Ninjago: Possession

Possession is the fifth 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 29 June to 10 July 2015, following the fourth season titled Tournament of Elements. It is succeeded by the sixth season, titled Skybound.

Ninjago: Possession
Season 5
Possession poster
Starring
Country of originDenmark
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkCartoon Network
Original releaseJune 29 (2015-06-29) –
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)
Season chronology

The season introduces the ghost of Morro as the main season antagonist, who possesses the central character Lloyd Garmadon. Possession is the first season to include the character of Nya in the ninja team as the Elemental Master of Water.[1] It also introduces Airjitzu, a new ability that is shown to be similar to the show's fictional martial art of Spinjitzu, but allows the ninja characters to levitate off the ground.[2]

Voice cast
See also: List of Ninjago characters

Main

Supporting

Production

Animation

The animation for the fifth season was produced at Wil Film ApS in Denmark.[27]

Direction

The episodes for the fifth season were directed by Jens Møller, Michael Helmuth Hansen, Peter Hausner, and Trylle Vilstrup.[27]

Release

The season trailer was released on 8 June 2015 on YouTube.[28] The season premiered on 29 June 2015 on Cartoon Network.[29] The episodes were released throughout June and July 2015 until the season finale, which was released in two parts. Curseworld Part 1 was released on 9 July 2015 and Curseworld Part 2 was released on 10 July of the same year.[30]

Plot

When Lloyd is possessed by the spirit of Morro, the ninja realise that they have lost their elemental powers. Morro attacks Wu and the ninja to obtain Wu's staff, which has three symbols engraved upon it.[N 1] Morro successfully takes the staff, but Wu has made an imprint of the symbols. Wu explains that Morro was his first pupil and the Elemental Master of Wind. Morro believed that he would become the Green Ninja and was enraged to find out that he was not. He had set out to find the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master but never returned. Morro and his three ghost warriors begin their search for the Realm Crystal, which will allow Morro to release the Preeminent, the physical embodiment of the Cursed Realm, into Ninjago.

The first symbol on Wu's staff is a technique known as Airjitzu, which allows the user to levitate off the ground. To learn this technique, the ninja travel to the city of Stiix to find Ronin, who stole the Scroll of Airjitzu from Domu Library. On the way, they encounter Chain Master Wrayth and learn that ghosts can be defeated with water.[N 2] In Stiix, they search for the scroll but are outwitted by Morro, who takes the scroll, learns Airjitzu and escapes.[N 3] The ninja discover they can learn Airjitzu by visiting the Temple of Airjitzu. Meanwhile, Nya receives intensive training from Wu and begins to control the element of water. The ninja visit the Temple of Airjitzu, which is haunted by the ghost of Master Yang, and they earn the Scroll of Airjitzu. Yang tries to trap them inside the temple, revealing that anyone who remains inside at dawn will become a ghost. The ninja escape with the scroll, except for Cole, who doesn't get out in time and is transformed into a ghost. He remains in this form throughout Season 5 and Season 6.[N 4]

After learning Airjitzu, the ninja race to obtain the second symbol, the Sword of Sanctuary. They ascend the Wailing Alps and use Airjitzu to pass through the Blind Man's Eye into a parallel realm called Cloud Kingdom.[N 5] Morro again outwits them, takes the sword and returns to Ninjago with the ninja in pursuit. On the mountainside, Kai takes the sword from Morro and the ninja use it to pinpoint the location of the third symbol, the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master.[N 6] When they arrive, they face three deadly tests before finding the Realm Crystal. There they encounter Morro, who releases Lloyd and escapes with the crystal. Lloyd is weak, but the ninja find their elemental powers are returning. [N 7] Morro uses the Realm Crystal to release an army of ghosts and the Preeminent. The ninja are forced to battle the army of ghosts but realise that they are being overwhelmed and retreat on a paddle steamer. Nya unlocks her True Potential and destroys the enemies with a huge wave. Wu tries to pull Morro from the grasp of the Preeminent but he dies as he hits the water. [N 8]

