Crystalized

Crystalized is the fifteenth season in the LEGO Ninjago series. It first released on May 20th, 2022. Lloyd appears as the mascot Ninja, and the Crystal King is the main antagonist. The Vengestone Army serve as the villainous faction.

It is the sixth and final season in the Book of Elements arc and marks the end of the LEGO Ninjago Saga. This season encompasses the Destruction Chapter. The villainous faction retelling is the past villain's ghosts in the Council of the Crystal King. 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
The Ninja are back for another season with brand new adventures in NINJAGO: Crystalized! This time they have been locked up in Kryptarium Prison where they are surrounded by some of their old enemies. Here they learn a mysterious Crystal King is recruiting a council of evil enemies. To find out the identity of this new enemy, they escape from prison and become fugitives. Who is the Crystal King? Why is he gathering a powerful counsel? Get ready for another action-packed mission with the ninja!

Characters

 * Antonia - Brynna Drummond
 * Aspheera - Kathleen Barr
 * Clutch Powers - Ian James Corlett
 * Cole - Andrew Francis
 * Cyrus Borg - Lee Tockar
 * Dareth - Alan Marriott
 * Fuchsia ninja - Travis Turner
 * Fugi-Dove - Adrian Petriw
 * Garmadon - Mark Oliver
 * Gayle Gossip - Kelly Sheridan
 * Harumi - Britt McKillip, Andrew Francis (masked)
 * Hounddog McBrag - Michael Dobson
 * Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
 * Kai - Vincent Tong
 * Killow - Gary Chalk
 * Lloyd - Sam Vincent
 * Maya - Jillian Michaels
 * Mechanic - Michael Antonakos
 * Mezmo - Paul Dobson
 * Miss Demeanor - Erin Mathews
 * Mister F - Brent Miller
 * Nelson - David Raynolds
 * Nya - Kelly Metzger
 * Nyad - Andrea Libman
 * Okino - Alessandro Juliani
 * Orange ninja - Kelly Sheridan
 * Overlord - Scott McNeil
 * Pink ninja - Michael Adamthwaite
 * Police Commissioner - Michael Donovan
 * Pythor - Michael Donovan
 * Ray - Vincent Tong
 * Ronin - Brian Dobson
 * Sally - Ashleigh Ball
 * Skyler Chen - Heather Doerkson
 * Teal ninja - Ryan Biel
 * Twitchy Tim - Brian Drummond
 * Ulisses Norville - Charles Demers
 * Ultra Violet - Sharon Alexander
 * Vangelis - Deven Mack
 * Wu - Paul Dobson
 * Yellow ninja - TBA
 * Zane - Brent Miller

Battles

 * Neon Ninja vs. Miss Demeanor
 * Ninja vs. Miss Demeanor & her goons
 * Neon Ninja vs. Miss Demeanor & her goons
 * Ninja vs. New Ninja
 * Ninja vs. Aspheera
 * Ninja vs. New Ninja
 * Ninja vs. Kryptarium Inmates
 * Ninja vs. Pythor & Crystal Spiders
 * Jay & Cole vs. Mechanic
 * Jay, Cole, Kai, & Zane vs. Mechanic
 * Lloyd vs. Council of the Crystal King

Locations Visited

 * Ninjago
 * Endless Sea
 * Lighthouse
 * Desert
 * Twitchy Tim's shop
 * Kryptarium Prison
 * Ninjago City
 * Ninjago City N-line Railroad
 * Mayor's office
 * Ninja courthouse
 * Hanger-Bay
 * Borg Tower
 * Borg Tower Vaults
 * Mountains of Impossible Height
 * Monastery of Spinjitzu
 * Samurai X Cave
 * Kai's dojo
 * Primevals Eye
 * 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, with the Crystal Samurai and Ninjago City citizens around it fighting against each other.
 * 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 Golden Ultra 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
 * 71759 Ninja Dragon Temple
 * 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

