The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye

The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye is a "could-be-canon" Ninjago novel written by Tommy Andreasen and Ninjago fan-content creator Lachlan Jansen, released on Twitter.https://twitter.com/i/events/1426652807147495428 It centers on Lloyd and Clancee's journey to the Hanging Temple at the Wailing Alps in search of a mysterious man called the Wishmaster.
==Official description==
Set between 'March of the Oni' and 'Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu', 'The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye' tells a could-be-canon story of two desperate souls in pursuit of identity, hope and answers.
Written by Lachlan Jansen and Ninjago co-creator Tommy Andreasen, the story will be released one chapter at a time, each Friday ... Phase 1 consists of 10 chapters and commences July 30th.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4_5XIgAU2w
==Chapters==
===Phase 1: The Ascent===
====Chapter 1====
====Chapter 2====
====Chapter 3====
====Chapter 4====
====Chapter 5====
====Chapter 6====
====Chapter 7====
====Chapter 8====
====Chapter 9====
====Chapter 10====
===Phase 2===
====Chapter 11====
====Chapter 12====
====Chapter 13====
====Chapter 14====
====Chapter 15====
====Chapter 16====
====Chapter 17====
====Chapter 18====
====Chapter 19====
==Appearances==
===Characters===
*Clancee
*Dogshank
*Doubloon
*Fenwick
*First Spinjitzu Master
*Flintlocke
*Gertrude
*Lloyd
*Monkey Wretch
*Nimbus
*Pokee
*Quanish the Elder
*Yana
====Mentioned====
*Bansha
*Chen
*Clouse
*Cole
*Garmadon
*Harumi
*Jay
*Kai
*Misako
*Morro
*Nadakhan
*Nobu
*No-Eyed Pete
*Nya
*The Overlord
*P.I.X.A.L.
*Pythor
*Rain
*Samukai
*Soto
*Soul Archer
*Time Twins
*Wavern
*Wu
*Yuuki
*Zane
*Zoro
===Creatures===
*Golden Dragon
*Guide Parrot (mentioned)
*Boogie-Woogie Bears (mentioned)
*Wojira (mentioned)
*Ravtures (mentioned)
===Events===
*Attack of the Great Devourer (mentioned)
*The Final Battle (mentioned)
*Nindroid crisis (mentioned)
*Second Serpentine War (mentioned)
*Serpentine War (mentioned)
===Items===
*Katana
*Candy (mentioned)
*Moppy
*Teapot of Tyrahn
*Flintlock pistols
===Vehicles===
*Destiny's Bounty (mentioned)
*Misfortune's Keep (mentioned)
*Samurai Mech (mentioned)
===Locations===
*Ninjago
**Jamanakai Village (mentioned)
**Glacier Barrens (flashback)
***Hypnobrai Tomb (mentioned)
**Ninjago City (mentioned)
***Dairy Dragon (mentioned)
**Wailing Alps
***Blind Man's Eye (mentioned)
***Hanging Temple
***Yogen Mura
**Kryptarium Prison (mentioned)
**Gypsy Cove (mentioned)
**Mountain monastery (mentioned)
**Stiix (mentioned)
*Dark Island (mentioned)
*Endless Sea (mentioned)
**Storm belt (mentioned)
*Grasslands
*Cloud Kingdom (flashback)
===Species===
*Humans
*Nindroids (mentioned)
*Oni (mentioned)
*Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids
*Serpentine
*Djinns (mentioned)
==Trivia==
*The novel was first announced by Tommy Andreasen on Twitter on July 25, 2018.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1021864990553255936 Three days later, Andreasen released the first section that would later be used as the introduction of the first chapter.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1022990318852038657 He stated that, like Way of the Departed, the story was non-canon in order for him to keep his creative freedom when writing it.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1024278819182657537
**However, there were no further chapters released for the next three years. When asked in 2020, over two years after the release of the first chapter, if he would continue the story, Andreasen stated, "We’ll see. The idea is too good to go unused."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1364850950930894852
**The project was re-initiated by Lachlan Jansen when he proposed to finish Way of the Departed for Andreasen. Andreasen responded, "'Hell no!' ...but I have another idea!"https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1420124902108143620 In 2021, it was announced that the novel would be releasing in weekly intervals, with the first phase consisting of ten chapters with one chapter releasing every Friday starting on July 30. The canon status was also changed from "non-canon" to "could-be-canon".
