Nya Nya ( pronounced " Nee - ah " ) is a minifigure from the Ninjago theme first introduced in 2011 . She is the Master of Water , Kai ' s sister , and Jay ' s ( as well as briefly Cole ' s ) love interest . She will be one of the two main protagonists of the theme ' s 2017 storyline along with Kai . Description . As Nya , her hair piece sports straight black hair . She has a double - sided head . On one side , she wears a red veil that covers her mouth . On the reverse side , her whole face is visible , revealing a neutral or angry expression . She has been depicted wearing a sleeveless , red dress which is decorated with a phoenix pattern . As Samurai X , she has a samurai helmet , similar to Lord Garmadon , with a unique red piece that covers her mouth and where her nose should be . She has a golden piece on top of the helmet similar to the Lord Garmadon ' s Helmet of Shadows . She wears a red shirt that contains a back printing , bearing a swan pattern and parts of her torso . She has a special piece that goes down over her torso as armour and her legs are red . She has a double - sided head that , on one side , bears a regular expression and on the other an mad expression . Video Game Variants . In the game , Nya is shown wearing the minifigure ' s nurse outfit , and a white dress . In Spinjitzu Scavenger Hunt players can select blue or black dresses that seem to belong to her . Background . In " " , Nya and Kai are working in their family blacksmith shop , " Four Weapons " . When they are approached by Sensei Wu who shows disdain for the weapons they make , saying they are useless in the art of stealth . He also says there is only stuff for a samurai , but not stuff for a ninja . Kai drives him off , who in turn disappears when Kai turns his back . Moments later , a dark cloud appears over the village , with local farmers being the first to notice . On the edge of the hill , a large vehicle ( the Skull Truck ) appears along with many motorcycles , all with skulkin s on board , notably Nuckal , Kruncha , and Samukai . The farmers attack the skulkins , only to run at the last second . Then , Kai , wearing hand - crafted samurai armour , engages in battle , with Nya joining in . Kai is nearly killed by Samukai , only to be saved by Sensei Wu , who reappears just in time . He is not able to save Nya , as she is kidnapped under the orders of someone called " Lord Garmadon . " Later , while Sensei Wu and the four ninjas , Kai , Jay , Cole , and Zane are sleeping in the Forest of Tranquility , location of the Sword of Fire , Kai is woken by Nya . She runs away , and Kai chases her through the forest , eventually entering the fire temple . Nya is then revealed to be an illusion made by Lord Garmadon in a shadow form . He exploits the fact that Kai had forgotten his sword , and that the real Nya is hanging from chains above the lava in the temple . Garmadon tells him the only way to save Nya is to pull the Sword of Fire out of its rock . Kai obtains the sword , cuts Nya free and is then confronted by shadows controlled by Garmadon . Sensei Wu arrives to save them , and jumps on a rock that is going down a lava fall so he may go to the Underworld . Nya then returned to her village where she waited for Kai and the other ninjas to return . The Green Ninja . In Season two , Nya is told by her brother that fighting villains was a job for a ninja . This most likely led to her becoming of the samurai . She and Jay also start becoming increasingly closer in this season . She is very smart because she was the only one to realize that all of the Serpentine tombs were inline with the Ninjago symbol for serpent . Although Kai called her a show off , Jay said she was smart . In the episode , " Rise of the Snakes " , the Ninja are warned by Sensei Wu not to let their laziness get the best of them , Nya rushes in and informs them that Lord Garmadon has been spotted in Jamanakai Village . After the Ninja had dealt with Lloyd Garmadon instead , Nya decides to visit Jamanakai Village and sees Lloyd had already returned with the Hypnobrai . When the Ninja hear of the Serpentine threat from Sensei Wu , Kai realizes that Nya is currently there , and the four of them head out on their Dragons . After witnessing the Serpentine and the villagers they had hypnotized , they meet up with Nya . She tells them not to look the Hypnobrai in the eyes when they rattle their tails , and also mentions that the General of the tribe is holding the Hypnobrai Staff , which contains the anti - venom to cure the villagers . Jay then offers for her to be an honorary member of their team , much to her annoyance . Cole manages to take the Hypnobrai Staff from Slithraa , but just as Skales hypnotizes him , Nya comes in and kicks Skales in the face , causing him to retreat . She then tells Cole to use the staff on the fountain in town , so the anti - venom can be distributed through the water supply and restore the villagers back to their normal selves . In " Can of Worms " , Pythor P . Chumsworth steals The Map of Dens from Lloyd , Nya figures