When Cole returns to Yang's haunted temple to seek revenge on a former Airjitzu Master, he accidentally uses a powerful Dark Magic blade that unleashes the spectral forms of Ninjago's greatest villains and traps himself in the temple. The Ninja must return the ghosts to the Departed Realm before it's too late.
Practical Effects
LEGO stop-motion hybrid animation at its most ghostly expressive.
Writing
Cole finally gets his solo arc after seasons of sidekick energy.
Production
Villain designs slap harder than they have any right to.
Director
Peter Hausner
Kirby Morrow
Cole (voice)
Vincent Tong
Kai (voice)
Jillian Michaels
Lloyd (voice)
Kelly Metzger
Nya (voice)
Michael Adamthwaite
Jay (voice)
Paul Dobson
Sensei Wu (voice)
Brent Miller
Zane (voice)
Michael Daingerfield
Dr. Saunders (voice)
Brian Dobson
Ronin (voice)
Michael Dobson
Pythor (voice)
Andrew Francis
Morro (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Day of the Departed mirrors Día de los Muertos, though Ninjago awkwardly sidesteps actual cultural specificity for generic 'remember the dead' energy.
This special was designed to sell the Departed Ninjago Legacy sets, which explains why every villain gets a shiny new weapon upgrade. Capitalism, but make it ghosts.
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