Season 3: Rebooted

This article is about the third season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. For other uses, see Season 3.
“I used to think technology would be the answer to all of our problems. But then I saw technology invent new problems. Devastating problems. And then a Nindroid named Zane saved us all. He was the perfect balance between us and technology. He taught us that life should be a balance. Technology can improve our lives, but so can people. And if we focus on one at the expense of the other, that's when the balance is off. Our city will find its way again, but this time with Zane as our compass.”
— Cyrus Borg to the citizens of Ninjago City, "The Titanium Ninja"

The third season of Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, subtitled Rebooted, was preceded by Season 2 and succeeded by Season 4. Zane is the focus ninja and mascot character, the Overlord serves as the main antagonist, and the Nindroid Army are the villainous faction of the season.

Official description

Official description[]

Victory in the Final Battle between the Golden Ninja and the Overlord has ushered in a new era of peace and begun a technological renaissance. NINJAGO City has been rebuilt into a futuristic wonder and is now completely interconnected. Welcome to New NINJAGO City. The ninja have found there is very little need for their heroics and have become teachers at Wu’s Academy. But peace is an illusion…[1]

Cast

Cast[]

Episodes

Episodes[]

Season Ep # Series Ep # Image Episode name Airdate
1 27 27Card "The Surge" January 29, 2014 (US)
2 28 Ep29 "The Art of the Silent Fist"
3 29 Ep28 "Blackout" April 16, 2014 (US)
4 30 Ninjago30 "The Curse of the Golden Master"
5 31 31Card "Enter the Digiverse" July 13, 2014 (US)
6 32 32Card "Codename: Arcturus"
7 33 MoS33TitleCard "The Void" November 26, 2014 (US)
8 34 Ep34 "The Titanium Ninja"
Soundtrack

Soundtrack[]

Main article: Ninjago soundtrack/Rebooted
Songs

Songs[]

Sets

Sets[]

These sets focused on ninja vehicles and Nindroid vehicles. The final two sets, depicting elements from the second story arc (the last three episodes) were released as a separate wave, the smallest wave of sets to this date.

Zane was the mascot character, the box art depicted New Ninjago City, and the Techno Blades were the collectible items.

This was the first wave of sets to feature the ninja's hair pieces, as the Techno robes had half-masks as opposed to the full head wraps of previous waves.

Trivia

Trivia[]

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  • The collectible items featured in this season are the Techno Blades.
  • This is the only season to have eight episodes. However, it has the same amount of watch time as Prime Empire, Master of the Mountain and Seabound which have sixteen eleven-minute episodes.
  • This is the first season to air entirely in Australia/New Zealand before the United States.
  • For some reason, the color of the names of the episode in the title card changes from gold to white after the first two episodes, then changes to a light shade of yellow mixed with white before going back to gold.
  • This is the only season not to physically feature any version of the Destiny's Bounty, and second installment overall, following the pilot episodes.
  • Ninjago's return was first confirmed on the message boards of LEGO's official website.[2]
  • This season uses the "split-screen" technique noticeably more often than other seasons.
  • This is the only appearance of P.I.X.A.L. in her original body. The next time she is physically seen is as Samurai X from The Hands of Time onward, and thus, she always wears the Samurai X suit.
  • This season included two appearances of one-episode ninja suits that would later be released intermittently in special sets throughout the following years. The first was the Golden Techno robes from "Enter the Digiverse" and the second was the Stone Warrior armor from "The Titanium Ninja".
  • According to Tommy Andreason:
    • The working title of Rebooted was "The Nindroid Agenda."[3]
    • During development, the episode number was originally 2, then 4, and then 8. This caused the first two episodes to feel somewhat rushed and left most of the plans for Techno Wu out of the final product.[4][5][6] The reason the season was 8 episodes was most likely due to budget.[7]
    • As a result, Tommy Andreasen views the season as "great but rushed."[8]
    • Tommy Andreasen stated, "I didn't like the love triangle. But the Hageman Brothers did. Live and let live."[9]
  • In some airings, the tune of the audio had a low pitch.[citation needed]
  • Tommy Andreasen stated in 2018 that his fondest memory working with the Hageman Brothers was a "late-night Saturday heated (but constructive) argument about Cyrus Borg's intentions and the nature of his Digiverse" and that he thinks they "owe it to the World to tell that story some time."[10]
  • According the Hageman Brothers:
    • When asked why they brought the Overlord back for this season, the Hageman Brothers stated, "we thought the ultimate battle would be the end. S3 taught us how expansive the stories could be".[11]
    • The Hageman Brothers' favorite part of making this season was seeing Simon Lucas bring P.I.X.A.L. to life.[12]
  • The Terminator, The Matrix, and Blade Runner served as inspirations for the season.[13][14][15]
  • Garmadon uses his original purified design from "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master" during the title card sequences in the trailers, which only feature scenes from "The Surge".
  • This was the shortest season until March of the Oni came out in 2019 at only 4 episodes.
Focus characters

