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impulsivefanwriter · 9 months

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Other Emperors AU — Ninjago

So. The beloved Ice Emperor. The corrupting potential of the Staff of Forbidden Spinjitzu + Amnesia + Vex.

Now what if the Ice Emperor came in other flavours?

That’s right, introducing the Other Emperors AU, a collection of different “What ifs” for if other people had been zapped with the staff by Aspheera!

Different Versions:

Earth Emperor / King of the Underworld = Cole

Lightning Emperor / Thunder God / Lightning Striker = Jay

Fire Emperor / Western Wildfire / Fire Maker = Kai

Energy Emperor / Lord of Energy / Luh-Lord = Lloyd

Water Empress / Commander of the Sea / Wrath of the Waves = Nya

Empress of Technology / Automated Empress / Overseer / The Technodrome = Pixal

Creation Emperor / Second Spinjitzu Master / The Creator = Wu

Not all of them are fleshed out (honestly most just have… one or two minor ideas, but I’ll gladly bounce ideas back and forth with people in Reblogs, comments, and/or asks!), but here’s what I’ve got—

Earth Emperor / King of the Underworld

- Got zapped into the Neverrealm instead and lost his memories from a concussion in the fight

- Vex finds him and the staff and convinces him to take it

- He raises/sinks the Earth to create a stone dome over the realm and make it a cavern of tunnels; some call him the King of the Underworld (Hades vibes) for it and he hates it even if he can’t remember why (haha forgotten Skulkin memories)

- Master of the Mountain mixed with ancient mythology vibes

- His hair grows out and becomes partially lava because come on that look just is so cool on him ; his armour is also formed of obsidian/onyx and crystals

- Difficult to anger (a very patient emperor that listens to his people whenever Vex doesn’t interfere) but if you do (usually on Vex’s manipulation) OH BOY you’re in for it now

- Built a dangerous labyrinth King-Minos-style complete with a stone minotaur in the centre that he sends prisoners/people Vex tricks him into thinking are enemies

- Is very fascinated by Kai’s fire (and Jay’s lightning) because the only light source in the caverns are glowing crystals formed from his powers or special regulated flint/coal-based fires

- He keeps Kai with him when the Ninja arrive and banish the rest to the labyrinth to “prove themselves” on Vex’s manipulation (possibly specifically dropping Jay in the minotaur room as a sacrifice because Jay made a menace of himself in the throne room)

- The Ninja make it through the traps because they’re all kinda Cole-themed (like one involves the Triple Tiger Sashay) and arrive back at the throne room after defeating the stone minotaur, much to Cole/Vex’s astonishment/ire respectively

- Cole realizes the Ninja are telling the truth and that Vex has been lying to him and ends up dropping the staff after reverting the Neverrealm back to its original state

Lightning Emperor / Thunder God / Lightning Strike

- Realizes Zane’s vision (yeah, Jay is the only person who knew Zane had a vision and he DISMISSED IT, hecking come on) is about to come true and shoves Zane out of the way of Aspheera’s shot

- Cracked his head on a rock falling through the portal and has zero memories <3 Should he be dead? Probably. But he’s Jay, so he survives, especially with his boosted element lashing out

- Vex finds him and is so confused over the lightning appearance but realizes he can use it

- Skybound / Lightning Ruins parallels with Jay ripping up chunks of ground and making floating magnetized islands

- Has a very ominous cult following Vex leads because its Jay, of course it would happen, its not the first time

- Is kinda revered more as a ‘godly figure’ than an emperor (Vex uses his status to make orders in Jay’s name)

- Kinda unhinged, but you can blame the staff + Vex + the concussion and blood loss

- Fascinated by Cole because he absorbs/grounds lightning fine ; also fascinated by Zane who is a walking metal lightning rod

- Constantly zapping around

Fire Emperor / Western Wildfire / Fire Maker

- Lost his powers to Aspheera, battled her with the second staff, and got his butt yeeted to the Never Realm- that’s rough, buddy

- Gets his well-deserved focus season

- He really means well and just wants to keep his people safe, but unfortunately it comes across as overly possessive and tyrannical

- Older brothers so hard that he comes across as evil/possessive and aggressive when he’s trying to be caring and protective

- Don’t have much for him because the fandom already has insanely cool Fire Emperor AUs

