Lightning

*“I light up the sky, but I'm not the sun. My kiss is deadly, but I am not a snake.”*
— *The Book of Elemental Powers*

## Information

### Users

* First Spinjitzu Master
* First Elemental Master of Lightning
	+ Over a hundred generations
		- Jay's mother
			* Jay
* Wisp
* Elemental Lightning Dragon
* Hydroelectric Dragon
* Stormbringer
* Firstbourne
* Thunder Dragon
* Wu (using Creation)
* Lloyd Garmadon (using Golden Power; formerly)
* Kai (with the Staff of Elements; formerly)

### Status

Used

**Lightning** is one of the four main elements of Creation. It is the element of electricity and it is generally associated with the color blue. It was first practiced by the First Elemental Master of Lightning, and over a hundred generations later, it was practiced by the Previous Master of Lightning and was passed down to her son, Jay. This element corresponds with the Nunchucks of Lightning, the Lightning Dragon, and the Elemental Lightning Dragon.

## Users' abilities

* **Electrokinesis/Fulgurkinesis** - The user can create, generate, increase, absorb, conduct, shape, and manipulate electricity of various intensities. Users of this element can redirect natural lightning in an electrical storm, electrocute opponents, and cause electrical explosions. Also, the user can use it against an adversary.
	+ **Electrokinetic Flight** - The user has the ability to fly using electricity.
	+ **Technopathy** - One application of Lightning, as Jay taught Lloyd, is to overload, control, and power electrical devices or systems. Lloyd used his Lightning powers to overcharge a light bulb, allowing him to use the shards of glass to free himself from his bonds. Jay was even able to use his power to create a specific image (a Steep Wisdom teapot) on multiple screens.
		- **Electronic Disruption** - Lloyd was able to disrupt a message sent to the Ultra Sonic Raider by his father, Lord Garmadon, and play a video game instead.
		- **Electrocommunication:** The user is able to interface with natural electrical signals to communicate with others.
	+ **Electrical Force Field** - The user can generate a force field of electricity as a defensive tactic (similarly to its elemental shield).
	+ **Lightning Blast** - The user can release electricity over a specific target area which causes great damage and/or delivers great shock waves of pure force.
	+ **Electricity Resistance** - The user is partially resistant against electricity and lightning.
	+ **Electrical Infusion** - The user can infuse objects (usually a weapon), beings, body parts, vehicles or powers with electricity, empowering and energizing them and allowing the user to manipulate their qualities and efficiency and use electricity in various ways to attack.
	+ **Electrical Bolt Projection** - The user is able to create and project bolts of electricity and control the intensity/power of their projectiles, the bolts aren't weak but may not be as powerful as a full-powered attack.
	+ **Electrified Body** - When the user in is a state of rage or extreme emotion, their body will be infused and crackle with electricity.
	+ **Electrical Attraction** - While out in a storm, Jay attracted all the stray electricity directly into him.
	+ **Electricity Surface Creation** - The user can send electricity through a surface (often the ground or a floor), to channel electricity, sending electric shocks to anything in contact with them or the surface.
	+ **Electric Orb Projection** - The user is able to project an orb of electricity as seen when Jay tried to break Cole free from Skales' hypnosis.
	+ **Electro-Magnokinesis/Electro-Magnetokinesis** - The user can use their Lightning as a magnet.
	+ **Electric Beam Emission**- The user can produce and project beams of concentrated electricity, which can shock or cause electrocution, pierce through almost anything, or create destructive explosions upon impact.
	+ **Electrokinetic Speed**- The user is able to use Lightning to achieve superhuman speed, as seen when Jay used this ability when he, Zane and Cole were chasing the Skulkin after they stole three of the Golden Weapons.
	+ **Electric Recharge** - The user is able to recharge batteries by infusing them with electricity, but this can prove dangerous in some situations.
* **Elemental Shield** - The user can create a Lightning elemental shield.

### Via the users' True Potential

* **Lightning Mimicry** - The user can temporarily transform their body completely into electricity.
	+ **Electroportation** - This allows the user to also "teleport" short distances using electrical currents.

## Symbol

The symbol of Lightning is an octopus. The silhouette of the octopus and its tentacles resembles a storm cloud discharging lightning. It may refer to Jay's energetic and intelligent nature.

