Harumi

> "*My name is Harumi, the Jade Princess. You may think you know my story, but you don't. As a child, the ninja were my heroes. Until the day the Great Devourer attacked Ninjago. Although my parents found a way to save me, they couldn't save themselves. The ninja, my beloved heroes, they failed me. Failed us all. I was adopted by the Emperor and Empress of Ninjago, making me a princess. But becoming royalty couldn't fill the emptiness in my heart. So I began plotting my revenge.*"
> ― Harumi.
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**Harumi** is the former princess of Ninjago and the founder of the Sons of Garmadon. After losing her parents during the rampage of the Great Devourer, Harumi was adopted by the Emperor and Empress of Ninjago. For years, she sought vengeance against the ninja for allowing her parents' deaths, and she admired Lord Garmadon, who killed the Great Devourer himself.

The ninja begin to safeguard Harumi and the Royal Palace when the Sons of Garmadon rise to prominence. After the palace is destroyed and her adoptive parents are killed, Harumi joins the ninja and is protected by Lloyd, who she fakes a close relationship with. After sabotaging the ninja's plans, she and her true allies seize the three Oni Masks and use them to resurrect Garmadon as a soulless incarnation of his former self. After the ritual supposedly fails, Harumi is arrested, but her act was successful and Garmadon is revived. The dark lord frees her and her allies from prison. She watches as Garmadon fights and defeats Lloyd in Kryptarium Prison, after which he creates the Colossus. Harumi pursues Lloyd and a young Wu, who is presumably killed with the original ninja after *Destiny's Bounty* is destroyed.

Harumi serves Garmadon as he rules Ninjago, often running missions for him to help hunt down Lloyd's Resistance. When a mental battle for the Colossus breaks out between Skylor and Garmadon, Harumi saves a child and his family from suffering the same fate as hers. Harumi perishes when the Colossus strikes the building she's in, causing it to collapse. Before she can pass onto the Departed Realm, Harumi finds herself in a void with The Overlord, who coerces her to help his cause in exchange for her revival. She reluctantly agrees, and is resurrected - unbeknownst to Garmadon and the ninja.

As the herald of The Overlord, Harumi establishes the Oni Temple as a base of operations, and begins building an army out of Vengestone. Under the secret identity of the **Kabuki Mask**, she assembles and commands a council of the ninjas' past enemies, including Pythor, Aspheera, Vangelis, The Mechanic, and Mister F. After Lloyd is captured by the council, Harumi oversees The Overlord's rebirth as the Crystal King, and leads his generals as they wage war in Ninjago City.

For much of the final battle, Harumi remains atop The Overlord's floating temple, and witnesses his battle against Lloyd and Garmadon. After learning The Overlord was responsible for corrupting The Great Devourer and indirectly causing the deaths of her parents, Harumi betrays him and sides with the ninja. After The Overlord and his armies were defeated, Harumi makes amends with Lloyd, and later speaks with the Police Commissioner at the rebuilt Monastery of Spinjitzu.

## History

### Early life

#### Losing her Family

Harumi was once a happy young girl in Ninjago City and a fan of the ninja. One day, Harumi was playing with her ninja action figures as the Great Devourer's rampage through Ninjago City began. Seeing too many people by the elevator, she and her parents tried the stairwell, only to discover it was gone.

As the people who managed to get in the elevator prepared to leave, Harumi's father convinced them to take Harumi while her mother held her hand and promised they would meet her outside to soothe her before the elevator's doors closed, allowing Harumi to get out of the building in time with only a broken arm and a damaged family photo of her with her parents. She was traumatically quiet after that and ignored any questions the paramedics asked her, leading the female paramedic to call her "the Quiet One".

#### Adopted by the Royal Family

Sometime after her parents died, she was adopted by the Royal Family and became the princess of Ninjago, shortly growing up with all the riches, splendor, and privileges of royalty in Ninjago. Although the Emperor and Empress loved her as if she was their child, she never saw them as her parents, mostly due to a very strict education for her, and sought to overthrow them in time, but kept this hidden behind a loving façade.

Shortly after Harumi was adopted, the new family was interviewed by Gayle Gossip, who strongly believed that Harumi was going to be very happy with her new family. The Emperor and Empress declared their intentions of turning Harumi into a princess the citizens of Ninjago would be proud of while Harumi refused to talk and just frowned at the camera. Her adoptive parents paid no mind to their daughter's bad mood and believed that Harumi "would regain her voice soon" once she realized how lucky she was to be chosen by them as their daughter and heir to the throne.

Harumi was inspired to hear that Lord Garmadon was the one who defeated the Great Devourer and saved Ninjago. Harumi harbored great disdain for the ninja for failing the city.

Despite now being a princess and being supplied with lots of material goods like a big bedroom and lots of toys, Harumi greatly despised her life at the palace, especially the Emperor and Empress, and the strict education they enforced on her. Her relationship with her adoptive parents was a weak one as they, according to Harumi, were very stern, distant, and not very affectionate unlike her birth parents, which led to her becoming bitter and emotionally unstable.

The Royal Family's bodyguard Hutchins appeared to care about Harumi and was the only one who knew or cared about Harumi being extremely unhappy with her life. Hutchins looked out for her and did things like reminding her to brush her teeth and giving her a journal so that she could write about her feelings, believing that it might help her feel better. He also used to sing the "Spider's in the House" lullaby for her when she was a child and couldn't sleep, although Harumi found the song to be creepy. Unfortunately, his efforts to help Harumi proved to be fruitless and Harumi grew to hate him as well.

