NinjaGo Update #5 News/Pred./Chat

Mar 28, 201412 min read

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Published: Mar 28, 2014

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Hey-o my friends! Its update #5 & we have a lot to discuss! Le's get to it!

NOTE: YES, I AM AWARE THE KOREAN VERSION OF EP. 29 "BLACKOUT" IS ON YOUTUBE LEGALLY. BUT I'M WAITING TILL APRIL 16th SO I CAN WATTCH IT WITH MY BROTHERS. SO PLEASE, LET'S KEEP THE COMMENTS SPOILER FREE, THANK YOU.

The News!

In case you didn't already know, NinjaGo: Rebooted returns April 16th!

Korean "Blackout" Episode Here! Thanks Zane-Ninjago12 & NinjagoninjaZXGIRL :]
LEGO NinjaGo: Rebooted "After the Blackout" Music video has finally been released! Check it out Here!
NinjaGo: Rebooted theme "Borg Industries" on Youtube now! Link
NinjaGo Nindroid game for 3Ds & Vita! Check it out Here!
SPOILERS! New leaked images of Tech Wu & the 'Stranger' in Rebooted episode 3! There's six! Links- First Second Third Forth Fifth & Sixth
SPOILERISH Rumor! Seems a bit minor but who knows!
Rumor: _{All the tech & armor Cyrus has been forced to wear could actually be removable. Which means, Cyrus & Sensei Wu can recover from being 'cyberfied'.}
Rise of the Nindroids adventure where you choose the action! Thanks LEGO: Inside Scoop!
-_{Basically it's like a Role Playing game/story in which you follow one of your favorite character(s) on their adventure to destroy the overlord's Nindroid army! It's very interesting. Although, the adventures you read could actually come to life in the show. Everything you read could actually happen in the show, so be careful!}
Possibly very spoilerish material! Take caution!
Introduction: _{The story so far...
The Ninja might have thought that teaching New Ninjago City’s children at “Wu’s Youth Academy” was less than thrilling, but now they have all the excitement they can handle!

Everyone had been enjoying their new gadgets, but the technological wizardry of businessman Cyrus Borg turns out to have had an evil source, Digital Overlord! Suddenly everyone is enslaved by his ninja robots, the Nindroids, lead by the devious General Cryptor. Worse still, Sensei Wu has been captured and is being held in the Borg Industries Tower!

The Overlord wants to use the power of the Golden Ninja to find physical form again, so Lloyd has to keep away! He’s headed to Nya’s Samurai Mountain Retreat with his father Sensei Garmadon, leaving the others to save the city!

The remaining Ninja (and one Samurai) are discussing what to do next!

“Whoop! We’re in charge again!” said Jay.

“Is that all you can think of, seriously?” said Kai.

“First things first!” interrupted Cole. “We have to split up and create a distraction so Lloyd can get away.
Nya, head for the school, make sure the kids are OK. Kai, head back into the city and make some trouble! Zane, head for the mountains and draw off any pursuit. I’m going to head for the Tower with Jay and see if I can find a weakness. Everyone got it?”

“Who put you in charge?” moaned Jay.

“Oh stop it you two!” cried Nya. “Sounds like a plan. Then we’ll meet back here. Let’s go.”

Who do you want to follow?
(Options: Nya, Kai, Zane, Cole & Jay)}

Notices & Comments

After the Blackout MV- Unfortunately, we did not get to see any new footage for Rebooted. Kind of a let down, but it's alright. I think we've seen enough spoilers to satisfy us for a while now.

SPOILERS! Leaked Footage leads to confirmation & Questions- Based on the six screen shot from Episode 29: "Blackout" that contain shots of Tech Wu and our first look at the 'Stranger'. I'll analyze each pictures first & then piece the evidence together.
_{1st shot- The 'Stranger' is seen in a white cloak while fiddling around with some device as the Overlord looks down on him from a screen on he ceiling.
2nd shot- Close up of the 'Stranger'. His face is covered in shadow, the only facial features visible are his almond shaped eyes. We see a bit if his upper half.
3rd shot- Back view of The 'Stranger' aims a dark & curvy bow and arrow at (What appears to be) Tech Wu, who's being hung(By his head) by a huge construction magnet over the Junk Yard. And (I could be wrong) those three yellow sticks stuck to the magnet along with Wu look like The Snake tribe Leader's Golden Staffs. The picture quality isn't good enough to zoom in & properly analyze these staffs.
4th shot- Side view, the bow appears to look like a curled Snake with a red arrow & string. Notably, the 'Stranger's' hood is much larger than most hoods we've in seen in NinjaGo.
5th shot- Tech Wu appears to have been freed by the 'Stranger's' arrow somehow & strikes a pose. The 'Stranger' does not appear to have regular legs & his is black with purple accents.
6th shot- The 'Stranger's' is confirmed to be shaped after a snake and his bottom half appears snake-like. He/She whispers something into Tech Wu's ears.}

Tech Wu and the 'Stranger' are in the Junk yard, as seen Sensei Wu's updated characters video as he kicks Kai. Now, you could just cheat and check out the leaked episode summaries for Rebooted & conclude that the Stranger is Pythor.
But hold up, there are way too many details given to just state the obvious. There is way more to it than just the 'Stranger's' identity, so don't start dismissing peculiar details just yet.

First of all, let's take in Pythor's look as of Season 2. Purple, black & gold scales, beaty purple almond shaped eyes places far apart, unusually long neck.
Now, the 'Stranger' has red almond shaped eyes, also placed far apart, short neck (from what we can see), an unusually large hood, a white robe, a black and purple belt.

