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   Quake is an Elemental Power in the Merged Lands that is derived from the Source Dragon of Motion. It is associated with the colors orange and yellow.

   Powers and Abilities- Vibrokinesis - The user is able to create, sense, manipulate, and generate vibrations and quakes. Vibration Infusion - The user can infuse themselves or an object with seismic energy to increase the strength of their blows. Vibration Empowerment - Users like Frak appear to empower themselves with vibrations to increase the effects of their power. Superhuman Strength - As seen in "The Ultimate Object of Admiration", the user appears to possess a degree of superhuman strength. Earthquake Generation - The user can cause earthquakes by channeling vibrations into the ground. Shockwave Generation - The user has the ability to create giant shockwaves. Quake Immunity - The user is immune to the effects of their own quakes. Bodily/Self-Vibration Manipulation - The user can likely manipulate and cause their own bodily vibrations, as seen with Frak in "The Grand Inquisition" though it may be because he touched a fragment of the Weapon of Desolation. Vibration Detection - As seen with Frak, the user can sense and feel vibrations. Seismic Sense - The user can likely sense vibrations underground, as Frak stated in "Casket of Bones" that he felt the land was screaming.

   Weaknesses- Dangerous environments - The user can risk destabilizing environments that are naturally dangerous, such as caves and cavernous locations. This was shown when Frak used his power in a cave, which only caused the cave to start collapsing. Limited Range/Airborne Opponents - The user of Quake cannot affect objects that are not touching the same surface as the user. Additionally, Quake cannot be used on opponents that are in the air, such as Dragonian Warriors.

   Frak is extremely passionate about baking, especially pies. He has multiple binders full of recipes and considers himself an expert. He taught Arin how to bake pies when they were kids and is even better at it than him. He gets genuinely excited when talking about or sharing baking knowledge (he once tried teaching Sora the same way). Baking is one of his main ways of showing care and relaxing after training or battles.

   Despite being a powerful ninja, Frak has several fears: Strong phobia of living puppets / dolls (stemming from stories about Dorama’s puppet). -Terrified of the Oni. -Uncomfortable in dark or spooky places (e.g. Spectral Lands). -He also believes in various conspiracy theories (like gravity not existing) thanks to his love of Intelligent George. He usually tries to play it cool but can get visibly nervous or jumpy when these things come up.

   The ninja team is currently reunited after the events of Season 4, Part 1. Lloyd is the main leader and Frak’s primary mentor. Cole is Frak’s personal idol and he often seeks advice from him regarding his Quake powers. Frak is the newest full member and still feels like he has to prove himself. The team dynamic is supportive but high-pressure due to new threats. Everyone trains together, teases each other, and works as a family.

   The Monastery of Spinjitzu sits atop the tallest of the Mountains of Impossible Height. It is the current home and training ground for the ninja team. After the Merge it has changed a lot—it now contains portal gates, dragon stables, training courtyards, living quarters, and a large kitchen. It is a place of both peace and intense training. Frak lives here with the rest of the team and spends a lot of time training, baking in the kitchen, or hanging out with Arin and Sora.

   Information- Sir Reginald Slitherbottom is Frak's father, a Serpentine archaeologist, and a member of the Explorer's Club.

   At some point after the Serpentine tribes were freed from their tombs, Reginald and a female Serpentine from the Venomari tribehad a child named Frak. At some point later, the family relocated to the neighborhood close to Ninjago City, joining in the human society. During his life, Reginald would take an interest in archaeology, but because he lived in a society and a point in time where prejudice against Serpentine was intense, he knew he had to work twice as hard and twice as long in order to earn any recognition, leading him to put his career over his own family. Reginald eventually earned two doctorates, one in "Advanced Adventure-Archaeology" and another in "Whip-Crack-ology", giving him two academic titles to his name. He would become renowned as an explorer, facing challenges in the Quicksand Pit of Greater Lamar and the sacred Leviathan Temple, and became the only non-Tide-Folk to ever dance in the ritual fire-waltz ceremony with the Lava-Tides. His feats would ultimately make him the first Serpentine to be admitted into the Explorer's Club.[2] Before the Merge, he and his family moved away from the district where they used to live.

   Reginald has a very complicated relationship with his son, which is rooted on his desire to build a legacy which not only he, but also his son would be proud of. During the little time he spent with his son, he was mostly controlling, perfectionistic, and demeaning toward him, leading Frak to develop resentment towards him.

   During his time at the Explorer's Club, Reginald worked alongside a team of archaeologists that included Johnny Courageous, Rowan Rockspike, Seafoam Green, and Gweeg, unaware that Johnny was actually a Loyalist spy.[3] Reginald often picked on Gweeg, treating him poorly under the guise of bonding. In one of their adventures, they even hired a slug creature, which Reginald humorously called Frak.

   As Kreel and Lobbo were waiting for their tour guide in Explorer's Clubhouse, Reginald arrived. Kreel wanted her to move on, but Lobbo said this guy could be their tour guide, which was confirmed by him. Then, Reginald introduced himself, but Kreel said they never heard of him. So, Reginald went on about his adventures, much to Kreel's confusion. When Lobbo pointed out the fact that he says "doctor" twice, Reginald explained that he has two doctorates, which Kreel found dumb. However, she ignored it and said she wants to see some treasure, which in response Reginald took them to the Explorer's Club's treasure vault where he showed them various artifacts, while also adding the fact that they were cursed. When Lobbo pointed out a musical instrument-looking artifact, Reginald said that's the great Flugelhorn of Tomport, made from pure Grundle bone, and also included the fact that blowing this flugelhorn will summon the end of all existence. Hearing him wrong, Lobbo tried to play the flugelhorn, much to Kreel and Reginald's worries. Thankfully, Kreel was able to shove him. However, Reginald pointing out the fact that she broke Vase of the Scarab Queen, which was also cursed. Then, the Phantom Scarabs of Dread came up from the vase, scaring them. In anger, Reginald got Kreel and Lobbo out of the vault, saying they caused enough problems, whilst also shutting the vault's door. Then, Reginald tried to fight against them. Lobbo expressed that he feels bad, but Kreel can't do anything since Reginald's closed the vault. As they ended the episode of the Crossroads' Crosstalk, Reginald continued his battle against the scarabs. The Lean of a Tree

   Reginald Slitherbottom led his team to capture a Mutation Monster in Umbrasilvis, using the Expanding Frontier for their journey. Upon their arrival and while setting up, Reginald unexpectedly ran into his son, Frak.

   The ninja were surprised to discover that Reginald was actually Frak's father. With a sense of pride, Reginald proclaimed that it was an honor for Frak to be his son, much to Frak's embarrassment and the irritation of his friends. He then introduced his colleagues, but Wyldfyre found their names rather silly. Reginald appreciated Wyldfyre's attitude. Reginald was surprised by Johnny's memory of rembering Frak, acknowledging that he sometimes had a knack for remembering details. To Reginald's astonishment, he learned that Frak's friends were ninja, but he was more concerned about the classic six ninja, whom he regarded as the true ninja with a reputation, unlike Frak and his companions. This comment struck a nerve with Frak's friends, leading Frak to defend them and even claim that Lloyd viewed him as an excellent student. However, Reginald dismissed this, suggesting that Frak was merely a passable student because of their familial connection. Sora then asked Reginald to take them to Ninjago, to which he agreed, but. However, they first needed to capture the Mutation Monster that was on the loose before heading back. Frak emphasized the urgency of returning to Ninjago, but Reginald misinterpreted this as a need for Frak to tidy up the ninja's weapons and monastery. Reginald insisted that for the Explorer's Club to regain its glory, capturing the Mutation Monster was essential. He offered Frak and his friends the chance to join the mission, suggesting that Frak could learn a thing or two.

   Reginald demonstrated a net launcher to the Explorer’s Club, using Gweeg as a test subject for its effectiveness. As they prepared to split up for their expedition, Frak voiced his concerns, arguing that it would be unwise and insisting that they should stick together. He then apologized to his colleagues for what he perceived as his son’s naivety, informing Frak that the person who successfully captured the Mutation Monster would have the honor of naming it. While Reginald dismissed Frak’s suggestion as poor, he acknowledged the effort, appreciating that Frak was trying to act like an adult.

   Reginald set off in search of the Mutation Monster. However, the creature ambushed him, and when Reginald attempted to use the net launcher, it initially seemed effective, but the monster broke free. Just as the monster was about to strike, Frak and the rest of the ninja arrived to save Reginald. The Mutation Monster relentlessly attacked Riyu, poisoning him in the process, until Sora managed to trap the creature in a cage. Despite recognizing that Frak had acted to save him, Reginald chastised his son, believing that he could have captured the monster if Frak had not intervened. He advised Frak to think more carefully in the future, but Frak was focused on Riyu.

   When Frak and Sora went to the Expanding Frontier to get some energy from the Mutation Monster, they saw the Explorer's Club celebrating their mission's success, including Reginald. As Rowan gave him a cake, Reginald gave speech to the other members, saying that they defeated a monster and saved an innocent town. However, Sora countered that by saying Riyu did that, which Reginald acknowledged but said they were the one who actually captured the monster. Sora countered again, saying that she was the one who containtment unit, which Reginald said she did an excellent job obeying him. Then, he announced that they will transport the creature to Ninjago to display, which the other members cheered. When Sora put the device on the containtment unit to collect monster's energy, Reginald said that's the property of the Explorer's Club and they are not allowed to touch it. However, Frak said the energy could save Riyu's life, which made Reginald try to charge them. Thankfully, Sora collected the energy when he was about to do that. As they went back to the windmill, Reginald said they were only able to do that because he gave them permission,

   After the Mutation Monster escapes, Reginald finds Frak and Sora and gets angry at them for letting the monster escape, asking what kind of ninja are they and saying that monster is his valuable property. As the two leaves to catch the Mutation Monster, Reginald tells them to bring to monster back or they'll have the Explorer's Club of Ninjago to answer to. Just Under the Surface

   After the Mutation Monster's disappearances, Reginald comes out from the Expanding Frontier, accompanied by Johnny and Rowan. He said that there is no point of staying in Umbrasilvis anymore, since Riyu destroyed their specimen. However, they were stopped by the Grand Inquisitor, who said nothing comes good from outsiders. Reginald countered his words by saying they would be discovered if it weren't for them. Then, the Grand Inquisitor announced that Umbrasilvis is in lockdown until the one who released the monster is punished, which made the Umbrasilvans cheer, much to Reginald and other's confusion.

