Overlord

> "*Did you truly think you could defeat me? Your powers were a gift from me. It was **I** who possessed the serpent that bit your hand! It was **I** who corrupted the Great Devourer and set him against you! All that has happened was by my design! The Devourer was merely a pawn, set in motion by me to provide a worthy vessel for my return. Now, at last, I have such a vessel. I am complete!*"
> ― The Overlord spitefully revealing to Garmadon and Lloyd that he was responsible for the Great Devourer’s corruption.
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**The Overlord** (also known as the **Dark Lord**) is the original evil spirit, the creator of the Stone Army and the source of all Darkness and evil. A primordial dark entity, he first manifested as a draconic 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 and wanting to take revenge, the dark entity corrupted a lone serpent and sent her after the First Spinjitzu Master's elder 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 original 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 Villany prior to the Time Twins' return.

During the Ninja's battle against the resurrected Garmadon to free the city from his control, the Overlord confronted Harumi in his void 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 Harumi eternal 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. Following his third defeat, his spirit returned to dormancy once again.

## History

### In the beginning

Light and Darkness have always been in balance since the very beginning, even before Ninjago's creation. In the First Realm there were two kinds of beings with unfathomable power: the Oni and the Dragon. The Dragons had the power to create, while the Oni had the power to destroy; and so, they waged war against each other. One day, a child was born of both powers, the First Spinjitzu Master, who left his homeworld with one single goal: to create a peaceful land without an eternal war. However, in the shadows of the void lurked evil - the Overlord, a dark spirit that had always existed.

Shortly after the creation of Ninjago, the Overlord emerged into the realm in response to Ninjago's light. He challenged the First Spinjitzu Master to a battle for the fate of Ninjago. The battle eventually grounded into a stalemate, so the Overlord created the Stone Army to turn the tide in his favor. At one point, the Overlord and his army took cover at the Temple of Fortitude to resist the First Spinjitzu Master's Golden Power.

Eventually realizing that he would be overcome, the First Spinjitzu Master used all of his strength to split Ninjago into two equal halves, which would later become two islands—one half remained as Ninjago, and the other became the Island of Darkness. This balanced the forces of light and darkness, stripping the Overlord of corporeal form and preventing him from leaving the Island of Darkness as it slowly sank beneath the sea. For thousands of years, he plotted the events that would lead to his return and the fulfillment of his revenge.

When Wu and Garmadon were still very young, the First Spinjitzu Master would tell the boys campfire stories of the Overlord.

At some point after his defeat, the Overlord corrupted a serpent that would later become known as the Great Devourer and set his plan in motion, pinning the serpent on a young Garmadon, in order to corrupt his power and use Garmadon to create strife, as well as create a variety of other problems that would stem from the Great Devourer's influence, which would ultimately lead the Overlord to obtaining a worthy vessel to inhabit.

### Legacy of the Green Ninja

#### The Stone Army

After being betrayed by Skales and falling into the Endless Sea, Lord Garmadon was carried to the shores of the Island of Darkness, now just a nondescript tropical island. Appearing before Garmadon as a pulsing sphere of purple-ish energy, the Overlord guided the four-armed villain through the jungle, promising to fulfill his dream of remaking Ninjago in his own image. Although skeptical and suspicious of the mysterious being, Lord Garmadon followed the Overlord's instructions and activated a mechanism in a rock at the center of the island, causing the rest of the Island of Darkness to rise from the sea.

#### The Day Ninjago Stood Still

With the Island of Darkness restored, the Overlord had Lord Garmadon climb a series of rugged cliffs, assuring him that a great power lay at the end of his trial. Eventually, Lord Garmadon arrived in front of the Celestial Clock, and the Overlord told him to remove the Helmet of Shadows from its pedestal. As Garmadon placed the Helmet on his head, the hands of the Celestial Clock began to move. The Overlord explained that the helmet gave Garmadon control of the Stone Army, while the Celestial Clock was counting down to the final battle between good and evil—a battle that the Overlord intended to win.

#### The Last Voyage

When Lord Garmadon went to oversee the Stone Army's mining operations, the Overlord told him that the soldiers were searching for Dark Matter, a powerful evil material that could be used to construct an ultimate weapon for the forces of darkness. After hearing this, Garmadon became much more excited about mining.

