Garmadon

**Garmadon** is the master of Destruction. He is the First Spinjitzu Master's firstborn son, Wu's older brother, Misako's estranged husband, and Lloyd's father. 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. Years after the Serpentine War, he and Misako had a son named Lloyd, whom he cared for deeply despite his corrupted soul. The corruption transformed him into an evil warlord who was banished to the Underworld. 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 Lloyd, Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Twilight defeated the Overlord, Garmadon was purified of evil and reunites with his family, hoping to atone for his misdeeds.

Garmadon became a master, and during the Nindroid Conflict he grew closer to his son. After Zane sacrificed himself, Garmadon and the Ninja journeyed to an island to rescue Zane. There, they were caught up in a conflict with Master Chen and his cult. Garmadon was banished to the Cursed Realm in a bid to defeat Chen's army. Later, during the ghost's invasion, Lloyd met with his father one last time, and wore his robes into battle. When the Preeminent was drowned by Nya, Garmadon died in the Cursed Realm's destruction and passed on to the Departed Realm.

When the Oni invade, he would be resurrected by the Overlord to help defeat the Legion of Doom, but would have a brand new appearance in the process.

He is a major antagonist-turned-protagonist of the Rise of the Overlord arc, a minor protagonist of the Sixteen Realms arc, a supporting protagonist of the Oni and Dragons arc, and a minor character in the Forbidden Spinjitzu arc.

## Roles

Garmadon serves as one of the two main antagonists (alongside Nightmare Moon) of the *Pilot Episodes*, a supporting anti-villain in *Season 1: Snakes and Galloping Galas*, one of the three main antagonists (alongside the Overlord and Queen Chrysalis) of *Season 2: The Friendship Continues* (specifically as the main antagonist of the first half and the secondary antagonist of the second half), a major protagonist in *Season 3: Rebooted*, *Season 4: The Princess of Friendship* and *Season 10: March of the Oni*, a minor protagonist in *Season 5: Marks of Possession* and *Season 11: Rainbow Roadtrip*, a posthumous character in the TV special *Day of the Departed*, *Season 7: The Pillars of Time* and *Season 8: The Overlord Sons* and a flashback character in *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: The Movie* and *Season 9: Hunted*. His past self also appears as a supporting character in "To Turn Back Into Time", the finale of *The Pillars of Time*.

## Depictions in the Series

### Early life

Garmadon was born to the First Spinjitzu Master, along with his younger brother, Wu. Garmadon was born with the powers of Creation and Destruction, his dominant element being Destruction, after his father's Oni heritage.

When Garmadon and Wu were young children, they were very close and shared a brotherly bond. At one point, he went on a fishing trip with his brother and father. After both experience anger with not catching a fish, their father tells them to have faith. With this inspiration, Wu was able to get a fish, but Garmadon threw his fishing rod in anger.

### The Devourer's Bite

One day, the two were sparring and Wu's katana was accidentally knocked over the wall of the Monastery. Despite his father's warnings to stay within the safety of the Monastery, Garmadon went to retrieve it as Wu was too scared, and found the katana easily. Before he could pick it up, he was bitten by a strange green snake and passed out.

Garmadon was ill for a time, tended to by his father and brother. Unbeknownst to anyone, Garmadon had been bitten by the Great Devourer, infecting his very being with pure evil, and awakening an undying thirst to destroy. As a result, Garmadon momentarily became violent and selfish, blaming Wu for his change. This initial effect was not permanent and his normal personality returned, but it was a harbinger of things to come. With no existing cure, Garmadon was doomed to someday lose himself to the venom's wicked influence.

### Trespassing into Serpentine Territory

During a trip to the lake, Garmadon was told by Wu of his intentions to venture into Serpentine territory. Garmadon tried to dissuade his brother but the latter persuaded him and after they trespassed into Serpentine territory they were imprisoned.

An angry Garmadon blamed his brother, before a serpentine named Aspheera approached them and told them of how she was training to be a sorceress and offered to free the brothers, in exchange for them helping her in the future and they agreed. Aspheera freed them and told them to keep their promise in due time. Returning home, Garmadon and his brother found their father creating the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu and he told them not to tamper with it.

Garmadon didn't try to uphold the promise but grew suspicious of his brother's behavior before he caught him teaching Aspheera Spinjitzu. Garmadon warned him of how she can't be trusted but Wu didn't believe him.

One night, Garmadon was reading a book when his brother came and begged him for his help, as he revealed what Aspheera has done with Garmadon understanding his plight and agreeing to aid him. They armed themselves with the Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitz to have edge against her and confronted her. As Wu fought Aspheera and achieved victory, Garmadon similarly defeated her minions. Thanks to them, Aspheera was subsequently imprisoned after Mambo took back power. The brothers left Serpentine Territory and left Aspheera to be imprisoned in the Ancient Pyramid.

### Death of the First Spinjitzu Master

When Wu and Garmadon were young men, their father had Wu and Garmadon vow to protect the Golden Weapons, and then passed away. Garmadon and Wu would remain allies and a team against evil.

### Training Under Chen and the First Serpentine War

The next millennium was filled with turmoil as Garmadon constantly fought the evil growing inside of him, along with countless outside threats, such as Samukai and the Skeleton Army. It was during this time that he sought a more controversial teaching and trained under Master Chen. By emerging as victor in a battle against rival Clouse, he was granted lordship and made Chen's right-hand, where he gained the title: Lord Garmadon. Under Chen's advice, Garmadon signed a letter that Wu had written to Misako, a girl both brothers loved. As a result, Misako fell in love with Garmadon.

It was around this time that a war broke out between Man and Serpentine. Though Chen encouraged him to side with the snakes, Garmadon refused to fight for Chen and instead left to join Wu and the Elemental Masters to protect Misako. The sons of the First Spinjitzu Master led the Elemental Masters into battle against the Anacondrai in Birchwood Forest. However, due to Chen's manipulation, the battle turned sour and the Alliance was forced to flee. While regrouping in Jamanakai Village, Garmadon noticed a flute player controlling a small snake, thus inspiring the masters to use Sacred Flutes to lock the Serpentine away in tombs.

Arcturus and the other Anacondrai generals, however, were put on trial by the humans and deeming them guilty of war crimes, Garmadon banished them to the Cursed Realm. Chen and Clouse meanwhile were exiled to a secluded island for their war crimes.

### Battle with the Time Twins

Eventually, the two Elemental Masters of Time, Krux and Acronix, would betray the Elemental Alliance after assuming their element was the strongest in all of Ninjago. After most of the masters are defeated in a fight between the Time Twins and Elemental Alliance in the forest below the Monastery of Spinjitzu, Garmadon questioned what they should do, with Wu getting an idea.

Wu had Maya and Ray forge the Time Blades in order to absorb the element of Time from Krux and Acronix. As Wu returned to the monastery with a bag, Garmadon questioned if they were ready, to which his brother replied that they were. Acronix and Krux soon arrived, and after a lengthy battle at the monastery, Garmadon and Wu successfully managed to absorb the twins' power from them. Knowing Time was too dangerous for anyone to control, Garmadon and Wu used the Time Blades to open a time vortex, where they discarded the blades. However, Krux and Acronix broke free from their captors and soon followed the blades, and thought to be lost in time, though Wu saw a vision of when Acronix would return in 40 years, within the vortex.

### Lloyd's Birth and the Battle Between Brothers

Peace returned to Ninjago and soon after, Garmadon and Misako married. Decades later, Garmadon and Misako had a son, Lloyd. As the Devourer's venom continued to corrupt him, Garmadon began to grow distant from his family—nonetheless, he remained deeply fond of them and secretly hoped that Lloyd wouldn't follow the path of evil he was slowly being drawn towards.

Around this time, Garmadon finally succumbed to the Devourer's poison, attempting to claim the Golden Weapons for himself. Just before he could claim victory over his brother in their climactic battle, the protection spell emblazoned on Wu's kimono reacted, summoning a lightning bolt that struck and transformed Garmadon. Disfigured and dazed, he fell to the Underworld, where he was confronted by Samukai, King of the Underworld and Skulkin General. Determined to escape his new prison and claim the Golden Weapons, Garmadon defeated Samukai in a duel, allowing him to take control of the Underworld and the Skulkin Army so he could take over and rule Ninjago.

