Ninjago S3 E1

## Plot

Kai is recapping the final battle and what happened afterwards. Ninjago City was rebuilt into New Ninjago City, a technological giant, led by Cyrus Borg, founder and CEO of Borg Industries. Without an enemy to fight though, the age of the ninja came to an end. It's revealed that Kai has become a teacher now, and is giving a history lesson to his students. He and everyone else have become teachers at Wu's academy, which has replaced the Darkly School. Lloyd is going around Ninjago accepting awards for defeating the ultimate evil. The guys are restless and want to become ninja again. Since they no longer have elemental blades, their elemental powers are gone again. They all go on a field trip to New Ninjago City to visit Borg Industries. There, they meet P.I.X.A.L., Cyrus Borg's Primary Interactive eXternal Assistant Life-form. She's an android, like Zane. He immediately falls head over heels for her. She scans him. She says that his hardware is outdated and his processor is slow and incompatible with hers. All droids except Zane have to recharge their batteries. Pixal can't find his power source, and Zane doesn't even know what or where it is. Cyrus Borg wanted to meet the ninja who saved the city first. Pixal takes Wu, Nya, and the kids on the tour. The camera uses facial recognition to recognize the ninja, and notes that the golden ninja is absent. Nya is persuaded by the female students to try out the perfect match console. They all think it's going to be Jay, but it says that *Cole* is her perfect match instead, and she swears the students to secrecy. First of all, no. Second of all, no, not another love triangle! Third of all, he's mine Nya! Get your own boy toy! Heck, you already *have* your own! What are you trying to do, start a harem? She doesn't even have feelings for Cole. Cyrus Borg lampshades his punny name. He's a paraplegic, who can walk thanks to his artificial spider like leg chair. He's been disabled his whole life. We then learn that Dr. Julien passed away in between seasons. Oh! My heart! Zane thanks Cyrus for his condolences, but says that loss is inevitable. Cyrus is the kind of person who thinks that all of the world's problems can be fixed with technology. Kai points out that this is the same place where the Overlord was destroyed, and asks Borg why he would build in a place like this. He claims that it's to send a message to evil, but his sudden nervous demeanor is odd. He's glad that it's just the four of them and that Lloyd didn't come. He gives them a gift: A gold statue of himself. He whispers to Kai that he was right, he shouldn't have built there, and tells him to protect "them" with his life. The fate of all Ninjago depends on it. He tells them to leave, saying that "he" is listening. Kai tells the others about what Borg said. They accidentally drop the statue and break it. It's hollow. Inside are new ninja outfits and strange gold things. The elevator calls them the Techno Blades and orders that they be handed over. Kai realizes that they have to protect the blades with their lives. The elevator plans to drop them on the ground at high speed. They escape and get on another elevator. They realize that their students are in trouble. All of Borg Industries is taken over by the Overlord, who's still alive. In fact, because all technology in New Ninjago City is automated and interconnected, he basically takes over the *entire city.* Pixal and the assembly line machines attack Wu, Nya, and the kids. I love the new ninja outfits, which don't have hoods. Jay agrees with me. They're attacked by robot sentries. However, the Techno Blades aren't weapons. They fall out a window and onto one of those things that window washers use. The Overlord is furious at Borg for giving the ninja the Techno Blades, which are the only things capable of defeating him. He knows that Cyrus won't betray him again, and gives him cybernetics to turn him into a literal cyborg that he can take over, called the OverBorg. He still needs him for something. The guys have figured out that the Overlord is back. They discover that the Techno Blades can hack into and control things. They save Wu, Nya, and the students. The latter two head back to the academy. Wu and the ninja have to protect the people. Zane and Kai will handle the skies while Jay and Cole stay on the ground, and Wu does what he can for the people. Kai gets a prerecorded message from Cyrus Borg. A few weeks ago, he discovered a dormant virus in their system, a.k.a. the Overlord. They have to get the Techno Blades out of the city. The new outfits help block the facial recognition software. Seriously? The one time it would be useful to have a hood that covers everything but your eyes, and you don't give it to them? Still love the new outfits. Nya tries to contact Lloyd. Wu has gotten the people into the sewers. They're all cornered by the sheer abundance of tech the Overlord throws at them. Lloyd comes in and saves them. He learns that the Overlord is still alive. He reveals that he doesn't want to fight Lloyd. He wants his golden power. Said power is making his tech stronger. They need to find a way to get the Techno Blades and Lloyd out of the city. Wu has an idea. He takes the Techno Blades and makes a run for it while the others leave the city. He's cornered, but he reveals that he doesn't actually have the blades. The Overlord rewinds some security footage to see what happened. He did have the blades, but gave them to Kai in a glorious slow motion scene. The others are out of the city. They all want to go back for Wu and the people, but only when Lloyd and the Techno Blades are safe. They need to find a place to hide. Pixal has taken Zane's scan and is upgrading it to make an army of nindroids.