Sora

> "*I have a new family now! One that loves me for who I really am!*"
> ― Sora to her parents.
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**Sora** (born **Ana**) is the Elemental Master of Technology and an inventor. She is one of Lloyd's ninja students. Born as an Imperian citizen, Ana was one of the smartest inventors of her realm, but after seeing how her kingdom treats dragons and being disowned by her parents, Ana left her home after the Merge, changed her name to "Sora" and befriended Arin. Years after the Merge, Sora makes a connection to a dragon called Riyu, who helps her use her Elemental Power. She would then be trained by the Green Ninja Lloyd, and she destroyed the Photacs during the Battle of the Second Monastery. Afterwards, Sora and Nya searched for the Yellow Dragon Core, meeting Cole along the way. Sora immediately started to harness her powers and unlock her True Potential without the help of Riyu during the Liberation of Imperium, after realizing who her true family is.

## History

### Background

Growing up, Sora, known as Ana during her youth, was a fan of Dr. LaRow and dreamed of working for her one day. When her latest invention, the Photac, won at her school's science fair, Dr. LaRow personally brought Ana to her lab. At the lab, Dr. LaRow showed Ana the source of Imperium's power, a dragon named Sora before doing upgrades to her device to make ferocious animals, as opposed to harmless ones. Realizing that they were going to use her invention to hunt dragons and harm them in their quest to remain powerful, she refused to work for her. This action caused her to be despised, shunned, and disowned upon by everyone in Imperium, including her own parents, who eventually confiscated her work bench and inventions, demanding she'd find a new interest if she won't use her talents to help Imperium.

While in her room, one day, cracks in the sky occurred before a shockwave came soon after, and Ana discovered a new city in the distance. Deciding to run away from home, she changes her name to Sora, after the dragon. She then met a boy named Arin, who lost his parents in, what was now called The Merge, before sticking together as the Crossroads was built, and they lived in a penthouse, making dreams of living different lives.

### The Merge: Part 1

While scrounging around a junkyard for parts, Arin distracts some guard dogs with his story about the Merge, even calling him out for proclaiming himself as a ninja, since he doesn't have a master, before finding a spark plug, until they were spotted by Security Bots. They manage to evade them when Sora reprograms them to dance and return to their penthouse, where they make plans to participate in the Mech Master 5000. The following morning, after bribing Mr. Frohicky with a pie, Sora and Arin participate in the race and were close to winning, when a blast occurred at the finishing line, and a baby dragon appeared out of the hole it caused before moving to try and escape the Claws of Imperium. Choosing the abandon the race, Sora and Arin rescue the dragon and try to get away, but a rival racer's early sabotage knocks their racer off the bridge before the dragon make contact with Sora, passing something to her, which soon made her turn her disassembled racer into a mech. Upon returning to the bridge, Sora and Arin try to fight the hunters, only to be incapacitated by the untimely arrival of Lord Ras. On a train bound for Imperium, Sora and Arin talk about their situation, until they hear a noise and look up to see the roof hatch coming off, and their savior making his presence known: Green Ninja, Lloyd Garmadon.

### The Merge: Part 2

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### Crossroads Carnival

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### Beyond Madness

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### The Writers of Destiny

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### Return to Imperium

Confronting the Claws of Imperium in the Crossroads junkyard, Sora discovered her old invention, the Photac, had resurfaced. After returning to the monastery, Sora plans to return and disable it, only for Arin to insist on joining her, followed by Lloyd. After their hectic entrance through the sewage system, Sora led Lloyd and Arin to the Security Station, where she hacked the computer to put up fake IDs, Sora going with her name, as well as "Surname," and change into some spare clothes and added markings to their faces. However, their cover was instantly blown when a guard spotted they weren't wearing shoulder pads and were sent to the Public Shaming Platform, where Sora was embarrassed as her parents will know she's back. Before they could be screened, Riyu creates a diversion for Sora to sneak into Dr. LaRow's lab and destroy the Photac, only to be confronted by Dr. LaRow herself, who addresses her by her real name.

