Where did nya come from?
Nya is the Elemental Master and Ninja of Water, Kai's younger sister, Jay's girlfriend and Yang, and Ray and Maya's daughter. She was named after a brave Merlopian warrior named Nyad, the first Elemental Master of Water. Upon meeting Wu, Nya and Kai joined him in his quest to protect Ninjago .
The following is a list of fictional characters from the Danish-Canadian computer-animated television series Ninjago, which is produced by The Lego Group. The series features a large ensemble cast of recurring characters. The list includes the main protagonists, major and minor villains and other supporting characters that have appeared within the Ninjago universe. The list is mainly organised into groups of fictional beings based on the chronological order of season release.
Ninjago focuses on a group of six teenage ninja, named Lloyd Garmadon, Kai, Cole, Jay, Zane and Nya, and their wise sensei, Master Wu. The ninja team's purpose is to battle against the forces of evil, including Wu's brother, Lord Garmadon. The series is mainly set on Ninjago Island, centred around the large metropolis of Ninjago City, which is inhabited by a large cast of supporting characters and villains, such as Nindroid armies and ghosts.[1] The series was created to coincide with the Lego Ninjago line of construction toys, which is based on the characters and events of the series. It was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen, two Danish film producers.
Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon (voiced by Jillian Michaels in Seasons 1–7 and Sam Vincent in Seasons 8-15[2]) is the Green Ninja and Elemental Master of Energy, which grants him the ability to manipulate energy. He is the current leader of the ninja, son of Garmadon and Misako, nephew of Master Wu and the grandson of the First Spinjitzu Master. He frequently wields either a katana or dual katanas. Lloyd makes his debut in the first season as a mischievous child wanting to be an evil warlord like his father, which results in childish schemes that are foiled by the original four ninja. Lloyd is reformed by the ninja and Master Wu, before discovering his destiny as the prophesied Green Ninja. While initially mischievous and naive, Lloyd is tempered by experience over the course of the series to become a mature, wise and skilled ninja. Although he is depicted as the youngest member of the team, Lloyd's character has been developed to be its natural leader.[3][4][5]
Kai (voiced by Vincent Tong) is the red ninja and Elemental Master of Fire. Like Lloyd, he frequently wields either a katana or dual katanas. His elemental power grants him limited pyrokinesis and heat resistance. Kai is fiercely loyal to his friends and family, often willing to do anything to ensure their safety. He often acts on emotion instead of reason, causing him to be hotheaded, cocky, and rash. He also has a strong sense of responsibility towards his friends. Kai is the older brother of Nya and son of Ray and Maya. His love interest is Skylor Chen.[6][7]
Cole (voiced by Kirby Morrow from Seasons 1–14, Andrew Francis from 2022 onward[8][9])[10] is the grounded and solid black ninja and Elemental Master of Earth. He frequently wields a scythe and, in recent seasons, a war hammer. His elemental power grants him limited earth manipulation and super strength. The original leader of the ninja, he is loyal to his friends and family and has a special love for food, especially cake. He is the son of Lou, a member of a barbershop quartet, and Lilly, the previous Elemental Master of Earth.[11][12]
Jay Walker (born Jay Gordon) (voiced by Michael Adamthwaite) is the blue ninja and Elemental Master of Lightning. He frequently wields nunchucks and more recently, a kusarigama. His elemental power grants him limited electricity manipulation. He is also a skilled mechanic and is technologically savvy. Jay is inventive and quick-witted, often using comedy to alleviate stressful situations. He is easily excitable and prone to freaking out when in crises but like the other ninja is intensely loyal to his friends, especially his Yang/girlfriend Nya. He is the son of Cliff Gordon and the previous Elemental Master of Lightning, but was adopted and raised by Ed and Edna Walker.[13][14]
Zane (voiced by Brent Miller) is the white/titanium ninja and Elemental Master of Ice. He frequently wields three-pointed shurikens and, for the eight, ninth and tenth season, a bow and arrow. His elemental power of Ice grants him limited cryokinesis. Zane is intelligent and calculating, often providing intel to the ninja when required. Initially, he lacks normal social skills, such as a sense of humour, but it is later revealed that Zane is secretly an android (or "nindroid"), a fact unknown to both the ninja and Zane himself. Though he is still logical and matter-of-fact by nature, his brotherhood with the other ninja has enabled him to develop more human characteristics. He is the son/creation of Dr. Julien.[15][16][17]