#### Island of Darkness

As construction of the ultimate weapon continued, the Overlord warned Lord Garmadon that he sensed the presence of the ninja on the Island of Darkness. Garmadon responded by sending Stone Warriors across the island to hunt the ninja down, only to find them narrowly escaping capture in his own base camp. The Overlord realized that the ninja were looking for the Temple of Light, and told Garmadon about the location's significance.

Unfortunately for the forces of evil, the ninja succeeded in their quest, and the Stone Army was driven off by their renewed elemental powers and Lloyd's new "Golden Dragon" technique. Learning of this development atop the mountain where the Celestial Clock rested, the Overlord alleviated Garmadon's concerns by reminding him that their forces were also growing stronger, and the countdown to the final battle continued unabated.

#### The Last Hope

As the ultimate weapon neared completion and the Celestial Clock neared the end of its countdown, the Overlord sensed a growing conflict within Garmadon. The latter insisted that he wanted nothing more than to consume Ninjago with darkness, but the Overlord questioned Garmadon's resolve, noting that the final battle would inevitably bring him into contact with Lloyd. His prodding caused Garmadon to explode with rage and redouble work on the ultimate weapon, pleasing the Overlord.

When the ninja managed to steal the Helmet of Shadows, Garmadon sent the Stone Army in pursuit, only for the Overlord to remind him that the ninja could control the army if one of them donned the Helmet. Acknowledging this possibility, Garmadon instead opted to pursue the ninja's Power Drill with his Samurai Mech but failed to stop them from reaching the Celestial Clock. However, their unfamiliarity with the clock's design—coupled with the interference of General Kozu—prevented the ninja from replacing the Helmet of Shadows before the countdown finally ended. As Lord Garmadon wondered what was going on, the Overlord explained that the final battle was about to begin, and led his servant back to his base camp, where the Garmatron was finally completed.

#### Return of the Overlord

As Garmadon admired the Garmatron, the Stone Army returned with Nya as a prisoner. The Overlord watched as Garmadon immersed Nya in Dark Matter, infecting her with evil and transforming her into a loyal servant of darkness. With the test complete, the Overlord accompanied his forces as the Garmatron left the camp and headed for the coast.

Upon arrival, the Overlord encouraged Garmadon to fire the Garmatron's main cannon across the ocean—its Dark Matter warheads would infect Ninjago piece by piece, remaking it in Garmadon's image. Unfortunately, Lord Garmadon was distracted when Lloyd, Master Wu, and Misako arrived and begged him to stop—although they failed to reach the villain, their interference prevented the Overlord from warning Garmadon about the main cannon's twenty-second warm up period. Despite this, the Stone Army managed to delay the heroes until the Garmatron could fire, thereby corrupting Ignacia.

As Lord Garmadon dropped Lloyd and General Kozu down a trapdoor and fired another shot of Dark Matter at Jamanakai Village, the balance between light and darkness shifted enough for the Overlord to begin manifesting in the world once more. At this point, the Overlord revealed that he had been using Lord Garmadon all along—the four-armed villain had only been a pawn in the Overlord's millennia-long plan to free himself and conquer Ninjago. Lord Garmadon angrily protested at this (both at being used and because the Overlord was "stealing" one of his previous plans), but the Overlord took over his body, declaring that his "metamorphosis" had begun.

In an attempt to gain even more power, the Overlord set the Garmatron's sights on Ninjago City, only to realize that the ninja were interfering with the Stone Army's attempts to reload the cannon. He sent General Kozu to secure the bullets but ended up accidentally firing him into Ninjago City when Master Wu kicked the general into the Garmatron's loading port. The Overlord was then confronted by Lloyd, who was determined to stop the villain before he could corrupt any more of Ninjago.

