Council of the Crystal King

The **Council of the Crystal King** (also known as the **Crystal Council** or **Council of Disharmony**) is a group of the ninja and the Mane Six's past enemies that were recruited by the Crystal King's herald, Kabuki Mask, to join the Crystal army and exact revenge upon the ninja and the Mane Six.

## Depictions in the Series

### Background

One year after the Great Flood, Harumi began putting together the Council of the Crystal King for the Overlord. Her Crystal Spiders visited Mister F, Aspheera, Vangelis, Pythor and the Mechanic (Lloyd in disguise) and she asked them if they would join the council. As they all agreed, the spiders freed them from their prison and transported them to the Oni Temple.

### Generations

#### Hitch Things Up

Discord pleads Sprout Cloverleaf to join the Council, in order to get his job back.

#### DC Super Hero Ponies

The Knights of Harmony and Sprout saw the Super Villain Girls as the addition to the team. Balor suggests stealing the amulets of Chaos to reawaken him, while the rest carry on to trade Vengestone with money.

#### The Council of the Crystal King

Disguised as the Mechanic, Lloyd was guided by a Crystal Spider to the Oni Temple down the Ninjago Metro, where most of the Council was sitting together in a table. Lloyd got surprised at the fourth member being what he thought was Mr. E, but Pythor affirmed to him that he's actually Mister F, the new model. After sitting down on a chair, Lloyd noticed an empty remaining one, before its owner, the Kabuki Mask, appeared. He revealed that he is additionally the Crystal King's servant and that he will not reveal his plan yet. He also revealed that an impostor is among them, causing Lloyd to panic. As Aspheera accused Vangelis for wearing a mask and the latter accused Mister F for wearing a helmet, the Kabuki Mask showed the villains a recorded video of the ninja fighting the real Mechanic, thus revealing the true impostor.

The villains almost immediately began to attack Lloyd, who tried to escape. However, Pythor caught him with using the Anacondrai invisibility and removed Lloyd's fake mustache. Lloyd broke free and used Spinjitzu to attack, but Mister F shot him out of it. Barely conscious on the floor, Lloyd saw the Kabuki Mask approaching him, inquiring him to guess who he is. As Lloyd began to black out, the other villains gathered around him as the Kabuki Mask gave him a clue: a familiar lullaby. While singing it, the Kabuki Mask finally took his mask off and revealed himself to be Harumi, who ended the song as Lloyd finally blacked out.

#### The Fall of the Monastery

While Harumi and Mister F remained at the Oni Temple to guard Lloyd, the rest of the Council raided the Monastery of Spinjitzu, to steal the Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu. During the ensuing fight, Aspheera attacked Wu, the Mechanic battled P.I.X.A.L., while both Vangelis and Pythor attacked Nya. Pythor mocked Nya about her lost powers, but was grabbed by Skylor from behind and thrown on the floor. As Skylor was about to strike him with his own naginata, Pythor turned invisible and struck her. After overwhelming both Skylor, P.I.X.A.L, and Nya, Vangelis, Aspheera, and the Mechanic attacked Master Wu all at once. As a way to make things fair, P.I.X.A.L. summoned the MiniPix to attack the Council. As Aspheera tried to steal the Weapons of Spinjitzu, Wu stopped her from doing so.

Tons of Crystal Spiders then arrived and start attacking the MiniPix. On the verge of winning, Aspheera told Nya that Harumi sent her farewell, suprising the former Water Ninja. Wu, Skylor, P.I.X.A.L. and Nya were all knocked out while the Council of the Crystal King managed to steal the Weapons of Spinjitzu. Aspheera took the Sword of Fire, Vangelis took the Scythe of Quakes, the Mechanic took the Shurikens of Ice, and Pythor took the Nunchucks of Lightning. Vangelis then ordered the Mechanic to arm the Crystal Spiders, starting a two-minute timer to detonate the Monastery.

#### Darkness Within

After raiding and destroying the Monastery, the Crystal Council return to the Oni Temple with the four Golden Weapons. Around the big crystal, they place the four weapons around it as Aspheera uses her new staff and its powers to transform the Golden Weapons into the Weapons of Destruction through a ritual and through that, they bring the Overlord back into the world of Ninjago, now known as the Crystal King.

#### The Coming of the King

Shortly after gaining his new physical form, the Overlord used his powers to empower the Crystal Council, giving them new armor as well as their signature Weapon of Destruction. Happy with what they got, they thanked the Overlord in return as well as bowing towards him. When Lloyd managed to free himself and tilted the Airborne Oni Temple to one side, the Crystal Council and the Overlord held on to prevent themselves from sliding down. After Lloyd fled the area, the Overlord ordered his council to pursue and kill the Green Ninja. During the chase, they managed to corner Lloyd, he tries to warn them that their master will destroy everything, but they didn't believe him and the Mechanic states that they won't be destroyed, since they joined with the Overlord. When they all threw their weapons at Lloyd, the Green Ninja easily avoided them and the Weapons of Destruction collided, which caused a powerful explosion that knocked the Crystal Council to the ground.

