Dareth

> "*I heard the ninja got a friend called the Brown Ninja, who helps them out on their really important missions. Not so much lately, but hopefully again, soon.*"
> ― Dareth.
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**Dareth** is a self-proclaimed karate master and the "Brown Ninja" who serves as a close ally of the ninja. He once owned a small dojo called "Grand Sensei Dareth's Mojo Dojo," where he taught a group of students. He came into contact with the ninja during their attempts to train Lloyd and becomes something of a friend and ally, despite his lacking skills. When the Stone Army arrived in Ninjago City with the Overlord, Dareth claimed the Helmet of Shadows and gained control of the Stone Army, which he used to fight against a corrupted Nya, and would later rejoice with the ninja after the battle. Months later, when the Nindroid crisis began, Dareth helped manage the students at Wu's Academy.

After Zane met his supposed end, Dareth accompanied Nya as she journeyed off to Chen's Island to find the ninja. While there, Dareth dealt with Chen's cultists, eventually allying with the ninja in their battle at the Corridor of Elders. After the ninja saved Stiix, their popularity grew and Dareth tried sustaining their fame and he created his TV studio. However, the arrival of the Sky Pirates put the city at risk. Dareth would later join Jay's rag-tag team as they sneaked into Djinjago. Following Jay's final wish, the team was never created.

On the Day of the Departed, Dareth held a concert outside the Ninjago Museum of History. While there, Cole accidentally revived the ninja's old enemies, including Kozu, who sought revenge on Dareth alongside several Stone Warriors. The villains attacked Dareth, prompting him to run inside the museum and retrieve the Helmet of Shadows. Once again, Dareth used the helmet to control the Stone Warriors, commanding them to destroy Kozu. Following the ordeal, Dareth sat with Cole and the other ninja at Yang's Temple.

During Lord Garmadon's takeover of Ninjago City, Dareth joined the Resistance under the command of Lloyd and Nya. However, due to his lack of powers, he felt that he couldn't contribute to the cause. He gains "powers" from Mystake and is among the few to escape the Sons of Garmadon capturing and subsequently imprisoning the rest of the resistance. Dareth continues to help Lloyd, Nya, and Skylor in fighting Garmadon's oppressive rule. Eventually, the ninja return, and Lord Garmadon is defeated. Dareth is invited into the stage by the ninja to be hailed as a hero of Ninjago.

One year after the Great Flood, Dareth started to take lessons in the law and eventually became the ninja's lawyer. After the ninja had been imprisoned in Kryptarium Prison, he helped them to escape from prison.

## History

### Early life

While growing up, Dareth's mother used to make him his favorite dish, Puffy Potstickers.

Before becoming a master, Dareth toured Ninjago with a show called "Brown Suede Shoes." He even lost a few talent competitions to Cole's father. Dareth never really wanted to sing. He wanted to be a guitarist. He never learned to play for real, but he has mastered the art of air guitar to perfection.

### Meeting the Ninja

#### Training Lloyd

The ninja were looking for a suitable place to train Lloyd and had no other choice but to enter the Mojo Dojo. Dareth came in a snob-like fashion and said that if they could overthrow him in a battle, he would allow them to train in the Dojo. Kai was quick to perform Spinjitzu, which immediately convinced Dareth to allow them to train in his Dojo. He then tried to prove he was stronger than Lloyd by claiming he could break fifty planks, then later asking if he could join the ninja and become "The Brown Ninja," but in the end, all he did was humiliate himself.

While the pirates attacked the city, Dareth jumped aboard the ship and attempted to fight the pirates, but instead, he was tied up and held as a prisoner. When the ninja disguised themselves and went aboard, Dareth was forced to walk off the plank, but was saved by the Ultra Dragon, and was given the misconception that he had called the Dragon. After the pirates were arrested and Lord Garmadon escaped, Dareth tried one final time to outwit the ninja, so he attempted to attack Jay, but was easily outsmarted. He apologized to the ninja for aggrandizing his actions and how he was being an extremely irritating braggart. He was forgiven, and everyone ended up laughing.

#### The Ninjaball Run

Grand Sensei Dareth's Mojo Dojo was initially planned to be destroyed by a fake company created by Lord Garmadon called "Darnagom Enterprises." Without the Dojo, the ninja had no place to train Lloyd. Nya informed them about Ninjaball Run, a racing competition that would earn enough money to save the Dojo. The ninja entered the competition with the Ultra Sonic Raider, and Lloyd entered with the Ultra Dragon. Dareth, Master Wu, and Nya watched from the bleachers. Throughout the race, Dareth informed the others he could not watch further and covered his eyes in horror. Throughout the middle of the race, Dareth proclaimed to the announcers that without the Dojo, he'll have no place to train his students and "enrich their tiny little lives." The crowd then started cheering for the ninja, and the ninja won the race. Dareth proceeded to jump in the gold trophy filled with the Ninjaball Run cash prize.

### The Ultimate Battle

#### Attack of the Stone Army

Dareth walked in to see Kai, Cole, Zane, and Jay training Lloyd, telling them that later he would be teaching a class and that he needed a clean Dojo. However, the ninja began making a mess while training, much to Dareth's dismay.

He and his students were later watching the TV with the ninja about the earthquakes.