A fierce battle erupted, with the Overlord gaining the upper hand. However, Lloyd called out to his father, and Lord Garmadon's attempts to reach out to his son caused the Overlord to weaken momentarily. Taking his chance, Lloyd launched a furious assault, and Lord Garmadon desperately struggled against the Overlord's control in order to avoid harming his own son. Unfortunately, the Overlord regained control over Garmadon's body and overcame the Green Ninja's energy beam, trapping Lloyd in a sphere of darkness and hurling him across the beach, breaking his leg. Weary of the ninja's interference, the Overlord opened a portal to Ninjago City and led his army through it, leaving the ninja stranded on the Island of Darkness.

#### Rise of the Spinjitzu Master

The Overlord and his army appeared in the middle of Ninjago City, where the former immediately began bombarding everything in sight with Dark Matter fired from the Garmatron's turrets. The influx of darkness accelerated the Overlord's metamorphosis, allowing him to regain his original form. Leaving his helmet in the streets, the Overlord proceeded to transform the Garmatron into the Dark Fortress, setting Nya and the Stone Army to defend it.

When the ninja returned and attacked the tower, the Overlord let his minions do the work against his foes until Dareth gained control of the Stone Army by donning the Helmet of Shadows. He began spitting masses of darkness at the ascending ninja, corrupting Cole, Jay, and Zane. With Kai occupying his corrupted sister and the Ultra Dragon shot down, the Overlord turned to the top of the stairs to find only an injured, unarmed Lloyd standing against him. The Overlord scoffed at the Green Ninja's defiance, but Lloyd was able to unlock his full potential, becoming the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master.

Despite his own considerable power, the Overlord was overwhelmed by Lloyd's new abilities. Even taking the fight to the sky failed to provide an advantage, as Lloyd summoned the Golden Dragon to pursue the ultimate evil. Enraged at the mortal's persistence, the Overlord surrounded Lloyd in a massive sphere of darkness and attempted to devour him. In turn, Lloyd used his powers within the Overlord's mouth—the Dark Lord had only enough time to roar in fury and denial before he was obliterated, removing the taint of darkness from Ninjago City, the corrupted heroes, and even Lord Garmadon.

### First Return

Unbeknownst to the heroes, the Overlord was not destroyed by his battle with Lloyd although he was almost reduced to nothing. When Borg Tower was built in the former resting place of the Dark Fortress, the Overlord's ashes infected the network and his conscience was reborn as a virus.

### Rebooted

#### The Surge

The Overlord infects Cyrus Borg through his artificial limbs, transforming him into the villainous OverBorg. The Overlord proceeds to spread his corruption to all of the robots in New Ninjago City, and sends them after the ninja; however, they escape.

#### The Art of the Silent Fist

The Overlord collects residue of Lloyd's Golden Power to try to make a new vessel but soon runs out of power. The Overlord tells P.I.X.A.L. he needs more of Lloyd's Golden Power and changes his plan to capture Lloyd instead of getting the Techno Blades.

#### Blackout

After the power went out, a stranger stole a hard drive containing The Overlord and then put it in the computer, which was powered by Electro-Cobrai.

The Overlord is outraged that he failed to procure Lloyd. However, the stranger explains that his attack on the ninja was merely a plot for them to send the Falcon, of which he has hacked. With Lloyd heading into Hiroshi's Labyrinth, it will be the perfect place to spring a trap. Delighted by this news, the Overlord tells the stranger that he likes him due to the deviousness of the plan and laughs as his vengeance gets within reach.

#### The Curse of the Golden Master

Lloyd's location has been revealed and is clear for capture; however, the Stranger said that their low on power and he gets a tank full of Electro-Cobrai and is fully operational to capture the Golden Ninja to conquer his Power to become the Golden Master.

#### Enter the Digiverse

When the ninja entered the Digiverse in a bid to shut the Overlord down for good, the villain sent Pythor and the Nindroids to attack their physical bodies while he patrolled the Digiverse to attack their consciousnesses. His digital self was erased by the Techno Blades, seemingly destroying his consciousness, but before he was erased he escaped into his incomplete vessel.

#### Codename: Arcturus

Pythor and the Nindroids managed to recover the Mechdragon and retrieve the Overlord from within it. However, due to the incomplete transfer of Lloyd's golden power, the Overlord was left as an shapeless blob—not wishing the Nindroids to behold his weakened condition, he had Pythor conceal him.

