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The reason I love Dareth so much is because he’s just a normal citizen who is unintentionally funny. He doesn’t have any powers or skill or ability or anything, he’s just an everyday citizen who, with a small stroke of luck, just happened to meet his favorite celebrities and then put in the effort to get to know them, trying to act all serious but is portrayed in such a humorous way that it’s hard not to smile when he comes into the frame.

Like, you’ve got to have a dose of the funny li’l guy every once in a while. He’s just that wannabe ninja whose dreams he’s had ever since he was a kid finally came true, and I’m happy for him. Like yes, you go Dareth!!

I have no experience in linguistics but this post is amazing and I’d like to take my best shot at continuing it—

Morro

Comes from Classical Ninjargon slang typically found in books from the region around Styx, the term is a pun on “Soaring Wind” / “Sorrowful Breeze”, both of which could be spelt as “Moraura”. Some claim the word origin goes further back to the phrase “Sacer Mortronar” found in old coastline shrines thought to be dedicated to the history of Wojira. The phrase translates to “Sacred Tornado” and may be a regional name for either the First Spinjitzu Master or Wojira; scholars are unsure as they have yet to find more evidence that hasn’t been washed away by the corrosion of these shrines by time, sea, and wind

PIXAL

While her name is an acronym of “Primary Interactive eX-ternal Assistant Life-form”, the word pixal/pixel had a different meaning in Classical Ninjargon than its modern technological counterpart. In bare translation, it becomes “solution of happiness”, though used in context it has been translated as “my solution of happiness” or “my happiness”.

- Likewise, the word “Sentry” is derived both from the Modern Ninjargon word for sentinel and from the Classical Ninjargon word meaning “guardian of my settlement” or “my sentiment” depending on the translation. As a name, it often refers to the positive emotions of sentimentality

Skylor

In one dialect of Ancient Ninjargon, often found across some of the smaller islands surrounding Ninjago as part of an ancient trade empire, Skylor isn’t so much of a name as it is a possessive adjective and noun. It translates to “my power” or “my skyless power”, a phrase that revers to power without limit. Master Chen likely chose this name to reflect Skylor as an extension of his power.

Another dialect, however, has a different meaning to the word. Scriptures found in lower regions of the continent reveal the Classical Ninjargon phrase of “Sky latru pator”, meaning “skyless potential” or “potential that knows no limits”. The name Skylor is arguably derived from these meanings, and this is likely the version Skylor’s mother chose.

Vania

In Classic Shintarian, Vania comes from the noun of “Vari”, meaning “peaks”, and the adjective of “Niable”, meaning “full of life”. In translation, it can mean “peaks full of life”. In Sky Folk culture, peaks are also seen as glimmers of hope and connection, as they peek over the cloud-line to join with the sky. To call someone Vania is to call them bubbly, full of life, and the embodiment of hope and connection.

Fugidove

While the word is a pun in modern Ninjargan, the origins of the name is surprisingly old. Some carvings found in the Shintaran region, some possibly fron Cloud Kingdom travellers or a sky-faring group of migratory bird-people, contain the ancient phrase “furo gi dove“. The translation reads as follows: “The one who traverses the open skies”, “the bird who traverses the open skies”, or “the one who traverses the open skies like a bird”.

The phrase may also be connected to the Ancient Ninjargon meaning for “gi”, which while referring to the manner of clothing, also carries the meaning of “protector of the last days”. Another translation argues it actually means “protector [that arises] in the final hour”, which would make the full translation “the one who traverses the skies to protect the last of days”.

Nelson

A popular name in smaller villages across Ninjago, the name comes from an old Elemental Master (the exact element they wielded has since been lost, though some suspect Wind or Time) that travelled across the outskirts defending villages from danger.

Harumi

The name ‘Harumi’ comes from the Classic Ninjargan root words for “joy, spring” and “forgiveness”. The name was once shared with an ancient empress with a sprawling garden that may have been mapped after Hiroshi’s Labyrinth. However, because of this garden said to hold untold secrets and riches, the name has occasionally cropped up as a code word in criminal underbellies that means “hidden power”.

Dareth

Deprived from the Classic Ninjargon word for “brown”

I might make more of these by request if y’all are interested

Okay, we've got height headcanons, face headcanons...but you know what we need? Name headcanons.

Okay, yes, I know, the ninja already have names. But their names originate from Earth cultures and Earth languages, which, uh, don't exist in Ninjago. Like!! The name 'Lloyd' is Welsh, but Wales isnt a place on the Ninjago map! And 'Zane' is German - but again, Germany doesn't exist in this fictional fantasy world either. How can Zane's name be German if Germany is nowhere on the Ninjago map?

Realistically I know this is because this show has painfully messy worldbuilding and they gave all the main characters simple European names that their young American audience would be able to easily identify and pronounce. BUT I love to overthink things so that's what I'm gonna do.

Logic would dictate that although their names have specific cultural contexts within our world, they have different contexts and origins within the world of the story. Their names would logically have some kind of different meaning in relation to the cultures, languages, and dialects that exist within Ninjago itself.

