Garmadon Restoration

**Garmadon Restoration**遣手闇の新政 (Ninjagoan)*Garumadon shinsei*                     Military flag             Imperial Seal

### Succeeded by

 Serpentine Governate
 Lloyd-Wu period

### Today part of

 Ninjago

The **Garmadon Restoration** (遣手闇の新政, *Garumadon shinsei*) was a 40-year period of Imperial rule in Ninjagoan history between the Ninja and Serpentine periods.

The Garmadon Restoration started of as an effort made by Prince Garmadon to overthrow the ruling Ninja Shogunate and replace the former dynasty of Wu to a Garmadon lineage in Ninjago. In pre-ShitCraft times, Garmadon launched the Genkō War against the Ninja Shogunate together with the Skulkin Clan but was defeated and exiled to the Oki Islands. Garmadon launched a second uprising 2 years later, where he finally managed to defeat the Ninja Shogunate at the siege of Ninja, returning Ninjago to a civilian government after 148 years of *de facto* military government from the Ninja. The Imperial House was restored to power under Garmadon's lineage. Immedietaly thereafter, he started to expand his territory, by first reuiniting all of the Ninjagoan isles and banning feudalism, making Garmadon the first true Ninjagoan unifier. After Ninjago was united under Garmadon, he started to expand outward, reaching as far as Sumatra. Garmadon was highly popular at the time, gaining many chapters in Way of the Ninja script of his exploration and conquests. His rule only lasted 40 years, however, as he was overthrown by the Ninja-Serpentine alliance, aided by Garmadon's son Lloyd Garmadon. This time he was exiled to Garmadon Town in Caucasus, and is believed to have founded the town. When Garmadon was removed from power, the Ninja and Serpentine clans fought each other for ruling Ninjago. The Ninja clan lost the conflict and Ninjago was split into smaller regions and entered self-isolation. The Serpentine clan became *Shōgun* of Ninjago, and controlled a majority of the land in 120 years. All Garmadon colonies had been forgotten.

The Garmadon Restoration was the last time the Emperor of Ninjago had any power until the Kareastikuru Restoration in 2020.

## Background

Prior to the Garmadon Restoration, Ninjago and its emperor, Wu, had been ruled by a series of Shoguns, where the absolute authority of Ninjago was split into four elemental masters. This practically split Ninjago into four larger regions and many other smaller autonomous regions ruled by daimyo, subservant to the Ninja Shogunate. The lands were then subdivided once more into feudal landlords. The royal house, which more or less acted as a puppet to the Ninja Shogunate, consisted at this time of Emperor Wu, Prince Garmadon and his wife Princess Misako Garmadon and his new born child Prince Lloyd Garmadon. The relations were good between Wu and Garmadon, and they would regularly spar in Spinjitzu combat. This changed a week after Garmadon had been hospitalized for a snake bite. During the treatment, the Imperial doctors falsely identified Garmadons hallucinations as him being possessed. While later being designated as healthy, he returned to his previous life as a prince. However, there had been a slight shift in personality. Garmadon was viewed as more negative and usually complained about things, particularily about politics and the current state of Ninjago. Garmadon openly disagreed with the Shogunate rule and the feudal system which opressed the farmers. While not necessarily disagreeing, Wu rejected the claims as the Imperial House and the Ninja Shogunate had good relations. Being continuesly frustrated over the matter, Garmadon woke up one night and decided to murder his brother to take the thrown. Garmadon snuck to the Imperial Armoury to take the Four Golden Weapons of Spinjitzu, but was found out by Wu himself. Only bringing a stick, Wu was quickly overpowered by Garmadon using the Sword of Fire and the Spear of Lightning, but Wu managed to take the Scythe of Quakes and Crossbow of Ice and defeat Garmadon. He was then subsequently banished outside Ninjago City, never to return. Wu then made a journey to hide the Four Golden Weapons. Meanwhile, Garmadon emassed an army, consisting of Garmadon supporters and the Skulkin Clan.