Johnny Courageous

“Tell her I don't speak to traitors.”

“Traitor? I helped liberate Imperium!”

“You helped it fall. All hail the Good Empress!”

— Johnny and Sora, "The Grand Inquisition"

Johnny Courageous is an undercover Loyalist deployed into Umbrasilvis as part of the Explorer's Club to look for the Tree of Burdens, alongside another.

History

History[]

Background[]

Johnny lived in the Kingdom of Imperium as an Imperian of the civil service class during the reign of Empress Beatrix and was among the Imperians who remained loyal to her after the Liberation of Imperium despite her murder of her father, cruelty towards dragons, outsiders, and her own people, and nearly destroying the Merged Lands as he believed it led to the kingdom's downfall. Johnny at some point joined a society called the Loyalists, determined to help Beatrix reclaim Imperium and restore it to glory.^[1] The Loyalists were tasked with going undercover among organizations in the Merged Realms; Johnny went undercover as a member of the Explorer's Club, apparently participating in numerous adventures alongside Reginald Slitherbottom and his team.^[2]

When the Elemental Monsters emerged, Johnny received orders to analyze one of the creatures in order to locate the Weapon of Desolation. When a Mutation Monster was on the loose in Umbrasilvis, the Explorer's Club dispatched Johnny and his fellow members to Umbrasilvis to capture the rogue monster, and he cleverly leveraged the mission to further his objectives.^[1]

The Lean of a Tree[]

When Sora, Frak, Wyldfyre, and Riyu arrived in Umbrasilvis, Johnny was watching the other explorers.

Tonight We Hunt Monsters[]

As Sora, Riyu, Frak, and Wyldfyre came across Reginald, he introduced himself and his colleagues, which included Johnny. Johnny recognized Frak's name and remarked how often Reginald had mentioned him, even recalling a humorous moment when Reginald referred to a slug creature they had once hired as "Frak." The ninja requested the Explorer's Club to transport them back to Ninjago, but Reginald insisted that they first needed to capture the Mutation Monster that was wreaking havoc in Umbrasilvis. Sora and Wyldfyre found it peculiar that the Explorer's Club was willing to bring such a dangerous creature to Ninjago, but Johnny reassured them of their capabilities.

After some time, Johnny and the Explorer's Club were equipped with Lariat Launchers to help in the hunt for the Mutation Monster, splitting up to get naming right. During their search, the ninja encountered the creature, which then dashed into Johnny and the rest of the Explorer's Club, who were unable to secure it.

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Loyalists

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Appearances

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Ninjago: Dragons Rising[]

Season 4[]

Trivia

Trivia[]

One of the Loyalists that was in the call at the end of "The Whispering Wood" shares the same voice actor as him, although it is unclear if the casting was an intentional appearance of Johnny or a coincidence.
He claimed that he had legally changed his name, but it remains unclear whether he was referring to his full name or just his last name. It's also unknown if his claim about his name being changed was fabricated during his time at the Explorer's Club.^[2]

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