   Reginald testified in court at the request of the Grand Inquisitor, explaining that the Explorer's Club logbook confirmed all members were present the previous night, indicating they could not have released the Mutation Monster. However, Reginald pointed out that the logbook did not include the ninja's names, casting suspicion on Sora and Frak. When the Grand Inquisitor inquired whether Reginald could vouch for the two, he declined, which upset Frak. The tension escalated when the Grand Inquisitor pressed Sora and Frak about their absence in the book, leading to Frak dismissively labeling the logbook as "stupid." This remark offended Reginald, who shook his head in disappointment at the lack of respect for the book. During the recess that followed, Reginald remained with the Explorer's Club while Frak and Sora searched for the real culprit, with Frak suspecting Reginald might be the Loyalist since he could not defend his own son.

   After a while, the Loyalist approached the Tree of Burdens to retrieve the red fragment of the Weapon of Desolation. Reginald overheard Frak accusing the Loyalist of being him. When the Loyalist attacked Frak and Sora, Reginald intervened, defending Frak by pinning down the Loyalist. Reginald unmasked the Loyalist and discovered it was Johnny, feeling betrayed by a member of the Explorer's Club. Frak attempted to pick up the red fragment but lost control of his powers. Reginald reassured him, reaching out for the fragment and urging him to let go. Frak handed it over, and Reginald carefully wrapped it in an enchanted handkerchief. However, he hesitated to pass it to Sora, embarrassed by his uncertainty in handling rare artifacts. Frak thanked Reginald, but the latter was taken aback to learn that Frak viewed him as a villain, a perception rooted in Reginald's absence during crucial moments in Frak's life. Reginald explained that he wanted to be a father his son could be proud of, explaining the challenges Serpentine used to face in Ninjago. However, Frak countered that Reginald never tried be a good father. Stunned and filled with shame, Reginald reached out to Frak, but the latter pushed him away, leaving with Sora to turn Johnny in.

   Connection to Frak- Reginald is Frak's father, with whom he has a strained relationship with. Reginald neglected Frak growing up to instead further his career in exploration, hoping that Frak could be proud of his father. However, despite his desire for having his son to admire and be proud of him, Reginald let his own vanity guide the way he rose Frak, causing him to be perfectly obedient and never to speak up, which allowed Reginald, even if without intended mallice, to verbally abuse Frak and dismiss his thoughts and ideas on a regular basis. All the neglect, combined with the condescendance he endured from his father, caused Frak to develop a great deal of resentment towards him, which came to its highest point after Reginald made no effort to help him and Sora when they were made suspects of being connected with the monster that attacked Umbrasilvis to the point of suspecting he was the one that released the monster and was using it to search for something.

   Later, it is revealed Frak was wrong about suspecting his father, but even with Reginald saving him, both from the true culprit and from half of the Weapon of Desolation that was overcharing Frak's Quake, and confessing the motivation behind his actions, Frak simply couldn't overcome the resentment he felt for him to forgive him and left him in order to return to Ninjago with the others as soon as possible.

   Information- Arin Nived is the son of Barry and Jenny Nived, a self-taught Spinjitzu prodigy, creator of Object Spinjitzu, a ninja student of Lloyd's, and a former student of Ras. He is the first known person to teach himself Spinjitzu without a master. He used to live in a neighborhood outside Ninjago City, until the Merge caused his parents and region to disappear. Years after the Merge, Arin and his best friend Sora became students of Lloyd Garmadon.

   A year passed and he began to express frustration at not improving his Spinjitzu. He would later discovered that Sora had lied to him about his "triumph" during the Ritual of the Blood Moon, and that Master Wu was responsible for the Merge, which led him to embrace Ras and his teachings.

   During the weeks of healing and being trained with Ras, Arin eventually went to the Spectral Lands, where he met Morro, who helped him obtain an healing elixir to heal Ras. Ras would eventually take him to the graves of his parents before Ras persuaded Arin by offering to reverse the Merge to revive them. After Thunderfang absorbed Lloyd's soul, Arin, using his Object Spinjitzu, defeated the dragon singlehandedly, reviving Lloyd in the process. Although on friendly terms with the ninja now, Arin continued his journey to bring back his parents with Ras, this time, accompanied by Sora, leading them to the Forge of the Forgotten, where Arin turned against Ras after the latter attempted to sacrifice Sora in order to obtain a Dragon Icon. After he and Sora managed to escape Ras, he went back to his parents' tombstones where he discovered that they were fake and was reunited with his parents in the Community of Lee.

   Connection to Frak- Arin is Frak's childhood best friend. They first met when Frak saved him from two bullies, who were insulting the ninja, and scared them off before they bonded over their fandom for the ninja, as well as Frak showing Arin how to cook pies, until the former and his family moved away. They reunited years later at the City of Temples, where Frak stopped the guards arresting him on behalf of his master and showed off that he discovered he had the Elemental Power of Quake. However, their newly reformed friendship was put to question when Sora discovered Ras is Frak's master before Arin eventually confronted him about, which the former confirmed. Arin then warned Frak not to wear his Wolf Clan mask, which the latter took during his battle with Sora, and in exchange he helped Arin improve his Spinjitzu.

   When Arin defected the team, Frak shows regret for causing Arin to channel his anger and stray from the team so the former can find his missing parents. He even shows no hostility when he reunited with Arin only to be cruelly rejected by Arin with his newfound anger. During the battle, Frak take it upon himself to tell Arin to blame him (Frak) for causing him to believe that the ninjas' teachings are not as good as he felt. He even tells Arin that if he is stronger than before without them, maybe he doesn't know what being a ninja means. Afterwards, when Thunderfang was defeated, Frak is saddened when Arin chose to leave again after learning how he wants to bring his parents back from the dead. Frak's spirits are lifted when he learns that Arin's parents are alive through Jay that he wishes Lloyd, Jay, Nya, and Wyldfyre luck when they went to find them. Hoping that his best friend will return once his parents are back with him.

   Information- Sora (born Ana) is the Elemental Master of Technology, an inventor, and one of Lloyd's ninja students.

   Born as an Imperian citizen in the dictatorial regime of Empress Beatrix, Sora was one of the smartest inventors of her kingdom. After seeing how it treated dragons and being mistreated by her parents, she left her home after the Merge. She chose her current name and befriended Arin in the Crossroads.

   Years later, Sora made a connection to a dragon called Riyu, who helped her discover her Elemental Power. She was trained by Lloyd and eventually unlocked her True Potential.

   When the ninja participated in the Tournament of the Sources, Sora began to feel suspicious of Jordana due to her strange behavior, while also developing distrust for Frak. Throughout the tournament matches, Sora advanced to the finals, where she faced Nokt but was ultimately defeated. However, due to the tournament's sabotage, she was declared the winner anyway.

   Connection to Frak- Frak's initial interactions with Sora were very distant, as they were from different teams and she distrusted him due to being one of Ras' students. When they fought during their match, Frak thought in using the wolf mask, just like Ras told him to do, but, remembering Arin's warning and wanting to have a fair fight against Sora, he refused to wear it. Despite he lost to Sora and she took his element and the ones he had gained, Frak never hold it against her, finding their battle as being a good one.

   After he was expelled from Ras' team and Arin abandoned the Ninja to save the former, Frak joined the Ninja, becoming Sora's fellow student. Their initial interactions were distant, but eventually Sora approached him to ask him to help her bake pies the same way he did with Arin. This caused Frak to get very excited, as he would be able to keep on passing the knowledge of baking pies. While teaching Sora how to bake, Frak is showed as being a patient teacher, although he is not above in teasing her about her inaptitude.

   It is showed during their search for Arin that, despite everything, Frak and Sora still had some issues, with the former being too eager to prove himself that he ended up putting the team in trouble, while the latter still didn't fully trust him because of his past as Ras' student. Eventually, the two of them were able to work out those issues.

   It seems that Frak has a crush on Sora, seen when Zane expressed how he missed P.I.X.A.L., describing her as the smartest and most attractive member of the team, which caused Frak to think he was talking about Sora. More of that crush is showed when Frak is reunited with Sora, as he expressed how he was so worried about her that he couldn't even sleep, with him then awkwardly adding that the others also may have not been able to sleep as well. During their journey to Djinjago, when Sora tried to rehearse the notes they would need to play to awaken one of the halves of the Arc Dragon of Focus, Frak tried to harmonize with her, with the first attempt failing before he managed to do it properly. During their fight against Kur and the spectral Dragonian Warriors at the Cave of Bells, fearing he would not have another chance, Frak tried to express his feelings towards Sora, however, at the last moment, he chickened out and came out with an feeble excuse, saying that he ate all the yogurts in the monastary.

   During their adventures in Umbrasilvis, the two of them started to bond over the fact both have terrible relationships with their respective parents. After witnessing how Frak's dad verbally abuses him and is very condescending, Sora tried to convince Frak to stand up against him. Later, after seeing how Frak suspected of Reginald of freeing the monster they had captured, Sora did her best to tell Frak to not assume the worst. When Frak and Reginald go their separate ways on bad terms, Sora is showed feeling bad for him, as he witnesses Arin's good relationship with his parents, and Sora comes to comfort him.

   Information- Cole is the current Elemental Master and ninja of Earth, and the son of Lou and Lilly. He was recruited by Wu and with the old master's help, learned Spinjitzu and met his other teammates, with whom he embarked on many adventures and briefly leading the team, before being succeeded by Lloyd.

   After the Final Battle, peace resumed until the Overlord returned and created the Nindroid Army. During this time, a love triangle formed between Nya, Jay, and Cole. After the ninja parted ways due to Zane's death, they eventually reunited after learning of the Nindroid’s survival and set out to rescue their lost friend on a mysterious island. There, Jay and Cole made amends over Nya.

   Shortly after, the ninja battled spirits from the Cursed Realm. Needing to learn Airjitzu, the ninja went to the Temple of Airjitzu, where Cole was turned into a ghost. He soon came to terms with his condition and gained control of his new abilities.

   On the Day of the Departed, Cole confronted Yang, who tricked him into reviving the ninja's old enemies. Cole fought Yang, but eventually made amends with him, and became a human once more via the Rift of Return.

   A year after Wu vanished, Cole found him in the form of a baby. He began protecting the de-aged Wu from a notorious gang that resurrected Lord Garmadon. The two were later stranded in the Realm of Oni and Dragons with the original ninja looking for a way home. After the defeat of Iron Baron, Cole, along with the other original ninja and a middle-aged Wu, returned home and helped liberate Ninjago.