Energy Emperor / Lord of Energy / Luh-Lord

- So many Lord Garmadon parallels

- ONI-DRAGON LLOYD ONI-DRAGON LLOYD

- Also a surprising amount of Morro parallels about making his own destiny

- So, so traumatized and got corrupted simply for wanting to take his fate into his own hands for once

- Punts Vex out of the castle because he’s had enough of people telling him what to do

- Kinda goes back to S1 Lloyd because this kid just wants his childhood back

- Goes from “scary emperor who’s going to execute you” to “excited little kid” the second he sees his siblings

- Taking the staff back hurts because Lloyd isn’t mad, he’s just super sad and confused and pleads with them not to do it

Water Empress / Commander of the Sea / Wrath of the Waves

- The Never Realm just became the Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

- All the ice and snow melts into an ocean with islands

- Nya builds a big ol’ palace that’s both above and below the water’s surface

- Seabound parallels in terms of architecture (lots of accidental Wojira foreshadowing)

- So. Much. Rage. You anger Nya, you’re done for.

- The staff + her element amplified the ocean’s whispers and she’s kinda merged with the sea but not fully, her memories are a bit scattered

- Was going to take on Vex as an advisor because he convinced her she knew him before her memories got lost/scattered, but then her memories associate him with Krux, and she kicks him onto a lone island

- Her brothers have to face the ocean to get to her. They hate it, but they do it anyway

Empress of Technology / Automated Empress / Overseer / The Technodrome

- Pixal gets to sacrifice herself for Zane

- While the staff doesn’t amplify powers for her, she still gets boosted strength, speed, smarts, etc., her processor running at 300x proficiency

- Is able to get the mech up and running— she DID build it, after all

- Still loses her memories from Vex’s interference, somewhat reverts to S3 Pixal

- Makes the entire realm “efficient” and rapidly revolutionizes technology

- Easily one of the scariest rulers because of how good she is at it

- Took Vex on as an Advisor because of his knowledge of the realm, then fired him once she was done.

“But you— you cannot FIRE me! I am your loyal, most trusted advisor—”

“And you are no longer necessary. There is more important matters to attend to.”

- It’s very difficult to dismantle her empire

Creation Emperor / Second Spinjitzu Master / The Creator

- Aspheera blasts her intended target

- Wu is sent to the Never Realm with the other staff

- The Ninja are devastated because they just lost their Sensei AGAIN just after getting him back

- Wu refuses to use the staff at first but then… well, he starts getting desperate to return. He misses his family. And his essence— creation— could be used to help the people of this realm. So he uses it once or twice, sparingly, to help the villages, to help travellers— and slowly gets more and more addicted. Why does this realm hurt the people in it? If his essence is one of creation, couldn’t he use it to… reform this realm into something more peaceful? More habitable? Remake it in his own image? Correct all the mistakes he’s made, start again, start better—

- FSM and Pilots-S2 Garmadon parallels

- His students manage to get into the Never Realm only to find it “prosperous” and “thriving”

- Bonus if there are copies of them, but the way Wu sees them— uncanny valley alert

- EXTRA bonus if there’s a fake Morro that’s based on how he was as a student / if he’d lived , and a fake Garmadon cured of venom and evil

- Breaking their Sensei out of this illusion of a perfect world really hurts

- Wu is traumatized by all his mistakes and they get acknowledged in this AU whether he wants them to be or not <3

#Other Emperors AU #ninjago #lego ninjago #ninjago au #Lego Ninjago AU #ice emperor #earth emperor #lightning emperor #fire emperor #energy emperor #water empress #creation emperor #Imp's AUs #ninjago s11 #ninjago season 11 #ninjago ice chapter #ninjago fire chapter #ninjago ice emperor #ninjago s11 AU

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zanethenindroid · 1 year

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Ahhh Cole why are you like that 😭

I just love him so much 🤗🖤

And he loves his little Blue Jay 💙

#lego #lego ninjago #ninjago #gay legos #ninjago cole #ninjago jay #ninjago season 11 #ninjago secrets of the forbidden spinjitzu #ninjago fire chapter #lgbt+ cartoons #lgbt+ characters #mlm characters #gay character #bi character #ninjago gay

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fiddler-sticks · 9 months

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Ninjago seasons and specials ranked by how good the music is (with commentary)

