“I had the best teacher. My uncle, Master Wu. That's how he did it. As your teacher, I want to do everything like he did. That's why I come here and kneel on his favorite old meditation carpet. And ponder on how to be just like him.”
Master Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon is the legendary Green Ninja, the Elemental Master of Energy, a user of Destruction, the former Golden Ninja, a Conduit, the current leader of the ninja, former mentor of Arin, and current mentor of Sora. He is Garmadon and Misako's son, Wu's nephew, and the First Spinjitzu Master's grandson. He is a hybrid, descending from Oni and dragons on his father's side and human on his mother's side. Once a bratty kid who sought to follow in his evil father's footsteps, Lloyd changed his ways by helping the ninja and embracing his destiny as the Green Ninja. As the ninja trained Lloyd, he artificially matured into a teenager, reunited with Misako, and faced a Garmadon manipulated and possessed by the Overlord—becoming the Golden Ninja. Though Garmadon was purified, the Overlord later returned, but was vanquished upon Zane's sacrifice. Lloyd brought the team together to save Zane in the Tournament of Elements, culminating in the Second Serpentine War, which ended with Lloyd having no choice but to banish his father to the Cursed Realm; accidentally freeing Wu's old pupil, Morro.
Morro soon had possessed Lloyd and claimed the Realm Crystal to free the Preeminent, eventually succeeding. With the help of the ninja, Lloyd escaped Morro's possession in a trade and helped battle him, but the Preeminent's death destroyed the Cursed Realm, killing Lloyd's father, the Anacondrai Warriors, Chen, and any other beings imprisoned inside, and Djinjago, as they were sister realms. Shortly after, Lloyd helped battle the Sky Pirates and their captain, Nadakhan. The fight against the Sky Pirates was undone along with all other recent events after Jay reversed time in his final wish. On the Day of the Departed, Lloyd and Misako commemorated Garmadon at the Corridor of Elders to honor Garmadon, where he fought against Pythor. Lloyd would later battle the Time Twins and their Vermillion army. Lloyd temporarily led the ninja and became their new master while Wu was lost in time.
Lloyd led the ninja against the Sons of Garmadon, who sought to resurrect his father, while also being attracted to Harumi—who is revealed to be the Quiet One and ends up being the leader of the group. Lord Garmadon is resurrected as an evil warlord, disowns and nearly kills Lloyd in a vicious battle that strips him of his powers. After the Colossus seemingly killed the original ninja and a toddler Wu, Lloyd led the Resistance against his corrupted father and his followers, the Sons of Garmadon. Eventually, all of the ninja returned to Ninjago and helped fight the Sons of Garmadon. In a climactic battle, Lloyd regained his powers while using the Art of the Silent Fist and defeated his father, who warned him of coming darkness as he was arrested. When the Oni invaded Ninjago, Lloyd and Garmadon discover the secret to defeating them is the Golden Armor. With the Golden Weapons rebuilt, Lloyd, the ninja, Wu, and Garmadon combined their powers into an ultimate Tornado of Creation, vanquishing the Bringers of Doom and freeing the realms from their destructive grasp.
Months after the Oni's invasion, Lloyd and his friends became very leisurely for a time, until a series of new conflicts broke out; they battled Aspheera's army and journeyed to the Never-Realm to fight a corrupted Zane, then battled digital enemies in Prime Empire, and waged war in the Dungeons of Shintaro against the Skull Sorcerer and his legions. Sometime later, Lloyd traveled to the Island of the Keepers to save Misako and Wu. He ended up having to rescue all the other ninja when he was the only one to escape being captured by the Keepers. There, the ninja discovered the Storm Amulet and the existence of Wojira. He realized that the Keepers were being tricked into giving away sacrifices to a fake Wojira, and stopped the Kryptarium inmates who were behind it. Later, he would explore the sea with Maya, Nya, Zane, P.I.X.A.L., Jay, and Benthomaar to stop Kalmaar from awakening the evil serpent, Wojira. Unfortunately, the serpent was awoken and attacked Ninjago. Lloyd saved as many people as possible but Wojira was so powerful Nya had to sacrifice herself to defeat her. After that, he went to a memorial to honor Nya.
One year later, all the ninja minus Zane and Cole went on their separate ways after Nya's sacrifice, with Lloyd working on cleaning windows in the city. However, he was convinced to be back in action to successfully return Nya to her human form, though with the cost of releasing Aspheera from incarceration and stealing her staff, resulting in the ninja being imprisoned in Kryptarium Prison. However, Lloyd and the ninja escaped to investigate the Crystal King's identity and plans of forming a Council of their past enemies. Lloyd went undercover as the Mechanic into the Council to investigate, but he was captured while shocked and horrified to see Harumi revealing herself to be alive. After Harumi and the Council initiate a ritual to summon the Crystal King, Lloyd is shocked to learn that the Crystal King is really the Overlord. He later manages to escape and rejoins Master Wu and the ninja. Lloyd and Master Wu follow a lead that brings them face-to-face with Garmadon. After seeing the effectiveness that Garmadon's newfound Oni form had against the Crystal King's army, Lloyd undergoes Garmadon's Oni form lesson but it proved unsuccessful. Later on, Lloyd and Garmadon face off in an epic battle against the Crystal King, with Harumi joining them. Lloyd uses the Golden Ultra Dragon to defeat the Crystal King, ending his terror on Ninjago City, and is last seen helping to rebuild the ninja's previously destroyed monastery.
