Ninjago: Possession

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Ninjago: Possession
Possession (Ninjago season) poster.jpg
Possession poster
Starring
Country of originDenmark
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkCartoon Network
Original releaseJune 29 (2015-06-29) –
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10)
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Possession is the fifth season of the computer-animated television series Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (titled Ninjago from the eleventh season onward). The series was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen. The season aired from 29 June 2015 to 10 July 2015, following the fourth season titled Tournament of Elements. It is succeeded by the sixth season, titled Skybound.

The season introduces the ghost of Morro as the main season antagonist, who possesses the central character Lloyd Garmadon. Possession is the first season to include the character of Nya in the ninja team as the Elemental Master of Water.[1] It also introduces Airjitzu, a new ability that is shown to be similar to the show's fictional martial art of Spinjitzu, but allows the ninja characters to levitate off the ground.[2]

Voice cast[]

See also: List of Ninjago characters

Main[]

Supporting[]

Production[]

Animation[]

The animation for the fifth season was produced at Wil Film ApS in Denmark.[27]

Direction[]

The episodes for the fifth season were directed by Jens Møller, Michael Helmuth Hansen, Peter Hausner, and Trylle Vilstrup.[27]

Release[]

The season trailer was released on 8 June 2015 on YouTube.[28] The season premiered on 29 June 2015 on Cartoon Network.[29] The episodes were released throughout June and July 2015 until the season finale, which was released in two parts. Curseworld Part 1 was released on 9 July 2015 and Curseworld Part 2 was released on 10 July 2015.[30]

Plot[]

When Lloyd is possessed by the spirit of Morro, the ninja realise that they have lost their elemental powers. Morro attacks Wu and the ninja to obtain Wu's staff, which has three symbols engraved upon it.[N 1] Morro successfully takes the staff, but Wu has made an imprint of the symbols. Wu explains that Morro was his first pupil and the Elemental Master of Wind. Morro believed that he would become the Green Ninja and was enraged to find out that he was not. He had set out to find the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master but never returned. Morro and his three ghost warriors begin their search for the Realm Crystal, which will allow Morro to release the Preeminent, the physical embodiment of the Cursed Realm, into Ninjago.

The first symbol on Wu's staff is a technique known as Airjitzu, which allows the user to levitate off the ground. To learn this technique, the ninja travel to the city of Stiix to find Ronin, who stole the Scroll of Airjitzu from Domu Library. On the way, they encounter Chain Master Wrayth and learn that ghosts can be defeated with water.[N 2] In Stiix, they search for the scroll but are outwitted by Morro, who takes the scroll, learns Airjitzu and escapes.[N 3] The ninja discover they can learn Airjitzu by visiting the Temple of Airjitzu. Meanwhile, Nya receives intensive training from Wu and begins to control the element of water. The ninja visit the Temple of Airjitzu, which is haunted by the ghost of Master Yang, and they earn the Scroll of Airjitzu. Yang tries to trap them inside the temple, revealing that anyone who remains inside at dawn will become a ghost. The ninja escape with the scroll, except for Cole, who doesn't get out in time and is transformed into a ghost. He remains in this form throughout Season 5 and Season 6.[N 4]

After learning Airjitzu, the ninja race to obtain the second symbol, the Sword of Sanctuary. They ascend the Wailing Alps and use Airjitzu to pass through the Blind Man's Eye into a parallel realm called Cloud Kingdom.[N 5] Morro again outwits them, takes the sword and returns to Ninjago with the ninja in pursuit. On the mountainside, Kai takes the sword from Morro and the ninja use it to pinpoint the location of the third symbol, the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master.[N 6] When they arrive, they face three deadly tests before finding the Realm Crystal. There they encounter Morro, who releases Lloyd and escapes with the crystal. Lloyd is weak, but the ninja find their elemental powers are returning. [N 7] Morro uses the Realm Crystal to release an army of ghosts and the Preeminent. The ninja are forced to battle the army of ghosts but realise that they are being overwhelmed and retreat on a paddle steamer. Nya unlocks her True Potential and destroys the enemies with a huge wave. Wu tries to pull Morro from the grasp of the Preeminent but he dies as he hits the water. [N 8]

