“Lloyd: Am I really gonna have to fight my father one day?
Wu: One day. But today we can feel good that Ninjago is saved, for tomorrow you will train for the day. Good will finally face evil and a final outcome will be decided for all of time.”
— Lloyd and Wu after the Great Devourer's defeat, "Day of the Great Devourer"
Rise of the Snakes is the first season and the second installment of the Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu series. It was originally released on December 2nd, 2011. The Green Ninja is the mascot character for this season and Pythor is the main antagonist. The Serpentine serve as the villainous faction.
It is the second installment in the Prophecy of the Green Ninja arc. It introduces Lloyd, Lord Garmadon's son, to the team, and reveals his destiny as the legendary Green Ninja, who is prophesized to defeat the Dark Lord in battle. The collectible weapons this season are the Serpentine's Staffs and the Four Silver Fangblades.
In May 2012, Season 1 was adapted into two books that retold the story of two episodes, Rise of the Snakes, and Home. They are both written by Tracey West.
It is preceded by the Pilot Episodes and followed by Legacy of the Green Ninja.
Plot Summary[]
The ninja are relaxing. But trouble is slowly brewing. . . .
Young Lloyd Garmadon wants to be evil like his dad, but wherever he goes, those ninja mess him up. After having unwittingly released the Serpentine, he ends up being the destined Green Ninja.
Meanwhile, Lord Garmadon is back, mostly out of concern for his son. The season is also highlighted by the discoveries of unlocking True Potential, the search for Fangblades, and the Great Devourer.
Characters[]
- Acidicus - Paul Dobson
- Chokun - Michael Dobson
- Cole - Kirby Morrow
- Dr. Julien - Mark Oliver
- Ed - Colin Murdock
- Edna - Jillian Michaels
- Falcon - Paul Dobson
- Fangtom - Mackenzie Gray
- Fang-Suei - Michael Adamthwaite
- Garmadon - Mark Oliver
- Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
- Kai - Vincent Tong
- Kruncha - Brian Drummond
- Lloyd Garmadon - Jillian Michaels
- Lou - Kirby Morrow
- Mezmo - Michael Adamthwaite
- Mystake - Mackenzie Gray
- Mother - Kelly Metzger
- Nuckal - Brian Drummond
- Nya - Kelly Metzger
- Postman - Michael Adamthwaite
- Pythor P. Chumsworth - Michael Dobson
- Rattla - Paul Dobson
- Skales - Ian James Corlett
- Skalidor - Michael Dobson
- Slithraa - John Novak
- Spitta - Vincent Tong
- Wu - Paul Dobson
- Zane - Brent Miller
Battles[]
- The Ninja vs. Lloyd Garmadon
- The Ninja vs. Hypnobrai
- The Ninja vs. Cole
- The Ninja vs. Fangpyre
- The Ninja vs. Lloyd & Pythor
- The Ninja vs. Serpentine
- Pythor vs. Serpentine Generals
- The Ninja vs. Samurai X
- Zane vs. Treehorns & Treehorn Queen
- Jay vs. Serpentine
- Spin Harmony vs. Treble Makers
- Kai vs. Garmadon
- The Ninja, Skulkin, and Garmadon vs. Serpentine
- The Ninja, Samurai X, and Wu vs. Serpentine
- Wu vs. Pythor
- Lord Garmadon vs. The Great Devourer
Locations[]
- Ninjago
- Ignacia
- Four Weapon's Blacksmith
- Mountains of Impossible Height
- Monastery of Spinjitzu
- Ninjago City
- Toxic Bogs
- Venomari Tomb
- Glacier Barrens
- Hypnobrai Tomb
- Jamanikai Village
- Sea of Sand
- The Lost City of Ouroboros
- Pyramid
- Ed & Edna's Scrap N Junk
- Torchfire Mountain
- Anacondrai Tomb
- Endless Sea
- Wildwood Forest
- Darkley's Boarding School for Bad Boys
- Mountain of a Million Steps
- Constrictai Tomb
- Forest of Tranquility
- Fire Temple
- Cemetery of Souls
- Fangpyre Tomb
- Ignacia
- Realm of Madness
- Mountain of Madness
Episodes[]
| Episode No. | No. in Series | Image | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Rise of the Snakes" | December 2nd, 2011 | |
| 2 | 2 | "Home" | December 2nd, 2011 | |
| 3 | 3 | "Snakebit" | January 25th, 2012 | |
| 4 | 4 | "Never Trust a Snake" | February 1st, 2012 | |
| 5 | 5 | "Can of Worms" | February 8th, 2012 | |
| 6 | 6 | "The Snake King" | February 15th, 2012 | |
| 7 | 7 | "Tick Tock" | February 22nd, 2012 | |
| 8 | 8 | "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" | March 7th, 2012 | |
| 9 | 9 | "The Royal Blacksmiths" | March 14th, 2012 | |
| 10 | 10 | "The Green Ninja" | March 21st, 2012 | |
| 11 | 11 | "All of Nothing" | March 28th, 2012 | |
| 12 | 12 | "Rise of the Great Devourer" | April 4th, 2012 | |
| 13 | 13 | "Day of the Great Devourer" | April 11th, 2012 |
Music[]
Original Soundtrack[]
LEGO Ninjago Masters of Spinjitzu Original TV Soundtrack
Songs[]
For the Spinners
Media[]
Key Visuals[]
Key Visual #1
Key Visual #2
Key Visual #3
Key Visual #4
Spin-Offs[]
| Snake Attack! (2012) | |
|---|---|
| Sensei Wu has trained his ninja warriors in the ancient art of Spinjitzu. Now he must help them reach their full potential. If he fails, Pythor and his evil Serpentine will destroy the land of Ninjago and all of its inhabitants. Kai, Cole, Jay, and Zane are used to being Ninjago's good guys. But there's a new hero in town—a mysterious masked Samurai who is stealing the ninja's spotlight! While on a quest, the ninja are captured and ordered to battle the Samurai. Will this be the ninja's end? Or will there be a friendly face behind the Samurai's mask? |  |
| Graphic Novels | |
|---|---|
 Rise of the Serpentine  Tomb of the Fangpyre  Kingdom of the Snakes |
There were three graphic novels released relating to Rise of the Snakes.
