Final Destination

**Final Destination** is the fourth episode in the second season of Morphers, the twenty-fifth episode overall, as well as the series finale. It is also the fifth half-hour special. It aired on October 1, 2019.

## Synopsis

When Autocrat Norph stops Morphing in Morphemburg, it is up to one child Morpher to restore the metropolis. Little does he know of the dark truths about Morphing...

## Plot

### Act I

After explaining the importance of change, Booker reminisces about how marvelous Morphemburg is, showing how essential Morphing was to the community, through two friends, Sky taking selfies with travelers, Suresha performing a "Morpher Core" transplant, and two teams of Flemings and Frosts playing a sport. However, Booker notices that conditions have been changing, as the NND corporation has influenced almost all of the Morphers into trading in their old Morpher Wheels for different ones, which immediately diminishes them of color and energy and converts them into Norpher-like zombies. Despite the fact that his schoolmates wish to trade their traditional Morpher Wheels in, Booker is hellbent on retaining the one that they already have.

After a day of school, Booker returns home and informs his parents, Glender and Guri, about the NND craze and how he believes that it is "BS". Glender and Guri aren't as hostile towards NND, however, claiming that the raw Morpher Wheels would become outdated at one point. Booker points out that the NND wheels drain Morphers of their color, but is reassured by Glender that this is merely a result of environmental friendliness, noting an NND advertising point. Believing that his parents are in on the lie, Booker quizzes them about how he was born. When they are unable to provide sufficient results, Booker runs away from home.

During an earlier bank heist involving Brogio and Purcell, the two of them find themselves head to head with the Yakuza; a criminal organization in Morphemburg. As they Merph and kill Purcell, Brogio escapes in terror and sadness. Myron requests that Morphers keep the balance of Morphing alive in Morphemburg as the Yakuza vanish into the darkness. This is later revealed to be a manga being read by Booker to his companions Zabe, Bligh, and Scotto. While Booker is convinced that the Yakuza are real and will revisit, his cronies are unassured.

That night, Spenser awakens from a hangover, as he finds his car being hijacked by criminals. Upon trying to reason with them, Spenser is simply taunted and blasted by a shotgun. However, his armor causes the slugs to ricochet off of him, as Spenser is angered. Grabbing a bottle of sake, he smashes it onto the ground and threatens the criminals. The criminals proceed to mock him, as he lunges at one of them and tries to cut them with the broken glass. In the struggle, he accidentally steps on the shotgun's trigger and causes it to shoot his car's door. Livid, Spenser unsheathes his katanas and kills the criminals. Booker, watching from a distance, is filming the attack on his smartphone, only to have it shot out of his hands by Spenser, who has gotten ahold of the shotgun.

Meanwhile, an arson attack burns an accomodation skyscraper, leaving a young girl trapped in the fire. As the Morphemburg Fire Department awkwardly insist on not Morphing with each other, the child is burned alive and jumps out of the building as her mother shoots herself in the head. A swarm of mysterious figures, seemingly Norphers, stay and evilly laugh at the mayhem, destruction, and death as the skyscraper burns to the ground.

At the NND Office Tower, it is revealed that Autocrat Norpher is the one who created the NND Wheel, alongside Major Norpher. As Major and Autocrat scan for raw Morpher Wheels over the city, finding only Booker’s. When Major Norpher tells Autocrat Norpher about how this remaining Morpher Wheel could ruin the plan, Autocrat Norpher ignores him, and sends his army of Norphers out into the streets, as they attempt to destroy the city, and fully turn the weakened Morphers into Norpher zombies.

Hiding in an alleyway, Booker soon finds one of the Norphed Morphers and has a panic attack. Finding a meat cleaver in a nearby trash bag, he proceeds to slice through the stomach of the Norpher zombie, before running away. Upon reaching a seemingly abandoned building, Booker has a group call with Zabe, Bligh, and Scotto, claiming that Norpher zombies have infested the city and they have to kill everyone. While Zabo is unsure about committing violence, they decide to come out and meet him at his current location, “the alley between the NND Tower and the apartment complex”.

Zabe, Bligh, and Scotto arrive in the alleyway, armed with pencils and beer bottles. The four children hide in the alley, as a pickup truck full of Morpher Wheels is driven by the Norphed Morphers. Nearby, Booker remembers the Norpehrs from *Taiko no Yakuza* but is unable to determine how the Yakuza kill them thanks to the final issue being sold out. However, Booker still has an idea of how to attack the NND building. Distracting his friends by claiming that a Yakuza member is in front of them, Booker grabs a handgun off of the ground and hides it in his sock.

