Overview
- This article is about the episode. For other uses, see Firstbourne (disambiguation).
Firstbourne is the first episode of the ninth season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu and the 85th episode overall. It aired on June 30, 2018, in Australia and on August 11, 2018, in the United States on Cartoon Network.
Synopsis
Synopsis[]
Garmadon has taken control of Ninjago City where Lloyd retreats to the shadows. Meanwhile, the other Ninja and Young Wu are shipwrecked in the Realm of Oni & Dragon and find they are not alone.[1]
Plot
Plot[]
Ninjago City under the control of the Sons of Garmadon.
On the streets of Ninjago, a figure wearing a green cloak walks through the streets which are now terrorized by the Sons of Garmadon. A clip appears on the monitor, Ultra Violet is hosting her show and it's revealed anyone affiliated with the ninja or opposed to Garmadon who has become Emperor is rounded up. Violet reveals that Ronin is the latest catch and the Police Commissioner is next on the list.
Dareth encountering two Sons of Garmadon members.
As the figure continues walking, he is accosted by two members of the Sons of Garmadon, both wearing vandalized police uniforms, who remind him it was illegal to wear green. The person is revealed to be Dareth, who tries to intimidate them by calling himself the Brown Ninja but the two see through his bluff and let him go, but steal his food.
Lloyd and Nya training.
Dareth immediately came up to an alleyway, moving a dumpster aside and heads into what appears to be a cold storage unit where he sees Nya and Lloyd, training to try and regain the latter's powers, which are still inactive. He tells the bad news about his supply run to Misako and P.I.X.A.L. before getting out an old and moldy Puffy Potsticker he had been meaning to save but chooses to give it to Lloyd to keep his strength up. The Green Ninja reluctantly eats it before resuming training.
Kai, Zane, and Cole with child Wu.
In the Realm of Oni and Dragons, Kai manages to find some foil, making everyone excited as they try to use a radio, made from around the remains of the Destiny's Bounty to contact home. As they talk about their situation, someone complains that they're hungry. The person is Wu, who is now a child as Cole lectures him on rationing before the impatient Kai tells him to go hunt for some, and Cole decided to accompany him.
Jay, Kai, and Zane intercepting a transmission.
As Kai and Zane listen on the makeshift radio, Jay, who has lost his grip on reality, plays on his homemade game, which is a piece of wood. Zane soon tells them he has gotten a transmission and they believe its from Ninjago. However, the people on the other side state they are preparing something and Zane translates some phrases to Kai that they are talking about an ambush. Hearing this, Kai realizes they are talking about them and tells the others to run away. As the trio run, figures are seen in the fog and quickly grab each of the ninja in chains and drag them off.
The return of most of the Elemental Masters.
In Ninjago, Lloyd's group tries to evade Killow, Mr. E, and their grunts before they discover they are boxed in. The five soon find the wreckage of the Bounty and are sad at its destroyed state. Lloyd finds the picture of him and his friends before finding a leaf for Traveler's Tea and alerts the others of this. The group investigates the ship more and see half of it has disappeared, realizing that their friends were not killed but teleported elsewhere. This gives them hope before their enemies show up and prepare to attack but Karlof punches Mr. E away as Griffin Turner and Shade appear. The three take down their foes as a garbage truck driven by Skylor picks them up and everyone retreats.
Jay, Kai, and Zane captured by the Dragon Hunters.
Cole and Wu managed to find food, but when they return, the two discover both their friends missing and their campsite gone, but find tire tracks left behind. Wu decides to follow them as that might lead them to their friends and Cole follows him. Meanwhile, their captive friends are brought blindfolded into the lair of the Dragon Hunters, who take off the blindfolds for them to meet the Iron Baron, who taunts them on their situation before laughing menacingly at them alongside the Hunters.
Appearances
Appearances[]
Characters[]
Cast[]
- Chopper Maroon - Sam Vincent
- Cole - Kirby Morrow
- Dareth - Alan Marriott
- Garmadon - Mark Oliver
- Griffin Turner - Doron Bell Jr.