Harumi followed Hutchins' advice and wrote about her feelings in her journal and how much she hated her new family, Hutchins, the ninja, and the "evil palace" she lived in. She missed her former life, her normal clothes, her old bedroom with a crack on the wall, and especially her parents, whom she affectionately referred to as "Mama" and "Papa" and kept her family photo within her journal. While she swore she would always love her birth parents, she also wished Lord Garmadon had adopted her.

After Garmadon was purged of his evil, Harumi lost all respect and admiration she felt for him after watching as he bowed before the Emperor and was pardoned in a public ceremony, considering him weak and musing that it would have been better if he had died. That night she got rid of everything she owned that reminded her of him and abandoned her fanaticism of him. After that, Harumi focused on becoming the proper princess she was expected to be. She became a model student, behaving perfectly and only speaking when spoken to as taught to her by the Empress, but she still found no happiness in being the princess of Ninjago.

As she grew up, Harumi had to spend most of her time in the palace, which gave her time to explore it and make alterations, eventually building the Temple of Resurrection.

As Harumi grew into adolescence, she found a way to escape the palace through the garden and, using casual clothes she stole from the cleaning staff to avoid being recognized, she made a few shorts trips and sometimes had dinner at restaurants, always returning home before the gardener arrived at sunrise. She was caught by a gardener one night when she returned to the palace but she managed to bribe him with some food she had brought back with her.

### Forming the Sons of Garmadon

Harumi's obsession with Garmadon was reignited when she was drawn to the Oni Mask of Deception and heard Garmadon calling her. This inspired her to find a way to revive him, specifically his evil side, and have him become the new ruler of Ninjago. Harumi studied the ninja, Wu, Garmadon, and the Oni during her escapades, as well as having Hutchins take her to the Ancient Library of Domu, claiming she wanted to know more about the history of Ninjago. She eventually managed to recruit enough criminals for her mission, founding the organization "Sons of Garmadon" and took on the childhood alias of the "Quiet One" as their leader. It is implied that as time passed, Hutchins may have grown suspicious of what Harumi was plotting.

She once visited Mystake at her shop and asked her to tell her about the legend of the Oni and the Dragon by lying about needing the information for a school assignment, and she told Harumi about the legend with the same tea she used to tell Lloyd and Jay before asking her nicely to leave. At the library, she found a map that would take her to the Mask of Hatred and once the Sons of Garmadon captured Misako and the infant Wu, she stole the map and wrapped it around Wu so that when the Sons of Garmadon found the mask, they could make Wu take the mask so they could have the mask as only an Oni can take it from the purple bonfire.

### Meeting the Ninja

Harumi was present with her adoptive parents, the Emperor and Empress of Ninjago, as they greeted Ninjago before a presumed attack went off and she was saved by Lloyd. It later turned out to be just some firecrackers going off. However, the family was grateful for the rescue and invited the ninja to stay in the Palace.

That night, she formally met the ninja and detailed her thoughts of them with them accepting her praise, and Harumi even delighted a previously cynical Nya, voicing that she wanted to be like her after she became a ninja.

The Emperor and Empress soon spoke to them and revealed that Harumi was adopted and taken in by them, though they insisted they are family.

Harumi was later removing her makeup, after she realized that Lloyd was spying on her, she pretended to be scared shortly before Lloyd left the room embarrassed.

Later on, Harumi snuck out of her room but she was spotted by Lloyd, who mistakes her as a kidnapper due to her hoodie and bag. However, after capturing her, he learned the truth and was told by an amused Harumi that sometimes she sneaks out to give food to those less fortunate. She offered him the chance to join her and he accepted, with Harumi disguising him to avoid suspicion. The two went into the night and talked on the bridge, bonding over how they didn't choose the mantles that were entrusted upon them, with Harumi telling him to call her "Rumi." Lloyd and Harumi were then discovered by Hutchins who then brought her back to the palace.

### Destroying the Palace

The next morning, Harumi was then told off by her adoptive parents for sneaking out. She apologized and ran away, crying. During the attack on the Palace, she was trapped under burning rubble in her bedroom, but she was saved by Zane. Harumi escaped the burning Palace with Lloyd and the Mask of Deception moments before it exploded. She and Lloyd were then chased by Ultra Violet and her thugs, and while Ultra Violet managed to get the Mask of Deception, she and Lloyd escaped on the *Destiny's Bounty*.

Harumi was later told by Nya that her adoptive parents and Hutchins were killed in the Palace fire, and she seemed devastated, saying, "Once again, I am . . . alone." Lloyd invited Harumi to stay with him and the ninja, and Kai and Lloyd promised her that they will find out who was responsible for the deaths of her adoptive parents and Hutchins.

### Living with the Ninja

Harumi adjusted to life on the *Destiny's Bounty*. While on the *Bounty*, she took out a photograph of her as a child with her deceased biological parents, as well as one with the Royal family.

Later, the ninja leave to chase Mr. E. She tries to go with them but was told by Lloyd and Nya to stay on the *Bounty* with P.I.X.A.L. to keep her from getting captured by the Sons of Garmadon. She then appeared to be startled when she discovered that the Sons of Garmadon are trying to bring back Garmadon. Her emotions made her not a suspect of being the Quiet One.

Harumi was later helping Nya build a bike for Zane until she handed Nya the wrong tool; then she left to make herself useful.

She then informed Ultra Violet that Zane was going undercover as Snake Jaguar.

She was later standing next to Nya on the *Bounty* when she talked to Zane before it shows up over him and Harumi pushed the bike out for Zane to get on.

Harumi received an encrypted transmission saying "The trap has been set" from Mr. E.

