“Change can be scary, but it's also a chance for something...better.”
— Sora to Arin, Episode 1
The United Arc is the fifth story arc of the Ninjago franchise, and the first in the third generation. It began in 2023. It is not a reboot; however, it does reset the episode count.
After saving the world from the Overlord once and for all, the Merge occurs, and all 17 realms along with Ninjago united into one, changing Ninjago forever.
So far this arc makes up Season 1, Season 2, and Season 3. It has currently amassed 50 episodes total.
It is preceded by the Book of Elements arc.
Series Chronology[]
Dragons Rising (2023)[]
In the aftermath of a world-changing event, Lloyd, the Green Ninja, must train young heroes to rescue dragons from a technologically-advanced enemy. New and old Ninja team up to find three Dragon Cores with the power to save their unstable world, unless their enemy, the Imperium, steals them first.
Arin is the mascot character and Empress Beatrix is the main antagonist. Imperium Claw serves as this season's is the villainous faction. This season is in the United Arc and 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. The collectible items in this season are the Dragon Energy Cores.
Dragons Rising Season 2 (2024)[]
A chilling new threat is on the horizon, and from a face that looks all too familiar. An army of glowing wolf masks? An ominous gong? Could it all be connected to the blood moon visions that are haunting Master Lloyd? Brace yourself for more epic ninja action because ninja NEVER quit!
Kai & the Source Dragon of Motion are the mascots and Lord Ras is the main antagonist. The Wolf Mask Army serve as the villainous faction. It is the second season in the United Arc, set in the merged realms after the events of the original series, continuing where the previous season left off with Ras attempting to unleash the Forbidden Five. The collectible items in this season are the Gong and Mallet of Shattering.
Dragons Rising Season 3 (2025)[]
The Forbidden Five are back and more dangerous than ever in the BRAND NEW LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising – Season 3! They’re hunting for special weapons to unlock the source of their dark power – The Chaos Dragon! Meanwhile, the Ninja are racing to find their missing teammates and stop the villains before it’s too late.
Zane and Arc Dragon of Focus are the mascots, and the main antagonist is Rox. The Dragonians are the villainous faction. It is the third season in the United Arc, set in the merged realms after the events of the original series, following the Ninja against the recently released Forbidden Five who plan on awakening the dreadful ThunderFang. The McGuffin of this season is the Prismatic Blades.
Characters Introduced[]
- Alfonzo Frohicky - Andrew McNee
- Arrakore - Mark Hildreth
- Arin - Deven Mack
- Beatrix - Nicole Oliver
- Bonzle - Michelle Creber
- Cinder - Ian Hanlin
- Dale - Jason Simpson
- Dorama - Mackenzie Gray
- Dragon Matriarch - Brenda Crichlow
- Egalt - Andrew Francis
- Gandalaria - Tabitha St. Germaine
- Geo - Peter Kelamis
- Kreel - Kelly Sheridan
- Nokt - Deven Mack
- Ras - Brian Drummond
- Rapton - Giles Panton
- Riyu - Brian Drummond
- Rontu - Sabrine Pitre
- Sora - Sabrina Pitre
- Source Dragon of Energy - Paul Dobson
- Source Dragon of Life - Niah Davis
- Wyldfyre - Kazumi Evans
Battles[]
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Episodes[]
Series Impact[]
- An event known as the Merge occurs in the beginning, merging together all sixteen realms and causing chaos, and the Ninja are separated. Lloyd remained at the Monastery.
- Nya was sent somewhere and ended up in the Kingdom of Madness.
- Zane ended up in the Monastery of Imperium, where he remained on standby in a stasis pod, until he was discovered by Kai and Nya years later, before raising the monastery to assist Lloyd, Arin, Sora, Riyu, and Wyldfyre in escaping Imperium.
- Cole was sent to the Land of Lost Things where he spent his time with the Seekers defending them from the Hoarder. Since then his Elemental Power has grown such that he can turn himself into a giant rock monster.
- Jay was sent to the Administration and became an agent.
- Kai was send to an island somewhere in the new Merged lands with the bounty, then he went to the monastery.
- Pixal location after the Merge is currently unknown.
- Characters with new Elemental Powers are introduced in this season never before seen. Nya theorizes that the Merge created a new set of Elemental Powers with the Realms combining.
