Lego Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu is a 2011 Lego

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 theme. It uses elements from the previous Ninja series

Lego Ninja

Lego Ninja was a theme and product range of the construction toy Lego. Launched in 1998, the collection was officially part of the Lego Castle theme, despite the non-European setting. The majority of the sets were released in 1998 and 1999, with only three small sets of minifigure released in 2000...

. There are several changes from the previous series. These include the removal of the Shogun and Bandits, and the introduction of the Skeleton Army. Also noticeable is the inclusion of vehicles which imply a more modern time setting than the Feudal Japan setting from the previous incarnation.

Characters

Minifigures for the Ninjago theme are broken up into two factions, the human Heroes and the Skeleton Army. Unlike the previous Ninja Collection, each Minifig (with the exception of the Skeleton Troops) has a specific name and a distinctively unique appearance. This series focuses on the great weapons of the four mystical powers and the mastery of Spinjitzu. This series also introduced Spinners that the minifigures could be placed on for battles. There is also is a card game that accompanies the spinners.

Heroes

• Sensei Wu- The white Spinjitzu Master with all elements (Balanced). Sensei Wu's weapons of choice are a Wooden Staff, wisdom, and the Staff of Dragons. His evil brother is Lord Garmadon.
• Kai - The Red Ninja of Fire who only is a ninja to save his sister, Nya, who was captured by Lord Garmadon. Kai's weapon of choice is the golden weapon the Dragon Sword of Fire.
• Jay - The Blue Ninja of Lightning whose weapons of choice are the Spear of Lightning and the golden weapon Nunchucks of Lightning. He has a good sense of humor.He is also shown to have a crush on Kai's sister Nya.
• Cole - The Black Ninja of Earth whose weapons of choice are the Staff of Dragons, and the golden weapon Scythe of Quakes. He has a fear of dragons and heights and is the team leader. In 2520 Battle Arena, he uses the Flail of Ice and the Golden Katana.
• Zane - The White Ninja of Ice whose weapons of choice are the Flail of Ice, and the golden waepon the Shurikens of Ice. He has a terrible sense of humor, but he is an incredible ninja with sensing abilities. He is also Sensei Wu's apprentice.
• Nya - Kai's sister. She gets captured by the skeleton legions, which is why Kai agrees to become a ninja. Her weapons of choice are her double daggers. She also has psychic powers and can't use spinjitzu.

The Skeleton Army

• Lord Garmadon - The black Spinjitzu Destroyer of all Elements (Unbalanced) whose weapon of choice is a Lightning Bolt. He is dead and has been banished to the Underworld after the two brothers' terrible duel. His younger brother is Sensei Wu. In 2012, he has 4 arms and he has a son named Lloyd Garmadon
• Frakjaw - The Red Skeleton of Fire whose weapon of choice is a Mace
• Krazi - The Blue Skeleton of Lightning whose weapon of choice is a Bone
• Chopov - The Black Skeleton of Earth whose weapon of choice is a Machete
• Bonezai - The White Skeleton of Ice whose weapon of choice is a Pickaxe. In 2520 Battle Arena, he uses a Bone Axe and Machete.
• General Nuckal - General of the Lightning Skeletons whose weapon of choice is a Double-Sided Bone Axe.
• General Wyplash-Skeleton General of ice, Weapon of choice is a double sided flail.
• General Kruncha-skeleton General of earth, weapon of choice Double sided axe
• Samukai - The four-armed skeleton leader of the Skeleton Army. He betrays Garmadon but gets turned into a portal that Garmadon goes through thanks to the Four Weapons' power. His weapons of choice are four Bone Daggers.
• Skeletons - Troops of the army.

The Snake People(2012)

• Lloyd Garmadon The son of Lord Garmadon who now has four arms. He controls the snake people with a snake staff and his weapon of choice is a golden lightning bolt
• Snappa- The Snake of Fire whose golden weapon is a golden spear and a Golden Snake Staff.