When The Merge brought all 16 realms together, Lloyd takes in Arin, who had lost his parents, and Sora, who ran away from the Imperium, to train them to be Ninja, protect Riyu from the Claws of the Imperium, find the rest of the ninja, and discover the mystery of the Merge. After reuniting with Kai and Nya, Lloyd, Arin, and Sora went to Imperium, where Lloyd met Wyldfyre, before disabling Sora's old invention, the Photac, and escape through an underground monastery, with help from Zane and the Source Dragon of Energy. Through Nya's research, they head for the Temple of the Dragon Cores and learn from the spirit living there that three Dragon Cores can stabilize the merged realms, with Lloyd and Arin going for the Pink Dragon Core, which they acquire after a brief interference from Administration Agents, and return to Imperium with Kai, Zane, and Wyldfyre, where a resistance group recruits them to expose Empress Beatrix of her lies, she retaliates by creating a MergeQuake Storm. After Sora achieved her True Potential and Arin sent Beatrix into a MergeQuake rift, Lloyd used the cores to stabalize the world and free the Source Dragon from Imperium.
The following year, Lloyd learns from Kai, Cole, Arin, and Sora about how they stopped Lava-Tides stealing eggs from Ice Dragons. Sometime later, he and Arin defeat the Mechanic thanks to NinjaFanInfinity and SpinjitzuForDays99 distracting him from the two. Lloyd and Arin later rescue Lobbo from his mech, when it was out of control. But, as a result of being a conduit for the Source Dragons, Lloyd had been receiving haunting visions of the Blood Moon. Following a defeat at the hands of Ras and the new Master of Smoke, Lloyd accompanied the Ninja to the Wyldness to find Egalt and Rontu to learn Rising Dragon that can counter Shatterspin. After Kai achieved it, the Blood Moon soon arose and the Ninja head for the Shadow Dojo, managing to thwart the ritual at the cost of Kai being sent to the Nether-Space. When Riyu's Matriarch was murdered, Lloyd and the ninja infiltrate the Tournament of the Sources to find the culprit, meeting up with old friends and allies in the process, as well as coming across Zeatrix. When it came to Lloyd and Zeatrix's battle, Lloyd won but was injured by his opponent, leaving him at a disadvantage against Nokt, and he was effectively forced to withdraw. When the rest of the Forbidden Five were released, Lloyd and the ninja try to fight back as Kai was brought back until Roby took away the seized powers from Nokt before they all retreat, dragging Ras in the process, and Arin goes to rescue the latter.
Lloyd's Tournament variant can be purchased for 50,000 studs after collecting his character token in Level 1: Chen's Island. He is armed with twin Golden Katanas and can perform Spinjitzu, use Green Ninja pads, and operate sword locks.
Jungle[]
Lloyd's Jungle variant can be purchased for 50,000 studs. He is also armed with twin golden katanas like most of his other variants and can perform Spinjitzu, use Green Ninja pads and operate sword locks.
Gold[]
Lloyd's Gold variant can be purchased for 250,000 studs. He is armed with twin golden katanas and can perform Golden PowerSpinjitzu, use Green Ninja pads and operate sword locks.
Lloyd has mid-length, blond tousled hair, and brown arched eyebrows. His eyes are visibly green, and occasionally glow when he uses his powers. As of Sons of Garmadon, Lloyd had grown up further and has an updated design and deeper voice. Lloyd is usually seen with a smirking expression. Whenever he lost access to his powers in Hunted, his green eyes returned to their original black color. When he is driven to his breaking point, such as in The Spider's Design, his eyes take on a purple hue, unleashing his Oni side. During the beginning of Sora and Arin's training, Lloyd reveals that he has started to grow facial hair (albeit essentially impossible to notice).
Previously, Lloyd had thin, black eyebrows and normal eyes. Initially, Lloyd was a young boy with a blond "bowl-cut" hairstyle. After the Grundle incident in "Child's Play" exposed him to the aging effects of Tomorrow's Tea, Lloyd became a teenager with a slightly deeper voice and a new, tousled hairstyle.
As a child, he wore black clothing, a purple sash around his waist, with white rib-like markings on his shirt, resembling the appearance of his father, Lord Garmadon. However, the illusion is negated by Lloyd's normal-looking face and hands, as well as the small green number "5" on the upper left side of his shirt that foreshadows him being the fifth and the well known Green Ninja. While leaving Darkley's Boarding School for Bad Boys, Lloyd stole a black hood and cape to make his outfit look more menacing.[1] After moving in with the ninja, he wore it periodically, primarily during his time in the Serpentine's captivity. When his destiny as the Green Ninja was revealed, Lloyd mainly wore the green gi of the Chosen One (ZX). Also, here are Lloyd's appearances in other ninja suits.
When possessed by Morro's spirit, Lloyd's hair darkened to black and his skin became pale with visible shadows surrounding his eyes, similar to Morro’s own appearance. His suit took on more of a darker shade of green and had more black accessories including a hood. Between "Winds of Change" and "The Temple on Haunted Hill," he adorned the Allied Armor of Azure.
As of "Curseworld, Part I," Lloyd once again has civilian attire consisting of a green shirt, gray pants, and a dark green jacket with his dragon symbol on the back. He wears a black fedora with a green stripe with it in Skybound.
When he fought Morro and was freed from the Cursed Realm, he wore his father's gi.
In Skybound, he was briefly turned into an old man after making a wish to Nadakhan to become "wise like Wu" in "Wishmasters," referencing Wu's remark to Morro in "Winds of Change," "with age comes wisdom." He became an elderly man with a similar appearance to his father and uncle, with white hair and increasingly more apparent wrinkles and age lines. This change was reversed as a result of Jay's wish in "The Way Back," which caused the majority of events in Skybound to be undone.
In "The Jade Princess," Harumi gave Lloyd a white hooded jacket to wear over his ninja gi as a disguise.
In "The Gilded Path," Lloyd wore an outfit similar to what some of the fishermen in Ninjago City wear, after burning his ninja suit. Harumi called his appearance "a beggar in rags."
In "Racer Seven," Lloyd wore his avatar in an attempt to disguise himself from the Red Visors. It consisted of a green jacket with a right gold sleeve, unzipped to reveal his chest, green pants, gold boots, and a brownish-blonde Mohawk.
