Season 3: Rebooted

*“I used to think technology would be the answer to all of our problems. But then I saw technology invent new problems. Devastating problems. And then a Nindroid named Zane saved us all. He was the perfect balance between us and technology. He taught us that life should be a balance. Technology can improve our lives, but so can people. And if we focus on one at the expense of the other, that's when the balance is off. Our city will find its way again, but this time with Zane as our compass.”*

— Cyrus Borg to the citizens of Ninjago City, "The Titanium Ninja"

## *Season 3: Rebooted*

### Season

3

The **third season** of *Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu*, subtitled **Rebooted**, was preceded by Season 2 and succeeded by Season 4. Zane was the focus ninja and mascot character, the Overlord served as the main antagonist, and the Nindroid Army were the villainous faction of the season.

## Official description

*Victory in the Final Battle between the Golden Ninja and the Overlord has ushered in a new era of peace and begun a technological renaissance. NINJAGO City has been rebuilt into a futuristic wonder and is now completely interconnected. Welcome to New NINJAGO City. The ninja have found there is very little need for their heroics and have become teachers at Wu’s Academy. But peace is an illusion…*

## Cast

* Acidicus - Paul Dobson
* Brad Tudabone - Kathleen Barr
* Cole - Kirby Morrow
* Cryptor - Richard Newman
* Cyrus Borg - Lee Tockar
* Dareth - Alan Marriott
* Dr. Julien - Mark Oliver
* Ed Walker - Colin Murdock
* Fangtom (credited as "Fangpyre") - Scott McNeil
* Fritz Donnegan - Jillian Michaels
* Garmadon - Mark Oliver
* Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
* Kai - Vincent Tong
* Lasha (credited as "Venomari") - Michael Adamthwaite
* Lloyd Garmadon - Jillian Michaels
* Marla - Kathleen Barr
* Min-Droid - Micheal Adamthwaite
* Misako - Kathleen Barr
* Nindroid Warriors - Vincent Tong
* Nya - Kelly Metzger
* P.I.X.A.L. - Jennifer Hayward
* Postman - Michael Adamthwaite
* Pythor P. Chumsworth - Michael Dobson
* Robo Usher 3000 - Brent Miller
* Sally - Kathleen Barr
* Selma - Jillian Michaels
* Skales Jr. - Alyssya Swales
* Skales - Ian James Corlett
* The Overlord - Scott McNeil
* Wu - Paul Dobson
* Zane - Brent Miller

## Sets

These sets focused on ninja vehicles and Nindroid vehicles. The final two sets, depicting elements from the second story arc (the last three episodes) were released as a separate wave, the smallest wave of sets to this date.

Zane was the mascot character, the box art depicted New Ninjago City, and the Techno Blades were the collectible items.

This was the first wave of sets to feature the ninja's hair pieces, as the Techno robes had half-masks as opposed to the full head wraps of previous waves.

* 70720 Hover Hunter
* 70721 Kai Fighter
* 70722 OverBorg Attack
* 70723 Thunder Raider
* 70724 NinjaCopter
* 70725 Nindroid MechDragon
* 70726 Destructoid
* 70727 X-1 Ninja Charger
* 70728 Battle for Ninjago City

## Songs

* After the Blackout
* Digital Love
* Eye of the Storm
* Full Digital
* Spinnin' Out In Color
* The Weekend Whip (Michael AM 2014 Remix)
* We Are Ninja

## Trivia

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* The collectible items featured in this season are the Techno Blades.
* This is the only season to have eight episodes. However, it has the same amount of watch time as Prime Empire, Master of the Mountain and Seabound which have sixteen eleven-minute episodes.
* This is the first season to air entirely in Australia/New Zealand before the United States.
* For some reason, the color of the names of the episode in the title card changes from gold to white after the first two episodes, then changes to a light shade of yellow mixed with white before going back to gold.
* This is the only season not to physically feature any version of the *Destiny's Bounty*, and second installment overall, following the pilot episodes.
	+ The *Destiny's Bounty* was used for the first two seasons and then from the fourth season all the way up to fourteenth season, taking on a new appearance in the fourth, eighth and thirteenth seasons respectively. It was also used in the canon book series, the *Dark Island Trilogy*.
	+ A new variant, the *Land Bounty*, was introduced and used throughout Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu.
	+ In Seabound, a second new variant, the *Hydro Bounty*, was introduced.