Just a comment before we start: This does not include Weekend Whips or any other intros. Just the score that plays under episodes and credits music

21. Skybound

There's just barely any music for this season due to budget cuts or something of the like, and what music that is there I'm just not super enthused about or I forgot about

20. Crystalized

While there's a good amount of music for this season, I didn't find it super special or appealing, and it was just kind of meh like the season itself

19. Legacy of the Green Ninja

I hate to put this here, but something's gotta go here so it might as well be S2. The music was pretty great and there's a LOT of it, plus it's available to the public on an album, but really the only tracks from this season that stick out to me are Day Jobs and The Final Battle

18. Rebooted

Again, don't dislike the music, but something's gotta take these spots and I can't even recall any pieces from this season except for X-1 Joyride and Built to Protect

17. The Island

The score for this season is miles better than the plot and execution, but there's not a lot of it. There was like, one piece I could find on youtube. It was great though! Really fit the island vibe

16. Fire Chapter

It was pretty hard to decide whether The Island or Fire Chapter went here, but eventually I decided on Fire Chapter just because it had more tracks, plus the ongoing and reused Serpentine theme. None of the tracks really stood out to me, but I loved that they reused the Serpentine theme from the first few seasons for Aspheera and her minions

15. Seabound

This one is here for a combination of reasons from The Island and Fire Chapter. It has a lot of music, plus it fits the ocean theme super well. None of the tracks stood out to me except for the one reused one from Wu's Teas when they're all walking out in their diving gear though, so that's why it's this low

14. Hunted

I absolutely love the plot of this season and the hunter's theme, but the only thing that really stood out to me as 'Wow, this is amazing was Dragon Hunt'. It's also super all over because of the whole realms thing, which obviously doesn't make for a very consistent soundtrack. The Resistance Never Quits is a great track, too

13. March of the Oni

Now we start moving into the great seasons. 13th place might seem low, but considering how flipping amazing the other soundtracks are I think this is well-placed. It's diverse, but all fits together and the two moods are nicely separated, unlike whatever was happening in Hunted. I really like the nice, flowy, and clean tracks when we're around the ninja, and the choppy, dissonant music with the whispers and uncommon time signatures for the Oni never fails to give me good chills

12. Hands of Time

I'm gonna be honest with you and say that I was going to put this one a LOT lower, but then I decided to give it a relisten, and DANG. I can't believe I forgot how much of a BANGER this soundtrack is! Especially the ongoing theme. I think I forgot just because the plot of the season is so forgettable, but the music definitely goes hard

11. Rise of the Snakes

I think this is probably the most expected ranking on this list. The soundtrack is great, but it's not amazing. It's really hit-and-miss, honestly. You have bangers like Falcon Chase, Taking the Bait, Weapons Take Flight, and Race to Ouroboros, but the rest of it is kind of bland and forgettable in my opinion

10. The Lego Ninjago Movie

It seems like no one talks about the score for TLNM when we should absolutely be talking about it! It's great! You should really go listen to it. The percussive flute tracks by Greg Pattillo are especially good. Pieces like Sibling Rivalry, The Rise of Kitty Kitty, and Wise Master Wu are also super great!

9. Sons of Garmadon

I honestly can't remember why I put this so high, but I trust more-awake-Fiddler's judgment. It's got a great score, it's just that not a lot of it is super memorable for me. The very beginning of the season (the first bit of Sons of Garmadon Heist) gets stuck in my head all the time though

8. Pilots

Even though there are only 3-4 tracks in both episodes (depending on whether or not you count the Overture), all of them are amazing. Attack of the Skeleton Army, Discovering Spinjitzu / Dragon Ride, and especially Training Course all go hard, and I love that the very first taste of Ninjago we ever got had such great music. Like, be honest. Do you think that Ninjago would've taken off if it had some crap MIDI, mass-produced music in the background? I personally don't think so. We owe a lot to Vincent & Kramer for the Ninjago we know today

7. Day of the Departed

Considering that this special has like, only one track, this is pretty fuckin' high for just one piece of music among whole seasons worth of music. I cry pretty much every time I hear Maybe I'm Departed, and it hits so much harder after Kirby Morrow's passing. Also, little self-promo here, if you haven't listened to my version of Maybe I'm Departed yet, what are you doing?