Later, a Stone Warrior walked in the Mojo Dojo, and as his students were trembling in fear, Dareth jumped in front of them and ordered them to run. He attempted to fight the Warrior with the weapons around his Dojo, but after he realized that it had no effect he fled.

While he escaped his Dojo he ran over Gayle Gossip's cameraman, and when the cameraman left in irritation, Dareth became Gayle's cameraman instead.

The citizens of Ninjago were forced to walk up the stairs to the helicopter pad. He decided to take the elevator instead, but Zane advised him to not use the elevator during an emergency. However, when the elevator doors opened, a Stone Warrior appeared, to which Dareth took the stairs. Dareth quickly got tired and sat down to rest, but upon hearing muttering, he looked under the steps to find a Stone Warrior, making Dareth run up the stairs, causing him to knock the research scrolls out of Misako's hand.

He then arrived on the roof and headed over to the *Destiny's Bounty*, where he was taken to safety with the rest of the citizens.

Dareth was among the crowd seeing the ninja off when the latter decided to cross the Endless Sea in search of the Island of Darkness. He asked the ninja if he could help defend the city in their absence, and the ninja agreed (if only to humor him), "officially" making him one of their own and claiming that he had the element of "hot air." As the *Destiny's Bounty* set sail, Dareth stood on the pier and blew at the back of the ship, telling a nearby onlooker that he was helping speed the ship's passage with his special power.

#### Defeating General Kozu

Dareth was training students in his Dojo when General Kozu suddenly flew through the window (having been accidentally fired from the Garmatron's cannon on the Island of Darkness). Telling the Stone General "you've messed with the wrong Dojo," Dareth ordered his students to attack, and watched as they swarmed General Kozu.

#### Confronting the Overlord

After his students beat up General Kozu, Dareth threw the villain out of his Dojo and stood on his head. He emerged just in time to see dark clouds building over Ninjago City and believed it to be a sign of the ninja's return, telling the other civilians that he knew they would succeed. To Dareth's dismay, however, what materialized was not the ninja, but the Overlord, manning the Garmatron and leading his entire army to invade Ninjago.

Gathering his courage, Dareth boldly challenged the Overlord, telling him to leave the city before he was forced to fight. Unfortunately, the Overlord responded by arming the Garmatron's turrets, and Dareth barely evaded the resulting barrage of Dark Matter. He lingered just long enough to throw an empty threat at the Overlord before fleeing down the street, fearfully screaming "Where are those ninja?!" as the Garmatron slowly corrupted Ninjago City.

#### Taking Control of the Stone Army

Somehow, Dareth avoided the encroaching darkness, becoming the only thing in the entire city left untainted by the Overlord's shadows by the time the ninja returned. He emerged from his Dojo as Lloyd ran by in the Golden Mech, cheering the ninja on and again commenting that he knew they would return. As the ninja attempted to storm the Overlord's new fortress, Dareth began wandering the streets, where he eventually came upon a dark helmet lying on the ground. He put it on just as the Ultra Dragon swooped out of the sky and Misako told him to wait—the helmet was the key to controlling the Stone Army.

With this knowledge, Dareth used the helmet's powers to immobilize the Stone Army before making them loyal to himself instead of the Overlord. He rode the Ultra Dragon back to the fortress, where the ninja finally accepted him as one of their own. As Kai rallied the group in preparation to finish the fight between light and darkness, Dareth got to hold an Elemental Blade and give the ninja's famous battle cry before returning it to Kai.

Dareth sent the Stone Army up the stairs on the exterior of the fortress, but they were quickly shot down by Nya, manning a turret on the side of the tower. Dareth remained behind as the others ascended, and eventually bore witness to Lloyd unlocking his full potential, becoming the Ultimate Spinjitzu Master. He narrowly avoided being dive-bombed by the Golden Dragon and watched as Lloyd defeated the Overlord once and for all. In the aftermath of the battle, Dareth met up with his allies and claimed that they all had a part to play in the victory.

Dareth later posed for a photo along with the ninja, Nya, Wu, Garmadon and Misako to celebrate their victory.

### Nindroid Crisis

#### Teaching Students

After the final battle, the ninja and Master Wu founded their ninja academy where they began teaching young children the art of the ninja. Dareth resided with them at the school but was more concerned with watching television than helping save the day.

While power is still out throughout Ninjago, Dareth takes the students of the academy to the Ninjago City Aquarium. After Pythor released the sea creatures, Dareth stopped a shark from attacking the students.

Dareth was among those present at Zane's funeral after the Nindroid sacrificed himself to defeat the Overlord.

### The Tournament of Elements

#### Infiltrating Chen's Island

Not long after, Dareth visited Master Chen's Noodle House, only to find that Chen had discontinued the Puffy Potstickers. He complained to the cashier who directed them to drivers of the trucks just as they were leaving. Dareth chased after them to the docks. However, the first truck he came across was the D.B. Express in disguise driven by Nya, who was on route to Chen's Island to find the ninja. Dareth climbed in and accompanied Nya to the Island.

#### Assisting Nya

Once on Chen's Island, Nya prepared to enter Chen's Palace before Dareth used his makeup skills to transform Nya into kabuki to better help her infiltrate. Nya was amazed by his work but questioned how he changed her outfit, though he ignored her question since he couldn't tell his secrets. Dareth then waited in the DBX while she infiltrated Chen's Palace. When Nya found her friends, Dareth greeted the ninja through the communication devices in the van.

