#ninja never quit zine

[calypsolemon]

😈💖🧍‍♂️??

I'm going to assume all the "favorite x piece" things means out of my own art? I forgot I had this same confusion last time lol

favorite villain piece

to be honest, I dont really have that many villain pieces because I dont draw villains that much, I suppose I'd default to this one of harumi?

but if I was to stretch the rules a little bit to include characters simply intended to be portrayed as villains, it'd be this one of Wu

favorite group piece

its a bit old, but I have to say its still the piece i did for better ninjago zine, just because them being caught in the coils of the serpentine thing is still one of my best ideas (though the one I did for ninja never quit zine is a close second!)

do you have a muse character?

lloyd for sure. I know it's a boring answer because he's the main character, but what I choose to draw is highly influenced by what sort of symbolism and evocative imagery I can pull out of the subject matter, and you can really do a lot with lloyd. He's the savior of the world, but also the son of the essence of destruction. The embodiment of energy, the combined powers of his friends, the descendant of a literal God. I could go on really. Lots of duality within him. I love drawing him like the white haired anime boy protagonist he is

[gierosajie-art]

My piece for the @ninjaneverquit-zine

I just had so many feelings about the thing with Lloyd and Garmadon and the final battle. Like, no I cannot put it into words, so have this illustration instead!

#my art #gierosajie #ninjago #ninja never quit zine #ninjago 10th anniversary #digital art #digital illustration #The Art Drawer #I wanna like. talk about what I had in mind while making this piece #also what the heck it has over 130 layers BAVZHDHSHKD my laptop did NOT like it #not to mention how I was also having online classes on zoom and gmeet and blackboard #rip my laptop haha #[EDIT]: Wait no it's only around a hundred-

[spinbitchzu]

golden boy, envy of all/look into the light and try not to fall

my piece from nnq zine!!! 

also i have another thing comin for the 10th anni that i didn’t post yesterday but itll be up in a bit so stay tuned >:)

#ninjago #lego ninjago #ninjago lloyd #Lloyd garmadon #nnq #nnq zine #ninja never quit zine #my art

[crownjevvel]

my second piece for the NNQ zine, this time a collab with @drowsydregon !! i sketched + lined cole and the foreground and she did the background and coloring!!

check out the full zine here ! everyone did so amazing

#artists on tumblr #jax's jewels #art #digital art #digital illustration #artwork #art 2021 #ninja never quit zine #ninja never quit #ninjago #lego ninjago #ninjago masters of spinjitzu #lego ninjago masters of spinjitzu #ninjago fanart #fan art #ninjago cole #cole brookstone #collab #RIP Kirby Morrow

[drowsydregon]

BACK TO ZINE STUFF - this is my second piece of the @ninjaneverquit-zine, which was also a collab with @crownjevvel !!

jax did the sketch and lineart, i did the coloring and background work !!! this one was LOADS of fun and i'm rly happy with how it turned out !! :D

#ninjago #n1njag0 #nnq zine #ninja never quit zine #ninjago cole #cole brookstone #collab #my sketches

[alfreedomm]

My piece for the @ninjaneverquit-zine where you can see the full zine here. Everyone did so well and worked so hard so please check it out when given the chance! I drew my favorite fire/water siblings because of course I did.

#n1njag0 #ninjago #ninjago kai #ninjago nya #ninja never quit zine #i drew smthn

[ninjamelissajulien]

(2/3 Pieces) The second piece I made for the NNQ Zine, and the one I am most proud of. Rise of the Spinjitzu Master was the first Ninjago Finale I ever got to see and it is one of my absolute favorite memories of watching the show- the season 2 marathon leading up to the finale, the anticipation of the show’s ending, the very new love for the characters led to me holding my breath as Lloyd defeated the Overlord in the Ultimate Battle. I was beyond ecstatic when the Rebooted posters were released, even though the next season was still a year away. The Titanium Ninja is still the saddest episode, yet still was the most beautifully acted, animation, and scored episode to date. The raw emotions that each of the voice actors gave, the real tears shed watching Zane give his life for his friends, the unbelievable excitement of the final moments and “Are we... compatible now?” makes for a legendary episode.  

#ninjago #nmj art #Ninja never quit zine #ninjago Zane #ninjago lloyd #NMJ Zine Art #10 Years of Spinjitzu

[generic-art-sideblog-name]

Happy 10th Ninjago anniversary everyone!

