Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu

History[]

The Book of Spinjitzu[]

The story told here is different from the series.

When Wu and Garmadon were young, they were searching in their father's library trying to find a cookbook to replace their regular meal of noodles. Garmadon found a book called The Art of Broth, and when he picked it up, a scroll fell out. Garmadon picked the scroll up and said that it felt hot. He tried to read it, though Wu did not want to. Their father came in and took it from Garmadon. He told them never to touch the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu and ordered them to leave.

The next day, Garmadon went back to the library to find the scroll. He stated that he did it because it was "calling" him. Wu did not tell their father, though he followed his brother. Garmadon became frustrated when it was not there, to Wu's relief. Wu wanted to know what secrets it held, though not as much as Garmadon. Eventually, they found and read it, and the young Wu wrote its secrets into his journal. Many years later, a wiser Wu realized that the scroll's secrets should never have been revealed, and placed a seal over them in his journal so that it could not be seen.

Prior to Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu[]

In the ancient past, when Wu and Garmadon were children, the First Spinjitzu Master wrote the two scrolls that contained the power of Forbidden Spinjitzu. The Master forbade the brothers from using them, but they wielded the scrolls in order to defeat Aspheera and her followers. Angry that they disobeyed him, the Master hid them. Ages later, the scrolls would be discovered by archaeologists.

Snaketastrophy[]

During Snaketastrophy, an Elemental Cobra revealed to Aspheera that the Ninjago Museum of History was presenting the first Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu as one of its artifacts. After Aspheera heard of this, she began making plans to use it on Wu.

Powerless[]

The ninja except Kai start their way to one of the scrolls to stop Aspheera. They make it to Hall H first and Lloyd grabs it, increasing his powers. Nya knocks into the scroll out of his hands, but the Pyro Vipers find them shortly after and a battle starts. During the battle, Aspheera victors over the ninja, and she steals the scroll.

Ancient History[]

During her assault on Ninjago City, Aspheera had Fire Fang smell the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu to track Wu, as it carried his scent from when he first used it. She held to the scroll until the ninja arrived to confront her, with Lloyd taking it upon himself to retrieve it. However, Aspheera intercepted him and continued her pursuit of Wu.

Under Siege[]

Aspheera uses the scroll within her staff to disarm the monastery and starts breaking in.

The Explorers Club[]

After escaping from security guards from the Explorer's Club, Nya, Lloyd, and Zane find the second scroll and headed back towards the monastery.

Vengeance is Mine![]

Lloyd is seen holding the scroll in the Land Bounty and when Nya tries to get him to put it down, he yells at her in a demonic tone, but later apologizes and reluctantly puts it down. Meanwhile, Aspheera breaks into the hangar bay and uses the scroll to teleport the Titan Mech, shortly after a battle between the snake queen and the Ninja (with the exception of Nya and Kai) with the second Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu starts with Aspheera defeating everyone except Zane, who eventually turns the table on her. But before she is defeated, Ashpeera tries to teleport Wu, but fails as Zane takes the blast. Zane is teleported to the Never-Realm, alongside the second scroll.

Corruption (flashback)[]

When Zane fell from the sky in Never-Realm, he dropped the scroll but would reclaim it later. Vex witnesses Zane use the scroll to take the Titan Mech into a cave, once defeating an Ice Bird with the scroll's power. Vex tries to use it as well, but it doesn't respond to him, as he lacks power. Shortly after removing Zane's memories, he gives the scroll to Zane and they start their way to Grimfax. With the scroll, Zane dethrones Grimfax, makes the winter harsher, and rises to power as the Ice Emperor. The scroll became the Emperor's signature weapon and was frozen to his hand.

Emperor's rule[]

With his scepter, the Ice Emperor used its power to conquer the realm by creating the Ice Dragon Boreal, Blizzard Sword Masters, and Blizzard Archers. From his over usage of it, Zane was slowly corrupted by the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu, with his face becoming covered in ice while his voice changed by becoming distorted and deeper.

A Cold Goodbye[]

Wu intended to use the remaining Scroll to travel to the Never-Realm and retrieve Zane, unaware of his change. However, he used the scroll to fight his pupils when they attempted to take over the mission. Despite Wu's efforts, he was defeated and P.I.X.A.L. used the scroll to send the ninja on their way.

My Enemy, My Friend[]

When Lloyd was presented to the Ice Emperor by Vex, he saw the scroll within the staff and was shocked to realize that the Ice Emperor was Zane.

A Fragile Hope[]

After Lloyd recognized Zane as the Ice Emperor, he realized that the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu had corrupted him and asked how long he held it. Zane answered that he held it for several years, and tried to convince him to let go of it. Vex, however, lied to Zane that Lloyd wanted to steal the scepter for himself.

Once and for All[]

Akita attempted to stab Zane, but he woke up and counters her with the scroll.