In "Farewell the Sea" and "The Shape of Nya," as a window washer, Lloyd wore a white t-shirt, green overalls, and a white and green cap.
In "The Fifth Villain" and "The Council of the Crystal King," Lloyd disguised himself as The Mechanic to infiltrate the Crystal King's Council. His disguise consisted of a black bowler hat, a faux mustache, a mechanical arm and a red coat.
In "Roots", Lloyd unleashed his full Oni form, which consisted of a golden body compared to other oni, four arms, long horns and glowing purple eyes, while in the sets his Oni form has two arms, green eyes, and gold horns.
During certain episodes of Season 2 (Dragons Rising) at the Tournament of the Sources, Lloyd donned a white kimono with dragon buckles connecting a chain across his shoulders, green markings, and a green headband.
Ninjago: Physically, Lloyd was in his late adolescence, like the majority of his fellow ninja. As of "Day of the Departed," he was chronologically in his early teens, making him the youngest of the ninja team.[3] Prior to the Tomorrow's Tea, he was a short legged child. In Chapter 4 of The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye, it's stated that he was less than 10 at the time of "Rise of the Snakes."
Dragons Rising:The Merge occurs sometime after Crystalized, and the main events of the series take place an unknown amount of years later. Children before the merge grew into teenagers, which may imply that he and the other five ninja, excluding Zane, are now young adults in their 20s instead of teens. However, as mentioned above, the creators do not specify ages.
What follows are possible estimations using creator statements on the ninja's ages. Their specific ages are not canonically set in stone, and some older statements may no longer apply if the creator later disagrees with themselves.
Possible estimations: Initially, Lloyd may have been a young boy of about 9–11 years old, 5–6 years younger than the ninja.[4][5] After using the Tomorrow's Tea to save his friends and destroy the Grundle, Lloyd was caught in the blast that reversed the Mega Weapon's de-aging spell. While the ninja returned to their normal ages, Lloyd was aged into his teens along with them (who were at least 16 years old) but was still mentally a kid.[6][7] As he may have been aged around 2 years older, he would then be the same physical age as Nya.[8] Alternatively, he may have been around the same physical age as the other ninja.[9] As of Season 8, he was mentally close to the older ninja's ages.[10] According to Jillian Michaels, during an interview with Brent Miller, Lloyd was 10 years old when he was first introduced and became 14 years old after using the Tomorrow's Tea.[11]
Lloyd is the wise leader of the team and is fully dedicated to the way of the ninja. Once a mischievous and easily distracted child trying to follow in his evil father's footsteps, after becoming the Green Ninja, he has since grown into a quiet and mature young man. He is deeply fond of his friends and family and will stop at nothing to defend them, even prioritizing their safety over his own. He is goodhearted and at times naïve, making him an easy target of deception by his enemies. Lloyd is one of the calmer and mellowed members of the team. He has been through much tragedy in his life, but has taken it in stride and channels his losses into becoming a better ninja—and eventually, a master to his own students, like his uncle before him.
Throughout his life, one constant of Lloyd's personality was his love for his father, Lord Garmadon. It was a desire to follow in his evil parent's footsteps that drove him to enroll in Darkley's School for Bad Boys—and later, to unleash the Serpentine upon Ninjago.
However, his attempts to become the next evil overlord of Ninjago were largely stymied by his inherently good personality—Lloyd's idea of "evil" was stealing candy, pulling pranks, and overseeing Ninjago from within a treehouse fortress, with his best attempt at an evil laugh being a rather melodramatic "Muhahahaha!" Lloyd's lack of true evil also showed in his demeanor around his Serpentine "minions;" he usually went along with whatever ideas they concocted, and was quick to call a retreat if the battle turned even slightly against his allies. He also displayed extreme naivety about their warlike society, expecting Skales to hand over the Hypnobrai Staff to Slithraa simply because the latter outranked him.
After being betrayed by Pythor and taking up residence on the Destiny's Bounty, Lloyd's true nature began to emerge. Having been turned from the path of evil by Master Wu's guidance, he turned his thoughts to stopping the Serpentine threat (partially out of guilt for releasing the first three tribes in the first place). He retained a mischievous streak for a time, but quickly grew out of it after being forced to clean up the messes his pranks left. He also dedicated his life to helping the ninja in any way he could, but his lack of combat talents and inexperience with battling the Serpentine meant that he was relegated to the ship during their missions. This desire to help led to Lloyd's capture when he blew his cover at the City of Ouroboros.
The revelation that he was destined to become the Green Ninja further increased Lloyd's eagerness to help—to his chagrin, this only meant that the ninja had even less incentive to take him on missions. He was also forced to confront the fact that he was now destined to fight his father, Lord Garmadon, for the fate of Ninjago, causing him to alternate between regret and hostility towards the four-armed villain. Despite this, Lloyd continued to love his father, being saddened when Lord Garmadon had to leave the ship for good.
Lloyd underwent his most dramatic personality shift yet when he was aged to a teenager by Tomorrow's Tea. He became much more serious and calm than before, dedicating himself to his training and becoming a true aspect of the ninja team. However, his misgivings about confronting his father only grew stronger, forcing Master Wu and Misako to constantly remind him that he had no choice. Despite this, Lloyd was unable to overcome his love for his father, leading to him failing to destroy Lord Garmadon when the latter was vulnerable. It was only when the Overlord took complete control of Garmadon's body was Lloyd able to discard his misgivings and access his full power.
After the battle with the Overlord, he became somewhat cocky about his abilities, and after being made a fool of while sparring with his father in front of a class and his fellow ninja, he nearly unleashed an energy blast on him in anger, but quickly calmed down. He was at first reluctant to learn how to further harness his power over the elements, but eventually, he became more willing to listen to his father's teachings after having to use his power to save him.