### Pilot Episodes

#### The Mare in the Moon

After a decade of teaching the skeletons about Spinjitzu, Lord Garmadon sent them to steal the map leading to the Golden Weapons from Kai and Nya's blacksmith shop, Four Weapons. Kruncha and Nuckal claimed the map and captured Nya, who Garmadon decided would be a useful asset.

#### The Elements of Harmony

When the Skulkin failed to retrieve the first Golden Weapon, Garmadon changed tactics; he ordered Samukai to pursue Cole, Jay, Zane, and Kai on their search for the weapons, but to hold back just enough to let the Ninja claim them.

#### Queen of Shadows

Once the Ninja secured three of the four weapons, Garmadon tricked Kai into going into the Fire Temple by using a false image of Nya to lure him. He then forced Kai to use the Sword of Fire to free Nya, before summoning Shadows to take the powerful Sword. Sensei Wu arrived just in time to save Kai, but he was not able to stop Garmadon from awakening the Fire Dragon to stop them from leaving. In desperation, the master used the Sword of Fire to cut off a platform of rock and fall into the Underworld. Garmadon then ordered Samukai, who had already stolen the Scythe of Quakes, the Nunchucks of Lightning, and the Shurikens of Ice, to return to the Underworld and retrieve the Sword of Fire.

#### Friendship is Magic

Sensei Wu snuck into Lord Garmadon's Dark Fortress and confronted his evil brother in the throne room. Garmadon sent a horde of Skulkin to retrieve the Sword of Fire, but Sensei Wu easily defeated them with Spinjitzu. Unperturbed by this, Garmadon sat on his throne and forced Wu to battle Samukai, who was wielding the other three Golden Weapons. The Skulkin general was victorious and took the Sword of Fire.

However, Samukai refused Garmadon's order to give the weapons to him, planning to use the weapons to reclaim control of the Underworld. At this, Garmadon laughed, revealing that Samukai's betrayal was the final step in his plan. As the Skulkin General of Fire disintegrated and transformed into a portal, Lord Garmadon explained that not even he could wield the power of all four Golden Weapons at once—instead, he had intended to create a portal to a dimension where he could become strong enough to do so. With that, Lord Garmadon entered the portal, vowing to return one day and claim the Golden Weapons so that he could remake Ninjago in his own image.

### Snakes and Galloping Galas

#### Boast Busters

In Zane's dream, Garmadon was trying to steal Zane's Shurikens of Ice. Suddenly, the Green Ninja saved Zane and easily kicked Garmadon out of the ship.

#### Dragonshy

When the Serpentine were released and united under Pythor, Sensei Wu left the Ninja to seek aid, but not before revealing to them some of his and Lord Garmadon's past together. Wu then used Traveler's Tea to open a portal to the dark dimension in search of Lord Garmadon.

#### Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Upon arrival, Wu immediately discovered Lord Garmadon, who had developed an extra set of arms in order to possess the Four Golden Weapons. Garmadon dueled his brother with new weapons and a group of Mud Monsters, but halted his attack when Wu managed to warn him that Lloyd was in the hands of the Serpentine. Forming an alliance with his brother in order to save his son, Garmadon led Wu across the wastelands in search of a way to return to Ninjago.

#### Applebuck Season

As they climbed the Mountain of Madness, Garmadon and Wu were beset by Craglings. The brothers used Spinjitzu to fend off the rock beasts, and continued their journey. Eventually, they found a portal that sent them back to Ninjago.

#### The Chosen One

Once Sensei Wu returned to the *Destiny's Bounty*, he explained the situation; Lord Garmadon would be staying with them until Lloyd was rescued from the Serpentine. Although the Ninja were skeptical of his cause, they agreed, and promptly discovered that their old foe had picked up several odd habits, such as brushing his teeth with a dagger, "sunbathing" in the middle of a raging storm, and eating nothing but Condensed Evil. During his stay, Garmadon was forced to deal with the suspicions of Kai, who was the most distrustful of his motives. The two ended up fighting after Kai spotted Garmadon holding the Golden Weapons. Kai eventually triumphed—however, to his disappointment, Garmadon allowed himself to be defeated as he was only gathering the Weapons at Wu's request. Despite the other Ninja's disapproval, Kai remained highly suspicious of Garmadon.

Lord Garmadon accompanied the Ninja to the Fire Temple, in order to both retrieve a Fangblade and save Lloyd from the Serpentine. There, Lord Garmadon defeated several Serpentine and saved Lloyd, but the temple ended up collapsing due to the volcano's instability, causing Lloyd to lose his footing and become separated from the group. Despite his protests, Garmadon was forced to leave with the other Ninja before the volcano could erupt. Fortunately, Kai managed to save Lloyd by unlocking his True Potential. Back on the *Destiny's Bounty*, Garmadon was reunited with his son at last, and genuinely thanked Kai for saving Lloyd. He later learned that Lloyd was the Green Ninja. Lord Garmadon's pride in his son's great potential was deflated somewhat when everyone realized that this meant Lloyd was destined to meet his own father in a battle for the fate of Ninjago.

#### The Best Night Ever

Lord Garmadon stayed aboard the *Destiny's Bounty* while the Ninja were searching for the final Fangblade. When Lloyd suggested that they instead focus on retrieving the other three, Lord Garmadon pointed out that they had no idea where the Serpentine were hiding. This led Nya to realize that the snakes were hiding underground, and the two Garmadons remained aboard the ship while the Ninja investigated the Serpentine's main base located in the Constrictai Tomb.

Unable to resist such an opportunity, Garmadon attempted to hack into the *Destiny's Bounty* computer systems to gain information on the Ninja. When Lloyd discovered him and accused him of betraying the Ninja's trust, Garmadon admitted that he couldn't help it, having evil literally running through his blood. He also took the opportunity to tell Lloyd that Sensei Wu had a great destiny set for him, and that Lloyd could still make whatever choices he wanted for his life. When Nya reported that they were captured by the Serpentine and being held hostage, Lord Garmadon attempted to help, but Lloyd refused to allow him, demanding for his father to leave instead.

However, Lord Garmadon returned in short order, breaking into the Serpentine's Underground Fortress with the Skulkin Army in tow—thanks to Lloyd, he had realized that he did have a choice: the choice to fight the Serpentine and ensure that he would be the one taking over Ninjago. While the skeletons fought the snakes and Lloyd freed the Ninja, Lord Garmadon personally engaged Pythor in combat, although the Anacondrai quickly broke off the battle to make his escape. After retrieving the Fangblades from Pythor, Lord Garmadon and the Ninja escaped back to the *Destiny's Bounty*.

With the Fangblades in the Ninjas' possession, Garmadon decided to depart, believing that he was no longer needed. Before he left, he assured Lloyd that he was very proud of his son's destiny, even if it meant that they were destined to battle each other for the fate of the world.

#### The Final Hour - Part 2

Unfortunately for Lord Garmadon, Pythor snuck aboard the ship and reclaimed the Fangblades, allowing him to return to Ouroboros and awaken the Great Devourer. As Lord Garmadon was visiting Ninjago City's tea shop, looking to return to his dark dimension, a news report showing the Ninja struggling to contain the Devourer came on the nearby television. He immediately hurried to the battlefield, arriving just after the Great Devourer defeated the Ultra Dragon, and told the Ninja that the only way to defeat the Devourer was to use all four Golden Weapons at once—which only he could do.

Despite their suspicions, the Ninja relinquished their weapons to Garmadon, informing him about the weak spot on the Devourer's head. Lord Garmadon asked the Ninja to prevent the beast from moving so he could get a clear shot at its weakness, before running off with an evil laugh. He proceeded to observe the Ninjas' battle against the Great Devourer from atop a skyscraper—when the serpent was immobilized, he dealt the finishing blow, proclaiming it was out of revenge for turning him evil. He disappeared in the aftermath of the Devourer's destruction, taking the Golden Weapons with him.