## Notable users

* First Spinjitzu Master
* First Elemental Master of Lightning
	+ Over a hundred generations
		- Jay's mother
			* Jay
* Samukai (with the Nunchucks of Lightning)
* Nuckal (with the Nunchucks of Lightning)
* Ronin (with the Elemental Forge of Lightning; non-canon)

### Creatures

* Wisp/Ultra Dragon
* Elemental Lightning Dragon
* Elemental Golem (non-canon)
* Hydroelectric Dragon
* Stormbringer
* Firstbourne
* Thunder Dragon
* Golden Ultra Dragon

### Tools/Objects

* Nunchucks of Lightning/Storm Glider (formerly)
* Lightning Elemental Blade
* Staff of Elements (destroyed)
* Blue Crystal (destroyed)
* Chronosteel (formerly)
* Elemental Forge of Lightning (destroyed; non-canon)
* Zane's scepter (with a Forbidden Scroll; destroyed)
* Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu (formerly)

## Appearances

Sets
* 70602 Jay's Elemental Dragon
* 70660 Spinjitzu Jay
* 70673 ShuriCopter
* 70682 Spinjitzu Slam - Jay
* 892175 Island Jay
* 70690 Jay's Spinjitzu Ninja Training
* 71768 Jay's Golden Dragon Motorbike

*Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu*
Pilot episodes
* 2. "The Golden Weapon"
* 3. "King of Shadows"
* 4. "Weapons of Destiny"

Season 1: Rise of the Snakes
* 1. "Rise of the Snakes"
* 2. "Home"
* 3. "Snakebit"
* 6. "The Snake King"
* 7. "Tick Tock"
* 8. "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"
* 9. "The Royal Blacksmith"
* 10. "The Green Ninja"
* 11. "All of Nothing"
* 12. "The Rise of the Great Devourer"
* 13. "Day of the Great Devourer"

Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja
* 16. "Double Trouble"
* 19. "Wrong Place, Wrong Time"
* 23. "Island of Darkness"
* 25. "Return of the Overlord"
* 26. "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master"

Season 3: Rebooted
* 32. "Codename: Arcturus"

Season 4: Tournament of Elements
* 35. "The Invitation"
* 36. "Only One Can Remain"
* 37. "Versus"
* 38. "Ninja Roll"
* 41. "The Forgotten Element"
* 42. "The Day of the Dragon"
* 43. "The Greatest Fear of All"
* 44. "The Corridor of Elders"

Season 5: Possession
* 45. "Winds of Change"
* 52. "Grave Danger"
* 54. "Curseworld, Part II"

Season 6: Skybound
* 55. "Infamous"
* 56. "Public Enemy Number One"
* 57. "Enkrypted"
* 58. "Misfortune Rising"
* 59. "On a Wish and a Prayer"
* 61. "Wishmasters"
* 62. "The Last Resort"
* 63. "Operation Land Ho!"
* 64. "The Way Back"

Day of the Departed
* "Day of the Departed"

Season 7: The Hands of Time
* 65. "The Hands of Time"
* 66. "The Hatching"
* 69. "A Line in the Sand"

Season 8: Sons of Garmadon
Season 9: Hunted
Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu
* 2. "Green and Gold"
* 5. "Blue Lightning"
* 6. "Samurai X-Treme"

Season 10: March of the Oni
* 95. "The Darkness Comes"
* 98. "Endings"

Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu
* 99. "Wasted True Potential"
* 106. "Snaketastrophy"
* 112. "Vengeance is Mine!"
* 115. "Fire Maker"
* 117. "The Absolute Worst" (story)
* 120. "Krag's Lament"
* 128. "Awakenings"

Season 12: Prime Empire
* 144. "Game Over"

Season 13: Master of the Mountain
* 145. "Shintaro"
* 147. "The Worst Rescue Ever"
* 149. "Queen of the Munce"

The Island
* 162. "The Keepers of the Amulet"
* 163. "The Gift of Jay" (mentioned)

Season 14: Seabound
* 168. "Five Thousand Fathoms Down"
* 169. "The Wrath of Kalmaar"
* 170. "Long Live the King"
* 176. "Master of the Sea" (mentioned)
* 180. "The Turn of the Tide"

Ninjago: Reimagined
* 4. "Sweatin' to the Goldies"

The Virtues of Spinjitzu
* 1. "Curiosity"

Season 15: Crystalized
* 183. "The Shape of Nya"
* 184. "A Mayor Problem"
* 188. "Kryptarium Prison Blues"
* 191. "The Fifth Villain"
* 192. "The Council of the Crystal King"
* 201. "A Lesson in Anger"
* 209. "Dragon Form"
* 210. "Roots"