Learning that Lloyd had divided his Golden powers between himself and the other four ninja, the Overlord initiated Codename: Arcturus, a backup plan to acquire the Golden Weapons from space. Despite the ninja's efforts, the Overlord and Pythor succeeded in completing their rocket and launching it from the Lost City of Ouroboros. Unbeknownst to the Overlord, however, the five ninja boarded the rocket just before it took off.

#### The Void

The Overlord is taken to Borg Tower by the Nindroids to await the arrival of the Golden Weapons.

#### The Titanium Ninja

He finally managed to get the Golden Weapons to become the Golden Master and create his mech. Later when his destructive reign begins, the ninja manage to head back to New Ninjago City and get the Indestructible and Invulnerable powers of the Stone Army to stop him including a pill which could shrink the Overlord. When Wu and Garmadon throw the pill to him, Pythor manages to get the pill which saved the Overlord; however, Pythor had to face the consequences of turning small and being chased by the Falcon. The Overlord then used beams of pure Golden Power to ensnare all of the ninja, except Zane. Zane then used the beams to get close enough to the Overlord to hang off of the Golden Mech. Zane then began to absorb the energy within the Golden Mech, weakening the Overlord. He then used the last of his strength to destroy the Overlord's physical vessel.

### Ninjago: Decoded

It was discovered that a fragment of the Overlord's encoded essence was inside of Zane's systems from when the ice ninja was rebuilt. The fragment of malevolent code had slowly grown and eventually gained sentience as the result of years locked away festering in a memory loop, feeding off Zane's subconscious trauma. When Nya and Zane looked over the nindroid's memory banks to create a record of the ninjas' journeys, they unintentionally gave the virus access to Zane's systems, which swiftly spread at an alarming rate throughout the nindroid. Ultimately, The Overlord's digital spawn was erased by the ninja directing their happiest memories at the virus' source code.

### Second Return

Similar to the aftermath of his battle with Lloyd, the Overlord survived his defeat by Zane, feigning the assumption that he was reduced to dormancy. He would spend the next few years in exile, hiding from the inhabitants of Ninjago, bearing witness to countless historical conflicts and feeding off of the resulting violence while planning his revenge, awaiting the opportunity to reveal himself.

### Crystalized

#### A Sinister Shadow (flashback)

After Harumi's death from the collapsing building, the Overlord, introducing himself as the Crystal King, met up with her, saying he's been noticing her and her potential for some time. When he offered her to be resurrected in exchange for having to work for him, Harumi reconsidered due to the fact that she didn't even know him. This caused the Overlord to believe that he was wrong and began to leave, leaving Harumi, implying that he will send her to Departed Realm. But Harumi changes her mind and accepted the deal, so the Overlord brings her back to life.

The Overlord gave Harumi the central crystal and told her to go to the Oni Temple, where she placed the crystal inside a pedestal and transforming it into the Crystal Temple. When the central crystal grew, the Overlord manifested as a shadow from inside and revealed himself to Harumi, showing his true identity as the Overlord to her. Harumi began to fear that the Overlord will destroy Ninjago, but the latter claimed that he actually wants Ninjago to be at peace, saying that destruction actually comes from the battles between good and evil but could stop it by destroying the Balance. This convinced Harumi to serve the Overlord once more, so the Overlord then ordered her to create an army made out of Vengestone, which would allow them to block the ninja's Elemental Powers.

A year after the Great Flood ended, the Overlord began to recruit the ninja's enemies by forming the Crystal Council. With the help of his second-in-command, Harumi, he was able to have Mister F, Aspheera, Vangelis, Pythor, and the Mechanic become the council's members and join the crystal army. During the assembling, the Overlord had Harumi meet up with Lloyd after he and the others were arrested and put to Kryptarium, wanting him to know about the Crystal Council and their attack on Ninjago.

#### Darkness Within

After the Crystal Council steal the four Golden Weapons, Aspheera performs a ritual with her new staff to transform the weapons into the Weapons of Destruction. With their new power, the Overlord begins to emerge from his crystal as the Crystal King, and repeats a familar phrase to Lloyd during the events of The Final Battle, "It ends, now," as he laughs menacingly.

