Hunted

Hunted is the ninth season of the Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu series. It was originally released on August 11th, 2018. Young Wu is the mascot character for this season and Iron Baron is the main antagonist. The Dragon Hunters serve as the villainous faction.

It is the second season in the Oni Trilogy arc. It focuses on Wu growing up in the Realm of Oni and Dragons, as well as Lloyd's efforts in Ninjago to defend against his tyrannical father. The season also reveals the home world of the Oni, and that they have mysteriously gone missing. The collectible items for this season are the Golden Dragon Armor.

It is preceded by Sons of Garmadon and followed by March of the Oni.

Plot Summary
While Lloyd and Nya resist Emperor Garmadon's oppressive hold on Ninjago City, Young Wu and the rest of the Ninja are stranded in a barbaric realm where fierce dragons are being hunted down by Iron Baron and his gang of Dragon Hunters. Lloyd must endure in NINJAGO City, the others need to find the fabled Dragon Armor if they ever hope to get back home to stop Emperor Garmadon once and for all.

Characters

 * Arkade - Michael Donovan
 * Chew Toy - Scott McNeil
 * Cole - Kirby Morrow
 * Daddy No Legs - Ian James Corlett
 * Dareth - Alan Marriott
 * Edna - Jillian Michaels
 * Faith - Kathleen Barr
 * First Spinjitzu Master - Jim Conrad
 * Garmadon - Mark Oliver, Kai Emmett
 * Gayle Gossip - Kelly Sheridan
 * Griffin Turner - Doron Bell Jr.
 * Harumi - Britt McKillip
 * Iron Baron - Brian Drummond
 * Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
 * Jet Jack - Rhona Rees
 * Kai - Vincent Tong
 * Karlof - Scott McNeil
 * Killow - Garry Chalk
 * Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
 * Misako - Kathleen Barr
 * Mystake - Tabitha St. Germain
 * Mr. Pale - Kirby Morrow
 * Muzzle - Brent Miller
 * Neuro - Paul Dobson
 * Nya - Kelly Metzger
 * P.I.X.A.L. - Jennifer Hayward
 * Police Commissioner - Michael Donovan
 * Ronin - Brian Dobson
 * Shade - Andrew Francis
 * Skylor - Heather Doerksen
 * Tox - Maggie Blue O'Hara
 * Ultra Violet - Maggie Blue O'Hara
 * Wu - Madyx Whiteway, Paul Dobson
 * Zane - Brent Miller

Battles

 * Marooned Ninja vs. Dragon Hunters
 * Mr. E vs. Lloyd, Nya, P.I.X.A.L., & Dareth
 * Zane, Jay, & Kai vs. Slab
 * Zane, Jay, & Kai vs. Heavy Metal
 * Dragon Hunters vs. Faux Firstbourne
 * The Resistance vs. Sons of Garmadon
 * Resistance vs. Harumi
 * Marooned Ninja & Faith vs. Jet Jack
 * Mystake vs. Lord Garmadon
 * Skylor & the Colossus vs. Lord Garmadon
 * Colossus vs. the Resistance
 * Iron Baron vs. Firstbourne
 * Marooned Ninja vs. the Colossus
 * Lloyd & Wu vs. Lord Garmadon
 * Lloyd vs. Lord Garmadon

Locations Visited

 * Ninjago
 * Ninjago City
 * Borg Tower
 * Royal palace
 * Temple of Resurrection
 * Sea of Sand
 * Kryptarium Prison
 * First Realm
 * Dead's End
 * The Pit
 * Desert
 * Oni Land
 * Oni Stronghold
 * Firstbourne's Nest

Sets
Wu was the mascot character, and the black swirls around him form a dragon. The Dragon Armor was the collectible item. The majority of the sets in this wave focused on the Realm of Oni and Dragons half of the story.


