Continuing from my last post here, the spinners are perfect for fans of the old ones who prefer them over the newer ones. They focus on customisation again, can battle against each other in competitions, and the new molds are very accurate to the Spinjitzu tornadoes in the show. The only disappointment is that they don't have exclusive ninja minifigures like the NRG forms, but it does give you a cheap way to get the ninja.
Everything has been said about the Monastery, so I won't talk about it any longer.
One thing I love about all of these sets is the box art. The Legacy title is a great way to acknowledge that these are remakes of old sets. The gold details make these sets feel really special for the 100th episode milestone. Having Kai on the box is just perfect since the first wave of Ninjago had him on the box. The boxes even show what seasons they come from and the backs of them have pictures from the TV show itself. Not to mention, the backgrounds have details that fans of the show would notice. For example, if you look closely at the box for the Golden Dragon, you'll notice that Lloyd and the Overlord are fighting on the same tower they fought on in the Season 2 finale. These are all the right choices for the box design.
Overall, I'm really impressed with this wave. Besides the fact that it has so much stuff from the older waves, the sets are incredibly well designed and, for the most part, improve on the original sets. I didn't like the Hands of Time and Sons of Garmadon waves, but this is a Ninjago Winter wave done right.
These sets really are impressive. Some of them don't seem quite as accurate to the show as they could be, like the original sets, but hey, I'll take it. They definitely capture that spunky, fun atmosphere the beginning of the series presented. I did notice that while Kai's face is on the boxes like the original sets, his face seems to be devoid of any scar -- neither the old one nor the new TLNM one. Not sure if that's a Mystaké mistake in design or if they think he'll look nicer and more kid-friendly without scars. Who knows. Different ninja being on the sides of different boxes looks cool, with Cole featured on the Earth Driller set, Golden Lloyd featured on the Golden Dragon set, and so-forth.
These sets look so good and nostalgic! Definitely the highlight of the year for OG fans!
Kai' s face doesn't have a scar since it didn't on the original box art. I think it's just supposed to be a throwback to the old sets where it wasn't necessarily Kai on the boxes, just a red ninja.
I just saw another throwback to the pilot episodes. It's a Kai polybag, similar to the first Ninjago polybag. The original (just in case no one remembers it) was a small dragon with Kai holding a hammer. The new one is Kai with a grey katana riding an updated version of that dragon. It's not that great, but it's a cool throwback to the noncanon pilot sets (The original polybag was also my first Ninjago set).
These sets really are impressive. Some of them don't seem quite as accurate to the show as they could be, like the original sets, but hey, I'll take it. They definitely capture that spunky, fun atmosphere the beginning of the series presented. I did notice that while Kai's face is on the boxes like the original sets, his face seems to be devoid of any scar -- neither the old one nor the new TLNM one. Not sure if that's a Mystaké mistake in design or if they think he'll look nicer and more kid-friendly without scars. Who knows. Different ninja being on the sides of different boxes looks cool, with Cole featured on the Earth Driller set, Golden Lloyd featured on the Golden Dragon set, and so-forth.
These sets look so good and nostalgic! Definitely the highlight of the year for OG fans!
I think they removed Kai's scar to make it more accurate, since he doesn't have the scar in the show.
I usually don't like downsizes of vehicles, but dragons are a different case. The new golden dragon looks like it would look great displayed next to the Ultimate Phoenix from LEGO Chima, Cole's dragon from 2016, and the ghost dragons from 2015. I think LEGO should release a whole series of dragon-type creatures around that scale.
True -- until TLNM designs came out, that is.
Ooh, yeah. That would have been a great series for when Hunted was airing. With all the emphasis they'd put on dragon hunting, Firstborne, realm of the dragons and whatnot, you'd think we'd have gotten more, well, dragon sets.
These sets really are impressive. Some of them don't seem quite as accurate to the show as they could be, like the original sets, but hey, I'll take it. They definitely capture that spunky, fun atmosphere the beginning of the series presented. I did notice that while Kai's face is on the boxes like the original sets, his face seems to be devoid of any scar -- neither the old one nor the new TLNM one. Not sure if that's a Mystaké mistake in design or if they think he'll look nicer and more kid-friendly without scars. Who knows. Different ninja being on the sides of different boxes looks cool, with Cole featured on the Earth Driller set, Golden Lloyd featured on the Golden Dragon set, and so-forth.
These sets look so good and nostalgic! Definitely the highlight of the year for OG fans!
Kai' s face doesn't have a scar since it didn't on the original box art. I think it's just supposed to be a throwback to the old sets where it wasn't necessarily Kai on the boxes, just a red ninja.
I guess that makes sense. . . kinda. . . I mean, it'd be more relevant if they did that a few years ago, but now Kai's facial design does include scars, so now it just seems a little pointless to me.
I just saw another throwback to the pilot episodes. It's a Kai polybag, similar to the first Ninjago polybag. The original (just in case no one remembers it) was a small dragon with Kai holding a hammer. The new one is Kai with a grey katana riding an updated version of that dragon. It's not that great, but it's a cool throwback to the noncanon pilot sets (The original polybag was also my first Ninjago set).
