There comes a time when we all must grow up. When that time comes, it's important not to forget the lessons of our childhood because our childhood is the greatest training one can ever have. Yes, the time until the final battle has grown shorter, but the Green Ninja has grown stronger.
Sensei Wu in "Child's Play"
The second season of of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, subtitled Legacy of the Green Ninja[1] and alternatively known as Return of the Dark Lord[2] or Rise of the Green Ninja,[3] was preceded by Season 1 and succeeded by Season 3. Lloyd is the focus ninja. In the first half of the season, Lord Garmadon served as the main antagonist, and the Serpentine served as the villainous faction. In the second half, the Overlord served as the main antagonist, and the Stone Army served as the villainous faction.
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Official description
Lord Garmadon has disappeared with all Four Golden Weapons and now he controls the Serpentine. Meanwhile, the ninja intensify their training of young Lloyd so he will be strong enough to defeat Lord Garmadon in the final battle. To gain evil power, Lord Garmadon goes to the Golden Peaks to convert all Four Golden Weapons into the weapon of creation – the Mega Weapon.[citation needed]
Story
With the Golden Weapons now in Lord Garmadon's possession, the ninja begin training Lloyd so he can face his father one day and save Ninjago, something which he was afraid of because of their bond. Garmadon works to thwart the prophecy by recruiting the masterless Serpentine and merging the 4 Golden Weapons into the powerful Mega Weapon. After Garmadon's last attempt ended with Lloyd being aged into a teenager, like his four mentors, Garmadon attempts to change the events of the past. The original four ninja follow Garmadon and use the Golden Weapons of the past to destroy the Mega Weapon, restoring the timeline and sending the Golden Weapons into space.
While Garmadon ends up being stranded on an island with a disembodied voice called the Overlord, the venom of the Great Devourer seeps into catacombs beneath Ninjago and reawakens the Stone Army, trapping the Serpentine underground in the process. Along with Misako, Lloyd's mother, the ninja travel to the Dark Island to stop Garmadon. The ninja fail to stop the countdown to the final battle, and the Overlord is revealed to be the dark lord from the prophecy. He possesses Garmadon and heads to Ninjago.
After they found a way out of the Island, Lloyd uses his newfound Golden Power to defeat the Overlord and become the Golden Ninja. After the Final Battle, Lord Garmadon is purged from evil and comes back to Ninjago as Sensei Garmadon.
Cast
- Acidicus - Paul Dobson
- Bank Boss - John Novak
- Bizarro Cole - Kirby Morrow
- Bizarro Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
- Bizarro Kai - Vincent Tong
- Bizarro Zane - Brent Miller
- Brad Tudabone - Kathleen Barr
- Cameraman - Paul Dobson
- Cole - Kirby Morrow
- Cop (Ep. 15) - Mark Oliver
- Cop (Ep. 17) - Vincent Tong
- Cop #1 (Ep. 18) - Michael Adamthwaite
- Cop #2 (Ep. 18) - John Novak
- Chokun - Ian James Corlett
- Ed - Colin Murdock
- Edna - Jillian Michaels
- Dareth - Alan Marriott
- Dr. Julien - Mark Oliver
- Fangtom - Mackenzie Gray
- First Mate - Brent Miller
- Garmadon - Mark Oliver
- Gayle Gossip - Kelly Sheridan
- Gene - Kathleen Barr
- Guide Parrot - Michael Adamthwaite
- Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
- Kai - Vincent Tong
- Kozu - Paul Dobson
- Kruncha - Brian Drummond
- Lasha - Vincent Tong
- Lloyd Garmadon - Jillian Michaels
- Lou - Kirby Morrow
- Mezmo - Vincent Tong
- Misako - Kathleen Barr
- Mystake - Mackenzie Gray
- Museum Curator - Mackenzie Gray
- No-Eyed Pete - Paul Dobson
- Noble - Paul Dobson
- Nuckal - Brian Drummond
- Nya - Kelly Metzger
- Patty Keys - Cathy Weseluck
- Postman - Michael Adamthwaite
