Dragons

“Our father used to tell us stories about the dragons, that they were mystical creatures that belong to both worlds and ferried between them.”

Dragons are the first species of creation; mystical, sentient reptilian creatures that originated from the First Land, the first realm in existence. Thousands of years ago, they were at war with the Oni. They have spread to many realms including Ninjago, Djinjago, the Wyldness, Imperium and Mysterium. In these different realms, new sub species developed and many new dragon tribes were formed, each with an Arc Dragon as their leader.

These legendary beings possess a distinct life force that is intricately tied to various abilities, including Elemental Powers. This connection results in many dragons possessing one of the four Elements of Creation, and in some instances, others elements. They are also naturally capable of interdimensional travel to a degree, enabling them to traverse between realms such as both Ninjago and the Underworld.

Master Wu once tasked four dragons (Fire, Lightning, Ice and Earth) linked to each of the four Elements to guard the four Golden Weapons.

History

History[]

Background[]

Native to the Realm of Oni and Dragons, the dragons are the first species of creation. The first dragon to see the light of day was Firstbourne, the mother of all dragons. She is the common ancestor of all mortal dragons and has all of the Elemental Powers of her spawn. The dragons constantly waged war against their arch enemies, the Oni (who were beings of Destruction, the polar opposite of Creation). When a child was born, the two sides fought over him until he left the realm. The child also struck a friendship with the Firstbourne when he tried to stop the war.

Later, that same child, who would be later known as the First Spinjitzu Master, would grow up to empower a group of humans with the powers he inherited from the dragons, the Elemental Masters. Together, the Elemental Masters and the First Spinjitzu Master would go on to protect Ninjago from the forces of evil that encroached on it.

Pilot episodes[]

Master Wu placed each dragon to guard one of the Golden Weapons, each in tune with its elemental properties. The dragons guarded the Weapons for many years until an increase in Skulkin activity led Master Wu to believe that the weapons had to be retrieved before they could fall into Lord Garmadon's hands.

The four ninja had to avoid each of the dragons as they recovered the four Golden Weapons. When the Weapons were stolen by Garmadon, they discovered that the dragons would gladly aid the ninja in their quest to get the weapons back. Afterward, each ninja kept the dragon matching their elemental properties as a pet, in addition to using them for transportation. This allowed the dragons to continue guarding the Weapons, as the four ninja wielded them in defense of Ninjago.

Rise of the Snakes[]

As Jay decided to visit his parents, all four dragons were molting and had to leave the ninja. The ninja had to go on the journey to Ed & Edna's Scrap N Junk on foot. During their time in the Spirit Coves, the dragons morphed into the Ultra Dragon, who appeared during the fight against the Great Devourer and nearly defeated the serpent.

Legacy of the Green Ninja[]

The Ultra Dragon became as Lloyd's personal transportation until he mastered the Golden Dragon.

When the Overlord possessed Garmadon's body to regain his true form, he appeared as a humanoid dragon. As he power continued to increase as the Final Battle was about to begin, he mutated into a full dragon. At this time, the ninja were taken to Ninjago City by the Ultra Dragon to defeat him.

Green and Gold[]

One day, while on Lloyd and "Ultra" are on patrol, they spot some members of the Venomari, who were attacking a local village, setting the houses on fire and stealing their food. Lloyd jumps off of Ultra's back and summons his Golden Dragon, and the two split up to defeat the Serpentine more effectively. Lloyd and Ultra foil the attack and fly back into the air. When Lloyd is about to jump back on the Ultra Dragon, it disappears in the clouds, and Lloyd follows it to the Spirit Coves.

When he arrives, Lloyd notices that Ultra is homesick. He tells Ultra to return to the Realm of Oni and Dragons. Ultra then flies out of the Coves and opens a portal to its home realm. The mini-movie ends with the Ultra Dragon flying with the other dragons, including Firstbourne.

A short time later, the Ultra Dragon was killed by of the Dragon Hunters and its bone were used for Iron Baron's throne.

Possession[]

During the invasion of Stiix, a Ghost Dragon was summoned to overlook the city.

Hunted[]

A few of the ninja traveled to the First Realm where they encountered various dragons. Later, Firstbourne gave the stranded ninja dragons that correspond to their Elemental Powers. They rode them to get out of the Realm of Oni and Dragons and into Ninjago. Upon returning, the dragons save the ninja's allies from the Sons of Garmadon and fought against the Colossus.

