Purple Dawn

**Purple Dawn** is the first episode of the first season of *Soldiers of Ninjago* and the 1st episode overall.

## Synopsis

*The Coalition responds to the sudden attack on Ninjago City by the recently resurrected Lord Garmadon and his followers. While fighting their enemies, Coalition forces must also evacuate the civilians which proves to be harder that expected.*

## Plot

Ninjago City is under siege from the Sons of Garmadon forces. As Garmadon watches from above Borg Tower, the Colossus starts destroying several buildings while the Sons of Garmadon pillage the streets below. At the Coalition Headquarters in the city, soldiers rush for their gear and equipment and head out in HUMVEEs to respond to distress calls. Various scenes play out, including the Coalition soldiers arriving to reinforce the Police Commissioner and his local police before engaging a group of Sons of Garmadon followers led by Mr. E, US Air Force attack helicopters unsuccessfully attacking the Colossus, and US Marines evacuating civilians from numerous buildings.

In an abandoned apartment district, soldiers of the British 22nd SAS Regiment and Canadian Special Forces under the command of Captain Alan Rosselfeld are seen patrolling the area. They soon encounter several families trapped there and successfully evacuate them, though Rosselfeld has to send half of his men to escort the evacuees out of the city. After running into a roadblock. Rosselfeld and his men dismount their HUMVEEs before being ambushed by a group of Sons of Garmadon members under Ultra Violet's command. The soldiers prove victorious in the skirmish, but several British soldiers are wounded and their vehicles having been destroyed due to Ultra Violet's use of her Oni Mask of Hatred.

With no vehicles left to advance forward, Rosselfeld and his team proceed on foot. After several minutes, Sergeant Mac picks up a distress call from a building two blocks away from them. Mac reports to Rosselfeld that several civilians are trapped inside a building and have no way out. Rosselfeld then contacts HICOM and requests for a CH-47 Chinook for evac at the same building after he and his team would secure the trapped civilians. HICOM radios back, saying they are not able to send a Chinook at the moment but will be able to in 20 minutes. Rosselfeld and his men soon reach the building and make their way up to where the civilians are trapped.

The team finds out that the stairwell is blocked on both sides for the civilians to escape through. After using C4 to destroy the debris, Rosselfeld and his team eventually secure the civilians and make their way up to the roof. However, halfway up, Killow suddenly appears, donning the Oni Mask of Deception. Mac and several Canadian soldiers stay back to buy Rosselfeld and the civilians enough time to reach the roof but soon follow them after being overwhelmed by Killow.

Rosselfeld and his team manages to reach the roof and barricade the doors leading up to the roof. As an injured Mac radios HICOM, only static is received. Rosselfeld tries for HICOM but is also met with radio static. Killow then breaks through the door without any problem. Rosselfeld and the soldiers engage Killow, but the latter throws away most of their weapons away via the telekinesis powers from the Oni Mask. The soldiers then desperately attack with sidearms and knifes but are eventually defeated. Rosselfeld, the last one standing, almost defeats Killow before being smashed by a piece of concrete, injuring him. As Killow prepares to finish Rosselfeld off, he soon comes under heavy gunfire from an incoming Chinook helicopter. The Chinook pilot radios Rosselfeld saying that there isn't much time left for him and the civilians to exfil, so Rosselfeld quickly gathers his men and the civilians as they make their way to the Chinook. Mac tosses several smoke grenades towards Killow to conceal their escape. Eventually, Rosselfeld and his team successfully exfil with the civilians as an enraged Killow watches them fly away from the roof.

## Appearances

### Characters

#### Cast

* Captain Alan Rosselfeld - Damian Lewis
* Garmadon - Mark Oliver
* Killow - Garry Chalk
* Police Commissioner - Michael Donovan
* Sergeant Mac - Brent Miller
* Ultra Violet - Maggie Blue O'Hara

#### Mentioned

* The Commander
* Lloyd Garmadon
* Nya

#### Vehicles

* AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter
* Bell UH-1 "Huey" Iroquois Helicopter
* *Destiny's Bounty* (remains)
* HUMVEE
* M1 Abrams

#### Locations

* Ninjago
	+ Ninjago City
		- Borg Tower
		- Building 17

## Trivia

* The name of the episode is a play on the 1984 movie title, *Red Dawn*.
* Several pieces of the *Destiny's Bounty* can be seen on the ground during the scene where the US Air Force engages the Colossus.
* In the original script, Mac was to be killed off-screen by Killow by sacrificing himself to allow the Chinook to escape. This was scrapped in the final cut and instead Mac is injured.