Murtessa

Queen Murtessa is the queen of the Munce tribe. She developed feelings for Jay and saw Nya as her rival for his affection.
==History==
===Queen of the Munce===
Murt walks into the throne room and Murtessa is surprised that he escaped the Skull Sorcerer. She listens to Murt's story of their escape and thanks the ninja, especially Jay, for saving her people. She then turns to Nya and thinks she some sort of servant to Jay. Nya corrects her, saying she's Jay's Yang. Murtessa then tells her guards to give them everything they wanted, even to Nya, who she calls a "Yang Servant".
Murtessa requests Jay to join her at the dinner table but is annoyed when Nya and Lloyd also enter the room. Once again, she only takes interest in Jay and asks him about Spinjitzu and Elemental Powers. Jay then uses Lightning and makes the crystals glow blue.
Murtessa is amazed at this and asks if he is betrothed, but Nya cuts in saying she and Jay are already a pair. Murtessa gets upset and challenges Nya to a duel, which would determine who would get Jay's love. At first, Nya is shocked, so Murtessa taunts Nya, calling her a "child". Nya then accepts the duel.
When the duel begins, it looked as if Murtessa would win as Nya struggled to stay on her feet while being bulldozed by Murtessa's forward roll. However, the momentum shifted when Nya performed Spinjitzu and knocked out Murtessa. The Munce realized Murtessa lost and chanted "Queen Mya".
===Grief-Bringer===
While the Munce are fighting, Murtessa tells Nya to show strength in order to get their attention. She and the Munce then follow Nya to the truce point; however, they stare down the Geckles.
When Grief-Bringer arrives, the Geckles and Munces flee.
===The Darkest Hour===
Murtessa, along with the rest of the Munce, the ninja, and the Geckles, hastily escaped from Grief-Bringer. As they made their way to safety, Nya reminded Murtessa of the previous encounter with Grief-Bringer, where Lilly had successfully killed the dragon. Murtessa acknowledged this fact, but now realized that the Skull Sorcerer have resurrected Grief-Bringer. Finally reaching the entrance of a cave, the chain securing the entrance was jammed. Without wasting a moment, Murtessa, Nya, and Murt wielded their weapons to sever the chain, effectively preventing the Dark Skeletons from gaining access to the Geckle Strong-Cave. Within the secure confines of the cave, Gulch initiated a heated dispute between the Munce and Geckles. With a sense of urgency, Gulch warned the Geckles to safeguard their belongings, fearing that the Munce would pilfer them. Murtessa accused the Geckles of being the thiefs responsible for the theft of the Shadow Blade. She urged the Munce to thoroughly search the cave in hopes of recovering their stolen artifact, believing that the effort would justify their entrapment within the cave. Gulch sarcastically remarked that Murtessa was free to leave the cave at any time. Murtessa, however, challenged Gulch's statement, questioning if there was an alternative exit from the cave. Gulch promptly dismissed her inquiry, asserting that there was no other way out.
The Geckles and Munce were presented with a opportunity by the Skull Sorcerer, who proposed that if they release the ninja, he would spare their lives and allow them to continue working in the mines. However, both Murtessa and Gulch vehemently reject the offer at the same time. Murtessa asserted her right to speak, while Gulch defended his interruption by stating that they both began talking simultaneously. Murtessa clarified that she spoke first before Gulch had a chance to speak. Nya urged one of them to provide a response, to which Murtessa firmly declared that the Munce would never serve the Skull Sorcerer, while Gulch claimed that the Geckles were in agreement with the Munce.
The Munce and Geckles joined forces in a desperate bid to discover another way out as the Re-Awakened began to break down the entrance. Unfortunately, their hopes were shattered when they realized that the supposed exit was a dead end. Gulch apologized for leading everyone into their predicament and took responsibility for his mistake. In response, Murtessa not only acknowledged Gulch's past actions but also apologized for her own errors. Murtessa emphasized the similarities between the Geckles and the Munce. She suggested that these commonalities indicated that they may not be as different as they initially thought. Murtessa agreed with Gulch, acknowledging that they had all been foolish in their previous misunderstandings. Gulch proposed that they put aside their differences and join forces as allies to confront the Skull Sorcerer, and Murtessa agreed. However, the tribes couldn’t be at peace unless the leaders declared it.