- Sora is introduced with the Elemental Power of Tech, which she is able to access with the Source Dragon Riyu's help.
- Wyldfire is introduced with the Elemental Power of Heat, which seems to act almost the same as Fire, and their relation is unknown.
- A Munce named Geo is introduced with the Elemental Power of Fusion.
- Geo is a purple Munce with long ears, so he was exiled from Shintaro for sharing the color of the Munce's enemies.
- The new Master of Wind has been introduced, being a writer in the Cloud Kingdom.
- Morro is referenced by Lloyd when he says he knew who the last Master of Wind was and likes the new one better.
- Zeatrix is introduced through flashbacks to be an Elemental Master from the Realm of Imperium. Her power goes unnamed, but it appears as purple flashes of some kind of power wave.
- The state of the former 16 Realms, known and unknown, is slowly revealed in this season.
- The Cloud Kingdom reappears in Episode 5, making its first reappearance since Season 5. It is revealed in this season that the "writers of destiny" claim that their writings predict destiny but are often wrong. This seems to be a retcon of the events of Possession, since we do see that their writings do in fact alter fate.
- Since the last appearance, the previous Master Writer, who helped the Ninja defeat Fenwick, has stepped down as Master Writer and been replaced with someone else. It may be that they cycle through Master Writers frequently.
- The Realm of Madness has since become the Kingdom of Madness. This marks the first appearance of this realm since Season 2, and the first appearance of the Craglings since then.
- It is later discovered that The Administration, a region of large office spaces that claims to have jurisdiction over the whole world, was once a region in the Realm of Madness before the Merge.
- This is a massive reveal, seeing as that until now, we had only known the Realm of Madness to be a dark desolate landscape with creatures like Craglings living in it. With this reveal, it can be assumed that it got it's name (the Realm of Madness,) from multiple different factors, like this Administration arbitrarily and unfairly carrying out awful rules and regulations.
- It is later discovered that The Administration, a region of large office spaces that claims to have jurisdiction over the whole world, was once a region in the Realm of Madness before the Merge.
- The Cursed Realm is named in "The Administration," where an employee sends a group of people to "the realm formerly known as..." It is unknown what the meaning of this truly is, meaning has the realm taken on a new name? Has The Preeminent been returned to life through the Merge after being in the Departed Realm?
- Djinjago is mentioned, and the events of Skybound indirectly, how Djinjago was destroyed. Nya uses the words "long ago" before the Merge.
- The character Arrokore is introduced as the "last Djinn." He is the only named Djinn to appear besides Nadakhan and his father Kanjikhan.
- It is revealed that Arrokore was not in Djinjago when it was destroyed, and when he returned, it was reduced to a single grain of sand, which he keeps in an amulet around his neck.
- When he does end up granting a wish, he says "your wish is yours to keep," which was Nadakhan's saying.
- It's also revealed that "Sora" the Dragon is really named Zanth, and is a Djinjagian dragon.
- Arrokore mentions that Djinjagian Dragons have always had the power to ferry between realms, but this has been shown to be true for most Dragons (or at least ones who were born in the First Realm.)
- Arrokore tells Sora and Nya that Djinnjago was the source of Wish Magic, which all Djinns once had, but without the realm, the magic is depleted. This gives some additional context to Nadkhan's need to recreate Djinnjago before he could marry Nya and gain infinite wishes.
- Characters called Greenbone Warriors appear, and it's revealed by the writers that they once inhabited the Underworld before the Merge.
- "Imperium" is a Realm that was never named previously but was a highly technological tyrannical empire ruled over by Empress Beatrix. It is stated by the writers that the Land of Lost Things was originally part of this relam.
- "The Realm of the Wildness" is a Realm that was never named previously but was apparently almost desert-like with animal people. It is revealed in Season 2 that this is the realm where Chima resides. It was originally believed that Chima was the name of the realm itself, but it is in fact a region that resides in the Wildness. Wyldfire and Ras are two characters who originated from this realm before the Merge.
- "The Realm of Lee" is a Realm mentioned by Sora during the Crossroads Carnival. Not much is known about it and it is never seen.
- The Cloud Kingdom reappears in Episode 5, making its first reappearance since Season 5. It is revealed in this season that the "writers of destiny" claim that their writings predict destiny but are often wrong. This seems to be a retcon of the events of Possession, since we do see that their writings do in fact alter fate.