Upon his search for Zane alongside his friends, he underwent yet another dramatic change that would shape his fate: the role of becoming a leader. Even when the others were down from either loss or current circumstances, he always rallied them with supporting words that gave them newfound strength to continue on and, eventually, succeed. This quality came to the point of leading both the Elemental Masters and the Serpentine against Chen's forces in the Second Serpentine War, which then sprung a new challenge of his role being tested by Morro. Ultimately, after receiving some final words of wisdom from his father, he let go of what remained of his childish desires and embraced his chosen path of becoming a wise and powerful master, like his father before him.
A year after Wu's disappearance at the end of the battle against the Time Twins, Lloyd fully settled into being leader, with the addition of taking over the role of the ninja's master.
Being betrayed by Harumi caused Lloyd no small amount of grief. Being the kind person he is, it is rare for Lloyd to be cold to someone. He made an exception for Harumi, however, as is shown when he glared at her after she attempted to trick him and as he closed the police transport van doors on her in "Dread on Arrival."
Lloyd was heartbroken when he assumed that Kai, Zane, Jay, Cole, and Wu were killed by the Colossus, shedding a few tears. But, refusing to give in to despair as Harumi intended, he remained determined to defeat the Sons of Garmadon and avenge his friends and uncle.
Losing his Elemental Power made Lloyd begin to doubt his usefulness to Ninjago, and to the Resistance. Luckily, with Nya's encouragement and the hope of seeing Zane, Cole, Kai, Jay, and Wu again, Lloyd has seemingly overcome this doubt. Skylor's powers returning also gave Lloyd hope that his own would come back, and that is something Lloyd looks forward to.
After Oni's invasion and the full return of Master Wu, Lloyd had more time for fun and did not have to worry about the duties of a master, which was reflected in his character. Like the other ninja, he became lazier, not even having a problem farting into the tub in the presence of Master Wu and still pretending it did not happen. His characteristic manifestations include scratching the top of his head when he is nervous. It has also been shown that he cannot bear to meditate and needs to act. The emotional pain left by Harumi, he showed extreme distrust of all princesses and claimed that they were all equally treacherous. However, he finally admitted that Vania was not bad and got rid of this distrust. He does not like to trust people who may be traitors, which turned out to be dissatisfied with the police hiring Ronin to catch the Kryptarium inmates. He is also very hasty when it comes to his loved ones, as evidenced when Wu and Misako got lost on an uncharted island. Lloyd was immediately determined to save them without thinking. He is also very helpful in the case of housework, which is shown when he was washing clothes in "Shintaro" or washing dishes in "The Call of the Deep." It's also very easy to persuade him to stop as long as he can have fun, which turned out when he went to play video games with Cole instead of washing clothes. Lloyd also has a sarcastic sense of humor, Which is more prominent in Season 11 onward.
He is also very talkative when he is alone or talking to someone who does not understand him, such as when he was with Akita, whom he thought was just a wolf, as he spoke about his most personal life events, such as Harumi's betrayal.
Energy: Lloyd is gifted with the powerful element of Energy, allowing him to release and use green energy attacks to his advantage. He initially was weak with the ability but grew to master it to the point that he was able to battle his father in hand-to-hand combat. He was unable to use his powers for a prolonged amount of time after "True Potential" and throughout most of Hunted, but was able to regain his powers after the Liberation of Ninjago. Despite Lloyd losing access to the four original ninja's elements (Fire, Earth, Ice, and Lightning) after giving up his Golden Power, Lloyd can use his power to charge certain batteries (as shown when he fixes the mech in "The Message") due to his powers being "all of [their] elements rolled into one," as described by Cole in "The Oni and the Dragon."
Spinjitzu: Lloyd first developed the ability to use Spinjitzu while fighting the Destiny's Bounty pirates with most of his body parts in a barrel.[12] He grew to master this ability soon.
Rising Dragon: Lloyd is capable of preforming the Rising Dragon through his Spinjitzu.
Airjitzu: Lloyd is capable of performing Airjitzu.
Energy Dragon: Lloyd unlocked his Energy Dragon after conquering his inner fears and doubts. The dragon allows him to travel quickly through the air and shoot large blasts of Energy that deal devastating damage.
Golden Power (formerly): When he became the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master, Lloyd's powers reached their full devastating potential. He gained the ability to levitate in mid-air, incredible strength that allowed him to knock around the far larger Overlord, and the ability to summon the Golden Dragon from pure light energy. At the end of his battle with the Overlord, he charged his powers within the villain's supersized mouth, creating an explosion of light that utterly obliterated the dark dragon and purified his father.[13] With this power, he can also utilize the four elements of Creation (Fire, Earth, Ice, and Lightning) at will.[14] He lost this ability after giving it up for the ninja to regain their Elemental Powers.[15]
Conduit: Being granted dragon power by the Source Dragon of Energy, Lloyd became the conduit of his power. With this ability, Lloyd was able to channel the life force of a Source Dragon, allowing him to activate the Dragon Cores and consequently end the MergeQuakes.[16][17]. Since then he is closely connected to the Source Dragons, receiving visions from them and being able to contact them and to communicate with them sometimes. It is also worth noting he was able to tap into this power for the second time by finding the calm inside him for dragon power unlike Destruction, which is tapped to through anger.
Oni heritage: Through his father, Lloyd is part Oni giving him several abilities.
Black Cloud resistance: Due to him having Oni blood in his veins, Lloyd was able to transverse the darkness without becoming petrified.[18]
Destruction: With the blood of an Oni in his veins, Lloyd is able to tap into the dark power of Destruction he inherited from his father. It was tapped into during a conflict with Harumi within the Crystal Temple.[19] Along with Garmadon, his powers over Destruction is enhance by Darkness, albeit through the Great Devourer's venom, since their powers were a gift from The Overlord.[20]
Oni Form: When overwhelmed by his father's "demise", Lloyd transformed into his Oni Form to combat the newly transformed Overlord. He only reverted to normal upon seeing his reflection in the crystal.[21]
Combat: Initially, Lloyd had no outstanding combat skills, being about as strong as a boy his age with no special training. After his destiny as the Green Ninja was revealed, Lloyd began developing some capability in hand-to-hand combat. Lloyd's skills began advancing more rapidly after the ninja defeated the Great Devourer and secured Dareth's dojo as a training site.