#### Captured by Chen

While he waited for news of the mission, Dareth rocked out inside the mobile base, though accidentally sent it over the DB X's speakers, thus alerting Chen's forces to his presence. Dareth attempted to escape in the DB X, but crashed and was caught by Eyezor.

A captive Dareth was taken to the noodle factory while it was on lock-down and was excited as he encountered Cole and the newly rebuilt Zane whose appearance he commented on. Dareth's arrival also made the initial escape plan to be canceled since he was added weight.

#### Escaping the Factory

While the factory workers planned an escape route, Dareth began using parts from other machines to create one that makes Puffy Potstickers. This act inspired the team to make a Roto Jet to blast their way out.

When the Elemental Masters began breaking out of the noodle factory with the use of the Roto Jet, Dareth assisted them.

#### Trapped on the Island

While the ninja, Garmadon, and Nya went to find Skylor, Dareth spent time flirting with some of Chen's Kabuki by telling them how he controlled the Stone Army before he noticed his allies had left him alone. Dareth was later accidentally left behind (along with Jacob) when the masters unlocked their Elemental Dragons.

#### Returning to Ninjago

As the ninja headed back to Ninjago, they returned to the island to pick up Dareth, with Zane flying him back on his Dragon. Dareth reminds an impatient Kai that the ninja had taken an oath to never leave a man behind as the Masters returned to New Ninjago City only to find Chen hasn't attacked.

#### Battle of the Corridor of Elders

Dareth fought alongside his friends and allies at the Battle of the Corridor of Elders. After the war ended and Skylor announced to Kai that she would take over running the Noodle House, he barged in before the two kissed begging her. As she kindly told him that she would put the puffy potsticker back on its menu, he was pleased and left stating that "all was right in the world."

### Humiliated in the Prototype X-1

Dareth eventually gained possession of the Prototype X-1, though crashed it into a cement truck.

### The Ninja's Manager

#### Directing a Movie

After the ninja helped direct Dareth's movie, he asked Nya to teach girls how to apply makeup, infuriating her. He told the others that with his help, they have fans all over Ninjago.

***The following events were undone due to Jay's final wish, and thus, did not happen in the current timeline.***

Later, when Dareth spotted the ninja behind a billboard, he offered them a ride to Stiix.

#### Visiting the Ninja in Prison

Following the ninja's incarceration in Kryptarium, Dareth baked a cake for them and hid tools inside to cut through the bars, though Cole, unfortunately, ate it. At one point he visited them in Kryptarium to inform them that Nadakhan had stolen the Realm Crystal.

#### Infiltrating the Misfortune's Keep

Dareth assembled Cole, Nya, and Lloyd together at his production studio to brainstorm their plan of attack, bringing in screenwriters Dan and Kevin Hageman for ideas. Although Ronin was doubtful of their plan, Dareth insisted it was their best shot and helped the ninja prepare.

#### Joining Jay's Team

Dareth was recruited as part of the ninja substitutes by Jay and attempted to fly after Bucko and Sqiffy, who were spying on Jay's conversation/ briefing with the ninja Substitutes. However, his attempt to create his own dragon caused him to plummet, before being saved by Ronin.

As the ninja went to save Nya and stop the wedding, Dareth wanted to join them but was stopped by Ronin, leaving him with no choice but to go with Wu, Misako, and the other Ninja Replacements to return to Ninjago to prepare for the worst.

***The following events occurred after Jay made his final wish, and thus, happened.***

As a result of Jay's final wish changing the timeline, Dareth arrived at the hospital rooftop and caught Jay and Nya's kiss on camera.

### Yin-Yang Eclipse

#### Fighting General Kozu

Dareth later became the manager of The Royal Blacksmiths before their Day of the Departed concert, during which he asserted that kids letting down their parents was why he didn't have any of his own (though Gayle Gossip's continued rejection was also a factor). He was subsequently targeted by the revived General Kozu, who sought to send Dareth to the Departed Realm so that he could take Dareth's place among the living. However, Dareth managed to locate the Helmet of Shadows in the Ninjago Museum of History and used it to turn Kozu's revived Stone Warriors against him, sending the villain back to the Departed Realm. He apologized to Dr. Saunders for destroying a part of the museum.

Later that night, he joined the ninja and others at their new base in the Temple of Airjitzu, where he played a sitar before joining them in releasing lanterns into the air.

### Battle for All of Time

#### Moving into the Temple of Airjitzu

Dareth, along with Misako and Ronin, would help move in the ninja's stuff into the Temple of Airjitzu. However, Dareth merely "supervised" Ronin bring in all of the boxes due to his sore back. Misako soon discovers Nya's Samurai X suit, to which catches Dareth and Ronin's attention. Dareth would then don the helmet of the suit, calling himself "Samurai D."

Later, just before Ronin would fight Dareth in order to give up the helmet, the Forward Time Blade landed in Ninjago, causing all of time to skip a full minute, resulting in Ronin standing on Dareth's back while the latter told Ronin to get off.