- In Episode 3, Lloyd attempts to train Sora and Arin in the same way that Master Wu originally trained Kai in the Pilot Episodes.
- It was revealed by the writers that all this time, there had actually been 17 realms in total, not 16. It had been a misunderstanding all this time that "the 16 realms" made up all of them, but in fact it was 16 realms parallel to Ninjago, meaning there were 17 total all along.
- This seems to be a retcon due to there being 16 doors total in the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master.
- A new type of Dragon is revealed, Source Dragons, who are the source of all Elemental Powers. There are 7 Source Dragons in existence.
- It was previously assumed that Elemental Powers came from Dragons due to the fact that there are Elemental Dragons as well as the fact that the First Spinjitzu Master harnessed all of the original Ninjagian Elemental Powers, but this confirms that all Elemental Powers come from one of the 7 Source Dragons.
- The Dragon Energy Cores are the condensed form of Elemental Powers.
- It could be speculated that Firstbourne is a Source Dragon, as she is the source of the Elements of Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, and Wind, however it was confirmed that the Source Dragons actually predate Firstbourne, strangely enough.
- This means that it is a retcon that Firstbourne is literally the "first born" Dragon.
- Riyu, the baby Source Dragon, seems to be the source of the Element of Technology, harnessed by Sora, however it is unconfirmed whether or not he is one of the 7 Source Dragons.
- It could be speculated that Firstbourne is a Source Dragon, as she is the source of the Elements of Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, and Wind, however it was confirmed that the Source Dragons actually predate Firstbourne, strangely enough.
- There is a reason why Ninjago was the epicenter of the Merge, and it may be because of the revelation in Episode 11 that the First Spinjitzu Master did not only create Ninjago, but some of the other realms. Those realms are unknown, currently, but previously he predicted that the realms would come together in what he called "the Coallesense," (what we call the Merge.)
- In Episode 9, a flashback is shown that takes place sometime between Rise of the Snakes and Legacy of the Green Ninja with Master Wu training young Lloyd.
- In the flashback, Lloyd has his green eyes, which is an error, as he obviously didn't get them until Sons of Garmadon. He also wears his Legacy Gi, which isn't too big of an issue.
- He also is played by Sam Vincent and not Jillian Michaels.
- In the flashback, Lloyd has his green eyes, which is an error, as he obviously didn't get them until Sons of Garmadon. He also wears his Legacy Gi, which isn't too big of an issue.
- A portrait of Ray and Maya, Kai and Nya's parents, appears in Episode 11, although their current whereabouts are unknown.
- Since the Merge, a gang of Merlopians overtook a village of algae farmers on the sea and sent the humans living there stuck floating on the ocean. It is later revealed that the Merlopians were being controlled by Rapton.
- Gulch, a Geckle from Shintaro, makes an appearance in Episode 13. He is the first character besides the main Ninja team to have a speaking role in this new series. He mentions how Zane and Kai helped him and the other Geckles in Season 13.
- Also in Episode 13, Zane wears the jacket and hat he wore in "Ninjago Confidential" in Season 12.
- Lloyd is able to act as a conduit for the Dragon Energy Cores due to the fact that he has Dragon blood.
- One of the two moons that appears in the skies of the Merged Realms is known as the Blood Moon. It disappears after Empress Beatrix is defeated at the end of the season. This moon originally orbited a realm that contained the Shadow Forest that is explored in Season 2.
- This season expands on more of the fate about particular realms following the Merge, as well as introducing new ones.
- It is revealed in this season that Chima, previously established as one of the 17 Realms in Possession, is actually but a region in the Realm of the Wyldness, which was named and shown for the first time in the previous season.
- This is also an interesting reveal, showing that Ras is from this realm.
- "Mysterium" is a realm that is newly introduced in this season. It seems to be a realm of sorcerers.
- It is revealed in this season that Chima, previously established as one of the 17 Realms in Possession, is actually but a region in the Realm of the Wyldness, which was named and shown for the first time in the previous season.
- This season expands on more of the fate about particular Elemental Masters following the Merge and adds more lore to existing ones.
- Cinder, the new Elemental Master of Smoke is introduced. Currently it is unknown what happened to Ash, the previous Master of Smoke, or how Cinder received this power.
- When Kai meets Cinder for the first time he recalls that he previously "thrashed" the last Master of Smoke, Ash, during the Tournament of Elements in Season 4.
