#which. well. wu follows after the fsm in this aspect

[marsbotz]

ninjago fandom when ppl stop mischaracterising wu as a one note shitty old guy and realise hes a complex character with just as much of his own trauma as everyone else in the show

#someday i need to make a proper post abt this bc. it makes me a bit crazy LOL #wu is like first and foremost charatwrised by his desire to be like. The Good Child #its been shown wus Default personality is like this cheeky reckless optimist #from like. eps like never trust a human and also. baby wu. in s8-9 #hes rude but hes trusting. very naive in conparison to garmadon whos more reserved and responsible at this point #its only once garmadon gets bitten that he starts to change #once again im begging u guys to read the spinjitzu brothers books. LOL #but over them u can rllyyyy see wu losing this kinda .. naive aspect to him and losing hope in his brother as well #u see him start to doubt himself more and more that garm can be ‘fixed’ #which. well. wu follows after the fsm in this aspect #wu very obviously aspires to be like his father (wearing his hat and clothes and using his staff etc) #when the fsm sends them to find a cure for garm.. wu goes with it. despite garms protests that hes not broken #wu has a Lot of responsibilty on him from very younv as the son of the fsm #and even more so once garmadon becomes like. a lost cause and source of evil or whatever the fuck #the fsm is not kind. in the books someone mentions being thrown out of his home after being accused of stealing #and the brothers agree that sounds like him Alright #canonically the reason wu woukdnt climb over the wall was bc he was afraid of his father catching him. #and wu feels like. immense guilt for garmadon being bitten int he first place. #it seems wus coping mechanism for anything hes ashamed of is… to just hide it. or simply Not Tell You #hence things like morro. he never spoke of morro bc of the guilt of failing to care for him properly.. and Partly bc he failed as a teacher #circling abck to wu imitating the fsm. #wu makes mistakes constantly bc thats who he is! deep down hes reckless and naive but hides it behind this like … aloof wisdom #also i think the parallels u can draw in s9 from him growing up w the expecations to save the ninja.. #w the expectations HE put on the ninja himself… and also similarities w his (first) childhood #very interesting. #i rlly love the line in crystalised when antonia point sout hes recruited children to fight before #bc u can see him Realise. and i dont think its that he just puts this pressure on the ninja bc he doenst care. he just doesnt See #how hes continuing this awful cycle that started w the fsm INT HE FUCKING DRAGON ONI WAR!!!!!!!!! #anyway i cld talk abt this forver but i ran out of tags WEEEEE!!! #farts

[ninjas-and-coffee]

i draw my ocs about once a year and its November so...

Fayelynn was raised a monk and a scribe witnessing Ninjago history and transcribing it to scrolls in the mountains. She was present to witness the second battle of the Overlord, this event triggered her element which tore her from her work as scribes aren't meant have elements or the ability to influence history. She was eventually sent to the ninja to train to control her ability to summon portals. Her main teacher is Jay while her power is controlled/helped almost solely by Lloyd as they both wield different aspects of energy. Faye is my introduction character to my religious system of lore for ninjago. Almost solely started by wondering why if the fsm created Ninjago is his family not royalty? And how the people on the ground view the ninja over the years. Surely there have been other ninja in the past or a protector of sorts. How many people were aware of the prophecy and how it affected scholars and conspiracy theorists alike while being kept a close-ish guarded secret between the FSM family

Irzu follows/mirrors Zane. His family of crystal users more or less hacked into immortality by using their crystals to slow/stop age progression. After an attack on their clan, Irzu was left wandering the southern Ninjago islands with no memory until Zane found him and asked if he had a home. Zane helps him cope with the fact he may never remember his past while Wu knows damn well his family was assassinated for "defying god" 100 years ago. His source crystal keeps him alive, it is very susceptible to corruption so he has to find peace and meditate a lot to keep his energy pure.

Qi is part of the elemental family of light. Light unlike most elements can have multiple users. Different aspects of light are manipulated by different people. The Pale Man uses reflection to appear invisible. Qi refracts light creating blinding rainbowlike glares. Their grandfather (em during the serpentine war) projected light from himself essentially creating flashbangs. The Wei family uses their gifts to maintain the Temple of the Sun and the village beneath it They can also divine prophecies from the Great Light. The Pale man deflected from his family to be himself and Qi is sent out to go get his cousin. On the journey he touches the Great Light, has a vision, and runs to Master Wu and the ninja to tell them. He helps the ninja with a task and Nya and Cole offer him a room. He doesn't need a teacher but they just want him to loosen up and take a break. They help him get his shit together with his sense of self, a hobby, and a cat.

#yeah i keep forgetting they exist #Fayelynn was my first ninjago oc #She also has lloyd's problem where her powers don't make sense but that on brand for this show. #Irzus story was built around an au i never wrote called like..the meaning of power or something feat Skylor's mom. Skylor. and a sister #and Lloyd being locked away so other people can have a turn with the plot. Its me adding lore to skylor for no apparent reason. #ninjago #ninjago oc #oc #my ocs #coffee doodles #ninjago character design #fayelynn ninjago #irzu ninjago #Qi ninjago #coffee art