Rise of the Spinjitzu Master " Rise of the Spinjitzu Master " is the 26th and the Season Finale of Season 2 of . Synopsis . It begins in Ninjago city , where the Overlord and his Stone Army arrives and corrupts it , meeting some short - lived resistance from Dareth . Meanwhile , the disheartened ninja are stuck on the Dark Island while Dr . Julien is bandaging Lloyd ' s leg , informing him that it will be weeks before Lloyd can fight again , much to Lloyd ' s dismay . Lloyd convinces the ninja that they never quit , and that they must continue fighting despite their setback . Above them , the Falcon returns and flies to the Temple of Light . The ninja don ' t know why they should be there , until Kai finds a key hole for his elemental sword . The other ninja quickly finds their key holes , revealing a mech for the First Spinjitzu Master . Lloyd starts it up , but the other ninja don ' t know how to get to Ninjago , until the Ultra Dragon returns and the ninja fly to Ninjago . Once the ninja , Lloyd , and the others reach Ninjago , they notice that the Overlord has created a fortress out of the Garmatron , and at the top is the Overlord , now having absorbed enough evil to obtain his true form - - a mutated dragon monster . The ninja charge the fortress , only to be attacked by the Stone Army . Lloyd takes off in the mech , and he manages to get into the fortress , only to have his mech destroyed by a turret , manned by Nya . The ninja come to help Lloyd , and they fight off the Army . Dareth comes back , and manages to find the Helmet of Darkness , which he puts on , inadvertently granting himself control over the Stone Army . He commands the Stone Army to cease fighting and attack the Garmatron , and the ninja help Lloyd up to the top of the fortress so he can face off against the Overlord . The Overlord begins firing blasts of dark matter at the ninja while they are helping Lloyd up the stairs . Cole and Jay are hit , which changes them into evil beings , just like Nya . Kai fends off Nya , and Zane fights Cole and Jay ( only to become corrupted later ) , while Lloyd manages to get up to the roof , where the Overlord is , and the final confrontation between good and evil begins . Lloyd manages to create the Golden Dragon again despite the Overlord ' s initial attack , but is then fused with the dragon , changing his kimono from green to gold . Now , as the " Ultimate Spinjitzu Master " , Lloyd is an even match for the Overlord . Both masters of light and shadow fight , but it becomes apparent after a period of fighting that neither can best the other . In an attempt to snuff Lloyd ' s golden power , the Overlord enlarges to become a giant and devours Lloyd and the golden dragon . But , flashes of light begin to come out of the Overlord ' s mouth and he explodes in a burst of light , which purifies everything of the darkness that plagued them . The ninja realize that good has won and they cheer Lloyd , still in his golden kimono , for his victory . Misako goes to comfort Lloyd about his father , when a bunch of debris starts moving , and Garmadon comes out , completely cleansed of his evil , and Sensei Wu , Misako , and Lloyd all walk over to him and rejoice amongst themselves . The ninja come together , proclaiming that , despite the Overlord ' s defeat , they will continue to fight against evil whenever it uprises . Then , with the heroes rejoicing , the episode fades off into the sun .