2011

> "*I came for something greater: you. Since my brother cannot enter this realm, it's obvious he has struck a deal with Samukai. If he were to collect all four weapons, even I would not be able to stop him again. But you! You have the fire inside. I will train you to harness it. Use it. Become a Spinjitzu Master.*"
> ― Wu to Kai
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This is a list of events that occurred in **2011**.

## 2011

### January

#### 14th

* Wu arrives in Ingancia to recuit Kai to be the final member of his team of ninja.
* At Four Weapons Blacksmith, Kai crafts a sword, but makes it too quickly, causing it to bend.
* Wu enters the shop and tells Kai that he is looking for something, but Kai rudely orders him out. Disappointed, Wu then leaves, but stays in the village.
* **Ambush on Ingancia**: Moments later, the Skulkin attack the village. Atop the Skull Truck, Nuckal begs the Skulkin leader, Samukai, to let him lead the attack, claiming that he was "dying to go down there." His friend, Kruncha, irritably reminds him that they are already dead. Samukai orders his troops to attack, and the Skull Truck races towards the blacksmith shop, surrounded by skeletal motorcycles.
	+ The Skulkin begin to surround the blacksmith shop.
	+ Donning armor and taking up a sword, Kai faces the Skulkin forces, doing surprisingly well despite the undead warriors' physical and numerical advantages. Nya joins in despite Kai's warnings, and the two of them manage to fend off the Skulkin. Meanwhile, unnoticed, Kruncha and Nuckal sneak into the store, searching for the Map of the Golden Weapons and sucessfully obtain it after a brief scuffle.
	+ With the soldiers defeated, Kai challenges Samukai himself, but the four-armed skeleton quickly disarms him and knocks him to the ground. Before Samukai could deliver the finishing blow, Wu interferes, knocking the Skulkin General around with Spinjitzu. After exchanging a few taunts, Samukai throws his daggers at a nearby water tower, forcing Master Wu to save Kai, allowing Samukai to escape. Before retreating, Kruncha alunches a bone hook and grabs Nya, on Samukai's orders, before returning to the Underworld.
* Kai thanks Wu for saving him, but demands to know what happened, and Wu explains the history of Ninjago, before asking him to join his ninja team. Kai refuses at first, but Wu tells him he can save Nya, and Kai accepts.
* The Skulkin pass through the desert while on their way to the Underworld.
* Kai and Wu arrive at the Monastery of Spinjitzu and Kai begins the training course. After serveral tries, he finally manages to complete the test and Wu tells him that his final test will be the next day.
* While Wu is asleep, Kai prepares for bed as well, but is suddenly ambushed by three mysterious ninja. A fight breaks out and the four are thrown into the training course, where the fight resumes, until Wu enters and orders them to stop. Kai realizes that the mysterious ninja were his students and this was his final test. Wu performs Spinjitzu, giving the four of them differently colored ninja suits, each representing their Elemental Power.
* In the Underworld, Samukai informs Garmadon that they have sucessfully captured Nya, before leaving.

#### 15th

* The ninja travel to the Caves of Despair to find the Scythe of Quakes, pulling a horse carriage with Wu inside of it.
* Arriving at the Caves, Wu warns the ninja not to use the Scythe upon retrieval, fearing they would not be able to handle its power.
* **Battle at the Caves of Despair**: After stealing the map that contains the locations of the Golden Weapons, they enter the cave and find the Scythe. Upon leaving, however, they are ambushed by Samukai and his Skeleton army. While fighting the Skulkin, Jay realizes that fighting them feels like the training course back at the Monastery, and in going through the motions, Jay unlocks his Spinjitzu. Not long after, the other three ninja unlock theirs as well, allowing them to defeat the Skulkin.
* The Skulkin retreat, but the ninja are soon faced with the Guardian of the Scythe, the Earth Dragon. As they are unable to defeat it themselves, Kai uses the Scythe, despite the warnings of his teammates and defeats the Earth Dragon; the ninja barely manage to escape. Outside, Sensei Wu is sorely disappointed in Kai and scolds him for putting the others in danger.
* In the Underworld, Samukai informs Garmadon that he had failed: The ninja had unlocked Spinjitzu and the Scythe was now in his brother's possession. Garmadon takes this news lightly.