There are a lot of factors to consider, but one thing is for sure- the 'Stranger' is a snake. According to the physical characteristics he/she looks more like Skales than Phythor. Which would be reasonable since Skales has red eyes & a shorter neck than Pythor. But if Skales is the Stranger then who I the unexpected ally the Ninja meet underground?

But remember! This is NinjaGo REBOOTED. This isn't the NinjaGo we're use to. If anything has been conveyed to us, it's the fact that LEGO is willing to dish out anything. We don't really know what to expect.
So with that in mind, we can assume that Pythor could have gone through a transformation since the last time we saw him. I mean c'mon, he's been gone for over a whole season. He's had plenty of time to change his appearance and create another evil plan to take over NinjaGo. Weather he still wants revenge on the surface dwellers or not. That overly large hood could easily be hiding his coiled neck too. And since he's siding with the Overlord we can expect him to have some tech on him.

Now, if you stop to consider all the evidence we've received (from toys to the most recent screen shots) what do you think we can make of This? It's the Overlord minifigure from the Battle for New NinjaGo City set. At first I thought he looked like a genie and a bit familiar. Then it came to me, he reminded me of a snake.
At the same time he looks like some kind of gas... Some have suggested that the Overlord possesses Pythor but I'm a bit doubtful because the minifigure doesn't look 100% serpentine.

Okay, now that that's out of the way... Those Serpentine Staffs. The more I see them, the more sure I am that they really are the Golden Staffs. But if I'm right, that poses a lot of new questions.
Why are there only 3? Why are the Staffs even in NinjaGo Rebooted? Does Pythor need them? Wouldn't they be considered waste of space & obsolete in such an advanced society? Are they the reason Tech Wu and the 'Stranger' come to the Junk yard in the first place? How would they contribute to the plot? Are they of usefulness to the Overlord? If they are stolen by the Overlord, is that what causes Skales & the rest of the serpentine to aid the Ninja?

Unfortunately, I don't have an answer to any of these questions. I could loosely put together a theory but I don't have much to work off of except that one fuzzy image that looks like it contains 3 of the Golden Staffs.

Have you noticed that this is the 2nd reference made to the Weapons of Season 2? The Rebooted episode summaries mentioned that the Ninja would go to space to retrieve the Golden weapons of Spinjitzu. Could these historical golden weapons (both the weapons of Spinjitzu & the Serpentine Staffs) be the deciding factor for the outcome of yet another Good vs. Evil showdown? Proving that history repeats itself... or something like that.

Nindroid Adventure: Hints & Dead Giveaways? (SPOILERS)- After reading all the stories, let me just say, that was adorable xD
Anyways, everything that was included featured some interesting information. Though, I find the intro the most intriguing.
Firstly, it reinforces prior events- setting the scene- and continues to focus our main cast; Kai, Zane, Jay, Cole, & Nya. Their conversation doesn't seem too out of the ordinary with the exception of the remarks from Jay, Nya, & Cole.
Its starts with Jay complaining "Who put you (Cole) in charge?", which seems a little odd since Cole has always been in charge (To an extent, of course). Jay is portrayed as being irritated with Cole & incline to start an argument, which is a bit out of character for Jay. I mean yeah, he and Cole didn't always get along swimmingly in the past, but he appears a bit agitated by Cole for no particular reason. However, this could have just been accepted as one just another one of Jay's random outbursts if not for what Nya says next. "Oh stop it you two" cried Nya. “Sounds like a plan. Then we’ll meet back here. Let’s go.”
Nya acts so ready to break up a fight before it even starts, as if she's expecting one from them.
So what can we conclude from all this? Well, those three seem to know about the whole love triangle situation, as if it has already been addressed. Which we know, hasn't.
So, we could possibly be seeing more interactions like this between those three. In a way, this could be LEGO giving us a little dose of future love drama.

Furthermore, I checked out Cole & Jay's adventure and didn't seem any out of the ordinary remarks from either of them besides their usual ego-boy-battles. They did end up sighting Tech-Wu on their journey to Borg Industries and hacking some weapons, though.

Kai & Nya's Adventure didn't yield anything too important except the usual kick-butt.

Now, Zane's story actually conflicts with episode 28: "Art of the Silent Fist". Instead of Lloyd & his father being spared by the Mech- Dragon thanks to the Ninja destroying the power plant. In Zane's story, he fends Lloyd & his father from the Mech- Dragon and encounters Tech-Wu as well. "Master?" gasped Zane and dropped his guard. Tech Wu just stared back blankly before sweeping his controls to the one side. The Dragon banked sharply and both Zane and the Ninjacopter slid off and into the air!" ... “These Techno-Blades are very powerful...I wonder what they could achieve if we worked together? I must discuss this with the others.” Zane climbed aboard a waiting Ninjacopter and set course for the rendezvous.' The last passage suggests that the Techno-Blades could be used together. Like, how the Ninja can create the Tornado of Creation when they combine the powers of their Spinjitzu.

Later, everyone rendezvous together and discuss their findings. 's not himself, he's covered in machines...who knows how much of the good man is left,' Cole replied. They were exhausted from their adventures and needed a rest, but the news was stopping them from getting any sleep." In the end Jay concludes; '"OK, we’ve got vehicles," Jay declared. "We’ve got the Techno-Blades that are more powerful than we thought...what do we do now?"' Leaving everyone even more confused than before.