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“One day, as the First Spinjitzu Master meditated, he foresaw an event when all the realms would crash together. He called this event "the Coalescence," and he knew its time would soon be upon them.”


The Merge (also called the Coalescence) is a cataclysmic event that resulted in the Sixteen Realms and Ninjago combining into one. It was caused by Master Wu under unknown circumstances. Although, without the usage of the Dragon Cores, the union of the merged realms becomes unstable due to the Merge's aftershocks, known as the MergeQuakes, which happen whenever the realms try to share the same area.[1] The Merge itself also increased the amount of elemental energy in the realms, resulting in a formation of a new generation of Elemental Masters, who either been given a new Elemental Power, or an original one without a host.

History[]

Thousands of years ago, while the Sixteen Realms were still separated and Ninjago was just one realm, the First Spinjitzu Master, foresaw the Coalescence in a vision, in which all realms will become one. Knowing that it would occur someday, he sought out the Source Dragons and begged them to freely give him some of their energy. Once this request was fulfilled, he used them to create three special orbs called Dragon Cores, which is powerful enough to keep all the realms in balance, thus preventing the Coalescence. Though it stayed that way, years later, however, the cataclysmic event eventually occurred. Wu claims to have caused the Merge, although the exact reasons as to why are unknown. Coincidentally, the Merge happened at a similar time to when Lord Ras and Empress Beatrix started draining large amounts of energy from a Source Dragon they had captured, which could have destabilized the Ethereal Divide.

The Merge[]

Wu had his students collected scrolls containing information about "the Coalescence." When The Merge started, Wu and the Ninja drove into Ninjago city with the Destiny's Bounty to save as many citizens as possible. When the Bounty went into the Merge, Wu mouthed to himself that he thought he could "pull it off," but that "it happened too soon," to which the ninja couldn't hear due to the raging loud storm. He then told the ninja that only unity can save them, and that they will have no chance if they're separated. When the Merge ended and the portals closed, Wu and the other ninja disappeared without a trace.

Aftermath[]

Because of the Merge, all of the realms became one with Ninjago. New lands formed,[1] and some old ones were relocated throughout the Merged Realms.[2] The Merge's energy led to the creation of the portal gates,[3] and a new generation of Elemental Masters emerged, receiving either a new Elemental Power or an old one that didn't have a host.[4] However, the balance between them proved to be unstable, resulting in the MergeQuakes as realms tried to merge and share the same area. Many of the displaced inhabitants of the Realms found themselves with nowhere to go and formed the Crossroads.[5] As for the ninja, each of them became stranded in different separate locations; Lloyd found himself back at the Monastery of Spinjitzu, Kai was stranded in an unfamiliar island for weeks, Nya woke up somewhere far from the Realm of Madness, Cole woke up in the Land of Lost Things, Zane ended up in a stasis pod in the Monastery of Imperium, Jay lost his memory and ended up in The Administration in the Realm of Madness, and allies like P.I.X.A.L. disappeared into the unknown. Because they and Master Wu had disappeared and had not been seen nor heard from for a very long time, many believed that they were lost forever. However, a young teen named Arin maintained hope that the ninja would return.

This came true, when most of them would find each other and reunite, with the exception of Jay whose whereabouts were unknown after he lost his memories of being a ninja. As for Master Wu, following the Merge, he lost his physical form and assumed the form of a small golden spirit, which was then split into four parts, with each of them ending up in some of the Merged Realms.