out the locations of the Constrictai and Venomari tombs . Later , when the Ninja are trapped in the Toxic Bogs , Samurai X scares off the Serpentine and saves the Ninja . When the Ninja approach the Samurai to thank her , she sprays them with a sleeping gas . She then flies off , and The Destiny ' s Bounty arrives . In episode six , the Ninja get their new ZX suits , and Nya reports that Serpentine are terrorizing the amusement park . The Ninja are more than ready to reply to the call . Upon arriving , however , the Ninja find that Samurai X has taken care of the snakes , tying them up in rope . The Ninja are under the belief that whoever catches the Samurai will be the Green Ninja , and so place a bet . A montage shows how they try in different ways to capture the Samurai , but to no avail . Back at the Destiny ' s Bounty , the Ninja complain about their failed attempts to try and capture the Samurai . After realizing Lloyd isn ' t with them , the Ninja track him down to The Lost City of Ouroboros . However , upon arriving they realize it ' s a trap when they are captured by Pythor . Pythor announces another Slither Pit for the entertainment of the Serpentine , to find out whether the Ninja or Samurai is stronger than the other . Although seeming to fight , Samurai X reveals he was just putting on a show until an opportunity presented itself , and helps the Ninja escape . After the Samurai ' s exo - suit malfunctioned , they landed in the desert . Cole , Zane , and Jay landed together in the desert , but Kai landed nearby the Samurai , when he discovers that Nya is Samurai X . After a discussion , Kai promises not to tell the others about her secret . In Episode eight , she explains to the ninja ( who aren ' t paying attention ) about a way to cure a Fangpyre bite and afterward Jay asks her out on a date . They were originally going to go to a fancy restaurant but after the Serpentine broke into the " Mega Monster Amusement Park " they went there instead . Nya gets captured by the Serpentine and Jay tries to save her . She reveals that she is the samurai to him and he is shocked . Nya kissed him and unlocked his true potential . At the end of the episode all of the other ninja find out she is the Samurai . In Episode nine , she is briefly seen saying that they only need one fangblade to prevent The Great Devourer from getting unleashed . In episode ten she is helping the ninja train and also warns them about the Fire Temple ' s being dangerous . Sensei Wu also explains how the Green Ninja is chosen and suggests that she might be the Green Ninja . In the episode " All of Nothing " , She is captured with the ninja , and is the only one who has faith in Lloyd . In the episode " Rise of the Great Devourer " , she is seen fighting the Serpentine along with the ninjas . The Final Battle . In " Return of the Overlord " , Nya was transformed using Dark Matter and turns into a zombie like version which fights the ninjas . Since the ninjas don ' t want to hurt her , they gain a disadvantage . After a long struggle , in which the ninjas are initially outmatched , she gets frozen in ice . At the end of the episode , she jumps into the portal to Ninjago before it closes . In the next episode , Nya stands guard with a turret attached to the Garmatron ( as a fortress ) , and proves to be the Overlord ' s strongest soldier , destroying Lloyd ' s golden mech . She even took down the entire stone army when Dareth took control of them . Later , Cole , then Jay were turned evil by the Overlord ' s dark rays , and Zane had to stay behind to hold them off , which left only Kai and Lloyd , who was still injured after his defeat from the overloard . Nya ambushed them with her turret , and attacked the injured Lloyd . Kai draws her fire , and cuts the turret off of the building with his elemental fire blade , allowing Lloyd to proceed to battle the Overlord . This time , Lloyd won , and Nya was returned to normal . Rebooted . In The Surge , she is first shown in The Surge telling ninjas they will go to a field trip to Borg Industries . Later , a perfect match machine in Borg Industries told her that Cole is her perfect match . In Art of the Silent Fist she tells Cole that he ' s a good guy , after what they almost kiss , but get interrupted by Jay . She started to have feelings for Cole . When she came to Jay ' s junkyard , P . I . X . A . L was back and she told her that Cole is her perfect match . After Jay heard that , they started fighting . When they got trapped in junk destroying machine , Nya had to cut blue or black wire to save them . It ' s still unknown which one she cut . Later in Enter the Digiverse she got back her Samurai X mech which she used to fight Nindroids . In the next episode , Codename : Arcturus , she was in cinema with Jay and Cole . After they got out , they finally asked her which of them she will pick . She said that she goes with Jole , which is a small robot that she claims is a mixture of Jay and Cole , but actually is a theather robot named CinemaRobot3000 . " Jole " leaves her just few