 * 70650 Destiny's Wing
 * 70651 Throne Room Showdown
 * 70652 Stormbringer
 * 70653 Firstbourne
 * 70654 Dieselnaut
 * 70655 The Dragon Pit
 * 70658 Oni Titan

Flyers

 * 70644 Golden Dragon Master
 * 70645 Cole - Dragon Master
 * 70646 Jay - Dragon Master
 * 70647 Kai - Dragon Master
 * 70648 Zane - Dragon Master

Continuity

 * The events of this season pick up one week after the events of Season 8.
 * Because of this, the Marooned Ninja's suits are battle damaged versions of their SoG suits.
 * The fate of the Ultra Dragon is revealed, when he left Ninjago to go to the Spirit Coves back in Season 1, he returned to his home world of the Realm of Oni and Dragons. When he got there, he was caught by the Iron Baron and the Dragon Hunters and killed. His bones were made into the Iron Baron's throne.
 * Most of the Elemental Masters from Tournament of Elements return in this season, including Griffin Turner, Shade, Neuro, Tox, and Mr. Pale, as well as Karlof and Skylor returning from The Hands of Time. They act on their promise from season four of helping the ninja by joining the Resistance.
 * Jacob Pevsner, Gravis, Ash, Chamille, and Bolobo are the only Elemental Masters to not appear in this season. Bolobo is revealed to have been arrested and most of the others' whereabouts are unknown.
 * Chamille is described as becoming a villain for some reason. Since then, her fate remains unknown.
 * Skylor is revealed to have regained the use of her powers after her father manipulated her to complete the spell to turn him into an Anacondrai.
 * It is revealed this season that Mystake, the owner of the tea shop featured in Seasons 1, 2, and 4, is actually an Oni. She was sent to Ninjago along with the other Oni in ancient times to retrieve the First Spinjitzu Master, but instead allied with him and decided to stay in Ninjago with him.
 * Her Oni form is shown off in this season for the first time, giving the first hint that Garmadon's evil form is meant to emphasize his Oni blood.
 * In Lloyd's battle with his father, he uses the Art of the Silent Fist against him to defeat him, which is a martial art that Master Garmadon taught his son in the Season 3 episode of the same name.
 * While it is plainly evident that this is the case, and it was written so, it is not made explicitly clear in this episode because the writers felt that that was reaching too far back for fans of the show to remember.
 * Harumi's death in this season is reminiscent of her parent's deaths from flashbacks that took place during Day of the Great Devourer.
 * Wu's child and teenager forms are the same forms he takes when he is de-aging during the mini-episode Golden Hour.
 * Dareth is given some sort of ability by one of Mystake's teas (known as "Brown Power,") but he loses it soon after he urinates what he drank away. It is unknown if this hints at him having some latent and unknown abilities in him still.
 * The Marooned Ninja find in the First Realm that the Oni have mysteriously vanished from the realm they supposedly inhabit. This is foreshadowing their invasion of the 14 Realms in the following season.
 * It is revealed that Garmadon lied waste to Ninjago because he was preparing for this very attack. Apparently, he witnessed the Oni's darkness approaching from the Departed Realm and tried to be as imposing as he could so that he could fight them back. When he loses his powers and is sent to jail, he warns Lloyd that "they" will come.
 * Firstbourne, the first of the Dragons, is revealed to be the ancestor of all Elemental Masters, and Elemental Powers come from Dragons themselves. It is revealed in later seasons that the First Spinjitzu Master gifted the First Elemental Masters their powers, so they would have inherited them from the dragons.
 * Elemental Dragons that we already knew about were Wisp, Rocky, Shard, and Flame (the Ultra Dragon.)
 * We are also shown other Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Earth Dragons, as well as a Wind Dragon. It is implied that there are Elemental Dragons for each Element.
 * Later in the series it is revealed that the ancient sea serpent Wojira possessed the Element of Water, so this may be the first non-First Realm originated Element.
 * It could also be that Wojira is somehow a descendant of a dragon. This is speculation.
 * What remain of the Sons of Garmadon are sent to Kryptarium Prison at the end of this season.