Ninjago 2014

[Mandate]

So, LEGO really is speeding up production for NINJAGO next year, I guess?

[ToaJaller78]

How about this:

LINK IT.

[Lego Spy]

How about this:

(extremely large: "LINK IT." in red and italics)

Link what? Can you be more specific? (And could you tone down the font customizations please? )

Edited November 26, 2013 by Lego Spy

[Merc4hire95]

Just saw the mechdragon and ninja copter commercial on Cartoon Network. Looks pretty awesome, it favored the mechdragon since it destroyed the ninja copter at the end and then a last shot had Zane slamming his techno blade into the mechdragon.

[PenPlays]

So, LEGO really is speeding up production for NINJAGO next year, I guess?

Nope. They are due to be released online next weekend, meaning that stores are starting to stock them. According to my local Lego Store, their shipment didn't sport a release date, meaning that they could have put the sets on the shelves at any time (they've had the sets in the back for more than two weeks now). I assume that this is the same for TRU and Fred Meyer's as well.

Having finished the three sets I recently purchased, I'm more than pleased. Each set has its own unique features and the perfect amount of minifigs per each. Each set also comes with instructions that have different background art than the box. It is a futuristic blueprint style that I found to be a nice touch. The one set I purchased that stands out the most is the Ninjacopter. The set is much larger than I anticipated and sports a sleek design. The minifigures are also fantastic. Zane's battle damage is excellent, and Pixal is nice as well.

Speaking of Pixal, she has a double sided head, the other side sporting red eyes and an angry expression (surprise, surprise).

Edited November 26, 2013 by Penkid11

[ToaJaller78]

Link what? Can you be more specific? (And could you tone down the font customizations please? )

The Commercial.

[Lego Spy]

The Commercial.

Oh, can you use the quote button next time so people know what who/what you're talking about?

Anyway, it sounds like Merc4hire saw it on television, so it might not even be on the internet yet.

[ToaJaller78]

Oh.........

[Lego Spy]

Oh.........

Here's a video someone took of the commercial on YouTube.

[LegendsOfNinjago]

Do we know where the Destructiod is gonna be an exclusize

[Merc4hire95]

Just to clarify, the mechdragon commercial was aired on television. From what I have searched I have yet to find the commercial on the web.

[PenPlays]

Do we know where the Destructiod is gonna be an exclusize

Either Target or TRU.

[LegendsOfNinjago]

Either Target or TRU.

Thanks! If it's at TRU my guess is it will be 30 or 35.

[Freddy Bricker]

I also saw the commercial, it was better than this years Garmatron commercial. And at the end, Pixal, Zayne, and Lloyd are all lined to together with their weapons facing the camera in a battle pose. It sorta makes me want to get all both sets. I will definitely skip the Ninjacopter if Pixal appears in the summer wave (if there is a summer wave) and if the Ninjacopter has no real "role" in the show. But if they don't make a summer wave (or if they do, and Pixal is not included) than I will gladly still buy the Ninjacopter, the price just bugs me.

[Aanchir]

On the subject of Pixal, it seems that a good portion of the fandom has been quite inspired by her design. I was checking recent Ninjago art on deviantART earlier and found several drawings of the character. This, this, and this are some of my favorites.

Of course, she's also controversial among some fans just on account of being set up as a possible romantic interest for Zane. Remember the Zane fangirls in the episode The Last Voyage? The writers didn't make that up out of nowhere... and given how few major female characters there are in the show, it's no surprise that a lot of writers in the fandom who are fans of romantic storylines have created their own original characters as romantic interests for Zane.

[CM4Sci]

On the subject of Pixal, it seems that a good portion of the fandom has been quite inspired by her design. I was checking recent Ninjago art on deviantART earlier and found several drawings of the character. This, this, and this are some of my favorites.

Of course, she's also controversial among some fans just on account of being set up as a possible romantic interest for Zane. Remember the Zane fangirls in the episode The Last Voyage? The writers didn't make that up out of nowhere... and given how few major female characters there are in the show, it's no surprise that a lot of writers in the fandom who are fans of romantic storylines have created their own original characters as romantic interests for Zane.

Wow, that was quick.

-Sci

[LegendsOfNinjago]

Wow, that was quick.

-Sci

Haha that's what I'm thinking

[CM4Sci]

Just saw the commercial!

-Sci

[Amazing Bricks]

Didn't find any sets yet at my Toysrus

[Lego Spy]

Just to clarify, the mechdragon commercial was aired on television. From what I have searched I have yet to find the commercial on the web.

I Googled it, and found a video in a few seconds.

Or do you just mean official?

Either Target or TRU.

I was thinking TRU. Speaking of which...