#### Attending the BorgWatch Launch

Dareth camped out all night before the release of the BorgWatch. He showed to the camera his BorgPad, his BorgPod, and his Cyrus PDA. Dareth in his Brown Ninja gi tries to fight off the Vermillion, but the Vermillion grabs and throws him. Then the ninja show up and he runs and hides behind a mailbox, and then runs away.

Dareth is in his Dojo and becomes scared when he notices his trophies went missing. He then runs to Ronin's shop to buy replacement trophies. He and Ronin the go to the Temple of Airjitzu to tell the ninja. Then Ronin tells him that they stole his trophies to motivate Dareth. Dareth yells "Brown Ninja vengeance" and starts defeating many Vermillion. In the process, he broke Ronin's leg.

### Sons of Garmadon

#### Prior to The Oni and the Dragon

At some point after this, Dareth bought a watering hole to hold onto the glory days when he was "fighting side by side" with the other ninja. However, the Sons of Garmadon took over his property and turned it into one of their hangouts. Dareth is reduced to becoming a bartender and has to put up with the threats the gang gives him.

#### The Oni and the Dragon

When Cole and Zane came in while disguised, they were surprised to see Dareth. As he briefly talks to them, he tells them about Ultra Violet and Mr. E before he is called away by a member who is demanding a drink.

#### True Potential

Following the arrest of all members of the Sons of Garmadon, Dareth was able to open his bar to the public once again, where the ninja decide to celebrate there. Lloyd soon told Dareth to stop the music and to turn the TV up, where they hear news from Gayle of Harumi's escape with Dareth still harboring feelings for her. He soon escorted Misako and Toddler Wu to his apartment and cleans up a little since it wasn't child friendly.

### Hunted

#### Firstbourne

Dareth appears on the streets walking in a green cloak before he is accosted by two members the Sons of Garmadon who remind him it was illegal to wear green. He tries to intimidate them by calling himself the Brown Ninja but the two see through his bravado and let him go but steal his food.

He makes it back to the others, and tells them of his experience. However, he reveals a Puffy Potsticker in his pocket and gives it to Lloyd who is forced to eat it at the persuasion of the others.

He also assisted in trying to escape from the Sons of Garmadon with Lloyd, Nya, Misako, and P.I.X.A.L. and they find the wreckage of the *Destiny's Bounty* and discover their friends are still alive but have teleported somewhere. However, the Sons of Garmadon led by Killow and Mr. E arrive, Dareth tries to hold them but is scared into submission. Luckily, he is rescued by Karlof who along with other Elemental Masters help them escape the area.

#### Iron & Stone

The resistance made it to the garbage depot and used it as their new hideout. After Skylor reintroduced Lloyd to the elemental masters, Mr. Pale stopped being invisible, jumpscaring Dareth. Tox would later follow by asking Dareth what his element was, with the latter telling her that he was the master of "Brown" after thinking for a few seconds.

#### Radio Free Ninjago

Mystake ordered Dareth to fight Karlof, while Lloyd would lead him during the fight, unfortunately while even using his imitations of animals, Karlof was still able to punch Dareth multiple times, as failed to lead the desperate brown ninja, the latter would start running around the fighting ring, with Karlof following him, humiliating himself in front of the resistance. Dareth jumped on one of the ring's poles, apologizing to Lloyd for letting him down, accidentally motivating Lloyd to yell and find his voice and confidence to lead the resistance, resulting the Green Ninja and other resistance members to make a plan.

Dareth later watched Lloyd's speech from the base and was proud that he got his courage back.

#### How to Build a Dragon

Dareth consults Mystake about feeling left out from the rest of the resistance due to having no Elemental Power and asks her to give him a potion of some sort that would give him something. She makes him a tea which she puts in a giant jar, and tells him to drink all of it. He chugs it all down, and his fist glows with brown power. But as he was going off to show the others, the power stops and he heads over to the lavatory due to drinking all the tea. Since one was disabled and Karlof was using the other, he had to go outside to take a leak. As he had just finished, he discovers the Sons of Garmadon about to surround the building.

#### The Gilded Path

Dareth ran back inside the resistance's base warning his allies about the attack a few seconds before the Song of Garmadon ambushed the depot. When the Sons of Garmadon attacked the garbage depot, Dareth used his powers to briefly scare a few bikers shortly before he suddendly had to run to the lavatory again and ran outside, confusing his opponents. Dareth got on the armored vehicle with Nya, Lloyd, and Skylor, but a bunch of Song of Garmadon members followed them on their bikes, although the vehicle's cannons were able to get rid of most of the members, one biker jumped on the wagon's roof while holding a dinamite, Dareth opened the truck's upper door with the intention to take a leak, accidentally knocking the biker of the vehicle, Dareth was reliefed to see the biker fallen on the streets, but after hearing a few massive footsteps of the Colossus, he suddendly became terrified and went back inside. The Colossus stepped on the vehicle, almost squashing the wagon and the people inside, but P.I.X.A.L. attacked Garmadon, who was controlling the titan, freeing them and allowing the truck to escape.

The remaining resistance members hid in the city's docks and tried to comfort Lloyd. When they saw a rat, Dareth was scared and grabbed a broomstick shortly before the rat revealed herself to be Mystake. She told them she will explain how she was able to transform after she ate some food.