Kai and Nya announced the official declaration of peace between the Munce and the Geckles. Murtessa acknowledged that they were now truly at peace as she shaked hands with Gulch. Upon the Skull Sorcerer's destruction of the entrance, Murtessa and the rest prepared for a battle. However, Lloyd agreed to the Skull Sorcerer's proposal, but only on the condition that the Shintarians were released. As the ninja surrendered themselves, Murtessa demanded the Skull Sorcerer to leave, yet he reneged on his word and seized the cave-dwellers.
===The Upply Strike Back!===
===The Son of Lilly===
Murtessa remained steadfast in her fight alongside the Upply, Geckles, Munce, and the ninja, urging them to hold their position in honor of Lilly. Despite the Re-Awakened gaining the advantage, Murtessa took charge and rallied the Geckles and Munce to halt the advance of the Dark Skeletons, just as the Army of Shintaro arrived. Together, they continued in the relentless battle against the Re-Awakened until Cole tapped into the Spinjitzu Burst. With the newfound ability, Cole destroyed the Skull of Hazza D'ur and putting an end to the Re-Awakened, while Vangelis was arrested.
Murtessa, the Shintarians, and the ninja gathered together to celebrate Vania's ceremony, where she was officially crowned as the Queen of Shintaro. During the occasion, Vania made a promise to ensure equality for all the Shintarians, regardless of whether they reside in the Kingdom or the Dungeons. As the ninja were about to leave Shintaro Mountain, Murtessa bid farewell to Jay. Jay reciprocated, assuring Murtessa that he will also miss her dearly, referring to her as his Queen and kissing her hand. Overwhelmed with emotion, Murtessa embraced Jay tightly, unable to contain her joy.
===Master of the Sea===
Murtessa was at the palace of Shintaro, with Gulch, using Shintaro wings.
==Abilities==
*Rolling attack: Like all Munce, Murtessa can roll herself into a ball and attack her enemies, knocking them off of their feet.
==Relationships==
===Jay===
When Murtessa met Jay, she developed feelings for him, earlier on, she challenged Nya to a ritual combat so that Jay could become king. Even though she loses, she still cares a lot for Jay as she says goodbye to Jay when he and the ninja return home.
===Nya===
At first, Murtessa thought Nya was a servant for Jay, but discovering the fact she was actually Jay's Yang, Murtessa began to see her as a rival and eventually challenged her to a ritual combat so that if she won, she would keep Jay with her forever. However, she lost while Nya became the new Munce Queen. After that, Murtessa no longer saw Nya as an enemy.
===Allies===
*Munce
*Geckles (former enemies)
*Ninja
**Nya (former enemy)
*Upply
*Sky Folk
*The Mechanic (briefly)Mystery!
===Enemies===
*Hazza D'ur (deceased)
*Re-Awakened (deceased)
*Grief-Bringer (deceased)
*Crystal army
==Appearances==
===Ninjago===
====Season 13: Master of the Mountain====
*149. "Queen of the Munce"
*155. "Grief-Bringer"
*157. "The Darkest Hour"
*159. "The Upply Strike Back!"
*160. "The Son of Lilly"
====Season 14: Seabound====
*176. "Master of the Sea" (no lines)
*180. "The Turn of the Tide" (no lines)
====Season 15: Crystalized==== 
*209. "Dragon Form" (no lines)
*210. "Roots" (no lines)
===Ninjago Magazine===
*66. Hail or Fail, Prince Jay!
*70. Through the Mountain
*72. City Tour
==Trivia==
*She uses a recolored and shortened version of the hairpiece from the Dino Tracker and Genie Girl from LEGO Minifigures.
**The hairpiece was also used by some of the Sons of Garmadon's female bikers, albeit the ponytail is longer and had a pink streak.
*She is the first queen to appear in the show.
*She has two outfits, one is a dress she uses as a queen, and the other is a battle suit she uses for combat.
*In the Season 13 blooper reel, it is shown that she speaks with an English accent off-camera.
==Gallery==
===Promotional media===
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====Design variants====
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===In Ninjago===
====Season 13: Master of the Mountain====
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