List of Lego Ninjago characters

This is a list of characters from the Lego Ninjago theme, including Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, The Lego Ninjago Movie, and related media.

Main characters

• Lloyd Garmadon (voiced by Jillian Michaels in Seasons 1-7; Samuel Vincent in Season 8 onwards, Dave Franco in The Lego Ninjago Movie) – First introduced as a wannabe super villain, Lloyd ultimately joined the Ninja after learning he would one day be the prophesied Green Ninja, who would defeat Lord Garmadon in the final battle for good and evil. He eventually became the Ninjas' capable leader. Lloyd was initially a child, but was brought to the age of the other Ninja by magical tea (in episode 18). Lloyd is Garmadon and Misako's son. He has the elemental power of Energy.
• Kai (voiced by Vincent Tong in the series, Michael Peña in The Lego Ninjago Movie) – Originally the hot-headed and impatient newbie of the Ninja, Kai eventually comes to accept his place in the team as the Ninja of Fire. His color is red.
• Jay (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite in the series, Kumail Nanjiani in The Lego Ninjago Movie) - Shown in Season 6 to be Cliff Gordon's son, Jay was raised in a Junk-yard for all of his life. Jay has had a huge crush on Nya since the start of the Series, and they officially became boyfriend and girlfriend In season 6. He is then ninja of lightning and his colour is blue.
• Zane (voiced by Brent Miller in the series, Zach Woods in The Lego Ninjago Movie) – Zane is usually calm, level-headed and emotionless, though he temporarily becomes more emotional in Seasons 3 and 4. Zane is a robot built by Dr. Julien. Zane is the Ninja of Ice. His color is white.
• Cole (voiced by Kirby Morrow in the series, Fred Armisen in The Lego Ninjago Movie) – While originally introduced as the Ninja's goal-oriented and "fearless" field leader in the pilot episodes, Cole becomes much more laid-back and flippant by Season 1, ceasing to lead the team and leaving the Ninja without a formal field leader (until Season 3). Cole is the Ninja of Earth. His color is black.
• Nya (voiced by Kelly Metzger in the series, Abbi Jacobson in The Lego Ninjago Movie) – Nya is always confident and is the ninja of water. Shown throughout the series, She and Jay are in love. Her colour is maroon red with light blue. (She has been shown to wear dark pink and black robes in Skybound)
• Master Wu (voiced by Paul Dobson in the series, Jackie Chan in The Lego Ninjago Movie) – The calm, patient mentor of the Ninja.
• Lord/Master Garmadon (voiced by Mark Oliver in the series, Justin Theroux in The Lego Ninjago Movie) — Garmadon has served as an antagonist to the Ninja through Season 2 (as Lord Garmadon) and as a protagonist starting in Season 3 (as Master Garmadon). As Lord Garmadon, his personality changes significantly throughout the series, but his two consistent character traits are his thirst for power and his love for Lloyd.
• Misako (voiced by Kathleen Barr in the series, Olivia Munn in The Lego Ninjago Movie) – A former librarian and archeologist, who has a store of knowledge concerning Ninjago mythology. Misako is Garmadon's wife and Lloyd's mother.

Recurring characters

Allies

• "Grand Sensei" Dareth (voiced by Alan Marriott) – A dramatic and self-centered man, who claims to be a master ninja, despite his complete lack of any ninja skills. He refers to himself as the brown ninja.
• P.I.X.A.L. (voiced by Jennifer Hayward) – Cyrus Borg's robotic assistant who develops a crush on Zane, and assists the Ninja throughout Season 3. P.I.X.A.L.'s AI ultimately winds up inside Zane, where she endows Zane with even more special abilities than he would have otherwise, e.g. detecting incoming threats while Zane is distracted.
• Dr. Cyrus Borg (voiced by Lee Tockar) – A genius inventor who reconstructs Ninjago City after it is largely destroyed in the Season 2 finale, transforming it into the futuristic New Ninjago City where everything is controlled by technology.
• Ronin (voiced by Brian Dobson) - A mercenary and pawnshop owner, whose main goal is to pay off a debt to Soul Archer. He is greedy and mostly conscienceless, although he eventually helps the Ninja after Morro and Morro's ghosts betray him (purportedly for failing to pay Soul Archer on time).
• Falcon - A seemingly ordinary falcon who protects and helps the Ninja, particularly Zane. It is discovered to be a robot in episode 7 (shortly before Zane discovers that he himself is a robot).
• Echo Zane (voiced by Brent Miller) - A robot who looks like Zane. He helps the Ninja using his martial arts skills and ability to run on any surface, defying gravity. However, he is prone to falling apart at inopportune moments.^[1]
• Tai-D - A housekeeping robot created by Dr. Julien.
• Nelson (voice by David Reynolds) - A boy with a homemade purple ninja suit, who helps the Ninja.^[2]
• Ed and Edna Walker (voiced by Colin Murdock and Jillian Michaels respectively) – Jay's quaint and commonsensical adoptive parents, who frequently annoy Jay.
• Dr. Julien (voiced by Mark Oliver) – An inventor who created Zane and the Falcon. He appears in the latter half of Season 2, and helps the Ninja fight against the Overlord.
• Lou (voiced by Kirby Morrow) – Cole's musically inclined father, who inadvertently caused Cole to become a Ninja.^[3]
• The First Spinjitzu Master – The legendary creator of the Ninjago world. He is the father of Wu and Garmadon, and the grandfather of Lloyd.
• Nobu (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite) - A boy who assists the Ninja in the Cloud Kingdom.^[4]
• Mystake (voiced by Mackenzie Gray) - A tea shop owner who provides Wu with magical tea.^[5][6]

