Grief-Bringer (episode)

Synopsis[]

Nya and Kai, who have become the respective leaders of the Munce and Geckles, attempt to unite the tribes in an effort to defeat their mutual enemy, the Skull Sorcerer, who schemes against them.^[1]

Cartoon Network Asia: Nya uses her elemental powers to coerce the Munce into agreeing to a truce meeting with the Geckles.^[2]

Extended: Nya uses her elemental powers to coerce the Munce into agreeing to a truce meeting with the Geckles. At the same time, in the Geckle camp, Kai and Zane are forced to resort to trickery in order to manipulate the Geckles to attend the truce meeting. The Skull Sorcerer learns of the meeting and uses the skull of Hazza D'Ur to resurrect the fearsome dragon Grief Bringer!^[3]

Plot[]

The Munce fight each other after disagreeing with the ninja to team up with the Geckles. Lloyd even informs the Munce the Skull Sorcerer is the enemy, but they refuse to listen. Murtessa then tells Nya to use her powers to get the Munce's attention since the Munce respect power and strength. Nya decides to create a giant water ball and shoots it at one of the Munce. She then steps on the table and orders the Munce to attend the truce meeting and is willing to fight each of the Munce in order to go. The Munce finally agree and head out.

Meanwhile, plans are not going well for the Geckles as they too argue. Groko, Garpo, and Ginkle believe it will be an ambush by the Munce, so they continue to fight with each other. To get their attention, Kai uses his Elemental Powers. He informs the Geckles they will be going to the meeting, but the Geckles are unsure if it's a trap. To decide the matter, they decide to perform a slug race to determine if the Munce should be trusted.

While the race is going on, Gleck pulls aside Kai and Zane to talk to them. He tells the ninja he believes the Munce can be trusted, but no one would listen to him. Kai and Zane recognize the necklace he's wearing and they ask if he snuck into Cole's bedroom, and he admits doing so. Gleck explains he heard the Elemental Master of Earth was in the Kingdom of Shintaro, so Gleck thought it might be "Gilly". Zane then asks if they can look at the necklace, so Gleck gives Zane the necklace. He opens it up and realizes the necklace contains photos of Cole's parents. They also reveal that Cole's mother is actually called Lilly and deduce that Gilly is actually Lilly.

Gleck is joyful and asks Kai and Zane if they could ask for help from Gilly, but Kai breaks the sad news saying Lilly has already passed away.

Back at the Kingdom of Shintaro, Hazza D'ur informs Vangelis about an organized meeting between the Munce and Geckles. After a moment of hesitation, Vangelis transforms into the Skull Sorcerer and heads underground to the Dungeons of Shintaro. Vangelis then uses the Skull of Hazza D'ur to revive Grief-Bringer.

Kai and Zane realize the slug which deems the Munce to be untrustworthy is winning the race, so Kai tells Zane to use his Elemental Powers to help the other slug. Nevertheless, Zane doesn't want to cheat but gives in to the white lie. He aids the other slug into winning, so the Geckles head to the meeting.

Along the way, Kai asks about the appearance of the Munce Queen, and Gulch claims she looks fierce but very ugly. On the opposite end, Nya questions why the Munce have to carry her, and Murt claims it's very important since she's royal. Both tribes meet at the meeting point, and Kai and Nya realize they are leaders on both sides. The siblings hug each other, but the Geckles and Munce stare each other down. Kai and Nya tell both tribes to back off and promises nothing bad will happen.

Suddenly, they hear the sound of a ferocious monster and both tribes realize it's Grief-Bringer. The Geckles and Munce flee from danger while Zane and Lloyd attempt to stand their ground. The Re-Awakened also arrive and Grief-Bringer spews green magic at the duo. Zane creates an ice shield, but can't hold the shield for long.

The rest of the group finds a lava pit that separates the paths. Gleck recommends using a rope to get across and everyone else follows behind. Kai then tries, but his the wall. Nya is able to pull Kai to safety and they continue to flee.