### The Friendship Continues

#### Lesson Zero

After sneaking out of Ninjago City, Garmadon found the remaining Serpentine and won them over by demonstrating his newfound powers, recreating the destroyed *Destiny's Bounty* as the *Black Bounty*. Offering the new ship to the Serpentine, Lord Garmadon gained the allegiance of the snakes—apart from Skales and the other Generals—and led them aboard the *Black Bounty*.

Lord Garmadon directed the *Black Bounty* to the Golden Peaks, the birthplace of the Golden Weapons, where Garmadon could uncover the secrets pertaining to the power of the Golden Weapons. He also informed the Serpentine of the prophecy of the Green Ninja, explaining that he must prevent Lloyd from reaching his true potential. Chokun suggested killing Lloyd, only to be sent to the brig under Garmadon's orders who subsequently forbidding the Serpentine from hurting Lloyd. Instead, Garmadon explained that they would focus on destroying Master Wu and the other four Ninja—without his teachers, Lloyd would never reach his full potential, and Garmadon's plans could continue. Eventually, the *Black Bounty* arrived at the Golden Peaks, where Lord Garmadon united the Golden Weapons into the Mega Weapon.

#### Ninja vs. Pirates

Shortly after, the Serpentine generals (apart from Skales) joined Garmadon's cause and he proudly presented the Mega Weapon before them. However the generals began to question if Garmadon actually knew what the weapon did, causing Garmadon to note that he just didn't have anything to use it on. At that moment, a serpentine entered the bridge and reported that they had sighted the Ultra Dragon. Realizing this to be the perfect opportunity to use his new weapon, he ordered the *Black Bounty* to pursue. Though he tried to use the weapon to destroy, it did nothing and eventually the dragon got away.

Hastily blaming the Serpentine's poor navigation skills for ruining his shot, he retreated to his cabin to angrily ponder why the weapon refused to obey him. In the process, he stumbled upon the journal of Captain Soto, the original owner of the ship, and wished for a better crew to man the *Black Bounty*. This time, the Mega Weapon responded, recreating Captain Soto and his crew of pirates, but Garmadon was severely drained of energy in the process. He then realized that the Mega Weapon could only create, not destroy, shortly before being locked in the brig (along with the rest of his Serpentine crew) by the pirates. After Captain Soto's crew was apprehended, Lord Garmadon reclaimed control of the *Black Bounty* and escaped from the Ninja.

#### May the Best Pet Win!

Now aware of the Mega Weapon's power and limitations, Lord Garmadon called his Serpentine together for a brainstorming session on how to beat the Ninja. Despite claiming that there were no bad ideas, he had several Serpentine thrown overboard for their poor suggestions (such as creating another group of pirates, recreating the Great Devourer, or making a really big ham sandwich) before hitting upon the idea of making evil mirrors of the Ninja themselves. Using spare clothes the Ninja left aboard the ship, Garmadon used the Mega Weapon to create the Bizarro Ninja and sent them to eliminate their counterparts. When the Bizarro Ninja were destroyed, Garmadon contacted the Ninjas' Ultra Sonic Raider to vow that he would get his revenge, only for Lloyd to cut the transmission with his newly-honed powers over lightning.

#### The Competition

For his next attempt, Lord Garmadon created a false company, "Darnagom Enterprises," and attempted to destroy Dareth's dojo, where the Ninja were training Lloyd. To get the money they needed to save the dojo, the Ninja entered the annual Ninjaball Run—when Garmadon found out, he joined the race himself with the *Black Bounty*. When the ship's cannon fire missed the Ultra Sonic Raider (thanks to the Ultra Dragon bumping into the *Black Bounty*, and the Serpentine warriors failed to prevent the Ninja from refueling on the fly, Garmadon used the Mega Weapon to create a vast chasm that the Ninja would never be able to cross.

Unfortunately for him, Nya had recently installed a flight mode in the Raider, allowing the Ninja to catch up to the *Black Bounty* and narrowly win the race. Enraged and disbelieving, Lord Garmadon left his ship to protest the results—thereby giving Lloyd the chance to reclaim the *Black Bounty* with his Ultra Dragon. Still weakened from the use of the Mega Weapon, Lord Garmadon was only saved from arrest when Skales pulled up in the Serpentine Bus, forcing him to allow the Serpentine Generals back into his army in return for the escape.

#### No Such Childhood

Lord Garmadon led the Serpentine into the Ninjago Museum of History, where he used the Mega Weapon to revive a prehistoric monster called the Grundle. The Ninja interfered with the process, forcing the villains to retreat, but the Grundle was still revived—unbeknownst to Garmadon, the Ninja themselves had also been reduced to children as a side effect. Due to departing, Garmadon did not witness the Ninjas' confrontation with the Grundle, or Lloyd's defeat of it using a magic tea that turned time forward again. As a result, the Grundle was fossilized yet again, the four Ninja were returned to their proper ages, and Lloyd aged out of childhood.

#### It's About Time!

Bent on destroying the Ninja once and for all, Lord Garmadon retreated to Ouroboros, which he apparently repaired at some point to make it livable again. While preparing his forces for a final assault, he was ambushed by the Ninja, including a teenage Lloyd. Shocked at his son's growth and improved powers, Garmadon fled, wishing that the Ninja had never existed in the first place—this gave him the idea to create a portal to the past and change the future to ensure that Lloyd would never become the Green Ninja.

Disguising himself as a Skulkin, Lord Garmadon snuck aboard the Skull Truck and deliberately prevented the skeletons from abducting Nya, intent on removing Kai's motivation to become a Ninja. On the way back to the Underworld, he overheard Nuckal commenting that he thought he saw two Kais, and realized that the Ninja of the present had followed him to the past. Lord Garmadon was in the Skulkin camp in the Forest of Tranquility when the Ninja secretly delivered Nya to the skeletons; to counter the Ninjas' interference, Garmadon sought the aid of his own past self, quickly explaining the situation and formulating a new plan.

When Past Kai saved Nya in the Fire Temple, he found himself attacked—not by his own shadow, but by the present version of Lord Garmadon. The present Ninja were forced to intervene, but Garmadon held them off until Jay suggested using the Golden Weapons of the past against the Mega Weapon. The combined energies sent the Mega Weapon into space and undid all of the changes to the past—with the present apparently changed so that Garmadon never created it in the first place.

#### The Stone Army

With his Mega Weapon destroyed, Lord Garmadon pursued other means of gaining power; namely, seeking out the Island of Darkness mentioned in Captain Soto's journal. Taking the Serpentine Generals along, Garmadon rode a Rattlecopter over the Endless Ocean, looking for any sign of the island. At that point, Skales tricked Garmadon by claiming to see the island—when Garmadon went to look, the Hypnobrai General pushed him out of the Rattlecopter and declared himself leader of the Serpentine.

Ironically, Skales's betrayal led Garmadon to the object of his quest; when he came to, he found himself on the shores of the Island of Darkness. the Overlord appeared before him and led him to a large boulder with four handles, telling Lord Garmadon that this was the first step towards his true destiny. When Garmadon turned the dials, the full Island of Darkness arose from the sea, and the Overlord revealed his plans to upset the balance of the world so that Garmadon could remake Ninjago in his own image.

#### The Day Ninjago and Equestria Stood Still

To Lord Garmadon's dismay, the next step towards his destiny involved scaling a series of rugged cliffs and mountains. He demanded to know why he had to prove his evil worth to the Overlord, but the enigmatic entity merely urged him onward, promising that a great power awaited at the end of the trial.

Gritting his teeth, Garmadon carried on, eventually arriving in front of a strange clock with a dark helmet on a pedestal. At the Overlord's command, Garmadon took the helmet, causing the clock's hands to begin moving—the Overlord revealed that the former would give Garmadon control over the Stone Army, while the latter was counting down to the final battle between light and darkness.

