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Ninjago: Dragons Rising is a CGI comedy-action family television show and the sequel of Ninjago. The show was first announced at San Diego Comic Con 2022 and it began with its first season on June 1, 2023 on Netflix.

Official description

In the series, many legendary realms have suddenly combined into one, but their union is unstable. A Spinjitzu Ninja Master must train a new generation of heroes to help find Elemental Dragons who can save the planet before the forces of evil use the same dragon energy to destroy this new world.[1]

Two teenagers from different worlds use their newly discovered Ninja powers to defend dragons from villains who want to use their life-force for evil.[2]

Premise

The loosely East-Asian inspired, anachronistic, modern-esque setting of Ninjago was once the only populated continent on a mostly empty planet. After the event known as "The Merge" takes place, the fantastical and varied Sixteen Realms have been combined into one world, with new islands and continents surrounding and colliding with Ninjago and the Dark Island. In the Merged Realms, otherworldly beings and locations that were only seen sparingly are commonplace, and no longer separated by alternate dimensions.

In the previous series, the world of Ninjago was protected from the forces of evil by a team of six elemental ninja (Lloyd, Kai, Nya, Jay, Zane, Cole), who were trained in the art of Spinjitzu by the wise and ancient Master Wu, son of the First Spinjitzu Master. After a cataclysmic event combined the Sixteen Realms into a single entity, the Merged Lands, the world was forever changed and the ninja were among the many presumed lost, displaced across the land. Years later, Green Ninja Lloyd Garmadon, and his fellow classic ninja mentor the next generation of teen heroes - Arin, Sora, Wyldfyre, and a young dragon named Riyu - to master their powers and learn the way of the ninja. New friends, legendary ninja, and mystical dragons are united to protect the Merged Realms from villains who want to conquer the new world.

Main plot

Season 1 (2023)


Season 2 (2024)

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Over a year after the Liberation of Imperium, Lloyd began having visions of the Wolf Clan and the Blood Moon. Meanwhile, Ras and Jordana discovered the Shadow Dojo and reassembled the Wolf Clan, launching an invasion of the Cloud Kingdom for intel on the Blood Moon ritual that could free the Forbidden Five. The ninja struggled against them, especially when Cinder, the new Elemental Master of Smoke, used Shatterspin to defeat them. After another vision from the Source Dragons, the ninja traveled to Egalt and Rontu's domain to learn Rising Dragon technique to counter Shatterspin. As the Wolf Clan attacked the Finders to capture Bonzle, a living spell that could free the Forbidden Five, Cole, Zane, and Bonzle sought safety with her creator, Gandalaria. Just before the Blood Moon petrified Egalt and Rontu, Kai mastered Rising Dragon, and the ninja confronted Ras, who planned to sacrifice the Writers of Destiny in the Nether-Space. Although Ras kidnapped Bonzle and opened a portal, the ninja fought the Wolf Clan at the Shadow Dojo to stop the ritual while Cole, Zane, and Gandalaria worked to save the Cloud Kingdom. They ultimately disrupted the ritual, but Kai and Bonzle were trapped in Nether-Space, and Nokt was freed. After their failure, the Wolf Clan were sent to an unknown location by Ras' master.

Arin, Sora, and Riyu go to the Administration to find Arin's parents but discover all records are missing with Agent Walker. They narrowly escape capture and meet the dying Matriarch, who gives Lloyd a map and the Source Dragon of Motions warns that the killer might target her kind by partaking the Tournament of the Sources. Meanwhile, Kai and Bonzle evade the Forbidden Five, who are plotting their escape. In the City of Temples, they encounter Roby, Frak, Bleckt, the Wolf Clan, Zeatrix, and Jay, who has allied with Ras, creating tension. Arin learns from Ras that Sora deceived him about his Object Spinjitzu and that Wu caused the Merge, straining his relationships with them. Cole discovers the Monastery of Gates, and during the tournament, Lloyd was attacked by Zeatrix. Frak rebels against Ras and is expelled from the Wolf Clan after losing to Sora. Injured, Lloyd withdraws, leaving Sora and Nokt to compete in the final. Arin and Cole witness what seems to be Wu's spirit, confirming his role in the Merge. Nokt wins the tournament, which was rigged by Bleckt, and claimed all the Elemental Powers, while Rox takes control of the Wolf Clan and attacks. Nokt frees the Forbidden Five and battles the ninja and Ras, who reluctantly team up while Lloyd uncovers Ras' influence over Arin. Riyu and Nya rescue Kai and Bonzle from the Nether-Space. After a confrontation, Roby retrieves the stolen Elemental Powers from Nokt. The Forbidden Five escape with Ras hostage, while Arin pursues them, leading to the destruction of a portal gate caused by the Five and marooning them all in another realm. Ultimately, Sora was declared Champion of the Sources, Wyldfyre and Roby became a couple, Frak joined the ninja, Nya and Kai embarked on a quest to find Jay, the Source Dragon of Motion honored Lloyd with a Dragon Icon, and Arin helped Ras heal so they could search for Arin's parents.