- Rufus McCallister - Paul Dobson
- Samukai - Michael Kopsa
- Serpentine Soldier - Vincent Tong
- Skales - Ian James Corlett
- Skalidor - Michael Dobson
- Skulkin - Michael Adamthwaite
- Snike - Ian James Corlett
- Soto - Alan Marriott
- Stone Scout - Vincent Tong
- Stone Warrior - Scott McNeil, Alan Marriott
- Subway Controller #1 - Vincent Tong
- Subway Controller #2 - Michael Adamthwaite
- The Overlord - Scott McNeil
- Wu - Paul Dobson
- Zane - Brent Miller
Episodes
| Season Ep # | Series Ep # | Image | Episode name | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 
|
"Darkness Shall Rise" | July 18, 2012 |
| 2 | 15 | 
|
"Pirates vs. Ninja" | July 25, 2012 |
| 3 | 16 | 
|
"Double Trouble" | August 1, 2012 |
| 4 | 17 | 
|
"Ninjaball Run" | August 8, 2012 |
| 5 | 18 | 
|
"Child's Play" | August 15, 2012 |
| 6 | 19 | 
|
"Wrong Place, Wrong Time" | August 22, 2012 |
| 7 | 20 | 
|
"The Stone Army" | October 3, 2012 |
| 8 | 21 | 
|
"The Day Ninjago Stood Still" | October 10, 2012 |
| 9 | 22 | 
|
"The Last Voyage" | October 17, 2012 |
| 10 | 23 | 
|
"Island of Darkness" | October 24, 2012 |
| 11 | 24 | 
|
"The Last Hope" | November 7, 2012 |
| 12 | 25 | 
|
"Return of the Overlord" | November 14, 2012 |
| 13 | 26 | 
|
"Rise of the Spinjitzu Master" | November 21, 2012 |
Sets
The first half of the season, that being the Mega-Weapon arc, did not have any sets. This is the first and only time a significant story arc of a season did not have any accompanying sets.
The second half of the season was branded as "The Final Battle," with Golden Lloyd as the mascot character. The box art depicts the Dark Island, and most of the sets portray ninja vehicles or Stone Army vehicles. The collectible items are the Elemental Blades.
Smaller than most waves, this was the first to have each new variant of the original four ninja exclusive to a single set (not counting the previous NRG suits, which were exclusive to spinner sets).
- 70500 Kai's Fire Mech
- 70501 Warrior Bike
- 70502 Cole's Earth Driller
- 70503 The Golden Dragon
- 70504 Garmatron
- 70505 Temple of Light
Trivia
- This is one of the two seasons to contain 13 episodes, the other being Rise of the Snakes.
- This was originally intended to be the last season of Ninjago, as the franchise was planned to be discontinued in 2013. However, fan demand had convinced the creators to continue it.[4]
- In the version of the intro used in episodes 14-18 before Lloyd was aged up, Wu's beard appeared more like the one on his minifigure. In Episode 19, it returned to its normal appearance similar to that of the Rise of the Snakes intro.
- In episodes 15-24 the tune of the audio was about half a semitone to about a semitone lower.[citation needed]
- The ninja have their Golden Weapons in the intro despite only having them in the actual season for a brief moment in "Wrong Place, Wrong Time."
- This season is not called "Rise of the Green Ninja" because that would be too similar to "Rise of the Snakes".[5]
- This is the only season to be released on Blu-Ray.
- This season has two arcs, one of which revolves around Garmadon's Mega Weapon and the Serpentine (episodes 14-19) and the other which is based on the Final Battle and the Stone Army (episodes 20-26).
- Information regarding how the season was split up
- The Hageman Brothers explained the reason for this split, stating, "when we were obligated to start writing, we didn’t know who the baddies were (stone army). So to buy time, we had a buncha one offs with a new garmadon threat each episode."
- In the words of Tommy Andreasen, "We didn't know where to go with the story so we wrote 80s tribute episodes until we found out."[6] [7]
- The ending of the season was always planned to be Lloyd saving Garmadon.[8]
Focus characters
Protagonists
- Lloyd was the focus ninja throughout this season. This whole season was built up for the final battle taking place in Episode 26.
