Mrs. Benedict

History

History[]

Prior to Season 11[]

Some time after the Oni's invasion, Wu caught a chicken around the Monastery of Spinjitzu on the Mountains of Impossible Height upon seeing his ninja become lazy and named it Mrs. Benedict.^[3]^[4]

Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu[]

Wasted True Potential[]

Mrs. Benedict attacking the ninja in its lightning form

After catching the ninja in their hot tub which they had made out of a sacred bell, Wu arranged a meeting in the Monastery of Spinjitzu where he gave them a lecture on monks who became ninja and combat strange animals while Mrs. Benedict was in a nearby box. Wu then told them to survive five minutes with what was inside the box and left. When the box opened, revealing the chicken, the ninja assumed it was a joke until she suddenly charged up and attacked them. They all managed to grab Mrs. Benedict and put her back in the box in less than five minutes.

Later that night, when Cole went for a fridge raid, Mrs. Benedict was in it and attacked him.

Mrs. Benedict waiting for Cole inside the fridge

The following morning, after defeating his ninja easily, Wu unleashed Mrs. Benedict on them as punishment.

Questing for Quests[]

Mrs. Benedict was pecking at the ground while Wu swept nearby when the ninja came back, following some failed quests, dead ends, or false leads when helping the Ninjago Police.

A Rocky Start[]

As the ninja unintentionally overpack, Jay was chasing after Mrs. Benedict as she wore his travel pillow before grabbing it. She tried to grab it again, but Jay moved it away.

Under Siege[]

While the Pyro Vipers were searching for Wu inside the Monastery of Spinjitzu, Mrs. Benedict attacked one of them in the kitchen.

A Cold Goodbye[]

After getting the wrong bag from Wu's room, Lloyd tried to go for the other bag containing Traveler's Tea. However, he came across Mrs. Benedict which was waiting for him on the pillars holding up the roof where Lloyd was sneaking. He tried to shoo her away, but she blasted him out of the room before landing next to Wu, who petted her for her accomplishment.

The Kaiju Protocol[]

Mrs. Benedict passed by Wu and P.I.X.A.L. as they tried to create a portal to the Never-Realm.

Master of the Mountain[]

Shintaro[]

Playing Prime Empire with Cole — Playing *Prime Empire* with Cole

Mrs. Benedict and Cole were playing Prime Empire in the relaxation room, both wearing their soda guzzlers. The chicken struggled to play herself before Lloyd came in, and decided to play it with Cole.

Mrs. Benedict later chased the Postman around the courtyard of the monastery.

The Virtues of Spinjitzu[]

Curiosity[]

When Kai and Jay had a bet on who would break the most bricks for a cookie, they almost inadvertently knock some of the pieces at Mrs. Benedict. She later looked at the hole in the wall where the bricks originally were. Then she swiftly grabbed the cookie that Jay tried to eat before Wu inadvertently sent it to Zane, who passes it to Kai, only for it to be tossed to Cole when Wu scared him before the chicken caught it in her beak. Mrs. Benedict then stood on the wall before jumping off when it collapsed.

Courage[]

When it was discovered the quest to rescue Wu was a vision created by him to teach each ninja a virtue and as he complimented them, Mrs. Benedict came up behind Nya, jumped onto Cole's head before dropping the cookie into his hand and later jumped onto Zane's lap.

Seabound[]

The Call of the Deep[]

Mrs. Benedict was laying on Nya's bed when Maya went to check up on her before she started to clean up the room, and forced the chicken out of the room.

The Turn of the Tide[]

Mrs. Benedict participated the battle in Ninjago City and even attacked one of the Maaray Guards.

After Nya's sacrifice, Mrs. Benedict came to pay her respect at her memorial in the monastery.

Crystalized[]

Ninjago City vs. Ninja[]

Mrs. Benedict laid on Dareth's tummy as he tried to think of a way to secure the ninja's release.

The Fall of the Monastery[]

After the explosion of the monastery, Mrs. Benedict managed to escape to the courtyard.

An Issue of Trust[]

She's briefly seen in Ninjago City during the final battle as a crystal zombie.

Roots[]

No longer corrupted, Mrs. Benedict returns to the Monastery with her guzzler hat, flying past Wu as the rebuilding began.

Will you enter the Dream World?[]

I Just Had the Weirdest Dream[]

Mrs. Benedict supervised Jay while breaking bricks with his hands as part of training, later jumping on his head as Kai showed up, mentioning he had the weirdest dream until he blew her off before walking away as the chicken, flying off Jay's head, watched him.

I Just Had the Most Outrageous Dream[]

Mrs. Benedict unintentionally scared Wu while he was resting on the stairs in front of the monastery, as he had the most outrageous dream, with the chicken in it, growing giant and turning into a pink candied chicken.

Post-Merge[]

After the Merge, Mrs. Benedict survived^[5] but doesn't seem to live in the monastery anymore.

Appearance

Appearance[]

Mrs. Benedict looks just like most chickens in Ninjago. Her feathers are brownish-orange in color, but gradually darken to brown in the lower part of the body. However, she also has golden feathers at the end of her small wings and distinctive tail. Her beak and legs are yellow and she has red skin around her dark eyes. On the top of the head she has a distinctive red comb.

When her lightning form is activated, her entire body glows blue and is surrounded by blue lightning.

Relationships

Relationships[]

Wu[]

As the owner of Mrs. Benedict, Wu is the only person with whom she has a completely perfect relationship. Although at first Wu only acquired her as part of the ninja's training, they eventually developed a relationship and she became Wu's pet.

Ninja[]

Although after their first encounter where they were forced to fight each other and the ninja feared and avoided Mrs. Benedict, they eventually managed to bond with her somewhat and even sleep in the same bed or play video games with her.

Allies[]

Enemies[]

Appearances

Appearances[]

Ninjago[]

Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu[]

Season 15: Crystalized[]

Will you enter the Dream World?[]

1. "I Just Had the Weirdest Dream"
4. "I Just Had the Most Outrageous Dream"

Other mini-movies[]

"Season 13 blooper reel" (non-canon)
"The Weekend Whip - Music Video" (non-canon)

Books[]

Behind the scenes

Behind the scenes[]

According to Tommy Andreasen, Mrs. Benedict appears in the show as a reference to the short, "The Master," created for The LEGO Ninjago Movie. Later, the designers included the statue of a chicken in the 70670 Monastery of Spinjitzu, so the creators put it in the show.^[7]
As shown in the concept art, Mrs. Benedict was originally supposed to be white and more reminiscent of a real LEGO chicken.

Trivia

Trivia[]

Mrs. Benedict appears in "behind-the-scenes" form in the Season 13 blooper reel where she has the ability to speak. This is the only media where her name is said on-screen.
- Tommy Andreasen later confirmed the canonicity of the name and also revealed it was nicknamed Nugget during production.^[2]
It appears to have lightning-based powers, but it is unknown if it uses the actual element of Lightning.
It seems to like cookies.^[8]
According to Chris "Doc" Wyatt, Mrs. Benedict survived the Merge.^[5]
- Although not appearing at all in Ninjago: Dragons Rising, Mrs. Benedict is present in the monastery in two non-canon comics: "Robot Dance-Off" & "Storm riders."