Harumi was standing over Zane with the rest of the ninja while he was being repaired. Later on, she sang singing a lullaby to the baby, which helped him fall asleep. Shortly after, she almost kissed Lloyd but he became nervous and backed away before running off.

### Trapped in Primeval's Eye

Later on, Harumi defended the ship with the ninja from the corrupted Samurai X, who is revealed to be P.I.X.A.L., until she was seemingly captured by the Quiet One. Lloyd tried to save her, but both ended up falling out of the sky. They both survived the fall and land on an island. She later used the map to the Mask of Hatred as a sling for Lloyd’s arm, as he had been injured in the fall. She and Lloyd, having been separated from the rest of the ninja, then began searching for the hiding place of the Oni Mask of Hatred.

Harumi and Lloyd were running away from a Grundle and they hid in a hole in the ground. Then, they emerged out of their hiding spot and Harumi fixed Lloyd's map arm cast causing him to smile while blushing then they headed to Strangler's Path. Later on, she chased a Strangle Weed that pulled Lloyd towards a tree and she threw Lloyd's sword at it. She ran towards Lloyd and she got asked by him about how did she throw a sword like that. She answered, "I got lucky, I guess." She immediately kissed Lloyd on his cheek to make him stop asking her serious questions. Lloyd gave Harumi back his sword and she gave him the map to the Oni Mask of Hatred to look at normally since the attack had fixed Lloyd's arm.

Harumi asked Lloyd about his arm as they continued to walk. She continued to cut some vines that got in their way until she discovered a Sons of Garmadon insignia on an abandoned boat. Harumi and Lloyd entered the boat and found another map. Harumi started the boat's engine and became in charge of steering.

After a while, Lloyd and Harumi talked about how the greatest villain was the one that got away before they realized that there was something in the shallow water. She started the engine again at full speed and she steered the boat, to get away from the creature. The creature got away and the boat got pulled by the Black River current. Lloyd ordered Harumi to steer back but she couldn't. Then both of them fell in the water.

However, they managed to swim to land, where Lloyd finds the Oni Temple holding the Mask of Hatred. Harumi smiled evilly to herself as Lloyd prepared to go inside the temple.

Inside the temple, Harumi experienced flashbacks of the day she lost her biological parents before going on with Lloyd into the Oni Temple to find the Mask of Hatred, deliberately setting off a trap before finding the mask.

### Revealing her True Colors

Since she was unable to grab the mask, Harumi let it slip that she knew only someone with Oni blood could take it, resulting in Lloyd realizing that she was The Quiet One. She attempted to preserve the lie by flirting with Lloyd, but he no longer believed her, forcing her to drop the act. She told Lloyd her reason for resurrecting Lord Garmadon, calling him the real hero as he destroyed the Great Devourer, mocking the ninja for their failed efforts while also revealing to him that his uncle Wu was the baby before grabbing the mask, putting it on, and gaining an invincible stone armor.

After leaving Lloyd trapped in the chamber, she set off another trap, resulting in the temple flooding in an attempt to drown Lloyd. She later reunited with her comrades and tried to escape when the ninja surrounded them and she taunted them over their previous belief in her before Lloyd was able to get out the cave and the creature from before attacked them.

Realizing the ninja were distracted, the Sons of Garmadon used this to their advantage to take the *Destiny's Bounty* and fled with the masks. Lloyd attemptted to stop them but is captured.

#### Starting the Ritual

Upon returning to the city, Harumi replaced her green outfit with black clothing, red face paint, and untied her hair. She then personally escorted Lloyd to the Temple of Resurrection, which was next to the palace. There, she revealed to the Green Ninja she had also kidnapped his mother, Misako, who found Toddler Wu, and used her as her insurance that the ninja should arrive. After Lloyd told her to release his mother as their conflict was just between them, Harumi coldly told him there was never anything between them and had the heartbroken Lloyd and Misako locked in counter cells where, if one cell is raised, the other is lowered into the sea, where piranhas will eat them. Before starting the ceremony to resurrect Lord Garmadon, she took one strand of each of their hair, as the spell required hair from the brother (which she already had, from baby Wu), the wife, and the son.

As she conjured the resurrection spell, she continuously called out to Garmadon through the now-opened portal. However, the ninja interfered and freed Lloyd and Misako. Together, they used Spinjitzu to knock her down, throwing off her concentration for the spell. The portal closed, angering Harumi, who collapsed on the pedestal she had been using for the spell. The police arrived and arrest all the members of the Sons of Garmadon as a dazed Harumi regained consciousness before she is personally arrested by Simon and Tommy. She screamed in anger at her defeat as she was taken from the temple.

As she was put in the back of a transport van, Lloyd stopped a cop from closing the back doors so that he could speak with her. Harumi tried to manipulate Lloyd again, telling him that he was right and that this wasn't her. Enlightened by her betrayal, Lloyd immediately saw through the lie, and told her to stop, using her previous words about the Quiet One against her: "It looks like you were wrong. You weren't the one that got away."

Enraged, she attempted to lunge at him, but now cold to her, Lloyd closed the doors on her face. Lloyd watched as she was driven away towards the police station while her forces were sent to Kryptarium Prison.

#### Freed by Garmadon

Harumi sat in an interrogation room, refusing to speak or even give out any information, watched by Simon and the Police Commissioner before a resurrected Garmadon arrived, in a stolen garbage truck, defeating down the officers and freeing her. Happy to meet her idol, Harumi teamed up with him, and they later arrived in Kryptarium to break out her forces and take it over, kicking Noble out.