Episodes
Main article: List of Ninjago episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
451"Winds of Change"Michael Helmuth HansenDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJune 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)2.05[31]
Lloyd is ambushed in the Ninjago City Museum by Morro, a ghost who escaped the Cursed Realm, and ends up getting possessed. Morro steals the Allied Armor, that lets him summon other ghosts from the Cursed Realm, and goes to Sensei Wu's tea shop to get the staff that was given to him by the First Spinjitzu Master. Without Lloyd powering them, the other Ninja lose their elemental powers and have no choice but to escape with Wu on the Destiny's Bounty, with Morro in pursuit, riding Lloyd's elemental dragon. Wu reveals that Morro was his first student, and the Master of Wind.
462"Ghost Story"Jens MøllerDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJune 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)1.83[32]
Morro boards the Destiny's Bounty and tries to get Sensei Wu's staff, but Wu throws it overboard. Morro goes after the staff while the ship crashes. The Ninja learn that the staff had three engravings on it: clues to locating the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master. The first clue is the Scroll of Airjitsu, which is in the possession of a thief named Ronin. They travel to Ronin's home in Stiix, a city built on water, but are intercepted by one of Morro's ghost allies. The Ninja defeat the ghost, discovering that their weakness is water. Wu reveals that Kai and Nya's mother Maya was the Master of Water, just as their father Ray was the Master of Fire and that Nya has the potential to succeed her, so she must train to become the Master of Water.
473"Stiix and Stones"Peter HausnerDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)2.13[33]
The Ninja try to purchase the Scroll Of Airjitzu from Ronin, but the price is too high, and they fail to earn the money for it. Morro ends up taking the scroll with the help of his ally, Soul Archer, whom Ronin is indebted to, and uses the scroll to learn Airjitzu. Ronin instead gives the Ninja weapons that can kill ghosts. Meanwhile, Sensei Wu trains Nya to control water, and discovers that her weakness is fear of being weak and helpless.
484"The Temple on Haunted Hill"Trylle VilstrupDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)1.93[34]
Nya and Ronin go to the Samurai X cave where they encounter Morro and his ghosts who are after Nya's samurai Mech. Nya accepts that she is the Master of Water and conjures a rain in the desert to keep the pursuing ghosts at bay. Meanwhile, the Ninja seek to learn Airjitzu by other means and travel to the haunted temple of Sensei Yang. Their fears are tested by Yang's ghost but they eventually receive a second Scroll Of Airjitzu. As they try to escape before sunrise, Cole drops the scroll and quickly goes back to retrieve it. Unfortunately, he fails to get out in time, and the curse of the temple turns him into a ghost.
495"Peak-a-Boo"Michael Helmuth HansenDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 3, 2015 (2015-07-03)1.82[35]
The Ninja must travel to the Cloud Kingdom to recover the Sword of Sanctuary, the second clue on Wu's staff. To get there, they must climb the tallest mountain in Ninjago and use Airjitzu to jump into a cyclone above. While climbing, they're caught in an avalanche, but they are able to escape because of Cole's new ghost abilities. They successfully use Airjitzu to reach the Cloud Kingdom before Morro. Back at the Bounty, Sensei Wu and Nya capture one of Morro's allies, Ghoultar and begin to interrogate him.
506"Kingdom Come"Jens MøllerDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 6, 2015 (2015-07-06)1.71[36]
The Ninja search for the Sword of Sanctuary in the Cloud Kingdom, but are betrayed by Fenwick, one of the Kingdom's high ranking inhabitants, who struck a deal with Morro. Morro obtains the sword, and returns to Ninjago with the Ninja in pursuit. Kai, takes the Sword from Morro as Lloyd temporarily regains control of his body, and the Ninja fly off on board the Bounty, planning their next move.
517"The Crooked Path"Peter HausnerDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 7, 2015 (2015-07-07)1.91[37]
Ronin steals the Sword of Sanctuary and gives it to Morro to pay off his debt to Soul Archer. Morro takes possession of Ronin to trick the Ninja into travelling to his own resting place in the Caves of Despair, where he intends to bury them alive. The Ninja escape and Ronin tries to repay them by entrusting them with the real location of the tomb, which is under the ocean.
528"Grave Danger"Trylle VilstrupDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)1.78[38]
The Ninja reach the underwater tomb with Ronin's vehicle and manage to pass two trials, before encountering Morro. Morro is trapped and the Ninja find the Realm Crystal in the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master. Morro demands the Realm Crystal in exchange for Lloyd. Kai tricks him, but when the Ninja rush off to save Lloyd, Morro manages to obtain the Realm Crystal, which he uses to open a portal to the Cursed Realm and escape.
539"Curseworld"Michael Helmuth HansenDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)1.52[39]
5410Jens MøllerJuly 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)1.62[40]

Part I: The Ninja go to Stiix to stop Morro from unleashing his master, the Preeminent, who is the embodiment of the Cursed Realm. They manage to fend off many ghosts, while Lloyd reaches Morro. Morro tries to tempt Lloyd with the promise of releasing his father from the Cursed Realm. Lloyd hesitates, giving time for the Preeminent to be unleashed, while he himself is banished.

Part II: In the Cursed Realm, Lloyd meets his father, who helps him escape, and he fights Morro across multiple realms, including a realm called "Chima". The Ninja try to stop the preeminent, but it proves to be too powerful. The ghost army is also infinite, since any ghost they kill just reemerges from the Cursed Realm through the Preeminent. The Ninja evacuate Stiix, while Nya unlocks her true potential and drowning the Preeminent. Wu tries to save Morro, but the ghost chooses to drown instead, and passes on to the departed realm with the other ghosts. Using the Realm Crystal, the Ninja bring back Lloyd, who follows in his father's footsteps and becomes a master.

This episode includes a crossover with Legends of Chima.

Reception

Ratings

The season premier of Possession achieved rank 22 in the top 100 Monday cable originals on 29 June 2015 with 2.05 million viewers.[41]

Critical reception

Reviewer Melissa Camacho for Common Sense Media gave Possession a 3 out of 5 star rating and noted that the season features cartoon violence but also includes themes of "loyalty, teamwork, and sacrifice". The reviewer also commented, "this a solid choice for action lovers. The loss of a loved one also is a central theme in this series installment."[1]

Other media

An associated action-adventure game titled Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin was released on 24 March 2015 to accompany the season. It was developed by TT Fusion and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game is available on PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS and IOS.[42]

References

Primary
  1. Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 1 "Winds of Change"
  2. Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 2 "Ghost Story"
  3. Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 3 "Stiix and Stones"
  4. Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 4 "The Temple on Haunted Hill"
  5. Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 5 "Peak-a-Boo"
  6. Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 6 "Kingdom Come"
  7. Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 8 "Grave Danger"
  8. Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 10 "Curseworld, Part II"

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