“Maybe. You don't know. I could be really into caves, or... maybe you said some things that stuck with me. I don't remember you, but being with you makes me want to be... not a terrible person.”
After the Final Battle, peace resumed until the Overlord returned and created the Nindroid Army. During this time, a love triangle formed between Nya, Jay, and Cole. After the ninja parted ways due to Zane's death but reunited after learning of Zane's survival and set out to rescue Zane on a mysterious island. There, Jay and Cole made amends over Nya.
Some time after, the ninja faced with Nadakhan, who trapped many of the ninja in his sword. Jay and Nya battled the Sky Pirates, but when Nya was poisoned by the Tiger Widow venom and killed, Jay used his last wish to undo the recent events and save Nya.
A year later, Jay helped battle a notorious gang that resurrected Lord Garmadon and was ultimately stranded in the First Land with the other original ninja and Wu. After Wu managed to find the armor and became the Golden Dragon Master, with the Firstbourne and some dragons' help, they return home to Ninjago to help the Resistance defeat the Colossus.
Sometime later, Jay was the first of the ninja to enter the virtual world of Prime Empire, resulting in the game resurfacing and hundreds of gamers getting trapped in it. Jay became known as Superstar Rockin' Jay to the League of Jay. The ninja then entered the game, slowly being reduced to just Jay where he and Milton Dyer successfully console Unagami into releasing the formerly trapped gamers.
A year after the Great Flood, Jay and his teammates and allies would band together to fulfill the final prophecy of Quanish the Elder and stop the Overlord once more, temporarily losing his powers in the process.
During the Merge, Jay used a mech to help civilians get to safety. When he and the other ninja went to what seemed to be the center of it in Ninjago, the Merge climaxed, and he got separated from his friends. He was found by Administration Agents, whom erased his former identity by surpressing memories of his old life, and became the manager of the Administration's Department of Reassignment working aimlessly. He was then briefly recruited by Ras into joining the Wolf Clan for the Tournament of the Sources and had even shattered his goodness, but left after his elimination from the tournament.
Jay became a bounty hunter under the alias Rogue, where he is hired to pursue Ras and Arin only to have several run-ins with his former teammates; He would later ally with them and reconnect with during the events of the Spectral invasions. After Nya used a machine to bring Jay's memories back, he slowly regained them and rejoined the ninja as the Blue Ninja.
Jay's DX suit can be purchased for 20,000 studs. He is armed with the Nunchucks of Lightning, can perform Spinjitzu, shoot Lightning and operate machinery.
ZX[]
Jay's ZX suit can be purchased for 20,000 studs. He is armed with the Nunchucks of Lightning, can perform Spinjitzu, shooting Lightning and operate machinery.
Elemental[]
Jay's Elemental suit can be purchased for 50,000 studs. He is armed with his Lightning Elemental Blade, can perform Spinjitzu, shoot Lightning and operate machinery.
Techno[]
Jay's Techno suit can be purchased for 50,000 studs. He is armed with his Techno Blade, can perform Spinjitzu, shoot Lightning and operate machinery.
Showhost[]
Jay's Showhost variant from "The Invitation" can be purchased for 100,000 studs. He is armed with the Nunchucks of Lightning and like all of his other variants, he can perform Spinjitzu, shoot Lightning and operate machinery.
As of Sons of Garmadon, Jay has wavy messy hair like his counterpart of The LEGO Ninjago Movie, generally wearing blue clothing to represent his elemental color. He has brown eyebrows and light freckles. From Seasons 8 to 10, Jay's hair were dark-brown, but from Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu onward, he has reddish-brown/auburn hair akin to earlier seasons.
Prior to Sons of Garmadon, Jay had short, straight, reddish-brown-ginger hair, with a notch on his right eyebrow. In addition, he was not shown to have freckles. According to Tommy Andreasen, it is possible that Jay's eyebrow notch grew over between seasons 7 and 8 because Jay had "been out on that windy cold mountain searching for Wu for too long."[3]
While as a bounty hunter, Jay grew out his hair and combed it into a tall ponytail on the top of his head with a blue hair tie, similar to Unagami and Okino, and he wore a blue Sandogasa hat, gold goggles with red glowing rectangular lenses, and a midnight blue balaclava with an electronic voice filter. After he started working with the Ninja, Jay discarded the goggles and balaclava.
For casual attire, since "The Royal Blacksmiths," Jay wore a blue jacket with a white stripe over a white T-shirt and blue pants. He wore a blue beanie over his hair in Skybound.
From "My Dinner With Nadakhan" to "Wishmasters," Jay wore a dark blue eye patch over his left eye. Briefly in "The Way Back," during a battle with the Sky Pirates to a few seconds after he made his final wish, he wears a similar second eyepatch over the same eye that was black instead of dark blue.
In an anime inspired scene of "The Absolute Worst," Jay is shown wearing black boots, no sleeves on his armor suit, and has blue eyes. When he was riding lightning, his hair was constantly moving.
In Prime Empire, his avatar, Superstar Rockin' Jay, makes Jay look quite different from his regular appearance. His skin is a light blue color while having darker spots of blue all over his body, mostly in a triangle pattern on his face and torso. He also has a dark blue lightning bolt by his eyes, which are now yellow. He now has white hair while wearing a yellow headband and his attire consists of a blue Elvis-like uniform with yellow spots of different shapes as well as a star on the left side of the chest.
In "Farewell the Sea," Jay wears a light blue jacket with his lightning pin on it, cream colored sweater, blue pants, black boots, and a brown beard wig. He later tore off the beard. He continues wearing these clothes in "The Shape of Nya" and in his chapters of Quest for the Lost Powers.
Ninjago: Like the majority of hisfellowninja, Jay was a teenager at the start of the original series.[5] However, the ninja do not officially have specific ages,[6] as they were meant to be perpetually in their teenage years for the duration of the original series.[7] In "The Gilded Path," Jay referred to himself and the other three original ninja as "grown-up teenagers."
Dragons Rising:The Merge occurs sometime after Crystalized, and the main events of the series take place an unknown amount of years later. Children before the merge grew into teenagers, which may imply that he and the other five ninja, excluding Zane, are now young adults in their 20s instead of teens. However, as mentioned above, the creators do not specify ages.
What follows are possible estimations using creator statements on the ninja's ages. Their specific ages are not canonically set in stone, and some older statements may no longer apply if the creator later disagrees with themselves.
Potential Estimations: During the events of the pilot episodes and Season 1, Jay was at least 15 or 16 years of age.[8][9]
Jay is the most light-hearted and energetic of the ninja. He is always telling jokes, most of which are only funny to himself. He usually does this to cover up fear and anxiety, as revealed in Season 6. He is also sensitive in both positive and negative ways and thinking. He enjoys boasting about his abilities, such as inventing and poetry, much to the annoyance of the others, but he proves to be a good friend and a skilled fighter. He is also somewhat high-strung, typically being the first to panic in dire situations.
Jay has a crush on Nya, and often stumbles on his words around her, although they both eventually reveal their feelings for each other at the end of Season 6. There was a period of time where it seemed Jay didn't understand what Nya wanted, and was worried about their relationship. He tried to treat her like a lady and protect her, refusing to let her row the boat, though Nya found a way to help anyways. He was also incredibly nervous to ask Nya to be his Yang, even though they were already steadily dating by then.
He is fond of those he is loyal to, but will go against them if they wrong him, as shown with the love triangle in Season 3 when he fought over Nya's love. He started yelling at Cole when he found out Cole was Nya's perfect match which surprised Cole since he knew nothing about it. The fight showed immaturity in both of them and a lack of desire in talking it out. When they were settling their differences, Jay at first assumed Cole was trying to deceive him. However, since then, it has been revealed that Jay and Cole are best friends. They have a lot of banter in the show, even pulling a prank on Cole in the Temple of Airjitzu.
Jay also hosted a television show between Seasons 3 and 4, where it showed his charismatic nature. It was revealed that he also wore makeup (when he hosted the show) in which Jay comments that "concealer is a time-honored tool of the ninja." This could mean he wears makeup regularly. In Season 8, it seems Jay was embarrassed by this period of his life, asking Cole to not remind Master Wu about when he hosted a show.
Jay has always been a likable and charismatic character, despite being annoying sometimes. Besides his show, he had his own "League of Jay" where fans inspired by him had avatars that looked like him. As Superstar Rockin' Jay, it was another show of his charismatic but egotistical nature. And without meaning to, he caught the eye of the Munce Queen after bragging about his skills in Season 13.
Jay can get a laugh out of making fun of his friends. In Season 4 when the ninja thought Skylor was related to Kai, Jay laughed about it as he told Sensei Garmadon. In Season 8, he told the group that he was recording and will make many copies of Cole's horrible singing. He also has a lot of faith in his friends, assuring everyone that Lloyd would come to their rescue when they were all imprisoned by Chen, only to be incredibly sad and worried when Lloyd didn't show up.
Jay is fond of inventing, technology, and the color blue. Technologically, Jay is one of the smartest out of all the six ninja, possibly second to Zane, because he was raised by adoptive parents who were mechanics. The ninja have relied on him to been the engineer at times. Jay is embarrassed of his doting parents, and dismisses the advice they give (like when Edna asks Jay if he brought extra underwear and it turned out he did not when he had to pull the sails of the Bounty while it was raining). But he is still is extremely loving of his parents, never wanting something bad to happen to them. Jay was the only one on good terms with his parents when the show started. His parents were the first to be introduced as they came by to visit him and the other ninja (in which they mentioned Jay didn't go to visit them). Over time, it seems Jay grew to be less embarrassed of them.
Jay values technology more than the others. In Season 3 he was the most excited to visit Borg Industries, who revolutionized Ninjago. He also told Clouse in Season 4 that he would rely on nuts and bolts over magic.
In Season 8, Princess Harumi identified Jay as "the joker whose mouth is as fast as lightning," which he took pride in. Even in the pilot episodes the characters have described Jay as talkative.
It can be inferred that Jay is sloppier than the other ninja. When Harumi found a pair of blue underwear on the main console, Jay was immediately embarrassed. Jay is also more likely to take shortcuts, though the other ninja do as well such as in Season 4 where his injury led him to using a mech left in the jungle by Chen, even after Jay claimed he wouldn't take any of Chen's gifts. Another example of shortcuts would be in Season 13 where he cleaned up the leaves in the yard with Spinjitzu and risked getting lectured from Master Wu. When he wasn't, Nya commented on how strange it was that Wu gave up a moment to reprimand him in which Jay agrees. This shows that this may be normal behavior for Jay and his relationship with Wu is like a parent and a child.
At random times, Jay has a habit of talking, shouting, or screaming very loudly. It's usually whenever he loses his temper, he gets really scared or freaked out, or when he sometimes becomes impatient. It also happened during dangerous or tight situations. An example of this is when Kai tries to tell the other ninja that the Great Devourer has a weak spot on its forehead, Jay responded with sarcasm and then yelled that it is impossible to kill it, due to it being "ridiculously" huge. Another example is when he freaks out upon seeing the Tiger Widow when he was sent to collect its venom.
After being stranded in the Realm of Oni and Dragons, Jay had a mental breakdown. He seemed oddly indifferent about the ninja's predicament and the other ninja realized he had lost his sanity. In this state, he is constantly "happy" about their many predicaments, even saying that he had "found it," when he had clearly lost it. Since then, he has returned to normal, as evidenced by him freaking out when fighting in the Pit, which indicates his insanity and unusually calm nature was simply temporary and caused by stress.
Jay has always been obsessed with video games. He was upset when the Monastery was burnt down in Season 1 because he lost his high score. In the Cloud Kingdom, he was excited to find a pinball machine. Season 12 was a video game season and Jay was the most experienced and excited to be inside a video game. Jay was also shown to be a great dancer in the Prime Empire shorts, due to his skills in rhythm games. When Lloyd showed the ninja the comics he was into in Season 2, the seasons after it was Jay that was the biggest fan of them.
In "Game Over," Jay reveals that deep down, he feels sad about his birth parents abandoning him in a junkyard, explaining to Unagami that he always wonders why they did it and hopes that it was for a good reason, if there's even a reason behind it all.
Nya's merge with the Endless Sea led to Jay suffering another mental breakdown, and he fell into a deep depression, to the point that he isolated himself, did not shave, and started collecting half-empty glasses of water and would speak to them, thinking Nya was in them. He was also defensive of them as when Kai spilled one by accident. Nya's return and reverting back to normal made Jay regain his usual sanity.
After the Merge, the loss of his memory made Jay become sterner and sassy, but he still retains most of his old habits like wasting his time on video games rather than sorting out paperwork. He is also more simple than other Administration Agents as he told his Sub-Agent Prentis if someone doesn't need realm reassignment then it is not their department's problem. He also retained his chatty habit, as seen when he encountered Bonzle. Jay also admitted that he found The Administration very rulezy and silly. Despite Jay's dislike, he harbors deep insecurities about himself, particularly not telling The Administration about his elemental powers and as Bonzle exploited that Jay didn't have the heart to turn her in. Much of these traits were exploited by Ras who deceived him by claiming he was a great warrior who served him in the Wyldness. After being corrupted by using a Wolf Mask, Jay becomes cold, ruthless, and impolite, whom Nya describes as a different person. As a bounty hunter, he’s become merciless and silent most of the times but despite this, he retains his sense of humor but is more sassy, annoyed, and often a jerk to others.
After becoming a mercenary, Jay started to do work for money, such as delivering items or people to his clients. He often did work for Fedulian, who wanted him to hunt rare artifacts, earning a small fortune. Despite being a ruthless bounty hunter, Jay has a sense of honor, completing his missions and going after his targets. However, being deceived by the Administration and Ras caused him to only trust himself.
At the monastery, he is constantly rude towards Nya and the others. However, he retains a sarcastic and dry sense of rumor.
During his time as a bounty hunter with the ninja, Jay was envious of the familial bond they shared, which ultimately led him to abandon their mission to awaken the Arc Dragon of Focus. However, Nya's words lingered in his mind, leading him to reflect on his choice. Regretting his decision, he resolved to return to the ninja, eager to reconnect with them and regain his memories.
Weapons and abilities
Weapons and abilities[]
Abilities[]
Lightning: Being the Elemental Master of Lightning, Jay can create, generate, manipulate, and control electricity. He can also seemingly fly with his powers,[10] although he hasn't used this ability ever since, as it seemed to be part of his True Potential. He can withstand a certain intensity of electricity.[11] His lightning powers were enhanced further by the Nunchucks of Lightning, and later by his Elemental Blade. Jay can also harness lightning from storms to electrical devices and redirect them.
Jay's Spinjitzu
Spinjitzu: Before the Merge, Jay was capable of performing Lightning Spinjitzu. As of Season 4 (Dragons Rising) Part 1, it is uncertain whether he has regained memories of how to do Spinjitzu.
Elemental Dragon: Like all other Elemental Masters who managed to overcame their fears, Jay is capable of summoning his own Lightning Dragon at will.
Skilled Combatant: Despite his goofy nature, Jay is a competent fighter capable of performing hand-to-hand combat and going toe-to-toe with multiple enemies. He managed to fight off Skulkin, Serpentine, Stone Warriors, Nindroids, Anacondrai Cultists, Ghost Warriors, Sky Pirates, Vermillion warriors, the Re-Awakened, and more. One of his most notable combat was when he fought against Bizarro Jay where he defeated his evil clone without any assistance while the other Ninja needed help. Another example is in Scrap-N-Tap; despite being chained up, he managed to put up a fight against Monkey Wretch and Doubloon despite his disadvantage. At the Lighthouse battle, he managed to put up more of a fight against Doubloon but resorted to tricks to save for time. He also managed to fight off a resurrected Samukai, before Ronin appeared and gave his an advantage. Despite being rusty after Nya's departure, Jay managed to land a few hits on the Mechanic. While hunting Ras, he managed to deflect Arin’s Object Spinjitzu-infused Returning Blade and jump into the second seat where he manage to land several hits on the tiger while he was piloting the Super Storm Jet and in the World Forest, he managed to easily defeat Arin, despite the younger ninja attacking him by surprise but the older and amnesiac ninja managed to be the superior combatant with Sora using her Technology to defeat him. While battling Dragonian Warriors, Jay managed to hold and defeat several warriors but resorted to using his powers when he was knocked down and disarmed from his blade. Later, he managed to take on Security Bots, along with the other Ninja. Overall, Jay's skills are not to be underestimated, even though he used Spinjitzu the least.
Martial Arts: Jay is shown to be a great teacher, something that is soon demonstrated when he, along with the other original Ninja, trained Lloyd and helped him hone his skills, with Jay in particular teaching Lloyd to work on his footwork.
Chain Mastery: Jay is proficient in using chain weapons such as his nunchucks from Seasons 1-7 to his kusarigama to fight off opponents and channel his elemental power.
Swords Mastery: Although he uses chain weapons, Jay is a skilled swordsman, managing to fight Morro in the Ice labyrinth using an ice pike and then using two. He also managed to use a Silver Dark Blade he got from Dragonian Warrior and fight multiple of them off.
Agility: Jay is shown to be very quick and light on his feet. In "Snakebit", he mange to avoid the Fangpyre Wrecking Ball and take control of it using his agility. In "My Dinner With Nadakhan", he managed to not only fight Clancee on a Raid Zeppelin but also avoided Doubloon by sliding from one floating island to another despite having a Vengestone ball and chain on one leg.
Intelligence: Despite being dimwitted at times, Jay is smarter than he looks, as he denounced that Sensei Yang was testing him and the other three to face their fears to learn Airjitzu. He is also good at quick-thinking in stressful situations, as he quickly suggested to Cole to use his ghost powers to undo a lock on Nimbus's room and quickly pointed out that he and the rest have a head start on Morro because he doesn't know that Ronin has the Airjitzu scroll. Jay also created a plan to create a fake Firstbourne as a distraction, which accidentally brought the real Firstbourne. He managed to figure out that the Vengestone smuggling was taken through the N line with a secret passage. In both instances, Jay turned out to be correct, despite the others thinking he lost his mind and were surprised that he was correct.
Fast learning: Despite Jay's goofy nature, he is a fast learner as he was the first to do Spinjitzu in "The Golden Weapon" and the first to master Airjitzu in "Peak-a-Boo", where he reaches for Ronin's apple, which was above the flag he was supposed to grab.
Video game proficiency: Thanks to playing video games a lot of the time and learning skills, Jay was able to easily reach Level 13 in Prime Empire, as well as knowing how to use the video game to his advantage.
Resourcefulness: As well as quick-thinking, Jay also is very resourceful as he also improvise to use weapons, as he quickly remembered the Golden Weapons were equal to the Mega Weapon and used a toothbrush to briefly fight an Anacondrai Cultist in "The Greatest Fear of All". In Season 9, despite losing his sanity, Jay managed to use a bell and chain to fight Slab and Dragon Hunters.
Strong Memory: In some instances, Jay has shown to have a good memory in dire situations. In Season 2, he remembered the past versions of the Golden Weapons and brought the others to the Ninja to destroy the Mega Weapon. In Season 4, he remembered Nya's Samurai X symbol and followed her. In Season 8, when Mystake gave Jay the tea bag, he was able to understand what Wu and Mystake were saying about them leaving when the Colossus was about to destroy the Bounty. In Season 12, Jay remembered to use the Blue Dragon when he was overrun by the Red Visors. He unfortunately lost all his memory during the Merge but he has retained a good memory of what has happened since as he remembered where he sent Arin's parents despite being tricked by Ras, corrupted by the Gong of Shattering, and becoming a bounty hunter, which implied it had been more than weeks when he left the Administration. Jay has shown to be very observant on some occasions.
Mechanical skills: Jay has an eye for machines and gadgets, being in charge of repairing and maintaining the various technology at the ninja's disposal. He was responsible for restoring the Destiny's Bounty to a functional state and equipping it with the modifications needed to make it fly. Over time, his inventing side was less emphasized, due to Nya, P.I.X.A.L., and even Sora taking up the role of inventors, but Jay's skill with technology should not be underestimated. In Season 5, he managed to fix Zane’s voice after it was jammed by a fly but made him shout and fixed the Nindroid’s voice to sound like a pirate. In Season 9, he managed to design the Firstbourne mech and had Cole and young Wu build it out of various parts; spare, discharged and old, in the Dragon Hunter camp. During his time as a bounty hunter, he made his own gadgets like his exo-suit and a new glider model. His inventions have also inspired others by using his glider designs as seen with Sora.
Leadership: Although it was rarely seen, Jay is an effective leader who used strategy and resourcefulness, having led the Ninja Replacements to successfully infiltrate Djinjago and strategically manage to capture two Sky Pirates by using their lip-reading skill. He also devised a plan to get himself and his fellow ninja out of Dead's End. He was even able to lead the ninja through Prime Empire to collect all the Key-Tanas and defeat Unagami. In Dragons Rising Season 3, he managed to lead Lloyd, Nya, and Wyldfyre to find Arin's parents despite all of them questioning his weird and worst plans, which have unpredictable results for them.
Skilled thievery: Jay is shown to expertly steal things from others as he stole Nuckal’s sword without him or the others knowing, despite being tied up. He also came up with a plan to steal the Airjitzu scroll from Ronin’s shop, although he didn’t properly plan it out.
Expert Pilot/Driver: Like the other Ninja, Jay is an expert pilot who managed to fly his storm jet and the Misfortune's Keep as well as an expert driver who used ground vehicles like his lightning bike or a Nindroid tank.
Skating: Jay and Edna once participated in the Mother-Son Skate-Off and won first place. He later used these skills to help Lloyd during hus match in the Tournament of Elements, proving to be more skilled than the other competitors.
Stealth: Being a ninja, Jay is able to sneak into places without being noticed. Although due to his chatty habit, Jay tends to blow his cover which was seen when he disguised himself as a Vermillion warrior because he forgot the soldiers don't talk. During the Tournament of Sources, Jay manage to avoid Nya and misdirect her to finding a Munce with his hairstyle.
Bounty Hunting: Jay eventually starts to become an expert bounty hunter as he’s able to track and tried to capture his targets so he can deliver items or people with a price to pay.
Artisitic[]
Dancing: Prior to "Let's Dance," Jay obtained dancing skills from playing Dancy Pants and is a very good dancer. Even after the Merge and his memory loss, he still had his dancing abilities and still managed to form a very good dance duo with Nya in the tango class in the Community of Lee.
Guitar playing: Jay is able to play the guitar well, as shown in Prime Empire.
Painting: Jay had been able to use his isolation at Lighthouse Island to paint a portrait of Nya, seen in "Farewell the Sea" and one of his bearded self, seen in "The Call of Home." After the Merge, despite his memory loss, Jay still possessed his painting talents as seen his work in painting class, but didn't remember having it.[12]
Weapons[]
Gliders: Jay invented a set of gliders that allow a brief flight. While operating as the bounty hunter Rogue, he constructed a new glider with retractable wings that allow him to fly.
Nunchucks of Lightning: Jay used the Nunchucks of Lightning as his primary weapon until it was lost, and then switched back to wielding regular nunchucks. He primarily used the Nunchuks of Lightning in Season 1 and briefly in Seasons 10 and 15.
Golden kusarigama: From Season 11 to the Merge, Jay used a golden kusarigama as his main weapon. He could also use the dragon head edge of the weapon to write.
Flail: In Season 13, Jay used a flail with a thick mace on the other end of the chain.
Elemental Blade: He eventually gained an Elemental Blade that allowed him to harness his lightning abilities to an even greater degree.
Techno Blade: During the Nindroid crisis Jay, along with the other three ninja (Cole, Kai, and Zane), used Techno Blades, a weapon which allows them to hack into any electronics.
Aeroblade: He also has an Aeroblade (along with Cole, Kai and Zane) that can destroy ghosts.
Katanas: Jay has also proved to be proficient in using katanas in combat.
Mace: During Season 9, Jay used a mace composed of a handle connected to a spiked ball while he was in the First Land.
Blaster: When he was an Administration Agent, Jay carried a blaster.
Lightning Daggers: While operating as Rogue, Jay carried a pair of Lightning Daggers that could retain from him being stabbed on the Super Storm Jet.
Armor: To help on his bounty hunting missions, Jay uses armor he invented to go around and hunt his targets down. The armor carried weapons like bombs and blasters in the glider.
Control implant: Jay also carries small control implants, including one that he used to take over Lee's Mech Dragon. Like Ras, he is able to trigger them with a small remote.
Vehicles
Vehicles[]
Jay has owned many vehicles in his history as a ninja.
Jay speaks his mind, most of the time without thinking first, is lightning fast, even for a Ninja, and his quick wit, happy outlook on life, and eh… creative solutions always help save the team from danger. Obsessed with high-scores.
Jay was the first of the Ninja to master the power of Spinitzu. Okay, so it was only seconds before the rest, but still! He can be a bit of a loudmouth about his own skills at times, and even though the team clearly enjoyed the silence when he lost his voice, he knows they think he’s great! Now he just needs to convince Nya what an amazing Ninja he is.[13]
Rebooted
Jay is the ninja of Lightning, a talented inventor with a crazy sense of humor and a huge crush on Nya.
He loves all the new technology around today, although his efforts to take it apart and figure it out have led to more than a few explosions.
He even has a Cyrus Borg poster on the wall of his room.
Although the ninja have been through many fearsome fights, Jay is still the same fast-talking adventurer he has always been.(Even Nindroids cannot get this ninja down.) But he can sometimes make his teammates crazy!
When Jay uses his electrical powers to his fullest, he creates 1.21 gigawatts.
Jay once invented a Spinjitzu powered slingshot … but it backfired.
Sometimes Jay wakes up in his sleep because he accidentally zaps himself.
Jay's favourite dancing style is electric boogie.
Jay and Nya once went dancing on a date, but it spun out of control.[14]
LEGO Dimensions
Use Jay's golden nunchuks and activate his special abilities to take on enemies in true Ninja style!
Build and place Jay on the LEGO® Toy Pad to bring him to life in the game, and add him to an exciting mash-up multiverse of your favorite characters! Use his golden nunchuks and activate his special abilities including Spinjitzu, Fix-it, Acrobat, Stealth and Electricity to solve puzzles and take on enemies in true Ninja style! When it's time to take the battle to the sky, launch the Storm Fighter and rebuild it into a Lightning Jet and Electro-Shooter for upgraded in-game powers![15]
Skybound
Jay’s feelings for Nya are beginning to affect his focus. While she’s concentrating on being a ninja to the exclusion of everything else, the frustrated Jay is beginning to question his own role in the team. He wants things to be different, but has forgotten that you should be careful what you wish for…[16]
Son of TV actor Cliff Gordon, the Lightning Ninja is swift in every way. Fast-talking and quick-witted, the problem is that he speaks and acts first, only thinking later. This also means he has a tendency to panic and be overdramatic. While Jay thinks he’s a wise-cracking comedian, he’s always unintentionally funny within his very childish acts, and he is too easy to tease, but this naivety makes him lovable. He’s also a genius when it comes to turning scrap into machines, just like his foster parents, Ed and Edna.
Jay is captivated by Kai’s sister, Nya, and struggles with his feelings, especially when her overprotective big brother is around. He learns that he can apply his ninja training directly into combat. Inevitably, it is the Ninja of Lightning who is the first to master the art of Spinjitzu.[17]
Season 1 (Museum)
The chattiest of the group becomes tongue-tied when his crush on Nya begins to crush him! Can he go from funny-man to Romeo and capture her heart? Instead, Jay learns that instead of trying to impress people by being someone you’re not, it’s best to just be yourself.[18]
Season 2 (Museum)
Jay’s relationship with Nya continues to bloom, only for the samurai to fall into Lord Garmadon’s hands, pitting them against each other in the final battle of good versus evil.[19]
Season 3 (Museum)
When a matchmaking console reveals to Nya that Cole is her perfect match, it jeopardizes her relationship with Jay. The Ninja of Lightning is extremely upset about this since he has had a crush on Nya for a long time and he feels like Cole is sneaking in at the last minute. In addition, deep down he is distressed that this new rivalry with Cole will permanently damage their friendship.[20]
Season 4 (Museum)
Jay is still not over his feud with Cole regarding whom Nya likes best. At first, this proves to be an impediment to the ninja’s efforts on Chen’s Island, as the two are constantly butting heads. But when they are pitted against each other in combat by Chen, Jay realizes that his long-standing friendship with Cole and the welfare of the team are what matter. Jay emerges from all of this a more mature and grounded character.[21]
Season 5 (Museum)
Jay is a big fan of fantasy adventure stories and games, so even when things look bleak, he’s quite enjoying this quest filled with magical relics, mysterious riddles and dangerous temple traps. Best of all is the chance to learn the lost martial art of “Airjitzu” which allows the user to take flight![22]
Season 6 (Museum)
Jay wants things with Nya to be different, so he makes some thoughtless wishes that cause a great deal of pain. Realizing the difference between what he wants and what the team needs, he refuses to make his final wish and is able to free the others from the Djinn Blade. It’s only when Nya is dying that he wishes that the Teapot of Tyrahn had never been found. The world resets, with the teapot lost and all of the events caused by Nadakhan’s reappearance erased from history. Only Jay and Nya remember anything.[23]
Season 7 (Museum)
As the Vermillion scurry through town in search of metal, Jay realizes where NINJAGO® Island’s largest supply resides: His parents’ scrapyard! Without telling the others, Jay breaks off and goes it alone to save Ed and Edna just in the nick of time. For Jay, the battle with the Hands of Time has become personal – and he’s out for revenge.[24]
Sons of Garmadon
The Lightning Ninja is swift in every way. Fast-talking and quick-witted, the problem is that he speaks and acts first, only thinking later. This also means he has a tendency to panic and be overdramatic. While Jay thinks he’s a wise-cracking comedian, he’s often unintentionally funny and too easy to tease, but this naivety makes him lovable. He’s also a genius when it comes to turning scrap into machines, just like his foster parents, Ed and Edna.[25]
2019 (The Legacy of Jay)
Did you know Jay Walker loves to be the center of attention and make others laugh. He doesn’t always realize when he’s being funny, but that’s what his friends love the most about him. This fast-talking Lightning Ninja’s biggest problem is that he often speaks or acts first, and then maybe (sometimes) thinks later. And, of course, the best way to handle that is with a bit of panic and extra drama. He’s also a genius when it comes to turning scrap into machines – something he learned from his beloved foster parents, Ed and Edna. Favorite NINJAGO® Legacy weapon The Nunchucks of Lightning, one of the Golden Weapons once used in the creation of the NINJAGO® world. Quote “Let’s chop-socky this lemonade stand.”
2019
Jay – the lovable Lightning Ninja!
Born the son of famous actor Cliff Gordon, Jay was given up by his parents as a baby. Happily, he was fostered by kindly junkyard owners and inventors Ed and Edna Walker who brought him up as their own.
Like Ed and Edna, he developed an amazing talent for turning scrap metal into cool machines. Ironically, it was when he crashed into a billboard while testing a set of mechanical wings that he met Master Wu who invited him to train as a ninja at the Monastery of Spinjitzu.
Jay is the Lightning Ninja and he lives up to that title in every way. He is quick-witted and talks fast… sometimes before he has put his brain in gear! He also tends to be overdramatic and flip into panic mode rather too quickly.
Jay thinks he’s a bit of a comedian but is often funnier when he doesn’t mean to be. That’s what makes him so lovable and popular, and a Jay minifigure, wearing his characteristic blue ninja outfit, can be found in many LEGO® NINJAGO® building toy playsets.
2020
A nimble and dynamic ninja of lightning, Jay uses this power to triumph in many battles. A naturally funny character, he also makes his team smile with his jokes and ability to make them laugh.
Someone forgets the password
Jay is the first ninja to get sucked into Prime Empire, and the game inhabitants take to him like fans to a rock star! Of course, every fan club needs a place to meet and hang out, and the League of Jays have their very own hidden chamber in Terra Technica, where they hold their secret meetings and keep their collection of awesome Jay memorabilia. To get there, they need to go through a tunnel that leads from Scott’s garage to the chamber gate. And to get in, they need to know the secret password – “Mister Cuddlywomp” (Jay’s teddy bear). The problem begins when ‘Dee-jay 81’, a member of the League of Jays, tries to get back to the chamber after a very long day of fighting Red Visors. And because he’s so tired, he accidentally says the password as “Mister Wompycuddle”. THREE TIMES! And you know what happens when you enter the wrong password three times, right? Exactly – account locked. How will anyone get into the chamber now? We’ll let your imagination decide. How would you break into the secret chamber?[26]
Jay and Nya are taken in by the tribe of Munce and meet their fierce Queen, Murtessa, who quickly becomes infatuated with Jay. While Jay is initially flattered by the attention, the situation quickly turns dire when the Queen challenges Nya to battle for Jay’s hand in marriage. At stake is the very real possibility that if Nya loses, Jay will have to spend the rest of his life below ground as King of the Munce – a fate which could forever separate him from the surface and his fellow ninja![28]
Jay: Being Honest With Oneself
Jay has always had a crush on Nya. But at one point, she told him they’re just friends. Feeling heartbroken, he was tempted to use Nadakhan’s magic to win her heart. So why didn’t he do it?? It was because Jay had learned to be honest with himself. And deep down, he knew love is not something you can wish for. It comes from the heart.[29]
2021
LEARN HONESTY, WITH JAY
Even the most honest ninja, like Jay, can fall into the trap of telling lies. Maybe it's to look cool, or to try and help them achieve their goals. But Jay realises that any lie, big or small, can change you. And Jay also knows that a true Master will always speak the truth.
Jay is the Lightning Ninja. Lovably naive, Jay rarely thinks before opening his mouth, but when it comes to turning scrap into machines, there's no-one better.[30]
The Lightning Ninja thinks he is getting VIP treatment when he meets the island's inhabitants. The mysterious Keepers are delighted to see him and call him the "Gift of Jay." In fact, the gift they have in mind is giving Jay to the local sea monster as a ceremonial dinner!
The Lightning Ninja is quick-witted, talks fast, and often acts before he thinks. Without Jay's sense of humor, the ninja team would be in a much worse mood.
Master by Night: He never uses his elemental powers on his agent missions. Only at night does he swap his jacket for a hero jacket and set out to explore the deep ravines of the Realm of Madness.
Jay's first name may be a pun on the bird, blue jay, since his elemental color is blue. His full name, Jay Walker, is a pun on the term "jaywalk." This would later be somewhat averted upon the revelation that his birth name is Jay Gordon. Also, Jay is a nickname given to somebody who talks a lot.
In an interview with Michael Adamthwaite, it was stated that Jay was originally called Ren.[31] Before he was given an actual name, "Poe" was used as a stand-in, meaning two of his preliminary names were both later used as Star Wars names.[32] An initial outline of the pilot's beats posted by the Hageman Brothers on X also reveals that "Wynn" was another potential name.[33] The first spinner pack layout had a blue ninja named Edward.[34] However, this was just a random name chosen by Tommy Andreasen for no specific reason.[35]
Behind the scenes
Behind the scenes[]
Jay's elemental symbol is the Chinese character "羊," meaning "sheep."
When Jay went to the Tournament of Elements, he wore his ZX suit. This might imply it is (or was) his favorite suit.
Jay's original minifigure hair design doesn't match the show like the rest of the ninja. His hair color ranges from orange to reddish-brown in the show depending on the lighting, while his minifigure hair is dark orange. A similar inconsistency exists with his modern hair, as it appears to be reddish-brown starting from Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu, while his minifigure hair is dark brown.
His anime inspired appearance is similar to Goku's from Dragon Ball Z. His energy blast attack seen in the same episode resembles the Kamehameha from the same franchise.
A drawing of ZX Jay appears on a wall in the Luke Cage episode "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?"
According to Tommy Andreasen, Jay's greatest fear is losing Nya.
However, this is just a speculation.
The fear was opposed in "Beyond the Phantasm Cave", where Nya's fear was Jay treating her like a complete stranger.
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Jay's last name was technically revealed as early as "Snakebit", where his parents were credited as "Edna Walker" and "Ed Walker" respectively. The name "Jay Walker" later appeared in the 2012 blooper reel and was eventually said in the show in "Blackout", "The Last Resort", "The Temple of Madness". and multiple episodes of Dragons Rising.
Unlike most of the other ninja, who were based off the ninja seen in Lego System's Ninja Series, Jay, nor his outfit's color isn't based off any ninja from that theme.
It's possible that the armor on Jay's right arm on his ZX design was to protect his arm when he was swinging the Nunchucks of Lightning.
Jay's Armor variant has navy blue legs, though in the show, they are the same color as his torso.
He was the first of the ninja to learn Spinjitzu, the second to unlock his True Potential, and the third to find his Golden Weapon and summon his Elemental Dragon.
Ironically, he has the least classic spinners (three), whereas all the other ninja (not counting Lloyd and Nya, both having two) have at least four.
Jay's inventions are said to fill entire warehouses, some of which he cannot remember the names or functions of. Some of his inventions are:[citation needed]
A blanket that can keep people cold on warm nights.
A parchment that can be written on or stretched into a waterproof tent.
A device that cores apples off of the tree before they are picked.
Extendable stilts that apparently malfunctioned on its first use, repeatedly bouncing Jay up and down between six feet and sixty feet. After a hundred bounces in the span of two minutes, he was dizzy for a month.[citation needed]
Jay's old glider took at least 7 prototypes to perfect.[41]
The first two episodes focused on Jay have the word "bite" in the title in some form and involve Jay or his parents falling victim to a Fangpyre bite.
It is unknown if he will ever meet his biological mother, or what her fate is.
An early version of Season 12's storyline involved her more, but this ended up not being used.[44][45]
After the events of Skybound, the letter Jay got claiming his father was dead was never delivered, thus Jay is still waiting to claim his inheritance.[46]
In Skybound, he was the only ninja to be trapped in the Sword of Souls for less than one episode.
Up until "The News Never Sleeps!", Jay was the only character to appear in every episode in the series.
As of that episode, none of the ninja have appeared in every episode.
Jay and the other original four ninja could only harness their elemental powers by being dependent on Lloyd. This may be because Lloyd shares his Golden Power with them. However, as of Season 8, this is no longer the case since his (along with the other ninja's powers) can operate independently from Lloyd's.
In the Wu's Teas episode "Secret Teas," Jay turned into an octopus, his signature animal, after drinking a tea that can probably make people turn into an octopus.
According to Tommy Andreasen, Jay most likely got the notch on his eyebrow from one of his inventions when he was young.[48]
At one point, Jay was mistakenly listed as a character on the Legends of Chima website.[49]
In Season 8, Jay has lost the notch in his left eyebrow, gained freckles, and his hair is now a dark brown instead of a light, reddish brown. His hair becomes a similar color again in Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu.
Jay is one of seven current Elemental Masters to have their last names known, the others being Lloyd, Griffin, Zeatrix, Zane, Skylor, and Frak.
He was the focus character of Season 12: Prime Empire and is the only ninja that was not cubed or to have lost all their lives.
It is unknown how he got his reddish-brown hair, as the Master of Lightning had blonde hair and Cliff Gordon had black hair; similar to Lloyd. It is likely because of recessive genes.
Jay's icon in Decoded
According to Michael Adamthwaite, Jay's secret talent is building birdhouses. He paints them and gives them away, and sometimes hangs them outside the Ninjago city retirement home because he knows it gives them joy.[50]
Though likely unrelated, Jay previously hinted at an interest in model-building at the end of "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master".
This was eventually built upon in Crystalized, when he revealed he enjoyed building model trains.
Jay is occasionally not serious about his missions, annoying Kai.[citation needed]
Tommy Andreasen teased that there was more of a focus on Jay and Nya's relationship in 2021 than previous years.[54]
Jay is the only human to appear completely naked in the show.
Jay is known to worry about things and then claim to have never worried in the first place when he is proven wrong. This can be seen with his fear about one of the lanterns setting off a trap in the Caves of Despair in "The Crooked Path" and his worry about being lost in the Dungeons of Shintaro forever in "Queen of the Munce."
The joke about Jay's underwear, either that he urinated himself or left his underwear around living spaces, is often repeated during the show.
In "The Last Voyage," he forgot to take extra pairs of underwear on a journey to the Dark Island, despite his mother's warning. He mentions it several times throughout the episode until he steals one of Dr. Julien's boxer shorts.
In "Only One Can Remain," Clouse's pet bites Jay's lower part of his gi and reveals that he doesn't have underwear.
In "The Oni and the Dragon," Harumi notices Jay's blue boxer shorts on the bridge on the Destiny's Bounty, to which Jay replies that they're usually more organized, but their master was lost in time and lied that it belongs to Cole, who argues that they are blue. Kai then jokes that they're lucky they're not yellow.
Although he claimed to that it was due to the absence of Master Wu, he continued to do so after Wu's return.
In "Iron & Stone," Jay pretends that Wu's diapers are his and that he has a weak bladder.
In "The Darkness Comes," Jay's boxer shorts are visible on a potted plant in a relaxation room as Jay trains with Kai how to ask Nya to be his Yang.
In "Unsinkable," Maya tells Jay that she will teach him how to bleach his boxer shorts. Later, when the Hydro Bounty is attacked, Jay tells the others that he is definitely going to need to wash his boxer shorts again.
In "Darkness Within," Jay asks Nya to take him back to the monastery so he could change his pants.
In the "Special Fall Into Fun Issue," (September–October 2020) of the LEGO Magazine, it is stated that Jay sometimes likes to write haiku poems about his friends. He previously hinted at an interest in poetry at the end of "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master."
When asked about how Jay's inventing hobby was phased out of the story, Tommy Andreasen explained, "Between Jay, Nya and Pixal there were too many characters with that profile. Jay can do it be has another focus."[55]
According to Tommy Andreasen, if Jay was a YouTuber, he would make gaming videos.[56]
According to Bragi Schut, if Jay had a secret hobby, it would be that he "likes to draw pictures of himself in a train conductor uniform and wear fake beards."[57]
His pre-movie face was released in LEGO's Making Your Own Movie book.
When asked if Jay is the fastest of the ninja, Chris "Doc" Wyatt replied "Depends on how big of a meal he last had."[58]
In response to a question asking if Jay had a girlfriend in the Administration, Wyatt replied, "Ask again next season."[59]
Jay becoming villainous as a result of memory loss and being recruited by a main antagonist, Ras, in Season 2 of Dragons Rising, is similar to how Zane became the Ice Emperor due to memory loss and Vex's manipulation during the Ice Chapter.
However, Jay's memory loss was caused by the Merge and Ras was of a higher authority over him, whilst Vex was the cause of Zane's memory loss and the positions of authority were inversed in comparison to Jay and Ras.
Despite Jay being called Rogue in the sets, none of the characters refer to him with that name.
In Part 1, Jay is consistently unnamed in the episode summaries whenever he was in his Rogue persona, except in the summary for "Their Draconic Majesty's Request" on LEGO’s YouTube channel.[60]
However, the credits had him listed him as Rogue until his identity was revealed in "The Shatter Dragon."
In a soundtrack for Season 3, he is referred to as "the Rogue."[61]
Jay's time as Rogue bears many similarities with Ronin.
Both are bounty hunters that at first were at odds with the ninja but eventually become their allies. Despite that however they are more interested in monetary gain for their actions rather than doing something altruistic and heroic.
Their outfits are quite similar as well, especially when it comes to headwear. As both wear conical straw hats, cover their mouths with a cloth, and have eyewear with red lenses.