   Sometime later, Cole traveled to the Kingdom of Shintaro on top of Shintaro Mountain, where he discovered dungeons that were made by the Skull Sorcerer. He gets captured but was later saved by the other ninja. He returned to the surface, but King Vangelis revealed that he was the Skull Sorcerer. Vangelis banished Cole, Princess Vania, and Wu to Rock-Bottom. There, they met the Lowly. Together, they escaped from Rock-Bottom and Cole faced the Skull Sorcerer, unlocking the power of the Spinjitzu Burst, which he used to defeat the Skull Sorcerer.

   A year after the Great Flood, Cole and his teammates and allies would band together to fulfill the final prophecy of Quanish the Elder and stop the Overlord once more, temporarily losing his powers in the process.

   Later, after the Merge, Cole was separated from his fellow ninja, and woke up in the Land of Lost Things, where he encountered a Munce/Geckle hybrid exile named Geo and started to protect the children living there, forming a found family and finding a way to access an Elemental Golem form. Years later, Nya, Riyu, Jiro and Sora would run into him, catching him up on the current status of the ninja post-Merge. Cole's powers would indicate that the earth was "screaming" at him, and thus he began a quest aided by Master Wu to find the source of the screaming, which was ultimately the remains of the Source Dragon of Balance.

   Connection to Frak- Ever since Frak was little and would heard about the Ninja, he always admired Cole, finding him to be his favorite ninja. He would always try to mimic his moves. When years later after the merge he came to face him in the Tournament of the Sources, Frak couldn't help but feel excited in facing his idol. Despite defeating him, Frak's admiration towards Cole never faulted and even sought his advice over how to properly use the Earth element, even if that caused some trouble with Ras.

   With Lloyd gone to search for Arin's parents, Frak was trained by Cole and Kai to perform Spinjitzu. When a crash with Riyu causes damages to the training course, Frak went with Cole and Kai to the Land of Lost Things so they could have a place that wouldn't mind some destructive training.

   When Cole was training him to apply his elemental power, Frak managed to sense the earth screaming, the same way Cole had been feeling. The two and Kai go to the place Cole went through after parting ways with Nya and Sora. Upon reaching it, Frak and Cole combined their powers to unearth what was lying beneath. Together, with Kai healp, they were able to unearth the remains of the Source Dragon of Balance.

   During their fight in Imperium against the Dragonian Warriors, Cole's soul is taken, much to Frak's worry. Despite fending off the spectral Dragonians and Nokt's invasion. Frak does not celebrate due to Cole's fate, and he and Kai brought him back to the Monastery.

   Information- Master Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon is the legendary Green Ninja and the current Elemental Master of Life. He is the son of Garmadon and Misako, the nephew of Wu, and the grandson of the First Spinjitzu Master.

   Once a bratty kid who sought to follow in his father's footsteps, Lloyd changed his ways by helping the ninja and embracing his destiny as the Green Ninja. As the ninja trained Lloyd, he artificially matured into a teenager and fought in several conflicts such as being the Final battle, the Battle for New Ninjago City, and the Second Serpentine War, which ended with Lloyd having to banish his father to the Cursed Realm; accidentally freeing Wu's old pupil, Morro.

   Morro soon had possessed Lloyd and claimed the Realm Crystal to free the Preeminent, eventually succeeding. With the help of the other ninja, Lloyd escaped Morro's possession in a trade and helped battle him and defeat the Preeminent.

   Lloyd led the ninja against the Sons of Garmadon, who resurrected his father. Lord Garmadon is resurrected as an evil warlord, and nearly kills Lloyd in a battle that strips him of his Elemental Power. Lloyd then led the Resistance against his corrupted father and his followers and regained his Element in a confrontation with his father. When the Oni invaded Ninjago, Lloyd and Garmadon discovered that the secret to defeating them was the Golden Armor. With the Golden Weapons rebuilt, Lloyd, the ninja, Wu, and Garmadon combined their powers into an ultimate Tornado of Creation, vanquishing the Bringers of Doom.

   A year after the Great Flood, he and his teammates and allies would band together to fulfill the final prophecy of Quanish the Elder and stop the Overlord once more.

   Following the Merge, Lloyd became separated from his friends. He later takes in Arin, Riyu, and Sora to train them to be ninja. Lloyd would later become a Conduit for the Source Dragon of Energy and used the Dragon Cores to stabilize the world and free the Source Dragon from Imperium.

   The following year, Lloyd had been receiving haunting visions of events to come during the Blood Moon. Following a defeat at the hands of Ras and Cinder, Lloyd accompanied the Ninja to the Wyldness to find Egalt and Rontu to learn Rising Dragon that can counter Shatterspin. When Riyu's Matriarch was murdered, Lloyd and the ninja infiltrate the Tournament of the Sources to find the culprit, meeting up with old friends and allies in the process. Later on, Lloyd was gifted the Source Dragon of Motion's Dragon Icon by her personally as a token of gratitude. He later took Frak in as his third student.

   After facing the Forbidden Five, defeating Thunderfang, and resolving tensions between him and Arin, Lloyd ended up in the Whispering Wood, where he learned of the original purpose of the Green Ninja as its protector, and tasked himself to complete the Ritual of Unrooting to learn the true nature of his element. While he had failed to pass the ritual traditionally, he succeeded in unlocking his True Potential and led the ninja to defeat Beatrix, her Loyalists, and her army of Elemental Monsters at the Loyalist assault.

   Connection to Frak- After Ras expelled him from his team and the end of the Tournament of the Sources, Frak joined the Ninja as a new ninja student. When Frak found it difficult to let go of the residues left by Ras' teachings, Lloyd gave him the advice of existing many sources of stength besides the physical one, an advice that Frak took to the heart and even came to apply later on.

   Information- Riyu is a Mountain Dragon who is part of the ninja, and is Master Rontu's student. Distinguished from his tribe, Riyu stands out as a remarkable dragon due to his dragon energy. As he was still a baby dragon, his power gained the attention of Lors Ras, who had the Claws of Imperium capture him before Riyu was aided by Arin, a Spinjitzu prodigy, and Sora an Elemental Masters whom he boosted her power of Technology, until all three were finally rescued by the Green Ninja Lloyd Garmadon, who then recruited them into the ninja. From there, Riyu would journey on adventures alongside the ninja, and eventually became one himself after the Dragon Master Rontu took charge of his ninja training and taught him Spinjitzu.

   Connection to Frak- Riyu is Frak's friend and teammate. When the two first met in the Tournament of the Sources, as Arin introduced Frak as his childhood friend, Riyu was suspicious of him after sniffing him, probably smelling the scent of Ras, his master at the time. When Frak joined the ninja team, they became good friends. After the Tournament, Frak even gently petted Riyu. During the ninja's research for Arin in the First Land, Frak showed a lack of trust in Riyu regarding the path he proposed to follow, that turned out to lead them to the Dragonian Trackers, which reinforced Frak's belief that they should not have followed his trail.

   Information- Lord Ras is an anthropomorphic tiger from the Wyldness and the last living descendent of Zarkar. He was trained by an unknown master and chosen for their plan to conquer all the Source Dragons to reverse the Merge.

   Before the Merge, Ras came to Imperium and assisted Empress Beatrix to gain control of the kingdom by assassinating her father, becoming the leader of the Claws of Imperium afterwards. Despite being a capable commander and a highly professional warrior, he has failed to stop Arin, Sora, and Lloyd from freeing and escaping with the dragons Imperium had captured. Consequently, Ras was stripped of his title as leader of the Claws and imprisoned for his failures by Empress Beatrix, who now decided to do the job herself. During the MergeQuake Storm, Ras managed to escape his cell and, in the aftermath, recruited Jordana for her achievement in extracting energy from a Source Dragon on behalf of his master.

   A year after the Liberation of Imperium, Ras traversed the Forest of Spirits with Jordana and used the Source Dragon energy to open the Shadow Dojo. He reassembled the Wolf Clan and attacked the Cloud Kingdom and the Land of Lost Things, seeking to free the Forbidden Five during the Ritual of the Blood Moon, but only succeeded in releasing Nokt after banishing Kai to the Nether-Space and unknowingly Rox's soul who took possession of Jordana's body. After he and his allies escaped, he promises his master that he would not fail him again.

   Attending the Tournament of the Sources, Master Ras recruited the amnesiac Jay, deceiving the latter in the process, and Arin's old friend, Frak beforehand to teach them how to win the tournament. After both combatants lost, he casted them aside while also telling Arin about how Master Wu was responsible for the Merge before watching Nokt defeat Sora and prepared to take over the Merged Realms. However, Nokt betrayed Ras and released the rest of the Forbidden Five, until his seized powers were taken from him, forcing them to retreat to the Cloud Kingdom portal gate with the tiger dragged along when he attempted to intervene. Ras ended up in the First Land alongside Arin after the gate was destroyed, and the latter helped nurse Ras back to health with intentions of finding his parents.

   For several weeks, Ras trained Arin, who took care of him while he was in a bad state. After Ras' condition got worse, Arin carried him to the Spectral Lands, where he found the Well of the Lost and used its healing elixir to save Ras from dying. Ras then took Arin to a mysterious graveyard and showed him the tombstones of his parents, explaining that he can bring them back by reversing the Merge as they could alter reality during that process. Both of them travelled to the World Forest and found out the information they needed from the Spirit of the Temple, before encountering the ninja. Ras was soon kidnapped by the Forbidden Five, who took him to the Storm Village, where Ras had his final showdown with Nokt before being saved by Arin and the Forbidden Five released Thunderfang. After the Shatter Dragon got defeated, Ras left the ninja with Arin and also Sora, who joined them, to continue their quest to reverse the Merge.

   Ras took Arin and Sora to the Forge of the Forgotten, where he revealed his true intentions of sacrificing Sora to forge a Source Dragon Icon. Arin realized that Ras was manipulating him by giving little information and left with Sora to reunite with the ninja. Ras then killed an unknown mortal to forge a Source Dragon Icon and fought his way out of the Underworld. With the ninja spread throughout the Merged Lands to awaken the Arc Dragon of Focus, Ras resumed his master's plans, eventually using the portal gates to arrive at the Monastery of Spinjitzu. There, he sought out Wu's research after defeating Alfonzo Frohicky, Geo, and Rontu. After trapping Wu in a protective container, Ras tampered with the portal gates, dispersing the ninja to the most remote corners of the Merged Lands, all the while turning the portals off so the ninja couldn't use them to return. In the following days, he obtained a new Source Dragon Icon.

