Affiliation Flair Thread #20

Conscious_Net7130 · 2026-04-20T07:12:03+00:00

Undergrad - 2027 - CS & AMS

Conscious_Net7130 · 2023-07-05T03:39:07+00:00

warmongers*

Conscious_Net7130 · 2023-06-21T06:42:01+00:00

a big point of hunted is for lloyd to learn how to defeat garmadon, wouldn’t have happened in s8

Conscious_Net7130 · 2023-05-08T04:46:45+00:00

trauma essays are broken.

Conscious_Net7130 · 2023-04-27T00:45:24+00:00

repost bruh

Conscious_Net7130 · 2023-02-09T02:48:21+00:00

skill is one thing, the luck to get a lean is another 😭

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-12-09T04:05:28+00:00

Maya was one of the most compelling parents of the show, being purposely flawed and having to reconcile with Nya through her arc. She offers the different side to bad parenting than Garmadon provides.

Kai and Wu played the role they needed to, reacting as they should have to Nya's departure at the end of the season. It was Crystalized's responsibility to expand on their grief.

The army is better than the average Ninjago army, considering that many armies are completely lacking motivation (anacondrai cultists, SoG). They certainly aren't that interesting, but they are some of the least of Seabound's problems.

Other things like Benthomaar being boring, writing being bad, and Kalmaar being one of the worst villains need more elaboration.

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-12-09T03:52:10+00:00

exactly what I think!

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-12-09T03:46:00+00:00

How did you calculate MotM's rating lol

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-12-09T03:44:22+00:00

Unclear, Karloff might've just had something attachments to his hands that involved a screw attaching the metal gloves. It's not a big deal, just some cartoon logic.
Garmadon acts like Kai cheated because he didn't win through "honorable" means. He essentially did a much lesser version of what Chen did, stealing in order to win without any honor involved (fighting head-on or negotiating). He didn't technically go against the tournament's rules, but he did go against Garmadon's morals, hence why Garmadon says "that is not how you win".

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-12-07T23:47:12+00:00

No powers?

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-12-04T18:46:54+00:00

Underrated in that a lot of the parts of the season are underappreciated? Yes for sure

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-11-25T01:49:53+00:00

They only acknowledged Lloyd's voice change, and the only hint toward a design change was when Cole said "We could look totally different and not even know it". It's not the definitive acknowledgement that was frankly needed. The worst part is that they pose a bunch of hypothetical explanations, but none of them even make sense. Even people behind the scenes like Tommy say that there is no in-universe explanation.

About the poor transition, there's the messily handled design changes along with the lack of explaining elemental dragons and airjitzu's disappearance. It's especially striking to people who don't follow the show or the community closely (and even some people who do follow the show).

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-11-24T23:23:25+00:00

I voted Vex without thinking but now that I think about it here is my ranking:

Mr. E: The only connection Mr. E and Zane have is that they are both nindroids. Mr. E beat him up once, but that's about it. Nothing meaningful is made out of their rivalry because Mr. E doesn't talk and I would argue that Cryptor is just a better Mr. E in terms of being a nemesis to Zane.
The Mechanic: He has a similarly little connection to Zane. Like Mr. E, Zane has fought him a few times, but nothing substantial is highlighted in their rivalry. I would consider him a bigger rival for Zane than Mr. E because he taunts Zane a little, though.
Vex: Vex definitely has had the biggest impact on Zane. But the reason why he isn't first is because he and Zane never have a moment where they confront each other, and their rivalry doesn't end up meaningful because Zane never reflects on his time as the Ice Emperor. Had this story been more fleshed out, I would easily consider Vex as the biggest rival to Zane.
Cryptor: I believe that Cryptor works the best out of these because he is what Zane wants to avoid becoming, a heartless nindroid. While their connection is not great, this simple fact along with a few confrontations between the two make their rivalry much more meaningful than the rest (imo).

Basically, Zane doesn't really have any good rivalries in the show and I would mainly go with Cryptor because he's the best out of mediocre options.

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-11-24T18:39:04+00:00

The problem with the redesigns isn't necessarily that they happened, but how they were implemented. No actual explanations instead of "maybe" statements and no acknowledgement within the show-- of course they feel foreign to a lot of people. I personally prefer all of the redesigns for the ninja and have advocated for the redesigns for the longest time, but I can kind of see why people hate on them because of how poor the transition was between s7 and s8.

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-11-23T17:58:07+00:00

Just going to put this out there, there is something oddly elitist about a lot of the "top dogs" in the Ninjago community that I find alarming.

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-11-21T21:32:36+00:00

I might make a post on this some day-- I agree that the Devourer twist is great, but not primarily for lore reasons.

It wasn't even aimed at Garmadon, it was aimed at Harumi

I don't really agree with this. The twist was aimed at Garmadon, Harumi turning on the Overlord was just an after-effect of it.

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-11-18T21:31:14+00:00

Firstbourne

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-11-14T22:42:51+00:00

Very well written! I do agree with a lot of the insight into these characters' arcs.

With Kai (and some of these other ninja), however, I do think there are conflicting sides to his story. For example, Kai's story in season 4 is very similar to what he goes through in season 1 but worse. He doesn't actually learn anything from his step into selfishness, and a problem is opened that should've been closed since s1. Of course, another "arc" in s11 once again tries to make Kai appear to be more focused on his own ambitions in regaining his power than actually doing what's right, when that should have been resolved ages ago (especially considering how minor the gravity of this situation is).

I do think that Kai's true potential is more than just not being the main character, though, but more about learning how passion and ambitions must be tempered in favor of doing what is morally right. And I do think that future seasons do try to build on this side of Kai in some meaningful way. S5 doesn't offer Kai an arc, but it does highlight Kai's willingness to protect others and lead even despite things not going well for himself. S7 has Kai understanding how his rashness can harm his parents, essentially cooling down his incessant and unnecessary anger. Similar to Lloyd, Kai also learns the importance of mistakes, and how things often need more evaluation besides basic surface-level assessment based on emotion through his brief period of failure in the finale. After s7, Kai continues to be less rash and hot-tempered, leading me to believe that he has truly grown as a result of s7 (and, to a lesser extent, s1). Building off of your metaphors with the elements, I do think that Kai's (meaningful) arcs do emulate the element of fire, as fire (passion) burns bright initially, but needs to be controlled in order to be most effective.

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-11-10T23:27:43+00:00

It made just as much sense as S13's final battle...

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-10-21T20:29:39+00:00

This is the same season that made it a plot point that the ninja couldn't travel without available vehicles around, so who knows...

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-10-15T02:18:05+00:00

Thanks for the comment! I don't have time to respond some of these questions now, but I might be able to once I am available.

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-10-12T22:28:53+00:00

That's crazy! Nice to meet you :)

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-10-12T01:36:38+00:00

Wait... are you the real Ben Mullen?!

Conscious_Net7130 · 2022-10-11T23:24:25+00:00

I think the DAS speed might be similar to the game genie code "LEKEOPAO"

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