Crystalized

The fifteenth season in the LEGO Ninjago series has been confirmed. It is set for release in the Summer of 2022. The focus character is unknown, and the Crystal King is the main antagonist. The Crystal Samurai serve as the villainous faction.

It is likely the sixth and final season in the Book of Elements arc, and possibly the end of the LEGO Ninjago Saga. Which elemental chapter and character it focuses on are unknown, but the villainous faction retellings may be the past villain's ghosts in the Crystal Samurai. The collectible items in this season are the Weapons of Destruction.

In January 2022, a series of shorts titled The Virtues of Spinjitzu were released as the first 2022 Ninjago installments preceding Season 15.

It is preceded by Seabound and followed by an unknown installment.

Plot Summary
Can you rise to the challenge? Level up your skills on NINJAGO.com and tune into the upcoming season to learn more about these mysterious crystals.

Characters

 * Aspheera - Pauline Newstone
 * Cole - Andrew Francis
 * Crystal King - TBA
 * Crystal Samurai - TBA
 * Harumi - Britt McKillip
 * Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
 * Kai - Vincent Tong
 * Lloyd - Sam Vincent
 * Mechanic - Michael Antonakos
 * Mr. E - Brent Miller
 * Nelson - David Raynolds
 * Nya - Kelly Metzger
 * Pythor - Michael Donovan
 * Skull Sorcerer - Deven Mack
 * Skyler Chen - Heather Doerkson
 * Wu - Paul Dobson
 * Zane - Brent Miller

Battles

 * TBA

Locations Visited

 * Ninjago
 * Endless Sea
 * Lighthouse
 * Unknown
 * Dragon Temple
 * Temple of the Crystal King

Sets
Lloyd and the Golden Ultra Dragon is the mascot, and the Weapons of Destruction are the collectible items of the season. The set background is based on Ninjago City, darkened with purple clouds and a floating island in the center.
 * 71759 Dragon Temple
 * 71768 Jay's Golden Dragon Motorbike
 * 71769 Cole's Dragon Racer
 * 71770 Zane's Golden Dragon Raider
 * 71771 Temple of the Crystal King
 * 71772 The Crystal King
 * 71773 Kai's Golden Dragon Raider
 * 71774 Lloyd's Ultra Golden Dragon
 * 71775 Nya's Samurai X Mech

Ninjago: Core sets
The sets that represent the Virtues of Spinjitzu episodes. These sets do not have an official mascot, but Wu is featured on most of the boxes even though he only appears in only one of them. Seven banners are the collectible items. The set backgrounds are in a cartoonish style, and it seems like they resemble the Mountains of Impossible Height.


 * 71757 Lloyd's Ninja Mech
 * 71760 Jay's Thunder Dragon EVO
 * 71761 Zane's Power Up Mech EVO
 * 71762 Kai's Fire Dragon EVO
 * 71763 Lloyd's Race Car EVO
 * 71764 Ninja Training Center
 * 71765 Ninja Ultra Combo Mech
 * 71766 Lloyd's Legendary Dragon
 * 71767 Ninja Dojo Temple
 * 71776 Jay and Nya's Race Car EVO

Spinners

 * 70688 Kai's Spinjitzu Ninja Training
 * 70689 Lloyd's Spinjitzu Ninja Training
 * 70690 Jay's Spinjitzu Ninja Training

Speculation

 * Based on the teaser trailer that was released, which showed the intro for what I would assume is Episode 2 of the season, Jay has become a recluse and is now living in Dr. Julien's lighthouse prison after the loss of Nya, and the beginning of the season is about the other four Ninja bringing him back. The only dialogue in this footage is at the end when the five of them put their hands in and say "for Nya!" which probably means they're going to find a way to bring her back.
 * Also in these shots you can see Lloyd wearing some sort of delivery boy outfit and Kai wearing his Red Shogun suit, which maybe means that the Ninja do something similar to what they did after Season 3, when they got odd jobs to not be a Ninja after Zane's death.
 * Seemingly new characters depicted in the sets are the Crystal King and his Crystal Samurai.
 * My theory on what is going to happen goes as follows. Jay seeks out Nadakhan's Teapot of Tyrahn in order to somehow find a way to bring Nya back, but in doing so, his wish causes some bad shit to happen and some like old villains come back and stuff. Also, the Vengestone Buyer definitely comes into play, and it is Pythor.
 * One of Tommy's hints about the villains in the sets being there to throw us off sounds pretty damn sneaky and I could see that being true. I reckon that the identity of the Vengestone Buyer is a big big secret so the aim of the sets is to throw us off on who it really is. Is it Aspheera? Is it the Skull Sorcerer? Is it the Overlord? I don't think it's any of them... Time will tell.
 * The poster shows that Aspheera, Skull Sorcerer, Mr. E, and Pythor do return, so I wonder if the mystery of who the real big bad is is going to be brought into the show or not. Then again, they all have the Overlord's symbol on their new outfits, so the Big O is probably in charge...
 * The way that Tommy and other mfs on Twitter are talking about this season makes it sound like it's the proper end lol. No one talked like this about March of the Oni, even though that was *a* end...

Leaks

 * Set leaks seem to imply there will be a big focus on gold and dragons. This leads me to believe that we're being set up for the "Gold Chapter" to conclude the Book of Elements.
 * Apparently, the Crystal King is the Overlord, and he is the Vengestone Buyer from the previous seasons. How likely this is is pretty unclear. I highly doubt it, but we'll see.
 * The Overlord is all but confirmed to return due to his symbol appearing on the new designs of the villains this season.
 * The Gold Ultra Dragon is apparently the four original Ninja turned into the big dragon. I guess.
 * Garmadon is set to return, but as an aid to the Ninja.
 * Nelson and Skylor are set to return.
 * Nya returns as Samurai X, however P.I.X.A.L.'s role is unclear.
 * Lloyd and Garmadon both use their Oni forms in this season after Garmadon's Oni variant last appeared in Season 10.
 * The leaker suggests that the title of the season is "Endgame," but this has yet to be seen.
 * It goes in line with Tommy saying that the title is only one word long.
 * In Korea the title is dubbed "The Dark Crystal."

Continuity

 * Pythor returns this season after not having been on screen since Day of the Departed, and not appearing in a canon installment since the Pythor's Revenge comic book.
 * How he returns is currently unknown, but he is likely in league with the Overlord again.
 * Mr. E returns this season after being destroyed in Hunted.
 * How he was rebuilt and by whom is currently unknown, but he is likely in league with the Overlord.
 * Aspheera returns this season after being imprisoned in Cell 1 in Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu. She is now dark purple with magenta flames.
 * How she was broken out of jail is currently unknown, but she is likely in league with the Overlord.
 * Vangelis returns this season as the Skull Sorcerer after being unmasked and imprisoned for his crimes in Master of the Mountain.
 * How he was broken out of prison, and how he regained his Skull Sorcerer persona is currently unknown, but he is likely in league with the Overlord.
 * The Mechanic returns this season after disappearing in Prime Empire.
 * It is unknown what he has been doing all this time, but he is likely in league with the Overlord.
 * The Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu return this season, having been seemingly corrupted or engulfed in purple crystals. Their purpose remains unknown for now.
 * The Virtues of Spinjitzu episodes show Wu using his Creation powers to the fullest extent we've ever seen it, being able to manifest entire locations and beings and impress them on the Ninja.
 * The flashback in which Lilly dances with Lou in The Virtues of Spinjitzu may be inspired by Way of the Departed, where it is mentioned in Chapter 3 that Lilly and Lou often danced outside on the terrace of their house, and Cole secretly watched.