#### The Coming of the King

After gaining his physical form as the Crystal King, the Overlord reaffirms Lloyd that he has truly returned and recalled the times Lloyd, Garmadon, and the First Spinjitzu Master battled him, saying that despite their efforts, they always fail to destroy him. But after hearing Lloyd saying that he could beat him a third time, the Overlord attempts to intimidate the Green Ninja by bestowing his council new powers and weapons, and moments later, turn his temple into a floating Crystal Island. He then gave Lloyd two options between working for him, or die. However, Lloyd chooses neither and escapes. The Overlord then orders Harumi and the rest of the council to destroy Lloyd. As they did so, the Overlord goes to the room that had the Vengestone Guards, being proud that Harumi did what he asked her to do. Using his powers, he brings the Vengestone Guards to life by crystalizing them.

#### Crystastrophe

After rising out of Primeval's Eye and heading to the farmers' village, the Overlord confronts Harumi about not finishing Lloyd when she had the chance, leading him to assume she may have feelings for him. This gives the Overlord an opportunity; since every time he faces the ninja they get stronger, he decides to corrupt their powers instead. By using their loyalty to Ninjago to their disadvantage, the Overlord tricks the ninja into coming to him. The Overlord starts launching Crystal Warriors into the farmers' village.

#### Brave But Foolish

After arriving in Ninjago City, the Overlord and Harumi saw Zane approached them in his Golden Dragon Jet. The Overlord was confident in the island's ability to disable Zane's vehicle, as it had done in the past. To their surprise, Zane fired missiles that hit the temple, causing the two to fall over. The Overlord quickly realized that the ninja's vehicles were shielded in some way. Meanwhile, Nya used cables from the *Destiny's Bounty* to pull the temple away. In response, the Overlord released the Dragonides, who attacked the ninja and damaged to most of their vehicles.

Wu confronted the Overlord, who questioned his belief in victory. Wu responded with unwavering determination, and the two engaged in battle. The Overlord utilized his powers of Darkness, while Wu recounted stories shared by the First Spinjitzu Master about the Stone Wars. The Overlord dismissed the First Spinjitzu Master's efforts, claiming that he only maintained balance by dividing Ninjago, staving off the Dark Lord's wraith for only so long. The Overlord declared that the end was near, with no more delays. Despite this, Wu vowed to oppose him as long as he lived. The Overlord knocked Wu off the Crystal Island, determined to eliminate him first for that reason. The Overlord, harnessing his powers, channeled the energy of Ninjago City through the central crystal, causing the city to be drained of its vitality. The Overlord reveled in the realization that his true power was now evident. He unleashed a blast upon the *Destiny's Bounty*, engulfing it in flames. Seated upon his throne, the Overlord savored the beginning of the end, knowing that his eternal reign of darkness had commenced.

#### An Issue of Trust

The Overlord rants to his council for not finding the ninja, then Harumi plays a radio transmission intercepted by Mister F, the Overlord then orders the council to destroy the warehouse and leave the ninja for him. Lloyd and Garmadon soon arrive on the Crystal Island and engage in battle with the Overlord.

#### Dragon Form

The Overlord transforms into his centaur-like form and destroys Lloyd's mech. The Overlord then reveals he was the one who corrupted the Great Devourer, which causes Harumi to betray him.

#### Roots

Garmadon is weakened from the blasts of the Overlord, causing Lloyd to unlock his Oni Form. They engage in a short battle then the Overlord proceeds to corrupt the powers of creation. He then tries to kill Harumi for her betrayal when he is attacked by the Golden Ultra Dragon, formed from the newly restored Golden Weapons, combined by the Ninja. He is then blasted by all four elements of creation then his physical form is destroyed by a strike of the dragon's tail, thus freeing Ninjago and its inhabitants from his darkness once again. It is currently unknown if his spirit is now dormant.

## Other appearances and mentions

### Day of the Departed

During the ninja's tour of the Ninjago Museum of History's latest exhibit, the Hall of Villainy, Dr. Saunders stated that there were still many more statues to be added, including ones of the Overlord and the Golden Master. Based on this statement, it is possible the Overlord would have had more than one statue in the museum.