Pleased with this new development, Garmadon triumphantly announced his return to the darkened skies above.

#### The Last Voyage

With the Stone Army at his command, Lord Garmadon began traveling the Island of Darkness, observing the army's operations. He was confused to see most of the soldiers working in mines, but the Overlord explained that they were searching for a dark material made of concentrated evil, which they could use to build an ultimate weapon against the Ninja. Garmadon laughed maniacally at this, declaring that he liked the sound of that.

#### Last Train to the Dark Island

Lord Garmadon proceeded to set up a base camp where the ultimate weapon could be constructed, monitoring the Stone Army's progress on both building the weapon and mining Dark Matter. The Overlord appeared again there, warning him that the Ninja had made it to the Island of Darkness in search of the Temple of Light. Garmadon deployed his forces to capture the Ninja, only to eventually learn that the heroes had succeeded in their quest, enhancing their powers far beyond their previous limits—worse yet, Lloyd had gained the power of the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master, making him even stronger.

Atop the cliff where the Celestial Clock rested, Garmadon commented that the Overlord's army wasn't as indestructible as they had thought. The Overlord was unperturbed, claiming that their strength was also growing—the ultimate weapon would be completed just as the countdown reached zero, and then nothing would stop darkness from overwhelming the light at last.

#### The Last Hope

As the Celestial Clock continued to count down, Lord Garmadon began increasing the defenses around his camp, worrying that the Ninja might try to attack him directly before the ultimate weapon could be completed. The Overlord commented that his resolve seemed to be wavering, despite Garmadon's denials. The Overlord's prodding over his reluctance to kill Lloyd eventually caused Garmadon to snap at nearby soldiers, telling them to double their effort on the ultimate weapon's development.

When General Kozu came in to report capturing a prisoner, Garmadon was surprised to see his wife, Misako. They former couple argued about Garmadon's path to evil, and the villain admitted that he had wanted Misako to see things his way so she could rule by his side. As he lamented that Misako was one of a very small number of people who could truly understand him, Garmadon realized that he had been tricked—Misako had stolen the Helmet of Shadows in a last desperate attempt to halt the Celestial Clock.

Enraged at the deception, Garmadon pursued Misako and the Ninja in a massive, four-armed robot that proved immune to anything his foes threw at him. When the Overlord reminded him that the Ninja could turn the Stone Army against him if they wore the Helmet of Shadows, Garmadon resolved to chase them down personally, conducting a furious chase through the jungle. Just when he finally had the Earth Driller in his grasp, Lloyd arrived and disabled the robot with a powerful blast.

Lord Garmadon emerged from the wreckage, weakened and vulnerable, but his son hesitated to kill him, allowing the Stone Army to catch up with the Ninja. Garmadon left the rest of the chase to his minions as he regained his strength, but eventually noticed a strange beam of energy soaring over the trees. The Overlord told him that the countdown had ended and the final battle was about to begin, leading Garmadon back to the base camp and revealing that the ultimate weapon was finally complete. Presented with the weapon—dubbed "Garmatron" by the Overlord—Lord Garmadon gleefully declared that it was more beautiful than he could have imagined and joined the Overlord in laughing triumphantly.

#### A Canterlot Wedding Battle - Part 1

Shortly after the completion of the Garmatron, the Stone Army arrived before Garmadon, presenting his recovered helmet as well as a prisoner—Nya. Garmadon tested the Dark Matter on Nya, transforming her into a loyal servant. Ordering Nya to ambush the heroes if they followed him, Lord Garmadon boarded the Garmatron and set out for the coast, accompanied by the Overlord and the Stone Army.

After arriving on the coast, Garmadon ordered the Stone Army to begin loading Dark Matter into the Garmatron's main cannon, but his actual attack was delayed when Lloyd, Misako, and Master Wu arrived. Garmadon furiously denied their pleas to stop his actions, declaring that he was too far gone for any hope of redemption—the only way he could reunite with his family was to make them (along with the rest of the world) as evil as he was. With that, Garmadon activated the Garmatron's main cannon, only to discover that the weapon required a twenty-second warm-up period. Lloyd attempted to stop the countdown, and briefly grappled with his father before Kozu pinned him down, allowing the Garmatron to fire on the village of Ignacia. Trying to prevent Garmadon from firing again, Lloyd summoned his powers in an attempt to escape Kozu's grip. In response, Garmadon used a hidden trapdoor to drop Kozu and Lloyd out of the Garmatron.

With Lloyd out of the way, Lord Garmadon fired his next Dark Matter missile at Jamanakai Village, upsetting the balance of light and darkness enough for the Overlord to begin manifesting in Ninjago. It was then that Garmadon discovered the truth: the Overlord had no intention of letting him rule Ninjago. Outraged at being a pawn in the Overlord's game, Garmadon furiously insisted that Ninjago was *his* to conquer, but the ultimate evil simply laughed as he possessed the four-armed villain's body to begin his metamorphosis.

During Lloyd's battle against the Overlord, the former asserted that Lord Garmadon was still alive and unwilling to harm him. At this, Lord Garmadon briefly retook control of his body from the Overlord, leaving himself open for Lloyd's assault. Unfortunately, the Overlord soon regained control, completely subduing Lord Garmadon's mind and taking full control of his body.

#### A Canterlot Wedding Battle - Part 2

Garmadon was thought to have been destroyed after Lloyd, Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Twilight defeated the Overlord, as his body had been completely transformed into that of the Overlord's true form. However, Garmadon awoke amid the rubble calling for Lloyd, completely purified of evil—not only was he himself again, but the dark magic that had given him four arms and the Devourer's venom that had turned him evil in the first place had all disappeared. Amazed and overjoyed at his new appearance, Garmadon happily reunited with his family, telling Master Wu that it felt good to be free of evil at last, He was last seen walking off with Misako and Lloyd, eager to catch up on the bonding time he had missed due to his curse.

### After the Final Battle

Hoping to make up for all of his evil actions, Garmadon made a vow to never fight again. He was pardoned by the Emperor of all of his crimes at a public ceremony. After he was forgiven, he and Misako moved far away from Ninjago City where they constructed a new monastery to teach the next generation of Ninja how to battle without fighting.

### Rebooted

#### The Art of the Silent Fist

Fleeing the Digital Overlord, the five Ninja and Nya traveled to Garmadon's Monastary to seek refuge. That night, they partook in Garmadon's lesson on the Art of the Silent Fist, a martial arts style that involves misdirection and avoiding the attacks of enemies. He handily defeated Lloyd in a sparring session, invoking his son's anger, but cautioned his son against giving in to such feelings, having been overcome by rage himself in the past. Upon learning that the Nindroids are seeking Lloyd and his golden powers, Garmadon volunteered to travel with Lloyd and get as far away from the Digital Overlord's grasp as possible.

Traveling to Nya's old Samurai X Cave, Lloyd and Garmadon took her all-terrain vehicle to help expedite their journey. As night fell, the pair stopped by a nearby river to drink. However, they were subsequently tracked down and attacked by the Nindroid MechDragon. As they fled Garmadon accidentally fired the vehicle's cannons while attempting to find an afterburner to increase their speed, much to his dismay. The other four Just as the dragon was about to capture them however, the Ninja succeed in shutting down the power to all of Ninjago, and the Dragon collapsed in front of them. Though Lloyd believed they should return, Garmadon remained firm in continuing to put distance between themselves and New Ninjago City until the Overlord has been permanently deleted.

#### Blackout

As father and son passed through a rocky gorge, Garmadon paused to teach Lloyd about the importance of balance by having the Green Ninja balance rocks. Upon placing a boulder atop the pile, Lloyd lost control and the rock tower collapsed. Giving up, Garmadon determined that they should continue forward, though without the use of the Golden Dragon.

Garmadon and Lloyd eventually came to a broken bridge, prohibiting their path forward. Garmadon saw this as an opportunity for Lloyd to unlock more of the First Spinjitzu Master's powers and ordered his son to move the mountain in front of him to create a path across. Though the Golden Ninja managed to move pieces into place, he lost focus at the end and the bridge crumbled. Frustrated, Lloyd summoned the Golden Dragon to create a Golden Path for them, much to Garmadon's dismay.