Awakenings[]

Ice Emperor used the scroll to freeze Akita and partially freeze Lloyd, leaving the green ninja at his mercy. After Vex said "protect", Zane remembered who he was and used the scepter to block Vex's strike against Lloyd, before knocking him away. Zane destroys his scepter and the second scroll, freeing the Never-Realm from his tyranny.

Official description[]

Two scrolls of paper that contain the dark powers of Forbidden Spinjitzu. Although the maker of the scrolls, the First Spinjitzu Master, told his sons never touch them, young Wu and Garmadon stole them to defeat a Serpentine sorceress called Aspheera.^[1]

Appearances[]

Sets 70673 ShuriCopter 70674 Fire Fang 70675 Katana 4x4 70676 Lloyd's Titan Mech 70677 Land Bounty 70678 Castle of the Forsaken Emperor 70684 Spinjitzu Slam - Kai vs Samurai 71861 The Old Town (sticker) Ninjago Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu 99. "Wasted True Potential" (dream) 102. "The Belly of the Beast" (dream) 103. "Boobytraps and How to Survive Them" (flashback) 106. "Snaketastrophy" (pictured) 107. "Powerless" 108. "Ancient History" 109. "Never Trust a Human" (flashback) 110. "Under Siege" 111. "The Explorers Club" 112. "Vengeance is Mine!" 113. "A Cold Goodbye" 114. "The Never-Realm" 118. "The Message" (pictured) 121. "Secret of the Wolf" 123. "My Enemy, My Friend" 125. "Corruption" (flashback) 126. "A Fragile Hope" 127. "Once and for All" 128. "Awakenings" Books The Book of Spinjitzu The Curse of the Cat-Eye Jewel (mentioned) Quest for the Lost Powers (flashback) Ninjago Magazine 52. "In Search of Adventures" (vision) 61. "The Easter Egg"

Trivia[]

• The Ninjargon text written on the scroll translates to "The Forbidden Art".
• The scroll is written in a seemingly older script, and there are commonly dashes where there should be dots and vice versa.
• Before Zane destroyed the second Forbidden Scroll, there were two Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu.
  • One was at the Ninjago Museum of History until it was stolen by Aspheera, and the other was with the Explorer's Club until it was stolen by Lloyd, Zane, and Nya, and later sent to the Never-Realm with Zane, where Vex claims it as Zane's scepter. Upon regaining his memories, Zane destroys it.
  • As of now, there is only one Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu left, as Zane destroyed the second one when he got his memories back.
• It changes color when it corresponds with a different power.
  • Red (Fire), turquoise (Ice), green (Energy), aqua (Lightning), orange (Earth), gold (Creation), and purple (Destruction).
• As mentioned in "Ancient History", the power of the Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu can be used to send someone or something to another realm and/or time period, as shown in "Under Siege", "Vengeance is Mine!", and "A Cold Goodbye".
  • However, it's currently unknown if the scroll can only banish or send someone or something to the Never-Realm or any realm.
  • It was also revealed in a live-chat that it could also send someone or something into a different time period.^[2]
• The Scroll can channel any power, not just Elemental Powers.^[3]
  • This was seen in "A Cold Goodbye" when P.I.X.A.L. used the scroll.
  • When asked why Vex could not use the forbidden scroll, Tommy Andreasen replied that Vex had little power to use it.^[4]
• The Forbidden Scrolls appear to corrupt people, as shown in "Vengeance is Mine!" when Lloyd yelled at Nya in a demonic tone, and when Zane hesitated to give the Scroll to Wu.
  • The scroll has a greater effect on those who are "pure".^[5]
    • This explains why the Forbidden Scroll had no effect on Garmadon and Aspheera when they held it while the scroll briefly corrupted Master Wu and Lloyd, and turned Zane evil.
  • As shown in "Corruption", the Forbidden Scrolls can also corrupt Elemental Powers, as Zane used his scepter to corrupt Grimfax's army and turned them into Blizzard Warriors.
  • It appears the user must have a strong will to resist the effects, as seen with Lloyd in "Vengeance is Mine!" and Zane in "Corruption".
• It appears to not work on regular people, as Kai tried to use it against Aspheera in "Vengeance is Mine!" when his powers were stolen, and when Vex tried to use it against Zane in "Corruption."
• The surrounding power behind any of the ninja looks similar to the Super Saiyan transformation aura in Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball Super.
• There were several scrolls on the First Spinjitzu Master's desk, two of which were the Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu. It is unknown what the rest of them were.
• The scrolls are similar to the One Ring from The Lord of the Rings, because both are powerful artifacts that can gradually corrupt its user.
• These scrolls are the second element from a book to be introduced in the TV series, preceded by Shadow Army appearing on the mural in Season 10 and followed by Fred Finely, also introduced in Season 11.
• According to Tommy Andreasen, if someone held both scrolls at the same time, "it would be a mess and I wouldn't want to be the one to clean it up".^[6]

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