Santa Claus

“These aren't pajamas! We're ninja.”

“Yeah, yeah, and I'm Santa Claus.”

— Jay and a Police Officer, "Child's Play"

Santa Claus
Information
Species	Human
Affiliation	Horse Elves
Weapon of choice	Presents
First appearance	LEGO Battles: Ninjago (non-canon)
Status	Alive

Santa Claus is a mythical entity associated with presents and elves.

History

Can of Worms

Kai mistook Samurai X for Santa while under the influence of Venomari venom.

Child's Play

When Jay stated that he was a ninja, a Police Officer sarcastically said he was Santa Claus.

In LEGO Battles: Ninjago (non-canon)

Santa is a playable character in the game for the DS. He could be unlocked by playing the game on days near and on Christmas (December 12 to 25). He is a ranged attacker who throws presents at enemy attackers. In his first upgrade he rides atop a horse and in his second upgrade he gains two elf units and loses his horse.

Appearances

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Season 1: Rise of the Snakes

• 5. "Can of Worms" (mentioned)

Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja

• 18. "Child's Play" (mentioned)

Video games

• LEGO Battles: Ninjago (non-canon)

Trivia

1998 Santa minifigure

• He appears to be based on the previously-existing LEGO Santa Claus minifigure, specifically the version that debuted in 1998.
• Santa was first mentioned in the TV show in "Can of Worms" when Kai mistakenly took Samurai X as Santa while under the influence of Venomari venom. Santa was mentioned again in "Child's Play" when a Police Officer jokingly said he was Santa Claus.
  • Despite this, Tommy Andreasen confirmed that Christmas does not exist in the world of Ninjago, though it's possible a similar holiday exists.
    • However, Andreasen did write five Christmas shorts in 2012 that went unproduced due to a lack of budget.
  • Tommy Andreasen's explanation of this is: "Don’t base your world view on statements from drugged up people. They see and say weird things."
  • An extremely similar holiday exists in Chima, as seen in the mini-movie, "Glückwunsch Chima".
• Garmadon is dressed as Santa in 4002021 The Temple of Celebrations, and one of Tommy Andreasen's poems describes him as coming down the chimney like Santa Claus.
  • Garmadon's movie counterpart also wears a Santa hat in the final two The LEGO Ninjago Movie mini-movies and addresses Santa in the latter one, in which he begins to state his Christmas list.

Gallery

Wu as Santa Claus

Garmadon as Santa Claus in 4002021 The Temple of Celebrations

Wu as Santa Claus alongside Tommy Andreasen's Christmas poems