Merged Realms

The realms of Creation"A Cold Goodbye" are a variety of worlds located within the Ethereal Divide. Inter-realm travel was once only able to be accomplished using the Realm Crystal, an artifact that was created by the First Spinjitzu Master and located in his tomb, along with various other methods of transportation. The Realm of Oni and Dragons was the first of all the realms in existence.
Originally, there were Sixteen Realms apart from Ninjago, making 17 realms in total. Following the destruction of the Cursed Realm when the Preeminent was destroyed, along with the subsequent destruction of Djinjago, there are currently only 14 realms parallel to Ninjago, making there 15 left. 
Following the Merge, the realms were merged into one, and are now known as the Merged Realms or the Merged Lands. As a result, some of the realms were given new names as they were no longer classified as realms, but rather as kingdoms or landmarks. Some of the displaced people created a home called the Crossroads, the center of the realms.
==List of realms==
===Confirmed realms===
*Ninjago (merged)
*Underworld (merged)
*Kingdom of Madness (merged)
*Cursed Realm (merged; destroyed due to immense flooding from the Endless Sea)
*Cloud Kingdom (merged)
*Wyldness (merged)
*Djinjago (merged; remains in process of being restored by Arrakore)
*Departed Realm (merged;https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1665792583828643840 the ramifications of the afterlife being fused with the living plane are currently unknown)
*Realm of Oni and Dragons (merged)
*Never-Realm (merged)
*Imperium (merged)
*Realm of Lee (merged)
*Mysterium (merged)
*4 other unknown realms (merged)
===Unnamed confirmed realms===
:Note: any or all of the following could be part of the same realm or existing realms in the section above.
*The realm of the Preeminent (merged)"The Kaiju Protocol"
*The realm of the Earth Dragons (merged)"Beyond Madness"
*The realm of the tentacled beasts (merged)"Writers of Destiny"
*The realm containing the Land of the Three Mountains (merged)https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1674075698573758467
*The realm containing the Algae farmers' village (merged)"Gangs of the Sea"
*The realm containing the Training plateau of the Dragon Masters (merged)https://x.com/otherland71/status/1768799471675326927?s=46
==Passageways==
Method 	Realms 	Status
Realm Crystal 	All except the Departed Realmhttps://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/879087467516895233 	Originally destroyed by Flintlocke, destruction was later undone by Jay's final wish, later destroyed again by Lloyd using the Sword of Sanctuary
Being overloaded by the Golden Weapons 	From current location to the Departed Realm; portal created to the Kingdom of Madness 	Weapons transformed into the Mega Weapon by Garmadon, then melted by the Nindroid Army to create the Golden Armor, later reforged by Kai, temporarily rendered inactive by the Tornado of Creation. Later destroyed when the ninja combined them to create the Golden Ultra Dragon.
Traveler's Tea 	Possibly all. Traveler's Tea from the Never-Realm also requires berries from the Traveler's Tree. 	Existent
Dragons 	Unknown amount of realms; Ninjago, the Underworld, the Realm of Oni and Dragons, and Djinjago confirmed; most likely not all realmshttps://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1195661668719742976	Alive
Blind Man's Eye 	From Ninjago to the Cloud Kingdom, vice-versa 	Recurring
Being banished by the Book of Spells 	From Ninjago to the Cursed Realm, vice-versa 	Destroyed by Lloyd
Fire Temple 	From Ninjago to the Underworld, vice-versa 	Portal blocked with rubble by Flame
Death 	From the location of demise to the Underworld/Cursed Realm/Departed Realm 	Departed Realm, and the Underworld ways active.
Mountain of Madness 	From the Kingdom of Madness to Ninjago 	Intact
Skulkin Vehicles 	From the Underworld to Ninjago, vice-versa 	Intact
Magic 	From Ninjago to the Underworldhttps://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/875968904073543680 	Available
Dark Magic 	From Ninjago to the Cursed Realm 	Available
Allied Armor of Azure 	From the Cursed Realm to Ninjago and possibly all 	Destroyed by Nya
The mouth of the Preeminent 	From the Cursed Realm to current location of the Preeminent, vice-versa 	Destroyed by Nya
Forever Rock 	From the Wyldness to unknown realmhttps://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/795726933149499393 	Intact
Djinns 	Unknown amount of realms; Ninjago, Djinjago, and one unknown realm confirmed; most likely not all realms 	Near-extinction
Yin Blade 	All 	Destroyed by Cole
Yang's jar 	From the Departed Realm to Ninjago on the night of the Yin-Yang Eclipse 	Destroyed by Cole
Resurrectea 	From the Departed Realm to the current location of the deceased person's body 	Unknown
Being killed by one of the Departed Blades	From current location to the Departed Realm on the night of the Yin-Yang Eclipse 	Inactive
Oni Masks 	From the Departed Realm to location of summoning, only if the dead person has Oni blood 	Mask of Deception destroyed by Skylor, Mask of Hatred destroyed by Lloyd, Mask of Vengeance still intact
Oni 	All 	Unknown
Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu 	Possibly all 	Second scroll destroyed by Zane, first one still intact
The Merge 	All 	Happened
Source Dragons 	All 	Alive
Monasteries' portal gates 	All 	Intact
Being lost and forgotten 	From current location to Imperium"Land of Lost Things" 	Recurring
==Interactive Map==
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==Trivia==
*The Hageman Brothers came up with the idea of the Realms of Creation.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/947519795733385216
*The concept of the realms is similar to the Nine Realms from Norse Mythology.
