The Crystal King

> "*Well, well, well. Now there is magic everywhere, it's time to destroy this once and for all! Destruction is inevitable.*"
> ― Crystal King
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**The Crystal King** is the leader of the Crystal army, a clone of the Overlord, and one of the three main antagonists (alongside Queen Opaline and Chaos) of *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life*.

After the Overlord's rule over Ninjago City and Equestria had ended, the Crystal King resurrected Harumi and sought to destroy the Balance. His attempt was met with resistance from the ninja and their allies. Ultimately, he was defeated by Lloyd and the combined elemental might of Earth, Fire, Ice and Lightning, which took the form of the Golden Ultra Dragon.

He serves as an unseen antagonist in *Season 1: Sugarcube Gamer*, *Season 3: Magical Potion Adventure*, and *Season 4: Aquarium Dreams*, the unseen overarching antagonist of *Night of the Living Coronavirus*, one of the two unseen overarching antagonists of *Season 2: The Nature Calls* (alongside Harumi) and *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Journey of Heroes* (alongside Opaline) and one of the four main antagonists (alongside Opaline, Nerissa and Chaos) of *Season 5: Generations*.

## Depictions in the Series

### Background

Years after the events of Twilight's Coronation, a sinister alicorn decided to conquer Equestria, Ninjago and the whole multiverse. She once asked Kalmaar to destroy the multiverse, but then backfired as he has his own ways. Later, she found a crystalized evil spirit that would help her to take over the multiverse.

### Generations

Ten years after the Great Flood ended, the Crystal King began to recruit the ninja and the Mane Six's enemies by forming the Crystal Council. With the help of his second-in-command, Harumi, he was able to have Mister F, Aspheera, Vangelis, Pythor, the Mechanic, Vex, Oberon, Saaghan, Nerissa, Discord, Queen Chrysalis, King Sombra, Tirek, Cozy Glow, the Mane-iac, Princess Dark Matter, the Dazzlings, the Storm King, Sprout Cloverleaf, and other villains from the multiverse become the council's members and join the Crystal army.

#### Ninja vs. Ponies

During the assembling, the Crystal King had Harumi meet up with Lloyd after he and the others were arrested and put to Kryptarium, wanting him to know about the Crystal Council and their attack on Ninjago.

#### Opaline (flashback)

Opaline finds a shard from the Treehouse of Harmony, which was created from the ruins of the Tree of Harmony. She attempts to use magic to awaken the crystal but it didn't work. She also finds a red ruby underneath and digs it up. After Opaline collected some magic essence, she combines the essence to form the crystalized evil spirit. He introduced her as the Crystal King, and Opaline demands that she wanted to take Prisbeam Magic from the Unity Crystals and enable peace between the two worlds. The Crystal King also pleads with her to destroy the balance in order to take back the magic that was entirely ours. Both share an agreement as they make progressive plans, to summon villains to form a council.

#### Behind the Mask (flashback)

After Harumi's death from the collapsing building, Opaline and the Crystal King met up with her, saying they've been noticing her and her potential for some time. When they offered her to be resurrected in exchange for having to work for them, Harumi reconsidered due to the fact that she didn't even know them. This caused both Opaline and the Crystal King to believe that they were wrong and began to leave, leaving Harumi behind in the Departed Realm. But Harumi changes her mind and accepted the deal, so the Crystal King brings her back to life.

The Crystal King gave Harumi a crystal and told her to go to the Oni Temple, where she placed the crystal inside a pedestal and transforming it into the Crystal Temple. When a larger crystal emerged from the pedestal, the Crystal King manifested as a shadow from inside and revealed himself to Harumi, showing his true identity as a clone of the Overlord to her. Harumi began to fear that the Crystal King will destroy Ninjago and Equestria, but the latter claimed that he actually wants Ninjago and Equestria to be at peace, saying that destruction actually comes from the battles between good and evil but could stop it by destroying the Balance and taking back the magic. This convinced Harumi to serve the Crystal King and Opaline once more, so both ordered her to create an army made of Vengestone, which would allow them to block the masters' Elemental Powers and the magic from any kind.