I’ve had the privilege of being part of the Ninja Never Quit zine run by @speedythecat and I’m so glad I was able to work on a collab with so many other artists and writers

I think Tick Tock was the episode where I really got into Ninjago (and Zane became my favorite. Sorry guys, robots are cool) the show has helped me meet so many other amazing fans and inspired me to make so amazing things.

Thank you to the creators and voices for making this wonderful show.

#ninjago #my art #my work #zane #zane julien #ninja never quit #ninja never quit zine #Ninjago 10 years

[sir-incorrect]

happy 10th anniversary to ninjago!! the @ninjaneverquit-zine is out now (it’s a free pdf and it’s absolutely incredible, go check it out!!), so here’s my pieces from it!!

the original samurai x and the newest samurai x, because you’ve heard of the legacy of the ninja but get ready for the legacy of the samurai... and the movie’s actually how I first got into ninjago, so it felt fitting for my second piece to celebrate it!

#ninjago #ninjago nya #pixal borg #lloyd garmadon #ninjago cole #ninjago kai #jay walker #zane julien #tlnm #zine stuff #nnq zine #ninja never quit zine

[dysfunctional-lego-ninja]

My second piece from the Ninja Never Quit zine! This one I am much more proud of - look at my precious babies; they’ve been through so much aaaaaa

#ninjago #lego ninjago #n1njag0 #decade of spinjitzu #ten years of spinjitzu #ninjago jay #ninjago jay walker #jay walker #ninjago nya #ninjago nya smith #nya smith #ninjago jaya #lego ninjago jaya #hydroelectricshipping #ninja never quit zine #nnq zine #nnq #arcade art

[wormman]

(ID under the cut! rb > likes)

HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY! here’s my zine piece for @ninjaneverquit-zine !!! i wanted to draw skylor and nya and pixal real bad so i had them go to a night party :^)

everyone’s pieces are so sdiofjoshh!! hohfohs !!! woah!!!!! so go check it out!!

[Image Description: A night party outside in front of a dark cityscape, with rainbow lights hanging. In the background, Kai, wearing a t-shirt with a tux imprint, chases Skylor, wearing a suit, who’s excitedly calling out for Cole with a smile on her face. Kai, also running, is confused and surprised, looking at Nya and Pixal in the front who’s talking about him and Jay. Nya is sitting in the front of the picture in a red dress and with a fluffy jacket, is looking up at Pixal amused. Pixal is returning the smile, with a circuit board patterned kimono.]

#ninjago #lego ninjago #ninja never quit zine #n1njag0 #nya smith #kai smith #pixal #pixal borg #skylor chen #artists on tumblr

[calypsolemon]

are we not threaded by the same weave of the wind terra firma and unparted sea?

My piece for the Ninja Never Quit 10th anniversary zine! Please fullview this bad boy its got a lot of rly nice detail up close ; ;

#ninjago #lego ninjago #n1njag0 #nnq zine #ninja never quit zine #transcendent au #lloyd garmadon #zane julien #kai smith #nya smith #cole brookstone #jay walker #yeah ill be annoying and tag the individual characters what about it #basically everyone must look at this #cal draws stuff

[rinas-ninjas]

The Anacondrai Tomb

My part of a collaboration piece with @melissa18999 for the @ninjaneverquit-zine!

#ninjago #Pythor #anacondrai #n1njag0 #ninja never quit zine #nnq zine

[themaroonlightning]

Here’s another piece i made for the @ninjaneverquit-zine​ : We Are Family

The story behind it :

I had this idea that in the ending of Season 10, after the ninja made their mural, they thought of making another one. So they got a huge banner, bowls of paint and they all painted with their hands. There would be times where they would joke around and splash paint at each other, getting it on their faces. In the end, the mural was finished, the ninja had a lot of fun, and there was a big mess, but they all felt more happier than ever. 

Happy 10 Years of Spinjitzu! Here’s to another 10 Years of Ninjago!

#ninjago #10yearsofspinjitzu #Ninja Never Quit Zine #lloyd garmadon #kai smith #nya smith #jay walker #cole brookstone #pixal borg #zane julien #march of the oni #ninjago 10th anniversary #N1NJAG0 #nnq zine

[sneegsnitties]

Hold Me Close and Give Me Closure

written for @ninjaneverquit-zine

[AO3 LINK]

Summary: Jay and Nya talk after the events in Prime Empire late at night.