### Act II

The Yakuza find out that the Norphers are behind the NND plague, and follow them into their headquarters. However, the Yakuza are attacked ambushed by a large swarm of Norpher zombies, and unable to fight them off.

Meanwhile, the children, now wearing whiteface and black paper over their clothes, plan to enter the building. After fooling the security guards, the kids manage to reach an elevator and press the button labeled “throne room”. As they are being taken up to the floor, Booker fingers the gun in his sock.

As King Norpher enacts the third phase of his plan, Booker reveals himself to Autocrat Norpher and claims that the Yakuza will be able to kill him, while Autocrat Norpher reveals he has had the three of them Norphed. As he explains how he has loaded most of the raw Morpher Wheels into a large rocket that he plans to detonate in space, Booker reveals that he has the last raw Morpher Wheel. Autocrat Norpher sends out the zombies to force the kids into a corner, planning to knock them off of the railing.

Booker and his friends are surrounded by Norphers in Autocrat Norpher’s throne room. Scared and angered, Booker demands Autocrat Norpher to reveal why he hates the Morphers. The Autocrat proceeds to reveal that the Norphers weren’t initially hostile and that the Morphers were programmed to hate anyone who wasn't a Morpher, similar to Nazi Germany’s attitude towards European Jews. Booker, even after hearing about the Morphers damaging the environment and causing pollution, is untouched and proceeds to shoot Autocrat Norpher twice, killing him.

Booker’s friends are shocked and are told by him that they should kill the Norphed Morphers surrounding them, as he shoots approximately seven of them. Booker runs out of ammunition and is quickly surrounded.

Meanwhile, Major Norpher lands onto the NND Office Tower in his Drop-Ship, proclaiming to the other Norphers aboard that Booker killed their leader. Before leaving, the Major loads a dart rifle, before stepping out of the Drop-Ship. As Major Norpher exits the ship, he is soon followed by multiple other Norpher troopers.

Back inside of Autocrat Norpher’s throne room, Booker uses an ancient chant to power up a Morpher Wheel, lying that he believes his initial solution “[wasn't] worth the casualties”. Proclaiming another chant, he turns many of the Norphed Morphers, including the three Yakuza Morphers, back into their past, colored selves. Their leader, Myron, proclaims that violence is one of their best options. However, Myron is lamented to be stupid by Major Norpher as a result.

During a climactic battle, Booker tries to ask various Morphers to Morph with him but is repeatedly turned down. Angered, he asks Camilo, his best friend, if he’s willing to Morph. Upon getting rejected, Booker is infuriated and forces Camilo to grab onto the Morpher Wheel. The two fuse, and use their both slime and battle axes to destroy various Norphed Morphers. However, Booker has a psychological breakdown after having “Morphed without consent”, and has a vision of going to Hell.

Upon waking up from his vision, Booker finds himself having un-Morphed, and finds several of the Norphed Morphers dead, alongside many of the normal ones. However, he soon finds himself surrounded by Norphed Morphers, who have swarmed towards him from an elevator. Unable to defend himself, Booker accepts his fate and is Norphed by having fingers jabbed through his eyes.

Booker reawakens, finding himself surrounded by various black-armored cyborgs. Shocked, Booker is told by them that they are Norphers and don’t mean any harm. Booker, while suspicious, takes their word, and is led out of the throne room. Booker is told on the elevator that the rocket filled with raw Morpher Wheels needs to be flown into space, as the Wheels are too toxic for the earth. Immediately, Booker realizes that they want him to commit suicide, and is absolutely livid.

The elevator reaches the launch area, where Booker is greeted by the Yakuza. Angered, Booker claims that he is not willing to fly the rocket, but is told by Myron that he is their only hope. Still frustrated, Booker contemplates this decision and is told by Major Norpher that the ship is rigged to blow and that they don’t have much time. Finally, Booker decides to enter the rocket-ship and is informed over intercom how to launch it. As the rocket is about to be launched, Booker is nonverbally bid farewell by Zabe, Bligh, Scotto, and Camilo.

As we shift to dusk, Booker informs Major Norpher that he has made it far enough from the Earth, and is ready for the detonation. Saddened, Major Norpher looks at the detonation button, and back at a worried Camilo. Major Norpher can’t bring himself to detonate the rocket, claiming that Booker is only a child. As he starts to cry, Camilo volunteers and walks over to the detonation button. Camilo bids Booker a tragic farewell and presses the button. A bright explosion flashes across the sky, killing Booker and destroying the Morpher Wheels.

