Zane should win an Oscar for his fakeout deaths. In all seriousness though, the amount of fake outs in this show is kind of tiresome. If you want to kill off a character, you gotta commit. Resurrection gets a pass but only if it serves the story. Death fake outs do not raise the stakes.
@@thecrowfather1919 not really, if you built something, transfer your memories to it (he did not clone his memory he moved them) and everything inside you that makes you, you then it is just a new body same you.
There's a difference between a fakeout and being resurrected, a fakeout is when they were never meant to die or you were meant to believe they were dead, but they were still alive. Some of these characters like Garmadon actually died and weren't always supposed to come back
@@icypenguin5159 some of these characters actually died tho, they never made us believe that they didn't because they weren't always meant to come back. Garmadon was supposed to stay dead until the movie came out and they had to put him back in the show
@@Purple_Hellspawn he is not really a character, more of a plotpoint that allowed kamar to take the throne. Or he is not at least a notable enough one to count.
15:14 - 16:00 You can feel the anguish Wu is in based on how he's crying out showing how compassionate he is towards his students and he's not losing another student
It’s also the fact that wu has spent so much time trying to find her then having the joy that she’s back and alive but then for that all to be crushed when the dojo explodes
Ya that would have been the perfect way to end Ninjago, but I will admit the season after that finale was really good and I appreciated that it was more lighthearted
Hold on, let me demonstrate Jay for you. You're saying... YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED NINJAGO ALREADY!? You're missing out on everything your childhood ever needed, and all the adventures the ninja had over the time needs to be seen by every eye on the face of the earth and your eyes HAVEN'T SEEN IT! You're CRAZY! Now watch ninjago and tell me I didn't turn into Jay right there. @@redhanui5044
I would love to see some sort of scene that villan says to zane; "I thought you were dead!!!" And then zane responds: "You know, Dying is my speciality"
Yeah Zane has the best theme for me, very emotional and poignant. Zane is a great character who's had many emotional scenes and his theme is very fitting. His kind heart and selflessness is something truly commendable about him.
Out of all of the fake out deaths the recent nya death really messed up the storyline for crystallized. Technically you lose nya, and then like 3 episodes after, you get her back; which loses the feeling to connect with the grief of the ninjas. If she was missing for the whole season it would’ve helped develop the plot of crystallized because there’s more episodes for it to go into other things and maybe at the end nya helps them fight the overload, AND THEN the next season she can get revived. It would’ve felt more dramatic and have a better ending for crystallized.
A fakeout death is when a charcter presumably dies in order to trigger an emotional reaction from the audience, only then to be revealed that the character is alive. That's different from a character dying and coming back to life. The villains in DotD didn't even come back to life, they only returned as ghosts. The actual fakeout deaths are mostly the ones from s1, Lloyd in MotO and the ones in Crystalized (might be missing a few.)
@@inhaleddeath5758 ok but you see he came back later did he not? maybe in universe he actually died but to the viewer that counts as a fake out because it wasn’t permanent
@@DickBond his death was permanent he literally only came back as a ghost for a tiny bit of time and then was gone again, he did not actually come back it wasn’t a fake out
I was so disappointed with how Zane was written in Crystallized. Instead of another fakeout death and comic relief we could of Zane actually acknowledging the trauma/guilt he went through in the Never Realm but no using him as the punching bag is always the easiest but laziest option now.
I think the reason the writers choose Zane to die so much is because he has so many benefits ranging from being able to run way longer than any other of the Ninjas and having way more knowledge on battle and strategies. It would simply ruin the character if he was that OP for both of the shows.
1. Samukai DID die. That's why his soul inhabited the animatronic in Day of the Departed 2. Dr. Julian DID die in the flashback. Samukai just revived him, and kept him alive until he eventually died in-between Seasons 2 and 3. 3. Zane's death from Season 3 did count as a death. Sure, his consciousness survived and built a new body, but his sacrifice costed him his original body, which was destroyed, meaning he did technically die
In fact what actually happened with Zane is that Ronin found his pieces and repaired him so to speak and took him to Chen, appears in the Shadow of ronin video game that is semicanon because they mention the events in season 5
I've gotta say. The overlord was one of the ninjas most persistent villains. Like the overlord was always lurking in the shadows. And he had three or four fakeout deaths.