   Connection to Frak- Before the Tournament of the Sources, Ras recruited Frak and taught him how to fight properly. Despite being strict with Frak, the latter considered him to be a good teacher. However, their relationship was filled with bumps, especially due to Frak's admiration towards the Ninja (Ras' enemies). When Frak approached Cole to seek for advice over how to use his element, Ras got upset. During his fight against Sora, Ras ordered Frak to wear his Wolf Mask, but the latter refused to wear it, after hearing from Arin that the masks shatter the goodness in the wearer, and lost his match. This made Ras very angry, and he banished Frak from the Wolf Clan and told him never to appear in his sight again.

   After leaving Ras' team and joining the Ninja, Frak came to realize how toxic Ras really was. On one hand, he came to realize Ras was wrong about physical strength being the only source of power, as Lloyd came to teach him there were other ways to channel strength. Not just that, but he came to see Ras as nothing more but a manipulator that tricks others to follow him and, when he sees how his influence is affecting Arin, Frak's resentment towards him increased even more.

   Frak used to train under Lord Ras as part of the Wolf Clan during the Tournament of the Sources. He learned aggressive fighting techniques and basic Shatterspin. He was offered a Wolf Mask but ultimately refused to use it after learning it destroys the user’s goodness. He still sometimes falls back into Ras’ brutal training style when stressed or angry, but actively tries to follow the ninja’s balanced approach instead. He has complicated feelings about this period of his life.

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   General information: The Serpentine, also called the snakes, are an ancient race of cold-blooded reptilian anthropomorphic snakes originating from the realm of the Wyldness,[1] but were relocated to Ninjago where they became the dominant species alongside humans during the era of the First Spinjitzu Master. Thousands of years ago, they lived in fragile peace with humans, as King Mambo had an agreement with the First Spinjitzu Master that neither race could enter the territories of the other. When the First Age ended, they warred with each other for countless years until banding together during the First Serpentine War to fight against the humans. Led by the sons of the First Spinjitzu Master and the Elemental Masters, the people of Ninjago rose up and locked them away in five separate tombs, one for each tribe (Anacondrai, Hypnobrai, Fangpyre, Constrictai, and Venomari). 40 years after the war, they were released by Lloyd Garmadon and Pythor, the latter of whom united the five tribes in a bid to conquer and destroy Ninjago. After claiming the Fangblades, Pythor unleashed the fabled Great Devourer from the Lost City of Ouroboros. The colossal serpent consumed Pythor and Master Wu and wreaked havoc on Ninjago City before being killed by Lord Garmadon. After the death of the Devourer, the Serpentine briefly served Lord Garmadon before betraying him and were later trapped in the Tomb of the Stone Army. When the ninja were searching for the hard drive containing The Overlord, they found the Serpentine now having become pacifists, and Acidicus told them of the legend of the Golden Master. Shortly after, the Nindroid Army attacked the Serpentine, but the ninja defended them and defeated their adversaries. Though Skales declined to aid the ninja in their quest any further, when the Golden Master attacked Ninjago City, the Serpentine helped its citizens to flee below ground and escape the ensuing destruction. Pythor, who had been aiding the Golden Master, was turned minuscule after swallowing a shrinking pill. With the Golden Master destroyed, the Serpentine resumed their lives in Ninjago, having redeemed themselves after protecting the city's people. When the ninja were rallying people to fight against Chen and his army of fake Anacondrai, the Serpentine joined the battle at the Corridor of Elders. Despite the new alliance, the fake Anacondrai made by Chen and Clouse were too powerful, leading Garmadon to sacrifice himself by being banished in order to free the spirits of the original Anacondrai to curse Chen's army. Following the battle, the Serpentine continued to live their normal lives while no longer having problems with humans for their help. Following a lengthy period of laze months after the Oni's invasion, the out-of-shape ninja embarked on a quest to help Professor Clutch Powers explore an ancient pyramid, with the purpose of honing their fading ninja skills. In the process, they accidentally freed the vengeful Serpentine sorceress Aspheera from her magical entombment, leading her to steal Kai's Fire power and raise an army of mummified fire elemental Serpentine in an attempt to claim the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu and exact her revenge on the "Treacherous Deceiver" who defeated her with the very same scroll. This culminated in a standoff in the hangar bay beneath the Monastery of Spinjitzu where Zane managed to defeat Aspheera and her army with the second scroll the ninja had stolen from the Explorer's Club, though the sorceress managed to momentarily break free, unintentionally banishing the power-corrupt Nindroid to the Never-Realm, only to be imprisoned in Kryptarium Prison afterward.

   History: In the First Age (thousands of years before the siege at the Monastery), humans and Serpentine were at peace, though it was fragile. Humans could not enter the Serpentine Valley and the Serpentine could not enter the villages of humans, this was agreed on by the First Spinjitzu Master and King Mambo. during the First Age. Millenia later, the sons of the First Spinjitzu Master entered the Serpentine Valley and were captured. The young Serpentine sorceress, Aspheera agreed to free Wu and Garmadon, but only if they promised to teach her the secrets of Spinjitzu. Wu and Garmadon promised but Wu was the only one to keep his promise. After Wu taught Aspheera Spinjitzu, she tried to overthrow the current ruler of the ancient Hypnobrai, King Mambo V and launch an invasion. Wu and Garmadon used the Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu to stop her and she was magically entombed in the pyramid. Over the following centuries, one serpent nation disintegrated into five Serpentine tribes depending on which tribe had what ability. However, the tribes generally disliked each other and only worked together when they had the same leaders or goals. Fearing the dawn of the Golden Master's reign was imminent, the Serpentine tried to warn the people of Ninjago, but they wouldn't listen and instead looked upon the Serpentine as enemies. The Serpentine then tried to force the people underground, but they failed, even using the Great Devourer to scare them below the surface. After their failed attempts to protect the people, the Serpentine were seen as monsters.

   The conflict between humans and Serpentine started the Serpentine War. As the war progressed and time went on, tensions between man and snake began to die down. However, seeking to spread chaos, Chen told each side that the other was going to attack, which restarted the war.[9] Around this time, Chen united the previously warring Serpentine tribes. The Elemental Alliance met the Serpentine in battle of Jamanakai Village. As the Elemental Alliance began to win, the Anacondrai, led by Arcturus, appeared and began to overwhelm them. In the battle of the Birchwood Forest, the Elemental Alliance battled the Anacondrai once more. As they began to win, one of the Elemental Alliance was hypnotized and sided with the Serpentine and the Elemental Alliance lost once more. Later, as the Elemental Alliance began to walk home from battle, defeated and discouraged, Garmadon realized that they could use the Sacred Flutes in order to defeat them, as he saw a man use one to put a small cobra in a trance. The Elemental Alliance used the flutes and drove the five Serpentine tribes into five separate tombs. As punishment for their war crimes, Wu and Garmadon had Arcturus and the other Anacondrai generals banished to the Cursed Realm.

   Almost forty years after the Serpentine War, Garmadon's son, Lloyd Garmadon, launched the Serpentine tribes back to freedom. The quarreled tribes did not want to cooperate until they were united by a new Serpentine King, Pythor. He then won all four silver Fangblades and reawakened the Great Devourer as revenge for their imprisonment, but was unsuccessful as the ninja and Garmadon killed the Devourer. The Serpentine would then swear their loyalty to Garmadon (much to the displeasure of Skales and the other generals) as his minions, committing various crimes until Skales betrayed Garmadon by pushing him into the Endless Sea. With Skales elected as the new Serpentine King, the whole Serpentine army dug beneath Ninjago City in a plot to bury the city underground, only to awaken the Stone Army and subsequently became trapped in their tomb. By the time they were released, the Serpentine had completely reformed their warrior ways and changed their way of life for the better, making peace with humans and living in isolation. They would remain mostly in neutrality but later intervene with evacuating the citizens of Ninjago City underground to escape the wrath of the Golden Master. However, after being released from the tomb, some Serpentine, especially Venomari, longed to return to their old ways and began looting Ninjago City and the village in the valley, but were stopped by the ninja and forced to withdraw.

   Almost forty years later, Master Chen used the Spell of Transformation to transform himself and his cult into Anacondrai, thus beginning the Second Serpentine War. However, he was defeated by the ghosts of the Anacondrai Generals, who cursed and imprisoned them in the Cursed Realm. While the Serpentine have largely remain isolated from the ongoings of Ninjago, Krux, a former Elemental Master of Time and one of the two Hands of Time, would play a prominent role in the emergence of the Vermillion, the first-generation progeny of the Great Devourer. Having been bred in the Vermillion Swamps from eggs laid by the Devourer herself, Krux and his brother Acronix raised an army for their plans to build a machine that can travel back to the past and undo their greatest failure. Due to the intervention of the Ninja, however, the Vermillion have disappeared into the temporal vortex and their fates are unknown.

   Serpentine Monarch- The supreme leader of the Serpentine, usually a general who manages to assert their authority over the others. Long before the war, Mambo V was Serpentine King during the First Age, although he was briefly overthrown by Aspheera in a coup. After the Serpentine War and the banishment of Arcturus and the other Anacondrai generals to the Cursed Realm, Pythor sought to reunite the five tribes as Serpentine King, being the first Serpentine general to claim the title since the First Age. After Pythor's supposed death, the Serpentine were under Garmadon's rule for a while until Skales betrayed him and became the next Serpentine King, a title he still holds. It is a purely political title that has no physical changes to the Serpentine who achieves it, although Skales chose to wear a crown to confirm his position.

   Known Serpentine monarchs; Mambo I (formerly) Mambo V (formerly) Aspheera (briefly) Pythor (formerly) Skales

   General- The leaders of each Serpentine tribe, identified by the long tail replacing their legs and their possession of their tribe's Serpentine Staff. This position is usually the highest rank of Serpentine, with the "Serpentine Monarch" title coming into play if a general wishes to unite the tribes as one. Known generals

   Anacondrai generals; Arcturus Slithraa (formerly) Skales Acidicus Skalidor Fangtom Pythor (informal)

   Warrior- Powerful fighters in the Serpentine ranks, generally less numerous than soldiers or scouts. Often appear similar to their corresponding general, but with legs instead of tails and slight color variations (e.g. Lizaru has green head spikes, while Acidicus has white head spikes).

   Known warriors; Skales (formerly) Slithraa Lizaru Bytar Fangdam

   Soldier- The regular fighters of the Serpentine forces, identifiable by having less elaborate heads than warriors or generals. They usually have two large, stout fangs protruding from their mouths.

   Known soldiers; Mezmo Spitta Chokun Fang-Suei

   Scout- The lowest-ranking members of the Serpentine, scouts presumably play a supporting role in combat, gathering information on targets and backing up their stronger allies in battle. They have human-like heads with distinctly reptilian features such as scales, fangs, and slit-like pupils. Most have small hoods or armor plates on the backs of their heads.

