Libber

This article is about Jay's biological mother. For his adoptive mother, see Edna.

“Aw, I thought I was gonna finally go on my honeymoon. Really cute guy, too. Cliff is an actor and when I look into his eyes—”

— Libber to the Elemental Alliance, "Lost in Time"

Libber^[2]^{[note 1]} (sometimes referred to as Lightning) was the Elemental Master of Lightning during the era of the Serpentine War, the wife of the late Cliff Gordon, and the biological mother of Jay.

History

History[]

Background[]

At some point in her life, Libber encountered the Source Dragons.^[4]

Strike of the Serpentine[]

Libber fought alongside the Elemental Alliance led by Wu and Garmadon in the Serpentine War, particularly participating in the battle of Tanaka City and assisting in the battle in the Birchwood Forest. After the war, Libber used a Sacred Flute and escorted the Fangpyre tribe into their tomb beneath the Cemetery of Souls.

After the Serpentine War[]

Around this time, she married an actor named Cliff Gordon.^[5]

The Hatching (flashback)[]

After the Time Twins betrayed the Alliance, Libber tried to fight Krux alone, but Levi jumped in front of her and quickly fought Krux, although he was defeated.

At the battle at the Monastery of Spinjitzu, she subdued Acronix after the Time Twins were stripped of their powers. However, Acronix and Krux broke free of their captors and escaped in a Time Vortex, where they would be lost in time.

Lost in Time[]

Immediately after this, the Iron Doom suddenly appear from another Time Vortex, landing in front of the monastery, where the future Krux and Acronix emerge from the machine. Surprised, the past Master of Lightning asks Hibernus if she's seeing things. As Krux says that they are true, Libber complains that she thought she was finally able to go on her honeymoon with Cliff.

After Machia orders the Vermillion to battle, she helps and tries to fend off the Vermillion, but are surprised on how they would constantly reform, saying she's never seen snakes do that before. Eventually, Kai and Nya arrive, who pose as their father and mother respectively. Telling them how to stop the Vermillion, the Masters gain the upper hand in the fight until Krux and Acronix call back all of the Vermillion to merge with the Iron Doom. As the Iron Doom towers above them, she begins to complain about the Vermillion already being tough enough, asking how they could stop the Iron Doom.

While Libber tries to defeat the Iron Doom, she and Hibernus are slammed into the wall of the Monastery, though they recover. She eventually hides with the other Masters in the Monastery while Kai and Nya fight the Iron Doom with the Fusion Dragon before giving them a distraction so they could land a solid blow on the Iron Doom. Eventually, she watches as the Iron Doom, Elemental Dragon, Kai, Nya, and future Wu leave through a Time Vortex.

After the Battle for All Time[]

After the battle, Libber presumably had her memory erased of fighting the Time Twins from the future, due to present-day Wu telling his past self to drink Obscuritea to restore the timeline.^[5]

Libber's union with Cliff Gordon eventually led to the birth of a son, Jay, who would go onto inherit his mother's abilities. For unknown reasons, Jay was left in the care of Ed and Edna Walker, along with a key to Cliff's mansion.^[6]

Other appearances and mentions

Other appearances and mentions[]

Game Over[]

Jay related to Unagami, who was abandoned by his creator, by stating that he was also abandoned by his parents and never knew why, but he always hoped there was a good reason.

LEGO.com description

LEGO.com description[]

15 Years of LEGO® NINJAGO®[]

Libber, known as Lightning, is Jay’s biological mother who, for unknown, difficult reasons, entrusted Jay to Ed and Edna, where he grew up at their Scrap N Junk Yard. As the former Elemental Master of Lightning, Libber fought alongside the Elemental Alliance during the Serpentine War.^[2]

Relationships

Relationships[]

Family[]

First Master of Lightning (ancestor; deceased)^[1]
Cliff Gordon (husband; deceased)
Jay Walker (son)

Allies[]

Elemental Alliance
Kai (unknowingly)
Nya (unknowingly)

Enemies[]

Personality

Personality[]

Her personality is quite similar to Jay's, being very chatty and air-headed like him.

Appearances

Appearances[]

Sets[]

Boxed sets[]

71866 Ninja Character Display

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu[]

Season 7: The Hands of Time[]

66. "The Hatching" (flashback; no lines)
72. "Pause and Effect" (flashback; no lines)
74. "Lost in Time"

Decoded[]

4. "Ninjago's Most Wanted" (video)
6. "The Elemental Masters" (video)
8. "Rise of Garmadon" (video)

Season 12: Prime Empire[]

144. "Game Over" (mentioned)

Behind the scenes

Behind the scenes[]

For 9 years her real name remained unknown, as even though Tommy Andreasen said that during development they called her "Libber Gordon",^[3] this was not to be considered canon back then.^[7] On the occasion of Ninjago's 15th Anniversary, it was confirmed that she is in fact called by that name.^[2]
- Libber is what Andreasen calls his wife, as a nickname for Lisbeth.^[8]
Tommy Andreasen originally pitched that she be voiced by Jay's voice actor, Michael Adamthwaite.^[9]
She is modeled after Tommy Andreasen's wife.^[3]
Libber shares various design elements with other characters from Ninjago and other LEGO themes:
- She has the same hair as the Intergalactic Girl from Minifigures Series 6.
- She has the same face design as present-day Maya.
- The outer part of her torso design comes from Coleman Trebor from Star Wars.
- Her torso and legs also resemble those of of the Leo.
There have been several scrapped concepts involving Libber:
- According to Tommy Andreasen, early ideas of Season 12 had her connected to the creation of Prime Empire, with her powering the game.^[10]
- At some point, there were ideas to further explore her past and her relationship with her father.^[11]
- According to Andreasen, there was a scrapped concept involving her being trapped in Prime Empire and Jay's Elemental Powers being crucial to her survival.^[12]
- Another scrapped concept featuring her was running from someone because of Jay and his powers, which was why she left Jay in Ed & Edna's Scrap N Junk so she can protect her son and run away.^[13]
- During his livestream in November 2022, despite having no plan for her, he regrets not adding her to the story, especially in Prime Empire.^[14]
Her minifigure uses a generic face print previously seen on Chamille's minifigure.

Trivia

Trivia[]

She is an unlockable character in The LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame. Her blind bag can be obtained by smashing 5 Weapon Barrels in the level "The Battlefield".
Libber is voiced by Kelly Metzger, who voices another Elemental Master, Nya.
Libber is the only parent of one of the original six ninja whose status is unknown.
Jay inherited his sense of humor from her.^[15]
When asked what Cliff Gordon thought of his wife's powers, Tommy Andreasen said, "Who doesn’t appreciate a beautiful electrifying woman? Cliff Gordon does!"^[16]
- However, he also stated that Cliff "was a bit of a womanizer [and] a baby (and wife) would get in the way of that",^[17] citing Cliff's book as evidence for this characterization and stating that Libber was the one to drop Jay off with Ed and Edna.^[18] He also stated that "something must have been off" in their relationship.^[19]
  - Regardless, "Lost in Time" indicates that Cliff and Libber went on their honeymoon shortly after the Battle for All Time, which occurred forty years before the present day, in which Jay was a teenager.^[20] This means Cliff and Libber were married around two decades before Jay was born.