I wouldn't say that samukai death is a fake out because he was never brought back to live, he only temporarily possessed a statue and try to fight for the chance of resurrection
@@toasted_sandwich bud that’s the overlord… Samukai was only in the pilots, that one time travel episode, and Day Of The Departed. I will say, his statue was shown briefly in S7 E1, but it’s just a statue
@@Shinaru-ln9vi We saw her and her parents' corpses. The only way she'd come back is as a heart, like Nori and J. She's almost definitely *not* gonna come back as an actual drone.
The fact that this video is 18 MINUTES long pleases me way too much Also I feel like Prime Empire was done with the purpose of making them go through more deaths, no?
In all fairness, fakeout deaths also show character evolution. How did Zane react after regaining his memories of Dr. Julien? How did each of Ninja move on after Zane's sacrifice in Rebooted? How was Lloyd dealing with Garmadon's passing at the end of Tournament, compared to the beginning and end of Possession? More importantly, how have characters reacted when they didn't win, like in Legacy of the Green Ninja: Return of the Overlord?
@@Broooooooo547 oh right, he went from the cursed realm TO the departed realm. Clouds is the one who was sent to the cursed realm That just proves Samukai is super dead
@@Steamlazer nope, if someone dies he goes straight up to the departed realm. Inhabitants of the cursed realm were cursed or teleported into the cursed world. And when the cursed realm fell, it's inhabitants like Morro, Chen etc. went to the departed realm
@@Broooooooo547 wait, I was getting the cursed realm and the underworld mixed up, my bad Clouse is in the underworld, and Samukai went FROM the underworld to the departed realm I think that's correct
I'm not sure about Zane, but I think the Overlord should have been destroyed for good in Rebooted. They could have pulled it off by making the Golden Master's attack longer and more impactful. They also could have made a compelling story with Zane shifting the balance completely to light by destroying the Overlord. From there, the ninja would face their future enemies fearing that one of them will become the next ultimate evil, or we could see what bad would come from the balance being completely in light's favor, stressing that a little darkness to even out light is necessary for the world's well-being. I think that would've been a cool story to explore for ninjago following Rebooted
Agreed like with the overlord’s return, it should have been a season a little bit more focused on him and his past imo but instead they just shoved him to the side and just tried to balance out the whole season through literally every character!
the way they just brought the overlord back in crystalized and seemingly killed him off again feels very repetitive, what's the point of destroying him if he can always come back again?
@celestial jingwei I feel you on that one. I get that he's the ultimate incarnation of evil and that he was one of Ninjago's only decent villains, but it kinda shows how lazy the shows writing got in the later seasons. Rather than try to build a new villain up to be the next overlord they just keep reusing the same one. It effectively kills any tension and stakes with him. I really wish they'd just left him destroyed after Rebooted
@@FinalityFulcrum87 i feel like they couldn't come up with better villains and instead just rounded up all the ones that are still alive, which to be honest except for pythor are a little subpar. harumi was unnecessary, the overlord was just season 2 and 3 all over again and the crystal council felt weak as antagonists. basically this season trampled all over my expectations for ninjago's final season
Ik zane has been dying too much but I was ok with the last one, only because we got Pixal's heartfelt goodbye. "I do not know if there is anything after this life for beings such as you or I, but if there is... I will find you there. Goodbye my Zane." 😭Love them so much. Also the sound of happiness she made when he woke up was so pure and genuine.
The fact that most of the "deaths" in more recent seasons are fake outs is just sad. I haven't watched the second half of crystalized but I'm not surprised that there are 3 fake outs in there
In my opinion Dr. Julien is the best character of all he gives love to those who don’t have anything and doesn’t ask for anything in return and even though Zane is a robot Dr. Julien loved him as his own son. It honestly brings me to tears to see his fake death and now knowing he’s dead
@@toasted_sandwich well that’s the point They were emotional,until they revealed that nothing had any consequences and it was all fake ,which lowers the *stakes* by a TON . And none of them made any sense or had any substance linked to them . For example ,Zane’s fakeout death How did Zane wake up?Why did Zane Wake up? It doesn’t make any sense And it would’ve been a Great ending to Pixal’s character if she would’ve actually sacrificed herself for Zane,yet that didn’t happen .