Their path eventually took them to a large mountain that they were forced to scale. Lloyd joked that Garmadon's former extra set of arms would of come in useful here, though Garmadon noted that his son's sense of humor lacked in comparison to his Golden Power. As the master reached the top of the mountain, he was alarmed to see that Lloyd had stopped to help a Ravture youngling. As he feared, the father was not far away and attacked the duo. Garmadon began to frantically climb away only to be grabbed by the father ravture and thrown off the mountainside. It was then that Lloyd found himself able to move mountains and managed to create a hand to catch his father.

The father and son ravture were reunited and left, while Lloyd created a stairway down the mountain with his newfound abilities. On their way down, the Falcon arrived with a message from Nya warning them of a mysterious Stranger who had taken the hardrive containing the Overlord. As the message ended, Garmadon noted that they were near Hiroshi's Labyrinth and determined they should head there to hide. Lloyd agree and they descended into the forest to get lost.

#### The Curse of the Golden Master

Garmadon and Lloyd make it inside of Hiroshi's Labyrinth, and Lloyd comments that whoever made it through the jungle was better than him. Garmadon also comments that there is an oasis at the middle of the jungle, that no one has seen before.

When they make it to the oasis however, they only have a moment to rest as Techno Wu and a squad of Nindroids ambush the duo. Garmadon faces his brother again as Lloyd escapes, yet Wu is victorious and Garmadon is taken aboard the MechDragon. When Pythor steals Lloyd's power, the Overlord comments that Garmadon is no use to them, and he throws him overboard. As the MechDragon flies off, Garmadon surfaces and vows that he will find Lloyd again.

#### Magical Mystery Cure

Garmadon followed the MechDragon back to New Ninjago City where he disguised himself as a Nindroid to sneak into Borg Tower. He arrived in Borg's Office just as Techno Wu was about to suspend the program, thereby trapping the Ninja in the Digiverse. Garmadon flung his assimilated brother out the window before revealing himself and attacked Pythor, as the latter expressed surprise that Garmadon broke his oath. Garmadon claimed that as they took his son, he had done away with his oath never to fight again.

After the Serpentine managed to escape in a Hover-Copter, Garmadon slid down the side of the building where he faced Techno Wu again. The battle quickly turned against Garmadon's favor and he was forced to retreat to the very edge of the cell tower. However just as Techno Wu prepared to finish him off, the Ninja successfully reboot the system, thereby returning Wu to his regular self.

The brothers returned to Borg's Office where the Ninja, P.I.X.A.L., and Nya celebrated their success.

#### Codename: Sunset Shimmer

Garmadon accompanied Wu and the other Ninja back to the Temple of Light wherein Lloyd returned his elemental powers to the four Ninja. Garmadon voiced his disprovable of the plan to Wu, who in return reminds him that it was Lloyd's choice, not his and encourages the Ninja to take risks. Garmadon remained optimistic, knowing that as the protectors of Ninjago, they were without the luxury of rest.

Once back in New Ninjago City, Garmadon arrives at Borg Tower where P.I.X.A.L. and Wu are busy trying to figure out the Nindroid's mysterious project "Arcturus." Garmadon comments that he and Wu once defeated an ancient Serpentine General by the same name. They later discover that the Overlord intends to retrieve the Golden Weapons from space, where they were sent following the Mega-Weapon's destruction-an event that only Garmadon and the four Ninja who traveled back in time can remember due to their involvement in it. P.I.X.A.L later discloses this to Kai who sets for the truck carrying the some of the parts of the rocket. He, Wu, Nya, and P.I.X.A.L. follow the rest of the Ninja (except Kai, who was captured) to Ouroboros just in time to witness the Arcturus rocket launch with all five Ninja aboard. Garmadon is outraged that Wu would allow such a thing, but nevertheless watched as the rocket departed for the heavens.

#### The Void

Garmadon returned to Borg Tower with Wu, Nya, and P.I.X.A.L. where they were able to contact the Ninja and provide help in their attempt to take over the comet-bound ship. However, their communications were discovered by Pythor who lead a squad of Nindroids to attack Borg Industries.

The four managed to escape to Garmadon's monastery and re-established contact with the Ninja.

#### The Legendary Friend

The Ninja manage to return to Ninjago City by salvaging the parts of the Nindroids' ship to create a new, smaller one. They meet with Garmadon and their other allies before heading into the city, which has been occupied and ransacked by the Golden Master, in an attempt to reach the Temple of Fortitude. Garmadon and Master Wu meet the other Ninja there, with Cyrus Borg giving them a pill they can use to shrink the Golden Master while Garmadon and Wu devise a plan to make him consume it.

The Ninja, along with Garmadon and his brother, run across rooftops towards the Golden Master—whose powers don't affect them due to their Stone Warrior armor, which wards off the golden power. Upon reaching Borg Tower, where the Golden Master has created a massive "spider-web" using his golden powers, Garmadon and Wu work together to propel the pill towards their ancient adversary, but Pythor intervenes and devours it. The Golden Master then seizes Garmadon and the other Ninja, except Zane, who sacrifices himself to freeze the Golden Master, with both being killed in the process.

Garmadon attends Zane's funeral, and joins his brother and the Ninja as they crowd around each other and watch snow fall from the sky.

### The Princess of Friendship

#### A Secret Invitation

Garmadon was going to join his brother and Nya in rebuilding *Destiny's Bounty*. He went to ask his son for help but the latter told him that he was going on a fishing trip with his friends as Garmadon was happy they reconnected. Lloyd then asks his father if there were others with elemental powers like him and the Ninja. Garmadon questions Lloyd why he asked him that, to Lloyd's response with nothing. He feels suspicious of his son and then heads towards his son's room where he found at that he casted the fishing rod against the wall and left it there. As Garmadon looks around and questions what is going on, he notices and spots a takeout carton and realizes Chen was involved with his son's mysterious behavior.

With this knowledge, Garmadon deduces Lloyd and the other Ninja were going to Chen's Island. He immediately followed them to the docks, where the Elemental Masters began boarding Chen's Ferry. While there Garmadon encountered his old rival Clouse, who is still working with Chen. Garmadon tries to stop the Ninja but they are insisted on going due to the fact that Zane may still be alive and this was a chance to find him. After failing to dissuade his son from going, Garmadon decides to join him on the journey. Clouse initially refuses to let Garmadon on the ship stating there was no room, but Garmadon boards anyway after knocking off a grunt and Clouse allows this act.

On the ferry, Garmadon tells the Ninja about Clouse being a dangerous wizard and Chen's second-in-command. Soon, the Ninja meet various people using different kinds of powers as Kai asks Garmadon why he or Wu never told them there were other with abilities like them as Garmadon explains there were things they didn't want them to know as he tells the Ninja about the Elemental Masters who are descended from previous elemental users. When Kai noted the same went for him and his sister, Garmadon tells a confused Kai that Nya might have the element of Water but it just needed to be unlocked. Garmadon makes note of a few of major Elemental Masters. Clouse then announces to everyone that they're about to reach Chen's Island before calling Chen himself and telling him that Garmadon has returned. Garmadon tells the Ninja that he swore never to return to the island while the Ninja contemplate whether they'll be able to find Zane.

#### Only One Can Remain

After arriving on the island, Clouse speaks to Garmadon and states that Chen will be pleased to see him again while tensely referring to him as Sensei.

Garmadon reveals to the Ninja that Master Chen was previously *his* master, during a period in Garmadon's life when he took the path of evil. During the Serpentine War, Chen betrayed the Elemental Masters by siding with the Serpentine before being exiled to his island fortress as part of a deal for his surrender. After the tournament bracket is revealed he is kicked out of Chen's fortress by Clouse, but sneaks back in during the first round. After catching Clouse using his dark magic to sabotage Lloyd, Garmadon attacks him, the grapple enabling Lloyd to claim one of the Jadeblades. He then takes part in the group's discussion regarding the urgency of finding Zane.