minutes later when she comes to the Borg Tower . In " The Void " Nya remains behind in Ninjago while the Ninja travel into space , only for Borg Tower to be attacked by the Overlord ' s forces under Pythor . In " The Titanium Ninja " she joins in the final assault on New Ninjago City but becomes separated from the others . She ends up battling General Cryptor , but is able to trick him into insulting Min - Droid , leading to a clash between the two . She is later torn up over the apparent demise of Zane , and embraces Cole in her sorrow , much to Jay ' s dismay ; they all alter attend a memorial service in his honor . Possession . In " Winds of Change " , following the Tournament of Elements season , Nya joins the Ninja in being employed at Steep Wisdom , Sensei Wu ' s tea farm and shop , and then pilots the rebuilt " Destiny ' s Bounty 2 . 0 " in their effort to escape from the attacking Morro , who has possessed Lloyd . In " Ghost Story " she dons her Samurai X attire and faces Morro in an effort to keep him from Sensei Wu , but like the Ninja is defeated ; she subsequently learns of his history with Morro , his first student . When the Ninja are sent off to Stiix , Nya remains at Steep Wisdom and is treated to a shocking revelation : as her and Kai ' s father was the Elemental Master of Fire , so their mother was the Elemental Master of Water . As such , Nya is the heir to her power and has the potential to become the Ninja of Water . " Stiix and Stones " sees the beginning of Nya ' s training , though she is initially resistant , feeling that she could better help her friends by continuing to function as Samurai X . Given the task of filling a bucket with a hole in the bottom with water and becomes frustrated , which helps Wu realize that her weakness is failure , as she cannot stand the thought of not excelling . In " The Temple on Haunted Hill " she meets Ronin , who informs her , Wu , and Misako of the Ninja ' s efforts . With Ronin ' s help she leaves Steep Wisdom for the Samurai X Cave , intending to collect her equipment so she can aid the ninja , only to find that it has been invaded by Morro and his ghost allies . Finding her weaponry ineffective , she succeeds in destroying the Allied Armor of Azure , and then proves that she does indeed possess power over Water when she unconsciously calls rain down from a cloudless sky in the middle of the dry season . Returning to Steep Wisdom , in " Peak - a - Boo " Nya dons her new ninja attire , and comforts Cole over his recent transformation into a ghost at the hands of Sensei Yang . She remains aboard the " Bounty " while the Ninja ascend the Wailing Alps , and she and the others succeed in capturing Morro ' s minion Ghoultar . " Kingdom Come " sees them attempting to interrogate him , only to be distracted when Morro emerges from Cloud Kingdom with the Ninja in pursuit . Unexpectedly , in " The Crooked Path " Nya makes a breakthrough with help from Ronin , who persuades her that her exertion to master her powers might in fact be holding her back . She then attempts to stop him from stealing the Sword of Sanctuary , but fails on two occasions to do so . In " Grave Danger " Nya waits with Wu and Misako while the Ninja enter the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master in pursuit of Morro , and ends up battling against Bansha and Soul Archer . In Curseworld , Part I and Curseworld , Part II she joins the other Ninja in a final assault against Morro ' s forces , disguising herself as the Green Ninja and attacking the Ghosts in Stiix . After The Preeminent emerges , she joins in the effort to fight the monster , eventually boarding a steamboat to escape the city . When all hope seems lost , Nya is finally able to face her fear of failure and unlock her true potential . This allows her to summon a massive tidal wave that waves the Preeminent and her minions into an undersea chasm . Skybound . " Infamous " sees Nya dealing with her struggles in the wake of the newfound popularity of the Ninja : she is seen merely as " the girl Ninja " and the press only seems to care about whether she ' s dating Jay or Cole . Unbeknownst to her , Jay has seen a vision of them together in the future , but she refuses to even entertain the idea of them becoming a couple again . She even refuses to take her hand when they ' re trying to hide from the paparazzi while trying to pursue Clouse . She soon has other concerns , however , as the Ninja have been framed for various crimes and are now wanted . After the Ninja go into hiding , a message sent by Kai signals them all to gather at the Monastery of Spinjitzu in " Public Enemy Number One . " They agree to split up once again , and Nya and Kai travel to the Corridor of Elders , only to be tracked down and captured by Ronin and sent to Kryptarium Prison with the other Ninja . In " Enkrypted " she and the other Ninja are incarcerated , but manage to escape by forming an alliance with Captain Soto . Having not seen her face previously , Soto comments that she seems familiar and then realizes it at the