Shadow

Not to be confused with Shadows, Darkness, or Shade.

“I tried to enlist Shadow, but that dude's throwing some serious shade.”

— Griffin Turner, "Spy for a Spy"

Shadow
Information
Users	First Spinjitzu Master First Elemental Master of Shadow (formerly) Hundreds of generations Past Elemental Master of Shadow (formerly) Shade (formerly) Obscuria Elemental Shadow Dragon Chen (stolen from Shade; formerly) Skylor Chen (copied from Shade) Nokt (briefly)
Abilities	Umbrakinesis
First appearance	"Spy for a Spy"
Latest appearance	"United We Fall" (pictured)
Status	Used

Shadow (also known as Shade) is an element in Ninjago. It's generally associated with the color black, corresponds with the Elemental Shadow Dragon, and had been passed on for generations, with Obscuria being the current Shadow Master.

Users' abilities

• Umbrakinesis - The user can create, shape, manipulate, perceive, and generate shadow.
  • Umbrakinetic Body - The user can temporarily transform their body into darkness/shadows.
    • Umbrakinetic Invisibility - The user is able to become undetectable and invisible as long they are in shadows or darkness.
      • Shadow/Enhanced Stealth - It is possible for some users to hide within shadows to slip in and out of areas undetected.
      • Invisibility Infusion - By combining Shadow with Light, the user can infuse their invisibility with other people to make them invisible too, as demonstrated by Skylor when she joined the two elements together.
    • Umbraportation - The user is able to teleport in a place where another shadow is present.
    • Body Separation - The user can possibly separate their shadow from their body.
  • Dragon Creation - The user can create a Shadow Dragon.

Symbol

The symbol worn by Shade

One of the Shadow symbols is a vague face of a wolf only seen on Shade.

The symbol of Shadow in the Tournament of the Sources

The symbol of Shadow shown in the Tournament of the Sources depicts a dark circle with a light crescent moon on the right.

Notable users

• First Spinjitzu Master
• First Elemental Master of Shadow (formerly)
  • Hundreds of generations
    • Past Elemental Master of Shadow (formerly)
      • Shade (formerly)
        • Obscuria
• Nokt (briefly)

Amber

• Skylor Chen

Staff of Elements

• Chen (formerly)

Creatures

• Elemental Shadow Dragon

Tools/Objects

• Staff of Elements (formerly)
• Chronosteel (formerly)
• Blue Crystal (formerly)
• Djinn Blade (in an alternate timeline)
• Elemental Cup (formerly)

Appearances

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu Season 4: Tournament of Elements 39. "Spy for a Spy" 41. "The Forgotten Element" 42. "The Day of the Dragon" 44. "Corridor of Elders" Season 9: Hunted 85. "Firstbourne" 87. "Radio Free Ninjago" 89. "The Gilded Path" Ninjago: Dragons Rising Season 2 32. "Enter the City of Temples" (mentioned) 35. "United We Fall" (pictured) Video games LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin (non-canon) The LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame (non-canon)

Trivia

• Skylor uses a fusion of Shadow and Light in "Radio Free Ninjago" to help the Resistance avoid Garmadon.
• While it would appear Shade and Obscuria's gray skin color is dictated by their element, this is not always the case for users of the element, seeing as the Elemental Master of Shadow has normal colored skin.
• Considering that Shade was using his elemental power around 7 years before Dragons Rising Season 2 and his daughter Obscuria is definitely older than that, Hunted was the first time when the Elemental Master was using his power while already having a descendant.
• Both the Elemental Master of Shadow from the Serpentine War and Shade have animal emblems on their clothing (wolf and bird), both of which come from the torso designs of Minifigures characters (Roman Commander and Egyptian Queen).
• When asked which element Razar from Legends of Chima would have if he was an Elemental Master, Tommy Andreasen said, "I think Shadow would suit him fine."

Gallery

In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Season 4: Tournament of Elements

Shade using his element against Garmadon

Skylor using Shadow to escape.

Season 9: Hunted

Shade using Shadow

Skylor using a fusion of Light and Shadow

In Ninjago: Dragons Rising

Season 2

Sora observing Obscuria and Shadow when researching her potential opponents

Translations

Language	Name
Dutch	Schaduw
Finnish	Varjo
French	Ombre
Italian	Ombra Scherp (Dragons Rising Season 2)
Korean	그림자
Spanish (LA)	Sombra