Giant Stone Warrior

Ninjago: Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu

* The Weekend Drill (flashback)

> "*And now, ladies and gentlemen, I present to you this museum's greatest find. It outdates every other piece we have here, found right underneath this very building. I give you, an ancient Stone Samurai Warrior!*"
> ― The Museum Curator talking to the Ninjago City tourists about the Giant Stone Warrior.
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The **Giant Stone Warrior** is part of the Overlord's Stone Army. Sporting four arms and having a far greater size than any other Stone Warrior, it is one of the strongest soldiers of the Island of Darkness. Buried when the First Spinjitzu Master split Ninjago in two, one Giant Stone Warrior was unearthed thousands of years later and put on display in the Ninjago Museum of History. There, it was brought to life by the Great Devourer's venom and went on a rampage in the museum, before being defeated by Lloyd, who led it to fall into a massive sinkhole.

After the Overlord was defeated, most of the Stone Army was decimated, with at least one Giant Stone Warrior being captured and locked away in Kryptarium Prison. The Stone Warrior would battle the Ninja during their ordeal with the Anacondrai Cultists, whose actions had led them to the prison, although it was unable to defeat them.

## History

Massive titans of their brethren created to combat the First Spinjitzu Master, the Overlord led them in a battle against his enemy. Eventually circling the First Spinjitzu Master, the Giant Stone Warriors were defeated when he split Ninjago into two continents and proceeded to bury them in locations outside of the tomb of the Stone Army.

### The Stone Army

Misako found a Giant Stone Warrior buried underneath the Ninjago Museum of History, and put it on display. An amount of the Great Devourer's venom leaked onto it, causing it to be reawakened. It proceeded to rampage through the museum, and the ninja were unable to stop it due to the invincible material that made up its body. Eventually, Lloyd tricked the warrior into falling back into the sinkhole where Misako had uncovered it.

Eventually, the Great Devourer's venom would awaken at least one more Giant Stone Warrior, which due to the havoc it caused was eventually imprisoned in Kryptarium Prison.

### The Greatest Fear of All

While observing the fight between the ninja and the transformed Anacondrai Cultists, the Giant Stone Warrior was released from captivity after No-Eyed Pete used a discarded Anacondrai spear to press a button that opened the cell doors. Vengeful over the defeat of the Overlord, the Giant Stone Warrior attacked the ninja, before participating in an attempted escape from Kryptarium. However, its escape would be foiled when Zane shattered the ice slide it was attempting to climb, throwing it back into the courtyard where it was cornered by the guards and re-imprisoned.

***The following events were undone due to Jay's final wish, and thus, did not happen in the current timeline.***

### Enkrypted

The Giant Stone Warrior, attempting to eat the lunch it was served to no avail, would be roused by the fight between the ninja and the Mechanic. Participating in the ensuing prison brawl, it'd eventually be stopped in its antics after being herded back to its cell by the guards, attempting to shrug them aside but eventually being escorted once again.

***The following events occurred after Jay made his final wish, and thus, happened.***

### The Weekend Drill (flashback)

Cole, driving his newly rebuilt Earth Driller, gets called to fight the Giant Stone Warrior in Kryptarium Prison. Before he arrives, however, some police officers are facing the Giant Stone Warrior on their own. The Stone Warrior easily defeats them and moves to attack the Warden, before the Earth Driller bursts through the ground. Cole fights the Stone Warrior, accidentally letting Killow and Ultra Violet out of their cells.

Killow and the Stone Warrior try to destroy the Driller, before Cole, inspired by the song "The Weekend Whip," spins incredibly fast. Killow is thrown back into his cell and crashes into Ultra Violet, but the Stone Warrior still attacks. Using his swords, he catches the Driller just as it bursts out of the ground. Cole is once again inspired by the song and turns out the driller, throwing the Giant Stone Warrior back into its cell.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Overlord - Creator
* Stone Army
	+ Kozu †
	+ Stone Warriors †
	+ Stone Swordsmen †
	+ Stone Scouts †
* Killow

### Enemies

* First Spinjitzu Master †
* Ninja
	+ Lloyd Garmadon
	+ Kai
	+ Jay
	+ Cole
	+ Zane
* Misako
* Wu
* Noble

## Appearances

### Sets

* 70591 Kryptarium Prison Breakout (prisoner)
* 70669 Cole's Earth Driller (brick-built)

### *Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu*

#### Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja

* 20. "The Stone Army"
* 21. "The Day Ninjago Stood Still" (mentioned)

## Trivia

* The Giant Stone Warrior is almost identical in appearance to General Kozu, with the main differences being its great size and the colors of its head and helmet.
* Multiple Giant Stone Warriors were seen in Misako's telling of the First Spinjitzu Master's battle with the Overlord. It is unclear what happened to the others, as they were never seen again—presumably, they were destroyed or sealed away in a tomb that was not opened, or trapped somewhere like the first one.
* According to Tommy Andreasen, the Giant Stone Warrior in Kryptarium is the same one that was in the museum.
* The version in 70669 Cole's Earth Driller uses the brick-built figure design first used for Giant-Man from Marvel's *Captain America: Civil War*.
* The Giant Stone Warrior is currently the only remaining member of the Stone Army.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1362326461026357254