6. Prime Empire

Prime Empire's music is just fucking sick. It goes so hard and perfectly fits with the cyberpunk/video game vibes of the season. It's so diverse, too, with tracks from Scott's Stowaway Part 2, to Stayin' Aflight, to Fourth Mile Marker, to the Noir Whip. I'd say one of my favorite parts in the entire thing is when a West Side Story reference appears in the soundtrack of Confidential when two or three of the goons are snapping like the Jets lol. My favorite track in Prime Empire would have to be Fourth Mile Marker, just because it's so beautiful, and the melody also reminds me a lot of the theme from Schindler's List, which is just a beautiful theme

5. Dragons Rising

DR is all the way up here despite being so new because the music is already so iconic in my eyes. I haven't even really paid attention to the 'remixes' of old pieces yet, I'm just in love with the original music. It's so unique, and you really can't mistake it for any other season. I especially love the credits from The Merge Part 1, and Tradition of the Ninja

4. Master of the Mountain

I originally had this at #3, but I made a last-minute decision to bump it down one. Not because of anything about it though. It's fuckin' epic. I love the ongoing theme, and in the suite, I absolutely love at the very beginning the few notes played by handbells. Also in the suite, from about 5:49 to the end is the most epic, magical, grandiose thing I've ever heard in my life and you need to go listen to it right this second. Exit tumblr, listen to it, then come back for the top 3. I'll be here when you get back. And one more thing I love about the score is that it's constantly in different and weird times, and cuts out beats when you're least expecting it. Also, I know I said I wouldn't bring Whips into this, but I absolutely love that the beginning is in 6/8. First whip not in 4/4 let's gooooooooo

3. Ice Chapter

Honestly, I was super torn about whether I should put this one at #4 or #3, but in the end, I chose this spot for a number of reasons. The whole thing just gives off winter vibes, I absolutely love the folk aspect of it for the Formlings theme, the Ice Emperor theme is so freaking dark and scary, and there are so many bangers! Namely Akita Finds Her Animal Form and Twice As Stubborn

2. Possession

If you know me, this might come as a surprise seeing as how much I love this season and its music, but it's actually second place for me. It is home to my favorite piece from Ninjago ever, though, which is Ghost Story. I've probably made dozens of posts about the geniusness of Morro's theme and music when he's around and talked about, so I won't go into great detail about that. Just know that the well-known bit features the tritone (often called the devil's interval) played on a fiddle and/or viola (the fiddle was considered the devil's instrument back in ye olden days). Anyway, I highly recommend that you go listen to Ghost Story because it's just a wonderful piece that beautifully tells Morro's story through music

1. Tournament of Elements

I always go back and forth on whether ToE or Possession is my favorite season, but there was no doubt in my mind that ToE is my favorite from a musical standpoint. It's so diverse, yet fits together so nicely. The music features a lot of traditional drums and chanting, really fitting the whole island/fight club/cult theme. The season also has a bunch of bangers, spanning from Gauntlet of Humility, to Thinking About Yourself, Rooftop Ruffhouse, And That's The Kink, I Am the Titanium Ninja, Lloyd's Flashbacks, and who could forget Sneaking Around, the credits music for a bunch of episodes in a lot of other seasons

So, do you agree with my ranking? Feel free to reblog with thoughts or your own rankings!

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ninjakitten1699 · 11 months

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I keep thinking about how Aspheera was handled and honestly, she’s not really that memorable other than being a snake with magic. (I’ve seen better snakes with magic though ngl)

Also, how did she not lose her sanity during her millennia long imprisonment? Like I get vengeance was on her mind but what would’ve happen if she got it and won?

Would she have been excited for victory but then felt empty by then because she had nothing else going for her? Would she have continued on to attack the Ninja who originally had no business with her until she took their sensei away?

I feel like we should expand on that possibility.