Jay's memories coming back in waves as seen in Ninjago: Dragons RisingSeason 4 is very similar to Wu's memory waves in Season 9: Hunted, where he had his memories in his mind but throughout the journey they slowly came back.
Videos
Videos[]
"Blue Ninja" - LEGO Ninjago - Character Spot
LEGO® Ninjago -- Fangpyre
The story of Jay - LEGO Ninjago - Character Spot
Rebooted Character Spot
Jay - LEGO Ninjago - Character Spot
Tournament of Elements Character Spot
Jay - LEGO Ninjago - Character Spot-0
Skybound Character Spot
Jay - LEGO Ninjago - Meet the Ninja - Character Spot
Hands of Time Character Spot
Meet Killow, Samurai X and Jay - LEGO NINJAGO - Character Video
Sons of Garmadon Character Spot with P.I.X.A.L. and Killow
⚡JAY- Legacy of the Lightning Ninja!⚡- Best Moments - 15th Anniversary Special 🎉 - LEGO Ninjago
Jay was born as the son of famous actor Cliff Gordon and Libber, the Elemental Master of Lightning during the era of the Serpentine War. He would inherit her Elemental Power at some point and become her successor as Master of Lightning. For unknown reasons, however, Jay was given up by his parents as a baby and left at the doorstep of an inventor couple and owners of a large junkyard, Ed and Edna Walker, with a key to his future house. The two adopted Jay as their own son.[1]
When Jay was little, he used to collect model trains and became an expert in Ninjago's train's history.[2]
When Jay was five, Ed and Edna gave him a stuffed animal, Mister Cuddlywomp, which he has slept with ever since.[3]
When Jay was growing up, he loved reading the comic book called "Daffy Dale".[4]
Jay also used to play a video game called Galamorph X-Post at his parent's junkyard, in which he often got the highest score and it became his favorite game. Jay's style of play it was to use two blasts after each rocket boost.[5]
At one point, Jay and Edna participated in the Mother-Son Skate-Off and won first place.[6]
At one point, Jay owned a pet turtle named Mister Slowthers. Apparently, Jay “wasn’t good at running as a kid” and was unable to catch up to Mister Slowthers when he ran away.[9]
At one point, Edna caught Jay kissing his pillow.[10]
Jay's gliders.
One morning, Jay took off to test one of his inventions, a set of gliders, for apparently the sixth time. The wings worked well, even spinning twice, but Jay ended up crashing into a billboard. As he picked himself up from the rooftop onto which he fell, he met Master Wu. He claimed he was a dreamer himself and he can build the impossible.[11]
Master Wu eventually recruited another ninja, a young blacksmith named Kai, whose sister had been abducted by the Skulkin. As Kai neared the end of his training, Jay and the others infiltrated the Monastery and surrounded the blacksmith.
Their fight against Kai eventually took them out into the training yard only for Wu to break up the fight. Like the others, Jay was reluctant when their Master revealed Kai would be the fourth member of the team, stating that there are only ever teams of three in stories. Wu quickly quieted the matter and provided the ninja with new gi using Spinjitzu. Jay was given a blue suit, as Wu pronounced him the ninja of Lightning. Wu proceeded to explain their purpose, to which Kai interjected about when they would save his sister. Jay immediately expressed interest that they were saving a girl, but Wu announced that they would now leave to claim the first Golden Weapon.
As a team-building exercise, Wu had the ninja pull him in the carriage to the Caves of Despair. On the way, the four ninja told the circumstances of how they met Master Wu and agreed that if it hadn't been for their master, they would never be seen together.
Upon arriving at the Caves of Despair, Jay asked Cole about the plan to infiltrate the Skulkin camp but was unable to execute it as Kai ran off on his own. The three other ninja followed and after stealing the map to Golden Weapons from Samukai, managed to locate the Scythe of Quakes. The ninja hoped to sneak out while the Skulkin were busy, but Jay unintentionally alerted the skeletons to their presence and thus were waiting when the ninja emerged from the caves. The ninja faced their foes and in the process, Jay learned how to unlock Spinjitzu which he quickly passed on to the others. The Skeletons quickly retreated, as the ninja had awoken the Earth-Dragon. After Kai attempted to use the Scythe to stave off the beast, Jay used Spinjitzu to escape.
After getting the Scythe, the ninja and their master set out to find the next three Golden Weapons. Traveling by boat, Master Wu told the four about the Tornado of Creation and its capabilities. When they reached the Ice Temple in the Frozen Wasteland, Zane grabbed the Shurikens of Ice, but the weapons froze him solid and awakened the Ice Dragon. Jay joined his comrades in lifting the frozen Zane and using him as a sled to retreat to the boat.
Their next stop was the Floating Ruins, where they sought the Nunchucks of Lightning. Jay grabbed the Nunchucks, and the ninja escaped from the Lightning Dragon with his gliders. They ended up in the Forest of Tranquility, where they made camp for the night. During the night, Kai spotted Nya and followed her to the Fire Temple. Unbeknownst to Kai, this was a trap set by Lord Garmadon, both to claim the Sword of Fire and to leave Jay and the others vulnerable to an ambush.
Along with Cole and Zane, Jay was captured when the Skulkin ambushed their camp, taking their Golden Weapons in the process. Jay managed to free himself and his friends after stealing a sword from Nuckal, and the ninja battled the skeletons as they tried to escape to the Underworld. After a fierce battle, the ninja were knocked off the Skulkin's vehicles as they disappeared into portals, with Jay suffering a blow to the throat that left him unable to speak.
Jay and his teammates went to the Fire Temple in search of Kai and Master Wu, only to see the temple opening up to allow the Fire Dragon an exit. Jay stared in surprise as Kai explained that he had befriended the dragon after revealing that the ninja were trying to protect the Golden Weapons, but his attention was quickly drawn to Nya as she explained that dragons can cross into the Underworld. He rasped something that Zane translated as a question about Nya's favorite color and briefly celebrated when she revealed it to be blue.
In order to pursue Master Wu and the Skulkin, the ninja recruited the other three elemental dragons, with Jay taking the Lightning Dragon as his steed. After the dragons crossed over to the Underworld, the ninja tried to sneak into Lord Garmadon's fortress by jumping across the stalactites on the ceiling. As they moved over the fortress, Jay suddenly began panicking, only for the others to brush off his unintelligible babbling. However, the other ninja soon realized what Jay had already discovered: they were holding onto Spykor legs instead of stalactites.
In their shock, they fell into the courtyard outside the fortress, where they were quickly surrounded by Skulkins and Spykors. In response to Cole's demand for an idea for fighting the horde, Jay attempted to suggest the Tornado of Creation. Although the others repeatedly misinterpreted his rasping, Jay finally got his point across when he recovered from his injury and screamed "Tornado of CREATION!" at the top of his lungs. Despite the risks, the ninja used their Spinjitzu to perform the Tornado of Creation, defeating their foes in seconds.
With the skeletons defeated, the ninja proceeded to enter Garmadon's fortress, where they found Master Wu battling Samukai for possession of the Golden Weapons. During the fight, Jay enjoyed a cone of cotton candy he had somehow procured, only for Kai to knock it out of his hand as Master Wu was defeated. Jay watched Samukai's attempt to betray Lord Garmadon backfire as he was overwhelmed by the combined power of the Golden Weapons, creating a portal that Lord Garmadon quickly escaped through. With their enemies gone, for the time being, the ninja collected the Golden Weapons and returned to the mortal world with their master. Back at Four Weapons, they reunited with Nya and renewed their pledge to protect the world if Garmadon—or any other evil—surfaced.
Jay flew Nya back to Four Weapons with his Lightning Dragon (now named Wisp), so she could gather her things and move in with the ninja. Unbeknownst to him, Nya was attacked by Wyplash and three of his minions within the shop. The sound of a fight caught his attention, prompting him to hurry into the blacksmithy, only to find Nya calmly packing the rest of her possessions. He asked her what the sound was, but she replied that it was "just some Samurai helmets and stuff." With that, Jay and Nya climbed aboard the Lightning Dragon and flew back to the Monastery of Spinjitzu.
Although Master Wu told the ninja to continue their training, they opted to spend their time racing on their dragons. Jay won the race one day and began bragging that he was the best Ninja because of it. In response, Cole challenges his friends to another race, with the winner becoming "Dragon Master" for a month.
During the race, Cole and Jay sped through the forest, with Wisp's agility allowing it to dodge around the trees. The group approached the Monastery neck and neck, but Cole arrived first by dangling a chicken in front of his Dragon's nose. When Cole proclaimed himself "Dragon Master" for a month, Jay and the others claimed that they never agreed to those terms, challenging Cole to another race the next day.
One night, while the ninja were sleeping, Kruncha and Nuckal infiltrated the Monastery of Spinjitzu to steal the Golden Weapons. Jay proved to be the most difficult Ninja to separate from his weapon, as he was cradling the Nunchucks of Lightning in his arms, but the skeletons managed to replace the nunchucks with a cotton candy cone before Jay could wake up and notice the switch. Luckily for the ninja, Kruncha and Nuckal quickly discovered that they could not control the Golden Weapons, causing them to accidentally activate the training course and batter each other with out-of-control Spinjitzu.
Jay was stirred from his slumber when he heard Kai yelling that the training course had turned itself on again. In response to Kai's demand for the glitch to be fixed, Jay grumpily yelled that he would look at it in the morning, apparently unaware that his weapon had been replaced in his arms. He was soon fast asleep once more, preventing him from noticing the Skulkin Generals replacing the Nunchucks of Lightning in his arms before making their exit.
After Wu told Zane there were many years of peace after Garmadon was banished to the Underworld, Jay flew overhead on his Dragon, causing Zane to tell Wu those days are over.
With peace throughout Ninjago, Jay and the other Ninja fell out of training and instead spent their time playing video games. After a three hour marathon, they were interrupted by Wu who unplugged the TV, who encouraged them not to put off tomorrow what could be done that day and start training again to prepare for his brother's return to Ninjago. At that moment, Nya rushed in bringing word that Garmadon was spotted in Jamanakai Village. The out-of-shape Ninja then rushed out the door and down to the dragon pen where Jay attempted to mount the Lightning Dragon but overshot its' saddle.
Eager to get back in the fight, the ninja raced each other to Jamanakai Village, but upon arrival, Jay argued with Kai who had arrived first. They were interrupted by the sound of evil laughter from the village and drawing their weapons, approached the village ready for battle. However, the Blue Ninja was surprised to find that it was in fact Lloyd Garmadon, the dark lord's son, who was, in fact, causing trouble saying that he will release the serpentine, an ancient race of snakes which once ruled Ninjago, for candy. The ninja tied him at the top of a sign, embarrassing him in front of the villagers as they mocked him by eating candy.
As they prepared to return to the monastery, Kai discovered the prophecy of the Green Ninja in Wu's bag which he had taken by mistake. Jay believed himself to be the Green Ninja as did the others so when they returned to the monastery, the four Spinjitzu masters challenged themselves to a tournament for the title. Jay faced off against Kai in the first round, though lost and announced the final round between Kai and Cole. However, the tournament ended when Kai lost control of the Sword of Fire and the ninja were scolded by Master Wu.
Determined to be the Green Ninja, Jay and the others devoted themselves to training. They were soon ordered back to Jamanakai Village by Wu however as Lloyd had unleashed the Hypnobrai tribe of Serpentine. This time Jay successfully mounted the Lightning Dragon and upon arriving at the village, met up with Nya. After discovering they would need the anti-venom from the General's staff to save the village, the ninja split up and after a fight with the snakes, sent them retreating.
With the threat of Lloyd and the Serpentine looming, Jay and the other Ninja resumed training with gusto. Jay was deflecting arrows with his Nunchucks when Zane suddenly whirled past him, breaking his concentration. After the other two Ninja were similarly interrupted, they questioned Master Wu about Zane's oddities, with Jay recalling a time that Zane laughed hysterically at a tragic moment in a movie he was watching with Jay and Nya.
The discussion was interrupted when the Mailman arrived with mail for the ninja, including a letter from Jay's parents. Noticing that Zane had not received any mail, Jay asked Zane why he never receives any letters from his parents, learning that Zane had been an orphan all his life.
Later that night, Jay joined his friends in laughing at Zane's pink apron before engaging in a food fight in an (unsuccessful) attempt to make his stoic comrade laugh. The next morning, he and the other Ninja were dragged to Wildwood Forest by Zane, who claimed that he had followed a bird to something important. Jay quipped that Zane might have seen a "cuckoo bird," but Zane missed the joke, commenting that cuckoos were non-indigenous to the area.
Nonetheless, the ninja eventually came upon what Zane had found the night before: a massive arboreal fortress being built by the Hypnobrai for Lloyd. Realizing that Lloyd was trying to get a foothold in Ninjago, the ninja decided to destroy the fortress, with Kai suggesting that they destroy all three ropes holding up the fort. Jay and Zane ascended the fortress by nimbly jumping up the side of an elevator, and each took position next to one of the ropes supporting the structure.
Once Cole and Kai were in position, Jay used his Spinjitzu to cut his rope, destabilizing the fortress. After Zane cut the second rope, Jay met up with Kai on the roof, planning to jump clear as Cole cut the final rope. Unfortunately, Cole instead opted to leap from his perch and attack his teammates—Zane realized that Cole had been hypnotized by one of the Hypnobrai. With time running out, Jay reluctantly used the Nunchucks of Lightning to electrocute his friend, hoping to literally shock him out of his trance, but the attack failed to break the spell.
Before Cole could bring the fortress down on himself and his team, Master Wu and Nya arrived on Flame's back, with the former playing a special flute that breaks Cole's spell. Jay accompanied the others in jumping off the roof moments before the entire fortress collapsed, landing on the Fire Dragon's back as it flew to safety. When returning to the Monastery, they find the entire building demolished and burned to a crisp, causing the ninja to turn on Zane and blame him for destroying their home. When they go to apologize, however, they find Zane leaving on his Dragon, Shard. Later that evening, Zane returns and explains he was following the falcon, which led him to Destiny's Bounty, the ninja's new home.
The ninja were awoken the next morning by Master Wu and Jay immediately went to brush his teeth only to discover that the faucet was filled with dirt. Due to their new home not being in the best shape, Wu ordered the ninja to spend the morning cleaning it up. Jay used the Nunchucks of Lightning to get the ship's power working, then used Spinjitzu to clean off the deck.
With their hard work over, the ninja celebrated by playing video games but were interrupted by the arrival of Jay's parents; Ed and Edna. He reluctantly gave them a tour of the ship but was constantly embarrassed by them in front of the ninja. Towards the evening, he was finally able to get rid of them by ushering them back to the junkyard due to the Serpentine being about, but not before Edna told the other ninja of how he used to kiss his pillow.
The next day, Jay kept his promise to his father and visited the junkyard with the others on foot, as the ninja's Dragons migrated east to begin a transformation in their stage of life. When they arrived, the place was quiet, which worried Jay, since his parents were "never quiet." He found Ed and Edna captive and began their transformation to snakes. While the Fangpyre fought the ninja, Master explained the only way to change Jay's parents back was to get the staff from the anti-venom. After they discovered they had the ability to transform to vehicles, Jay used his Storm Glider plane to steal the Snake Staff from the Rattlercopter. Nya created the anti-venom before she accidentally lost the staff, and Ed fixed the "defense system" Jay was working on earlier in the episode, allowing them to take flight and escape the Fangpyre.
Jay joined the other ninja in asking Zane about what he saw in a dream about the Green Ninja, causing them to slack off with their training. As punishment, Master Wu told the ninja that they must train constantly until they answered a riddle: "What is the best way to defeat an enemy?" Jay immediately answered, "with your fists," which was incorrect, so the ninja had to train until they figured it out.
The moment Master Wu left them alone, however, Zane resumed telling everyone about his dream. Jay insisted that he must be the Green Ninja because, in Zane's dream, the Green Ninja had nunchucks, like Jay. While they were arguing, Master asked if they had found the answer. Kai answered incorrectly with "train?" so they had to go back to training, but Jay said he couldn't focus unless he knew who the Green Ninja was.
The next day, the ninja all agreed that the answer to the riddle was "teamwork," only to find that they were incorrect again. When Nya reported that Lloyd and his new Serpentine minion—Pythor P. Chumsworth—were at Darkley's Boarding School for Bad Boys, Jay was reluctant to go, as the school was for the "crooked and misbehaved." After being persuaded by Cole, however, he came up with a plan to use the anchor of the Destiny's Bounty to surprise the villains. Unfortunately, the impact pushed the ninja to the bottom floor, forcing them to make their way up to the roof while avoiding Lloyd's booby traps.
Jay took the elevator and nearly fell asleep due to the music. When he arrived at the top floor, Cole (still recovering from one of the traps) pointed him in the direction of Pythor. This made Jay the only ninja to reach the villains. Before he could engage Pythor and Lloyd, the scheming Anacondrai betrayed the boy, and took his map and left him all alone with Jay. The Blue Ninja apprehended the would-be evil overlord as Master and Nya arrived on Destiny's Bounty along with the other ninja. The ninja tried to think up a suitable punishment, but Master knew what to do.
Later that night, Jay along with the other ninja were furious that Lloyd had been read a bedtime story and wasn't punished and they had to spend all day training. Master revealed the answer to the riddle: To make the enemy your friend. This changed Jay's mind about Lloyd.
Wanting to get some training with the sparring bot on difficulty level 2, Jay was told by Lloyd that Zane tried to repair it, making it stuck in level 9. He and the other Ninja scolded each other until it was revealed Lloyd was behind the rumors, with Master Wu requesting him to do so.
Over the speakers, Nya announced that the team is needed on the bridge. After arriving, Jay was able to figure out where the Venomari and Constrictai Tombs were located.
Jay was assigned with Kai to search the Toxic Bogs for the Venomari Tomb. Having found it empty, they, along with Cole and Zane intending to warn them about the trap, were surrounded by a hoard of Venomari and Constrictai. They jumped on a log to escape, only to slowly float away while the log dissolves in Toxic. However, they were saved by the mysterious Samurai X, who knocked them out with sleeping gas.
Upon reaching the Serpentines' headquarters to prevent Pythor from uniting them, Jay and the ninja started messing with them to catch them off guard. The Serpentine, however, were able to capture them, except for Zane, who eventually freed them.
Jay ate with his fellow Ninja in the wake of their failure to stop Pythor from unleashing all of the Serpentine tribes, discussing the loss of the Sacred Flute and the mysterious Samurai X. He was particularly enraged when the mysterious samurai repeatedly beat the ninja to every crisis and agreed to the bet that whoever caught the samurai would be worthy of being the Green Ninja.
Jay disguised as a woman in distress.
Jay attempted to trick the samurai by disguising himself as a woman and tying himself to railroad tracks in the path of an oncoming train, only for Samurai X to redirect the train instead of grabbing him. Later, Jay accompanied his fellow Ninja in searching for Lloyd, who had gone missing. Their search led them to the Lost City of Ouroboros, where they discovered that Pythor had successfully united the Serpentine under his own leadership and captured Lloyd. Their rescue attempt was thwarted by a trap in the arena, and Jay found himself and his allies deprived of their Golden Weapons and forced to fight Samurai X in the Slither Pit. The enigmatic samurai managed to help the ninja escape and retrieved the Golden Weapons, but his Samurai Mech crashed in the desert and separated Kai from the others. When Kai returned with the Golden Weapons, Jay asked about the samurai, but Kai claimed that Samurai X had simply given back the weapons and left without a word.
As the Serpentine's threat was growing greater by the day, the ninja continued to push themselves further in their training. Jay once climbed atop a massive skyscraper in the middle of a raging thunderstorm, balancing himself atop a lightning rod with one hand and performing various acrobatics. He later bore witness to Zane breaking his old breath-holding record, sharing his teammates' shock when Zane remained underwater for over ten minutes.
After listening to Nya's theories on how an increase in heart rate might be able to counter the bite of a Fangpyre, Jay asked her out on a date, to which she agreed. In his joy, Jay accidentally pricked himself on the fang of a Fangpyre skeleton, causing him to slowly transform into a snake. Nonetheless, he took Nya on a date, which ended up being at the Mega Monster Amusement Park when the ninja discovered Pythor and the other Serpentine searching for the first Fangblade.
In the process, Jay learned that Nya was Samurai X and ended up trapped on a roller coaster ride meant to destroy him and his girlfriend. However, Nya was able to cure his Fangpyre infection with a kiss, and Jay unlocked his True Potential to save Nya and himself from the trap, although Pythor still escaped with the Fangblade.
Jay, along with the rest of the ninja, are trying to think of ways to stop Pythor. Jay mentions he can't believe Nya was the Samurai all along, but Kai, who is still hotheaded about not unlocking his True Potential, scolded him. They eventually found out that one of the Fangblades was turned into the [[Blade Cup]], which can only be won from the Ninjago Talent Show. They then agreed to win it, but without letting Cole's father know they're Ninja.
Later, when they reached Lou's house, Cole had the ninja hide their weapons inside an instrument case, explaining that they can't let him know they're Ninja. After they were let in, Lou explained that the Blade Cup will be given to those who earned it.
The ninja start training but realized Lou is stricter than Wu. Inspired by Lou's pep-talk to earn it the right way, Jay suggests they win it rather than steal it, which was rejected by Cole. Later, the ninja trained outside, unaware that Pythor and Skales are watching them.
At the Concert Hall, Jay accidentally bumped into Kai and demanded him to follow him. Cole, annoyed, told them to just stick to their plan and steal the trophy once it's been revealed. Jay watched as Lou, having heard this, told Cole that he couldn't be proud to have a son who wanted to steal. After trying to comfort Cole, they spotted the Treble Makers and wondered why they were there. After seeing Pythor, wearing a fake beard as a disguise, as a judge, the ninja were surprised to hear Cole suggesting they win the trophy their way.
On stage, the ninja dance to The Weekend Whip while a few Serpentine attack them. Cole successfully performed the Triple Tiger Sashay, which surprised everyone. After winning the trophy, Cole allowed the team to celebrate without him, as his father wasn't there to watch him. This was proved false, as Lou said otherwise and said he's a hero.
Suddenly, Pythor attacked the group and crushed Lou and Cole. The ninja noted that Cole unlocked his True Potential and that his relationship with his father must have been holding him back. When they got back to Lou's house, he put up a picture of the ninja and said they're all part of the family now.
After training with Cole and Zane on the Bounty's deck, the ninja found Kai in the Green Ninja gi trying to unlock his True Potential. Hearing Wu announcing that he's home, everyone but Kai went to greet him. Jay told his Master about Zane being a Nindroid, Nya being the Samurai, and Cole's past, much to his confusion. When Kai joined them after having changed back to his own gi, Garmadon emerged behind Wu, shocking the group. When Wu explained he's there for his son, Jay reluctantly agreed to let Garmadon stay at the Bounty. At the bridge, Jay informed Wu that Pythor has three of the four Fangblades, and how they discovered Zane is a robot.
During a montage, Jay and the rest of the team watched as Garmadon brushed his teeth with a nail file. While admiring Nya watch a romance movie, Garmadon changed the channel, annoying them both. When the ninja are trying to sleep, they were kept awake by Garmadon's lightning.
The next day, Jay told Kai he's supposed to be in the bridge and that the Falcon found the Serpentine and Lloyd heading toward the Fire Temple. When Kai went after Garmadon (assuming he was trying to steal the Golden Weapons) Jay tried to break them up, but the door was locked, causing Cole to break it down with his True Potential. When they broke in, Jay found Kai pinning Garmaddon to the floor. When he realized that Garmaddon was just fetching their weapons, he was disgusted with Kai for his foolishness.
The Bounty finally landed at the Temple's entrance, and the ninja put their weapons away as the volcano is too unstable. After fighting off the Serpentine, Jay tried to convince Kai to leave the Fangblade and the Temple before it erupted, but failed and was forced to leave (leaving Lloyd behind in the process).
After the volcano erupted, Jay was surprised to find Lloyd and Kai, who unlocked his True Potential. After the latter explained his training was to protect the chosen one, Jay watched as the Golden Weapons reacted to Lloyd. Jay then asked about the Fangblade left in the Temple, which is now in Pythor's possession.
The ninja chased down Spitta to make him tell them where the last Fangblade was. At the Bounty, Nya calculated that by the time they get to the Fangblade's location, they would be too late. When Lloyd suggests they steal the other three Fangblades, the ninja realized they don't know where they are and that Pythor could have some Serpentine guard them. With that, they decide to head toward the Serpentine base.
The next day, the ninja are training while Wu tested them about the Serpentines' powers. Once they reached the fortress, Jay was confused as to why it isn't guarded, unlike what Zane predicted. After Cole discovered a hidden door, the ninja, Wu, and Nya went in, only to find too many Serpentine to deal with.
Unfortunately, the ninja have been spotted and was forced to fight them, with Jay's armor protecting him from the Venomari venom. After Cole went toward the Fangblades, he triggered a trap, and the team is imprisoned in a Vengestone cage and their weapons were taken away. Nya was able to tell Lloyd about their status via her now faulty Samurai Mech.
Waiting for Lloyd to save them, Jay and Cole passed the time by playing checkers. Just as Jay was about to be kinged, Kai took one of his pieces—a tube of hair oil—and was able to slip through the gaps between the bars. The rest of the ninja helped by swinging the cage back and forth. However, they made too much noise and was caught by Pythor, who put cuffs on them to prevent them from escaping.
After Lloyd made his way to the fortress, Garmadon appeared with an army of Skulkin to help fight off the snakes. Lloyd freed the ninja, and Cole took the Fangblades from Pythor. Not knowing where he went, the ninja escaped back to the Bounty. There, they celebrated getting all four Fangblades back and Garmadon's help, unaware that Pythor made his way into the ship.
As the Destiny's Bounty flew towards Torchfire Mountain, Jay ate a sandwich in the dining room and conversed with Kai and Nya about the Fangblades and Lloyd's destiny as the Green Ninja. Cole burst in during the conversation, rather ill from the turbulence of the ship, and Jay only provoked his nausea by offering him a bite of his sandwich.
The next morning, the ninja were preparing to throw the Fangblades into Torchfire Mountain when Master Wu began speaking oddly, having foreseen his own death in the near future. Jay did not understand his mentor's words, but further discussion was halted when the ship suddenly jerked to one side. Jay joined his peers in forming a human chain to catch Master Wu before he fell into the volcano, but this allowed Pythor (who had snuck aboard the ship and sabotaged the engines) to retrieve the Fangblades and make his escape on a Rattlercopter.
After Nya saved the ninja and Master Wu with her mech, Jay joined his comrades in pursuing the fleeing Serpentine. When the snakes transformed their getaway vehicle—a Tour Ninjago" bus—into a mobile fortress, Jay helped Nya draw its fire so Zane could disable the heavily-armed rear section. With the train's main weapons removed, Jay joined the others atop the next car, where they agreed to race each other to the front. In the resulting race, Jay opted to swing through a window and perform Spinjitzu immediately upon landing, allowing him to knock the Serpentine occupants out of the car before he could even register the effect of his attack.
Eventually, Jay reunited with his team at the front of the penultimate car, with only Pythor and the Fangblades ahead. Before anyone could move in, Master Wu dashed to the other side of the connector and disconnected the front car from the train, leaving his pupils stranded in the desert while he confronted Pythor himself. Jay waited on the remains of the train until Lloyd came by with the Destiny's Bounty and airlifted the vehicle to Ouroboros. Unfortunately, the ninja arrived too late—Pythor had already revived the Great Devourer.
After they wittnessed Wu getting eaten by the Great Devourer, the ninja ran toward the Bounty. Even after throwing stuff off the ship, the Devourer grew bigger by consuming everything thrown off. They eventually fled the Bounty and watched as the Devourer swallowed it in one bite. Jay suggested they take refuge at the Serpentine underground base, but Kai motivated them to keep going. Jay sarcastically mentioned they use the Sacred Flute, which gave Kai an idea to build the Ultra Sonic Raider.
At Ed and Edna's Junkyard, Jay checked if his parents were home, but they were not. The Postman came by to give Ed and Edna their mail, but told them that they were probably at the Take-Back Ninjago Rally. The ninja built the Raider just as the Devourer was going to attack them. They held the snake down and Kai noticed a weak spot on its forehead. After Jay took note of the spot, Nya pointed out that the Devourer was headed toward Ninjago, where everyone is.
Just as the Devourer was going to consume Jay's parents, Jay shocked it, making it attack other parts of the city. After Garmadon found the ninja, he asked for the Golden Weapons to defeat the Devourer and tasked them with making the Devourer remain in place long enough for him to take action. After doing so, Garmadon struck the snake on its forehead, killing it. However, Garmadon had disappeared, taking the Weapons with him. They found Wu, who survived, and went to greet him. The ninja later promised to help Lloyd train for the Final Battle.
After the Great Devourer's defeat, all the ninja, except Kai, who was complaining about the problems the Devourer caused, decided to help fix up Ninjago City. Later, Nya and Wu told them about a real estate agent named Patty Keys, who could provide them a new home and training equipment for Lloyd.
When Patty showed them to their new home, they were not impressed as everything was worn-down. When Jay hinted he wanted another room, Patty showed them to another suite, which included video games, a training course, and a place for the Dragon to rest, but they needed to work in order to pay off the rent.
Jay worked as a pizza deliverer, which went well until he wasn’t paid by a customer. When he got home, he was too exhausted to play games but delivered more pizzas to pay off the rent as soon as possible. Later, Jay had to go across town in five minutes. On the way, however, he saw someone getting mugged and decided to help. After helping and getting to his destination, Jay noted that it’s vacant. Hearing Serpentine talking about robbing the bank, he decided to get closer but was captured by Acidicus.
After he was forcibly tied up, Jay discovered a map that lead to the bank. With no way to escape his bonds, he hopped his way through the subway to warn the team. He eventually found the ninja, but the train they were on was headed toward them and didn't stop. He had fallen over trying to hop away, but the train was stopped just in time.
After learning Nya and Wu had to save Lloyd, they decided to move back into the apartment Patty originally offered them.
Jay and the other ninja began to train Lloyd in their apartment, though they soon realized their conditions were unsuitable for the task. They set out into the city to search for a better place and soon came upon Grand Sensei Dareth's Mojo Dojo. There, the ninja were each able to give Lloyd lessons as Jay instructed him how to be light on his feet.
Following their first session training Lloyd in the dojo, the ninja exited to realize that the city was under attack by Captain Soto's pirates. The ninja quickly boarded a bus and raced towards the boat. After stopping by Wong's Costume to disguise themselves as pirates, Zane and the others boarded the ship and confronted Soto's crew. After a brief fight and with the help of the ninja, the pirates were eventually subdued.
As the ninja are training Lloyd, Jay offered some advice on how he could control his powers. When he failed to do so, Lloyd blamed him for pressuring him too much. Wu tried to cheer him up by telling him to be patient. Nya invited him to the auto body shop and handed Wu a letter claiming that there was going to be a ceremony in the Darkley School of Great Children. They then headed out via the Ultra Dragon.
After Lloyd's reckless flying, they reached Darkley's. Jay and the rest of the ninja met Brad, who showed them to Principal Noble's office. After it was been revealed that it was actually Gene, the ninja were knocked out by sandbags.
Jay vs. Bizarro Jay
Waking up in a room of teachers held captive, Zane suggested they find secret passageways to escape. They did so, only to be greeted by the evil ninja Lord Garmadon created. They fought, but worried the battle may never end due to the fact that they were equally matched.
When the students, dressed in Ninja gi, charged at the evil ninja, they were able to defeat them. After a real ceremony, Jay rode the Ultra Sonic Raider back to the Dojo.
When a wrecking ball disturbed Lloyd's training, the ninja asked Dareth what was going on. He explained that he fell behind on his payment and if they can't get $50,000 by the next day, they wouldn't have a place to train the Green ninja. Nya informed them about Ninjaball Run, a race that will grant the winner $100,000.
The next day, Lloyd entered the race with the Ultra Dragon and the ninja took the Ultra Sonic Raider. Nya tried to tell them about a lever she installed, but due to the loud atmosphere, they didn't hear what it could do.
When the race began, the Raider's wheel had been sabotaged, and they were in last place. They eventually passed some competitors, and couldn't escape Garmadon on the Black Bounty. Lloyd unintentionally saved them, and he decided to help them find a shortcut in Birchwood Forest.
Shortly after entering the Glacier Barrens, the Raider is running out of fuel, and Jay's parents offered them their gas. Afraid of losing their place, they were forced to exchange fuel while driving. Garmadon sent the Serpentine to attack the ninja, and they easily fended them off. However, they crashed, and Jay took a loose part of the jalopy and attached it to the front of the Raider.
At the final stretch of the race, Garmadon used his Mega Weapon to create a chasm too wide for the Raider to drive pass. Kai pulled on the lever to reveal wings. The others jumped on, and they crossed the finish line before Garmadon, thanks to the jalopy's part. They took the Bounty back and celebrated their victory.
Jay, along with the other ninja were transformed into kids by Lord Garmadon and were chased by the Grundle. He and his friends attempt to defeat the Grundal, but the beast was only defeated when Lloyd used Tomorrow's Tea to undo the effects of the Mega Weapon, reducing the Grundal to a skeleton and aging the ninja (including Lloyd) back to teenagers once again.
Lord Garmadon used the Mega Weapon to go back in time and make it so that Lloyd would never become the Green Ninja. The ninja later find out about his plan and jumped into the portal Garmadon created with his Mega Weapon to stop him. The ninja had gone back in time and fell through a portal. They found themselves in Ignacia - the time Wu had came to Kai's shop and even before Skulkins had attacked the land. They caught old Wu and explained him about the situation. This time, skeletons didn't kidnap Nya, and Kai from the past had no will to become a Ninja. Wu then led him and Nya to the monastery. Jay, Zane, and Cole decided to dress like skeletons and kidnap Nya so past Kai could get a reason to become the ninja. They succeeded, and Garmadon took Nya to the Fire Temple. Jay, Cole, and Zane took the past golden weapons to destroy the Mega Weapon and Jay, along with other ninjas comes back safely.
After waking up for sunrise exercises, Wu told the ninja the Ultra Dragon had made a mess that has to be cleaned up. When Lloyd told them they couldn't give him the chores, they played a wound of Rock, Paper, Clamp, with Lloyd losing. Cole told him he needs to be responsible with a Dragon, but the latter informed them that his mother abandoned them. Nya came and told them they were needed at the Museum.
Turned out, the Great Devourer's venom had brought the Stone Warrior merchandise to life. The ninja were tasked with keeping them under control, but then they accidentally wrecked the exhibit up. After finding Wu, the ninja noticed he was talking with someone, who turned out to be Lloyd's mother, Misako, much to their surprise. He watched as Lloyd walked away from her when she wanted to explain why she had been gone.
After the ninja found Misako and Lloyd at the Bottomless Pit exhibit, Misako told them about the balance of light and darkness and the Overlord. Then, a Giant Stone Warrior approached them, and with Kai not being able to defeat it and Misako saying it was made from an indestructible material, the ninja were forced to run instead. Lloyd told them to distract the Giant Stone Warrior long enough so that he could set up a trap. They did so, but eventually had to run away.
Jay helped train Lloyd to fight without using his eyes in Dareth's dojo, but they were soon interrupted by a series of earthquakes. They halted their training to tune into the news and learned that the aftershocks were getting worse. Kai immediately blamed Garmadon, though Misako pointed out that the Dark Lord would never do anything to harm his son.
The ninja began to patrol the city for danger and even saved a woman who had been trapped by the collapsing street. The city soon fell under attack by the Stone Army and Master Wu ordered the ninja to send everyone to the NGTV office tower where they could be evacuated by the Destiny's Bounty. The citizens all climbed to the roof while the ninja held off the Stone Warriors using the Ultra Sonic Raider and the Ultra Dragon. Jay continued to help hold off the Stone Army.
The ninja sailed to the Dark Island on the flightless Destiny's Bounty. At the docks, Edna asked him if he had any extra underwear, to which an embarrassed Jay says yes. Along the way, they ran into a storm and the ship-eating Starteeth. When the storm passed the ship, which now was missing a rudder and had a hole in the side, the ship ran ashore on an island with a prison tower. When the ninja reached the top, Dr. Julien greeted them and took them in. Later, the ninja sail further toward the Island of Darkness.
The ninja finally arrived on the Island of Darkness, where the Stone Army was preparing for the final battle. The ninja learnt that the Temple of Light was where they were able to receive their elemental powers. In order to do that, the ninja must use a medallion to find the temple. Later Jay was able to find the Temple of Light by aligning three lights with the holes in the medallion — the temple was at the top of the island's highest mountain.
With their new vehicles, the ninja headed for the Temple of Light, barely keeping ahead of the Stone Army. Inside the Temple, they found pictures on the walls depicting their journey from the past until the present. Further in was a great bell, hanging above a strange design on the floor bearing the ninja's symbols. Realizing that it was the Instrument of Peace, Lloyd struck it, which caused a light to shine on him and beams of energy to reflect off crystals in the walls. Soon, the entire room was crisscrossed with beams, and one hit a pillar, making it glow brightly. At the foot of the pillar, Jay's armor transformed, and an Elemental Blade with the power of Lightning appeared in his hand as well as the other ninjas'. As their swords manifested blades representing their respective elements, Lloyd rose into the air. The ninja use their swords to send their elemental powers to Lloyd. The Stone Army finally marched into the Temple, but the ninja were more than ready for them—using their new elemental powers, they easily trounced the warriors. Jay electrocuted a whole line of enemies with a single touch, Lloyd summoned the power of the Golden Dragon, creating a brilliant light that frightened the remaining stone soldiers into retreat.
At the beach, Dr. Julien repaired the Falcon, while the ninja celebrated their restored powers by shooting down coconuts. The party was interrupted by Master Wu, who chastised the ninja for their unseemly mirth; they may have the power to defeat the Stone Army, but the Celestial Clock was still counting down to the final battle between light and darkness. At that, Misako revealed a way to at least delay the battle: if the Helmet of Shadows was returned to its pedestal, the countdown might be stopped long enough for them to gain an advantage. Risking everything, the ninja disguise themselves as Stone Warriors and escorted Misako to Lord Garmadon's camp. As General Kozu took Misako to his master's tent, the disguised ninja are put to work carrying Dark Matter to the superweapon. The weapon was surrounded by a wooden wall, but the ninja noticed one protruding detail—a very large cannon—and pondered what Garmadon planned to attack with it. Later the ninja were forced to fight their way back down to the entrance as Misako rejoins them.
The ninja made their escape with Misako and Nya in the power drill, but the Stone Army pursued them until the Overlord reminded Lord Garmadon that the ninja could turn the army against him if they didn't possess the Helmet. After a frantic chase that ended in the Power Drill being disabled momentarily, Garmadon went for the kill, only for Lloyd to blast it with his powers. Lord Garmadon emerged from the wreckage, weakened and vulnerable; from the Power Drill, the ninja encouraged Lloyd to finish him off. Despite everything at stake, the Green Ninja was unable to strike the fatal blow, forcing him to jump aboard the Power Drill as the ninja made their escape from the advancing Stone Army.
At the Celestial Clock, the ninja met with Master Wu and desperately searched for the Helmet's pedestal with minutes to spare. As the Stone Army arrived, the ninja find the pedestal and replace the Helmet, but it was one second too late; the countdown had ended and the final battle was upon them. As the clock fired a mighty energy flare inland, the Stone Army captured Nya and the ninja were sent down into a crevasse. Surviving the fall, the ninja headed off to prepare for the final battle, with Jay angered at Nya's capture.
Jay and the others intended to start the final battle and attack the Stone Army base, only to realize it was empty. They discover the Garmatron's tracks and followed them. As they ran, all the ninja reflected on all of their past adventures, but the jovial mood was broken when they sensed an evil presence nearby. Suddenly, a crimson Spinjitzu tornado tore into Cole and Lloyd, and halted in front of the group to reveal Nya who had been turned evil by Lord Garmadon, and the ninja buy time for Lloyd, Master Wu, and Misako to stop The Overlord and Garmadon. Later, the ninja had a rough time against Nya, until Zane realized that they could use their elemental powers on the environment instead of their opponent. He used his Elemental Blade to break the chain of Nya's weapon; Jay created an electric barrier to deflect thrown needles; Cole blinded Nya with a cloud of dust; Kai cut down a nearby tree so its leaves surrounded his corrupted sister. Finally, Zane froze the tree, leaving Nya trapped within a dome of ice—wryly commenting that "this club just became boys only," Kai led the others down the Garmatron's trail.
The ninja rushed up to their allies and began to fight the stone army. Meanwhile, the battle continued on the beach and Lloyd was defeated. Fed up with the interference, the Overlord created a portal for his army, declaring that they were about to go to Ninjago City personally to finish the job, leaving the heroes trapped on the Island of Darkness.
Hitching a ride on Kai's Fire Robot, the ninja returned to the Temple of Light, where they activated a hidden mechanism that revealed the Golden Mech. When Lloyd sat in the cockpit, his powers as the Chosen One restored the ancient machine to fighting form. With the Ultra Dragon's arrival to the Island of Darkness, the group was able to return to Ninjago City, only to find it infected with Dark Matter and ruled by the Overlord, now restored to his monstrous true form. Despite their fighting prowess, the heroes were almost overwhelmed by the Stone Army, only to be saved when Dareth donned the Helmet of Shadows and took command of the ancient soldiers.
Jay and the other ninja proceeded to ascend the tower but only to be victim of the Overlord's corruption. Lloyd was forced to limp up to the top of the tower alone, where the Overlord was waiting. In the aftermath of the Overlord's defeat, all of his creations and corruption vanished. Jay reunited with his allies in the crater left by the Garmatron's disappearance.
Following the battle with the Overlord, the ninja were now teachers at Wu's Academy—which has replaced Darkley's School for Bad Boys—training a new generation of Ninja. Later, they were invited by Cyrus Borg for a field trip to Borg Industries' Borg Tower.
As the ninja arrived in the office of Cyrus Borg, the ninja were all very happy to meet him. Cyrus showed them a gift he wanted to give them: an automated statue of himself. It looked like a regular statue, but Cyrus explained to Kai that he should protect "them" with his life and to not inform anyone he had them. Walking into the elevator with their gift, they accidentally dropped the statue, yet they discovered it was hollow and was filled with new suits as well as the Techno Blades. Suddenly a robotic security voice in the elevator announced that they should drop the blades. The ninja refused, and the elevator plummeted toward the ground at dangerously high speed. The ninja luckily escaped into an elevator going up right next to it, and managed to put their new outfits on for battle in their escape from Borg Tower.
When they got down of the tower, Master Wu took the Techno Blades and said that he wanted Jay and Cole on the ground. Then Jay managed to hack a Security Tank with his Techno Blade, making it the Thunder Raider. In the moment they almost got destructed, Lloyd appeared on the Golden Dragon, defeating the robots. As the ninjas jumped back into the vehicles and got on the road outside of the city, the Overlord spotted that Wu was getting away with the Techno Blades. In response, he immediately sent two copters which ended up capturing Master Wu on the building roof. However, before that happened, Wu had quickly dropped Techno Blades into Kai's Fighter so the ninjas could safely get them out of the city, while Wu got captured by Overlord's forces.
