Possession (ability)

This article is about the ability. For other uses, see Possession (disambiguation).

“Nokt's physical body escaped the Nether-Space that day. But you never realized my soul escaped to the nearest form I could find.”

— Rox to Ras, "The Final Game"

Possession, also referred as spirit possession,^[2] is an ability which consists of taking control over another being or object. It can be accomplished through many ways such as through magic, Darkness and the powers of Ghosts.

History

History[]

Ninjago: Strike of the Serpentine[]

During the Battle of Birchwood Forest, Clouse used Dark Magic to possess Benton to make him betray the Elemental Alliance, causing the Alliance to retreat. Thinking that's enough, Clouse lifted the spell and ran away, devastating Benton about what he had done.

Legacy of the Green Ninja[]

Upon announcing his treachery to Garmadon, the Overlord disclosed that he had been manipulating Garmadon to facilitate his plan to conquer Ninjago. The dark entity then possessed Garmadon's body, transforming it into a dragon, thereby allowing the former to reclaim his original form.

Rebooted[]

As a virus, the Overlord initially possessed the artificial limbs to serve as his body, much to his frustration.

In a later encounter, the Overlord took control of a Nindroid Warrior to speak with Zane, disclosing that he had diverted the attention of the ninja during the assault of the Nindroid Army on the Serpentine, thereby allowing him to seize Lloyd. Subsequently, the Overlord possessed the Nindroid MechDragon as he confronted Lloyd at Hiroshi's Labyrinth.

Possession[]

Morro possessed a security guard at the Ninjago Museum of History and lured Lloyd there in order to possess him. As a result, the other Ninja lost their Elemental Powers. Lloyd would remain possessed by Morro throughout most of the season, but was finally freed when Morro possessed Ronin in order to lure the Ninja into a trap at the Caves of Despair. Morro later left Lloyd's body for good in order to hold him hostage so the Ninja would give him the Realm Crystal.

Wrayth took control of a normal motorcycle and turned it into a Chain Cycle. Attacking the ninja at a train station, Cole made Wrayth fall off of his bike, turning it back into a motorcycle.

In the Samurai X cave, Ghoultar took control of the Samurai Mech for Morro. In the Cloud Kingdom, Soul Archer and Bansha took over a Cloud Kingdom skiff, turning it into a Ghost ship.

Bansha utilized a special form of possession to possess Misako, who she used to effectively fight Master Wu on the waters of the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master. Later, when she contacted Morro, she allowed Morro to possess her to speak with Wu.

After becoming a ghost, Cole struggled with his new abilities but managed to possess a giant piece of snow, creating a snow body to save the other Ninja. He later possessed the Ice Mech to make up for lost ground. Later in the Cloud Kingdom, when the Ninja were trapped with Nimbus, Cole accidentally phases out and through a keyhole, Jay suggested to Cole to unlock the door by going into the key, which allowed the Ninja to escape.

The following events were undone due to Jay's final wish, and thus, did not happen in the current timeline.

Skybound[]

After Nadakhan achieves infinite wishes, he wished for Delara to return to life, her spirit taking over Nya's body. When Flintlocke hit Delara and Nadakhan with the Tiger Widow Venom, it weakened Nadakhan's power, so Nya regained control but was fatally injured.

The following events occurred after Jay made his final wish, and thus, happened.

Day of the Departed[]

On the Day of the Departed, Yang used the catalyzed magic of the Yin-Yang Eclipse to enhance the Yin Blade, tricking Cole into using its abilities to cut a rift from the Departed Realm to Ninjago for him to return. Using the Yin Blade's magic, Yang was able to bring back the souls of Samukai, Kozu, Cryptor, Chen, Morro, two Stone Swordsmen, two Stone Scouts, three Nindroid Warriors, Eyezor, and Zugu from the Departed Realm, placing their spirits in statues modeled after their original bodies.

Amber Spiral[]

The Original Master of Amber was trying to escape from the Urn of Enmity using Skylor's body, but was defeated and sent to the Departed Realm.

Master of the Mountain[]

Centuries after his death, Hazza D'ur managed to preserve his spirit by possessing his skull. The skull, and Hazza D'ur's spirit, would be utilized by Vangelis until the skull's destruction at the hands of Cole releasing Hazza D'ur's spirit to the Departed Realm.

