Season 17: Hail of the Oni

**Season 4** of Beyond: Unlimited, subtitled **Hail of the Oni** is preceded by Season 16 and is succeeded by Season 18. This season covers events such as: The Fall of the First Realm, Liberation of the First Realm, Siege of Ninjago, and Pyro Resolution. The season acts as the first part of the 58-episode Oni Storm Arc. Natalie serves as the mascot character and focus ninja. While Jason, Alessia and Graham serve as the secondary focus ninja. The Headhunters do their part as the villainous faction while Ryder Takahashi serves as the main antagonist. Lance Peng serves as the secondary antagonist. The other members of the Ninja Force are focused on in a smaller capacity. This season serves as the seventeenth installment to the Original Beyond Trilogy.

## Overview

A broken team! It’s been nearly a year since the unfortunate events of the Sorcerer Conflict. Our ninja heroes are at a low point without their fallen comrade, Brad, and their official leader, Jason. Even the entirety of Ninjago can feel their pain. Jason’s sister, Natalie, takes up the mantle of team leader and decides its time to take action and look for him. Despite her growing pains and rising feud with Kaen, Natalie works with Michael and Vincent to get the team back up on its feet before it causes their home to become unsafe. The other ninja gain some confidence and agree. But before they can go on their quest, they receive a distress call from the First Realm from an old friend. A new kind of Dragon-hunting crime lords have descended upon the First Realm, terrorizing its inhabitants. They’ve murdered and hunted down several dragons and their human guardians and the Realm is losing hope. The Dragon Liberators and their tribes need heroes to come and free them from this tyranny and the Ninja are the only ones left. Will our heroes abandon their quest to go help friends in need? Will Natalie be able to prove to the realm's inhabitants that she is not the monster that terrorized them in the past? Will the ninja be able to overcome their own demons and push foward to save the realm?

## History

### Part One - Searching

#### The Message

A new class of hunters begin their attack on the first realm in a flashback; almost a year after their last tragic adventure, the Ninja find themselves rifted apart; Matthew and Sabrina help Natalie get out of her funk and appoint her as the new leader; Alessia attends a therapy session alongside Nya who is worried for her mental state; the crew at Mount Ninja receives a troubling distress signal from an old ally.

#### A First Priority Mission

The Ninja Force, or a large portion of it, arrives in the First Realm to find it in shambles; Matthew takes Kyle and Tyler on a scouting trip that gives them a startling realization; the Ninja search for survivors of the Dragon Liberator Clans; Natalie learns from an ailing Faith that the Firstbourne is in grave danger; Lance Peng senses the presence of Kaen in the First Realm.

#### The Decimator

Lance Peng reminisces on some of his memories as he gathers a hunting group for Kaen; the ninja find some clue of the region of the First Realm where the dragons may be; Amber has an outburst after dwelling too hard on her memories of her uncle Lloyd; Lance's hunting group finds proof that the Ninja are back; a strange figure stalks the Ninja.

#### Stormsearching

Natalie and Alessia discuss their burdens and inner demons but are interrupted by Matt; the Ninja are saved by the mysterious figure from a band of wild, angry dragons; the figure reveals himself as Jason who disappeared almost a year ago; Lance interrogates Tyler and Kyle and slowly gains knowledge about the Ninja; Jason decides to reveal what has happened ever since he disappeared; the other ninja in NINJAGO throw a Halloween party.

### Part Two - Salvation

#### Jason’s Story: Oppression

Jason tells the ninja about the madness that has come to the realm and about how he nearly lost his life; the ninja discover that Faith was right and Firstbourne is indeed dead; Natalie reconciles with Jason and lets him back on the team; Liberty and DIGITAL fight crime as they try to find some form of friendship; the ninja discover another ransacked Dragon Liberator encampment; Graham struggles to cope with the trauma inflicted upon him by Malikon; Kyle and Tyler form an escape plan.

#### The Heist: Saving Faith

The Ninja infiltrate the Dead's End in hopes of saving the Dragon Liberators and their comrades; Jason finds his groove as he helps his friends out of a near death situation; the Ninja begin their attack and rescue mission; meanwhile in NINJAGO, things get ominous as Headhunter Ships begin showing up across the globe; Natalie comes face to face with Lance.

#### The Heist: Salvation

Natalie and Lance engage in an epic duel for the freedom of the First Realm; the Ninja free the Dragons, Liberators, and their friends as they begin phase two of their plan; Jason discovers that the Firstbourne has heirs captured by the Headhunters; the Ninja get two of the eggs and escape victorious as the Dead's End is torn down for good; Lance corrupts the third egg with his mysterious power; Graham finds himself tortured as he tries to break free of the Dark Lady's oppressive hold on his mind.

#### Progression

The Ninja honor Firstbourne's Death with a proper funeral; Michael gives the eggs to the dragons to keep them safe as Natalie shares her thoughts on everything that has happened to Alessia who is equally confused; Jason, Michael, and Sabrina head to the Spirit Coves of the First Realm to investigate a strange anomaly; back in NINJAGO, things get crazy on the political side as the government considers going to war with the Headhunters; Natalie and the others discover something chilling.

