Jay Jay Walker is the blue ninja of lightning minifigure released in 2011 with the Ninjago theme . He is the second Ninja recruited by Sensei Wu and the first of the Ninja to learn Spinjitzu . He is the Elemental Master of lightning . He is the main protagonist of the theme ' s 2016 storyline . His love interest is Kai ' s sister , Nya . His adoptive parents are Ed Walker and Edna Walker , while his birth parents were Cliff Gordon and the previous Master of Lightning . Description . Jay appears in fourteen physical variations ; his trainee , Dragon eXtreme , a Zen eXtreme , Kendo , Energy , kimono , Microfigure , Techno , Tournament , Jungle , Deepstone , Airjitzu , Sky , and Sky robe ( with eyepatch ) . As a normal ninja , Jay has the classic ninja wrap first used in the Ninja theme from 1998 , but in blue for the first time . Jay ' s face print ( which would normally be covered by the ninja wrap with the exception of his eyes ) is made up of two black eyes with white pupils , a small , yet determined , frown with a line below showing a chin , and two eyebrows , one of which is cut through . His torso is a blue ninja robe with black hands and no back - printing . The printing that is on the front , reveals darker blue ( Earth Blue ) clothing under his robes . Also on the torso , is a little golden emblem , which is most likely a symbol of lightning in Ninjago , that also appears on Jay ' s spinner . Jay ' s legs in this variation are blue with a darker blue knot pattern printed on the hips and legs . As a DX ninja , Jay uses the same face and headgear as his first variation , but utilizes a special torso and legs combination . Jay ' s DX torso features printing on both the front and back ; on the front , a golden depiction of the Lightning Dragon . On the back , the name " Jay " is printed on in gold . On the legs , a different knot tied to his right . Also on the legs , is a continuation of the lightning dragon design , where the tail is printed . As a Microfigure , Jay is basically a Jay as a normal ninja in a smaller scale . In , Jay appeared as both a normal ninja and a DX ninja , however his facial expressions were changed to make him seem more friendly . He was also given the same hair as Mutt Williams ( from the Indiana Jones theme ) when he removed his wrap . In the 2012 sets , he appears as a ZX ninja , a NRG ninja , and as a Kendo ninja . The Kendo variant has a face guard over his face and black armor fitted over his normal ninja clothes . As a ZX ninja , he can be seen with a new head - cloth with a metal point at the tip . Also , he had a re - designed torso , with a tucked cloth and a dagger sheath . In 2013 , his Elemental Robe variant was released . It is designed as a black robe with many blue colourings , and a blue headpiece . A silver crown is on it once again . His Ninja symbol is on his back surrounded by silver highlights . In the Ninjago : Rebooted sets , Jay receives a makeover , like the other ninja . For the first time , his hair piece appears with him . His mask , like the other ninjas ' , is like the ZX / Kimono masks , but it does not cover his head , only the mouth . ( Cyrus Borg claims it ' s to prevent facial recognition . ) His torso features a strap with a symbol like that of his Kimono ' s ( the word " sheep " in kanji ) , lightning bolts across his uniform ( reminiscent of his NRG form ) , and clips fastening the straps to his shirt . His pants are solid blue . His back looks very similar to his Kimono form . Background . Jay was an inventor to be discovered by Sensei Wu while testing a glider he had recently invented . He was the adopted son of Ed Walker and Edna Walker , but his real father was Cliff Gordon , actor of a comic character that Jay idolized , while his real mother was one of the Elemental Masters , specifically that of Lightning , and thus the source of Jay ' s elemental powers . He was brought to Wu ' s monastery to train in the ways of Spinjitzu . He trained alongside fellow students Zane and Cole . The three later attacked an intruder that they found in the monastery . After a fight started between the four , Wu appeared to break it up and introduced the newcomer as his fourth student , Kai . Wu then announced to the four ninjas that the search for the Four Golden Weapons was about to begin . At the Caves of Despair , location of the Scythe of Quakes , after the scythe was recovered by the ninjas , they are attacked by an army of Skullkin s led by Samukai , the king of the underworld . Jay notices the enemies to be just like the training course , and after going through the motions Wu taught him , he summoned a tornado of lightning corresponding with his element . In other words : he performed spinjitzu , followed by the others . Samukai and his legion retreat , as a dragon protecting the Scythe appeared behind the ninja . In desperation , Kai uses the scythe , despite Wu ' s instruction not to use the weapon ' s power , as no mortal could handle it . A rift appears in the cave ceiling , and the ninja manage to escape . As the ninja are heading to the shurikens of ice , Wu teaches them the most powerful move in spinjitzu : the Tornado of Creation . The boat arrives , crashing into the island , and the ninja enter the frozen plains . Jay and the rest of the ninjas recovered the Shurikens of Ice . Next , At the Floating Ruins , they climb a giant nunchuck to the nunchucks of lightning , jumping down to escape the lightning dragon . The four use special inventions made by Jay , who made backpacks that spawn wings . The ninja are at such a high altitude that they are able to fly to all the way to the Forest of Tranquility , the location of the Sword of Fire . The group then go to sleep in the forest . Kai leaves while the others are asleep as he is under the impression that his sister , Nya is in the forest . Wu later leaves to follow Kai , while Jay , Zane , and Cole are still in slumber . Samukai and the army of Skullkins then arrive , steal three of the golden weapons , and tie the remaining members of the group to a tree . Jay grabs General Nuckal ' s sword and cuts the rope while the skullkins are not looking . The three ninjas then try to chase the Skullkins in their vehicles , but they escape to the Underworld . The ninjas then go to the Fire Temple where Zane senses the location of the Sword of Fire . Kai and Nya then appear with the fire