Elemental Masters

The Elemental Masters are the former bodyguards of the First Spinjitzu Master and their descendants, including the Ninja. Each one possesses a single Elemental power, and the ability to conjure a dragon. The generation prior to the current one fought in the Serpentine War, whereas the most recent generation has fought alongside the ninja.

• Skylor (voiced by Heather Doerksen) – Charismatic, careless and somewhat deceptive, Skylor's role shifts throughout Season 4. Initially appearing to help the Ninja, she is a double agent for most of Season 4, also helping her father Chen. She eventually stops helping Chen and becomes an ally of the ninja in all further appearances. Skylor can access the Elemental powers of anyone she has touched.^[7]
• Karlof (voiced by Scott McNeil) – A physically powerful man whose role shifts throughout Season 4. Initially Kai's nemesis, he becomes protective of Cole, and then allies with the Ninja.
• Griffin Turner (voiced by Doron Bell Jr.) – A speedy and cheerful man who quickly allies with the Ninja.
• Neuro (voiced by Paul Dobson) – A mysterious man who sometimes helps the Ninja. He has the powers of telepathy and mind control.
• Shade (voiced by Andrew Francis) – Initially opposed to the Ninja in an attempt to win Chen's tournament, Shade allies with the Ninja after realizing that the Tournament was a ruse. Shade can turn into a shadow, functionally giving him invisibility.
• Ray (voiced by Vincent Tong) - The father of Kai and Nya, a master blacksmith, and Kai's predecessor as the Elemental Master of Fire. He fought alongside Wu and Garmadon against both the Serpentine and the Hands of Time, and forged the Time Blades with his wife, Maya, to defeat the Hands of Time. Following the defeats of these enemies, Ray became a full-time blacksmith and gave his elemental power to Kai.
• Maya - The mother of Kai and Nya, a blacksmith, and Nya's predecessor as the Elemental Master of Water. Maya worked with Ray to forge the Time Blades, as well as to hide the Reversal Blade, before deciding to raise children her children full-time.
• More Elemental Masters include :
• Ash : Master of smoke(voiced by Brent Miller)
• Bolobo : Master of nature (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite)
• Gravis : Master of gravity(voiced by Kirby Morrow in episode 37, Mark Oliver in episode 44),
• Tox : Master of poison (voiced by Ian James Corlett)
• Paleman : Master of light (voiced by Kirby Morrow),
• Jacob Pevsner : Master of sound(voiced by Paul Dobson)
• Chamille : Master of form (voiced by Maryke Hendrikse).