### Mindless Beasts

When confronted by Dr. LaRow, Sora was reminded of her return to Imperium due to the reappearance of the Photac. However, she firmly insisted on being addressed by her new name, highlighting the uncanny resemblance between herself and the dragon. Sora was informed that Beatrix's desire to utilize the Photac had grown stronger after the Merge, as it would aid Imperium in hunting down more dragons. Sora expressed surprise that Dr. LaRow had figured it out, considering her lack of expertise in exotic photovoltaic positrons. Dr. LaRow teased Sora about her spirited attitude, prompting her to explain how she had to grow up on the Crossroads after being betrayed by her former idol. Sora questioned why Dr. LaRow hadn't come for her, to which she responded that she knew Sora would return on her own and that Imperium needed her assistance in initializing the copied Photacs. She requested Sora to activate them, but Sora adamantly refused to let her invention be used to harm dragons. Expecting such a response, Dr. LaRow revealed dragon Sora and Dorama, who had reactivated the original Photac. Dorama threatened to harm the dragon if Sora didn't comply. Dr. LaRow questioned Sora's loyalty, to which she reluctantly agreed to help. Sora activated a Photac, causing a bright light that allowed the two Soras to escape.

In their pursuit of an escape route, the two Soras continued their search. However, Sora, who had been absent from Imperium for a long time, struggled to recall the layout of the building. Determined to find the cafeteria, they unintentionally stumbled upon the storage facility, where they encountered Rapton and four Claws Hunters. Asserting her authority, Sora declared herself as the Elemental Master of Technology and threatened to unleash her powers upon them. Rapton, however, challenged her to prove her abilities by using her powers against a Weapon Drone, promising her and dragon Sora's freedom in return. Sora, lacking the assistance of Riyu's dragon power, attempted to tap into her element. Recalling Lloyd's advice about her True Potential, she managed to briefly harness her powers, but struggled to maintain full control. With no other choice, Sora fought the Claws, but was defeated. Upon Sora's return to the Advanced Systems Lab, Ras blackmailed her, claiming that dragon Sora's energy would be depleted unless she activated the copied Photacs. While working on a Photac, Dr. LaRow taunted Sora, pleased that she was helping Imperium. Dr. LaRow believed that Sora now understood that she couldn't stop them and that Imperium would soon be able to capture all the dragons, including the Source Dragons. Sora was confused by the mention of Source Dragons, but she completed the Photacs. Overwhelmed with regret, Sora questioned what she had done.

### I Will Be the Danger

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### The Calm Inside

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### The Battle of the Second Monastery

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## Relationships

### Family

* Father
* Mother

### Allies

* Ninja
	+ Arin - Best Friend
	+ Lloyd Garmadon - Mentor
	+ Nya
	+ Kai
	+ Zane
	+ Wyldfyre
	+ Cole
* Riyu
* Dragons
	+ Jiro
	+ Zanth
* Alfonzo Frohicky
* Craglings - Former Enemies
	+ Crag-nor
* Euphrasia
* Arrakore
* Imperium Teen Resistance Force - Former Enemies
	+ Percival Tartigrade
	+ Rapton

### Enemies

* Dr. LaRow - Former Ally
* Imperium
	+ Beatrix - Archenemy
	+ Imperium Claw Hunters
	+ Imperium Guards
* Jordana - Rival
* Ras
* Dorama

## Appearance

Sora has long pink hair done up in a ponytail with pink eye makeup and furry whisker-like markings on both cheeks to mark her status as an Imperian. She wears a midnight blue sweatshirt with cat ears on the hood underneath a white racing suit with midnight blue markings, first two letters of her name in midnight blue and the last two in pink underneath, both on the right side, pink belts, pink bandolier, a pink cat's face on the back, right midnight blue glove, Imperium armor on her left arm, and midnight blue cat ear shaped headphones.

During her time in Imperium as Ana, she had pigtails and wore a standard black uniform with Imperium's symbol for Imperian kids.

From "Return to Imperium" to "The Battle of the Second Monastery", Sora dons the disguise of an Imperium citizen under the alias of Sora Surname, with an added marking on both cheeks.