dragon . Jay then learned of the sacrifice that Wu made . The ninjas then retrieve their elemental dragons and travel to the underworld . While in the underworld , Jay battled the skullkins ( once again ) and giant spiders . He then witnessed Samukai defeat Sensei Wu and take the sword of fire from him . Samukai was then seemingly destroyed , but the combined power of the weapons allowed Lord Garmadon , Wu ' s evil brother , to escape from the underworld . Jay then travelled to Kai and Nya ' s village where he and the other ninjas were welcomed as heroes . Jay had a small moment with Nya , she tells him blue is her favorite color , and Jay replies " YES ! " she also tells Kai and Jay she ' s happy they are back . Then they hit their golden weapons together creating an explosion . Jay also appeared in most of the Ninjago Mini - Movies . In the first , he gave Nya a ride to the Blacksmith to pick up a few things , as she is moving in with Kai and the Ninja at the Monastery . He also took part in the dragon race between the other three in the second . He was briefly heard and seen in the third when Kruncha and Knuckal tried to steal the Golden Weapons , and was also seen flying on his dragon in the 6th . In the Spinjitzu Smash online game , Jay appeared in three of the four campaigns . In his respective campaign , he and Nya built a balloon and journeyed to the Sky Temple to retrieve the Nunchucks of Lightning . In Zane ' s campaign , Jay accompanied the ninja of ice on his quest to retrieve the Shurikens of Ice . In Cole ' s campaign , Jay appeared as an illusion that led Cole to the cave where Carridi ' s daughter and the Scythe of Quakes were being held by Skullkins . Jay was only playable in his respective campaign . Also , in the game Smash Creations , Jay says that Nya is a great kisser when Sensei Wu tells Kai that she is not just an ordinary village girl , thus it can be assumed Jay has kissed Nya before , though he could just be joking with Kai . When Kai leads the charge before the last battle , Jay says he fights for love , further implying his feelings for Nya . The Green Ninja . In the new Ninjago mini - movie , Rise of the Snakes , his optimism reaches its ' peak with the battle of the Serpentine . After the ninjas go to Jamanakai village to investigate the report of Lord Garmadon ' s return , the ninjas find Lloyd Garmadon terrorizing the villagers . After leaving him to the villagers , they find the scroll about the Green Ninja , he is the most intrigued . During the contest to decipher who it was , he lost first to Kai . Then Sensei Wu broke up the fight . After returning to Jamonicia village to investigate the Serpentine ' s return , he is relieved to see Nya has returned safely . Jay makes little appearance in this battle , only to say they are out of shape during the battle . In the second premier , Home , he is annoyed by Zane when he laughs at a movie when he and Nya are crying . He and the other ninjas train to unlock the golden weapons when Zane tells them to follow him . After arriving at Lloyd Garmadon ' s treehouse , he finds it very cool and interesting . Nevertheless , he follows the ninja to destroy it . When Cole is hypnotized , he tries to shock him with lightning , to no avail . When Sensei Wu brings Cole out of the trance using the sacred flute , he is devastated that the Serpentine destroyed all their video games . After they discover Destiny ' s Bounty , he is the first to comment on the food . In the eighth episode " Once Bitten , Twice Shy " , he takes Nya out on a date for the first time . But it doesn ' t go at all as planned . He begins to turn into a snake and is too shy to tell Nya . Then Nya is chained up by Pythor on a roller coaster leading to a circle of fire . He reaches his true potential when Nya kisses him ( Which makes his heart rate go up rapidly , repelling the Fangpyre Venom ) and he discovers that he just needs to be who he is . The Final Battle . In " Rise of the Spinjitzu Master " , Jay and the rest of the club have many small battles with Lord Garmadon as the master of evil figures out new ways to kill the ninja . When Ninjago City breaks out in an earthquake and mysterious Stone Warriors show up in the midst of the confusion , they discover that their skills are no match for their new enemies . He and Cole are hit by Dark Matter towards the end of the TV series while protecting Lloyd , making them very briefly evil beings like Nya . At the end of the episode , Cole , Nya , Jay , and Zane , who was also struck , are changed back . Rebooted . In Ninjago : REBOOTED , Jay appears to be Cole ' s rival after finding out Nya has feelings for Cole too . The Tournament of Elements . In Season 4 , The Tournament of Elements , Jay had quit the team after the death of Zane , he was hosting a Ninja obstacle course . When Lloyd showed asking him to return to the team he revealed he left because he was tired of Cole trying to steal Nya from him . When the gang was summoned to Chen ' s Noodles for Lloyd ' s second attempt at getting the gang back together . They ended up find out about that Zane was alive and being held captive an elemental tournament run by Master Chen . Possession . In Season 5 , a brief part is shown , in which Jay looks into a piece of ice , seeing his reflection in the future . Jay wears an eye patch , as he was most likely blinded and is married to Nya . Day of the Departed . In the special , Jay goes to visit his parents on the titular holiday honoring the fallen of Ninjago , unaware that he - like his teammates - has forgotten about Cole , whose ghostly fading has been growing worse . As he is enjoying time with his father and mother , a trio of Skulkin attack at the instigation of Samukai , who has been revived by Sensei Yang and now seeks to eliminate Jay so that he can return permanently to the realm of the living . With his parents held hostage , Jay is left with few options , until Ronin arrives and rescues them , allowing him to destroy Samukai once and for all . He then reunites with the other ninja , and they rush to the Temple of Airjitzu to help Cole , and later move into the structure after it is purified thanks to Cole ' s actions , though Jay is still nervous about ghosts . Appearances . 2011 : 2012 : 2013 : 2014 : 2015 : 2016 : 2017 : 2018 : Quotes . “ I ' ll be shocked , if we lose . " - Jay to Kai , Cole , and Zane