Upon being told by Luke Cunnigham of Lloyd's arrival, she decided to broadcast the fight between him and Garmadon across Ninjago. After Garmadon defeated Lloyd, Harumi told Garmadon to let Lloyd live so he could see his reign. She then ordered her forces to head to Ninjago at dawn, to proclaim Garmadon as the new Emperor of Ninjago.

### Taking Control of Ninjago

Harumi was present when Garmadon created Colossus and scared off a lone villager, who wanted to fight before they headed to Ninjago and attack. She let the civilians live if they kneel before Garmadon, which some reluctantly did so. Harumi later confronted Lloyd as he was fleeing with Wu in his arms and put on the Mask of Hatred once more to pursue him. When they came up to a dead-end, she offered the powerless Lloyd a position in the Sons of Garmadon, but he refused and jumped off the roof, onto the roof of a tram before she confronted him on it.

She stopped Lloyd from jumping onto the *Destiny's Bounty* but failed to stop Wu before the Colossus caught hold of the ship. She proclaimed it was the end and forced him to watch as the ship was destroyed and incorrectly assumed Kai, Jay, Zane, Cole, and Wu are dead, unaware that they had used the Traveler's Tea beforehand and was about to resume fighting Lloyd. But, for the second time, Lloyd used her own words against her before jumping off the tram and landing on a boat where Misako, Nya, and P.I.X.A.L. were waiting. Harumi watched them escape into the tunnel, as Garmadon declared that Ninjago was his.

#### Hunt for Lloyd

Weeks later, Harumi and Mr. E traveled to the top of Borg Tower to report to Lord Garmadon. Garmadon admitted his confusion on how Lloyd is still out there, despite having nothing. He contemplated using the Colossus to force his son out, but Harumi advised against it, telling him it will make the people of Ninjago desperate. She told him she could use something more surgical and gave Mr. E the mission of finding Lloyd.

After Mr. E failed, Harumi and the other generals of the Sons of Garmadon were summoned to Emperor Garmadon's throne, due to their failure to capture Lloyd. Harumi was intimidated by Garmadon and watched as Mr. E approached him. Harumi explained that Mr. E did everything he could, however, they were unaware Lloyd had assistance from the Elemental Masters.

Garmadon was outraged by this and used his Destruction to lift Mr. E and tear him apart from the inside out. Harumi claimed that Mr. E was just a machine built to follow orders, but Garmadon ignored this plea and continued to destroy Mr. E. Garmadon then finished him off by tearing off his limbs, releasing his grip. Garmadon made another demand for his son and threatened to tear Harumi apart if they fail again; she bowed before him but hid the fact that she was scared by the threat.

Despite Mr. E's death, Harumi remained loyal to Garmadon. When he sensed Lloyd's presence, she volunteered to handle tower security, informing Killow to keep an eye out. She was later, unknowingly, followed by Mr. Pale as she made her rounds. When Garmadon felt Lloyd's presence and assumed he was on the upper floor, she follows him into the elevator. Later, when Lloyd made his speech, Harumi tried using a recording of his loss against his father to stop him, but he overcame it and continued speaking. After some time, Killow and Harumi barged in, only to find them gone, but realizing the location of their base after seeing garbage trucks drive away.

#### Taking Down the Resistance

After learning the Resistance's location, she reported back to Garmadon, along with Killow and Ultra Violet. When she told Garmadon that he had warned them that Lloyd was close and that she failed to protect him, the Emperor voiced his agreement. Ultra Violet then told Harumi it was her fault Lloyd was able to broadcast the message. Garmadon then asked her if he was not clear of what he would do if her machine failed him, to which Harumi replied he was.

Garmadon then levitated her with his power, to which Harumi pleaded with him by bringing up the fact that she was the one who resurrected him, but Garmadon was ready to kill her. However, Garmadon spared her when she told him that she knew the location of the Resistance's base, and Harumi was then ordered to show him the location of the garbage depot. The Sons of Garmadon then traveled there.

The Sons of Garmadon ambushed the Resistance, and a battle broke out. Harumi arrived wearing the Mask of Hatred, and ordered Lloyd to be taken alive. Lloyd and Skylor defeated the oncoming bikers, and Harumi attempted to defeat the Green Ninja herself, only to be held back by Skylor as Lloyd escaped. Skylor then attempted to pull the Mask from Harumi, but Harumi kicked her foe away. After, she turned around and was hit by the armored car that fled with Lloyd. She later stood with Garmadon as he watched them escape the Colossus.

#### Adopted by Garmadon

After returning to find Garmadon missing, Harumi went to find him, tracking the dark lord down to The Temple of Ressurection. He told her that he had the chance to destroy his son, but he hesitated, even though Harumi only resurrected the dark Oni side of him. Harumi tolf him that he encompasses all and that he must let go of all he still loves. She then told him to take her as a daughter, so he can kill his son. Garmadon raises his blade as Harumi told him she is his to command. Garmadon then dubbed her his daughter, telling her to see her new father. He then told her that together, they will kill the Green Ninja.

#### Captured by the Resistance

Later, Harumi, alongside Killow traveled to hunt down Lloyd. They searched a community, asking around with force for his location. Lloyd found out about the hunt and then had Mystake shapeshift to look like him to lead the bikers away. Lloyd's allies took out the bikers one by one until they all cornered Harumi. Harumi noticed Lloyd without his ninja gi and mocked him, calling him a "beggar in rags," only to be surrounded and captured.

Harumi was tied up at The Resistance base, while Lloyd and the others debated what to do with her, debating trading her for the members locked in prison. Harumi mocked Lloyd, asking how he felt knowing that his father cared more for her than for him. Lloyd then said Garmadon is unlikely to want to trade. They are then called out of the room and Nya stayed guarding her while the others discuss.