After escaping from New Ninjago City, the ninjas decided to hide their vehicles when Misako then greets them and showed them to the Monastery, and Zane offered to stay behind with Techno Blades, as Garmadon (whom was now "Master Garmadon,") forbid any weapons in his monastery. As night fell, Garmadon arrived and taught the ninja and his students about "the art of the silent fist." While everyone inside was practicing the technique, Zane caught P.I.X.A.L. and tied her up, then returned to the Monastery as the ninja come out to see what the commotion is about. Zane then used his Techno Blade to hack P.I.X.A.L.'s systems, freeing her from the Overlord's control. Grateful to Zane for saving her, P.I.X.A.L. informed the ninja of Master Wu. Suddenly, P.I.X.A.L. realized she had not come alone and Nindroids surrounded the place. The ninjas successfully defeat the Nindroids by trapping them into a mill wheel which then roll out. However, General Cryptor had destroyed Ninja's vehicles. After that, the ninjas decided to split. Jay, Zane, Cole, Kai, and Nya form an idea to shut down the power in the city to stop virus controlling machines in the land. As night fell, they arrived to the station, which had a high guard of Nindroids. They managed to sneak inside, but they couldn't find the way to break the power charge. When Cryptor sent Nindroids inside, Kai remembered Garmadon's lesson of fighting without fighting so they decided to lure Nindroids to destroy the charge which then exploded and all the power disappeared, including P.I.X.A.L., who also then shut down.
The ninja had gone to Ed & Edna's Scrap N Junk to look for parts that would enable Zane's hover-copter to run on solar power. While Ed, Jay, Cole, and Kai search through the junk piles Nya transfered half of Zane's power source to P.I.X.A.L.. The operation was a success and the android was re-activated. However, the moment quickly became sour when P.I.X.A.L. claimed that Nya and Cole were a better couple then Nya and Jay. Jay overheard this as he came in and he attacked Cole.
Unbeknownst to the ninja, Techno Wu arrived via hover-copter and powers General Cryptor, along with a few Nindroid Warriors, using electrocobrai. After the activated a few Nindroids, Min-Droid snuck in and gains access to control Ed & Edna's crane. The ninja were still trying to break the battle against the two ninja, but were spectacularly failing. The tiny droid used the crane and launched the truck at a garbage pile. Kai realized and quickly informed his friends; the ninja performed Spinjitzu and got out of the fallen vehicle, while Ed and Edna escaped using bubble jet-packs. Then, Cryptor attacked Zane and P.I.X.A.L, but he used his Techno Blade as a shield. Jay and Cole realized that their friendship was in a difficult problem, and decided to help. Just as they ran to Zane, their former master, Wu, trapped the two in a pit. Nya managed to get by the controls of the pit, but she had a new problem to face: there were two wires - one colored black and the other blue, and Nya had to cut one. If she destroyed the wrong one, Jay and Cole would be crushed. Nya decided to cut both of the wires and freed Jay and Cole, and then they assisted Kai. However, Wu trapped the ninja in a corner, but Zane and P.I.X.A.L. appeared with a magnified vehicle and picked up Wu since he was now part metal. The ninja were elated, but the celebration quickly ended when the Stranger releases Wu and flew away with their via hover-copter. However, the Stranger left a scale behind. Nya decided to give Lloyd and Garmadon a message.
The Hover-copter was eventually converted to solar power, the ninja returned to New Ninjago City with Nya and P.I.X.A.L. There, they reunited with Borg and explained their suspicions as to who stole the hard-drive containing the Overlord.
They eventually came across the tomb of the Stone Army, only to find the seal had been opened. Upon confronting Skales, they learned that the Serpentine had reformed and the Snake King even had a son. The ninja and Nya were lead to a campfire, and Acidicus told them of the Curse of the Golden Master, and how they believed it was referring to Lloyd. While the ninja discussed the curse, Nya expressed her confusion that if the Serpentine didn't take the hard-drive - then who was the culprit.
Both questions had to be put on hold though, as Nindroids suddenly attacked the place, and Kai ordered the other ninja and Nya to protect the Serpentine. The ninja discover that the Electrocobrai were their power source. Skales told them that the Curse of the Golden Master is upon them, and says that Skales and his friends would not be able to assist the ninja because they were choosing to stay out of the conflict. The ninja then returned to the surface.
In the top of the Borg Tower, Borg prepared the device that would lead the ninja to the Digiverse - a digital world where they would be able to gain access to the Tower's central computer and fight the Overlord directly. When Jay pointed out that the hard drive was still missing, Borg explained that the device was to "download" the ninja themselves, along with the Techno-Blades, into the computer where the Overlord dwelled. He also explained that that was the only method to succeed, as it would only be a matter of time before the digital Overlord fully drained Lloyd's power. Although apprehensive, the ninjas were "downloaded" successfully, and they woke up in the Digiverse. In no time, they began mastering the advantages of the digital world. The ninjas start their trek down toward the Tower's central computer—ironically below the Tower, where the Overlord had been defeated years before. When the Overlord realized they were close to him, he attempted to immobilize them, but failed due to P.I.X.A.L. electronically interfering from outside. He then turned the digitized New Ninjago City upside down, but the ninja kept moving with their digitized vehicles. Together, they reached the top — that is the bottom — of the tower, and inserted the Techno-Blades . . . only to realize that the Overlord severed the circuit to the motherboard.
The ninja were severely beaten by the Overlord as he consumed more of Lloyd's golden power, proclaiming his becoming a true "golden master" of the real world and the digital world. Strengthened by Lloyd's proclamations that the ninja always had each other's strengths to fight together, they fight off the Overlord's influence, and one by one the ninja turned gold and, using Lloyd's shared power, rerouted the circuit to the motherboard and completely destroyed the Overlord virus from the system, initiating a reboot.
At Temple of Light, Lloyd relinquished his Golden Power to restore the ninjas' elemental powers. Meanwhile, at Borg Tower, Master Wu spotted General Cryptor aboard a train heading for Ouroborus. He tried to send Jay and Cole to investigate, but they were fighting over Nya once more at the movie theater. As night fell, Nya, Jay, and Cole walked out of the cinema, and then Jay and Cole asked her did she decide which of them she preferred. She then said that she would pick Joel, a robot created by her that was a mixture of Jay and Cole — a decision that was rendered moot when it freaked out and ran away. When they view the light coming from Borg Tower, they head up to Borg's office where they find Garmadon, Wu, Lloyd, and Zane who explain to them that the Overlord was alive and was holding Kai hostage. They realized how the name Arcturus was actually a clue about the Overlord's new plan, although P.I.X.A.L. was unable to find anything related, since she had every point in time of Ninjago's history in her database. Zane and Garmadon remembered how they and the others had gone back in time and destroyed Garmadon's Mega Weapon — an event that P.I.X.A.L, Lloyd, and everyone else never knew about because the past and present had been altered.
By the time Zane, Cole, Jay, and Lloyd got to Ouroborus, they didn't find anything new around until a huge door below them opened and then they fell into an underground base where they discover a huge rocket called "Arcturus." They realized that the rocket would lead Pythor and his Nindroid minions to space and would then be able to reach the Golden Weapons from the star where the Mega Weapon was destroyed. Lloyd tried to stop him from lifting the rocket but Overborg stops him. With help from a freed Kai, the other ninjas held off the Nindroids with their new elemental powers. Since Pythor had successfully initiated the countdown for the rocket to launch into space, Lloyd decides to lead the ninja into it just in time.
Shortly after the rocket entered space, Jay and the other ninja came into contact with Wu, Nya, Garmadon, and P.I.X.A.L. who had returned to Borg Tower and recovered the rocket's blueprints. After Zane secured the other ninjas' spacesuits, Jay and the other ninja made their way toward the cockpit to take command of the vessel. However, before they could reach it, Cryptor dispatched several Nindroids to stop them while he piloted the rocket into the tail of the comet. As the ninja fought with the Nindroids, Jay assumed the identity of Fritz Donnagon and lead the charge, even saving Cole when he fell off the rocket.
When Jay and the other ninja awoke after the landing, they found themselves on the comet not too far from where Arcturus had landed, though to their misfortune, Cryptor had taken the launch key. The ninja discovered lunar rovers in the cargo hold and they set out, all crammed in one to find where the Nindroids had gone. They soon arrived in a large cave where the Golden Weapons had landed, though before they could reach the launch key, the ninja fell under attack by a swarm of alien bugs. The Nindroids used them to their advantage to escape, but Jay and the others pursued, only to have had arrived at the launch site to find Arcturus destroyed by the bugs, thus stranding them on the comet.
In space, the ninja despaired after repeated failed attempts to escape. However, Lloyd refused to lose hope, suggesting that they use their elemental powers and everything around them to restart the ship. Heartened by Lloyd's words, the ninja repaired the ship and used Zane as a power source. Though Zane got overheated by the strain, they managed to fly back to the Earth—to land safely, the ninja use a new technique: elemental shields.
P.I.X.A.L. used a motorcycle to catch up with her friends, using her power to land them on their vehicles. As the ninja reunited with their allies, Cyrus advised them that they should head for the Temple of Fortitude, a place where the Overlord and the First Spinjitzu Master had battled long ago. He claimed there was a shield at the place, so the Nindroids wouldn't harm them, and there was something he wanted to give them that may help them save the world.
The ninja began traveling to the temple, but they halted when they spotted the Golden Master's path of destruction. Lloyd then reminded his friends that the only way to save Ninjago was to reach the Temple of Fortitude. But the Overlord detected them and used a massive Spinjitzu tornado against them. The ninja swiftly ran back, rendezvousing with Cyrus, Wu, and Garmadon. There Cyrus gives them the ultimate weapon—a pill. Borg then explained that it was no ordinary pill - it could make anyone shrink. Garmadon and Wu decided to hit the pill straight into the Overlord's mouth. Borg present the ninja armor which protected them against some of the attacks from the Overlord.
The ninja head into Ninjago City when an item hurled at them, but were not affected since they wore the armor. Wu hit the pill, which was directed straight to the Overlord's mouth, but Pythor sacrificed himself and swallowed the pill instead. As a result, Pythor shrunk down to the size of a worm. The Golden Master was outraged that the ninja attempted to shrink him. He obtained the ninja with his Golden Power, only to have missed Zane. The ninja of ice requested his friends to support him one last time, and the ninja bounce him. Although, during the process, he landed and touched the Golden Master's gold. He had refused to let go, admitting the fact that ninja never quit, which then freed his friends. He remembered his past and froze the Overlord which killed him and the Golden Master as well. The ninja are devestated that Zane has passed, and proceeded to his funeral.
Borg made a speech on how he had thought technology was the best way to destroy problems, but instead, costed more. He now named Zane the Titanium Ninja. He later passed the microphone to Kai. Kai announced that no one knew what powered Zane, and he thought it was brotherhood because that's how Zane powered him. When he had finished the speech, snow began to appear.
A few days after Zane's sacrifice, the team went to Chen's Noodle House but were kicked out when Jay and Cole began fighting again.
Not long after this, Jay went to his parents' junkyard to discover that they were hosting an event called the Junkbot Battle Supreme. Jay built a dinosaur mech called the ninjasaur but was defeated by a girl named Suzie Wheeler and her robot, Mr. Peepers. After the fight, Jay saw his dad watching a game show called Ninja... Now! and realized he could do well in the show's obstacle course, the Gauntlet of Humility.
At the Gauntlet, Jay's jokes made him an instant crowd-pleaser, but he learned he was being given a more difficult version of the course due to his status as a well-trained ninja. Jay ultimately failed the Gauntlet by falling into the vat of chocolate pudding, splashing the host Fred Finely in the process. This was the last straw for Finely, who decided to quit then and there, opening up the spot for Jay to be the new host of the show.
Jay hosted his own T.V. show to try to find a new hero for Ninjago. He introduced the player as Cathy, a returning contestant, and asked why she came back after losing the last time she competed. She stated that a ninja never quit and began jumping through obstacles. However, she failed but is proud to have gotten farther than the previous time. After the game is over, Jay headed to his dressing room, where Lloyd surprised him and told him to rejoin the team. Jay declined, due to his hatred against Cole for Nya's feelings towards him and Lloyd disappeared, after telling him to visit him if he changes his mind. He later reunited with Kai, Cole, and Lloyd. Lloyd informed the ninja of his new plan: hiring a new ninja. The others completely disliked the idea, saying Zane was not replaceable. They quickly were interrupted by Eyezor and his gang.
The ninja went to the back of the shop where they lost sight of Eyezor's gang, but discovered a sketched picture of Zane attached to a shrine with an invitation to a Tournament of Elements. They realized from the invitation that Zane was still alive and to find him they must enter the tournament to do so. With other options, they decided to accept and are walking onto the ship when Garmadon followed and tried to stop them, warning them that Master Chen, who invited them, was a dangerous man. Lloyd retorted by saying that they had to find Zane. Against the better judgment of Clouse, Chen's second-in-command, Garmadon accompanied the ninja on board, where they met the other Elemental Masters.
The ninja learn from Garmadon that the fighters onboard were descended from the original Elemental Masters.
The ninja are guided to their rooms with Jay being amazed by the technology inside. Soon, he took a bath when Bolobo entered his room, trying to find a Jadeblade. The first round of the tournament had begun. The Blue Ninja put on a towel and knocked him to the floor, only to find a Jadeblade in a light. Bolobo snatched it, prompting Jay to turn on Starfarer which distracted the Master of Nature, allowing Jay to whack him with his towel while commenting on his room.
Jay after defeating Bolobo
Jay and Lloyd celebrate their victory
The ninja all won a Jadeblade as they watched as Karlof, who lost his fight with Kai, was eliminated from the tournament.
Later at lunch, the ninja conversed about investigating the island before Jay rudely turned away Mr. Pale for attempting to join their table. After this treatment was pointed out to him by Cole, Jay remarked the island is getting to him and told them he'll see them tonight.
Later that night, everyone arrived, but as Jay came by, Skylor exists her room, forcing Kai to push the Master of Lightning off his balcony. After the Orange Ninja returned into her quarters, Kai helped Jay up and into the Master of Fire's room, describing the difficulty of sneaking out. When Cole discovered a hidden room under the Master of Fire’s bed. The ninja entered the tunnels where they noticed two holes peeping into Skylor's room, which Jay observed through first. While watching Skylor train for a few moments, Jay and Kai watched Skylor pull out a flame on her hand, which would mean that she was also a holder of fire, like Kai. After telling Lloyd and Cole, Lloyd points out that, if the current elemental holders are related to the original ancestors, it would've also meant that Skylor and Kai were related.
This was soon brushed aside, as they continued making their way through the tunnel. After traveling further into the tunnel, they came across a squad of cultists who they subdued and stole their clothes.
The ninja infiltrate Chen's ceremony
Disguising themselves as cultists, they infiltrated the ceremony of the Anacondrai Cultists, as they saw Chen's plan unfold when he absorbed Karlof's element and left him powerless. Startled by this display, the ninja discovered what Chen's plan was, as Cole noted that Chen used Ice, which meant he had already stolen Zane's power. As they discussed this matter amongst themselves, their chocolate tattoo melted and the cultists realized that they were "impostors," Chen signaled his warriors to kidnap the intruders, forcing them to flee. The ninja lost the cultists but were instead trailed by a large Anacondrai serpent. They barely made it out and promised to stay within the rules until Zane was found.
Unknown to the ninja in the hidden room, Clouse held up a piece of cloth from Jay's gi that got caught in the mouth of his serpent, revealing the fact he knew the ninja had spied in the plans of Chen.
Despite seeing the truth of the Tournament, he decided to enjoy his next day off, which disgusted Cole and getting them into another argument. Although he stated none of the ninja are competing for the day, Chen immediately announced Kai as one of the competing masters. After the ninja of Fire defeated Ash, the ninja and Garmadon cheer for him. Later, Clouse arranged for Jay and Cole to fight each other later that evening to which Kai suggested enlisting Neuro for aid. After they succeeded in turning Neuro to their side, they attempted to get him to find a way to stop the fight but this failed. The battle began where neither ninja held back expressing their pent up aggression toward one another until Cole stated he didn't want Jay eliminated and that Chen was their enemy.
Upon hearing this, Jay admitted what had happened between him and Nya was his fault and agreed to fight without using their powers. To this end, Chen decided for both of them to be eliminated. Jay orders Cole to take the Jadeblade as he considered himself lucky to still be in the tournament, but Cole threw it to Jay, telling him to win for him, that he should have let him have Nya and that he should have backed out before being eliminated, renewing their friendship and ending their rivalry.
Jay watched Skylor fight Jacob Pevsner with Lloyd and Garmadon just before Kai arrived though steps on the fighter's feet in the process. Jay was concerned that the other competitors would gun for them so long as they were a team, though Lloyd claims they were a team, even with Cole and Zane missing.
Jay filled Garmadon in on Kai's crush on Skylor until they found out they might be related. Garmadon explained that Skylor's element wasn't Fire—it was Amber, meaning she could absorb another element, which immediately brought Kai's feelings back. Jacob soon had the advantage using blow darts, though Skylor tricked him into firing into paper, where the sound of the air throws him off long enough for her to break the last vase and take the Jadeblade. After Jacob was eliminated, Chen announced he initially wanted to give everyone jewels for their work in the Tournament, but, due to Jay's fight with Cole yesterday, he rejected the idea and took away everyone's private suites, forcing them to sleep in the chow house. As Jay and Kai berated each other while the other competitors left, Garmadon warned them that if they didn't make friends with the others, they would try to eliminate them by any means necessary.
While the competitors rest, the remaining three ninja discussed a plan, but quickly jumped back to their beds just as Clouse arrived. He ordered Master Chen’s servants to add roller-skates to everyone’s feet, making the contestants curious, while Jay was excited to skate, stating that he's skating champion.
Before the event, the ninja realized Garmadon was right in considering the way they treated their opponents as a majority of the contestants joined Chamille's team in the Thunderblade race, resulting in them being outnumbered. During the race, Jay decided to make an opening by electrocuting Neuro, which worked until Kai bumps into Lloyd.
As the race continued, Chamille was still ahead of Lloyd by one point, Jay then assist Lloyd only to discover it was Chamille in disguise. Jay tried to help Lloyd once Chamille had him ambushed and succeeded in making him drop his Jadeblade. When Mr. Pale then took it, Jay managed to take it back and knocked him off the track. Everyone preformed whatever they could to stop the ninja (with only Kai taking the hits), with Chen even releasing a buggy to extend Chamille's lead.
Lloyd was soon ambushed by Mr. Pale, Shade, and even Neuro, and when Jay attempted to help, Turner accelerated him around the track and into the Green Ninja, though it helped his back. Skylor approaches Kai, explaining that he's convincing and Lloyd will soon be eliminated.
With the score now 8-5, Kai decided to help, despite not keeping balanced, and used his powers to hit Chamille and making her drop her Blade, allowing Jay to take it. Jay approached Kai after he was brushed off by Skylor and informed him of Lloyd's progress, though Kai now realized Garmadon was right about being nicer to the others. He then stated that if everyone knew about Chen's true intentions, they would help: Chamille then retrieves back her Jadeblade.
After Kai decided to reveal the real nature of the Tournament to Skylor: upon mentioning the spell, which caused Mr. Pale to become interested. Jay and Lloyd do the same to Turner, who doubted it but Neuro confirmed it after he stopped Tox from attacking them. Jay was surprised the Master of Mind had chosen that moment to help, to which he explained that he wanted to be on the winning team. Chamille attacked Kai and he lands near the buggy, allowing him and Skylor to take it. They drive up to Lloyd and let him take it, where it transform into his color. While the others keep Shade and Tox from attacking the Green Ninja, Chen decided to go all out on his traps, all of which fail. The score soon became tied and Lloyd tried to convince Chamille to join them, though instead she pulled him out of the buggy, leaving them to go head-on in a sword fight.
Chen became worried about Lloyd winning and orders Clouse to use his Magic, but he was prevented to by Garmadon. The scorekeeper then tried to rig Lloyd's score, but Skylor, having obtained Gravis' Gravity, had him float helplessly. The two racers soon crossed the finish line just as time ran out, with the final score being 13 each. However, Chamille is revealed to have dropped her Jadeblade, making Lloyd the winner.
Skylor then dropped the scorekeeper, jokingly changing Lloyd's score to 106, and Garmadon remarked that his son broke Chen's record. Chen, however, refused to have the event count, claiming Lloyd cheated and was disqualified, though Turner stands up for the Green Ninja and stated that Chen cheated, where the Master claimed what his rules said, went. Mr. Pale, Kai, and Jay protested if Lloyd's out, then so were they, whereas Skylor stated if everyone was eliminated, there was no Tournament. With that along with Clouse confirming it, Chen was then forced to comply and eliminated Chamille.
As everyone cheered for Lloyd, Skylor warned Kai that because of this, Chen would do anything to eliminate the ninja. Kai then stated that as long as everyone stuck together, there was always hope.
With alliance on their side, the ninja were confident things were going their way until Chen announced to all that he will give the winner his staff which caused the alliance to break up.
Jay was soon pestered by a Kabuki and it was revealed to be Nya in disguise, who was proud that Cole and Jay had renewed their friendship before telling them that a spy was hidden among them which how Chen knew of their alliance. The ninja then have Nya search for the spell Clouse intended to use. Things were looking better; the ninja received a fortune cookie from Skylor which informed them that Cole and Zane would be breaking out. Relieved that Cole had found their friend, they decided to search for their mysterious spy.
Later, Jay and the rest of the competitors met up in Kai's room to figure out who was the spy amongst their alliance. Jay checked the back of Neuro to prove the lack of a Cultist. When Shade attempted to escape, Jay tried to stop him but was incapacitated by a picture falling on him. He was later helped by Griffin Turner who removed the painting that had fallen on him.
For the next event in the tournament, Jay (his leg now in a cast) and the other fighters boarded a blimp and were taken high above the island. There, he and Griffin Turner argued over who would be eliminated first in the tournament. Before long he and the others were dropped out of the blimp by Chen with the promise of being advanced to the final round if he were to find Nya first. Jay was successful in grabbing one of the parachutes and deployed it. A little time later he landed in a tree on the island. Shortly after arriving, Chen announced through the loudspeakers that he had left items throughout the island to help in the search. Jay muttered to himself he would never trust a treat from Chen, but soon stumbled on a mech. Tired of walking due to his broken leg, Jay decided to take his chances and use the mech.
Jay in a mech suit
This decision would eventually prove consequential, as it had a tracker inside and Jay soon encountered Clouse who informed the master of lightning that his time in the tournament had come to an end. Though Jay managed to fight off the sorcerers' initial attacks, Clouse soon created a mech of his own and they squared off. During the mech fight, Nya arrived on the scene and tried to tell Jay what the spell was. However, due to Clouses continued attacks, Jay ordered her to find the others just before Clouse damaged the mech enough to trigger an explosion which Jay nervously laughed at as they were captured in it. Despite this, Jay was shown unharmed but was captured by Clouse thrown in the cage with the other captured elemental masters. Jay then watched as Chen threw a recently captured Kai in the cage before telling his friend that Lloyd would come to save them something an overhearing Chen stated he was hoping for.
The captive elemental masters brought before Chen.
After his capture, he and the other captured Elemental Masters were put in Vengestone shackles as they were brought before Chen. Despite being led to have his power taken away with the others, Jay decided to rely on positive thinking as he told an irritated Kai that he believed Lloyd would swoop in and save them at the last second. When he stated this belief to Chen, he waited for this to happen but got bored and took the masters' powers, much to Jay's disbelief. He was then taken to the factory with everyone except Kai, who was released on Skylor's wishes.
After being told to get to work, the Master of Lightning soon reunited with his friends Cole and Zane, telling the latter that he looked amazing in his new form. After being informed of the construction of the Roto Jet, Jay broke from his positive belief and questioned the construction of the jet being underground, something Cole agreed with. The Master of Earth then asked him about Kai's current whereabouts, to which he replied the Master of Fire was getting special treatment.
Later, Jay is contributing to the completion of the Roto Jet when Zugu discovers the ruse and Cole begins an assault on the cultists while everyone else pushed the jet. They save Nya and Garmadon from Clouse's serpent and soon burst into the ceremony room, narrowly saving Lloyd and Skylor from the corrupted Kai. The ninja and the Elemental Masters fend off the cultists until Kai destroys the crystal of the Staff of Elements, effectively restoring everyone's elemental powers and overpower the cultists.
The reunited Ninja about to do Spinjitzu
Reunited, the ninja use Spinjitzu capturing the remainder of the Cultists, except for Chen, Clouse, and their top men, who captured Skylor. The Elemental Masters seize control of the island, in the midst of celebrating, Jay laughs with the other Masters when Zane plays his humor switch.
Jay had the other fighters sink the ferry so Chen and his forces would have no means of escaping the island. He met up with his friends where they assured Kai they will find Skylor. Jay and the others are told by Griffin Turner that Chen had found a way to complete his spell by using Skylor's powers as the way. The ninja go off to pursue Chen and save Skylor but Zane gets separated from them much to Jay's worry but the latter tells him to go off without him.
When Chen's army transforms into Anacondrai, Jay and the others battle them but are overwhelmed and forced to retreat. Jay then sees Garmadon transformed into Anacondrai and attempts to attack him only for Lloyd to stop him and explain what happened as Jay lists all the forms Garmadon took and tells Garmadon to pick a body and sticking it with it.
Jay summons an Elemental Dragon.
When Chen's army managed to escape, Jay ironically complains about having no way to follow them before seeing that Zane had managed to summon a Titanium Dragon being amazed by it and asking Zane how he did it as the latter told he faced his fear. He soon witnesses Kai and Skylor arrive on a Fire Dragon, supporting Zane's words. Encouraged by his friends, Jay summons a Lightning Dragon and he and the others chase after Chen's army on their Dragons.
Flying back to Ninjago on his Dragon, Jay carries Nya to the city and explains to Kai that mastering the ability to summon a dragon took time. They arrive in Ninjago only to find Chen hasn't attacked before deciding to head for the Samurai X Cave while having their allies watch over the city. Once at the cave, they reunite with Wu and Misako before deducing Chen's next move, and after Jay points, they know so little about the Anacondrai they decide to go to Kryptarium Prison and visit Pythor.
The ninja visit Pythor
Though Pythor at first refuses to help them, he is persuaded after seeing Garmadon as an Anacondrai. The prison is soon attacked by the Anacondrai Cultists, Jay, Kai, and Cole go off to fight them as the others stay behind with Pythor.
Jay fighting a cultist at Kryptarium Prison
As Cole complained about the Cultists having weapons, Jay remarked everything was a weapon in prison which he showed by using a toothbrush against a Cultist. Zane joined the fight as Jay told Wu and the others (who realized Chen's goals) to run after the prison was put on lockdown however, the inmates got loose beginning an all-out brawl. Jay remarked since they already fought most of the prisoners they should leave which his friends agree with. Cole then uses his strength to break through the walls as Jay complains that when people talk about breaking out they do so "quietly" not literally as the prisoners pursue them. The ninja make it to the courtyard as the Anacondrai Cultists make off with Pythor, Wu forbids Cole from breaking the walls as they couldn't let the prisoners escape. In response, Zane creates an ice trail which the ninja use to escape as Kai uses fire to destroy it preventing the prisoners from following them allowing the Warden and guards to arrest them.
The ninja plan to stop Chen's invading forces
The ninja returned to the Samurai X cave where Nya explains that Chen shipped twenty noodle trucks which they speculate can hold several Anacondrai. The ninja contact their allies for aid but to their surprise, the trucks separate which Jay questions on they should be heading for the city. Misako states there were many villages in the directions the trucks went off to as Lloyd makes the decision to have everyone split up to defend the villages. Jay complains at first since they just got back but Garmadon tells him they if they don't act Ninjago will be in danger something Jay realizes and moves out with his friends.
Using his dragon, Jay pursues a noodle truck determined to not allow it to reach a village. After forcing the truck to make a halt in an icy region, Jay subdues the driver by tying him up before he prepares to deal with the Anacondrai. However, upon opening it he discovers it is empty and sadly realizes that Chen deceived them in his goal of separating the elemental masters. Like many others, he lost his dragon out of fear while Chen and his army invaded villages without problems.
Having realized Chen's plan and being stranded, Jay is contacted by Nya of Chen's actions but can't understand it due to the bad reception (caused by Chen taking over the airwaves). He soon decides to take the noodle truck back to the cave after getting a mental message from Lloyd through Neuro.
Jay going to the junkyard for help
Once at the cave, he regroups with his allies where she informs them that Chen has taken over the entire eastern coast. Wu points out that the Corridor of Elders will be the best place to make their final stand, and the elemental masters agree. The ninja journey all over Ninjago to rally support from the citizens, with Jay going to the junkyard to get his parents and the aid of others.
The ninja, Elemental Masters, citizens, and Serpentine get to the Corridor and start the ultimate battle against Anacondrai. Pythor escapes Chen's camp riding a rat and carrying Chen's spellbook. He gets to the battle and tells Lloyd to take him to his father because he knows the way to end the battle. Later, Lloyd opens the portal to the cursed realm and unleashes spirits of Arcturus and his troops who quickly curse Chen and his soldiers turning them into ghosts. They all get sucked into the portal, which then explodes after closing off, ending the war.
The ninja and Elemental Masters celebrate
The ninja and the elemental masters then celebrate their victory, with Jay and Kai being hugged by Karlof as they all promise to offer in the future as they part ways.
The war over, the ninja look forward to the future.
On the top of the corridor, the ninja, Wu, Misako, and Dareth sit around a fire on a broken statue, watching construction workers building a statue of Garmadon in the corridor. Lloyd tells that today they will say goodbye to a legend and burns the book in the fire.
After Cole crashes the D.B. Express, they head towards Chen's palace. After defeating the Anacondrai warriors, the Anacondrai serpent ripped Jay's trousers.
This turns out to be a story told by Kai. Angry, the other ninja reminded Kai of all the inconsistencies. Wu then tells them to go outside to train. However, the students Dareth brought were villains. After they are defeated, a stranger steals the ninjas' memories with the Obsidian Glaive and escaped.
In order to gain back their memories, Wu informed them about the Obsidian Weapons. They find Hibiki in Kryptarium Prison. He told them about the Inky Lemonberry tea. They went to the Toxic Bogs to get the berries. When the ninja drank them, they were excited to learn of their respective weapons. Wu told them to get the Obsidian Scythe first, which upset Jay.
After obtaining the other weapons, Jay's Obsidian Nunchucks are last. However, their mission was postponed after Nya informed them of the Nindroid attack in Ninjago.
After that has been dealt with, they encountered Ronin again with a Lightning Elemental Forge. However, Ronin trapped the ninja (Except Zane and Dareth) and Wu with the Earth Elemental Forge. They were freed, but Ronin left with the forges.
Back in Spinjago, Wu told the team Ronin would need the Primal Fulcrum. Wu decided to try to destroy it, but mentioned it might destroy them in turn. They visited Lloyd, who said he'll take them to Misako.
After locating the Fulcrum, Misako says it's not dangerous to destroy it. However, they were suspended in the air. Wu suspected that Misako was under Ronin's control, and Lloyd frees her. However, the Fulcrum has been activated, and a portal to the Cursed Realm is opened. The ninja were able to defeat Ronin and the Primal Fulcrum. Kai then points out Jay lost his pants again, revealing that this is another story told by Kai.
Jay and the ninja used their Elemental Dragons to capture a Fangfish that had been terrorizing a local village. Upon returning successful to Wu's new tea shop Steep Wisdom, Jay and the others were sent by their Master into Ninjago City to advertise the new store, yet without using their powers. While they obeyed their master at first, after failing to attract anyone Jay decided to use his elemental powers to project giant teapots on all the nearby electric billboards.
Elsewhere, Morro possessed Lloyd's body, causing the ninja to lose their elemental abilities. They returned to Wu for answers just as the tea shop fell under attack by the Master of Wind. Jay attempted to use Spinjitzu to fend him off, but in the end, the ninja were forced to retreat with Wu and Nya in the Destiny's Bounty.
Morro soon caught up to them using his Elemental Dragon and Jay mounted one of the cannons in an attempt to fend him off. The ghost boarded the ship however and while Wu made an imprint of the staff's secret message, the masters of earth and lightning tried to fend him off. They were defeated with ease however and turned their attention to helping Nya stabilize the ship as it crashed in the Forest of Tranquility.
The ninja made camp and Wu told them of his past with Morro. The next morning Misako arrived and discovered that the first symbol means Airjitzu, a martial art created by Master Yang. The ninja mount wallopers and the Blue Ninja followed Kai towards Stiix where Ronin was keeping the scroll.
However, their head start was lost when Kai led them away from Stiix rather than toward it. After Zane pointed this out, Jay and Cole elected to follow Zane instead and they soon came across train tracks leading to Stiix.
After nightfall, they came to a train station and stopped, intending to rest. However, they were soon beset by Wrayth on the Chain Cycle and engulfed in a frenzied battle against the ghost menace. Incidentally, he defeated himself when his chain hooked on a nearby water tower and poured its contents onto himself. The ninja were left stunned by this, but realizing that a passing train was headed to Stiix, quickly ran after it.
The ninja eventually arrived in Stiix and confronted Ronin in his shop. The thief demanded a high price for the scrolls, but due to Kai's horrible negotiating skills, it was raised even higher. To earn money, the ninjas were hired to build a dock, and Jay helped lay down the planks. However, a fly damaged the Titanium Ninja's language database and they ended up accidentally destroying the bridge. With Zane unable to speak, Jay took charge and decided that they should simply steal the scrolls.
Through his leadership, the ninja successfully entered Ronin's shop (though broke a skylight in the process), but were unable to find the scroll before Morro and the Soul Archer secretly arrived (keeping Ronin hostage). The Soul Archer possessed an organ, grabbing hold of Jay with it, but after a bit of chaos the other ninja managed to find a jug of water to release him. The shop was immediately flooded with Ghost Warriors, leaving the ninja unable to defend themselves, up until Ronin showed them the Aeroblades. When Jay received his Aeroblade, it glowed yellow.
After fending off all of the ghosts but Morro, Ronin confronted him, but in the struggle, the hidden scroll was revealed. Ronin quickly grabbed it and flew off in R.E.X., but Morro knocked him down, and he was forced to flee from Morro and the ninja on foot. After Morro caught up and snatched the scroll, the ninja gave chase to him but were slowly picked off one by one (Jay first, by falling through a roof). After they met up later, after the chase had ended, Jay admitted that he didn't want to be a leader anymore.
Jay went with the other Ninja to Yang's Haunted Temple to get the Scroll of Airjitzu, they were put in a test to face their fear; when they did it, it was almost sunrise. They ran out of the building, Jay, Kai, and Zane were safe, Cole got the scroll but was sadly turned into a ghost.
Jay was practicing Airjitzu alongside Kai and Zane, although unable to grab the flag, he swipes a bragging Ronin's apple, later when Misako deciphered the next clue to the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master. He used his mech to get to the Wailing Alps, but it was eventually destroyed by an avalanche, they managed to get to the Hanging Temple, there they fought the Ghost Warriors, when they escaped, they climbed the mountain. When they thought that they will lost the Blind Man's Eye, they used Airjitzu to get to the top and get to the eye of the storm to find the Sword of Sanctuary.
Upon reaching the gates of Cloud Kingdom, Jay and the other ninja were greeted by Fenwick. They were then shown inside the writing hall where the ninja learned that the citizens of Cloud Kingdom were the writers of destiny. Jay noticed that one of the writers was dictating Dareth's destiny but accidentally dropped ink on the parchment causing the Brown Ninja's destiny to be altered.
Fenwick proceeded to inform the ninja that Morro sought the Realm Crystal hidden in the tomb to unleash the Preeminent, before ushering them into a building filled with toys to meet the "master writer." Jay quickly became distracted by a pinball machine, only to shortly discover that they had been locked away with Nimbus, a terrifying creature. With Cole's ghost abilities, the ninja managed to escape and discovered that Fenwick was actually working for Morro.
The ninja soon ran into Nobu who informed them where the Sword of Sanctuary was kept, though they arrived just after Morro claimed the sword. With it in hand, the ghost was able to escape from the Cloud Kingdom, and after an intense chase down the Wailing Alps, the ninja emerged the victor with the sword in possession.
Jay helped the rest of the ninja to set up traps for the Ghosts in Steep Wisdom. Eventually, the Postman went to give them their mail, but the ninja, mistaking them for a Ghost, soaked him with water balloons. The Postman scolded them and said they're going out of business, but Jay said he's the one going out of business. Cole suggested they don't let Ronin know to keep him from leaving so they could still get his help.
Later, Misako called the ninja to explain to them about the third clue. They were told that the tomb has three tests to keep the Crystal from ending up in the wrong hands. The tomb is in an unknown location, but Misako said the reflection of the sword on the map behind the Scroll of Airjitzu would lead them to it. They eventually found Ronin in possession of the Sword of Sanctuary and tried to stop him, but they fell into their own water traps. After being freed, they tried to go after him, but he wasn't in R.E.X..
Later, they got a message from "Ronin" telling them the tomb is in the Caves of Despair. Because most of the caves were unexplored, they headed out and found the skull symbol at the entrance. They found lanterns and although they thought that was one of the three tests, they continued their journey after realizing they were regular lanterns. When Jay smelled something foul, he asked what it was, to Zane responded with Kethanol. They were forced to run away when Cole caused the Kethanol geyser to make a bigger explosion. Landing on minecarts, the ninja rode throughout the cave, with Jay defeating Ghoultar with his Aeroblade. Before they fell into a pit of lava, R.E.X. came to save them, and then a message from Ronin informed them that he would lend R.E.X. to them to travel underwater, the actual location of the tomb.
Jay goes with the other Ninja to the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master. In his reflection, in the maze he sees himself with an eyepatch and a pirate beard. He also sees Nya in the reflection, indicating that he will end up with her in the future.
After finding the remains of the First Spinjitzu Master, they bow to the latter as Kai picks up the Realm Crystal. Morro then arrives while holding a weaken Lloyd hostage and demands for the crystal. The ninja are at a loss as they want to protect their friend but also stop their enemy before they find that their powers are returning since Lloyd is free of Morro's possession.
Jay and the other Ninja returned to Steep Wisdom only to discover that Wu had sold his business and used the money to pay Cyrus Borg to build them some new vehicles. The inventor himself appeared and much to the Blue Ninja's dismay, commented that Jay appeared shorter. He was then introduced to his new vehicle—the Ghost Taker GT—and eagerly drove it around as the others discussed the best strategy.
Jay arrived at Stiix on a ferry and disguised as a dock worker, distracted several ghosts for Nya to sneak by. Once the ninja's presence in the city had been revealed, Jay boarded the Ghost Taker GT and drove around town, capturing ghosts as he went.
With the Preeminent released, Jay expressed his disgust. When Cole used his Ghost Cycle against the Preeminent, it only made her madder, prompting them to fight back harder.
The ninja, after failing to get closer to the Preeminent, were forced to retreat to the ship. Surprised to see Lloyd come back, they were commanded to break the support beams to drop the Preeminent into the sea. They did, but the Ghosts surrounded her with houses so that she can walk on water. Next, the ninja went closer to the Preeminent to easily defeat her. However, the ninja have to go back to the ship to protect the people. They watched Nya destroy the beast with her newfound True Potential.
Jay was revealed to have told Zane about what he had seen in his reflection in the Tomb and was told by him to tell Cole. However, he refused since they had finally become friends again.
When Clouse was spotted in Stiix, the ninja went there, disguised, to try and search, only to find no sign of him and while at a bar, discovered someone was framing them for crimes they didn't commit. When Misako was arrested, they had to split up, with Jay being the only one objecting.
Jay walked into a bar and tried to get some ninja chips, but ended up short-circuiting the vending machine and leaving before the bartender could recognize him.
Later, he and Cole investigated Mega Monster Amusement Park, but they were spotted by Ronin, who was hired to arrest them. After a fight on the rollercoaster, Ronin turned it off as Jay was still on it, ending up falling into a sack, laid by Ronin, and is taken to Kryptarium with the other ninja.
The ninja are led by Warden Noble into their cells. Along the way, they met The Mechanic, who wanted Zane for his spare parts. They spent some time in the cell until visiting hours. Dareth told them he sent in a cake with tools they can use to escape, but unfortunately, Cole ate it, along with the tools. When Dareth was unable to further assist the ninja, he left.
During lunch hours, they were visited by Captain Soto. A fight broke out, and Soto told them he trapped Nadakhan using the venom of a Tiger Widow. The guards stopped them before he could tell them the location of the map to Tiger Widow Island. Instead, he promised to let them know if they could free him.
While the ninja were stuck in the hole, Lloyd picked his cuff's lock with a plastic fork and broke the others free. Jay was ordered to disable the security cameras. Once they, and Soto, are freed, they were told the map to Tiger Widow Island is in a lantern located in Misfortune's Keep.
In an effort to learn the whereabouts of Nadakhan's pirate ship, Misfortune's Keep, Jay and Nya disguised themselves as police officers and infiltrated the Ninjago City Police Station. During their lunch break, Jay attempted to buy Nya lunch but realized he was broke, forcing her to cover for him. As they ate, she reaffirmed her stance that they were only friends and that was all they would ever be.
While alone, Jay was confronted by Nadakhan who convinced him to wishing he was never born in a junkyard. He was then instantly visited by the Postman who delivered him a letter that informed him that his father had passed away. In shock, Jay flew his elemental dragon to the junkyard, where Ed and Edna revealed that he was adopted.
Jay went to his real father's home, discovering him to be none other than Cliff Gordon, the actor who played Fritz Donnegan and the author of Cliff Gordon's Handbook to Wooing Women. It was there that he was confronted by Nadakhan who encouraged him to make his second wish. Though Jay was adamant about making another wish, he accidentally let slip that he wished to be left alone, prompting Nya to arrive. In an effort to impress her, Jay used the advice of his father's book and convinced her that the house was his secret hideout.
The two then regrouped with the rest of the ninja at Yang Tavern where they witnessed via the news Misfortune's Keep attack Ninjago City. Deciding it was their duty to protect the innocent, the ninja came out of hiding to defend the city. In order to stay together, Jay paired up with Kai but was quickly separated due to an explosive barrel, causing Kai to be whisked away by Nadakhan.
Taking the others to his father's home, Cole immediately confronted Jay on how he acquired the villa as he spent his money on junk food and video games. Jay told him about his encounters with Nadakhan as well as the wishes he made, having him keep it a secret on the grounds that the team won't suffer the same fate as Kai.
After everyone else pinpointed the location of Tiger Widow Island, Jay chartered his father's yacht so as to sail to the island. Along the way, he read his father's guide again to act sensitively to Nya. The team soon got caught in a lightning storm and Jay had to act as a lightning rod.
The team was soon shipwrecked on Tiger Widow Island and discovered Zane had been captured by Nadakhan. Cole, angered by this, outed Jay for making his wishes and forcing him to reveal what he saw in the tomb. Nya then nominated him to get the Tiger Widow venom. All the while, Jay suffered from their antics.
Jay did so, using the guide to get it. However, the Sky Pirates attacked and Nadakhan captured him, leaving the others stranded on the island.
