LEGO Ninjago 2023 Discussion

[Fire-Ninja]

2 minutes ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Doc has also revealed 2 truths and 1 lie, they are as follows - 

cloud kingdom will see the rise of a new elemental master 

the realm of madness will defend itself from dangerous dragons

the departed realm will release the spirits of ancient creatures forgotten by history

Im thinking the last one is a lie, considering dragons are in multiple sets and that we see one in the trailer.  

the whole season is dragon themed so considering i think the last is a lie but im all up for it not to be!

i'm quite definite the dragon in the trailer is not the Heatwave Transforming Lava Dragon, but instead a random dragon also can we talk about the new

animation? IT'S FIYAAAAAAAAHHHH!

Edited April 1, 2023 by Fire-Ninja

[a guy from somewhere]

Although actually, considering what we have seen from the other leaked figures, the last one may be true as well. the demons do have an older feel of them, as does Ras, (im referring to the magazine manifest leak from a while back) and we know time travel is somewhat involved due to Krux being in the team mech set. As for Arin, are you referring to the shot at 13 seconds in where the camera goes past the bounty?

[CodFather1]

3 minutes ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Doc has also revealed 2 truths and 1 lie, they are as follows - 

cloud kingdom will see the rise of a new elemental master 

the realm of madness will defend itself from dangerous dragons

the departed realm will release the spirits of ancient creatures forgotten by history

Im thinking the last one is a lie, considering dragons are in multiple sets and that we see one in the trailer. 

I'm playing devil's advocate here, but what if the Imperials are the creatures from the departed realm?

[Fire-Ninja]

also the dragon's one seems to obvious

[a guy from somewhere]

1 minute ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Although actually, considering what we have seen from the other leaked figures, the last one may be true as well. the demons do have an older feel of them, as does Ras, (im referring to the magazine manifest leak from a while back) and we know time travel is somewhat involved due to Krux being in the team mech set. As for Arin, are you referring to the shot at 13 seconds in where the camera goes past the bounty?

Never mind, its a random civilian that Lloyd saves. Im gonna pick through the trailer frame by frame for a couple mins now. 

According to jakobspointofview on insta the season will be called “relics of darkness”, apparently from Lego customer service. Not really buying it, they say that the season will release may 1st as well. Damn cool name if it is real. 

[Lemerbrix]

I thought arin was a girl…

2 hours ago, Fire-Ninja said:

aboard the destiny's bounty

with zane and lloyd and nya

[Lyichir]

The animation and lighting looks really intense compared to previous seasons. I'm impressed!

[Classic_Spaceman]

8 hours ago, Fire-Ninja said:

2 TRUTHS 1 LIE:

The Cloud Kingdom will see the rise of a new Elemental Master.

The Realm of Madness will defend itself against dangerous dragons.

The Departed Realm will release the spirits of ancient creatures forgotten by history.

1.) Likely; probably the origin of one of the new Ninja. 
2.) Also likely, considering the presence of dragons in this season. 
3.) Sounds cool, but it does not seem likely in light of the set names and prior hints. Lie. 
 

Kevin Burke also posted a 2T1L: 

A half-man, half-frog will accept an alternative form of payment. 

One Ninja’s golden shield will unlock an ancient crypt of snakes. 

To be polite, Ninja will eat actual mud. 
 

My guesses: 
1.) Maybe? I can see the frogman being this season’s guest character, and considering the other hints, this seems to be one of the more likely ones. 
2.) Unlikely, given what we know about this season’s sets (if there were snakes again, we would probably know from set descriptions or the leaked Lloyd mech). 
3.) Since the Realm of Madness was mentioned in one of the more likely hints in the other 2T1L, and since the Realm is inhabited by mud monsters, I am going to say that this is true. 
 

[Classic_Spaceman]

9 hours ago, Lemerbrix said:

 

It looks like the fabric of reality is tearing itself apart, or there is some kind of multiverse (realm) event occurring. Jay’s Core Titan Mech appears, and the Ninja wear their Core suits (a first for Canon, I believe). Cole’s scar is back, and Lloyd has lost his powers (though he seems to get them back at some point, if the leaked Minifig is to be believed). Arin appears to be Male, and he seems to have short legs in the shot of him on the Bounty (contrasted with the normal legs that he has in the sets); I wonder if he ages up via a time-jump or hopping through realities. 
 

[Takanuinuva]

Would be interesting if it involved the Realm of Madness. As we don't know much about it other than the mudmonsters and it can give Garmadon 4 arms

[a guy from somewhere]

9 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

It looks like the fabric of reality is tearing itself apart, or there is some kind of multiverse (realm) event occurring. Jay’s Core Titan Mech appears, and the Ninja wear their Core suits (a first for Canon, I believe). Cole’s scar is back, and Lloyd has lost his powers (though he seems to get them back at some point, if the leaked Minifig is to be believed). Arin appears to be Male, and he seems to have short legs in the shot of him on the Bounty (contrasted with the normal legs that he has in the sets); I wonder if he ages up via a time-jump or hopping through realities. 
 