Thanks! If it's at TRU my guess is it will be 30 or 35.

Well, knowing TRU, it'll probably be $40.

[PenPlays]

On the subject of Pixal, it seems that a good portion of the fandom has been quite inspired by her design. I was checking recent Ninjago art on deviantART earlier and found several drawings of the character. This, this, and this are some of my favorites.

These are nice, but making Lego characters into full human shapes isn't my cup of tea.

Well, knowing TRU, it'll probably be $40.

I have no doubts that it will be that price, and whats worse, being that it will be "exclusive" to TRU, the prices will be the same between Lego S@H, Lego Stores, and TRU. Then it will be discounted 50% off on Black Friday, a la Eagle's Castle. Calling it now (if we even remember this a year from now...)

[Sirtank]

I finished building the Mech Dragon today, and I absolutely love it. I have never really been impressed by any of the Ninjago dragons, but something about this one really works for me.

[CM4Sci]

The site was heavily updated with a fresh 2014 look!

-Sci

[ToaJaller78]

Here are the new Bios:

P.I.X.A.L.(Primary Interactive X-ternal Assistant Life-form) is Cyrus Borg’s android assistant.

When she first meets the ninja, she is under the influence of the Digital Overlord and uses her skills to copy the plans for Zane so the Nindroids can be built.

She is cold and mechanical and incapable of any feeling for anyone.

P.I.X.A.L. is actually the 16th model in her line, the first 15 having malfunctioned due to a faulty thermo-coil and a malfunctioning AIE-ES (artificial intelligence enhancer-emotion suppressor) chip.

Borg was able to fix the coil, but the chip problem has not been completely solved.

A skilled and imaginative inventor, Cyrus Borg saw the damage done to Ninjago City by the battle with the Overlord as an opportunity.

He rebuilt the place as New Ninjago City, packed with high technology upgrades, and built the Borg Industries complex right on the site of the Overlord’s defeat.

Borg’s successes have been many, but his few failures have been spectacular as well (the electronic papercut carving set, the electric bath mat, the nuclear toothbrush, the turbo-jet powered, sub-orbital golf cart, etc.).

“When I make a mistake, I make a big one!” he has been known to say.

Sensei Wu was a hero for many, many years on Ninjago.

One day, he realized that the threats he was facing were too much for one champion.

He recruited four boys and trained them in Spinjitzu, and they went on to defeat menaces like the skeleton army, the Serpentine, and the Stone Warriors.

What no one knew was that Sensei Wu had seen a vision long ago which warned him of the many threats to come.

Now the Sensei is leading his team into battle again.

But before all is said and done, he may well find himself in the most terrible danger of his long career ...

• Wu once trying to braid his beard but it looked ridiculous.

• Wu, Garmadon and Kai's father used to go on a ventures together.

• The symbol on Wu's clothing is the Ninjago symbol for 'destiny'-

• Wu LOVES tea … but you probably knew that.

• Wu's staff is several hundred years old.

Garmadon is the brother of Sensei Wu. As a young man, he was bitten by The Great Devourer and became Lord Garmadon.

Merciless and sinister, he became an enemy of Sensei Wu and the ninja team.

It was only when the Overlord was defeated that Garmadon was freed from the darkness.

He no longer believes in violence of any kind, and is focused on trying to raise his son, Lloyd, the right way.

But is he really reformed, and can he stick to being peaceful in the face of the Nindroid threat?

Cole is the ninja of Earth.

He is disciplined, responsible, strong and a good planner.

In the past, he has had a big job to do keeping his more emotional teammates under control.

But now he is more relaxed and willing to let others take the lead sometimes.

Cole always tries to keep his feet on the ground, even when he is doing Spinjitzu.

Kai jokes that Cole is the only ninja he’s ever heard of who brings a book to battles, so he won’t get bored.

• Cole was a student at the Marty Oppenheimer School of Performing Arts as a dancer … for two days.

• Cole likes all kinds of climbing: Rock climbing, cave climbing, tree climbing and dragon climbing … whatever that is!

• Cole's favorite color is actually orange … but don't tell anyone.

• When Cole was a child his friends jokingly called him Cole Bucket

General Cryptor is the robotic leader of the Nindroid army, and a servant of the Digital Overlord.

Unlike the Nindroids, who rarely speak, Cryptor talks all the time.

He loves to taunt and insult his foes in battle, and has even been known to criticize his own troops (saying they are as stealthy as a herd of hungry yaks).

Cryptor’s emotional programming is also more advanced than that of the Nindroids, and his quick temper can be used against him.

Cryptor dismisses the ninja as a serious threat to his army.

That may be a mistake that comes back to haunt both him and the Digital Overlord.

