Realms

Template:Featured Video

> As you know, the Sixteen Realms are interconnected and the balance affects us all. When one falls, another falls apart.
>
> Khanjikhan to Nadakhan, "Enkrypted"

## Information

### Inhabitants

Various

The **realms of Creation** are a variety of worlds that Ninjago is one of, located within the Ethereal Divide. Inter-realm travel can be accomplished using the Realm Crystal, an artifact that was created by the First Spinjitzu Master and located in his Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master. The Realm of Oni and Dragons is the first of all the realms in existence.

Originally, there were **Sixteen Realms** apart from Ninjago. Following the destruction of the Cursed Realm when the Preeminent was destroyed, along with the destruction of Djinjago, there are currently only fourteen realms parallel to Ninjago.

Following the Merge, the realms were merged into one, and are now known as the **Merged Realms**. Some of the displaced people created a home called the Crossroads.

## List of realms

### Confirmed realms

* Ninjago (merged)
* Underworld (merged)
* Kingdom of Madness (merged)
* Cursed Realm (merged; destroyed due to immense flooding from the Endless Sea)
* Cloud Kingdom (merged)
* Chima (merged)
* Djinjago (merged; remains preserved by Arrakore, in process of being restored by Arrakore)
* Departed Realm (merged)
* Realm of Oni and Dragons (merged; the ramifications of the afterlife being fused with the living plane are currently unknown)
* Never-Realm (merged)
* Imperium (merged)
* Realm of Lee (merged)
* Wyldness (merged)
* 4 other unknown realms (merged)

### Unnamed confirmed realms

*Note: any or all could be existing realms in the section above*

* The realm of the Earth Dragons (merged)
* The realm of the Tentacled beasts (merged)
* The realm that contains the Land of the Three Mountains (merged)
* The realm that contains the Algae farmers' village (merged)
* The realm that contains the Mother Garden (merged)
* The realm that contains the Pinnacle of Crystals (merged)
* The realm that contains the Greenbone Warriors' forest (merged)
* Water Realm (merged)
* Fairy Realm (merged)
* Toxic Realm (merged)
* Medieval Realm (merged)
* Small Realm (merged)
* Space Realm (merged)
* Prehistoric Realm (merged)
* Time Realm (merged)
* Magic and Mythology Realm (merged)
* Dream Realm (merged)
* Dark Realm (merged)
* Digital Realm (merged)
* Wind Realm (merged)
* Special Realm (merged)
* Forest Realm (merged)
* Chinese Realm (merged)
* Fire Realm (merged)
* Arabian Realm (merged)
* Earth Realm (merged)
* Monster Realm (merged)
* Blessed Realm (merged)
* Light Realm (merged)
* Realm of Angels and Demons (merged)

