Flame

This article is about Kai's original dragon. For other uses, see Fire Dragon (disambiguation).

“Once he realized we were trying to protect the Sword of Fire, he actually became quite a softie.”

Flame was a Fire Dragon, the guardian of the Sword of Fire and Kai's pet.

After fusing with the other three dragons to form the Ultra Dragon, Flame was eventually captured and killed by the Dragon Hunters, and his skeletal remains were made into the base of Iron Baron's throne.^[1]

History

History[]

Background[]

Originally from the First Realm, the Fire Dragon was placed in the Fire Temple in Ninjago by Master Wu to guard the Sword of Fire.^[2]

King of Shadows[]

Lord Garmadon summoned the Fire Dragon when Kai and Master Wu attempted to escape from the Fire Temple with the Sword of Fire. Determined not to let them escape, the dragon blocked the exit and cornered them.

Weapons of Destiny[]

The Fire Dragon soon realized that Kai and Nya were simply trying to protect the sword as well and became friendly toward them. When Jay, Cole, and Zane arrived at the temple, the Fire Dragon called the other guardian dragons so the other ninja could tame and ride them. Once all the ninja had befriended their dragons, Kai flew the Fire Dragon to the Underworld. After the ninja had reclaimed the Golden Weapons, the Fire Dragon transported Kai back to Four Weapons.

Rise of the Snakes[]

At some point, dragon pens were carved into the mountain underneath the Monastery of Spinjitzu and Flame began living there with Rocky, Shard and Wisp under the care of the ninja.

When the ninja learned that Lord Garmadon had apparently returned, Kai mounted Flame and flew it to Jamanakai Village, racing the other ninja along the way. After the threat had been discovered to be merely Lloyd Garmadon, Kai flew Flame back to the monastery. When the Hypnobrai attacked the village later in the day, Kai once again used Flame as transport there.

Home[]

After the ninja had left to destroy Lloyd's treehouse fortress, Nya and Wu rode Flame to the scene where they rescued the ninja just before the fortress collapsed. Flame flew them back to the monastery, only to find it engulfed in flames.

Snakebit[]

After the ninja discovered the Destiny's Bounty in the Sea of Sand, Flame and the other three dragons took up residence in some nearby ruins. However, Flame began to molt and left for the Spirit Coves wity his three companions where he merged with the other three Dragons to become the Ultra Dragon.

Prior to Hunted[]

At some point after the events of The Final Battle, Flame, now the Ultra Dragon, returned to the Realm of Oni and Dragons after one final mission with Lloyd and some time later was hunted down and killed by the Dragon Hunters and his head became a decoration of Iron Baron for his throne.

Appearance

Appearance[]

Flame had red and orange skin, two large wings with deep red membranes, two legs, a slim neck and a large head. He was somewhat similar to Shard and also had yellow and gold accents on top of his red base color.

Official description

Official description[]

Fire Dragon Attack[]

Fly into battle with the ninjas and their terrifying dragon to take on the evil Wyplash! Jump into the saddle and soar into the sky before swooping down with an attack on the creepy skeleton general. You must win the Sword of Fire and then display the limited-edition golden Nya Legacy minifigure to celebrate 10 years of LEGO® NINJAGO® sets.^[3]

Powers and abilities

Powers and abilities[]

Pyrokinetic Breath - Flame could breathe and shoot fire blasts from their mouths.
Heat/Lava Immunity - Flame was unaffected by hot climates as seen the lava he was surrounded by, even being able to swim in it.
Flight - Flame could fly using their wings.
Dimensional Portal creation - Flame could create portals to travel between Realms.

Relationships

Relationships[]

Allies[]

Enemies[]

Skulkin

Appearances

Appearances[]

Sets

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Pilot episodes

3. "King of Shadows"
4. "Weapons of Destiny"

Mini-movies

2. "Flight of the Dragon Ninja"
5. "Return to the Fire Temple"

Season 1: Rise of the Snakes

Decoded

3. "Legendary Places" (video)
7. "Beasts and Dragons" (video)
9. "Prophecy of the Green Ninja" (video)

Season 9: Hunted

85. "Firstbourne" (remains)
86. "Iron & Stone" (remains)
92. "Saving Faith" (flashback)

Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu

1. "Master Class" (painting)
2. "Green and Gold" (painting/flashback)
3. "The Weekend Drill" (painting)
4. "Elemental Rider" (painting)
5. "Blue Lightning" (painting)
6. "Samurai X-Treme" (painting)

Season 10: March of the Oni

95. "The Darkness Comes" (painting)
97. "The Fall" (pictured)
98. "Endings" (painting)

Season 13: Master of the Mountain

145. "Shintaro" (painting)

Season 14: Seabound

165. "A Big Splash" (painting)

The Virtues of Spinjitzu

1. "Curiosity" (painting)

Ninjago: Legacy Magazine

3. Scaredy Kai
14. The Dragon Thieves (non-canon)

Video games

Spinjitzu Smash! (non-canon)
Spinjitzu Smash DX (non-canon)
Spinjitzu Smash Party (non-canon)
Viper Smash (non-canon)
LEGO Battles: Ninjago (non-canon)
Legendary Ninja Battles (non-canon)

Trivia

Trivia[]

Flame was the first dragon to be tamed and ridden during the ninja's search for the Golden Weapons.
Flame, along with the other dragons, performed something similar to Spinjitzu when they travel between realms.
He liked barbecues.^[4]
He was Kai's first dragon, his second being his Elemental Dragon.
He appeared in LEGO Battles: Ninjago, as a Story Mode boss.
He is a boss in Spinjitzu Smash! and in Spinjitzu Smash Party.
In the show, he has 2 flags on his back, while he only has one flag in the set. This is most likely due to the difference in size between the two.
Fire Dragons like Flame and Burnt Fish are the only two creatures to be able to survive inside the Fire Temple's magma pools.
Flame has both a Ninjago: Legacy remake (71753 Kai's Fire Dragon) and a Ninjago: Legacy 4+ remake (71701 Kai's Fire Dragon), exactly like the Blade Cycle and the Storm Glider.
Not counting the Ultra Dragon, Flame is the only dragon out of the four original dragons to be remade in Legacy.