Ninjago: Dragons Rising

Part 1

After Crystalized, a phenomenon known as "the Merge" combines Ninjago with the rest of the sixteen realms of creation, introducing new threats, separating the ninja and causing chaotic aftershocks called MergeQuakes. Years later, Lloyd befriends two civilians: Arin, a huge fan of the Ninja, and Arin's best friend Sora, a technopath from the totalitarian kingdom of Imperium. The three are tasked with finding the rest of the scattered ninja and combating the Claws of Imperium, who hunt dragons in order to drain their life force and power their kingdom.

Part 2

The ninja, Lloyd, Nya, Kai, Zane, Sora, Arin, Riyu and the new addition, Wyldfyre (a girl who was raised by dragons), having successfully rescued the dragons trapped in Imperium, set out on a quest to find the three Dragon Cores, powerful artifacts that can stop the MergeQuakes. They split off into three teams: Lloyd and Arin; Nya, Sora and Riyu; Kai and Wyldfyre, while Zane stays in the monastery with Alfonzo Frohicky. Together, they search the Merged Lands for the cores, discovering more members of their team, new creatures, and even new elemental masters. Empress Beatrix, the ruler of Imperium, manages to steal the Dragon Cores in order to create a powerful weapon to defeat the ninja for good.

Part 1

Lloyd begins having distressing visions of a Blood Moon and seeks help from the Source Dragons. He and the ninja are led to Egalt and Rontu, two dragon masters who can teach the ninja a special technique called "Rising Dragon." Deep in the Wyldness, Ras reassembles an ancient clan of warriors known as the Wolf Clan, and revives a dark and corrupted form of Spinjitzu known as Shatterspin. The Wolf Clan prepares for a ritual on the soon-approaching Blood Moon to free an ancient group of evil elemental masters, known as the Forbidden Five, from imprisonment.

Part 2

When three Arc Dragons are mysteriously murdered for their crowns of horns, the Source Dragon of Motion tasks the ninja to participate in the ancient and honorable Tournament of the Sources to search for the culprit. Meanwhile, as the ninja fight new Elemental Masters, Ras' Wolf Clan, Nokt of the Forbidden Five, and an amnesiac Jay, Arin begins to wonder about his position in the group after being told by Ras of Master Wu's responsibility for the Merge and the disappearance of Arin's parents.

Part 1

The Forbidden Five are seeking out five Prismatic Blades across the Merged Lands in order to free Thunderfang, the Shatter Dragon of Chaos, from his imprisonment. Meanwhile, the ninja (along with their new member Frak) search for Jay, who vanished after losing in the Tournament of the Sources, P.I.X.A.L., who went missing after the Merge, and Arin, who left to search for his parents with Ras' help.

Part 2

After Sora left with Arin and Ras to reverse the Merge, the ninja are seeking to get their teammates back and find Arin's parents, who were initially thought to be dead but were revealed to be alive. Meanwhile, in the Spectral Lands, as Thunderfang plans to destroy all the Merged Lands and become one of the Source Dragons, the ninja must summon the Arc Dragon of Focus to stop him once and for all.

Part 1

Ras had stranded the ninja in three separate realms after sabotaging and disabling the portal gates connected to each of the Merged Lands. While the ninja seek to reunite and return home, Lloyd and Arin found themselves in the Whispering Wood, where they encounter its protector, the Arc Dragon of Life, who reveals to Lloyd something he had never known about regarding his destiny as the Green Ninja. Meanwhile, a new threat arises in the form of Elemental Monsters created from a destabilization in Source Energy as a result of the withdrawal of three of the Source Dragons, putting the balance of Elemental Powers and the world at risk.

Part 2

Sometime after Beatrix's failed campaign to retake Imperium, the ninja realized the dangers of the Weapon of Desolation and seeks to destroy it. Meanwhile, the Merged Lands are preparing for a summit, where their respective delegates will gather together for talks on uniting the Merged Lands. However, the Loyalists revive General Cryptor, an old enemy of the ninja, while having Beatrix swapped minds with her twin-sister Zeatrix so she could try and take over the Merged Lands once more, putting the summit's attempts of unification at risk.