This is already canon, to some extent. The name 'Nya' already has a canon in-universe origin, with her being named after a legendary Merlopian hero - from this we can assume the name Nyad and its derivative Nya are Merlopian in origin. Which suggests the idea that the same is true for all the other characters as well, we just haven't gotten the chance to get backstories for their names yet. And there is so much untapped potential in exploring what their names could mean in-universe.

Here, I'll start with my own personal headcanons about the subject:

Most names in this series come from 'Classical Ninjargon', the ancient dialect that was spoken in the time of the FSM but gradually evolved into Modern Ninjargon, which is the dialect commonly spoken by the characters to this day. However, a lot of words, terms, and names still rely in some part on their classical roots.

'Kai' isn't really a name, so much as it is a noun. It's commonly used in the names of towns and villages. For example, Jamanakai Village. 'Kai' means 'shelter' - or, more specifically, 'a form of barrier or protection that defends against cold weather.' It's not a very common name to give to children, though, but it appears in the names of villages and settlements all across Ninjago. It seems fitting, considering the kind of person Kai is. His parents gave him that name as a reference to its more specific meaning. Shelter from the cold. During the Serpentine War, Ray and Maya's dreams of starting a family were what gave them comfort and kept them going. Kai wasnt just named as a shelter from the cold, but a shelter from despair as well.

Nya's name has its obvious origins - she was named after Nyad, the storybook hero who befriended whales and defeated Wojira. Nyad was also Merlopian, where her name means 'courage'. Likewise, Nya's name has similar connotations. Of course, Maya hadn't known that meaning when she named her child, as Merlopia was just a myth and its language much the same. She did know of the fairytale, though, and Maya's own mother had told her that story as a child, so she wanted to give her daughter a name that was meaningful in that same way.

'Jay' comes from a regional dialect of Classical Ninjargon that became prevalent in the Sea of Sands. The name itself originates from the term 'jairu', meaning "blessed storm." Some historians speculate the name goes back further than that, with the term 'jairu' originally meaning "Wojira's favor"...but there is much debate about that. Both Jay and Jairu are pretty popular names in the Sea of Sands. Jay was an unexpected but highly valued gift to Ed and Edna, just as a rainstorm is in a desert.

'Cole' was originally the word for earth/dirt, but over the centuries its frequent use in Classical poetry led to it acquiring a myriad of more specific meanings - 'solid foundation', 'stable ground', 'dependable and reliable', 'steady and unshaken amidst conflict', etc. The word itself has a lot of very poetic, very vivid interpretations, and when most people name their children 'cole', thats what they're referencing. But not Lily. No, she knew the name historically meant 'earth', and she wanted his name to be a pun. It was 100% intentional

'Zane' isnt so much a name as it is a colloquial term, from the Birchwood region. Even though the word has Classical roots, it still remains widely used in that region. The word 'zane', a noun, is in reference to the constant, unmelting snowcover that blankets the region year-round. In Classical Ninjargon the term means, "endlessly persevering" - but over time it became repurposed as their term for their endless snow. Dr. Julien always thought the snow was beautiful, and named his son after its remarkable endurance

Lloyd's name has an interesting history to it. In the time of the Stone Wars, when the FSM initially split Ninjago and sealed away the Overlord, the people of that era celebrated the occasion by turning it into a holiday. They called it "belloid", which Classically means "victory over darkness." Eventually a new tradition emerged where children who were born on the holiday were named after it - and so the name "lloyd" came to be. And although the holiday evolved and is now more commonly known as Festival Day (yes, thats a canon holiday), with its history and origins fading out of public awareness, the tradition still persists. But heres the catch: Lloyd wasnt born on that holiday. His dad's reasons for naming him Lloyd were twofold. First, because he made a promise to himself to resist the venom's corruption for the sake of his son, and the name "victory over darkness" served as a testament to that promise. And second, because 'lloyd' sounds like 'lord', and giving his child a pun name sounds exactly like something Garm would do

And of course, since the ninjas' rise to fame, they have inspired some increasingly popular baby names. 'Lloyd' has been the baby name of the year for four years in a row now, which is something the others tease him relentlessly for.

Words can't describe how much I adore this :'D

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PINED EXPLAINING OF MY ALT DESIGNS/AUS/WRITING ETC

If you're new, hi I'm bun the oni dumpling. I am the number one garmadon enjoyer and this is my art account.

This is a post to intro to my reworks and or redesigns of ninjago characters. (And fan writing in the future eventually)

☆What is retooling/reworking?

-Its when I rewrite or adjust the character's lore and or personality, I don't change thier core concepts.

Example: I didn't change the core concept of nya being the water elemental but I reworked her to be more independent from jay.

☆What is redesigning?

-I just change how the characters look, they are still the same character just look different.

*Example: If I give kai white hair but he's still the same person

☆what if you change the core concept?

-That would be a rewrite and I don't usually do that for the usual cannon but might for au purposes.