They returned and dropped the Oni Mask of Hatred at her feet. Harumi asked if they were going to use it, but Lloyd says he will not, as he believed it to be a trap and how she allowed herself to be caught. Harumi said that if she can't trick him, then she will just deliver a message, that Garmadon will destroy them all, before telling Lloyd that he can't win and will never change. She also taunted Lloyd for not having it in him to harm his father. Dareth blurted that she doesn't know Lloyd. Harumi insisted otherwise and asked them how they see this ending, stating that there won't be a happy one, and that "once green is always green".

Later, Lloyd, Nya, and Skylor introduced Harumi to "herself" (who is actually Mystake in disguise). Harumi loudly asked if Mystake thought she could pass as her. Mystake repeated after Harumi in her normal voice, to which Nya pointed out that it might give her away. Mystake then changed her voice to sound exactly like Harumi. Harumi said that she would never get away with impersonating her, though before she could say more, Nya gagged her mouth and turned her chair around to face the corner.

#### Escaping Custody

After Dareth took watch, she managed to remove the gag, break free, and tie him up. She went back to Garmadon to stop Mystake and Skylor from getting his power of Destruction.

Harumi exposed Mystake, revealing her true identity to Garmadon. She warned her master, as Mystake transformed into her true Oni form and fought the Emperor. She attacked the Oni, knocking her to the ground before being thrown aside. As Mistake created a dark vortex, Harumi gave another warning to Garmadon, as "Skylor" tried to touch him. He knocked her back, only to find it was Mystake. Skylor then touched him and escaped, while Garmadon fought the old lady.

#### Death

Later on, she warned Garmadon to leave, but he refused. Fearing that he would fail and they would die, she ran away, abandoning him and ran down the steps from Borg Tower, using a zip line to another building. She ran inside as the Colossus hit the building and moved, causing the whole block to shake. She ran to find an exit, being about to leave, when she heard a young boy crying. She ran to where she heard it and she saw a family being separated by a lift, similar to what had happened to herself, during the attack of the Great Devourer. She remembered that day and decided to rescue the family, not wanting the child's parents to die, or the child ending up like her. She quickly guided them out but is trapped in the building herself. She tells the family to go and that she will find another way out.

She headed to the top of the building, just as the power struggle between Garmadon and Skylor caused the Colossus to hit the building again. The building then collapsed, with Harumi still on the roof, as Lloyd and Garmadon watched. Garmadon cried out in fury and sorrow, turning his rage on Lloyd because of Harumi's death.

### Resurrected by the Overlord

Harumi however, was intercepted by an individual calling himself the Crystal King, and offered to revive her if she became his humble servant. She accepts and is revived before discovering a pink crystal in her hand, telling her to head back to the Oni temple, and she complies. Returning to the Oni temple, Harumi inserted the crystal into the pedestal, creating crystals all around the place before learning the Crystal King was the Overlord, who promised her peace in the balance and had her create an army of Vengestone warriors.

#### Buying Vengestone

Harumi spent the next few months trying to find Vengestone before learning of Shintaro Mountain and spoke with Vangelis to have the Munce and Geckles mine it for her. Unfortunately, the mining operation was then dismantled and Vangelis was dethroned by the Ninja, resulting in her looking through other methods, such as buying it off smugglers, like Miss Demeanor, until she managed to get enough to create the Vengestone army before making plans to recruit the Ninja's old enemies and form a council, first bringing in a Nindroid called Mister F.

### Council of the Crystal King

#### Recruiting Aspheera

After Aspheera returned to her lair, she was met with a Crystal Spider, through which a hologram of a disguised Harumi appeared. She invited Aspheera to join the Council of the Crystal King in a bid to have her revenge. Enthralled with this prospect, Aspheera sinisterly accepted.

#### Warning Lloyd

Wearing a cloak, a tattered cape and kabuki mask, Harumi visited Lloyd in Kryptarium, where the Ninja were locked up after freeing Aspheera. Lloyd mistakenly believed it was Wu, but the concealed figure instead taunted and warned him about the rise of the Crystal King's council, taunting him that the only reason she was telling him this was something similar to what she said at the Oni Temple: That she wanted to see the look of despair and helpless on his face as watches everything he loves be destroyed before his very eyes. As she departed, Lloyd frantically tried to pursue the unknown figure, but he was overtaken by the prison guards.

#### Recruiting Vangelis

That night, a crystal spider visited the imprisoned Vangelis and projected a hologram of Harumi, still disguised. She invited him to join the council, and Vangelis accepted.

#### Recruiting Pythor

Harumi sent a swarm of crystal spiders to infiltrate Krpytarium Prison and enter Pythor's cell. Once more via hologram, a disguised Harumi invited him to join the council. Pythor eagerly accepted the invitation and escaped with the spiders.

#### Recruiting a False Mechanic

Assuming The Mechanic is the next target to join the council, the ninja captured him and Lloyd disguised himself as the villain. A crystal spider projected Harumi's hologram before Lloyd, inviting "The Mechanic" to join the council. Lloyd ventured underground with the spiders.

#### Capturing Lloyd

Still disguised as The Mechanic, Lloyd arrived at the council's lair, finding Pythor, Vangelis, Aspheera and Mister F. The concealed Harumi, still wearing the kabuki mask, entered the chamber of villains and quickly exposed Lloyd's identity. He tried to fight and escape, but was incapacitated by Mister F. Harumi then approached Lloyd, asking if he knows who she is before giving him a hint: Singing an all-too-familiar lullaby and removed the kabuki mask, revealing herself just as a horrified Lloyd blacked out.