Norpher essence is scattered across Morphemburg and makes the city sustainable. It is revealed that the Ingrids orchestrated the arson attack at the apartment complex that happened earlier and they submit to execution by the Norphers, believing that their lives are meaningless without Morphing. The Morphers mourn the death of Booker but Scotto reassures them to live on, believing he'd have died in vain if they kill themselves. The Yakuza reflect on a collector's issue of their manga with an addendum of Booker saving the world but decide it reflects poor values and burn it. The Trash Team cannibalize the dying Ingrids and Scully caps off with how Booker saved the world.

The episode closes with Booker’s spirit claiming that Morphemburg will always be "his hood" and reciting his line about evolution from the beginning.

## Fake Broadcast Information

This episode aired on October 1, 2019. The original airing garnered 1,420,000 viewers.

* This is the series finale, as LEGO cancelled production of the franchise's toyline after 2019, ending with Generation 9.
* This is the only episode of the entire series to air in the US with a basic TV-14 rating instead of a TV-14 (LV).
	+ Despite the lack of descriptors, darker themes (including an onscreen abortion) are present and more graphic violence is depicted than in most previous episodes.

## Trivia

* The episode is the first and last appearance of Generation 8 and 9 Morphers.
* This episode marks the return and last appearance of the Norphers, after not showing up in Day and Knight.
* A Morphzmo Key is depicted discarded in the alleyway.
* Autocrat Norpher and Booker are the first and only characters in the series to get permanently killed off.

## Continuity

* This is the first and only special in Morphers that lacks transitions.
* Morphemburg appears for the third and final time.
* Unnamed Morphers appear for the third and final time.

## Allusions

* **Final Destination/Super Smash Bros.** - The title is a reference to either the movie series or the stage in the *Super Smash Bros* series.
* **Cars** - Some of the vehicles in Morphemburg appear to have sentience, similar to the vehicles in Pixar‘s *Cars*.
* **South Park** - The Yakuza theme is a reference to “Let’s Fighting Love”, which itself is a parody of anime theme songs.
* **Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu** - “Jump” and “kick” are mentioned in a line of the Yakuza theme.
* **Logan** - The scene where Booker films Spenser is based on the opening of *Logan*, with Spenser playing a similar role to that of Logan/Wolverine.
* **AMD** - The name "NND," the mentions of their Morpher Wheels spontaneously combusting, and their insane, zombie-like followers are a potshot at AMD and their fanbase.
* **Herbert Morrison** - Scully's quote "Oh, the humanity" is Herbert Morrison's famous quote during the Hindenberg explosion.
* **Saw 3D** - Scully mentions a showing of the film at 11 while he is being overrun by Norphers.
* **Pig Latin** - When Booker tells his friends to follow his lead by saying "Norph," Zabe instead says "orph-nay," which is how to say "Norph" in Pig Latin.
* **Scarface** - Booker's quote "Say hello to my little friend!" is a reference to a famous scene from the 1983 crime film.
* **Star Wars: The Last Jedi** - The protagonist fights the initial villain's guards in his throne room after he is killed, with at least one getting shredded to unrecognizable pieces and another getting impaled through the eye.
* **Finn Army: The Movie** - The main character, voiced by Pendleton Ward, fights the zombies of his state's civilians that are possessed by the initial villain after an important revelation is made to him.
* **White Heat** - Major Norpher's quote "Top of the world, ma!" is a reference to a scene from the 1940s film noir production.
* **Rancho Cucamonga** **and Mexico** - Like how the King mentions retiring to Florida in Day and Knight, Major Norpher mentions heading off to Rancho Cucamonga and going on a Mexican cruise after the Norphers' success.

