United Arc

The United Arc is the fifth story arc of the Ninjago franchise, and the first in the third generation. It began in 2023. It is not a reboot; however, it does reset the episode count.

After saving the world from the Overlord once and for all, the Merge occurs, and all 16 realms along with Ninjago united into one, changing Ninjago forever.

So far this arc makes up Dragons Rising Season 1 and Season 2. When both seasons have aired it will amass 40 episodes total.

It is preceded by the Book of Elements arc.

Dragons Rising (2023)
''In the aftermath of a world-changing event, Lloyd, the Green Ninja, must train young heroes to rescue dragons from a technologically-advanced enemy. New and old Ninja team up to find three Dragon Cores with the power to save their unstable world, unless their enemy, the Imperium, steals them first.''

Dragons Rising Season 2 (2024)
TBA

Characters Introduced

 * Arin - Deven Mack
 * Beatrix - Nicole Oliver
 * Dorama - Mackenzie Gray
 * Dragon Matriarch - Brenda Crichlow
 * Kreel - Kelly Sheridan
 * Ras - Brian Drummond
 * Rapton - Giles Panton
 * Riyu - Brian Drummond
 * Sora - Sabrina Pitre
 * Wyldfyre - Kazumi Evans

Battles

 * Arin & Sora vs. Claw
 * Lloyd, Arin & Sora vs. Claw
 * Ninja & Dragons vs. Claw
 * Arin & Sora vs. Dorama
 * Ninja & Craglings vs. Earth Dragons
 * Ninja vs. merge monster
 * Ninja vs. Claw
 * Ninja, Wyldfyre & Dragons vs. Claw

Series Impact

 * An event known as the Merge occurs in the beginning, merging together all sixteen realms and causing chaos, and the Ninja are separated. Lloyd and Kai remained at the Monastery.
 * Nya was sent somewhere and ended up in the Kingdom of Madness, what was once the Realm of Madness.
 * This marks the first appearance of this realm since Season 2, and the first appearance of the Craglings since then.
 * In Episode 3, Lloyd attempts to train Sora and Arin in the same way that Master Wu originally trained Kai in the Pilot Episodes.
 * The Cloud Kingdom reappears in Episode 5, making its first reappearance since Season 5. It is revealed in this season that the "writers of destiny" claim that their writings predict destiny but are often wrong. This seems to be a retcon of the events of Possession, since we do see that their writings do in fact alter fate.
 * Since the last appearance, the previous Master Writer, who helped the Ninja defeat Fenwick, has stepped down as Master Writer and been replaced with someone else. It may be that they cycle through Master Writers frequently.
 * A new type of Dragon is revealed, Source Dragons, who appear to have the power to enhance Elemental Power.
 * A new character, Sora is introduced with the Elemental Power of Tech, which she is able to access with the Source Dragon Riyu's help.
 * The new Master of Wind has been introduced, being a writer in the Cloud Kingdom.
 * Morro is referenced by Lloyd when he says he knew who the last Master of Wind was and likes the new one better.
 * There is a reason why Ninjago was the epicenter of the Merge, but it is currently unknown.
 * In Episode 9, a flashback is shown that takes place sometime between Rise of the Snakes and Legacy of the Green Ninja with Master Wu training young Lloyd.
 * In the flashback, Lloyd has his green eyes, which is an error, as he obviously didn't get them until Sons of Garmadon. He also wears his Legacy Gi, which isn't too big of an issue.
 * He also is played by Sam Vincent and not Jillian Michaels.