#### Two Lies, One Truth

With Ninjago City invaded by the Sons of Garmadon, the resistance took shelter. They were shocked to hear Mystake is an Oni.

When the Sons of Garmadon started asking who seen Lloyd, Lloyd had a plan. The resistance along with Dareth took out the Sons of Garmadon and surrounded Harumi, taking her hostage.

#### The Weakest Link

While guarding Harumi, Dareth listened to some music until he noticed she had removed her gag and made fun of his bathroom urges, Harumi promised Dareth a lot of actual power if he let her go but Dareth ignored her and tried to put her gag back, but the hostage was able to step one of the chair's legs on Dareth's foot, making the brown ninja scream and freeing herself while tieing Dareth to the chair she was tied up to. When later found Dareth tied up to the chair, he asked him what happened and Harumi's location.

#### Saving Faith

After Skylor was able to copy part of Garmadon's power, she attempted to control the Colossus, only for a fight to begin between her and Garmadon for the control of the titan, resulting to the incidental death of Harumi.

As Lloyd and Nya debated on how to help Skylor, who got poisoned by the dark power, Dareth pointed out that the Colossus was on its way and implored the others to run.

#### Lessons for a Master

While escaping the Colossus, Dareth pointed out after Harumi's death, Garmadon had lost his mind. They went to get the Battle Wagon while Nya stayed behind to fight Ultra Violet. The three got to the wagon and saved Nya just in time by driving against Ultra Violet, resulting to the destruction of the Mask of Hatred. Dareth and the others thought they won, but mutiple other Sons of Garmadon bikers sorrounded them.

#### Green Destiny

Dareth, Nya and Lloyd tried to fight the bikers but were starting to become outnumbered. Fortunately, a portal formed in the air and dragons appeared while the riders were revealed to be the ninja. Zane used the ice dragon to freeze the bikers. Dareth was happy to see they have come back and they held out to see them.

Dareth and Lloyd sadly confirmed Mystake's fate to Wu but Dareth inspired everyone to honor her memory by continuing to fight. He tossed a katana to Lloyd who is encouraged by this and tells everyone they will keep fighting. Wu tasked Dareth with the wounded Nya and incapacitated Skylor.

Dareth later used the wagon to drive in the city and came across reporter Gayle Gossip and her cameraman being harassed by the Sons of Garmadon. Dareth stopped to help them but is taunted by the thugs who advanced on him, as he charged at them but slipped on a rock and ironically took them down, saving the reporter. Seeing his accomplished feat, Dareth asked if they recorded that event and is pleased they got before he decided to leave. Gossip asked him his name as he stated he was her no.1 fan and left while Gossip was left fawning, meaning she might now have a crush on Dareth.

After Garmadon was defeated, the city held a party to celebrate and Dareth was among the audience before Nya invited Dareth and a few other allies to be cheered on too, due to his major help in saving the city.

### March of the Oni

#### The Darkness Comes

Dareth walked in through one of the rooms of the newly rebuilt monastery and asked what Kai and Jay were doing. Kai stated Jay was practicing how to ask Nya to be his Yang, much to Dareth's excitement. After Nya came in and showed them her new kimono, Dareth told the three that he would great in a kimono. Nya told them Wu was outside looking at the new murals and they decided to go too. While looking at the mural of the ninja's past adventures, Dareth was sad to see his absence and started to look if he was also painted, much to his surprise, Dareth found a small brown spot on the Liberation of Ninjago's mural, relieved to see himself. Suddenly, they saw Firstbourne crash and landed near the mountain. They ran to her and saw Faith was also badly injured. They brought her inside the Monastery to help her heal.

#### Endings

Dareth and several of the ninja's other allies visited the monastery to celebrate their victory, Dareth watched the six ninja painting their most recent mural.

### Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu

#### Prior to Snaketastrophy

Dareth reopened Laughy's Karaoke Bar after it was closed for multiple months and returned to his normal job there.

#### Snaketastrophy

Dareth was in an ad for a rebuilt Laughy's Karaoke Bar on the NGTV network with a cheesy cardboard replica of Spinjitzu and used a cable to pull himself up.

### Prime Empire

#### Would You Like to Enter Prime Empire?

Dareth was working at Laughy's Karaoke Bar in Ninjago City, he went outside to get some fresh air and saw Gayle Gossip pass by him so he left the bar and went to follow her.

#### Ninjago Confidential

Dareth greets Zane and P.I.X.A.L. at Laughy's and guessed if they needed help due to the *Prime Empire* issue, P.I.X.A.L. was surprised he guessed it accurately. He then left to get his old brown ninja suit.

When he came back, the whole bar was fighting. Dareth attempted to join the fight and assist his friends, but was hit by a chair.

### Seabound

#### Assault on Ninjago City

Dareth joined a sightseeing tour in Ninjago City, when they arrived at Borg Tower. While their tour bus started driving again, Dareth asked Patty Keys about information regarding the ninja's friend, the brown ninja. Patty replied that she'd never heard of him, Dareth told them about the brown ninja helping the ninja out in their important missions, but not so much recently, Patty didn't believe him and told him that someone was pulling his leg. Then a giant tsunami filled the streets of Ninjago City, rapidly flowing towards the tour bus. Dareth got the participants of the tour in the lower half of the sightseeing bus, and closed the trapdoor between the bus levels. The bus sunk into the water and flowed a distance, with Dareth trying to steer the bus underwater, while bumping into parts of the severely flooded city, eventually getting stuck as debris came towards the vehicle at a high speed. A big piece of debris hit the bus, and water started to leak in the bus, quickly filling it. Dareth told everyone to take a deep breath to prepare to swim for the surface, while he fumbled with the stuck door.