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stormy-my-beloved · 11 months

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Favorite Ninjago season= I draw

#Ninjago seasons #ninjago #sonsofgarmadon #ninjago tournament of elements #ninjago rebooted #ninjago time twins #ninjago fire chapter #ninjago ice chapter #ninjago possession

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miqotepotatoe · 1 year

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Ninjago Badly Explained: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu - Fire Chapter

Wasted True Potential - Wu beats up the ninja because they were taking a break

Questing for Quests - The one time the ninja need something to do, Ninjago City isn't facing any crisis

A Rocky Start - Giant beetles chase ninja across the dessert

The Belly of the Beast - Zane gets vored by the giant beetle

Booby Traps and how to Survive Them - Lego Indiana Jones guides ninja through a pyramid and accidently release a vengful danger noodle that eats Kai's soul

The News Never Sleeps - Why paperboys are the backbone of Ninjago City

Ninja vs Lava - The ninja play the floor is lava

Snaketasrophy - Wow I wish irl news was as informative as this

Powerless - Kai is emo because he can't use his powers, but gets motivstion from a fanboy

Ancient History - The dumbass trio learn about danger noodle history

Never Trust a Human - Bet you all thought Garmadon was the troublemaker child

Under Seige - Vengful danger noodle attacks the monastry, dumbass trio motivate Wu to fight back

The Explorer's Club - Braincell trio causes chaos in snooty fake british club

Vengeance is Mine - Zane fricking dies, AGAIN

A Cold Goodbye - Zane isn't dead, just stuck in a dangerous realm. Ninja sneak of to go find him

#ninjago #ns11 #ninjago fire chapter #ninjago badly explained

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everyfandomsprincess · 1 year

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My cousin came over a while ago and we watche season 3 of Ninjago. This started me on the path of rewatching the entire series.

And God Damn!

I kid you not when I say I have to take a break. Like stop and continue the next day. At the season finales. Like seasons 3,4,5 all hit me!

Not to mention the whip lash of finishing The Hands of Time and going straight into Sons of Garmadon!

Lloyd’s new voice, not to mention the redesigns. I couldn’t do it, I had to stop and go back.

Anyway now I’m on season 11 the Fire Chapter

#I kid you not #the earlier seasons’ finales hit hard #I get suckered in #and hit with the feels #ninjago rant #ninjago #lego ninjago #ninjago season8 #ninjago sons of garmadon #ninjago Fire chapter #ninjago s3 #ninjago s4 #ninjago s5 #ninjago feels #ninjago finale #ninjago season finale

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spicyicymeloncat · 2 years

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Rewriting Ninjago s11 Part 2

Fire chapter

So I like this chapter. The big problem is that aspheera’s backstory makes no sense. She calls Wu a deceiver and a traitor but she deceived him in using spinjitzu for evil. Yet the serpentine and Wu both think Wu is in the wrong? I get it, wu has made mistakes before but I’m sorry I think he got gaslighted this season? Like what did he do wrong to Aspheera, she brought her fate upon herself (well maybe she didn’t deserve to be entombed alive that was the government not Wu’s problem at that point).

So here’s a few tweaks that I think would make the story make more sense. This is the flashback in “Never trust a Human”.

11 Never trust a human

It was the time when humans and serpentine had established an uneasy truce. There isn’t like, a rule that humans and serpentine must stay within certain borders. The FSM had just returned from the never realm, bearing the two scrolls of forbidden spinjitzu, of mysterious origin. Maybe Wu accidentally touched one of them and got a taste for it’s power, and in the night, convinced Garmadon to steal it with him, probably due to some superiority complex as they’re the children of god and should be able to handle that power or practice idk. They messed around with the staffs, until they came across a skirmish amongst a group of serpentine nearby. A group of serpentine were picking on a young serpentine mage: Aspheera. Wanting to play hero, Wu (and Garmadon, begrudgingly) defended her albeit a bit roughly by using the scrolls. Garmadon realised the unnecessary harm they inflicted onto the attacking serpentine and basically threatened the rest of them to leave. He urged to return the scrolls, as he felt they held a dark presence, but Wu was distracted by his new grateful acquaintance, Aspheera. She was a mage, looked down upon for not being a formidable warrior amongst her kind. Wu and Garms put the scroll back, but Wu went to visit her, and taught her spinjitzu in order to defend herself. Garmadon told Wu that he disapproved as spinjitzu is dangerous in the wrong hands, but Wu brushed him off saying he just didn’t like snakes. Garmadon responded that when it all goes south, it wouldn’t be Aspheera he’d blame, but Wu. The serpentine continued to bully Aspheera and so Wu decided to take the scrolls so he and her could face the serpentine handing one to aspheera. However, the power got to Aspheera’s head and amplified her fury at the other serpentine, as she launched a fully fledged attack on the serpentine city. That was until Garmadon arrived having told the FSM. The FSM took the scroll from Wu’s hands and defeated Aspheera. For her crimes against her people, she was imprisoned and later entombed, whilst the FSM hid the scrolls, and was greatly disappointed with Wu, with him and King Mambo forbidding Wu to enter serpentine territory. Relations with the serpentine started to get much rockier from then on.