Video games
* *LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin* (non-canon)

## Trivia

* In his original Character Card, Lloyd's dominant element was listed as Lightning, though according to Tommy Andreasen, this isn't canon to the TV series. However, Lloyd was shown using the Nunchucks of Lightning in Zane's dream in "Never Trust a Snake," and the Golden Weapons made green lightning when they revealed that Lloyd was the Green Ninja.
	+ Additionally, in the "Meet the Heroes" video released for the 10th anniversary, it is stated that his original dominant element was lightning.
* Similarly, Lord Garmadon's Destruction is represented as lightning on the cards, and he was shown to be able to generate lightning in "The Green Ninja."
* Jay's LEGO.com description for Rebooted stated, "When Jay uses his electrical powers to his fullest, he creates 1.21 gigawatts." However, this may not be canon.
	+ 1.21 gigawatts is a reference to the power input required to operate the DeLorean time machine from *Back to the Future*.
* In "Ghost Story," Morro was able to shoot green lightning. This is not normal lightning, but rather a manifestation between Energy and ghost power.
* Nuckal and Krazi are affiliated with Lightning in promotional material and the *Ninjago Spinners* game, though this is non-canon.
* When asked about which element he would like to have, Tommy Andreasen said, "I kind of like lightning. Ever since I saw the Emperor do that in Return of the Jedi in 1983."
* Jay has been zapped by lightning a few times, in "Kingdom Come," "On a Wish and a Prayer," and "Sweatin' to the Goldies." A ninja is also depicted being zapped by lightning on the spinner card, Power Surge.
	+ Characters will often briefly appear as skeletons when zapped with lightning. This is seen happening to the Stone Swordsmen in "The Last Hope," Spitta in "Green and Gold," Cole in "Krag's Lament," and Jay in the aforementioned "Sweatin' to the Goldies."

## Gallery

### Promotional media

In LEGO formLightning SymbolNunchucks of Lightning.The Nunchucks of Lightning in LEGO form.The lighting symbol along with the elemental symbols of Energy, Fire, Water, Ice, and Earth.The Elemental Blade of Lightning with the other Blades.Jay performing **Lightning** SpinjitzuJay performing **Lightning** Spinjitzu with his kusarigamaJay using his Lightning powersJay stealing Cole's sandwichJay and Kai on their dragonsJay organizing his namePythor fighting Jay
### In *Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu*

The Nunchucks of LightningJay running very fast using lightning
#### Season 1: Rise of the Snakes

Electric orbJay's True PotentialJay demonstrating his True Potential by generating electrical currentsGarmadon generating lightning during his stay aboard *Destiny's Bounty*Green lightning from the Golden WeaponsJay using the Nunchucks of Lightning
#### Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja

Jay01Season2Intro.jpgJay with the Nunchucks of LightningMoS19Beams.pngLloydLightning.pngLloyd generating LightningRedo.jpgForce fild.pngJay using a electrical force field
#### Season 3: Rebooted

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#### Season 4: Tournament of Elements

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#### Season 5: Possession

MoS45TeaCity.pngJay's electricity creating digital images of the Steep Wisdom logoMorroLightning.pngMorro using green lightningMoS52ElectricBack.png
#### Season 6: Skybound

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#### Season 7: The Hands of Time

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#### Season 8: Sons of Garmadon

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#### Season 14: Seabound

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#### Ninjago: Reimagined

Jay skeleton.pngJay shocked by his own lightning
#### Season 15: Crystalized

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### In other media

Spiral Vortex.pngCard 37 - Spiral VortexPowersurgecard.pngCard 47 - Power SurgeCrushingBolt.pngCard 63 - Crushing BoltThe Chosen Four.jpgGarmadon controlling blue lightning on an activity book coverSoRJaySave.png
## Translations

 German
 Polish
 Russian
 Slovak
 Spanish

## References

1. ↑ "The Invitation"
2. ↑ "Double Trouble"
3. ↑ "Winds of Change"
4. ↑ "Double Trouble"
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "On a Wish and a Prayer"
6. ↑ "A Line in the Sand"
7. ↑ "The Turn of the Tide"
8. ↑ "Home"
9. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1305541863970156544
10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20131130024840/http://www.lego.com/en-us/ninjago/characters/rebooted/jay
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1372854817199116289
12. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/826826385926848513
13. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/923788546359611392

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