Video games: Lloyd is excellent at video games, beating all of Kai's high scores in Fist to Face 2,[22] and later fought well within Prime Empire.
Sewing: On a far lesser note, Lloyd also seems to be somewhat skilled at sewing, assisting his fellow former students in creating several ninja garbs in "Double Trouble."
Acting: Lloyd is able to act, albeit poorly.[23]But he was able to act as the Mechanic so well, none of the Crystal Council was able to find it was Lloyd, until he was caught by Harumi.
Stealth: Being a ninja, Lloyd is able to sneak into places without being noticed.
Weapons[]
Katana: Lloyd specialized in using a katana, using it to battle the Vermillion.
Golden Katana: When fighting Nadakhan, Lloyd and the other ninja used golden katanas.
Dao: After Wu was lost in time, Lloyd used a Sword with a curved blade.
Sword of Sanctuary: Lloyd briefly uses the Sword of Sanctuary to battle Morro and the Omega, but was unable to predict the Omega's moves.
After the original elemental protectors of the Golden Weapons merged into the Ultra Dragon, it was foretold that it would be the dragon of the Green Ninja.
Two mechs that P.I.X.A.L. built. Although the mechs were also used by Nya and Maya, one of them was mainly used by Lloyd during the ninja's escape from Merlopia and the Great Flood.
As the only son of Lord Garmadon and future dark ruler, Lloyd has some big shoes to fill. It's not easy being bad, and he works tirelessly to become the super villain he is destined to be.
Lloyd ran away from the Boarding School for Bad Boys (Or maybe he was, in fact, kicked out because lacked the morale and ambition to become the next great villain master mind of tomorrow?), and he searches high and especially low for henchmen who will help him live up to his reputation and his dad's expectations. But sometimes even the toughest bad guy's only option is to retreeeeaaaat![link unavailable]
Lloyd sometimes misses being just a normal boy, but when you’re the golden ninja, it’s hard to just go out and play catch with Dad (you wind up throwing the ball straight through tree trunks).[24]
Lloyd is the son of Lord Garmadon and has been both the powerful Gold Ninja and, most recently, the Green Ninja. He has served heroically alongside the Ninja team, even confronting his own father to save Ninjago.[25]
Lloyd is the son of Lord Garmadon and has been both the powerful Gold Ninja and, most recently, the Green Ninja. He has served heroically alongside the Ninja team, even confronting his own father to save Ninjago.[26]
The loss of his father, Garmadon, hit Lloyd very hard, but after their final meeting Lloyd channeled those feelings and started on a new path. He remains committed to the job that Wu has given them and he’s less and less interested in all the promotional work the ninja are doing. He’s beginning to think they might be taking their eye off the ball…[27]
From unsuccessful super-villain to the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master, Lloyd has traveled the furthest of all the young ninja. The son of Master Garmadon and Misako, he sacrificed his childhood to embrace his destiny, finally becoming the Green Ninja and, for a short while, the all-powerful Golden Ninja. As a Master in training, he is wise beyond his years and, like his Uncle Wu, represents the way of the ninja. Though he is more the quiet type, Lloyd is the natural leader in the group.[28]
As son of Lord Garmadon, it’s hard to follow in his father’s evil footsteps. This young boy will go to comical lengths to prove he is just as bad as his dad. With Wu’s help and the support of the others, Lloyd will learn that living in a parent’s shadow is a choice and you can choose to become anyone you want to be.[29]
Now the Green Ninja, Lloyd has turned his back on his father’s dark path. He accepts the importance of hard work and trains with the ninja every day, embracing the motto, "a Ninja Never Quits." But while he grows stronger, he comes to understand that he’s destined to face his father in the ultimate showdown.'[30]
Rebooted (2017 Museum gallery)
Now under the strict tutelage of his father, Garmadon, Lloyd will learn that being the most powerful ninja in all the land isn’t always what it’s cracked up to be. His great powers make him a target for the Digital Overlord and the Nindroids. Before the battle is over, Lloyd learns that his burden is easier to manage if he relies on the strength of his friends.[31]
The Tournament of Elements (2017 Museum gallery)
Lloyd knows he has a target on his back and everyone in the tournament is gunning for him – which is why he needs his friends more than ever. He has to control his fears, though it’s difficult for him. Lloyd’s leadership is tested as he fights to keep the team together, and after learning about his father’s dark history, he uses the lessons of the past to guide him.[32]
Possession (2017 Museum gallery)
Lloyd’s grief allows the cursed spirit of Morro to possess him, turning the powerful Green Ninja against his friends. They struggle to free him from Morro’s control and succeed in time for Lloyd to meet his father in the Cursed Realm. There he discovers that he must destroy the realm – and his father – to save the NINJAGO® world. “There comes a time when every boy must become a man,” Garmadon tells Lloyd. “What sort of man, is up to him.”[33]
Skybound (2017 Museum gallery)
The loss of his father, Garmadon, hit Lloyd very hard, but after their final meeting Lloyd channeled those feelings and started on a new path. He remains committed to the job that Wu has given them and he’s less and less interested in all the promotional work the ninja are doing. He’s beginning to think they might be taking their eye off the ball… When Lloyd comes to make his wishes he is full of good intentions, but discovers that isn’t enough.[34]
Lloyd’s ongoing growth as a leader takes on added importance after Wu is knocked out of action by Acronix’s Time Punch. But Lloyd doesn’t have a lot of experience leading, which means he’s going to make mistakes. Also, his friends aren’t quite ready to drop either the “Temporary” or the “in-Training” parts from Lloyd’s “Temporary Master-in-Training” title. But by applying what Wu taught from his sickbed, Lloyd slowly earns the others’ trust and respect. By the time Wu is lost in time aboard the Iron Doom, the ninja are prepared for a new master to lead.[citation needed]
The son of Master Garmadon and Misako, he sacrificed his childhood to embrace his destiny, finally becoming the Green Ninja. As a Master in training, he is wise beyond his years and, like his Uncle Wu, represents the way of the ninja. Though he is more the quiet type, Lloyd is the natural leader in the group.[35]
Did you know Lloyd is the Green Ninja and Master of Energy. From annoying (and highly unsuccessful) super-villain wannabe to the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master, Lloyd has worked harder to unlock his potential than any other young ninja. As the son of Lord Garmadon, odds were against him from a young age. After a rough childhood, he was finally ready to accept his destiny and become the Green Ninja and, for a short while, the all-powerful Golden Ninja. As a Master-in-Training, he is wise beyond his years and, like his Uncle Wu, represents the way of the ninja. Favorite NINJAGO® Legacy weapon Double Katanas = Double combat power! Quote “Remember, we fight for each other – we fight as one!”[citation needed]
2019
Lloyd – the Elemental Master of Energy!