- Lloyd was focused on in Episodes 15, 18, 20, 24, 25, and 26.
- In Episode 15, he fought Captain Soto and grew more powerful after using Spinjitzu for the first time.
- He helped the other Ninja return to their older selves in Episode 18. In turn, this also had Lloyd grow older as well.
- In Episode 20, he meets his mother, Misako, for the first time and struggled with her absence throughout the episode. He ultimately accepted her by the end.
- In Episode 24, he attempted to fight Garmadon, however, Lloyd froze after seeing his father injured.
- He fought the Overlord for the first time in Episode 25, where they had a relatively even battle up until Lloyd was overpowered after seeing glimpses of his father, and eventually defeated by the Dark Lord.
- In Episode 26, Lloyd gained access to the Golden Mech to use it in the final battle, however, it was ultimately destroyed. Afterwards with the help of the Ninja, he partook in the final battle and fought the Overlord, which he managed to unlock his Golden Power as well as his Golden Dragon. Lloyd ultimately defeated the Overlord and brought peace to Ninjago, and met his human father for the first time.
- Lloyd was focused on in Episodes 15, 18, 20, 24, 25, and 26.
- Kai has the largest role out of the original Ninja in this season.
- Kai was focused on in Episodes 19 and 23.
- Episode 19 was about the things that happened to him in the pilot episodes that Lord Garmadon was trying to change. He later joined forces with the old Kai and fought Garmadon together, which helped the Ninja destroy the Mega Weapon.
- In Episode 23, he used the Fire Mech Nya built him against the Stone Warriors. It was extremely useful in getting the Ninja to the Temple of Light.
- Kai was focused on in Episodes 19 and 23.
- Zane has a good role in this season.
- Zane was focused on in Episode 22.
- In episode 22, he meets his father, Dr. Julien, for the first time. The entire episode was spent on their relationship, which later Dr. Julien accompanies the Ninja on their journeys.
- Zane was focused on in Episode 22.
- Nya also has a larger role compared to previous seasons.
- Nya was captured in Episode 24 by the Stone Army which as a result, she was corrupted by Dark Matter and became a servant to the Overlord in Episodes 25 and 26. She regained her normal self after the defeat of the Overlord.
- Jay and Cole have minor roles this season.
- Jay has a heavier role in Episodes 14 and 16 with training Lloyd in each episode, but was not the focus character.
- Cole has a large role in Episode 24 where he chases after a Stone Warrior for the Helmet of Shadows.
- Wu had some capacity in the show (like his relationship with Garmadon and Misako in episode 21), but the appearance of Wu was less than the six main characters.
- Misako had her first appearance in episode 20. She had capacity in Episodes 20 - 26 where she aided the Ninja and gave them information on their journeys, specifically on the Dark Island.
Antagonists
- Lord Garmadon was the main antagonist of this season until Episode 20, in which The Overlord took over as the main antagonist of this season.
- Skales was the secondary antagonist of this season until Episode 20, in which Lord Garmadon took over as the secondary antagonist of this season.
- Other important antagonists include Fangtom (episodes 14-21), Skalidor (episodes 14-21), Acidicus (episodes 14-21), Captain Soto (episodes 15 and 17), the evil ninja (episode 16), the Grundle (episode 18), the Giant Stone Warrior (episode 20), General Kozu (episodes 21-26), and Nya (episodes 25-26).
- The Serpentine were the villainous faction of this season until Episode 21. During and after Episode 21, the Stone Army took over as the villainous faction of the season.
- Captain Soto's crew were the villainous faction of Episode 15, while making a minor appearance in Episode 17.
- The Skulkin also made an appearance in Episode 19, due to the time travel plotline.
Videos
Episodes
Gallery
Promotional media
Intro
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References
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/832360199612669952
- ↑ https://www.wilfilm.dk/tv-series/
- ↑ The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ https://www.lego.com/en-lt/aboutus/news/2021/january/ninjago-10-years-anniversary
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/832658794295472128
- ↑ https://twitter.com/brothershageman/status/1289594732939624448
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/768504024773558272
- ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/768334428313714688