While the ninja have no knowledge of Jay’s whereabouts, however, they were unaware that he has ended up in The Administration, which lies within the former Realm of Madness.[6] They were further unaware that he has lost his memories of his friends, his identity, and his adventures as a ninja. The ninja eventually reunited with Jay during the Tournament of the Sources, but were shocked to discover that he (as a result of his memory loss) has joined the Wolf Clan, an evil alliance formed by the Forbidden Five millennia ago and recently reorganized by Lord Ras, who seeks to help his master in controlling the Source Dragons to have power over the Merged Realms, seemingly undoing the Merge in the process.[7] After Jay was defeated by Nya during the tournament, he was expelled from the clan by Ras and left the City of Temples to parts unknown.[8]

With Jay's current whereabouts unknown again, Kai promised his sister that they'll make him come back to his senses once they find him. Earlier, during the final game of the tournament, when Cole and Arin found Master Wu in the Monastery of Gates, they were shocked to learn that the latter was responsible for the Merge. Having learned of it earlier from Ras, Arin's faith in the ninja crumbled, as they had put their focus on saving the world over finding Arin's parents, who had disappeared during the Merge. Arin would ultimately abandon the ninja to search for his parents with Ras's help.[9]

Official description[]

Tales from the Merged Realms[]

This was a mysterious and violent event that resulted in the Ninjago world uniting with the legendary outside realms. Now the formerly inaccessible realms, such as the Underworld, the Cursed Realm, the Realm of Madness, and many more, are islands or continents all over the world.[10]

Appearances[]

Ninjago: Dragons Rising[]

Season 1[]

Season 2[]

Ninjago Magazine[]

Gallery[]

See also[]

Translations[]

The Merge[]

Language Name
Czech Sloučení
Dutch De Versmelting
Finnish Yhdistäytyminen
French La Fusion
German Verschmelzung
Hungarian Az Egyesülés
Italian La fusione
Polish Fuzja
Portuguese A Fusão
Spanish La Fusión
Ukrainian Злиття
Turkish Birleşme

MergeQuakes[]

Language Name
Czech Sloutřesení
Dutch Smeltbevingen
French Tremblement de fusion
German Verschmelzungsbeben
Hungarian Repedések
Italian Fusioscosse
Polish Fuzjowstrząsy
Portuguese (BRA) Fusão-motos
Portuguese (POR) Sismos-fusão
Spanish (LA) Fusi-sismos
Ukrainian Злиттєтруси
Turkish Birleşme Sarsıntıları

The Coalescence[]

Language Name
Czech Srůstání
Dutch Coalescentie
Finnish Sulautuminen
French Coalescence
Italian Coalescenza
Polish Koalescencja
Portuguese Coalescência

References[]

Events

Conflicts

War of the Oni and the Dragons · Battle of Nine Days · Stone Wars · Aspheera's rule over Ninjago · Exile of the Forbidden Five · The Devourer's bite · Wu and Garmadon's journey · Long Winter · Serpentine War · Battle for All of Time · Beatrix's coup · Battle Between Brothers · Search for the Golden Weapons · Take Back Ninjago · Attack of the Great Devourer · The Final Battle · Nindroid crisis · Second Serpentine War · Ghost invasion · Battle on the Dark Island · Fall of Ninjago · Liberation of Ninjago · Oni's invasion · Liberation of Two Moon Village · Siege at the Monastery · Lloyd's Journey · Liberation of the Never-Realm · Attack by Unagami · Battle for Shintaro Mountain · Conflict on the Island of the Keepers · Great Flood · Ninjago City vs. Ninja · Final prophecy of Quanish the Elder · Battle of the Second Monastery · Liberation of Imperium

Competitions

Ninjago Talent · Ninjaball Run · Tournament of Elements (Thunderblade) · Street Race of Snake Jaguar · Puppy-petting competition · Terra Technica Dance-Off · Speedway Five-Billion · Slug race · Royal manta races · Mech Master 5000 · Pie-baking contest · Crossroads noodle cook-off · Tournament of the Sources · Cavern Run

Traditions

Day of the Departed · Dragon Day · Festival Day · Lever Bonfire Festival · New Year Festival · Slither Pit · The Choosing · Turnip Festival · Yin-Yang promise · Ritual combat · Red Star Carnival · Crossroads Carnival · Zane Day

Tests

Trial-By-Mino · Trial By Sphinx

Miscellaneous

Alternate timeline · Yin-Yang Eclipse · Candlelight vigil · The Merge · MergeQuake Storm · Ritual of the Blood Moon

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