#### 16th

* The Ninja set out on a boat to the Frozen Wastelands to obtain the Shurikens of Ice. While traveling, Wu explains the concept of the Tornado of Creation. Upon reaching the Ice Fortress, Zane attemps to grab the Shurikens, freezing himself in a block of ice in the process. The Guardian of the weapon, the Ice Dragon wakes, and the other three ninja ride atop Zane's icy cocoon on their way to the boat; they hit a pillar on the way out and break Zane free.
* They then arrive at the Floating Ruins. Atop a chain, pursied by the Skulkin, the ninja decide to send Jay up. As he grabs the Nunchucks of Lightning, the Lightning Dragon appears in a flash. Using Jay's invention of gliders, the ninja quickly escape to the Forest of Tranquility.
* Later that night, while sleeping, Kai wakes up to see Nya standing nearby, calling his name. Nya runs to the Fire Temple, and Kai pursues her swiftly. Upon Kai's arrival, he finds the Sword of Fire, the last Golden Weapon needed. He climbs up quickly to Nya, but she is revealed to be the shadow of Lord Garmadon, while the real Nya is suspended over lava on a chain. To save her, Kai grabs the Sword of Fire, and slices the chain, freeing his sister. However, Lord Garmadon duplicates the Red Ninja's own shadow and uses it to claim the Sword of Fire. Unable to strike the rapidly-multiplying Shadows, Kai is quickly defeated, but Wu comes to his rescue, using his own shadow to fight off the doppelgangers.
* Menwhille, the Skulkin ambush the sleeping Ninja and capture them, stealing the other three Golden Weapons. The Ninja soon escape, using a blade left behind by Nuckal. The Ninja try to stop the Skulkin, but fail as they escape to the Underwold with the Golden Weapons still in their posession.
* Garmadon awakens the Fire Dragon to prevent the group from leaving. Wu sacrifices himself by taking the Sword of Fire to the Underworld, leaving Kai and Nya trapped in the Fire Temple. However, they manage to tame the dragon, by reasoning with it.
* Wu awakes in the Underworld and begins to search for Garmadon.
* Cole, Jay, and Zane travel to the Fire Temple, looking for Kai and Sensei Wu, but Zane's sixth sense tells them that Kai and Wu are not there.
* Immedetly after, the Fire Temple opens up, revealing Kai and Nya on top of the Fire Dragon. Nya states that dragons could cross into the Underworld, and they decide to venture there. Before they leave, Kai tells Nya to wait back at their father's shop, and she agrees. Afterward, because of his fear of dragons, Cole claims there was no room on the Fire Dragon for the four of them to travel. Kai recruits the other dragons and they successfully cross over to the Underworld. After arriving in the Underworld, the four try to sneak past the Skulkin using the stalactites on the ceiling, but they eventually find themselves hanging onto the legs of a Spykor. They fall to the ground, alerting the Skulkin. Jay realizes that there was no way out of fighting all the Spykor and Skulkin, and exclamines they should use the Tornado of Creation, gaining his voice back in the process.
* Wu soon finds Lord Garmadon, who commands Samukai to attack Wu.
* The four ninja use the Tornado of Creation, creating a ferris wheel and defeating the Skulkin, then quickly rush to their Master's aid. The ninja find Master Wu losing to Samukai, but Kai prevents the team from intervening, claiming it was Wu's fight. Samukai defeats Wu and takes the Sword of Fire, betraying Garmadon. However, he is unable to wield the weapons, and their immerse power destroys him, creating a vortex. Garmadon escapes the Underworld through the vortex and the Ninja return to Ninjago, prepared for Garmadon's return.

#### 17th

* Garmadon arrives in the Realm of Madness.

#### 27th

* Garmadon gains four arms, using the dark powers of the Realm of Madness.

