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ravenrambles6229 · 9 months

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k gamer we need to talk about kai and how he is consistently the family man of the ninja and arguably the most emotionally mature of them all when it comes to family

i love kai so much. hes not the brightest, but he is the most loving out of all the ninja, even if it’s in his own way.

first up, presumably taking care of nya for years on his own. like, im sure the neighbors helped out, but he has gone on record saying that they mostly grew up on their own. this kid got “abandoned” by his parents. but even then, he lit lanterns with nya on day of the departed. even though he didn’t know what happened to them, he chooses to believe that they wouldn’t leave them willingly. that they’re still worth remembering and loving.

when it’s revealed that zane is a robot, kai is the first one there. “you may be a robot, but you’re still our brother.” being a robot doesnt change anything, and kai is the first one to make sure zane knows it, but is also the one to later tell the others “we just have to give him time. i don’t know how i’d feel if somebody told me i was a robot.” Like, he empathizes with zane! he tells zane he still loves him, respects zane’s wish to be given space, and expresses empathy with him. in ninjago decoded, kai even reveals that he often forgets zane isn’t human. zane is, at this point, made of titanium. and yet all kai sees is zane

ok and then there’s his true potential. what even is there to say about that one? how he realizes his purpose is to protect his family. he’s there to protect lloyd. the one that once left lloyd, flaked out on him. he realizes that no, this kid is everything to him.

when lloyd was climbing the tower to fight the overlord, kai was right there, ready to protect him. “there’s only one green ninja.” this is no longer about him, it’s about lloyd’s destiny to save the world. and he would do everything to make sure lloyd makes it through that

now. kai gets a lot of flack for being not that smart. and dude really aint. his mouth is a pistol with which to shoot himself in the foot. but when it comes to family? He’s one of the most eloquent there. In titanium ninja, he’s the one to first coin “this isn’t about numbers, it’s about family.” something that resonated with zane strongly enough that he would fight the overlord despite all odds.

And then the funeral. it wasnt wu to speak. or cole or jay or even lloyd, but kai. his speech is genuinely like... really good?

“Everybody wondered what powered Zane, and I don’t think we’ll ever know, but I’d like to think it was brotherhood. Because he powered me. And he still powers me. Wherever you are Zane, you’ll always be one of us.”

this is coming from a dude that probably can’t do long division or tell you what a prepositional phrase is. what kai lacks in book smarts, and even in typical maturity (he’s still very much so a teenager) he makes up for with this insane emotional intelligence specifically regarding family.

in season 4, he’s the one we see visiting zane’s statue. he’s the one that supports lloyd in spite of his crush on skylor (even cole and jay got distracted by their own squabbling, even if they did the right thing in the end) he’s the one that took NONE of skylor’s bullshit once she revealed having ice powers.

and he was so deeply hurt by her betrayal! he felt genuinely betrayed! he really trusted her, even though he probably shouldnt have, seeing as she tried to turn him against lloyd. but just like lloyd with harumi, kai saw the good in her. and his loyalty changed skylor.

then season 5. lloyd just had to banish his father. so kai does what he did once already: steps up to be there. telling lloyd that he’ll be there for him. and he is. he’s the one to get through to lloyd on multiple occasions when he’s possessed by morro after all.

season 7. kai is so genuinely hurt when he thinks his dad betrayed them. but once he knows they’re on his side, he’s so, so, SO genuinely relieved, and later doesn’t hold it against them that he and nya grew up alone, even though he does have plenty of right to do so, or to at least still feel hurt by it. no. he’s just glad to have them back.

i don’t remember season 8 very clearly, but kai being the one to answer cole’s questions about babies is pretty fun.

season 9 puts them through the wringer. at first, kai is actually the one freaking out the most, he wants to go home so badly, they don’t know what happened to lloyd. but when wu and hope are lamenting being tied to fucking stakes and left to die, kai is the first one to comfort wu. to start joking around to lighten the mood, which the others then piggyback off of. it’s kai that’s there to try and comfort him first.

season 10, cole’s fall. you can tell how badly kai wants to go back for cole, even when all logic dictates that they’d die. personally, i like to imagine that he told zane that “this isn’t about logic, it’s about family” to which zane might say “this is about the innocent lives on our ship” to which kai just. looks down in sorrow.

but when lloyd returns, they’re all silent. none of them want to tell lloyd what happened. it’s kai that breaks the news. it’s kai (and jay of course) that comforts nya when she blames herself. it’s kai that later goes to nya when she’s alone to tell her that it’s not her fault, and to push her towards moving past what happened, at least long enough that they can make it through this to grieve cole later. the one to reinforce to nya that cole wouldnt hold what happened against her (by offering her the scythe)

it’s just... it’s so consistently a part of kai’s character. i don’t know the second series enough off the top of my head to really point to specific examples. which is like, on me of course.

