Lloyd Garmadon Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon (voiced by Jillian Michaels in Seasons 1–7 and
Sam Vincent from Season 8 onward) is the Green/Golden Ninja and Elemental Master of Energy (later known as Life), which grants him the ability to manipulate The Four Elements of Creation. He is the current leader of the Ninja Team, son of Lord Garmadon and Misako, nephew of Master Wu and grandson of the First Spinjitzu Master. He frequently wields either a
katana or
dual katanas. Lloyd made his debut in the first season as a mischievous child wanting to be an evil warlord like his father, which results in childish schemes that are foiled by the original four ninjas. Lloyd is reformed by the ninjas and his uncle Master Wu, before discovering his destiny as the prophesied Green Ninja. While initially mischievous and naive, Lloyd is tempered by experience over the course of the series to become a mature, wise and skilled ninja. Although he is depicted as the youngest member of the team, Lloyd's character has been developed to be its natural leader. His love interest is Harumi.
Kai Kai (voiced by
Vincent Tong) is the Red Ninja and Elemental Master of Fire. Like Lloyd, he frequently wields either a
katana or
dual katanas. His elemental power grants him limited
pyrokinesis and heat resistance. Kai is fiercely loyal to his friends and family, often willing to do anything to ensure their safety. He often acts on emotion instead of reason, causing him to be hotheaded, cocky, and rash, but he has a strong sense of responsibility towards his friends. Kai is the older brother of Nya and son of Ray and Maya. His love interest is Skylor Chen.
Jay Walker Jay Walker () (voiced by
Michael Adamthwaite) is the Blue Ninja and Elemental Master of Lightning. He frequently wields
nunchucks and more recently, a
kusarigama. His elemental power grants him limited electricity manipulation. He is also a skilled mechanic and is technologically savvy. Jay is inventive and quick-witted, often using comedy to alleviate stressful situations. He is easily excitable and prone to freaking out when in crises but like the other ninja is intensely loyal to his friends, especially his Yang/girlfriend Nya. He is the son of Cliff Gordon and his wife Libber, the previous Elemental Master of Lightning, but was adopted and raised by Ed and Edna Walker. After the Merge, Jay found himself in the Administration, where he became the manager of realm reassignment. The Merge also caused him to lose his memories of who he was and his travels with the other ninja. A year after Imperium was liberated, Jay left the Administration and was recruited by Ras, only to be cast away following his loss to Nya in the Tournament of Sources. After this loss, he became a bounty hunter known as 'Rouge', taking a deal from Zeatrix to hunt Ras down. Though he left them later on, he eventually returned and rejoined the team. He ultimately regained some of his memories, allowing him to fully rejoin the ninja.
Zane Zane (voiced by
Brent Miller) is the White/Titanium Ninja and Elemental Master of Ice. He frequently wields three-pointed
shurikens and, for the eight, ninth and tenth season, a
bow and arrow. His elemental power of Ice grants him limited cryokinesis. Zane is intelligent and calculating, often providing intel to the ninja when required. Initially, he lacks normal social skills, such as a sense of humor, but it is later revealed that Zane is secretly an
android (or "Nindroid"), a fact unknown to both the ninja and Zane himself. Though he is still logical and matter-of-fact by nature, his brotherhood with the other ninja has enabled him to develop more human characteristics. He is the son/creation of Dr. Julien. His love interest is P.I.X.A.L.
Cole Cole (voiced by
Kirby Morrow from the pilot episodes–Season 14,
Andrew Francis from Season 15 onward) is the grounded and solid Black Ninja and Elemental Master of Earth. He frequently wields a
scythe and, in recent seasons, a
war hammer. His elemental power grants him limited earth manipulation and
super strength. The original leader of the Ninja Team before Lloyd, he is loyal to his friends and family and has a special love for food, especially cake. He is the son of Lou, a member of a barbershop quartet, and Lilly, the previous Elemental Master of Earth, who died due to an illness when Cole was still a child.
Nya displaying her hydrokinetic powers.