Cast

Main article: List of Ninjago: Dragons Rising cast and characters

Team

Allies

Villains

Administration Agents

Greenbone Warriors

Imperians

Wolf Clan

Other villains

Other characters

Episodes

Main article: List of Ninjago: Dragons Rising episodes
Ninjago: Dragons Rising episodes
Season 1 1. The Merge: Part 1 · 2. The Merge: Part 2 · 3. Crossroads Carnival · 4. Beyond Madness · 5. Writers of Destiny · 6. Return to Imperium · 7. Mindless Beasts · 8. I Will Be the Danger · 9. The Calm Inside · 10. The Battle of the Second Monastery · 11. The Temple of the Dragon Cores · 12. Gangs of the Sea · 13. Wyldly Inappropriate · 14. The Last Djinn · 15. They Call It Doom · 16. Land of Lost Things · 17. The Administration · 18. Absolute Power · 19. We Are All Dragons · 20. The Power Within
The Elemental Mechs 1. What the Mech? · 2. The Mech Master · 3. A Pain in the Mech!
Season 2 21. The Blood Moon · 22. Shattered Dreams · 23. Beyond the Phantasm Cave · 24. Force From the East · 25. The Spell at the Waterfall · 26. To Mysterium · 27. Fugitives From Madness · 28. Secrets of the Wyldness · 29. The Forest of Spirits · 30. Rising Ninja · 31. The Shape of Motion · 32. Enter the City of Temples · 33. They Gather for the Feast · 34. Inside the Maze · 35. United We Fall · 36. Truth and Lies · 37. The Sword Shatters · 38. Clues and Suspects · 39. The Final Game · 40. Elements of Betrayal
Return to the Wyldness 1. Queen of RAGE! · 2. Into the lava! · 3. A maze of reflections · 4. Time to get Red
Wyldfyre's Stories 1. My Camera Roll · 2. Draw With Me · 3. 3 Things I Wish I Knew About Dragon Eggs! · 4. Dragon Translator · 5. An App to Track Feelings · 6. Meditation or Meltdown · 7. Bye-bye Bone · 8. Lessons I Learned in the Wyldness
Wyldfyre's Voice Notes 1. Why am I doing this · 2. So what now? · 3. I AM RAGE · 4. Desperate measures · 5. Big news! · 6. Who am I? · 7. Finding Wyldfyre · 8. Ready to return!
Season 3 41. TBA · 42. TBA · 43. TBA · 44. TBA · 45. TBA · 46. TBA · 47. TBA · 48. TBA · 49. TBA · 50. TBA · 51. TBA · 52. TBA · 53. TBA · 54. TBA · 55. TBA · 56. TBA · 57. TBA · 58. TBA · 59. TBA · 60. TBA