* Ninjago's return was first confirmed on the message boards of LEGO's official website.
* This season uses the "split-screen" technique noticeably more often than other seasons.
* This is the only appearance of P.I.X.A.L. in her original body. The next time she is physically seen is as Samurai X from The Hands of Time onward, and thus, she always wears the Samurai X suit.
* This season included two appearances of one-episode ninja suits that would later be released intermittently in special sets throughout the following years. The first was the Golden Techno robes from "Enter the Digiverse" and the second was the Stone Warrior armor from "The Titanium Ninja".
* According to Tommy Andreason:
	+ The working title of Rebooted was "The Nindroid Agenda."
	+ During development, the episode number was originally 2, then 4, and then 8. This caused the first two episodes to feel somewhat rushed and left most of the plans for Techno Wu out of the final product. The reason the season was 8 episodes was most likely due to budget.
	+ As a result, Tommy Andreasen views the season as "great but rushed."
	+ Tommy Andreasen stated, "I didn't like the love triangle. But the Hs [Hageman Brothers] did. Live and let live."

* In some airings, the tune of the audio had a low pitch.*[citation needed]*
* Tommy Andreasen stated in 2018 that his fondest memory working with the Hageman Brothers was a "late-night Saturday heated (but constructive) argument about Cyrus Borg’s intentions and the nature of his Digiverse" and that he thinks they "owe it to the World to tell that story some time."
* According to the Hageman Brothers:
	+ When asked why they brought the Overlord back for this season, the Hageman Brothers stated, "we thought the ultimate battle would be the end. S3 taught us how expansive the stories could be".
	+ The Hageman Brothers' favorite part of making this season was seeing Simon Lucas bring P.I.X.A.L. to life.

* *The Terminator*, *The Matrix*, and *Blade Runner* served as inspirations for the season.

## Focus characters

### Protagonists

* Zane was the focus ninja and mascot character throughout this season. His relationship with P.I.X.A.L, the battle with an army of Nindroids that were created from his blueprints, and the ultimate sacrifice that he made to save Ninjago were its primary plot points.
	+ Zane was focused on in Episodes 28, 29, 33 and 34.
		- In Episode 28, Zane had a fight with the new Nindroid Cryptor. He also witnessed P.I.X.A.L powering down as the ninja shut down the power.
		- Zane have half of his heart to P.I.X.A.L in Episode 29, and his struggles was shown to balance his power with her.
		- In Episode 33, Zane was the only ninja who could survive in space, forcing him to retrieve suits for the ninja which he eventually did.
		- In Episode 34, he sacrificed his own life to save his friends and ultimately destroys the Overlord. A funeral was held for him as well as giving him the title of the "Titanium Ninja." Luckily, he was able to survive the explosion by transferring his spirit to the Digiverse.

* P.I.X.A.L. had a major role in this season behind Zane, especially in Episodes 28 and 34. The story between her and Zane became one of the season's main storylines.
* Kai also had a major role in this season.
	+ Kai was focused on in Episodes 31 and 32.
		- In Episode 31, Kai was shown to struggle in the Digiverse. Later, he was caught in a conflict with the Overlord, where he learned to control himself in the world.
		- In Episode 32, Kai driving his Prototype X-1 machine car and fighting with the Nindroids became the main plotline.
		- Kai was the only ninja to give a speech at Zane's funeral, hinting at his main role in the next season.
* Lloyd also had a large role in this season. His relationship with Master Garmadon was an additional part of the season's story.
	+ He was also focused on in Episode 31, where he was used to complete the transformation for the Overlord with the use of his Golden power.

* The story between Jay, Cole, and Nya mainly focuses on the love triangle between them, which is mainly shown in Episode 29. However, their roles are relatively minor.
* Wu had some capacity in the show (like Techno Wu in Episodes 29–31), but the appearance of Wu was less than the six main characters.
* Sensei Garmadon had returned in this season and had a good role, mostly with his son, Lloyd.
* Misako also had returned in this season in some capacity in Episodes 28, 33, and 34.

### Antagonists

* The Overlord served as the main antagonist of this season.
* Pythor served as the secondary antagonist of this season.
* Other important antagonists included P.I.X.A.L. (Episodes 27–28), OverBorg (Episodes 27–28; 32–34), General Cryptor, Min-Droid, and Techno Wu (Episodes 29–31).
* The Nindroid Army was the villainous faction of this season.