Old characters

• Sam Vincent as Master Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon, the legendary Green Ninja, the Elemental Master of Life, chosen guardian of Ninjago, and grandson of the First Spinjitzu Master. He remained in Ninjago City to prevent MergeQuakes and train Arin and Sora. He achieved the rank of Master following his successful fight against Egalt and Rontu. He later went through the Ritual of Unrooting in the Whispering Wood as every previous Green Ninja had, becoming its protector. After he sacrificed himself to connect his powers to the Weapon of Desolation to stabilize elemental powers, this destroyed his physical body, leaving him in a ghost-like state.
• Vincent Tong as Kai, the Red Ninja, Nya's brother, and the hot-headed Elemental Master of Fire whom Lloyd tasked with surveying the Merged Lands to look for the rest of their teammates until he caught up with him and Nya in the Land of Madness. During their hunt for the Dragon Cores, Kai decided to take Wyldfyre under his wing.
• Michael Adamthwaite as Jay Walker, the Blue Ninja, the Elemental Master of Lightning, and Nya's boyfriend, who ended up in the Land of Madness following the Merge where he was captured and forced to partake in illegal gladiatorial fights during which he made a promise to free the other contestants that were also captured. After scaring the Pit-Master with his elemental power, he was taken away by the Administration, who erased his memories. Now amnesiac, Jay began working for the Administration as one of its managers. He eventually left the Administration and was recruited by Ras, only to be cast away following his loss to Nya in the Tournament of the Sources. He became a bounty hunter known as Rogue but later rejoined the Ninja, though still with no memory. He successfully regained his memories with Nya and Kai's help, which allowed him to fully rejoin the ninja. He later returns to the Land of Madness and frees the other gladiatorial contestants, fulfilling his earlier promise.
• Brent Miller as Zane Julien, a Nindroid and the Elemental Master of Ice, who was kept in suspension for years after the Merge. He was later awakened and rejoined with Lloyd, Kai, Nya, and Cole.
• Andrew Francis as Cole, the Earth Ninja who ended up in the Land of Lost Things, helping those who ran away from home. He later rejoined with Lloyd, Kai, Nya, and Zane.
• Kelly Metzger as Nya, the Water Ninja, Kai's sister, and Jay's girlfriend. She lived with the Craglings of the Land of Madness following the Merge, helping them prevent Dragons from stealing the Craglings' life energy. She later rejoined with Lloyd, Kai, Zane, and Cole.
• Paul Dobson as Master Wu, the Ninja's mentor who has lived for thousands of years, and son of the First Spinjitzu Master. He goes missing following the Merge but his teachings live on in Lloyd. While having survived, he took on a spirit form, and it was later revealed that he was responsible for the Merge.
• Jennifer Hayward as P.I.X.A.L., a female Nindroid created by Dr. Cyrus Borg, the head of Borg Industries. She is a longtime ally of the ninja and Zane's girlfriend. She was stranded in the First Land following the Merge, and like Zane, was kept in suspension for years. She was later rescued by Zane and rejoined with Lloyd, Kai, Nya, and Cole.

