The Overlord

**The Overlord**, also known as **the Dark Lord** among other aliases, is the overarching antagonist of *Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu* and the archnemesis of the First Spinjitzu Master, Lloyd Garmadon, Celestia, Luna, Cadance, and Twilight Sparkle, as well as one of the ninja's most dangerous enemies.

He is an evil spirit, the creator of the Stone Army and the source of all Darkness in Ninjago. A sinister dark entity, he first appeared as a dragon-like being that challenged the First Spinjitzu Master, who was well aware of the creature's true nature. After a lengthy battle, the First Spinjitzu Master succeeded, defeating the Stone Army and trapping the Overlord on the Dark Island. Not willing to resign in defeat, the dark entity corrupted a lone serpent and sent it after the Spinjitzu Master's oldest son, Garmadon, to put his plan into motion.

Thousands of years later, a corrupted Garmadon was confronted by the Overlord's spirit, who influenced him to join forces. Garmadon assumed command of the indestructible Stone Army, which constructed an ultimate weapon. Eventually, the Overlord revealed he was using Garmadon and possessed his body - commencing a metamorphosis that turned him into his monstrous dragon form. The ninja and Lloyd returned to Ninjago, where Lloyd fought and defeated the Overlord in the final battle.

Sometime later, the Overlord once again returned in the form of a digital virus. With the help of Pythor and the Nindroids, the Overlord became the all-powerful **Golden Master** using the Golden Weapons and Lloyd's Golden Power. In a final effort to defeat the Overlord, Zane sacrificed himself, destroying both their physical forms. As the balance must be maintained, the Overlord survived, and his spirit went into hiding for many years. A statue of him was to be placed in the Ninjago Museum of History's Hall of Villainy prior to the Time Twins' return.

After the resurrected Lord Garmadon's rule over Ninjago City had ended, the Overlord confronted Harumi following her demise, coercing her into doing his bidding and reviving her. The Overlord adopted the title **Crystal King**, and once again sought to destroy the Balance - promising an era of peace in the darkness. A year after the Great Flood, Harumi assembled a council of villains to serve the Overlord, including Pythor, the Mechanic, Mister F, Aspheera and Vangelis, who performed a ritual to grant the Overlord a physical form. The Overlord waged a new final battle on the people of Ninjago, and was met with resistance from the ninja and their allies. Ultimately, the Overlord was defeated by Lloyd and the combined elemental might of Earth, Fire, Ice and Lightning, which took the form of the Golden Ultra Dragon.

## Roles

The Overlord serves as one of the two unseen overarching antagonists (alongside the Great Devourer) of the *Pilot Episodes*, a mentioned antagonist in *Season 1: Rise of the Snakes*, *Day of the Departed* and *Season 9: Hunted*, one of the two main antagonists (alongside Garmadon) of *Season 2: Legacy of the Green Ninja* (specifically as the unseen overarching antagonist of the first half and the main antagonist of the second half), the main antagonist of *Season 3: Rebooted* and *Season 15: Crystalized*, a flashback antagonist in *Season 4: The Tournament of Elements*, an unseen antagonist for the rest of the series, the sole antagonist of *Decoded*, and the unseen overarching antagonist of *Season 13: Master of the Mountain*.

## Relationships

### Allies

* The Great Devourer (deceased)
* Stone Army (all destroyed)
	+ Garmadon (formerly)
	+ General Kozu
	+ Giant Stone Warriors (except for one)
	+ Stone Warriors
	+ Stone Swordsmen
	+ Stone Scouts
* Nindroid Army (all destroyed)
	+ General Cryptor
	+ Techno Wu (formerly)
	+ Nindroid Warriors
	+ Nindroid Drones
	+ Min-Droid
	+ Nindroid MechDragon
* Crystal Army (all destroyed)
	+ Crystal Warriors
		- Vengestone Brutes
		- Vengestone Guards
		- Vengestone Warriors
	+ Crystal Spiders
	+ Dragonides
* Council of the Crystal King
	+ Harumi
	+ Aspheera
	+ Pythor P. Chumsworth
	+ Vangelis
	+ The Mechanic
	+ Mister F

### Enemies

* Family of the First Spinjitzu Master
	+ The First Spinjitzu Master (first archenemy/light counterpart; deceased)
	+ Sensei Wu (former pawn)
	+ Garmadon (former pawn)
	+ Misako
	+ Lloyd (second archenemy)
* The Ninja
	+ Kai
	+ Jay
	+ Cole
	+ Zane
	+ Nya
* Ninja's parents
	+ Dr. Julien (Zane's creator/father)
	+ Ray (Kai and Nya's father)
	+ Maya (Kai and Nya's mother)
	+ Ed Walker (Jay's adoptive father)
	+ Edna Walker (Jay's adoptive mother)
	+ Lou (Cole's father)
* People of Ninjago
	+ Dareth
	+ Cyrus Borg (former pawn)
	+ P.I.X.A.L. (former pawn)
	+ MiniPix Seven
	+ Mayor Ulysses Trustable
	+ Dwayne
	+ New Ninja
		- [Teal Ninja]]
		- Fuchsia Ninja
		- Orange Ninja
		- Pink Ninja
		- Yellow Ninja
	+ Police Commissioner
	+ Hounddog McBrag
	+ Gayle Gossip
	+ Vinny Folson
	+ Clutch Powers
	+ Skylor
	+ Paperboys
		- Leroy
		- Sammy
		- Nelson
		- Antonia
	+ Sally
	+ Sally's parents
* Kryptarium Inmates
	+ Ronin
	+ Ultra Violet
	+ Killow
	+ Fugi-Dove
	+ Captain Soto
* Merlopians
	+ Benthomaar
	+ Maaray Guards
	+ Glutinous
* Zippy
* Shintarians
	+ Queen Vania
	+ Army of Shintaro
		- Hailmar
	+ Chompy
* The Upply
	+ Fungus
	+ Korgran
	+ Plundar
	+ Adam
* Geckles
	+ Chancellor Gulch
	+ Gleck
* Munce
	+ Queen Murtessa
* Keepers
	+ PoulErik
* The Serpentine
	+ Hypnobrai Tribe
		- Skales
		- Mezmo
	+ Fangpyre Tribe
		- Fangtom
	+ Constrictai Tribe
		- Skalidor
	+ Venomari Tribe
		- Acidicus
* Prime Empire
	+ Milton Dyer
	+ Blazey H. Speed
	+ Okino
	+ Scott
	+ Unagami
	+ Red Visors
	+ Whack Rats
		- Atta the Ratta
		- Richie
		- Ritchie
* Harumi's biological parents (deceased; killed by the Great Devourer)
* Everyone else in Ninjago and Equestria
* Alicorns
	+ Celestia (third archenemy)
	+ Luna (fourth archenemy)
	+ Cadance (fifth archenemy)
	+ Twilight Sparkle (sixth archenemy)
	+ Flurry Heart

## Trivia

* He is the main antagonist of the *Ninjago Ninjas' Adventure Series*.