*The concept of the realms is different from the common science fiction parallel-timeline multiverse idea, as there are no alternate universes in Ninjago.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/832616817042468864
*There is conflicting information about the exact number of realms there are. Some information indicates 16 including Ninjago,https://twitter.com/brothershageman/status/985615032087068672 and others state that there are 16 beyond Ninjago, which would mean there are 17 realms in total.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/793976602505965568https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/868078533121376256 The latest official information about the subject states that there were indeed 16 beyond Ninjago, so 17 in total.https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1700527311098134596
*The realms were surrounded by an infinitely vast, formless void known as the Ethereal Divide.
*It has been confirmed by Tommy Andreasen that the worlds of Nexo Knights https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/786514115128885249 Hidden Side https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1163014592466968576 LEGO Island,https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/965868277032513537 Bionicle,https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/938405732394917889 and Dreamzzz are not part of the 16 realms in the Ninjago storyline.
**However, Ninjago and Legends of Chima exist as fictional universes within the world of Nexo Knights.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1166682302279294977 See here for further explanation.
**As for why Nexo Knights is not connected in terms of realms, Tommy Andreasen stated that "Not everything needs to be linked" and Nexo Knights "has a more easy going vibe."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/797186486852587520
**Ninjago only exists as a TV show in Dreamzzz.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1658569243741286400
*There are a number of locations that have been confirmed as non-realms, and others whose status in relation to the realms is unclear:
**The Digiverse is not a realm.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1114605182975979521
**Outer space is not a realm.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/795905929002749952 When asked if the realms are different planets or locations on the same planet, Tommy Andreasen said, "No ... just places."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/795907959826038784
**Although the location where the ninja fought Clouse in The Realm of Shadows was said to be a realm by Tommy Andreasen,https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/874556004050100224 it appears to be simply a temple in the Toxic Bogs. 
**Though the Grasslands appear to be related to death, their exact location and nature are undisclosed.https://web.archive.org/web/20210611165838/https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1120803139203018752 The same can be said for the Overlord's void.
***However, the Grasslands match the description of the Departed Realm given by Claire's mother in the 18th chapter of Way of the Departed.
**Unagami and Dareth refer to Prime Empire as a realm."The Maze of the Red Dragon""Ninjago Confidential""The Temple of Madness" However, it is not a realm.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1373568806510075904
*It is unknown whether disgraced warriors from realms other than Ninjago go to the Underworld.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/773933754280730625
*It is unknown whether the Cloud Kingdom affects the Wyldness or other realms.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/795732090771951616https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1199033052846006272
*It is unknown whether residents from realms other than Ninjago go to the Departed Realm upon death.
*The zoetrope room seen in "Grave Danger" is similar to the Entrance Chamber of the Department of Mysteries in the Harry Potter novel series. Both are circular rooms surrounded by doors, and have a bluish glow.
*The symbols from the first test represent the 16 realms. The yin-yang symbol probably represents Ninjago.
**However, Tommy Andreasen doesn't think the 16 doors seen in "Grave Danger" lead to the other 16 realms.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/842488070490542080https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/902519816535330818
*In "Grave Danger," Cole joked about one of the realms to be a "realm of hurt," which references the phrase, a "world of hurt."
*Zane was figuring out which door in the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master would lead to the rest of the chambers of the tomb in "Grave Danger," and Kai noted that the door Zane selected was the same way they came in. However, both halves of the tomb exist in Ninjago. Thus, the ninja did not cross between realms, instead, Zane performing Spinjitzu may have triggered a mechanism that rotated the entire room and landed that door on the other side of the tomb.