On Misfortune's Keep, Jay, chained to a Vengestone ball, mopped the deck while Nadakhan threw water all over the deck to annoy Jay. But he still refused to wish his third wish. Angered, Nadakhan ordered him to sweep the bottom of the ship while in midair. Jay was thinking of writing a message to his friends. He faked a back injury so that Clancee could get Nadakhan and wrote the letter on the back of some blueprints, then pretended he was going to escape while being chased by Nadakhan and Nadakhan's Crew. After he successfully sent it, Nadakhan forced him to play Scrap-N-Tap, a game where Jay had to defeat Nadakhan's Crew, leaving him injured by the Sky Pirates, Clancee offering him an eyepatch which he puts over swollen his left eye.
That night, Flintlocke escorted him to the main cabin to dine with Nadakhan on the Djinn's request. Nadakhan talked about Nya and said when he married Nya he will have infinite wishes. Jay tried to stop Nadakhan but failed. Jay talked to Flintlocke to go against him saying that Nadakhan will get infinite wishes but Flintlocke did not believe Jay. Ronin and Police Commissioner discovered Jay's letter and The ninja, Ronin, and Police Commissioner headed off to save him.
Working nonstop on cleaning the Misfortune's Keep, Jay is left drained of all his energy and unable to even stand up. When the ninja began their assault, Cole found him in Nadakhan's quarters and they made up. Lloyd and Nya were soon captured by the Sky Pirates and Jay and Cole were locked up with the former. They were soon meant to walk the plank until, Cole, Lloyd, and Nya began using their wishes to battle the Sky Pirates despite Jay's constant objections to nobody listening to his. Lloyd soon discovered that Jay's last wish would be what saved everyone and helped him and Nya escape while he and Cole were sucked into the Djinn Blade by Clancee on Nadakhan's orders. Unable to summon his dragon, Nya grabbed him and they were soon able to create an elemental hybrid and escape.
After both Cole and Lloyd were trapped and captured in Nadakhan's Djinn Blade, Nya and Jay were put under protection from the Ninjago City Police Department and sent away to the old lab of Zane's father, Dr. Julien. There, they met Echo Zane and Nya confronted Jay about his feelings toward her. After Nadakhan had discovered where they were hiding, Jay helped Nya and Echo Zane to booby-trap the lab in preparation for his arrival. When the Sky Pirates attacked, Jay got into a fist to fistfight with Doubloon on top of the roof, while Nya fought Dogshank inside the tower.
After Nya sacrificed herself by pushing Jay through the portal opened up by the Traveler's Tea, he lands back in his parents' junkyard, exhausted and injured. After he woke up, he told his parents about everything that's been happening lately with the Sky Pirates, while eating some chicken soup. Jay explains how he believes himself to be in for it against the Sky Pirates and doesn't believe he can stop them and save the ninja and Nya. In response to this, his dad gets angry with him, explaining that the world's in danger and all he's doing is sitting around sipping chicken soup, laughing it off and tells Jay to scrap together some friends for help. After this, Jay sets off on his journey to stop Nadakhan, waving to his parents and flying off on his dragon.
He then goes off to find various allies, including Ronin, Skylor, Echo Zane, Captain Soto, and Dareth. Once the team has been assembled, Jay briefs them on the whole situation and they begin to detect two nearby Sky Pirates on the roof opposite them. When they're seen, Jay pretends to speak gibberish, while Echo Zane, tries to pinpoint their exact location. After their location is found out, Jay and the others chase after them in the skies of Ninjago.
With Nya dying in his arms, the heartbroken Jay uses his last wish to be that Nya had taken his hand and nobody found the teapot that released Nadakhan. The weakened and overhearing Nadakhan grants the wish, and Jay's wish undoes the recent events that occurred since Nadakhan's release.
The following events occurred after Jay made his final wish, and thus, happened.
The ninja are taken back to the billboard where Nya takes Jay's hand and they kiss, while Clouse is spotted by the Stiix citizens and chased away before he could even release Nadakhan.
Jay sparred with Kai in the Samurai X Cave while Wu briefed the ninja on a new mission to the Dark Island to search for Misako. When Kai laughed at his sister for preparing communicators for their journey, dismissing them as mere 'gadgets,' Jay spoke up in her defense, reminding Kai that his sister's 'gadgets' had saved his life many times before. Later, the ninja packed necessarily supplies for their journey aboard Destiny's Bounty to the Dark Island, during which Jay overpacked and was evidently struggling to haul his many boxes of supplies aboard the ship.
Once they set sail, Wu revealed more details about what they could potentially expect at the Dark Island, remarking that Misako had warned in her letter that she and Ronin had been attacked by pirates. Upon hearing this, Jay turned to Nya and asked in a low voice if it could've been Nadakhan's Sky Pirates, though Nya hushed him, reminding Jay that no one remembered them except the two of them. Kai overheard this conversation and attempted to ask about it, but both Jay and Nya insisted it was nothing. After being thrown overboard from a sudden hurricane, Jay and Nya managed to use their Airjitzu to briefly reunite but were blown away by the gale force winds.
When Jay next awoke, he found himself alone along the shores of Shadow Bay. After pacing around the sandy beaches in search for his friends, Jay discovered the presence of discarded scrap bearing fresh tool marks, indicating that someone had been here and had been building something recently. His thoughts though would be interrupted by a familiar scream, which to his delight turned out to be Nya! Now reunited, the two grabbed pieces of scrap to serve as makeshift weapons and began traversing the island in search for their friends. Eventually, this wandering led them to Flintlocke and the Sky Pirates, much to their horror, fearing that Nadakhan had returned. By combining their powers however, Jay and Nya easily routed the Sky Pirates and soon discovered Ronin who had been taking shelter in a nearby cave. Although the mercenary seemed overjoyed to see them, Jay and Nya had a much harsher reaction, believing that he sold out Misako to the pirates. In the ensuing conversation, Jay grew increasingly agitated and had to be held back by Nya, begrudgingly agreeing to allow the mercenary to help them search for Misako as all three ventured deeper into the surrounding jungle.
After traversing through the jungle, Jay and his allies ran into Cole and Zane around Digger's Deep. There, they were provided with new vehicles constructed by Monkey Wrench and Jay took one of the Ultra Sonic Raider bikes, purifying it of dark matter with his powers. With the help of these vehicles, he and the others assisted Lloyd and Misako in crushing the Sky Pirates and liberating the remaining prisoners before pursuing their fleeing foes to the Temple of Light.
Jay and his allies pursued Clouse's airship to the Billy Badlands, engaging in a confrontation with him and a convoy of Sky Pirates. Alongside Zane, Jay opened the battle by firing bolts of lightning at Clouse's ship and later fought against the pirates. After the Sorcerer summoned a massive sandstorm to bury his enemies, Jay and the other Ninja combined their elemental powers to shield themselves and their allies. After emerging from the sand, Jay moaned that although they survived, Clouse got what he wanted and delayed the ninja long enough to reach the Temple of Light with the dark matter convoy. He then helped Nya get up from the ground before helping the others dig out their vehicles to continue their journey to the temple.
By nightfall, many hours later, Jay and the others reached the slopes overlooking the Temple of Light, but Jay was right; Clouse had arrived possibly hours ago and his master plan was now nearing fruition. As earthquakes rumbled across the Dark Island as the landmass began drifting towards Ninjago, Jay turned to Cole and asked if the ninja of Earth could stop the earthquakes, but Cole replied that he had already tried to no avail. In a last ditch effort, Wu ordered Jay and the others to hold back the Sky Pirates and the Shadow Army while he challenged Clouse alone with the golden mech. Jay affirmed Wu's orders, exclaiming that if he was to die today, he would go out with a bang!
Following their victory, Jay helped to capture the Sky Pirates and stood alongside his allies as they looked out towards the horizon to a new dawn.
Having claimed the Ultra Sonic Raider jet, Jay raced with his teammates to get to the Ninjago Museum of History in time to get Day of the Departed lanterns. After viewing the new Hall of Villainy exhibit, Jay parted ways from his teammates to spend the holiday with his parents Ed and Edna. However, their holiday was interrupted when Samukai, returned from the Departed Realm due to the magic of Master Yang and the Yin-Yang Eclipse, attacked the junkyard in order to dispatch Jay using his Departed Blade. Jay was left on the ropes due to a pair of Skulkin holding his parents hostage, but was able to fight and finish off Samukai due to the unexpected intervention of Ronin.
Meeting up with his teammates (minus Cole) Jay learned that they had suffered similar attacks as Wu appears and tells them of Yang's plans of distracting them as Morro appears confirming this. Jay is angered to see Morro and readies for a fight questioning if any other ghosts would appear but Wu tells them Morro is there to help and the latter tells that Yang tricked Cole to open the Rift to Return to Ninjago. Jay questioned how Cole got tricked but Zane points he was there as the ninja realized to their horror that they had forgotten about Cole due to the latter's increased rate of fading. With this news, the ninja swiftly headed off to find Cole while Morro returned to the Departed Realm.
The ninja flew the Destiny Bounty to Temple of Airjitzu to find Cole as he fought to prevent Yang's escape through the Rift of Return, but were unable to reach him due to the wind generated by this event. Fortunately, their arrival gave Cole the strength to overcome his doubts and allow him to defeat Yang, who was then left in a state of bemoaning. Jay was confused when Cole started to talk to Yang before encouraging the latter to head through the rift. After Yang was redeemed by Cole's words of encouragement, he allowed Cole to make his way through the rift just before it closed as the ninja were caught in its shockwave.
They have a hard landing near the Temple of Airjitzu, before wondering if Cole made it in time. Fearing the worst, Jay stated he'd give anything to have him back just as an overhearing Cole asks about this before emerging from behind a rock human once more. The ninja celebrate their friends return and their families and make the Temple of Airjitzu, now cleansed of evil magic, their new base though Jay had expressed fears about it continuing to be haunted.
Later that night, the ninja with their families and friends gathered at the temple and listen to Cole's story. Jay was annoyed with Cole telling the same story asking if he was going to do that every time the holiday came as Cole states he'll stop if Jay admits his fear as he reluctantly does so stating there are no more ghosts which Cole "confirms." (Cole looks to a window and winks at Yang, who winks back.) Those gathered then released the lanterns in celebration of those who had gone before them.
Jay and the ninja are helping Dr. Saunders clean up the museum. Cole finds a painting of the battle with Wu, and Garmadon fighting the Time Twins and tells Lloyd to check out his father. He notes that they are Ninjago's two greatest Elemental Masters, and wonders if he'll ever live up to their legacy. Zane tells them that the painting dates back about 40 years ago, during the Serpentine Wars and Lloyd asks Dr. Saunders what it is. He says that it has no historical significance, and he tells them that "in legend" the Time Twins could manipulate Time.
During Wu's battle with Acronix, a Time Blade falls from the sky causing a temporal anomaly which causes time to skip an entire minute. Lloyd and the others are walking out of the Museum when the Time Blade causes them to be displaced in Destiny's Bounty. Zane finds out that there was an energy displacement caused by temporal energy. They also find out that the displacement came from Wu'</nowiki>s old monastery and Lloyd suggests that they check it out. Lloyd then remembers that Wu went there—so they go there.
When they arrive, they see Acronix alone. Jay goes to fight him, and Zane tells them that it's Acronix from the painting. Lloyd points out that he should be older because the painting took place 40 years ago. The other Ninja go to help Jay and Kai accidentally sets the monastery on fire again. Ordered by Lloyd to fight, Jay, Cole, and Kai help him battle Acronix while Zane and Nya put out the flames.
Jay and the ninja push Acronix back with their powers so that he apparently falls off the edge, but he actually just uses the Time Blade to move forward in time and escape.
Thinking they defeated him, they find Master Wu (who was hanging on a tree branch) and help him back up.
The ninja asked Wu about their fight with Acronix. Afterward, they left him so he could rest. They discussed the painting they saw at the museum and how it related to Wu's flashback.
After a while, the ninja watched a news channel reporting a Vermillion Warrior wreaking havoc at the BorgStore. They decided to attack it one-on-one, but failed, noticing the Warrior could regenerate. Coming to the conclusion that the Vermillion might try to kidnap Cyrus, the ninja attempted to help him. However, they found Zane unconscious and Cyrus Borg missing.
After failing to figure out what the Vermillion helmet does, they went to see Wu for answers. He was unable to answer, however, so Cole, Jay, and Nya went to reboot Zane in the Samurai X Cave while Lloyd stays with Wu and Kai goes to the museum.
They discovered a video feed and slowed it down to reveal Zane being hit by something. After slowing down the video more, they discovered Acronix and Dr. Saunders working together. They rushed to the museum to stop Kai, but Jay and Cole stayed behind to battle with the Vermillion Warriors. However, the Army left, leaving them wondering where they went.
They went back to the Cave and found Zane rebooting.
As Jay trains with Cole, they wonder why the Time Twins would kidnap Ninjago's citizens. They told Kai that they could fight the Vermillion, but Lloyd told them until Wu heals, he would be their substitute Master. However, when Lloyd suggests they make a plan, they reluctantly agreed.
When Ronin and Dareth came to tell them the Vermillion are stealing metal, the ninja left.
After a brief fight, the power went out and the ninja met Lloyd at the power source. They created a magnet to attract the snakes' armor, rendering them vulnerable. The power went back on, and they heard the Vermillion are attacking at Mega Monster Amusement Park. They left for the park, and Jay headed to the junkyard to defend his parents against the snakes.
Upon hearing the Vermillion Warriors were taking metal, Jay headed for his parents' scrapyard since it had a lot of metal. After managing to shock most of them, he discovered out that his ninja team was in trouble and his mother ended up kidnapped. With his ride scrapped by the Warriors, Ed gave him an early birthday present, a regular motorbike, but it fell apart, Jay modified it, making it the Desert Lightning. They then proceeded to use lightning speed to defeat the Vermillion Warriors and to bypass the effects of the Slow-Mo Time Blade and rescue his mother. Then, he got jolted out of the desert, quickly telling the others to grab his father as he left with his mother.
After messing around with the Slow-Mo Time Blade, Jay, Cole, and Zane note how Kai and Nya are acting strangely. He then gets an idea to run at each other and use the Blade to stop them from colliding.
Lloyd told them they were supposed to hide the Blade, but they disrespected him. Wu told them the same thing Lloyd did, but they obeyed him instead.
A moment later, they were attacked by Vermillion. They were easily defeated, but it regenerated into Buffmillion, which Nya and Kai were able to defeat.
When Lloyd went down with his Dragon and was unable to summon it again, the ninja watched as Samurai X saved him. They tried to find out who the Samurai was but to no avail.
Lloyd and Jay confronted Acronix just as he was about to help his brother fight Kai. They eventually got both the Blades, but it was stolen by Machia when they least expected.
They mourned over their defeat and blamed their overconfidence.
Lloyd tells the team that if they can find the location of the Time Blade, they would be able to know the headquarters of the Vermillion Army. Misako then explains Wu was hit with the Time Punch. They left to go to the museum.
Cole accidentally made a hole in the wall with his Earth punch, revealing a secret room. Cole found a door, which leads to a sewer system.
After riding on the Destiny's Shadow, Jay and Cole attacked Skales and Skales Jr. but was stopped by Lloyd. They told them that the Vermillion are strong in numbers, and they are located in a swamp. Skales gave them a map and they drove off.
The ninja found their way to the swamp and noted how many eggs and armor they have.
Lloyd explained that Cole and Jay will rescue the workers. They used a grappling hook and found the workers. They decided to rescue them by Airjitzuing their way up to the skylights.
Since Karlof is too heavy to hold, Cole suggested they make a ladder instead. He then asks his father where the armor design came from. Lou answered it came from a blacksmith.
When Jay caused the ladder to collapse, the sound alerted the Vermillion. They were eventually outnumbered, but Zane and Lloyd tried to help them.
When the ninja are being pursued by the Vermillion, they took cover in an Ice dome made by Zane. When the latter decided to save Borg, Jay and the others went with him. After hiding from the Army, they tried on disguises to sneak into the Dome.
Once they met Cyrus Borg, he explains he was forced to build the apparatus for the Iron Doom, allowing the Time Twins to travel through time. They were told he added a code for self-destruct but had forgotten it. Cyrus told them if he saw the panel, it would probably jog his memory back. They were about to take him, but the Vermillion stopped them. Cyrus was able to convince the Vermillion he just wanted to see if the apparatus is properly installed, but Jay blew their cover. Samurai X came and ran over several Vermillion with the Samurai VXL Cole helped fight back the snakes as Samurai X brings Cyrus to the panel.
As they fought, Zane figured out the password and Machia's ship arrives. Cole tries to fight back the Vermilion, but Acronix froze Zane, Samurai X, and Cyrus. When they were kicked off the platform, the ninja caught them.
There is nothing the team can do but wait for Kai, Nya, and Wu's return. Jay insists on the Samurai revealing their identity, but they refused. Eventually, they start to notice the city has no technology and that Zane has gone back to his original state.
However, Jay spoke up and said Lloyd will be their new Master. He listened as Lloyd made his decisions of burying the Time Blade and deciding to search for their lost master Wu.
When Ninjago went back to normal, Jay hugged the vigilante and asked if they would share their identity since they won but the latter refused.
Jay hugs Samurai X.
When Kai and Nya came back without Wu, they are left without a Master. However, Jay spoke up and said Lloyd will be their new Master. He listened as Lloyd made his decisions of burying the Time Blade and deciding to search for their lost master Wu.
In hopes to find Wu, Cole and Jay went to an ancient temple. When they failed, they argued, causing all the monks to break their vow of silence. They were called back to the team and they left the monks behind.
The ninja regrouped, and Lloyd showed them the Sons of Garmadon logo and said they stole a mask. Hutchins informed them of the Oni Masks and that the Emperor of Ninjago will have a speech. The ninja agreed to defend the mask during his speech.
During the speech, firecrackers went off, causing the audience to panic.The Royal Family is grateful they tried to save them and they were invited inside the palace.
The Royal Family informed the ninja as long as they have the Oni Mask, their lives are in danger. The ninja accepted the challenge to keep them safe and were given a tour with Hutchins.
When Hutchins showed them the Oni Mask of Deception, the ninja agreed to protect it. Jay, Cole, and Zane kept an eye on the buffet table.
While training, the ninja gave Lloyd some advice on how to attract Harumi, but Lloyd agreed with Nya to just be himself.
When the palace exploded, the ninja fought the Sons of Garmadon. Later, Lloyd and Harumi picked them up on the Destiny's Bounty and informed them the Emperor, Empress, and Hutchins didn't survive.
When the ninja left to find who the Sons of Garmadon's leader is, they went to Mystake's shop for some Tea of Truth. Jay stayed with Lloyd to listen to Mystake talk about the Oni and Dragons.
When Lloyd and Jay came back from Mystake's shop, they watched Cole karaoke at Laughy's on television. Cole was attacked by the Sons of Garmadon and when Zane didn't help, the ninja went to help him. While they were chasing Mr. E, Lloyd realized Zane was trying to gain their trust.
After the ninja found Zane shut off at the bottom of a cliff, they took him back to the Bounty. They then decided to leave Ninjago since the baby is the key to the Mask of Hatred.
When P.I.X.A.L. then informed the ninja Mr. E told the Quiet One "The trap has been set." She told the ninja she's trying to find the location of the Quiet One, but Cole showed them the baby's blanket with the map to the third Oni Mask on it.
When P.I.X.A.L., controlled by the Quiet One, shot one of the thrusters, the ninja fought her. Just when she went back to normal, her destroyed another, causing the Bounty to fall. Nya was able to control the rain to slow down their fall, but the Bounty was damaged.
As they tried to fix the Bounty, the baby, who had a growth spurt, hands him a pair of pliers, surprising him and the others. Proclaiming he is quitting, Jay watches as the baby soon said their motto: "Ninja never quit". Shocked, Jay announces to his friends (who also realize) that the baby is really a regressed Master Wu.
The ninja soon tell Nya the things the baby did and how they discovered he is Wu, she doesn't believe that he is actually Wu. However, she soon does believe after she hears the baby talk and drink tea like her master does.
The ninja watched Wu go for more tea, which Jay refills for him. Afterwards, questions are raised by how Wu reverted to a toddler; Nya deduced it was because he touched the Reversal Blade before he was lost in time. Zane states if Nya's theory is correct, the blades' effects have worn off and now Wu will keep aging until he returns to normal, eventually. Jay wondered how long it would take as P.I.X.A.L told him time will tell.
The ninja later discover Harumi is the Quiet One as the Sons of Garmadon attacked and surrounded them.
While unable to warn Lloyd of Harumi's true intentions, Jay and the others are tied up and captured by the Sons of Garmadon on the Bounty. Killow and Mr. E pilot the ship towards Harumi's location, in an effort to quickly pick her up.
Once there, the ninja manage to escape bondage with help from Baby Wu, and they stop the Sons of Garmadon in their tracks as they try to leave with Harumi and the Mask of Hatred. As Jay realizes how outnumbered they are, Lloyd suddenly shoots out of the waterfall hiding the Oni Temple, and the Green Ninja is caught in his brothers' arms. As the standoff gets heated, the giant sea-crab from Lloyd and Harumi's earlier journey returns, attacking both the ninja and the S.O.G. Jay and the rest of the ninja manage to take down the monster, but Harumi and the rest of the Sons of Garmadon manage to use the opportunity to sneak away with all three masks. Zane and Nya help Lloyd chase after the stolen Bounty, but he's quickly captured by Killow. Jay and the others stand on the ground helpless, watching the Sons of Garmadon escape with the masks and Lloyd, and the sea crab breaks free, ready to attack the ninja again.
They ride the Sea Creature back to Ninjago after taming it and head to the police station. When denied entry into the Commissioner's office, Jay threatened the officer with zapping, doing so before they enter. When the Commissioner refers a pirate genie, Jay and Nya smile at each other as only they remember the events. The Commissioner agrees to have his entire force helping the ninja.
Jay electrocutes Killow.
During Harumi's ritual, the remaining Ninja (excluding Lloyd, since he was captured) fought their way in and managed to free Lloyd and Misako.
As the ritual reaches its conclusion and the roof of the temple reshapes itself, the ninja make an attempt to fight back using Spinjitzu. Killow attempted to stop Jay, but is electrocuted into unconsciousness by him.
The ninja manage to stop the portal from opening; this creates a shockwave that knocks out Harumi and the Sons of Garmadon. The Commissioner and his forces storm the area to arrest the villains with a screaming Harumi being arrested by Simon and Tommy. Jay and Cole assist some officers in the arrest of a weakened Killow when he tries to escape. Jay and the others celebrate outside the palace, waving at the cheering police officers while Lloyd watches Harumi get taken away.
Not knowing that the resurrection was actually a success, Jay and the others, along with baby Wu, dance while singing "The Weekend Whip" in celebration of what they think is a victory over the Sons of Garmadon for good. Lloyd is unsure about their victory, and stops the celebration right before learning on the news that Harumi escaped the police, with the help of a man who the ninja easily identify as Garmadon.
The ninja hurry to the police station to figure out what happened, and help clean up the damage as well as the injured officers. The Commissioner apologizes for losing Harumi, and explains what happened with Garmadon breaking in before telling he was not the same man he once knew.
Jay and the others eventually return to the Bounty, where they try to figure out a plan after finding out that Garmadon and Harumi have taken over Kryptarium Prison and are using it as a temporary headquarters. Lloyd wants to face his father alone, and hopefully save him again like he did last time. Jay and the others quickly deny such a mission, yet Lloyd tricks them and locks them in the Bounty long enough for his Ninja Nightcrawler to show up so he can drive to Kryptarium. Cole manages to get himself and the rest of the ninja out with his Earth Punch, but it's too late, as Lloyd has already driven away.
Jay and the others hack into Lloyd's car to try and warn him of the dangers of going alone, but he ignores them and continues driving. From then on, the team is forced to watch on TV as Garmadon brutally beats up his son, leaving the Green Ninja weak and nearly dead on the ground.
After Lloyd's loss in his battle with Garmadon, Jay and the rest of the team picked Lloyd up and brought him to Mystake's tea shop in Ninjago City, thanks to little Wu's directions. There, a weak and dying Lloyd was laid on a table, and Mystake told the ninja that they would have to use their Elemental Powers along with her tea to save Lloyd. There was a catch—it may take all of the power they have left.
Jay is one of the ninja who gives almost no second thought to saving Lloyd, putting his hand on Lloyd and concentrating his power. Lloyd is healed, and the ninja still have their powers. Before they could leave, Mistake gives Jay a paper bag, telling him "tea to go," emphasizing the "to go." Jay discards it as being just another weird thing that the lady says, but takes the bag just in case. From then on, he leaves with Kai, Zane, Cole, and P.I.X.A.L. to try and stop Garmadon's Colossus.
During the fight, Jay manages to use the electric power lines on the street to electrocute the Colossus, but it only stunned it for a moment. After realizing that they're powers did almost nothing against it, the ninja escaped to find the Bounty while P.I.X.A.L. held the Colossus off.
Once on the Bounty, Jay and the others flew in to save Lloyd and Baby Wu as they were escaping from Harumi. Harumi managed to grab Lloyd's leg as he made a jump towards the Bounty, but the other Ninja managed to catch Wu in their arms.
After coming to a tight spot, Zane had to circle around again to try and get Lloyd, but the ship was grabbed by the Colossus. As the Colossus began crushing the Bounty, Jay and the others panicked, until Wu pointed out that they "have to go." Jay was reminded of the tea bag, and he quickly opened it up, allowing the contents of the tea to transport the ninja and Wu far away, just before the Bounty was crushed. This led everyone in Ninjago to believe that they had died, not noticing the Traveler's Tea.
The ninja in the first realm.
At the end of the episode, the ninja and Wu wake up in a wasteland, their uniforms torn, and Jay asks, "Where are we?" Looking up at the dragons flying overhead, Kai confirms to the team that they've been marooned in the First Land.
Marooned in the First Land, the ninja spend a full week in the realm trying to gather supplies. Unlike usual times, Jay does not freak out and instead remains calm by "accepting the circumstances" in an unsettling way. When Kai brings this up to him, Jay simply states he sees no reason to get worked up, and instead, accept the situation. Jay is amused when Cole tries to teach the lessons Wu taught them to the now child Wu.
As Kai and Zane listen on the makeshift radio, the two see that Jay has lost his grip on reality as he plays on his homemade game, which is really a plank of wood. Zane soon tells them he has gotten a transmission and Jay listens in as they believe it's from Ninjago. However, the people on the other side state they are preparing something and Zane translates some phrases to Jay and Kai that they are talking about an ambush. Hearing this, Kai realizes they are talking about them and tells the others to run away.
As the trio run, Jay continues to play his game before figures in the fog and quickly grab each of the ninja in chains and drag them off with Jay losing his "game" in the process.
Held captive, Jay and his friends are brought blindfolded into a settlement known as Dead's End by their captors, the Dragon Hunters. Jay wonders aloud if they are playing hide and seek (blindfolded) as they are escorted inside the throne room before they halt in their footsteps. He hears Kai struggle against one of the Hunters holding them, to no avail, before all three are pushed to their knees, with Zane warning them to not provoke them. The Hunters then remove their blindfolds for them to meet Iron Baron, who taunts them in their predicament before laughing with his Hunters.
When they were questioned over who else was with them, Zane tries to deny, but Jet Jack shows them one of Wu's diapers. They try to pass them off as being Jay's as he tried to lie, saying he has a weak bladder, but they don't believe them.
The captured Ninja are taken into the Pits which Jay notes is an arena where they will be attacked by something. Kai and Zane note Jay is still not in his right mind and is useless in their plight. This fact is highlighted when Jay shares a laugh with a hunter named Chew Toy and rings a bell the latter gave them as they fight a Dragon called Slab.
Jay, still not in his right frame of mind, trying to distract Slab
A disguised Cole and Wu use a lever to put a chain for them to trap the Dragon. As Jay celebrates the victory by ringing the bell, Slabs prepares to attack him as Kai alerts the oblivious Jay. Briefly shifting back to normal, Jay panics as the Dragon moves to attack but Zane freezes it, exposing their Elemental Power to all. Iron Baron realizes his mistake of thinking they were Oni and orders his followers to hunt them as Kai tells his friends to prepare for a brawl. Jay goes back to ringing the bell as the Hunters surround them.
Jay, Zane, and Kai are cornered by the Dragon Hunters and have no choice but to use their Elemental Power. When Kai asks Jay if he's alright, Jay lists all of the events that have recently befallen him and has a mental breakdown; this display causes Zane to note he is back to normal and Kai is relieved.
Jay finally has a breakdown about their current situation
They use their Elemental Power to fend of the Hunters when Heavy Metal jumps down with the Dragonbone Blade. They try to use their power on him, but as Zane points out, the blade attracts their Elemental Power. Now unable to use their power, they are chained up by Heavy Metal and put in the back of the Dieselnaut.
Held in place by the Hunters with Vengestone, Iron Baron approaches them and admits his surprise at them not being Oni, but trained in the ways of the First Spinjitzu Master. Jay was shocked by Baron's familiarity with him as the labels calling the Spinjitzu Master a coward who ran away to "Ninjango," to which Jay has to correct him on his mispronunciation by stating it's "Ninjago." After Kai asks if he knows how to get them back, Baron responds no but states he had no interest in helping them any way. He then declares they are hunting Dragons and hopes that the catch he makes will be good.
He then turns on the machine and it releases strange energy that triggers an elemental reaction and the ninja are subjected to a device that draws out their Elemental Power. Jay realizes that the Hunters are using them as bait since their powers attract the Dragons while also noting it tickles
Soon after, a Wind Dragon is attracted to the ninja. Meanwhile, Cole and Wu (who are disguised as Hunters) "accidentally" knock the other Ninja off the stand. They try to rescue them, but the ninja are immediately put back into the back of the Dieselnaut by Daddy No Legs.
Now in the back of the vehicle, they are forced to sit back and watch as the Hunters reel in and eventually capture the Wind Dragon.
Cole promises to figure a way out of this situation for them, and the Dragons.
As he and his friends are caged by the hunters, Jay recalls of his first meeting Wu and recalls trying to fly with makeshift wings. Jay then hears Lloyd's voice on the hunter's radio and tells Kai and Zane who questioned if he has lost it again but after he explains they see he is still sane.
As the ninja are forced to work, they wonder on what to do as Jay suggests building a Dragon and Wu remarks he has lost it again but he tells them of his plan to trick Baron into thinking Firstbourne was attacking so they and the Dragons can escape, remembering Wu's words from the first time they met: To build the impossible. The ninja accept his plan and get to work by secretly gathering supplies, with Jay almost grabbing one of Daddy No Legs' mechanical legs.
The morning after their escape, they realized Wu had aged into a teenager overnight. Before they encountered Heavy Metal, who overheard their conversation and demanded to know if what they had said was true and Wu admitted he was the Son of the First Spinjitzu Master. Heavy soon revealed themselves to be a woman named Faith, who was forced to go under the name Heavy Metal by Iron Baron. Since they only had one vehicle, the ninja had no choice but to drag it with a chain as Jay remarked it reminds him of the first time he met Kai and pushed Wu's horse carriage while Faith told them about the Dragon Armor. They soon encountered Daddy No Legs and Muzzle before Faith had them chain themselves so she could take credit. But it almost backfired when the two Hunters see Wu as a teenager before Kai pulled the chain they were standing on. Once they were tied up, they took the Hunters' vehicles and headed for the armor.
Jay took a sip of water from the ninja's canteen, quenching his thirst. Kai complains that he is also thirsty and accused Jay of drinking all of his water. He grabs the canteen from Jay. Jay defended himself, stating that the canteen actually belong to him. Jay also mentioned that Zane had a little bit of water. Kai dismissed Zane's need for water and accused Jay of being selfish and hogging all the water for himself. Faith interrupted by pulling out the Dragonbone Blade, using it to cut a cactus in half, revealing water inside. Jay thanked Faith but reminded Kai that they were supposed to share the water.
Later on, while being chased by the Dragon Hunters, Jay, while making an escape with the rest of the team on Destiny's Wings, notices Arkade spinning the slots on his chest, only to find it was for a grappling hook now locked on to his vehicle. Then, after Zane stated they needed to reverse, Jay began to worry, but it worked anyway, to which Jay celebrates, and challenges Kai. At night, Faith expressed her worries about the path they were taking as they approached Oni land. In response, Jay stressed that going back would result in their demise. Faith then informed Jay about Iron Baron, the sole survivor of a Dragon Hunter mission to steal the Dragon Blade at Oni land. Despite Wu's uncertainty about the location of the Dragon Armor, Jay and the rest of the group decided to follow Faith to Oni land.
Jay was concerned about identifying the Oni, questioning how they can be recognized since they have the ability to change their appearance. He further raised the possibility of an Oni already infiltrating their group, directing his suspicion towards Kai. In response, Kai dismissively told Jay to be quiet. Soon, they noticed the Oni stronghold, which was left open. Once inside the stronghold, they noticed that the Oni were no longer in the realm and started to believe that there was no such thing as the Dragon Armor. Jay recognized the importance of maintaining the principles and teachings that Wu had imparted on them, even if they were unable to return to Ninjago. Wu then directed their focus towards the gate. However, Jay misunderstood and believed that Wu was referring to Faith, noting that Faith had unresolved issues due to being born into a harsh world. Wu clarified that he was actually talking about the gate and proceeded to close it, revealing the map to the Dragon Armor, which was hidden in Firstbourne's nest.
When the ninja woke up, Faith handed them chain guns and they began training by chaining up a rock. When they, and Wu, succeeded, they had Wu ride Stormbringer.
When they stopped to look at their map, they realized the Hunters were following them. They were able to defeat them, but Faith had been captured.
At Wu's pleas, the ninja go to rescue Faith from the Hunters. She berates them and warns them it was trap but the Dragon Hunters appear and capture them.
Jay is later tied to a stand with Wu and Faith, he shares banter with the others to keep their spirits up. He explains to Wu of why this is important and Wu remarks he is the annoying one, as they share a laugh. He watches as Faith tells the other Hunters that Iron Baron lied to them about the Oni who have been gone from the realm for centuries and tells them that he possibly killed the Hunters to get Dragonbone Blade. After Iron Baron silences any growing rebellion by asking threatening them, Jay calls the Baron out on his gutless move of using fear as an annoyed Baron hushes his prisoners by turning on the elemental device.
However, the torture mechanism causes Wu to regain all of his memories and slightly aged further into an older teenager. Jay watches as Wu breaks free of his bonds and shouts he's back as he begins to fight the Dragon Hunters. He watches as Iron Baron negotiates with Wu who accepts the offer of leading him to the armor to return to Ninjago. Jay, Faith, and the ninja tell him not to help Baron but he tells them to believe in him.
Captured and tied up again
Jay is left to watch as Wu and Iron Baron leave in search of the armor.
Jay and the others were still stuck on the wooden stakes. Above them, two vulture-like birds fly above them, after Zane remarks, they are a group of avian scavengers, that will pick them apart upon their demise and Faith confirms this, Jay freaks out.
They notice that the other Hunters are arguing down below. While they're distracted, they try to rock their bodies side to side in order to knock the stakes over.
The rocking seems to be working, and they cheer. As they do, Jet Jack asks them what they're doing, and she cuts them down. Jay was skeptical of their intentions and was shocked when Kai told them to eat Cole first.
However, Jet Jack tells them that the Hunters no longer want to follow Iron Baron because he only wants to have the Armor for himself. They want the ninja to help them find Iron Baron and Wu and stop them from getting the Armor.
They arrive at a bridge that leads to the armor and find out that it's too late, as the bridge has fallen.
Jay and the others congratulate Wu on claiming the Dragon Armor.
Jay and the others return from the bridge to give the bad news to the other Hunters, and just then, Wu bursts through the mountain riding the Firstbourne without chains, and wearing his father's Dragon Armor. The ninja cheer as he lands, and they hug him. He tells them that Iron Baron has been defeated, and the Hunters cheer. The ninja remember that they have unfinished business in Ninjago, and Zane asks Wu if the Firstbourne can give them all a ride. Wu says it's up to her, and she roars, which causes four Dragons (each of the ninjas' elements) to come out of the mountain and in front of them. Jay gets on Stormbringer and is amazed by its appearance.
The ninja mount their Dragons, and they take off, following behind Wu. In the air, the Dragons' spin like the Jay and the other original ninja's dragons did and a portal to Ninjago opens. They fly through the wormhole, and speed off into the distance, finally heading home.
Jay and the ninja return to Ninjago through a vortex in the sky. They notice that the city has been totally demolished, and they wonder how their friends are. Nya speaks to them through radio and tells them they're okay, but they need some help. Zane locates their transmission and leads the others to them.
They find Lloyd and Nya being cornered by the Sons of Garmadon. Once they were scared away, Jay and the others rest their dragons on the ground and greet the other Ninja with Nya hugging Jay. Lloyd tells them that his power has not returned yet and that Mistaké is no longer with them.
Wu tells the Marooned Ninja to take down the Colossus, and for Lloyd to stop his father. The ninja mount their Dragons and help the remaining citizens escape. The ninja confront the Colossus and attempt to chain him up using the tricks they learned from Faith. They realize it's not working, and they are almost out of chain. Kai gets the idea to board the Colossus and use the chains they already shot to bring it down.
While Jay and the others distract it, Kai wraps the already used chains around the Colossus even more, and cause it to topple over. They celebrate, but only momentarily, as the Colossus stands up again. Jay soon asked why the people would live in Ninjago whenever it is attacked before Wu, the rescued citizens, and the rest of the Resistance, who broke out of Kryptarium, return to help them out. The Colossus falls for the last time, and while Garmadon's power fades, the life within the Colossus fades.
Reunited, Jay and Nya hug
Jay joins the ninja in watching as the Sons of Garmadon are finally arrested, and they find out that Lloyd's power is back, and Garmadon is arrested. Now, the city must rebuild, and the ninja help clear the Royal Palace, which Jay replied to Kai's proclamation of what tomorrow holds, is a lot of work. As they clean, Wu, now an old man again, tells them there's trouble again and he needs their help, which Jay complains they're still tired. They race out of the Palace only to find the citizens of Ninjago gathered together, to thank the ninja for what they've done.
The Fold was also there as they soon started singing, and the ninja celebrate. As they celebrate, Nya rests her head on Jay's shoulder.
Master Wu decided to give the ninja a review in Spinjitzu, teaching them to balance, conquering fear, focus, and teamwork.
During the lesson on balance, Jay was the most unsteady out of all the ninja, flailing his arms as he swung wildly back and forth atop his bamboo pole, eventually falling to the ground.
During the lesson in teamwork, the ninja were split into two teams for a sparring session, with Jay being partnered alongside Nya and Zane against Kai, Lloyd, and Cole. As they sparred, Jay was grappled by Cole and hurled into a wall, though he quickly recovered and ripped into a Spinjitzu tornado to rejoin the fight. As they continued to fight, all six ninja knocked into one of the monks painting the Monastery's new mural, spilling the painter's bowl of golden paint over Wu and Kai, leading for Wu to conclude the lesson, remarking sarcastically that they were literally golden.
Jay stared dreamily at one of the new murals in the Monastery's courtyard, specifically of the ninja's conflict with the Serpentine. When he failed to respond to either Kai or Zane, the latter two surmised that Jay must have been reminiscing of his Storm Glider. Jay continued to look at the murals when both Kai and Zane left, failing to respond when Kai asked him if he wanted to grab a bite to eat.
Jay walked into the Monastery's courtyard and asked Wu about the murals that were being painted on the wall. Although Wu began to explain, Jay spotted one depicting his Storm Glider and he began reminiscing of the time he flew the jet that was transformed from his Nunchucks of Lightning. Jay then pulled out his pair of ordinary nunchucks and began to absentmindedly swing them around while running around the Monastery while daydreaming about his old jet.
In his daydream, Jay recalled a time where he flew the jet to The Teeth and confronted Pythor and several Venomari in a raid on several of Chen's Noodle Trucks. Although the snakes attempted to shoot him down, Jay made quick work of them, forcing them to retreat.
Jay would be snapped out of his daydreaming however after accidentally hitting himself on the head with his nunchucks, only to discover to his annoyance that it was nighttime already and that he missed supper again. With a sigh, Jay pulled out his phone to order noodles from Chen's Noodle House.
In the later afternoon, Jay challenged Nya to a sparring match in the Monastery's courtyard. Before they began, the two decided on a wager in which the loser would do the dishes that night. Prior to starting, Jay insisted that he wouldn't go easy on Nya just because she was his girlfriend. As the sparring session began, both ninja demonstrated powerful displays of their respective elemental powers, but Jay was ultimately beaten by a torrent of water summoned by Nya.
After recovering from his loss, Jay complimented Nya on her win, remarking that he hadn't suffered as hard of a beating from her since the time she moonlighted as Samurai X. With a laugh, Nya remarked that her original design was 'clunky' and began rattling off a list of improvements she would make to the mech had she designed it today. Jay listened politely to his girlfriend's story and after night fell, both ran off for supper, with Nya reminding Jay that he would be doing the dishes that night!
Jay decides it's time to ask Nya to be his Yang. But is struggling to figure out the best way to ask her. So, he turns to Kai for some advice. However, Dareth barges in, and then Nya, who told them Wu is supervising the murals in the courtyard. Once outside, they see Firstbourne and Faith crash land at the base of the mountain.
They brought Faith inside the monastery to rest, and Wu told the ninja about Faith's warning: The Bringers of Doom taking over the Realm of Oni and Dragons and that Ninjago is next. The ninja head to the city to prepare for their arrival.
They see the Police Commissioner and four cops at a dead end and dark smoke surrounding them. They tried to stop it, but were unable to and are forced to retreat.
With no other choice, the ninja visited Garmadon's cell and asked for help.
Once the ninja are airborne again, the ninja discussed if they could trust Garmadon. Meanwhile, he turned the engines off, and the Bounty starts plummeting toward the ground. The ninja hanged on until Zane got to the emission switch on time.
While Lloyd followed Garmadon to the cabinet, Kai told Jay he should ask Nya to be his Yang as soon as possible. Cole joins in and tells him the same, but Zane told them they were needed on the bridge. Garmadon then proceeds to tell the ninja about how the Oni were able to enter Ninjago. They used the Realm Crystal and he would be able to go inside the dark cloud to destroy it due to being part Oni, but he would need a weapon. Lloyd then argues that they can't just let him have a weapon then let him walk away unsupervised. Since Lloyd is part Oni as well, he claimed would also survive the darkness and decided to go with him.
While Nya piloted the Bounty, Jay approaches her and tries to ask her to be his Yang. However, seeing Garmadon made him lose his confidence so he decided to tell her later.
When they arrived at Borg Tower, the ninja handed Garmadon a sword, but he started attacking them to activate his powers. He jumped off, and Lloyd followed. After watching Lloyd on his head cam, they heard distress calls and tried to find the source. They flew off, while P.I.X.A.L. decided to stay behind in case the two needed assistance.
While trying to find the source, the ninja watched as Lloyd and Garmadon approaches the Crystal. When The Omega attacked them, his head cam broke.
The ninja found the source of the distress signal at the NGTV building. He and Cole went out to help the people, but once they were about to leave, Nya accidentally turned the thrusters the wrong way. Jay saw Cole almost fell but was able to hang on to the ladder. Then the rope snapped and Jay and his friends watched as Cole plummeted into the dark clouds.