Villains

• The Overlord (voiced by Scott McNeil) – The source of all evil in the Ninjago world,^[8] created with the Ninjago world itself. The Overlord is scheming and manipulative,^[8] and is willing to do anything to gain control of the world. The Overlord goes through many forms, each with its own powers. In his original, crystalline form, he has no powers, but he also has had a dragon form, capable of corrupting people with its breath, a computer virus form, with the power to take over a city through technology,^[8] and a three-legged-spider-mech Golden Master form, capable of massive destruction.^[9] The Overlord commanded the Stone Army^[8] and briefly possessed Garmadon^[10] before the Overlord's defeat in the Season 2 finale.^[8]
• The Great Devourer – A giant snake who, according to legend, will destroy the world.
• The Stone Army is a group of animated statues in samurai armor. They have no free will, but are instead controlled by whoever has most recently worn the Helmet of Darkness. Members include General Kozu (the leader of the Stone Army)^[11] (voiced by Paul Dobson), Stone Warriors^[12] (voiced by Scott McNeil), Stone Swordsmen,^[13] Stone Scouts, and an enormous Stone Warrior.
• The Preeminent/Cursed Realm - The giant, jellyfish-like leader of the Ghost Warriors. As revealed in the Season 5 finale, the Preeminent contains the Cursed Realm inside herself and can launch Ghost Warriors at will.^[14]
• Sensei Kodokuna Yang - Formerly a human sensei, Yang is now a ghost, haunting his former temple. He is known for his creation of Airjitzu, as well as the entrapment of his own students after his transformation into a ghost. Yang reveals in Day of the Departed that his ghostliness came from a desire for immortality, which he still harbors. Yang knows Airjitzu, as well as how to control the Yin Blade, a magical artifact responsible for his ghostliness.^[15]
• Yang's Students: Yang has six known students: Chris, Martin, one called "Chuck" by Cole, and three unnamed students.^[15]
• Acronix - One of the two Elemental Masters of Time,^[16] who formerly had the ability to affect the speed at which time progressed. Acronix no longer possesses this power, but he is an excellent tactical fighter. Acronix was drawn into the Time Vortex 40 years before the events of the series. Due to this, he is the same age as he was when he entered the Time Vortex. He has fallen in love with the various innovations that have come about while he was stuck in the Time Vortex. Acronix is the brother of Krux, and pair are known as the Hands of Time.^[17]
• Krux - One of the two Elemental Masters of Time, and the mastermind behind the Hands of Time. While his brother Acronix disappeared, Krux was falsely thought to have been killed. He previously possessed the ability to reverse or pause time, but has been stripped of his powers. He dislikes how technological the world has become.^[16]

The Skullkin

The Skullkin are living skeletons who were formerly ruled by Samukai, and later by Garmadon.

• Samukai (voiced by Michael Kopsa) – The leader of Garmadon's Skeleton Army.
• Kruncha and Nuckal (both voiced by Brian Drummond) – A pair of bickering skeletons

The Serpentine

The Serpentine are a race of anthropomorphic snakes. Originally antagonistic towards the Ninja, they become friendly to the Ninja in Season 3.

• Pythor P. Chumsworth (voiced by Michael Dobson) – originally an antagonist to the Ninja, but he helps them in Season 4.
• Arcturus (voiced by Scott McNeil) – The leader of the Serpentine in the Serpentine War.
• The Hypnobrai – A tribe of snakes with mind-controlling abilities
  • Skales (voiced by Ian James Corlett) – Skales is the leader of the Hypnobrai, after he usurps leadership from Slithraa.
  • Slithraa (voiced by John Novak in most appearances, Ian James Corlett in The Titanium Ninja) – The Hypnobrai leader, before Skales took charge.
  • Other Hypnobrai include Selma (voiced by Jillian Michaels), Skales Jr. (voiced by Alyssya Swales), Mezmo (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite), and Rattla (voiced by Paul Dobson).
• The Fangpyre – A tribe of snakes whose bite turns people into snakes and objects into snake-themed vehicles.
• The Constrictai – A tribe of very strong snakes(voiced by Jared Clarck
• The Venomari – A tribe of snakes who can spit hallucinogenic venom

The Nindroid Army

The Nindroids are a group of androids with ninja gear, as well as built-in lasers and enhanced senses.

• General Cryptor (voiced by Richard Newman) – The conceited leader of the Nindroids, who serves as an antagonist to the Ninja. He frequently insults his own troops, as well as the Ninja.^[18]
• Min-Droid (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite) – A diminutive Nindroid who serves under Cryptor.^[19] Min-Droid is frequently obliterated by the Ninja, only to appear unharmed in a later episode.
• Other Nindroids include Nindroid Drones and Nindroid Warriors.^[20]

Anacondrai Cultists

The Anacondrai Cultists are a cult of Anancondrai worshippers, led by Master Chen.^[21]