After some thinking, I've guessed that these sets will at least partially tie into the story. The Monastery will definitely appear in the story since we saw it in the SDCC sneak peek, so I could see the other sets appearing, and there will be some Ninjago content before the TV movie.
Since both the Golden Peaks and the Temple of Light are still intact, Wu could make some new Golden Weapons for the ninja. The new ones could be designed to strengthen the elemental powers of the ninja instead of giving it to them, and the ninja could use them to create any sort of old vehicle they want. Kai, Jay, and Zane will pick their 2012 vehicles, but Cole will go for the Earth Driller.
Lloyd did get his Green powers back in Season 9, so he could also get his Golden power back. However, he'll have to lose it again somehow, or else he would be so overpowered that every following season would be 2 minutes long. Lloyd could either sacrifice his power to defeat the Overlord once and for all, or maybe he would only be able to get the Golden power back for a brief time for some reason.
Nya being both Samurai X and the Water Ninja in the sets is a bit tricky, but I figured out a way to pull it off. You can see the entrance to the Samurai X Cave in the background of the Samurai Mech, so maybe she'll start using it again. Recalling her time as Samurai X, she'll briefly suit up in her old armour to fight off the villains. It makes a bit of sense, right?
In Season 2, the Overlord returned to power by shifting the balance in his favour. Garmadon conquering Ninjago must have shifted the balance in favour of evil, so I guess that it allowed the Overlord to reawaken from his slumber. Afterwards, he'll find out where the Golden Armour is, take it back, and use his power to create clones of past villains. Either that, or he'll travel to the Underworld and get the support of the Skulkin, brainwash the Serpentine, and go to the Dark Island to create new Stone Warriors.
I could see all of this being done in 2 episodes. Still, I'm not sure if these will tie into the story, but these aren't the only ideas I have...
If the sets are going to tie into the story, I really think the Oni are going to take the shape of the old villains. Another theory I have is that the movie will take place in the departed realm. In Hunted, Garmadon says he saw something in the departed realm that led him to destroying Ninjago City so that he would be strong enough to defeat "them". Then he tells Lloyd that "they" will come and it will all be over. Lloyd could decide to do something before "they" arrive. The ninja could eventually end up using the yin-yang medal to go into the departed realm, since that's where "they" are. "They" are clearly the Oni ("they" even translates to "Oni" in a different language). The ninja would encounter all the old villains in the departed realm, the Ultra Dragon, and mabye even the Golden Weapons. Eventually the ninja would encounter the Oni and use the Golden Weapons to briefly (since the Golden Weapons aren't as strong as the elemental blades) give Lloyd his golden power back. It makes sense to me.
Well, since there will be some Ninjago content before the new movie, I guess that these sets will tie into that, and won't be related to the movie. While it would be cool to finally see the Departed Realm, unless it looks exactly like Ninjago, the box art doesn't suggest it at all.
Also, the Golden Weapons are inaminate objects. They can't die and go to the Departed Realm.
If the sets are going to tie into the story, I really think the Oni are going to take the shape of the old villains. Another theory I have is that the movie will take place in the departed realm. In Hunted, Garmadon says he saw something in the departed realm that led him to destroying Ninjago City so that he would be strong enough to defeat "them". Then he tells Lloyd that "they" will come and it will all be over. Lloyd could decide to do something before "they" arrive. The ninja could eventually end up using the yin-yang medal to go into the departed realm, since that's where "they" are. "They" are clearly the Oni ("they" even translates to "Oni" in a different language). The ninja would encounter all the old villains in the departed realm, the Ultra Dragon, and mabye even the Golden Weapons. Eventually the ninja would encounter the Oni and use the Golden Weapons to briefly (since the Golden Weapons aren't as strong as the elemental blades) give Lloyd his golden power back. It makes sense to me.
Well, since there will be some Ninjago content before the new movie, I guess that these sets will tie into that, and won't be related to the movie. While it would be cool to finally see the Departed Realm, unless it looks exactly like Ninjago, the box art doesn't suggest it at all.
Also, the Golden Weapons are inaminate objects. They can't die and go to the Departed Realm.
I know the Golden Weapons are inanimate objects, but Ninjago adds in all kinds of weird lore, so it could work.
Well, since there will be some Ninjago content before the new movie, I guess that these sets will tie into that, and won't be related to the movie. While it would be cool to finally see the Departed Realm, unless it looks exactly like Ninjago, the box art doesn't suggest it at all.
Also, the Golden Weapons are inaminate objects. They can't die and go to the Departed Realm.
I know the Golden Weapons are inanimate objects, but Ninjago adds in all kinds of weird lore, so it could work.
Anybody here know how to watch the new seasons of ninjago? I still have not watched season 8. Or season 9. I have tried youtube, and that does not help. And I don't have hulu or Netflix, or any of that. Any tips would be helpful!