#### 28th

* A smoke creature having escaped from the Underworld, captures Wu and takes his place. The creature then arrives in Ignacia and fakes being hit by a cart, as part of its plan to take over Ninjago.
* At the Four Weapons Blacksmith shop, Kai and Nya work on making weapons, only for Kai's katana to end up being brittle and easy to shatter. Before they can continue, however, they're interrupted by a panicked villager, who informs them that an elderly man had been hit by a cart and knocked unconscious. To the siblings' horror, they realize the man is none other than Sensei Wu.
* While tending to Sensei Wu in his bed, Kai and Nya react with joy when he wakes up, only for Wu to proclaim that in order to protect Ninjago from Lord Garmadon, they need to conquer the continent. Shocked, Kai and Nya come to the conclusion that the blow to his head had damaged his mindset.
* In order to start off his conquest, Wu destructively attempts to collect his self-declared 'Ninja Tax' from the villagers of Ignacia, angering them. However, Wu manages to rally the villagers under his control by promising to convert the village into the capital of his empire, making them all rich. Even as Wu goes off, Kai confronts him over his promise, only to learn Wu plans to destroy his home village in order to set an example. Enraged, Kai attacks Wu, only to be soundly defeated.
* Meanwhile, Nya brings Cole, Jay, and Zane to help her reason with Wu. The four of them decided to humor his demands before they can figure out a plan of action, but before they take their leave, Cole asks Wu if he wants tea, only for Wu to express disgust over the idea. Realizing their sensei must be an impostor, they decide to split up and find the items the Impostor Wu has tasked them to find; a scale from an angry dragon, dust from a river, a snowball from the desert, and a scroll from the safest place in Ninjago.
* In his cave prison, Kai manages to recover from his defeat and discovers the identity of his fellow prisoner, the real Sensei Wu. Wu proceeds to reveal that the Skulkin had originally been tasked with keeping several horrible beings trapped in the Underworld, but when Garmadon got them to try to steal the Golden Weapons, they neglected their duties, allowing some of their prisoners to escape.
* Jay attempts to get a scale from Wisp by angering him, eventually resorting to insulting Wisp's ability to fire lightning. Succeeding, he retrieves one of Wisp's scales and manages to calm him down after he lands in a mud puddle, causing Wisp to laugh in response. Meanwhile, Cole realizes 'dust in a river' is actually gold dust, and attempts to negotiate his retrieval of a villager's pan of dust. Despite the villager's accusations of him being a thief, Cole manages to calm him down and borrows the gold dust, promising to return it.
* Later, Zane, while traveling the desert, discovers a nearby mountain with an icy peak full of snow. Formulating a plan, he forms sleds and at the top of the peak throws a snowball out into the desert. Sliding down the side of the mountain, he arrives in the desert and retrieves the snowball from the sand before freezing it with the Shurikens of Ice, preserving it.
* Meanwhile, Wu reveals to the true identity of his impostor to Kai; a strange, smoke-like creature so ancient that its species' name was forgotten. Armed with the ability to shape-shift into beings and objects from the memories of others, the Smoke Creature had used Garmadon's memories to shapeshift into Wu, being inspired by the latter's dreams of conquest.
* Realizing that by pretending to have been hit by a cart, the Smoke Creature could blame any mistakes that he made as Wu by using the supposed brain damage he suffered, Kai is told that thankfully, the Smoke Creature's species can only stay in Ninjago for a week before dissipating and being dragged into the Underworld. However, Wu reveals that four items can severe this connection; A scale from an angry dragon, dust from a river, a snowball from the desert, and a scroll from the safest place in Ninjago, prompting Kai to ironically remark that no one would be stupid enough to look for those items.
* Jay, Cole, and Zane reunite with their respective items, discussing what might be the safest place in Ninjago, unable to figure it out. Meanwhile, the Smoke Creature wonders to itself the same question, before realizing the answer. Back in the cave, Kai approaches a meditating Sensei Wu, revealing he's figured out a plan but needs a scroll to help. After being given Wu's grocery list, he reveals his identity as the Smoke Creature, only to be attacked from behind by Kai, the two of them having anticipated the trick.
* Admitting his respect, the Smoke Creature taunts the two of them by shape-shifting into Samukai, Garmadon, Cole, Wu, and Nya, before deciding to get rid of them and turns into Flame. However, Cole, Jay, and Zane arrive to help, having figured out that the passage to the prison was placed in the Four Weapons shop. Under Wu's orders, Zane uses the Shurikens of Ice to create an icy mirror, and the Smoke Creature, noticing his reflection, reacts violently and in horror.
* As they escape the collapsing prison, Wu reveals that the weakness of the Smoke Creatures is that they can't stand their own reflections. Meanwhile, Nya arrives in Ignacia with a special artifact in tow; a gong that, when rung, lets the user hear whatever a loved one hears. Using the gong, she exposes the Smoke Creature, snapping the villagers out of their manipulation.
* In the desert, the ninja and Sensei Wu gather to confront the Smoke Creature, where it attacks them in the form of a colossal crab. However, when the ninja threaten to destroy the items it needs, it attempts to negotiate, only for Sensei Wu to see through its lies. Angered, it reveals it had escaped the Underworld with four others of its species, and after shape-shifting into their opponents, battle their respective ninja counterparts.
* Kai eventually manages to defeat the Smoke Creatures by using Spinjitzu to open an aquifer, the resulting water spout creating several reflective puddles. As a result of their time outside of the Underworld and seeing their own reflections, the Smoke Creatures dissipate and are dragged back into their prison, and the ninja go off to drink tea and celebrate.

### February

#### 3rd

* Trapped on the Ferris Wheel created by the Tornado of creation, Kruncha and Nuckal come up with a plan to steal the Golden Weapons. They arrive at the Monastery of Spinjitzu and sucessfully steal the weapons while the Ninja are sleeping. However, they are unable to control their powers and accidently activate the training course. Hearing the ruckus, Kai arrives, thinking that the training course turned on by itself, tells Jay to repair it and the latter promises to do so the next day. Kruncha and Nuckal then return the Golden Weapons to the Ninja and return to the Underworld, agreeing that this was a bad idea.