Harumi revealed to Lloyd that she was the mysterious Vengestone merchant that was buying the large quantity of Vengestone to create the Crystal King's army and gathered a number of the ninja's foes. Lloyd expressed to Harumi his feelings for her despite her not returning them. Feeling shocked, Harumi confronted him about why he didn't go to look for her. Lloyd expressed that he did search for her through the rubble, but to no avail. Harumi announced her plans to Lloyd in regards to the monastery and the Golden Weapons.

Harumi then had Lloyd placed into a Vengestone crafted cage above a pool of lava, to have him witness the progress of her plans. Lloyd tried to convince Harumi that she doesn't want to get innocent people hurt. Harumi thought about it sadly, but a sudden purple glow in her eyes said otherwise. Harumi claimed that she knew of Lloyd's "strong" part that he has been repressing for a long time. Later, she revealed to Lloyd that she planted Crystal Spiders at the N line in attempts to kill the ninja. She believed that she successfully killed them, though she was unaware that they survived in a BRTM-12. Using this to her advantage, she tried to convince Lloyd to join the Overlord's side, and revealed that she planned to dispose of Wu, Nya, P.I.X.A.L., and Skylor next. This in turn, triggered Lloyd's Oni side and fought against her using Destruction. However, when Lloyd realized what he was doing, he was shot down by Mister F's crystal gun.

#### The Overlord's Return

Harumi lead the Crystal Council around the central crystal, as well as taunting Lloyd, who was now wrapped up in Vengestone chains. Harumi mentioned to Lloyd that the Council were able to steal the Golden Weapons without a fight and told him that Wu and the others were killed too, which Lloyd refused to believe and believed that Harumi was bluffing. Harumi then mentioned how her parents were taken by the Great Devourer and again wanted Lloyd to feel the same pain she did all those years ago. Later, Lloyd tried to convince Harumi to change her ways, but she refused, claiming that Ninjago shall only achieve peace when Darkness culminates the Balance. Harumi then had the Council place the Golden Weapons around the central crystal and Aspheera to commence a ritual to crystalize the weapons into the Weapons of Destruction and allow the Overlord to take physical form.

With the Overlord back in Ninjago after so long, he began taunting Lloyd, and using his powers to empower his Crystal Council, and move the Crystal Temple into the sky. When Lloyd managed to escape the Council, the Overlord ordered his Council to destroy him. Harumi, however, seemed reluctant to do so as the Overlord spoke to the saddened Harumi, saying that she might be able to convince Lloyd to join his side, but the Overlord claimed its too late for that now and had her follow his commands.

As the rest of the Council chased down Lloyd, they collide their Weapon of Destruction in an attempt to destroy Lloyd, but he jumps over the explosion and escapes. Harumi arrived and furiously warns the Council to not let the Weapons touch each other again, due to their immense power. When Harumi chased Lloyd, she lead the Council in the opposite direction he went in. Outside of the Crystal Council, Harumi once again tried to convince Lloyd to join the Overlord with her, but instead is pulled of the Crystal Temple by Lloyd and they both fell into a river in Primeval's Eye.

#### Captured by Lloyd

Lloyd traversed through the jungle with Harumi acting as his prisoner. She tried to get into Lloyd's head again and convince him to be on the Overlord's side. When she is able to get hold of her katana, she gave chase, but the two both fall into a pit of quicksand. Harumi then begrudgingly handed over her katana to Lloyd as he tried to save himself and her out of the pit. Harumi then ended up being pulled out on the quicksand and onto Lloyd. Lloyd kicked her off, and forced her to tie her hands up in a vine, though she pinned him down, and the two began to fight briefly. As Lloyd binded Harumi's hands after defeating her, he explained to her that he's rather be gullible and see the good in others rather than deceitful and see the bad in others, and commented on how Harumi only has anger, fear and hatred in her, right before the Crystal Council arrived on Dragonides to hunt down both Lloyd and Harumi. Harumi finally broke free of his grasp and chased him down. When Lloyd reached a dead end, she was shocked to see Wu and the ninja still alive and with the *Destiny's Bounty* back. As they fought the Crystal Council, they eventually pull back when they saw the Crystal Island being moved by the Overlord. As Lloyd boarded the *Bounty*, he exchanged looks with Harumi before they both left.

#### Attack on Ninjago City

The Overlord moved the Crystal Island above the farmers' village. Harumi stood at the front, watching below as the Overlord floated to her. The Overlord scolded Harumi for not destroying Lloyd when she had the chance, and even went as far as to assume that Harumi still harbored feelings for Lloyd. Harumi began to retaliate, but is quickly silenced by him. Harumi then listened to what the Overlord had planned for the fate of Ninjago City, intending to corrupt the ninja and their elemental powers.

As the Crystal Island finally reached in the skies above Ninjago City, Harumi warned the Overlord of Zane’s arrival in his Golden Dragon Jet. The Overlord belived that Zane's attack would fail, but he was proven wrong when he realized the ninja upgraded their vehicles, and summoned Dragonides to attack him, as well as Wu, Nya, Lloyd and Garmadon on the *Bounty*. As Harumi and the Overlord watched Garmadon in his Oni Form destroy some of the Dragonides to help the ninja, Harumi coldly glared at Garmadon for this, implying that she no longer idolized him anymore and abandoned whatever respect she had for him. Harumi then jumped onto another Dragonide and destroyed one the *Bounty*'s thrusters in retaliation, allowing the Overlord to strike down the *Bounty*.

