Grief-Bringer Awakens

**Grief-Bringer Awakens** is the second part of the fifty-ninth episode of the second season of *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Living the Pony Life*. This and the next episode are based on the LEGO Ninjago episode, *Grief-Bringer*. Along with "The Truce Meeting", it was paired with "The Core of Shintaro" and "Legend of Princess Eternity".

## Synopsis

*The Ninja and the Mane Five encountered the resurrected Grief-Bringer that the previous Princess Eternity killed long ago.*

**Teletoon**: *As the Skull Sorcerer summoned the Grief-Bringer, the Hero Ninja, the Crystal Guardians of Harmony, the Shintaro Crystal Guardians fight against the fearsome dragon.*

## Plot

Along the way, Hero Kai asks about the appearance of the Munce queen, and Gulch claims she looks fierce but very ugly. On the opposite end, Hero Nya questions why the Munce have to carry her, and Murt claims it's very important since she's royal, alongside Princess Rarity. Both tribes meet at the meeting point, and Kai and Nya realize they are leaders on both sides, with Rarity and Rainbow Dash as their assistants. The siblings hug each other, but the Geckles and Munce stare each other down. Kai and Nya tell both tribes to back off and promises nothing bad will happen.

Suddenly, they hear the sound of a ferocious monster and both tribes realize it's Grief-Bringer. The Geckles and Munce flee from danger while Hero Zane, Hero Lloyd, Crystal Twilight Sparkle and Crystal Rarity attempt to stand their ground. The Awakened Warriors also arrive and Grief-Bringer spews green magic at the quartet. Zane creates an ice shield, along with Rarity summoning a diamond shield, but can't hold the shields for long.

The rest of the group finds a lava pit that separates the paths. Gleck recommends using a rope to get across and everyone else follows behind. Kai then tries, but his the wall. Nya is able to pull Kai to safety and they continue to flee.

Zane and Rarity are losing ground on Grief-Bringer, so Lloyd and Twilight instructs the two to let go so they could blast his Elemental Powers and Friendship Magic at the dragon. Both Lloyd and Twilight are able to get a direct hit on the dragon, and he loses most of his bones; however, the Skull of Hazza D'ur reconstructs the dragon. Realizing nothing works, Lloyd, Zane, Twilight and Rarity decide to run away. Both Ninja make it to the lava pit and swing across. The Skull Sorcerer then laughs knowing they all can't escape. Princess Twivine Sparkle disagrees as the Grief-Bringer will harm her friends that she met. Rejected, the Skull Sorcerer pushes the button and cause Twivine to fall into Rock-Bottom. The Skull of Hazza D'ur promises Grief-Bringer will come for all of them.

## Cast

* Crystal Fluttershy - Andrea Libman
* Crystal Pinkie Pie - Andrea Libman
* Crystal Rainbow Dash - Ashleigh Ball
* Crystal Rarity - Tabitha St. Germain
* Crystal Twilight Sparkle - Tara Strong
* Gleck - Brian Drummond
* Hero Jay - Michael Adamthwaite
* Hero Kai - Vincent Tong
* Hero Lloyd - Sam Vincent
* Hero Nya - Kelly Metzger
* Hero Zane - Brent Miller
* Kaguya - Rebecca Shoichet
* Kaze - Ian Hanlin
* Miyu - Kazumi Evans
* Murt - Michael Adamthwaite
* Murtessa - Tabitha St. Germain
* Oriana - Erin Matthews
* Skull of Hazza D'ur - Michael Adamthwaite
* Twivine Sparkle - Tara Strong
* Vangelis/Skull Sorcerer - Deven Mack

## Locations Featured

* Ninjago Island
	+ Shintaro Mountain
		- Kingdom of Shintaro
			* Shintaro Palace
				+ Throne Room
		- Dungeons of Shintaro
			* Geckle Strong-Cave
			* Grief-Bringer's Tomb
			* Munce Home-Cave

## Spells Used

* Crystal Leaf Evolution - Used by Lloyd, along with Glitter Glow Attack, against the Grief-Bringer.
* Glitter Glow Attack - Used by Twilight Sparkle, along with Crystal Leaf Evolution, against the Grief-Bringer.

## Trivia

* **Narrator**: Nya
* This episode was first broadcast in Turkey on Cartoon Network on August 29, 2020, the same day where "The Mysterious Voice", "The 5 Habits of Highly Effective Ponies", "The Fall Harvest Matsuri" and "A Wonderful Reunion" aired in Canada.
* The rest of the Ninja, the ponies and the Shintaro Crystal Guardians have transform into their Hero forms and their Crystal Guardian forms offscreen before this episode.
* This is the third episode to use a dragon's name in the title. The first being "Firstbourne" and the second is "The Labyrinth of the Red Dragon".
* The way Rarity cannot hold her diamond shield longer is a spoof to the scene in *My Little Pony Equestrian Girls: Legend of Everfree*, when Rarity was unable to use a shield against the dark vines.
* Twivine Sparkle decided not to trust the Skull Sorcerer, which leads to her reformation 3 episodes later.

## Changes

### Changes from the Ninjago cartoon

* Although the trapdoor was input in the Shintaro Palace like in "Who's Really Who?" and "How the Upply Were Formed", the trapdoor appears in the caves as well.