Lord Garmadon

In his youth, Master Wu was a far cry from the wise, silent old man with the long white beard that viewers were accustomed to. As the youngest son of the First Spinjitzu Master and heir to the power of Creation, he had a long road to maturity, making mistakes that echoed through Ninjago history for centuries.[1, 2]

🧑‍🦱 Appearance in youth

• Hair and hairstyle: The main surprise of his younger appearance is his thick, light-blond hair, very similar to his nephew Lloyd's. As a teenager, he wore it in a bun with a brown headband, and as a child, he had a bowl cut.[3, 4]
  *Face: A youthful, open face without a hint of wrinkles or his famous beard. Young Wu even had freckles on his cheeks (three on his left cheek and two on his right). [3, 5]
• Clothing: During the Serpentine Wars, he wore a black and white Spinjitzu Master kimono, adorned with golden hieroglyphs of spells to ward off evil. The only constant part of his wardrobe since his youth has been his traditional conical straw hat. [3, 5, 6, 7]

⚖️ Character in youth

If old Wu is the embodiment of zen, patience and secrecy, then young Wu was completely different:

*Naivety and Recklessness: Wu was quite carefree as a child and young adult. It was his innocent misstep that started all his troubles: while training with Garmadon, Wu accidentally threw his father's shield (or katana) over the monastery walls. Fearing his father's wrath, he asked his brother to retrieve it—and it was at that moment that Garmadon was bitten by the Great Devourer. Wu carried this guilt throughout his life. [2, 8, 9]

• Romanticism and Indecision: Wu was deeply and sincerely in love with Misako. He wrote her a beautiful, poetic letter revealing his soul, but due to his natural modesty and indecision, he delayed sending it, allowing Chen and Garmadon to intercept the message. [10]
  Courage and ardor

Misako Montgomery Garmadon is one of the most intelligent and well-read characters in the universe. She is a talented archaeologist, historian, keeper of ancient secrets, Garmadon's wife, and the mother of the Green Ninja, Lloyd.

🧑‍🦳 Appearance and style

Face and Age: Misako is a wise woman of mature years. She often wears a kind yet focused smile, and her eyes are accentuated by thin, round glasses with black frames. Hair: Her gray (grey) hair is slicked back and pulled back into a neat, tight bun at the nape of her neck, secured with traditional Asian chopsticks. In her youth, she had long, brown hair, braided into a ponytail.
*Clothing: She almost always wears a practical explorer's outfit—a green vest over a beige blouse, gray pants, and high boots suitable for excavation. She always wears a massive silver necklace around her neck.

📜 Biography and Key Role in the Plot

• Secret Research: Misako abandoned young Lloyd at a school for bad boys not out of cruelty, but to save him. She spent years in the Ninjago Museum of History, deciphering ancient scrolls to find a way to prevent the prophecy of a deadly battle between her husband and son.
  *Returning to Family: In Season 2, she reunited with Lloyd and the Ninja Team, becoming their primary source of knowledge. It was she who taught the heroes about the Island of Darkness, the Overlord, and the Golden Mech, which helped them win the final battle.
• Helping the Team: Misako served as the "brains" of the Ninja Headquarters for many years. She translated ancient languages, discovered the vulnerabilities of villains (such as Nadakhan or Master Chen), and often worked in tandem with Master Wu.

🔥 Skills and combat abilities

*Intelligence: Her main weapon is an encyclopedic knowledge of the history, myths, geography, and languages ​​of all sixteen realms.

• Spinjitzu Mastery: While not a rudimentary master, Misako is trained in the basics of martial arts.

Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon is one of the most important and dynamic characters in the universe. From a capricious child dreaming of following in the footsteps of his villainous father, he became the legendary Green Ninja, Golden Master, and leader of the entire team of Ninjago defenders.

📜 Key stages of history and transformation

*A Bratty Child: At the beginning of his journey, Lloyd, abandoned at a school for bad boys, tried to appear evil. He accidentally freed the ancient Serpentine tribes, but they only exploited him, after which the ninja took him in.

• Finding Destiny: In Season 2, the four Golden Weapons pointed to Lloyd, revealing that he was destined to become the Green Ninja and face his own father in the final battle.
  *Sudden Maturity: To save his friends from a trap, Lloyd used the magical Tea of ​​Tomorrow, which instantly transformed him from a small boy into a fully grown man, ready for rigorous training.
• Golden Master: After defeating the Overlord, Lloyd temporarily gained the immense power of his grandfather (the First Spinjitzu Master), becoming the Golden Ninja, capable of altering reality, but later gave this power to his friends for the safety of the world.
  *Master Lloyd: After Wu's departure and the tragic events of his father's resurrection, Lloyd takes on the burden of leadership and becomes a full-fledged mentor to the new generation of ninja.

🔥 Abilities and Energy

• Energy Release: Lloyd controls a unique green energy that can take the form of destructive beams, force shields, and energy spheres.
  *Oni and Dragon Legacy: As the grandson of the First Spinjitzu Master, Lloyd combines the blood of the Oni (destruction) and the Dragon (creation), giving him incredible durability and the potential for ultimate magic.
• Oni Form (Crystallized): At a critical moment in his confrontation with the Overlord, Lloyd was able to briefly awaken the dark Oni form within himself, which in the future he

The relationship between Garmadon and Misako is one of the most dramatic and controversial romantic arcs in Ninjago. Their story is full of love, deception, long separations, and tragic changes.[1]

💌 Youth: Love Triangle and Deception

In their youth, Garmadon and his brother Wu simultaneously fell in love with Misako. Misako initially took a liking to Wu, who even wrote her a heartfelt love letter.
However, Master Chen intercepted the message and convinced Garmadon, whose blood was already growing infected with the Devourer's venom, to deceive him. Garmadon signed his brother's letter with his own name. Deeply moved by these words, Misako chose Garmadon, and they married, eventually having a son, Lloyd. Despite the deception, Garmadon truly and passionately loved his wife, and she was the only one who helped him contain the darkness within him. [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

🌪️ Exile and long separation

When the poison finally overwhelmed Garmadon and he was cast into the Underworld, their marriage effectively ended.[4, 5]

• Misako's actions: Left alone, she devoted herself to archaeology, trying to find a way to prevent the prophecy of an inevitable mortal battle between her husband and son. [5, 7]
  *Meeting on the Island of Darkness: When they unexpectedly met after many years in Season 2, Lord Garmadon's dark heart briefly awoke to old romantic feelings. He was genuinely struck by her appearance, but his villainous duty and the Dark Side compelled him to continue the war. [4]

✨ Cleansing and returning to happiness

After Lloyd cleansed his father of the poison, Garmadon returned to his family as the wise Sensei. For that brief period, he and Misako were once again happy together as husband and wife. They spoke gently, supported their son together, and rebuilt their relationship, leaving past grievances behind.[5]

🖤 After resurrection: Complete composure

When Garmadon was brought back to life by the Sons of Garmadon cult, he was resurrected in his most vicious Oni form.[8]