   Known scouts; Rattla Lasha Snike Snappa Skales Jr.

   Viper- Recently-hatched Serpentine, vipers which take the form of ordinary snakes, but in a short time their tails will turn into legs and their hands will grow.

   Powers and abilities-

   Prolonged lifespan: All Serpentine have prolonged lifespans. Forked tongue: Serpentine can smell using the tip of their tongue, and a forked tongue allows them to sense from which direction a smell is coming.[24] Hypnobrai hypnosis - The Hypnobrai can mind control others. Fang-Kwon-Do - The Hypnobrai can also use a hypnotizing movement that can entrance another Hypnobrai when done correctly.[25] Fangpyre bite - The Fangpyre can bite anything and transform it into Serpentine or shape-shift others into another thing. Anacondrai invisibility - The Anacondrai can become invisible. Constrictai grip - The Constrictai has a super strength to choke their victim into death. Venomari venom - The Venomari can spray a lime-colored acid on the target's eyes to make them hallucinate their worst fears. Vermillion reconstruction - The Vermillion can rebuild themselves if they are harmed. Hive Mind - The Vermillion have a telepathic connection with each other, allowing them to send telepathic messages or orders to other Vermillion.

   Weaknesses- Sacred Flutes: No Serpentine can stand the sound of the Sacred Flutes, which completely control them and can be manipulated with their help.

   Symbols-

   The symbol for the Hypnobrai is a blue circle with a yellow outer ring and a swirl inside, referencing their hypnotic abilities.

   The symbol for the Fangpyre is a black circle with a red outer ring, a white inner ring, a pair of fangs, and a snake tongue inside, referencing their bites' power to turn people, vehicles, and other objects into snakes.

   The symbol for the Constrictai is a black circle with a orange outer ring and 3 chain links bound together, referencing their powerful grip, which they use to strangle and incapacitate their foes, or even kill them.

   The symbol for the Venomari is a dark green circle with a light green outer ring, a white dripping inner ring, and a drop inside, referencing their hallucination-inducing venom.

   The symbol for the Snake warriors is a metallic grey snake head, referencing their metallic skin and heavy use of machinery and other augmentations like gauntlets.

   Characteristics- The Serpentine generally appear as scaly humanoids with snake-like heads. All the Serpentine are cold-blooded humanoids,[26] which means they must bask in the sun to reach optimal body temperature. For this reason, their largest cities such as Ouroboros or the Serpentine valley are built in the deserts. All of them also have to shed old scales several times in their life just like normal snakes.[27] Serpentine generals have snake-like tails replacing their legs, which appears to be a symbol of their position; as soon as a different snake takes dominance in a tribe, its legs will become a tail and the conquered Serpentine will have its tail replaced by legs, although every member in the Anacondrai Tribe has tails. It is possible that similar changes would occur if other Serpentine of different ranks fought to increase their standing in the tribe (e.g. a Scout attempting to become a Soldier-ranked Serpentine, or a Soldier attempting to become a Warrior-ranked Serpentine). It is unclear what would happen if a Serpentine General perished without being challenged by a fellow tribes mate—presumably, the next-strongest member of the tribe would become General by default.

   In addition to proficiency in melee combat (both unarmed and with a variety of weapons), all of the Serpentine tribes have unique abilities: the Hypnobrai can hypnotize others into loyal servants or sleeper agents; the Fangpyre can make anything they bite slowly turn into a snake, whether human or not; the Venomari are resistant to acid and can spit hallucinatory venom; the Constrictai have powerful grips and superior burrowing abilities, and the Anacondrai are capable of turning invisible and swallowing people whole. However, all Serpentine are vulnerable to the music of the Sacred Flute, which causes them extreme discomfort and negates some of their abilities.

   Members of different tribes likewise possess the ability to breed with one another, although the results of these bonds result in hybrid mutants who lack powers. Children coming from such unions are often looked down upon in Serpentine society: one of which was Clancee.

   At birth, Serpentine first start off as young vipers, seemingly identical to regular snakes but presumably with the powers of their tribe.[28][29] The Serpentine grow relatively fast, as Skales Jr. hatched not long before the Nindroid crisis.[30][31] As they grow and mature, however, Serpentine children will eventually develop their legs, alongside the rest of their limbs. They have much longer lifespans than the average full-blooded human. They live to be more than forty years old, as Pythor, for example, lived during Serpentine War or Skales and Fangtom were friends before imprisonment.

   Culture- In the First Age, the first known time period of the Serpentine, they had a completely different culture than in the present, and although there were different abilities among the members, they all formed one nation under the King's head. They inhabited large pyramids in the Serpentine valley, which the workers kept growing. At that time, they did not use the Serpentine language as their script, but the hieroglyphs they carved into the stones. The king also had different markings than thousands of years later, as he wore a colored nemes instead of a crown and had golden balls painted under his eyes. At that time, King Mambo's ancestors had an agreement with the First Spinjitzu Master that Serpentine should not enter humans' lands and vice versa. This agreement brought a fragile peace between both nations, the people and the Serpentine. During this time, some Serpentine also learned sorcery so that they could be sorcerers in service to the King. Over the following millennia, Serpentine culture developed in a different direction but retained some of the ancestral culture features, as they built a pyramid and an entire city in the desert, and their artifacts included a golden sarcophagus.

   After many millennia, they started solving their disputes and seeking entertainment in the Slither Pit, effectively gladiatorial combat where they determine superiority by one participant being more powerful and cunning than the other. Many Serpentine look down on other species, out of arrogance or anger at being sealed away by the other inhabitants of Ninjago. They are predisposed to combat and violence to achieve their goals and are not averse to using dirty tricks or superior numbers to overwhelm their enemies.

   This aggressive mindset often hinders the Serpentine more than it benefits them, as fighting is prevalent among Serpentine tribes, and even among different ranks within each tribe. On the other hand, Serpentine are unwaveringly loyal to those who can conclusively demonstrate their superiority, readily following every command of such individuals—at least until their leaders show signs of weakness, incompetence, or until those leaders are overthrown by other Serpentine, and occasionally, humans.

   However, some positive traits have been observed among the Serpentine. They are capable of camaraderie and friendship, as seen when Skales and Fangtom greet each other as old friends despite their tribal alignments. Additionally, Pythor sought to awaken the Great Devourer specifically to avenge his race on the surface-dwellers who sealed them away, implying that he genuinely wants to see Serpentine dominance for their own sakes. Likewise, despite having been the one to devour his tribe, Pythor was ultimately against the idea of tarnishing their name in death, getting past his own grudges to avenge the mockery that had been done to his people.

   The Serpentine also seemed to have a righteous sense of justice, being quick to act in preparation for the arrival of the Golden Master, though some of their methods were questionable. Ultimately, while meaning well, their paranoia and recklessness in trying to stop their war with the humans only helped start it, and feeling wronged and unknowing of the true situation, felt they deserved vengeance on the humans for what had happened.

   Following their imprisonment in the tomb of the Stone Army, the Serpentine sought more pacifistic reforms, seeking to atone for their ways. As a result, nearly all of them became much more peaceful, promoting politeness and courtesy. Despite this, as a result of the past, they nevertheless remained somewhat wary of humans, but ultimately came over this in order to help them upon the attack of the Golden Master, finally bridging the gap that had separated the two species for so long. As a result, the Serpentine began to venture out onto the surface, regularly interacting with the humans as generic citizens.

   Despite these pacifistic reforms, however, some Serpentine, though no longer criminals, nevertheless preferred their old ways of combat and fighting. Multiple members, most notably Mezmo, continued the tradition of the Slither Pit at Yang Tavern and even invited non-Serpentine, such as humans and Skulkin, to participate. Some Venomari have also decided to continue the old way of life and plunder the cities and villages of the humans.

   There are many functions at Serpentine, with the main leader of each tribe being its general, and above all generals is the Serpentine King, who has usurped power over others. The king is usually not very different from the other Serpentine, although at his own request he may receive a small crown, which he does not always have to wear. Serpentine also once had the elders, which was the Serpentine group that others listened to and followed. It is unknown whether this group is still active.

   There are various notable legends in Serpentine culture, the most famous of which are the Curse of the Golden Master and the legend of Aspheera, although the latter are only marginally known by marginal and more informative librarians like Acidicus. Some Serpentine are also interested in the stars and observe them, which was the original purpose of the construction of the City of Ouroboros. The Serpentine also have a written language called Serpentine. Many years ago, Serpentine had a tradition of carving Jadeblades from the bones of the departed Serpentine warriors and were reserved for the greatest Anacondrai leaders.

   Information; The Anacondrai were one of the known Serpentine tribes living in Ninjago and were the most powerful, fastest, dangerous, and feared of all Serpentine, acting as the fiercest warriors of their time under the leadership of General Arcturus. During the Serpentine War, the Anacondrai led their kind in the battle against the people of Ninjago. Master Chen played a part in fueling the conflict and driving both sides against each other. After the Elemental Masters won the war, the Anacondrai were sealed away in a large tomb in the Sea of Sand, while Arcturus and his generals were banished to the Cursed Realm. Lloyd Garmadon would later open the Anacondrai Tomb, hoping to ally with the ones inside, yet he found the sole survivor to be Pythor, who had eaten his fellow warriors in order to survive. Lloyd allied with Pythor until Pythor betrayed him and reunited the Serpentine. Pythor would go on to unleash the Great Devourer and work with the Overlord to transform him into the Golden Master. While he succeeded in doing both, the Devourer and Overlord would be defeated, and Pythor was locked away in Kryptarium Prison. Chen's criminal empire had grown over the years, and he succeeded in transforming him and his followers into Fake Anacondrai. The ninja set off to find Pythor and protect him from Chen's cult, as they needed the essence of a true Anacondrai to complete the transformation spell. The cult managed to capture Pythor and make their transformation permanent before setting off to battle the Elemental Masters at the Corridor of Elders. However, Pythor had a change in heart and offered a means of defeating Chen's army. Garmadon thus sacrificed himself to summon the spirits of Arcturus and his fellow Anacondrai generals, who banished Chen's army to the Cursed Realm as punishment for the arrogant mimicry of their race.

   History- The Anacondrai were created by the First Spinjitzu Master alongside the Hypnobrai, Venomari, Fangpyre, and Constrictai as the strongest of the five tribes. They would go on to act as the leaders of the Serpentine, and would later heed the coming of the Golden Master, fearing his arrival greatly. They followed their creed: "Only one can remain."