For the last couple hours, Jay’s been staring up at the ceiling in his room. His head is full of thoughts that won’t leave him. Preventing him from getting the rest he needs after everything that happened in Prime Empire.

He can’t stop thinking about what he said to Unagami. How he knows what it feels like to be abandoned by your maker, and for his case, parents.

Cliff Gordon still died even without Nadakhans influence. The only thing that changed was that he didn’t inherit all of his money and estate.

Not yet, anyway.

And as for the master of lightning, his real mom, he has no idea what happened to her. He’s tried to look her up, but could only find that she mysteriously disappeared a couple of months before he was put on his parents’ doorstep. his adoption day, what his parents considered his birthday.

He found out his mom’s name is Lisbeth during his search. That’s one thing he knows about her now.

He hasn’t worked up the courage to ask his parents about this.

But it makes him wonder. What would life be like if he was the son of a movie star and the elemental master of lightning? If he were rich instead of borderline poor. If he lived in an actual house instead of a trailer.

He didn’t hate growing up in a junkyard. He learned things that he wouldn’t have learned if he didn’t. He loves his parents, and they love him. He knows they’re proud of him; he knows they accept him for who he is, for what he is, for what he does. They love him no matter what.

Jay inhales sharply and a lump forms in his throat.

He needs to talk to someone about this. Because if he doesn’t, he’s just going to keep on thinking about it and never act on it.

Because Unagami was able to find solace, so why shouldn’t he?

He could ask his parents what they know about his birth parents, but he doubts they know a lot.

Master Wu? He would know about his mom.

He’s getting ahead of himself.

Sitting up, he takes his phone off his nightstand, blinking at the sudden brightness, and heads to the messaging app. His thumb hovers over his mom and checks the time first, 1 am. Too late for her to be awake.

So instead, he opens Nya’s. She knows this about him. She knows that he’s been struggling with bringing this up with his parents. Because there’s never been the right time to do so.

Jay hopes that she’s still awake.

Jay grabs his phone off of the nightstand and opens the messaging app. His thumb hovering over the chat he has with his parents. Then he remembers how late it is and sighs. He selects Nya instead, hoping that she’s still awake.

Jay: are you awake?

Nya: yeah?

Nya: just barely tho, why?

Jay: I’ve been,,,,,,, thinking about things

Jay: can you come here?

Jay: I need you

Nya: omw

It took a moment for Nya to respond, and when she did, that’s when the dam broke.

As soon as he puts his phone back down on the nightstand, he lets out a choked sob. Everything crashing down onto him all at once. Everything from the past few days to Nadakhan years ago comes flooding back, so suddenly and fiercely that it feels like a wrecking ball has crashed right into him, knocking down the walls that were barely there at all.

Everything that happened in the game was almost nothing compared to the torture he endured on Nadakhan’s ship, but to see his friends, all literally dropping like flies for the second time in his life. That took a toll on him.

He couldn’t wish that all away.

At least no one was permanently dead this time.

But the pain of being alone right now is almost too much for him to bear.

There’s a soft knock on the door before it opens slightly, Nya pokes her head in, sees Jay crying, and rushes in, a frown on her face as she gets into his bed, she pulls him into her lap and hugs him tight.

“Are you okay?” she asks him after a moment.

“Better now that you’re here,” he says with a sniffle, taking one of her hands into his.

“Didn’t want to be alone, huh?”

“N-not really. I- I was just thinking about things, about my birth parents an- and then I wanted to talk to you about it because you’re the only one who knows about this, b- but then its spiraled into remembering everything that happened in the past few days and everything with Nadakhan, and- and how I was the only one left because you and everyone else was taken away from me. I couldn’t do anything about it, I couldn’t bring you back. I… I lost you.” jay says, clinging to his girlfriend and yang like his life depended on it. “I don’t think I can be alone anymore.”

“Because all it does is remind you of when you lost everyone, right?”

“y-yeah. Can- can you stay here?”

“Of course.” she kisses his hand, “I’ll stay as long as you need me to. If you want to talk, I’m here.”

“Okay,” he says with a sniffle. It only takes him a few minutes to calm down, and he sits up. Realizing that Nya has her hair down, he’s rarely seen her with her hair down as of recently. He likes it. “You’re pretty with your hair down,” he moves a strand away from her face.

She smiles and kisses him, “I take that as you’d like for me to have it down more?”

