Vangelis' relationships

Family[]

Vania[]

Vania is Vangelis' daughter. He was shown to have a strong bond with his daughter at the start of "Into the Dark," calling her his 'heart'. In "The Skull Sorcerer," he admits that he loves her, but he is forced to hide things from her for her own protection. When he revealed himself as the Skull Sorcerer, he told Vania that if she rescues Cole and Wu, she would no longer be considered as his daughter. After his defeat, he wanted to persuade her to let him go, but she let him be taken away.

Allies[]

Hailmar (formerly)[]

Hailmar is the former right-hand of Vangelis. While serving under Vangelis, Hailmar did not know the king's true identity and followed every order he was given, including locking up Chompy as well as arresting the ninja after being told that the ninja were "traitors."

When he learned that Vangelis was the Skull Sorcerer, he stood up to him and fought with the ninja. After Vangelis was stripped of his Dark Magic, he begged for mercy, but Hailmar took him away.

Hazza D'ur[]

Hazza D'ur was an ally of Vangelis and the creator of the Dungeons of Shintaro. At first, Vangelis tasked the Lowly to bring him one of Hazza D'ur' remnants so it could be destroyed. However, the King of Shintaro later on changed his mind and was encouraged by the evil sorcerer's powers, claiming that they can be useful for the Ivory City. This in returned allowed Hazza D'ur to return to the Dungeons of Shintaro by possessing his skull and let Vangelis used it a personal weapon for him.

Grief-Bringer[]

In order to strike fear in the Geckles and Munce, Vangelis revived Grief-Bringer and used the deadly beast to enslave the Geckles and Munce as well as to force the ninja to surrender themselves.

To show his power, Vangelis attempted to use Grief-Bringer to kill the ninja; however, his plans are thwarted when Cole and the Upply arrive to save everyone.

Re-Awakened[]

The Awakened Warriors made up the majority of the Skull Sorcerer's army. They were completely controlled by him due to the power of the Skull of Hazza D'ur.

With his own army, Vangelis mainly used them to watch his enslaved workers from getting tired. When all of his workers were freed by the ninja, he used the Awakened Warriors as well as Grief-Bringer to retrieve the freed Geckles and Munce.

Harumi (formerly)[]

In "A Sinister Shadow," it is revealed that Harumi began to gather Vengestone by buying it from Vangelis. One day, she went to the Kingdom of Shintaro and learned from Vangelis that the ninja are coming. Harumi believed that the ninja will ruin everything, but the King of Shintaro claimed that there's nothing to worry about, and he can take care of things by himself if things go wrong.

A year later, Harumi managed to bust the king out of his cell and recruited him to join the Council of the Crystal King and take his revenge. Vangelis accepted the offer and put on the mask.

Vangelis was not present to see Harumi defect to the ninja’s side during the Final prophecy of Quanish the Elder, after the latter discovered that the Overlord was responsible for her parents’ deaths.

Council of the Crystal King[]

Vangelis met the other members after being released. He gets along quite well with them, except for Aspheera. He and the other members attacked the Monastery of Spinjitzu and took the Golden Weapons. Later, they attacked Ninjago City to capture the Ninja but failed.

Aspheera[]

“Very impressive.”

“Praise from the fallen king. Worthless! But the admiration of Aspheera, Empress of the Serpentine. That is a praise.”

“You dare!”

— Vangelis and Aspheera, "The Coming of the King"

Vangelis meets Aspheera when he joined the Council of the Crystal King. They argue all the time, for Aspheera's obsession with revenge or their defeat against the Ninja. Vangelis felt that Aspheera was too focused on revenge and not enough on their mission, such as stealing the Golden Weapons. However, they often act together, attacking Wu and questioning Lloyd, who was disguised as The Mechanic.

In the beginning, when the Kabuki Mask revealed that there was an impostor among the council, Aspheera think Vangelis was the impostor and accused him because he was wearing a mask.

The Mechanic[]

Vangelis meets the Mechanic after the first meeting of the council. When Lloyd was disguised as the Mechanic, Vangelis seems wary of him and asks who he is and whether his name is supposed to ring a bell. When they took the Golden Weapons, Vangelis orders the Crystal Spiders to be activated. Later, the Mechanic says to Vangelis and Aspheera where he come from, he call people like them "kiss ups".

Enemies[]

Geckles and Munce[]

Vangelis saw the divide between the Geckles and Munce and took advantage of their bitter hatred for one another by stealing both Blades of Deliverance. He then enslaved most of the Geckles and Munce to work in the mines.

While the two tribes were working, he would punish his workers if they slacked off or attempted to revolt against his rule. Although both tribes despised Vangelis' reign, the Geckles and Munce were too busy loathing each other.

After the Geckles and Munce found common ground with each other, they fought together and watched Vangelis stripped from his powers after losing the Skull of Hazza D'ur.

Ninja[]

The ninja were seen as the greatest threat to Vangelis' control of the Dungeons of Shintaro. The ninja freed the Geckles and Munce from the Mines of Shintaro, which deprived the workforce needed to mine Vengestone. Furthermore, Kai, Zane, Lloyd, Nya, and Jay organized a truce meeting in order to unite the Geckles and Munce against their common enemy, the Skull Sorcerer.

When they were captured, Vangelis revealed his true status as the Skull Sorcerer and taunted them on how he previously got rid of Cole.

Despite being recaptured, Plundar and Adam helped free them as they joined the fight along with the rest of the Upply, Geckles, and Munce. After Vangelis is stripped of his powers, the ninja watch him being taken away by Hailmar.

Cole[]

Out of all the ninja, Vangelis abhors Cole the most. The Earth Ninja was the first to discover the Dungeons of Shintaro as well as the first ninja to discover Vangelis' true identity.

Vangelis met Cole when he invited the Ninja to Princess Vania's birthday. In the night, Cole and Vania discovered the Skull Keep where the Geckles and Munce forced to work for the Skull Sorcerer. Vangelis captures Cole and forces him to work.

Later, Cole with Vania and Wu reported to Vangelis about this but he learn that he was really the Skull Sorcerer and sent Cole and Wu to a trap and fell through a tunnel. During the Battle for Shintaro Mountain, Vangelis annoyed to see Cole again, fight him.

During the fight, he gibed Cole for having too much faith in the Blades of Deliverance and insulted Cole's late mother. He then blasted Cole with the Skull of Hazza D'ur, but this inspired Cole to unlock the Spinjitzu Burst, destroying the Skull of Hazza D'ur and stripping Vangelis of his powers. Vangelis begged Cole for mercy and was horrified when he allowed Vania to imprison her father.

A year later, during the Final battle Vangelis using crystalized Scythe of Quakes fight Cole, he claims that what had happened to him were lies. After gaining the upper hand, Vangelis states that the Crystal King wants Cole but says he wants to kill him instead. Just when he was about to attack Cole, Korgran stops him, allowing Cole to reclaim the Scythe and used it to trap Vangelis.

Upply[]

Originally, Vangelis was willing to work together with the Upply; however, the group knew about the Dark Magic the Skull of Hazza D'ur contained and advised Vangelis to destroy it. Realizing the Upply knows the secret, he presses a button, causing the group to fall through the pit and to be stuck at Rock-Bottom until Cole, Wu, and Vania arrive.

The Upply were able to escape with the help of Cole and they return to fight the Awakened Warriors. After the Skull of Hazza D'ur was destroyed, the Upply watched Vangelis being taken away by his former guards.