Prime Empire

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***Prime Empire***, originally called ***Unfinished Adventure Game I (Unagami)***, is an old, legendary arcade game, created by Milton Dyer. After the defeat of the Blizzard Samurai, the game resurfaces and players become trapped within. The Ninja, the Mane 6, and Spike will have to defeat the ruler of Prime Empire, Emperor Unagami, in order to rescue the people who have been captured inside the video game. After Unagami made amends with Milton Dyer, the arcade NPCs were released along with the players who had been caught.

## Official Description

The mysterious appearance of the legendary video game, Prime Empire, has gamers excited in Ninjago City. Everybody's lining up to play, eager for the chance to test their skills, but one by one, players from Ninjago and Equestria are disappearing... **it's all fun and games until you reach Level 13.**

## Depictions in the Series

### Past

Sometime after the Battle For All of Time and 30 years before the game resurfaced, Milton Dyer created *Prime Empire*. However, he was forced to shut down the game by Vast Industries due to Scott being trapped within the game when he first played it.

### Pony Life Shorts

#### The Meaning of Victory

Hyper-Sonic, Ritchie, Anthony Bruton Nelli, and Racer Seven are interviewed about what would it be like if they won the Yellow Key-Tana. Soon, the announcer asks Jay who explains that the race is not what everyone thinks it is. However, his interview is cut short as he's chased by Red Visors.

#### The Stowaway

Jay hides in an unknown vehicle to avoid being caught by the Red Visors. He then peaks out to find a hooded man who tells the Red Visors that it was all a misunderstanding. The man hits them, then starts up his car. With their own cars, the Red Visors get in pursuit.

A chase for the hooded man ensues with Jay accidentally coming out of the trunk. He then ends up on his windshield and the man questions who Jay is. After noticing Jay's reflexes, he suggests that Jay is a Ninja and he helps the unknown man escape from the Red Visors before they crash.

In an alley, the man asks if Jay is alright. Telling him Jay is new, he introduces himself as Scott. Jay exchanges his name as well. Scott says it was nice to meet him and that he was waiting for Jay for a long time.

#### Manhunt

After Jay and Scott introduce themselves, Jay questions on why the Red Visors were chasing him, but only for Scott to say that he'll tell him everything once he finds Jay a way to escape. When Scott notices two of the Red Visors' helmets, he quickly tells Jay to put in on in order to disguise himself.

Later, after Jay and Scott walked passed by a crowd of people and two Red Visors, one of the Red Visors demands Jay and Scott to identify themselves. Scott says that he's Red 27 while Jay says that he and Scott were going undercover. However, when the actual Red 27 appears, two Red Visors chases Jay and Scott into another crowd of people and four Red Visors attack Jay and Scott.

When one of the Red Visors knocks off Jay's helmet, two of the citizens recognized Jay as one of the Ninja. Moments later, Jay was able to defeat the Red Visors and he and Scott were able to escape.

After Jay and Scott were able to escape, both of them went to an invisible garage while the Red Visors decided to report to Unagami after their defeat.

#### Gayle Gossip: A Closer Look

Gayle Gossip does a exclusive report on *Prime Empire* after reports have speculated that gamers are entering the game. While inside Benny's Arcade Emporium, a couple of gamers are playing *Prime Empire* with Lil' Nelson even entering the virtual world.

#### The Glitching Effect

The Ninja jump through the platformer level, in order to look for Jay. However, as Nya was told about Zane's warnings, it will result in glitches when jumping on to the red platform.

### Sugarcube Gamer

#### Do I Belong in the Prime Empire?

After the power is quickly restored, all of the Arcade Pods in Benny's Arcade Emporium change to *Prime Empire*. Towards the end, Jay and a couple of gamers enter after they reached level thirteen.

#### The Mysterious Island

Leroy is seen reaching level thirteen and entering *Prime Empire*.

#### The 13th Level

Okino appeared in one of the Arcade Pods when a police officer was taking away an Arcade Pod.

Later, Lloyd, Kai, Nya, and Cole make it inside of *Prime Empire* and find themselves in the center of Terra Technica.

