Serpentine

The **Serpentine Tribe** are an ancient race of cold-blooded reptilian humanoid snakes who were once one of the two dominant species of Ninjago alongside Humans in the times of the First Spinjitzu Master after being brought over from Chima, where they were part of the Outland Tribes.

Thousands of years ago, they lived in fragile peace with humans, as King Mambo V had an agreement with the First Spinjitzu Master that neither race could enter the territories of the other. When the First Age ended, they warred with each other for countless years until banding together during the First Serpentine War to fight against the humans. Led by the sons of the First Spinjitzu Master and the Elemental Masters, the people of Ninjago rose up and locked them away in five separate tombs, one for each tribe (Anacondrai, Hypnobrai, Fangpyre, Constrictai, and Venomari).

## History

### Prehistory

The Serpentine were brought to Ninjago by the First Spinjitzu Master thousands of years ago. He brought them from the realm of Chima.

### First Age

In the First Age (thousands of years before the Ago), humans and Serpentine were at peace, though it was fragile. Humans could not enter the Serpentine Valley and the Serpentine could not enter the villages of humans, this was agreed on by the First Spinjitzu Master and the leader of the ancient Hypbobrai, Mambo V.

One day, the sons of the First Spinjitzu Master entered the Serpentine Valley and were captured. The young Serpentine sorceress, Aspheera agreed to free Yang Wu and Yin Garmadon, but only if they promised to teach her the secrets of Spinjitzu. Wu and Garmadon promised but Wu was the only one to keep his promise. After Wu taught Aspheera Spinjitzu, she tried to overthrow King Mambo V and launch an invasion. Wu and Garmadon used the Scrolls of Forbidden Spinjitzu to stop her and she was magically entombed in the pyramid.

Over the following centuries, one serpent nation disintegrated into five Serpentine tribes depending on which tribe had what ability. However, the tribes generally disliked each other and only worked together when they had the same leaders or goals.

### Serpentine War

Fearing the dawn of the Golden Master's reign was imminent, the Serpentine tried to warn the people of Ninjago, but they wouldn't listen and instead looked upon the Serpentine as enemies. The Serpentine then tried to force the people underground, but they failed, even using the young Great Devourer to scare them below the surface. After their failed attempts to protect the people, the Serpentine were seen as monsters.

The conflict between humans and Serpentine started the Serpentine War. As the war progressed and time went on, tensions between man and snake began to die down. However, seeking to spread chaos, Chen told each side that the other was going to attack, which restarted the war. Around this time, Chen united the previously warring Serpentine tribes.

The Elemental Alliance met the Serpentine in battle of Jamanakai Village. As the Elemental Alliance began to win, the Anacondrai, led by Arcturus, appeared and began to overwhelm them.

In the battle of the Birchwood Forest, the Elemental Alliance battled the Anacondrai once more. As they began to win, one of the Elemental Alliance was hypnotized and sided with the Serpentine and the Elemental Alliance lost once more. Later, as the Elemental Alliance began to walk home from battle, defeated and discouraged, Garmadon realized that they could use the Sacred Flutes in order to defeat them, as he saw a man use one to put a small cobra in a trance. The Elemental Alliance used the flutes and drove the five Serpentine tribes into five separate tombs. As punishment for their war crimes, Wu and Garmadon had Arcturus and the other Anacondrai generals banished to the Cursed Realm.

## Members

* Anacondrai
	+ Anacondrai Generals (Deceased)
		- Arcturus (Deceased)
	+ Pythor P. Chumsworth (Leader)

* Constrictai
	+ Bytar
	+ Chokun
	+ Skalidor (Leader)
	+ Snike

* Fangpyre
	+ Fang-Suei
	+ Fangdam (Second-In-Command)
	+ Fangtom (Leader)
	+ Snappa

* Great Devourer
* Hypnobrai
	+ Aspheera (Deceased)
	+ Char (Deceased)
	+ Mambo I (Deceased)
	+ Mambo II (Deceased)
	+ Mambo III (Deceased)
	+ Mambo IV (Deceased)
	+ Mambo V (Deceased)
	+ Mezmo
	+ Mikloshe
	+ Rattla
	+ Selma
	+ Skales (Leader)
	+ Slithraa (Second-In-Command)
	+ Spitz
	+ Underwood

* Venomari
	+ Acidicus (Leader)
	+ Lasha
	+ Lizaru
	+ Spitta
	+ Zoltar

* Vermillion
	+ Blunck (General)
	+ Machia (Leader)
	+ Raggmunk (General)
	+ Rivett
	+ Slackjaw
	+ Tannin
	+ Vermin

* Hybrids
	+ Clancee (Of Hypnobrai & Venomari Descent)