- Beatrix, the main antagonist of the previous season, is shown in a vision from Lloyd, however it is later revealed that it was her twin sister, Zeatrix, who he saw. Her element is named in this season, as she is the Elemental Master of Shockwave.
- Tox and Paleman returns for the first time since their appearances in Hunted, as they are once again invited to fight in a tournament with the Ninja.
- They are the third and fourth named character to return from the original series besides the Ninja.
- Paleman's face is shown off for the first time, as he loses his invisibility when his power of Light gets taken from him.
- Obscuria, the new Elemental Master of Shadow is introduced. Currently it is unknown what happened to Shade, the previous Master of Shadow, or how Obscuria received this power. However, they do have similar designs, with gray skin and black hair, so it's possible they are related.
- Cole discovers a mech in the City of Temples that was previously owned by a Master of Earth, however which one is unknown. Cole speculates that it previously belonged to his mother, Lilly. When using it for the first time, a flashback is shown of her while her theme played. This is her first appearance since Master of the Mountain.
- Neuro, the Master of Mind returns in this season after his last appearance in Hunted, however he is quickly taken out by Nokt in battle.
- Chamille, the Master of Form returns in this season after her last appearance in Tournament of Elements, and last being mentioned in Hunted. She was previously stated to have been a "bad girl" now by Karloff, which was expanded on slightly in Amber Spiral, the comic that told a story about the Master of Amber.
- Lloyd's Elemental Power is given another new name, making him the Elemental Master of Life. He was previously the Master of Green Power, then Power, and it has been "Energy" for quite a while, but the writers never all agreed that that was the name of his power.
- Life is also the name of the Source Dragon that claimed him among the other 7, meaning that an Elemental Master can have a power named after a Source Dragon.
- A green Merlopian is introduced as the new Elemental Master of Sound. Currently it is unknown what happened to Jacob Pevsner, the previous Master of Sound, or how the Merlopian received this power.
- Cinder, the new Elemental Master of Smoke is introduced. Currently it is unknown what happened to Ash, the previous Master of Smoke, or how Cinder received this power.
- It also introduces new Elemental Masters, previously unseen before.
- Kizzy, the Elemental Master of Balance, a blue Lava-Tide from the Wyldness is introduced.
- Frak, the Elemental Master of Quake is introduced. He is a Serpentine from Ninjago who was best friends with Arin during the Merge. He apparently received his powers after the Merge occurred.
- Zant-Tanz, a Mucoid previously introduced in Season 1, is revealed to be the Elemental Master of Plants. It appears to be pretty much the same as the power of Nature.
- The Elemental Master of Surface Tension is introduced, who is an unnamed blue Gulch from Shintaro. This power allows for the creation of bubbles.
- Zur, the Elemental Master of Reflex, a Devonian from an unknown realm is introduced.
- A Kragling from the Realm of Madness appears with an unnamed power that lets him shoot forward with a burst of red energy.
- The Elemental Master of Figment, a Greenbone Warrior from the Underworld is introduced. This power allows the user to duplicate themself or cause illusions.
- The Elemental Master of Size, a Kragling from the Realm of Madness, is introduced. This power allows the user to shrink or enlarge themself.
- There is an Elemental Master shown with a white power that is not named. She wears goggles.
- A group known as the Forbidden Five are introduced, a group of five Elemental Masters who discovered dark power and were sealed away thousands of years ago. Their Elements and their realm of origin are currently unknown.
- Nokt is the first one introduced, however his element is Brute Force.
- Rox, Nokt's older sister, is the second one to be introduced, also her power is unknown .
- Zarkt is the third one to be introduced, and his power is Misfortune.
- Drix is the forth one to be introduced, and his element is Swarm
- Kur is the fifth one to be introduced, and his element is also unknown.
- More information about the Source Dragons is revealed.
- While there was previously only one Source Dragon shown, (revealed to be the Source Dragon of Energy,) more's voices are heard in a vision from Lloyd. His Element of Energy comes from the Source Dragon of Life. She claims him as "one of hers," being a descendant from "the first," (Firstbourne,) meaning that the Source Dragon of Life must have created Firstbourne, and therefore is the source of the Elements of Fire, Ice, Lightning, Earth, & Energy.