They went to save P.I.X.A.L., Lloyd, and Garmadon as they ran out of fuel. The ninja told them Cole fell off the Bounty, and Nya blames herself despite Jay and Kai saying it was an accident. After Garmadon told them they were wasting time mourning, he showed them the Golden Master's armor. However, everyone was upset at him and started leaving.
The ninja landed near the monastery and Wu and Misako went to see them. They told the two that Cole fell into the dark clouds and destroying the Realm Crystal did nothing. However, Garmadon showed them the Golden Armor and Nya explained they might have a chance if they reforge the Golden Weapons. After Kai was done, he gave the weapons to their respective Ninja, but had to give the Scythe of Quakes to Nya. A monk then signals to the ninja that the Oni are here, and they prepare to fight. Garmadon announced that he would fight against the Oni leader Omega, which Jay approved.
The ninja began the fight them and were surprised to see Cole arrived. Nya then hands him his Scythe but they were overpowered and retreated into the monastery. They then watched as Jay asked Nya to be his Yang, to which she accepts. Lloyd then points out that they can try using the Tornado of Creation against the Oni.
However, they found Lloyd under a pile of debris and mourned. He suddenly woke up and the ninja were relieved. As celebration, their allies visited the monastery and watched the ninja make a new mural with their handprints.
He urged Zane to hurry, as Cole was beating Zane's high score in a game with Lava Zombies and was sad to see he missed it. The ninja sat in the hot tub, which actually turned out to be the Bell of Divinity. Infuriated, Wu put the ninja to a test to see how long they could survive in the room with his chicken. They were able to trap the chicken, but Wu was unimpressed.
After complaining about the traps Wu set up, the ninja asked Wu what to do. He challenged them to a battle, but were easily defeated. Once again, the chicken was released to punish them.
After Lloyd was rejected by Wu for a quest tip, Jay advised a change of scenery. They ended up in the hot tub, thinking about who to fight. Jay realized there wasn't anyone to fight, so they resorted to go to the police and sort out criminals and thugs that would threaten Ninjago City, but found nothing but cats in trees and fake locations.
They returned to the monastery to relax and turned on the TV to find in the Desert of Doom, there was a pyramid with booby-traps and shenanigans of all sorts. They quickly left, not seeing a mysterious stone tablet with the carving pattern of a snake.
The ninja rushed around the Monastery, packing to prepare for their quest. Before they headed off, P.I.X.A.L. introduced the ninja to the hangar bay. They quickly headed off with the Land Bounty and two other vehicles.
In the Land Bounty, Zane informed the ninja about Beohernie, although Jay thought the people mispronounced his name and should've been called "Bernie." Cole discovered an oasis to stop and have lunch. Zane continued to talk about the desert, and Cole left to get food, but the basket sank to the ground. The ninja rushed to their vehicles and were able to outrun Beohernie; however, it was at the cost of losing one of the key compartments the Land Bounty needs.
Still stuck on the rock, Jay began to complain thinking the situation was hopeless and started to kick some rocks down a slope. What Jay didn't know was that he was walking straight into Beohernie, who was buried beneath the sand. Jay was almost devoured by Beohernie, but the rest of the ninja were able to save him.
In the evening, the ninja did rock, paper, scissors to determine who will retrieve the component. In the end, Zane won.
The next morning, Zane went on the sand and was consumed by Beohernie. When Zane notified the ninja that he found the component, the ninja pulled him from Beohernie, but he resisted by pulling onto Cole's Dirt Bike. The force of Beohernie caused Cole to fall out of his vehicle and onto the sand where two more bugs began to attack, but they were repelled by the ninja. Eventually, Kai shot fireballs at Beohernie's belly which allowed Zane to escape the belly of the beast.
With the component recovered, the ninja were to escape the rock and outrun the other scarab beetles to their next destination, the pyramid.
The ninja tried to convince Clutch Powers to explore with them but couldn't. Clutch got a call from the Explorer's Club. His membership was about to get revoked, so he helped. The ninja went past obstacles. Cole used his strength to lift a column. Later on, Jay tripped a cobweb and the ninja fell into spikes Kai destroyed with his fire.
They soon reached a room with a sliding puzzle on a wall. Jay and Nya accidentally freed Aspheera, by finishing the puzzle. Clutch fled, saying he would be asking for help. She stole Kai's power and trapped Jay and the other Ninja after she beat them with Spinjitzu.
Inside pyramid, the ninja were trapped in chains and began to doubt that Clutch Powers would help them. Jay began to read Powers' book that recommended "vocal exercises" when you're in a stressed situation, but it only annoys the other Ninja as they begin to blame each other for the situation they're in. After they calm down, Lloyd tries to come up with a plan to escape, and Jay suggests they read Powers' book to find some advice.
Suddenly, the torches go out and it becomes dark enabling Jay to read, but the light comes back in the room only to be lava leaking from Aspheera's tomb. Jay freaks out and drops the book into the lava, and it burns into ashes.
Despite the rushing lava, the ninja are able to escape their prison; however, they are still chained. When they get to the barrier, Cole uses his lava arms to lift the barrier allowing the other Ninja to pass. As Cole was lifting the rock up, Jay caught sight of lava approaching them and immediately begins running away from the lava. Not realizing they were still tied together, this caused a chain reaction, as Lloyd and Cole were pulled towards Jay causing Cole to drop the rock and nearly crushing Kai.
The ninja reach the tomb where the rest of the Pyro Vipers were stored, but the lava continued to follow them and reawakened the Pyro Vipers along with it. Now having to fight the Pyro Vipers, Jay decided to use Spinjitzu still not knowing he was chained to the rest of the ninja. This resulted in the ninja being part of Jay's Spinjitzu and despite defeating the Pyro Vipers, the ninja were now chained in a circle which forced them to jump instead of run.
When the ninja reach the bridge, Jay thought they could just run across, but as soon as he touched one of the planks, it instantly collapsed which caused Jay to nearly fall. They soon realized the entire bridge is weak as it collapsed. After some thinking, Lloyd comes up with the idea of a human bridge in order to cross. The plan ends up being successful as they were able to cross to the other side.
When the ninja go outside, the pyramid, they find out they are surrounded by a pool of lava steadily rising. Facing certain death, the ninja begin to blame each other and Jay begins to say his "vocal exercise" he got from Powers' book. Soon, the rest of the ninja follow suit, and just when all hope seemed lost, P.I.X.A.L. arrives in the ShuriCopter and is able to save the ninja just before the destruction of the pyramid.
Just as Fred Finely was about to be devoured by an Elemental Cobra, the ninja saved him and defeated the Elemental Cobra before heading off to the Ninjago Museum of History.
The ninja saved the Police Commissioner and his crew from the Elemental Cobras before heading off to the Museum without Kai.
Jay fought the Elemental Cobras while Lloyd fought Aspheera and ultimately lost to her. She then performed Spinjitzu against the ninja and successfully defeated them. Aspheera then used her staff to destroy parts of the roof and caused the debris to fall on the ninja. After that, she reawakened the Pyro Vipers who were still in their tombs and told them to follow her out of the museum, and the Elemental Cobras to finish off the ninja.
Before the Elemental Cobras destroyed the ninja, Jake came in to shield the ninja, but Kai caught up and rescued Jake out of trouble while turning on the fire sprinklers to distract the Elemental Cobras before Zane finished them using his ice powers.
Zane recalled Aspheera's past victories and her enhanced power from the scroll, emphasizing the need to understand her and the Treacherous Deceiver she was pursuing to defeat her. Jay proposed that they consult Skales for information. Lloyd then split the team: Jay, Cole, and Kai would search for Skales, while the others would work to delay Aspheera and retrieve the scroll.
As they ventured into the Ninjago Sewers, Jay complained about the foul smell, likening it to Cole's socks. They soon arrived at a fork in the tunnels, each marked with unreadable Serpentine graffiti. Before they could decide which path to take, they were intercepted by three Hypnobrai, who roughly escorted them to the Serpentine village. Jay tried to leverage their supposed friendship with Skales, but when Skales arrived, he dismissed their claims, pointing out that they only showed up when Ninjago City was in danger. The ninja quickly admitted they needed Skales' help to defeat Aspheera and identify the Treacherous Deceiver. Skales agreed and took them to the Serpentine library, where they met Acidicus, who recounted Aspheera's attempt to overthrow King Mambo V and the betrayal by the Deceiver.
Acidicus explained that during the era of the First Spinjitzu Master, a fragile truce existed between humans and Serpentine, forbidding either from trespassing into the other's territory. However, the Treacherous Deceiver broke the law, getting caught. Aspheera intervened, and they formed a bond. Yet, the Deceiver, believed to be evil, betrayed her. As the ninja examined the book, they noticed that it depicted the very scroll Aspheera had stolen, which Acidicus identified it as the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu. Jay speculated that the Treacherous Deceiver could be Garmadon, given his ancient age and capacity for evil.
The three returned to the Monastery to alert Wu about Aspheera, with Jay emphasizing that she would not rest until she found Garmadon. However, Wu revealed Aspheera was not searching for Garmadon at all, but rather for Wu himself, as he was the one who had betrayed her.
After Wu told the story, Cole, Jay, Kai, and P.I.X.A.L. started asking questions, but before Wu could answer all of them, they heard the noise outside and realized Aspheera was on her way. Cole asked about the second Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu and using logic, P.I.X.A.L. thought the second scroll would be with an archeologist, so Cole contacted Lloyd, Zane, and Nya to find Clutch Powers.
P.I.X.A.L. activated the defensive systems for the Monastery, but Aspheera banished them and Fire Fang obliterated the door causing them to retreat to the Hanger Bay. When they realized that they cannot escape, Kai blamed Wu for their troubles, and Cole tried to comfort him, but he walked away.
Jay then asked P.I.X.A.L. if she had a backup plan, and she reveals an unfinished Titan Mech. They then began to work on it to prepare for the worst.
When the Pyro Vipers found out their secret hideout, Wu believed he should face them alone, but Kai apologized to Wu and promised that they will face Aspheera as a team.
The Pyro Vipers broke the door to the Hanger Bay, but they were unable to find Wu until Jays gave their hideout by sneezing. Before Aspheera could do any harm, P.I.X.A.L. used the Titan Mech to defend the ninja and Wu. Despite this, Aspheera was able to hold her ground and held the ninja hostage until Lloyd, Nya, and Zane arrived with the second Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu.
A lengthy battle ensued with Jay having the chance to possess the Scroll when it fell into his hands. Eventually, Zane got the Scroll and froze the Pyro Vipers. before giving back the Scroll to Wu, Aspheera's arm managed to get free and she attempted to zap Wu, but Zane saved his master by pushing Wu of the way causing him to be hit and be seemingly destroyed.
The ninja came running in after P.I.X.A.L. had a nightmare of losing Zane. Wu then told the ninja that Zane was alive; however, Wu wouldn't let the ninja come since its location was remote.
Despite this, Lloyd stole the Traveler's Tea, and the ninja headed to the Hanger Bay where they spotted Wu holding the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu. A lengthy battle occured as both sides were fighting for the Traveler's Tea. This gave the ninja no choice, but to tie Wu up and place a mouthpiece over him. In the end, the ninja headed inside the Land Bounty while P.I.X.A.L. stood outside and zapped the vehicle into the Never-Realm.
The Land Bounty lands lands on a cliff, forcing the ninja to evacuate and during the process, Cole loses the Traveler's Tea. This causes an argument with Jay before Lloyd breaks up the fight and suggests they head down the mountain to avoid freezing.
After hiking through frigid temperatures, the ninja finally make it to a forest where it’s still cold. In addition, the ninja face danger when they are approached by Frost Wolves. The ninja flee from the danger, but Lloyd runs into a tree giving a chance for the wolves to attack but in spite of that, the wolves head off somewhere else. What the ninja don’t realize is that one of the wolves is frozen on a tree.
Following the unusual sight of wolves running away, the ninja stumble upon some people who are also frozen. Nya is able to sense one of the victims realizing they have a heartbeat and are still alive, but Nya also gets a signal on the Titan Mech. Before they sought out to find the Mech, Jay believed they should help the people, but Lloyd and Nya stand their ground saying they should get more information before assisting the people.
After following the bleak signal for some time, the ninja run into the wolves again, but this time they fight. They are able to hold their ground for some time until three mysterious people shoot arrows at the wolves causing them to run away.
The ninja follow the people to a nearby village where they are greeted by the elder Sorla. After both sides give their introductions, Sorla throws a potion into the hearth fire, and they are able to find Zane’s location which is the Ice Emperor's Castle. Sorla tells them that Zane was most likely taken captive by the Ice Emperor and he is "lost." However, Lloyd believes Zane is strong and they will still come for him despite all the dangers she said. Sorla then warns them of General Vex who is out to get the ninja.
Jay is seen outside trying on gear that will help him walk through snow. When the Ice Fishers head inside because of the Blizzard Samurai, Sorla states they must protect the Fire and they head outside to start working. By sunrise, the villagers and the ninja are able to create a fort.
At night, the first barrage of attacks begin when a plethora of arrows come streaking at the villagers. They are able to dodge it, but see Blizzard Samurai at their footsteps. They end up attacking but they shattered into ice when hit. Jay is on top of one of the towers zapping any Blizzard Samurai who climb the walls.
Despite defending their village, one Blizzard Samurai takes out their sacred Fire. Kai continues to blames himself for not having his Elemental Powers before trying once more. This time, he is able to create the Fire, and the villagers chant "Fire Maker" due to his success.
While helping carry wood, Jay watched as Cole failed to calm the children when they run away.
Meanwhile, Uthaug runs up to show the village he found a piece of Lloyd's gi and there were signs of a fight and avalanche. The Ice Fishers and Ninja are concerned and hoped he is safe.
In Cole's nightmare, Jay, Kai, and Lloyd were disappointed in Cole after he left the tea behind. They made him go back for it, and the Bounty fell off the cliff.
Jay woke him up, claiming it was just a nightmare. After Cole stormed off, Kai told Jay he would eventually calm down.
Later, Kai and Jay asked Nya where Cole was and told her what happened earlier. Boma and Uthaug rusheed to tell them Cole was also on the mountain, prompting Jay and Nya to go after him while Kai stayed behind to protect the village.
Jay and Nya walked up the mountain. They were concerned when they heard Krag's roars. They discovered footprints that lead to a cave. They investigated it, and when they heard Krag again, they attacked. When Cole explained Krag is his friend, he introduced each other. Cole allowed Krag to come along with them down the mountain toward the village.
After Jay, Cole, Nya, and Krag made it back to the Great Lake, they were surprised to see everyone but Kai frozen. Jay and the others then agrees with Kai as he comes a plan to find the Land Bounty, fix it, and fight off the Emperor of Ice.
Jay is searching for the Land Bounty with his friends when the Frost Wolves appear behind them. The rest of the ninja discuss quickly on what they should do, but Jay tells them that he knows. On the count of three, he runs away, much to everyone's surprise. As they run, Kai catches up to Jay and questions his decision. However, Cole sees the Bounty up ahead and they all race for cover. When Krag cannot close the door fast enough, Nya grabs a fire extinguisher and tells Jay to zap it, which he does so, scaring the wolves away. After the wolves scatter, they proceed to work on the Bounty. While they are working on the Bounty, Nya starts to rip things out of it. Jay and Kai express their worry on the decision and Nya reminds them that they could help her, which they choose not to.
But soon, Cole warns them that the wolves were back and Jay helps him and Krag protect the Bounty. Nya is able to start up the Bounty and they escape the wolves, heading off for the Ice Emperor's castle.
Jay informs Krag about their hit game, Lava Zombies, which interests Krag greatly. Krag tries to play the game and this annoys Jay greatly. He tries to tell him it's his turn and Cole reminds him that reasoning with a giant creature that could squash him is not a great idea. Jay realizes this and turns around to see Krag growl at him. Seeing Cole's point, he lets him play. When Kai alerts the rest of the ninja they were getting close to the castle, Jay heads off to his seat. Unfortunately for them, they awaken Boreal and he chases the Bounty down. Eventually, Nya gets an idea and Jay questions on her actions. After they defeated Boreal, Jay comforts Nya into letting go of her iron grip on the handles.
As the ninja Krag get off the Bounty, Nya discovers that Boreal was made entirely of ice. This thought leads Jay to believe the Ice Emperor is an Elemental Master of Ice like Zane, but then it hits Nya that Zane is the Ice Emperor. The rest of the ninja and Krag are surprised this is possible, but Nya reminds them that Zane was holding the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu when he was banished. Jay asks for an explanation for the time difference, which Nya cannot reason with. However, before they can do anything, Boreal wakes up. This forces them to fight and eventually leads Nya to discovering how to master control over ice and Kai regaining his Elemental Powers back. With Boreal defeated, they run off to the castle to warn Lloyd.
When they arrive at the castle, they find everything is back to normal and reunite happily with Lloyd and Zane. After many days, the ninja decide to return back to Ninjago. Jay leaps out of the portal first and embraces an overjoyed Wu and P.I.X.A.L. The rest of the ninja, Wu, and P.I.X.A.L. wait for Cole and Lloyd to return.
Nya and Jay bumped into each other at the monastery, Nya suggested they do something together. Jay declined because he wanted to go to Benny's Arcade Emporium, but offered to something she wants when he gets back. She cheered up and exclaimed she wanted to take dance lessons, to which he reluctantly agrees.
At the dance class, they started to dance, but Jay was more successful than her. He managed to impress the whole class and even their instructor, Vlad Tutu. Seeing Nya disappointed, Jay danced with her again.
After class was over, Nya said she wanted to do something Jay wanted in return. They went to the arcade and he lead her to a dance machine, revealing how he got his talent. Lloyd then called him to tell him about the Mechanic's break in at a warehouse, but the two delayed the mission to play the game first.
After the Mechanic's ecape from the other ninja, Jay and Nya arrived at the scene, and Lloyd questioned their whereabouts. Both of them lied about where they were actually were.
Jay and the rest of the Ninja fight The Mechanic and his henchman when they were caught robbing an old electronics warehouse. Eventually, The Mechanic runs away in his Noodle Truck, and Jay and the other Ninja chase after him until the Mechanic was caught and arrested
The ninja then explore The Mechanic's headquarters since he was trying to run away into that building. While the rest of the ninja looked for any evidence, Jay plays an arcade game called Prime Empire, after he put in the motherboard he took from the Mechanic. Later, when Jay reached Level 13, the arcade cabinet opens up and Jay enters Prime Empire.
Jay is interviewed about the Speedway Five-Billion and he tells the viewers that it's not what everyone thinks it is. His interview is cut short as three Red Visors begin chasing him.
Pursued by the Red Visors, Jay ran across Terra Technica until he discovered a vehicle with an open trunk. Climbing inside, Jay was able to throw off his pursuers, but unfortunately, the car's owner returned and sped off before Jay could step out, trapping him inside! As the driver sped across the city, being hounded by Red Visors, Jay was tumbled around in the trunk, moaning that he now knew what it felt like to be a kernel of popcorn.
Deciding he had enough, Jay opened up the trunk, intending to escape, only to come face to face with a Red Visor driving from behind. Spotting him emerge, the Red Visor activated its car's frontal spike and rammed the back of the Ninja Turner Car in an attempt to impale Jay. Fortunately, the spike was just barely too short to reach the Lightning ninja, but danger continued to abound in spades. After another jolt, Jay was hurled out from the trunk and onto the hood of the Ninja Turner Car, surprising the driver. After recovering from this shock, the driver encouraged Jay to hold on tight as he sped off in an attempt to lose the Red Visors. During the chase, as the two approached a blockage in the road, Jay used his kusarigama to help steer the Ninja Turner Car, but at the expense of the weapon in the process. Although they managed to shake off a pair of Red Visors, a third car rammed into them from the front, sending Jay flying out of the vehicle where he lost conciousness.
After waking up, Jay was helped to his feet by the driver, who then introduced himself as Scott. Jay then introduced himself as well and the pair shook hands as Scott remarked that he had been waiting for Jay's arrival for a long time.
Following introductions, Jay began to rapidly ask Scott a series of questions about his current situation; Scott, in turn, declined to answer any of Jay's questions, insisting that there was no time. Instead, Scott picked up the pair of helmets left behind from some of the defeated Red Visors and gave one to Jay, ordering him to put it on and to follow his lead.
Wearing the Red Visor helmets, Jay and Scott walked for some time through Terra Technica until they reached a checkpoint that was guarded by a pair of Red Visors. When they approached and walked past the pair, the two were quickly called out by the lead Red Visor who demanded to know why the two were out of uniform. In response, Jay claimed that they were "deep" undercover, a story that the Red Visors seemed to have believed for they allowed Jay and Scott to continue without any further questioning. Unfortunately, Red 27 arrived seconds later, and with Scott having claimed to be Red 27, the original pair of Red Visors were clued in on Jay and Scott's deception.
With multiple Red Visors closing in on him and Scott, Jay began fighting off the enforcers, nearly effortlessly defeating them with the moves he developed in dance class. As the onlooking crowds cheered him on for his bravery, Jay dispatched the last of the Red Visors and helped Scott to his feet. Scott then brought Jay to his garage, offering it as a safehouse for the Ninja of Lightning.
Jay makes an appearance at the end of the episode when he's wearing his Avatar and plays the guitar to the League of Jay for a brief moment. When stopping to thank them, he noticed Nya, Cole, Kai, and Lloyd in the crowd looking at him. Excited to see his friends again, Jay runs up and hugs them as he tells them how cool Prime Empire is.
Kai and Jay enter Terra Karana arguing about the League of Jay. The ninja then see a depressed Okino and honor him if he could guide them through Terra Karana.
Jay and the rest of the ninja head out with Okino into the Forest of Discontent. Their first obstacle are bushes which contain the Thorns of Discontent. Jay manages to dodge the bushes while Lloyd, Cole, and Nya destroy the bushes.
As the team and Okino travel through the forest, they complain about the darkness and not being able to see. Jay then opens his inventory and pulls out two torches for him and Cole. The problem now is that they could see what danger awaited for them.
As they continue walking, Nya accidentally jumps into a pit. She then begins to sink into it as teeth surround her. Jay and Cole attempt to pull her out in vain and Nya screams as the sand and teeth swallow her. Respawning, Nya is upset as well to see that she has also lost a life.
Okino and the ninja eventually reach a point where he thinks the upcoming obstacle could be Strangler Vines. Lloyd finds out it's not, but they are ambushed by the Whack Rats. The ninja defeat the Whack Rats and Ritchie is tied up. They interrogate him and Ritchie reveals that Unagami ordered them to ambush the ninja. Lloyd then comments about Unagami preventing the ninja from winning the game which confuses Okino. The ninja then explain that Prime Empire is not a real-world and Unagami is the creator of the world. Originally, Okino doesn't believe it, causing Jay to think that he is not programmed to understand the truth.
Realizing Unagami is playing dirty, the ninja are about to leave, but Ritchie urges the ninja to cut him down because he has an itch. Ritchie then tells the ninja that there's a glitch in the game that can allow the ninja to bypass the Forest of Discontent. The ninja end up letting Ritchie down and he begins scratching his body.
Ritchie guides the ninja to the glitch and he jumps in. Okino is confused at the sight as the rest of the ninja enter as well. The ninja are teleported to a purple cubed room. They walk forward and all of a sudden, the Red Visors appear and begin shooting the ninja. The ninja pull out their prime controllers to defend themselves as Ritchie looks on before leaving the room. The ninja begin to lose lives until Okino enters and fights the Red Visors allowing the ninja a chance to escape. Everyone but Lloyd is able to escape because Lloyd wants Okino to come along. Okino decides to stay with Lloyd as he pushes him through the portal.
The ninja and Okino land outside the Forest of Discontent. Lloyd thanks Okino, but he is kneeling, realizing the world he lives in is not real. Okino thinks he's a pawn, but Lloyd downplays the idea as he tells Okino that he made his own decision, not Unagami. Lloyd then tells Okino to trust in himself and in the ninja as friends and as an ally to help them get past Terra Karana.
The ninja talk to Shifty who gives them a discount on the grappling hooks for "Flower Nya". Shifty then offers them two ropes: the Rope of Supreme Durability and the Rope of Questionable Integrity. Shifty lists the price for the first rope at a massive price that the ninja can't pay. Jay refuses to buy the Rope of Questionable Integrity and suggests gaining more credits or to steal the rope.
The ninja are forced to take the second rope and Red Visors arrive at the scene. The ninja begin climbing the cliff with the Red Visors on their tails. Jay defends himself by using his prime controllers and he makes it to the top.
As the ninja interrogate one of the Red Visors, it tells the ninja that Unagami is constructing something to another place and Jay realizes it's Ninjago.
The ninja and Okino begin dashing through traps and just before Cole asks Okino where to go, Unagami pauses the game to speak with Okino. When the game unpauses, the ninja ask again and Okino begins guiding them.
They make it to where the Red Dragon is and the Purple Key-Tana. Jay attempts to steal it when the dragon is sleeping, but the ninja accidentally awaken it when they save Jay from being crushed. Jay and the ninja struggle to attack the Red Dragon until Okino strikes the dragon on its weak spot. The ninja begin striking that same point until Jay grabs the Key-Tana and takes out the remaining lives.
Jay introduces Terra Technica to the ninja and they decide to sign up for the Speedway Five-Billion. Unfortunately, they don't have enough credits to enter the race and to make matters worse, they are surrounded by Red Visors. Jay fights one of them and is forced to have a weapon upgrade which causes them to need more credits once they are done fighting. They then see an advertisement for a dance competition and decide to enter in order to obtain more credits.
Jay and Nya begin dancing and rank up points rapidly. This impresses the rest of the ninja as they didn't realize Jay was a excellent dancer. As Jay is dancing, he sees another couple dancing well and feels like they won't catch up, but Nya claims they have what they don't have, chemistry. The two then step up their game and earn more points, much to the dismay of one of the dancers Jay took notice of earlier. They make their way over to them and the female dancer pulls Jay aside and threatens him before pushing him back to Nya.
Both Ninja then realize that the dancing pair are cheating their way to victory as they begin shoving other contestants. The Red Visors then show up and begin interfering with the competition although Nya uses it to her advantage.
Jay and Nya see only thirty seconds remaining, more Red Visors are approaching, and the other dancers are ahead of them by at least one-thousands points. Knowing that in order to win, they must perform a big dance move, Nya jumps at the Red Visors and kicks them away, telling Jay to catch her. Jay panics, knowing that they never performed that move. Nya denies this and says that she trusts him, as she runs at him. Jay then tosses Nya in the air, spinning her around until Jay holds her up by the foot, then throws her back up. As she spins again, Jay then catches Nya by the hands while she is upside down and they spin, tripling their points. As they perform the move, Jay happily announces his love for Nya, again, and she smiles at him.
After winning the competition, Jay and Nya cash out their earnings to enter the race. The ninja then realize they need cars, but Jay claims he knows someone who can lend them cars, so they head out to Scott.
Scott shows the ninja all of the vehicles he has and commented that he wouldn't race due to having only one life left. Jay replies by saying that some things are worth fighting for, but Scott doesn't want to be a hero. Jay then explains that Scott has been in the game for way too long.
While Lloyd heads out to check out the track, the rest of the ninja begin making repairs to their vehicles. While Nya is working on her car, she falls down and Jay checks to see if she's okay. Nya then gets upset that her vehicle is now destroyed, but Lloyd comes back telling the team that he thinks Racer Seven can drive. However, Scott reveals that Racer Seven is programmed to lose which gets affection from Jay and Nya. Lloyd then goes out to find her.
After a grueling day, the ninja rebuild four vehicles but still need another one. That's when Racer Seven arrives, so the ninja and Scott come out to greet her. Lloyd then asks if she will participate or not.
While the ninja are talking to Racer Seven, the alarm sounds as Red Visors begin shooting the base. Lloyd said he would hold them off, but the ninja won't let him, so Scott decides to hold off the Red Visors. The ninja are able to escape, but Jay cries out when Scott is cubed.
The ninja are able to enter the race and the race goes on, more and more racers get eliminated. Jay pulls upfront, he gets side to side with Richie. They both recognize each other and Richie throws a bomb at him. Luckily, Jay ducks down in time for it to go over his jet and hit another competitor, sending it flying back and hitting other race vehicles as well.
Knowing that their friends stand a better chance of winning than them, the Kai and Cole exchange knowing nods. Kai's mech jumps on a Red Visors' car and Cole throws his wrecking ball at two other Red Visors' cars, one being the one he hit with the wrecking ball with and the other he snagged while dragging the other car back. As all the vehicles are about to collide, Kai and Cole wish their friends good luck. A giant explosion occurs and everyone is shocked when two energy cubes fall to the track. Jay and Nya scream for their friends while Lloyd hangs his head down in despair while Unagami's drones pick up the cubes.
The Whack Rats then attempt to move Racer Seven out of first, but the ninja get in their way. Racer Seven crosses the finish line first and wins as everyone cheers.
Jay, Nya, Lloyd, and Racer Seven are crowned the winners of the race and handed the Yellow Key-Tana. Seven hands it to Jay, as he states that they can make Unagami bring their friends back. They just have to get the Orange Key-Tana and confront him. Red Visors begin to appear again and Seven tells them she can handle this and thanks them. The remaining Ninja run off as the Red Visors confront Racer Seven.
The remaining Ninja - Lloyd, Nya, Jay - head through Terra Technica and sneak past Red Visors. As they move, they watched of replay Kai and Cole being cubed from the Speedway Five-Billion, discouraging them. Lloyd tells the two of them that Kai and Cole would want them to keep on moving, which they do so. Jay shows them to the last Arcade Pod that would take them to the next area, Terra Domina.
When arriving, they find themselves in a side-scrolling platform, where they have to beat all the levels to reach the end. Jay describes how this works: As they keep moving, the ground will disappear behind them and will go faster as they progress, as they keep moving they will need to dodge objects and falling bricks, if one of them dies, they all have to start over. As Nya questions the last rule, she is hit by a giant swinging sledgehammer with spikes, killing her.
The trio respawns back at the beginning, with Nya on her last life. Lloyd expresses his annoyance on having to repeat that again. Jay tells them if they pay attention, they can do this. As they get farther, Jay passes three of the same hammers that killed Nya earlier. As he dances in his victory, he barley evades a falling brick. As he laughs at the brick, another one falls and crushes him.
They respawn back at the start again, now with Jay standing on his last life. They move on again and Lloyd gets blocked by a giant wall. He tries to double jump over it, but doesn't have enough room to get high enough. Instead, he hits the wall and falls to his death.
The three respawn back at the beginning once more, now with all of them down to one life. Jay tells them that they can't afford any more mistakes. This time, they make it through the first section.
The music gets faster and Jay realizes this as the game is getting harder. They are then greeted by an infinity maze going upwards and the floor slowly disappearing beneath them. They travel upwards and after a while, they slowly get tired. Just as they think the side-scroller is endless, Nya gets a Loot-Box and unlocks the ability to perform Airjitzu. Jay and Lloyd tell Nya to go on without them but says for them to grab and hold tight and flies up to the top.
When they arrive at the top, they find themselves having to choose a champion to face their most dreaded challenger and obtain the Orange Key-Tana. Lloyd is chosen and walks in the fighting arena. Unagami chooses and spawns Lloyd's most dreaded challenger, which was fake Harumi, which surprises Lloyd. Jay and Nya try to warn him of what Unagami is doing, but a dome blocks them from entering the arena and mutes their voices from the inside.
Jay and Nya obtain the Orange Key-Tana, but they lose Lloyd as he has been cubed. Jay then tells Nya that they will stop Unagami and finish it for those who were lost.
Jay and Nya arrive at the Temple of Madness, passing through conveyor belts of shurikens while hand in hand, using skills they previously learned in their dance lessons to guide them through. They successfully make it through without losing any lives, despite a glitch occurring on one shuriken that was unpredictable.
Jay thinks the next level will be more challenging than the previous, as this is normally what video games do when the player progresses, but they end up at Sushimi's Sushi Restaurant. Thinking it’s a provided time to recharge, Jay and Nya take a seat, however their waitress turns against them, making them realize it’s actually an attack. She throws knives and monster sushi at Jay and Nya, but they evade her attacks and defeat her. The monster sushi attack Jay, but Nya helps him shake them off.
Three red sushi chefs enter the room and begin throwing dishes and knives at Jay and Nya. Jay and Nya flip and push the tables in front of them as shields. They take out two of the chefs before having to deal with the pieces of monster sushi again. Jay and Nya defeat two of the chefs, but the third summons Sushimi, the Mad Sushi Chef. Jay and Sushimi fight with Sushimi’s weapon of choice, Chopsticks, but realizing they had to defeat him quicker, throw monster sushi on Sushimi’s face. Jay throws him on the conveyer belt and Nya turns it on, sending the chef flying across the room and opening the door to a staircase leading to a firewall, the last thing between them and Unagami.
Jay and Nya hug, but unexpectedly Sushimi has walked up the staircase and throws a malice at the couple. Nya sees him and quickly pushes Jay away, but is killed and cubed in the process. Jay, enraged, throws the malice back at Sushimi, destroying him.
In despair, Jay breaks down over Nya's death, saying he couldn't do this alone. Unagami tells Jay to surrender or suffer the same fate. Jay refuses and switches the Key-Tanas, closing down the firewall. Before leaving, Jay tells Nya's energy cube that he'll set things right and runs off to face Unagami.
As Jay gets closer to Unagami, he gets a good look at what he's building: The Manifestation Gate, with all the energy cubes of the cubed players being put in place. Unagami congratulates Jay on beating the game. Angry, Jay expresses he will do the same to "Milton Dyer". He begins to think Unagami is playing dumb when he acts confused when being called by that name, so Jay tells him to give up his ruse. Unagami tells Jay that Dyer was his creator and his whole reason for his plan to enter Ninjago, to hear his reason on why he abandoned him. Jay then comes to conclusion that Unagami was the game as the latter denies this. Unagami sends the pieces of Nya's Energy Cube to be apart of his gateway, finishing it, much to Jay's dismay. With it now being completed, a shock wave travels throughout Prime Empire, alerting the NPCs and calling the Red Visors to the temple.
Unagami attempts to leave but is stopped by Jay, and the two fight, however, Unagami turns into a Dragon and knocks Jay aside. Unagami then flies through the gateway with many Red Visors following. Some stay behind to fight Jay. As he continues holding them off, one knocks his controller out of his hands and falling down below. Jay continues to fight but soon gets overwhelmed. Just as it all seems over, he uses the amulet he achieved earlier and summons the Cyber Dragon, now blue and under his command. He then takes out the rest of the Red Visors and flies through the gateway.
Jay follows him out of the gate, meeting Zane, P.I.X.A.L., Dyer, and Wu. Jay helps P.I.X.A.L. free Zane from the Manifestation Gate. After telling the others that the other ninja got cubed, Jay then forms a plan for Dyer to meet Unagami at the top of Borg Tower. Unagami chases Jay, who eventually lands on Borg Tower. Unagami, in dragon form, roars at Jay, however, Jay starts to console him, saying that he could relate to Unagami being abandoned by his creator, as Jay had been adopted and never knew his biological parents. Unagami attempts to bring the conversation to an end, pointing his spear at Jay, however, Dyer appears, wanting to speak with his creation. Jay watches as Unagami starts to glitch into a child form, revealing a scared and confused child.
After Dyer convinces Unagami to come home with him and the two made amends, Unagami releases all who were previously in Prime Empire. Jay, along with Wu, P.I.X.A.L and Zane go down to meet them. As the ninja exit the portal, they see Jay. Nya, happy to see her boyfriend once again, embraces Jay, who lifts her up and kisses her. Lloyd and the rest of the ninja gather around, with Kai asking what had happened. Jay replies saying it’s a long story, and that Unagami is finally where he belongs, home.
Jay and Nya are raking leaves, but he realizes there is too much work to do. Jay decides to use Spinjitzu despite Nya advising him not to use it. They finish their work, but Wu is buried underneath the pile. However, Wu doesn't say anything and he heads back inside.
The ninja then receive a letter from the Kingdom of Shintaro and Jay adores the card that was provided. He then reads what's inside the card and tells the rest of the group they've received an invitation to celebrate Princess Vania's birthday.
Jay and the rest of the ninja head out via the Bounty. Along the way, they hear strange sounds and Zane reveals that a species of bats called the Dire Bats lived in the area. However, Jay thinks the account isn't real until a Dire Bat picks him up and starts flying away. Jay screams in fear and begs for mercy, so the Dire Bat drops him. Luckily, Cole is able to save him on another Dire Bat. Soon, the creature flings the two Ninja from his bag, but Kai is able to save the two Ninja by tossing them a rope. The Bounty then begins to descend after one of the Dire Bats knocked the sails over.
The ninja prepare to crash, but realize the Bounty is still floating. Then soon discover the Army of Shintaro carrying the ship while Hailmar greets the ninja and shows them the Ivory City in the horizon.
Jay and the ninja marveled at the beauty of the Ivory City and were escorted inside the throne room where they met King Vangelis and Princess Vania. As Jay walked out, he informs Lloyd that Vania liked Cole, causing Lloyd to get suspicious of Vania.
During the night, Cole woke everyone up and told them about encountering a purple monster and having a necklace that used to belong to his mother. However, the ninja believed Cole was dreaming and they headed back to sleep.
Jay and the other Ninja are strolling through the magnificent gardens, and realize that Cole is missing.
Suddenly, Princess Vania appears from out of a tunnel in a frenzy, telling the ninja that she went into the Dungeons with Cole and found something terrible. There's an underground mine filled with little creatures forced to mine by black skeletons. Cole stayed behind to rescue them, and told her to get help.
The seven of them go to tell King Vangelis, and he is angry at his daughter for disobeying his orders, endangering their guests. He says that he'll send his guards down at once to find Cole, but he will not allow the ninja to go. The ninja realize that the creature that Cole saw in his bedroom was real all along.
The ninja leave the throne room, and make secret plans to enter the dungeons behind the King's orders. Vania agrees to show them the way into the dungeons, and she leads the way back to the garden.
Wu agrees to stay behind with Vania, feeling as though he'll slow the rest of them down. The ninja enter the cave and find that Vania was telling the truth. Zane detects simple weapons and crude fortifications from the skeletons, and the others suggest that they bust up the bags of bones, and rescue Cole nice and quickly.
They all agree, and steal the keys to Cole's cage, and free him at last. In order to delay their capture, Zane blocks an entrance off for the skeletons with his shuriken. Cole tells them to keep the volume down, as there's a winged masked man who lives in the temple in the center.
The two tribes of creatures that live in the dungeons, the Geckles and Munce, start to quarrel with each other, causing a ruckus. This alerts the Awakened Warriors, who begin to attack the ninja. Lloyd orders Jay and Nya to take our the warriors, while the rest of them run away. The ninja and the others are in shock, watching the Geckles and Munce call each other "blade stealers." Meanwhile, the ninja find that the Awakened Warriors go down without much trouble.
While trying to defend themselves, Zane realizes that his Elemental Powers are no use in the dungeons.
All the commotion causes the masked man to exit his temple. The man reveals himself as the Skull Sorcerer, a masked man in a black gown with wings, wielding a glowing green skull. The Skull Sorcerer uses the green skull in his hands to awaken the black skeletons around him, overwhelming the ninja, leading to their defeat and eventual capture.
Jay and the other Ninja are put to work by the Awakened Warriors, forced to mine heaping amounts of Vengestone, which explains their inability to use their powers.
After causing a ruckus, they are locked up in a cage with several Geckles. When Gliff picks a fight with Murt, the ninja begin to wonder where their feud started.
The Geckle explains that long ago, a hero named "Gilly" (who the Munce argues was named "Milly,") entered the mountain with two blades to defend the Geckles and Munce from a terrible dragon known as Grief-Bringer (who the Munce argues was called "Mief-Bringer.") After defeating the dragon, "Gilly" left behind her blades as gifts to the Geckles and Munce— leaving the Ivory Blade of Deliverance to the Geckles, and the Shadow Blade of Deliverance to the Munce.
The two tribe's feud started when the Munce apparently stole their blade, however the Munce argues that the Geckles were the ones that stole the blade. The ninja come to the conclusion that it was actually the Skull Sorcerer who stole both blades, in order to get control over both tribes. While the tribes fight over themselves, they can't fight the Skull Sorcerer.
Lloyd puts together a plan to get the two tribes to make a truce so they can all break out. Word is passed around through Geckles and Munce about a secret meeting after lunch, and when the time comes, they discuss retrieving both Blades by defeating the Skull Sorcerer.
Later, the ninja break out of their cages by getting a Minos to eat through their chains. The ninja split up, while Cole and Lloyd attempt to find the two blades, Zane and the others go about releasing the remaining Geckles and Munce. A few minutes later, chaos ensues, as Cole and Lloyd are chased away by the Skull Sorcerer.
In the commotion, the ninja are split up so that Jay, Nya, and Lloyd go one path, while Zane and Kai go down another. Kai notices Cole dodging many attacks from the Skull Sorcerer and encourages him to follow him and Zane. Before he could, the Skull Sorcerer blocks off the front of their tunnel with an small avalanche, much to Kai's dismay as Cole is further separated from the group as he is chased by the Skull Sorcerer.
Jay, Nya, and Lloyd follow the Munce to their home; however, Murt cannot remember where to go. Feeling like they'll never escape the tunnel, Jay begins to moan, but Nya finds footprints and they follow the tracks. Jay quickly changes his attitude saying he was always optimistic which earns a stern look from the others.
The ninja including Jay are introduce to Queen Murtessa, and she begins to take affection for Jay despite Nya claiming they are together.
Nya is furious at Jay for not stepping up and defending Nya. When the Munce call the ninja for their meal, they only request Jay to enter. Jay wasn't listening and was about to enter, but Nya pulls him aside and demands everyone to eat together.
While at the dining room, Jay continues to brag about his abilities such as turning all of the crystals to blue using his Elemental Powers. Murtessa is impressed and asks Jay if he has a special interest, but Nya interjects herself and claims she is with Jay. Murtessa then challenges Nya to a duel to determine Jay's partner, and Nya agrees.
Before the fight, Jay tells Nya that fighting isn't a good idea. Nya then tells Jay that if she doesn't fight, he would be stuck here forever, and eating disgusting food. Jay then begs Nya to win the fight.
Jay watches Nya take on Murtessa. At first, Nya is struggling but is able to pull out a victory when she uses Spinjitzu to knock Murtessa out. The Munce watch in shock and declare Nya as the new queen.
Jay watches as the Munce argue whether they should attend the truce meeting with the Geckles. Nya then gets the Munces' attention by using her Elemental Powers and forces the Munce to the meeting.
When they arrive, Jay and the ninja try to settle everyone down after tensions rise between the two tribes. Suddenly, they hear the sound of Grief-Bringer and everyone but Zane and Lloyd flee.
The ninja, Geckles, and Munce are running away from Grief-Bringer and decide to hide in the Geckle Strong-Cave.
When Nya and the Munce are trying to close the gate, Kai and the rest of the ninja head out to buy time for them to close it. The ninja perform Spinjitzu to defeat most of the Awakened Warriors, but they quickly rebuild themselves. Murtessa is able to break the chains to the gate and the ninja retreat back in.
Tensions once rise between the two tribes as Gulch is upset that the Munce are in his shelter.
Even though both sides dislike each other, they both are fearful when Grief-Bringer and the Awakened Warriors attempt to tear down the gate. Nya recognizes a pile of rocks covering something and asks the Geckles and Munce to work together to remove the rocks. Kai marvels at their teamwork, and when they're done, he enters first. However, he discovers there's no other way out.
