Ninjago: Legacy of the Green Ninja

Legacy of the Green Ninja is the second season of the computer-animated television series Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (titled Ninjago from the eleventh season onward). The series was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen. The season aired from 18 July to 21 November 2012, following the first season titled Rise of the Snakes. It is succeeded by the third season, titled Rebooted.[1]

Ninjago: Legacy of the Green Ninja
Season 2
Legacy of the Green Ninja poster
Starring
Country of originDenmark
No. of episodes13
Release
Original networkCartoon Network
Original releaseJuly 18 (2012-07-18) –
November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)
Season chronology

The second season was originally intended as the final season of the series. The show and its associated Lego Ninjago product line had been planned as a three-year project. However, due to the strong performance of the television series and the product line combined with positive feedback from online forums, the series was continued past the end of 2013.[2]

Legacy of the Green Ninja follows the storyline of the ninja training their new team member Lloyd Garmadon in order to prepare for a prophesied battle. Lord Garmadon returns as an antagonist whose devious plans result in Lloyd being magically aged up to a teenager. The season also introduces Lloyd's mother Misako for the first time. It also reveals the Overlord as the main season antagonist and culminates in the final battle.[3]

Voice cast
See also: List of Ninjago characters

Main

Supporting

Production

Direction

The Legacy of the Green Ninja episodes were directed by Martin Skov, Michael Helmuth Hansen, Peter Hausner, Trylle Vilstrup and Thomas Østergaard Poulsen.[31]

Animation

The animation for the second season was produced at Wil Film ApS in Denmark.[31]

Release

The first episode of the season titled Darkness Shall Rise was released on 18 July 2012 on Cartoon Network. The subsequent episodes were released in July, August, October and November 2012. The season finale titled Rise of the Spinjitzu Master was released on 21 November 2012.[32]

Plot

The ninja begin training Lloyd so that he can face his father in battle. Meanwhile, Garmadon recruits the Serpentine, rebuilds the Destiny's Bounty as the Black Bounty and merges the Golden Weapons into the powerful Mega Weapon.[N 1] Garmadon resurrects the original crew of the Destiny's Bounty, led by Captain Soto. They pilot the ship to Ninjago City, but the ninja engage them in battle. Eventually, Garmadon escapes with the Bounty.[N 2] Garmadon creates clones of the ninja as a way to defeat them. When the ninja visit Darkley's School, they are locked in a room by the students and forced to defeat the clones.[N 3] They decide to enter a road race named the Ninjaball Run to earn the grand prize so that they can save Dareth's Mojo Dojo. Garmadon decides to participate to stop the ninja from winning. After fighting for lead position, the ninja narrowly win the race and Lloyd takes possession of the Bounty.[N 4]

At Ninjago Museum of History, Garmadon uses the Mega Weapon to resurrect the extinct Grundal to destroy the ninja. When the ninja burst in, they are struck by the weapon and transformed into children. They are later forced to defend themselves from the Grundal in the comic book store, but Master Wu and Nya arrive and Lloyd uses Tomorrow's Tea to turn the Grundal back into bones. The ninja are transformed back to their present ages, but Lloyd is rapidly aged up to an adolescent.[N 5] Garmadon attempts to change the past by stopping the ninja team from forming, so the original four ninja follow him into a time portal to the temporal point when Wu first recruited Kai. They manage to restore the timeline by using the Golden Weapons of the past to blast the Mega Weapon into space.[N 6] At Ninjago Museum, Lloyd is reunited with his mother, Misako.[N 7]

After being betrayed by Skales, Garmadon finds himself on the Dark Island with the disembodied voice of the Overlord. The venom of the Great Devourer seeps into catacombs beneath Ninjago and animates a Stone Army, which wreaks havoc on Ninjago City. Garmadon takes control of the Stone Army using the Helmet of Shadows.[N 8] The Ninjas, Lloyd, Sensei Wu and Misako journey to the Dark Island to find a 'Temple of Light' that can restore the Ninjas' elemental powers but are attacked by Starteeth (barnacle-like star fish) that start eating through their ship. [N 9] The ninja travel to the Dark Island to stop Garmadon and reach the Temple of Light to harness their elemental powers and bestow Golden Power on Lloyd.[N 10] They fail to stop the Celestial Clock from counting down to the final battle. Garmadon's super weapon, Garmatron, is used to fire dark matter into Ninjago.[N 11] The Overlord is revealed to be the dark lord from the prophecy. He possesses Garmadon and heads to Ninjago with his army.[N 12] The ninja return to Ninjago on Ultra Dragon and are forced to defend Lloyd while being hit by dark matter, leaving Lloyd to confront the Overlord alone. The Overlord transforms into a massive dragon, but Lloyd uses his Golden Power to destroy the Overlord in an explosion of light, which purges Garmadon of evil and transforms Lloyd into the Golden Ninja.[N 13]