Hmmm.... Well, I have mediacom on demand and the episodes are on there. If you have cable then there's usually some kind of on demand sort of thing. BTW, season 9 episodes are all clumped together to make hour long "specials" I guess. If you saw an extremely long-looking thing on Youtube that might have been it.
Post by fantasius1111 on Nov 28, 2018 16:05:51 GMT
The new Ultra Dragon has finally been revealed, and just like the others, it is a huge improvement from the original.
Well, except for the fact that there are stud shooters on the sides of the heads, but those can easily be removed. The rest of the build looks much better, particularly the heads, which are done in the same style as Stormbringer and look better than the molded heads. However, I think I'll have to see it from more angles to fully decide if it is a great set, but for now, I love the new design.
If these sets do tie into the story, my guess is that this is a new Ultra Dragon, and not the one from the first 2 seasons. What I'm thinking is that the dragons from Season 9 went to the Spirit Coves to merge together into an even stronger dragon and return to help the ninja, just like the old one. I say this because the first Ultra Dragon is dead, and the new heads don't really look like the old ones. If it is the first one, the ninja could go to the Realm of Oni and Dragons and use the Golden Weapons to ressurect it.
These sets really are impressive. Some of them don't seem quite as accurate to the show as they could be, like the original sets, but hey, I'll take it. They definitely capture that spunky, fun atmosphere the beginning of the series presented. I did notice that while Kai's face is on the boxes like the original sets, his face seems to be devoid of any scar -- neither the old one nor the new TLNM one. Not sure if that's a Mystaké mistake in design or if they think he'll look nicer and more kid-friendly without scars. Who knows. Different ninja being on the sides of different boxes looks cool, with Cole featured on the Earth Driller set, Golden Lloyd featured on the Golden Dragon set, and so-forth.
These sets look so good and nostalgic! Definitely the highlight of the year for OG fans!
I think they removed Kai's scar to make it more accurate, since he doesn't have the scar in the show.
I usually don't like downsizes of vehicles, but dragons are a different case. The new golden dragon looks like it would look great displayed next to the Ultimate Phoenix from LEGO Chima, Cole's dragon from 2016, and the ghost dragons from 2015. I think LEGO should release a whole series of dragon-type creatures around that scale.
LEGO Draconids. Now that sounds amazing. Sounds best as a villian for LEGO Elves.
I think they removed Kai's scar to make it more accurate, since he doesn't have the scar in the show.
I usually don't like downsizes of vehicles, but dragons are a different case. The new golden dragon looks like it would look great displayed next to the Ultimate Phoenix from LEGO Chima, Cole's dragon from 2016, and the ghost dragons from 2015. I think LEGO should release a whole series of dragon-type creatures around that scale.
True -- until TLNM designs came out, that is.
Ooh, yeah. That would have been a great series for when Hunted was airing. With all the emphasis they'd put on dragon hunting, Firstborne, realm of the dragons and whatnot, you'd think we'd have gotten more, well, dragon sets.
Doesn't Kai's movie design have a little band aid or something on the forehead?
The new Ultra Dragon has finally been revealed, and just like the others, it is a huge improvement from the original.
Well, except for the fact that there are stud shooters on the sides of the heads, but those can easily be removed. The rest of the build looks much better, particularly the heads, which are done in the same style as Stormbringer and look better than the molded heads. However, I think I'll have to see it from more angles to fully decide if it is a great set, but for now, I love the new design.
If these sets do tie into the story, my guess is that this is a new Ultra Dragon, and not the one from the first 2 seasons. What I'm thinking is that the dragons from Season 9 went to the Spirit Coves to merge together into an even stronger dragon and return to help the ninja, just like the old one. I say this because the first Ultra Dragon is dead, and the new heads don't really look like the old ones. If it is the first one, the ninja could go to the Realm of Oni and Dragons and use the Golden Weapons to ressurect it.
So far I love it. Definitely the best set in my opinion. It's also the biggest upgrade. My biggest problem is that it's less accurate to the show. Your ideas for how it might tie in to the show are interesting.
I think they removed Kai's scar to make it more accurate, since he doesn't have the scar in the show.
I usually don't like downsizes of vehicles, but dragons are a different case. The new golden dragon looks like it would look great displayed next to the Ultimate Phoenix from LEGO Chima, Cole's dragon from 2016, and the ghost dragons from 2015. I think LEGO should release a whole series of dragon-type creatures around that scale.
LEGO Draconids. Now that sounds amazing. Sounds best as a villian for LEGO Elves.
I'd rather they be in Ninjago or another theme, so as to be scaled for minifigures rather than minidolls.
Ooh, yeah. That would have been a great series for when Hunted was airing. With all the emphasis they'd put on dragon hunting, Firstborne, realm of the dragons and whatnot, you'd think we'd have gotten more, well, dragon sets.
Doesn't Kai's movie design have a little band aid or something on the forehead?
They definitely capture that spunky, fun atmosphere the beginning of the series presented. 
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They definitely capture that spunky, fun atmosphere the beginning of the series presented. 
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Sounds best as a villian for LEGO Elves. 
