Spinners | |
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A whole 2011 set of spinners. | |
Usage |
To battle opponents in the Spinjitzu Spinners game. |
Spinners are apparatuses that a human player can use while playing Ninjago: Spinjitzu Spinners. The original spinners from 2011 and 2012 came with three to five LEGO bricks, with the colors and designs pertaining to the traits of whichever character is included. The spinners themselves are used to represent Spinjitzu used by the Ninja, however, the spinner sets cam with serpentine and skeletons too.
These bricks are used to lock the spinner in place, elevate the spinner, and give protection to a character during battle. The bricks included include two 1x2 bricks, a 2x2 plate, and occasionally two snaps used for attaching weapons directly to the spinner.
All spinner sets come with some Character Cards and Battle Cards. One can spin longer if a 2x2 plate with a rounded bottom is put on the bottom side of the spinner, which allows better balance for the spinner. Weapons can also be added to the spinner. Spinner crowns can also be put on top of spinners for decoration. The spinner crowns usually consist of a part that can be used to put on top of the spinner.
Spinner Sets
2011
- 2111 Kai
- 2112 Cole
- 2113 Zane
- 2114 Chopov
- 2115 Bonezai
- 2116 Krazi
- 2170 Cole DX
- 2171 Zane DX
- 2172 Nya
- 2173 Nuckal
- 2174 Kruncha
- 2175 Wyplash
- 2254 Mountain Shrine
- 2255 Sensei Wu
- 2256 Lord Garmadon
- 2257 Spinjitzu Starter Set
2012
Booster Packs
Training Sets and Starter Sets
Spinners
- 9561 Kai ZX
- 9562 Lasha
- 9563 Kendo Zane
- 9564 Snappa
- 9566 Samurai X
- 9567 Fang-Suei
- 9569 Spitta
- 9570 NRG Jay
- 9571 Fangdam
- 9572 NRG Cole
- 9573 Slithraa
- 9574 Lloyd ZX
- 9590 NRG Zane
- 9591 Weapon Pack
2018
- 70628 Lloyd Spinjitzu Master
- 70633 Kai Spinjitzu Master
- 70634 Nya Spinjitzu Master
- 70635 Jay Spinjitzu Master
- 70636 Zane Spinjitzu Master
- 70637 Cole Spinjitzu Master
2019
- 70659 Spinjitzu Kai
- 70660 Spinjitzu Jay
- 70661 Spinjitzu Zane
- 70662 Spinjitzu Cole
- 70681 Spinjitzu Slam - Lloyd
- 70682 Spinjitzu Slam - Jay
- 70683 Spinjitzu Slam - Zane
2020
Double Packs
Trivia
- Although the Skulkin and Serpentine are unable to do Spinjitzu, they have spinners (with the exception of Samukai, Snike, Selma, Skales Jr., Clancee, Zoltar, and the Serpentine Generals, but they are able do Spinjitzu in the graphic novels).
- The Minifigures and weapons in the spinner sets were made from cheap plastic rather than ABS in the 2011 product wave.
- The Legacy 2019 Spinners work with the Spinjitzu Slam launchers.
- There are currently 33 different spinners existing in the LEGO Ninjago toy line.
- Kai is the only ninja to have a spinner for each of the five possible outfits- original, DX, Kendo, ZX, and NRG.
- Inside of each spinner is a metal "crown," presumably to help balance it.
- In the waves of 2012, the spinners were remodeled, with additions to underneath it for additional weaponry, the studs on top of the spinners became hollow, and each spinner came with a "crown" for usage. These crowns paved the way for Crown Cards.
- Spinners for the The LEGO Ninjago Movie and Season 8 came out in 2018.
- Spinners were replaced with a similar new item, the Airjitzu Flyers (also known as Ninjago Kick and Cyclondo), in 2015—three years after their sudden discontinuation, and, after the release of The LEGO Ninjago Movie and Season 8 sets, Spinjitzu Masters.
- Spinners first appeared in Spinjitzu Scavenger Hunt.
- Destiny of Doom marks the first appearance of a spinner in the story's supplemental materials.
- Additionally, LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin marks the second appearance of spinners in the story.
- The Spinners were originally discontinued by the end of 2012. However, they return in 2019 as part of the Legacy wave, with new Spinjitzu molds.
- Lord Garmadon and Master Wu are the only characters to have spinners but aren't ninja, to be shown to use Spinjitzu in the show.
- A line of yet-to-be-released 2020 sets called “Spinjitzu Burst” may hint at a new type of spinners being made.