Episodes
Main article: List of Ninjago episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
141"Darkness Shall Rise"Michael Helmuth HansenDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 18, 2012 (2012-07-18)2.85[33]
Without the Golden Weapons, the ninja have lost their elemental powers. They decide to get jobs to rent an apartment but working overtime to afford the rent leaves them with no time to train Lloyd. Meanwhile, Lord Garmadon rebuilds the Destiny's Bounty, and persuades the Serpentine to follow him. The Serpentine Generals refuse to join and plot to kidnap Lloyd instead. They distract the Ninjas who are busy with their work, while Skales sneaks into to the Ninjas' apartment, but he is captured and arrested. Lord Garmadon and the Serpentine fly to the Golden Peaks and he fuses the Weapons together into a Mega Weapon.
152"Pirates vs. Ninja"Trylle VilstrupDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 25, 2012 (2012-07-25)2.30[34]
After settling for a smaller apartment, the ninja go to "Grand Sensei Dareth's Mojo Dojo", and ask Dareth to let them use it to train Lloyd. Lord Garmadon discovers Captain Soto's journal in the Bounty's cabin and accidentally resurrects the ship's original pirate-crew, realizing that the Mega Weapon only has the power to create. The pirates lock up Garmadon and the Serpentine and attack Ninjago City. Dareth, dressed as the Brown Ninja, jumps on board and is captured. The Ninja go to rescue him, and Lloyd does Spinjitzu for the first time. The pirates are arrested, but Lord Garmadon takes back the Bounty.
163"Double Trouble"Martin SkovDan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, & Joel ThomasAugust 1, 2012 (2012-08-01)N/A
The Ninja receive an invitation for an awarding ceremony from Lloyd's old school, Darkley Boarding School, but it turns out to be a trap: the students lock them up along with the teachers, and take Lloyd. Evil replicas of the ninjas, created by Lord Garmadon's Mega Weapon, learn of the Ninjas' location from Nya, and go after them. At the school, the Ninjas escape only to come face to face with the Evil Ninjas. Lloyd persuades his former classmates to admit to their inner goodness, and together, they discover a way for the Ninjas to defeat their evil counterparts.
174"Ninjaball Run"Thomas Østergaard PoulsenDan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, & Joel ThomasAugust 8, 2012 (2012-08-08)N/A
Dareth has fallen behind on his payments and a company named Darnagom (an anagram of Garmadon) intends to buy the land the Dojo is built on. The Ninjas enter the Ninjaball Run, the most dangerous race in Ninjago, hoping to cover Dareth's debts with the prize money. Garmadon also enters the race with the Bounty to prevent them from winning, but the Ninja manage to cross the finish line first in a close race. Lloyd takes the Bounty back from Garmadon.
185"Child's Play"Michael Helmuth HansenDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanAugust 15, 2012 (2012-08-15)N/A
Lord Garmadon breaks into the museum to revive the extinct Grundle using the Mega Weapon. The Ninjas interrupt him but are also affected. Reverted to children, the Ninjas are powerless against the resurrected Grundle. Just as the Ninjas are about to be eaten, Master Wu and Nya arrive with some Tomorrow's Tea, that could age them back. Lloyd uses the tea to defeat the Grundle and return the Ninja to normal, but is aged up in the process.
196"Wrong Place, Wrong Time"Trylle VilstrupDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanAugust 22, 2012 (2012-08-22)N/A
Lord Garmadon uses his Mega Weapon to create a time portal, hoping to prevent the formation of the Ninja team. The Ninja follow him as he goes back in time to the day Kai met Sensei Wu. After failing to alter the timeline by stopping Nya's kidnapping, Garmadon teams up with his past self and amboushes the past Kai in the Fire Temple. The present Ninja arrive and fight back, and destroy the Mega Weapon using the past Golden Weapons. The destruction of the Mega Weapon restores the timeline.
207"The Stone Army"Martin SkovDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanOctober 3, 2012 (2012-10-03)N/A
The Ninja meet Misako, Lloyd's long lost mother, who tells them of the Overlord and his indestructible Stone Army. The venom of the Great Devourer brings a huge Stone Warrior to life, but the Ninja trick him into toppling down a bottomless pit. Meanwhile, a now powerless Garmadon returns to the City of Ouroboros to plan his next move, but the Serpentine betray him, and toss him into the sea. He washes up on the shores of the Dark Island, where he meets the Overlord and the two join forces.
218"The Day Ninjago Stood Still"Peter HausnerDan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, & Joel ThomasOctober 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)N/A
Having been crowned the new Snake King, Skales plans to undermine the foundations of Ninjago City, bringing it down into chaos. Underneath the city the Serpentine uncover an ancient vault, where the Stone Army rests. The Great Devourer's venom melts through the ceiling, animating the statues, who defeat the Serpentine and trap them inside. On the Dark Island, Garmadon is guided by the Overlord to the Celestial Clock, where he dons the Helmet of Shadows, starting the clock's countdown to the Final Battle.
229"The Last Voyage"Michael Helmuth HansenDan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, & Joel ThomasOctober 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)N/A
On the Dark Island, the Overlord and his Stone Army begin the construction of a Super-Weapon, that would harness the island's Dark Matter. The Ninja set sail for the Dark Island on the Bounty, in a quest to find the Temple of Light, where they can obtain the power to defeat the Stone Army. The ship is caught in a storm and eventually runs aground on an uncharted island with a lighthouse. In the Lighthouse, they discover Zane's father, Dr. Julien who was brought back to life by Samukai, and forced to build war machines for the Skulkin. He repairs the Bounty, allowing them to continue their journey to the Dark Island.
2310"Island of Darkness"Trylle VilstrupDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanOctober 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)N/A
The Ninja arrive on the Dark Island and begin their search for the Temple of Light, while Dr. Julien and Nya build them new vehicles. They eventually locate the Temple, and are given new Elemental Swords, that restore their elemental powers.
2411"The Last Hope"Martin SkovDan Hageman, Kevin Hageman, & Joel ThomasNovember 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)N/A
Misako speculates that returning the Helmet of Shadows to its pedestal could stop the countdown and prevent the final battle. Dressed as Stone Warriors, the Ninjas escort her to Garmadon's camp, where she manages to steal the helmet. Garmadon chases after them with a giant robot. The Ninja reach the Celestial Clock but are too late to stop the countdown. The Celestial Clock powers-up the Overlord's completed Super-Weapon, the "Garmatron", and Nya is captured by the Stone Army.
2512"Return of the Overlord"Peter HausnerDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanNovember 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)N/A
On the coast of the Dark Island, the Stone Army deploys the Garmatron to corrupt Ninjago's inhabitants with Dark Matter, upseting the balance between good and evil. Nya, also corrupted, attempts to stop the Ninja from following, but is subdued. The Overlord betrays Garmadon, possessing him and attacking Lloyd, who tries and fails to bring his father to his senses. The Overlord defeats Lloyd, breaking his leg and wrecking the Bounty, before opening a portal to Ninjago City and leading the Stone Army through it. The Ninja are left stranded on the Dark Island.
2613"Rise of the Spinjitzu Master"Michael Helmuth HansenDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanNovember 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)3.11[35]
The Ninja return to the Temple of Light, where they find the First Spinjitzu Master's battle mech. With the help of the mech and the Ultra-Dragon, the group flies back to Ninjago City. The Overlord, now morphed into a dragon, has conquered the city completely. The Ninja are outnumbered by the Stone Army, but Dareth saves them by recovering the discarded Helmet of Shadows, and forcing the Stone Warriors to stand down. The Ninja climb the Overlord's tower, with only Lloyd reaching the top. Lloyd unlocks his full potential, becoming the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master and summons the Golden Dragon. He begins to fight the Overlord and after Lloyd uleashes an explosion of light, the city is freed from the Overlord's control, and purging his father of the corruption.

