- Not to be confused with the set.
The Skull Keep is the Skull Sorcerer's former lair and a region in the Dungeons of Shintaro.
History[]
Into the Dark[]
Vania and Cole see the Skull Keep as they enter the Dungeons of Shintaro. The door to the Skull Keep later opens when the Skull Sorcerer enters the mines.
The Worst Rescue Ever[]
The Skull Sorcerer enters the mines using the door of the Skull Keep.
The Two Blades[]
The ninja are shown being forced to work there before escaping. When escaping, Cole and Lloyd went inside the Skull Keep and finds a lot of Vengestone and in the main lair, the Skull of Hazza D'ur. It summons the Skull Sorcerer, who tries to attack them with the skull. Cole and Lloyd eventually escaped from the lair and back into the mines.
The Upply Strike Back![]
The Geckles and Munce are back to working in the mines while the ninja are held captive near the Skull Keep. When Cole confronts the Skull Sorcerer with the Blades of Deliverance, he and the Skull Sorcerer fight near the Skull Keep.
The Son of Lilly[]
Cole and the Skull Sorcerer continue to fight each other near the Skull Keep. At some point, Cole unlocks the Spinjitzu Burst and destroys the Skull of Hazza D'ur. After the fight, Vangelis is taken away by his former guards.
Locations[]
- Keep lair
- Room filled with Vengestone
- Vengestone mines
Official descriptions[]
LEGO.com description[]
Team up with Hero Cole, Hero Zane and Hero Lloyd as they take on the Skull Sorcerer at his dangerous dungeons! Watch out for the dungeons’ many traps and the evil army of fighters: Murt, Ginkle and an Awakened Warrior. You must avoid all of this to seize the Shadow Blade of Deliverance and rescue a ninja from the prison cell. Only you can save the day![1]
Base of the Skull[]
The Skull Sorcerer runs his Vengestone mine from below the royal palace. Vania and the ninja must dodge its dungeons and brave its skull-shaped inner sanctum if they want to win.[2]
Appearances[]
Sets[]
Ninjago[]
Season 13: Master of the Mountain[]
- 146. "Into the Dark"
- 147. "The Worst Rescue Ever"
- 148. "The Two Blades"
- 150. "Trial By Mino" (pictured)
- 159. "The Upply Strike Back!"
- 160. "The Son of Lilly"
The Virtues of Spinjitzu[]
- 5. "Generosity" (illusion)
Ninjago Magazine[]
- 71. Stranded (flashback)
Behind the scenes[]
- The design of the Skull Keep is based on LEGO Castle, as well as several other elements of the season. Specifically, it is inspired by the Skeleton Tower.
Trivia[]
- There are several differences between the set and the show version, the most notable being that while in the set it is a separate cave, in the show it is a stone round cladding of a tunnel leading to an unknown pit.