Episodes[]

Main article: List of Ninjago episodes
Possession episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
451"Winds of Change"Michael Helmuth HansenDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJune 29, 2015 (2015-06-29)2.05[31]
Lloyd goes on a mission by himself to the museum, then realizes it was a trap set by Morro, a ghost who escaped the Cursed Realm and who possesses him. The other Ninja lose their elemental powers as a result. After possessing Lloyd, Morro dons the Allied Armor and goes to Sensei Wu's tea shop to get the staff that was given to him by the First Spinjitzu Master. The Ninja and Sensei Wu escape on the Destiny's Bounty, but realize they are being followed by Morro, who uses Lloyd's elemental dragon. Wu reveals to the Ninja that Morro was his first student.
462"Ghost Story"Jens MøllerDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJune 30, 2015 (2015-06-30)1.83[32]
As the Ninja escape on the Destiny's Bounty, Morro boards the vessel and tries to get Sensei Wu's staff, but Wu throws his staff overboard and Morro goes after it while the ship crashes. The Ninja then learn that the staff had three clues to where the First Spinjitzu Master's tomb is, and when they realize that a thief called Ronin stole the Scroll of Airjitzu, the first clue, they go to Stiix, a city built on water, to get the scroll from him. On the way there they are attacked by a ghost that Morro summoned with the Allied Armor, but the Ninja defeat him, discovering that water destroys the ghosts. Sensei Wu tells Nya she must train to become the Master of Water, just like her mother did before her.
473"Stiix and Stones"Peter HausnerDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 1, 2015 (2015-07-01)2.13[33]
The Ninja try to make a bargain for the Scroll Of Airjitzu with Ronin, but the price is too great. They try to earn some money, but their lack of coordination results in utter disaster. Morro steals the scroll in the end, and escapes having learned Airjitsu, but Ronin gives the Ninja weapons which can defeat the ghosts. Meanwhile, Sensei Wu trains Nya to control water, and discovers that her weakness is feeling weak.
484"The Temple on Haunted Hill"Trylle VilstrupDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 2, 2015 (2015-07-02)1.93[34]
While the Ninja have their fears tested in the haunted temple of the evil Sensei Yang, in another attempt to claim the Scroll of Airjitzu, Nya pays Ronin to take her to her Samurai X cave where they encounter Morro and his ghosts who are after Nya's samurai suit. Nya accepts that she is the Master of Water after she makes it rain in the desert while being chased by the ghosts. Meanwhile, the Ninja get the Scroll Of Airjitzu, but while racing out of the temple to escape a curse, they drop it and Cole gets turned into a ghost when he chooses to retrieve the scroll rather than escape.
495"Peak-a-Boo"Michael Helmuth HansenDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 3, 2015 (2015-07-03)1.82[35]
The Ninja must travel to the Cloud Kingdom for the Sword of Sanctuary, the second clue on Wu's staff. To get there, they must climb the tallest mountain in Ninjago and jump into a cyclone that passes over. While climbing, the Ninja encounter an avalanche, but Cole's new ghost abilities save them. Eventually, they get to the Cloud Kingdom by using Airjitsu successfully and Morro gets there in time to see them leave. Back at the Bounty, Sensei Wu and Nya capture Ghoultar and demand answers.
506"Kingdom Come"Jens MøllerDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 6, 2015 (2015-07-06)1.71[36]
The Ninja arrive at the Cloud Kingdom, where they begin their search for the Sword of Sanctuary, but are deceived by Fenwick, who has formed an alliance with Morro and has let him into the Kingdom. Wu, Nya, Misako, and Ronin interrogate Ghoultar on the Bounty. Morro manages to obtain the sword, but the Ninja pursue him back through the cyclone and down the mountainside in Ninjago. All Ninja board the Bounty except Kai, who stays behind and takes the Sword of Sanctuary from Morro as Lloyd temporarily regains control of his body. The Ninja fly off into the sunset, ready for the next step of the mission.
517"The Crooked Path"Peter HausnerDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 7, 2015 (2015-07-07)1.91[37]
The Ninja now have all the items they need to get to the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master, but before they can figure out the last clue that leads to the location of the tomb, Ronin steals the Sword of Sanctuary to give it to Morro in exchange for his cursed soul. Morro takes possession of Ronin to trick the Ninja into travelling to the Caves of Despair before trying to bury them alive. The Ninja escape and Ronin tries to repay them by entrusting them with the real location of the tomb, which is under the ocean.
528"Grave Danger"Trylle VilstrupDan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 8, 2015 (2015-07-08)1.78[38]
The Ninja reach the underwater tomb with Ronin's vehicle and manage to survive two protection trials, before encountering Morro. Morro gets trapped and the Ninja find the Realm Crystal at the tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master, but Morro arrives and demands the Realm Crystal in exchange for Lloyd. Kai tricks Morro, but when the Ninja rush off to save Lloyd, Morro manages to obtain the Realm Crystal, which he uses to open a portal to the Cursed Realm and escape.
53
54		9
10		"Curseworld"Michael Helmuth Hansen
Jens Møller		Dan Hageman & Kevin HagemanJuly 9, 2015 (2015-07-09) P.1
July 10, 2015 (2015-07-10) P. 2		1.52[39]
1.62[40]