   As a result of their paranoia, the Anacondrai and the rest of the Serpentine began to have conflicts with humans. Eventually, under Chen's influence, they were tricked into believing the humans were planning an attack and promptly struck first, instigating the Serpentine War in the process. Under the leadership of Arcturus, the Anacondrai would dominate the battlefield, leading the other Serpentine and being assisted by Chen and Clouse. Seeking out Jamanakai Village as one of their targets, they drove off the Elemental Masters, unleashing the Anacondrai serpent to assist in their victory. Later, Chen would manipulate the Master of Earth onto their side, giving them an advantage during the battle of Birchwood Forest.

   Due to internal conflicts and possibly Chen's influence, the Anacondrai eventually declared war on the rest of the tribes, sparking a civil war among the Serpentine. This infighting, coupled with Garmadon's idea of the Sacred Flutes, led to the Serpentine's defeat at the Corridor of Elders. While Arcturus and his generals were banished to the Cursed Realm, the rest of the tribe was locked inside a tomb within the Sea of Sand. Decades later, due to a lack of food, the Anacondrai were in danger of starvation. Eventually, they resorted to eating each other alive, leaving no trace of them except for their bare skeletons and the lone survivor, Pythor. Lloyd, in an attempt to get revenge on the Hypnobrai, opened the Anacondrai's tomb, only to discover Pythor as the last living occupant. Even as Pythor lied about the circumstances of his tribe's death, leaving out their attempts to devour each other, he proceeded to leave the tomb and later return briefly to celebrate over his and Lloyd's stolen candy stash.

   Although the Anacondrai were last seen as a tribe more than forty years ago during the Serpentine War, their legacy remained in Ninjago. After Arcturus, the main general during the war, the celestial zodiac was named. Meanwhile, Master Chen has created a cult on his island based on the worship of the fallen Anacondrai. He was willing to go so far as to steal their bones from their tombs and create from their skulls headgear for him and the cult and from their bones armor and the Jadeblades. Nevertheless, he did not respect the real Anacondrai, at least after his transformation, as he completely despised Pythor, the last living Anacondrai.

   Appearance- The Anacondrai had purple skin, with some parts of their bodies being black, with a little gold. Unlike the other tribes, however, Anacondrai all had tails, and there was little to no difference between individuals. At the same time, the Generals (the Anacondrai were the only tribe to have several Generals) had regal body attire (similar to Clouse's) and red armor (similar to Zugu's). The Generals also had black markings on top of their heads, with five of them sporting red eyes, while Arcturus, the main General, had green eyes and golden armor/attire. Each Anacondrai also has a colored gem on their head and chest, with the Generals having green and the ordinary warriors having red. Pythor, unlike the rest of his tribe, has light blue gems and marking patterns on his tail. He also has a darker color, a unique head shape and longer neck compared to his other Anacondrai brethren. It is assumed that when an Anacondrai's skin is bleached, it turns white and their markings become purple. Chen and his Anacondrai followers would later become Fake Anacondrai. These "Anacondrai" are nearly identical to the real counterparts, except they lack gems and possess different colored scales, featuring tan scales on their chests while lacking the black and gold markings present on the real ones.

   Weapons and abilities: Anacondrai invisibility: Anacondrai's primary ability allows them to turn invisible. High strength and reflexes: Unanimously considered to be the strongest Serpentine tribe and even the greatest warriors in all of Ninjago, the Anacondrai were famed for their enormous strength and great speed. One manage to go toe-to-toe with Griffin Turner, the Master of Speed. Another also manage to strain Cole, the Master of Earth. Pythor also manage to knock Wu out of his Spinjitzu tornado with his staff and enhanced strength. Prolonged lifespan: Like the rest of the tribes, the Anacondrai had prolonged lifespans. Hand-to-hand combat capability: Anacondrai have displayed high hand-to-hand combat capability, using punches and tail whips. Fire immunity: Anacondrai hides are immune to fire. Swallowing larger objects: Anacondrai can increase their jaw width and swallow opponents whole, although swallowed victims can still try to escape their bellies. Anacondrai Blades: Their weapons of choice were Anacondrai Blades, said to be the sharpest weapons in all of existence.

   Information- The Hypnobrai are a tribe of Serpentine, based on the speckled cobra with a hint of the rattlesnake as well. They are known for their hypnosis abilities, hence the name. An ancient group of Hypnobrai would later be resurrected and become known as the Pyro Vipers.

   History- How the Hypnobrai came to be is unknown, but their ancestors had a truce between the humans and Serpentine. They were ruled by King Mambo's ancestors before being shortly ruled by Aspheera. As time passed, their tribe would come to have arguments and conflicts with the other four tribes of the Serpentine and later humans as well. They were involved in the Serpentine War, and were locked underground for 40 years for their crimes.

   Years after, Lloyd had released them, and they served under his command until Skales took control and became their general. They would soon work under Pythor, who became their King, they helped Pythor in acquiring the four Fangblades of the Great Devourer, only to retreat after the beast is released.

   They would again switch command with Garmadon then Skales becoming their King, until they were trapped again when trying to bury Ninjago City. After their second imprisonment, they would eventually come to peace with the humans and stop their acts of vengeance, refusing to be included in any affairs of the surface world.

   The ancient Hypnobrai would later be risen back to life after the sorceress, Aspheera escapes her imprisonment, becoming Pyro Vipers.

   Appearance- Hypnobrai have usually blood red eyes with concentric circle patterns resembling a large spiral surrounding their pupils, which multiply and expand outwardly at a rapid pace when they use their hypnosis. They also have a cobra-like hood, with the Soldiers, Warriors, and Generals having a full cobra head. Their colors are generally blue with medium/dark gray bodies and yellow accents. Some female Hypnobrai, such as Selma, SsssSsss Underwood, Hantro and Delphee's mother, however, are pink or purple. Ordinary Hypnobrai don't have long tails and instead have legs as opposed to the General, who gains a long tail from their staff. Hypno Vipers are relatively small and look like actual snakes.

   Abilities- Hypnobrai hypnosis: The Hypnobrai have the power to mentally enslave anybody with their eyes. They rattle their tails and stare at the victim, and if the victim happens to look their way, they are placed under their control. The Hypnobrai Staff has an anti-venom that will undo the hypnotic spell. Secretive hypnosis: The Hypnobrai can also plant post-hypnotic commands, turning the victim into a sleeper agent as Skales did with Cole. In this state, the Hypnobrai can see through their victim's eyes, and enforce their hypnotic control at any time. Protective eyelids: The Hypnobrai have a protective second eyelid over their eyes, for when they are not hypnotizing someone.

   Information- The Constrictai are one of the known Serpentine tribes. The Constrictai were freed from their tomb by Pythor, and along with their fellow tribes, they embarked on a quest to awaken the Great Devourer. While this plan succeeded, the beast was killed by Garmadon. After the Serpentine betrayed him, the Constrictai and their fellow tribes journeyed underground, stumbling across the Tomb of the Stone Army. Upon entering, they were faced with the revived Stone Army, who attacked the Serpentine and trapped them in the tomb. The Constrictai and their fellow Serpentine made the tomb their home until the ninja discovered them, at which point the Nindroid crisis had begun. The Serpentine opted to avoid the struggle, but would later help evacuate Ninjago's citizens after the Golden Master began attacking the city. Following his defeat, the Constrictai and the other tribes returned to the surface, living in Ninjago alongside its people. When the Second Serpentine War commenced, they fought in the climactic battle at the Corridor of Elders.

   History- The Constrictai are one of the known Serpentine tribes, and their origin is unknown. As time passed, their tribe would come to have arguments and conflicts with four other tribes of the Serpentine and later humans as well. They were involved in the Serpentine War, and were locked underground for 40 years for their crimes.

   The Constrictai were released from their tomb inside the Mountain of a Million Steps by Pythor and readily joined him in an ambush against the Ninja. While the majority of the tribe participated in an ambush at the Toxic Bogs, Skalidor stayed behind to ambush Cole and Zane when they arrived at the Mountain of a Million Steps in an attempt to secure the tomb before Pythor's arrival. Afterwards, the Constrictai united with the other tribes in a quest to recover the four Fangblades in order to awaken the Great Devourer. Although the Serpentine succeed in awakening the Devourer, the serpent proved to be impossible to control and all of the Serpentine, including the Constrictai, took shelter in the Fangpyre Tomb until Lord Garmadon destroyed the Devourer with the Golden Weapons.

   After the destruction of the Great Devourer, the Constrictai continued to remain free with the rest of the Serpentine. When Skales tried to convince the tribes to follow him, Garmadon soon arrived and took control of the Serpentine, minus the generals. After Skales' attempt to kidnap Lloyd fails and his imprisonment in the city jail, Skalidor and the other generals joined Garmadon as well. After the destruction of the Mega Weapon, Garmadon decided to find the Dark Island, only for Skales to knock him off the Rattlercopter and take control of the Serpentine. After becoming the new snake king, Skales led the Serpentine to Ninjago City to bury it, only to end up finding the Tomb of the Stone Army. After the Stone Army were awakened by the venom of the Great Devourer, the Constrictai and the rest of the serpentine tried to fight back, only to be easily defeated and sealed inside the tomb.

   Some point after their humbling defeat at the hands of the Stone Army, the Constrictai, alongside the rest of the Serpentine, reformed and built up their society within the former Tomb of the Stone Army, making peace with the humans in their isolation.

   Skalidor was among the group outside the City Bank who Lloyd encouraged to fight as one against the Anacondrai Cultists. The Constrictai would later participate in the battle at the Corridor of Elders and helped defeat Chen's fake Anacondrai army.

   Skalidor and several other Constrictai were part of a scouting group, alongside Skales, and Skales Jr., trying to track down the Vermillion.

   After the Merge, Skalidor became the owner of the Crossroads junkyard.

   Skalidor talked with Arin and Sora and sold them the Fire Mech.

   At some point after the Mech Master 5000, Skalidor lost ownership of his junkyard to Kreel (or to someone who will later lose to Kreel) in a lice game.

   Appearance- Generals and Warriors have large spikes along with their heads and backs, typically orange or light gray colored. Most Constrictai are considerably shorter than other Serpentine of their respective ranks, except for Skalidor, the general. Their main colors are orange, black, and metallic gray. The Constrictai possess greater muscular strength, enabling them to strangle opponents and tunnel through the ground with ease.

   Abilities- Superhuman strength: The Constrictai are physically the second strongest Serpentine tribe. Constrictai grip: The Constrictai possess a powerful grip, which they use to strangle their foes and incapacitate or even kill them. Unlike regular strangulation, the victims of the Constrictai grip are said to never fully recover from the effects of the grip unless given the anti-venom from the Constrictai Staff. Burrowing/Digging: They are the best burrowers of any Serpentine, enabling them to perform surprise attacks.

