The Monsters Are Terrifying, And Everything Is Huge

THE ORIGIBAL PIC IS SO CUTEEEE WHY ISNT THIS MORE POPULAR (rgb sibs too ofc)

Redraw from this cute pic :3333

Hey! Cómo están? 😃

*Deja disimuladamente un fanart de Ninjago Legends y se va corriendo*

Ive never been more related to a post in my life

My own mother who birthed me doesn't even know how much I love this silly Lego man

I can't be the only one who acts like this:

There are ATLEAST two separate Monstrosity gacha reaction videos and it doesnt even come out til next month🙏

I'd like to think that Kai used to be a shy kid

also bonus sketch:

You hardcore started cooking with oddy!Kai I just imagine how Nia and Lloyd would be freaking out/worrying about Kai especially by his appearance and entrance

(Tips hat) Oh, why thank you, Anon! My brain has also become fried by this au. I can hear it sizzling.

Context here ok go read it first!!

THEY WOULD PANIC. HEAVILY. Imagine seeing your supposedly dead brother walk in with a dragon and a sentient mech while just being oddly violent out of nowhere, looking completely different—scars, darker outfit, flinchy—and Nya’s first reaction is pure shock before she goes into full panic mode. Lloyd’s trying to stay calm but he’s internally freaking out because Kai was his first sensei and now he’s like this?? looking like a very dirty feral cat??? It feels like the start of a bad pun.

Thanks so much for the ask! The worms rejoice!!

Ok, I feel better now. Let me elaborate (TW long ass rant holy shit)

S1-7 Kai is very much the embodiment of asshole. He easily angers, lacks self-control, rarely listens to his team, and has an ego the size of Jupiter. In later seasons, we see that his ego is used to cover up that he is extremely insecure, and his anger issues come from the fact that he never got the chance to properly regulate them, since he never really had any role models to learn it from.

S7 is when it really shows, in my opinion. You can see his spiral when he realizes that the people he idolized (his parents) are most definitely working for the time twins, and who does he take It out on? Nya, and everyone else. He's irritable, snappy, and rarely engages with anyone.

When Kai meets his father, his facade drops. You can see who he actually blames for this, and it's him. He's angry and upset that he ever missed his parents in the first place and that the people he desperately wanted to come back turned out to be "evil." When it turns out they were forced to work for them, he's in shock. You can tell in the continuing episodes, too. He's more quiet, spaces out, and is obvious he's thinking about his actions up to that point.

S8 is where things get better for him, and it's so nice to see. He smiles way more, is more open to let other people take the lead, and even when he gets "angry," it's a slight touch artificial. When I first watched this season, I was upset. Kais insecure attitude made him interesting and compelling, but seeing him happy and enjoying the skin he's in? It was a genuinely nice change.

This is why DR is one of my fav ninjago iterations. Everyone is so different, yet the same.

Lloyd is so.. mature, but so insecure he might crumble at the slightest pressure.

Nya is incredible, but she went through her 4th divorce, her brother almost died, and she's drained.

Zane is tired of the violence and wants to stay home more bless him.

Jay is evil and a wife beater (LOL).

I don't even know what Cole is doing. He's married to a homeless dude and adopted his children.

And Kai is.. stable. Like, really stable. He regulates his anger properly, has a student that he sees as a daughter, helps Lloyd to the best of his ability, LISTENS TO HIS TEAM??? His ego isn't even ego anymore it's deserved confidence, learned dragon rising technique FIRST, and is an all-around great guy. Sure, he's still a feral little dude, but in a sweet way.

And holy shit, don't get me started on Wyldfyre.

Wyldfyre is Kai’s carbon copy. I don't have to elaborate. But the way he.. helps her? It's made me tweak more times than I'd like.

He's patient, knows how to match her energy, and instead of outright denying her methods, he encourages them in a safe and healthy way. The whole spiel they had during the stealth thing in Imperium was incredible. Instead of asking her to outright stop making noise, he directed it into her still being annoying, but quieter.

AGH my heart. I bet he had weekly therapy sessions after crystallized. (I HATE THAT FUCKING SEASON)

I like how Kai is mentally healthy

WOAHAHOAHHOO WAIT LEMME EXPLAIN BEFORE YOU 🔥🔥🔥AHHHH🔥🔥🔥

When you keep seeing amazing posts and art and analysis stuff and come to the realization that it's from one person. Like hello. I've had this experience more times than I'd like to admit.

With how messy Kai and Jay’s relationship keeps being interpreted by us I’m not surprised we haven’t realised how similar Jay’s current arc of running away from these strange colour coded weirdos, doing very dangerous things on his own, trying to find a path for himself, and overall being an angsty little rat is incredibly similar to how Kai was in the pilots.

Lets not forget how Kai actively ran away from the other three ninja, most likely believed them all to be weirdos and annoying, actively put himself into dangerous situations because of his lack of patience and experience, and was unintentionally finding a path for himself that he actually belongs in.

And now do you remember how it was in the pilots Jay was the one who smacked him over the head each time he did something stupid, was not afraid to keep chasing after him, and was probably one of the biggest reasons Kai got comfortable in the group because of his extroverted nature and how their personalities both clashed yet were so similar?

Now looking at the recent leaks and teasers about season 3, with Kai helping Nya get Jay back, i can’t wait to see their roles switched in such a way. Especially with how similar their personalities are if you actually look at it closely.

Also, and just noting this one down, but Kai was being a mess in the pilots to find Nya, whilst Jay is being a mess to get away from her. Poor girl never gets a break.