Murtessa and Gulch apologize to each other and Kai and Nya officially establish peace with the opposing tribes. At the same time, the Skull Sorcerer destroys the gate and is about to fight until the ninja decide to surrender themselves and allow the Geckles and Munce to be free. The Skull Sorcerer agrees and the ninja are taken away.
Jay and the ninja are locked up in a cage and overlook the Geckles and Munce working in the mines. The Skull Sorcerer approaches their cage and informs the ninja they'll be destroyed by Grief-Bringer. The Skull Sorcerer then reveals himself to be Vangelis and tells the ninja he disposed Cole and Wu into the heart of the mountain.
During the execution ceremony, Jay and the ninja watch in fear as Grief-Bringer is about to be released, but he doesn't come out. Cole then shows himself and fights the Skull Sorcerer. The ninja cheer him on and wish they could join the fight as well. While the Munces and Geckles are also fighting, Plundar and Adam free the ninja so they could join the fight.
Jay continuee to fight the Awakened Warriors alongside the ninja, Upply, Munces, and Geckles. Despite being overwhelmed, they received aid when Vania and the Winged Guards of Shintaro arrived as well.
After Cole unlocked the Spinjitzu Burst, Jay watched Vangelis being taken away by his former guards.
During the ceremony, Vania was declared queen of Shintaro and she promised peace for everyone. As the ninja leave, Murtessa said goodbye to Jay as he kissed her hand. In response, she ended up hugging him.
Jay is with the other Ninja when Cecil tells them of Misako’s disappearance. He later meets Twitchy Tim with the other Ninja. He travels to the Island of the Keepers and with the other Ninja, drive their way into the Uncharted jungle.
In the heart of the uncharted jungle, Jay, along with his fellow ninja and Twitchy Tim, found their expedition interrupted when Lloyd abruptly stopped, his eyes fixed on something above. He voiced his suspicion of having spotted an animal lurking around, but Jay reminded him that they were in a jungle. Meanwhile, Cole, feeling the pangs of hunger, asked if anyone had brought along snacks. Jay confessed that he had indeed packed some, but they had unfortunately fallen into the ocean, leaving Cole disheartened. Turning his attention to Twitchy Tim, Lloyd sought information about the island's fauna, to which Tim responded with a list of various poisonous creatures and hazardous plants. Despite the potential dangers, Lloyd remained resolute, insisting that nothing would deter them from their mission to find Misako, Master Wu, and Clutch Powers. As they pressed on, Lloyd soon recognized the futility of attempting to navigate the jungle with their Jungle Choppers. Just then, a growl echoed through the trees, revealing a Jungle Dragon that lunged at Nya. While Jay, Kai, and Cole prepared for a confrontation, Nya quickly discerned that the creature merely wanted to play. This revelation led to a friendly interaction, with Jay suggesting the name "Zippy" for the Jungle Dragon. However, Lloyd remained focused on their mission, dismissing Zippy's presence. Undeterred, Jay and the others continued their trek, with Zippy trailing behind.
Their journey soon brought them to a clearing where Zane detected signs of a struggle. Shortly thereafter, they stumbled upon a statue that came to life, startling the group. As two additional statues emerged, the ninja found themselves engaged in battle with the Stone Guardians. Jay faced off against the third Stone Guardian, unleashing a bolt of lightning, only to have the Guardian channel the energy back at him, initiating a chase as it retaliated with its own lightning strikes. The Stone Guardians subsequently piled atop one another, invoking the tempest from the storm belt and directing the lightning of the storm to strike at the ninja. Kai teased Jay, suggesting that he is not the sole wielder of lightning as a signature move. Jay, unfazed, acknowledged the jest with a knowing response before he and the others swiftly made their escape.
As the ninja ran, Nya quickly realized that Lloyd was no longer with them. Meanwhile, Jay also recognized that Twitchy Tim was missing, but he mistakenly referred to him as Nutty Ned, unable to recall the correct name. In a moment of distraction, Nya almost lost her balance at the precipice of a cliff. Jay, in an unintentional act, pushed Nya to the edge, but he managed to grab her just in time, calling her name in a panic. To evade the pursuing Stone Guardians, Nya proposed the idea of crossing a rope bridge. Jay expressed his doubts about the bridge's safety, voicing his fears that it might collapse, leading them to a perilous fall. Zane, while acknowledging the potential dangers, insisted on taking the risk and dashed across the bridge to join the other ninja. As the ominous roars of the Stone Guardians echoed behind him, Jay reluctantly followed, his eyes tightly shut, convinced that the bridge would give way beneath him. It was only when Cole urged him to open his eyes that he realized they had successfully crossed. However, his moment of triumph was short-lived as the bridge suddenly crumbled beneath them. Jay reminded Zane of his earlier concerns, but before they could react further, they heard a crackling sound of an electrical attack from behind, and in an instant, Zane vanished. Jay called out for others, only to be struck by an electric shock from a Keeper.
At night, Jay and the remaining ninja were brought to the Keepers' Village, where they encountered Mammatus. He accused them of plotting to steal an amulet, similar to previous visitors to their island. Jay, taken aback, asked what amulet Mammatus was talking about. In response, Mammatus revealed the Storm Amulet, explaining that it had been forcibly removed from Wojira's head. He went on to describe the sacred oath the Keepers had taken to safeguard the amulet from those with ill intentions, emphasizing a long-standing tradition of guardianship. Zane stepped in to reassure Mammatus that they had no intention of taking the artifact, hoping to clear up any confusion. Despite this, Mammatus insisted that them seeing the amulet posed a danger. Jay then questioned the logic behind Mammatus showing them the amulet if it was only going to escalate the situation. In a decisive move, Mammatus chose to imprison Jay and the others indefinitely to protect the amulet.
After being sentenced to be jailed forever, Jay tries to make peace with the Keepers, just to be determined as a ‘gift’. He is given food by PoulErik and thinks that the Keepers want Jay to be their king. Jay is later being taken to “Wojira” and yells in fear as he is about to be sacrificed.
After being caught by “Wojira”. Jay finds out the whole ordeal is a just a scam and questions why they are so many thugs in one area. He later finds out that the mastermind is Ronin and helps stop him.
To determine who would get the last cookie, Kai and Jay challenged each other to see who can chop the most bricks. Kai was able to win with one hundred and one. However, this alerted Wu who scolded the two for removing bricks from the monastery walls instead of meditating on the six Fundamental Virtues of Spinjitzu. Jay recalled being told by Wu to do something, but blanked out and asked what they were suppose to meditate on.
With the ninja forgetting the virtues, Wu ordered them to meditate immediately. While meditating, Jay was about to eat a cookie, but it was knocked out by Wu. While Wu was attending to the door, Jay continued to meditate even when Nya heard a roar in the background. When Nya investigated by opening the door, they was shocked to see Wu grasped by a green dragon. The ninja tried to fight the dragon, but the dragon was able to deflect their attacks and escape through a portal. The ninja then entered the portal hoping to save their master.
The ninja exited the portal and saw the green dragon across a pool of lava. Having to get across, Jay decided to use the chains hanging from the ceiling, but fell off and nearly knocked Zane over. Fortunately, he is saved by the Fire Dragon and entered the next portal.
Jay and the ninja raced in the Speedway Five-Billion attempting to reach the portal at the finish line. However, the Whack Rats were blocking their way and kept respawning every time they were defeated. Lloyd then realized they needed to be defeated in order to get across and after he "died", he respawned near the portal. The rest of the ninja followed suit and entered the next portal.
As Jay and Kai emerged from the portal, they found themselves in the Never-Realm, a place Jay struggled to remember until Kai jogged his memory. Their arrival was soon interrupted by the Ice Emperor, who announced a competition. Mistaking the Ice Emperor for Zane, Jay implored him to drop the act and behave normally. To their astonishment, they discovered the real Zane trapped in a Vengestone cage alongside the other ninja. Confused, Jay pointed out that Zane was indeed the Ice Emperor, to which Zane retorted that he was not in that role at the moment, a point Jay acknowledged. The Ice Emperor then commanded Jay and Kai to participate in a joust to demonstrate their virtues. Kai suggested juggling as a less aggressive alternative, joking about Jay's supposed ventriloquism skills. Jay quickly refuted this claim, prompting Kai to encourage him to go along with the jest. Jay argued that the falsehood regarding his ventriloquism was easily disproven and questioned the ethics of lying, leading Kai to challenge Jay's sudden dedication to honesty, much to Jay's irritation. The Ice Emperor presented Jay and Kai with an ultimatum: each would engage in a jousting match against one of his Blizzard Warriors, with the condition that they could not use dragon flight. If they triumphed over both adversaries, he vowed to free their friends and provide a portal to rescue Wu. Conversely, failure would lead to their eternal entrapment as frozen statues.
As Kai faced off against a Blizzard Warrior, he emerged victorious. The Ice Emperor then stated that if Jay succeeded in the subsequent joust, their freedom and access to the portal would be assured. With the pressure mounting, Jay readied himself for his turn. When the joust began, he successfully unseated his opponent but was also thrown from his dragon, though this slip seemingly went unnoticed by the Ice Emperor. Jay confided in Kai about the incident, but Kai advised him to keep it to himself, arguing that, from the Ice Emperor's viewpoint, they had won fairly. The Ice Emperor ultimately recognized the ninja's success, affirming their victory over his warriors in a legitimate contest, yet he cautioned that there would be repercussions for their defeat. Jay stepped in, insisting that no innocent person should endure suffering because of lies, and revealed that he too had fallen from his dragon, not considering himself the true victor. However, the Ice Emperor considered Jay as the champion, admitting he was aware of Jay's fall, but stressed that the challenge was about more than just jousting skills; it was a true test of character. He then unleashed a powerful blast that freed the other ninja from their cage. The Ice Emperor quickly created a portal and urged the ninja to hurry and save Wu. As Jay and Kai neared the portal, Kai voiced his strong belief that his earlier plan involving ventriloquism could have succeeded. Jay responded to Kai's remark, recognizing the merit in the ventriloquism idea, though he added a touch of sarcasm to his acknowledgment.
Jay and the ninja fought the Awakened Warriors in the Mines of Shintaro. After saving the Geckles from the warriors, the ninja used the catapult to launch themselves to the next portal.
Jay and the ninja found themselves on the Island of the Keepers with Jay on his dragon. They discovered Wu held captive by the Legendary Dragon along with three other dragons surrounded by a forcefield. The ninja suggested different strategies, but Kai disregarded everything proposed by the ninja and took the dragons head on. Kai destroyed the forcefield allowing Jay and Nya to defeat one of the smaller dragons. Despite the ninja defeating the dragons and saving Wu, their master informed them it was merely a lesson to teach the six Fundamental Virtues of Spinjitzu.
Jay and the other ninja were on a mission, with the enemy and their intentions unknown, to intersect a delivery of trucks containing something they had to stop. They were in disguise as common folk nearby in the water pretending to work, but when Miss Demeanor mentioned the ninja, they jumped out from their disguises and confronted them. The ninja, Jay, Kai, and Lloyd, frantically dodged fire as it burst from the weapons Miss Demeanor held. The villain then ordered the thugs to take care of them while she rode off with the trucks and Jay questioned why they fought common thugs so often. After they took care of the thugs, they caught up to Cole, Zane, and Nya to attempt to cut them off. Nya tried to stop them with Nya's Powers, but soon lost control of it as two whirlpools formed into one larger one. It unfortunately zipped around the trucks and Jay commented on how they were getting away, but the enormous whirlpool was headed straight for a nearby village, threatening the people in it. The ninja tried to stop the whirlpool, but nothing worked. Nya lost control and couldn't regain it, so all they could do was beat it to the village and evacuate the people before the whirlpool destroyed it. Jay ushered people out of the village with the others up onto high ground as the whirlpool fell apart, causing the village to flood. Fortunately, the people and the ninja were safe on the high ground.
Later, the ninja were back at the monastery in the hanger bay discussing what had occurred during their mission with Master Wu. Cole said that there was Vengestone in the trucks, which caused immediate concern. They then told Wu how the villain called herself Miss Demeanor and that she had managed to get away, but it was unintentionally Nya's fault. Nya then stormed into the hanger bay ranting on about how it was her fault and it was just a tiny mistake and that she had lost control, but she assured everyone it wouldn't happen again, though, right before she turned to leave, the sprinklers were set off and poured water all over the systems. All the other ninja were immediately concerned about Nya and her elemental power.
Jay went to the library where Wu and the other ninja, excluding Nya, were gathered, searching for information about Elemental Powers. As Wu studied a scroll listing various Elemental Powers except Water and Wind, he shared that the First Spinjitzu Master had control over all elemental powers except for Wind and Water, which were under the influence of Wojira. Wu explained that when Wojira merged Wind and Water, she could unleash Storm and Wave, creating a powerful force known as the Fury of the Storm. He recounted the tale of how Wojira was ultimately defeated in battle against the First Spinjitzu Master and the Merlopians, highlighting a Merlopian warrior who managed to take the Amulets of Wojira, including the Storm Amulet. Curious, Jay asked if Nya's powers were linked to Wojira or the amulets, to which Wu admitted he wasn't sure and recommended consulting Maya for further insights. Kai expressed skepticism, pointing out that Nya and Maya were not particularly close due to their parents' absence during their childhood. He emphasized Nya's strong sense of independence. Jay concurred with Kai's observations.
Later, Jay became a victim of Water acting out in the bathroom with the toilet and he then went to confront Nya with the others, just to see Ray and Maya show up as well.
Jay became a victim of Water when a fake amulet burst. He was later helping the other ninja clean the living room when Nya entered the room flustered and apologized for the mess, but just then, Zane and Pixal returned from their mission and informed them that there may have been something bothering Nya’s powers.
Jay was present when P.I.X.A.L. introduced the Hydro Bounty. He, as well as all the other ninja, were astonished when they saw the Hydro Bounty. Jay was impressed and questioned how she could have built it so fast. Later, he was part of the exploration team, which included Lloyd, Nya, Zane, and P.I.X.A.L., to investigate what was bothering Nya’s powers. The rest of the ninja stayed behind to protect the city when needed. Right as they are making their great appearance before boarding the Hydro Bounty in the night, Jay accidently fired his weapon, causing it to fly out of his hands into Lloyd's. There was awkwardness as Nya scolded Jay for being clumsy.
The ninja boarded the ship and entered the bridge and were put in the positions to navigate the controls. Zane, wanting to be in the moment, activated his pirate voice and sat at the center to captain the crew. Jay, not having been in control of a submarine before, asked what his job was. Zane answered in a pirate voice that he was at the helm. After they submerged, P.I.X.A.L.'s systems detected movement in the aft corridor. The alarm stopped and she then assumed it was a faulty sensor. Soon the ninja entered the deepest part of the ocean, the trench known as the Tartarus Trench, which had never been mapped.
As Jay consumed sushi in the Hydro Bounty's kitchen, Nya told him of her disturbances and he comforted her by assuring her that they would find a solution to Nya's Powers malfunctioning. As he was comforting her, he suddenly commented how he wouldn't want to be scolded by Captain Zane for not doing the dishes, but he was then surprised when he saw them all washed and cleaned. The other ninjas became baffled as they discovered the chores throughout the entire ship were being completed by a mysterious person. Jay claimed that they were being haunted by the ghost of some butler, then he and the other ninjas chase an unknown figure through the hallways. They eventually found Maya hiding at the ceiling from them.
When they approached the Tartarus Trench, Jay groaned in embarrassment as Maya informed him that she would have to teach him how to bleach his boxer shorts. As they continued deeper into the trench, they passed a series of old sunken ships, which caused the ninja to become worried. Soon the Hydro Bounty was sunk by a Maaray Guard, and after the ship fell upon an edge of a cliff, Jay commented how he was going to need to wash his boxer shorts again. Once P.I.X.A.L. informed them that all the systems were down, they realized that they were stranded.
After Nya was finished with an argument against her mother while attempting to reactivate the battery, Nya opened the door to realize that the others had possibly been eavesdropping and she asked if they had heard them. Jay lied but Zane told the truth, which upsetted Nya. Jay then plunged a plunger on Zane’s face and he said that they should adjust his honesty circuits. When Nya explained to P.I.X.A.L. that she couldn't fix it and the battery was shot, Jay offered to use his powers to recharge it, but P.I.X.A.L and Zane quickly dismissed that thought as they told Jay that it was too dangerous. Since the ninja required a large supply of energy to recharge the battery, they decided to go after the energy source that may have been messing with Nya's Powers could have the amount to recharge it.
After P.I.X.A.L showed them the new APS suits, which she only managed to build two, Nya was the first to jump into a suit and Jay suggested he could also go, but Nya replied that she had better chances. Not a moment later, Maya claimed the other suit, contradicting Nya when she said she didn't need help and she explained that they were both better off with each other. P.I.X.A.L flooded the chambers and Maya and Nya headed toward the mysterious source they were tracking. Jay and the others had access to communication with them and there was a camera on their APS suits, allowing them to also view what Nya and Maya were seeing. Soon, Nya and Maya were revealed to the gates of the Temple of Wojira and Zane managed to translate an old dialect engraved on the gates, causing Jay to ask why someone would be sleeping in a creepy underwater temple and that that made no sense all while Zane worked on deciphering the message. Jay, as well as all the other ninja were shocked when Zane finally told them that Wojira was the creature who was sleeping, and Jay admitted he thought it was just a myth. They immediately warned Nya and Maya of the sleeper's identity and ordered them to get out of the temple.
Nya and Maya's communication lines were cut off and their camera screen went blank, causing Jay and the others to worry. When Lloyd asked how much air supply the suits had, P.I.X.A.L. answered that at their depth, one hour. Jay then panicked and said they had to help them and that they had to get the sub fixed and go after them, then he said he was going to zap the battery. Zane quickly told Jay that zapping the battery would be exceedingly dangerous with the engine room partially flooded and he said that even if Jay did survive, a charge of that magnitude would be fatal. Right before Jay was about to leave the bridge to the engine room, P.I.X.A.L offered a possible alternative solution by attempting to reroute power from life support and auxiliary. After multiple failed attempts to reroute the power and causing all the power to be lost, Jay informed them that he was going to go down and get the oxygen tanks, which they figured out that was a lie since the oxygen tanks were located up on their current floor. Jay grabbed an oxygen tank and mask and dove down into the flooded area with the engine room and he locked the door, preventing the other panicked ninjas from stopping him. He then connected with the batteries and sent his power through them as the others banged on the door and begged him not to do it. Fortunately, Jay's attempt was successful and all power returned to the Hydro Bounty, and he exited the door with electricity buzzing off him. As he walked out, he asked why they were all standing around and staring at him and that they should get the engines started. Zane gave Jay the role of being captain at the helm for his successful efforts and they set course for the energy signal.
Right as Nya was going to be attacked by Ripper Sharks, Jay and Lloyd blasted them with their weapons, causing the sharks to flee. After Nya and Maya boarded the Hydro Bounty with the others, red lights flashed in the room and P.I.X.A.L. informed them that that was the proximity alarm, which meant they had unannounced visitors. The Maaray Guards ordered their ship and the ninja to either come with them peacefully or be fired upon for trespassing Merlopians territory. Since the ship couldn't handle anymore damage and they were unlikely to outrun the guards, the ninja didn't have a choice other than to follow them. Jay, along with the other ninja were lead to Merlopia, and King Trimaar assertively told them that they would be punished for trespassing into his kingdom and risking the peace. Lloyd and Nya then explained that they didn't know there was such a kingdom down there, and that it was Trimaar's son, Kalmaar, who forced them to trespass for wrecking their ship. Nya then continued by telling the king that Kalmaar also took her and Maya captive and that he was attempting to wake up the sleeping serpent, Wojira. King Trimaar was disturbed by this news and he demanded the prince to come to him immediately. Kalmaar then walked into the room and admitted to sinking the ninja's vessel and many other ships, then he blasted the king with his trident, causing him to collapse. Kalmaar quickly called the guards and blamed Trimaar's injury on the ninja and Jay and the others were forced to run as the guards tried to attack them.
The ninja tried to navigate through the palace hallways to find the exit as Lloyd told them he couldn't believe they witnessed a palace coup and Jay added on by saying he couldn't believe they were blamed for it. They eventually got to a dead end, but they were concerned when they heard a strange noise to which Jay commented that it sounded like somebody left the tub on. To everyone's surprise, the palace flooded with water and they were forced to equip their oxygen masks as the wave washed over them. When the rushing water calmed down, Jay said the guards would have to do better than that, but was interrupted by approaching ripper sharks. Nya scolded Jay for possibly jinxing them and she ordered Zane to freeze the water as Jay screamed when the sharks raced through the water toward them. After Zane created an ice barrier to prevent the sharks from attacking them, Jay laughed at them and taunted them, resulting in Nya scolding him again.
The Ripper Sharks broke down Zane's ice barrier, forcing Nya to use her powers to slow down their attacks. As Jay watched the sharks advancing on Nya, the door suddenly opened and Jay and the others were pulled through into another room. The sharks were trapped on the other side of the doors in the flooded side of the palace while the ninja were now in a dry space. It was soon revealed that Benthomaar opened the door and saved them, so Jay and the other ninja followed him to escape. While they were running, Jay asked where he was taking them, and Benthoaar answered that they were headed to the hanger bay, where their vessel was taken. Shortly after, Benthomaar told the others to stay put while he distracted Maaray Guards and Jay questioned if they should trust him, and Nya said no but at the same time that he didn't have to help them. After getting into the Hanger Bay, Benthomaar lied to guards to get to the vessel, but when they didn't do anything, Jay attempted to create a story that they were from another underwater city called Bubbketubbleopolis. Just as he thought the guards believed him, they fired their weapons at them and charged, forcing Jay and the ninja to fight. As Jay fought, he commented that that was no way to treat a tourist when the guards kept firing their weapons at him and he then yelled that the citizens of Bubbletubbleopolis wouldn't be pleased. Jay jumped into the Hydro Bounty after kicking a guard across the Hanger Bay and they headed into the water with Lloyd close behind them in one of the APS suits. In the ship, Jay sat at the helm and captained the ninja crew, alerting everyone when a torpedo was launched at them. Fortunately, they were able to dodge the torpedoes and escaped through a cave after causing it to cave-in to prevent Kalmaar and his guards from chasing them.
He was later introduced to Benthomaar by Nya and Jay asked him why he had decided to help them. Benthomaar explained that Kalmaar sought to awaken Wojira and destroy the surface world and how he had promised his father to do everything in his power to stop him. Jay and the other ninja didn't worry too much since Kalmaar couldn't wake Wojira without the Storm Amulet and they knew where it was. They then headed for the Island of the Keepers.
After being told of how Wojira can be awakened, Jay questioned about the Amulets of Wojira and was soon surprised to learn that the amulets actually fit inside of Wojira's head and not rested on top of it. While en-route to the Island of the Keepers, Jay wass knocked around multiple times because of the Storm belt. Later, he popped his head out only to be met with hostile by the Keepers, he was then greeted by PoulErik and was taken to Mammatus. He was shocked to discover that the Storm Amulet was a fake. On the Hydro Bounty, Kalmaar arrived. Jay tried to trick him with the fake amulet but Kalmaar already knew and destroyed the Bounty.
Jay listened to the tale of the Battle of Nine Days and joined in the fight against Kalmaar. He celebrated with the ninja over their supposed victory over Kalmaar.
Having seemingly thwarted Kalmaar's plan, Jay celebrated by going on a date with Nya at Benny's Arcade Emporium. Upon entering the arcade, he briefly glossed about his time in Prime Empire before joining Nya on the Dancy Pants game, with the two performing a move Nya coined "The Electric Jaya." After beating the high score, and destroying the machine in the process, Jay and Nya were contacted by Wu to report to the police station.
Jay and Nya made their way to the police station, where they joined Wu, Zane, and Benthomaar. The Police Commissioner conveyed alarming news, stating that Glutinous had turned himself in to share a grave warning. Glutinous informed them that Kalmaar had successfully awakened Wojira, leaving Jay and Nya in a state of disbelief. Jay was skeptical, arguing that it seemed impossible given that Kalmaar only possessed the Wave Amulet. However, Glutinous clarified that Kalmaar had cleverly swapped the real Storm Amulet with the counterfeit from the Island of the Keepers. Despite Jay's insistence that Kalmaar couldn't, Glutinous reassured him that it had indeed happened. He elaborated that with both Amulets of Wojira in his possession, Kalmaar was able to awaken her and exert control over her using his trident. Glutinous warned that it was only a matter of time before Kalmaar fully harnessed Wojira's powers to destroy Ninjago. Jay and the others attentively listened as Wu reached out to P.I.X.A.L. to make preparations for Kalmaar's impending arrival. After the conversation, Jay and rest left the police station.
Jay was in his Sub car when Wojira attacked Ninjago City. He saved Dareth and people on the bus when the wave hit them. Later, he confronted Wojira but the snake chewed up his car, but he was saved by Nya and was knocked into the flooded roads of Ninjago City.
Jay was stuck underwater and tried to call for help as water filled in the sub car and tried to break out. Jay drowned underwater as Benthomaar pulled him out of the water. He was taken to the Ninjago News Center. Nya made the decision to merge with the sea in order to get the water out of Jay’s lungs. Jay was shocked to see what happened and told the others that he was going to help Nya face Kalmaar.
Jay, along with the ninja and Benthomaar, reached Nya, who was engaged in a fierce battle against Kalmaar and Wojira at the Ninjago City Police Station. Nya managed to gain the upper hand against Kalmaar, but in a moment of distraction caused by Jay calling out to her, Kalmaar seized the opportunity to rise again. Despite Jay's attempt to warn her, Kalmaar struck Nya with his trident, delivering a blow that seemed to kill her, leaving Jay in disbelief. After narrowly avoiding a blast from Wojira, Jay, fueled by anger, grabbed Wu's staff and charged at Kalmaar, determined to avenge Nya. Kalmaar dismissed Jay's attack as reckless, yet Jay continued to fight until Kalmaar knocked him off Wojira's head, taunting him about his weakness and impending doom. Benthomaar then stepped in to confront Kalmaar while Jay fought the Maaray Guards. Ultimately, Benthomaar succeeded in destroying Kalmaar's trident, which freed Wojira from his control. Wojira, having consumed Kalmaar, was ready to launch an attack on Jay and the others. Just then, Nya arrived, transforming into a Water Dragon. A battle ensued between Nya and Wojira, with Wojira using her Storm powers to shock Nya repeatedly. In a climactic moment, Wojira unleashed a combination of Storm and Water, which destroyed Nya's physical form, leaving Jay heartbroken. As Wojira prepared to finish off Jay and the others, Nya reformed. Nya charged at Wojira, shattering the Wave Amulet in the process. This act triggered a surge of lightning that struck Wojira, either killing her or forcing her to retreat into hiding.
Jay tried to embrace Nya to congratulate her, but he found that he cannot reach her, which emphasized her condition. Nya expressed her confusion about Kai and Jay's promise to restore her, leaving Jay and the others puzzled. As Nya listened closely, she became aware of the powerful sounds emanating from the Endless Sea. Benthomaar remarked that the sea was calling out to her. Jay observed the ripples in Nya's water form, signaling her struggle to hold onto her current shape, which raises Jay's concern for her health. Nya then decided to head towards the Endless Sea, saying her goodbyes to Jay and the others. Jay called out to Nya with urgency, worried about her condition and urging her to concentrate. Nya walked by him without responding, which led Jay to plead with her not to go. She paused, turned back, and softly caressed his face, creating a brief moment of connection before she tried to leave again. Wu intervened, asking Nya to fight against whatever is influencing her, reminding her of her true self and inner strength. Nya confidently stated that she was connected to the sea. Jay then revealed his love for her, and Nya responded by acknowledging how "the cookie crumbles," sending a message to her mother about acceptance and destiny. She then plunged into the ocean, leaving Jay in anguish as he called for her to come back. Nya lowered the sea level, offering reassurance to Jay and the others about their bond before she descended back into the ocean's depths.
As Jay prepared for Nya's memorial, he gazed at a photo of them together, overwhelmed by sadness. Maya noticed his troubled expression and approached him, asking if he was okay. Jay forced a smile, attributing his tears to dust in his eyes while lamenting the fact that he never got to say goodbye to Nya. Maya admitted she felt the same sorrow about their lost chance for farewell. Jay then shared a message from Nya that mentioned the cookies, a reference that Maya instantly understood. At that moment, Cole and Kai arrived, greeting Jay and Maya, who exchanged a fleeting smile before going their separate ways. As Cole and Jay walked together, Jay pondered whether Skylor and Dareth had heard the news and if they would join the gathering to honor Nya. Their thoughts were interrupted by the sight of a large crowd assembled in the courtyard. Master Wu stepped forward to address everyone, explaining that they had come together to celebrate Nya's legacy. Jay and the others poured water into an urn as a sign of remembrance for Nya, while Cole offered comfort to Jay.
A few days after the Great Flood, Jay and the other ninja responded to reports of a monster dwelling in the sewers of Ninjago City. Upon arriving at the site of the disturbance, the ninja discovered the police tangling with one of the beast's tentacles. Following Lloyd's orders, Jay shocked the tentacle with some lightning, forcing it to retreat. Jay and the others then descended deeper into the sewers to investigate, discovering the identity of the creature as being a baby leviathan. After a failed attempt in attacking the leviathan with Spinjitzu under Lloyd's orders, Jay attempted to shock it again with lightning, but missed. This missed bolt of lightning then dangerously bounced about the sewer tunnels before dissipating, forcing Jay to stand back. Not long after, Cole proposed an alternative plan for moving the leviathan out from the sewers: Zane would freeze some of the sewer water and Kai would melt it to create a flow of water! Cole's suggestion worked like a charm and the ninja eventually transported the baby to around Lighthouse Island where it would be reunited with its parent. While Lloyd stayed behind on the beach in thought, Jay and the others ventured into the lighthouse in search of a radio to contact P.I.X.A.L. with.
One day, following a visit to the Monastery by Glutinous, Jay and the other ninja learned of Gripe's return to Merlopia and his intentions of seizing the throne in Benthomaar's absence. After some preparations, the ninja set out to Merlopia to stop Gripe's attempted coup. After diving into the waters surrounding Merlopia with their APS suits, the ninja briefly fought against one of Gripe's patrols before making their way to the palace itself.
After sneaking into the palace through one of the supply hatches, Jay and the others encountered Gripe and his forces. During the ensuing struggle, Jay disarmed one of the Maaray soldiers and used their trident in combat against the others. When Gripe's forces began retreating towards the palace, the ninja gave chase and attempted to intercept their foes by traveling through one of the lower tunnels. Unfortunately, Gripe had anticipated for the ninja to take such action and ordered for the lower tunnel to be flooded. With no way out and the exits shut off by Gripe's forces, Jay began to immediately freak out, screaming that they were all going to drown if they didn't think of something quickly. As the tunnel filled with water, Jay attempted to pry open the tunnel doors, but he and the other the ninja surely would've drowned had it not been for the intervention of Glutinous. After recovering from this experience, Jay and the others hastily rushed towards the throne room to confront Gripe and his forces.
In response to seeing the ninja and their survival, Gripe and his followers simply responded by locking themselves inside the throne room, leaving the ninja without anyway inside. Jay then watched with a horrified expression as Kai lost his temper and began a brazen attack against the throne room door, tearing it apart and single handedly defeating Gripe and his forces. After Kai proclaimed victory, Jay and the other ninja admitted that they were impressed with Kai's single handed victory and departed from Merlopia after Gripe was handed over to Glutinous' custody.
After a particularly intense training session, Jay hit the showers of the Monastery to cool down and refresh himself. As he turned on the water, however, Jay discovered to his horror and absolute disgust that the water itself carried a foul smell and taste. When Cole and Kai entered the showers, Jay complained to them about his discovery and all three suited up to warn Wu; unfortunately, they were just a bit too late.
After Zane determined that the Monastery's water had been contaminated with heavy chemicals, the ninja went to Ninjago City to investigate, for the Monastery drew its water from the same supply as the city. A quick trip quickly revealed that all of the water in the city was contaminated as well, forcing the ninja to investigate further upstream, with Jay traveling in his sub car. By following the contaminated river that served Ninjago City's water supply, the ninja discovered an illegal mining operation that was utilizing fracking techniques to mine out a vein of vengestone. When Kai explained how fracking worked to the others, Jay realized that those working on the mining site must have been dumping their polluted waste straight into the river. The ninja would shortly discover that the brains behind this operation was none other than their old foe, Miss Demeanor.
Following Lloyd's orders, Jay and the others launched an attack on the mining operation with Spinjitzu. Although this worked at first, once Miss Demeanor and her goons recovered from the initial attack, they retaliated by blasting the ninja with contaminated water. After retreating, Jay sided with Kai in sarcastically complimenting Lloyd on his idea. When Lloyd asked in an exasperated and annoyed tone if anyone else had an idea instead, Jay thought up of one and chimed in. Noting that the ninja could not use their elemental powers thanks to the vengestone, Jay proposed instead that they use their vehicles and explained his plan to his allies. Now following Jay's plan, all four ninja climbed aboard his sub car and drove towards the mining operation to catch Miss Demeanor's attention. As expected, the villains gave chase and Jay began driving towards the riverbank. As they neared, Jay deliberately slowed down so that the villains caught up to the sub car, where Kai and Cole then pretended to lament their situation, loudly proclaiming that Miss Demeanor and her goons could easily attack the ninja now. As Miss Demeanor and her goons grew bolder, Jay accelerated, making it seem like the ninja were attempting to make a run for it. As the goons accelerated as well in response, Jay drove straight into the river and converted his car to its submersible mode.
While the ninja were able to traverse the contaminated river just fine, the goons on the other hand, were not so fortunate. Due to speeding on ahead in an effort to catch up with the ninja, the goons were unable to brake in time and crashed their mining vehicle into the river. With their vehicle disabled, Jay and the other ninja launched themselves to attack and swiftly rounded up the stranded goons. Hurling their defeated foes into the polluted river, Jay taunted them, declaring that this was true "environmental protection!" Miss Demeanor on the other hand, managed to escape once more. Although Lloyd tried to rally up the ninja to give chase, Cole dismissed the pursuit, explaining that the health of Ninjago City's citizens was more important and their priority right now was in notifying the Police Commissioner about their findings so that the river could be cleaned up.
Responding to a distress signal from a cargo ship, Jay sped off to the nature preserve where the other ninja were currently occupied at. Requesting assistance, Cole agreed to help Jay, and together, they set out to stop Captain Soto from hijacking the cargo ship. After securing Soto, Jay noticed that they had drifted near the Lighthouse Island and he decided to take a quick visit. Shortly before entering the lighthouse, Jay recalled some old events and realized that he felt the closest to Nya there, so he decided to stay there for a while. Cole bid Jay farewell and took Soto back to Ninjago City, taking the sub car with him. Inside the lighthouse, Jay saw Echo Zane, who does not remember him. Jay explained to him about the time that they would spend together.
This conversation later inspired Echo Zane to go out and become the hero Jay no longer was. Echo Zane then brought Tai-D with him and later was joined by the Falcon on his journey.
A bearded Jay was at Lighthouse Island, mourning the loss of Nya by talking to glasses of water. Kai, Cole, and Zane attempted to recruit him back to the team, but he refuses, thinking most of the people forgot Nya. Before the ninja left, Cole saw something in the Endless Ocean and informed Jay about it. Jay went out and saw candlelights floating on the waters and with messages about Nya. After seeing nobody forgot about Nya and Lloyd deciding to join, the ninja reunited.
In the hangar bay, the ninja discuss the Vengestone operations while Jay was lost in thought, staring at his glass of water. Cole pushed the group to reconsider what they know. When Lloyd asked Jay for his thoughts, Jay remained distracted by his water. Cole attempted to pull Jay back into the discussion, but Jay snapped back, questioning the value of their efforts. He mentioned how much he misses Nya, implying that her presence was vital for their teamwork. Kai challenged Jay, pointing out that everyone else, who also missed Nya, was actively contributing while Jay was just sitting there. Jay defended himself, saying he didn't want to be there in the first place. Lloyd proposed a break to relieve the tension, but Jay brushed it off, insisting they had already learned all they can about the Vengestone shipments. Just then, Jay spotted a pizza box with a subway train design and suddenly claimed he might have found a clue.
Jay and the ninja entered the abandoned N line of the subway through a manhole. Jay explained that, unlike the active subway lines, the N line had been out of service for many years, making it a good place to hide. Zane pointed out that city zoning records show the N line was never fully built. Jay speculated that the city might have stopped the construction, but someone else could have finished it. As the ninja reach a dead end, Jay wondered if there could be more to find. Suddenly, they saw a crate shifting behind them, and Cole went over to investigate, discovering a man inside the crate, which is filled with Vengestone. Cole initially thought the man was dead. Just then, the man woke up, surprising Jay and the ninja. The old man greeted them, confusing them for the buyer. At that moment, Miss Demeanor appeared, mocking the ninja. Chaos broke out when Miss Demeanor ordered her henchmen to launch an attack. Jay remarked that they were once again battling henchmen. In the midst of the fight, Cole spun into action using Spinjitzu but accidentally knocked Jay down. As Jay struggled against the henchmen, both he and Lloyd found themselves overpowered by one of the attackers until the New Ninja showed up. The New Ninja swiftly took down Miss Demeanor's henchmen, prompting an annoyed Jay to remind the New Ninja that they had been fighting the henchmen first. Ultimately, the New Ninja managed to defeat Miss Demeanor. When Miss Demeanor and her gang were taken into custody, the New Ninja blamed Jay and his friends for disrupting their schemes. They claimed that if it hadn't been for Jay and the others, they would have successfully captured the Vengestone buyer.
When the ninja returned to the hangar bay, Lloyd felt upset about being replaced and even directed his frustration at Zane. Cole attempted to calm Lloyd down, reassuring him that they were not being replaced and that Zane was indifferent to the situation since he had deactivated his emotion chip. Jay chimed in, mentioning that everyone was dealing with the loss of Nya in their own unique ways. This comment irritated Kai, especially because of Jay's peculiar habit of conversing with water. In the midst of this, Jay accidentally knocked over a glass, leading Jay to a panic as he scrambled to save the spilled water. Frustrated, Jay snapped at Kai, who tried to apologize but was met with a retaliatory kick from Jay. Zane stepped in, urging them to cease their fighting, but Jay shouted that perhaps they should disband as a team, unleashing a bolt of Lightning at Kai. In response, Kai used his fire powers, declaring his resignation as he shot flames at Jay, who narrowly dodged. This incident resulted in the fire destroying Cole's Rock Cycle, which triggered the sprinklers to activate. Wu rushed in, bewildered by the chaos unfolding around him. Suddenly, they noticed the spilled water glowing and shifting, and to their surprise, Nya emerged, urgently asking for Jay's help. She explained that she needed to drain her Elemental Powers to regain her human form, but before she could finish her explanation, Zane froze her in place, which infuriated Jay. Zane calmly justified his actions, stating it was essential to preserve her form. Cole claimed that draining Elemental Powers was an impossible task, but Lloyd pointed out that Kai had previously lost his powers to Aspheera, suggesting that it was not entirely out of the question. Lliyd suggested to search for Aspheera, but Wu interjected with a strong stance, emphasizing the need to find another way. Jay argued that this was the best plan they had to rescue Nya. Wu warned them against trusting Aspheera, stating that freeing her could put lives at risk. Lloyd countered that bringing Nya back would guarantee everyone's safety. Cole reminded the team that this was a crucial decision that needed to be made together. Just as Lloyd was about to ask for a show of hands to support their plan, Jay and the other ninja raised their hands in agreement.
Jay and the other ninja paid a visit to City Hall to request for Mayor Trustable to release Aspheera from prison so that they could help restore Nya to her flesh and blood. During the conversation, Jay emphasized that Nya was the heart of the team, though he failed to catch the mayor's hesitation about releasing Aspheera and added that they also needed Aspheera's staff from Borg Tower. When the mayor refused to grant the request and sarcastically asked if the ninja would protect Ninjago City like they did during Unagami's attack, the Oni Invasion, or the Great Flood, Jay stated that they would protect Ninjago City exactly like in the aforementioned situations. Annoyed with Jay's lack of nuance, Kai sarcastically complimented Jay on being "great" at detecting sarcasm, which Jay once again failed to detect and heartily thanked Kai! In spite of their pleas, the mayor refused to release Aspheera, emphasizing how he had a duty to protect the citizens of Ninjago City from her.
Some time later, the ninja gathered together in the Samurai X Cave, where Lloyd came forward with a new idea: if they couldn't release Aspheera legally, they would have to do it illegally. Althoug this horrified Wu to no end, Jay and the others immediately agreed to Lloyd's proposition and split into two teams: Cole and Jay would head to Borg Tower to retrieve Aspheera's staff, while Lloyd, Kai, and Zane broke her out of Kryptarium. With the teams decided on, P.I.X.A.L. provided Jay and Cole with an elevator bypass code for Borg Tower, though Jay failed to pay attention during her delivery and missed this vital information.
A few hours later, Jay and Cole made their way to Borg Tower, disguised as a pair of employees. As they entered the elevator, Cole asked Jay about the bypass code, though Jay stated he did not know it because P.I.X.A.L. had directed that information to Cole and that he only stood next to Cole. Refusing to argue, Cole simply stated that the code could either be "3314" or "4413." Jay then guessed the latter, which turned out to be incorrect and instead triggered the tower's alarm. Shocked by this, Jay pinned the blame solely on Cole, lamenting that Cole's failure to pay attention now landed them in this mess and that they would be sent to prison where he would have to make friends with scary thugs to survive. Meanwhile, Cole worked on a solution to escape and simply removed one of the elevator's floor panels, suggesting that they could climb down to escape - plan that Jay also took issue with, complaining that he could get blisters from the cable.
Nevertheless, Jay made his way down the cable (it was the preferrable option over prison, after all!) and made his way to the tower vaults with Cole. Without a keycode to unlock the door, the two resorted to simply blasting it open with their elemental powers, only to discover to their surprise that the vaults were entirely empty!
Unsuccessful in their mission, Jay and Cole returned to the Samurai X Cave just in time to overhear Lloyd telling Aspheera that the latter's staff would be arriving momentarily. As they stepped up towards the others, Cole bluntly stated that their mission had been a failure while Jay explained that the Borg Tower vaults were empty - a claim supported by Cole. Jay then watched as P.I.X.A.L. contacted Cyrus Borg to ask about the whereabouts of the staff and cheerily stated that she would have modifications to the ninja's vehicles completed "shortly" - a claim following her assessment that such a job would take over six hundred hours when the deadline was less than eight.
Eight hours later, the ninja were equipped with their upgraded vehicles and began making their way to intercept the armored transport that was carrying Aspheera's staff. Riding atop his Golden Dragon Motorbike, Jay exclaimed that the modifications were awesome, though he wondered why all the artifacts in the Borg Tower vaults were being transported elsewhere. Kai then replied to Jay's question, reminding him that the ninja had bluntly asked Mayor Trustable if they could have Aspheera's staff. After identifying the specific armored truck that was carrying Aspheera's staff, Jay and the other three ninja with ground based vehicles boxed in the truck before setting their vehicles to auto-pilot. The four then boarded the truck while Zane deployed a magnetic winch to lift the truck into the air, flying off with it.
