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They Gather for the Feast is the thirteenth episode of the second season of Ninjago: Dragons Rising and the 33rd episode overall.
Synopsis[]
After earning invitations to the Tournament of Sources, the Ninja attend a banquet for Elemental Masters with friendly faces and old enemies, and Lloyd confronts a familiar face from his vision.[1]
Netflix: Arin runs into an old friend at the Tournament of the Sources, the Ninja explore the City of Temples, and Lloyd sees a strangely familiar face.
Prime Video: A banquet for the Elemental Masters and an assassination attempt against Lloyd introduce new threats to the Ninja at the tournament.
Roku: During a grand banquet honoring the Elemental Masters, the Ninja uncover a deadly plot when an assassination attempt is made against Lloyd.
LEGO's Official Youtube Channel: Tensions rise as the Ninja attend a banquet for the Elemental Masters at the Tournament of Sources...
Extended: After earning invitations to the Tournament of Sources, the Ninja attend a banquet for Elemental Masters with friendly faces and old enemies, and Lloyd confronts a familiar face from his vision. Later that night, he finds himself the target of an assassination attempt. Meanwhile, Arin reconnects with a friend to discover he’s inherited the Elemental Power they both once dreamed about.[2]
Plot[]
Many years prior to the Merge, Arin was outside his house trying to perform Spinjitzu. Two children came up to Arin and start making fun of his interest in the ninja as well as throw insults about them. Frak then jumped in and scared the two bullies away. Arin and Frak introduced themselves to each other and bonded over their love of the ninja.

Frak showing Arin his Elemental Power.
In the present, Frak stops the security bots from arresting Arin and Riyu, claiming his master can vouch for them. He then shows off his new found Elemental Power of Quake and explains how he trained and found out about his powers. The ninja find the two of them and Arin introduces Frak to the team. Arin invites Frak to hang out with them, but Frak is sad to decline as he had to go off to train.

The ninja walking through Foundation Street.
Lloyd tells Arin they are officially invited to the Tournament of the Sources and are getting a tour of the city. He also introduces Roby and Bleckt to Arin. They walk through the City of Temples and Roby shows the ninja a piece of art on a stone wall representing the Source Dragons. He goes on to explain the tournament’s rules and the reason behind its creation. The ninja express concern over the transference of elemental powers with the Elemental Cup but Roby assures them of its safety. Zant-Tanz sees Lloyd and Arin and says he is happy to see them. Lloyd is confused on how Zant-Tanz can participate in the tournament so he demonstrates his elemental mastery over plants. He tells the ninja he had no idea he had this power. While talking, Zant-Tanz mentions a banquet and Roby elaborates, adding that the team was invited.
Later, the ninja, with Lloyd sporting a kimono, enter the banquet hall and see many Elemental Masters. Roby hands Wyldfyre a menu and shows the team around. Nya sees Tox and Mr. Pale and goes to talk to them with Zane following behind her. The rest of the group continue walking when Jordana pulls Sora away. She pleads for Sora's help before the being controlling Jordana takes over again, causing her to step back. Cinder and Nokt stand next to Jordana and Wyldfyre jumps in front of Sora. Wyldfyre, seeking revenge, tries to use her power on Cinder but the security bots stop her. Roby says that fighting outside the arena is prohibited and punishable by expulsion.

Zeatrix confronting Roby and the ninja.
Lloyd tries to talk to Zur but he does not respond. Lloyd bumps into Ras but their conversation is interrupted by a bell Roby is ringing and imitating. Roby starts to give a speech when Zeatrix bursts in the room. She expresses anger towards the ninja and Roby for dethroning her sister and not inviting her to the banquet respectively. Ras steps in and she says she is furious at him for conspiring with her sister to take her father’s life. She storms out of the hall and the annoyed Roby gives up on his speech.
Later in their quarters, the ninja discuss who could have killed the matriarch and took her horns. Sora proposes it was Zeatrix, Arin believes it was Ras, and Wyldfyre confidently says it was Bleckt, even going as far as calling Roby amazing before the ninja eventually go to sleep. In the middle of the night, a mysterious person sneaks into their quarters. Riyu wakes up and roars to alert the others of the stranger’s presence before the person attempts to stab Lloyd. The person attempts to escape, but the group manage to catch them and Lloyd tries to get information out of them, the commotion waking up the other competitors.