**According to Andreasen, the project was meant to be very collaborative with other writers being involved. However, Andreasen believes they created such a complex story that he needed to be finished with Jansen.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1426197907024326656
**Andreasen has stated that the novel is based on the synopsis he wrote on for "an unreleased Ice Temple set", which may refer to 70630 Monastery of Ice.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1549085566536454145
*The name is a reference to first Star Wars Expanded Universe novel, Splinter of the Mind's Eye.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1426173934009991170
*Nadakhan, Clancee, Lloyd, and Yana appear in the announcement video.
**Captain Soto appears in the second chapter.
* is used in the announcement video.
*According to Jansen, the story especially draws upon Possession, Skybound, and Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu.https://youtu.be/LS355XjKkbY?t=470
*According to Jansen, he was responsible for writing the chapters with an odd number while Andreasen was responsible for writing the chapters with an even number.https://youtu.be/LS355XjKkbY?t=551
*According to Jansen, the drink that Lloyd had in Chapter 1 was juice, even though he previously told Kai in "The Invitation" that he should not drink too much juice.https://twitter.com/Marvellous_Jan/status/1421081522170253314
*Chapter 2 reveals to the origins of the Teapot of Tyrahn, one identical to that of the Golden Weapons.
**The Teapot was forged at the Temple of Light from the gold of the Golden Peaks.
*According to Andreasen, they plan on writing 30-40 chapters in total. However, he doesn't know at the moment.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1426183606049837060
*They may explore how Clancee lost his leg in the book.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1426113006224789504
*In chapter 4, Clancee narrates a difference between Serpentine in Ninjago and real-life reptiles: that being cold-blooded makes him more resilient to the effects of cold weather, only sitting by fire to replicate Lloyd. In reality, being cold-blooded does not make an animal less vulnerable to cold any more than a warm-blooded animal, such as a human, would inherently be comfortable in extreme heat. Both types will eventually die in extremities. While warm-blooded animals maintain a consistent internal temperature, cold-blooded animals' fluctuate depending on the environment. A real snake would become sluggish and perish in a frigid area, unless it retreated.
*Andreasen intends for the novel to "set up certain things" for Season 15, though he admits it will most likely not be finished before the season airs.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1456640819734138884
**In chapter 8, Clancee recommends window cleaning as a way of dealing with stress, which Lloyd vehemently rejects. This foreshadows Lloyd's job cleaning windows in "Farewell the Sea" after the ninja split up following Nya's disappearance at the end of Seabound.
***According to Andreasen, there will be more information about why Lloyd chose window washing as his occupation in Crystalized.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1529591653425504256
*Chapter 11 introduces Quanish the Elder, a figure previously mentioned by Wu in "Farewell the Sea," and reveals that he was also the old monk whom Cole and Jay mistook for Wu in "The Mask of Deception."
*Chapter 13 references an Elemental Master of Earth who turned against the Elemental Alliance during the Serpentine War, as seen in "Spellbound." It's confirmed that his betrayal was due to Hypnobrai hypnosis, an explanation that was first suggested by Andreasen on Twitter in 2016.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/778894790855450628
*Chapter 16 has a few references to various other media: 
**Pokee tells Lloyd, "You look like a Boogie-Woogie Bear who's lost his groove!", referencing a type of Ninjago Wildlife.
**Lloyd tells Pokee, "This fever dream I have sometimes about some bizarre rivalry running a tea shop for my uncle puts me off." This is a reference to "Wu's Teas."
*On February 26, 2023, Andreasen stated that he was not sure the novel would continue due to extenuating circumstances,https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1629964286146625539 though on May 23, he stated, "I have most of it written. I don’t know when or how I will release it. But I will finish it before I release any more."https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1661083886191890432
**However, it's possible he had misread the question and was referring to Way of the Departed, as he previously said the same thing about that novel.https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1645191305516003330
==Videos==
'The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye' announcement ...
The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - An All-New LEGO Ninjago Story Announcement!
LEGO Ninjago- The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - Chapter 1 (A Splinter Narrated)
LEGO Ninjago- The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - Chapter 2 (A Splinter Narrated)
LEGO Ninjago- The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - Chapter 3 (A Splinter Narrated)
LEGO Ninjago- The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - Chapter 4 (A Splinter Narrated)
LEGO Ninjago- The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - Chapter 5 (A Splinter Narrated)
LEGO Ninjago- The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - Chapter 6 (A Splinter Narrated)
LEGO Ninjago- The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - Chapter 7 (A Splinter Narrated)
LEGO Ninjago- The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - A Splinter Narrated - Chapter 8
LEGO Ninjago- The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - A Splinter Narrated - Chapter 9
LEGO Ninjago- The Splinter in the Blind Man's Eye - A Splinter Narrated - Chapter 10
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==References==
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