Example: if I made dearth an actual elemental

☆When I say both rework and redesign I mean that: I adjust -the character's writing and redesign them to show how different they are

☆Redesigns for fun =/= Redesigns for plot, i will point out which is wich per drawing

☆From now I'll use these short cuts:

-Rework: RE-w

-Redesign: RE-d

-Rewriting: RE-wr

-Cannon design: CD

-My design/Bun design: BD #ninjago bun design

-An au of mine/Bun au:B-AU #ninjago bun au

☆RE-W [Rewrite]:

-S3 Rewrite, Wip

Wip-Posts: 《Art here》 《Art here》 《Art here》

☆Characters i have done so far (may update in the future):

-Nya, RE-w + RE-d 《Art here》 《Art here》

-Pixel, RE-w + RE-d 《Art here》 c...cowboy

-Jay, slight RE-w + RE-d 《Art here》

☆ AUs I have made:

- Metal nya, #ninjago metal nya 《Art here》 《Art here》 《Art here》

*Extension of the metal nya au, water dareth, #ninjago water dareth 《Art here》

- Revived morro (still in beta): 《Art here》

- Movie rewrite (still in progress) : 《Art/anouncment here》 《koko, garmadon and jay brief 》 《what about side/other characters? + dareth》

☆Redesigns for fun I did:

- Garmadon pre Island of darkness, 《Art here》

~If you want to request a character you wana see RE-w/d/wr you can! (Asks are open)

And if you want to draw my design tag and or @ me I would absolutely love to see them♡

Bun,out

yes i did this again, it's fun lol <<part one here>>

Thank you @thunderstomm for the character requests!

This time this is more vibes based rather then "I had a toy in mind already " alot of my favs are here because of it

I should do more goofy posts like these

Anywho, remember to eat cheese and stan dareth

Bun,out

Dareth is an icon and he will transend time and space.

Best ninja fr

I love this guy and his dorky personality

Dareth appreciation post!!! Drop all your love for THE Barbie of Ninjago, the Dojo Master, TV host, lawyer, Talent Show Host, Bartender, and Lawyer here!!!

Dareth haters don't drop anything here <333

I unironicly love him

He's amazing to me and a 10/10 shaped like a friend

Stan dareth, brown Power man

Bun, out

My fellow dareth enjoyers dareth won the water elemental master poll for my metal nya au. Now unlike my other post I don't have a set in stone lore or lore ideas, doesn't help I got sick woohoo. So I'll talk about the design.

Fun fact I originally started sketching this in brown so this gi started as a brown one, it looked neat so I saved it in case I wanted to make an actual brown ninja dareth in the future (if you would like to see that lmk). While designing this I decided to use the same gi design principle of nya and metal nya's gi-s but I changed the black parts to brown to make it feel more dareth-y, yes this does kinda make him the oddball but that kinda also intentional.

I gave dareth's gi pants that cowboy thing that dareth has in his og design.

I gave him this style of glove which I normally wouldn't do because they're the mark of....a special person (wink) for now for lore reasons dareth is allowed to have them by me.

I chose this blue because its the complamtary color of his brown, but also because its not close to my nya or jay design. I gave him heels because he ~💅, I put the pattern all over his gi unlike nya's.

I feel like dareth is alright with using his power but absolutely exhales when put in a stressful situation or when definding someone  (which is cannon), he dumb, he will jump to action without thinking. I like to think his room is so aesthetic with a cowboy hat as a decoration. No reason. Just cowboy.

Interested in the drawings/designs mentioned or the metal nya au? <<Click here>> for my pined post about my aus and other

My two # for this au #ninjago metal nya #ninjago water dareth

For my other aus in the work #ninjago bun au

If you have any suggestions/questions/ request, my asks are open

Rember, you're a rockstar

Bun, out

@legogeek33 I tried the more lego artstyle challenge using the usual hybrid style I would use for it. It's not perfect but it was fun trying to!

Enjoy them being girlies, don't believe s6 it's not canon they are besties they told me so.

Your next line is, wait I know these poses-

Bun, runs away!

so are you gonna add any other characters that weren't actually in the movie? Like Morro or Harumi?

Yes characters not originally in the movie will be making an appearance, though it's only exclusive to characters from s1-s7. So sadly no characters from s8 onwards, I mainly did this because the movie was released between s7 and s8 and the movie is kind of a soft reboot so I thought it would be fitting.

I won't spoil who I'm bringing or what I'm adapting in but I can tell you that most lovable dorks from s1-7 are coming back. I'm not sure about how many sequels I'll make but at the time being there is the og movie rewrite and 2 sequels (so equal to 3 season in total)

Here is a character i can confirm I'll be add which is my boy dareth, at the time of writing this his lore is pretty similar but I don't know if I'll change it in the future. I can tell you he's still as dorky as ever.

I love me some dareth, I should draw the characters (I can show) soon

Bun, teleports

I really love these 2 ♡

This is a really simple sketch because I want to get back to drawing after weeks of nonstop college work

I am still working on making the fic of this au

If you didn't know, hi this is bun and this is my au

Metal nya and water dareth

You can find the posts here:

- 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

I would love to do more aus like this even if its a just design drawing but I'm lacking ideas at the time being lol

Have fun mon amie

Bun, suffers from wrist pain