## Powers and abilities

* **Anacondrai Invisibility** - The Anacondrai can become invisible.
* **Chi Usage** - Having originated from Chima, even though they evolved over time the serpentine can use chi.
* **Constrictai Grip** - The Constrictai has a super strength to choke their victim into death.
* **Fang-Kwon-Do** - The Hypnobrai can also use a hypnotizing movement that can entrance another Hypnobrai when done correctly.
* **Fangpyre Bite** - The Fangpyre can bite anything and transform it into Serpentine or shape-shift others into another thing.
* **Forked Tongue** - Serpentine can smell using the tip of their tongue, and a forked tongue allows them to sense from which direction a smell is coming.
* **Hypnobrai Hypnosis** - The Hypnobrai can mind control others.
* **Prolonged lifespan** - All Serpentine have prolonged lifespans.
* **Venomari Venom** - The Venomari can spray a lime-colored acid on the target's eyes to make them hallucinate their worst fears.
* **Vermillion Hive Mind** -
* **Vermillion Reconstruction** -

## Weakneness

* **Sacred Flutes** - No Serpentine can stand the sound of the Sacred Flutes, which completely control them and can be manipulated with their help.

## Culture

In the First Age, the first known time period of the Serpentine, they had a completely different culture than in the future, and although there were different abilities among the members, they all formed one nation under the King's head. They inhabited large pyramids in the Serpentine valley, which the workers kept growing. At that time, they did not use the Serpentine language as their script, but the hieroglyphs they carved into the stones. The king also had different markings than thousands of years later, as he wore a colored nemes instead of a crown and had golden balls painted under his eyes. At that time, King Mambo's ancestors had an agreement with the First Spinjitzu Master that Serpentine should not enter humans' lands and vice versa. This agreement brought a fragile peace between both nations, the people and the Serpentine. During this time, some Serpentine also learned sorcery so that they could be sorcerers in service to the King.
Over the following millennia, Serpentine culture developed in a different direction but retained some of the ancestral culture features, as they built a pyramid and an entire city in the desert, and their artifacts included a golden sarcophagus.

After many millennia, they started solving their disputes and seeking entertainment in the Slither Pit, effectively gladiatorial combat where they determine superiority by one participant being more powerful and cunning than the other. Many Serpentine look down on other species, out of arrogance or anger at being sealed away by the other inhabitants of Ninjago. They are predisposed to combat and violence to achieve their goals and are not averse to using dirty tricks or superior numbers to overwhelm their enemies.

This aggressive mindset often hinders the Serpentine more than it benefits them, as fighting is prevalent among Serpentine tribes, and even among different ranks within each tribe. On the other hand, Serpentine are unwaveringly loyal to those who can conclusively demonstrate their superiority, readily following every command of such individuals—at least until their leaders show signs of weakness, incompetence, or until those leaders are overthrown by other Serpentine, and occasionally, humans.

However, some positive traits have been observed among the Serpentine. They are capable of camaraderie and friendship. Additionally, Pythor sought to awaken the Great Devourer specifically to avenge his race on the surface-dwellers who sealed them away, implying that he genuinely wants to see Serpentine dominance for their own sakes. Likewise, despite having been the one to devour his tribe, Pythor was ultimately against the idea of tarnishing their name in death, getting past his own grudges to avenge the mockery that had been done to his people.

The Serpentine also seemed to have a righteous sense of justice, being quick to act in preparation for the arrival of the Golden Master, though some of their methods were questionable. Ultimately, while meaning well, their paranoia and recklessness in trying to stop their war with the humans only helped start it, and feeling wronged and unknowing of the true situation, felt they deserved vengeance on the humans for what had happened.

Following their imprisonment in the tomb of the Stone Army, the Serpentine sought more pacifistic reforms, seeking to atone for their ways. As a result, nearly all of them became much more peaceful, promoting politeness and courtesy. Despite this, as a result of the past, they nevertheless remained somewhat wary of humans, but ultimately came over this in order to help them upon the attack of the Golden Master, finally bridging the gap that had separated the two species for so long. As a result, the Serpentine began to venture out onto the surface, regularly interacting with the humans as generic citizens.

There are many functions at Serpentine, with the main leader of each tribe being its general, and above all generals is the Serpentine King, who has usurped power over others. The king is usually not very different from the other Serpentine, although at his own request he may receive a small crown, which he does not always have to wear. Serpentine also once had the elders, which was the Serpentine group that others listened to and followed. It is unknown whether this group is still active.

There are various notable legends in Serpentine culture, the most famous of which are the Curse of the Golden Master and the legend of Aspheera, although the latter are only marginally known by marginal and more informative librarians like Acidicus. Some Serpentine are also interested in the stars and observe them, which was the original purpose of the construction of the City of Ouroboros. The Serpentine also have a written language called Serpentine. Many years ago, Serpentine had a tradition of carving Jadeblades from the bones of the departed Serpentine warriors and were reserved for the greatest Anacondrai leaders.