 

5 hours ago, Takanuinuva said:

Would be interesting if it involved the Realm of Madness. As we don't know much about it other than the mudmonsters and it can give Garmadon 4 arms

Maybe the realm of madness gives Arin his tall legs? 
I’m of the opinion that it isn’t Arin, mainly because of the shot of Lloyd sliding down the chain and onto land, I think it’s just some random kid they picked up in the chaos, took on the bounty, then dropped off somewhere else to safety could be wrong though, I’m just not seeing the connection to Arin (apart from the colour I guess). Why does everyone think it’s Arin? Is it due to the fact he appears twice in the trailer? 

[Classic_Spaceman]

7 hours ago, a guy from somewhere said:

I’m of the opinion that it isn’t Arin, mainly because of the shot of Lloyd sliding down the chain and onto land, I think it’s just some random kid they picked up in the chaos, took on the bounty, then dropped off somewhere else to safety could be wrong though, I’m just not seeing the connection to Arin (apart from the colour I guess). Why does everyone think it’s Arin? Is it due to the fact he appears twice in the trailer? 

Cole is the one who saves the kid in-question, and we see him again on the deck of the Bounty around 0:14. In the former shot we only see his hair and face, but in the latter we can see that he is wearing an orange sweater/hoodie with a mask (hence the speculation that he is Arin). 
 

I am wondering if Arin ages up naturally, because the Ninja get pulled into a realm where time passes more slowly (the opposite of the Never-Realm), then reappear in Ninjago years after they left. 🤔
 

[THELEGOBATMAN]

I hope the whole series looks like this, because the animation is gorgeous. 

We should see all the sets in no more than a month, which is really exciting. 

[a guy from somewhere]

Alright, you guys got me. Rewatching the trailer, it looks like there’s an X symbol on the kids shirt, and that’s also the letter A in ninjargon. Cool, but I’m confused about the time skip stuff. Maybe he’s the new Lloyd and he gets tall legs by magic? Also confused why the bounty is back, and more importantly what will the new bounty look like? I’m expecting now that the bounty set we get will be a Jerry rigged destiny’s bounty, built or rebuilt from scraps like the destiny’s wing in hunted. What event would change the bounty so much that it becomes a completely different vehicle, necessitating a new set? Can’t wait for these product descriptions to land. I was kinda hoping we would see a new bounty variant in this trailer and series…

[Classic_Spaceman]

11 hours ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Alright, you guys got me. Rewatching the trailer, it looks like there’s an X symbol on the kids shirt, and that’s also the letter A in ninjargon. 

That basically settles things; this new kid is Arin. 

11 hours ago, a guy from somewhere said:

Cool, but I’m confused about the time skip stuff. Maybe he’s the new Lloyd and he gets tall legs by magic? Also confused why the bounty is back, and more importantly what will the new bounty look like? I’m expecting now that the bounty set we get will be a Jerry rigged destiny’s bounty, built or rebuilt from scraps like the destiny’s wing in hunted. What event would change the bounty so much that it becomes a completely different vehicle, necessitating a new set? Can’t wait for these product descriptions to land. I was kinda hoping we would see a new bounty variant in this trailer and series…

Given that the event seen at the beginning of the trailer looks like some kind of convergence of all of the realms, I can see the Ninja getting pulled into one during the first incursion, then hopping between realms to find the Dragon Cores and return to Ninjago. We already know that time passes differently in different realms (see the Never-Realm), so my personal theory is that the Ninja will (from the perspective of the people of Ninjago) be gone for a number of years before they return (explaining Arin’s age). This could also explain the new Bounty, since travelling between realms would likely cause damage to the ship, as well as require various tech upgrades. 
 

[Takanuinuva]

1 hour ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

That basically settles things; this new kid is Arin. 

Given that the event seen at the beginning of the trailer looks like some kind of convergence of all of the realms, I can see the Ninja getting pulled into one during the first incursion, then hopping between realms to find the Dragon Cores and return to Ninjago. We already know that time passes differently in different realms (see the Never-Realm), so my personal theory is that the Ninja will (from the perspective of the people of Ninjago) be gone for a number of years before they return (explaining Arin’s age). This could also explain the new Bounty, since travelling between realms would likely cause damage to the ship, as well as require various tech upgrades. 
 