The bus was almost filled with water when Jay arrived in his sub car. He pulled the door open. The participants of the tour all swam out with Dareth and held on the sub car, but at the surface Dareth was hit by a floating car and got carried away by the flow. It carried a really big piece of debris in his way, but Nya saved him in the last moment. When Nya realised that the person she saved was in fact Dareth, she greeted him with surprise, to which Dareth is very ecstatic that the ninja know and recognise him.

#### Nyad

Dareth later went to the *Destiny's Bounty* along with many other civilians and waved behind Gayle Gossip, who was being filmed Vinny Folson.

#### The Turn of the Tide

After Nya merged with the Endless Sea and saved the city from Wojira. Dareth, along with many other friends and allies of the ninja, attented at her memorial at the monastery,

### After Seabound

After receiving a bunch of parking tickets, Dareth managed to get out of them by taking on law classes and became a lawyer.

### *Bad Boys' Night Out!* (flashback)

***Note: The following information is considered non-canon.***

At Laughy's, Dareth was too busy overlooking cases to host a party before Garmadon and Vinny arrive, and he explains how he became a lawyer. He was arrested at his own bar for breaking and entering while closing up, abducted an old woman’s dog he thought was a stray and loaning his car to a friend, which resulted in a bunch of unpaid parking tickets. Thankfully, his lawyer got the charges removed, inspiring him to become a lawyer himself.

***Non-canon information ends here.***

### Crystalized

#### Public Enemies 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5!

Dareth was on one of the tour buses in Ninjago City as the old ninja and the New Ninja fought for Aspheera's staff inside one of the trucks holding multiple artifacts that was being lifted by Zane's jet. The flying truck almost hit the tour bus.

#### Ninjago City vs. Ninja

Dareth was hired by the ninja as their lawyer, at the courthouse, the ninja were convicted guilty in a very fast trial. Kai was angry at Dareth because he allowed them to be convicted guilty, Dareth told them about his three weeks of law class. Beofre the judge choose the ninja's punishment, Dareth tried to convince him by telling him how many times the ninja saved the city from mutiple foes, the judge agrred with Dareth, and instead of giving the ninja a life sentence, he instead gave them five years in Kryptarium Prison. Dareth tried to convince the judge to give the ninja other punishments which were less harsh, but was ignored.

Dareth later went to the monastery and was stressed, while trying to find a solution to the ninja's imprisonment, alongside Nya and Skylor.

#### Kryptarium Prison Blues

Dareth and Skylor visited Kryptarium Prison with a taxi cab, before entering the prison, Dareth was very worried and sweaty. The guards almost denied access to the visitors, after thinking that Dareth was just a second-rate karaoke club owned, Dareth coorected the guard and told him he was the first-rate owner of a second-rate karaoke club, shortly before showing him his attorney license.

Dareth and Skylor visit the ninja, and told them about his attempts to release the ninja with a mistrial, not knowing how one actually works. Skylor later informed them of Vangelis escaped from Shintaro. Dareth then told them he had another last strategy while the ninja were leaving the visitor's room.

#### Houunddog McBrag

Dareth, disguised as an old man, intercepted the prison bus transporting the ninja by disguising himself as an old man and pretended that his van was suffering a breakdown. This provided Nya, back to being Samurai X, to break them, including a discreet Fugi-Dove, out before quickly driving to pick them up and get away. They were then pursued by a police car, but Dareth manages to get it to turn over a giant rock before the engine failed, forcing them to walk the rest of the way before they decide to split up and meet up at Twitchy Tim's gas station with Dareth going with Kai and Zane.

#### The Benefit of Grief

Dareth trekked through the desert with Kai and Zane until they hitchhiked a ride in Sally's van. Inside the van, Sally, who didn't know that Kai and Zane were the actual ninja, told them about her dream to become a singer in Ninjago City and turned her song on. Both Kai and Dareth were impressed and complimented Sally.

Unfortunately, Hounddog McBrag found the van and started to chase it, even pursuing it after it fell in the ravine, after being able to get rid of the marshal. Zane convinced Sally to go back to her parents after seeing that he misses them. When the four arrive at the farm, Dareth tells Sally to not give up on her dreams before leaving with Kai and Zane.

#### The Fifth Villain

Dareth, Kai and Zane eventually arrived at Twitchy Tim's gas station, where they relaxed and drank water before Lloyd, Jay, Cole and Fugi-Dove arrived too. Inside the station, the ninja planned to infiltrate the Mechanic's invitation to the Council of the Crystal King shortly before Hounddog Mcbrag arrived. Dareth and some of the ninja hid behind the counter. Unfortunately, Twitchy Tim accidentally revealed the ninja's location to the police, shortly before Fugi-Dove distracted the police. Dareth and the ninja stole one of the two police trucks, and Kai blew up the second. Leaving the police at the gas station. The ninja travelled to the city and left Dareth somewhere in the city, presumably his home or Laughy's.