Trivia

  • This series was originally a Netflix original series in the United States, unlike the previous series. However, at some point in January of 2024, Netflix removed the "Original Series" branding.
  • This series also is available in Disney+ Hotstar in India.
  • LEGO Ambassador Network member, DuckBricks, relayed information he received during a LAN meeting with Asa Tait and Niek van Slagmaat:[4]
    • Overview of premise: "A cataclysmic event combines the sixteen mystic realms of Ninjago, both familiar and new, into one world. Two teenagers from different worlds (literally) set out to become heroic ninja and use their newly discovered powers to defend the secret dragons, who will unite their world forever or destroy it completely."
    • Overview of dragons in the series: "The bond between dragons and ninjas runs deep. Dragons hold the keys to Elemental Powers, and the secret of mysterious new dragons which have the power to save the newly united world or destroy it forever."
    • Overview of the ninja's role in the series: "We have new main characters, but the original heroes of Ninjago are still here fighting the good fight. Lloyd, Arin, and Sora will remain the heart of this team, but the makeup of the team can and will change from year to year. Other slots will be filled with a mix of new and returning ninja each year."
      • In response to follow-up questions he asked:
        • "None of the original six ninja are really going anywhere, but there will be some years where they just simply will not feature that much in the story itself, however that doesn't mean that they will be completely absent from the main story. While they may not feature in the main TV show, we could see some shorts, comics books, all sorts of smaller episodes where you could see each of the ninja on their own adventures, showing that basically since the world has expanded, the different team members are kind of going to be off doing their own thing."
    • From a slide titled The Future of Ninjago: "This is now a show that is serialized from season to season. It's not going to be like something we're used to with Prime Empire and Master of the Mountain, for example, being completely unrelated. You could pick up one season and just pick up another one and they would not really tie into each other. No, this is a serialized show now, which means they are building to a massive conclusion, even more so than Crystalized, and this has been planned out for years to come".
      • "Ninjago is pivoting to 'huge stories' that run across years".
      • There will be new characters to "join competing Spinjitzu dojos".
      • "New lands filled with new dragons".
      • "Builds on the characters and lore that we love".
    • The reason for the focus on dragons is that in 2021, a survey was ran and research was done with kids that showed that they wanted dragons to be front and center of the new story, according to Nigel Kong, the LEGO Group's Head of Product.
    • According to Asa Tait, they wanted the bond between the heroes and their dragons to replicate the feel of the earlier seasons, instead of them only being energy beasts the Ninja can summon at will.
    • There is a 3-4, and possibly up to 6-year planned story.[5]
      • Kevin Burke states they'll make more seasons if the public keeps watching.[6]
      • Chris "Doc" Wyatt confirmed that the ending of the show is planned, but its timing remains confidential.[7]
        • However, he also stated that the end of Dragons Rising will not be the end of Ninjago or its canon installments.[8]
  • Chris "Doc" Wyatt confirmed all seasons will involve dragons.[9]
  • Unreal Engine is utilized in the development of the show.[10][11]
  • Like with the original series, the seasons have special weapons or artifacts that are important parts of the main plot.
  • The series' working title was Ninjago: United, referencing to the realms merging.[12]

Gallery

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Translations

Language Name
Chinese (Simplified) 幻影忍者: 神龙崛起
Chinese (Traditional) 旋風忍者: 猛龍崛起
Czech Ninjago: Dračí povstání
Danish Ninjago: Dragerne vågner
Dutch Ninjago: De Drakenstrijd
Finnish Ninjago: Lohikäärmeiden nousu
French Ninjago: Le Soulèvement des Dragons
German Ninjago: Aufstieg der Drachen
Greek Ninjago: Η Άνοδος των Δράκων
Hebrew נינג'גו :עליית הדרקונים
Hungarian Ninjago: Sárkányok birodalma
Italian Ninjago: La rivolta dei draghi
Japanese レゴ ニンジャゴー: ドラゴンライジング
Korean 닌자고: 드래곤 라이징
Norwegian Ninjago: Dragene våkner
Polish Ninjago: Powstanie Smoków
Portuguese (BRA) Ninjago: Ascensão dos Dragões
Portuguese (POR) Ninjago: A Ascensão dos Dragões
Romanian Ninjago: Ascensiunea dragonilor
Russian Ниндзяго: восстание драконов
Spanish (LA) Ninjago: El Ascenso de los Dragones
Spanish (ESP) Ninjago: El renacer de los dragones
Swedish Ninjago: Drakarna vaknar
Thai นินจาโก: มังกรผงาด
Ukrainian Ніндзяґо: Зліт драконів
Vietnamese Ninjago: Rồng thần trỗi dậy
Turkish Ninjago: Ejderhaların Yükselişi

References

General
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Ninjago (TV series) · Ninjago (sets) · Ninjago: Dragons Rising · Ninjago: Monstrosity

Lists

Canon installments · Censorship · Characters · Cast and characters (Masters of Spinjitzu · Dragons Rising) · Catchphrases · Connections with other LEGO themes · Episodes (Masters of Spinjitzu · Dragons Rising) · Parts first used in Ninjago · Set-only vehicles · Reused designs (from Ninjago · from other LEGO themes) · Symbols · Unused concepts · Unseen characters · Voice errors

Galleries

Animation errors (Masters of Spinjitzu · Dragons Rising) · Cards · Character variants (Masters of Spinjitzu · Dragons Rising) · Concept art · Physical releases (TV series and movie · Video games) · Minifigures · Gifs · LEGO.com images · Promo videos · Posters (Masters of Spinjitzu · Dragons Rising)

Languages

Devonian · Ninjargon · Old Tongue · Theroxian

Other

Culture of Ninjago · Fang ranking system · Frequently Asked Questions · Hair · Influences on the franchise · LEGO.com (Museum · Virtual Tour) · Ninjago soundtrack · Opening sequence · Timeline · Types of gi (Other outfits)

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