Notes

So now Aspheera can say Wu betrayed her, as in her perspective, he was supposed to be by her side, it was his idea to grab the scrolls, it was him who wanted to defeat other serpentine. And the most important part is the she was essentially possessed by the scroll, which inhibited her self control. The scrolls were dangerous, whispering one’s greatest fears, convincing them that the only solution was power. Although Wu did kinda let her take the fall, it’s a grey situation as he was a well-meaning kid, and other characters complicated the matter.

So that’s the story of Aspheera, I think the rest of the fire chapter was good. Tbh honest idk how Char fits into this, maybe Aspheera wasn’t imprisoned immediately and had the time to grow a cult following? Idk. Also btw when Lloyd grabs the scroll later on this chapter, he sees visions of his father and maybe says he’s powerful enough to defeat him. Idk I just wanna throw in random daddy issues for forbidden spinjitzu Lloyd.

At the end of the chapter it’s been like a week since Zane was zapped by aspheera and Wu then goes to visit her in prison in which he learns that Zane’s alive. When Wu starts to leave quickly, Aspheera says “where are you going? What are you going to do?”, to which Wu respond “I’m going to do what I should have done a long time ago”. And then he stops at the door and says, “also, I’m sorry”. Because Wu needs to get dramatic lines this season cmon! Then Wu tries to leave for the never realm but the ninja said “no <3” and leave instead.

Other than that I’d like the fire chapter to mostly stay the same as aspheera was really my main issue. Personally I liked all the goofy stuff that happened. The ice chapter however is a different story.

Links:

Part 1 (intro)

Part 2 (fire chapter): here!

Part 3 (ice chapter episodes 16-23)

Part 4 (ice chapter episodes 24-30)

Part 5 (outro)

Bonus art!

Never trust a human episode cover

Ice chapter all banners

#ninjago #lego ninjago #ninjago rewrite #ninjago s11 #Ninjago secrets of forbidden spinjitzu #Ninjago fire chapter #Ninjago sofs #Ninjago s11 rewrite

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pokedashwarrior55 · 2 years

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Ranking every Ninjago Season's music

I originally posted this on AMINO for the 10th anniversary, but with the news that even more soundtracks will have an official release I feel I should repost it for people to see. This list was made before Seabound and since Seabound music is not fully out in good quality yet I did not add it to the ranking.

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Ok so I'll state now that these are all my opinions (obvi) and I was a band student for a while so what bothers me or what I find wonderful may be different from what you think. Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments cause I want the music of Ninjago to be just as appreciated as the show itself!

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**Whenever I say "Typical Ninjago instruments" or whatever I mean the classic orchestral palate.

Asian flutes and strings, woodwinds, brass, a basic drum kit, that kinda stuff. Think season 1 and 2 instruments. That's what I mean by "Ninjago Instruments"

[I am not taking the openings into account. This is purely the background instrumental music]

"""NUMBER 15""": Skybound

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It only has one song so I cannot accurately rank it!

NUMBER 14: Fire chapter

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Revamped snake theme with little new motifs.

Some tracks have this weird cartoony "scoring to movement" thing that makes it kinda funny, but it also makes most of them strange to listen to on their own.

Good instruments but, to be honest, the bland script is probably hard to work off of. The best one is hands down "The News Never Sleeps", but "Clutch Powers" and "Charr" are funny.

NUMBER 13: March of the Oni

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Why Conga and African drums for the Oni? They go so ham and are kinda distracting in the moment.

Overall still better than most average cartoon osts (super intense music while in the Darkness) but having drums as a main motif never stands out to me since all songs typically feature drums.