## Trivia

* The Hageman Brothers came up with the idea of the realms and the idea that Chima was one of them.
* The concept of the realms is similar to the Nine Realms from Norse Mythology.
* The concept of the realms is different from the common science fiction parallel-timeline multiverse idea, as there are no alternate universes in Ninjago.
* There is conflicting information about the exact number of realms there are. Some information indicates 16 including Ninjago, and others state that there are 16 beyond Ninjago, which would mean there are 17 realms in total.The latest official information about the subject states that there were indeed 16 beyond Ninjago, so 17 in total.
* The realms were surrounded by an infinitely vast, formless void known as the Ethereal Divide.
* It has been confirmed by Tommy Andreasen that the worlds of Nexo Knights  Hidden Side  LEGO Island, Bionicle, and Dreamzzz are not part of the 16 realms in the Ninjago storyline.
	+ However, Ninjago and Legends of Chima exist as fictional universes within the world of Nexo Knights. See here for further explanation.
	+ As for why Nexo Knights is not connected in terms of realms, Tommy Andreasen stated that "Not everything needs to be linked" and Nexo Knights "has a more easy going vibe."
	+ Ninjago only exists as a TV show in Dreamzzz.
* There are a number of locations that have been confirmed as non-realms, and others whose status in relation to the realms is unclear:
	+ The Digiverse is not a realm.
	+ Outer space is not a realm. When asked if the realms are different planets or locations on the same planet, Tommy Andreasen said, "No ... just places."
	+ Although the location where the ninja fought Clouse in The Realm of Shadows was said to be a realm by Tommy Andreasen, it appears to be simply a temple in the Toxic Bogs.  File:RoSToxicBogs.png
	+ Though the Grasslands appear to be related to death, their exact location and nature are undisclosed. The same can be said for the Overlord's void.
		- However, the Grasslands match the description of the Departed Realm given by Claire's mother in the 18th chapter of Way of the Departed.
	+ Unagami and Dareth refer to *Prime Empire* as a realm. However, it is not a realm.
* It is unknown whether disgraced warriors from realms other than Ninjago go to the Underworld.
* It is unknown whether the Cloud Kingdom affects Chima or other realms.
* The zoetrope room seen in "Grave Danger" is similar to the Entrance Chamber of the Department of Mysteries in the *Harry Potter* novel series. Both are circular rooms surrounded by doors, and have a bluish glow.
* The symbols from the first test represent the 16 realms. The yin-yang symbol probably represents Ninjago.
	+ However, Tommy Andreasen doesn't think the 16 doors seen in "Grave Danger" lead to the other 16 realms.
* In "Grave Danger," Cole joked about one of the realms to be a "realm of hurt," which references the phrase, a "world of hurt."
* Zane was figuring out which door in the Tomb of the First Spinjitzu Master would lead to the rest of the chambers of the tomb in "Grave Danger," and Kai noted that the door Zane selected was the same way they came in. However, both halves of the tomb exist in Ninjago. Thus, the ninja did not cross between realms, instead, Zane performing Spinjitzu may have triggered a mechanism that rotated the entire room and landed that door on the other side of the tomb.
* According to Tommy Andreasen, not every realm has a living embodiment as the Cursed Realm did.
* Tommy Andreasen has stated that Chima is his favorite realm.
* As seen with the destruction of the Cursed Realm, destroying a realm consequently destroys its sister realm; in this case Djinjago.
	+ According to Tommy Andreasen, every realm has a sister realm.
	+ However, due to there being 17 realms in total, one of the realms doesn't have one.
	+ According to Tommy Andreasen, Ninjago and the Underworld are not sister realms.
* The Cursed Realm is now within the Departed Realm, making the Cursed Realm the only realm to be inside of another, and the Departed Realm the only one to house another.
* When asked if the other realms would eventually fall as the Cursed Realm and Djinjago had, Tommy Andreasen replied, "There is an end to everything. Facts of life." This implies that ultimately all the realms will be destroyed or become uninhabitable.
* Time passes differently in some realms, explaining how the Sky Pirates stayed alive for 200 years from Ninjago's perspective while being trapped in other realms.
	+ However, none of the realms in the series so far have shown such a time difference. Though Lloyd speculated in "A Fragile Hope" that this was the case with the Never-Realm, Tommy Andreasen later clarified that Zane had been sent into the past when he was banished there, meaning this was not the case.
* When the events of Skybound were undone by Jay's final wish in "The Way Back", other realms may not have been affected.
* When asked whether the realms are more like separate universes or different dimensions, Andreasen responded, "Whatever ensures creative freedom."
* It is unknown whether residents of realms besides Ninjago go to the Departed Realm upon death.
* As shown in "How to Build a Dragon," it is possible to listen to the broadcast from Ninjago in the Realm of Oni and Dragons.
* In "The Darkness Comes," Wu referred to the realms as the "Lands of Creation," implying that they may have some affiliation with or were created by the power of Creation. He also referred to them as the "realms of Creation" in "A Cold Goodbye."
* In "A Cold Goodbye," Wu said that the Never-Realm is the most distant of all realms.
* As of May 2022, Andreasen guesses they will see the unnamed realms in future seasons, but he doesn't know.
* It is currently unknown whether all realms will ever be shown, because "stuff like that needs to happen organically."
	+ Doc Wyatt stated that *Ninjago: Dragons Rising* will explore the other realms.
* Since the release of *Dragon Rising*, there have been noticeable changes in the way the realms and its inhabitants are portrayed in comparison to the original series.
	+ In "Writers of Destiny," it is stated that the titular writers only believe that they dictate destiny, unlike in the original series.
	+ The correlation between the djinns' magic and Djinjago was underscored in "The Last Djinn," showing their interdependence. However, this was not the case in Skybound, as Nadakhan possessed the power to grant wishes, despite the lack of Djinjago's restoration or the replacement until the end of "Misfortune Rising."
* As stated by writer Doc Wyatt on Twitter, the Land of the Three Mountains is not its own realm but simply part of the new lands explored by Kai shortly after the Merge. It is unknown what realm it originates from.
* The Merged Realms originally had two moons, but after the Dragons Cores stabilized the world, there is now a single moon.
	+ It is currently unknown if it's an error or not.

## Gallery

### Realms

NINJAGO.pngNinjagoUnderworld.jpegUnderworldMoS50DarkRealm.pngKingdom of MadnessMoS50CursedRealm.pngCursed RealmMoS50CloudK.pngCloud KingdomChima54.pngChimaMoS57Djinnjago.pngDjinjagoDeparted Realm infobox.pngDeparted RealmMoSEp84OniDragonRealm.pngRealm of Oni and DragonsMoS125NeverRealm.pngNever-RealmImperium.pngImperiumThe Wyldness.jpegWyldness
### In *Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu*

SpinRoom.pngMoS52Zoey.pngMoS52ZoeyRoom.pngMoS52TheWay.pngMoS52InTheSpin.pngMoS124Preeminent.pngThe Preeminent having escaped the Departed RealmCurseRealm.pngMaster Garmadon in the Cursed RealmThe Kaiju Protocal 9.pngChima's forests
## References

1. ↑ "A Cold Goodbye"
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1665792583828643840
3. ↑ "Beyond Madness"
4. ↑ "Writers of Destiny"
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1674075698573758467
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/879087467516895233
7. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1195661668719742976
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/875968904073543680
9. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/795726933149499393
10. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/947519795733385216
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1484300062612238336
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/832616817042468864
13. ↑ https://twitter.com/brothershageman/status/985615032087068672
14. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/793976602505965568
15. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/868078533121376256
16. ↑ https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1700527311098134596
17. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/786514115128885249
18. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1163014592466968576
19. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/965868277032513537
20. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/938405732394917889
21. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1166682302279294977
22. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/797186486852587520
23. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1658569243741286400
24. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1114605182975979521
25. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/795905929002749952
26. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/795907959826038784
27. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/874556004050100224
28. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210611165838/https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1120803139203018752
29. ↑ "The Maze of the Red Dragon"
30. ↑ "Ninjago Confidential"
31. ↑ "The Temple of Madness"
32. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1373568806510075904
33. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/773933754280730625
34. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/795732090771951616
35. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1199033052846006272
36. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/842488070490542080
37. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/902519816535330818
38. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1559687333129117698
39. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1114620796192854016
40. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/848772860705419264
41. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/848587228251136002
42. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1357828180502073345
43. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/817027976479047680
44. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/849313002784534528
45. ↑ Template:Filelink
46. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/795730582219198464
47. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/796023892536098817
48. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/811291781606309892
49. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1531662586546204673
50. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1374327170743566336
51. ↑ https://twitter.com/otherland71/status/1635054947288088576

Template:Ninjago
de:Die sechzehn Welten