#### From Harmony to Chaos

After the Crystal Council steal the four Golden Weapons and the Elements of Harmony, Aspheera performs a ritual with her new staff to transform the weapons into the Weapons of Destruction, while Nerissa performs a spell to transform into the Elements of Chaos. With their new power, the Overlord clone begins to emerge from his crystal as the Crystal King, and repeats a familar phrase to Lloyd during the events of the Final Battle, "It ends, now," as he laughs menacingly.

#### The Coming of the King

After gaining his physical form as the Crystal King, the Overlord claims that he has returned and recalled the times Lloyd, Garmadon, and the First Spinjitzu Master battled him, saying that all they do is just fail. But after hearing Lloyd saying that he could beat him a third time, the Overlord attempts to intimidate the Green Ninja by bestowing his council new powers and weapons, and moments later, turn his temple into a floating Crystal Island. He then gave Lloyd two options between working for him, or die. However, Lloyd chooses neither and escapes. The Overlord then orders Harumi and the rest of the council to destroy Lloyd. As they did so, the Overlord goes to the room that had the Vengestone Guards, being proud that Harumi did what he asked her to do. Using his powers, he brings the Vengestone Guards to life by crystalizing them.

#### Crystastrophe

After rising out of Primeval's Eye and heading to the farmers' village, the Overlord confronts Harumi about not finishing Lloyd when she had the chance, leading him to assume she may have feelings for him. This gives the Overlord an opportunity; since every time he faces the ninja they get stronger, he decides to corrupt their powers instead. By using their loyalty to Ninjago to their disadvantage, the Overlord tricks the ninja into coming to him. The Overlord starts launching Crystal Warriors into the farmers' village.

#### Brave But Foolish

After arriving in Ninjago City, Harumi warns the Overlord of Zane's Jet flying towards them. The Overlord dismisses this saying his attacks will do nothing, until he realizes the ninja have upgraded their vehicles. Nya then uses the *Destiny's Bounty* to try and pull the Overlord out of the city, but he sends Dragonides to attack them. The Overlord watches as Garmadon uses his Oni Form to destroy the Dragonides. Master Wu then climbs up the Crystal Island to face the Overlord, yet gets defeated. He then gathers his powers to form crystals all over Ninjago City, blasting the bounty in half with his power soon after.

#### An Issue of Trust

The Overlord rants to his council for not finding the ninja, then Harumi plays a radio transmission intercepted by Mister F, the Overlord then orders the council to destroy the warehouse and leave the ninja for him. Lloyd and Garmadon soon arrive on the Crystal Island and engage in battle with the Overlord.

#### Dragon Form

The Overlord transforms into his centaur-like form and destroys Lloyd's mech. The Overlord then reveals he was the one who corrupted the Great Devourer, which causes Harumi to betray him.

#### Roots

Garmadon is weakened from the blasts of the Overlord, causing Lloyd to unlock his Oni Form. They engage in a short battle then the Overlord proceeds to corrupt the powers of creation. He then tries to kill Harumi for her betrayal when he is attacked by the Golden Ultra Dragon, formed from the newly restored Golden Weapons, combined by the Ninja. He is then blasted by all four elements of creation then his physical form is destroyed by a strike of the dragon's tail, thus freeing Ninjago and its inhabitants from his darkness once again.

## Personality

> "*Destruction comes from conflict, from the eternal struggle between light and dark. I will end that struggle. If you serve me, I will destroy the Balance and end the conflict once and for all. There will be peace in the dark.*"
> ― The Crystal King
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## Official description

*Quick! Lloyd is on his own and needs your help! Charge into battle to take on the Crystal King, who has transformed himself into a terrifying Centaur creature with four legs and powerful wings. Watch out for his large sword and the three dangerous warriors by his side. You might be outnumbered, but it is crucial you repel their invasion of Ninjago City. Be Brave! Be Ninja!*