#### Superstar Rockin' Jay

The Ninja and Mane Six are confronted by the Red Visors who begin to shoot at the Ninja; however, the League of Jays are able to save the Ninja. They begin to run on top of skyscrapers which tire out the Ninja due to having a low stamina rating. They are then confronted by Unagami's Aerial Drones but the League of Jays take care of them as well. Meanwhile, the Ninja try to help, but are too weak to do so. This even causes Kai to accidentally lose a life before quickly respawning. While they are fighting, Dee-Jay 81 tells Nya the password to Scott's Garage and gives them directions.

The Ninja make it down an alleyway and spot three Red Visors up ahead. Lloyd, Nya, and Cole hide, but Kai, thinking the game has unlimited lives, stands out and taunts the Red Visors. The Red Visors kill Kai and the Ninja place tires on the Red Visors before rolling them away. Kai then respawns and talks about how cool it is to die.

The Ninja finally make it to an empty parking lot but find Scott holding a gun. Nya responds by saying the password and he let's the Ninja inside. While there, Kai accidentally touches something which kills him for the third time. Scott then shows that Kai has one life and you only get four lives in *Prime Empire*. Scott then shows the rest of the Ninja that he has one and refuses to enter the Speedway Five-Billion.

Scott then shows the Ninja a secret passage to the rest of the League of Jays. Soon, Superstar Rockin' Jay appears and greets the Ninja.

#### Okino the Samurai

Okino attempts to lead multiple gamers through Terra Karana, but he fails at all of his attempts. When all hope seemed lost, the Ninja arrive and ask if he could lead them through. Okino decides to help despite all of his past failures.

#### Terra Karana

Okino leads the Ninja through the Forest of Discontent and despite Nya and Cole losing one life, they make it to what looks like Strangler Vines. It turns out to not be it, but the Whack Rats ambush them from above. Luckily, the Ninja are able to defeat them and Ritchie is tied up. The Ninja interrogate Ritchie and the he replies by saying that there's a glitch in the system which can allow them to bypass the Forest of Discontent. The Ninja decide to release him and he leads them through an unknown portal.

The Ninja arrive in a cubed looking room and are ambushed by Red Visors who shoot at the Ninja. Each of the Ninja begin to lose lives until Okino saves the Ninja and allows them to escape. Okino himself is able to flee with the Ninja as they found themselves staring at the Cliffs of Hysteria.

The Ninja scale the Cliffs of Hysteria, but encounter Red Visors and Aerial Droids who attack. The Ninja are able to defeat them and when the make it to the top, the interrogate one of the Red Visors. He reveals that Unagami is building a gateway to Ninjago. After the Red Visors dies, the Ninja head for the Maze of the Red Dragon, but Okino stays behind due to him believing that he's a pawn that will only lead the Ninja to their doom. However, the Ninja tell Okino that he can make his own choices and is not programmed to follow orders. Okino decided to follow the Ninja through the maze.

#### The Labyrinth of the Red Dragon

Okino helps guide the Ninja through the Maze of the Red Dragon despite Unagami pausing the game to talk with Unagami multiple times and threatening to not bring him into Ninjago once the gateway is complete. Okino still doesn't listen to Unagami as he showed the Ninja the Red Dragon's weak point which allowed the Ninja to defeat the beast and obtain their first Key-Tana.

The Ninja leave Terra Karana and Okino decides he will choose his own journey and not be control by someone else.

#### One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

In order to acquire the second Key-Tana, the Ninja attempt to sign up for the Speedway Five-Billion, but they don't have enough credits to enter the race. Suddenly, they are surrounded by Red Visors, but the Ninja are able to defeat them. Searching for a way to earn more credits, the Ninja see an advertisement of a dance contest which will get them enough credits to enter.

Jay and Nya enter the competition and are in a dance-off with another pair. During the event, Red Visors enter the room and fight the Ninja. Meanwhile, Jay and Nya perform a rare stunt which allows them to win the dace competition.

The Ninja return and successfully enter the competition but realize they need vehicles as they would not be provided with one. They head back to Scott for advice. That's when the Red Visors show up as they missed the Ninja. Unagami orders them to find Scott since he knows about vehicles.