#### Flight to the Finish

After suffering continued ill treatment from Chen's minions, Garmadon joined the others in observing various battles, including Kai's fight with Ash and the confrontation between Bolobo and Neuro. Garmadon expressed confidence in Neuro's ability to succeed, and was proved right despite Bolobo's early advantage. Unfortunately, the Ninja were soon forced to contend with an unpleasant development: Chen changing the tournament roster so that Jay and Cole were forced to battle each other. He wisely reasoned that the pair would have to reconcile or fail, and was pleased when they renewed their friendship. Unfortunately, Cole was forced to forfeit in order to insure that at least one of them would continue to advance in the tournament.

#### Ninja Roll

Garmadon joined his pupils in observing a battle between Skylor and Jacob Pevsner, and noted that Jacob's power over Sound had grown since he had last encountered him. After hearing the Ninja speculate as to whether Skylor and Kai might be related due to her use of Fire, Garmadon revealed that she was the Master of Amber. He would then tell the Ninja that they should try to befriend their competition or they would try to defeat them.

He joined Clouse and Chen in observing Lloyd's Thunderblade battle with Chamille, and intervened when Clouse attempted to sabotage Lloyd with his Dark Magic.

#### ????

Garmadon and the remaining Ninja were heartened by the fact that they had managed to form an alliance with the other competitors, only for Chen to mislead the group by telling them that his intent was to award his Staff of Elements to the winner of the tournament.

Things start looking up as they learn from a disguised Nya—who had infiltrated Chen's Kabuki—that there was a spy in their midst. The Ninja soon receive a fortune cookie from Skylor that says Cole and Zane will be breaking out very soon as they express relief that Cole manage to find their friends. Garmadon later joined the Ninja in attempting to uncover the spy, providing the helpful hint that a minion of Chen would have an Anacondrai tattoo on their back like his.

#### It Ain't Easy Being Breezies

Garmadon and the remaining contestants boarded Chen's Blimp and were flown high above the island, where they learned that the next task would be hunting the fugitive Nya. However, as they were dropped onto the island, it was determined that the parachutes left for them by Chen were one short given Garmadon's presence. As he and Lloyd fell, Lloyd struggled to summon his Elemental Dragon, which Garmadon revealed was due to his fear. Both grabbed onto a parachute, and Garmadon attempted to sacrifice himself so that Lloyd could use it, but Lloyd refused, opened the parachute for him and left him shocked.

A few seconds later Garmadon was happy that his son successfully managed to summon his dragon. Working together, the pair soon discovered that Nya had left a false trail for her pursuers and a real one for her friends.

Along the way, Garmadon revealed to Lloyd the full details of his previous allegiance to Chen and how he received the title of Lord from him after defeating Clouse. Likewise, he explained their involvement in the Serpentine Wars, including his adding his own signature to Wu's letter to Misako. He also revealed that he had never told Misako or Wu the truth, but that he didn't regret it being that Lloyd wouldn't exist as a result. Lloyd then encouraged him to come clean with his wife and brother, and Garmadon agreed to do so. Unfortunately, they found Nya just in time to learn Chen's true plan: to use the stolen powers to turn him and his Anacondrai Cultists into Anacondrai.

#### Leap of Faith

Garmadon, Nya, and Lloyd soon assault Chen's Fortress in a bid to rescue the others and stop Chen's plan. Garmadon was forced to battle Clouse, who gained the upper hand due to his use of an Anacondrai Blade. Captured and imprisoned alongside Nya, Garmadon was mocked by Chen and Clouse, who visited them to taunt them over his victory over Lloyd. Garmadon angrily questioned the location of his son as Chen stated he will take Lloyd's power at the ceremony which Garmadon can't attend as Chen was still hurt at his leave. Nya wondered how Chen beat Lloyd which Chen stated he had help revealing Kai was the one who did so.

Garmadon was angered Chen turned the Ninja against each other as he did their ancestors before grabbing Skylor, attempting to use her as way to be released but Chen and Clouse called his bluff. With Nya, Garmadon was left at the mercy of Clouse's Anacondrai Serpent, while the villains leave though not before Kai winks at them revealing it was all a ruse relieving them. Sometime later, Clouse's pet serpent arrived which Garmadon viewed as karma accrued by his role in destroying the Great Devourer. However, a jailbreak of the Elemental Masters—aided by Cole, Zane, and Jay Roto Jet—resulted in their escape, and they soon intervened in Chen's ceremony returning the powers to the Elemental Masters, forcing Chen, Clouse, and a few henchmen to flee.

#### Game to the Fame

Following much of the Anacondrai Cultists' capture, Garmadon was with the five Ninja, exclaiming his pride within the five, saying that they did what the original Elemental Masters could not: stick together. After getting a message from Griffin Turner from Neuro, Garmadon and Cole used the Roto-Jet to help assist in finding Chen's remaining forces and the captive Skylor. Unfortunately, the pair got into a dogfight with Clouse and Chen, the former leaping onto the Roto-Jet to sabotage it. Garmadon exited the craft to engage his former classmate, and knocked him off the plane. Their battle resumed on the ground, with Clouse opening a portal to the Cursed Realm in an effort to rid himself of Garmadon and claim his old title of Lord. However, Garmadon managed to drag Clouse into the portal before climbing over him to escape it, which caused him to remark on his dislike of Magic.

Sadly, Garmadon's victory would be short-lived, as Chen used Skylor's powers to fuel his spell and turn the Anacondrai Cultists—including Skylor and Garmadon—into Anacondrai. Garmadon assured a sad Lloyd he was still on his side as Chen's forces soon overpowered the Elemental Masters with sheer strength, speed, and numbers causing them to retreat to the palace. While there, Garmadon was nearly attacked by Jay, who confused him for one of the Cultist, but Lloyd quickly explained it as Jay told Garmadon to pick a body and sticking with it. The Masters then watched as Chen's army escaped the island, leaving Garmadon and his young allies apparently stranded. However, Zane and Kai's success in summoning a Titanium Dragon and Elemental Fire Dragon inspired the others to overcome their fears summon forth their own Elemental Dragons, and they set out for Ninjago. Garmadon rode on Lloyd's Dragon and told the Masters a battle from the past had returned but stated they will rise to face off against it.

#### Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1

Flying back on Lloyd's Dragon, Garmadon and the others arrived back in New Ninjago City only to find that Chen's forces had yet to attack. Having their allies watch the city, the Ninja made their way to the Samurai X Cave where they were reunited with Wu and Misako, who was surprised at his appearance. Wu's pleasure at seeing him reminded Garmadon of his shameful secret, but they accompanied the Ninja to Kryptarium Prison to see Pythor. Chen's forces came looking for the snake as well, and a drop of Pythor's venom fell on Garmadon's hand, transforming it again as Zane realized that was why the Cultists came for Pythor: to maintain the transformation. Now aware of Chen's reason for not attacking, Garmadon, along with his brother and son, attempted to escape with the last true Anacondrai in tow. During this, the trio learned that Chen had lied to both sides during the Serpentine War. Unfortunately, they were confronted by more Cultists, resulting battle in which they lose Pythor to the Anacondrai Cultists and were forced to prepare for the inevitable invasion.

Back at the Samurai X Cave, Misako took note of Garmadon's sad look and grabbing his hand, she asked him about it as he attempted to tell his wife the truth about the letter but was interrupted with the power shutting off. Much to the horror of the allied heroes, the Anacondrai Cultists succeeded in luring the Elemental Masters away from New Ninjago City and various settlements, allowing them to invade unopposed. After Wu stated their fears have come true, Garmadon sadly remarked "The new Serpentine War has just begun."

#### Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2

The *Destiny's Bounty 2.0* was soon in the air and Nya attempted to communicate with the Ninja, though Chen took control of the airwaves. Chen then told everyone about Garmadon's secret about his letter which was actually Wu's, infuriating Wu upon discovering that his brother claimed his letter as his own. Before a fight could break out, Skylor calmed Wu down before anyone could get hurt. He was reunited with Lloyd, who noticing Wu and Misako shunning him was because they found about the letter.