Sets

Minifigures

2111	Kai		19	Kai	1
2112	Cole		19	Cole	1
2113	Zane		19	Zane	1
2114	Chopov		20	Chopov	1
2115	Bonezai		21	Bonezai	1
2116	Krazi		22	Krazi	1
2170	Cole DX			Cole (DX version)	1
2171	Zane DX			Zane (DX version)	1
2172	Nya		21	Nya	1
2173	Nuckal		26	Nuckal	1
2174	Kruncha			Kruncha	1
2175	Wyplash			Wyplash	1
2254	Mountain Shrine				1
2255	Sensei Wu			Sensei Wu	1
2256	Lord Garmadon			Lord Garmadon	1
2257	Spinjitzu Starter Set		57	Jay, Frakjaw	2
2258	Ninja Ambush		71	Kai, Bonezai
2259	Skull Motorbike		157	Jay, Chopov
2260	Ice Dragon Attack		158	Zane (DX version), Krazi
2263	Turbo Shredder		223	Jay, Cole, Frakjaw
2504	Spinjitzu Dojo		373	Sensei Wu, Zane, General Nuckal	1
2505	Garmadon's Dark Fortress		518	Kai, Nya, Garmadon, Samukai, Bonezai, Chopov
2506	Skull Truck		515 |Jay,Zane,Wyplash and Garmadon|
2507	Fire Temple		1180	Kai DX,Kruncha,Nya,Lord Garmadon,Samukai,Sensei Wu and Zane
2508	Blacksmith Shop			Kai, Kruncha
2509	Earth Dragon Defence			Cole DX, Wyplash
2516	Ninja Training Outpost		45	Cole
2518	Nuckal’s ATV		174	Kai (DX version), Nuckal	1
2519	Skeleton Bowling		371	Jay (DX version), 6 skeletons	1
2520	Ninja Battle Arena		463	Cole, Bonezai	2
2521	Lightning Dragon Battle			Jay (DX version), Sensei Wu, Kruncha, Frakjaw	1
20020	BrickMaster - Ninjago		83
30080	Ninja Glider
30081	Skeleton Chopper		41	Frakjaw
30082	Ninja Training
30083	Dragon Fight		31	Kai
30084	Blue Ninja			Jay
66383	Super Pack 3 in 1
853111	Exclusive Weapon Training Set			Sensei Wu
4636204	NinjaGo promotional item		11

Adaptions

On the same day as the release of the original 17 sets a board game from the Lego Games

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 theme was released in the United Kingdom using elements from the Ninjago theme. A Ninjago film, entitled "Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu

Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu is a 2011 action comedy family animated film that centers around a teenager named Kai who transforms his life from Samurai to Ninja. The film was based on the Lego toy series of the same name. It was also shown on Cartoon Network on January 14 2011 in two episodes...

" aired in the United States on Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network

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 on January 14, 2011. American band The Fold

The Fold

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 performed the theme song, The Weekend Whip. It is split into two episodes, Way of the Ninja and King of Shadows. The movie served as a pilot for a Lego Ninjago series set for 2011. The series is titled Lego Ninjago: The Series. A video game, entitled Lego Battles: Ninjago

Lego Battles: Ninjago

Lego Battles Ninjago is a Video Game published on April 12, 2011 in North America and April 15, 2011 in PAL territories for the Nintendo DS and is a follow-up to Lego Battles video game. Both games were developed by Hellbent Games and co-published by TT Games...

, was released on April 12, 2011, on the Nintendo DS

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. It is the sequel to the 2009 game Lego Battles

Lego Battles

LEGO Battles is a video game developed by Hellbent Games and co-published by TT Games. It was released on June 9, 2009 for the Nintendo DS. There are a total of three different stories in the game, each with the option of playing as the protagonists or the antagonists...

and was developed by Hellbent Games and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and TT Games

TT Games

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. A Ninjago themed world is also being added to the massively multiplayer online game

Massively multiplayer online game

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 Lego Universe

Lego Universe

Lego Universe is a massively multiplayer online game developed by NetDevil. The game was released on October 26, 2010, with an early opening for LEGO "Founders", which consisted of users who pre-ordered the game. It is globally distributed by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment...

. A virtual world called Lego Ninjago Online is set to release in October 2011.

External links

• Ninjago at Lego.com
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