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Some Ninjago stuff from my photography class

you know boreal is zanes dragon because he manages to squeeze in 2 fakeout deaths and 1 real death in his exactly 5 minutes and 16 seconds of screentime

saw a video that said ‘when a found family’s motto gains a different meaning at the end of the series’ and like. dare i say ninja never quit.

at the beginning of the series it was motivating. they were little kids pushing themselves to be brave, trying to encourage each other that they can do this.

but now it’s borderline self destructive. they never quit, they never get a break, no matter what happens they have to push through, regardless of the cost.

zane holds onto the golden armor even as it starts breaking him apart, because he has to protect his friends, he can’t quit until the overlord is gone

jay holds out in season 6 even while being tortured, trying to convince himself that things would be okay if he just keeps going a little longer, that he can save everyone he just has to not quit

lloyd nearly and does get himself killed trying to defeat garmadon/the oni in s8-10, because ninja never quit.

nya sees the city get entirely destroyed, and realizes her only option is to give herself over to the sea. doesn’t matter the consequences, ninja never quit so if there’s a way to save everyone she has to do it even if it will kill her physical body

i’m sure there are tons more examples this is just off the top of my head, but like. it’s so heartbreaking to see them push themselves further and further as the show goes on, no matter the consequences. because ninja never quit right?

ice emperor but its just zoomed in on him when hes far away so that hes comprised of approximately 4 pixels

Can we. Can we talk about. Ok consider. We all know about kids developing trust issues because of their parents. But I almost feel sometimes like Zane is the reverse? Like his dad raised him completely isolated in the middle of the woods and then erased his memory and left him completely vulnerable and alone. And we know from his behavior, especially in the first seasons, that Zane has a hard time adapting to people and grasping social boundaries, which already sucks for him but I feel like the implications of his upbringing go a lot deeper than that? I know I already made a post that was really similar to this but I'm on a slightly different track rn so hear me out

Like I feel like, intentionally or not, he made Zane COMPLETELY dependant on him in every conceivable aspect and then (by giving him straight up amnesia) he abandoned him without what little preparation he might have had to set him up for the outside world. And in doing that he simultaneously made it practically impossible for him to develop normal, constructive relationships with other people and also failed to give him to ability to discern when to trust people and when to be wary of their intentions.

So basically he put him in a position where he would be completely defenseless and wouldn't have the emotional or social maturity to protect himself from exploitation or abuse. It's super heavily implied (if not outright stated) that Zane was essentially homeless for however long he was wandering around before Wu found him, and it's like??? Can you imagine how traumatic that probably was all on its own? And if anything serious happened to him during this period there's a strong likelihood that he doesn't even realize it was wrong.

It'd be super interesting to have a clearer look into how he functioned pre-season one and the types of experiences he must have had. Plus I think it could serve to give some background to some of his behaviors and thought processes. Also I want to project my trauma on him as is my god-given right as an american

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My feelings which are always correct every time

zane and his penguin crew

and heres zane:

I admit I'm not the best at EYEBROWS. I messed up Kai's a lot in that one comic. Mainly because I didn't check my references. I pray the spelling is alright. 🙏

impulsively buying ninjago books again but PLS look at this one its so cute...they are taking terrible selfies im crying

I'm so emotional about season 1 Nya..... like here she admits to spending hours trying to find a plausible theory as to how the tombs are arranged. Despite the fact that they alienate her to the point where she feels compelled to make a secret identity, Nya's always been there to do the type of analysis and research the ninja used to struggle with (they did not have the best discipline at the time)