As the grandson of the First Spinjitzu Master who created the NINJAGO® realm, it was Lloyd’s destiny to become the Green Ninja. However, as a mischievous kid, he nearly took the wrong path in life, trying to be like his evil father Garmadon instead.
It was Lloyd’s wise uncle Wu, brother of Garmadon, who helped him to change his ways. Lloyd reunited with his mother Misako and trained hard to unlock his Golden Powers, becoming the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master and helping the rest of the ninja heroes protect NINJAGO world from Overlord and other enemy threats. The youngest of the ninja team, he has proved himself to be a brave leader who appreciates his friends and believes in the power of teamwork. Wearing his distinctive green ninja outfit, Lloyd minifigures can be found in many LEGO NINJAGO playsets ready for unlimited, exciting role-play adventures.[36]
Though born the son of Master Garmadon, Lloyd chose to follow a different path in life and fulfill his destiny to become the Green ninja and ultimate Spinjitzu master. A wise and inspirational leader.[37]
Due to his past history with princesses (i.e. Princess Harumi), Lloyd find himself suspicious of Princess Vania. He is convinced that she is deceiving the ninja and planning some betrayal. But this time, Lloyd is wrong. Vania is a good princess and a fierce and loyal friend, and Lloyd must come to terms with his own mistrust and let go of his suspicions.[38]
Some think Wisdom is knowing what to do. But truly wise ninja like Lloyd know what not to do as well. That's why Lloyd never acts before thinking everything through. Because a Master never does something they might regret.
Lloyd is the Energy Ninja. The son of the supervillain Lord Garmadon, Lloyd's journey of self-discovery has been long, tricky but heart-warming. Lloyd is the group's natural leader, despite his quiet personality.[39]
Wise beyond his years, Lloyd is the Green Ninja and the leader of the ninja team. He is the son of Garmadon, the grandson of the First Spinjitzu Master, and Master Wu's nephew.
YOUNG HEROES AGAINST EVIL FORCES!
The mentor of the team - Trains Arin and Sora as ninja - Dependent on the help of the "newcomers" - Struggles a lot with his new role - Knows little about the whereabouts of his old ninja friends[40]
Lloyd's first name is a pun on his father's "Lord" title, while his surname is the same as his father's first name, Garmadon, which is a pun on the word "Armageddon."
Behind the scenes[]
Lloyd's original concept design was "More nerdy," wearing glasses.[41]
Lloyd's original teenage form is almost exactly that as Garmadon's younger form, except his hairpiece is blonde instead of dark brown. Lloyd's child form is almost exactly like Garmadon's Rise of the Snakes flashback child form, with the difference being Lloyd's hair color, which more resembles child Wu's.
Lloyd's elemental symbol is the Chinese character "斗," meaning "fight." The only exception was during his time as the Golden Ninja when his robes donned a different symbol, the medallion that helped the ninja find the Temple of Light.
As of Sons of Garmadon, Lloyd has taken on the same symbol from the movie—two "L"s in Ninjargon overlapped.
Lloyd and Garmadon also both use Anakin Skywalker's hairpiece, prior to Sons of Garmadon.
When Lloyd was the Golden Ninja, his 2013 minifigure had a golden face and thicker eyebrows, but in the show, his face is exactly the same as normal.
His Legacy Golden Ninja minifigure has a golden head, but normal eyebrows. However, he comes with a yellow head in 71742 Overlord Dragon.
Lloyd's DX variant never appeared in the show, but was released as a minifigure in a exclusive Target gift set, 5004076 Minifigure Gift Set.
Despite his voice actor being a singer, Sam Vincent confirmed that Lloyd will not be singing.[42]
In the original story, it was going to be Lord Garmadon who released the Serpentine and not Lloyd.[43]
In the cut scenes of Shadow of Ronin, Lloyd wears his Techno robes with plain bright green sleeves, whereas the actual suit and minifgure is equipped with dark green sleeves.
In the icons for Lloyd (Elemental) and Lloyd (ZX), he is incorrectly depicted with what seems to be Cyrus Borg's LEGO face, while in the Lloyd (Jungle) icon he is shown with Cole's eyebrows.
Lloyd's child variant holds what seems to be a small wooden sword.
Lloyd can also lift things without touching them.
He is one of the few male characters to have had a female voice actor at some point, the others being Brad, Gene, Skales Jr., Wu (as a baby), Leroy, Sammy, and Ginkle.
According to Tommy Andreasen, a scrapped idea for Crystalized featured Lloyd in his Oni Form managed to destroy the Overlord, but Garmadon actually dies in that season, which causes him to become lost in his Oni Form and take the throne of the Overlord. However, the Ninja were able to save him.[citation needed]
This idea was likely scrapped as Tommy Andreasen wanted to do a happy ending instead of a sad one since he's not going to be involved in the show after "Crystalized".
