guess who started with the pride icons late! will do the others as promised :] the headcanons are based off of a poll i had back in may whohoo
Moar Dinosaurs LOL! Had lots of fun with these too but I could’ve done better with backgrounds. I just had no idea 😭
Compsognathus
Troodon
Utahraptor
I feel there is a significant lack of acknowledgment/appreciation of Jay’s skills as an inventor/engineer.
Like, it’s supposedly a major part of his character but the only two good instances of it I can remember are when he rigs the original Densiny’s bounty to fly (not sure if he was just repairing an existing system or built it from scratch. Bonus points if it was from scratch), and the time he rigs up the lightning bike with his dad when going after the time blade.
I want to see more stuff like him tinkering with the teams equipment and electronics when he’s bored, sometimes making it better but sometimes not.
Him coming up with all sorts of useful tools and toys that he can use in conjunction with his lightning powers
For every useful invention he comes up with, there are dozens more that are completely useless or don’t work at all as advertised
More of him helping Nya with repairs and improvements on the Bounty and whatever other vehicles or mechs they’re using.
I’m sure there are other great ways to express it as well. I want to see it included as an everyday part of his character and I really don’t feel it has been.
I’m being robbed of quality Inventor Jay moments and I’m sad
the way i feel bad for the serpentine aaah. i do have sympathy for lego snakes
I’m taking my stand today. Reblog this post if you believe Ninjago needs to stop making snakes the antagonists. Not only is it getting tiring, like please just pick something else for once, but the serpentine were redeemed like, in S4. Leave them alone for godsake.
If you all want to join me in my very noble pursuit, feel free to make more posts under #Justice For Serpentine. Let us go forth into revolution, my comrades!
Yeah so I reworked my previous designs, I’m not 100% satisfied bc they aren’t really coherent and I think I based it a little too much on the cultures I hc them as but hey speaking of:
- Kai is inspired bc mayan and aztec culture
- Jay (who has probably the weakest design) is inspired bc norse and celtic culture
- Cole is inspired by indian culture
- Zane is a tricky one bc I hc him as japanese but I didn’t really find any patterns that would match the rest of the ninjas designs so I also took inspo from inuit patterns (EDIT: I removed the inuit inspired tattoos since I’ve been told they’re scared and shouldn’t be used or drawn by non-indigenous people)
- Lloyd is inspired by polynesian and esp samoan culture (I hc him as korean/japanese but since Zane already has a japanese ‚look‘ I went for the idea that Lloyds grandma is polynesian and that’s why his design is like that) (I also gave him top surgery scars bc although he’s a god and could probably change gender whenever he likes I think it’s a nice reminder that my version of lloyd is trans)
- Nya is inspired by chinese culture
one thing i love about the tumblr fandom that i don't see on twitter is how self aware we are. like, yes ma'am, we are obsessed with the lives of little plastic children's toys
[Part of an au I'm working on with @culturalmochi !!]
Bad redraw of that once scene I guess I gave up the lighting is trash
You're unsure if I am A loose end or a strand That waits for you to mend or understand
The Ice Emperor but more
Pale bg to better show off his crown/halo
bruiseshipping is klance but canon
jay is just lance in lego form