but when he lost nya, he channeled that into becoming a DOJO INSTRUCTOR for YOUNG CHILDREN. He saw his sister disappear, and decided to protect the rest of the children of ninjago, in whatever way he could: by making sure they could defend themselves, even if he’s not able to do it for them. it’s... honestly remarkably touching and poignant.

but like, shit, man. dragons rising NAILED big brother kai. the way he picks up lloyd and spins him around. he’s overflowing with so much love for his family. there’s absolutely no doubt in my mind that he’d go through hell and high water for any of them. which is true of all the ninja, of course, but kai... he’s special

he’s the one that knows what to say. how to comfort someone. how to make someone feel loved. how to help someone grieve. even if he doesn’t always know how to handle that grief himself (see his time as the burning shogun)

the fact that he learned these skills from such a young age is tragic in its own right, but that he managed to turn his loss and strife into such a positive character trait is nothing short of amazing, and is such a sorely overlooked aspect to his character.

tl;dr - Kai is not only loyal to a fault, but also capable of comforting people and being there for them. He loves his family so much, and he’s one of the best at expressing that in the little ways and big ones.

(sidebar but shoutout to his VA. he’s the one that really makes kai come to life)

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peachypizzicato · 9 months

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HEYHEY HAVE U SEEN THE NEW WELCME HOME UPDATE , ESP BARNABY AND HOWDY’S VOICE RECORDINGS !! :0 theyre sooo silly n fun

YEAAAAA I LOVE EVERYTHING AO MUCH I LOVE MY SILLIES I AM FEELING SHRIMP EMOTIONS IM!!!!!!

#have i ever posted my s/i…… who knows #anyway this is camille. camille león. can you guess what creature they are can you guess #they change color with emotions :) but they can also use it as a fun party trick if they really try #caterpillar kisser 🫵 dogy kisser 🫵#BUT YEA #OUHHH I LOVE THEM BOTH SO MUCH #THE MEGA SILLIES #everyone shut the fuck up comparing them to whoever i don’t give a SHIT #they are so CUTE to me and i love their voices and lil quirks #i love that barn has a little music sting whenever he tells an especially shitty joke #im a HUGE fan of their phone audios ESPECIALLY howdy he’s such a fucking goober #on a nonblorbo note everything else fucking rules too i love this characterization!!#everyone had it SO wrong in a lot of ways its kinda hilarious #thank you clown for himbo eddie and excessive theater kid sally and extremely charmingly autistic wally #and the everything……..#THE CHARACTER INTERACTIONS OUGH #anyway. yea #asks #kai appreciation #peachymisc #camille 🦎

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adeleba · 2 months

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Familiar

BONUS

He may be old now but sometimes, they can't help but see THIS. Im guilty of that. The nostalgia just hits hard:

#Headpats are a form of love language that Lloyd DEFINITELY appreciates #case in point Kai #Nya definitely got that from him #also I feel old #it feels like it was just yesterday that lil lloyd graced the screen #and now hes a dad #i just dsgfweiu #ninjago #ninjago fanart #lloyd garmadon #nya smith #lord garmadon #adelebart

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fsherman · 3 months

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what did they put in dragons rising kai why is he so silly

#never was rlly crazy abt kai but omg he cracks so much wise here #rewatching the first seasons w a friend also helped me appreciate him more #hes silly #not finished w the series yet thats why the clips are limited #ninjago dragons rising #ninjago

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tunaricebowl · 9 months

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more memes? yeah more memes

ace attorney memes masterpost

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lanawinterscigarettes · 2 years

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"I like this morally grey character with villainous motives and intentions because they've suffered unspeakable tragedy as a young person and have witnessed bigotry and hatred firsthand and I relate to them because of it and even though they're not going about it the right way their heart's in the right place" and "I like this morally grey character with villainous motives and intentions because they're hot" are ideas that can coexist

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soppsop · 11 months

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do you guys think future sebastian gets super embarrased about his 17 yo self

#ace attorney #ace attorney fanart #sebastian debeste #kay faraday #ace attorney investigations #aai2 #my art #timeskip sebastian #timeskip kay #these designs are still under construction btw feedback appreciated :)

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impossiblesuitcase · 9 months

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Okay but can we talk about how beautiful of a title Empress Selene is? Like Emperor Kaito and Empress Selene??? That’s such a gorgeous pair of names. Also the fact that Cinder has a cool name (Cinder obvi) and a fancy royal name (Selene), is also dope. She gets the best of both worlds *que Hannah Montana

