Brave But Foolish

“Brave, brother. Brave, but foolish.”
— Garmadon watching Wu climb the temple wall

Brave But Foolish is the twenty-second episode of the fifteenth season of Ninjago and the 202nd episode overall.

Synopsis

Synopsis[]

The Ninja launch an assault through Ninjago City in their upgraded vehicles, but the Crystal King unleashes a new source of power to stop them.[1]

Extended: The Ninja race through Ninjago City in their new golden vehicles and take out Crystal Warriors with the power boost that Pixal installed. Hope is short lived, and the Destiny's Bounty is attacked by Dragonides. The crystal beasts take the Ninja's new vehicles out of commition. Master Wu confronts the Crystal King, but both he and the Bounty are blasted out of the sky.[1]

LEGO's YouTube Channel: With their new vehicles, the Ninja begin to fight back the Crystal Warriors in NINJAGO City. Seeing how effective those vehicles are against his crystal powers, the Crystal King gains a new power by stealing energy from NINJAGO City!

Are the Ninja no match for the Crystal King's new power? Can anyone else help the Ninja save NINJAGO City?

Plot

Plot[]

The Crystal Island continues to float across Ninjago City, as the citizens are attacked and surrounded by Crystal Warriors. However, the four ninja (Kai, Jay, Zane and Cole) arrive and destroy most of the Crystal Warriors with their newly-powered vehicles. The citizens all cheer by the arrival of the ninja, and as it is being filmed by Vinny, some Kryptarium inmates are watching the fight from Kryptarium Prison. Some of the prisoners insult the ninja and claim that once they break out, they'll be able to do what they want without the presence of the ninja, only to be silenced and corrected by Ronin. From the Destiny's Bounty, Nya reports that the ninja are using too much of their vehicles' engines and are told by her and Lloyd to ease up on using the energy. Wu then appears, wearing the Dragon Chestplate, with some modifications from P.I.X.A.L. However, when Garmadon claims that the Dragon Chestplate won't protect him from the Overlord, Lloyd scolds him for evening fighting with them if he believes they will lose in the end and leaves as Wu chases him. A sadden Garmadon carries Christofern in a soda can, as he explains to Nya its relevant purpose and how the plant helped him to understand compassion and humanity. When Nya explains that the plant will need water to grow, she leaves, saddened about not having her powers.

On the Crystal Island, Harumi notices Zane incoming on his Golden Dragon Jet. As the Overlord is confident that Zane's jet will malfunction like it did the last time, Zane strikes some blasts at it. Realizing his overconfidence got the better of him, he unleashes some Dragonides to attack Lloyd, Wu, Nya and Garmadon at the Destiny's Bounty. As they attack them, a Dragonide crushes Christofern, which triggers Garmadon's Oni Form. At the same time, Nya struggles to summon her Water powers. Garmadon takes flight and destroys some of the Dragonides. However, as he notices Harumi, she jumps on a Dragonide and destroys one of the ship's engines. Wu then files to and scales the Crystal Island with the Dragonbone Blade.

Meanwhile, a Dragonide lifts up Kai's Golden Dragon Raider and tosses it on Cole's Dragon Cruiser, causing the two to crash into a wall. At the same time, a Dragonide jumps on Zane's Golden Dragon Jet and rips off one of its thrusters, holding the jet down and is crashed onto a highway in the city, and is badly damaged in an explosion. Wu then scales the top of the Crystal Island and engages in an epic, one-on-one fight with the Overlord. Despite Wu's best efforts, he ultimately loses and is struck down by the Overlord. However, Wu manages to reach to the Chestplate's wings. The Overlord then uses his Darkness to strike at the central crystal, and finally unleashing his true power never seen before by the ninja; crystalizing all of Ninjago City.

He then uses his power to shoot a blast at the Bounty, setting it on fire as it descends. Jay notices, but he crashes his Golden Dragon Motorbike into some crystals. Lloyd tries to reach for the airbreaks, but even though he succeeds in it, the Bounty scraps on a building, causing the ship to be split in half, with Nya falling down on the front half, though her fall is secured by the rails, whilst Lloyd and Garmadon's fall ends in an explosion, as the Overlord floats back onto his throne, claiming that the end has now begun with all of the ninja separated.

Appearances

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Non-speaking[]

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Trivia

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Cultural references[]

  • This episode’s title is a reference to a line Count Dooku says to Mace Windu in Star Wars: Attack of the Clones.
  • The Golden Dragon Raider landing on the Dragon Cruiser is a reference to Pixar's Cars, when Claude Scruggs (Leak Less #52) lands on top of Todd Marcus (No Stall #123).

Continuity[]

  • Jay calls Lloyd a 'party pooper', something he hasn't called a ninja since "The Mask of Deception," which is what he called Cole.
  • Wu reuses the Dragon Armor (at least the Dragon Chestplate) and the Dragonbone Blade for the first time since Hunted.
    • The Chestplate has been modified to hold and release wings.
  • Kai and Cole's vehicles colliding and left them in a position unable to fight is a callback to an identical situation in "The Speedway Five-Billion."
    • When Kai and Cole crash before the screen blacks out, Cole can be heard yelling in his old voice.
  • The Dragonbone Blade slipping out of Wu's hands and falling into the city is similar to "Green Destiny" when Garmadon struck it out of Lloyd's hands and it fell into the city.
  • This is the fourth episode in which the Destiny's Bounty is destroyed. The first time was in "Day of the Great Devourer," the second was in "Return of the Overlord," and the third time was in "Big Trouble, Little Ninjago."
  • The Overlord recalls his first banishment when the First Spinjitzu Master divided Ninjago and the Dark Island, which was first revealed in The Stone Army.

Errors[]

The has both thrusters.

The Bounty has both thrusters.

  • Lloyd and Garmadon refer to the Dragon Armor as the Golden Armor.
    • However, it's possible they were simply referring to the golden metal used in the creation of the Dragon Armor when calling it the Golden Armor.
  • In several scenes, Harumi's suit was missing the Overlord symbol and the glowing pink details.
  • On the version of the episode posted on LEGO's YouTube channel, the Overlord's line at the end of the episode is missing and there is no outro.
  • During a wide shot of the temple at the end of the episode, the Destiny's Bounty can be seen with both of its thrusters.
Videos

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Translations

Translations[]

Language Name
Chinese (Traditional) 有勇無謀
Czech Stateční, ale bláhoví
Dutch Dapper maar Dwaas
Finnish Urheaa mutta typerää
French (Canada) Courageux, mais insensé
German Mutig, aber unklug!
Italian Coraggioso ma Incosciente
Japanese 果てしなき戦い、光と闇のバランス
Polish Odważnie, ale niemądrze
Portuguese (Brazil) Corajoso Porém Tolo
Portuguese (Portugal) Corajoso mas Tolo
Turkish Cesurca Ama Akılsızca
References

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://www.foxtel.com.au/tv-guide/Ninjago/135846223