Angry at their foolishness, Harumi scolds them, stating that their weapons are far too powerful to be in contact with one another. She then tricks them into going the opposite path that Lloyd took so she can go after him herself, believing that he deserves another chance to join the council. As Lloyd was willing to jump off the temple while Harumi tries to get him on her side, the Council arrived to watch. They were left shocked and confused as Lloyd jumps down from the Crystal Island with Harumi. Aspheera tells the council to go after them, but knowing that jumping after the two is too risky, Pythor and Vangelis go back into the temple while the Mechanic retorts back telling her to jump after them.

#### Return to Primeval's Eye

The Council chases Lloyd and Harumi on Dragonides. Later, after Lloyd goes onto the *Bounty*, they attack it but Zane and Nya drive them away.

#### Quittin' Time!

After Ninjago City was crystalized, the Council was ordered by the Overlord to bring the ninja to him. The Mechanic finds Jay and Nya and fought the two, but was defeated.

#### An Issue of Trust

The Council meets the Overlord but he is not happy as he reprimanded the four of them before Harumi and Mister F reveal that they know where the ninja are. They later surround the Resistance with their army to overwhelm them at the newspaper warehouse.

#### Dragon Form

The Council help the Crystal army overwhelm the ninja but after their allies, the NPCs, Sky Folk, Upply, Keepers, Merlopians, and others join to fight them, the ninja achieve Dragon Form and fight their respective enemies, with the Council losing their weapons and being defeated. Shortly after. Aspheera appears to tell the ninja that their victory will be short lived as the Overlord plans to corrupt them all, but Zane freezes her before she could say that she will have her revenge. After the battle, the Crystal Council were arrested and sent to Kryptarium Prison.

## Members

* Harumi (leader)
* Mister F
* Aspheera
* Vangelis
* Kalmaar
* Pythor
* The Mechanic
* Vex
* Nadakhan
* Princess Dark Matter
* Saaghan
* Oberon
* Nerissa
* Queen Chrysalis
* Tirek
* Cozy Glow
* King Sombra
* The Mane-iac
* The Storm King
* Cosmos
* Grogar
* The Dazzlings
	+ Adagio Dazzle
	+ Aria Blaze
	+ Sonata Dusk
* Sprout Cloverleaf
* Opaline Arcana
* Misty Brightdawn
* Allura
* Twitch
* Knights of Harmony
	+ Balor
	+ Ceridwen
	+ Danu
	+ Mannah
	+ Morrigan
	+ Taranis
* Mojo Jojo
* Princess Morbucks
* Fuzzy Lumpkins
* The Gangreen Gang
	+ Ace
	+ Snake
	+ Lil' Arthro
	+ Grubber
	+ Big Billy
* HIM
* Slade
* Trigon
* DC Super Villain Girls
	+ Harleen Quinzel/Harley Quinn
	+ Carol Ferris/Star Sapphire
	+ Doris Zeul/Giganta
	+ Pamala Isley/Poison Ivy
	+ Selina Kyle/Catwoman
	+ Leslie Weilis/Livewire
* Dr. Eggman
* Spinlyn
* Scorm
* Braptor
* Jestro
* Monstrox
* Ruina Stoneheart
* Megatron
* Demon Bull King
* Spider Queen
* Lady Bone Demon
* Mephisto
* Praxina
* Blue Diamond
* Yellow Diamond
* Jasper
* Lord Vortech
* Cobra Commander
* Lord Voldemort
* Bellatrix Lestrange
* Sauron the Deceiver
* Noms Noms the Koala
* The Lich
* Bill Cipher
* Lord Zedd
* Rita Repulsa
* Goldar
* Scorpina
* Rito Revolto
* Master Vile
* Mina Loveberry
* Wicked Witch of the West
* CyberKing
* Hawk Moth

## Appearances

### *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life*

#### Season 5: Generations

* 224b. "The Council of Disharmony"
* 225a. "Opaline"
* 225b. "Behind the Mask"
* 226a. "Mirror, Mirror"
* 227a. "A Time of Darkness"
* 228a. "Magic and Corruption"
* 230. "A Light to a New Dawn"
* 231a. "An Ill Wind"
* 231b. "From Harmony to Chaos"
* 232a. "The Takeover"
* 232b. "Rise of the New King"
* 235a. "Sidetracked"
* 236b. "Disenchanted"
* 237. "The Coming of the King"
* 238. "Return to Primeval's Eye"
* 239. "Crystastrophe"
* 242. "Brave But Foolish"
* 243. "Quittin' Time!"
* 245. "Safe Haven"
* 248. "An Issue of Trust"
* 249. "Dragon Form"