### Green Destiny

During the Liberation of Ninjago, Jay references the Final Battle and the Nindroid crisis by mentioning the Overlord.

### After Hunted

After the reconstruction of the Monastery of Spinjitzu, a mural was created, depicting the major historical events the ninja had faced. Several parts of the mural depicted the Overlord as both the Overlord Dragon and the Golden Master.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Stone Army - Creations and Former Subordinates
	+ Kozu † - Former Second-in-Command
	+ Giant Stone Warrior
	+ Stone Warriors †
	+ Stone Swordsmen †
	+ Stone Scouts †
* Great Devourer † - Former Pawn
* Nindroid Army - Former Subordinates
	+ Cryptor †
	+ Min-Droid †
	+ Nindroid Warriors
* Crystal Army - Former Subordinates
	+ Crystal Warriors †
	+ Crystal Spiders †
	+ Dragonides †
* Council of the Crystal King - Attempted Victims
	+ Aspheera
	+ Vangelis
	+ Pythor - Savior and Partner
	+ Mechanic
	+ Mr. F

### Enemies

* First Spinjitzu Master † - Light Counterpart, Archenemy, Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
* Ninja
	+ Lloyd Garmadon - Second Archenemy, Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
	+ Kai - Attempted Victim
	+ Jay Walker - Attempted Victim
	+ Cole - Attempted Victim
	+ Zane - Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
	+ Nya - Temporary Ally and Attempted Victim
* Wu - Temporary Ally and Attempted Victim
* Misako - Attempted Victim
* Garmadon - False Ally, Former Host, Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim
* Dr. Julien † - Attempted Victim
* Ultra Dragon †
	+ Flame
	+ Wisp
	+ Shard
	+ Rocky
* Falcon
* Dareth - Attempted Victim
* Cyrus Borg - Former Pawn
* P.I.X.A.L. - Temporary Ally
* Resistance
	+ MiniPix Seven
	+ Skylor
	+ Paperboys
		- Antonia
		- Nelson
	+ Kryptarium inmates
		- Ronin
		- Killow
		- Ultra Violet
		- Fugi-Dove
	+ Merlopians
		- Benthomaar
		- Glutinous
		- Maaray Guards
	+ Zippy
	+ Keepers
		- PoulErik
	+ Shintarians
		- Vania
		- Army of Shintaro
			* Hailmar
		- Upply
			* Korgran
			* Fungus
			* Plundar
			* Adam
		- Geckles
			* Gulch
			* Gleck
		- Munce
			* Murtessa
			* Murt
		- Chompy
	+ Prime Empire
		- Milton Dyer
		- Unagami
		- Scott
		- Okino
		- Racer Seven/Blazey H. Speed
		- Red Visors
		- Whack Rats
			* Richie
			* Ritchie
			* Atta the Ratta
	+ NGTV
		- Gayle Gossip
		- Vinny Folson
	+ Ray
	+ Maya
	+ Lou
	+ Ed Walker
	+ Edna Walker
	+ Sally
	+ Sally's parents
	+ Hounddog McBrag
	+ New Ninja
		- Teal Ninja
		- Fuschia Ninja
		- Orange Ninja
		- Pink Ninja
		- Yellow Ninja
	+ Serpentine
		- Hypnobrai
			* Skales
			* Slithraa
			* Mezmo
			* Rattla
			* Skales Jr.
		- Fangpyre
			* Fangtom
			* Fangdam
			* Snappa
			* Fang-Suei
		- Venomari
			* Acidicus
			* Lizaru
			* Spitta
			* Lasha
		- Constrictai
			* Skalidor
			* Bytar
			* Chokun
			* Snike
	+ Twitchy Tim
* Harumi - Former Ally, Former Herald, Attempted Killer and Attempted Victim

## Personality

> "*You can't defeat me! Where there is Light, there will always be SHADOW!*"
> ― The Overlord to Lloyd.
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The Overlord serves as the ultimate epitome of evil in Ninjago, as he has shown to be serious and cunning, though he is often heavily reliant on metaphysical concepts and prophesied events (destiny, the balance, the final battle, the prophecy of the Golden Master, etc.). As is to be expected from the embodiment of darkness, the Overlord is very cruel and devoid of empathy and seems to enjoy inflicting pain and despair upon his enemies. In fact, he has been known to go out of his way to do so, taunting his victims in hopeless situations; proving himself to be arrogant in nature.