## Videos

LEGO Ninjago Rebooted - Official Trailer 2014: https://youtu.be/tIuGSfSKZPERebooted The Surge - LEGO Ninjago - Trailer: https://youtu.be/ztmUjYDhcbUEnter the Digiverse - LEGO Ninjago: https://youtu.be/LQEsyABKkgYJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack The Techno Blades (from Episode 27 The Surge): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Xjz4Qc5-Q&t=1sJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Borg Industries (from Episode 27 The Surge): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1n\_ceX-iV8Jay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack The Overlord Virus (from Episode 27 The Surge): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5jx4DJyayAJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Escaping the Factory (from Episode 27 The Surge): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58grl9d9MGsJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Sensei Garmadon (Episode 28 The Art of the Silent Fist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVRuOKtPGV4Jay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack A Good Guy (Episode 28 The Art of the Silent Fist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inmvkxWsxIcJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack The Samurai Cave (Episode 28 The Art of the Silent Fist): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfuEYIFNwT8Jay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Finding Balance (Episode 29 Blackout): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwK1hKBcuToJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Building Bridges, Cutting Corners (Episode 29 Blackout): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K701wbUFpCoJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Mysterious Stranger (Episode 29 Blackout): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt5JUmDtNnEJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Moving Mountains (Episode 29 Blackout): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0qUwjvvlO0Jay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack The Curse of the Golden Master (Episode 30): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fPsaRJQrl4Jay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Meet the Scales (Episode 30 The Curse of the Golden Master): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybXnwq0f4l4Jay Vincent Ninjago Soundtrack Nindroid Labyrinth Chase (Episode 30 Curse of The Golden Master): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOqeTuNxNI4Jay Vincent Ninjago Soundtrack Thinking Bigger (From Episode 31 Enter The Digiverse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj9-8sK9N58Jay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Corrupted (Episode 31 Enter the Digiverse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JRUIgkTAWMJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack My World, My Rules (Episode 31 Enter the Digiverse): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZvcAPUUQYYJay Vincent Ninjago Soundtrack X-1 Joyride (From Episode 32 - Codename Arcturus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SL9XAOxXooQJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack What Is Arcturus (From Episode 32 Codename Arcturus): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsFmFOQ9n\_8Jay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Out of Their Element (From Episode 33 The Void): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-Zv\_VaY9hcJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Stowaways (From Episode 33 The Void): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl0dtUw9yFIJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Glowie! (From Episode 33 The Void): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDTHOr8OjtcMichael Kramer - Ninjago Soundtrack Moon Rover Chase (From Season 3, Episode 33): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NetXt8nj2fwJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Threading the Needle (From Episode 34 The Titanium Ninja): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzL375qT\_HcJay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack Built to Protect (From Episode 34 The Titanium Ninja): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFVMW7WGvkk&list=PL8aHScqKol0zoTggR4qbAMqm1UAT9mkKz&index=28Jay Vincent - Ninjago Soundtrack What Powered Zane (From Episode 34 The Titanium Ninja): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afG5e5vF8b4&list=PL8aHScqKol0zoTggR4qbAMqm1UAT9mkKz&index=29
## Gallery

### Promotional media

At the bottom are binary numbers that spell out N-I-N-D-R-O-I-DFirst teaserIcon on Now TV in the UKBackground on LEGO.comBorg's office on LEGO.comCharacter image on LEGO.comFrom Journey to MasteryArtwork by Nikolaj Mårbjerg Severin

## Translations

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## References

1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210617035944/https://www.lego.com/en-us/campaigns/kids/ninjago/season-9
2. ↑ LEGO Message Boards confirmation of Ninjago's return
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1262802497850298368
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/867989711108718592
5. ↑ https://twitter.com/brothershageman/status/966904802503372807
6. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zw\_Uoox\_5qE&t=417s
7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20210322084734/https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/770351945970229248
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/890273816118689796
9. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNkNtFulMwA&t=6848s (live-chat)
10. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1072530761792843777
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/brothershageman/status/740371580543324160
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/brothershageman/status/724365675188224000
13. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/941322115248246784
14. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1529395396564422656
15. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1529430489421029376