#### The Speedway Five-Billion

While the rest of the Ninja are working on their vehicles, Lloyd goes out to observe the race track. During his time, he sees an unknown racer who crashes and throws her helmet at Lloyd in fury. That's when multiple Red Visors show up and attempt to kill Lloyd. Despite this, Lloyd jumps onto one of the vehicles and escapes through a pit stop.

During construction, one of the cars Nya was working on catches on fire and causing the car to not function. Lloyd reports back and tells everyone about the racer he just saw. Scott tells Lloyd that her name is Racer Seven, an NPC programmed to crash at the fourth mile mark. Lloyd then heads out to find her, believing she can break her programming just like Okino did.

When the two meet, Lloyd reveals the truth of Prime Empire and tells her that she's programmed to lose. At first, Racer Seven doesn't believe Lloyd and even threatens to call the Red Visors for disturbing her. Lloyd tells Racer Seven to meet in an empty parking lot just in case she changes her mind.

Racer Seven, realizing all of her past failures, proceeds to try and find Lloyd, but cannot since there's no one in the empty lot. That's when Lloyd reveals the secret base and is greeted by the rest of the Ninja. Lloyd tells her that she is the fifth driver they need.

#### Ambushed!

The Red Visors locate Scott's Garage and begin attacking the secret base. To give the Ninja a chance, Scott counterattacks and allows the Ninja plus Racer Seven to drive to the Speedway Five-Billion. Unfortunately, Scott is cubed.

The Ninja and Racer Seven enter the race late and are chased by Red Visors who also join. The Ninja are able to take care of the other racers, but Jay is surrounded by Red Visors. Kai and Cole decide to sacrifice themselves and destroy the rest of the Red Visors in exchange for them to be cubed.

During the chaos, Racer Seven is able to take the lead, but the Whack Rats fight back. That's when Lloyd, Nya, and Jay help hold off the Whack Rats allowing Racer Seven to win the race.

After the race, Racer Seven gives the Yellow Key-Tana to Jay and the three remaining Ninja head off. Meanwhile, the Red Visors ask Racer Seven where the Ninja are, and Racer Seven replies that they going after Unagami.

#### Stop, Drop and Side Scroll

Lloyd, Jay, and Nya head to the final game zone of *Prime Empire*, Terra Domina. When they arrive at the Slide-Scrolling Platform, Lloyd thinks they should observe their surroundings and come back with a game plan, but their exit is blocked and they are forced to complete the level. Despite a few difficulties, they reach the Infinity Maze and use a Loot-Boxes to reach the top.

They arrive at the Battle Arena where they are forced to choose a fighter. The Ninja choose Lloyd and he is forced to fight Avatar Harumi. Jay and Nya know she's not real, but cannot interfere with the battle. Meanwhile, Lloyd questions whether to fight her and takes damage when Avatar Harumi attacks him. Eventually, Lloyd finds out she's not real and fights her. In the end, they both hit each other at the same time causing Avatar Harumi to be defeated while Lloyd to be cubed. Nya and Jay then obtain the Orange Key-Tana to face Unagami.

#### The Death of Harmony

Jay and Nya are able to get through the conveyer belt featuring glitched Shurikens. They then enter Sushimi's Sushi Restaurant where they fight multiple bosses such as an evil Sushi Waitress, Monster Sushi, Sushimi's Chef, and Sushimi himself. Jay and Nya are able to defeat them all, but when there at the firewall, Sushimi throws his mace at Jay, but Rarity takes the hit and is cubed.

Later, Jay confronts Unagami and realizes Milton Dyer is the creator of Unagami and he is just the game. Unagami then uses Rarity's Energy Cube to activate the Manifestation Gate. Jay fights Unagami and tries to reason with him, but Unagami transform into his Empire Dragon and enters Ninjago. Meanwhile the Red Visors attack Jay, but he summons the Cyber Dragon and enters Ninjago.