He is later seen on the *Bounty* at the cannons helping their allies take down the Anacondrai Cultists at the Corridor of Elders. Despite their efforts, Chen's army it through the path just as Lloyd appears on the ship with Pythor who tells in order to save Ninjago, Garmadon would need to be banished to the Cursed Realm so the Anacondrai Generals' spirits could curse Chen and his army. Garmadon willingly accepted this, feeling that he couldn't make up for all the evil he had done with what time he had left in his life. Wu and Misako were initially resistant, but in the end supported his choice having forgave him for his deceit while Lloyd was angered at his father's choice and left.

Wu recited the banishment spell as he tells his brother and wife to apologize to Lloyd for him but the latter appeared and accepting his father's reason finished the spell himself, banishing Garmadon and releasing the Anacondrai Generals who cursed and banished Chen and his army. Garmadon's likeness was then carved into the Corridor alongside those of the other fallen Elemental Masters.

### Marks of Possession

#### Curseworld - Part II

After being tricked by Morro, Lloyd eventually awakened in the Cursed Realm, and began searching around. Soon enough, he finds his father bound in chains. Lloyd tried to break the chains, but to no avail. Seeing Lloyd's despair over his inability to save his father and stop Morro, Garmadon gives him the confidence to keep fighting. He promises to always be with Lloyd no matter where he is, and says that at some point every boy must become a man, but it's their decision as to what kind of man they want to be. By some means, Lloyd obtained his father's robes, and departed the Cursed Realm to face Morro.

As the Battle of Stiix draws to a close, Nya unlocks her True Potential, creating a giant tidal wave that drowns the Preeminent. The Cursed Realm is consequently destroyed; all its inhabitants are killed, including Garmadon, who passes on to the Departed Realm. Following the battle, Lloyd expressed his feelings that his father was "in a better place."

### Day of the Departed

Lloyd and Misako traveled to the Corridor of Elders in order to memorialize Garmadon with a lantern on the Day of the Departed. Unfortunately, they were attacked by Pythor, who was eager to send Lloyd to join his father in the Departed Realm. However, the memory of his father gave Lloyd the courage and resolve to fight back and force Pythor to retreat.

Garmadon was one of the Ninjas' only adversaries who was not resurrected that night, due to his redemption.

### The Pillars of Time

Though deceased in the present, a young Garmadon appears during the conflict with the Time Twins.

#### The Hatching (Flashback)

Garmadon banished the Anacondrai Generals and met up with the Masters on the monastery. After the Time Twins betrayed the Alliance, he and Wu wielded four Time Blades to render the Time Masters powerless.

#### Secrets Discovered

While not seen, his voice is used by the mysterious Samurai X, telling Nya that they could be Garmadon. However, she tells the figure that Garmadon sacrificed himself and is gone forever.

#### Pause and Effect

Garmadon appears in a hallucination of Wu's, asking his brother why he let him fall into the darkness.

#### To Turn Back Into Time - Part II

In the past, Garmadon and Wu send the Time Blades into the time vortex at the Monastery of Spinjitzu, with Krux and Acronix soon following. Garmadon questions what happened to the Time Twins, with young Wu stating they chose to be lost in time than face their punishment. At that moment, the Iron Doom lands in front of the monastery, with the future versions of Krux and Acronix emerging from the device. Garmadon, Wu and the Elemental Masters fight a legion of Vermillion Warriors. They're eventually joined by Kai and Nya, who pose as Ray and Maya.

Acronix summons the Vermillion, and their component snakes are absorbed by the Iron Doom. Garmadon and his allies continued fighting the weapon, but proved no match for it. Kai and Nya formed a Fusion Dragon, which helped turn the tide of the battle. Garmadon and Wu watched as the Iron Doom and Fusion Dragon disappeared into the Time Vortex, but not before Wu received the Reversal Time Blade from his older self. But when Kai, Nya, Krux, and Acronix left this timeline, the Elemental Alliance used Obscuritea to erase their memory of the battle with the future versions of Krux and Acronix.

### LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: The Movie

Garmadon appears as a posthumous antagonist.

### March of the Oni

#### The Beginning of the End: Into the Breach

While on the Bounty, the Ninja discovered that more Oni are attacking the city. The Overlord has an idea to resurrect Garmadon, since two Oni can fight against the other one. Lloyd undoubtedly feels that his father is going to return, and with the Overlord's words, Lloyd agreed and also he shows that in order to resurrect his father, they must go to the Temple of Resurrection. The Ninja headed to the Temple of Resurrection to perform the ritual.

For the ritual to succeed, the Overlord needed a sliver of hair from Lloyd, Wu, Misako, Celestia, Luna, and Twilight and a special Departed Blade. Lloyd bought samples of their hair from the three Alicorns and his family, as well as Kai forging the special Departed Blade. The ritual begins and it finally succeeded, but nothing works. When the Ninja and the Overlord left due to their failure, Garmadon emerges, and fight against the Ninja. Cole describes him that's why he turned evil again, as the Ninja continue to fight against them until the Overlord stopped Garmadon from fighting. Later, the Temple of Resurrection gets destroyed due to the black crystals, as the Ninja and the Overlord bring Garmadon to the *Bounty*.

#### Lloyd's Seven

Garmadon alongside Princess Celestia, Princess Luna, Master Wu, and Shining Armor meet with Twilight Sparkle and Spike in Canterlot Castle. They explain that, in the wake of King Sombra and the Oni's recent return, they have decided to reinforce the castle's defenses and curing Faith from the recent fall from the First Realm.

Later on, Garmadon and Princess Luna come to investigate the throne room and find the room empty, they believe it to be a false alarm.

Wu and Celestia eventually half-heartedly apologize to Garmadon and Luna for disregarding their earlier concerns and begrudgingly agree that they need to account for both inside and outside threats to castle security.

#### Between Dark and Dawn

Wu and Garmadon alongside Princess Celestia and Princess Luna take a bucket list vacation, taking a break from their duties. They indulge in various activities that they have always wanted to do, including sightseeing, riding rollercoasters, and seeing stage and magic shows. However, while Celestia and Wu enjoy the more exciting and thrill-seeking activities, Luna and Garmadon prefer the slower and more relaxing ones. In the picnic scene, he and Wu get into an argument. Garmadon accuses Wu of always taking the role of logic and wisdom and always having the bigger potential even thinking that it was better he be consumed by the great devourer and distant from everyone so Wu could have everyone talk about how great he was and as a result having a less healthy relationship with his family, with Wu retaliating that it was not what their father, the First Spinjitzu Master wanted as he always hated feeling he had more potential if his brother was always pushed aside, and just wanted a healthy relationship with the family he had as much as Garmadon did after the great devourer. Eventually they decide to go their separate ways and enjoy the rest of their vacation alone. But soon they both realize it isn't as fun without each other.

Garmadon eventually meets Wu again in a hillside showcase and goes backstage to meet him. Wu and Garmadon admit their faults and experiences, while Wu encourages Garmadon with how even in his darkest times, he still had and still has family who understood and deeply cared for him, especially his son Lloyd and even after everything they can still work together to combat what comes their way, even their own faults. Garmadon takes that to heart and they apologize to each other. Eventually this prompts Wu to let Garmadon perform alongside him and sing together, reconciling.

This is also the episode where Garmadon has his first two songs.

#### A Ninja is Born

The Ninja have overheard that Nya is pregnant, but Garmadon got embarrassed when one of the Ninja is going to have children. Garmadon then said "Once Green, always Green", when realising that someone is pregnant.

#### The Big Mac Question

Vinny interviews the Ninja, Morro, **Garmadon** and the Overlord about how the Oni have returned. Nya recalls the flashback on how the Oni attacked Ninjago City. It is a matter of fact that when the Oni grab Cole's leg. Morro's point of view was that he never saw an Oni, but his old enemy Lloyd remembers that the Oni have large horns, and one of the Oni is Mistaké. One of his point of view was that they both went to Mistaké's tea shop. He told Morro about the legend with the same tea that Mistaké used to tell Lloyd and Jay in the past. Vinny cuts as he said that Mistaké is dead, but Morro said "Come on, I want learn more about it, since I was in the Departed Realm."