Nya (voiced by Kelly Metzger) is the grey/teal ninja, Elemental Master of Water and the original Samurai X. She frequently wields a spear. In early seasons she wears red as Samurai X. Since the release of The Lego Ninjago Movie, she has primarily been depicted in gunmetal grey. Her elemental power grants her limited hydrokinesis. Although she is not an original member of the ninja team, Nya joins when her skills as the Elemental Master of Water are needed to defeat the ghosts and the Preeminent in Season 5. Tough and determined, she refuses to let anyone tell her what to do. Though she can sometimes be stubborn, Nya cares about her friends and family, often making the mature decisions in the group and serving as emotional support. As a skilled mechanic, she often constructs vehicles for the other ninja. Nya is Kai's younger sister, the daughter of Ray and Maya and Jay's Yang/girlfriend.[18][19][20]
P.I.X.A.L. (Primary Interactive X-ternal Assistant Life-form) (voiced by Jennifer Hayward) is a female nindroid who was originally an assistant to her creator/father Cyrus Borg. She joins the ninja team after being influenced by her fellow nindroid Zane. She is disassembled in Season 4, but is then uploaded into Zane's system as an artificial intelligence. In Season 7, she secretly rebuilds herself and becomes the new Samurai X. She often provides technical support to the ninja while serving as Zane's love interest.[21][22][23]
Sensei/Master Wu (voiced by Paul Dobson, Caleb Skeris as a baby, Madyx Whiteway as a child) is the wise, ancient master of the ninja who frequently wields his father's staff. He is Lloyd's uncle, younger son of the First Spinjitzu Master and brother to Garmadon. Because of his Oni heritage, Wu has lived for over a thousand years.[24][25][26]
Lord/Sensei Garmadon (voiced by Mark Oliver, Kai Emmett as a child in season 9, Dean Petriw as a child in season 11) is Lloyd's father, Wu's older brother, Misako's husband, and older son of the First Spinjitzu Master. Garmadon is the main antagonist for the pilot episodes, and a secondary antagonist for the first two seasons. In Season 2, he is cleansed of evil and becomes a sensei to the ninja. In Season 4, he is sacrificed to the Cursed Realm and resurrected in Season 8 as a being of pure evil. He proceeds to conquer Ninjago, proclaiming himself as the realm's new emperor. He serves as one of two main antagonists of Season 9. However at the end of the season, Garmadon's reign of terror is finally brought to an end and he is imprisoned in Kryptarium Prison. In Season 10, he is released to help the ninja defeat the Oni, after which he walks free. In Season 15, it is revealed he went into hiding at Vinny Folson's apartment before coming out to help the Ninja fight the Overlord. He attempts to help Lloyd to unlock his Oni powers, but ultimately fails. Because of his Oni heritage, Garmadon has lived for over a thousand years.[27][28][29]
The Skulkin are an army of skeletons that inhabit the Underworld and are the main antagonists of the Pilot Season. After becoming their leader, Garmadon sends Samukai and the Skulkin to Ninjago to find the Four Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu. In Rise of the Snakes, Garmadon again leads the Skulkin to help the ninja to obtain the Fang Blades from the Serpentine and save Lloyd.
The Serpentine are an ancient race of humanoid serpents who were once at war with humanity. They serve as the main antagonists of the first season Rise of the Snakes. They consist of five tribes, the Anacondrai, Hypnobrai, Fangpyre, Constrictai and Venomari. Released from their tombs by Lloyd Garmadon, the Serpentine attempt to conquer Ninjago several times under the leadership of Pythor, Lord Garmadon, and Skales. They reappear in subsequent seasons.
The Overlord and his armies are the main antagonists of Seasons 2 and 3. In the second season Legacy of the Green Ninja the Overlord possesses Garmadon with the aim of conquering Ninjago. He uses Garmadon to raise a Stone Army, led by General Kozu.
In the third season Rebooted the Overlord returns as the Digital Overlord, a computer virus that creates an army of Nindroids (androids), led by General Cryptor.
The Elemental Masters are the guardians of the First Spinjitzu Master who have mastered the elements in Ninjago. Their descendants appear in the fourth season Tournament of Elements and help the ninja to fight against Master Chen's Anacondrai army. They reappear in the ninth season to form a resistance and help Lloyd save Ninjago City from Emperor Garmadon.
Master Chen and his Anacondrai cultists serve as the main antagonists of the fourth season Tournament of Elements. When the ninja are invited to the Tournament of Elements they are forced to compete against the other Elemental Masters. Chen secretly uses the tournament to steal their powers in order to transform his followers into Anacondrai warriors.