- The Source Dragon of Motion makes her first appearance in Episode 11. She arrives to the Ninja to tell them that something is coming for the Source Dragons, and one was killed previously.
- Ras and Jordana return in the first episode of the season, after previously being shown to be teaming up with the Source Dragon Energy that Jordana stole at the end of last season. In the beginning of this one she uses it to power up the Shadow Dojo, awakening the Wolf Clan in the Wyldness.
- The Mechanic returns in this season after not having appeared since Crystalized. In his last appearance he was locked up in Kryptarium Prison with the rest of the Council of the Crystal King, but he has since been freed.
- The Mechanic is the second named character to return from the original series besides the Ninja after Gulch in Season 1.
- Fugi-Dove also returns in this season, similar to the Mechanic, after not having appeared since Crystalized. He is the third named character to return from the original series besides the Ninja.
- Kai and Zane are seen playing Prime Empire again, after last appearing during the Book of Elements Arc. A Prime Empire poster is also shown in Lloyd's bedroom.
- A new form of Spinjitzu is revealed in this season, called Shatterspin. It is an evil version of Spinjitzu created by the Forbidden Five. Shatterspin is the fourth alternate Spinjitzu technique in the series.
- Bonzle, a character introduced in the previous season, is revealed to not be a Skulkin from the Underworld, but a spell taken physical form, the spell that sealed the Forbidden Five millennia ago. It's revealed that she met Master Wu eventually, and he is the one who gave her physical form.
- In the flashback of their meeting, Wu mentions his loneliness after Garmadon was sent to the Underworld. In his monologue he mentions adventures he and Garmadon went on, such as finding their way through the Maze of the Sphinx, and facing the Warriors of Felis, all events told in the Spinjitzu Brothers series of books, which while expressed to be canon, have never been mentioned in the main series up until now.
- Wu mentions that Garmadon made decisions that drove them apart (likely referencing him taking Misako from him, and eventually the Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu,) and now they are no longer on the same side. He mentions his students to Bonzle, meaning this flashback most likely takes place between the Pilot Episodes and Legacy of the Green Ninja, when Garmadon was on Wu's opposite side, and Garmadon's betrayal was recent enough to still recall with sadness.
- It is revealed through Rontu that Dragons are actually capable of Spinjitzu, and she learned it through generations who trained under the First Spinjitzu Mater. It was previously unknown (and unprecedented) for Dragons to use Spinjitzu.
- In a flashback with Jay and Cole, they mention Mr. Chen's Noodle House.
- The Tournament of Sources is revealed to be a cosmic game, and Nya likens it back to the Tournament of Elements that Master Chen had tricked them into participating in. Motion tells them that the legend of it may have inspired cheap copies of it, meaning that Chen must have heard about it from somewhere and based his tournament on it.
- In a flashback with Kai and Nya training to learn Rising Dragon technique, Four Weapons Blacksmith is shown as well as Kai and Nya as children, both of them with their original hair pieces (Kai's modelled after the physical LEGO piece, for the first time ever,) and their original symbols, Nya's water phoenix and Kai's fire lion.
- The Administration and Jay return from the last season, seeking out Zane who left the Administration "illegally." It's revealed that Jay no longer remembers his life before The Administration.
- The episode "Fugitives From Madness" is the first episode in the series to have all six original Ninja appear on screen at once since "Roots".
- Jay is revealed to have been found by Ras first, causing him to join his ranks.
- Rapton, a secondary antagonist from the previous season, returns in Episode 11. After the defeat of Beatrix, Rapton now leads a new group that dissented from the Claws of Imperium called the Freebooters.
- Lloyd officially officially becomes Master Lloyd this season, after beginning his training in Season 5, being "Master in Training" in Season 7, and being referred to as Master Lloyd only for Seasons 8 and 9.
- The Undersea Kingdom of Merlopia is mentioned by Nya.
- A flashback pre-Merge shows the Ninja being trained with dancing by Master Wu. They mention "Spin Harmony" which was the name of the Ninja's dance team during the tournament for the Blade Cup. Cole also mentions the fact that he ran away from his dad's dance school when he was a kid.
- Another pre-Merge flashback shows the events leading up to the Merge, before the Ninja and Wu were lost. Wu is scared out of his wits. It is later revealed by Ras that it was Wu who caused the Merge in the first place, and that his goal is to reverse it. Wu later appears in his spirit form, and reveals that it is true he did cause the Merge.
