The following is a list of fictional characters from the Danish-Canadian animated television series Ninjago and its sequel, which were produced by The Lego Group.
The list includes the main protagonists, major and minor villains and other supporting characters that have appeared within the Ninjago universe.
The list is mainly organised into groups of fictional beings based on the chronological order of season release.
Ninjago focuses on a group of six teenage ninja, named Lloyd Garmadon, Kai, Cole, Jay, Zane and Nya, and their wise sensei, Master Wu.
The ninja team's purpose is to battle against the forces of evil, including Wu's brother, Lord Garmadon.
Lloyd makes his debut in the first season as a mischievous child wanting to be an evil warlord like his father, which results in childish schemes that are foiled by the original four ninja.
While initially mischievous and naive, Lloyd is tempered by experience over the course of the series to become a mature, wise and skilled ninja.
He is the son of Cliff Gordon and the previous Elemental Master of Lightning, but was adopted and raised by Ed and Edna Walker.
A year after Imperium was liberated, Jay left the Administration and was recruited by Ras, only to be cast away following his loss to Nya in the Tournament of Sources.
[10][11][12] Cole (voiced by Kirby Morrow from Pilots–Seabound, Andrew Francis from Crystalized onward[13][14])[15] is the grounded and solid black ninja and Elemental Master of Earth.
He is the son of Lou, a member of a barbershop quartet, and Lilly, the previous Elemental Master of Earth, who died due to an illness when Cole was still a child.
[16][17] Nya (voiced by Kelly Metzger) is the light blue ninja, Elemental Master of Water and the original Samurai X.
Although she is not an original member of the ninja team, Nya joins when her skills as the Elemental Master of Water are needed to defeat the ghosts and the Preeminent in Season 5.
Though she can sometimes be stubborn, Nya cares about her friends and family, often making the mature decisions in the group and serving as emotional support.
During the Tournament of the Sources, he began to fall out with the Ninja, eventually leaving them and joining Lord Ras to find his parents.
Sora (born Ana) (voiced by Sabrina Pitre) is the Elemental Master of Technology, one of Lloyd's protégés, and a technopathic engineer, originally from Imperium.
After the Merge, she changed her name after the dragon that was powering Imperium, befriended Arin and lived in the Crossroads, becoming a mech racer.
Wyldfyre (voiced by Kazumi Evans) is the wild Elemental Master of Heat who was raised by a dragon named Heatwave, she joins with the Ninja after Lloyd rescue her and her 'family' from Imperium.
[21][22][23] Sensei/Master Wu (voiced by Paul Dobson, Caleb Skeris as a baby, Madyx Whiteway as a child) is the wise, ancient master of the ninja who frequently wields his father's staff.
In Rise of the Snakes, Garmadon again leads the Skulkin to help the ninja to obtain the Fang Blades from the Serpentine and save Lloyd.
Their descendants appear in the fourth season Tournament of Elements and help the ninja to fight against Master Chen's Anacondrai army.
They reappear in the ninth season to form a resistance and help Lloyd save Ninjago City from Emperor Garmadon.
In Season 8, they successfully acquire three Oni masks which are the keys to performing the ritual that can resurrect Garmadon from the Departed Realm.
In Season 9, they terrorise and hunt down the citizens of Ninjago City under the rule of the newly resurrected Emperor Garmadon.
Led by Aspheera, the Pyro Vipers are the main antagonists of the eleventh season Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjtzu: The Fire Chapter.
Upon her release, she steals Kai's fire power and uses it to revive the mummified Serpentine to exact revenge on her "Treacherous Deceiver" and burn Ninjago City.
The Skull Sorcerer uses his power to enslave the Geckles and the Munce to mine Vengestone from the mountain for Harumi and the Crystal King.
After Imperium was reformed, Rapton went back to hunting dragons and formed the Freebooters, which consisted of him and a few rogue Claw members.
The Wolf Clan was formed by the Forbidden Five millennia ago and wrecked havoc on their home realm of the Wyldness.
Also known as Imperians, who live in the city of Imperium that runs entirely on dragon power by order of Empress Beatrix, until her efforts were exposed.