Additionally, he also stated that he wanted Lloyd to use Golden Power against the Overlord's Darkness instead of using Destruction because he wanted to put emphasis on The Balance.
Trivia[]
Lloyd was the first character to have his full name spoken in the series, as Wu referred to him as "Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon" in "Never Trust a Snake." Lloyd was called by his full name once more in "Endings," this time by the First Spinjitzu Master. It was also later stated in The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye and "Ninjago City vs. Ninja."
Lloyd is the only one, out of all the ninja, to have more than one elemental power.
Lloyd is shown duel-wielding many times in the show, meaning that he may at least be semi-competent with his left-hand.
Lloyd's role as a hero is foreshadowed by the small green "5" on the black shirt he wears in his early appearances. The color of the "5" refers to his destiny as the Green Ninja, while the number itself refers to how he will be the fifth member of the ninja team.
Before he grew older, the sleeves of his ZX gi were slightly rolled up around his wrists and his pants wrinkled around his heels, indicating the suit was too large for him at the time.
This could perhaps have been foreshadowing his hastened aging in "Child's Play."
Initially, Lloyd is a mediocre pilot, as seen when he had to fly the Destiny's Bounty in "All of Nothing" and "The Rise of the Great Devourer." He seems to have improved following his training as the Green Ninja, as he could control the Ultra Dragon and his own ElementalDragons with ease.
Lloyd was kicked out of Darkley's Boarding School foreshadowing the fact that he was perhaps never cut out to be a dark mastermind and hinting at his heroic role in the future.
One reason Lloyd was aged up in the episode "Child's Play" was because the product designers wanted to have him on a spinner.[46] However, it's unknown why this was the case when Chokun, another character with short legs, had a spinner.
Lloyd is the official leader of the ninja, succeeding Wu, who led the team before Lloyd's arrival.[47]
He most likely took on the role of leader sometime during or after Rebooted.
Lloyd's icon in Ninjago: Decoded.
In Tommy Andreasen's opinion, Wu and Misako have been in a romantic relationship since the Second Serpentine War.[48][49] He has also stated Lloyd most likely would approve of the relationship, as "He was left a long time without a family, and he appreciates what he has and honors lost.[50]
He is one of the only mortals to be sent to the Cursed Realm without being cursed himself, and he is the only person to have returned alive.
The other is Clouse, though he was reduced to a ghost when he escaped.
He has Oni, Dragon and Human blood like his father, uncle, and grandfather.
The original four ninja's Elemental Powers are dependent on Lloyd. Meaning that when Lloyd loses his Elemental Power, the other ninja do too. This may be because he shares his Golden Powers with them. However, Tommy Andreasen said that it is possible that as of Sons of Garmadon, this is no longer the case because Lloyd is getting older and his powers are getting stronger and more independent, and that is why after losing his powers in Sons of Garmadon, the other ninja's powers are still working.[51]
Tommy Andreasen stated that at this point (after dispersing his Golden Powers), Lloyd is around 20% more powerful than the other ninja.[52][53]
Lloyd is the first and only one of Wu's students to achieve the rank of master.
Lloyd is called "Master Garmadon" by Mystake in "Two Lies, One Truth," the title his father had when he was good (as of the change from "Sensei" to "Master").
He is one of the five current Elemental Masters to have a known last name: the others being Jay, Griffin, Jacob, and Skylor.
He is the only Elemental Master who has a known middle name.
Both Lloyd and Garmadon have been possessed by a villain at some point (with Lloyd being possessed by Morro and Garmadon being possessed by the Overlord).
However, he comes to believe that it was merely a dream and forgets about it right after.
His greatest fear is becoming like his father, shown in the Mirror of Dread.
Ironically, becoming like his father was originally his greatest dream.
By unleashing most of the Serpentine tribes and Pythor, who subsequently reawakened the Great Devourer in Rise of the Snakes, Lloyd provoked most events of the series except for the villains' resurrection in "Day of the Departed," the return of the Time Twins, and the events of Season 10 onward.
By the destruction caused by the Great Devourer in Season 1, Harumi begun to plot against the ninja, which led to the events of Seasons 8, 9 and 15.
As Lloyd unwillingly gave away his Golden Power to the Overlord in Season 3, and then giving the rest to the four ninja, the Overlord had his Nindroids go to space for the Golden Weapons in order to become the Golden Master. This ultimately led Zane to sacrifice himself to save Ninjago.
By Zane ending up on Chen's Island thanks to Ronin, the ninja had to participate in the Tournament of Elements to save him in Season 4.
By going alone to the Ninjago Museum of History ultimately led to him being possessed by Morro in Season 5, which as a result, caused the Ghost Warriors to be unleashed, and subsequently, the Preeminent.
Because Nya flooded the Preeminent using her True Potential, not only did it lead to the death of all of the Cursed Realm's inhabitants, it led to Clouse escaping the realm and unleashing Nadakhan, and as a result of Djinjago's destruction, it led Nadakhan to exact revenge on the ninja in Season 6. It also led to Harumi to form the Sons of Garmadon to resurrect Garmadon in Season 8.
Finally, it led to the four original ninja and young Wu ending up in the Realm of Oni and Dragons at the end of Season 8 and throughout Season 9.
Lloyd's very existence was caused by The Overlord, as it was The Overlord's influence through the Great Devourer that convinced Garmadon to sign his name on Wu's letter to Misako, thus causing Misako to choose Garmadon.
He was likely around 5 years old when Misako dropped him off at Darkley's.[54]
Lloyd has injured two of his limbs throughout the series. In "Return of the Overlord," he twisted his ankle, and in "Dead Man's Squall," he broke or dislocated his arm.
There are a few times in Hunted when Lloyd used Master Garmadon's teachings against the resurrected Lord Garmadon.