- It's shown in the City of Temples Monastery that this one has portal games to the other 16 realms. The gates that are active are the ones that the Ninja have been to before, the Lost Things Portal (leading to Imperium,) Ninjago, Mysterium, and the Cloud Kingdom. If there is a gate from the City of Temples that means that whatever realm this was originally in was one of the 17 total, as there are 16 doors leading elsewhere including the one they're already in.
- This further nails in that it was retconned for there to be 17 realms total and not 16 including Ninjago, as it was previously established.
- In the mini-series The Elemental Mechs, a shipment of Chronosteel arrives in the Crossroads. This is the first mention of Chronosteel since The Hands of Time. Cole reminds them that the last time they dealt with Chronosteel "someone" made blades that almost destroyed all of space and time.
- More information about the realms, established and unestablished, are revealed in this season.
- The First Realm is returned to for the first time since the events of March of the Oni, and has since been referred to as the "First Lands" after the Merge.
- It is revealed in a flashback told by Rox that in the great war between the Oni and the Dragons, a Dragon general named Thunderfang, who grew more powerful with every soul he consumes, was consumed by chaotic power having consumed so many Oni that he sought to become a Source Dragon, believing that his war victories granted him this title. When he was denied he attacked the City of Temples, where the Source Tournament is held, and he was defeated by the Arc Dragon of Focus, who sealed him deep underground in the First Realm, where he has remained imprisoned for thousands of years.
- It's revealed that a Prismatic Blade was used by Zeatrix in her fight with Lloyd in the Tournament of Sources in the last season, which is one of the five blades that can break him out.
- A new species known as the Dragonians are introduced as inhabitants of the First Realm. Lloyd and Sora find themselves in the First Lands where they meet the Dragonians for the first time, and deduce that the Dragonians and the Dragons themselves may be the only inhabitants of the realm left.
- It is currently unknown what happened to the Oni and the First People.
- The Oni and the infinite war between them and the dragons is mentioned, and the Oni's theme from MotO plays.
- It is revealed in a flashback told by Rox that in the great war between the Oni and the Dragons, a Dragon general named Thunderfang, who grew more powerful with every soul he consumes, was consumed by chaotic power having consumed so many Oni that he sought to become a Source Dragon, believing that his war victories granted him this title. When he was denied he attacked the City of Temples, where the Source Tournament is held, and he was defeated by the Arc Dragon of Focus, who sealed him deep underground in the First Realm, where he has remained imprisoned for thousands of years.
- The Departed Realm (and by extension the Cursed Realm) is returned to for the first time since the events of Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu, and officially acknowledged for the first time since the Merge. They are now known as the "Spectral Lands".
- It's revealed that since the Cursed Realm ended up inside the Departed Realm, things were messy even before the Merge, but since that happened, both the Cursed and Departed Realms merged into the Spectral Lands, and the inhabitants of both now coexist.
- It's also revealed that since the Merge, the departed were finally able to "move on". Whether they're sent to another plane of existence, or to be reborn is unknown, but Morro is now one of the only remaining inhabitants. The dead still pass through the Spectral Lands, where they're vulnerable to Soul Suckers, but once they pass through, they move on to eternal rest.
- Lloyd wondered if Wu has departed, which Cole brings up he has a history with the Departed, and remembers what it's like, referencing the time he was a ghost and when he almost went through the rift in Day of the Departed. It was assumed by the Ninja that Wu had died, but Morro reveals that that can't be true, otherwise he would have seen him pass through the Spectral Lands.
- A new inhabitant of the Cursed Realm is introduced known as the Soul Sucker. They are beasts invisible to the living the hunt in packs and like to feast on the souls of the living and the dead.
- Since the events of Season 1, Djinnjago has grown enormously larger than it once was, growing from the one grain of sand that Arrokore once possessed. Since S1, he has used Wish Magic to restore it after granting people many wishes. It is now as big as a temple floating in the sky.
- There seems to be an error or a retcon in that Arrokore can choose which wishes he's allowed to grant, and how many per person he can grant, as opposed to Nadakhan. Nadakhan could only grant three wishes at a time, and as long as he was in earshot, he had to grant a wish he's heard. Arrokore is able to grant as many as he wants seemingly and can deny wishes to those who he wants.
