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Kai power concepts:
• using blue fire underwater ((basically using his own oxygen as a fuel source whenever he’s in space with limited oxygen for fire))
• Kai should be able to use his fire power for illusions and I will DIE on this hill
• using heat and fire to manipulate light ((how he can make said illusions))
• homeboy should be able to put out fires with ease
• gain short temporary energy either by burning stuff using his own fire or taking heat from other things
• I know ash exists but I think he should also be able to semi control smoke
• speaking of smoke: blowing out smoke clouds ((he can do this in canon btw))
• We really deadass forgot he can fly huh
• walk on lava ((his fire powers make him immune to burning and you don’t actually sink in lava that’s a movie trope))
more head canon time
Kai doesn’t really realize how messed up it is that he’s been raising his sister since he was five.
Like, he’s aware it wasn’t a good thing, but he hasn’t fully comprehended just how bad it was.
The result? A lot of jokes and off handed mentions of it without getting context.
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Kai, while doing something really hard: uhhhh, this is worse that figuring out how to do the bills
Jay: Was it really that bad?
Kai: when learning to do it yourself it is
Jay: ????
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During Early S2
Cole: How are you so good at making food with so few ingredients???
Kai: well we needed to eat and budget was short so *shrugs* figured it out. At least this time I’m no doing it alone and won’t need to skip meals
Cole: w
Cole: what
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Villain: Now, now, what would your parents think of you running around like a fool?
Kai: HAH! BOLD OF YOU TO ASSUME I HAVE PARENTS >:D
Villain:
Ninja:
Kai: …what?
Villain: ….are. Are you okay?
Kai Smith headcanons
Second best cook, right after Zane
He tends to be restless a lot
He is very protective over his family, even if it doesn't seem like it. Doesn't openly say his feeling, he's more of a 'affection through actions'
'affectionate brotherly hair ruffle'
He's the Big brother of the group, he will give someone a pep talk, an advice, whatever is needed
Whoever will insult any of his siblings better be ready to catch these flaming hands.
"THe fuCK was that about nindroids?? I dare you to repeat that biTCH-"
He doesn't really swear often, the habit of not using the language in front of Nya stayed with him, even tho she's an adult
And not saying bad words in front of Lloyd, no matter how old he gets
But oh boy when he does curse, he becames a swearing machine that could scar you for life
Very creative swearing
He's a hothead, but knows when he needs to be responsible
And when it comes to his siblings and their feelings, he becames really gentle
He hates Morro with burning passion, even if he helped them that one time
He has vietnam flashbacks when he hears someone say "There's something I haven't told you yet"
After the hands of time, his relationship with his parents is very rocky. He can't bring himself to spend a lot of time with them. Don't get him wrong, he's happy they are alive and back, but that doesn't change the years he and Nya spend struggling to get by. The years they were absent.
When he was younger, he hated them for leaving, even if it was unintended
He still has some resentment against them
It's a little easier for Nya, since she was very young when they left and doesn't remember much of them
Kai was 6 when they left, and Nya was 2
I headcanon Kai to be the oldest in the group (at the end of season 13: Kai 24, Cole 23, Zane looks 22, is probably like 70, Jay and Nya 20, Lloyd 18, Pixal looks 20 is like 3-4, I'm not patient enough to guess Wu's age, prob 1000+)
Personally, I don't ship Kai with Skylor, I prefere them as BFF. They have a lot of inside jokes. (And I hc Skylor as a lesbian)
Kai is bisexual (Like he litterally uses two katanas, as in y'know swings both ways)
For his height, Kai gives me the tall guy vibe, something like 6'1 (I'll do the rest too actually, from tallest to shortest: Zane 6'4, Cole 6'2, Kai 6'1, Pixal 6'0, Nya 5'9, Jay 5'7, Lloyd 5'5-he is a midget I don't make the rules-)
Uses everyone as an armrest, yes everyone.
He and Zane cook together a lot. And they often watch cooking shows.
Speaking of cooking, Kai will make everything spicy. (The Smith siblings love spicy things)
Kai has much higher tolerance for spicy food than Nya (almost inhuman) but they still have competitions.
Kai does diffrent activities with each of his siblings, Like he cooks with Zane, Play wrestles with Cole, Goes with Jay to the arcade or just plays video games with him, has sass battles with Pix and likes to go shopping with her, He gossips with Nya a lot and often does her hair. He and Lloyd are sparring partners, and they go on patrols together.
Kai and Nya basically adopted Lloyd. He's Lloyd Garmadon-'Smith'. Change my mind. (You can't)
Speaking of, even though the whole team raised Lloyd, he clearly listened too much to one of them (Looking at you Kai)
Kai is definitely Lloyds favorite ninja
Overall Kai is really good when it comes to kids. He had experience with Nya, and then Lloyd.
Also, something I thought of recently: Nya was the one who went through the "Emo phase" when she was like, 11 and poor Kai, barely 15 had to deal with her.
Like can you imagine ("It's NOT a phase Kai, this is who I am now!" Says Nya dressed in all black, with poorly done, dark make-up on her face.)
The poor boi was Tired and done™
It didn't last long, thankfully. Nya definitely threatened Kai not to speak of it, ever.
Also consider: Kai carriers a photo of his family in his wallet. definitely has Nya's baby photo too.
Kai has two moods: he is either A reckless fireball or a tired responsible Big brother, there is no in between.
After Zane's 'death', he started drinking and fighting in underground clubs.
Which is why I hc him to be one of the best fighters. He's good at fist fighting. And he can fight dirty.
Best swordsman on the team. He was around weapons his whole life.
While making a sword was difficult for him when he was young, knifes, daggers and other small weapons, he could make pretty well.
Kai has a terrible habit of hiding his injuries and treating them himself.
'Won't go to the hospital unless he is actively dying' guy.
Hiding his emotions. That's his nr 1 problem. Kai promised himself that he would never cry in front of others. He knows crying doesn't make you weak, it's just another bad habit of his.
He thinks he always has to be the unbreakable big brother, the one to comfort others.
Lloyd always comes to him after nightmares. Nya sometimes goes too.
Kai's just so comforting and warm
He's a human furnace. Like, he's really hot (figuratively and litterally)
Warm Brotherly hugs™
To his family he's a comforting spark of flame, but to his enemies he's a raging wildfire.
Seriously, fire is dangerous, and so is Kai. It's better not to provoke a short tempered fire elemental.
As for his physical abilities:
Remember that time they were chasing the falcon in season 1? Kai was able to keep up with Zane, a nindroid, for quite a while. He definitely has the best stamina.
Can canonically hold 4 people + his own weight just with his feet. He stronk
My boi has some powerful legs.
He's pretty good at gymnastics too.
He can breathe fire. No I don't take criticism. (The first time it happened the others were SHOOK like Kai, wtf man)
Sometimes there's smoke coming from his mouth and nose. Sometimes even his hair.
If he does cry, it's boiling water, it almost instantly evaporates.
Color of his fire definitely changes depending on his mood.
For example, after and argument, or after something bad happens to his family, his fire turns blue.
Or when he's absolutely livid, it's so bright it's almost white hot.
When he's sad or melancholic, his fire is a dim red color, with flickers of pink.
OH BOY this turned out waaay longer than I expected. Congrats if you had enough patience for reading it all.