New characters

• Deven Mack as Arin Nived, a civilian who idolized the Ninja in his youth. He lost his parents after the Merge and somehow managed to teach himself Spinjitzu, an impossible ability to learn without a teacher. He also inadvertently invented Object Spinjitzu. He later learned that Master Wu was responsible for the Merge, he left the Ninja and allied himself with Ras in hopes of finding his parents and reversing the Merge. He temporarily rejoined the ninja later on and aided them in stopping the Forbidden Five and Thunderfang. Following Thunderfang's demise, Arin rejoined with Ras in the hopes of finding a way to revive his parents, as he believed that they had died during the Merge but is unaware that they are in fact still alive. When Ras attempted to have him sacrifice Sora in their quest to create Source Dragon Icons, this made Arin turn against him. He eventually reunited with his parents in the Land of Lee and rejoined the ninja again.
• Sabrina Pitre as Sora, known in her past as Ana, a technological engineer originally from Imperium who gained recognition for creating a hard light hologram projection device called the Photac. She defected from Imperium when she found out how cruelly they treated dragons, leading to her parents and classmates shunning her. After the Merge, she befriended Arin and lived in the Crossroads, becoming a mech racer. She became the Elemental Master of Technology after discovering she has technokinetic powers, which were first amplified in the presence of Riyu until she unlocked her True Potential. She later became the winner of the Tournament of the Sources, however, her friendship with Arin crumbled after they had a falling out during the tournament. They later reconciled over the apparent death of Arin's parents. Sora joined with Arin and Ras as they seek to find a way to revive Arin's parents, unaware that they are still alive, which she eventually learned later on. After turning against Ras for attempting to sacrifice her to create Source Dragon Icons, she rejoined the ninja.
• Brian Drummond as Riyu, a young dragon from the Tribe of the Mountain Dragons. He was rescued from the Claws of Imperium by Arin, Sora, and Lloyd, and is capable of boosting certain individual's powers in close proximity. Sometime after being separated from the other ninja by Ras, Riyu was inflicted with a lethal disease called the Numbness after being attacked by an elemental monster but was fortunately cured by Sora via turning its energy into an antidote, which allowed the dragon to fundamentally evolve, becoming much larger with the ability to perform martial arts and swordsmanship.
• Kazumi Evans as Wyldfyre, a feral pyrokinetic human and the Elemental Master of Heat who was raised by a dragon, Heatwave, as well as a caregiver robot. After Heatwave was captured by the Claws of Imperium, she sought to rescue him only to be captured as well. After being freed by Lloyd alongside Heatwave, she joined the Ninja in their search for the Dragon Cores, eventually becoming Kai's protégé. During the Tournament of the Sources, she became the girlfriend of Games Master Roby Fengxian, whom she fell in love with in the tournament.
• David A. Kaye as Frak Slitherbottom, a Constrictai/Venomari hybrid, Arin's childhood best friend, one of Ras' former students, and the Elemental Master of Quake. He joined the Ninja at the end of the Tournament of the Sources after he helped them fight the Wolf Clan, becoming Lloyd's third student.
• Bethany Brown as Euphrasia, a Writer of Destiny and the current Elemental Master of Wind. She was born in the Cloud Kingdom and received the Elemental Power of Wind after the Merge. She chose to hide her powers as a Writer of Destiny, however, with the help of the ninja, she was forced to use them to save her kingdom when it was attacked. This act ultimately triggered a process of modernization in the Cloud Kingdom. She joins the ninja not long after Thunderfang's defeat, assisting them in stopping the Loyalists.