Part I: The Ninja go to Stiix to try to stop Morro from unleashing his master, the Preeminent. The Ninja manage to fend off many ghosts, but when Lloyd gets to Morro, the ghost tries to reason with him, using Lloyd's father as an example. Lloyd hesitates, giving time for the Preeminent to be unleashed, while he goes to the Cursed Realm.

Part II: The Ninja must protect Stiix from the Preemiment, but the beast is invincible. Meanwhile, Lloyd uses his father's help to get himself out of the Cursed Realm, and fights Morro across multiple realms, including a realm called "Chima", trying to trap him, eventually doing so. The Ninja get on a boat with the people of Stiix and Nya unlocks her true potential and creates a wave that drowns the Preeminent. Sensei Wu tries to save Morro, but the ghost feels remorseful and willingly drowns and is erased from existence, having given Sensei Wu the Realm Crystal. Using the crystal, the Ninja bring back Lloyd from the realm he was left in and he decides to follow in his fathers' footsteps and train people.

This episode includes a crossover with Legends of Chima.

Reception[]

Ratings[]

The season premier of Possession achieved rank 22 in the top 100 Monday cable originals on 29 June 2015 with 2.05 million viewers.[41]

Critical reception[]

Reviewer Melissa Camacho for Common Sense Media gave Possession a 3 out of 5 star rating and noted that the season features cartoon violence but also includes themes of "loyalty, teamwork, and sacrifice". The reviewer also commented, "this a solid choice for action lovers. The loss of a loved one also is a central theme in this series installment."[1]

Other media[]

An associated action-adventure game titled Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin was released on 24 March 2015 to accompany the season. It was developed by TT Fusion and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game is available on Playstation Vita, Nintendo 3DS and IOS.[42]

References[]

Primary[]

  1. ^ Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 1 " Winds of Change"
  2. ^ Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 2 "Ghost Story"
  3. ^ Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 3 "Stiix and Stones"
  4. ^ Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 4 "The Temple on Haunted Hill"
  5. ^ Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 5 "Peak-a-Boo"
  6. ^ Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 6 "Kingdom Come"
  7. ^ Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 8 "Grave Danger"
  8. ^ Ninjago, Season 5, Episode 10 "Curseworld, Part II"

Secondary[]

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