• Master Chen (voiced by Ian James Corlett) – A crazy and powerful mastermind who leads a cult of Anacondrai worshippers. Chen also runs Master Chen's Noodle House, which he uses to conceal his illegal activities.^[21] He operates a chair, shown to have a massive array of functions (many more than he actually makes use of), and a staff which gains capabilities by draining the powers of Elemental Masters (including the Ninja). Chen is Skylor's father.^[7]
• Clouse (voiced by Scott McNeil) – Chen's subservient right-hand man. He has many powers,^[22] most of which he uses by reading from his book of spells. These powers include shooting bolts of magical energy and creating portals. Clouse competed with Garmadon in their mutual training under Chen.^[22]
• Kapau (voiced by Alessandro Juliani) and Chope (voiced by Ian Hanlin) – Originally two base-level guards working for Chen who give themselves "cool nicknames",^[23] and subsequently rise in importance.
• Other Anacondrai Cultists include Eyezor^[24] (voiced by Michael Donovan), Zugu^[25] (also listed as Sumo Zumo) (voiced by Brian Dobson), Sleven,^[26] and Krait.^[27]

The Ghost Warriors

The Ghost Warriors are a group of ghosts summoned by Morro.

• Morro (voiced by Andrew Francis, Michael Dobson in The Corridor of Elders) – Wu's former apprentice,^[28] bent on revenge for what he perceives as Wu's refusal to dub him the Green Ninja. Morro is an antagonist to the Ninja, and wishes to destroy them — particularly Lloyd, the actual Green Ninja — to earn the Green Ninja title. He repents for his evil deeds in the Season 5 finale and helps the Ninja in Day of the Departed.
• Bansha (voiced by Kathleen Barr) - A short-tempered^[29] accomplice of Morro, who can cause avalanches with her voice.^[30]
• Ghoultar (voiced by Paul Dobson) - An unintelligent ghost in Morro's employ who enjoys fighting.^[31]
• Soul Archer (voiced by Brian Dobson) - One of Morro's followers, to whom Ronin owes money.^[32] He is very patient,^[33] and shoots magical arrows.^[32]
• Skreemers - Creatures who assist the Ghosts.^[34]
• Other Ghost Warriors include Wrayth^[35] (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite), Ghost Ninja (Attila, Hackler, Howla, Ming, Spyder, and Wooo), and Ghost Warriors (Cowler, Cyrus, Ghurka, Pitch, Pyrrhus, Wail, and Yokai).

The Sky Pirates

The Sky Pirates are a motley crew of renegades who are led by Nadakhan, a Djinn from another realm, and crew a vessel known as Misfortune's Keep.

• Nadakhan (voiced by Scott McNeil) - An evil genie, who prefers to be called a djinn.^[36] He is obsessed with destroying the Ninja and restoring his home realm, as the Ninja caused his home realm's destruction.
• Flintlocke (voiced by Paul Dobson) - Nadakhan's calm first mate, who at first trusts Nadakhan completely.
• Doubloon (voiced by Vincent Tong) - A high-ranking Sky Pirate who is good at picking locks, and at melee combat.
• Clancee (voiced by Ian James Corlett) - The Sky Pirates’ janitor, often treated poorly by the ship's crew, especially Flintlocke. He is occasionally promoted to a higher position, only to be promptly lowered to his janitorial position. Clancee is one of the first Sky Pirates to sympathize with the Ninja.
• Dogshank (voiced by Nicole Oliver) - A colossal Sky Pirate, who joins the Ninja in the Season 6 finale.^[37] She wields an anchor and chain, which she uses to smash objects or ensnare her enemies.
• Monkey Wretch (voiced by Ian James Corlett) - The Sky Pirates’ mechanic.

The Vermillion

A race of warriors whose humanoid bodies are made up of numerous snakes; they are the minions of Acronix and Krux, the Time Twins.

• Machia - The most aggressive and strategic of the three Vermillion Commanders, Machia was eventually promoted to Supreme Commander. Bearing some resemblance to Medusa with her "hair" made up of snakes, Machia kept a careful watch on Cyrus Borg. Like her fellow commanders, she can command the other Vermillion using a Hive Mind.^[38]
• Blunck - One of the three Vermillion Commanders, Blunck can be passive-aggressive, suffers from personal insecurity, and tends to get upset easily. He is also afraid of Machia, and sometimes shirks his duties to eat.^[39] Blunck tends to be repeatedly demoted.^[40]
• Raggmunk - One of the three Vermillion Commanders, Raggmunk is not as intelligent as some of his fellows, and is therefore repeatedly demoted.^[40]
• Buffmillion - Giant Vermillion warriors with four heads and great strength. They are always focused on their latest mission.^[41]

The Shark Army

An aquatic-themed army from The Lego Ninjago Movie; they serve under Garmadon and their soldiers and vehicles are based around various deep-sea creatures.

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