Harumi later passed through the city on a Dragonide, looking for the ninja, and unknowingly passed Kai, Cole and Skylor who were hiding.

#### Final Battle Against the Ninja

Harumi was able to get the ninja's current location as a newspaper warehouse, thanks to Mister F's intercepting a radio transmission between Wu and Cole. She relayed the information over to the Overlord, who praised her for it. The Overlord then ordered Harumi and the rest of the council to dispatch their armies and the Dragonides to the warehouse.

After Harumi and the council members unleashed their armies against the ninja and their allies, Harumi reported back to the Overlord, who then gets attacked by Garmadon and Lloyd from behind, much to Harumi's shock. While attacking the Overlord, Garmadon coldly voiced his disappointment towards Harumi for siding with the Overlord by ironically declaring how surprised she was to see him again.

#### Redemption

As Garmadon and Lloyd fought the Overlord, Harumi merely watched from the sidelines. Still holding Lloyd responsible for her parents' deaths and having abandoned whatever respect she had for Garmadon, Harumi awaited for the Overlord to defeat both Garmadon and Lloyd. However, the Overlord spitefully confessed that he was the one who created and controlled the Great Devourer and set it against Garmadon and the ninja, thus he was the reason why Harumi lost her parents in the first place. Upon hearing this, Harumi became completely shocked, realizing her horrible mistake in blaming Lloyd and the ninja for her parents' deaths and aiding the very same being who was truly responsible for it. As such, Harumi permanently changed sides and joined Garmadon and Lloyd in their fight against the Overlord; even viciously calling out against the Overlord for murdering her family.

Despite Harumi's efforts to aid Garmadon and Lloyd, they all end up being defeated by the Overlord, who severely injured Garmadon and sent Lloyd to his apparent death, much to Harumi's distraught. Even when the ninja and their allies managed to reclaim the Weapons and defeat the Overlord's council members and their armies for good, the Overlord successfully petrifies all life in Ninjago (including the ninja and their allies) in retaliation. Witnessing this, Harumi moped in complete remorse, finally realizing the horrible significance that her actions have contributed to the Overlord's success. Believing to have won, the Overlord attempted to spitefully kill Harumi as punishment for her defiance against him. However, the ninja sacrificed the Weapons before they were petrified, allowing the powers to form into the Golden Ultra Dragon to save Lloyd from his fall and allowing him one last chance to fight against the Overlord. Obliging Lloyd's wishes to take cover, Harumi watched as Lloyd and the Dragon finally destroy the Overlord, this time for good. Lloyd, Harumi, Garmadon and the Dragon then escape from the exploding Crystal Island, freeing all life in Ninjago. Upon witnessing the ninja reuniting with Lloyd and Garmadon, Harumi found herself being stared by the ninja for her actions, though Garmadon and Lloyd assured that she changed sides as she learned of what the Overlord did to her family. She later helped the ninja rebuild the Monastery.

## Relationships

### Family

* Father †
* Mother †
* Emperor † - Adoptive Father
* Empress † - Adoptive Mother

### Allies

* Royal Family of Ninjago
	+ Hutchins † - Caretaker and Indirect Victim
* Sons of Garmadon - Former Subordinates
	+ Killow - Temporary Enemy
	+ Ultra Violet - Temporary Enemy
	+ Mr. E †
* Garmadon - Former Master, Former Idol, Attempted Killer and Temporary Enemy
* Crystal Army - Former Subordinates
	+ Crystal Warriors † - Creations
	+ Crystal Spiders † - Creations
	+ Dragonides † - Creations
* Miss Demeanor - Indirect Ally
* Ninja - Former Enemies
	+ Lloyd Garmadon - Former Love Interest, Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
	+ Kai
	+ Jay
	+ Cole
	+ Zane
	+ Nya
* Wu - Former Enemy
* Misako - Former Enemy
* Skylor - Former Enemy
* P.I.X.A.L. - Former Enemy
* Commissioner - Former Enemy

### Enemies

* Great Devourer † - Attempted Killer
* Crabby
* Ninjago Police
	+ Simon
	+ Tommy
	+ Jimmy
* Elemental Masters
	+ Karlof
	+ Griffin Turner
	+ Neuro
	+ Shade
	+ Tox
	+ Mr. Pale
* Mystake † - Impersonator
* Colossus † - Initial Killer
* Overlord - Resurrector, Former Ally, Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
* Council of the Crystal King - Former Allies
	+ Aspheera
	+ Vangelis - Former Supplier
	+ Pythor
	+ Mechanic
	+ Mr. F

## Abilities

Being a princess for years, Harumi wasn't trained to be a skilled fighter. However, she likely had some acrobatic skills, as she was able to escape through the Royal Palace's rooftops with ease and even made a flip to jump from a roof and run from Lloyd for a short time.

When attacking Lloyd inside the Oni Temple, she is shown to have some skills with a knife (possibly taught by her comrades in the SOG). However, in most of her fights, Harumi would often use the Oni Mask of Hatred's powers in her favor (while also using extra weapons such as another knife in "Big Trouble, Little Ninjago" and dual-wielding katanas in "The Gilded Path"). She was likely also adept to fight with a single katana, as she possessed one when looking for Garmadon in "The Weakest Link." With that, she could be considered a remarkable fighter as she was able to defeat Lloyd, the Green Ninja, twice.

Upon being resurrected by the Overlord, Harumi was briefly bestowed super human strength by a pink crystal.

## Appearance

Harumi has long white hair with long bangs fashioned in a high ponytail (as the Jade Princess), in a bun with chopsticks (disguised as a civilian), or straight bangs and undone (as the Quiet One).