   Information- The Venomari are one of the known Serpentine tribes. The Venomari were freed from their tomb by Pythor, and along with their fellow tribes, they embarked on a quest to awaken the Great Devourer. While this plan succeeded, the beast was destroyed by Garmadon. After the Serpentine betrayed him, the Venomari and their fellow tribes journeyed underground, stumbling across the Tomb of the Stone Army. Upon entering, they were faced with the revived Stone Army, which attacked the Serpentine and trapped them in the tomb. The Venomari and their fellow Serpentine made the tomb their home until the ninja discovered them, at which point the Nindroid crisis had begun. The Serpentine opted to avoid the struggle, but would later help evacuate Ninjago's citizens after the Golden Master began attacking the city. Following his defeat, the Venomari and the other tribes returned to the surface, living in Ninjago alongside its people. When the Second Serpentine War commenced, they fought in the climactic battle at the Corridor of Elders.

   Background- The Venomari are one of the known Serpentine tribes. As time passed, their tribe would come to have arguments and conflicts with four other tribes of the Serpentine and later humans as well. They were involved in the Serpentine War, and were locked underground for 40 years for their crimes.

   The Venomari were released from their tomb inside the Toxic Bogs by Pythor and readily joined him in an ambush against the Ninja who had come to secure their tomb before Pythor could arrive. Afterwards, the Venomari united with the other tribes in a quest to recover the four Fangblades in order to awaken the Great Devourer. Although the Serpentine succeed in awakening the Devourer, the serpent proved to be impossible to control and all of the Serpentine, including the Venomari, took shelter in the Fangpyre Tomb until Lord Garmadon destroyed the Devourer with the Golden Weapons.

   After the destruction of the Great Devourer, the Venomari continued to remain free with the rest of the Serpentine. When Skales tried to convince the tribes to follow him, Garmadon soon arrived and took control of the Serpentine, minus the generals. After Skales' attempt to kidnap Lloyd fails and his imprisonment in the city jail, Acidicus and the other generals joined Garmadon as well. After the destruction of the Mega Weapon, Garmadon decided to find the Dark Island, only for Skales to knock him off the Rattlercopter and take control of the Serpentine. After becoming the new snake king, Skales led the Serpentine to Ninjago City to bury it, only to end up finding the Tomb of the Stone Army. After the Stone Army were awakened by the venom of the Great Devourer, the Venomari and the rest of the serpentine tried to fight back, only to be easily defeated and sealed inside the tomb.

   Some point after their humbling defeat at the hands of the Stone Army, the Venomari, alongside the rest of the Serpentine, reformed and built up their society within the former Tomb of the Stone Army, making peace with the humans in their isolation. Later, when the Ninja arrived at the tomb seeking answers after finding a white scale left behind after a battle against The Overlord and his Nindroids, Acidicus told the Ninja about the curse of the Golden Master.

   The Venomari fought alongside the Elemental Masters at the Corridor of Elders and helped defeat Chen's fake Anacondrai army.

   Skales took Jay, Kai, and Cole to Acidicus in the Serpentine library, where the latter told them the tale of Aspheera and the treacherous deceiver.

   Acidicus attended Nya's memorial.

   Appearance- Most of them have four yellow eyes, with the exception of Lasha, who is missing an eye. Their colors are green, lime, and red. They are immune to corrosive liquids, including the waters of the Toxic Bogs. Members like Acidicus and Lizaru feature a pair of three spikes atop the flats of their heads. All of the snakes have two large fangs that spit venom but a few like Acidicus and Lizaru have two extra side spikes. Almost all besides Acidicus have small bottles of venom with them and sashes around their shoulders to hold weapons.

   Abilities- Venomari venom: The Venomari have the power to spit hallucination-inducing venom into their opponent's eyes, which can make their victim see a number of strange things. Their worst fears, quintessentially. It will wear off gradually but the anti-venom in the Venomari Staff can instantly cure a victim. Poison/Acid Immunity: The Venomari are immune to acid and toxic substance, they can hide themselves in the Toxic Bogs for a long time and have no effect from it as seen in "Can of Worms".

   General Information- The Serpentine War (also known as the Anacondrai Wars) was a conflict that took place thousands of years after the first defeat of the Overlord and his Stone Army by the First Spinjitzu Master, and 40 years before the return of the Time Twins. It was fought between the five tribes of the Serpentine and the people of Ninjago, with the Anacondrai and the Elemental Alliance serving as leaders of the respective sides.

   During a time when humans and Serpentine lived in a fragile truce. Master Chen used the mistrust of the two species to his advantage, and along with Clouse, masquaraded as Serpentine to steal munitions from villages; which convinced Wu to unite the Elemental Alliance. Chen manipulated the Anacondrai Strike into believing that humans were stealing powerful Serpentine artifacts to protect themselves from the prophecy of the Golden Master, prompting her to unite the four tribes to protest against humans. After Clouse secretly provoked the Serpentine in Jamanakai Village, the Elemental Alliance stepped up to protect the villagers. General Arcturus used the losing battle to his advantage to take control of the Serpentine, forcing the Elemental Masters to retreat from the Anacondrai. Arcturus used the newly started war as a campaign to rule Ninjago. A crucial battle in the war took place at Birchwood Forest, with the Elemental Alliance fighting Arcturus and his Anacondrai, but this battle was lost as well. The Elemental Masters found hope by using the Sacred Flutes to hypnotize the Serpentine and imprison them in a series of tombs. Arcturus and the other Anacondrai generals were found guilty of committing war crimes and were consequently banished to the Cursed Realm.

   When Master Chen brought the next generation of Elemental Masters into the Tournament of Elements, a Second Serpentine War was soon to come.

   History- Over millennia of living in Ninjago, the Humans and the Serpentine lived separately, but in a fragile truce with no intentions of attacking one another. While neither side generally sought conflict with the other, both species, starting from the days of the ancient Serpentine under Mambo V, lived in total isolation from one another, with neither side crossing each other's borders.

   Centuries before the war, the Serpentine tried to warn humans of the coming of the Golden Master. When humans refused to listen, the Serpentine tried to terrify them underground with the Great Devourer, who was ultimately defeated by the people of Ninjago and imprisoned in Ancient City of Ouroboros.[2] Subsequently, tensions between humans and Serpentine increased, fueled by the isolation of both groups. Some of this tension was expressed in conflict, with some Serpentine and human forces clashing in small skirmishes.

   In the early modern days of Ninjago, the sons of the First Spinjitzu Master, Wu and Garmadon, had gone their separate ways. Wu continued to reside and teach at their monastery, while Garmadon was in the teachings of Master Chen along with Clouse. At the time, tensions between humans and Serpentine were finally starting to die down, with even the Anacondrai tribe under Arcturus offering concessions for a truce between both species. However, Chen found the peace between the humans and Serpentine boring and wanted to pull some strings to provoke a conflict.

   Chen and Clouse decided to continue their pursuit and collected numerous Anacondrai artifacts and clothes to imitate the Serpentine tribe, attacking human villages and stealing their supplies. By doing so, they intentionally encouraged the humans' distrust for the Serpentine. Wu and Mystake soon learned of these covert attacks and started recruiting Elemental Masters for an alliance that would fight the Serpentine if necessary. They approached several masters, including Sono, Leo, Benton, and Brook, who, however, as the only one, decided not to join their forces.

   For centuries beforehand, the Serpentine tribes, namely Hypnobrai, Fangpyre, Venomari, Constrictai and Anacondrai, did not trust each other. Chen, who did not give up his plan to start the war, realized that the only way to start it was to unite all the tribes. This led to Chen later contacting the Anacondrai tribe - who, according to Pythor, were ready to agree to the truce and uphold it - with false information, claiming that the humans would use this truce as an opportunity to attack the Serpentine. As a result, Arcturus and the Anacondrai generals began preparing to fight the humans.

   Around the same time, Chen realized that some Serpentine were trying to warn the humans of the Prophecy of the Golden Master who would destroy the world. One of these Serpentine, Strike, was approached by Chen who lied to her and told her the prophecy could only be prevented by studying stolen Serpentine artifacts, supposedly hidden by treacherous humans who stole them along with the snakes' culture. Strike believed him and met with all the Serpentine tribes' generals but the Anacondrai, including the Hypnobrai, the Fangpyre, the Venomari, and the Constrictai. Together, they decided to send some soldiers to Jamanakai Village due to its symbolic importance as a home of stories. However, they were only supposed to peacefully retrieve their artifacts from the villagers, not start a conflict.

   When the Serpentine led by the Hypnobrai General and the Venomari General came to Jamanakai Village, they demanded the villagers to return the Serpentine artifacts to them. However, they were lied to by Chen and there were no valuables in the village. Clouse deliberately provoked the snakes by throwing vegetables at them, disguised as a villager, thus starting the first battle of the war. In response, the Serpentine started plundering the village and burning the buildings. Soon after this, the Elemental Alliance arrived to stop them, as Misako heard of the alleged arrival of the snakes to the village.

   However, before the first battle began, Pythor, a low ranking Anacondrai opportunist,[6] persuaded his tribe to oversee the march and join a conflict should one arise - a proposal which Arcturus and other tribal leaders, being already wary of the truce with humans due to Chen's misinformation, readily accepted. So, they built a camp of their own near the village and observed the encounter. After they saw the Alliance's arrival and how they almost defeated their brethren fighting in the village, the Anacondrai decided to mobilize against them to help the other Serpentine, entering Jamankai Village and thus giving their fellow Serpentine much-needed reinforcements. After the fight, the Anacondrai won the Battle of Jamanakai Village and the Alliance had to retreat to their camp. Chen informed Garmadon of the battle, and requested that he assist him and side with the snakes. Though the evil in Garmadon's veins tempted him, he resisted and denied Chen's request, subsequently leaving his master and venturing off to find a way to stop a potential conflict, coming to the Serpentine’s former realm called the Wyldness.

   Following the Serpentine's victory in Jamanakai Village, all the five tribes joined their forces and formed a massive army. They then started attacking the humans of Ninjago and fought many battles with the Elemental Alliance.

   Villagers living near Headstone Road were faced off against the invading Venomari and Hypnobrai tribes. Although they couldn't defeat them alone, masters Benton and Hibernus came to aid and used their Earth and Ice powers to win this battle.

   Libber, master of Lightning, and the citizens defended Tanaka City, fighting the Fangpyre and the Constrictai tribes. While they almost lost, the Time Twins came to help them and together they won the battle.