## Levels

There are 13 levels in the game. While the names and details of the thirteen levels are yet to be known, four of them involve the Speedway Five-Billion, the Cloud Derby, DJ-Pon Dance Showdown, and the Temple of Madness.

## Characters/Inhabitants

### Prime Army

* Emperor Unagami/Empire Dragon (Formerly)
* Sushimi (Formerly; Destroyed)
* Sushi Waitress (Formerly; Destroyed)
* Avatar Harumi (Formerly; Destroyed)
* Avatar Midnight Sparkle (Formerly; Destroyed)
* Red Visors
	+ Red 27
	+ Red 28
	+ Red 29

### Creatures

* Red Dragon (Formerly; Destroyed)
* Blackout Dragon (Formerly; Destroyed)

### Whack Rats

* Atta the Ratta
* Hausner
* Richie
* Ratso

### Gamers/NPC's

* Okino (Formerly; Now lives in Ninjago)
* Racer Seven (Formerly; Now lives in Ninjago)
* Beta Jay 137 (Formerly)
* Dee-Jay 81 (Formerly)
* Jaybird 64 (Formerly)
* Jaywalkin 238 (Formerly)
* Shifty
* Scott (Formerly)
* Hyper-Sonic (Formerly; Now lives in Ninjago)
* Anthony Buzzsaw Nelli (Formerly; Now lives in Ninjago)
* PinkGuy (Formerly)
* PinkieZap (Formerly)
* Star Catcher (Formerly; Now lives in Equestria)
* Kimono (Formerly; Now lives in Equestria)
* Starsong (Formerly; Now lives in Equestria)
* Sunny Blaze (Formerly; Now lives in Equestria)
* Blue Dreamer (Formerly; Now lives in Equestria)

## Visitors

* Over 800 Ninjago City and Equestrian Gamers
* Milton Dyer
* Lloyd
* Kai
* Jay
* Nya
* Cole
* Akita
* Kaya
* Lil' Nelson
* Roise (presumably)
* Leroy
* Twilight Sparkle
* Rainbow Dash
* Pinkie Pie
* Rarity
* Applejack
* Fluttershy
* Spike
* Gummy
* Maud Pie
* Kataru
* Seiko
* Angel Wings
* Sky Stinger
* Indigo Zap
* Sunny Flare
* Sour Sweet
* Lemon Zest
* Sugarcoat
* Spitfire
* Griffin Turner
* Skylor
* Moon Dancer
* Paleman
* Tox
* Twinkleshine
* Minuette
* Karlof
* DJ Pon-3

## Weapons Used

* Prime Controllers
* Key-Tanas

## Locations

### Terra Technica

* Gamer's Market
	+ Weapon Shop
	+ Item Market
	+ Key-Tana Stall
	+ Sweet Snacks Cafe
* Speedway Five-Billion Race Track
* DJ-Pon Dance Disco
* Scott's Garage

### Terra Urania

* Cloud Castle
* Rainbow Bridge
* Weather Factory
* Sky Vortex
* Digital Sundial
* Cloud Derby Level

### Terra Karana

* Okino's House
* Forest of Discontent
* Cliffs of Hysteria
* Labyrinth of the Red Dragon

### Terra Domina

* Temple of Madness
	+ Unagami's Throne Room
	+ Sushimi's Sushi Kitchen
	+ Treacherous Tower
	+ Nightmare Peak
* Side-Scrolling Platform
* Infinity Maze
* Battle Arena

## Events held

* DJ-Pon Dance Showdown
* Speedway Five-Billion Race
* Cloud Derby

## Appearances

### Pony Life Shorts

* 5. "The Meaning of Victory"
* 7. "The Stowaway"
* 8. "Manhunt"
* 12. "Gayle Gossip: A Closer Look" (Pixelated)
* 14. "The Glitching Effect"