Continuity

 * It has been one year since Nya's disappearance, and all the Ninja are taking it a different way. Zane and Cole remain at the Monastery, but Zane has turned off his emotion switch to increase productivity.
 * Kai has become a teacher at his own school, teaching kids to run into battle and destroy the enemy without thinking.
 * Lloyd has resulted in cleaning windows in Ninjago City.
 * Lloyd cleaning windows was foreshadowed in a chapter of The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye when he tells Clancee, "Clancee, I am not going to be cleaning any windows or anything else. My priorities are greater than that."
 * Jay has become a recluse and started living in Dr. Julien's lighthouse.
 * This mimics the beginning of Season 4 when the Ninja split up after the loss of Zane.
 * Even after one year, the Vengestone smuggling continues.
 * The Mayor has hired a new group of Ninja to handle the threat, known as the Neon Ninja, to combat this.
 * It is also mentioned that since Seabound, Benthomaar has succeeded his father as the King of Merlopia.
 * Nyad's physical form is shown off for the first time. She helps Nya regain her memories, and in a flashback, her death in the undone Skybound timeline is shown.
 * The Ninja use Aspheera's staff to turn Nya human. They were reminded to do this after Kai got his powers taken from the same staff.
 * After her powers are taken, she returns to normal, and she feels powerless to help the Ninja out of prison. Wu reminds Skylor that no one can ever be powerless. This is a reminder that even after Kai's powers were drained in the same way, they were able to return sometime later.
 * Aspheera returns this season after being arrested in Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu. After she helps save Nya and escapes, she is recruited to join the council of the Crystal King by Harumi.
 * The Mayor makes reference to several times the Ninja have indirectly caused danger to the city, namely the Oni Invasion, Aspheera's attack, Prime Empire's invasion, and Kalmaar's invasion.
 * In Dareth's defense against the Ninja, he recalls the times the Ninja saved the city from Garmadon, Unagami, and The Quiet One.
 * In the case of Harumi, she didn't actually take over the city, but she had a hand in it
 * Skylor returns in this season, after having last appeared at the end of Seabound to mourn Nya, and after her last speaking role in Hunted.
 * It is revealed that her power of stealing powers fades after some time.
 * Dwane, who was originally a junior member of the Explorer's Club, now works for the mayor.
 * After regaining her memories and losing her powers, Nya remembers her greatest fear of being normal from looking at the Mirror of Fears in "The Explorers Club."
 * In the vaults below Borg Tower, Cole and Jay go to steal Aspheera's Staff. There, Cole reminds Jay that in these vaults are the Sword of Sanctuary (last seen in March of the Oni,) and the Oni Mask of Vengeance (last seen in Hunted.)
 * It is revealed that since their powers dampened at the end of March of the Oni, the Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu have been kept in the Samurai X Cave at the Monastery. However, as it is reminded throughout the past few seasons, it's impossible to truly lose all power. (Such is the case with Kai in SotFS, Nya currently, and Skylor.)
 * Wu's age is made direct mentioned by him, as he tells Aspheera that he is "thousands of years old."
 * Ultra Violet, Ronin, and Captain Soto are shown to be imprisoned in Kryptarium again. Soto and Ultra Violet haven't been seen in the show since Prime Empire, meaning both of them have been arrested since then, and Ronin remains there after being arrested in The Island.
 * Ultra Violet being in prison means that she was either put there some time after the events of Garmadon, or that this season takes place before it.
 * King Vangelis returns this season after having been imprisoned in Master of the Mountain. He is recruited into the Council of the Crystal King by Harumi.
 * Pythor returns this season after last being seen in Day of the Departed and Pythor's Revenge. He was last mentioned in Master of the Mountain as having been on the run, but it is revealed that he was defeated and captured by the New Ninja. He is later broken out of prison and recruited to join the Council of the Crystal King by Harumi.
 * Zane uses his human cloak for the first time in this season since March of the Oni, making it the first time he has used it in the Book of Elements Arc.
 * Twitchy Tim and his gas station return in this season after last appearing in The Island.
 * Krux, Acronix, and Garmadon are mentioned in this season when the Ninja speculate as to who will be joining the Council of the Crystal King, but Lloyd recalls that the three of their whereabouts are unknown.
 * This confirms what we've known about the Time Twins for some time, that their disappearances at the end of Golden Hour are ambiguous.
 * It also likely means that the events of Garmadon take place before this season, as the Ninja still don't know his whereabouts either.
 * Kabuki Mask, the masked man who recruited Vangelis, Pythor, Aspheera, and the Mechanic to join the Council of the Crystal King, is revealed to be Harumi.
 * This marks her first physical appearance since Saving Faith in Season 9, not counting Avatar Harumi's appearance in Prime Empire.
 * It is shown in Episode 13 that she died in the fall, but in another realm met with the Overlord, who gave her new life and new purpose. It is shown that following her revival, she returned to the Oni Temple and placed a crystal in the pedestal of the Mask of Hatred, which erected many other crystals in the temple. One of them showed the image of the Crystal King, who is revealed to be the Overlord.
 * In this flashback it is also revealed that the Crystal King sent Harumi to make him an army out of the enemy's weakness, (Vengestone.) It is shown that Harumi had been giving money to King Vangelis in Shintaro in exchange for large amounts of Vengestone, revealing that their operation with the Crystal King has been going on for at least a year or two. Additionally, Harumi was meeting with Vangelis in the moments before the Ninja's arrival in Shintaro and happened to be there while they spoke to the King.
 * The Ninja faulted her plans for now, but later picked the operation back up while enlisting the help of Miss Demeanor. The shipment that they delayed at the beginning of Seabound happened to be one of the last ones.
 * It is also revealed that Lloyd actually attempted to save Harumi after the building fell on her, but she was no longer under the rubble.
 * Harumi tells Lloyd that the Crystal King's ultimate plan is to steal the Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu, which have been under the Monastery since the end of March of the Oni.
 * In the Council of the Crystal King, an updated model of Mr. E is seen, who is referred to as Mister F.
 * In the episode The Council of the Crystal King, Clutch Powers can be seen holding onto the Teapot of Tyrahn. This marks the fifth appearance of the teapot in the Book of Elements Arc, having first appeared in the belly of Beohernie in Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu, then later held by Clutch in Prime Empire, wondered about its whereabouts by Lloyd in Master of the Mountain, and then being seen at the Explorer's Club in Seabound.
 * The only installment in the Book of Elements Arc it has not appeared in at all is The Island.
 * The character Sally that appears in The Benefit of Grief is reminiscent of another character named Sally who was originally featured in Season 3. Both of them wear similar glasses and share a name, so it's not implausible that the girl in Master Wu's class from Rebooted grew up wanting to be a singer and dyed her hair pink.
 * 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.