Gong of Shattering

History[]

Background[]

The Gong of Shattering was once used by the Forbidden Five to empower their army of Wolf Mask Warriors with Thunderfang's dragon energy. After they were banished to the Nether-Space, Lord Argus took over the Wolf Clan and was approached by Zaiden Kane, who manipulated him into ringing the gong, which he did. By this act, Argus was turned into the Lycan King and all of the Wyldness was cursed into half-existence. After that, the gong was sealed alongside the Mallet of Shattering and all the Wolf Masks inside the Shadow Dojo, never to be opened again.^[1]

Shatterspin[]

The Wyldness[]

Garmadon entered the Shadow Dojo and saw the gong at the back of the room. He picked up the Mallet of Shattering and threw it in a fit of rage. The mallet hit the gong and rang it. The force from the hit pushed Garmadon through the walls of the dojo and further into the Forest of Spirits. The Children of the Wolf witnessed this. Knowing the Lycan King would have heard the gong ring, they tried to find Garmadon.

Destinies[]

Asa stares at the gong in the Shadow Dojo. After Buck Buck finds a Wolf Mask, Asa picks it up, and Wolf warrior ghosts come out of the walls of the dojo and creep toward the boy. They ask him if he is the child with an Elemental Power that was foretold to save them. They tell him to ring the gong to free them. As they touch his head, his eyes turn white, and they threaten to possess him if he does not comply. Before anything could happen however, the Lycan King emerges from the shadows of the dojo and abducts Asa, forcing the spirits of the Wolf Warriors to retreat.

Homecoming[]

When Asa sees Garmadon at the gong, Garmadon expresses his risk of being turned into a wolf beast but Asa gets a Wolf Mask and rings the gong himself, granting him the true power of Shatterspin.

Dragons Rising, Season 2[]

The Blood Moon[]

The gong was stored in the Shadow Dojo for centuries until Ras and Jordana unlock the dojo and entered it.

The gong was moved from the interior of the Shadow Dojo to the exterior before Cinder came back with the Mallet of Shattering after escaping from the ninja. He presents it to Ras, who hits the gong with it, supercharging the Wolf Mask Warriors with energy.

Shattered Dreams[]

Ras brought the gong with him when the Wolf Clan invaded the Cloud Kingdom.

When the ninja fight the Wolf Clan in Cloud Kingdom, Ras hits the gong repeatedly, first to activate the Wolf Mask Claw Warriors and then to showcase Cinder's Shatterspin.

Beyond the Phantasm Cave[]

When Cinder practices Shatterspin, Ras hit the gong with the mallet.

Force From the East[]

While attacking the Finders, Ras forces a Cloud Monk to use the mallet on the gong, transforming the Wolf Mask Warriors in the Land of Lost Things into Wolf Mask Claw Warriors.

The Forest of Spirits[]

The gong was suspended in front of the Shadow Dojo from the moment the Wolf warriors gathered for the Blood Moon ritual.

Rising Ninja[]

At the beginning of the Ritual of the Blood Moon, Ras signaled a warrior to hit the gong in order to activate the Wolf Mask Claw Warriors.

When Cinder puts on a Wolf mask during the fight with the ninja, the same Wolf warrior activated the gong by hitting it with the mallet, allowing the Master of Smoke to use Shatterspin.

The Shape of Motion[]

When Cinder and Nokt are sparring for the Tournament of the Sources, Nokt knocks Cinder into the gong several times.

Inside the Maze[]

During Nya and Jay's match in the Tournament of the Sources, Ras used the gong so Jay could access Shatterspin.

United We Fall[]

When Cinder went up against Wyldfyre, Ras rang the Gong as Cinder put on a Wolf Mask to use Shatterspin. Cinder beat Wyldfyre and easily won the game.

Truth and Lies[]

During Cinder and Sora's match in the Tournament of the Sources, Ras used the gong so Cinder could access Shatterspin.

Clues and Suspects[]

One of the Wolf warriors held the gong when Frak tried to put on a Wolf Mask, intending to use it so he could use Shatterspin. However, Frak chose to listen to Arin's warning about using the mask.

