The Fifth Villain is the eleventh episode of the fifteenth season of Ninjago and the 191st episode overall. It aired on May 20, 2022 on LEGO's YouTube channel.
Extended: Fugi-Dove inspires a plan to infiltrate the Council of the Crystal King by impersonating a villain - meanwhile, the Ninjas regroup at Twitchy's gas station, but Hounddog McBrag isn't far behind. As Fugi-Dove buys time for the Ninjas to escape, they confront the Mechanic at his abandoned warehouse while Lloyd disguises himself as the villain and intercepts his invitation to the Council.[2]
LEGO's YouTube channel: As soon as Cole, Lloyd, Jay and Fugi-Dove rejoin the others at Twitchy's gas station, the Ninja think about the next villain who will receive an invitation from the Crystal King. After realizing that the villain, the Mechanic, could be next, Hounddog McBrag shows up at the gas station!
Will the Ninja manage to escape Hounddog McBrag again and find the Mechanic?[3]
Plot[]
Jay, Cole, Lloyd and Fugi-Dove continue journeying through the Sea of Sand to find Twitchy Tim's gas station, while Fugi-Dove continues to annoy Jay about turning to a life of crime, even giving him ideas for his criminal alias, eventually coming up with 'Blue-Jay,' which Cole agrees is catchy. Hounddog McBrag and his policemen learn that the ninja could be hiding at Twitchy Tim's gas station. Jay, Cole, Lloyd, and Fugi-Dove come across a nearby road and continue forward as they finally reach Twitchy Tim's gas station and meet up with the other ninja, Dareth and Twitchy Tim, while Cole rushes inside for water.
The rest of the ninja scan for potential villains that the Kabuki Mask could recruit for the Crystal Council. As they eventually agree that the Mechanic could be the next recruit, they are forced to hide as Hounddog McBrag and his forces arrive at the gas station. However, Twitchy Tim accidentally exposes them of their hiding place, although Fugi-Dove manages to sacrifice himself to the police, allowing the ninja and Dareth to get away. Kai uses his Fire on one of their vehicles and drive off with the other, leaving the police stranded.
The ninja arrive back at Ninjago City, searching for the Mechanic in his headquarters. The Mechanic then appears and attacks the ninja, who seems to gain the upper hand until Lloyd pushes an arcade cabinet on him to trap him. Kai, Jay, Zane and Cole then tie up the Mechanic in the Noodle Truck of Crime, as Zane projects a map to track Lloyd with a GPS device as he goes undercover disguised as the Mechanic. A Crystal Spider appears and projects the Kabuki Mask's invitation to "the Mechanic", as they head down underground.
This is the only episode where Lloyd wears the hood of his Fugitive suit.
There exists a version of the episode where the crosswalk is white, instead of rainbow colors, that aired in certain countries such as China.
When Cole stumbles to get the water bottle, for a brief moment, his old voice can be heard. This is due to a clip of his old voice being reused from stock audio.
This also happens in "Brave But Foolish" where he and Kai were about to crash their vehicles into a wall.
Cultural references[]
Fugi-Dove's line, "Fly, you fools!" when sacrificing himself so the heroes can escape pursuit is a quote of Gandalf the Grey's parting words as he is lost battling the Balrog at the end of Fellowship of the Ring.
Continuity[]
To practice remembering things, Twitchy repeats what he hears three times at a slow pace.
The scene where Kai burns McBrag's truck and the ninja enter the Mechanic's lair were later re-used in the crossover episode "Ninjago - Dream Team."
This is The Mechanic’s first appearance since “Game Over.”
Errors[]
Despite the title of the episode, the Mechanic is the fourth villain of the Crystal King's five generals who is shown in the season. Mister F is the fifth but doesn't appear until the next episode.
Chronologically, however, the Mechanic was the fifth villain recruited.
In the scene where Fugi-Dove empties the water bottle, the ninja, including Fugi-Dove's feet are clipping through the sand, but in the next scene, they're back to normal.
When the Mechanic is shown tide up, his nindroid eye is red, but a few seconds later, it's back to being its normal blue.
Videos[]
LEGO® NINJAGO - Season 4 Episode 11- The Fifth Villain
