Nunchucks

“Anyone can hold nunchucks!”

— Cole to Jay, "Never Trust a Snake"

Nunchucks
Information
Owner/User	Jay Garmadon (briefly)
Element/Essence	Lightning
First appearance	Way of the Ninja 2259 Skull Motorbike
Status	Intact

Nunchucks (or nunchaku) are basic ninja weapons used in Ninjago. The nunchucks are two handles that are connected to a flexible chain connected to the top of the handles to make it a weapon. Nunchucks are one of the greatest ninja weapons that can be used in melee combat.

Jay initially specialized in the use of Nunchucks, including the Nunchucks of Lightning.

Appearances

Sets 853111 Exclusive Weapon Training Set 70737 Titan Mech Battle 70635 Jay Spinjitzu Master 70642 Killow vs. Samurai X 71699 Thunder Raider 71735 Tournament of Elements 71737 X-1 Ninja Charger Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Pilot episodes 1."Way of the Ninja" 2."The Golden Weapon" 3."King of Shadows" 4."Weapons of Destiny" Mini-movies 1. "Secrets of the Blacksmith" Season 1: Rise of the Snakes 3. "Snakebit" Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja 15. "Pirates vs. Ninja" 18. "Child's Play" 19. "Wrong Place, Wrong Time" 20. "The Stone Army" 21. "The Day Ninjago Stood Still" Season 4: Tournament of Elements 35. "The Invitation" Season 6: Skybound 65. "Infamous" Day of the Departed "Day of the Departed" Season 7: The Hands of Time 65. "The Hands of Time" 66. "The Hatching" 67. "A Time of Traitors" 68. "Scavengers" 69. "A Line in the Sand" 70. "The Attack" 73. "Out of the Fire and Into the Boiling Sea" Season 8: Sons of Garmadon 75. "The Mask of Deception" 76. "The Jade Princess" 77. "The Oni and the Dragon" 79. "Dead Man's Squall" 80. "The Quiet One" 81. "Game of Masks" 82. "Dread on Arrival" 83. "True Potential" 84. "Big Trouble, Little Ninjago" Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu 1. "Master Class" 5. "Blue Lightning" Season 10: March of the Oni 96. "Into the Breach" Video games LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin (non-canon)

Trivia

• The Floating Ruins resemble giant nunchucks.
• The Martial Arts Boy from Minifigures Series 20 has a one-piece nunchucks weapon that has not appeared in any Ninjago sets but is more accurate to the show than the ones in Ninjago sets.
• Throughout the series, there have been more than one nunchuck design used.^{[ Clarify ]}
• Jay's nunchuks were slighty upgraded in the Oni Trilogy, having some blue detailing on the lower side.
• Jay used his nunchuks in the Pilot episodes but stopped using them after he got the Nunchuks of Lighting. In season 2, Jay returned to use his normal nunchuks after Garmadon stole his golden ones. Jay started to use a katana in season 5 and 6 but used his nunchuks from Day of the Departed-10. Jay's nunchuks were later replaced with his Golden Kusarigama in season 11.

Gallery

Promotional media

In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Fangpyre Robot with Nunchucks of Lightning replica

Jay wielding nunchucks and attacking the Vermillion along with his fellow ninja

A pair of nunchucks in the weapons rack