Serpentine Staffs

*“When the five fangs unite as one, the path toward the Devourer has begun." It's not speaking of the five tribes, it's the venom in the five staffs.”*

— Pythor to the Serpentine generals in "Tick Tock"

## Information

### Owner/User

Skales (formerly)
Acidicus (formerly)
Fangtom (formerly)
Skalidor (formerly)
Pythor (formerly)
Slithraa (formerly)
Nya (briefly)
Cyrus Borg

### Status

Intact

The **Serpentine Staffs** are the ancient staffs that belong to the five Serpentine tribes and are the badges of office for the Generals of the five tribes. Each staff holds an anti-venom which counteracts whatever powers that a Serpentine has used on someone. These five venoms, when joined together, created a map to the Fangblades. Additionally, they transform their respective owners, giving them snake tails in the process, with the apparent exception of the Anacondrai.

## History

### Background

Sometime after the First Age, when the Serpentine split into five separate tribes, they also created five golden staffs containing the anti-venom which can negate the abilities of the tribe and also combined with other anti-venoms can create a Map of Fangs. Each Serpentine general then received one staff.

### Rise of the Snakes

Slithraa first appeared with the Hypnobrai Staff when Lloyd fell into the Hypnobrai Tomb.

Later, Slithraa and the Hypnobrai attacked Jamanakai Village. Still carrying the staff, the ninja were able to save everyone when Cole attacked the general and used the anti-venom to relieve everyone from their hypnotism.

### Home

The ninja continued to keep the staff safe from Serpentine hands at the Monastery of Spinjitzu. However, this provoked an attack by the Hypnobrai on the monastery to reclaim the staff while the Ninja were preoccupied.

Skales returned to the Hypnobrai Tomb with the staff in his possession until he was challenged to a Slither Pit duel by Slithraa. Mezmo held on to the staff during the fight and presented it to Skales when he claimed victory.

### Snakebit

Fangtom held his staff when he was released by Lloyd and during his interactions with the ninja. During their chase, Jay stole the Fangpyre Staff from Fangtom and it was used to relieve Ed and Edna from their Fangpyre bites. However, Nya lost the staff while the *Destiny's Bounty* was taking off and Fangtom took the staff back.

### Never Trust a Snake

When Skales and Fangtom met each other, they have their staffs with them.

### Can of Worms

Each of the Serpentine Generals have their staffs when Pythor was giving his speech to the Serpentine.

### The Snake King

The Serpentine Generals were in possession of their staffs when Pythor challenged the rest of the generals for control over the entire tribe. The generals think he's crazy for taking on the other four generals, and they initially win, but Skales hands the Sacred Flute. Pythor incapacitated the rest of the generals and took their staffs; citing everyone to bow for their new ruler.

### Tick Tock

While the Serpentine were trying to figure out the locations of the Fangblades, the generals held their staffs. After not making any real progress, Acidicus and Skalidor get into a tussle with one another, and their staffs are tossed aside. The venom from their staffs drips onto the floor, giving Pythor an idea. He gathers all of five staffs and puts them in a leaning formation over the table, sliding a scrap of paper underneath. The venom from the five Snake Staffs drips onto the paper, creating a map showing the locations of the four Fangblades.

### The Royal Blacksmiths

In the pyramid, Pythor was holding his staff.

### The Green Ninja

Pythor was seen holding his staff while entering and leaving the volcano. The other Generals were holding their staffs inside the volcano. At the end of the episode, Pythor used his staff to dislodge a Fangblade.

### All of Nothing

In the Serpentine's underground fortress, all five Generals were seen with their staffs.

### The Rise of the Great Devourer

Skales and Pythor were seen with their staffs. They used their staffs to fight Cole and Wu respectively.

### Day of the Great Devourer

Inside the Fangpyre Tomb, the Generals (except Pythor) were seen with their staffs.

### Darkness Shall Rise

The Generals were seen with their staffs.

### The Fall

Three Serpentine Staffs can be seen in the Borg Tower vaults.

## Appearance

Each staff looks the same; a golden cobra twining around a golden staff. A flat round piece goes in the middle, each with a special design for the five tribes.

In "The Curse of the Golden Master," Venomari Staff sports a dark green color scheme and no longer has anti-venom.

## Appearances

Sets
Hypnobrai Staff
* 9441 Kai's Blade Cycle
* 9444 Cole's Tread Assault
* 9446 Destiny's Bounty
* 9573 Slithraa
* 850445 Rattla Shrine

Fangpyre Staff
* 9442 Jay's Storm Fighter
* 9445 Fangpyre Truck Ambush
* 9457 Fangpyre Wrecking Ball

Constrictai Staff
* 9443 Rattlecopter

Venomari Staff
* 9440 Venomari Shrine

Anacondrai Staff
* 70596 Samurai X Cave Chaos (Departed Blade)

Unknown
* 71741 Ninjago City Gardens (Legacy)

*Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu*
Season 1: Rise of the Snakes
* 1. "Rise of the Snakes" (Hypnobrai Staff)
* 2. "Home" (Hypnobrai Staff)
* 3. "Snakebit" (Fangpyre Staff)
* 4. "Never Trust a Snake" (Hypnobrai and Fangpyre staffs)
* 5. "Can of Worms"
* 6. "The Snake King"
* 7. "Tick Tock"
* 8. "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"
* 12. "The Rise of the Great Devourer"

Season 3: Rebooted
* 30. "The Curse of the Golden Master" (Venomari Staff)

Day of the Departed
* "Day of the Departed" (Anacondrai Staff; replica)

Season 7: The Hands of Time
* 67. "A Time of Traitors"

Season 10: March of the Oni
* 97. "The Fall"

Season 11: Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu
* 107. "Powerless"

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## Trivia

* The Anacondrai Staff is the only snake staff that did not appear in the 2012 sets.
	+ Instead, its departed form appears in the set 70596 Samurai X Cave Chaos released in 2016

* The Serpentine Staffs are incredibly durable, being able to withstand many hits from various weapons throughout their appearances.*[citation needed]*
* Though the abilities of each of the staffs' anti-venom are specified in their LEGO.com descriptions, only the capabilities of the anti-venom from the Hypnobrai Staff and Fangpyre Staff are shown in the TV series (in "Rise of the Snakes" and "Snakebit" respectively).
* They are currently stored in Borg Tower vaults, along with other powerful artifacts and weapons from ninja enemies.
* As seen in the episode "The Rise of the Great Devourer", any Serpentine Staff can rip a person out of Spinjitzu with a few hits.

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