#### Season 1: Sugarcube Gamer

* 21. "Do I Belong in the Prime Empire?"
* 23. "The 13th Level"
* 24. "Digital Friends!"
* 25. "The Rainboom Reversal"
* 26. "Prime Empire: Blessing or Curse?" (flashback)
* 27. "Superstar Rockin' Jay"
* 28. "Pinkie Pie the Unicorn"
* 29. "Dance Magic!"
* 30. "Okino the Samurai"
* 31. "Terra Karana"
* 32. "The Labyrinth of the Red Dragon"
* 33. "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back"
* 34. "The Speedway Five-Billion"
* 35. "Ambushed!"
* 36. "Stop, Drop and Side Scroll"
* 37. "Believing in Yourself"
* 38. "Old Enemy, New Friend"
* 39. "The Death of Harmony"

### Season 2: The Nature Calls

* 38b. "Scott's Worst Day"
* 49. "Welcome to Shintaro!" (Pixelated)

## Trivia

* This is the second time the Ninja traveled into a virtual world, the first time being the Digiverse in Season 3 of the previous series.
* It can be entered through Arcade Pods.
* Prime Empire is possibly inspired by the 2017 movie *Jumanji*, where the video game of the same name that was once a board game, then became a video game where people were trapped.
	+ Unlike the video game mentioned, the avatars of the Ninja and Mane 6 are themselves, only with a few different aspects to them such as their clothes or hair color/style.
* When someone reaches level thirteen in the game, they get sucked into the game itself.
* This marks the first time the Mane 6 and Spike travel into some sort of digital world.
* According to Cyrus Borg, Nindroids can't enter *Prime Empire*, otherwise their programming will be erased.
* When the Ninja and Mane Six enter the game, they can use different video game-like abilities, such as double-jump.
	+ Although at the same time, they can't use any of their elemental powers or magic.
		- It has been shown that Unicorns and Alicorns can use their magic only in the Battle Arena part of Terra Domina when facing the boss.
	+ It is stated by Akita that Formlings can't transform into their animal forms in the game.
	+ All Pegasi and Alicorns have enhanced flight capabilities while in the Cloud Derby Level.
* All players who enter the game start with 4 lives, which are shown on their Health Boards
* When the Ninja and the Mane Six are in the game, background music is heard for each character. They are similar to the ones in *My Little Pony: Puzzle Party* game.
	+ Kai: Run to Break Free
	+ Jay: Coinky Dink-World
	+ Cole: Five to Nine
	+ Lloyd: Let it Rain
	+ Nya: The Other Side
	+ Zane: So Much More to Me
	+ Twilight Sparkle: B.B.B.F.F
	+ Rainbow Dash: Let the Rainbow Remind You
	+ Pinkie Pie: Smile Song
	+ Rarity: Generosity
	+ Applejack: Raise the Barn
	+ Fluttershy: Music in the Treetops
	+ Spike: Apples to the Core
* The locations in the game also feature background music from the previous series:
	+ Terra Urania: Time to be Awesome
		- Cloud Derby Level: The Ninja Roll
		- Sky Vortex: I'll Fly
		- Weather Factory: Winter Wrap Up
	+ Terra Karana: Best Friends Until the End of Time
		- Forest of Discontent: The Legend of Everfree
		- Cliffs of Hysteria: Rise Up!
		- Labyrinth of the Red Dragon: Glass of Water
	+ Terra Technica: Rainbow Rocks
		- Speedway Five-Billion race track: Derby Racers
		- Gamer's Market: Art of the Dress
	+ Terra Domina: Rise of the Vermillion
		- Side-Scrolling Platform/Infinity Maze: An 8-bit version of the *My Little Pony* Theme
		- Battle Arena: Battle of the Bands
		- Sushimi's Sushi Kitchen: Bats
		- Unagami's Throne Room: Rainbooms Battle
		- Treacherous Tower: Unleash the Magic
		- Nightmare Peak: Close the Circle

## Gallery

Terra KaranaThe Ninja and the Mane 6 in the gameRacing LevelPink Key-TanaJay vs. SushimiThe Ninja with their Prime ControllersThe Ninja and the Mane 6 enter the gamePlatformer LevelKai's Mech Jet at the Speedway Five-Billion raceNya in the Ninja Tuner Car at the Speedway Five-Billion raceJay going up against the Cyber DragonPart of the Speedway Five-Billion trackSpeedway Five-Billion finish lineGamer's Market