Coalition

> *"Hurrah!"*
>
> - The Coalition's warcry

The **Coalition** (also known as **UN Joint Task Force 695**) is a multinational alliance made up of United Nation peacekeepers and operators from the United States military, British SAS, Canadian Special Forces, and Russian Spetsnaz to assist the Ninja to protect the land of Ninjago from evil. Since the Coalition's formation, they have fought numerous enemies with the Ninja.

## Information

**Founded:** 1995 (around the First Serpentine War)

**Members:** The Commander, Captain Alan Rosselfeld, Captain Marshall, Sergeant Chester, Luke Cunningham (formerly)

**Base of Operations:** Ninjago City, unspecified location in Ninjago

**First Appearance:** Purple Dawn

**Status:** Active

**Professions:** Soldiers

## History

### Early Years

> *"It was in '92 when we first opened the portal here. I'd never knew that I would change the course of history... in Ninjago, of course."*
>
> - The Commander to Lloyd Garmadon in *The Fall*

Following the opening of the portal to Ninjago in 1992 by the NASA-CIA joint project "Project D", the US Army sends The Commander through the portal to document what world they have opened and its inhabitants. After meeting many certain individuals, including Wu and Garmadon, exploring the developing society, and learning of its somewhat familiar culture, The Commander returned back to Earth after 2 years in Ninjago (which is 6 months in Earth).

### Involvement in the First Serpentine War

Three years later, the portal is reopened per the US government's request to search the world for natural resources. As The Commander and his small unit of Army Rangers enter through, they are shocked to find Ninjago under attack by anthropomorphic snake-like men. Wu and Garmadon debriefs The Commander that it was the start of the Serpentine War, a war between humans and Serpentine. Since the humans were almost no match for the powerful Serpentine, most notably the Anacondrai, The Commander brings Wu and Garmadon to Earth to seek help from the United Nations General Assembly. After a week of debating whether to be involved in the interdimensional conflict (which is about a month in Ninjago), the UN ultimately agrees to send UN Joint Task Force 395, which consists of 100 UN peacekeepers and multinational elite soldiers under The Commander's leadership to Ninjago, just in time for the upcoming Battle of Birchwood Forest.

### Battle of Birchwood Forest

As the Elemental Masters retreated from the Anacondrai, the UN soldiers first engaged the snakes. The Anacondrai were surprised by this but kept advancing. However, the UN soldiers started to inflict casualties on the Anacondrai. Nonetheless, the Anacondrai proved too strong, causing the UN soldiers to retreat. While watching the battle, Clouse takes note of the new allies that the Elemental Alliance have.

### End of the First Serpentine War

After Garmadon's idea of using the Sacred Flutes to send the Serpentine to their tombs, the UN soldiers helped the locals rebuild their homes after being destroyed during the war. Several UN officials attended the trial of the Anacondrai generals. Both the Ninjago judges (Wu, Garmadon, and Mystake) and the UN officials charged the Anacondrai generals with war crimes committed and their attacks on innocents. Garmadon later banished the Anacondrai generals to the Cursed Realm, never to threaten Ninjago again.

## Trivia

* The Coalition's name (and placeholder logo) are based off the faction of the same name in *Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (2019).*
* According to The Commander, the Coalition is made up of:
	+ 40% UN peacekeepers (120 soldiers)
	+ 30% US Armed Forces (90 soldiers)
		- 30% Army Rangers (27 soldiers)
		- 30% Marines (27 soldiers)
		- 10% Air Force (9 soldiers)
		- 30% Other (27 non-combatants)
	+ 10% British SAS (30 soldiers)
	+ 6% Canadian Special Forces (18 soldiers)
	+ 3% Russian Spetsnaz (8 soldiers)
	+ 11% Other (60+ non-combatants)

* Most of the UN peacekeepers are armed with World War 2-era or Cold War-era weapons.

* A running gag in the series is that in every episode, a Coalition helicopter gets shot down. The episode *The Fall* has the most Coalition helicopters shot down: 5.