## Official description

### Introducing Sora

*“Why go anywhere when the best of the realms are here. For example...me!”*

*Skilful, independent and definitely not lacking in confidence, Sora seized her chance to leave the shadowy city of Imperium when The Merge hit. Now she’s struck up a friendship with Arin that could take them both to new heights...*

### Creative

*Sora, a genius inventor and hacker, shares a connection with baby dragon Riyu. Her rapid creations are crucial for the ninja in their quest to save the world.*

### *Play Stories*

* ***STRENGTH:** Loyalty*
* ***TALENT:** Master of Technology*
* ***SECRET FEAR:** Being without Riyu*
* ***ULTIMATE GOAL:** To trust herself*

### YOUNG HEROES AGAINST EVIL FORCES!

*The brains of the team*

*- Grew up in the Empire*

*- Has a special connection to the young dragon Riyu*

*- Is a real tech wizard*

*- Pessimistic: has difficulty trusting others*

## Inventions

This is a list of all the inventions made by Sora:

* Photacs (disabled)
* SA Mark 01

## Vehicles

### Dragons

* Sora
	+ A dragon that Sora named herself after and shared a bond with.
	+ She first appeared in "Return to Imperium."

### Mechs

* SA Mark 01
	+ A vehicle that can take form between a mech and a bike because of her power of Technology.
	+ It first appeared in "The Merge: Part 1".

## Age

The ninjas' ages are not specified.

Sora is a teenager. As the Merge occurs sometime after Crystalized and the main events of the series take place an unknown amount of years after the flashbacks seen in "Return to Imperium," Sora is in her mid-teens.

***What follows are merely* possible *estimations using past creator statements on the matter of the ninja's ages. Officially, their specific ages are not canonically set in stone or defined, and these statements may no longer apply.***

***Possible estimations:*** Sora's initial age is believed to be 15, as according to her voice actor, Sabrina Pitre, in her interview with Brent Miller, it was written in the script.

## Appearances

### Sets

* 71792 Sora's Transforming Mech Bike Racer (Merge)
* 71796 Elemental Dragon vs. The Empress Mech (Merge)
* 71797 Destiny's Bounty - race against time (Merge)
* 71799 Ninjago City Markets (Urban)
* 71807 Sora's Elemental Tech Mech (Urban; mask)
* 71809 Egalt the Master Dragon (Merge)
* 892312 Sora (Merge)

### *Ninjago: Dragons Rising*

#### Season 1

* 1. "The Merge: Part 1"
* 2. "The Merge: Part 2"
* 3. "Crossroads Carnival"
* 4. "Beyond Madness"
* 5. "Writers of Destiny"
* 6. "Return to Imperium"
* 7. "Mindless Beasts"
* 8. "I Will Be the Danger"
* 9. "The Calm Inside"
* 10. "The Battle of the Second Monastery"
* 11. "The Temple of the Dragon Cores"
* 12. "Gangs of the Sea"
* 13. "Wyldly Inappropriate"
* 14. "The Last Djinn"
* 15. "They Call it Doom"
* 16. "Land of Lost Things"
* 17. "The Administration" (mentioned)
* 18. "Absolute Power"
* 19. "We Are All Dragons"
* 20. "The Power Within"

### Ninjago Magazine

* 104. *First Try!*
* 106. *Probationary Potential!*

### Books

* *Play Stories*
* *The Haunted Temple*

## Etymology

The name Sora is primarily a gender-neutral name of Japanese origin that means Sky. However, in-universe, her name comes from the ancient Imperium word for orphan and she named herself after a dragon named Sora.

Her birth name, Ana, means "favored grace."

## Trivia

* Her original name, Ana, is a palindrome.
* According to Doc Wyatt, the metal on her left arm is just armor and not a prosthetic robot arm.
	+ Despite this, *Play Stories* claims that her left arm is a prosthetic.
* In "Return to Imperium", the ID card Sora creates for herself says "Sora Surname" in Ninjargon.
* Both minifigures of Sora in casual attire use a hair piece of the pigtails she had in her youth.
* In early concept, Sora was originally depicted as a non-human kitsune as a callback to Akita.
* She appears to be fond of cats, based on her headphones, hood, and the cat symbol on the back of her racing suit.