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I recently bumped into a confusing bit in Ninjago, and after some digging, checking, and thinking, I came to a solution that I wanted to share with fellow Ninjago fans.
As you know, the ninja finally learned to control their elemental powers in season 3, after Lloyd returned the golden power to them in the Temple of Light. But there are a few plot holes with that:
-How come they weren't able to do before they gave some of their power to Lloyd in season 2?
-Their elements manifested in the Golden Weapons, though, so what's the deal with that?
-Were there any other effects to these newly discovered abilities?
Well, I'm here to answer these things, and I'd love to hear what you have to say about it :)
First of all, let's talk about the Temple of Light, or more accurately, what happened in it. So in season 2, the ninja came to the temple and gave their elemental power to Lloyd, which allowed him to manifest the Golden Power which he then used to destroy the Overlord. However, when the Overlord came back in digital form and sought the Golden Power, Lloyd gave it back to the ninja, and that was when they started to use their power. How come? So first of all, Lloyd giving his power back didn't give them their power, it only revealed it. They had this elemental power within them all along. So why did they use it just now? That's because of the Golden Weapons. From the Pilot season up until Garmadon stole the weapons, the ninja manifested their elemental power through the weapons and utilized them in every aspect of their power. After the weapons were lost, they no longer had access to their elemental power, even though it was still within them.
Because they still had it, they could give it to Lloyd in the temple. After giving their power they were given Elemental Blades which acted as a substitute for their power. Then came season 3, when Lloyd returned the power, and since the ninja had not used the golden weapons in a fairly long time and had gotten more connected with their inner self, they didn't need the weapons to manifest their power. They did it from thin air, like any Elemental Master before them.
It's important to note that some of the ninjas' power was still within them after they gave it away to Lloyd, since they could activate the Techno Blades which required Elemental Power.
After the ninja linked with Lloyd when they gave him the power and did it again when he gave them their powers back, a bond had been created between Lloyd's power to the ninjas' power. If Lloyd would ever be compromised, their power would disappear. That's what happened when Morro possessed Lloyd.
And boom. That's my theory. I'll put it up as theory, though in reality, it's more of a conclusion. I wanted to share in case someone else ever thought about it :D
Also, sorry if this isn't the place to post stuff like this. I'm new to Reddit XD
I'd love to hear your thoughts :)
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This is a good theory! This ties with what Garmadon says in S4: "Power lies in all of you. It only needs to be awoken." The fact that he also says that Mr. Pale is a "distant relative" of the Master of Light and that Griffin Turner is the grandson to the Master of Speed, not son, ties to what Nya says in S5 to Wu: "Sometimes elemental powers can skip a generation." The whole idea here is that elemental power can stay dormant in a person their whole lives until it is awoken. Some people apparently never awaken the power and end up passing it on to their decendants to awaken for themselves instead. (Edit: so the powers wouldn't necessarily "skip" a generation like Nya suggests, but rather they are always inherited but not always awoken.)
When it comes to Lloyd and his bond with Zane's, Kai's, Cole's, and Jay's powers, though, there's an inconsistency. How come they can't use their powers when Lloyd is compromised in S5, but can after Lloyd is compromised in S8 and S9? Maybe it has to do with Mystake's special tea in that particular instance? No idea lol. But at that point it seems that each of the ninjas' power is individual to themselves, Lloyd included.
Thanks for replying! In regards to S8/9, I thought about that, and also came to a conclusion. Lloyd's powers were incapacitated in S5 as his soul and spirit were taken over. Once Morro left him, he could use his powers. In S8/S9 though, Lloyd's powers were only severed, because of the battle with his father. It was still there. That's why he awoke it by himself, after he gained the courage to confront his father.
it's actually because the ninjas powers became more distant from lloyd meaning if he loses them they will still have their powers
Well, that's your theory and it's totally valid and accepted. I just think the theory I mentioned is more accurate, but that's just my opinion :)
it's not a theory it's the canon reason
Okay, this is basically what I've been saying for a year or so now, but a few minor nitpicks:
This is not necessarily true. The Techno Blades never needed Elemental Power; they just used the latent power they still had within them. Minor nitpick.
Might want to note that the bond faded overtime (presumably from the golden power the Overlord stole from Lloyd going back into the ninja) as Lloyd is incapacitated in S8/9 and loses their powers but the ninja are fine.
Gotcha. Thanks for the reply! Also, see my comment to @mivshiro about the S8/9 thing.
But Loyd used his power in a episode that he came back to his old school and the kids locked him up and then he could control the element of lightning
Probably because as the green ninja he had the potential to learn it but in the temple of light it acted as a faster boost.