March of the Oni[]

When the Oni returned to the Realm of Oni and Dragons to cover it in darkness, the dragons and the former dragon hunters now their allies, fought them only to be overwhelmed, petrifying everyone but Firstbourne and Faith who fled to Ninjago. The effects was reversed when the ninja defeated the Oni in Ninjago. After the Oni's defeat, Firstbourne along with Faith returned home to the First Realm.

Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu[]

During the Long Winter in the Never-Realm, some Ice Dragons from other realms moved into the realm now frozen because they liked the climate.[11]

Master of the Mountain[]

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The Island[]

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The Virtues of Spinjitzu[]

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Crystalized[]

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Dragons Rising, Season 1[]

After the Merge united the realms, a number of dragons made the decision to relocate to the realm that had merged with their native one.[12][13] However, some of the dragon population opted to remain in their original realm.[14] Given the City of Imperium's dependence on dragon energy, the Claws of Imperium initiated the capture of dragons from the other realms to extract their energy for power generation.[15]

Lloyd and Wyldfyre initiated a plan to liberate all the dragons that were held captive by Imperium, starting with the release of Heatwave from his cell.[16] However, their efforts were impeded by the Claws of Imperium and their Photacs, who subjected the dragons to a vicious attack.[17] In order to protect themselves, the dragons sought refuge in the Monastery of Imperium. Following their escape to Ninjago, most of the dragons choose to remain with the ninja, relocating to the Monastery of Spinjitzu alongside them.[18]

The Elemental Mechs[]

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Dragons Rising, Season 2[]

After being defeated by Cinder, the ninja went to Egalt and Rontu intending to learn Rising Dragon technique to counter Shatterspin. While Jiro helped Cole, Zane, and Bonzle to get to Mysterium to ask Gandalaria help to protect Bonzle from the Wolf Clan until the Blood Moon passed.

After Nokt escaped the Nether-Space, he and Rox, possessing Jordana, began plotting to release the rest of the Forbidden Five by hunting Arc Dragons for their Dragon Ivory crowns. They attacked the Matriarch of the Mountain Dragons, the Matriarch of Fallen Leaves, and the Patriarch of the Northern Spiral, stealing their horns. The Matriarch of the Mountain Dragons was fatally wounded by Nokt and Rox and, with her dying breath, warned Lloyd that the Source Dragons were in danger. After her death, the ninja discovered her newborn successor and returned her to the Mountain Dragon herd. Back at the monastery, the Source Dragon of Motion informed the ninja that the other two Arc Dragons had also been killed. To uncover the perpetrators, the ninja entered the Tournament of the Sources, which led them to the Monastery of Gates, where they found the stolen Dragon Horns. Nokt and Nya used the horns to free the remaining Forbidden Five, along with Kai and Bonzle.

Dragons Rising, Season 3[]

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Known types of dragons

Known types of dragons[]

Known dragon tribes

Known dragon tribes[]

Known dragons

Known dragons[]

Hybrids[]

Culture

Culture[]

Dragons live most of the time in community within tribes bringing together the same breed of dragon led by an Arc Dragon, but they also can live with dragon of different breed and even form couples with them.[19][20] Some examples are the couple of Egalt and Rontu, or the dragons living together in the dragon stables in the Monastery of Spinjitzu. They are also know to live and make their nests in caves.

As a dragon dies, members of their tribe gather to pay homage. Once one dies, the dragons present or those who subsequently learn of the death, raise their heads and roar together to express their grief and respect for the deceased dragon.[21][20]

The different dragon tribes have their own culture, traditions and celebrations.[22][23]

Abilities

Abilities[]

