Return of the Ice Emperor

Return of the Ice Emperor is the twenty-fourth episode of the fifteenth season of Ninjago and the 204th episode overall.
==Synopsis==
Pixal the broken Zane to Borg Tower for repairs with the help of unlikely allies, and Lloyd shows an old adversary what it means to be a hero.https://www.foxtel.com.au/tv-guide/Ninjago/135846942
Extended: Lloyd and Garmadon escape from Hounddog McBrag into the sewers where Lloyd saves the McBrag from crystal-infected Serpentine. Misako returns to the warehouse with scrolls confirming Dragon Form exists, but the text is incomplete. Pixal rescues Zane but his memory is damaged along with his body, and his Ice Emperor persona resurfaces. Ronin and escaped fugitives escort Pixal to Borg Tower.
LEGO's YouTube Channel: Still holding a grudge against Garmadon, Lloyd continues to refuse his father's help. To restore the injured Zane who believes he is still the Ice Emperor, Pixal takes him to Borg Tower to see Cyrus Borg!
Can Lloyd and Garmadon put aside their differences? Can Master Wu unlock the secrets of the Dragon Form?
==Plot==
The rear half of the Destiny's Bounty crashes into the streets of Ninjago City before Garmadon digs himself out of the wreckage and finds Lloyd trapped under a mailbox next to him. Offering assistance to Lloyd, the Green Ninja refuses and instead reminds Garmadon of all the times that he wasn't there to help his son. Lloyd then uses Spinjitzu to free himself. As Lloyd leaves to look for the other ninja, Hounddog McBrag pulls up in his police truck. He soon got out to proclaim Lloyd under arrest and refuses to listen to him about their current situation. Garmadon adds that Lloyd never surrenders and attempts to attack McBrag with Destruction, but Lloyd shoves him down, the blast instead hitting a sign forcing McBrag to dodge. Lloyd and Garmadon escape into the sewers.
McBrag enters the sewers, where he hears noises and assumed it was Lloyd and Garmadon, only to discover it was some crystalized Hypnobrai before Lloyd saves McBrag by knocking them down with his Elemental Power, leaving the latter speechless as the former takes off.
Elsewhere in the streets of Ninjago City, Dragonides fly overhead as Antonia leads some stray citizens back to the Paperboy's hideout. One of them reveals herself to be Misako, and Wu welcomes her. She has retrieved a scroll from the Library of Domu, but she does not understand the language it was written in. The scroll is the last prophecy of Quanish the Elder. Wu expresses his dislike of Quanish and calls him a fool, but Misako counters that he had prophetic abilities, which he had used to predict not only the return of darkness, but also the chance of victory for the light. According to Quanish, during the final battle, followers of the First Spinjitzu Master would be required to face a hard decision. If these followers recalled their courage and fight for the greater good, then they would be granted Dragon Form. Wu is reluctant to believe Quanish's far-fetched prophecies, but Misako reminds him that these prophecies are all that they have against the Overlord. She also says that even though the depictions seemed easy to understand, the words were indecipherable, to which Wu says that they will have to rely on the images and pray that his views on Quanish were wrong.
In another part of the city, P.I.X.A.L. defeats two Crystal Warriors before going further into the city. Nearing the location where Zane's jet crashed, she sees the wreckage of the jet further down an abandoned highway. After removing some debris, she is surprised to see Clutch Powers in the jet's cockpit. "Clutch" suddenly morphs into Akita, who morphs into Racer Seven, who in turn morphs into Benthomaar. P.I.X.A.L. deduces that Zane's cloaking feature must have been damaged in the crash, and she removes the cockpit's windshield. Zane's decapitated head falls out, along with his arms. As P.I.X.A.L. picks up Zane's head, it assumes the Ice Emperor's likeness, and it declares that Zane does not exist anymore. P.I.X.A.L. notices that they are not far from Borg Tower, and ties Zane's parts to her back before heading towards the tower. She almost manages to avoid patrols of Crystal Warriors, but the "Ice Emperor" speaks up suddenly, attracting all the Crystal Warriors' attention. In their last moments, P.I.X.A.L. declares her love for Zane, who as the Ice Emperor retorts that love is for the weak. A large prison bus drives up and clears all of the Crystal Warriors away. Ronin emerges from the bus' doorway, calling for P.I.X.A.L. to board the bus.
As Ronin drives away, P.I.X.A.L. questions why Ronin is out of Kryptarium Prison, and is surprised to see Ultra Violet, Killow and Fugi-Dove on the bus as well. Fugi-Dove tells the story of how the power in the prison was suddenly cut, and how the inmates took the opportunity to escape. Fugi-Dove also claims that he stopped everyone else from escaping, but Ultra Violet disproves this claim. She tells the accurate version of the story, where Ronin was the one who blocked the inmates' way during their escape. He told them that they could choose to be the criminals that society thought of them as, or they could stay back and fight for their city, and maybe make their mothers proud, the final reason making Fugi-Dove cry. After the inmates all agreed, they found the bus in the prison and drove it away to where they are now.
