Constrictai

The Constrictai are one of the five Serpentine tribes. The Constrictai were freed from their tomb by Pythor, and along with their fellow tribes, they embarked on a quest to awaken the Great Devourer. While this plan succeeded, the beast was killed by Garmadon. After the Serpentine betrayed him, the Constrictai and their fellow tribes journeyed underground, stumbling across the tomb of the Stone Army. Upon entering, they were faced with the revived Stone Army, who attacked the Serpentine and trapped them in the tomb.
The Constrictai and their fellow Serpentine made the tomb their home until the ninja discovered them, at which point the Nindroid crisis had begun. The Serpentine opted to avoid the struggle, but would later help evacuate Ninjago's citizens after the Golden Master began attacking the city. Following his defeat, the Constrictai and the other tribes returned to the surface, living in Ninjago alongside its people. When the Second Serpentine War commenced, they fought in the climactic battle at the Corridor of Elders.
==History==
==Appearance==
Generals and Warriors have large spikes along with their heads and backs, typically orange or light gray colored. They are considerably shorter than other Serpentine of their rank, except for Skalidor, the general. Their main colors are orange, black, and metallic gray.
==Abilities==
*Superhuman strength: The Constrictai are physically the second strongest Serpentine tribe.
**Constrictai grip: The Constrictai possess a powerful grip, which they use to strangle their foes and incapacitate them. If a person suffers the grip of a Constrictai, they will never be able to breathe properly, even if they escape the grip of the snake that choked them. The anti-venom within the Constrictai Staff is the only known cure to this effect.
*Burrowing/Digging: They are the best burrowers of any Serpentine, enabling them to perform surprise attacks.
==Weaknesses==
*Relaxation; As difficult as it is to relax when in the crushing grip of a Constrictai, relaxing oneself can make it easier to escape their coils; conversely, struggling only makes it worse.
==Tomb==
The Constrictai tomb is located at the top of the Mountain of a Million Steps. Tribal Serpentine drawings cover the walls, with some depicting the legends and history of the Serpentine (including the prophecy of the Great Devourer). Pythor would eventually turn the tomb into the hub of the Serpentine's underground fortress.
==Official description==
===Character Encyclopedia New Edition===
The shortest tribe in the Serpentine Army is also the strongest. The Constrictai use their viselike grips to crush their enemies. These muscular snakes are also as stealthy as ninja; lurking in their underground hideouts until they are ready to strike.
==Trivia==
*The Constrictai appear to correspond to the Ninjago element of Earth, because their tomb is underground, they are described as excellent burrowers, and Earth is their dominant element in the spinner game.
*The Constrictai have the fewest vipers of any Serpentine tribe with Spinners, having only one so far.
*The Constrictai are the shortest tribe out of the five, which may explain the lower number of vipers, due to them all being around the same height range.
*In Virgin Media's synopsis for the episode "Can of Worms," the Constrictai are incorrectly called the "Constrictaurs."
*The Constrictai's first appearance in the sets was in the summer of 2012, despite their staff releasing the prior wave. They're the only tribe to experience this.
*It appears that the higher the rank within the Constrictai, the more black coloring the Serpentine has.
*A Constrictai general is seen in the flashback to the Serpentine War in "Spellbound," but it's unknown whether this was Skalidor or a previous general who was replaced during entombment.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/777961184284798976
*Constrictai is similar to constricted, which means narrowed.
==Videos==
LEGO® Ninjago—Constrictai
==Gallery==
===Notable members===
Skalidor Ep15.png|Skalidor
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===Minifigures===
Skalidor minifig.jpg|Skalidor
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===Promotional media===
Constricai.png|The Constrictai Staff
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===In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu===
Constrictaigroup.png|A small group of Constrictai.
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MoS5LookaPinkNinja.png|"Look, a Pink Ninja!"
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Screenshot 2020-06-04 at 08.55.04.png|Concept arthttps://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/797119833271832576 (later seen in the TV series in "Child's Play")
MoS40Constrictai.png|Constrictai general in the Serpentine War
===In other media===
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