Focus characters[]

Protagonists[]

  • Zane was the focus ninja and mascot character throughout this season. His relationship with P.I.X.A.L, the battle with an army of Nindroids that were created from his blueprints, and the ultimate sacrifice that he made to save Ninjago were its primary plot points.
    • Zane was focused on in Episodes 28, 29, 33 and 34.
      • In Episode 28, Zane had a fight with the new Nindroid Cryptor. He also witnessed P.I.X.A.L powering down as the ninja shut down the power.
      • Zane have half of his heart to P.I.X.A.L in Episode 29, and his struggles was shown to balance his power with her.
      • In Episode 33, Zane was the only ninja who could survive in space, forcing him to retrieve suits for the ninja which he eventually did.
      • In Episode 34, he sacrificed his own life to save his friends and ultimately destroys the Overlord. A funeral was held for him as well as giving him the title of the "Titanium Ninja." Luckily, he was able to survive the explosion by transferring his spirit to the Digiverse.
  • P.I.X.A.L. had a major role in this season behind Zane, especially in Episodes 28 and 34. The story between her and Zane became one of the season's main storylines.
  • Kai also had a major role in this season.
    • Kai was focused on in Episodes 31 and 32.
      • In Episode 31, Kai was shown to struggle in the Digiverse. Later, he was caught in a conflict with the Overlord, where he learned to control himself in the world.
      • In Episode 32, Kai driving his Prototype X-1 machine car and fighting with the Nindroids became the main plotline.
      • Kai was the only ninja to give a speech at Zane's funeral, hinting at his main role in the next season.
  • Lloyd also had a large role in this season. His relationship with Master Garmadon was an additional part of the season's story.
    • He was also focused on in Episode 31, where he was used to complete the transformation for the Overlord with the use of his Golden power.
  • The story between Jay, Cole, and Nya mainly focuses on the love triangle between them, which is mainly shown in Episode 29. However, their roles are relatively minor.
  • Wu had some capacity in the show (like Techno Wu in Episodes 29–31), but the appearance of Wu was less than the six main characters.
  • Sensei Garmadon had returned in this season and had a good role, mostly with his son, Lloyd.
  • Misako also had returned in this season in some capacity in Episodes 28, 33, and 34.

Antagonists[]

  • The Overlord served as the main antagonist of this season.
  • Pythor and General Cryptor served as the secondary antagonists of this season.
  • Other important antagonists include OverBorg (Episodes 27–28; 32–34), Min-Droid, and Techno Wu (Episodes 29–31).
  • The Nindroid Army was the villainous faction of this season.
Videos

Videos[]

Trailers[]

Episodes[]

Gallery

Gallery[]

Promotional media[]

Intro[]

Concept art[]

Translations

Translations[]

Language Name
Czech Restart
Dutch Herstart
French Réinitialisé
German Ein Neustart
Hungarian Újratöltve
Italian Il Riavvio
Japanese シーズン3（Animax）
デジタルワールド編（TV Tokyo, Compilation）
Korean 리부티드
Polish Reaktywacja
Portuguese (Brazil) Reinício
References

References[]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210617035944/https://www.lego.com/en-us/campaigns/kids/ninjago/season-9
  2. ↑ LEGO Message Boards confirmation of Ninjago's return
  3. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1262802497850298368
  4. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/867989711108718592
  5. ↑ https://x.com/brothershageman/status/966904802503372807
  6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw_Uoox_5qE&t=417s
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210322084734/https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/770351945970229248
  8. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/890273816118689796
  9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNkNtFulMwA&t=6848s (live-chat)
  10. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1072530761792843777
  11. ↑ https://x.com/brothershageman/status/740371580543324160
  12. ↑ https://x.com/brothershageman/status/724365675188224000
  13. ↑ https://x.com/TommyAndreasen/status/941322115248246784
  14. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20220525162452/https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1529395396564422656
  15. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20220525185441/https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1529430489421029376