Cursed Realm

The Cursed Realm is one of the realms. It is a network of dark and cavernous channels, branching off each other to form a gloomy maze. It serves as the doom of the cursed souls who once dwelt in the Sixteen Realms, and also as the stomach of the Preeminent. In order for the living to cross over to this realm, a portal was necessary for the transportation. Most lose their bodies upon entering the realm through death, but those banished while alive retain their bodies within the realm. Only Lloyd has escaped the realm alive with his living body, while most come back as ghosts.
The realm is not only a location but also an embodiment of a being. It serves as the Preeminent who sought to curse the Sixteen Realms. With the destruction of the Preeminent, the Cursed Realm and nearly all of its inhabitants followed it to the Departed Realm, their final resting place. The only known survivor, Clouse, would go on to cause further chaos in Ninjago shortly afterward.
Due to the spirits passing from the Cursed Realm onto the Departed Realm, villains such as Chen and Morro were able to be resurrected on the Day of the Departed.
==History==
===Background===
At an unknown point in time, the Preeminent came into existence alongside the rest of the realms, with her gut being the Cursed Realm"Curseworld, Part II" and acting as the sister realm to Djinjago."Enkrypted" The Cursed Realm would eventually go on to function as the afterlife of those who had been cursed during their lives and would effectively serve as a maximum-security prison for the most wicked of souls for all eternity, never to see the light of day.
However, under the right circumstances, some prisoners would become Ghost Warriors that would carry out the will of the Preeminent.
===Tournament of Elements===
====Spellbound (flashback)====
After the end of the Serpentine War, Garmadon used the spell to banish Arcturus and the five other Anacondrai generals into the Cursed Realm as punishment for their war crimes, with the six of them having their souls banished.
====The Day of the Dragon====
Clouse, attempting to get rid of Garmadon once and for all, summoned a portal to the Cursed Realm using his Magic. Despite his initial triumph, Clouse himself was instead thrown inside by Garmadon.
====The Corridor of Elders====
With the transformed Anacondrai Cultists overwhelming everyone, Pythor devised a plan to free the Anacondrai generals from the Cursed Realm in order to bring an end to the Second Serpentine War. However, Garmadon had to sacrifice himself and take the Anacondrai generals' place in the Cursed Realm, as he was the one responsible for banishing them. As Lloyd banished Garmadon to the Cursed Realm, the Anacondrai generals were set free, thereby condemning the Anacondrai Cultists to the Cursed Realm. However, as this unfolded, the Preeminent succeeded in allowing her commander Morro to escape out into Ninjago.
===Possession===
====Curseworld, Part I====
Retrieving the Realm Crystal, Morro proceeded to use its power to open a portal to the Cursed Realm, its strength slowly increasing to allow the entire realm to enter Ninjago. When Lloyd attempted to destroy the Realm Crystal and seal the Cursed Realm away, the Preeminent dragged him into her essence to prevent her plans from being thwarted, even as the entire Cursed Realm entered Ninjago.
====Curseworld, Part II====
Entering Ninjago, the Preeminent proceeded to devour several civilian souls, dragging them into the Cursed Realm and giving her strength. Meanwhile, Lloyd, recovering from his defeat, navigated the tunnels of the Cursed Realm, evading the Ghost Warriors within and briefly passing by an imprisoned Chen and Clouse, who had yet to be converted into ghosts. Discovering his father chained to the Realm, Lloyd briefly reconciled with him, and with Garmadon's motivation, Lloyd succeeded in escaping through the mouth of the Preeminent.
In order to destroy the Cursed Realm, the ninja attempted to cripple the foundations of Stiix and drop the Preeminent into the Endless Sea, only for the beast to possess the entire city, fusing the Cursed Realm and Stiix together into a massive, ethereal form. With her new body, the Preeminent chased the remaining civilians out into the Endless Ocean, attempting to devour their souls. However, when Nya unlocked her True Potential, she summoned a massive tidal wave that destroyed the Preeminent, sending the Cursed Realm and all of its inhabitants to the Departed Realm, with the only known survivor being Clouse. Notable deaths in the realm becoming departed included Chen, Garmadon, and Morro, as well as all the Anacondrai Cultists and the rest of the realm's prisoners.
===Dragons Rising, Season 1===
Following the Merge, the Cursed Realm, like all the other realms, became integrated. Due to the majority of the realms being classified as lands or kingdoms after the Merge, the Cursed Realm was renamed."The Administration"
==Other appearances and mentions==
===Kingdom Come===
While touring the ninja around Cloud Kingdom, Fenwick explained the Cursed Realm's status as one of the Sixteen Realms, revealing the inside of the realm to them through an illusion.
===Enkrypted===
When Nadakhan inquired about the reason behind the destruction of Djinjago, Khanjikahan revealed that the Cursed Realm had been destroyed. This revelation left Nadakhan stunned. Khanjikahan went on to explain that since all the realms were interconnected, the destruction of the Cursed Realm had a ripple effect, ultimately leading to the destruction of Djinjago.
===The Administration===
Prentis dispatched two Writers of Destiny to the Cursed Realm, under the impression that it was their native home.
