Dragons Rising

Unreleased

Dragons Rising is the first season of Ninjago: United. It is set for release on June 1, 2023, and unlike the seasons before it, does not have a focus Ninja. The main antagonist and villainous faction are currently unknown.

Being the first season in the third Ninjago generation, it is also the first installment to reset the episode count. It is not considered the sixteenth season of Ninjago. Like the seasons from the Book of Elements, this one continues the trend of past villain correspondences, in this case it is retellings of the Time Twins.

From December 2022 to January 2023, a series of animated comic strip shorts were released titled Ninjago NXT, which let fans decide what the outcome of some stories would be after the end of Season 15. These shorts also corresponded with the release of the second wave of Core sets in 2023.

It is preceded by Crystalized.

Plot Summary
The new season of NINJAGO begins with a shocking twist: A mysterious enemy has travelled through time and altered key events in Ninja history, creating a dangerous alternate timeline. The Ninja team must race against time to find a way to set things right before it's too late. But the task proves more difficult than they ever imagined, as they battle new enemies and struggle to keep their own memories of the original timeline intact. Travelling through time, they soon stumble upon a long-forgotten race of Dragons, powerful beings who hold the key to restoring the timeline. But the Dragons are guarded by a ferocious and cunning Dragon Hunter who will stop at nothing to destroy anyone who threatens his power. With the dragons and their incredible abilities, the Ninja must outsmart the Dragon Hunter in an exciting race against the clock. But as the stakes get higher and the enemies become more powerful, they must also confront their own demons.

Characters

 * Arin - TBA
 * Cole - Andrew Francis
 * Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
 * Kai - Vincent Tong
 * Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
 * Nya - Kelly Metzger
 * Ras - TBA
 * Raz - TBA
 * Sora - TBA
 * Wu - Paul Dobson
 * Zane - Brent Miller

Battles

 * TBA

Locations Visited

 * Monastery of Spinjitzu
 * Ninjago City

Sets

 * 71777 Kai's Dragon Power: Tornado Spinjitzu
 * 71778 Nya's Dragon Power: Drifting Spinjitzu
 * 71779 Lloyd's Dragon Power: Cyclone Spinjitzu
 * 71789 Kai & Ras: Car & Bike Battle
 * 71790 Imperium Dragon Slayer Hound
 * 71791 Zane's Dragon Power: Spinjitzu Race Car
 * 71792 Sora's Transforming Racing Bike
 * 71793 Heatwave Transforming Lava Dragon
 * 71794 Lloyd & Arin's Ninja Team Mechs
 * 71795 Temple of the Dragon Energy Cores
 * 71796 Elemental Dragon vs. Empress's Mech
 * 71797 Destiny's Bounty: Race Against Time
 * 71798 Nya and Arin's Baby Dragon Battle

Ninjago: Core 2 sets
A second wave of Ninjago: Core sets released in the same season as this series.


 * 71780 Kai's Ninja Racing Car EVO
 * 71781 Lloyd's Mech Duel EVO
 * 71882 Cole's Earth Dragon EVO
 * 71883 Kai's Mech-Bike EVO
 * 71884 Jay's Thunder Jet EVO
 * 71885 Jay's Titan Mech
 * 71886 Zane's Ice Dragon
 * 71887 Ninja Creative Brick Box
 * 71888 Lloyd's Ninja Bike

Development

 * Doc Wyatt has stated that something ‘very significant’ will separate the old Ninjago series from the new.
 * He also confirmed that there will be no focus Ninja the way there was in the original series.

Speculation

 * As it is being advertised as a new series, it is possible that there will be a time skip following the end of Crystalized and the main six Ninja will no longer be a part of the main ensemble cast.
 * As of the end of Crystalized, the original four Ninja have lost their Elemental Powers, which means that the new series could be about their successors inheriting them.
 * Set leaks reveal the names of three new characters: Ras, Sora, and Arin. It's possible that these are the Ninja's descendants or possibly the inheritors of their Elemental power.
 * The description of the series says that they are heroes of the future, possibly the successors of the Ninja after the time skip.
 * From figure leaks, Ras looks to be like one of the villain characters, and Sora does not wear a Ninja suit. Is Arin the seventh Ninja? Is Sora part of the team but not necessarily a Ninja?

Continuity

 * TBA