The Overlord is also quite intelligent as he exploits any opportunity to gain power without raising suspicions. One example is that he slyly tricked Lord Garmadon into activating the Celestial Clock in order to gain control of the Stone Army and mine for Dark Matter that can be used to upset the balance in Ninjago so that the Overlord can possess Garmadon and take Ninjago City for himself. Following his first defeat, the Overlord was able to reformat himself into a virus in order to create the Nindroid Army and nab the powers of the Golden Weapons (with the help from Pythor) to become the Golden Master. After reviving Harumi, the Overlord gets her to smuggle in Vengstone in order to create an army that would easily negate the Ninja's powers, and hire several of the Ninja's wanted enemies (the Mechanic, Aspheera, Mister F, Pythor and King Vangelis) to serve as his council in order to do his dirty work. Despite their past clashes, the Overlord was also willing to offer Lloyd a place by his side, displaying how he was willing to put aside old feelings of hatred if he felt it might gain him more power and he even showed a slight admiration for Lloyd's constant shows of bravery.

Given to the Overlord spreading his belief to others (especially Harumi and his council members) that the balance is a problem that must be eliminated and his plans to bring peace in the dark, it shows that the Overlord is not above manipulating, berating or hurting others for his own gain, even when they have just perished. This was shown when he berated Harumi for her feelings toward Lloyd after the latter escaped from Overlord's captivity; even when Harumi tried to assure that she could try to make Lloyd give in to the darkness, the Overlord refuses her pleas and demanded that she kill Lloyd as he already made his decision not to submit to the dark side. Also, despite entrusting his fellow council members with enough resources to lead his armies, the Overlord doesn't tolerate any failure that they have committed. This was shown when he voiced his utter rage towards Pythor, Aspheera, Vangelis and the Mechanic for their utter failure to capture the Ninja and attempted to execute them with his powers, though this was avoided when Harumi and Mister F informed the Overlord of the Ninja's actual location from a radio transmission.

Upon enacting his plot to crystallize all life in Ninjago, the Overlord becomes more callous as he viciously unleashes his armies (both the Crystal Warriors and the Dragonides) to attack Ninjago and crystallize countless innocent lives; he even taunts Wu about the fact that the First Spinjitzu Master only delayed the inevitable by splitting the island of Ninjago into two to maintain the balance. Even during his final battle against Garmadon and Lloyd, the Overlord shows no hesitation to painfully torture them for his amusement; he even spitefully admitted that he was the one who corrupted the Great Devourer that turned Garmadon evil in the first place; which drove an enraged Harumi to turn against him (as her family was murdered by the Great Devourer).

Upon severely injuring Garmadon and sending Lloyd to his apparent doom, the Overlord becomes more sadistic as he made good on his intent to crystallize all remaining life in Ninjago; even when his council members and their armies end up being defeated by the ninja and their allies, the Overlord showed no concern as he successfully crystallized the ninja and their allies in retaliation, implying that he was only using the council members and their armies as mere pawns to satisfy his own need for power and revenge. He even attempts to execute a moping Harumi out of spite after completing his plot to crystallize all life in Ninjago.