Season 1

• Nicole Oliver as Empress Beatrix Vespasian-Orus, the power-hungry empress of Imperium who orders the capture of the seven Source Dragons in an effort to conquer the Merged Lands. After her cruel treatment of dragons was exposed, she was deposed and was sent into a MergeQuake rift by Arin, sending her to the Land of Monsters, where she fought against its inhabitants for months before becoming gradually fused with her battle mech, becoming a cybernetic monster. After she escaped from the Land of Monsters, she was rescued by Dr. LaRow and was aided by the Loyalists in reclaiming her throne while also seeking revenge on the ninja for her past defeat. She was defeated again and imprisoned for her crimes. As her recent battle with the ninja had left her comatose, the Loyalists has her swapped minds with her sister Zeatrix so she could take over the Council of the Merged Lands so as to disrupt their peace talks on uniting. She was once again thwarted by the ninja and was switched back into her still-comatose body.
• Brian Drummond as Lord Ras, known in his past as Zeras, an anthropomorphic black and pink tiger from the Wyldness who is physically strong and wields a large hammer (later revealed to be a Source Dragon Icon), and answers to a mysterious and unseen "master." When empowered or enraged, his pink markings turn red. He served in Imperium's military, leading the Claws in capturing dragons until he was stripped of his position and imprisoned. He later escapes and becomes the new leader of the Wolf Clan, recruiting Jordana to aid him in bringing back the Forbidden Five before they betrayed him and he was rescued by Arin, who nursed him back to health in exchange for guiding him to his parents' graves and promising to revive them, unaware that they were alive, until Ras attempted to sacrifice Sora to create Source Dragon Icons. He later created another Source Dragon Icon and steals one from the Monastery of Spinjitzu after raiding it. He later imprisoned Wu's spirit, and scattered the Ninja in the Whispering Wood, the Land of Madness (its monastery inside a Quealiche), and the Land of Eternal Dawn. Sometime later, he created a fifth Source Dragon Icon and reforged another Source Dragon Icon he had used in the past. He also manipulated Zilvar Slashclaw into becoming unintentionally responsible for Lloyd's presumed death.
• Giles Panton as Rapton, the field leader of the Claws of Imperium who, after capturing many dragons, helped the Ninja in Beatrix's defeat. He later returned to dragon hunting and became the leader of the Freebooters. He later moved to the Crossroads where he began running his own antiques store.
• Ashleigh Ball as Dr. LaRow, a head scientist of the Advanced Systems Lab working for the Kingdom of Imperium. After Beatrix was overthrown, Dr. LaRow fled from the kingdom and later became the leader of the Loyalists to help Beatrix reclaim her throne. She restored a powerful weapon known as the Weapon of Desolation for Beatrix to use in summoning elemental monsters to aid in her attempt to reclaim her throne. After this was met with failure, Dr. LaRow was arrested and imprisoned for her crimes. Despite her imprisonment, she plotted for the Loyalists to rebuild General Cryptor and have Beatrix swapped minds with Zeatrix so she could take over the Council of the Merged Lands.
• Diana Kaarina as Jordana, a young scientist who believes herself to be Sora's rival. She managed to extract raw Source Dragon energy for Beatrix and Ras' master. She was possessed by Rox during the Ritual of the Blood Moon, but was later freed.
• Mackenzie Gray as Dorama, a former famous pyro-technician and showman from the Crossroads who helped Beatrix develop technology for capturing dragons. After Beatrix was deposed, he opens a theater institution in the Wyldness and began capturing citizens to force them to be his students. He was stopped by the ninja and Bonzle and was taken away to the authorities. A few months later, Dorama began wreaking havoc on Ninjago City with multiple giant wooden puppets but was stopped by the ninja and was arrested for his crimes.
• Ian Hanlin as Blorko, a Claw Hunter working under Rapton's command, whom he is sarcastic to and always second guesses.
• Vincent Tong as Melvin, an Imperium Guard.
• Deven Mack as a Claw Hunter.
• Maryke Hendrikse as the Lava-Tide Leader, the leader of the Lava-Tides.
• Vincent Tong as Lava-Tide 1.
• Brent Miller as Lava-Tide 2.
• Sabrina Pitre as Howler 1.
• Richard Ian Cox as Howler 2.
• Mark Hildreth as Agent Karit, an agent of the Administration, a large organization that imposes arbitrary rules and bureaucracy on the rest of the Merged Lands.
• Kazumi Evans as Agent Denholt, an Administration Agent.
• Michael Adamthwaite as Agent Roderick Allen, an Administration Agent.
• Rhona Rees as Agent SsssSsss Underwood, a Hypnobrai agent of the Administration.
• Ian Hanlin as Sub-Agent Prentis, an Administration Agent who works at the Department of Reassignment.