And I LOVE Garmadon's theme but other seasons have more of it and have less weird drums. Just listen to "Cole Falls" and "Tornado of creation" and cry it all away

NUMBER 12: Tournament of Elements

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This one has an eerie sense that something is wrong in the back of the tracks (which is neat and reused a lot in later seasons), but they use very standard instruments like drums and the classic Asian inspired orchestral stuff we expect from Ninjago**

Doesn’t make it bad, just kinda basic. It matches the rest of the season as the most “NINJAGO” season ever made. Garmadon’s theme, "Prison Break", and "Chen's Noodle House" save this from complete obscurity, but it’s hard to compete with what’s next

NUMBER 11: Hands of Time

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Repeats the same motif 50 bajillion times but I don’t care.

The stringed instrument they chose for the Time Twins is wonderful to listen to and it may be my favorite unique instrument they have in NINJAGO. The twang it has gives it this sense of a mystery and the ticking backdrop adds such dimension to the score.

I would make it higher for it’s construction, but it’s tracks are mostly identical. Ticking backbeat with a motif or two. Still epic tho. Best tracks are: "The Hands of Time Reunite", "Using and Losing the Time Blades", and "Fusion Dragon"

NUMBER 10: Sons of Garmadon

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Has typical Ninjago instruments**, but includes more character motifs like Harumi and the SOG themselves that differentiates the tracks from each other. The chase scene scores can be a tad repetitive after a while, but hold up independently.

The digital backbeats elevate it above ToE and HoT and it delivers in many emotional beats like the slow corruption of Harumi's theme. Best track is rather "Dark True Potential" or the Opening heist.

NUMBER 9: Hunted

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Are you ready to hear the Hunters theme over and over after listening to it in the opening? Well ME TOO! It’s pretty epic but shares a lot of cons with SOG and Hands of time. Has those more basic intense instrumentation in it’s villain tracks but you cannot deny the soundtrack from grandeur simply because of this basic pool of sounds.

It still has some unique licks that make some tracks stand out and its above SOG purely for the sheer amount of character motifs woven into each score like Garmadon, Dareth, Faith, and Harumi to name a few.

Still don’t quite like chanting and drums for the Oni but it’s a small part in an otherwise fulfilling bunch of tracks. The Hunters main ost (Heard in opening as well), "Resistance Never Quits", "A Full on Battalion", and "I Can Resist You" are notable stand outs.

NUMBER 8: Rise of the Spinjitzu Master

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Season 2 Is a staple for Ninjago music, but nowhere near the best. It’s half playfully nostalgic songs like "Day jobs" and "Captain Soto’s Crew" and true gut wrenchers like the slow fusion of Garmadons motif into the overlords overpowering strings.

It has a strangely high amount of Death Choir for a Lego show originally marketed towards children and I love how intense they were able to go even in its purest stage.

It is not higher because I can never remember the Stone Army theme despite it taking up the second act of the whole season. That portion just is not as memorable as it could be.

That memorable issue may arise from the instruments being limited compared to other seasons, but nevertheless it feels like NINJAGO (perhaps partially because of nostalgia), and no one can deny a good death choir with the depressing Garmadon motif and the Ninja brass section to bring it all together.

"Metamorphosis", "Overlord", and of course "The Final Battle" are all stand outs that keep this season from slipping any lower

NUMBER 7: Rebooted

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The Overlord 2: Electric Boogaloo.

This season has more digital differentiation, more character motifs and 100% less Misako’s theme (I like the theme by itself but every time it plays I’m reminded of HER). Rebooted keeps the staple Ninjago sounding instruments** while adding that digital and other worldly spice that elevates it above Season 2 as a whole.

The mixing of digital and traditional fits the season well and it's the original season of distorting a preexisting character theme for a twist (With Pythor).

"Out of their Element", Every Digiverse track, and Zane's death and resurrection are all stand outs.

NUMBER 6: Prime Empire

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Prime Empire simply SLAPS.

Now we are getting into tracks I would go out of my way to find. S12 has such a distinct style and you either love it or hate it’s techno synthy nonsense.

I, for one, love how they were able to convert ninjago into synth, 8 bit, and all sorts of other techno sounds that a typical season would never use.

Because they opened the door to such wild sounds and synths each track feels different and you can easily tell what is the Hub world, what is Unagami, and what is a fight scene.

A perfect blend of Silly tracks ("Rockstar Rockin Jay" // "Ninjago Confidential" // "Shifty’s Mart" // "Fugidove") and freakin bops like "Dance Off", "Scott the Stowaway", and Unigami’s motif.