Lloyd revealing the attacker.
Security bots swarm Lloyd and the stranger before Lloyd explains what happened and the other ninja come to back him up. Lloyd pulls back the hood of the person to reveal it is a bot before it proceeds to glitch and break down. Ras throws a similar bot on top of it and Zur does the same. Nya asks Tox to help identify the poison on the item the bot tried to stab Lloyd with. She says it is a thorn from a plant that only comes from the Mother Garden. This makes most of the competitors assume Zant-Tanz, the leader of the Mother Garden, sent the attacker bots. Lloyd tries to convince everyone Zant-Tanz did not do it but everyone wants him out of the tournament. Zant-Tanz exiles himself voluntarily as he believes it would comfort the people. Roby tells everyone to go back to sleep and everyone follows his orders. As the competitors walk back to their quarters, Nya sees Jay in the crowd and tries to get his attention by shouting his name.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
Cast[]
- Arin - Deven Mack
- Bleckt - Vincent Tong
- Bully - Brent Miller
- Cinder - Ian Hanlin
- Cole - Andrew Francis
- Frak - David Kaye
- Jordana - Diana Kaarina
- Lloyd - Sam Vincent
- Nokt - Deven Mack
- Nya - Kelly Metzger
- Ras - Brian Drummond
- Riyu - Brian Drummond
- Roby - Ryan Beil
- Rox - Diana Kaarina
- Security Bot - Brian Drummond
- Sora - Sabrina Pitre
- Tox - Tabitha St. Germain
- Wyldfyre - Kazumi Evans
- Zane - Brent Miller
- Zant-Tanz - Garry Chalk
- Zeatrix - Nicole Oliver
Non-speaking[]
Mentioned[]
Creatures[]
- Matriarch of the Mountain Dragons (mentioned)
- Source Dragon of Energy (mentioned)
Miscellaneous[]
Items[]
- Arin's grappling hook
- Bleckt's cane
- Crowns of Horns (mentioned)
- Elemental Cup
- Gilba Thorns
- Gis
- Source Tournament
- Ninja (Wyldfyre)
- Master (Lloyd)
- Urban (Arin; flashback)
- Tracksuit (Jay)
- Smoke bombs
- Sora's headphones
- Throwing stars
Events[]
- Beatrix's coup (mentioned)
- Liberation of Imperium (mentioned)
- Ritual of the Blood Moon (indirectly mentioned)
- Tournament of the Sources
Locations[]
- Blood Moon (mentioned)
- City of Temples
- Mother Garden (mentioned)
- Ninjago
- Ninjago Island
- Arin's neighborhood (flashback)
- Endless Sea (indirectly mentioned)
- Merlopia (mentioned)
- Ninjago Island
Species[]
- Androids
- Craglings
- Devonians
- Dragons
- Formlings (pictured)
- Geckles
- Humans
- Merlopians
- Munce
- Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids
- Serpentine
- Hypnobrai (pictured)
- Skeletons
- Source Dragons (pictured)
- Tigers
- Water-Tides
- Wolves
Trivia[]
Cultural references[]
- When Lloyd fights the attacker bot, some of the choreography, including Lloyd grabbing the bot by its leg while its jumping take inspiration from the film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.
Continuity[]
- The evening scene of the ninja chasing the attacker bot and Lloyd getting into a brief fight with it is reminiscent of Clouse and the Anacondrai Cultists giving chase to Nya in her kabuki disguise in "Spy for a Spy."
- Fittingly enough, the same background music from the aforementioned episode, "Rooftop Ruffhouse," is reprised during the scene in this episode.
- Also the way Lloyd picks up the crate and tosses it at the attacker bot is similar to him tossing the Vengestone gate at Harumi as seen in the episode "The Spider's Design" even down to him spinning one way then tossing the object.
- The attacker bot dodging the ninja's Elemental Powers is reminiscent of Lloyd dodging attacks from the Council of the Crystal King when they tried to use the Golden Weapons to kill him in "The Coming of the King."
Errors[]
- When the ninja first arrived at the banquet, Zur was seen wearing his usual attire despite wearing his Source Tournament tracksuit at the time.
- After both Zeatrix and Ras leaves the banquet in front of the Ninja, Nya is briefly seen twitching.
Videos[]
Translations[]
Language | Name |
---|---|
Chinese (Simplified) | 元素大师的盛宴 |
Czech | Shromáždění na hostině[3] |
Dutch | Het Openingsfeestmaal |
Finnish | He kokoontuvat juhlimaan |
French | Le Festin de Bienvenue |
German | Das Festmahl vor dem Turnier |
Italian | La vigilia del Torneo |
Portuguese (BRA) | Eles se Juntaram para um Banquete |
References[]
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20240726132631/https://www.peacocktv.com/watch-online/tv/ninjago-dragons-rising/5730128185050016112
- ↑ https://www.nowtv.com/ie/online/ninjago-dragons-rising/iYEQYZfjU8Mz2WENgF78Pw/seasons/2/episodes/13/A5EK51p7s4cZ5sbWmUsPA
- ↑ https://www.kinobox.cz/film/726926-lego-ninjago-draci-povstani/serie#serie-2