Nya (voiced by Kelly Metzger) is the Light Blue Ninja, Elemental Master of Water and the original Samurai X. She frequently wields a
spear. In early seasons she wears red as Samurai X. Since the release of
The Lego Ninjago Movie, she has primarily been depicted in gunmetal grey. Her elemental power grants her limited hydrokinesis. Although she is not an original member of the ninja team, Nya joins when her skills as the Light Blue Ninja and Elemental Master of Water are needed to defeat the ghosts and the Preeminent in Season 5. Tough and determined, she refuses to let anyone tell her what to do. Though she can sometimes be stubborn, Nya cares about her friends and family, often making the mature decisions in the group and serving as emotional support. As a skilled mechanic, she often constructs vehicles for the other ninja. Nya is Kai's younger sister, girlfriend/Yang of Jay and the daughter of Ray and Maya.
Arin Nived Arin Nived (voiced by Deven Mack) is a ninja and one of Lloyd's protégés. As a kid, he idolized the Ninja with desire to become one. He lost his parents after The Merge and somehow managed to teach himself Spinjitzu, an ability thought impossible, which eventually became a technique inadvertently invented called Object Spinjitzu when he discovered he can transfer Spinjitzu to inanimate objects. During the Tournament of the Sources, he began to fall out with the Ninja, eventually leaving them and joining Lord Ras to find his parents.
Sora Sora (born Ana) (voiced by Sabrina Pitre) is the Elemental Master of Technology, one of Lloyd's protégés, and a technopathic engineer, originally from Imperium. She gained recognition for creating a hard light hologram projection device called Photac. She defected from Imperium when she found out how cruelly they treated dragons, leading to her parents and classmates shunning her. After the Merge, she changed her name after the dragon that was powering Imperium, befriended Arin and lived in the Crossroads, becoming a mech racer. Her powers were originally enhanced by baby dragon Riyu, until she achieved her True Potential, declaring the Ninja her true family and disowning her parents. She later won the Tournament of Sources.
Wyldfyre Wyldfyre (voiced by
Kazumi Evans) is the wild Elemental Master of
Heat who was raised by a dragon named Heatwave and an unnamed Caregiver Bot. She joins with the Ninjas after Lloyd rescued her and her 'family' from Imperium. While helping the Ninja find the Dragon Cores, Wyldfyre, despite some heated differences, eventually became Kai's protégé. During the Tournament of the Sources, Wyldfyre falls in love with Roby.
P.I.X.A.L. P.I.X.A.L. (Primary Interactive X-ternal Assistant Life-form) (voiced by Jennifer Hayward) is a female nindroid who was originally an assistant to her creator/father Cyrus Borg. She joins the ninja team after being influenced by her fellow nindroid Zane. She is disassembled in Season 4, but is then uploaded into Zane's system as an
artificial intelligence. In Season 7, she secretly rebuilds herself and becomes the new Samurai X. She often provides technical support to the ninja while serving as Zane's love interest.
Sensei Wu Sensei/Master Wu (voiced by
Paul Dobson, Caleb Skeris as a baby, Madyx Whiteway as a child) is the wise and ancient master of the ninjas who frequently wields his father's staff. He is Lloyd's uncle, younger son of the First Spinjitzu Master and brother to Garmadon. Because of his
Oni heritage, Wu has lived for thousands of years. Wu was one of the many allies of the ninja that went missing after the Merge, having taken form of a spirit named Sprite, and claiming to have caused the Merge.
Lord Garmadon Lord/Sensei/Emperor Garmadon (voiced by Mark Oliver, Kai Emmett as a child in season 9, Dean Petriw as a child in season 11) is Lloyd's father, Wu's older brother, Misako's husband, and the older son of the First Spinjitzu Master. Due to his Oni heritage, he has lived for thousands of years. Garmadon is the main antagonist for the pilot episodes, secondary antagonist of Season 1, and main antagonist of Season 2. He is cleansed of evil after the Overlord's defeat at the end of the second season, and in Season 3 he becomes a sensei to the ninja. In Season 4, he is sacrificed to the Cursed Realm, and dies in Season 5 when the Cursed Realm is destroyed. He is resurrected as Emperor Garmadon in Season 8, becoming a main antagonist for Seasons 9 and 10 before being defeated by Lloyd and imprisoned in Kryptarium Prison. In Season 10, he is released to help the Ninja defeat the Oni, after which he walks free. In Season 15, it is revealed he went into hiding at Vinny Folson's apartment before coming out to help the Ninja fight the resurrected Overlord. He attempts to help Lloyd to unlock his Oni powers, but ultimately fails. ==Family members==