#### Dragon Form

Dareth, along with many other members of the Resistance against the Crystal King, joined the ninja's battle against the Crystal army. Dareth and the presence of many allies allowed the four ninja to archive their Dragon Form and regain their Golden Weapons. With the Vengestone Guards becoming weaker, Dareth was able to quickly destroy many warriors.

#### Roots

Dareth and many other allies of the ninja celebrated the destruction of the Crystal Island and the defeat of the Overlord.

Not too long afterwards, Dareth visited the monastery, which was being rebuilt by the ninja after it's destruction. Kai asked him what he was doing there, wih the latter telling him that he brought some friends to help them rebuild their home. When the ninja and their allies were rebuilding the monstery, Dareth interrupted Kai, who was trying to kiss Skylor shortly before being shocked by the Brown Ninja.

## Appearance

Dareth has smooth, glossy brown hair and a proud smile. He wears a light brown gi, that being the name for martial arts apparel. The left side of the gi is folded over the right, with the edges of the clothing lined with gold, and has a star emblem on the back. He wears a golden necklace with a star in the middle and his pants have symmetrical dark brown and elaborate gold printings.

In "The Oni and the Dragon," True Potential," and "Ninjago Confidential," Dareth wears a white shirt with a couple of buttons undone and brown pants with suspenders. As of Season 8, his hair piece is slightly bigger and resembles his mini-figure more.

In Season 9, he dons a ninja hood similar to the ninja's hoods in *The LEGO Ninjago Movie* and seasons 8 and 9.

From Season 11 onward, the relaxed look to Dareth's eyes is absent and his mouth's shape is more generic.

In Season 15, Dareth's face is much more simplified, his eyebrows are thinner and brown, his mouth is smaller and he lacks his fatter chin. He appears to be less out of shape and wears a brown laywer outfit featuring brown pants with a golden belt with a star engraved on it, a white shirt that goes under his pants, a brown and nougat tie and a brown jacket featuring some golden lines.

## Personality

Dareth describes himself a self-proclaimed master of fighting, but this is far from true as he mostly ends up hurting himself, endangering his life, and even that of others.

However, Dareth possesses a good heart as he was willing to risk his safety to protect his students from Cryptor and his forces, and trying to help them keep from drowning when Ninjago City was flooded by Wojira, as well as saving a news reporter from harm, which the Sons of Garmadon could inflict. In these instances, he actually succeeds in being heroic and is amazed by his own feats.

Though he can be bumbling and a foil to the ninja, Dareth proves himself to be a loyal friend and does manage to help them out. This is reinforced by the fact that while the ninja can be annoyed by him, they still have no problem in asking for his aid in things and see him as a friend and comrade.

Dareth also has a habit of doing things by accident and ending up helping more than interfering, this is shown mostly throught season 9, the first time being when he unknowingly distracted and confused two S.O.G Members during the ambush at the Resistance's base, which helped Nya have time kick them away after he left to go pee. The second time was when he accidentally hit a S.O.G Biker off of their Battle Wagon with the hatch, unknowingly saving himself and his friends since the biker was about to throw a stick of dynamite inside the wagon, though he quickly realizes this and says they're all clear. When he, Lloyd and Nya were being attacked by the Sons of Garmadon in the beginning of "Green Destiny," a biker got on top of him by his back in an attempt to hold him down, but Dareth started to spin around and make the biker accidentally hit the other incoming S.O.G members behind them, inadvertently helping his friends once more. His last known accidental good deed was when he accidentally knocked out Chopper Maroon and Mohawk along with a random S.O.G member by simply tripping on a rock as he attempted to defend Gayle Gossip and her cameraman Vinny from their harassment.

## Relationships

### Allies

* Jeffy - Former Student
* Phil - Former Student
* Ninja
	+ Lloyd Garmadon
	+ Kai
	+ Jay
	+ Cole
	+ Zane
	+ Nya
* Ultra Dragon †
	+ Flame
	+ Wisp
	+ Shard
	+ Rocky
* Wu
* Misako
* Dr. Julien †
* Wu's Academy Students - Former Students
	+ Brad Tudabone
	+ Gene
	+ Sally
* Elemental Masters
	+ Skylor
	+ Karlof
	+ Griffin Turner
	+ Neuro
	+ Shade
	+ Bolobo
	+ Ash
	+ Gravis
	+ Tox
	+ Mr. Pale
	+ Chamille
* Lou
* Ronin - Savior
* Mystake †
* NGTV
	+ Gayle Gossip
	+ Vinny Folson
* Sally
* Garmadon - Former Enemy

### Enemies

* Pirates
	+ Soto - Attempted Killer
	+ First Mate
	+ No-Eyed Pete
	+ Guide Parrot
* Stone Army - Temporary Subordinates
	+ Kozu †
	+ Stone Warriors †
	+ Stone Swordsmen †
	+ Stone Scouts †
* Overlord - Attempted Killer
* Anacondrai Cultists
	+ Chen †
	+ Clouse
	+ Zugu †
	+ Eyezor †
	+ Kapau †
	+ Chope †
	+ Sleven †
	+ Krait †
* Vermillion
	+ Machia †
	+ Blunck †
	+ Raggmunk †
* Sons of Garmadon
	+ Mr. E †
* Colossus † - Attempted Killer
* Oni
	+ Omega
* Wojira
* Crystal Army
	+ Crystal Warriors †
	+ Dragonides †
* Council of the Crystal King
	+ Aspheera
	+ Vangelis
	+ Pythor
	+ Mechanic
	+ Mr. F