Season 2

• Ian Hanlin as Cinder, the current Elemental Master of Smoke. He gained the power of Shatterspin from Ras and aided him in the Ritual of the Blood Moon, and later competed on Ras' team in the Tournament of the Sources only to then be imprisoned after aiding the Wolf Clan in attacking the tournament.
• Deven Mack as Nokt, a corrupted anthropomorphic wolf, the co-leader of the Forbidden Five, Rox's brother, one of Zarkt's cousins, and the Elemental Master of Brute Force. He and the rest of the Forbidden Five were imprisoned millennia ago to a space between realms known as the Nether-Space, and was later freed alone by Ras during the Ritual of the Blood Moon. Afterward, he was enslaved by Ras and made to compete in the Tournament of the Sources. He promptly betrayed Ras and colluded with Rox to free the remaining Forbidden Five. He later joins them in collecting the Prismatic Blades in order to free Thunderfang only to be betrayed and have his soul absorbed by him, becoming a ghost in the process. Nokt then aids Thunderfang in his quest to become a Source Dragon, which was a success until the Shatter Dragon was defeated by the Arc Dragon of Focus, causing Nokt's spirit to disappear.
• Emily Tennant as Rox, a corrupted anthropomorphic wolf, the co-leader of the Forbidden Five, Nokt's sister, one of Zarkt's cousins, and the Elemental Master of Fear. She and the rest of the Forbidden Five were imprisoned millennia ago to a space between realms known as the Nether-Space. During the Ritual of the Blood Moon, her spirit escaped the Nether-Space and possessed Jordana, later colluding with Nokt in freeing the remaining Forbidden Five. She led the Forbidden Five in collecting the Prismatic Blades in order to free Thunderfang only to be betrayed and have her soul absorbed by him, becoming a ghost in the process. Rox then aids Thunderfang in his quest to become a Source Dragon, which was a success until the Shatter Dragon was defeated by the Arc Dragon of Focus, causing Rox's spirit to disappear.
• Nicole Oliver as Zeatrix Vespasian-Orus, Beatrix's twin sister and the current Elemental Master of Shockwave, who was banished from Imperium so that Beatrix could take the throne, leading to the former becoming embittered and vengeful. She participated in the Tournament of the Sources, where she ruthlessly attacked Lloyd in retaliation for her loss and was effectively banned from the tournament as a result. She later sought revenge on Ras for aiding Beatrix in exiling her. Zeatrix later redeems herself by warning the ninja of the Loyalists' plot to disrupt the Summit of the Merged Lands but was captured and forcibly swapped minds with Beatrix, leaving her trapped in her sister's comatose body. She was later saved by the ninja and her mind was swapped back into her original body.
• Vincent Tong as Bleckt Fengxian, Roby's uncle, who conspired with Ras to rig the Tournament of the Sources only to be arrested in the end. He later helped the ninja in awakening the Arc Dragon of Focus.

Season 3

• Deven Mack as Thunderfang, the Shatter Dragon of Chaos, who is the source of the dark powers possessed by the Forbidden Five, and was imprisoned millennia ago after being defeated by the Arc Dragon of Focus. A great warrior in the legendary war between Oni and Dragons, he believed his victories entitled him to become one of the Source Dragons, but became infuriated when this wish was turned down. After he was sent to the Spectral Lands by Arin, he began absorbing souls in his quest to become a Source Dragon. He was successful at first but was once again defeated by the Arc Dragon of Focus, with aid from Lloyd and Arin, causing him to vanish.
• Michael Adamthwaite as Zarkt, a corrupted anthropomorphic wolf, a member of the Forbidden Five, Nokt and Rox's cousin, and the Elemental Master of Misfortune. He and the rest of the Forbidden Five were imprisoned millennia ago to a space between realms known as the Nether-Space. After failing to escape during the Ritual of the Blood Moon, Zarkt and the other trapped members conspired with their leaders from the Nether-Space of another way to escape, which succeeded. He and the rest of the Forbidden Five went out to collect the Prismatic Blades in order to free Thunderfang only to be betrayed and have his soul absorbed by him, becoming a ghost in the process. Zarkt then aids Thunderfang in his quest to become a Source Dragon, which was a success until the Shatter Dragon was defeated by the Arc Dragon of Focus, causing Zarkt's spirit to disappear.
• Lee Tockar as Drix, a corrupted anthropomorphic insect, a member of the Forbidden Five, and the Elemental Master of Swarm. He and the rest of the Forbidden Five were imprisoned millennia ago to a space between realms known as the Nether-Space. After failing to escape during the Ritual of the Blood Moon, Drix and the other trapped members conspired with their leaders from the Nether-Space of another way to escape, which succeeded. He and the rest of the Forbidden Five went out to collect the Prismatic Blades in order to free Thunderfang only to be betrayed and have his soul absorbed by him, becoming a ghost in the process. Drix then aids Thunderfang in his quest to become a Source Dragon, which was a success until the Shatter Dragon was defeated by the Arc Dragon of Focus, causing Drix's spirit to disappear.
• Ashleigh Ball as Kur, a corrupted and decayed anthropomorphic jackal, a member of the Forbidden Five, and the Elemental Master of Decay. She and the rest of the Forbidden Five were imprisoned millennia ago to a space between realms known as the Nether-Space. After failing to escape during the Ritual of the Blood Moon, Kur and the other trapped members conspired with their leaders from the Nether-Space of another way to escape, which succeeded. She and the rest of the Forbidden Five went out to collect the Prismatic Blades in order to free Thunderfang only to be betrayed and have her soul absorbed by him, becoming a ghost in the process. Kur then aids Thunderfang in his quest to become a Source Dragon, which was a success until the Shatter Dragon was defeated by the Arc Dragon of Focus, causing Kur's spirit to disappear.
• Adrian Petriw as Klirba, the leader of the Lightning-Tides who also serve as a judge.
• Kelly Sheridan as the Lightning-Tide Defense, a defense attorney for the Lightning-Tides.
• Sabrina Pitre as the Lightning-Tide Prosecutor, a public prosecutor for the Lightning-Tides.
• Adam Nurada as Powerlid, a cyclops from Mysterium who temporarily lived in the South Woods of the First Land.
• Emily Tennant as a Claw Hunter.
• Kira Tozer as Agent Etha, a Merlopian agent of the Administration.