   The Serpentine tried to access different parts of the Ninjago Island using boats sailing the Endless Sea, but Sound and Water masters Sono and Maya used their powers to sink their ships in the Battle of the Moon Springs, thus preventing them from occupying additional territories.

   While all the tribes were losing to the Alliance, the Anacondrai managed to secure a victory over masters Wu, Ray, Leo, and Dusk, who weren't able to break through their army lines at the Black Cliffs. The Elemental Alliance thus had to retreat to an unknown village. However, Master Leo used his power of Form to shapeshift into an Anacondrai and worked as a spy. He then learned the Anacondrai's next move was to cross the Birchwood Forest.

   The Elemental Alliance, alongside Ninjago soldiers and rice farmers, came to the Birchwood Forest prepared with almost all their forces, waiting for the Serpentine to come. While waiting, Garmadon came to their help, finally returning from his quest, although with no success. Soon, the Anacondrai tribe led by General Arcturus came to the forest and after refusing Wu's terms to surrender, the battle had begun.

   During the battle, Garmadon discovered that his former ally, Mogra the Tengu, had defected to the side of Chen and the Serpentine. Enraged, Garmadon fought against his former ally, fighting alongside his brother to defeat and capture him.

   While the forces of both the humans and the Anacondrai were equal, the Alliance almost managed to force the Serpentine to retreat. As victory seemed imminent, Clouse secretly used his Dark Magic to control Benton, making him attack his own kind. Arcturus used this opportunity to regain the advantage in the battle, and with Benton on his side, he and the Anacondrai won the battle. With the alliance retreating, Benton built a giant Serpentine statue to celebrate the victory, before Clouse lifted his spell and Benton regained consciousness, horrified by his actions.

   The defeated alliance withdrew to Jamanakai Village. However, Garmadon noticed that one of the villagers was playing the flute and hypnotizing a snake in a basket. After being joined by Strike, who realized it was Chen manipulating both sides all along, the Elemental Alliance hoped to use similar flutes to impose a state of understanding and peace between the humans and Serpentine, and decided to invade Chen's library to find the remnants of the Sacred Flutes.

   The Elemental Alliance went to Chen's monastery, guarded by the Anacondrai and General Arcturus. Strike tried to reason with him, but was unsuccessful, so the Alliance started fighting the Anacondrai, thus starting the final battle of the Serpentine War.

   While fighting, Brook and Sono sneaked to Chen's library and used their powers to make replications of the Sacred Flutes, soon discovering that the flutes didn't foster empathy, but rather immobilized the Serpentine who held a desire to control humans in their heart. With the help of these flutes, they managed to control all the Serpentine in the monastery, wining the Serpentine War once and for all.

   With the help of the Sacred Flutes, the Elemental Alliance managed to control all the Serpentine. Leo used the flute to control the Anacondrai in the Birchwood Forest and Ray escorted them to a tomb in the Sea of Sand, sealing the whole tribe except for the general there never to be freed again. Maya used her flute to guide the Venomari tribe to a tomb in the Toxic Bogs, Levi used the flute to escort the Constrictai tribe to a tomb on the top of the Mountain of a Million Steps, Libber used a flute to guide the Fangpyre tribe to a tomb beneath the Cemetery of Souls, and Hibernus locked away the Hypnobrai tribe in a tomb in the Glacier Barrens.

   The war ended, and the trial began with the Anacondrai generals. The generals begged for mercy, arguing they were misled by Chen, but Mystake, who was one of three judges, rejected their request. Garmadon therefore used the Book of Spells and expelled the generals to the Cursed Realm so that they could no longer threaten Ninjago. Although Strike questioned whether she too should be banished to the Cursed Realm, Wu refused, arguing that the flute’s lack of effect on her proved her pure intentions, and that her actions proved an alliance between humans and Serpentine was still possible. Chen and Clouse were charged for their crimes and were exiled to a secluded island. With the war over, peace ensued in Ninjago.

   Over the next decades, humans completely forgot about the Serpentine and began to consider it just a legend. The Elemental Alliance disbandedand, and after Garmadon was completely overcome with evil by the Great Devourer's venom, Wu banished him to the Underworld. The Serpentine remained in their respective tombs, and the Anacondrai slowly died out, only survived by Pythor, who ate most of his kind in order to survive, and Strike. However, almost forty years after the war, little Lloyd Garmadon wanted to follow his father's example and released the Hypnobrai tribe. Skales would soon take command among the Hypnobrai and expel Lloyd, leading to a failed attempt by Lloyd to get revenge against the Hypnobrai by releasing the Fangpyre and leading them to an attack - which backfired as Fangtom, the Fangpyre general, had been friends with Skales prior to the war. Pythor freed the remaining Serpentine tribes after Lloyd, in a final moment of desperation, opened the Anacondrai Tomb. Pythor then took the title of Snake King and united the tribes, using them to gather the four Fangblades and release the Great Devourer, seeking revenge against the humans for imprisoning them in tombs. However, the Great Devourer would be killed instead by the likes of Garmadon who then subsequently took over leadership of the Serpentine.

   Skales would then succeed Pythor as the new Snake King after usurping Garmadon only to trap the Serpentine in the Tomb of the Stone Army. During their imprisonment, the Serpentine had made peace with humans and committed themselves to living underground in isolation.

   However, Chen prepared a plan on his island and later organized the Tournament of Elements, where he gathered all of the current Elemental Masters in Ninjago and stole their Elemental Powers, which he needed for the spell of transforming into Anacondrai. After this transformation, Chen began the Second Serpentine War, which ended with Garmadon's sacrifice and the exchange of his soul for the souls of the Anacondrai generals in the Cursed Realm.

   Strike's Role in the War- Prior to the Serpentine War, Strike attempted to warn humans of the prophecy of the Golden Master, to no avail and was about to give up hope until she was approached by Chen and his apprentice, Clouse. Chen revealed to Strike that mankind retained possession of numerous Serpentine artifacts that potentially had the power to prevent the prophecy from becoming a reality. Curious, Strike formed a plan to request the return of said artifacts.

   Having assembled the leaders of the Serpentine tribes, Strike attempted to overcome their intolerance of one another by suggesting they work together to retrieve the human-held Serpentine artifacts. She recommended starting in Jamanakai Village for its symbolic background as the "home to stories." Strike hoped to start a new chapter by bringing human awareness to the cause of preventing the arrival of the Golden Master.

   As the march began an indeterminate period of time later, Strike was approached by Pythor, who questioned the feasibility of her plan for peaceful demonstration. He pointed out that she lacked the full support of the Serpentine as she desired, for the Anacondrai craved violence over peace and doubted her plan. Afterward, Pythor spoke to the Anacondrai elders to have their forces observe the march from a distance. After the demonstration turned violent following interference by Clouse, Strike watched from the Anacondrai camp alongside Pythor in disbelief as he sarcastically mocked her. As a result, the Anacondrai entered the growing conflict after Strike requested for General Arcturus to reinstate the peace - a request that would never be fulfilled.

   As the war waged on over an indeterminate period of time, Strike stationed herself at a village where she evaluated seized ceramic goods in hopes of finding Serpentine artifacts. While there, she treated the humans with decency but recognized their fear. Prior to Chen's sudden arrival, Strike questioned Arcturus and the Anacondrai's motives behind the conflict, reminding them that she hoped to work in cooperation with the humans to prevent the coming of the Golden Master. Arcturus shrugged off her warning and dismissed it as a myth, and Pythor took her aside to assert his loyalty to only his own self-interest. When Chen arrived, he explained to Strike that he was on the side of the Serpentine, and led her to a museum of Anacondrai artifacts in the village that he had curated for her study.

   After the Elemental Alliance regrouped in Jamanakai Village after a defeat in Birchwood Forest, Strike unexpectedly met them there. After deliberation amongst themselves, Wu decided to hear what Strike had to say. She explained her disillusionment in the Serpentine cause after she saw only the Anacondrai on the battlefield she snuck into from nearby to observe, and her witnessing of Clouse's dark magic he used covertly to puppeteer Benton. After hearing the Elemental Alliance's side of the events of the war, Strike recognized that both sides had been pitted against each other by Chen. Upon being questioned by Wu about a means to end the war, she went on to explain Jamanakai Village's history as a place of harmony between humans and the Serpentine, and how Sacred Flutes were used to create peaceful communication and empathy. Strike hoped to retrieve the remnants of a sacred flute from beyond enemy lines with the expectation of using it to instill understanding between the humans and the Serpentine once more.

   Strike subsequently helped the members of the Elemental Alliance to sneak behind enemy lines. As this occurred, Strike revealed herself to the other Anacondrai, including Arcturus, verbally confronting them before the Elemental Masters emerged from hiding. As the Spinjitzu Brothers held off the Serpentine forces, Strike traveled inside the library gifted to her by Chen with Brook and Sono. There, the latter two successfully prevailed in producing a number of Sacred Flutes before the trio were interrupted by Chen and Clouse, the former revealing the true motive beyond his deception being based in drama and enterprise. Strike successfully helped defeat the duo as Brook and Sono ran outside with the flutes, and began to play them, immobilizing the Serpentine. Reading from a scroll, Strike realized that she was spared from the effect, for the Sacred Flutes only immobilized Serpentine closed to the possibility of acceptance and understanding and instead delivered increased empathy to those whose hearts were open to it, including her own. She sadly reflected upon the irony that this reality would separate her forevermore from the tribes she hoped to unite.

   Strike was later present in the Court of Ninjago for the banishment of the Anacondrai generals to the Cursed Realm. Afterward, she stepped to the stand to question if she should endure the same fate, but was excused with honor by Wu on the account of her good merits and intentions of unity.

   An implied decades later, Wu approached a cloaked Strike, who was admiring a flower in the forest. She expressed her surprise in seeing him, as he expressed his doubt in his own preparation for an unnamed upcoming challenge they'd have to face. She affirmed his doubt's justified existence as he praised her foresight and clarity of purpose. Strike questioned his analysis, expressing her own doubt instilled in her by the Serpentine War. A short while later, the two walked through the forest path and Strike questioned if Wu ever saw old members of the Elemental Alliance, to which he alluded to the ninja. She inquired about his doubt in facing the threat he perceived, and he expressed his difficulty in assuring his students that all would be alright. Strike reassured him by questioning if he trusted those who bought beside him to care for others, and his motive to fight. After having answered her first question affirmatively and the latter in the name of peace, respectively, Wu found comfort in his words as Strike concluded that peace is always worth striving for, and that by recognizing this fundamental truth, they too could find peace within themselves.

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