Prime Empire Original Shorts

The Prime Empire Original Shorts are shorts that take place shortly before and during the twelfth season of Ninjago. Jay is the focus ninja, Unagami serves as the main antagonist, and the Red Visors serve as the villainous faction of these shorts.
==Synopsis==
In Prime Empire, all the players strive for the ultimate price – the coveted Key-tana. But what is Jay doing there? How did he get inside the game, and why? There is more to this game than just racing. Behind the scenes, evil is lurking. Before he knows it, Jay is on the run. Will he escape? Who can he trust? Only one way to find out – press play!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xi_2h5c55Bc
==Cast==
*Announcer - Clay St. Thomas
*Anthony Brutinelli - Bill Newton
*Benny - Andrew Francis
*Commercial narration - Clay St. Thomas
*Game voice - Mark Hildreth
*Gayle Gossip - Kelly Sheridan
*Hyper-Sonic - Matt Hill
*Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
*Kai - Vincent Tong
*Lloyd Garmadon - Sam Vincent
*Nelson - David Reynolds
*Nya - Kelly Metzger
*Onlooker one - Sam Vincent
*Onlooker two - Michael Adamthwaite
*Racer Seven - Shannon Chan-Kent
*Red Visors - Sam Vincent
*Ritchie - Sam Vincent
*Scott - Adrian Petriw
*Security guard one - Andrew Francis
*Security guard two - Paul Dobson
*The Mechanic - Michael Antonakos
*Unagami - Dean Redman
*Vlad Tutu - Michael Adamthwaite
*Zane - Brent Miller
==Episodes==
Season Ep #	Series Ep #	Image	Episode name 	Airdate
1 	Mini-Movie 	 	"Let's Dance" 	January 7, 2020
2 	Mini-Movie 	 	"Upgrade" 	January 13, 2020
3 	Mini-Movie 	 	"The Meaning of Victory" 	February 28, 2020
4 	Mini-Movie 	 	"The Stowaway" 	March 2, 2020
5 	Mini-Movie 	 	"Manhunt" 	March 3, 2020
6 	Mini-Movie 	 	"Gayle Gossip: A Closer Look"	April 21, 2020
==Trivia==
*It is the first time that the events of the shorts occur both before and during a season.
*The ninja use their suits from the previous season as they did back in Legacy of the Green Ninja before they got their robes.
*The shorts were listed simply as Ninjago: Prime Empire Original on IMDB until sometime in March.
*An episode-like video, called "Inside the Game," consisting of "The Meaning of Victory", "The Stowaway", and "Manhunt" was released on YouTube on March 6, also showing the new opening.
**The length of the video was exactly 11 minutes, had a 15 second intro, and 15 seconds credits. This is exactly the same as a real episode.
*Amount of times a different character read a title card:
**Nya: 1
**Lloyd: 1
**Unidentified announcer: 1
**Scott: 1
**Jay: 1
**Gayle Gossip: 1
*The Mechanic returns as an antagonist in these shorts.
**He is working with Unagami.
*When premiering in China, the shorts were released in a wrong order, with "Gayle Gossip: A Closer Look" being the first short, and "Let's Dance" being the last one.
===Chronology===
*"Let's Dance" and "Upgrade" take place before Prime Empire.
*The "Inside the Game" compilation takes place between "Would You Like to Enter Prime Empire?" and "Superstar Rockin' Jay."
**It consists of three shorts: "The Meaning of Victory", "The Stowaway", and "Manhunt."
*"Gayle Gossip: A Closer Look" takes place around the events of "Dyer Island."
== Focus Characters ==
=== Protagonists ===
* Jay serves as the focus ninja of the shorts. Most of the shorts focus on his story before and during the rise of Prime Empire.
** He is the focus character of Episode 1 and 3 - 5.
* Scott is a prominent character in the shorts.
** He is introduced in Episode 3 and focused on in Episodes 3 - 5, as he is helping Jay around Prime Empire and fighting the Red Visors.
* Nya plays a minor role in most of the shorts, but is focused on in Episode 1, along with Jay. 
* Lloyd, Cole, Kai, and Zane play minor roles. They are focused on in Episode 2.
* Gayle Gossip is the focus character of Episode 6, showing her perspective on the rise of Prime Empire. 
=== Antagonists ===
* Unagami serves as the main antagonist of the shorts, as the leader of the Red Visors and the Mechanic's ally. 
** In Episode 2, he introduces himself to the Mechanic after keeping his identity anonymous and gives him the blueprints to build a new robo-arm.
* The Mechanic serves as the secondary antagonist of the shorts. 
** In Episode 2, he is being chased by the ninja after robbing a bank and asks Unagami to help him make a new robo-arm.
* The Red Visors serve as the villainous faction of the shorts. 
** In Episodes 3 - 5, they chase Jay and Scott in Prime Empire.
==Video==
Prime Empire Original Shorts Inside the Game (Compilation) – LEGO® NINJAGO®
==References==
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Category:Prime Empire Original Shorts