He kisses her back, “maybe,” he lays back down, pulling her down with him, “you always play with my hair. I can’t do it with you because it’s up all the time.”

“Yours is soft,” she kisses him again, “also you're shorter than me, which makes it easier.”

“Aw, no fair.” he laughs, “I think I’m ready to talk now,” he says, much more seriously.

“What’d you want to talk about?” she asks, putting her head on his chest, to allow him to play with her hair as he talks.

“Just… about my parents? My birth parents, I mean. I did some research, and I found out the name of my birth mom. Her name was Lisbeth. She fought in the serpentine war with Wu and Garmadon and against the time twins.”

“I saw her when Kai and I went back in time to stop Krux and Acronix. She and the former master of ice seemed to be good friends. She talked about how she and Cliff were going to go on their honeymoon.” Nya smiles.

“You saw her?” he whispers incredulously, “why didn’t you tell me?”

“I forgot, I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay,” he says with a shaky sigh. “I would’ve told my parents after we told the others what happened with Nadakhan, but I didn’t know how to. There’s never a right time to do it.”

“I could come with you. Would that make it easier?” Nya offers, taking his hand in hers, squeezing it in comfort.

“Y-yeah, that would help a lot. Do you think we should go to master Wu? He knew my mom. He probably automatically knew that I was adopted when my parents showed up but said nothing about courtesy, you know?”

“If you feel like that would help. I think that’s a good idea.”

“I think it might.” he kisses her hand and then yawns. The events of the day have finally caught up to him.

“Getting tired?” Nya asks him teasingly.

“Maybe.” he yawns again. “Please don’t leave.”

“I already said I’m not going anywhere.” Nya reassures him.

“I-I know.”

Nya scoots up to face him, placing a kiss on his lips in reassurance. “You don’t have to worry about anything. I’ve told you I won’t leave. I never will. You’re my yin and I’m your yang. I’ll be here when you wake up, I’ll be with you, forever.”

He nods with a smile, kissing her back. “I love you.” he yawns again, drifting off to sleep with his girlfriend beside him.

Jay was able to fall asleep relatively quickly and easily now that Nya was here with him, and he wasn’t in the suffocating abyss that was being alone. He didn’t have any dreams either, which he takes as a good thing because more often than not, it’s a nightmare.

When he wakes up that morning, Nya is still there, arms wrapped around his torso and head by his shoulder. He can feel her breath on his neck.

Even though he did not dream last night, he still finds relief that she’s still here and still alive.

So Jay just stays still, the best he can, anyway. He doesn’t want to wake Nya up from her slumber.

But because of their unfortunately messed up internal clocks thanks to waking up at dawn for training, she’s awake not long later.

“Good morning.” she says to him with a smile, “did you sleep well?”

“Yeah, didn’t dream at all.”

“Better than nightmares,” she says sympathetically, sitting up.

“Did you have any?” he frowns.

“No, it was just a weird one.” she shrugs, “let’s go see if any of the others are awake.”

Since it was still less than 24 hours since their latest escapade, there’s no mandatory morning training today. So the two of them head towards the kitchen with pajamas and all still on.

“Good morning, you two,” Pixal says with a smile as she and Zane prepare that morning’s breakfast.

“Morning, Pix,” Nya says with a yawn and gets a cup of coffee for herself and then sits across from her brother and jay sitting down next to her.

Kai looks up for a second and gives the two a scrutinizing look, “hey,” he says, “you left your door open.”

Nya just shrugs at that, “and?”

“Nothing, I’m just saying.”

Moments later, Cole and Lloyd enter, just as Zane and Pixal have finished making breakfast.

“I apologize if it’s not as good as Zane making it by himself. I am still learning how to cook.”

“It’s okay, pix, its still good!” Cole grins, making the samurai shrink in on herself slightly.

“I also think you did well,” Zane says, giving her a warm smile. “Pixal and I were going to go talk to Cyrus Borg today with Milton Dyer and Unagami. Would any of you like to join us?” he glances at Jay for a split second.

“I’m not up for it today, maybe next time?” he says automatically.

“Oh.” Zane blinks. He must’ve thought he would’ve liked to come along, but there’s a bitter feeling somewhere within him when he thinks about how Unagami got their happy ending. That they and Milton could reunite. These feelings weren’t there last night. He’s… never really felt this way before. “That’s alright. Would you like me to tell them hello?”

