man it’s wild how dragons rising introduced so many characters that just fit so well within the world of ninjago
I love Arin Sora and Riyu just as much as I love the rest of the main ninja + Pixal + Wu. Mr. Frohicky is such a fun addition to the cast. Beatrix, Lord Ras and Rapton are such fun villains. There’s so many side characters that are incredible that I fell for so fast, like Euphrasia and Arrakore and Percival and Jordana and Geo. Lobbo is so funny and a delight on-screen. Kreel feels very Ronin-esque in such a fun way. Even the BACKGROUND CHARACTERS make the realms and the Crossroads feel so alive.
I was so nervous when they announced there’d be a new ninjago series, I’m very resistant to change and didn’t want new characters to replace the old. But they haven’t replaced them, they’ve added to such a wonderful and expansive world. I love you Dragons Rising I love you DR cast
Ninjago: Dragon's Rising episode 6 "Return to Imperium"
Here are some of my storyboards (w/ final animation). The action scenes was quite challenging, especially tracking a bunch of ninjas fighting a bunch of baddies!
In hindsight, I wonder if the Mucoids’ intended execution for Rapton wasn’t actually going to hurt him. Like what if they planned to douse him in salt because they assume humans share the same weakness as them. What happens then if Rapton lives does he find a way to escape or do the Mucoids just grab a Glock.
The leader of the advanced systems lab and possibly one of the most intelligent people in imperium,
her equally as intelligent assistant/right hand, who managed to drain the energy of a source dragon,
a fireworks genius, who knows about both rare energies and the explosions they can cause,
the leader of the claws of imperium, who knows a thing or two about weapons
and the empress of said technologically advanced kingdom,
who all thought it would be a good idea to test out a weapon, that in the worst case would explode and in the best case RIP A HOLE INTO REALITY INSIDE ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BUILDINGS IN THEIR KINGDOM!
and you wonder, how you could be defeated by a group of teenagers and people in colorful jumpsuits