#### 4th

* Seliel, inspired by the ninja's battles with the Skulkin, decides to become a ninja herself. She begins training in martial arts, and due to a lack of knowledge on Spinjitzu, creates smoke pellets to blind her enemies as another means of gaining an advantage.

#### 6th

* Nya returns to Four Weapons Blacksmith to pick up a few things, only to be ambushed by Skulkin. A fight breaks out, but Nya manages to defeat them. Humilated, General Wyplash decides that the ordeal will remain as a secret beetween the four Skulkin.

#### 7th

* Zane accidentally breaks three of Wu's cups while training with the Shurikens of Ice.

#### 8th

* Kai and Nya ride Flame through the Forest of Tranquillity, when suddenly Flame roars and filies towards the Fire Temple. Upon entering, Kai and Nya spot a secret enterance to the Underworld, guarded by Skulkin forces. Kai falls down, alerting the Skulkin. Kai tries to fight them, but is overwhelmed, until Flame blasts the enterance, forcing the Skulkin to escape. After they leave, Kruncha and Nuckal argue about who was responsible.

#### 9th

* At one night, Cole accidentally breaks down the Monastery while placing the Scythe of Quakes on the floor.

#### 10th

* Cole enters Wu's room and asks him how Garmadon managed to take control of the Skulkin. Wu tells him the story and after he finishes, Cole asks him how Garmadon took control of the Underworld, to which Wu jokingly responds that he might have agreed with Samukai over a cup of tea.

#### 12th

* During a blackout in the Monastery, Jay uses the Nunchucks of Lightning to recharge his video game console.

#### 13th

* Wu is standing outside the Monastery, wearing a black kimono. Zane approaches him and examines his outfit, calling it extraordinary. Wu agrees and decides to tell Zane the story of Garmadon's fall to evil and banishment to the Underworld. After he finishes, he remarks that after Garmadon's defeat, peace has reurned to Ninjago. Just then, Jay flies over the two on Wisp, telling them that he is riding his dragon without hands, to wich Zane remarks that the days of peace might be over, to which Wu agrees.

#### 14th

* Wu recives visions of the Ninja's future vehicles while meditating.

### March

#### 13th

* A symbol similar to one used by Toxikita years later, is printed for a pro-environment and anti-pollution rally.

### October

#### 6th

* At the Monastery, Jay is trying to convince the ninja that he was the best out of them all after having won in a race with their dragons beforehand. They decide to hold another race, although Zane objects, claiming they should be training instead. Kai assures him that riding their dragons is a form of training. They head out on their dragons, and Cole sets the terms of the race, telling them that whoever wins the race will be Dragon Master for a month. Kai and Zane get into a bit of a scuffle on their Dragons before Zane takes the lead. Cole and Jay speed through the Forest of Tranquility below, attempting to dodge the trees until the Earth Dragon smashes into one, snapping it in half and continuing on. The group approaches the "finish line" but Cole speeds across by dangling a roasted chicken on a rope in front of Rocky's nose. Cole lands first, but Kai tells him they'll beat him the next day. Cole protests that they agreed the winner would be Dragon Master for a month, but Zane claims not to recall ever agreeing to that.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Way of the Ninja
2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 Wrong Place, Wrong Time
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2  In Wrong Place, Wrong Time, 2011 events are shown simultaneous to the events of the Pilot. With the Quest for the Golden Weapons playing out nonetheless the same in the new universe of Wrong Place, Wrong Time, and the 2012 Ninja making no impacts of significance until the Duel at the Fire Temple, the events of the Quest for the Golden Weapons can be taken to play out essentially identically in that universe. Similarly, events such as Wu sleeping, the Skulkin returning to the Underworld and Samukai reporting to Garmadon after capturing Nya, shown only in Wrong Place, Wrong Time, are unaffected by the 2012 Ninja's actions for the most part, so can be taken to have also happened in the main universe.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 The Golden Weapon
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 King of Shadows
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 Weapons of Destiny
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Once Bitten, Twice Shy
8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 Mask of the Sensei
9. ↑ The New Masters of Spinjitzu
10. ↑ Who is the Phantom Ninja?
11. ↑ Secrets of the Blacksmith
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 The Book of Spinjitzu
13. ↑ Return to the Fire Temple
14. ↑ An Underworldly Takeover
15. ↑ Battle Beetween Brothers
16. ↑ Ultra Agents App
17. ↑ Flight of the Dragon Ninja