Season 22: Syndicate

**Season 9** of Beyond: Unlimited, subtitled Syndicate, is preceded by Season 21 and is succeeded by Season 23. The season acts as the second part of the Elemental Rift Arc with the Ninja returning from the Lost Realm to find a different home. Jason serves as the mascot character and main protagonist of the season, but the Ninja Force is also focused upon as a whole in this season. The Twins Suns Syndicate serves as the villainous faction of the season, while their supposed leader, Soran serves as the main antagonist. The Kyojin Beast of Scarlet, Blade, serves as the secondary antagonist of the season. This season serves as the twenty-second installment to the Beyond Trilogy.

## Overview

After being trapped in the Lost Realm for five years, the Ninja Force returns to NINJAGO to discover that with their absence things got messy and now NINJAGO is under the control of a intergalactic crime syndicate. With this news, the heroes find themselves devastated and speechless as their home has become a ground zero for scum and villainy. This syndicate, known as the Black Sun, is lead by the Kyojin Beast Blade's new vessel, Soran, who is much more well experienced with it than Chad Williams ever was. Under his rule and jurisdiction, NINJAGO has banned heroic activities such as what the Ninja Force stands for. With this burning need for redemption now in their heads, our heroes must band together as many allies possible to fight back against the syndicate and win back their home. Can they save their home, stop the Black Sun, and save a comrade trapped in the Lost Realm? Only resistance can help counter the oppression of... this new... Syndicate...

## History

#### Revelations

A dragon defends multiple golden statues from bandits hired to destroy the hope they represent; Kate, Kyle, Danica and many other members of the Resistance endure the oppression of the Crimson Sun Syndicate as they await a special delivery from an ally; the Arsenal emerges from a time vortex causing its crew to realize that they’ve been gone longer than they previously thought; the ruler of the Crimson Sun gives an order to eliminate a fleet of the Ninja Force’s allies.

#### Outlawed

Jason, Natalie, Keith, Lucas, Alessia and DIGITAL awake in a Resistance bunker and get some more troubling news from their shocked allies; Keith and Lucas become concerned that their earth might be in danger but get a holo-note from an old friend who wants them to remain calm; Jason senses the presence of a familiar Kyojin Beast as Supaku becomes worried that an old rival of his may be back; Soran makes a decree banning Ninja from the reality of Earth-21 when he realizes who the Arsenal belongs to.

#### An Unbearable Loss

After fully realizing that Amber is still stuck in the Lost Realm, the Ninja become washed over by a wave of guilt; Kate and DIGITAL work to fix Vincent after he sustained shutdown in the Lost realm; Jason, Natalie, Keith, Alessia and a few resistance soldiers go on a scouting trip to try and see how the city has changed in their absence; Soran comes in contact with his Kyojin Beast he made a contract with to avenge his fallen loved ones.

#### Family

After seeing that Vincent has mysteriously rebuilt himself, DIGITAL and several others become suspicious and give him a test to prove that he is actually Vincent; Jason reflects upon everybody the team has lost to get to this point and makes a new promise to honor their sacrifices by picking up the Resistance and winning their home back; Soran mobilizes his army of bandits and bounty hunters to hunt down the Ninja and Resistance with their vengestone weaponry.

#### The Resistance Mobilizes

After realizing that the Crimson Sun Syndicate’s members are after them, the Resistance makes a plan for a counterstroke despite knowing that their Elemental Warriors might be held back by the vengestone weaponry; Kate unveils some new vehicles for the returned heroes; Jason learns about the whereabouts of his parents and some other close allies from a bandit he quickly captures; DIGITAL deals with the fact that she’s been replaced while helping the Resistance fight.

#### Victory & Carnage

After the Resistance defeats his bounty hunters and sends them back to him, Soran becomes frustrated with the turn of events and works to reawaken his prized pet; the Resistance has a brief celebration of their victory before they set out to where Jay, Nya and several other allies are being held; Alessia fears for places such as Shintaro and Merlopia and asks around for intel on what happened to the two regional wonders.