Dragons Rising, Season 2[]

During the Ritual of the Blood Moon, Rox separated her own soul from her body, before the Nether-Space portal closed, which landed in the nearest form she could find, Jordana. After Rox's soul was released from Nether-Space, she took possession of Jordana and continued to do so throughout the Tournament of the Sources. Jordana was able to briefly fight off the possession, as seen when she helped out Sora by giving her a note revealing the location of the Crown of Horns. Rox stopped her possession after the final game to go to the Monastery of Gates with her brother, Nokt to release the rest of the Forbidden Five, which caused Rox's body to fall and forced her soul back into it.

Dragons Rising, Season 4[]

During the Loyalist assault, the Weapon of Desolation began to possess Beatrix. Later, Wu possessed Kai and used him to warn the ninja about Zilvar.

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Known users

Known users[]

Clouse^[1]
The Overlord
Ghosts
- Morro
- Wrayth
- Soul Archer
- Ghoultar
- Bansha
- Cole (formerly)
- Original Master of Amber
- Chen
- Samukai
- Kozu
- Cryptor (formerly)
- Stone Swordsmen
- Stone Scouts
- Nindroid Warriors
- Eyezor
- Zugu
Delara (in an alternate timeline)
Hazza D'ur
Rox
Weapon of Desolation
Wu
Beatrix

Known victims

Known victims[]

Benton^[1]
Garmadon (briefly resisted)
Rufus McCallister^[3] (non-canon)
Nindroid Warrior
Night Watchman
Lloyd (briefly resisted)
Energy Dragon
Ronin
Misako
Bansha
Nya (in an alternate timeline)
Skylor^[4] (resisted)
Jordana (briefly resisted)
Beatrix
Kai
Beniro
Zeatrix
Zilvar (briefly resisted)

Appearances

Appearances[]

Sets

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja

25. "Return of the Overlord"
26. "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master"

Season 3: Rebooted

Season 4: Tournament of Elements

42. "The Day of the Dragon" (mentioned)
44. "The Corridor of Elders" (flashback)

Season 5: Possession

Season 6: Skybound

55. "Infamous" (mentioned)
64. "The Way Back"

Day of the Departed

"Day of the Departed"

Season 7: The Hands of Time

74. "Lost in Time" (vision)

Decoded

1. "Legacy" (video)
4. "Ninjago's Most Wanted" (video)
8. "Rise of Garmadon" (video)

Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu

1. "Master Class" (painting)
2. "Green and Gold" (painting)
3. "The Weekend Drill" (painting)
4. "Elemental Rider" (painting)
5. "Blue Lightning" (painting)
6. "Samurai X-Treme" (painting)

Season 10: March of the Oni

95. "The Darkness Comes" (painting)
98. "Endings" (painting)

Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu

99. "Wasted True Potential" (painting)

Prime Empire Original Shorts

1. "Let's Dance" (painting)

Season 13: Master of the Mountain

145. "Shintaro" (painting)
146. "Into the Dark"
147. "The Worst Rescue Ever"
148. "The Two Blades"
150. "Trial By Mino" (pictured)
151. "The Skull Sorcerer"
152. "The Real Fall"
153. "Dungeon Party!" (flashback)
155. "Grief-Bringer"
157. "The Darkest Hour"
159. "The Upply Strike Back!"
160. "The Son of Lilly"

Season 14: Seabound

165. "A Big Splash" (painting)

The Virtues of Spinjitzu

1. "Curiosity" (painting)

Season 15: Crystalized

186. "A Painful Promise" (painting)
193. "A Sinister Shadow" (flashback)
210. "Roots" (painting)

53. "Between You and Lee" (mentioned)

Season 4

Books

Amber Spiral

Graphic novels

Ninjago: Strike of the Serpentine (flashback)

Comics

Ninjago: Garmadon

1. "Two Moon Village" (visualized)

Ninjago Magazine

6. "Ninja in Dreamland!" (non-canon)
61. "Stranded" (flashback)
124. "The Recruit" (non-canon)

Ninjago: Legacy Magazine

11. "Ghost Attack on the High Seas" (mentioned)
18. "Dark Matter Comics" (non-canon)

Trivia

Trivia[]

Possession takes a physical toll on the victim's body, as seen in multiple cases such as Season 5: Possession, when Lloyd is left extremely weakened after Morro left his body to the point he's unable to swim and in Dragons Rising Season 2, when Rox was released from Jordana, it takes a while for the latter to recover.
Nya's alternate face in 70627 Dragon's Forge resembles Delara while possessed by her.

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