Season 4

• Deven Mack as Loyalist 1.
• Kelly Metzger as Loyalist 2.
• Paul Dobson as Loyalist 3.
• Deven Mack as Johnny Courageous, a Loyalist who secretly went undercover as a member of the Explorer's Club.
• Ian Hanlin as Agent Blake Donovan, a corrupt Administration agent who was bribed into capturing Jay and erasing his memories, making him responsible for Jay being amnesiac in the first place.
• Manuela Sosa as Agent Ramirez, an Administration agent.
• Sam Vincent as the Robo Eliminators, security robots deployed by the Administration to hunt down Jay, Nya, and Kai.
• Sabrina Pitre as the Lead Agent, an Administration Agent tasked with leading the Delta League to respond to a supposedly false report on a monster.
• Bethany Brown as the Lead Loyalist, a Loyalist of high rank who led the search for the Weapon of Desolation in the Land of Madness.
• Deven Mack as the Grand Inquisitor, an undercover Loyalist deployed into Umbrasilvis to look for the Tree of Burdens alongside Johnny Courageous.
• Sam Vincent as Enemy Lloyd, one of Lloyd's metaphysical representations during his Ritual of Unrooting, representing the mistakes, doubts, and internal conflict within him since he became a master.
• David A. Kaye as Masked Loyalist 1.
• Ian Hanlin as Wally, an undercover Loyalist who works as the assistant of Dr. Cyrus Borg.
• Jason Simpson as Sora's father, whom she disowned when she reached her true potential. He joined the Loyalists after he and his wife won't have Sora as their daughter anymore. He later reconciles with Sora.
• Kathleen Barr as Sora's mother, whom she disowned when she reached her true potential. She joined the Loyalists after she and her husband won't have Sora as their daughter anymore. She later reconciles with Sora.
• Richard Newman as General Cryptor, a nindroid and an old enemy of the ninja. While his soul originally remained in the Spectral Lands, his schematics were used by the Loyalists to rebuild him. Following his revival, he assumed leadership over the Loyalists and sought to disrupt the peace talks at the Summit of the Merged Lands to ensure Beatrix could take over the Merged Lands. He later transferred his soul into the Nindroid MechDragon to combat the ninja but was defeated by Wyldfyre while the MechDragon was destroyed.
• Alessandro Juliani as the Weapon of Desolation, a primordial, sentient, and evil scepter of cosmic power created by the essence of Ras' master. It's capable of affecting, damaging, manipulating, and even corrupting Elemental Powers by manipulating imbalanced and unstable Source Energy.

Season 5: Dragons' Fury

• Andrew Francis as Evil Cole, a dark counterpart of Cole.
• Vincent Tong as Evil Kai, a dark counterpart of Kai.
• Michael Adamthwaite as Evil Jay, a dark counterpart of Jay.
• Brent Miller as Evil Zane, a dark counterpart of Zane.
• Kelly Metzger as Evil Nya, a dark counterpart of Nya.