Tommy said that's not the case. Zane got sent into the past when he was sent to the never realm by Aspheera. 60 years iirc

[Classic_Spaceman]

4 minutes ago, Takanuinuva said:

Tommy said that's not the case. Zane got sent into the past when he was sent to the never realm by Aspheera. 60 years iirc

Ah, I see that now (I just looked it up). That said, this was not confirmed on-screen and the series has new showrunners and writers now, so it is subject to change. Additionally, there are other realms where the flow of time could actually be different. 
 

[a guy from somewhere]

3 hours ago, Classic_Spaceman said:

That basically settles things; this new kid is Arin. 

Given that the event seen at the beginning of the trailer looks like some kind of convergence of all of the realms, I can see the Ninja getting pulled into one during the first incursion, then hopping between realms to find the Dragon Cores and return to Ninjago. We already know that time passes differently in different realms (see the Never-Realm), so my personal theory is that the Ninja will (from the perspective of the people of Ninjago) be gone for a number of years before they return (explaining Arin’s age). This could also explain the new Bounty, since travelling between realms would likely cause damage to the ship, as well as require various tech upgrades. 
 

Given that Ninjago gets attacked by a major villain seemingly twice a year, the consequences of this would be catastrophic! 
In all seriousness though I’m really excited now, can’t wait to get our hands on the set descriptions. Hoping the bounty isn’t too unique as I don’t actually own a regular bounty yet. 

[Lemerbrix]

https://youtu.be/H2FP_8IiR68

[THELEGOBATMAN]

I really love the animation here, looks much nicer than the previous series.

It seems like they might drop a full trailer soon, which would mean that they'd also reveal the sets.

[a guy from somewhere]

Yeah, really hoping we get set descriptions soon. Really want to hear about the bounty, it’s easily my most anticipated set now. From what we can get from the trailer, it seems this will be the opening to the season, and the trailer we saw on the 1st comes after that. I can see Lloyd narrating the beginning of the episode and as we get each individual shot of the ninja he does a voice over, like “Kai, master of fire”. Wu seems to be on his last legs, he seems to be preparing Lloyd for “the next step”, and he’s looking for scrolls of “coalescence”, which is the joining or merging of elements into one whole mass, which lines up with what Lloyd says at the end of the trailer, as the Titan mech and the bounty fly towards the city. Above it, the “merge” and we can see into the realm above it. From my point of view, it looks like a city, and when flipped upside down it’s clear that it’s some sort of settlement with a tower in the centre, and this looks like the one IMDB image we got of a city with a tower in the middle with 2 moons overhead…

After comparing it with the image, I’m 100 percent certain this is the same tower. 2prongs on the side can be seen, with a thin structure at the top. The settlement is circular in shape with lots of smaller buildings, and around it is desert, which is the same as the IMDB image. Very exciting to see that we already have our first look into a new realm. 
I also find it funny that this is yet again something Wu just hasn’t bothered to mention to any of the ninja, honestly if Wu just told the ninja everything that could happen half the story of Ninjago would be solved in 5 mins. 
theory time now, I think the actual story of the show will open maybe a year after what we have currently seen, as Lloyd is narrating. He will tell us what happened, and then we will cut to what would be present day. Arin will be grown up, everyone will have the new imperial suits, the bounty will be upgraded and modified for trans dimensional transport (along with a range of new tech and vehicles) and we will be half way through the ninjas mission to undo the chaos of the merge, like an “in medias res” story. 
The only current issue I see with this is that we see the merge close in the first trailer, and there’s no shot of the bounty flying into it, so I’m not sure how the ninja cross over into the shattered realms. 
I also wonder if Wu will actually die in this season or if this is just far foreshadowing. 

[Takanuinuva]

The merge eh? Perhaps a villain is trying to merge realms together.

 

[Lemerbrix]

Hmm, realms merging together, where have I seen this before...

https://youtu.be/kXEGpEsRNhg

[a guy from somewhere]

14 minutes ago, Lemerbrix said:

Hmm, realms merging together, where have I seen this before...

https://youtu.be/kXEGpEsRNhg

Wow, talk about deja vu, correct me if im wrong but this is like the exact same message word for word? No hate, im just kinda surprised by this. But yes, im extremely excited for whats to come. Hopefully we get descriptions before the sets fully leak. It hasn't been mentioned but I just want to say im so happy to see lego promoting this on their channel and we aren't getting a blurry version in another language from some obscure leaker. This is lego taking care of their IP

[a guy from somewhere]

Continuing to pick out things in the trailer, the one we got yesterday concerning Lloyd and wu, Lloyd has his green eyes, and I’m pretty sure this trailer takes place just before the 1st teaser we got, and in that one we saw Lloyd with black eyes, although looking at other shots I can’t tell if it is the lighting or not. In the thumbnail and final scene they look black but in the scene where he’s sliding down the chain with Arin, they look kinda green? Like a hint of green? I’m not sure. I’m inclined so far to believe he still has powers, and it’s just the lighting.