Season 4

**Season 4** is the fourth season of *Ninjala* that began January 7, 2021 at 2:00 UTC and will end on March 25, 2021 at 1:59 UTC. It was first previewed during Dev Diary #11 on December 3, 2020. The season's theme is "winter".

## New Content

### Weapons

Two new katana-class weapons were added:

* Scrap Saber
* Chewing V

### Shinobi Cards

Two new Shinobi Cards were added:

* Quick Respawn
* Energy Hoarder

## Collaborations

### Kyary Pamyu Pamyu - *Gum Gum Girl* Collab

This was the second collaboration with Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, after the *Ninja Re Bang Bang* collab that ran during Season 3. This collab ran from January 28, 2021 to February 17, 2021 and included all of the items from the previous Kyary Pamyu Pamyu collaboration as well as the following items:

* Gum Gum Girl Tee Costume
* Gum Gum Girl (Ninjala Version) BGM

### *Let It Die* Collab

*Let It Die* is a free-to-play action RPG and another game published by GungHo. This collaboration featured gear and clothing themed around the game and Uncle Death, the game's mascot. It ran from February 25, 2021, 18:00 PST to March 11, 2021, 17:59 PST.

* Uncle Death Mask Headgear
* LID Logo Tee Costume
* LET IT DIE IPPON Decoration*1*
* Matsuri Gum (L.I.D.)*1*

*1* - Available as a match reward from Battle Royale, Team Battle, and Featured Battle matches.

## Tier Rewards

The following table is a complete list of rewards from the Standard Pass and Ninjala Season Pass of Season 4:

The total amount of rewards given from this season are:

* 1,550  Jala
* ? Bronze Medals
* ? Silver Medals
* ? Gold Medals
* 5 Costumes
* ? Headgear Items
* 1 Facial Accessory
* 2 Hairstyles
* 20 Stickers
* 17 Emotes
* 6 IPPON Decorations
* 1 BGM

## Gumball Machine Pickups

The following table lists the pickups for the Gumball Machine during Season 4.

Season 4 Pickups
* Masquerade Style
* Masquerade Headpiece
 Pickup 2
* Brilliant Style
 Pickup 3
* Spring Suit
 Pickup 4

## Matsuri History

There has been two Ninjala Pass Matsuris during Season 4 so far:

* 6th Ninjala Pass Matsuri: 1/7/2021 @ 2:00 UTC - 1/21/2021 @ 1:49 UTC
* 7th Ninjala Pass Matsuri: 3/11/2021 @ 2:00 UTC - 3/25/2021 @ 1:49 UTC

There was also a new Matsuri mode this season as well:

* 1st Ninjala Loot Battle Matsuri: 2/17/2021 @ 2:00 UTC - 2/24/2021 @ 1:59 UTC

## Fixes and Adjustments

### UI Changes

* The color of the health bar above other players has been changed from pink to red.

### Other Changes

* The number of communication wheels for emotes has been increased from two to five, bringing to total maximum emotes that can be used in-game from 12 to 30.
* The time between matching and starting a battle has been significantly shortened.
* Changes to Favorites:
	+ Favorites are now separated between avatar favorites and weapon kit favorites. Emote wheels are now no longer saved and remain the same regardless of the kit chosen.
* Spectators can now host room battles.
* Matchmaking has been improved.
* Ninjala Collection Card option has been added to the Options menu.

## Trivia

* Season 4 will be the longest season so far at 77 days. For comparison, Season 3 was 71 days, and Seasons 1 and 2 were 64 days.
* This is the first season to start with a Matsuri.
* Season 4's teaser trailer, seen above, is a short-out to La La Land. This is most noticeable at the end of the trailer, where it greatly resembles the opening scene of said movie.