The ghosts are a faction of cursed spirits that are the main antagonists of the fifth season Possession. They are summoned by Morro from the Cursed Realm. Ghosts have the ability to transform and possess objects and organisms. They are immune to most forms of physical attack, but are vulnerable to water.
The Sky Pirates are a motley crew of renegades who are the main antagonists of the sixth season Skybound. Before the series the Sky Pirates were scattered across the Sixteen Realms but are freed by Nadakhan in Season 6 using the Realm Crystal.
The Hands of Time (Krux and Acronix) and their Vermillion Warriors are the main antagonists of the seventh season Hands of Time. Forty years before the beginning of Season 7, the Hands of Time are supposedly lost in the time vortex, but reappear at the start of the season. They breed an army of Vermillion to control time and conquer Ninjago. The Vermillion are the progeny of the Great Devourer and appear as humanoids formed from numerous snakes. They have the ability to reform immediately after being defeated in battle.
The Sons of Garmadon are a criminal biker gang in Ninjago City that are the antagonists of the eighth season Sons of Garmadon and the ninth season Hunted. Led by a mysterious leader known as “The Quiet One”, their aim is to resurrect Lord Garmadon in a purely evil form. In Season 8, they successfully acquire three Oni masks which are the keys to performing the ritual that can resurrect Garmadon from the Departed Realm. In Season 9, they terrorise and hunt down the citizens of Ninjago City under the rule of the newly resurrected Emperor Garmadon.
The Dragon Hunters are the antagonists of the ninth season Hunted in the Realm of Oni and Dragons (the First Realm). Led by their authoritarian leader Iron Baron, they hunt dragons to exploit their elemental powers. They capture Wu and the ninja in Season 9, but eventually turn against Iron Baron and befriend the ninja.
The Oni are a demonic race and the first evil to come into existence. Known as the "Bringers of Doom", they serve as the antagonists of tenth season March of the Oni. Thousands of years before the series they waged a never-ending war against the Dragons. While the Dragons had the power of creation, the Oni had the power of destruction. They once inhabited Oni land in the First Realm (the Realm of Oni and Dragons) but mysteriously disappear in order to conquer the Sixteen Realms. In Season 10 they enter Ninjago through the Realm Crystal and cover Ninjago City in darkness.
Led by Aspheera, the Pyro Vipers are the main antagonists of the eleventh season Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjtzu: The Fire Chapter. Long before the series, Aspheera was magically entombed for attempting to overthrow the King of the Serpentine. In Season 11: The Fire Chapter she is accidentally released by the ninja. Upon her release, she steals Kai's fire power and uses it to revive the mummified Serpentine to exact revenge on her "Treacherous Deceiver" and burn Ninjago City.
The Ice Emperor and his Blizzard Samurai rule the Never-Realm and serve as the main antagonists of the eleventh season Season 11: The Ice Chapter. Before the series begins, the Ice Emperor attacks the village of the Formlings, turning them all into blocks of ice, except for Akita and Kataru. The Formlings are shapeshifters who can take the form of various animals.
Unagami and his Red Visors serve as the main antagonists of the twelfth season Prime Empire and inhabit the video game called Prime Empire. Unagami is aided by the Mechanic in the real world of Ninjago City to open a portal between Prime Empire and the real world. To stop him, the Ninja are forced to battle through the many levels of the game, while avoiding the Red Visors.
The Dungeons of Shintaro are hidden beneath the Kingdom of Shintaro and ruled by an evil Skull Sorcerer and his Awakened Warriors, who serve as the main antagonists of the thirteenth season Master of the Mountain. The Skull Sorcerer acquires his power from an ancient skull called the Skull of Hazza D’ur, which can resurrect the Awakened Warriors. The Skull Sorcerer uses his power to enslave the Geckles and the Munce to mine Vengestone from the mountain for Harumi and the Crystal King.
Chief Mammatus and the Keepers are the false antagonists of the television special The Island. The Keepers are a group of native islanders who worship a mythical sea creature named Wojira.
The Merlopians are aquatic beings that live deep under the Endless Sea in the Kingdom of Merlopia and are the antagonists of the fourteenth season Seabound. They attack Ninjago City under the rule of Kalmaar to avenge the death of his father, King Trimaar.
The New Ninja are a group of vigilantes hired by Mayor Trustable to replace the Ninja, whom they idolize before the Ninja break Aspheera out of Kryptarium Prison to take her staff. They are minor antagonists in Crystalized.
The Council of the Crystal King is a council brought together by Harumi to serve the Overlord, who is now known as the Crystal King.