#### The Enemy of my Enemy

Jason learns from Supaku about the dark factions of Kyojin Beasts as he travels with his friends to where they believe Jay and Nya are hiding out; the Resistance must evade a group of angry Giant Sand Beetles while Alessia finds a way to calm them down; Keith begins to become more comfortable with his element while Kyle shows how he has grown with his; Soran sends out his beast to attack the Ninja in hopes that it can put an end to his stress.

#### The Badlands

The Resistance arrives in the Badlands and splits into several groups to fan out and find their allies; Natalie and Alessia’s squad decides to take matters into their own hands when they see a group of bandits picking on children and the elderly; Vincent and DIGITAL have a connecting moment as adopted brother and sister as they find proof that the Black Delta Agency is hiding out in an old military base not far from the city; Jason discovers that a large beast is heading their way.

#### Lives on the Line

Vincent and DIGITAL’s group heads out towards the military base while evading a group of Bounty Hunters that spotted them back in the city of Akai; Natalie and Keith’s groups must team-up as a large raging demon panda has entered the city to kill them and is causing havoc; Lucas locates where Jay and Nya are being held but is held back by some generals from the Crimson Suns Syndicate; Soran is contacted by his boss who is asking for details on his occupation.

#### The Outcome of Effort

The Resistance is reunited with their allies as they have driven the Crimson Suns Syndicate out of the City of Akai and celebrate their victories while Jason searches for more answers about their enemy; Vincent and DIGITAL’s group works with the Black Delta Agency to assemble their attack vehicles for a return to Ninjago City that will possibly result in their victory; Soran scrambles to rally his army as he knows his boss is coming to see his progress very soon.

#### Son of Crimson

Soran’s army of rogues, bounty hunters and savages assemble in Ninjago City where he prepares them for the arrival of the Man from a World of Titans; Jason contemplates on whether he should infiltrate Ninjago City and confront Soran or if he should wait to confront him when the Resistance attacks; the Black Delta Agency and Resistance intercept an important message that can help them know what they’re going up against.

#### Crimson Fate

Jason infiltrates the Crimson Suns base where he plans to confront Soran who is dreading the arrival of his superior; the Resistance begins their assault upon Ninjago City to free it from the hold of the criminal syndicate; Kate’s crew works to get the Arsenal back up and in the air while Natalie’s team discovers that the rogues are trying to hide something in Ninjago City’s harbor; the Man from a World of Titans makes his arrival.

#### Sunrise

After a harrowing and dangerous duel, Jason convinces Soran to get on the right side as the Man from a World of Titans comes to get rid of Soran; Alessia’s team works to shutdown the realm portal but must wait till Lucas and Kyle return with Amber; the Resistance goes head to head with the Crimson Suns’ Command Ship with the repaired Arsenal as the entire world watches their heroes fight for their home.

## Cast

### Ninja Force

* Jason C. Walker - Steven Yuen
* Natalie R. Walker - Tiya Sircar
* Vincent Roberts - Freddy Prinze Jr.
* Lucas W. Garmadon - Blake Anderson
* Keith Garmadon - A.J. LoCascio
* Alessia Carrow - Katie Cassidy
* Amber Brown - Karen Fukuhara
* Kate Smith - Seychelle Gabriel
* Kyle Doran - Max Mittleman
* Danica Dixon - Zehra Fazal
* James Brookstone - John Boyega
* DIGITAL - Erica Luttrel

#### Allies

* S.J. - TBA
* Doug - Brent Miller
* Nya Walker - Kate Higgins
* Jay Walker - Michael Adamthwaite
* Viper Z - Nicolas Roye

#### Kyojin Beasts

* Supaku - Mark Hamill
* Kaen - Dee Bradley Baker
* Tsunamei - Lydia Mackay

### Villains

#### Crimson Suns Syndicate

* Shuichi - Michael Sorich
* Soran - Robbie Daymond
* Blade - Sam Witwer
* Deka - TBA
* Mina - TBA
* Appo - TBA

## Sets

* 72057 Crimson Throne Duel
* 72058 Armored Assault Bikes
* 72059 Iron Ravager
* 72060 Lucas's Cloud Mech Jet
* 72061 Resistance Battlewagon
* 72062 Demon Panda Beast Rampage
* 72063 Battle for Akai
* 72064 The Devastator

## Notes

* This season serves as the second installment to the Void of Time Arc