## Behind the scenes

* Dareth was "all the Hagemans’ idea."
* Dareth's mouth design is based on that of Mutt Williams from LEGO's *Indiana Jones* theme.
* Dareth appeared in the series almost two years before he finally received a physical minifigure.
	+ Though Dareth's face is accurate in 5002144 Ninjago Battle Pack, he uses a generic minifigure face (first seen on the Mayor from *LEGO Fusion*) in his other two appearances. This is because the former set is merchandise rather than a regular LEGO set, and merchandise has more freedom due to how many prints need to be made.
* In the TV series, he appears with wing decor surrounding his star emblem. His minifigure does not have this.
* In Season 15, there are no lines at the sides of his mouth that accentuate the fatter face, which may indicate that he has lost weight, although out-universe, a probable reason is saving money, as he uses a common generic WildBrain face, also used by Vinny for example.

## Trivia

* Dareth is a playable character in *LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin*. He is unlocked after completing the story mode of Level 20: The Vault of Ice. He is able to perform Zoojitzu, which allows him to communicate with animals.
* Dareth is a playable character in *LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids*.
* Dareth is an unlockable character in *The LEGO Ninjago Movie Videogame*. His blind bag can be found in the level "Ninjago City Downtown."
* Dareth appears in the set 70657 Ninjago City Docks despite not appearing in *The LEGO Ninjago Movie*.
* The lines on his gi might mean that he may be overweight. This is supported when Mohawk asked if Dareth's power was hoarding food and when Dareth says "I may be slow and out of shape," both in "Firstbourne."
	+ However, in "Crystalized, they're not visible on him, presumably indicating during the one year gap, he lost the weight.
* Dareth's favorite item on the menu of Master Chen's Noodle House is the Puffy Potsticker.
* His surname is currently unknown
	+ It was confirmed not to be "Brown."
* When asked about Dareth's age, Tommy Andreasen said, "Whatever works for you. His approximate age should be pretty clear from his character imo."
* His favorite game show is the show with the jujitsu dogs.
* Dareth has had several professions over the series, including his Mojo Dojo in Legacy of the Green Ninja, a substitute teacher in Rebooted, the ninja's manager in Skybound, The Royal Blacksmiths' manager in "Day of the Departed," and a bartender at Laughy's Karaoke Club from Sons of Garmadon onwards.
* Dareth's role as a lawyer and his billboards are a reference to Saul Goodman from "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul".
* Dareth has commercials for his karaoke bar on NGTV.
	+ He also has an advertisement for his new career as a lawyer somewhere in Ninjago City.
* Alongside Noble, Patty Keys, Fred Finely, and Benny, Dareth is one of few Ninjago citizens seen in the show to change occupations over seasons.
* In Hunted, Dareth proclaims himself the "Master of Brown."
	+ This may be a reference to Lloyd being the "Master of Green" in *The LEGO Ninjago Movie*.
	+ It appears that whenever he tries to use his new power, he immediately has to relieve himself before he is able to.
* He plays his largest role in Hunted, appearing in every episode.
* In Hunted, Dareth sports a ninja hood similar to the ninja's new updated designs from *The LEGO Ninjago Movie*.
* Master of the Mountain is the first season since his debut to not feature Dareth.
* Though Dareth has often caused problems for the ninja, such as when he got himself captured "Pirates vs. Ninja" and accidentally allowed Harumi to escape in "The Weakest Link," he has also been known to fall into situations that end up helping the ninja team or the side of good in general. For example, in "Rise of the Spinjitzu Master," he found the Helmet of Shadows, which saved the ninja and eventually allowed Lloyd to face the Overlord; in "Spy for a Spy," he accidentally gave away his location on Chen's Island, providing Nya with enough time to escape with the Spell of Transformation; and in "Green Destiny," he defeated Sons of Garmadon members by tripping on a rock.
* If Tommy Andreasen was transported into the world of Ninjago, the first person he would hug would be Dareth.
* When asked whether there could be a season focused on Dareth with Fugi-Dove as the main villain, Andreasen shouted "NO!"

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chapter 2 - The Great Escape
2. ↑ Pirates vs. Ninja
3. ↑ Ninjaball Run
4. ↑ The Day Ninjago Stood Still
5. ↑ The Last Voyage
6. ↑ Return of the Overlord
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Rise of the Spinjitzu Master
8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Surge
9. ↑ The Curse of the Golden Master
10. ↑ The Titanium Ninja
11. ↑ Ninja Roll
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Spy for a Spy
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Spellbound
14. ↑ The Forgotten Element
15. ↑ The Day of the Dragon
16. ↑ The Greatest Fear of All
17. ↑ The Corridor of Elders
18. ↑ Kingdom Come
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Infamous
20. ↑ Enkrypted
21. ↑ Wishmasters
22. ↑ Operation Land Ho!
23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 The Way Back
24. ↑ Day of the Departed
25. ↑ The Hands of Time
26. ↑ The Hatching