Jay is the ninja of Lightning, a talented inventor with a crazy sense of humor and a huge crush on Nya.

He loves all the new technology around today, although his efforts to take it apart and figure it out have led to more than a few explosions.

He even has a Cyrus Borg poster on the wall of his room.

Although the ninja have been through many fearsome fights, Jay is still the same fast-talking adventurer he has always been.

Even Nindroids cannot get this ninja down.

But he can sometimes make his teammates crazy!

• When Jay uses his electrical powers to his fullest, he creates 1.21 gigawatts.

• Jay once invented a Spinjitzu powered slingshot … but it back fired.

• Sometimes Jay wakes up in his sleep because he accidentally zaps himself.

• Jay's favorite dancing style is electric boogie.

• Jay and Nya once went dancing on a date, but it spun out of control.

Kai is the ninja of Fire, and though he is a hero now, he came from humble beginnings.

His father was a trusted ally of Sensei Wu and the two adventured together for many years.

Wu would later hide the map showing the locations of the Four Weapons of Spinjitzu in his friend’s blacksmith shop.

Kai was the last member recruited for the team by Sensei Wu and the last to achieve his full potential (which happened when he saved Lloyd from the belly of an active volcano!)

He can be hot-headed and impatient, but is trying to control that.

• For the first two months of his life his parents called him Ash.

• Kai once by accident forged a weapon called a 'Swingana' … Part yo-yo part sword. It was not a big success.

• When Kai uses his elemental power in a vehicle, it gets powered up and engulfed in flames … which is why flying a hang glider is a bad idea.

• Once Kai singed off his eyebrows with the sword of fire. But no one noticed because he painted the back on with a black marker.

• When Kai's sister Nya was a baby, he used to juggle hammers to entertain her. When he dropped one on his foot she laughed the hardest.

Lloyd Garmadon is happy that his father is free of the Overlord’s influence.

But after so many years apart, it is a lot of work getting used to being father and son again.

On top of that, Lloyd’s gold ninja power has made him a target of the Digital Overlord and a potential danger to the world.

Lloyd sometimes misses being just a normal boy, but when you’re the golden ninja, it’s hard to just go out and play catch with Dad (you wind up throwing the ball straight through tree trunks).

“Min-Droid” is a nickname given by General Cryptor to a small version of a Nindroid.

Cryptor jokes that the manufacturing process must have run short of metal, which would explain Min-Droid’s size.

Min-Droid is different from standard Nindroids in ways besides his height – for example, he is very sensitive about his appearance and quick to anger when insulted.

Although miniature, Min-Droid is still dangerous.

The ninja would be smart not to underestimate this robot.

Nindroids are high-tech fighting machines manufactured based upon the blueprints of Zane.

But they are the next generation of artificial warriors, stronger, faster, and more agile than Zane has ever been.

In addition, they have cloaking abilities that let them turn invisible.

This mechanical army serves the Digital Overlord.

Where Zane is able to feel friendship and more, Nindroids have no emotions.

They are completely cold and totally focused on accomplishing their mission.

Nindroids cannot be reasoned with or frightened off and they will only do strategic retreats if it seems that defeat is inevitable.

Nya is Kai’s sister and has proven herself to be a hero many times.

When the ninja team first formed, she had a hard time getting into the action.

She was never trained in Spinjitzu, but still wanted to be part of the adventure.

By disguising herself as Samurai X, she showed she was just as capable as Kai or any of the others. She is now a valued member of the team, capable of taking charge in a crisis.

Nya has always wanted a chance to make a real difference in a fight – she is about to get her wish.

• Nya's first version of her Samurai X mech was blue … which is her favorite color.

• Nya has the high score in 'Fist to Face 2' but she keeps it a secret because she doesn't want to upset her brother.

• Nya's bracelet originally belonged to her mother.

• When Nya was two years old, she always slept with a plush dragon she called Sparky.

• Jay's Mother Edna has a photograph of Nya and Jay in her wallet. Jay is still looking for it … he must have lost it somehow.

Yay new Nya figure!

Zane is the ninja of Ice.

He was known in his village for being able to sit at the bottom of a freezing lake for an incredibly long time (something it turns out he was able to do because he is a robot).

Although being a machine has not changed his friendships with his teammates, it does sometimes make him feel different and a little lonely.

Zane’s blueprints end up being used to create the Nindroid army, which inspires him to fight this new foe even harder.

While still very logical and practical, meeting P.I.X.A.L. causes him to feel all new emotions.

[Lego Spy]

(snip)

Yay new Nya figure!

Are you sure about this? Other than the legs and pauldrons, the pieces are the same as those used in the 2012 wave. (The Samurai Mech and Spinner sets)