- The Underworld appears physically for the first time in this season since the Pilot Episodes.
- The First Realm is returned to for the first time since the events of March of the Oni, and has since been referred to as the "First Lands" after the Merge.
- This season expands on more of the fate about particular Elemental Masters following the Merge and adds more lore to existing ones.
- Morro, the former Elemental Master of Wind, officially returns in the show for the first time since Day of the Departed and since his flashback in The Hands of Time. He references the fact that he was once a Ninja, and feels he has a duty to protect those who pass through the Spectral Lands, even if he still feels the pull to "move on" himself. He says that his biggest regret is betraying Master Wu, and since he was taught by him to protect those who cannot protect himself, he has made it his mission to do just that in his honor, and to make up for the sins he made in the past.
- It's revealed that the Forbidden Five got their powers specifically from Thunderfang. He empowered specifically five of them so they could break the five chains he is bound by.
- More information about the Source Dragons is revealed in this season.
- It's revealed that each of the seven Source Dragons has an icon they left behind to summon them, and Ras used the Icon of the Source Dragon of Energy to summon the Source Dragon that Imperium held in captive, unaware of Ras's true goals.
- Since the events of the previous season, Arin has joined Ras in their efforts to regain his strength and find Arin's parents. Ras reveals to Arin that his parents were killed during the Merge, but his ultimate plan is to reverse the Merge and create life in its wake, reviving his parents and saving Ras's people. In order to reverse the Merge he has to summon all seven Source Dragons with their icons.
- Ras has been in possession of his hammer, the Icon of the Source Dragon of Strength all this time, and was going to attempt to create new icons by winning the Source Tournament and harnessing the Elemental Power, but that plan failed.
- It's revealed that each of the seven Source Dragons has an icon they left behind to summon them, and Ras used the Icon of the Source Dragon of Energy to summon the Source Dragon that Imperium held in captive, unaware of Ras's true goals.
- Fugi-Dove returns again in this season, as a passing citizen in the Crossroads.
- P.I.X.A.L. returns for the first time since Crystalized. Like Zane was, she too was trapped in a mechanical cocoon since the Merge. Apparently it's been years since they saw each other, but P.I.X.A.L. only remembers it as this morning.
- Dareth returns in this season after last appearing in Crystalized. He still wants to become a real Spinjitzu ninja, having sought out Arrokore to grant his wish, but it's denied.
- The Explorer's Club is mentioned in the first episode, the first reference to them since the events of Crystalized, and the first notion that they still exist after the Merge.
- Vengestone returns in this season, after having a major role in Crystalized and having a minor appearance in mini-movies released for DR Season 2. Some of them are being used by Lightning-Tides. Apparently they just "found" it, but where it came from is unknown.
- Since the events of Season 2, where Jay's goodness was shattered, he has become the Rogue, marauding through the Merged Lands selling rare goods to those who require his services, which include the likes of rare Oni chalices from the First Realm.
- Mr. Pale, the current Elemental Master of Light is mentioned by Wyldfire.
- Ed & Edna's Junkyard is brought up for the first time since the Merge. Kai mentions that Jay used to play a game called Galamorph X-Post all the time on the arcade in the junkyard.
- Zane references his falcon when he tells his dragon he "used to dance with birds" before he realized it was considered weird.
- A flashback in episode 8 reveals how Arin and Sora met in the Crossroads, and how they became best friends as kids.
Trivia[]
- It was announced that this new series would not be considered a reboot of the show. Based on speculation, it is possible that this is a sequel series set after the events of Crystalized, as that season is described as a conclusion to the series as a whole.
- This is the first season since March of the Oni to have a 22-minute episode runtime.
- On April 1, 2023, writers Doc Wyatt and Kevin Burke each tweeted out a sneak peak at the new season in the form of two truths and a lie.
- Wyatt's three statements were:
- The Cloud Kingdom will see the rise of a new Elemental Master.
- The Realm of Madness will defend itself against dangerous dragons.
- The Departed Realm will release the spirits of ancient creatures forgotten by history.
- Burke's three statements were:
- A half-man, half-frog will accept an alternative form of payment.
- One ninja's golden shield will unlock an ancient crypt of snakes.
- To be polite, Ninja will eat actual mud.
- This was done in honor of Tommy Andreasen's tradition of announcing details about upcoming seasons in this manner.
- Wyatt's three statements were: