Death

**Death** is the all-encompassing force that eventually affects all humans, ghosts, Serpentine, and several other beings from all realms. It is the typically permanent cessation of a living or undead being's ability to exist in the mortal world, usually due to damage and/or the destruction of a being's physical body. However, it is possible to return in various ways.

## Known deceased characters

### Humans

* Dr. Julien (formerly resurrected by Samukai, now departed once more)
* Pirates (formerly; resurrected by the Mega Weapon; one was disintegrated by the Mega Weapon and is now departed once more)
	+ Captain Soto
	+ First Mate
	+ No-Eyed Pete
* Merlok (formerly; spirit transformed into a digital AI via Magic)
* Delara (spirit formerly resurrected through Nya in an alternate timeline)
* Cliff Gordon
* Emperor of Ninjago
* Empress of Ninjago
* Hutchins
* Royal Guards
* Lilly
* Elemental Master of Ice
* Harumi's Father
* Harumi's Mother
* Harumi
* Hageman
* Nya (reversed by Jay's final wish)
* Kai (formerly; resurrected after Nadakhan was hit by the Tiger Widow venom)
* Cole (formerly; resurrected after Nadakhan was hit by the Tiger Widow venom)
* Clay Moorington (turned into stone by Monstrox and later himself; resurrected twice)
* Several Elemental Masters
* Several Cloud Kingdom monks
* Several other humans
* Douglas Elton (formerly; resurrected as a skeleton)
* Within the *Prime Empire* video game world
	+ Jay (formerly; respawned)
	+ Scott (formerly)
	+ Avatars (formerly)

### Skulkin

* All Skulkin are undead except Samukai, who was sent to the Departed Realm.

### Serpentine

* Anacondrai (all except Pythor)
	+ Anacondrai Generals
		- Arcturus
* Anacondrai Serpent
* Great Devourer
* Char (formerly; resurrected by Aspheera)
* Pyro Destroyers (formerly; resurrected by Aspheera)
* Pyro Slayers (formerly; resurrected by Aspheera)
* Pyro Whippers (formerly; resurrected by Aspheera)
* Elemental Cobras

All the other Anacondrai are dead except for Pythor, who is the last survivor. His current whereabouts are unknown.

### Stone Army

* General Kozu (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more)
* Stone Warriors
* Stone Swordsmen (two were resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more)
* Stone Scouts (two were resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more)

All the Stone Warriors are dead except at least one Giant Stone Warrior, who is the last survivor. It is currently in Kryptarium Prison.

#### Tribes of Chima

All of the Tunnel Cats, except for Tormak are dead. Laval's mother and the Phoenix Kings, except for Fluminox, are belived to be dead, but their current status is unknown.

### Nindroids

* General Cryptor (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more)
* Min-Droid
* Mr. E
* Zane (formerly; resurrected after Nadakhan was hit by the Tiger Widow venom)

All the Season 3 Nindroids are dead except some, who are alive in Kryptarium Prison and others, who were reprogrammed and became Cyrus Borg's Security Droids. Three of them were resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, but they are now departed once more.

### Anacondrai Cultists

* Master Chen (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more)
* Zugu (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more)
* Eyezor (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more)
* Kapau
* Chope
* Sleven
* Krait

All the Anacondrai Warriors are dead, except for Clouse, who is a ghost after escaping the Cursed Realm, and eventually got banished to the Underworld. Chen's daughter, Skylor, and an associate of the Warriors, the Mechanic, is alive.

### Ghosts

* Morro (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more)
* Bow Master Soul Archer
* Blade Master Bansha
* Scythe Master Ghoultar
* Chain Master Wrayth
* Ghost Ninja Attila
* Ghost Ninja Hackler
* Ghost Ninja Ming
* Ghost Ninja Spyder
* Ghost Ninja Howla
* Ghost Ninja Yokai
* Ghost Ninja Wooo
* Ghost Warrior Cowler
* Ghost Warrior Cyrus
* Ghost Warrior Ghurka
* Ghost Warrior Pitch
* Ghost Warrior Pyrrhus
* Ghost Warrior Wail
* Skreemers

Many other ghosts are in the Departed Realm, sent there after the destruction of the Cursed Realm.

### Djinns

* Khanjikhan
* Nadakhan's Mother

All the other Djinns are dead, except Nadakhan, who is the last survivor. He is currently imprisoned in the Teapot of Tyrahn.

### Dragons

* Ultra Dragon
	+ Flame (Fire Dragon)
	+ Shard (Ice Dragon)
	+ Rocky (Earth Dragon)
	+ Wisp (Lightning Dragon)
* Ghost Dragons
* Boreal
* Grief-Bringer (formerly resurrected by the Skull of Hazza D'ur, now departed once more)

### Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids

* Garmadon (formerly; resurrected by the Oni Masks)
* Lloyd (formerly; resurrected after Nadakhan was hit by the Tiger Widow venom)

### Titans

* Stone Colossus of Ultimate Destruction
* Colossus
* Ice Behemoth

### Blizzard Samurai

* Blizzard Sword Masters
* Blizzard Archers

### Merlopians

* Trimaar
* Kalmaar
* Three Maaray Guards

### Animals/Creatures

* Grundles (one formerly resurrected by the Mega Weapon, now departed once more and one in Primeval's Eye)
* Guide Parrot (formerly; resurrected by the Mega Weapon)
* Yeti (except for Krag, who's is the sole survivor)
* Spencer (formerly; returned as a ghost)
* Wojira
* Many animals

### Unknown

* The Preeminent (formerly resurrected accidentally by P.I.X.A.L. and Wu, now departed once more)
* Hazza D'ur
* The Maw

## Realms of the Deceased

In the Realms, there are several known realms for the dead to continue to dwell after their passing. Of the three, the Departed Realm seems to be where the dead are naturally meant to go, as when a being who was sent to the other realms is destroyed, their spirit will move on to the Departed Realm.

### Departed Realm

The natural resting place for the souls of the deceased. Beings from all realms appear to go to the Departed Realm upon dying, including residents of the Underworld, as Samukai was sent to the Departed Realm upon being destroyed by the combined power of the Golden Weapons. When the Cursed Realm was destroyed, all of it's inhabitants as well as it's physical embodiment, the Preeminent were sent to the Departed Realm.

### Underworld

Warriors discarded in battle who are unable to accept their demise are sent to the Underworld, becoming undead skeletons known as the Skulkin.

### Cursed Realm

When a soul is cursed through various different means, it is sent to the Cursed Realm. Morro was sent to the Cursed Realm through unknown means while trying to find the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master. Ronin made a debt with the Soul Archer, in which his soul was sent to the Cursed Realm. When the Soul Archer was banished to the Cursed Realm himself, the deal was seemingly disintegrated. The Cursed Realm was eventually destroyed by Nya, all of the ghosts trapped inside it were sent to the Departed Realm.

### Hidden Side

The Hidden Side is a realm inhabited by various ghosts, although it's true purpose is unknown, as the inhabitants all have different causes of death and it appears to be limited to inhabitants of the town of Newbury. The Hidden Side was formerly controlled by the ghost Lady E., and some of the ghosts inhabiting the Hidden Side seem to have had connections to her in their past lives.

There are presumably more realms inhabited by once deceased individuals than the ones known.

## Returning to Life

Death can be also thwarted, but the ways that this can be accomplished are generally considered immoral, as it goes against the natural order of the world. Likewise, the consequences of such methods can prove too dire or even worse than death itself. These are some ways that have been used to defy death:

### Magic

#### Resurrectea

Resurrectea is a type of magical tea with the ability to bring the deceased person back from the Departed Realm. The person's body is likely required, as the tea has to be ingested. Samukai used the tea to resurrect Dr. Julien following his initial death, so he could construct vehicles for the Skulkin.

### Realm Travel

#### Rift of Return

The Rift of Return is a portal between the Earth Realm and the Departed Realm that can be opened on the Yin-Yang Eclipse, allowing one to cross between the realms. The rift can be used to visit the Departed Realm or regain a ghost's mortal body.

## Trivia

* Although no skeletons have been released since 2015 that have arms with ball and socket joints which allowed them to move all the way out to the side and all the way around, all skeletons in Lego shows have hands made this way, except Skulkin, Douglas Elton and Re-Awakened, who use a newer version of the hands. The reason for preserving the original hands is probably that the skeletons can be in better and more diverse positions.
* Interestingly, although all the other skeletons in the shows have the same design as the real LEGO skeletons, the Fangpyre skeleton in "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and Anacondrai skeletons in "Never Trust a Snake" looks like a real skeletons, although in "Green and Gold" it turns out that Serpentine has the same skeletons as humans.
	+ However, this could simply be a recton, an animation error or another mistake, such as the animators having simply forgetting about that episode or scene.