The snake warriors are Serpentine soldiers.[1]
History[]
Snakes in the Sand[]
While Kai was on a mission to investigate rumors of a new serpentine threat in the Sea of Sand, he is surprised by a Snake Warrior in his mech, who defeats and captures him. Kai is taken to the base of the Snake Warriors, who try to put him in a cell, but he manages to break free and tries to escape. In his attempt to escape, Kai faces several Snakes Warriors, while trying to discover his weakness, he tries to use a Sacred Flute, water and even a replica of the Pause Time Blade, however, nothing works. Kai finally manages to defeat the Snake Warriors when he builds a two-edged sword using smaller swords. After the confrontation, Kai runs away to get his friends.
Vehicles[]
- Snake Mech
- Quad bike
- Rammer
- Armored helicopter
Behind the scenes[]
- All of them are named after on a species of snake.
- Cobra Mechanics are named after the cobra.
- Boa Destructors are named after the boa constrictor.
- Viper Flyers are named after the viper.
- Python Dynamite are named after the python.
- All of them re-use the recolored head mold originally used on some Pyro Vipers.
- According to Niek van Slagmaat, the reason why the designers chose snakes as villains for Ninjago: Core is that "Snakes were picked as the bad guys because we could not rely on content to explain a more abstract villain. Snakes are instantly recognizable as Ninjago and test well with children."[2]
- Tommy Andreasen said about them "I have no idea about what they are. I only know them from the sets."[3]
Trivia[]
- Their color schemes are reminiscent of the Constrictai.
- They are the fourth snake group to be a villainous faction. The others being the Serpentine in Rise of the Snakes and Legacy of the Green Ninja, the Vermillion in The Hands of Time, and the Pyro Vipers in Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu.
- They are the second snake villainous faction to use recolored head molds from previous villainous factions. The first was the Snake Army in The LEGO Ninjago Movie.
- Unlike the other Serpentine, the Sacred Flutes have no effect on the snake warriors.[1]