Lord Garmadon

Lord Garmadon is the Master of Destruction, as well as the N.I.N.J.A.S.'s former original Arch Enemy-turned-ally and mentor.

He is the First Spinjitzu Master's firstborn son, Wu's older brother and Misako's husband.

Garmadon grew up learning the art of the ninja alongside his brother.

As a child, Garmadon was bitten by the Great Devourer and infected with evil, which led him down a darker path through which he would be continually tempted during his time as one of Ninjago's heroes.

Around the time of the Serpentine War, Chen had Garmadon sign Wu's love letter for Misako, leading her to choose Garmadon.

Ultimately, he lost himself to the venom's influence and became an evil warlord, banished to the Underworld after a climactic battle with Wu.

After allying with the Skulkin and Serpentine to claim the Golden Weapons, Garmadon later joined The Overlord—only to be used as a vessel for his rebirth.

After Adam defeated The Overlord, Garmadon was purified of evil and reunited with his family, hoping to atone for his misdeeds.

He serves as the Main Antagonist of the Golden Hunt Arc, The Mega Weapon Arc but acts as secondary antagonist of the Rise of the Snakes and the Legacy of the Green Ninja Arcs and posthumarous antagonists for future arcs.

## Appearance

Garmadon is an Oni-like man with a demonic visage, red eyes and faint silver face markings.

He wore black samurai armor that had the characters "evil" in Ninjargon, was torn on the left side of his chest and exposed his rib-cage, which had purple ooze dripping out of smaller cracks on his body, along with a towering horned helmet.

Beneath his helmet is long white hair pulled back into a top-knot.

The sash around his waist was navy blue and he was similar to his appearance before he was turned good, a difference being that the glint in his eyes is now yellow instead of dark gray and his teeth weren't always visible.

In his youth, he had brown hair that varied in shade, but is usually depicted on the darker side.

As a child, Garmadon appeared as a normal boy with a bowl-cut, he wore a white tunic with a red and sometimes purple lotus symbol and dark tan pants.

Originally, his face appeared identically to his son's at the same age, while his eyebrows have changed and his eyes appear larger in more recent appearances.

After he was bitten by the Devourer, his eyes briefly turned red.

As a young teenager, he had long, tousled hair tied up with a purple bandana.

He had a small scar on his left cheek.

He wore a dark blue chestplate and pants with a purple belt and brown knee pads.

He also wore brown shoulder pads.

As an older teenager/young adult, he had a swept-back, tousled hairstyle and his eyes glowed red while being tempted by the venom.

He wore a black kimono with red kanji and hanzi (roughly meaning "spin ninjutsu"), showing his status as a Spinjitzu Master.

Because of the Great Devourer's bite, in the final stages of his corruption, his skin became pale and his eyes turned red permanently, like the evil ninja he created.

Upon being struck by lightning and falling into the Underworld, he gained a very similar appearance to Mystake's true form.

His body became completely black, with silver facial markings and visible glowing ribs and teeth.

His hair gained a spiked/on-end appearance while turning black like the rest of his body.

He wore a purple sash around his waist, his old ninja-obi with the upper part torn off, and later gained Samukai's helmet—a silver samurai helmet with a bone on it.

His time in the Realm of Madness gave him four arms and a segmented silver chestplate.

After arriving on the Island of Darkness, he claimed a new helmet that also gave him control over the Stone Army, which he wore until Dareth took possession of it.

## Personality

Decades after his victory during the Serpentine War, despite his love of Misako, Garmadon eventually was unable to fight on any longer and ultimately succumbed to the influence of the Great Devourer's venom.

Under its control, he became noticeably far more sinister and megalomaniacal, ruthlessly insulting his father's legacy and showing no hesitation attempting to murder his brother over the Golden Weapons.

Upon being banished to the Underworld, his evil continued to fester as he mercilessly stole Samukai's authority, refusing to give up, even in exile.

From there, he would hone his skills of manipulation, and afterward also displayed mocking sarcasm to his enemies, relishing in their dilemmas.

He was also noticeably vengeful towards his brother, even more so as a result of his banishment and because he blamed Wu for the Great Devourer infecting him.

One thing that the venom of the Devourer failed to suppress, however, was his love for Misako.

Indeed, he would also fight back the venom by offering to save Misako by having her rule at his side and also showing betrayal upon learning she had tricked him.