The Final Game[]

Ras called in Cinder and Wolf Mask Warriors to help fight against Nokt and Rox, who has been possessing Jordana all along. One of the warriors uses the Gong and Mallet to empower the rest. Despite this, Rox effortlessly takes control of the Wolf Mask Warriors and Cinder using her magic.

Other appearances and mentions[]

United We Fall[]

When discussing the usage of the Gong, the ninja realized that there was no rule saying it couldn't be used.

Abilities[]

• Physical Enhancement - When the gong is hit by the Mallet of Shattering, its Chaos energy can shatter a person’s goodness in their soul in order to grant the wolf warriors enhanced physical powers by supercharging them into the Wolf Mask Claw Warriors. However, the mallet has to hit the gong every few seconds to continue the empowerment since it can leave the wearers powerless when not doing so.
  • Shatterspin accessibility - Elemental Masters who wear the Wolf Masks when the gong is hit by the mallet can access Shatterspin.
  • Curse Inducement - When struck by an unworthy person who tries to use the real power of Shatterspin through the gong's energy while they aren't an Elemental Master, the gong would curse both them and the Wyldness.
    • Lycanthropic Infection (formerly) - When the gong was struck with the mallet by someone unworthy (notably someone without Elemental Powers), it would curse the person by turning them into a lycanthrope.
  • Construct Creation - When the gong is used with the Wolf Mask, it allows the Wolf warriors to manifest constructs, such as claw gauntlets strong enough to tear apart even fused objects.

Official description[]

A relic that can shatter the inner goodness of anyone wearing a Wolf Mask. It also allows Elemental Masters to perform Shatterspin.^[2]

Appearances[]

Sets[]

Boxed Sets[]

• 71804 Arin's Battle Mech
• 71809 Egalt the Master Dragon
• 71813 Wolf Mask Shadow Dojo
• 71822 Source Dragon of Motion

Books with Minifigure Gifts[]

• LEGO Ninjago World Builder

Ninjago: Dragons Rising[]

Season 2[]

• 21. "The Blood Moon"
• 22. "Shattered Dreams"
• 23. "Beyond the Phantasm Cave"
• 24. "Force From the East"
• 25. "The Spell at the Waterfall"
• 27. "Fugitives From Madness" (vision)
• 28. "Secrets of the Wyldness" (vision)
• 29. "The Forest of Spirits"
• 30. "Rising Ninja"
• 31. "The Shape of Motion"
• 34. "Inside the Maze"
• 35. "United We Fall"
• 36. "Truth and Lies"
• 38. "Clues and Suspects"
• 39. "The Final Game"

Season 4[]

• 70. "Birthright"

Comics[]

Shatterspin[]

• "The Wyldness"
• "The Lycan King" (flashback)
• "Destinies"
• "Homecoming"

Graphic novels[]

• Strike of the Serpentine (flashback)

Ninjago Magazine[]

• 124. "The Recruit" (non-canon)

Trivia[]

• The entity pictured on the gong is a wolf.^[3]
• When asked if the identity of the wolf entity on the gong will be discovered in the future, Chris "Doc" Wyatt replies, "You'll find out but not in DR."^[4]
• The ramifications of the gong's effects and lengths to recover from them are currently unknown.
• The Gong can be destroyed, but not easily, and there is at least one place where it can be destroyed.^[5]

Gallery[]

In LEGO form[]

Promotional media[]

Concept art[]

In Ninjago: Dragons Rising[]

In Shatterspin[]

Translations[]

Language	Name
Czech	Gong Roztříštíspinu
Finnish	Murskausgongi
French	Gong de la Destruction
German	Gong der Zerstörung (show) Gong der Zertrümmerung (sets)
Japanese	壊滅の銅鑼
Polish	Gong rozbijania
Portuguese (Brazil)	Gongo da Destruição
Spanish (Latin America)	Gong de la Destrucción
Ukrainian	Гонг розбиття

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