==Former inhabitants==
*Anacondrai generals (deceased)
**Arcturus
*Anacondrai Cultists (deceased except Clouse)
**Chen
**Clouse
**Zugu
**Eyezor
**Kapau
**Chope
**Sleven
**Krait
*Ghost Warriors (deceased)
**Morro
**Soul Archer
**Bansha
**Ghoultar
**Wrayth
**Attila
**Hackler
**Karenn
**Ming
**Spyder
**Howla
**Yokai
**Wooo
**Cowler
**Cyrus
**Ghurka
**Pitch
**Pyrrhus
**Wail
**Skreemers
*Garmadon
==Visitors==
*Lloyd Garmadon
==Appearances==
===Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu===
====Season 4: Tournament of Elements====
*40. "Spellbound" (mentioned)
*42. "The Day of the Dragon" (mentioned)
*44. "The Corridor of Elders" (mentioned)
====Season 5: Possession====
*50. "Kingdom Come" (illusion)
*54. "Curseworld, Part II"
====Season 6: Skybound====
*55. "Infamous" (mentioned)
*57. "Enkrypted" (mentioned)
====Ninjago: Decoded====
*8. "Rise of Garmadon" (video)
====Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu====
*124. "The Kaiju Protocol" (mentioned)
====Season 15: Crystalized====
*200. "Christofern" (mentioned)
*201. "A Lesson in Anger" (mentioned)
===Ninjago: Dragons Rising===
====Season 1====
*17. "The Administration" (mentioned)
===Books===
*Garmadon Issue 1 (flashback)
*Tales from the Merged Realms (mentioned)
==Trivia==
*According to Tommy Andreasen, "You need to do some travesty to become cursed."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1506496659068317697
*The reason why Garmadon, Chen, and Clouse were not ghosts while in this realm is because one's body remains intact upon entering the Cursed Realm; it's only when individuals leave the realm that they become ghosts, as seen with Clouse.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/785159200934662145 Lloyd is an exception because he is the First Spinjitzu Master's grandsonhttps://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/785186164340822016 and because he was dragged into the Cursed Realm, not cursed.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/785442042654621696
**An older version of LEGO.com contradicts this, stating, "When someone is sent to the Cursed Realm, only the soul can pass through the portal. So the bodies of the cursed ones are dissolved into tiny molecules that stay in the physical world. Floating around, looking for the energy of the soul they used to cover."https://web.archive.org/web/20151231004305/http://www.lego.com/en-us/ninjago/explore/story-5/chapter-1
*In an interview with Dan and Kevin Hageman, they hinted that there may be consequences to destroying a realm, foreshadowing the destruction of Djinjago due to its status as the sister realm of the Cursed Realm.https://www.thehdroom.com/tv/a-conversation-with-lego-ninjago-writers-dan-and-kevin-hageman-about-the-past-present-and-future-92644/
*Despite their connection with the Cursed Realm, around thirty of the Ghost Warriors managed to survive,The New Ninja as would have Morro had the Preeminent not dragged him into the Endless Sea. It's possible the Ghost Warriors that died had simply been hit by some of the water from the tidal wave, and, too wounded to fly, fell into ocean below as a result.
*If someone is banished to the Cursed Realm, the person who cursed them is able to free them, but has to take their place in the Cursed Realm to do so."The Corridor of Elders"
*In Possession, Ronin's soul was set to go to the Cursed Realm unless he paid his debt to Soul Archer,"The Temple on Haunted Hill" though with the destruction of the Cursed Realm, this must no longer be the case.
*Similar to the Underworld, it seems that an individual can be sent to the Cursed Realm by committing an immoral act, as Tommy Andreasen stated that Morro "must have done some bad act as he perished in his search for the tomb [of the First Spinjitzu Master], putting a curse on himself."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/771456669482123264 Andreasen has also stated that "You go to [the Cursed Realm] if you get cursed. It has little to do with death."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/875733888454340608
**Andreasen also stated the Cursed Realm is equivalent to "Torment."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/975103465063100416
*Elemental Masters keep their Elemental Powers upon entry to the Cursed Realm, as seen by Morro's retention of his Wind power after being banished and later escaping the realm.
*It is possible a villain escaped the Cursed Realm when Morro escaped it.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1535567453266362369
*The Cursed Realm's destruction along with the destruction of Djinjago is similar to the destruction of the kingdom of Atlas and its former capital Mantle in the RWBY Volume 8 finale "The Final Word," with two differences.
**While Djinjago was destroyed, killing countless Djinn in the process, thousands of Atlesians in both Atlas and Mantle were evacuated via a dimensional pathway to the kingdom of Vacuo.
**While all of the Anacondrai Cultists (minus Clouse) and Garmadon were sent to the Departed Realm within the Cursed Realm when it was destroyed, only general James Ironwood of the Atlas Military and disgraced Atlesian scientist and former member of Salem's Inner Circle Arthur Watts were both killed when Atlas crashed into Mantle and both cities were flooded.
==Gallery==
===Promotional media===
Ninjago 4m.jpg|A portal to the Cursed Realm in the Tournament of Elements mural.
===In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu===
====Season 4: Tournament of Elements====
ArcturusLeaves.png|The Anacondrai generals being banished to the Cursed Realm.
Screenshot (354).png|Clouse using Dark Magic to open a portal to the Cursed Realm.
GarmadonBanished.png|Garmadon going to the Cursed Realm.
====Season 5: Possession====
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MoS54InTheCursed.png
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Chencursedrealms.png|Chen in the Cursed Realm
Clouseghost.png|Clouse in the Cursed Realm
GarmadonCursed.png|Garmadon in the Cursed Realm
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===In Garmadon===
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==Translations==
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