Lavashipping (ColeXKai)

**Lavashipping** is...

The pairing between Kai (from Ninjago) and Cole (from Ninjago) (no relation). The name is called lavashipping because rock and fire equals lava and their elements combined would create that mixture.

## Why?

Lavashipping is very interesting since Cole and Kai have almost the same characteristics; they’re confident, strong, and are alternate leaders in the earlier seasons. The ship began during season 1, then gradually grew, and in Season 10 it increased largely when Kai was distraught from Cole when he fell into the black clouds. Some Lavashippers shipped it from forever, and some just entered the Lavashipping fanbase recently. There are plenty of reasons people ship (more on that in the "their relationship" tab).

## Their Relationship

They are loyal buddies and have many instances that leads some to believe their relationship may be romantic. Cole can be seen to be hugging Kai during Season 11, which is very cute.

**Season 1:**

- Episode 9 (The Royal Blacksmiths), after the Spin Harmony wins the blade cup, Kai runs up to hug Cole after their victory announced.

**Season 5:**

- Kai was saddened that Cole became a ghost, so he tried to cheer him up.

**Day Of The Departed:**

- Though all of the ninja were happy upon Cole regaining his physical form, Kai was especially happy to see Cole become human again.

**Season 7:**

- Though they weren’t interactive with each other, Cole was very worried when Kai and Nya were battling the Time Twins. Cole was happy to see Kai and Nya back after the battle.

**Season 10:**

- Episode 3 (The Fall), the ladder of the Bounty snaps, causing Cole to fall into clouds of darkness. Kai is insistent that the group turns around to try to save Cole, but Zane has to convince him otherwise. Kai seems the most hurt besides Nya, but she is partially at fault for the incident. This is also the second time we ever see Kai cry in the series (the first being Nya's death in Season 6).

**Season 11:**

- Episode 17 (Fire Maker) When Kai started the fire again for the ice villagers, Cole held Kai from falling, the two can also be seen holding hands.

**Season 12:**

-In episode 2 Kai attempts to spin and/or use his powers, but fails and falls, Cole catches Kai in his arms to prevent him from falling.

- Episode 9 (One Step Forward, Two Steps Back) While Jay and Nya were in the dance competition, Cole pulls Kai over to dance (even though Kai was unwilling).

- Episode 7 (The Cliffs of Hysteria) When Cole was about to fall off the rope and Kai risked his life to save him. Cole kept his last life because of this.

- Episode 11 (The Speedway Five-Billion) During the Speedway Five-Billion race, Cole has no vehicle and is forced to get a ride on someone else's. He hops on Kai's jet which proved to be very inconvenient for him. He did not consider this possibility prior because he likely just wanted to join Kai. Nearing the end of the race, Cole and Kai sacrificed themselves together for the good of the team.

**The Lego Ninjago Movie:**

- Kai is seen carrying Cole out of danger from attackers. Cole responds saying that he could have escaped himself, but accepts Kai carrying him.

   There are plenty of lavashipping moments but these are some of the more common ones people consider.

## More about the characters

You can find more about Cole on the Ninjago wiki (https://ninjago.fandom.com/wiki/Cole)

You can find more about Kai on the Ninjago wiki (https://ninjago.fandom.com/wiki/Kai)

## Where can I find fanfiction?

You can find plenty of fanfiction for this pairing on Wattpad, Archive of Our Own, and Fanfiction.net

## Other things I need to know?

There is really nothing more to it, but the lavashippers hope to see more action between the two soon... We hope this wiki page helped you more in your shipping journey, and maybe helped you get a new OTP.