*The Hageman Brothers came up with the idea that Chima was one of the realms.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1484300062612238336
**It was later revealed that Chima itself was not a realm but a location in the Wyldness, one of the Realms of Creation.
*According to Tommy Andreasen, not every realm has a living embodiment as the Cursed Realm did.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1559687333129117698
*Tommy Andreasen has stated that the Wyldness (specifically the island of Chima) is his favorite realm.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1114620796192854016
*As seen with the destruction of the Cursed Realm, destroying a realm consequently destroys its sister realm; in this case Djinjago.
**According to Tommy Andreasen, every realm has a sister realm.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/848772860705419264
**However, due to there being 17 realms in total, one of the realms doesn't have one.
**According to Tommy Andreasen, Ninjago and the Underworld are not sister realms.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/848587228251136002
*The Cursed Realm is now within the Departed Realm, making the Cursed Realm the only realm to be inside of another, and the Departed Realm the only one to house another.
*When asked if the other realms would eventually fall as the Cursed Realm and Djinjago had, Tommy Andreasen replied, "There is an end to everything. Facts of life."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1357828180502073345 This implies that ultimately all the realms will be destroyed or become uninhabitable.
*Time passes differently in some realms, explaining how the Sky Pirates stayed alive for 200 years from Ninjago's perspective while being trapped in other realms.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/817027976479047680https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/849313002784534528
**However, none of the realms in the series so far have shown such a time difference. Though Lloyd speculated in "A Fragile Hope" that this was the case with the Never-Realm, Tommy Andreasen later clarified that Zane had been sent into the past when he was banished there, meaning this was not the case.
*When the events of Skybound were undone by Jay's final wish in "The Way Back", other realms may not have been affected.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/795730582219198464
*When asked whether the realms are more like separate universes or different dimensions, Andreasen responded, "Whatever ensures creative freedom."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/796023892536098817
*It is unknown whether residents of realms besides Ninjago go to the Departed Realm upon death.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/811291781606309892
*As shown in "How to Build a Dragon," it is possible to listen to the broadcast from Ninjago in the Realm of Oni and Dragons.
*In "The Darkness Comes," Wu referred to the realms as the "Lands of Creation," implying that they may have some affiliation with or were created by the power of Creation. He also referred to them as the "realms of Creation" in "A Cold Goodbye."
*In "A Cold Goodbye," Wu said that the Never-Realm is the most distant of all realms.
*As of May 2022, Andreasen guesses they will see the unnamed realms in future seasons, but he doesn't know.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1531662586546204673
*It is currently unknown whether all realms will ever be shown, because "stuff like that needs to happen organically."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1374327170743566336
**Chris "Doc" Wyatt stated that Ninjago: Dragons Rising will explore the other realms.https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1635054947288088576
*Since the release of Dragon Rising, there have been noticeable changes in the way the realms and its inhabitants are portrayed in comparison to the original series.
**In "Writers of Destiny," it is stated that the titular writers only believe that they dictate destiny, unlike in the original series.
**The correlation between the djinns' magic and Djinjago was underscored in "The Last Djinn," showing their interdependence. However, this was not the case in Skybound, as Nadakhan possessed the power to grant wishes, despite the lack of Djinjago's restoration or the replacement until the end of "Misfortune Rising."
*As stated by Chris "Doc" Wyatt on Twitter, the Land of the Three Mountains is not its own realm but simply part of the new lands explored by Kai shortly after the Merge. It is unknown what realm it originates from.
*The Merged Realms originally had two moons, but after the Dragons Cores stabilized the world, there is now a single moon.
**Chris "Doc" Wyatt confirmed this was not an error.https://x.com/otherland71/status/1730426845101981924?s=46&t=4dUwycAF8tIJciD51VhSiw
==Gallery==
===Realms===
NINJAGO.png|Ninjago
Underworld.jpeg|Underworld
MoS50DarkRealm.png|Kingdom of Madness
MoS50CursedRealm.png|Cursed Realm 
MoS50CloudK.png|Cloud Kingdom
World of Chima.png|Wyldness
MoS57Djinnjago.png|Djinjago 
Departed Realm infobox.png|Departed Realm
MoSEp84OniDragonRealm.png|Realm of Oni and Dragons
MoS125NeverRealm.png|Never-Realm
Imperium.png|Imperium
DRS2E6 (433).PNG|Mysterium
===In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu===
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MoS124Preeminent.png|The Preeminent having escaped the Departed Realm
CurseRealm.png|Master Garmadon in the Cursed Realm
The Kaiju Protocal 9.png|Chima's forests
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