Tomb of the Fangpyre released on August 21, 2012. Kingdom of the Snakes released on October 30, 2012 |
| LEGO Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes (app) (2011) | |
|---|---|
| LEGO Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes is an iOS application created by The LEGO Group. The app was released on March 22, 2012. It is a third-person fighter game that takes place in many arenas (locations) from the Ninjago world. |  |
| Viper Smash (2012) | |
|---|---|
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Viper Smash is a Web Game on LEGO.com. The characters available to play as are Kai ZX, Jay ZX, Cole ZX, and Zane ZX. It is the sequel to Spinjitzu Smash! The timeline takes place in season one, Rise of the Snakes. It has a sequel called Viper Smash ZX. |
| Viper Smash ZX (2012) | |
|---|---|
| Viper Smash ZX is a Web Game on the Ninjago website released in 2012. It is a sequel to Viper Smash. |  |
| Spinjitzu Spinball Snake Invasion | |
|---|---|
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Spinjitzu Spinball Snake Invasion is an internet game on the Lego Website that involves the Ninja taking on the Serpentine. |
| Spinjitzu Snakedown (2012) | |
|---|---|
| Spinjitzu Snakedown is an internet game on the Cartoon Network Website that involves the ninja taking on the Serpentine. |  |
Sets[]
The Green Ninja was the mascot character, the box art generally depicted jungle or mountain locations, and the collectible items are the Serpentine Staffs, and Fangblades.
- 9440 Venomari Shrine
- 9441 Kai's Blade Cycle
- 9442 Jay's Storm Fighter
- 9443 Rattlecopter
- 9444 Cole's Tread Assault
- 9445 Fangpyre Truck Ambush
- 9446 Destiny's Bounty
- 9447 Lasha's Bite Cycle
- 9448 Samurai Mech
- 9449 Ultra Sonic Raider
- 9450 Epic Dragon Battle
- 9455 Fangpyre Mech
- 9456 Spinner Battle Arena
- 9457 Fangpyre Wrecking Ball
Spinners[]
- 9558 Training Set
- 9561 Kai ZX
- 9562 Lasha
- 9563 Kendo Zane
- 9564 Snappa
- 9566 Samurai X
- 9567 Fang-Suei
- 9569 Spitta
- 9570 NRG Jay
- 9571 Fangdam
- 9572 NRG Cole
- 9573 Slithraa
- 9574 Lloyd ZX
- 9579 Starter Set
- 9590 NRG Zane
Notes[]
- This is one of two consecutive seasons to contain 13 episodes, along with Season 2. Season 3 broke the trend with only 8 episodes.
- This is a season which the season title is also an title of a episode. It would later be followed by The Hands of Time.
- This is the only season in which the Golden Weapons appear in every episode, if the intro is excluded.
- The identity of the Green Ninja (being Lloyd) was accidentally revealed in February 2012, two months before the actual reveal episode, "The Green Ninja" was released due to LEGO's presence at the Toy Fair in which 9574 Lloyd ZX was revealed.
- The Character Encyclopedia, incorrectly refers to the pilot episodes as Season 1, and the actual Season 1 as Season 2.
- This is the first season to air over two years. The second is Season 11 which aired in 2019 and 2020 in the United States.
Continuity[]
- The Destiny's Bounty is discovered in this season, but it will be unknown until the next season that it once belonged to Captain Soto and his pirate crew.
- Zane is revealed to be a robot this season. This plot point was written into the series for this season, as the writers felt that Brent Miller's performance of Zane gave him a robotic voice, so they rolled with it.
- It is revealed that he was built by roboticist and inventor Dr. Julien.
- Cole is revealed to once be a dancer. His father, Lou, is a member of the Royal Blacksmiths, a quartet. He was originally supposed to be a dancer but quit when his father was too overbearing.
- It is revealed in Season 8 that he quit because his father focused too much on dancing and didn't show any emotion over the loss of his wife.
- Garmadon is revealed to have escaped through the vortex at the end of the pilots to the Realm of Madness where he would harness his evil enough to gain four arms to possess the Golden Weapons.
- The "Dark Lord" spoken of in the Prophecy of the Green Ninja is mistakenly believed to be Lord Garmadon, but it is in fact the Overlord, who enters in Season 2.
- The Serpentine are locked in their respective tombs as of the beginning of this season, having been placed there by the Elemental Masters during the Serpentine War.
- The Great Devourer is introduced in this season, and it is later revealed that her offspring are their own tribe of Serpentine known as the Vermillion. It is also later revealed during Crystalized that the Overlord was the one who corrupted the snake giving it its evil venom that turned Lord Garmadon into the King of the Underworld.
- Pythor is eaten by the Great Devourer in this season, but it will be unknown that he survived until Season 3.
- The video games featured in this season, including Fist to Face Fury and Sitar Legend will be revealed in Season 12 to have been developed by video-game designer Milton Dyer.
- The Great Devourer rampages through Ninjago City, which sets off the events that start Sons of Garmadon.
Gallery[]
Rise of the Snakes announcement poster
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