Unfortunately, to the dismay of the ninja, the New Ninja had been assigned to guard the interior of this specific truck. As a fight broke out between both ninja teams, Jay fought the Orange Ninja before making a run for Aspheera's staff after the lock was accidentally shattered by the Fuchsia Ninja; unfortunately, Jay would be relieved of the staff seconds later by the Teal Ninja. As the flying truck hit a moment of turbulence, Jay and the Teal Ninja lost their footing and were nearly thrown out of the truck's open bay doors. As both frantically grabbed onto a door each, Jay watched with incredulity as the Teal Ninja hurled one of his explosive shurikens into one of the engines of Zane's Golden Dragon Jet - an action Jay decried as being foolhardy. As the truck continued to flail side by side, the Teal Ninja used the momentum to repeatedly strike at Jay with his legs, slamming himself into Jay every time his door swung in the latter's direction. The third of these strikes allowed the Teal Ninja to propel himself back into the truck, while also nearly knocking Jay off entirely! As Zane regained control over his jet and began gaining altitude again, Jay hung onto his door for dear life but was forced to run along the highway and atop a car waiting in traffic to stay on the truck!
Jay would remain hanging on the door for the rest of the duration of the flight, though this position allowed him to catch Aspheera's staff when Kai knocked it out of the Orange Ninja's hands. With the staff now secure, Jay and the other three climbed atop of Zane's winch to escape as the armored truck and the New Ninja were safely set down on the ground.
Jay and the others rushed to the Samurai X Cave to present Aspheera with her staff. When Aspheera began charging it up, and it seemed as if she would uphold her end of the bargain, a smile formed across Jay's face as he waited to be finally reunited with Nya. Unfortunately, Aspheera changed course and instead began blasting at the ninja with bolts of magic, declaring that she would finally have her revenge! When the New Ninja stormed the cave moments later, Kai wondered aloud if anyone had forgotten to close the secret entrance, prompting Jay to call Kai out, shouting that Kai was the last one in.
As the New Ninja charged, Jay and the others fought them back, intending on buying Aspheera enough time to drain Nya of her elemental powers. During the fight, Jay fought primarily against the Yellow Ninja, who would later land atop of Jay when both were hurled across the room from a sudden wave of energy released by Aspheera's magic. After recovering, Jay realized that Nya had been returned to her human form and excitedly threw the Yellow Ninja off of him to rush to her side and cradle her unconscious body. When Nya briefly stirred, Jay could no longer contain his excitement and loudly exclaimed to the others that their plan had worked!
Once Nya was stabilized, Jay and the other five ninja turned themselves over to the New Ninja to answer for their crimes. As they were led out, Jay asked for Wu, P.I.X.A.L., and Skylor to take care of Nya and to let her know that he loved her. As the five were loaded onboard a helicopter to prison, Jay calmly affirmed to Cole, who was still in disbelief about their current situation, that they were indeed going to prison; nevertheless, Jay felt it would be all worth it in the end, for Nya was home at last.
Following their trial in Ninjago City v. Ninja, Jay and the others were convicted and now awaited sentencing. As they waited, Dareth and Wu debated whether Judge William Toughbutt's last name or nickname was "Toughbutt", with Dareth believing the former option. When the judge was led into the courthouse and introduced as the Honorable Judge William Toughbutt, Dareth leaned closer to Jay and whispered in his ear that he was right. Judge Toughbutt then subsequently sentenced all five ninja to five years in Kryptarium Prison for breaking Aspheera out of prison and stealing her staff from its armored convoy. As the ninja were led out of the courtroom by officers, Nya reached out to Jay and called out his name in an effort to grab his attention. Having heard Nya's voice, Jay turned to her in the stands and called out back to her, reaching his hand in her direction to no avail.
When the ninja were led to their cell in Kryptarium, Jay began to panic about the circumstances, frantically asking the other ninja if they knew just how many of Kryptarium's inmates probably hated them. When one of the prisoners responded to Jay's question with "All of us," Jay let out a nervous chuckle and greeted the non-descript voices with, "Hey roomies!" Shortly afterwards, the ninja were led to their cell where Jay's anxiety was finally reaching its boiling point. When Zane nonchalantly stated that he would take one of the four bunks if Cole did not intend to sleep much, Jay snapped and demanded to know why Zane was so calm about their situation. When Lloyd reminded Jay that Zane had deactivated his emotions, Jay refused to back down from his earlier statements and instead, double-downed on them, demanding for Zane to give a human response once in a while. When Zane complied with Jay's request, Kai and Cole quickly shut his emotions off again when Zane began to scream very loudly as an "appropriate response" to their circumstances.
The next day, the ninja were let out into the prison's yard. While the other four ninja uncomfortably eyed the other inmates and their reactions, Jay ran off to secure himself and the others with positions in The Needles - supposedly the toughest gang in Kryptarium. Once the positions were secured, Jay ran back to his friends to inform them of his success in gaining them all entry, believing now that no one would dare to mess with them. Moments later, Ronin and a few other thugs menacingly approached the ninja, with Ronin expressing his desire for revenge for the ninja's interference in his operation on the Island of the Keepers. As the mercenary stepped closer, Jay warned him that the ninja had joined the Needles and that if Ronin messed with them, he would be messing with all of them. In bewilderment, Ronin asked Jay if he meant the Needles as in the prison's knitting club, immediately causing Jay's smug expression to vanish in the blink of an eye as he realized his mistake. Nevertheless, before blows could be struck, the Main Guard broke up both sides' rising hostilities and escorted the ninja, save Lloyd, to their cells. As for Lloyd, he was taken to meet an apparent visitor.
When Lloyd returned to their cell later on, Jay asked him what had happened, learning from Lloyd about a strange name: The Crystal King.
Alongside the other ninja, Jay was let out of his cell to attend a visitation session with Skylor and Dareth, the latter of whom claimed to have discovered a way to have the ninja released from prison. Unfortunately, Dareth's grand plan was to request a retrial on the grounds that they didn't like the judge's verdict, much to the frustration of Jay and the others. When visitation time was up, Jay briefly stayed behind a bit longer to ask Skylor about Nya and how she was holding up, learning from Skylor that Nya blamed herself for the ninja's incarceration.
Around lunchtime, Jay sat with the other ninja in Kryptarium's courtyard, picking at bowls of green gloop. When Jay complained about the quality of the food and questioned what they were even eating, Cole replied that he originally believed the food to be some kind of oatmeal, but oatmeal wasn't green. At that moment, Pythor, whom the ninja had not seen in years, approached their table and made several dismissive comments about them and there situation, infuriating Kai who rose to his feet and prepared to attack. While Cole and Lloyd quickly restrained Kai from attacking. Jay tried talking some sense into him, warning that Pythor wasn't worth the effort to attack, lest the ninja wind up in greater trouble. Unfortunately, Kai's temper won out, provoking a food fight with Pythor and several other inmates. The altercation though was soon halted by the Main Guard who ordered for all the prisoners involved to return to their cells.
Later that night, as Jay and the others tried to sleep, Lloyd shouting for all of them to wake, having witnessed several Crystal Spiders crawling past towards Pythor's cell. With Kai's help at melting the bars, Jay and the others rushed off to give chase to their escaping foe. As they pursued Pythor and the Crystal Spiders across the walls of Kryptarium, Jay struck and disabled one of the mechanical spiders with a jolt of lightning. Unfortunately, this only triggered the spider's self-destruct mechanism, forcing the ninja to fall back as Pythor escaped. The ninja were then quickly surrounded by the prison's guards and taken back to their cells, with Jay moaning that they would all be older than Wu by the time they were released.
As Jay slept on the floor of his cell, he and the other ninja were awoken by the Main Guard and were called out to report in to receive their work detail, much to Jay's disgust. Afterwards, he and the other four ninja were assigned to pick up litter off Route 22 and were herded onto a prison bus to transport them to their destination. As Jay began shuffling to the back of the bus, Mezmo briefly hissed in his direction, startling him. When Jay finally took a seat at the very back of the bus, he was confronted by Fugi-Dove who expressed shock to discover that his archnemesis, Jay, was now an incarcerated villain! For his part, Jay shrugged off Fugi-Dove's comments, insisting that they never met before and asked for the latter to stop speaking to him. Nevertheless, Fugi-Dove continued to pester Jay for the entirety of the trip, even when the two guards onboard stepped out to assist an "elderly" man stuck on the side of the road.
As Jay dealt with Fugi-Dove, Nya arrived in her new Samurai X Mech and tore open the back of the prison bus, allowing for Jay and the other ninja to escape. The elderly man then swerved his van around to the back of the bus and swung open the doors, gesturing for the ninja to climb onboard. As they drove off into the Sea of Sand, Jay was surprised to discover that this elderly man was actually Dareth in disguise, for this was the last resort plan he had previously mentioned! As they drove, Fugi-Dove revealed himself from the pile of new ninja uniforms in the back of the van, much to Jay's discontent.
After shaking off a lone police cruiser, Dareth's engine actually gave out and the ninja were forced to put on their new uniforms and traverse the desert on foot. As they changed, Jay emphasized for the others to hurry up so that they could go on without Fugi-Dove. Unfortunately, to Jay's dismay, although the group were able to lose Fugi-Dove in the desert, the criminal managed to catch up with them again some time later. As night fell and the police began combing the area in search of the ninja, Lloyd proposed for the ninja to split into two groups: he would go alongside Jay, Cole, and Fugidove in one direction while Kai, Zane, and Dareth would go the other. Their objective was to find Twitchy Tim's gas station to ask their old ally for his assistance. As Jay's group began walking off, he screamed for Fugi-Dove to shut up, finally fed up with the criminal's antics.
Continuing to wander across the Sea of Sand with his team, Jay did his best to drone out Fugi-Dove's constant pestering. However, after many hours, the Ninja of Lightning had reached his breaking point and exploded in the criminal's face. Undeterred by Jay's aggravation, Fugi-Dove continued jabbering away with suggestions for Jay to follow should he wish to embrace the criminal lifestyle. Eventually, though, the group were able to finally make their way to Twitchy's Gas Station, where they all rushed inside to enjoy some nice, cool water.
At the gas station, Jay and his allies discussed their next moves regarding the Crystal King, learning from Fugi-Dove the existence of a Crystal Council. Deciding it would be most efficient to capture and replace the next villain who was likely to be recruited, the ninja began to brainstorm which of their remaining, non-deceased, foes could be invited next. After several other suggestions, Jay wondered if the Mechanic could be the next villain, for after all, he had a relatively recent stint in unleashing Unagami into Ninjago. With all in agreement of the Mechanic being the next most likely recruit, the ninja prepared to leave, but discovered that Hounddog McBrag and his squadron had pulled up outside! The ninja then dove behind the gas station counter to hide, but Fugi-Dove dragged Jay away behind a set of shelves.
As the police entered the store to search for the ninja, Fugi-Dove revealed himself and attacked the officers, taking attention away from the ninja just long enough for them to escape outside. As they ran, Jay questioned Fugi-Dove's motives, muttering that he wasn't sure how to feel about his actions; nevertheless, there was no time to dwell on such matters for the Mechanic awaited in his lair. Taking one of the police SUVs, the ninja climbed aboard and sped off to Ninjago City.
Night had fallen by the time the ninja returned to Ninjago City and investigated the lair of the Mechanic. Although the derelict arcade seemed devoid of any sign of the once small time crook, the presence of many robo arms suggested his lingering presence. At that moment, the Mechanic revealed himself, attacking the ninja with his lair's many mechanical arms. Jay now sprung into action, shocking away multiple sets of claws as he attempted to strike the Mechanic with bolts of electricity. Unfortunately, after several bold attempts, the Mechanic was able to capture Jay as well, leading him to protest that they had only come to speak with him. Fortunately, Zane was able to knock down the Mechanic in time, freeing Jay from the mechanical claws. When the Mechanic was finally defeated by Lloyd's dropping of an arcade cabinet for Prime Empire onto him, Jay couldn't help but point out the irony of the Mechanic's situation.
Once the Mechanic was tied up, Jay and the other ninja, save Lloyd, brought their prisoner onboard his own Noodle Truck of Crime, intending to use it to locate the Council of the Crystal King.
Beginning their search for the Council of the Crystal King, Jay and Cole sat in the back of the Noodle Truck of Crime and guarded their unwilling prisoner while Kai drove the truck following Zane's guidance. After driving for some time, Jay grew bored of his assignment and popped his head in towards the driver's section, asking why Zane wasn't the one to go undercover if he had a cloaking mechanism. Kai responded to Jay's question with a sense of bewilderment, reminding him that Zane was needed here due to being the only one who was capable of tracking Lloyd's movements.
Retreating back to the cargo hold, Jay groaned about his assignment to Cole before suddenly perking up after noticing that the cargo hold was also full of boxes of instant noodle cups! Deciding to grab a snack, the pair began to rummage through the various noodle boxes, much to the Mechanic's visible annoyance. In spite of there not being any beef noodle soup options, Jay picked a cup and presented it to Zane, asking for him to stick the cup into the truck's instant noodle maker. Jay then giddily waited for his food to be prepared and gratefully took a large sip of the cup's broth, only to discover to his dismay that the soup was still cold. Unfortunately, Jay and Cole's inattention to the Mechanic had given the criminal the opportunity to free himself from his binds and provoke a fight as he attempted to escape the truck. In spite of Jay and Cole's best efforts at subduing him, the Mechanic was able to escape by activating the truck's mechanical arms and causing it to flip over. And perhaps the greatest loss from all this was the loss of Jay's soup noodle cup, which flew out of his hands as the truck soared through the air.
Jay and the other ninja then pursued the Mechanic down into the subway tunnels where they would all be knocked into the path of an oncoming train by the villain. With insufficient time to escape, Jay was forced to lie down on his back as flat as he could while the train rushed by over him, with Jay screaming at the top of his lungs throughout the duration of the experience. In the fight that followed, Jay was the first to rush at the Mechanic but was flung across the criminal's shoulder without much of a second thought. After recovering, Jay attempted to shock the Mechanic but missed his target, striking instead the steel railway tracks which carried his electric current into shocking Cole and Kai into submission! Although Jay apologized to his allies, their combined forces were still unable to stop the Mechanic, who escaped onboard another passing train. Jay and the others then attempted to contact Lloyd to warn him about their failure at keeping the Mechanic restrained, but Lloyd's signal was soon lost, leaving the ninja to acknowledge that Lloyd was now on his own.
Jay and the other three ninja made their way down towards the N line, having tracked Lloyd's last known location as being within its vicinity. As they came across a derelict subway car, Jay recognized it as a BRTM-12 and ran up to it, examining the rusted train car's features and components while rattling them off to the other ninja. When Kai responded to Jay's enthusiasm by sarcastically asking if Jay collected toy trains as a kid, Jay denied Kai's claim, insisting that he built model trains as a kid and that the BRTM-12 in particular was a very rare model. Unimpressed, Kai impatiently asked for Jay to continue moving so that they could find Lloyd, to which Jay hastily agreed.
As the ninja neared the end of the N line, Zane informed the others that his sensors were picking up a peculiar tapping sound in the surrounding area. Unsure of the source, Kai ordered the others to spread out and search for the source of the sound, to which Jay asked what they should be looking for, drawing Kai's ire. When the source was revealed to be the clattering of hundreds of Crystal Spiders armed to detonate, Kai and the others began running back down the tunnel from whence they came. As they ran, Jay ran on ahead of everyone else and pried open the doors of the BRTM-12 before herding the others in, slamming them shut once all four ninja were secure. After the spiders detonated and the rubble settled, Jay let out a delighted chuckle at the realization that they had survived thanks to the train car, which Jay emphasized was built for strength durability. When Cole asked how they could get out of the now buried train car, Jay replied with a nervous chuckle that he had no idea, once again drawing Kai's ire.
With the initial joy of surviving having worn off, Jay and the other ninja began examining their circumstances more closely. When Kai and Zane commented on their survival and the sheer amount of debris being held up by the BRTM-12, Jay happily repeated his earlier comments about the train car's durability, even playfully tapping one of the sides of the car. Unfortunately this action shifted the surrounding rubble, causing the car to creak and groan as it strained beneath the weight of the debris. As each of the ninja's plans to escape only ended in further failure, Jay grew increasingly anxious and agitated before blurting out in despair that he was going to die today inside of his favorite toy train model!
After successfully reaching the team stationed at the Monastery, Jay celebrated the prospect of rescue, only for his smile to quickly collapse as the train car's ceiling gave way. As he freaked out once more, Zane discovered an emergency exit located on the car's floor, and Jay would hastily follow Zane in escaping through the hatch.
After narrowly escaping from certain doom, Jay and the other ninja still remained trapped beneath the damaged BRTM-12 in the subway tunnels. Turning to Zane, Jay asked if the communicator he had borrowed from Kai still worked, only for Zane to reply that it had been broken during their escape. Fortunately, help arrived in the least expected of forms, specifically in that of a rat. Taking inspiration from the rat's survival instincts, Zane began following it through the loose rubble to discover a tunnel leading to the surface. Although he did not know how long it would take to ascend, the ninja began to follow, for it was a better option than staying trapped below.
Unfortunately, their ascension was cut short when Jay slipped and shifted the debris around them, sealing the ninja away from the surface once more. As they sat in their 'cave', Jay offered to sing a folksong about cursed ramen, though none of others were familiar with the song. Undeterred by his friends' lack of familiarity, Jay began to sing alongside a small dance while unwittingly disturbing the ninja's precarious position. As a massive piece of asphalt fell atop the ninja, Jay and the others hastily attempted to prevent the massive chunk of debris from falling upon them, but their strength was quickly failing. When Cole apologized for being unable to save them, Jay quietly stated in a defeated tone that it was alright. Just that moment, the ninja felt the piece of debris grow lighter and turned upwards in awe to see Nya standing above them in her new mech.
Once they resurfaced in Ninjago City, Jay stated that he would like to head back towards the Monastery immediately, for he needed to change his pants. Unfortunately, this caused Nya to grow hushed, revealing to the boys that the Council of the Crystal King had destroyed their and that Harumi had returned from her seeming death all those years ago. Without time to lose, the ninja climbed aboard the mech and flew off to the old Samurai X Cave in the Sea of Sand. As they stepped into the cave, Jay called out to their allies by shouting how great it was to see all of them. When the discussion changed towards rescuing Lloyd and stopping Harumi, Jay noted that Harumi was not the enemy you would want to give a head start to.
Jay worked with Nya to construct one of the parts of a new vehicle. Shortly afterwards, Nya discovered that the signal to Lloyd's tracking device had been restored and he was located in Primeval's Eye, sparking Jay's attention as he, Kai, and Cole gathered around the monitor. When Wu warned that they would have to break the law again in order to steal back the impounded Destiny's Bounty to save Lloyd, Jay agreed to partake in such action, noting that they were already fugitives from the law anyway.
Perched atop an adjacent rooftop, Jay and the other four ninja carefully planned their move on the Ninjago City Impound Lot. After observing the two security guards, Jay asked who would be responsible for retaking the Bounty, to which Nya said she would. Jay then offered to count them off to three, but Nya rushed off immediately, eliciting a dry remark from Jay. The five then infiltrated the impound lot, with Jay retaking his Golden Dragon Motorbike. With their vehicles recovered, the ninja sped off to Primeval's Eye where Jay established a perimeter around the jungle to patrol alongside Kai and Cole before being ordered to retreat by Wu.
In their vehicles, Jay, Kai, and Cole were ordered to intercept something in the Farmers' village; Wu had neglected to give them specific details as to what they were to encounter, having only stated that they wouldn't miss it for their target was obvious. As they rode along, Jay repeated Wu's statement about their target being obvious and stared upwards in disbelief as the ninja spotted the Crystal Island floating above them.
As an army of Crystal Warriors rained down upon the village, Jay questioned at first if they were falling boulders but quickly sprung into action to fight against them. As he neared a squadron of the warriors, Jay blasted them with bolts of lightning but discovered to his annoyance that these new foes were made entirely out of Vengestone and strange crystals. As Kai questioned the functions of the crystals, Jay glanced to his side and watched as one of the warriors touched one of the villagers and transformed him into what Jay dubbed a "Crystal zombie." Shortly thereafter, Jay's motorbike was struck by an energy blast from the warriors and briefly spun out of control, hurling its rider to the ground. As he took cover behind his downed motorcycle, Jay frantically called his allies for backup as another squadron of Crystal Warriors began edging ever closer towards him. Fortunately, Zane arrived just in time to provide aerial support and shot down the warriors surrounding Jay and his bike.
As the battle continued, the ninja continued to lose more and more ground. P.I.X.A.L. then contacted them and requested the ninja to collect a piece of crystal for her to analyze, suggesting that after some study, she might be able to develop counter-measures for it. Jay obliged himself to satisfy P.I.X.A.L.'s request and rammed one of the warriors with his motorcycle before dismounting and approaching it with his kusarigama. As he stood before the creature, Cole reminded Jay not to touch the warriors, lest he be crystalized himself. This warning gave the downed warriors time to recover, forcing Jay to make a hasty retreat while frantically shouting over the comms that his effort to retrieve a crystal may have been premature. As he ran, Cole tossed over his hammer, which Jay caught and used to break off a piece of a crystal spear. The fragment was then collected by Kai and the ninja retreated with their quarry.
On the retreat from the farmer's village, Jay noticed that Cole was in trouble with a group of Crystal Warriors and rode in to back him up, ramming into the warriors and firing at them with his motorcycle's cannons. Unaware of Cole's engine troubles, Jay shouted for his friend to resume driving before offering for Cole to hop onto his bike to continue their retreat. As the warriors around them began to recover and resume their attack, Jay and Cole received further backup in the form of Destiny's Bounty. Nya then ordered Jay to tow Cole's damaged cruiser back to the Samurai X Cave, stating that she would go on ahead with the Bounty and meet with them there.
After returning to the Samurai X Cave, Jay and the other ninja gathered around as Wu told them about his discovery of the Oni form and its potential ability to defeat the Crystal army. When Garmadon revealed his presence, Jay activated his elemental powers in preparation for a fight, albeit after overcoming the initial surprise of seeing Garmadon. When Garmadon refused to attack, Jay walked over to Lloyd and whispered to ask him about the whereabouts of Garmadon's second pair of arms, having noticed that their former foe now only sported two arms instead of four. After Garmadon explained his intentions of teaching Lloyd to harness Oni form, Jay and the other ninja stayed around to watch.
As Lloyd struggled to achieve Oni form, Jay and the others watched on with increasing discomfort as Garmadon began lambasting Lloyd for every perceived failure. After one particularly nasty insult, Jay intervened on Lloyd's behalf and asked for Garmadon to stand down with his comments, sarcastically addressing him as "master" in the process and pointing out that Lloyd was doing everything Garmadon had asked him to do to the letter. Nevertheless, Garmadon ignored Jay's concerns and continued his teaching methods unimpeded.
Tensions between the ninja and Garmadon would only further inflame later on when Garmadon blamed Wu's teachings for Lloyd's inability to achieve Oni form, greatly angering Jay who seemed ready to hit Garmadon for his comment. Not long afterwards, P.I.X.A.L. revealed that she had made upgrades to the ninja's vehicles, thus enabling them to challenge the Crystal army head on. Jay in particular was quite delighted by these upgrades and enthusiastically stated his opinion that they would be more useful than poorly taught Oni form classes, earning him a side glance from Garmadon. Jay and the other three original ninja then rushed to their vehicles and sped off towards Ninjago City.
After arriving in the streets of Ninjago City, Jay eagerly asked his allies if they were ready to try out their vehicles' new energy upgrades and almost immediately activated the shielding on his motorbike. After Kai's successful demonstration of the energy shielding's effectiveness against their foes, Jay joined in on the onslaught and helped to clear out a massive platoon of Crystal Warriors, firing his motorcycle's blasters while also driving into the Crystal Warriors and shattering them upon impact. Eventually, Jay's usage of his cruiser's shielding began overheating his engine and forced him to reluctantly deactivate, lamenting that Nya was a "party pooper" for pointing this out to him.
Jay split off from Kai and Cole in search of more Crystal Warriors to fight, and when the tide of battle turned against the ninja, Jay watched in horror as the Destiny's Bounty broke in half in the skies above the city. Realizing that Nya was trapped on one of the falling halves, Jay began speeding towards the ship's falling bow, hoping to save Nya. In his haste, however, Jay took his eyes off the road long enough to lose control over his motorbike and crashed into a massive crystal.
Arriving at the crash site, Jay destroyed several Crystal Warriors in his bid to save Nya before hopping off his bike to confront the Mechanic. When the villain asked how Jay and Nya made their relationship work, noting how electricity and water tends not to mix, Jay retorted angrily that his foot tended to mix well with the Mechanic's face. Although Jay was able to knock the Mechanic down, the villain was soon reinforced by more Vengestone Guards, forcing Jay to redirect his attention. After knocking back the guards, Jay tried to help Nya escape from the Destiny's Bounty's collapsed mast, though Nya pleaded for him to leave her and save himself - a request Jay refused. The Mechanic then attempted to attack Jay with his Shuriken of Destruction, but Jay repelled it back at him with Spinjitzu, knocking out the villain and several of his Guards.
In spite of this, even more guards continued to close in and Jay could not fend off their attacks forever. At that moment, a burst of water erupted from a nearby fire hydrant and washed away the incoming guards, surprising Jay who then excitedly asked Nya if it was her doing. With their enemies defeated at the moment, Jay and Nya worked together to lift up the broken mast, allowing for Nya to escape and for the two to share an embrace. When Nya tired again to call upon her element, but failed, Jay encouraged her not to lose hope, recalling how it took Kai weeks to regain his powers after losing them to Aspheera over a year ago. The pair then fled upon Jay's motorcycle as the Mechanic and his platoon recovered.
After riding through the city streets for some time, Jay expressed his concern over the ninja's odds of defeating the Crystal army, noting that they were badly outnumbered and desperately required allies. When Nya asked who he had in mind, Jay mentioned Benthomaar and how he was now King of Merlopia and commander of its army. When Nya expressed confusion as to how Jay could expect to reach him, Jay pointed out that Nya could communicate with the whales thanks to her slowly returning powers. Although Nya remained doubtful of her abilities, Jay's encouraged her to try, emphasizing that he believed in her. This confidence boost gave Nya the willingness to at least give it a shot and she directed him to drive towards the harbor.
Jay assisted Nya in her mission to the city docks. After spotting a trio of Vengestone Guards by the waters, Jay called out their attention, asking if vengestone sank or float while Nya prepped a nearby truck for their "experiment." After the truck struck the guards and knocked them into the sea, Jay rushed on ahead and urged Nya to reach out to Merlopia before catching a glimpse of her doubtful expression.
When Nya explained the reasoning for her sense of self doubt, Jay placed his hands atop her shoulders and reminded her of all the amazing things he had witnessed her do, restoring her faith into at least trying. Unfortunately, Nya's attempts seemingly failed and both she and Jay were recalled back to the hideout by Wu.
Jay and Nya returned to the newspaper warehouse, where they were reunited with the other ninja. When the group were greeted by Wu, Nya lamented how they were unable to bring back better news on their attempts to reach out for allies, with Jay chiming in that it seemed nobody was coming to help. He and the others were then ushered inside where Wu went over his discovery of Dragon Form. As Wu explained the concept of Dragon Form, Jay seemed ecstatic and remarked that the ability sounded cool! He and the other ninja then attempted to activate the ability, but were unable to, leading Jay to ask in a bewildered tone if any of them felt "Dragon-y"
Nevertheless, the ninja continued their efforts in unlocking Dragon Form, but after many more failed attempts, Jay moaned that the only thing he felt was a feeling of nausea. The Resistance were then alerted by Cyrus Borg that the Crystal King was mobilizing his entire army towards the newspaper warehouse, leaving the Resistance with little time to prepare for the final battle. As their enemies approached, Jay took his position in front of the warehouse alongside the other ninja and stood firm as the Crystal army advanced and suddenly halted. Unsure of what their foes were waiting for, Cole suggested that they were waiting for someone to communicate with them, prompting Jay to fill that role. Climbing atop an overturned car, Jay addressed the Crystal army, noting how although the warriors were brought to life by the manifestation of evil himself, surely not all of them were evil and that everyone could agree this whole attack was just a big misunderstanding, and that they should all just go home! Unimpressed with Jay's speech, Kai waked over and quickly told him, "Thanks for nothing, Jay." as the former gave a sheepish look in response. And with the conclusion of Jay's speech, the Crystal army began their advance. The final battle had begun.
Although Jay fought hard against the approaching Crystal Warriors with bolts of lightning, he was quick to express his doubts over the Resistance's chances of winning, moaning that the Crystal army was too numerous. As the Vengestone Guards drew closer, Jay's powers of lightning failed him and he was forced to fight hand to hand with his kusarigama. As he fought, Jay was momentarily distracted and had to be pushed out of the way of a Dragonide's breath attack by Nya. After recovering, Jay and his allies backed away to the newspaper warehouse as their foes drew ever closer. Suddenly, something stirred in the enemy ranks and Jay and the others all watched with speechless surprise as their many allies gathered together to provide aid. When the Merlopians and Keepers joined the battle, Jay turned to Nya and excitedly pointed out to her that her message in the harbor had successfully reached them. The ninja then realized that this was the moment prophesized by Quanish, though Jay was confused about the significance of the moment. Fortunately, Wu was able to remind Jay that this was the moment to achieve Dragon Form, which he and the other three original members of the ninja attempted and successfully achieved.
With the pure powers of Lightning at his command, Jay flew into several of the Crystal Warriors and shattered them immediately on impact. While the other three ninja each singled out a member of the Council of the Crystal King to challenge, Jay flew back around the ground to ensure Nya's safety. After Nya defeated the Mechanic, Jay swooped in to destroy the Crystal Warriors surrounding her before flying off in search of Pythor. Eventually, Jay spotted Pythor and Aspheera locked in combat with Kai atop a rooftop, with the Anacondrai strangling Kai with his tail. With haste, Jay flew into Pythor, ramming him to the ground while releasing Kai from his hold. Although Pythor quickly threw Jay off and attempted to escape with his invisibility, Jay acted quickly and struck the rooftop with a powerful current of electricity, shocking Pythor into submission. With his foe defeated, Jay reclaimed the Nunchucks of Destruction, but discovered to his surprise that mere contact with the weapon caused its infectious crystals to begin spreading across his arm. Thinkng quickly once more, Jay channeled his elemental power into the nunchucks and purified them back into the Nunchucks of Lightning. Jay then regrouped with the other ninja to celebrate the recovery of the Golden Weapons before descending to the ground below.
Unfortunately, as the Crystal Island drew nearer, Wu revealed to Jay, along with the rest of the Resistance, the true intentions of the Overlord. He explained that the Overlord's ultimate plan was to taint the Elements of Creation, and unfortunately, they were too late to prevent it.
Wu then realized that the only solution to prevent the Overlord from destroying the Balance was to gather the Golden Weapons and unleash their Elemental Powers. Jay was taken aback, recalling how he believed that uniting the Golden Weapons would have dire consequences, as Kai chimed in, mentioning that Wu had warned them about the weapons exploding. Despite their concerns, Wu insisted that this was their only chance to stop the Overlord from preventing him from obtaining the Elements of Creation. With determination, Jay and the rest of the ninja flew to the newspaper warehouse, saluting the end as they united their Golden Weapons and unleashed their Elemental Powers, just as the Overlord began corrupting them.
After the defeat of the Overlord's by Lloyd, Jay and the rest of the ninja were freed from his corruption. Jay woke up and asked about what had transpired, only to find that the Crystal Island had been destroyed, indicating the victory of the Resistance. Lloyd descended on the Golden Ultra Dragon with Garmadon and Harumi to join them, and Jay embraced the Green Ninja until he noticed Harumi, becoming suspicious of her. Lloyd assured them that she was on their side. Jay then noticed the Golden Ultra Dragon and asked if it was what he thought it was. Kai replied that it was their powers, as mentioned by Wu when he informed the consequences of uniting the Golden Weapons. Jay approached the Lightning Dragon and affectionately petted its head. As the dragon vanished, Wu remarked that their powers were returning to their original source. When Kai asked if their powers would ever return, Wu reassured them, stating that true power is never lost. Jay bid farewell to their powers, hoping to see them again soon. Wu announced that they would rebuild Ninjago City, and Jay shared a hug with Nya.
A week later, Jay helped the other ninja rebuild the Monastery, talking to Benthomaar with Nya.
Sometime after their victory over the Crystal King, Jay and Nya went on vacation together to an island resort. After arriving at their hotel, Jay stood by the glass balcony door, staring out at the lush jungle beyond, lost in his thoughts. Nya called out to him, but he remained unresponsive. It was only when she rose her voice that he finally snapped out of his reverie, offering a weak smile. Nya urged him to join her, emphasizing that the vacation was meant to be a much-needed escape after their battle with the Overlord. Jay confessed to feeling like a part of him was missing, comparing it to the void he felt when he thought about his mother giving him up for adoption. Although he loved Ed and Edna dearly, there was always a lingering sense of longing for his biological mother. Nya empathized with his feelings, understanding that the loss of his powers had left a similar void within him. As they both stood by the balcony doors, Nya offered her support, assuring Jay that she understood his struggle. She reminded him that the vacation was also an opportunity for them to adjust and find solace in each other's company. Nya wanted Jay feel like himself again, and noticed that he hadn't made any of his usual jokes since they left the Monastery. Jay was surprised to hear this and asked if his jokes were bad. Nya encouraged him to take a walk around the resort and explore. She suggested that he try not to think about his birth mother or his powers, and promised that they would hit the buffet when he returned. Jay was hesitant to go outside and explore, gesturing to the dense foliage outside their room. Nya reassured him that he didn't have to venture into the jungle and that the beach was on the opposite side of the resort. She urged him to stay on the hotel grounds and promised that he would be safe. As Jay walked towards the door, Nya reminded him to come back and not run off to become a hermit again. Jay joked that he had already done that, but then asked if his paintings were bad. Nya laughed and told him to go on ahead. Jay smiled and walked out of the room, feeling a little more at ease.
After five minutes, Jay got lost in the middle of the jungle. He had been taking a walk around the resort's swimming pool, but somehow he had managed to wander off the path and into the dense foliage. He strained his ears, hoping to hear some sound that would lead him back to the hotel, but all he could hear was the rustling of leaves and the occasional chirping of birds. Jay couldn't help but feel frustrated with himself for getting lost so easily. He had been trying to clear his mind, but instead, he found himself dwelling on his own personal struggles. He couldn't stop thinking about his lost powers and the reasons why his mother had given him up. As he looked around at the endless sea of greenery, he couldn't help but feel a sense of hopelessness wash over him. He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He reminded himself that he was on an island and that if he walked in a straight line, he would eventually reach the coastline. With renewed determination, Jay set off into the jungle, hoping to find his way back to the hotel. However, Jay's misfortune led him to fall into a deep hole, get stung by gnats, and be chased by wild boars after stepping on a pile of leaves. Despite his efforts to remain calm, he became more entangled and was on the verge of giving up hope until he heard footsteps approaching. He cried out for help and was surprised to find that Unagami had come to his rescue after the rescuer hacked through the vines.
As the boy got to work freeing Jay from the vines, he spoke at length about what had brought him to the island, specifically in search of a lost city, believing that the experience would give him ideas for a game he was developing alongside his father, Milton Dyer. As Unagami spoke glowingly about Dyer, Jay felt a tinge of envy, wishing that he at least even knew his biological mother. Nevertheless, he agreed to help the boy search for the ancient city once he was freed. For the next two hours, the pair journeyed long across the island, though for Jay it seemed like they were going in circles! Eventually, his irritation reached its boiling point and Jay complained loudly that he was tired, hungry, itchy, sweaty, and that he had nearly been hit in the head by coconuts no less than sixteen times! Unagami though, mostly ignored Jay's complaints, emphasizing his belief that they were close to the lost city; all they had to find now was a rock shaped like a lightning bolt that was covered in moss. Although the boy believed it was a large landmark, Jay managed to spot it lying on the ground; it was actually very small. When Unagami admitted afterwards that this was the full extent of his research, and he didn't know what to do next, Jay suggested that the rock pointed out the direction of the city and bent down to collect it. By removing the rock from its resting place, the ground nearby them suddenly shook with intensity as a doorway opened up before them and revealed a long, descending spiral staircase. It was the entrance to the lost city!
Descending down into the city, Unagami asked why Jay wasn't using his lightning powers, to which Jay admitted he had lost them following the battle against the Crystal King, further confiding in the boy that he felt incomplete without his powers. Unagami sympathized with him, noting he felt the same way too for a long time, but everything was always possible and that nothing is ever truly lost! After journeying further into the city, the pair came across a large stone wall inscribed with strange glyphs and markings. By producing the lightning bolt shaped stone and slotting it into the wall, the entire wall itself moved and revealed the entrance to the city's library. By now, even Jay was starting to feel excited about all this exploration and looked around the dark corridors with excitement while Unagami read several of the scrolls.
After Unagami read and reflected aloud on the scrolls about family, Jay too reflected on how he had been given all the things biological parents were expected to provide (Love, comfort, discipline, kindness, etc.) by his adoptive parents and his fellow ninja. Feeling as if a great weight had lifted from his shoulders, Jay also discovered that his powers of lightning had been restored, demonstrating them after the batteries in Unagami's flashlight died. Unfortunately however, the two had invertedly activated one of the city's booby traps, triggering a total collapse. After Unagami was knocked out cold by a falling stone, Jay carried him under his shoulder and began a mad dash up the stairs to the surface, using his restored powers to destroy any falling stone and debris in his way. In spite of nearly losing his footing twice in his rush, Jay managed to escape safely with Unagami at his side. When the boy stirred, he began to gratefully hug Jay while proclaiming him as his "brother." At that moment, Nya arrived and called out to him, revealing that she had placed a tracker on his belt right before he left for his walk, for she knew fully well that his sense of direction was horrible. With a laugh, all three began to return to the resort, though Jay asked Nya again if his sense of direction really was that horrible.
At one point, Cole and Jay got into a fight over a video game. This resulted in them creating a crack in one of the walls of the Monastery. Seeing how the crack formed the shape of a noodle bowl, Jay and Cole become hungry, ceasing the fight and going to Chen's noodle house.[13] Jay and Nya had a lot of awkward dinners. In one instance, he ate the dinner host’s fern, thinking it was a side salad. In another instance, Jay asked for sushi from a fish waiter in the Underwater Kingdom of Merlopia.[14] Another time, the other ninja received a message from Master Wu about special training. Jay, on the other hand, played video games and his legs became numb, so he went out to walk. Wu came out and had them do more Spin Harmony. During the music, Jay offered a dance to Nya and promised to love her forever.[15]
Jay was outside in the courtyard of the Monastery with the other Ninja when the Merge started. While the other ninja and Wu boarded the Destiny’s Bounty, Jay rode in his Titan Mech to Ninjago City to save as many people as possible.
Jay in his Titan Mech.
During the Merge, Jay utilized his Titan Mech using it to sever the flying debris that almost hit the Bounty. Once they dropped the people off at a safe location, Jay and the others flew into the Merge to recover people that were caught in the storm before a flash of light hit them. However, the aftermath of the Merge resulted in Jay being separated the other ninja and lost his memories. He found himself alone in the Land of Madness, not even remembering his name. While venturing the Land of Madness, some Administration Agents approached him. Jay walked up to them, feeling he could trust them just because they had professional attire. The agents revealed that they were looking for Jay and that he had been the manager of realm reassignment his whole life. Jay also found the Galamorph X-Post in the Administration, and despite not remembering playing the game, he instantly became good at it[16] and unknowingly retained his style of playing. After finding Barry and Jenny in an interstitial space bubble, he sent them to the Land of Lee.[17]
One day in the Administration, Jay accidentally activates his Lightning power when fixing a broken copier, after which he had to hide the incident from the other agents.
Weeks later, Jay saw Roderick Allen and SsssSsss Underwood leading a Nindroid to somewhere. When one of them mentioned Zane's name, Jay's Lightning power activated again, accidentally hitting the Titanium Ninja. Jay had to leave from the place, feeling sorry for the Nindroid. During the lunch break, Jay heard Roderick and Underwood making fun of Zane, as he is now stuck forever in the package sorting center. For some reason, this conversation angered Jay, and he used his power to short-circuit the lunch dispenser, after which it spew its contents at the two agents. Then, Jay walked away, noticing this being the first time he felt like himself.
Jay was called about a situation but found it a waste of his time.
Jay asked Prentis what was going on, to which Prentis replied that a kid had been in the Department of Reassignment asking questions and had quickly left. Jay inquired if the kid needed realm reassignment, but Prentis said no. Jay then questioned if this was their department's problem, to which Prentis hesitated before saying no. Jay concluded that bothering him was a waste of time and excused himself, lying that he had some paperwork to file when he was actually returning to play a video game.
As Jay continued to demand the surrender of Bonzle and Sprite, he confessed that he hated his job and didn't remember who he had been before joining the Administration. Eventually, Sprite floated near him and showed him a reflection in his old ninja suit, with Jay accidentally activating his lightning powers. He told them that nobody could find out about his powers, becoming distracted enough for Bonzle to get away.
After the Ritual of the Blood Moon, the ninja went to the Administration to recover their stolen technology. As they were fighting the agents, Jay announced the alarm in all departments.
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Sometime later, he left the Administration and was contacted by Ras, who recruited him. Ras deceived him, claiming Jay was a great warrior and student at his service prior to the Merge. Jay therefore joined the Wolf Clan and was invited to the Tournament of the Sources alongside Cinder, Nokt, and Arin's childhood friend Frak. He then went to the City of Temples with the Wolf Clan to participate to the Tournament.
At night, as the crowd of civilians and Elemental Masters were dispersing, following Zant-Tanz's disqualification and banishment, Nya spots Jay in the crowd and tries calling his name, but he ignores and goes into the crowd.
Jay eventually disappears into the crowd, with Nya unable to find him. She tries to chase him but ends up running into a Munce with a Jay hairstyle.
Jay reunited with his friends.
The following morning, he was chosen to be Nya's opponent. Jay made his way to the arena with Ras, Cinder, and Jordana surrounding him. When Nya came up, Ras stepped aside and showed the ninja her opponent, which all left them in a state of shock at seeing their lost friend with Ras.
At first she was happy to see him but became hurt to see that Jay treats her like a complete stranger. During the fight, Nya reluctantly hesitated to attack the love of her life, even hesitating to take open shots at Jay. She tries to tell Jay he was a ninja and the love of her life but he refuses to believe her, due to his amnesia and Ras' manipulations. Jay also mentions his job at the Administration, which made Arin realize Jay is Agent Walker. As Jay knocks her down, he proclaims he owes Ras his loyalty and brings out a Wolf Mask. Despite Nya pleading him not to use it, Jay puts the Wolf Mask, while Ras hits the Gong of Shattering, allowing him to use Shatterspin. With no other choice, Nya uses Rising Dragon. As he gets up he sees Nya starting to climb the tower so he tries to zap her but instead slows her down, allowing him to climb on the other side but he is later defeated by Nya and Roby uses the Elemental Cup to give his lightning power to her. Nya tries to talk to him but Jay glares at her before heading back to his team.