## Relationships

### Allies

* Crystal army
	+ Council of the Crystal King

### Enemies

* Ninja
* Mane Six
* Newbie Five
* B.L.A.N.K. Ninja Squad

## Appearances

### *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life*

#### Season 5: Generations

* 191. "A Decade of Generation" (mentioned)
* 192a. "A Student Meets the Mentor" (mentioned)
* 196a. "The Treasures of Shintaro" (mentioned)
* 198a. "The Portal Scavenger Hunt" (mentioned)
* 202. "DC Super Hero Ponies" (mentioned)
* 204b. "The Magic Jewels" (mentioned)
* 205a. "The Legendary Artifacts" (mentioned)
* 206a. "Revenge is Never the Answer"
* 207a. "The Royal Summit"
* 207b. "Wojira's Ultimate Sacrifice"
* 218a. "The Trouble in the Multiverse" (mentioned)
* 219a. "Ninja vs. Ponies" (mentioned)
* 219b. "Under a Spell" (mentioned)
* 220a. "Imprisoned" (mentioned)
* 224b. "The Council of Disharmony" (mentioned)
* 225a. "Opaline"
* 225b. "Behind the Mask"
* 227b. "The Alicorn Crystal" (mentioned)
* 231b. "From Harmony to Chaos"
* 232a. "The Takeover"
* 232b. "Rise of the New King"
* 234a. "The Search of the Sons" (mentioned)
* 235a. "Sidetracked"
* 237. "The Coming of the King"
* 238. "Return to Primeval's Eye" (mentioned)
* 239. "Crystastrophe"
* 240. "Christofern" (mentioned)
* 241. "A Lesson in Anger" (mentioned)
* 242. "Brave But Foolish"
* 243. "Quittin' Time!" (mentioned)
* 244. "Return of the Ice Emperor" (mentioned)
* 245. "Safe Haven" (mentioned)
* 246. "Compatible" (mentioned)
* 247. "Distress Calls" (mentioned)
* 248. "An Issue of Trust"
* 249. "Dragon Form"
* 250. "Roots"

## Trivia

* When asked how much of a threat would the Crystal King be on a scale of one to ten, Tommy Andreasen replied that if ten refers to "the end of the world as we know it... twelve?"
* He is the fourth main antagonist of their season with a secret identity that isn't obvious to the ninja for the majority of a season. The first three being the Harumi, Unagami, and Vangelis.
* He is the fifth most frequently appearing main antagonist in a single wave, as he was released in up to three sets with exactly the same appearance. The first four are Garmadon, Vex, Unagami, and Kalmaar.
* The Crystal King is the eighth antagonist that possesses four arms, the previous seven being Samukai, Garmadon, the Giant Stone Warrior, Kozu, the Overlord, Nadakhan, and Mr. E.
* He shares the same name with a monster in *LEGO Power Miners*.
* He is one of the five main antagonists who doesn't appear in the first episode of their season, the others being Pythor, the Preeminent, Vangelis, and Kalmaar.
* He is one of two villains who have been mentioned in seasons prior to their debut, the other being Wojira.
* His line "There will be peace in the dark" suggests similar motives to Ultron's from *Avengers: Age of Ultron* and *What If...?*, who wanted to destroy everything in order to bring peace to the world.
* He is the first WildBrain main antagonist to have two physical variants in a single wave of sets.
* Despite being one of the three main antagonists of *Living the Pony Life*, he doesn't appear until the final season.
* He is the sixth main antagonist to steal the alicorn magic, the first is the Overlord, the second is Tirek, the third is the Storm King, the fourth is Daybreaker, and the fifth is Vex the Formless.
	+ He is also the only *Living the Pony Life* main antagonist to steal the alicorn magic from Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Twilight.
* The Crystal King has very similar goals to the First Spinjitzu Master, albeit by very different means; the Crystal King wishes to achieve peace via imbalance and Darkness' domination over Light, whilst the First Spinjitzu Master achieves peace by a balance between these two powers, neither having dominion over the other and existing in complete harmony.
* In Blank of Ages, he is the archenemy of Luca Carington and the one who frees Nerissa from the mirror. He is also against the new generation of the Elemental Masters - the B.L.A.N.K. Ninja Squad and the Elemental Rebellion.

## Gallery

The Crystal King's spiritThe Crystal King as a giant winged centaur