## Powers, Skills & Abilities

* **Spinjitzu:** Like his brother, Master Wu, Garmadon has the ability to perform Spinjitzu, with his version channeling the power of Destruction instead of Creation.
	+ **Forbidden Spinjitzu:** Using Forbidden Spinjitzu, his strength increases and he uses energy waves much more.
	+ **Catjitzu:** Using a special form of Spinjitzu, invented by Nineko, Garmadon can walk on ropes, jump high with the help of Spinjitzu tornado and jump down in the same way.
* **Destruction:** Garmadon has the ability to control the elemental essence of Destruction. He is able to create Destruction daggers to help him in combat, and he is able to gain more power by battling opponents. After being bitten by the Great Devourer, his power became unbalanced. After being purified of evil after the Overlord's defeat, Garmadon's Destruction returned to balance.
	+ **Shapeshifting**
		- **Oni Form:** Due to being part-Oni, Garmadon can enhance his strength and other capabilities whilst using Destruction and channeling his anger, making himself turn into an Oni as a result, similar to an Elemental Master user in their Dragon Form. However, if weakened, he would revert back to normal.
		- **Limb Changing:** In Christofern, Garmadon was shown to be able to get rid of his two extra arms and grow them back at will (though its possible that his two extra arms were associated with his Oni Form).
* **Creation:** Despite Destruction being his primary element, Garmadon is part Dragon and could access the power of Creation after unlocking his true potential, even though he is mostly Oni in form.
* **Shadows:** In his first appearance, Lord Garmadon was able to summon and duplicate shadows, dark entities able to harm physical beings while the latter could not do the same. Similarly, during his stay in the Underworld, he had the ability to use his powers to create a shadow duplicate of himself in order to interact with Ninjago to some extent.
* **Weapon Summoning** - Garmadon can summon weapons from a distance or from thin air. This was shown in "Once Bitten, Twice Shy," where he summoned 4 weapons (a staff, a double bladed dagger, a staff with shurikins, and a scythe) from a distance. He later summoned 4 swords by pulling them out from his back in "The Royal Blacksmiths." In his current form, he can create Destructive daggers, which he used to fight Lloyd and Wu at the top of Borg Tower.
* **Wielding the Golden Weapons:** During his time in his dark dimension, he gained the power of doing what was seemingly impossible for him to achieve: to wield all four Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu at once. In addition to this newfound ability, he gained two extra arms to help him hold each weapon more easily—though this new power still left him feeling weak upon using the Mega Weapon. Upon being purified after the Overlord's defeat, Garmadon lost his extra pair of arms, and therefore, the power to wield all four Golden Weapons.
* **Skilled Combat:** Garmadon is a skilled fighter, being proficient in martial arts and the use of many different weapons. Initially, after being cured, he repressed his power by refusing to fight, but he eventually returned to being an active combatant in order to save his son. He is also skilled in swordsmanship as he often wields two identical katanas and later four after he gained 4 arms. Even powerless, while they were caught off-guard, he still outmatched all of the ninja and later several Oni with only one sword. During his battle with the Time Twins, Garmadon, unlike Wu gained the upper hand while fighting each of the twins.
* **Fishing:** Garmadon is very good at fishing and has often been with his father, brother, or both to fish when he was a child. He can also swim, as he and Garmadon often go to swim to the lake.

## Weapons

* **Golden Weapons:** In "Day of the Great Devourer" and "Darkness Shall Rise," Lord Garmadon briefly wielded all of the Golden Weapons.
* **Mega Weapon:** Garmadon eventually fused the Golden Weapons into the Mega Weapon, which he wielded until its destruction.
* **Helmet of Shadows:** While wearing the Helmet of Shadows, Garmadon could control the Stone Army.
* **Bo staff:** During the Serpentine War, Garmadon used a staff and fought Arcturus forcing him to flee.
* **Katanas**: Garmadon also wielded katanas during his youth. Before he gained 4 arms he often duel-wield two katanas in battle. Following his evil side, he often wielded four swords.
* **Destruction daggers**: He is able to summon up to four daggers out of Destruction for combat.

## Family

* Unnamed Mother (Unknown, Presumbly Deceased)
* First Spinjitzu Master (Father, Deceased)
* Wu (Brother)
* Misako (Wife)