However, the Overlord's arrogance has proven to be his downfall, as he didn't anticipate the fact that the Ninja would sacrifice the Golden Weapons before they were petrified, which allowed the powers to save Lloyd and give him another chance to finally defeat the Overlord in his tracks, nor did he seem to realize how revealing his hand in her parents' death would prompt her to desert him. All in all, the Overlord has proven to be an irredeemable monster whose actions were taken seriously as he has dedicated his existence to throwing Ninjago and all of existence into darkness for all eternity.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Darkness Manipulation**: Being the elemental master of Darkness, the Overlord is able to manipulate all forms of dark energy.
	+ **Dark Energy Manipulation**: The Overlord is able to shoot beams of Darkness from his hands, as well as shoot energy balls. He is also able to trap people in a sphere of dark matter. In his dragon form, he can generate corruptive dark matter from his mouth.
	+ **Energy Blasts**: The Overlord is able to generate blasts of dark energy from his hands.
* **Superhuman Strength**: The Overlord is physically much stronger than any human being. He was able to easily overpower Lloyd Garmadon to the point that the latter became seriously injured.
* **Flight**: The Overlord can fly to extreme speeds. He was able to fly back from a forest after being knocked out by Lloyd Garmadon's energy blast within mere seconds.
* **Immortality**: The Overlord is able to live forever without dying from old age or illnesses. He has been around for thousands of years while his nemesis the First Spinjitzu Master had passed away. While his physical body can be destroyed, his spirit is able to remain intact, albeit in a dormant state.
* **Nigh-Omnipresence**: The Overlord has demonstrated being in two different places at the same time, as he was able to confront and battle the Ninja in the Digiverse while absorbing Lloyd's Golden Power in a completely different location.
* **Size Alteration**: The Overlord can alter his own size at will, as shown when in his final Golden Master form, he was much larger than anyone around him.

## Abilities

* **Master Tactician**: The Overlord appears to be a skilled tactician, stating that he has been planning everything leading up to his return for thousands of years.
* **Master Combatant**: The Overlord is somewhat skilled in combat, as he was able to fight the First Spinjitzu Master for a long time and easily overpower Lloyd Garmadon.

## Equipment

* **Helmet of Shadows**: The Helmet of Shadows was created by the Overlord to control the Stone Army. He used it again when he took over Lord Garmadon's body. After the Overlord's first defeat, the helmet was stored in the Ninjago Museum of History, and was frequently used by Dareth.
* **Golden Armor**: An armor forged from the Golden Weapons. The Overlord used it to harness the powers of his deceased rival, the First Spinjitzu Master, becoming the Golden Master. After the Overlord's defeat, the Golden Armor somehow remained intact and was retrieved by Cyrus Borg.
* **Walking Stick**: The Overlord briefly used a walking stick after becoming the Golden Master, before upgrading to a mech.
* **The Golden Master's Mech**: The Overlord used a mech during his final confrontation with the ninja. This mech was destroyed when Zane sacrificed himself to finally defeat the Overlord.

## Factillicities

* **Temple of Foritude**: *To be added.*
* **Garmatron**: *To be added.*

## Trivia

* His spirit cannot be destroyed as it's part of the balance.
* It is unknown what his real name is, if he even has one. It is likely that he is so old that his true name has been forgotten.
	+ During his first encounter with Garmadon, he mentions that he is "known in many names", implying that the Overlord is most likely isn't his true name, rather only one of many identities assumed by him over the centuries.
* One of the things he says, "Where there is light, there will always be shadow", is a possible reference to BIONICLE, as Takanuva and Makuta Teridax were light and shadow respectively and Lloyd and the Overlord are light and shadow respectively.
* In the show the ninja twice mistook his titles for characters they already know: Dark Lord (though it referred to Garmadon), Golden Master (the Ninjas mistook Lloyd for being the golden master).
* The Overlord's intro as the Golden Master in Ninjago episode 34 is similar to Emperor Palpatine's intro in the sixth Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi.
* His first appearence in Ninjago in Misako's story, the Overlord bears a resemblence to Baron Typhonus' (Otherwise known as "The Darkitect") face, who, like the Overlord, is the main villain and creator of the Maelstrom in LEGO's MMOG *LEGO Universe*.
* The Overlord's helmet in his Golden Master form, somewhat bears a resemblence to Darth Vader's helmet.

## Gallery

The Overlord in 2012 (Orb form).The Overlord in 2012 (in Garmadon's body).The Overlord in 2012 (Original Form).The Overlord in 2014 (Digital Overlord).The Overlord in 2014 (Digital Kraken).The Overlord in 2014 (Golden Master).The Overlord in 2022 (Crystal King).The Overlord in 2022 (Centaur).The Overlord in his original form depicted on the "Legacy of the Green Ninja" mural.The Overlord in his Golden Master form depicted on the "Rebooted" mural.