## Reception

### Bad Qualities

1. Much like how Day and Knight received little advertising, this episode received *almost no advertising whatsoever* aside from one ad in the UK. This is the series finale of Morphers, for crying out loud!
2. **The intro is deceptive:** You would think that the Morphers shown in the intro would be the focus of the episode. However, the focus of the episode is a few of the minor characters from the previous episode, those being Booker, Zabe, Bligh and Scotto. Also, the Yakuza and the reporters are the ONLY Morphers that have merch and actual roles, as the rest of the Morphers either have only one line, appear in the background, or **don't appear at all.**
3. Booker has gone from a minor character who was Camilo's best friend to a typical, unlikeable brave leader who idolizes the Yakuza. Booker only Morphs once, and this is done without consent. Booker is also against the Norphers even when he learns they have reasonable motivation and the episode promotes him as the "One Morpher Army" trope in a show about teamwork, literally down to his dying breath he works alone.
4. Booker’s friends are arguably worse and they don't even HAVE much personality (except for Zabe), they mostly just tag along with Booker and do nothing.
5. Throughout the episode there are thinly-vieled jabs at AMD fans that veer on declarations of war. The very idea of the Morphers becoming undead and worshipping the Norphers when they trade for the NND Wheels and them constantly exploding is an unbelievably offensive and obnoxious potshot, the worst part being the "I DON'T CARE IF I STARVE, MORE THAN A MONTH IN LINE IS MORE THAN WORTH IT!" quote by Frazier.
	* The whole episode is filled with very offensive messages and promotes outright bioterrorism, as the genocidal Norphers are suddenly portrayed as the heroes for wanting to save the environment. Promotion of the Yakuza criminal group is also present, as they are portrayed throughout as at least antiheroes, although their morals change at the end, similar to the Diamonds in *Steven Universe*.
6. Some of the characters don't act as they are supposed to; Myron, the "quiet" Yakuza, has the most lines out of the three of them and Zabe was one of the jerks who harasses Booker in the previous episode, yet here he is Booker's best friend.
7. The episode tries way too hard to be dark and include disturbing themes, including a cutaway gag involving an **onscreen** **third-trimester abortion**, which doesn't work since the series is otherwise extremely lighthearted.
8. **Plot Holes:**
	* If all Merphs can fly, then how come the Nin Yakuza and Newyles didn't Merph and fly to the NND Skyscraper?
	* How are the main four children, the Nin Yakuza, the Newyles and Chief Fire immune to the evil waves that the Norphers sent?
	* How did none of the kids notice that Booker had a gun in his sock?
	* If the Morphers cannot reproduce than why does Kristian have testicles in Hot Screaming Shower, given that they only exist for sperm storage? In fact, why is one visible in this very episode after a zombie is impaled through the crotch?
	* It is not clearly explained how destroying the Morpher Wheels will undo the damage they did and why Booker was chosen to destroy them.
	* If the Nin Yakuza are incognito superheroes, then *who creates the manga?* If the Nin Yakuza are not incognito, then how come only Booker knows they are real?
9. Most of the background Morphers are recolors, which is lazy by the standards of Morphers.
10. The animation went downhill and it looks terrible. There is a buttload of animation errors that include, but aren't limited to:
	* Hyde's mandible glitching when he speaks.
	* Cameron's mouth not moving during one of his lines.
	* Characters' sizes are inconsistent; such as Spiro being too short and Godefroi being gigantic.
	* Suresha and Tuth use incorrect shades of blue.
	* Spenser having the wrong expression as he argues with the carjackers, grinning at first.
	* Sharp has no eyepatch.
	* Fritz (the third tallest Morpher) is of average height in this episode.
11. Booker, Autocrat, and Major Norphers' dialogue is all over the place.
12. There's next to no Morphing in the special, which makes no sense for a show called "MORPH-ers". In fact, Morphing is considered a morally improper thing in this episode, something which wasn't so much as foreshadowed in the previous episodes.
13. The final battle is an obvious rip-off of the "Snoke's throne room" scene from Star Wars: The Last Jedi (which was already a bad movie), involving the main villain(?) dying before the battle properly begins.
	* This scene is also very similar to the final battle in Finn Army: The Movie, as Pendleton Ward voices the hero who fights the zombies of his country's civilians as they are possessed by the villain.
14. Some characters’ voices randomly change.

### Good Qualities

1. The Yakuza are outstanding and likeable characters, and their voice acting is good.
2. The end of the episode isn't bad, just a bit unfitting for Morphers.
3. There are some hilarious scenes and lines.
4. Booker's sacrifice is emotional, despite him being an unlikable character.
5. Even if the majority of the new minor Morphers are recolors, there are some new ones introduced here, like Hotaru, Minto, Freemon Breeanne, Yuma, Liem and Kuefer).
6. The ending was rewritten after initially tying into Trailblazer101's Morphers reboot and it works, unlike the time when *South Park* changed an episode's ending at the last second.

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Comments:

* Crushes: The episode where Boner, Blowjob, Scroto and Zabitch save Morphemburg is the most infamous and disappointing Morphers episode in the whole fanbase.
* Untitled Balls: Sunwoo Animation made too many animation errors and goofs in this episode.