Overview
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"Not even close!" |
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Attack! is the 4th issue of of the Ninjago Magazine. It includes 891504 Weapons Rack and ZX Kai appears on the cover.
Zane Attacks!
Zane Attacks![]
Although the ninja were surprised to see that Garmadon was okay, their sensei informed them that he and Chen had prepared a feast for them in celebration of the Ninja's victory in the latter's tests. Although Jay remained suspicious about Chen's generosity, Cole and Kai were more than happy to sit down and enjoy a nice meal. As the ninja ate, smoke began to fill the room, cluing in the Ninja that they had walked right into another one of Chen's traps. Cole complained that he was still hungry and reached for a croissant, raising it to his mouth. But wait, croissants don't have tails, black fur and red eyes now, do they? With a yelp, Cole hurled away the rat as it scurried off to join the others in its pack that now covered the floors of the arena. As the ninja scrambled, a cackling voice emanated all around from everywhere and nowhere; it was the voice of Ash, Master of Smoke!
Although Ash was confident he could easily defeat the four ninja, he was almost immediately humbled with the ninja cleared the room of his smoke with Spinjitzu, scaring off the horde of rodents in the process. Now surrounded and with nowhere else to go, Ash could do nothing as all four ninja clobbered him. With Ash defeated, Chen reappeared once more, declaring that the Ninja have impressed him so far with their victories over the Elemental Masters, but he was eager to see what else they could do. With Chen's parting words, a gate on the other side of the arena opened up and the air filled with the thunderous stomping of a furious stampede of Yaks! As the ninja dodged and defeated the first wave of yaks, they soon found themselves faced with another wave of the stampeding animals. To make things worse, vines had suddenly sprouted from the ground and ensnared the ninja's legs, trapping them in front of the stampede. On the side of the area stood Bolobo, Master of Nature, who coldly watched his foes' impending doom.
Just seconds before impact, Lloyd - having been separated from the other three during the first wave of yaks - sprang up from behind and sliced the vines that held his friends in place with a pair of swords he had found. Shocked by Lloyd's arrival, Bolobo broke his focus, releasing his hold over the yaks which ceased to stampede and now returned to their normal, passive states as they wandered about the arena. Lloyd then tackled Bolobo to the ground before turning to check on his friends. Realizing the ninja were now distracted, Bolobo slipped out from under Lloyd's grasp and escaped the area as the ninja came face to face with their next challenger: ZANE?!
Eager to see their old friend once more, the ninja began to rapidly ask their friend a series of questions, ranging from where he had been, what had happened to him, and more. Zane however remained oddly silent, but his actions made up for his lack of words. Without warning, Zane stepped towards the ninja and realigned the spears he was carrying, pointing one in Lloyd's direction: a gesture that mildly concerned the green ninja. While the others laughed it off as Zane desiring a practice fight like the old days, they would all cease laughing when Zane began attacking them with unprecedented ferocity. Regrouping together, the ninja noticed that Zane's fighting style was off and unfamiliar compared to the precise and gracious movements their robotic friend was known for. Together, the four ninja attacked "Zane" with spinjitzu, knocking "him" to the ground as she returned to her normal appearance of a woman with purple hair. It was Chamille, Master of Form. At that moment, the spectator's box opened, revealing Chen and Garmadon seated inside. Chen congratulated the ninja on their victories, remarking that Garmadon had taught them well. He then released the sensei back to the ninja and urged them to rest well, for the Tournament was only just beginning.
Later that evening, the ninja conferred with Garmadon about their suspicions about Chamille's form. She had taken on Zane's appearance, but was that even possible if she had never met him before? Did that mean Zane was alive? Garmadon confirmed the ninja's suspicions, revealing that Chamille could only take on the appearances of those she had seen before, and for her to have taken on Zane's new form, that must mean he was alive somewhere. Garmadon emphasized that they would all have to find and rescue Zane, but first, he warned the ninja that the worst was only yet to come; he had a terrible feeling that Chen was plotting something nefarious and it would be up for all of them together to stop Chen and whatever he was planning.
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Trivia
Trivia[]
- The comic from this issue was republished in Tournament of Elements book.
- The comic in this issue is the first time Nature is demonstrated as being able to control animals, with Bolobo using his powers to control a herd of yaks into attacking the Ninja.