In the Palace, she wore a green kimono, a white cape with red lotus flowers and a collar, a golden headpiece, and kabuki makeup.

As a civilian, she wore green overalls with a dark green hood, a shirt with a similar pattern as her cape underneath and her full lips painted red.

As the Quiet One, she wore black clothing and red face paint over her eyes with no lipstick.

As the Kabuki Mask, she wore black robes, a cloak, and a blue and white kabuki mask to hide her face.

Before losing her biological parents, Harumi was a young child of around 9-10 years old with light blonde hair. As a child, she wore a brown long-sleeved "frog button" shirt like her mother and had bangs and her hair in two braids. After being adopted, she wore a green kimono and makeup but no cape or headpieces.

## Personality

Originally, Harumi was a very normal child, playing happily with her ninja toys. However, after her parents died, she grew jaded and vengeful towards the ninja, blaming them for letting her parents get killed. Harumi grew emotionally unstable and bitter due to the lack of parental love and attentiveness to her emotional needs from her adopted parents. She became a master of deception and disguise, pretending to be the benevolent princess of Ninjago for years. In this princess persona, she was very kind-hearted, sweet, and seemingly cared deeply for all of her subjects. However, in her true identity as the Quiet One, Harumi was far more cold, ruthless, and hateful, having no remorse at causing the explosion that killed her adoptive parents. She was also incredibly determined, stopping at nothing to resurrect Garmadon, the person that she saw as a true savior. Nevertheless, Harumi was misguided and a bit delusional when she thought that he is the hero that Ninjago deserves, thus having beliefs that it would be better under his tyrannical rule.

After Garmadon took over the Sons of Garmadon, Harumi seemed comfortable taking the role of second-in-command. However, she began to exhibit signs of fear and distrust of her master, especially after Garmadon destroyed Mr. E. She even had a moment of cowardice when the Colossus rampaged against Skylor. However, Harumi ultimately proved herself to be not completely evil, as when a family was trapped in the same building as her, she looked remorseful. Despite the danger to herself, she saved the family, all just because she was reminded of how she had suffered the same experience and did not want the child to have the same fate as her. However, she reverted back to her vengeful, villainous ways after being resurrected by the the Overlord. As the Kabuki Mask, Harumi kept her true identity a secret to everyone while showing a willingness for cooperation in uniting the ninja's greatest enemies in revenge against them and their allies.

During her time with the Overlord, Harumi became somewhat calmer and mellow. Despite her villainous ways, there were moments she hesitated and felt conflicted with some of her decisions. In "The Spider's Design," it appears that she didn't want innocent people hurt, as Lloyd mentions. Nevertheless, Harumi accepts the Overlord's plan of plunging Ninjago into eternal darkness, which she believed will bring peace. And because of her tragic experiences, she wanted a world where there was no conflict in which everyone would be safe, even though her allegiance and actions were misguided. However, Harumi became conflicted about the Overlord's plan in attacking Ninjago City in order to lure the Ninja and corrupt them for their elemental powers. Thus, she began to exhibit signs of doubt and irritation as he was now calling the shots.

After learning that the Overlord was responsible for corrupting the Great Devourer and therefore being responsible for her parent's deaths, Harumi had a sudden change of heart, betraying the Overlord and siding with Lloyd and Garmadon. When Garmadon was severely injured and Lloyd was presumably dead for a brief moment, she became distraught and moped in complete remorse, feeling guilty for her actions. This is also the case when Harumi looked sad before being comforted by Lloyd. Following the final destruction of the Overlord, she took part in the reconstruction of the monastery.

## Official descriptions

### LEGO.com description

*Princess Harumi, also known as the Jade Princess, is the adopted daughter of the Emperor and Empress of NINJAGO® world.*

### Crystalized

*Once the princess of the NINJAGO® world, the death of Harumi’s parents to The Great Devourer led her down a path of vengeance. Under the name of ‘The Quiet One’, Harumi was also the original leader of the feared ‘Sons of Garmadon’ biker gang, who aimed to bring Lord Garmadon back to life.*

*It was thought Princess Harumi had died several years earlier, but she now works for The Crystal King and has built an army of Vengestone Warriors for him to stage an attack against the ninja. She had previously been in a romantic relationship with Lloyd and hopes she can rekindle it and bring him over to the dark side. Princess Harumi was previously known as the Jade Princess of NINJAGO® City and The Quiet One, leader of the Sons of Garmadon.*

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Game of Masks
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Mask of Deception
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Garmadon Rulez!
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Dread on Arrival
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Jade Princess
6. ↑ The Oni and the Dragon
7. ↑ Snake Jaguar
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Dead Man's Squall
9. ↑ True Potential
10. ↑ Big Trouble, Little Ninjago
11. ↑ Firstbourne
12. ↑ Iron & Stone
13. ↑ Radio Free Ninjago
14. ↑ How to Build a Dragon
15. ↑ The Gilded Path
16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Two Lies, One Truth
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 The Weakest Link
18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Saving Faith
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 A Sinister Shadow
20. ↑ A Painful Promise
21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Ninjago City vs. Ninja
22. ↑ Kryptarium Prison Blues
23. ↑ The Fifth Villain
24. ↑ The Council of the Crystal King
25. ↑ The Spider's Design
26. ↑ Darkness Within
27. ↑ The Coming of the King
28. ↑ Return to Primeval's Eye
29. ↑ Crystastrophe
30. ↑ Brave But Foolish
31. ↑ Safe Haven
32. ↑ An Issue of Trust
33. ↑ Dragon Form
34. ↑ Roots