## Trivia

* Mister F and Princess Dark Matter are the only members of the council who were not seen being recruited by the Kabuki Mask.
* Kalmaar, Sombra, the Storm King and Cosmos are the only villains to be resurrected by Nerissa, the Kabuki Mask and Princess Dark Matter to join the council after their resurrection.
* Vangelis, Aspheera, Vex and Kalmaar are the only four WildBrain villains in the Council.
* Some of the villains that were summoned by Discord and the Kabuki Mask came from other shows including other LEGO and Hasbro franchises, as well as Warner Bros. properties.
* The council is the second group consisting of different past enemies of the ninja in the show, after the group of villains revived by Sensei Yang in "Day of the Departed."
	+ Coincidentally, Pythor is part of both groups, making it the third and final time he has joined a villainous group.
* Four members of the council were royalty at some point in their lives.
	+ Harumi was the princess of Ninjago until she abandoned that role after her death and subsequent resurrection by the Overlord.
	+ Aspheera briefly became the Serpentine Queen after overthrowing King Mambo V.
	+ Pythor became the Serpentine King until Skales took the title after he was consumed by the Great Devourer.
	+ Vangelis was the King of Shintaro until he was dethroned and replaced by his daughter, Vania.
* Four members of the council have theme songs, them being Pythor, Harumi, Aspheera, and Vangelis.
* Each Crystal Council member can be considered to be the villainous counterpart of the ninja, due to their personal backstories and rivalries with their respective ninja, and the respective Weapon of Destruction that each Crystal Council wields also adds a personal connection to the four original ninja that owned their respective Golden Weapon. In a way, they can be considered to be the villainous counterparts of the ninja team as a whole.
	+ The Overlord, the leader of the Crystal army, can be considered to be Wu and the four alicorns' counterpart, due to their roles within their respective teams and have similar but completely opposite goals concerning the sake of Ninjago; Wu wishes to protect and preserve the realm of Ninjago as his father would, while the Overlord seeks to destroy the Balance and cover all of Ninjago in darkness. Additionally, the two have a face-off in "Brave But Foolish," and seem to share identical fighting styles during their battle.
	+ Vangelis can be considered to be Cole's counterpart, as both are level-headed and strategic, Vangelis wields the Scythe of Destruction, and his backstory and personal rivalry with Cole was displayed throughout the Nature Calls (and is evidenced further in "Dragon Form").
	+ Aspheera can be considered to be Kai's counterpart, as both are quite hot-headed and impulsive, Aspheera wields the Sword of Destruction and she had previously stolen Kai's Fire powers in Rainbow Roadtrip.
	+ Mister F can be considered to be Zane's counterpart, as both are Nindroids with high intelligence, Mister F wields a Shuriken of Destruction, and Zane and Mister F's rivalry is based on Zane's rivalry with the previous model, Mr. E, as shown in the Overlord Sons.
	+ The Mechanic also could be considered a second counterpart to Zane, as he wields the second Shuriken of Destruction, and the Mechanic tried to dismantle Zane for spare parts in the Changing Effect, and attempted to destabilize Zane to power the Manifestation Gate in Sugarcube Gamer. However, in some cases, the Mechanic can be considered to be Nya's counterpart; while Nya doesn't have her own Golden Weapon, both are intelligent yet impulsive, and the Mechanic had a personal grudge against Nya as shown in a fantasy in "The Absolute Worst." The two even face off against each other in "Dragon Form."
	+ Pythor can be considered to be Jay's counterpart, as both have humorous moments out of any member in their respective groups, and Pythor wields the Nunchucks of Destruction. While there isn't much of a personal connection and rivalry between Pythor and Jay (in fact, Pythor clearly has the largest rivalry with Lloyd out of all the ninja, shown in Snakes and Galloping Galas and "Day of the Departed"), it's worth noting that Jay temporarily became a Serpentine like Pythor after being pricked by the Fangpyre skeleton in "Once Bitten, Twice Shy," and additionally, Jay and Pythor squared off in a major fight during a flashback in "Blue Lightning."
	+ Harumi, the leader of the Council, can be considered to be Lloyd's counterpart, due to their past history in the Overlord Sons and Hunted, both serve as the leaders of their groups, and have sided against their teams, as heroes and villains respectively. Harumi ultimately sided with the ninja upon the revelation that the Overlord corrupted the Great Devourer, and ultimately turned against the Overlord and the Crystal army altogether, whilst Lloyd was introduced as a villain to the ninja during the first four episodes of Snakes and Galloping Galas and was possessed by Morro throughout most of Marks of Possession. Additionally, they have never owned a Weapon of Destruction or a Golden Weapon respectively.
* Unlike Yang's alliance and the Legion of Doom, the Council has far more screen time together and far more interactions with each other and serve their benefactor more majorly, fighting together on some occasions, whereas Yang's group had the respective villains as individual from each other and just going alone to get offered revenge on their enemies.
* Samukai, Kozu, Cryptor, Clouse, Chen, Krux, Acronix and Iron Baron are the only members of the Legion of Doom to not be part of the council.
* Nightmare Moon, Starlight Glimmer, Abacus Cinch, Midnight Sparkle, the Pony of Shadows, Garmadon, Chen, Morro, Yang, Krux, Acronix, Iron Baron, the Omega, Unagami, Mammatus, Okashi, Emperor Covite, Twivine Sparkle, Black Nova and Michella are the only main antagonists to not be members of the council.

## Gallery

### Members

HarumiAspheeraVangelisPythor P. ChumsworthThe MechanicMister F