa | Destroyed by Lloyd |
Fire Temple | From Ninjago to the Underworld, vice-versa | Portal blocked with rubble by Flame |
Death | From the location of demise to the Underworld/Cursed Realm/Departed Realm | Cursed Realm way destroyed, Departed Realm and the Underworld ways active. |
Mountain of Madness | From the Kingdom of Madness to Ninjago | Unknown as a gateway |
Skulkin Vehicles | From the Underworld to Ninjago, vice-versa | Intact |
Magic | From Ninjago to the Underworld[23] | Available |
Dark Magic | From Ninjago to the Cursed Realm | Available |
Allied Armor of Azure | From the Cursed Realm to current location of the wearer | Destroyed by Nya |
The mouth of the Preeminent | From the Cursed Realm to current location of the Preeminent, vice-versa | Destroyed by Nya |
Forever Rock | From the Wyldness to unknown realm[24] | Unknown as a gateway |
Djinns | Unknown amount of realms; Ninjago, Djinjago, and one unknown realm confirmed; most likely not all realms | Near-extinction |
Yin Blade | All | Destroyed by Cole |
Yang's jar | From the Departed Realm to Ninjago on the night of the Yin-Yang Eclipse | Destroyed by Cole |
Resurrectea | From the Departed Realm to the current location of the deceased person's body | Unknown |
Being killed by one of the Departed Blades | From current location to the Departed Realm on the night of the Yin-Yang Eclipse | Inactive |
Oni Masks | From the Departed Realm to location of summoning, only if the dead person has Oni blood | Mask of Deception destroyed by Skylor, Mask of Hatred destroyed by Lloyd, Mask of Vengeance still intact |
Oni | All | Unknown |
Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu | Possibly all | Second scroll destroyed by Zane, first one still intact |
The Merge | All | Happened |
Source Dragons | All | One deceased, the rest alive |
Monasteries' portal gates | All | Intact |
Being lost and forgotten | From current location to Imperium[25] | Recurring |
Administration portals | From current location to the The Administration and vice versa. | Operational |
Mysterious lake | From Ninjago to the Wyldness and vice-versa[26] | Unknown as a gateway |
City of Temples | Unknown amount of realms; one realm each tournament | Inactive as a passageway due to the Merge |
Interactive Map[]
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Trivia[]
- The Hageman Brothers came up with the idea of the realms, [27] including the idea that Chima was one of them.[28]
- It was later revealed that Chima itself was not a realm but rather a floating island within the Wyldness, one of the realms.
- The First Spinjitzu Master created four of the realms.[4][5]
- The concept of the realms is similar to the Nine Realms from Norse Mythology.
- The concept of the realms is different from the common science fiction concept of parallel timelines and the multiverse, as there are no alternate universes in Ninjago.[29]
- However, an alternate universe is explored in the non-canon[30] graphic novel Kingdom of the Snakes, and time travel is a recurring plot mechanism in the TV series.
- Ninjago is referred as a Universe by Wu[31], and as "all of space and time" by Kai[32], which would suggest the other realms are simply parallel space-time continuums to Ninjago while not being alternate timelines like in the common format of multiverse shown in Marvel Comics
- There is conflicting information about the exact number of realms there are. Some information indicates 16 including Ninjago,[33] and others state that there are 16 beyond Ninjago, which would mean there are 17 realms in total.[34][35] The latest official information about the subject states that there were indeed 16 beyond Ninjago, so 17 in total.[6]
- The realms were surrounded by an infinitely vast, formless void known as the Ethereal Divide.
- It has been confirmed by Tommy Andreasen that the worlds of Nexo Knights [36] Hidden Side [37] LEGO Island,[38] Bionicle,[39] and Dreamzzz are not part of the 16 realms in the Ninjago storyline.
- However, Ninjago and Legends of Chima exist as fictional universes within the world of Nexo Knights.[40] See here for further explanation.
- As for why Nexo Knights is not connected in terms of realms, Tommy Andreasen stated that "Not everything needs to be linked" and Nexo Knights "has a more easy going vibe."[41]
- Ninjago only exists as a TV show in Dreamzzz.[42]
- There are a number of locations that have been confirmed as non-realms, and others whose status in relation to the realms is unclear:
- The Digiverse is not a realm.[43]
- Outer space is not a realm.[44] When asked if the realms are different planets or locations on the same planet, Tommy Andreasen said, "No ... just places."[45]
- Although the location where the ninja fought Clouse in The Realm of Shadows was said to be a realm by Tommy Andreasen,[46] it appears to be simply a temple in the Toxic Bogs.