same time as their common enemy Nadakhan : Nya is a dead ringer for his lost love Dilara . In " Misfortune Rising " Nya and Jay pose as police in an effort to learn Nadakhan ' s whereabouts , unaware that the Djinn is in search of her as well ; Nya also reaffirms her lack of interest in being romantically involved with Jay again . She then comes to Cliff Gordon ' s mansion after Jay makes two wishes , and then joins the other Ninja in a mission to retrieve a map to Tiger Widow Island from Nadakhan ' s ship , " Misfortune ' s Keep " . In the process Flintlocke , Nadakhan ' s first mate , also notes her resemblance to Dilara , and Kai is trapped within Nadakan ' s Djinn Blade . " On a Wish and a Prayer " sees the group regroup at Cliff Gordon ' s mansion before taking his yacht to Tiger Widow Island , only for Zane and P . I . X . A . L . to be caught by Nadakhan along the way . The group then learns that Jay had met with Nadakhan and not told them about it , leading the group to become furious with him ; Nya then succeeds in saving a supply of Tiger Widow Venom the only substance to which Nadakhan is vulnerable , though Jay is captured by the Sky Pirates as a result . In " My Dinner With Nadakhan " Nya , Lloyd , and Cole attempt to find a way off the island , and after discussing her and Jay ' s stormy relationship with Cole finally master Airjitzu to escape an attacking creature . " Wishmasters " sees them infiltrating " Misfortune ' s Keep " to rescue Jay , only to lose Lloyd and Cole in the process , forcing the pair to go on the run after learning that Nadakhan wishes to marry Nya so he can gain the power to grant himself infinite wishes . " The Last Resort " sees the pair flee to the lighthouse where Dr . Julien was previously imprisoned , where they discover Echo Zane . After Nadakhan discovers their whereabouts by forcing Clancee to make a wish , they fortify the island against the Sky Pirate invasion , during which Nya once again faces Dogshank after previously battling her on Tiger Widow Island . With the island overrun , Nya forces Jay through a portal opened by Traveller ' s tea so that he can escape and come to her rescue , after admitting that she does still have feelings for him . The Dark Island Trilogy . This adventure takes place after the events of the Skybound seaon , which concluded with Jay making a wish that prevented Nadakhan ' s escape and returned everyone to the moment in time prior to it . Nya and Jay have resumed their relationship as a result , and join the other Ninja in traveling to the Dark Island in search of the missing Misako and Ronin . After becoming separated from the others they encounter the Sky Pirates , whom they are the only ones to remember due to Jay ' s wish , with the pirates failing to recognize them as well . They then team up with Ronin to face the pirates and a Leviathan , before seeking out their allies . They soon discover that Clouse is responsible for the Sky Pirates and the strange happenings on Dark Island , but after a major battle manage to defeat him and save the island , capturing the Sky Pirates in the process . Day of the Departed . In " Day of the Departed " Nya and her fellow Ninja rush to the Ninjago Museum of History using new vehicles acquired during " The Dark Island Trilogy " , and after obtaining lanterns for the holiday go their separate ways . Nya and Kai return to four weapons to remember their parents , only to receive unwanted company : Master Chen and a couple of his Anacondrai Cultists , who have been brought back by the dark magic of Sensei Yang and the Yin - Yang Eclipse . After a fierce battle , Chen and his minions are sent back to the Departed Realm , and the siblings reunite with their teammates and learn who was responsible from a repentant Morro . They then travel to the Temple of Airjitzu to aid Cole , and their support enables him to defeat Yang , who experiences a change of heart . Cole is restored to human form at last , and the Ninja then take the Temple as their new base of operations . Hands of Time . " The Hands of Time " sees Nya and the Ninja helping to clean up the museum , during which Nya and Kai find a portrait of their parents dated around the time Nya was three years old , which was also roughly the time of their disappearance . They also come across a painting of Wu and Garmadon battling Acronix and Krux , which Dr . Saunders - the museum director , tells them was a mythical confrontation . After a time disruption , the ninja take the " Bounty " to the old monastery - the epicenter of the disturbance - in search of Master Wu , only to find Acronix in the flesh . After a brief battle he escapes and reunites with Dr . Saunders , who proves to be none other than Krux , while the ninja find Wu after his own defeat at Acronix ' s hands . The LEGO Movie . In " The LEGO Movie " , Nya makes a cameo when Wyldstyle is telling Emmet about the different worlds in the Lego Universe . The LEGO Ninjago Movie . Nya is one of the protagonists in this film , in which she is given the title of the " Silver Ninja . "