I know I listed far too many tracks for number 6 but listen to "Dance off" and decide for yourself whether it's your thing.

NUMBER 5: Rise of the serpentine // The Pilot

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I see Season 1 and Prime Empire as 100% equal in quality despite the fact they are COMPLETELY different in every way (I honestly love them both equally but someone must be ranked higher).

Season one has the sad advantage of being season one, which means it gets a leg up for being “tHe fIrsT”. Usually I am beneath such an argument, but season one gave us the Prologue Overture every other season built upon so it deserves praise.

Going beyond that we have The Serpentine motif, True Potentials, and that ever depressing Garmadon lick. The best word for this season’s music is iconic.

The heavy reliance of strings vs wind/brass keeps the music more grounded and tame, but this goes well with the slower build of season 1.

Honestly I can’t put the season with "Pythor P. Chumsworth", "Falcon chase", "Roomies with Garmadon:, and "Zane's True Potential" too low now can I?

NUMBER 4: Ice Chapter

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Atmospheric Marvel.

Ice Chapter is something you need to cherish while listening to to really understand the artistry behind it. Although not my top favorite, I consider everything in the top 5 to be works of art and treated equally despite the fact they are clearly ranked and judged.

The Ice Chapter evokes such emotion in it’s themes that make it more than an ost. Prime Empire may be cool and energetic, but The Ice Chapter is crafted for the moment and everything in it supports the narrative.

Pitch shifting Zane’s memory theme and then hiding it behind the clangs of Vex, the mystical new Neverrealm motif, and that disturbing backbeat echo is genius and engaging everytime that cello comes in. It definitely has the advantage of taking a gorgeous motief from season 1 and spreading out into this corrupted main theme.

Best tracks are "The Formlings", "Akita finds her animal form", "The Ice Emperor" and "Corruption", and "Arriving in the Nether Realm".

If you want a good laugh to quell the pain from "Corruption", listen to "The Absolute Worst".

NUMBER 3: Day of the Departed

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Does it only have 4 tracks? Yes. But damn it those 4 tracks are some of the best of all Ninjago.

Yang's theme is so chilling and I love my ghost motifs in this show so much. But since it has so little it also can’t afford to have dead tracks, opting instead to use previous season tracks for most fight scenes as they are with old villains and focus the musical attention to the emotional focus.

"Maybe I’m Departed"/Day of the departed credit song is my favorite track of Ninjago ever and it is exclusive to this small soundtrack so I could not leave it out

Yang's theme has that twangy guitar, back melody violins, a creepy organ and, as per usual, a death choir to bring it all together.

NUMBER 2: Master of the Mountain

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Take Ninjago and make it those # EPIC COVER vidoes on youtube.

From the first note of the instrumental theme song you know you’re in for a wild ride of death choirs and epic orchestral tracks and it delivers! MoM decides, like possession, to use a heavy brass section and a good amount of creepy strings.

MoM also introduces many unique motifs, like Shintaro, Vania, Lily/The Caves, and Skull Sorcerer and they are all gorgeous.

The clatter in the background of slower and more somber tracks feels like you are close to this metal work camp and the skull sorcerer’s violins are quite like Morros, which is always welcome.

Everything works, but some may say there is such a thing as being TOO epic. This overall lack of more somber moments keeps it from the top. I encourage daily listening to "The Skull Sorcerer" and "The Upply Strike" back to keep up mental health.

NUMBER 1: Possession

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Talk about a masterpiece.

This is the best music Ninjago has ever constructed. The strings are chilling every time and choosing to distinctly slur the notes in such a creepy way gives a real sense of danger and atmosphere that the music conveys more than the visuals at times. Layering strings on top of each other makes the music feel complete in every way with a heavy dose of spoopy pipe organ.

Thematically, Morro's motif is almost always intertwined in the middle of tracks after his introduction, showing both his connection to Wu and his possession of Lloyd. Everything from the ninja’s brass section to the ghosts' strings, to Ronin's miscellaneous percussion (bells and of the like) is amazing.

I may be biased as I love the sounds of Halloween but I don't think anyone can deny how cool Morro's theme alone is. Listen to "Ghost story", "Master of Wind", and "Temple on the Haunted Hill" and then go back and binge it all from start to finish.

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