Eventually Vinny questions what happened to the students after being attacked by the Oni. Cole shares his point of view on the problem that reach Ninjago City. The Overlord and Garmadon said that only Oni can survive the dark clouds. He, however, needs a weapon but the others are hesitant. Lloyd said he is part Oni and could survive too and that he is going with him, while Morro also come with the three, due to being a ghost. Vinny stops and answers why Lloyd is a part Oni. Obviously, since his father was an Oni, Lloyd is also an Oni, due to his father inheritance.

Vinny now questions Lloyd on how he, his father, the Overlord and Morro enter the cloud of darkness. He explains as it follows. The Overlord and Garmadon jumped off and Lloyd and Morro followed behind.

The Ninja went to the computer to watch Lloyd through his head cam. Lloyd started to suffocate but recovered. They then came across a solidified Borg. Lloyd insists they take Borg back, but the Overlord refused to help him and states it will slow them down. Morro then told Borg they will fix him and they continued their journey.

Before moving on to the actual scene, Vinny tells the five where Lloyd, Garmadon, Morro and the Overlord went. Jay said that they went near the Realm Crystal, and the screen goes static. Vinny then interrupts to the Ninja on how the four are doing before it ends the interview. In the Borg Tower, Garmadon, Lloyd, the Overlord and Morro then encountered two Oni outside of the tower. When Lloyd and Morro was about to be attacked, the Overlord saved them and revealed he only did it because they stand a better chance of saving the city if there are both of them. They walk closer to the Crystal, and Zane said it was interfering with the head cam's signal. Both Garmadon and the Overlord tried to destroy the Crystal, but an Oni emerged and stopped them. After the Oni blocked all of their attacks, Spinjitzu included, Lloyd's head cam was broken, and Morro is defeated. The Oni introduced himself as the Omega and questioned why Garmadon and the Overlord, an Oni hybrid and a dark spirit, didn't take over Ninjago. The Overlord answered by saying if Ninjago and Equestria are going to be taken over, it will be him instead. The father and son, a ghost and a Dark Lord then continued to clash with him.

### Rainbow Roadtrip

#### Never Trust an Alicorn (Flashback)

In Wu's flashback, the two brothers were playing with their staffs. Wu mentioned he wanted to go to the land of the Serpentine, and was able to convince Garmadon to go too. Unfortunately, they were caught and locked up.

They started arguing, but saw a snake watching them. She introduced herself as Aspheera, and said she will free them in exchange for friendship and Spinjitzu lessons. They agreed, and ran back home.

When the First Spinjitzu Master asked where they were, Garmadon lied and told him they went fishing but their line broke. They found their father working on a Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu, but were then ushered to bed.

Garmadon did not keep his promise, but he saw Wu teach Aspheera Spinjitzu. Garmadon berated him for trusting a serpent and they haven't spoken to each other for weeks.

Wu told Garmadon King Mambo was overthrown by Aspheera and was about to take over Ninjago. The duo stole the Forbidden Spinjitzu and traveled to the Serpentine Valley.

While Wu attacked Aspheera, Garmadon kept the Pyro Vipers at bay. Once she was defeated, she was locked up in a cell that cannot be opened with magic.

## Appearances

### *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Masters of Friendship*

#### Pilot Episodes

* 1. "The Mare in the Moon" (pictured)
* 2. "The Elements of Harmony"
* 3. "Queen of Shadows"
* 4. "Friendship is Magic"

#### Mini-Movies

* 4. "A Moonly Takeover"
* 6. "Battle Between Sisters"

#### Season 1: Snakes and Galloping Galas

* 1. "The Ticket Master" (mentioned)
* 4. "Boast Busters" (dream)
* 8. "Dragonshy"
* 10. "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"
* 12. "Applebuck Season"
* 14. "The Chosen One"
* 16. "The Best Night Ever"
* 18. "The Final Hour - Part 2"

#### Season 2: The Friendship Continues

* 19. "Lesson Zero"
* 20. "Ninja vs. Pirates"
* 21. "May the Best Pet Win!"
* 22. "The Competition"
* 23. "Valentine's Day"
* 24. "The Last Roundup"
* 25. "No Such Childhood"
* 26. "It's About Time!"
* 27. "Read It and Weap"
* 28. "The Stone Army"
* 29. "The Day Ninjago and Equestria Stood Still"
* 30. "The Last Voyage"
* 31. "Last Train to the Dark Island"
* 32. "Ponyville Confidential"
* 33. "The Last Hope"
* 34. "A Cantetlot Wedding Battle - Part 1"
* 35. "A Canterlot Wedding Battle - Part 2"

#### Season 3: Rebooted

* 36. "The Surge" (pictured)
* 37. "The Art of the Silent Fist"
* 40. "Blackout"
* 43. "The Curse of the Golden Master"
* 49. "Magical Mystery Cure"
* 50. "Codename: Sunset Shimmer"
* 51. "The Void"
* 52. "The Legendary Friend"

#### Season 4: The Princess of Friendship

* 53. "Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 1"
* 54. "Princess Twilight Sparkle - Part 2"
* 55. "A Secret Invitation"
* 56. "Only One Can Remain"
* 57. "Flight to the Finish"
* 58. "Rarity Takes Manehattan"
* 59. "Ninja Roll"
* 60. "Pinkie Pride"
* 61. "Maud Pie"
* 62. "Twilight Time"
* 63. "It Ain't Easy Being Breezies"
* 64. "Leap of Faith"
* 65. "Game to the Fame"
* 66. "Twilight's Kingdom - Part 1"
* 67. "Twilight's Kingdom - Part 2"

#### Season 7: The Pillars of Time

* 98. "The Hands of Time" (pictured)
* 99. "The Hatching" (flashback)
* 102. "A Time of Traitors" (pictured)
* 112. "Pause and Effect" (hallucination)
* 114. "To Turn Back Into Time - Part II"

#### Movie

* "LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: The Movie" (flashbacks)

#### Season 8: The Overlord Sons

* 118. "The Oni and the Dragon" (pictured)
* 121. "Dead Man's Squall" (mentioned)

#### Season 9: Hunted

* 132. "The Glided Path" (flashback)
* 133. "Two Lies, One Truth" (mentioned)
* 137. "Saving Faith" (flashback)

#### Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu

* 1. "Master Class" (painting)
* 2. "Green and Gold" (painting)
* 3. "The Weekend Drill" (painting)
* 4. "Elemental Rider" (painting)
* 5. "Blue Lightning" (painting)
* 6. "Samurai X-Treme" (painting)

#### Season 10: March of the Oni

* 140. "The Beginning of the End: The Darkness Comes" (painting)
* 141. "The Beginning of the End: Into the Breach"
* 142. "Uprooted" (painting)
* 143. "Lloyd's Seven"
* 152. "Between Dark and Dawn"
* 155. "A Ninja is Born"
* 156. "The Summer Sun Setback"
* 162. "The Big Mac Question"
* 163. "The Ending of the End: The Fall"
* 164. "The Ending of the End: Endings"
* 165. "The Fate of Lloyd" (flashback)

#### Season 11: Rainbow Roadtrip

* 166. "Wasted True Potential" (painting)
* 168. "Road Tripping" (painting)
* 176. "Never Trust an Alicorn" (flashback)
* 180. "The Explorer's Club" (reflection)
* 187. "If We Had Rainbow Wings"
* 195. "Awakenings"

## Trivia

* He is one of the eight main antagonists to reform, the others are Discord, Starlight Glimmer, Morro, Yang, Harumi, the Overlord and Aspheera.
* He is one of the two central antagonists (alongside Discord) of *LEGO Ninjago & My Little Pony: Masters of Friendship*.

## Gallery

Garmadon's Keytar as seen in Between Dark and Dawn.