Zane is losing ground on Grief-Bringer, so Lloyd instructs Zane to let go so he could blast his Elemental Powers at the dragon. Lloyd is able to get a direct hit on the dragon, and he loses most of his bones; however, the Skull of Hazza D'ur reconstructs the dragon. Realizing nothing works, Lloyd and Zane decide to run away. Both ninja make it to the lava pit and swing across. The Skull Sorcerer then laughs knowing they all can't escape. Hazza D'ur promises Grief-Bringer will come for all of them.

Appearances[]

Characters[]

Cast[]

• Garpo - Sabrina Pitre
• Ginkle - Tabitha St. Germain
• Gleck - Brian Drummond
• Groko - Peter New
• Gulch - Andrew McNee
• Hazza D'ur - Michael Adamthwaite
• Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
• Kai - Vincent Tong
• Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
• Murt - Michael Adamthwaite
• Murtessa - Tabitha St. Germain
• Nya - Kelly Metzger
• Vangelis/Skull Sorcerer - Deven Mack
• Zane - Brent Miller

Miscellaneous[]

• Lou (pictured)
• Lilly (pictured)

Mentioned[]

• Cole
• Clutch Powers

Events[]

• Slug race

Items[]

• Crossbows
• Gis
  • Armor (Jay, Kai, Lloyd, Zane)
  • Hero
• Lilly's necklace
• Shields
• Shintaro wings
• Skull of Hazza D'ur
• Spiked clubs
• Vengestone
  • Vengestone spears

Creatures[]

• Grief-Bringer

Locations[]

• Ninjago
  • Shintaro Mountain
    • Kingdom of Shintaro
      • Palace
        • Throne room
          • The Pit
    • Dungeons of Shintaro
      • Geckle Strong-Cave
        • Geckle courthouse
      • Grief-Bringer's tomb
      • Munce Home-Cave
  • Explorer's Club (mentioned)

Species[]

• Dragons
• Geckles
• Humans
• Munce
• Nindroids
• Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids
• Sky Folk
• Slugs

Trivia[]

• Narrator: Nya
• According to Tommy Andreasen, Zane didn't use Wind to push the gray slug.^[4]
• The animation of Zane trying to freeze Grief-Bringer was reused in "A Big Splash".
  • This was most likely done to reduce time, as most of the season was produced with crew members working from home, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[5]

Continuity[]

• This episode marks Kai, Jay, Zane, and Lloyd's first appearances in their Hero Suits.
• This marks the first time Lilly's name is correctly stated aloud.
  • She was called "Gilly" by Gleck in "Into the Dark."
• Kai and Zane discover that Gilly is actually Cole's mother, Lilly.
  • This scene is similar in "Between a Rock and a Hard Place" from Nexo Knights, which has the Nexo Knights learn that Ruina Stoneheart is Clay's mother, Wanda Moorington.
    • At the end, it feature the sad news: Kai tells Gleck that Lilly already passed away while Merlok tells the knights that he is Clay's uncle and didn't tell the truth to him.
• This is the second episode to be named after a dragon, the first being "Firstbourne."
• When Kai mentions the time Zane impersonated Clutch Powers to get into the Explorer's Club, he is referring to the events of "The Explorers Club."
• Despite being introduced as early as "The Royal Blacksmiths," this episode marks the first time Lou's name is mentioned.
• Zane is revealed to heavily dislike cheating, although it was formerly shown in a non-canon short, "Zaney Chess Game."

Errors[]

• Kai wears his Hero suit when the gray slug was being pushed to the goal even through he didn't actually wear it till he, Zane, and the Geckles go to the meeting.
• The title is misspelled as "Greif-Bringer" on Netflix.

Translations[]

Language	Name
French	Grief-Bringer
Japanese	襲来! スカル・ドラゴン:グリフブリンガー
Polish	Gładziciel
Turkish	Keder Getiren

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