  • Elemental Powers - Due to elemental power originating from the dragon, they can presumably utilize a multitude of elemental power. Indeed many dragons are associed to one elemental power.
    • Elementokinetic Attacks - Dragons with elemental powers can attack with said elements.
      • Elementokinetic Breath - such attacks often take the form of elemental projectiles shot from their mouths.
        • Elementokinetic Beam Emission - Such projectiles can take the form of elemental beams.
      • Elementokinetic Ball Projection - The projectiles can also take the form of elemental balls.
  • Vengestone resistance - Dragons with elemental powers are resistant to the elemental negation effects of vengestone, though it can still weaken their powers it can't fully negate them.
  • Dimensio-Pyligenesis - Many dragons demonstrate, that they can create portals to travel between Realms and from one place to another or to direct their attacks.
    • Dimensional Travel - Using said portals, the dragons can travel to different realms.
  • Flight - Most of the dragons are capable of flight using their wings (presumably except Jungle Dragons).
  • Longevity - Dragons are extremely long-lived, similar to Oni.
  • Rapid growth - Dragons experience growth spurts, allowing them to mature faster than humans.[24]
  • Pyrokinetic Breath - Many dragon species can breathe fire from their mouth.[25]
  • Superhuman Strength - Many dragons possess superhuman strength, allowing them to carry heavy objects in their claws without being slowed down by their mass.
  • Superhuman Durability - Many dragons possess superhuman durability, allowing them to take a bit of damage without serious injuries.
    • Heat Immunity - Many dragons are immune to heat, allowing them to survive in the deserts of the First Land and volcanic environments like the Firstbourne's nest, Lava Wastes, and Fire Temple.
      • Fire Immunity - Some dragons like Jiro have fireproof skin.
  • Oni Blood Detection - Dragons can sense Oni blood even on a partially Oni being.
  • Wing Barriers - Dragon wings are durable enough to be used as shields for both the dragon and their allies.
  • Avgógenesis - Dragons can create eggs.
    • Oviparity - Said eggs are often used for reproduction.
  • Personal Pouch - Just like marsupials and monotremes, dragons have nursing pouches they can store their young in.[26]
  • Bipedalism - Some dragons like Jiro and Thunderfang are naturally biped dragons and walk only on their hind legs while others like the Arc Dragon of Focus are capable of such a feat despite not being naturally bipedal.
  • Draco-Ergokinesis - Powerful dragons such as Arc Dragons, Thunderfang, and Riyu can manipulate their dragon energy.
    • Sparks - Dragons with a high level of dragon energy such as Arc Dragons (with their Crowns of Horns) or Riyu, have the ability to share their dragon power with Elemental Masters or other dragons with the ability to produce sparks being dependent on the level of the Arc Dragons' Elemental Powers.[27]
      • Elemental Power Augmentation - When a dragon uses sparks on an Elemental Master or dragon, it can result in the awakening of dormant Elemental Powers or the enhancement of Elemental Powers.
      • Psychic link - Dragons can share their dragon power to Elemental Masters to establish a psychic link with themselves or others.
  • Telepathy - Dragons of high rank or power such as Arc Dragons, Thunderfang, Daidan, and Leaf Blade (via his gem) can communicate with other living beings using telepathic powers.
Weakness

Weakness[]

  • Destruction: As their power of Creation counters Destruction, dragons are vulnerable to it.
  • Vengestone: While Vengestone doesn’t fully negate a Dragon’s elemental powers, it still is strong enough to keep a dragon contained.
  • Prismatic Steel: Objects made from Prismatic Steel can contain powerful dragons, even Arc Dragons like Thunderfang.
Behind the scenes

Behind the scenes[]

  • Michael Knap has explained that most LEGO dragons these days are from Ninjago because it helps to make dragons a more distinct part of the theme.[28]
  • When asked whether there are dragons of all elements, Tommy Andreasen stated that if they were given the right scope and budget, they would probably do that. But however, they decided the narrow it down to dragons only using the four elements of Creation and Wind.[29]
    • When asked if Time dragons exist, Chris "Doc" Wyatt answered with "sure, they must, I suppose."[30]
      • However, he later stated that dragons of other elements before the Merge didn't exist.[31]
Trivia

Trivia[]