Upon reaching Borg Tower, P.I.X.A.L. meets Cyrus Borg, who had been busy, working on a new series of mechs that he failed to notice the attack. As P.I.X.A.L. opens up the giant window shutters behind Borg, the inventor is surprised to see the Overlord's forces rampaging outside and cannot believe that the Overlord has returned. P.I.X.A.L. requests Borg's help in fixing Zane. Borg begins to talk about the time needed, but a giant shockwave ripples through the room from outside. P.I.X.A.L. laments that the one thing they do not have is time.
==Appearances==
===Characters===
====Cast====
*Antonia - Brynna Drummond
*Cyrus Borg - Lee Tockar
*Fugi-Dove - Adrian Petriw
*Garmadon - Mark Oliver
*Hounddog McBrag - Michael Dobson
*Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
*Misako - Kathleen Barr
*Nelson - David Raynolds
*P.I.X.A.L. - Jennifer Hayward
*Ronin - Brian Dobson
*Ultra Violet - Sharon Alexander
*Wu - Paul Dobson
*Zane - Brent Miller
====Non-speaking====
*Mezmo
*Killow
*Sammy
*Soto
*Bragi Schut
*Tommy Andreasen
====Mentioned====
*First Spinjitzu Master
*Quanish the Elder
*Vex
====Miscellaneous====
*Akita (holographic cloak)
*Benthomaar (holographic cloak)
*Blazey H. Speed (holographic cloak)
*Cole (TV screen)
*Cliff Gordon (TV screen)
*Clutch Powers (holographic cloak)
*Ed (TV screen)
*Kai (pictured)
*Nya (pictured)
*Skales (TV screen)
*Slithraa (TV screen)
=== Items ===
* Garmadon's helmet
* Infectious crystals
* Vengestone
** Vengestone spears
===Vehicles===
*Cyrus Borg's mechs
*Destiny's Bounty
*Golden Dragon Jet
===Events===
*Final prophecy of Quanish the Elder
**Crystal Infection
**Final battle (mentioned)
===Locations===
*Ninjago
**Glacier Barrens
***Hypnobrai Tomb (TV screen)
**Ninjago City
***Borg Tower
***City Hall (flashback; TV screen)
**Sea of Sand
***Ed & Edna's Scrap N Junk (TV screen)
***Kryptarium Prison (flashback)
**Tallest mountain of Ninjago (TV screen)
*Ninjago's sky
**Crystal Island
===Species===
*Crystal Warriors
*Humans
*Hypnobrai
*Nindroids
*Oni/Dragon hybrids
*Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids
==Transcript==
For the transcript of the episode, click here.
==Trivia==
*Narrator: Zane
**This is the third episode where Zane reads the title card with a different voice. The first two being "Once and for All" and "Ninjago Confidential."
*LEGO versions of Bragi Schut and Tommy Andreasen make their first cameo in this episode.https://twitter.com/joshuad_17/status/1576456264410083329?s=46&t=2ccT2bGvzVFdHxMPgjL0Ig
*In Borg Tower, there are screens showcasing footage from WILFilm ApS episodes, such as the Slither Pit in "Home" and Ninjago Talent from "The Royal Blacksmiths." This has previously occurred in "Level Thirteen."
===Cultural references===
*P.I.X.A.L. carrying the pieces of Zane around her back is similar to Chewbacca carrying pieces of C-3PO around his back in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.
*The first line Zane said when he believed that he was the Ice Emperor is similar to Zuul's famous quote: “There is no Dana, Only Zuul!” from Ghostbusters.
**This is the third time that a similar line was used. The first two being "Grave Danger" and "Dead Man's Squall."
===Continuity===
*Wu previously remarked Quanish the Elder as a fool in "Farewell the Sea."
*Zane assumes his "Ice Emperor" persona, which he never had since "Awakenings," as a result of being damaged to the point that his holographic cloak is malfunctioning.
*P.I.X.A.L. is visibly annoyed at Zane's "Ice Emperor" persona which is similar to her reactions to his detective persona in "Ninjago Confidential" and his pirate persona in "Unsinkable." 
*This marks the second time that P.I.X.A.L. voices her love for Zane, with the first being "The Kaiju Protocol." Similarly to the first instance, P.I.X.A.L. expresses this sentiment while anticipating her death (at the hands of the Crystal Army in "The Return of the Ice Emperor" and when fighting the Preeminent in "The Kaiju Protocol").
*Fugi-Dove becomes annoyed that Ronin doesn't know his name, as said in "The Absolute Worst" and "Ninjago Confidential."
*Fugi-Dove making up the story that he rallied the prisoners was similar to how he previously made up a story of why he considered Jay the worst ninja of all in "The Absolute Worst." 
**Also, Ultra Violet insisting that his story was untrue is also similar to her reaction to his previous story in "The Absolute Worst.
==Videos==
LEGO® NINJAGO - Season 4 Episode 24- Return of the Ice Emperor
==Gallery==
For the gallery of the episode, click here.
==Translations==
==References==
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