“Sure.” a small smile on his face, but he can’t shake this foreign feeling as he eats the rest of his breakfast. Jealousy? He doesn't like it.

Nya takes his hand and squeezes it as if detecting his feelings. “I’ll join next time, too. I’ve been meaning to get some things done.”

Zane nods, though he doesn’t seem entirely convinced. They all know each other too well.

Once Jay finishes his breakfast, he waits for Nya to be done before going back to his room to change, Nya waiting by his door for him so they can talk to Master Wu. He puts his ninja gi on out of habit, not even thinking about putting on his casual clothes since there is always a chance that something could happen. He then waits for Nya to get changed, she wears her gi out of habit too.

Going up to master Wu’s door, he cracks it, “Master Wu?” He asks tentatively.

“Come on in.” Master Wu says, looking up at the two of them, “Is everything alright? There seems to be something troubling you.”

“You knew the original master of lightning right?”

A warm smile appears on Wu’s face. “I did. I was wondering when you would come to ask about your birth mother.”

Jay laughs, “of- of course, you would know.” he says, not knowing whether to be relieved or upset by this.

“I knew ever since your parents came to visit. Though I knew it was not my place to say anything.” Wu confirms what Jay had said last night.

“Right, yeah. The thing is though, my parents still don’t know that I know. Cause the whole thing with Nadakhan, and I just honestly haven’t worked up the courage to ask them.”

“That’s alright, Jay. You will one day.” he puts a hand on the blue ninja’s shoulder, “what would you like to know about her?”

“What… what was she like?”

“She was wonderful and very kind. She cared about all the other members of the elemental alliance greatly. She wormed her way into Garmadon’s heart and they were close friends. She and the former master of ice were good friends as well. I see a lot of her in you. You both talk a lot.” he chuckles. “I remember the day she met your birth father,”

“Did you ever get to meet him?”

“Briefly, she invited everyone to their wedding. He was a nice man.”

“We were planning on asking my parents about her too, were her and my mom close as well?”

“Yes. your mother, the former master of shadow, and eventually Cole��s mother when she gained her powers were good friends. I’m not sure what the extent of their friendship was, you’ll have to ask her.”

“Do- do you know what happened to her?” Jay asks, frowning, “her name was Lisbeth, right? I looked up who the former elemental masters were, and she came up.”

Wu’s smile turns into a frown, only to return a moment later with a sad look in his eyes. “Yes. that was her name. She went by Libber most of the time. Though unfortunately, I don’t know what happened to her. I did my best to keep track of all the elemental masters and their descendants, but she disappeared one day and left you at your parents.”

“Th-thank you, Master Wu,” he says, starting to tear up again. That strange, jealous feeling he had earlier has gone away. He has that closure he wanted for a while now. He, Master Wu, and Nya talk about his mother and the other former masters for a while longer. Jay may not know what happened to her, but at least he knows a little more about his mother.

#ninjago #vesper writes #n1njag0 #ns12 #ns12 spoilers #ninjago jaya #jaya #nnq #ninja never quit zine

[drowsydregon]

INTRODUCING MY PIECE FOR THE @ninjaneverquit-zine​ !!

a poster for my fanseason!!! ,,, recollection !!!!! :D

i’ve been SO excited to be a part of this project and to share this with y’all !!! i, unfortunately, wasn’t able to get a formal post done for the anni. HOWEVER, i just wanna say THANK YOU to ninjago, its creators, and its fans for an amazing decade of content !!

i first watched the show when i was,, , i wanna say i was ~12 yrs old ?? and now here i am at 19 years old, as obsessed now as i was when i first got into it. (probably,, , a bit moreso now, considering where i am) i never would’ve thought that the love shared between five ninja, a samurai, and their sensei would’ve become such a special piece to me. i’m grateful for everything the show and its fans have done for me thus far, and i’m excited to see where this all leads in the future.

and i wanna give another quick shoutout to my friends in the discord to this zine. y’all are absolute MADLADS and from the bottom of my heart. i fuckin LOVE y’all ok. that’s the long and short. y’all are so welcoming and i’m grateful to be able to wake up and have amazing friends at my fingertips every single day. cheers, all !!

HAPPY 10TH ANNIVERSARY, NINJAGO

#ninjago #ninjago 10th anniversary #ninja never quit zine #nnq zine #ninjago fanseason #lloyd garmadon #morro wu #ninjago lloyd #ninjago morro #fanseason: recollection #my sketches