Realm of Shadows
- Unagami and Dareth refer to Prime Empire as a realm.[47][48][49] However, it is not a realm.[50]
- It is unknown whether disgraced warriors from realms other than Ninjago go to the Underworld.[51]
- It is unknown whether the Cloud Kingdom affects the Wyldness or other realms.[52][53]
- The zoetrope room seen in "Grave Danger" is similar to the Entrance Chamber of the Department of Mysteries in the Harry Potter novel series. Both are circular rooms surrounded by doors, and have a bluish glow.
- The symbols from the first test represent the 16 realms. The yin-yang symbol probably represents Ninjago.
- However, Tommy Andreasen doesn't think the 16 doors seen in "Grave Danger" lead to the other 16 realms.[54][55]
- In "Grave Danger," Cole joked about one of the realms to be a "realm of hurt," which references the phrase, a "world of hurt."
- Zane was figuring out which door in the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master would lead to the rest of the chambers of the tomb in "Grave Danger," and Kai noted that the door Zane selected was the same way they came in. However, both halves of the tomb exist in Ninjago. Thus, the ninja did not cross between realms, instead, Zane performing Spinjitzu may have triggered a mechanism that rotated the entire room and landed that door on the other side of the tomb.
- According to Tommy Andreasen, not every realm has a living embodiment as the Cursed Realm did.[56]
- Tommy Andreasen has stated that the Wyldness (specifically the island of Chima) is his favorite realm.[57]
- As seen with the destruction of the Cursed Realm, destroying a realm consequently destroys its sister realm; in this case Djinjago.
- According to Tommy Andreasen, every realm has a sister realm.[58]
- However, Chris "Doc" Wyatt doesn't think that every realm has one.[59]
- However, due to there being 17 realms in total, one of the realms doesn't have one.
- According to Tommy Andreasen, Ninjago and the Underworld are not sister realms.[60]
- According to Tommy Andreasen, every realm has a sister realm.[58]
- The Cursed Realm is now within the Departed Realm, making the Cursed Realm the only realm to be inside of another, and the Departed Realm the only one to house another.
- When asked if the other realms would eventually fall as the Cursed Realm and Djinjago had, Tommy Andreasen replied, "There is an end to everything. Facts of life."[61] This implies that ultimately all the realms will be destroyed or become uninhabitable.
- Time passes differently in some realms, explaining how the Sky Pirates stayed alive for 200 years from Ninjago's perspective while being trapped in other realms.[62][63]
- However, none of the realms in the series so far have shown such a time difference. Though Lloyd speculated in "A Fragile Hope" that this was the case with the Never-Realm, Tommy Andreasen later clarified that Zane had been sent into the past when he was banished there, meaning this was not the case.[64]
- The time difference between Ninjago and the Wyldness was fluctuating before the Merge.[65]
- When the events of Skybound were undone by Jay's final wish in "The Way Back", other realms may not have been affected.[66]
- When asked whether the realms are more like separate universes or different dimensions, Andreasen responded, "Whatever ensures creative freedom."[67]
- It is unknown whether residents of realms besides Ninjago go to the Departed Realm upon death.[68]
- As shown in "How to Build a Dragon," it is possible to listen to the broadcast from Ninjago in the Realm of Oni and Dragons.
- In "The Darkness Comes," Wu referred to the realms as the "Lands of Creation," implying that they may have some affiliation with or were created by the power of Creation. He also referred to them as the "realms of Creation" in "A Cold Goodbye."
- In "A Cold Goodbye," Wu said that the Never-Realm is the most distant of all realms.
- Tommy Andreasen didn't know whether all realms will ever be shown, because "stuff like that needs to happen organically."[69]
- Chris "Doc" Wyatt stated that Ninjago: Dragons Rising will explore the other realms.[70]
- Since the release of Dragon Rising, there have been noticeable changes in the way the realms and its inhabitants are portrayed in comparison to the original series.
- In "Writers of Destiny," it is stated that the titular writers only believe that they dictate destiny, unlike in the original series.
- The correlation between the djinns' magic and Djinjago was underscored in "The Last Djinn," showing their interdependence. However, this was not the case in Skybound, as Nadakhan possessed the power to grant wishes, despite the lack of Djinjago's restoration or the replacement until the end of "Misfortune Rising."
- The Merged Realms originally had two moons, but after the Dragons Cores stabilized the world, there is now a single moon.
- Chris "Doc" Wyatt confirmed this was not an error.[71]
Gallery[]
Realms[]
In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu[]
In Ninjago: Dragons Rising[]
Translations[]
Realms of Creation[]
Language | Name |
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Dutch | Zestien Rijken |
French | Seize Royaumes |
Italian | Sedici regni Regni del creato |
Merged Realms[]
Language | Name |
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Dutch | Rijken van de Versmelting |
French | Royaumes Fusionnés |
Italian | Regni della fusione |
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