The First Spinjitzu Master The First Spinjitzu Master is the father of Sensei Wu and Garmadon , and the Paternal grandfather of Lloyd . He was also the creator of the The Four Golden Weapons and the world of Ninjago . Description . In Island of Darkness The young First Spinjitzu Master wears a straw hat on his head , and on the back of his head is a thin braided ponytail . He wears the same white shirt and pants as Sensei Wu ' s original form . In the scrolls , he has long eyebrows . In Tick - Tock The old First Spinjitzu Master also wears a straw hat and has a ponytail , but wears a black kimono with white sleeves and black pants . The back of his Kimono features a golden image of a dragon . From the small section of his face that is shown , it appears that he has narrow eyes . Background . The First Spinjitzu Master ' s origins are unknown , but it is said that he had created the world of Ninjago , using for Golden Weapons ; the Scythe of Quakes , the Shurikens of Ice , the Nunchucks of Lightning , and the Sword of Fire . These weapons were so powerful that no mortal could possess all at once . He obtained the gold from these weapons at the Temple of Light and the forged them at the Golden Peaks . He also created a martial art called " Spinjitzu " , a powerful technique : when performing the art , one can become an elemental tornado by spinning quickly . It was created based on four elements : earth , fire , ice , and lightning . At some point he perfected the art of Spinjitzu with an ancient art called the Golden Dragon . This form was the most powerful and represented full control of all the elements , yet only he was capable of doing it . However , in order for their to be light , there had to be shadow . Because of this natural order , an evil spirit known as the Overlord emerged . The First Spinjitzu Master fought the Overlord , but both had equal power , but the battle remained balanced . However , the Overlord attempted to break the balance by creating the Stone Army out of an indestructible material . The First Spinjitzu Master knew he could not win and split the Ninjago into in two . The First Spinjitzu Master remained on the right side , while the Overlord remained on the left , being known as the Dark Island . This also made the Stone Army freeze beneath the ground . He later then had two sons named Wu and Garmadon . He trained them for many years during their childhood in the art of Spinjitzu . However , his older son , Garmadon had been bitten by the legendary snake called the Great Devourer , which had the capacity to grow infinitely based on the amount it consumes . After that , the venom of a snake started to take effect in Garmadon ' s body and turn him evil . The First Spinjitzu Master kept on checking his son ' s health , while Wu looked on . Garmadon woke up and yelled at his father to leave his snake bite alone . His father felt puzzled and confused over what had happened to his older son . Sometime , the First Spinjitzu Master had told Wu that his final resting place will remain unknown and he will leave a hint for Wu to its location . He later died , his resting place being an underwater cave , filled with three challenges . His skeleton is at the end of the cave , along with the Realm Crystal in his hands .