I think social media would really lean into that Hannah Montana idea, to the point that it's a running joke (John Cena level) that Selene and Cinder are completely different people. e.g:

bonus:

#thornes whatsapp is a picture of the rampion yes #the lunar chronicles #tlc #lunar chronicles #linh cinder #prince kai #kaider #emperor kai #selene blackburn #empress selene #cresswell #iko #cress darnel #carswell thorne #rampion crew #i have never used the rampion crew tag #wow #please appreciate that i did the years and the newsfeed for ports thing accurate to the books

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mimenoises456 · 30 days

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Yeah

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ariaelnotthemermaid · 11 days

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a kaisoo moment i will never forget~

#this gif i made has been getting the most love ever on twitter haha #its nice to have my art appreciated #kaisoo #kai #d.o.#kyungsoo #exo #jongin #kadi #d.o #dika #exo fanart

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peachypizzicato · 2 years

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i’d give u all my money to see ur rewrite of ryoma and korekiyo……….. q_q /not forced

i fucking love the besties requesting to see their blorbos. i want to fucking give the people what they want and spread joy in my sphere

anyway heres the silly guys!! i love the stylization of ryoma so i would definitely keep that, except instead of weird spikes on his hat they’re lil droopy cat ears :)! i was very fond of his character so honestly im not sure how much of that id change lmao

also. fuck the weird amount of bdsm references in v3 (not to mention The Other Shit they did with poor kiyo) i would make korekiyo seem like he’s just kind of quietly eccentric and observing, and then when the time arrives THEN its revealed he’s got this like vaguely occult shit goin on, you feel me?

#dangan/v3 enjoyer muts if i haven’t talked about or drawn your fave yet feel free to drop an ask <3 #they’ll mostly be little doodles and snippets but. this is fun hehe #love kinda makin shit up as i go #not ship related #asks #kai appreciation #doodle #peachymisc #danganronpa #danganronpa v3 #ryoma hoshi #korekiyo shinguji #moneposting #peachyronpa

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bubblegumflavor · 3 months

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After Daniel and Johnny got dangerously close to get caught.. (see previous part) they decided to hide better.

That didn't work so well either..

#lawrusso #the karate kid #johnny lawrence #daniel larusso #fanart #cobra kai #ralph macchio #william zabka #lawrusso fanart #since i can't sleep because of my stomach ache I might as well post it #bobby brown #tkk #karate kid #manga page #artists on tumblr #could become an ongoing series <3 #reblogs much appreciated <3

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grimmcheems · 1 month

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Just some random ahh Raditz doodles. Also some cute and hypothetical stuff. Wasn’t thinking much but I saw a what if scenario while looking at refs for him on Raditz and Goku being taken in by Grampa Gohan and I found it interesting. So here he is kidnapping baby Goku after finding him at Gohan’s place lmao. HE WOULD’VE MADE A GREAT UNCLE IF HE WASN’T SO EVIL.😭

He also would’ve been a great older brother to both Goku AND Chichi. The slice of life fluff they could’ve had!!!😭😭will forever be mad at his death bc there’s no way Goku would not be devastated after killing his only living family left. That and finally having another saiyan he could learn his biology and culture from, heck Gohan could’ve learned so much if Raditz wasn’t such an ass and taught him something while he had him. I half wish Raditz had a different reaction and changed his motives a bit after seeing Goku alive and suddenly having a nephew, he would’ve spoiled him and y’all can’t convince me otherwise. He would’ve treated Chichi like a queen knowing her lineage and the fact that she was carrying the hope of his race surviving. Y’all he would’ve volunteered to babysit Trunks too, even if he only used that time to teach him stuff a baby/toddler shouldn’t be doing, but I digress.

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kaicobras · 2 years

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FIVE PLUS ONE: i wanna be the one that makes your day, the one you think about as you lie awake. (cobra kai characters x gn!reader)

— a compilation of different scenarios involving ‘the five times and the one time’ with the cobra kai characters.

series chapters:

chapter one: the five times johnny watches you and miguel diaz pine over each other like idiots and the one time he does something about it.

chapter two: the five times robby keene gets interrupted before he’s able to kiss you and the one time he finally gets to.

chapter three: the five times hawk moskowitz gets mistaken as your boyfriend and the one time he admits it doesn’t necessarily bother him to have that title.

chapter four: the five times tory nichols hated your guts and the one time she realized maybe, just maybe it wasn’t hate after all.

chapter five: the five times demetri alexopoulous doesn’t realize you’re flirting with him and the one time he actually gets a clue.

chapter six: the five times you have samantha russo questioning everything she’s ever known and the one time she accepts it.