Sensei Wu

The oath of the ninja

### Relatives

Lord Garmadon (Brother) The First Spinjitsu Master (Father) Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon (Nephew)

## **Overview**

Sensei Wu is one of the main characters in the fan-fiction novel series “Legends of Ninjago,” he is the wielder of the power of creation, the son of the First Spinjitsu Master, ex-captain of the Imperial Guard, Tactical Advisor to the Imperial Army, a Master of Spinjitsu, and a tea enthusiast.

## **Appearance & Personality**

Wu is approximately 6ft 3in tall (190.5cm), is over 700 years old, has a long white beard and blue eyes, wears a bamboo coolie hat and white robes, and frequently walks around with a bamboo staff.

He is extremely wise and patient, having lived for so long, but he knows when to be strict. He tends to keep his past to himself unless absolutely necessary, and is extremely smart in general. He has a loving heart, as shown by his relationship with Ann Jing and Keaton, and only wants the best for his pupils.

## **Powers & Abilities**

* ***Creation —** The ability to create literally anything from nothing.*
* ***Spinjitsu —** An ancient martial art. This is not the TV show, there are no tornados in this version.*
* ***Weapons —** Wu can wield a bo staff, swords, and several other types of weaponry.*

## **History**

Wu was born approximately 880 years ago (although in Book 1 it is only ever said that he is “...at least 700...”) in Old Ninjago to The First Spinjitsu Master and his mortal wife. Wu grew up with an older brother, Garmadon, and inherited his father’s power of creation. Likewise, his brother inherited the power of destruction.

Over the course of time Wu became involved in many military operations, such as becoming captain of the Imperial Guard, then later a General, afterwards the personal advisor to the Emperor, until finally retiring and becoming a tactical advisor. It is unclear how many wars Wu has fought in, but we are led to believe that it is a very high number.

At some point Garmadon became evil and made a deal with the master of the Underworld, King Samukai, declaring war on Ninjago. Wu took it upon himself to stop him by collecting the most powerful weapons in Ninjago history: the Golden Weapons of Spinjitsu. However, Wu is, at this point in time, too old to use his own powers without hurting himself, so the master did not trust himself to stand his ground against the awesome power of the weapons, and he went out in search of those who could.

The Elemental Masters are a group of people whom Wu seems to be very familiar with, and so he tracked down four boys—Cole Becket, Jay Walker, Zane Julien, and Kai Rayson—who were born with the same Elemental Powers as the weapons, allowing them to control the overwhelming power they contain.

It is never stated how Wu managed to track each boy down, but sooner or later he found them and convinced them to join his cause. He led an expedition to recover the Golden Weapons and nearly succeeded, however just before they reached the location of the final weapon, the Sword of Fire, Kai ran ahead and traded the Scythe, Nunchucks, and Daggers for his sister Nya. Wu had to hurry to save Kai from this grave mistake and when he arrived at the Fire Temple, he took the Sword and fought his brother Garmadon at the foot of a volcano.

During the battle, Wu accepted that he and Garmadon were evenly matched, and so he willingly fell from a great height and into a river of lava, or so it seemed, because a short while later he was found in the Underworld, unharmed. The reason as to why this happened is still unknown.

Down in the Underworld, Wu confronted his brother once again, although this time his brother chose to fight through King Samukai who eventually bested Wu and took the Sword of Fire from him. Now in possession of all four weapons, King Samukai attempted to betray Garmadon, but found that the powers of the mystical relics was far too great, and he was torn apart by them. Garmadon, believing himself to be superior to King Samukai, picked up the weapons but soon found that he, too, was unworthy. Wu could only watch as his brother was sucked into a dark portal, vowing that he would one day return to Ninjago for revenge.

Wu then returned to Ninjago with his students and breathed a sigh of relief that his brother, though lost, was no longer threatening his home. However, that relief was short-lived due to the fact that his nephew was now potentially going to pick up where Garmadon left off.

## **Family & Friends**

* Lord Garmadon — *Brother*
* The First Spinjitsu Master — *Father*
* Mother
* Nephew
* Ann Jing Haruto — *Pupil/surrogate daughter*
* Keaton Haruto — *Pupil/surrogate daughter*
* Kai Rayson — *Pupil*
* Jay Walker — *Pupil*
* Cole Becket — *Pupil*
* Zane Julien — *Pupil*
* Doctor Lee —*Acquaintance*