- Harumi - Britt McKillip
- Iron Baron - Brian Drummond
- Kai - Vincent Tong
- Karlof - Scott McNeil
- Killow - Garry Chalk
- Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
- Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
- Man - Michael Adamthwaite
- Misako - Kathleen Barr
- Mohawk - Vincent Tong
- Nya - Kelly Metzger
- P.I.X.A.L. - Jennifer Hayward
- Shade - Andrew Francis (uncredited)
- Skylor - Heather Doerksen
- Ultra Violet - Maggie Blue O'Hara
- Woman - Kathleen Barr
- Wu - Madyx Whiteway
- Zane - Brent Miller
Mentioned[]
Non-speaking[]
Creatures[]
- Colossus
- Stormbringer
- Stormbringer's baby
- Ultra Dragon (remains)
Events[]
- Second Serpentine War (indirectly mentioned)
- Fall of Ninjago (mentioned)
- Ultra Hunt
Items[]
- Chain Rifles
- Garmadon's helmet
- Gis
- Golden Weapons (pictured)
- Iron Baron's staff
- Katanas
- Karlof's metal fists
- Lemonade (mentioned)
- Noodles
- Puffy Potsticker
- Oni Mask of Vengeance
- Traveler's Tea leaf
Vehicles[]
Locations[]
- Ninjago
- Realm of Oni and Dragons
- Dead's End
- Iron Baron's Throne Room
- Dead's End
Species[]
Trivia
Trivia[]
- Garmadon is the announcer of the episode titles now, replacing Lloyd since "Big Trouble, Little Ninjago." His voice when announcing the titles now sounds like his evil form now as opposed to the previous episode, when it sounded like his Master form.
- Likewise, he is the only non-ninja character to be in the introductory eye-graphics.
- This is the onòly episode in the series in which the recap covers the full previous season. However, the following season premiere, "The Darkness Comes" features a scene of the Dragon Hunters from "Lessons for a Master" in the recap, most likely due to Faith appearing in the episode and her not appearing in the previous one.
- The title card's color is slightly darker than the others in this season. It is also the only one of the season to feature Ninjago City in the background, as all the other episodes feature the Realm of Oni and Dragons as the background.
- Despite being the episode being called "Firstbourne," this episode does not feature Firstbourne in any way. According to Tommy Andreasen, the title may be referring to Lloyd.[2]
- The scene where Nya tries to motivate Lloyd is one of Tommy Andreasen's favorite moments because of the emotional aspect of the scene.[3] It's also one of his favorite voice performances in the series.[4]
- This is the second season premiere to recount the previous episode, the first was that of Season 2, and the third was the premiere of Season 10.
- It's also the only season premiere to recount an entire season.
- At the start of the episode, Skylor can be seen in the background spying on Dareth.
- It is unknown how Stormbringer managed to fire Lightning from her mouth when her collar still possessed Vengestone on it. However, it is possible dragons require more Vengestone to suppress their elements than Elemental Matsers.
Continuity[]
- The opening scene is supposed to replicate the Season 8 intro but in the post-apocalyptic Ninjago City after Garmadon took over.
- Harumi's drawings of the ninja from before the Great Devourer attacked have seemingly made an appearance, as Sons of Garmadon thugs speed past them on their motorbikes.
- During Lloyd's training, the soundtrack "Training Course" from the pilot episodes can be heard.
- Ronin briefly reappears in this episode, thus making this his first appearance since "Scavengers," but he is caught and taken away to Kryptarium Prison by the Sons of Garmadon.
- It is shown that while Nya and Lloyd are wearing new suits entirely, Zane, Jay, Cole and Kai are wearing their partially ripped suits from the last season.
- Wu has now aged into a child-like he was around the time his brother was bitten. He appears to have lost his memories of his old life, as he questions Cole calling him "master" and denies being a ninja.
- Previously as a toddler, he seemed quite aware of his older self's memories, despite having a younger mind. The reason is unknown.
- It is likely that the reason is infantile amnesia. Where you lose memories as an infant or toddler when you grow into a child.
- When Cole and Wu are running from the dragons, they hid inside a cave. Inside the cave, there are a series of paintings on the walls, most likely drawn by Dragon Hunters.
- Jay pretending to play a video game is similar to when he threw a rock into a can and said it was a "new high score" in "Home."
- Nya confirms Jay is her boyfriend. They have been together since the finale of Skybound, but this is the first time their relationship has been directly stated.
- The picture Lloyd and the others found is a group shot of the ninja in their original appearances, from the second Season 2 intro.
- This episode marks the final appearance of the Oni Mask of Vengeance.
- This episode fulfills Neuro's promise from "The Corridor of Elders" that the Elemental Masters would come to the ninja's aid if they ever needed help in the future.
Errors[]
- When Ronin is first seen on Ultra Hunt, his mask is seen, however it disappears when he's captured, but returns when he's taken away.
- Ultra Violet is also seen without her mask, when she's shown with the lady who made the call.
- Kathleen Barr is falsely credited as Katleen Barr.