As a result of Shatterspin, Jay succumbed to evil.
After the battle, Ras expresses his disappointment in him for losing, reminding Jay he didn't rescue him so Jay can disappoint him. Despite Jay's apologies, Ras tells him that "Sorry isn't good enough" and leaves with Cinder and Jordana. As a result, Jay was both sad and angry at Ras for abandoning him. Nya then tries to talk to him, saying she will always love him despite him not remembering her. When she reaches for his hand, Jay pushes her away and coldly glares at her with red eyes from using the Gong of Shattering, saying he will always hate her. This leaves Nya heartbroken, hurt by what he said. As soon as Jay left the arena, Ras smirked at the ninja who were horrified by their friend's transformation to evil.
Jay leaves into unknown parts of the Merged Realms.
Jay was eventually sent away from the Wolf Clan and leaves the city, riding the elevator down with Ras knowing the ninja will try to go after the former.
Jay, now a bounty hunter named Rogue arrived in the First Land. He follows Riyu, Sora, Frak, and Lloyd through a forest called the South Woods where they fought a cyclops named Powerlid. After they defeated Powerlid, Jay makes his presence known. Lloyd demands to know who he is but, Jay flies down and grabs a golden chalice from Powerlid's chest.
Jay arrives at Fedulian's antiques shop, All-Realm Antiques Emporium, where he leaves a golden shuriken at the door, much to the annoyance of Fedulian. Meeting in a corner of the shop, Fedulian ask if his mission was successful, which Jay replies he never fails. Fedulian ask to see the golden chalice but Jay demands his payment. Once Fedulian hands him his payment, Jay gave him the golden cup, a rare Oni chalice. Before leaving, Fedulian gave him a message from someone who wanted to contract his service and gave him a meeting place to meet with his next employer. Jay inquires who next employer was, but Fedulian didn't know who they were since they very secretive and tells him to meet his new employer two days time.
Jay arrives at the meeting place where his new employer, Zeatrix. Zeatrix ask if he was followed but Jay said if she thought he could be followed, she wouldn't have sent him a message in the first place, to which Zeatrix agreed with. Zeatrix wanted Jay to bring someone to her, which Jay said that delivering people is a lot more expensive than delivering items, with Zeatrix saying that she has a lot of resources. Jay asks who is he delivering to her which Zeatrix shows him a picture of Ras. While thinking, Zeatrix says she can pay him five times his regular fee, which Jay accepts.
Jay manages to track Ras to an island in the Realm of Lee where he spots Ras and Arin flying on the Super Storm Jet.
Jay attacks Ras and Arin in the sky near the World Forest. Using his armor, Jay gets on the wing of the jet where he fights Arin, who uses Object Spinjitzu on the Returning Blade, but manages still to force Arin out of the jet and attack Ras while he was flying it. Ras manages to eject out and as the jet crash before Jay can take him. While Jay activates his armor to chase after him. As he went to capture Ras, the latter used his hammer to knock him out of the sky.
Jay manages to capture Ras without Arin noticing, causing Arin to attack him. Jay ignores Ras' demand to release him but Arin gets one of his thrown lightning daggers to cut the cable. Jay manages to defeat Arin but Sora uses her Technology to cause his mech to fly into a tree.
As Jay battled against the corrupted Dragonian Warriors, he eventually became overwhelmed and used his lightning against them, revealing his true identity. He then said, "Thought I'd... Lightning up the mood!" causing Nya to comment about him having both Lightning and terrible puns.
After Arin defeated Thunderfang, Nya lifted a boulder off of Jay and helped him up. The ninja soon realized Jay needed a splint on his leg because it was severely injured. Nya suggested to take Jay back to the Monastery, but he asked why she was going to help him. Nya then replied by saying she knew who he was and Jay answered by saying he was a secret man of mystery, but Nya interrupted him by mentioning his elemental lightning.
Jay said there were probably a lot of people with elemental lightning, to which Nya shook her head. Jay then groaned and took off his mask, revealing a tall ponytail on the top of his head. When all the ninja became ecstatic and exclaimed his name, Jay held out his hand and ordered them to not pretend that they knew him.
Jay continued by saying that he wasn't going to their "stupid monastery" and then he added that normal people didn't just have monasteries and that it was weird. When he was about to babble more, he tripped on his injured leg and whimpered, demanding they bring him to their monastery and that he needed help.
After Jay and the ninja arrived at the monastery, Cole got excited when he spotted him and asked Jay for a hug, but Jay rejected him and claimed he still didn't have any memories of Cole.
As Jay popped open a soda can, Lloyd mentioned how Arin believed Ras could bring his parents back from the dead. This grabbed his attention, because Jay knew they weren't dead and he told the ninja so, causing them to become shocked by the news. Then, Jay added that he had worked at the Administration in the head of the department of the realm assignment and that he knew exactly where Arin's parents were reassigned, but that it was really weird.
Jay has been staying at the Monastery while healing his leg. Despite the other Ninja trying to help regain his memories, Jay remained rude to them. Alfonzo Frohicky gave him a third tea, but Jay tasted it and it smelled like sewage and not in a good way, which Frohicky leaves to make a another recipe. When Lloyd and Nya come in, he asked if it was them who tried to beat his Galamorph X-Post record, but Nya said it was Kai and part of his idea to lure him because he knew it was his favorite when he was a Ninja. Although Jay called her a liar and said they could of heard it from anywhere, but Lloyd tells Jay that they are not lying and they have picture and his own room here. Jay rebuff saying the Administration and Ras also told him stories but they were all fake so Jay can't trust anyone but himself now. Lloyd asks about Arin's parents, which Jay responds by saying he already told them where they are in the Realm of Lee. Lloyd offers to double the award his client offered if he helps them which Jay agrees.
Flying on the Temple Bounty with Wyldfyre piloting it. Lloyd, Nya, and Jay discuss their plan to get inside. Lloyd allows Jay to do all the talking, due to being at the Administration before. Nya asks how Jay ended up in the Administration in the first place, which Jay comments it was a long story, but realized it was a short story as he has zero memory of his life before the Merge. Nya said they told him what his life was before the Merge, but Jay countered it by saying so did Ras and the Administration did but now he doesn't believe anyone. His first memories when he woke up were waking up in the Land of Madness and didn't even know his own name. He said he spotted some young people in business suits. Having a feeling to trust them because they were wearing suits, Jay went up to them and they told him that they were looking for him. They told him his name was Jay Walker and he was an agent at the the Administration. When Nya ask how they know his name, Jay said the Administration knows a lot and said he worked there his whole life and he needed to get back to his job at managing the Realm Reassignment office. Jay said he found the job to be natural so it made sense to him it was who he is. When Nya asked about knowing him, Jay said their boss the Administrator did and he sent a message to retrieve Jay. Jay said that no one he talked to had actually see him. When Lloyd ask what he did at the Administration, Jay got annoyed since he just told them it was Realm Reassignment, people they find in empty space bubbles and Jay assignment back to whatever he thought they came from. Lloyd found it ridiculous as Jay had no memory of himself before the Merge, which Jay defended himself saying he was working with limited information and while there might of been a few mix ups but there were no proof of that and if there was they would of been shredded and/or burn. Lloyd and Nya point out to Jay that he is famously terrible at guessing games, which he found offensive but Nya defends Lloyd because Jay had took every charades teams he has ever been on. Jay said he doesn't even know what charades are but he remembers Arin's parents Jenny and Barry are in the Realm of Lee due to putting them in every Reassignment logs in the weekly and monthly reports every night in triplicate. Wyldfyre asks why aren't they just fly straight to Lee instead of going to the Administration, which Jay says that anyone can get to the location by air or boat but the only way to get to the real Realm of Lee is through the Realm Reassignment area, which will make sense when they get there. Lloyd briefly ask if they can trust Jay due to shattering his goodness but Jay said they have no reason to trust him and have little choice in the matter. Lloyd ask about the cake, which Jay hopes they aren't going to use it, much to Nya and Lloyd's confusion.
Arriving in the Land of Lee, Jay and the others are meet by a being named Lee. Jay and the other introduce them as undercover names with Jay going by Strong McCoolGuy and he is married to Maya McCoolGuy, Nya's undercover name. Lee shakes their hand and takes them down to the Community of Lee. While settling in Jay tells the other Ninja that when the Merge happened, the Administration felt that Lee's happiness in the community was strange so they investigated and scanned for unlisence mind control tech but found no signs of mind control from anyone from magical source, spirit possession, or chemically that alter the air or eating foods and thus just saw that everyone just seemed happy here because they actually like it here so the Administration left Lee alone. Even though Lee's community is built on lies, the Administration isn't a police force but a bureaucracy so lying doesn't require a license or permit. When Wyldfyre suggested to ask Lee about Jenny and Barry, Jay turned the idea down because if Lee knows they aren't who they say they are then something bad will happen so Lloyd suggest going to events to find out about Arin's parents. Jay and Nya went to a tango class.
Jay and Nya walk back to their house in the Land of Lee. The two came back from a painting session where, Jay was surprise that he could paint, which Nya points out she knew because he was a ninja before. Jay groaned at that statement and admitted Nya was kinda fun, which Nya replies she is. As they got home, the notice Lloyd and Wyldfyre aren't back so they drop their paintings off and went outside. Lee was spying on them from behind which Jay notices. Nya and Jay argue that he might be paranoid but when they look back they notice two Lees were following them and manage to loose the two Lees and hide behind some bushes, which Jay said he was right and he is not the paranoid egoist, which Nya said both things can be true. The two manage to go the backdoor, where Jay manage to get them both in. Jay notices the Mech Dragon and puts a Control implant in it as a treat. As the two explore the backroom, Jay and Nya notice Lee making gravestones with their undercover names. Heading up they find a gravesite with Arin's parents. When Nya said Jay was wrong, Jay realizes something and blasts the graves, seeing that they are empty. Although Lee spots them and they head back into the neighborhood. Jay attempts to see if Lee can survive without one of his bodies but Nya stops him. As they fight off Lee, two folks recognize Nya's Spinjitzu, making the two realize they found Arin's parents, Jenny and Barry.
Jenny and Barry took Jay and Nya into their house where they help catch the two up about Lee's lies and that Arin is alive. Jay realized that Lee was selectively brainwashing people on a small scale which explains why the Administration didn't detect any mind control devices. The two then come up with a plan to break Lloyd and Wyldfyre out. Jenny disguises herself as Jay, while Jay and Barry go to the backroom. Barry comments that it exciting to be with Jay, much to Jay's confusing as they never meet before but Barry comments how Jay use to be a Ninja, with his son having a poster of him in his room and how he had his own game show, something Jay found strange for a ninja.
Jay and the others find Roby whose soul was hollow out. Jay comments sit might be an improvement for Roby only for Wyldfyre to throw a Heat blast at him and told him not to insult her boyfriend. Confused Jay ask that she really like Roby even though he sounds like an air horn who became a person. Wyldfyre grabs Jay's neck and says Roby is a beautiful genius and he is worth more than ten of him "goodness shattering with bad breath". Jay smelled his breath and was about to attack Wyldfyre but Lloyd stopped them. They try to ask the Security Bots but they o not authorize the Game Master. Wyldfyre takes the group to Bleckt's cell, which Jay found to be a bad idea because he made a deal to backstab his own nephew. When they arrived they were stopped by Security Bots, Nya tried to tell them to let them visit Bleck but the Bots access denied. Jay tries to blast them with Lightning but it has no effect. An annoyed Sora tells him that the bots were design for security of the Tournament of Sources so Elemental Powers won't work on them. Jay then tries to attack the bots but it instead triggers a fight which stops thanks to Roby having Wyldfyre as a backup user.
Upon reaching the Monastery of Gates, Lloyd briefed the ninja on their mission. Jay and Nya were tasked with traveling to Mysterium to awaken the purple half of the Arc Dragon of Focus. However, the ninja's sense of family made Jay grappled with feelings of isolation stemming from his memory loss, comelling his to abandon the mission.[18] He used the fact that the ninja had failed to honor their agreement, which nearly cost him his life, as an excuse to withdraw from the mission. Nya, seeing his withdrawal, confronted him, accusing him of being selfish. After a brief moment of hesitation, Jay chose to walk away, casting one last glance at the ninja team as they comforted Nya. The sight left him feeling disheartened as he left.[18]
After a while, Jay began regretting his decision to leave the ninja, especially after hearing Nya suggest that he showed traces of his former self as a ninja. This realization prompted him to return,[18] leading him to Mysterium, where Nya and Kai were fighting against Zarkt and the Spectral Dragonians in the Cave of Bells. Just as Zarkt prepared to strike Nya, Jay swooped in with the Mech Dragon, ready to intervene. Zarkt unleashed his Misfortune power, but Jay evaded the attack. He leaped from his mech, using Lightning to send Zarkt crashing to the ground. He quickly rushed to Nya's side, admitting how he wants to become a better person. Nya welcomed him with an embrace, and to his own surprise, Jay reciprocated the hug. Meanwhile, Kai, having defeated the remaining Spectral Dragonians, praises Jay's impressive comeback and dismisses his previous doubts about Jay's abilities as a ninja, which offended Jay for a moment.
Jay is mentioned by Lloyd when trying to reassure Arin that he is not the worst ninja, recalling how Jay destroyed the practice room and the South wing.
Jay was mentioned by Zane as one of the members who weren't found and if he can activate the portal gate under the Monastery of Spinjitzu he can locate them.
Nya spotted Jay in the Phantasm Cave, but he was confused of who she was. Nya thinks he was joking around but much to her surprise, Jay had never seen her before. This caused Nya to realize her dream wasn't real. Waking up she saw the Dream-Guyver and scared it off.
Upon seeing a crack in the wall of the Monastery of Mysterium was exactly the same as the one at their monastery leads to Cole remembering the fight he had with Jay, which resulted in it.
Jay's disappearance caused the records to be taken offline.
When Sora and Arin were infiltrating the Administration's Department of Realm Reassignment, Sora found out that due to Jay's absence all of the Department's records were taken offline when he went missing.
After encountering Zeatrix and Ras at the dinner fest, Nya remarks how encountering them is among the top ten awkward dinners she has been to among others with Jay that she mentioned.
When learning Jay already left, Nya wants to go after Jay and save him but the ninja remind her that the Tournament of the Sources is a threat to the Merged Realms and the Source Dragons. Nya believes that without Jay, the team is not united like Wu said it should be. Lloyd promises they will find Jay after the tournament. As they walk back to their quarters, Arin tells Sora that Jay said he worked in The Administration, making Sora realize that Jay is Agent Walker who they previously discovered might have info on Arin’s parents. Despite Sora reassuring Arin they'll find Jay and his parents, Arin doubts Lloyd will follow through on his promise of finding hisparents and Jay.
Jay is later mentioned by Zane when he checked the rules of allowing objects in the matches, after Wyldfyre's loss to Cinder due to Shatterspin and found there is no rules saying it is not allowed.
Jay is mentioned by Ras when he explained to Rox, who was possessing Jordana, the purpose of winning the Tournament to gain all the Elemental Powers to create Dragon Icons they need to summon Source Dragons and not to suffer any more losses as Jay did. During Nokt's match with Nya, Nokt mentions Jay calling him a "the other useless ninja" in attempt to get into her head. During the match Nya used Jay's powers to take down Nokt but due to Bleckt's rigging she ended up losing.
Later in the course of Cinder's match with Sora, Arin approached Ras to disclose what Ras told him earlier. Arin further revealed that Jay held information concerning hisparents from his tenure within the Administration, to which Ras responded by indicating that he was privy to all the same details that Jay possessed.
After losing to Nokt, Nya packed her things in attempt to find Jay and bring him back. However she confines with Lloyd that she is scared that due to shattering his goodness, he might not be able to heal it. Lloyd reassures her that there is always a way and once they finish their mission they will join her soon. Nya's mission was halted when Riyu shows off a Dragon Ivory stone he stole from Ras with a connection to the Nether-Space, allowing her to communicate with Kai. Nya tells Kai that she found Jay but he lost his memories and became a different person as a result. Kai attempted to lighten the mood by saying for Jay it might be an improvement, not realizing how bad Jay's amnesia is.
At the Monastery, Nya informs Kai about recent events, including Jay that he didn't remember her or any of them no matter what she told him. Kai in return said the two will track him down and bring him home.
Jay was mentioned when Kai commented about how Jay had the highest high score on Galamorph X-Post. Kai then attempted to lure him to Lobo's arcade to find Jay, but after beating his high score, Jay somehow played the game remotely and regained the title of having the highest score.
Jay was seen in a flashback playing video games with Kai and Cole. When Nya entered the room, he invited her to sit with them and Nya sat on the couch in between Jay and Kai.
Jay’s relationship with his biological mother Libber is unknown due to the fact she left him at the Junkyard when he was young.
In the "Quest for the Lost Powers", it is revealed that after losing his powers to stop the Crystal King, Jay felt a hole in his heart due to feeling he lost a connection to his mother and wondered if she left him was a good reason or if there was a reason at all.
Jay was a big fan of Cliff Gordon ever since he was a kid. In Season 6, Jay had learned that he was adopted and that Cliff is his real father, which left him very shocked and excited at the thought. To remember his son he never knew, Cliff kept a shrine up with Jay's later life as a ninja, collecting many pictures of Jay, but he chose not to introduce himself to his son. Despite this, the shrine to Jay does indicate that Cliff was proud of him, despite not meeting him.
In "The Way Back", Jay reveals that he considers Ed to be his 'real dad' due to having raised him, although he does previously acknowledge Cliff is his biological father.
After Nadakhan was defeated, all of the wishes have been undone and Jay has not received his inheritance yet.
It is also revealed that Jay has accepted Cliff was his father, as he related to Unagami on being adopted after the latter told him he was abandoned.
“Just like when I wished to be rich, he tried to convince me my dad died. But that wasn't my real dad. My real dad lives with my mom, happy in the junkyard.”
Ed is Jay's adoptive dad. Jay is very close to his adoptive father and has inherited his habit of inventing things. In Season 6, when Jay made a wish to Nadakhan he received a letter saying his father passed away and he has inherited his fortune. Immediately, Jay rushed to his parent's home where he called out for his father only for Ed to come out alive and well. Jay was relieved at the news but questioned the contents of the letter; Ed and his wife decided it was time to tell Jay the truth and inform him that he was adopted.
Edna is Jay's adoptive mom. Although he gets annoyed when she tells his friends about their Junkyard, he cares about her very much. Their bond grew stronger at the end of "Snakebit" when Jay invited both his parents to the Destiny's Bounty whenever they want to visit.
Nya is Jay's girlfriend. In the beginning, they barely spoke to one another, but Jay started to develop feelings for her. While she did not return his feelings at first, they grew closer and starting dating, being shown to be happy with each other, though as of "The Surge," Nya had spoken to Jay about boundaries. The two reached a rough patch in Season 3 when Nya started developing affections for Cole as a result of the Perfect Match Machine, causing a rivalry between them which continued in Season 4 where all three make up.
In Season 5, Jay views his future reflection in the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master, which reveals that he and Nya will end up together sometime in the future. This rekindles his feelings for her.
In Season 6, Jay attempts to fulfill his future reflection by using his wishes to try and impress Nya, which only ends up angering her. By the end of "Wishmasters," they end up being the only remaining ninja, and thus Nya had no choice but to put up with him. During "The Last Resort," Nya reveals to Jay that she also saw her future with him, and confirms that he is the one for her before pushing him through the Traveler's Tea portal. During the finale, Nya dies, and Jay uses his last wish to erase the events of the season, with only them remembering the events. They have a moment on the rooftop, which is broadcasted all over Ninjago as the episode ends.
In Season 7, Jay and Nya are still in a relationship. In "The Hatching," Jay consoles Nya when she feels conflicted about her identity as Samurai X and the Water Ninja. In "Lost in Time," Jay shouts for Nya after she goes into the time portal with Kai and Master Wu. He is delighted when she returns, and joins the group hug with her family.
Throughout Season 8, Jay and Nya interact a lot. When the ninja were celebrating in "True Potential," Jay picks Nya up and spins her around during the chorus of The Weekend Whip. In "Big Trouble, Little Ninjago," Jay goes to fight the Colossus while Nya looks after Lloyd. They do not see each other until the end of Season 9, as Jay is teleported to the Realm of Oni and Dragons at the end of Season 8 while Nya remains in Ninjago.
When Jay returns to Ninjago with the other Marooned Ninja in "Green Destiny," he is delighted to hear that Nya is okay and quickly follows Zane to help her, Lloyd, and Dareth. They have a moment of re-connection with the others before going off to stop the Colossus. During the celebration at the end, Nya leans on Jay, and they hold hands.
Jay and Nya
Throughout Season 10: March of the Oni, Jay attempts to ask Nya to be his Yang. He is seen practicing his speech in "The Darkness Comes," and attempts to ask the question in "Into the Breach," but is spooked by Garmadon. He finally pops the question in "Endings" before fighting the Oni one last time. Nya accepts and gives her half of the medallion while putting the other half on his chest for the rest of the episode.
Nya says goodbye to Jay
Throughout Seabound, Jay continuously assures Nya that she will find a way to regain control of her powers. He also shows the most worry of the team when Nya and Maya are captured by Kalmaar, which is what inspired him to use his Lightning to re power the Hydro Bounty despite this putting his life at risk. In the season finale, Nya merges with the Endless Sea to defeat Wojira and save his life, she leaves her fellow ninja to become apart of the ocean. Her departure hit Jay the hardest and sent him into a state of depression.
Despite knowing that he and the guys went against the law to return Nya to normal, Jay felt glad that they were able to bring his girlfriend back.
An amnesiac Jay reunites with Nya.
When The Merge occurred, Jay and Nya end up separated for years with Nya expressing her concern for him. When she eventually reunited with him at the Tournament of the Sources, Jay had no memory of her and of being a ninja, treating her like a complete stranger. After losing to her and becoming corrupted by the nature of Shatterspin, Nya tries to express her love to him, but he disdains and expresses hatred, effectively dumping her at the same time. After his defeat, Ras sent Jay away, resulting in Nya being hurt. After losing to Nokt, she then decides to go search for him in order to get him to remember her and his family.
Jay reunited with Nya during the battle with Thunderfang, albeit in disguise, due to becoming a bounty hunter. During the battle, Jay injured his leg. After initially refusing, Jay eventually agreed to go back to the monastery with Nya to recover from his injury. While working together to find Arin's parents, Nya attempted to get Jay to remember their relationship, only to find he only cares for his payment. He was even grossed out when Lloyd offered him and Nya to pretend to be married for their mission in finding Arin's parents, upsetting Nya. Later, he expressed that romantic relationships make no sense to him, which hurt Nya's feelings. In fact, due to Nya's stubbornness and insisting that he's a ninja only added fuel to the fire that Jay believes she is lying to him. After Jay left, Nya's words stuck with him, and he came to save her from Zarkt. After he saved her, he admitted that being with her makes him want to be a better person, leading her to hug him, which he seemingly accepted.
Jay is one of Master Wu's students along with the other five ninja. When Jay and the others trained to become ninja, they showed that they cared about Wu and glad to have him as their master.
Like the other ninja, Jay respect Wu who in turn views him as he expressed concern for the latter when he was attacked by Acronix and began to rapidly age, due to the effects of the Time Blade. Along with the ninja, Jay wanted to find his master after he was lost in time with the Time Twins.
In Season 8, Jay and the others were still searching for Wu before dealing with the Sons of Garmadon. They find an infant, whom they take in for some time. After the child has a growth spurt and starts to walk and talk and uses one of their mottos, a shocked Jay is the first of the ninja to realize that the baby is their master de-aged because of the Time Blades. Jay was relieved and happy to hear Wu would return to normal after the blades' effects wore off.
During Season 9, they are stranded in the Realm of Oni and Dragons Jay is the ninja who is amused by the others trying to teach Wu his old lessons to better help him while Wu was put off by Jay's craziness until it stopped. Jay was later amazed to see his master aged into an adult and regain his memories as well as watching him fight. They later returned to Ninjago where they fought off the Colossus and Garmadon's forces to free the city. Afterward, Jay is happy to see Wu is back to normal and he has Jay attend the celebration of the ninja being hailed as heroes.
An amnesiac Jay reunites with Wu.
Years after The Merge, Wu in the form of Sprite reunited with Jay, who lost his memories. Jay had started working for The Administration and Wu tried to get Jay to regain his memories by showing him a reflection in his old ninja suit, with Jay accidentally activating his lightning powers.
Ras was Jay's temporary master while the latter was suffering from amnesia. Upon finding him after he left the Administration, Ras recruited Jay, deceiving him in believing that he used to be a great warrior who serve him and the Ninja are his enemies as well as enter him in the Tournament of the Sources. Jay appeared to shared information of his former job as the manager of Realm Reassignment to Ras. When he lost to Nya, Ras banished Jay from the Wolf Clan and sent him away, leaving him saddened as he left into unknown parts.
Rogue attacking Ras
After becoming a bounty hunter, Jay took on a mission to hunt down Ras for Zeatrix.
They had not interacted a lot in the series but they cared deeply about each other and had gotten closer as the series went on.
At first, Kai didn't like the thought of Jay dating his sister due to his overprotective nature but soon came around to the idea.
In later seasons, they got along even if their personalities contrasted with the others. Jay was even amused by Kai being interested in Skylor.
During Season 9, Jay's accepting of being stranded in the Realm of Oni and Dragons disturbed and annoyed Kai. After Jay became himself again, Kai was relieved.
In season 10, Kai helped Jay constantly on trying to ask Nya to be his Yang throughout the season, showing that he has gotten comfortable with the two being a pair and that he wants the relationship to be official. In "Endings" Kai, along with the rest of the ninja, minus Nya, are upset with Jay about his choice of timing for Nya to be his Yang when they are fighting the Oni. Nevertheless, he was happy for them when she said yes and they won the fight.
In Season 11, Kai lost his powers and couldn't fight off Aspheera's fire cobras, Jay then saved him. At the end of the series Kai got his powers back and defeated Boreal, and Jay was happy for him.
In Season 12: Prime Empire, Jay was devastated when Kai, along with Cole, gave up their last life to allow the rest of the team to win the Speedway Five-Billion.
Jay and Kai fighting alongside with each other.
In Season 15: Crystalized from, "Farewell the Sea" - "A Painful Promise" Jay and Kai were the ones who were most affected by Nya's departure which connected them. The two often get into fights. In "The Council of the Crystal King", after Zane tracked Lloyd stopping near the same location the group had investigated earlier in the abandoned N line. Kai realized Jay was right about there being a secret entrance and found it crazy that Jay being right all the time, much to Jay's offense. Their relationship had improved as the series went on in, "Darkness Within" Kai saved Jay from being crushed and in "Dragon Form" Jay saved Kai from Pythor.
When The Merge occurred, Jay was separated from his friends, with Kai being worried for him and took the Bounty to find Jay and the others. However Kai's efforts were halt due to being trapped in Nether-Space and hearing from Nya that Jay lost his memory. After Kai got out he decided to help Nya on her quest on bringing Jay back.
In "The Shatter Dragon", Kai was happy when he and the other accidentally stumbled onto Jay and wasn't annoyed when Jay broke his leg. Kai made an attempt to help Jay remember who he is but eventually quitted because of his new rudeness from shattering his goodness.
In "When Doves Cry", Kai heard from Sora and Wyldfyre that Jay bailed and called him a jerk.
In "Chaos Reigns", after Kai saw Jay defeat Zarkt, Kai (forgetting Jay still hasn't recovered his memory) tells Jay he was awesome and takes back everything he said of Jay being the worst Ninja, which confused Jay and Kai blamed it on Cole.
They are good friends until Season 3 when Nya started developing feelings for Cole which initiated a rivalry between the two which continued in season 4. The two reconcile their friendship during their fight on Chen's Island and Cole even sacrificed himself so that Jay could win the battle.
In Season 6, it is mentioned "On a Wish and a Prayer," that despite the previous rift between them that Cole considers Jay to be his best friend. In "Day of the Departed," when Cole was feared lost after facing Yang, Jay broke down and stated he'd give up anything to have Cole back which the latter overheard before revealing himself. Jay and the others were relieved that Cole was safe and human again.
During Season 9, Jay's accepting of being stranded in the Realm of Oni and Dragons disturbed Cole. After Jay became himself again, Cole was relieved.
In Season 12, Jay was devastated when Cole, along with Kai, gave up their last life to allow the rest of the team to win the Speedway Five-Billion. However, he was relieved by their survival after they were freed.
When The Merge occurred, the two friends were separated with Cole, expressing a worried face when Nya mentions Jay as one of the members they didn't find. Cole fondly remembers one of their arguments that resulted in a noodle bowl crack which made him also wonder where Jay ended up after the Merge. A year later Cole managed to reunite with him but found out that Jay had lost his memories and was working with their enemy Ras.
Cole and Jay reunited once again during a party to celebrate the defeat of Thunderfang, however Jay still had no memory of his former best friend. Cole attempted to help Jay recover his memories but eventually gave up due to Jay's newfound rudeness from shattering his goodness.
Prior to Kai joining the team, it is implied that Zane and Jay were close with Jay giving Zane tips of his sense of humor. Like all the other ninja he thought Zane was weird but when finding out that Zane was a Nindroid, he and the others supported and accepted their friend. They grew closer throughout the series, with Jay being distraught by Zane's death after he sacrificed himself to defeat the Overlord.
In Season 4, Jay was looking at his portrait of his friends in sadness and reflecting on his time together with Zane. When Lloyd suggested replacing Zane, Jay heavily protested against the decision to do so but was shocked to learn that his friend was still alive and traveled to Chen's Island to find him. While imprisoned by Chen, Jay was reunited with Zane and was elated to see his friend again and complimented his new form.
As the series goes on they still get along, in season 5 where Jay tried to fix Zane's malfunctioning voice and modifying it for comical purposes.
In later seasons, they get along even if their personalities contrast with the others. Zane appears to take note of Jay's habits as he knew Nadakhan visited him and saw that he was acting out of the ordinary.
During Season 9, Jay's accepting of being stranded in the Realm of Oni and Dragons disturbed Zane. After Jay became himself again, Zane was relieved and noted this to Kai.
During Season 11, they still get along and worked together against Aspheera and her Pyro Viper army. He was also distraught when it looked like Zane was killed but was relieved to hear that Zane's alive and only banished to the Never-Realm, so he and the others went there to save him.
During "Awakenings," Jay realizes that Zane is the Ice Emperor after he was corrupted by the scroll. After recalling his true identity, Zane finally remembers Jay and the happy moments of them together. He then snaps out of his delirium enough to help his friends. When returning home, he was met with a big hug.
When The Merge occurred, Jay was separated from Zane. After being released from his stasis pod, Zane tried to find him by trying to operate the Portal gate in the Monastery of Spinjitzu. Zane eventually manage to reunite with Jay during the Tournament of Sources where he was shocked to find out that Jay was working with the Wolf Clan.
“Jay, she still speaks of you. You don't belong here, Jay. This isn't you. You're the Master of Lightning, not the Master of Lighting. You know where I'll be if you change your mind.”
Lloyd and Jay were good friends. They don't talk much, but as the series goes on, they grew closer.
In Season 3, Lloyd introduced Jay to Fritz Donnegan and got him hooked on the character.
In season four, Jay denied Lloyd's offer to go back to the team but still went along with meeting him. Jay had faith in Lloyd as he believed the latter would save him and the others from Chen after they were captured. In Season 5, when Lloyd got possessed by Morro, Jay and the other ninja will do everything they can to get their friend back.
In Season 7, Jay was the first ninja decide to make Lloyd their master after Wu is lost in time with the Time Twins.
In Season 8, Lloyd and Jay hear about the history of the Realm of Oni and Dragons from Mystake. Jay realizes that Lloyd is part Oni and Dragon and is the only ninja besides Lloyd to know about that. When Mystake tells Lloyd that the Oni Masks can bring his father back from the dead without any good left in him, he has a sad look on his face, and Jay tries to comfort him by putting his hand on his shoulder.
In "Game of Masks", it is shown that Lloyd trusts Jay enough to accuse Harumi of being the Quiet One, as Harumi knew of Lloyd's Oni heritage, which she could only know if Jay had told her or if she was the Quiet One.
During Season 9, they are mostly separated since Jay was in the Realm of Oni and Dragons and Lloyd was in Ninjago.
In "How to Build a Dragon," Jay hears Lloyd's voice on a dragon hunter's radio and worried for his friend.
As of "Green Destiny," Jay was reunited with his friend and gladly fought off the Sons of Garmadon with his aid. Jay was happy to see Lloyd defeated his father and regained his powers as a result.
When the Merge occurred, Jay and Lloyd were separated with Lloyd being worried about him. Lloyd appeared to develop a low opinion on Jay, as he viewed Jay as the worst ninja student, recalling how Jay once destroyed the South Wing during his training. When Lloyd reunited with Nya, he shook his head when she asked if Jay happened to be with him. But he assured her that Jay was still out there somewhere. Lloyd managed to reunite with Jay during the Tournament of Sources where he was shocked that Jay was working with Ras and had lost his memory.
Lloyd manage to reunite with Jay during a battle with Thunderfang and enlist him to help find Arin's parents. Back at the Monastery, Jay’s rude behavior and shattered soul frustrated Lloyd, who admitted he only partly trusted him after everything that happened. Lloyd also found himself irritated by Jay’s naïve trust in the Administration Agents—especially given that Lloyd and the others had made similar mistakes before (like Zane trusting Vex immediately after his memory was wiped). It is also implied Lloyd had no intention to keep his word on doubling what his client (unknown to him was Zeatrix) was paying Jay and just hoped Jay's memory will come back on it own.
Echo Zane is Zane's brother who Jay met during his war with Nadakhan. Echo Zane helped prepare and build several traps for the incoming enemies. Later Echo Zane was one of Jay's members in the Ninja Replacements.
Although their adventure was erased, Jay eventually reunited with Echo Zane and told him about their adventure. Jay inspired Echo Zane to go out and become a hero Jay no longer was. Echo Zane then brought Tai-D with him and later was joined by the Falcon on his journey.
Scott is a person that Jay met at Prime Empire. After Scott helped Jay from a group of Red Visors, he introduced himself and offered his friendship, as well as showing him his hidden garage.
Later, when the Red Visors showed up at Scott's garage and the latter died to allow the ninja to escape, Jay was upset to see his friend get cubed as a result.
Due to him swaying Unagami, Scott was released from Prime Empire along with every other player.
Jay and PoulErik appear to be on friendly terms. They first met when PoulErik brought food to Jay and cared for him before he was sacrificed by Wojira. He told Jay to smile and enjoy it because he was their Gift. When Jay left the Island of the Keepers, PoulErik felt it was boring without him, and when Jay came back, he hugged him immediately.
Following the events of the Merge, Jay became separated from the other ninja and experienced a loss of memories. He suddenly found himself in the Administration, where he eventually became one of the Administration Agents and took on the role of managing the Department of Reassignment. After Arin posed some questions and quickly departed, Prentis reached out to Jay. When Jay arrived, he inquired about the situation at hand. Prentis informed him that Arin had entered the Department of Reassignment, asked some questions, and promptly left. Jay wondered if Arin needed realm reassignment, but Prentis assured him that it was not necessary. Realizing that he was wasting his time, Jay excused himself, pretending to have paperwork to file when in reality, he was returning to play a video game.
A year later, Jay, alongside other agents, went on a mission to capture Zane. However, after being deceived by Ras, Jay resigned from the Administration. Jay became on their wanted list for leaving his post.
When Jay worked under Ras, he likely knew several members of the Wolf Clan. Jordana (really Rox possessing her) and Cinder accompanied Jay to the arena where he faced off against Nya. Nokt appears to have met Jay as well, which he mocked Nya over her ex-boyfriend’s amnesia state.
After Jay left the Wolf Clan, he began to work as a bounty hunter where he frequently work for Fedulian like retrieving an Oni chalice. Fedulian was grateful for Jay's service and often payed him, although he was annoyed that Jay often came to him during his work hours and left a golden shuriken at his door. Fedulian also acted as an informant for Jay as he helped him meet with Zeatrix.
Even before the Merge, Alfonzo Frohicky hear numerous tales about the ninja, including Jay. He meet Jay in "The Shatter Dragon", where Jay suffered from memory loss and a broken leg was injured forcing him to stay at the Monastery. In "The Hollow Ones", Alfonzo was annoyed by Jay's rudeness to his drinks and wished for him to leave as soon as he is healed. It's unknown if the Ninja told Alfonzo that Jay had shattered his goodness.
One of the new members of the Ninja team, Wyldfyre and Jay didn't meet until the Tournament of the Sources. Wyldfyre only heard of him through the other Ninja. She help Nya and Kai search for him in "The Missing." Wyldfyre then joined Jay on their way to the Realm of Lee where Jay was annoyed by Wyldfyre's crazy driving skills and her clumsiness of triggering alarms in the Administration. When Jay insulted Roby, Wyldfyre insulted his bad breath which almost resulted in a fight if Lloyd didn't stop them.
Despite this, the two agree on aggressive tactics to infiltrate The Administration but Lloyd rejected the ideas because it wasn't the ninja way. Both also agreed not to free Bleckt but for different reasons as Jay was unsure to trust Bleckt because his knowledge could trigger booby traps and Wyldfyre didn't want to free him because of his treachery against Roby.
Jay apparently worked with Rapton at some point after The Merge and after he left the Administration. The two did a job in Shintaro and has developed a secret handshake with him.
Arin was a fan of the Ninja in his youth, he even had a poster of Jay in his bedroom and knew of his adventures like Prime Empire.
When Arin infiltrated the Administration with Sora to find records of his parents, the records were left unfinished when Jay escaped from there. Later during the Tournament of the Sources, when he was shocked that Jay is with the Wolf Clan and told Nya about what happened to him during the Merge, he found out that Jay is Agent Walker and was worried about him shattering his goodness with the Wolf Mask when he was about to perform Shatterspin. After Jay left the City of Temples, he thought that he might have the records to help him find his parents. It’s unknown how he feels about him after he left the Ninja.
After Jay became a bounty hunter, he was after Ras who Zeatrix placed a bounty on and Arin fought him without even knowing who he really was. At first Jay only went after Ras but when Arin intervened too much Jay decided to directly fight him, and had the upper hand if Sora didn't intervene. After Thunderfang’s defeat, Jay revealed he knew the truth of where Arin’s parents were reassigned.
After recovering Arin's parents, Jay's rude attitude annoyed Arin greatly. Arin was also unconcern of Jay, when Wyldfyre turned the ship, and caused Jay to almost fall off but ended up hitting his head. But Arin did found out that Jay didn't unshatter his goodness or recover his memories.
During Skybound, he was hostile to them; particularly Jay who he refers to as "the whiny sniveling blue pajama man who says everything obvious." but Soto agreed to help them defeat Nadakhan if they helped him escape. Jay recruited him to help the Ninja Replacements in the battle against the Sky Pirates. However, due to Jay's final wish, Soto remained imprisoned in the current timeline with his memory erased.
Clouse was in on Chen's plot to steal their powers for the transformation spell, though hid this from his foes. During the tournament, Clouse would attempt to sabotage the ninja but was prevented either from interference by Garmadon or orders from Chen. He also prevented a captive Zane from breaking out, as he knew the ninja were there for him. Clouse was aware they spied on the ritual to drain the Elemental Masters, though was prevented from taking action. However, he took satisfaction when Chen turned the ninja against each other or turn their growing allies on one another. Clouse detested the ninja, notably Lloyd, who was Garmadon's son. Clouse also fought Nya (not a ninja yet) for the spell after she infiltrated the palace.
After Chen gave up his ruse, Clouse took pleasure in hunting them before he fought and defeated Jay who was captured when Clouse hit the self-destruct mechanism on his mech.
After being banished to the Cursed Realm, Clouse attempted to find the Teapot of Tyrahn. Although Clouse ended up being trapped in the Djinn Blade, he attempted to trap Jay for all eternity when Jay was about leave the Djinn Blade with his friends, but Jay manage to defeat him and leave Clouse trapped for all eternity.
Nadakhan was one of Jay's adversaries and Jay's only archenemy.
Before meeting him, Nadakhan impersonated Jay and the other ninja by framing them for crimes they didn't commit and was pleased to hear they were locked away in Kryptarium Prison. He gained a vendetta against them when learning of the destruction of his world, which occurred because of the ninja's victory over The Preeminent and the destruction the Cursed Realm (the twin realm of his).
After the ninja escaped, Nadakhan played on Jay's love for Nya by telling him of his true heritage and having his crew torture him once he was captured. He even revealed his endgame to Jay about marrying Nya. However, none of his tactics worked with him being unable to get him to break. Jay soon rallied the Ninja Replacements to defeat Nadakhan.
After Nadakhan was poisoned, Jay couldn't be relieved since Delara (who possessed Nya) took the shot as well. With Nya dying in Jay's arms, Jay used his final wish to undo Nya's death and that Clouse hadn't freed the Djinn. Because his wish wasn't selfish, the weakened Nadakhan granted it. By doing this, Jay re-imprisoned Nadakhan in his teapot. Jay along with Nya and Wu are the only ones to recall Nadakhan.
The Sky Pirates were one of Jay's adversaries. When Jay was imprisoned on the Misfortune's Keep, the crew tried to help Nadakhan break Jay with Monkey Wretch, Doubloon, and Dogshank fighting him in Scrap and Tap. Flintlocke and Clancee even created a ruse to trick Jay. Although despite, this the crew took into account when Jay warned them of the possibility of Nadakhan's betrayal. Eventually the crew refused to tell Nadakhan of the Tiger Widow venom and Clancee hiding it in the Misfortune's Keep. After Nadakhan banished Clancee, Monkey Wretch, and Doubloon, Dogshank and Flintlocke realized Jay was correct and help him stop Nadakhan. Although their alliance was erased due to Jay's final wish.
After arriving on the Dark Island, Jay fought the Sky Pirates again and took payback for making him clean their ship Misfortune's Keep. Although he eventually agree to let them continue living on the Dark Island in return they never return to Ninjago.
During "Game Over," Jay states he understood Unagami wasn't really evil. He tricks the latter into following him, so that he can reconcile with his creator, Milton Dyer. Jay is ultimately successful and his actions not only bring peace, but also allow the players to finally be free and give the characters in Prime Empire the chance to be real and start new lives.
An avian themed crook who claims himself to be Jay's nemesis, Fugi-Dove attempted to teach Jay some tricks of the criminal trade. Fugi-Dove even sacrifices himself so Jay and the others can get away from Hounddog McBrag.
After Fugi-Dove alongside other inmates like Ronin, Killow, and Ultra Violet escaped from Kryptarium Prison, they joined the Resistance. in which Jay was in and helped him and the other ninja in defeating the crystal army. After the Overlord was defeated, Fugi-Dove alongside other members of the Resistance helped the ninja rebuild the Monastery of Spinjitzu.
Jay in his TV host uniform in a Wu-Cru poster (left side background)
LEGO model of Jay
LEGO model of Jay
Ninjago ride at LEGOLAND
Promotional poster for the Ninjago ride at LEGOLAND
Official Skybound art of the Ninja
Jay in Tommy Andreasen's interpretation of where Ronin left the ninja before the events of The Tournament of Elements. Jay's face in this drawing was based on a fan's profile picture.[1]