### Part Three - Savior

#### Firstbourne’s Legacy

NINJAGO goes to war with the Headhunters as they are now trying to wipe out the Ninja; Graham demonstrates his new powers granted to him by Samara; Jason and Michael face off against an old foe; Natalie, Alessia and Matthew discover that the Oni are indeed back as a shrine has been built in catacombs under Firstbourne's den; Jason gets his comrades out of a risky situation before deciding its time to return to NINJAGO.

#### A Rushed Homecoming

The Ninja leave the First Realm in the Landbounty but are sidetracked due to a malfunctioning Realm Crystal; the war gets worse and worse as the Headhunters show up circling NINJAGO City; Graham decides to face down Lance only to discover what Lance's true strength is; the Ninja find themselves on the wildest chase as they are pursued through the realms by the Headhunters; after defeating them, the Landbounty crew arrive to find that things have truly gone south...

#### The Bad and the Inevitable

The Ninja make a narrow escape from NINJAGO City as it has become a ground for the Headhunters' fleet to gather upon; aboard the Arsenal the Ninja Force makes a plan on how to end the conflict once and for all; Vincent and a few others rescue Graham and a few other prisoners from the Headhunters Main Flagship; Ryder tests Lance's true loyalties as he forces him to slaughter their prized pet, Akita; the Ninja Force officially comes back together and begins their counterattack to take back their home.

#### Day of Decimation

The Ninja and the Police Force work together to keep the Headhunters at bay; Matthew and Natalie witness the power of Ryder Destrevan's newest weapon firsthand; Sabrina begins to question her role in life as she leads Danica, Kyle and Tyler against Jet Jack and her Pyro Vultures; Graham turns against his teammates and forces Amber to duel him; Matthew, Alessia and Natalie find themselves separated as Lance unleashes his true powers; Kaen finds his connection to Natalie being messed with.

#### The Hunt Ends

Amber defeats Graham and finds herself between a rock and hard place as she must lock him up; The United Forces find themselves beginning to win until the Headhunters bring in a devastating enemy; Jason and Vincent rush to aid Matthew in getting past the Headhunters guarding Ryder and Lance; Natalie and Kaen find themselves being forced into one form as Ryder begins using their power bond to transform Lance into the Destroyer; Kyojin Beasts are threatened as a dark entity may be returning...

## Cast

### Heroes

#### Ninja Force

* Jason C. Walker - Steven Yuen
* Natalie R. Walker - Tiya Sircar
* Michael Hayate - Asher Angel
* Levi Miller - Tyler Labine
* Alessia Carrow - Katie Cassidy
* Vincent Roberts - Freddy Prinze Jr.
* Sabrina Carrow - Laura Bailey
* Amber Brown - Karen Fukuhara
* Liberty Brown - Erica Lindbeck
* Cody Howard - Troy Baker
* Brooklyn Tomasu - Tara Platt
* Kate Smith - Seychelle Gabriel
* Graham Dixon - Adam McArthur
* Danica Dixon - Zehra Fazal
* Tyler Garrett - Ben Diskin
* Kyle Doran - Max Mittleman

#### Dragon Liberators

* Faith - Kathleen Barr
* Genevieve - Rosie Perez
* Old Man Falcon’s Cry - Temuera Morrison

#### Ninja Allies

* DIGITAL - Erica Luttrel
* Nya Walker - Kelly Metzger
* Zane Julien - Brent Miller

#### Kyojin Beasts

* Kaen - Dee Bradley Baker
* Supaku - Mark Hamill
* Hyozan - Ted Danson
* Tsunamei - Lydia Mackay

### Villains

#### Headhunters

* The Decimator/Lance Peng - Colin O' Donoghue
* General Fate - Jonah Hill
* Jet Jack - Rhôna Rees
* Daddy No Legs - Ian James Corlett
* Muzzle - Brent Miller
* Skurt the Shacklebreaker - Vincent Tong

## Sets

### Spinners

* 71999 Dragon Masters - Natalie
* 72000 Dragon Masters - Vincent
* 72001 Dragon Masters - Jason
* 72002 Dragon Masters - Alessia
* 72003 Dragon Masters - Matthew
* 72004 Dragon Masters - Michael & Amber

### Playsets

* 72005 Headhunter Dune Buggy
* 72006 Deadly Arena Duel
* 72007 Amber's Green Dragon
* 72008 Destiny's Explorer 4x4
* 72009 Headhunter Dieselnaut
* 72010 NINJAGO City Skyscaper Battle
* 72011 Lava Keep Showdown
* 72012 Vincent's Ice Dragon

## Notes

* This season has a notably darker tone like previous installments such as: Fallout and Wings of Destiny.
* This season marks the first part of the Oni Invasion Arc.
* The Decimator was never meant to be the real bad guy even in early concepts where he was the main antagonist. Ryder Destrevan’s return; however; was a last minute edit.
* It‘s also the second installment to the Beyond Franchise to feature the Dragon Hunters as the villainous faction.
* This is the first time we see what a ninja hero or heroine (with Fire powers) can do with Forbidden Spinjitzu, as Natalie uses the scroll to match the speed of her arch-nemesis, the Decimator; all without being corrupted by its power.