  • All mortal dragons are native to the Realm of Oni and Dragons and are descended from the Firstbourne. They later spread to live in other realms.[32] However, some of them do not have Elemental Powers and have unique abilities of their own.
  • All Dragon tribes such as the Mountain Dragons or the Fire Dragon Tribe have an Arc Dragon as their leader.[33]
  • Dragons do not have the power of Creation itself but do through there being types of dragons that correspond to the four elements of Creation.[34]
  • The only elements they possess are the four elements of Creation, Wind, Water, and Life.[35][11] It is unknown why the only other elements they control are those three.
    • According to Tommy Andreasen, all dragons before adolescence might have temporarily use the Wind element before they get one of the four elements of Creation excluding the other secondary elements.[36]
    • While Water Dragons never appeared in the series, they appeared in various magazines and their existence was confirmed by Chris "Doc" Wyatt.[37]
      • This makes Flow the only Source from which two Elements were given to Dragons, with the other sources having only one each.
  • Certain dragons possess the ability to communicate verbally, while others can communicate telepathically with different beings. It remains uncertain whether this ability is determined by their race, type, rank, or another factor.
  • While dragons are capable of migrating through realms, it is unlikely that they can travel to all realms.[38]
    • Djinjagan Dragons can travel to other realms,[39] similar to how dragons from the First Land can to Ninjago and the Underworld.
  • Although it was not shown in the show until Sons of Garmadon that the dragons came from another realm, Cole suggests this already in the pilot episodes with his line: "Dragons aren't from this world, Zane."
  • Several dragon skulls resembling those of the original four dragons, Ultra Dragon, and Golden Dragon are seen in Oni land, but no dragons with these head shapes are seen alive in Hunted or any subsequent episodes.
  • It is possible that the First Spinjitzu Master based Spinjitzu on the spinning movement used by dragons to travel between realms.[40]
  • All the seasons in the series have either a dragon, an Elemental Dragon, or a Dragon Mech appear.
  • Flame, the Ultra Dragon, six-legged Ice Dragons, Ghost Dragons and Riyu are the only dragons to appear in more than one set, while the last two are the only ones to appear in more that two sets.
  • If Nya had a dragon as the original four ninja did, it may have been named "Flow."[41]
  • Dragons experience growth spurts.[42]
  • Ekesian Coldfang the Wise, Kex'k Metalwing, and Urd Leatherwing are the only dragons who have a last name, while other dragons usually refer themselves and others with their first name and their tribe or place of origin (for example: Wyldfyre of the Fire Dragon Tribe, Rox of the Wyldness, Arin of the Crossroads, Ras of Imperium).
  • According to Chris "Doc" Wyatt, dragons do have their own equivalent to marriage.[43]
  • It is currently unknown if dragons possessing Elemental Powers were affected by its imbalance after the Battle of the Spectral Lands.
Gallery

Gallery[]

Promotional media[]

Minifures[]

LEGO models[]

Known dragons[]

In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu[]

Pilot episodes[]

Season 1: Rise of the Snakes[]

Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja[]

Season 8: Sons of Garmadon[]

Season 9: Hunted[]

Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu[]

Season 10: March of the Oni[]

Season 13: Master of the Mountain[]

The Island[]

Ninjago: Reimagined[]

The Virtues of Spinjitzu[]

In Ninjago: Dragons Rising[]

Season 1[]

The Elemental Mechs[]

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Season 2[]

Season 3[]

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In Ninjago Magazine[]

Concept art[]

Translations

Translations[]

Language Name
Czech Draci
Finnish Lohikäärmeet
French Dragons
German Drachen
Japanese ドラゴン
Polish Smoki
Ukrainian Дракони
Turkish Ejderhalar
References

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 https://bsky.app/profile/docwyattbeyond.bsky.social/post/3mdxvbpbri222
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 https://bsky.app/profile/docwyattbeyond.bsky.social/post/3ltuaffhrps2x
  3. ↑ https://bsky.app/profile/docwyattbeyond.bsky.social/post/3mfdm4tqjac2t
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1
    Daidans tribe Unknown
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  12. ↑ "Beyond Madness"
  13. ↑ "Writers of Destiny"
  14. ↑ "I Will Be the Danger"
  15. ↑ "The Merge: Part 1"
  16. ↑ "Mindless Beasts"
  17. ↑ "The Calm Inside"
  18. ↑ "The Battle of the Second Monastery"
  19. ↑ “But just think of it like when an Earth Dragon builds a nest with an Ice Dragon.” Percival Tartigrade, "We Are All Dragons"
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 "The Hollow Ones"
  21. ↑ "The Shape of Motion"
  22. ↑ https://x.com/otherland71/status/1854987071854948503?s=46&t=peBKUn1k8gxJDJ38zxdSOQ
  23. ↑ Return to the Wyldness
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  39. ↑ "The Last Djinn"
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