In "Spellbound," Garmadon told Lloyd that "Chen grows strong by taking from others. But real power does the opposite. It empowers those around you. Like the way you've empowered me." Lloyd used a similar sentiment against Garmadon in "Radio Free Ninjago," where he said that "fighting me may make you feel powerful, but you're about to see what real power is."
In "Green Destiny," Garmadon lost his power when Lloyd defeated him by indirectly fighting, as Garmadon is fueled by combat. This is a reference to when Garmadon taught his son the Art of the Silent Fist in the episode of the same name from Rebooted.
In "The Mask of Deception," Lloyd briefly watched Harumi in her room, which goes against "Only One Can Remain," in which Kai and Jay spied on Skylor in her room and Lloyd called it an invasion of privacy. He later invaded on Wyldfyre and Roby's romantic moment before being dragged away by Sora in "Elements of Betrayal."
Lloyd is currently the only character who controls the element of Energy from his own.
This supposed connection parallels Lord Garmadon, Lloyd's father, whose Destruction is represented as lightning on the cards, a strike of lightning appeared when he was banished to the Underworld, and was shown to be able to generate lightning in "The Green Ninja."
Lloyd's Rebooted description may be a reference to the supplementary comic Night of the Nindroids, in which Lloyd really does throw a ball through a tree trunk.
Lloyd always appears with the Oni Mask of Hatred in the Sons of Garmadon sets.
However, he does not appear in 5005257 NINJAGO Minifigure Collection, which features Harumi with the Oni Mask of Hatred, though the mask has different printing in that set.
Lloyd's green eyes from Sons of Garmadon onward are connected to his powers, as his eyes become black when he loses them. This was originally hinted at in the first chapter of Way of the Departed, where Cole says "Lloyd’s eyes have started changing after Master Wu went missing. He trains alone so intensely, and he is really connecting with his powers ... whatever it is."
Tommy Andreasen also said, "Strange things happen to your body when you hit puberty. I guess that’s especially true for an Elemental Master."[56]
Lloyd has blond hair while his parents have brown hair, which is a common real-life phenomenon. Due to recessive genes, children can inherit hair colors from their grandparents, and Wu also being blond would mean the gene is at least on Lloyd's paternal side. According to Tommy Andreasen, however, this isn't meant to be thought hard about considering the show's many fantasy elements.[57]
Similar to Kai and P.I.X.A.L., Lloyd has had his appearance used in non-Ninjago sets.
When asked if, despite his change in appearance, Lloyd would eventually look like his older self seen in Skybound when he became older, Tommy Andreasen said, "You will have to wait and see."[58]
In "Unsinkable," Lloyd is revealed to like mint-flavored candy. It also reveals that Lloyd's love of candy from "Rise of the Snakes" still exists.
According to Mark Oliver in an interview with Brent Miller, if Lloyd had a sister, he would name her Vulgaria.[59]
When asked whether Lloyd has reached his full potential, Andreasen stated that "Lloyd’s potential is … complicated."[60]
Lloyd is comparable to Luke Skywalker from Star Wars, as both start out in the series as naive and immature, but develop over the course of their respective journeys (becoming a ninja for Lloyd and becoming a Jedi for Luke) and are well skilled with bladed weapons and supernatural powers by the end of their on-screen adventures. Both share similar physical traits, and both also share fathers who were corrupted by evil, but both of them redeemed themselves in the end, the only difference being that Garmadon lived while Darth Vader ultimately sacrificed himself to save his son as his form of redemption.
Lloyd is also comparable to Naruto Uzumaki from Naruto, both start of as mischievous and bratty kid who were both raised without any parents who want to be like their fathers (Minato Namikaze for Naruto and Garmadon for Lloyd), who both are born from powerful families (the Uzumaki clan for Naruto and the First Spinjitzu Master's lineage for Lloyd) who later developed over time to become powerful ninja destined to protect their respective homes from powerful evil forces (the Overlord for Lloyd and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki for Naruto). The only difference is that Lloyd stared off wanting to be evil and didn't want to be a ninja while Naruto wasn't evil and wanted to be the Hokage (the strongest ninja). Both are/were voiced by women (Junko Takeuchi for Naruto and Jillian Michaels for Lloyd), the only difference is that Jillian Michaels was replaced by Sam Vincent in Season 8 onward while Junko Takeuchi still voices Naruto to this day.
Lloyd is also comparable to Link from The Legend of Zelda from Ocarina of Time, both where raised without any parents, both wear a green colored clothing, both have blonde hair, and both had to give up and miss out on their childhoods as destined heroes to protective the respective homes from powerful evil forces (the Overlord for Lloyd and Ganondorf for Link). The only difference is that Link got to relive his childhood after being sent back in time by Zelda.
Lloyd often picks his nose and eats the boogers.[61] The worm uses present tense, and it is never denied he still does it.
It's currently unknown if Lloyd possesses the elemental essence of Creation as he had inherited the power of Destruction from his father and once held the might of Golden Power.
In "Dragon Form", The Overlord stated that he and Garmadon's powers were a gift from him, implying that Lloyd's Oni powers were enhanced by Darkness, albeit through the Great Devourer's venom as he inherited that from his father. However, it is unclear of whether or not the venom has an effect on Lloyd.
According to Tommy Andreasen, Lloyd would've destroyed the Overlord[63] and end up being lost in the darkness of his Oni Side Forever if he haven't found empathy in himself[64]
Lloyd is the only ninja where both of his parents know/have performed Spinjitzu.
Videos[]
Lloyd - LEGO Ninjago - Character Spot
Tournament of Elements Character Spot
Lloyd - LEGO Ninjago - Character Spot-0
Skybound Character Spot
Lloyd - LEGO Ninjago - Meet the Ninja - Character Spot
The Hands of Time Character Spot
Meet Lloyd, Princess Harumi, Nya and Ultra Violet - LEGO NINJAGO - Character Video
Sons of Garmadon Character Spot with Nya, Harumi, and Ultra Violet