Ratings

The Season 2 premiere was listed as the top telecast of the day with children aged 2–11 and all boys on Wednesday 18 July 2012 and secured more than 2.8 million total viewers aged 2+. It was the top telecast in its Wednesday, 8 p.m. time period with children aged 6–11 and 9-14 and all boys. The series led Cartoon Network to the number one television network position on Wednesday nights with children aged 2–11 and all boys. The season premiere increased average ratings by double and triple digits compared to its original Season 1 premiere for the same time period (ranging between 124% and 184%), the previous four weeks (between 114% and 154%) and all competitive programming including Disney Channel and Nickelodeon in the same time period (between 14% and 506%) The total number of viewers aged 2+ increased by 30%.[36]

See also

References

Primary
  1. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 1 "Darkness Shall Rise"
  2. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 2 "Pirates vs. Ninja"
  3. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 3 "Double Trouble"
  4. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 4 "Ninjaball Run"
  5. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 5 "Child's Play"
  6. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 6 "Wrong Place, Wrong Time"
  7. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 7 "The Stone Army"
  8. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 8 "The Day Ninjago Stood Still"
  9. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 9 "The Last Voyage"
  10. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 10 "Island of Darkness"
  11. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 11 "The Last Hope"
  12. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 12 "Return of the Overlord"
  13. Ninjago, Season 2, Episode 13 Rise of the Spinjitzu Master"

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