@@MrChampionIsCringeYa or it could have been full circle if she maybe gave him back the half of his heart, that would have made the stakes break the roof!
Ok, Zane obviously has the most, but Nya has the most memorable ones. The end of Skybound, Prime Empire, when the monastary blows up, the end of Seabound in a sense, etc
Seeing Garmadon with two arms is just plain weird sight And seeing Zane a normal "human" again is just as weird dang Guys remember the time when The Great Devourer was the biggest threat? Heh
The only fake out deaths i believed that wouldve been good was everyone in S6 since it would be deverstating for the villain like Nadhakan to win. As he already did "kill" or tortured to wish themselves away every other ninja apart from Jay. And he forced Nya to marry him. So a villain like that and imagine ending the season with her death and Nadhhakan dying as well would've been so good as we see everyone completely different
@@toasted_sandwich ohh thats why you put harumi There but she got back after four seasons or three because in the story how she got back she goes to That king i forgot his name from season 13 but she got back in season 16 too
@@toasted_sandwich thats not what a fakeout death is though, resurrection and a fakeout death is different. samukai came back for like what, ONE special? ONE flashback about dr julien? while zane being "crushed" in the fight before going to ninjago city to fight the great devourer is. your title is inaccurate because some of these characters did genuinely die and were not planned to come back. also you cannot tell me that the second example you have is actually genuine because that was A DREAM THAT ZANE HAD. they make it so clear in the episode that even i as a dumb 6 year old could tell that even if garmadon fell down that wasnt ACTUAL GARMADON
Zane’s death in S3 is the only good death Zane had, because there was a form of consequence (him losing his original body). I enjoy Season 8 but that whole thing where he got beaten to a Pulp by Mr. E was so pointless, especially considering the scrapped Echo Zane plot point never came to fruition. That scene just left me confused after watching it if I’m being honest
Cole's fakeout death is one of the best ones in the show tho, like the music and the way the dialogue goes silent actually brought a tear to my eye as a teenager watching it. As someone who hated season 10, this was like the one good scene in the whole season, and honestly one of my favourite scenes in the whole show
Nah, Crystallized has so many problems but the ludicrous amount of fakeout deaths absolutely DESTROY any semblance of tension the season could have had.
@@Ali_2400in s3,when he turned small he got chased by a falcon and maybe some people might fought like he got eaten by him. But ye,in s4 he turned out to be in jail. Probably originally he was supposed to die in s3 or something but the creators returned him so ye that's kinda a fakeout death
Honestly they used to be because you'd think they were actually real deaths, but unfortunately nowadays you can pretty much see it coming that the character Will be fine
@@PokemonPrince_ no joke tho…Zane’s 3528468th fake out death in season 16 lowkey made me kinda sad… (But then again, Pixal kind of carried that whole scene)
Strange how this is still my favorite childhood show because as I’ve grown up fakeout deaths have become my absolute least favorite trope in writing unless done very well and still carrying weight.
Death actually does exist in Ninjago Known deceased characters Humans Dr. Julien (formerly resurrected by Samukai, now departed once more) Pirates (formerly; resurrected by the Mega Weapon; one was disintegrated by the Mega Weapon and is now departed once more) Captain Soto First Mate No-Eyed Pete Delara (spirit formerly resurrected through Nya in an alternate timeline) Cliff Gordon Emperor of Ninjago Empress of Ninjago Hutchins Royal Guards Lilly Elemental Master of Ice[1] Harumi's father Harumi's mother Hageman Nya (reversed by Jay's final wish) Kai (formerly; resurrected after Nadakhan was hit by the Tiger Widow venom)[2] Cole (formerly; resurrected after Nadakhan was hit by the Tiger Widow venom)[2] Harumi (formerly; resurrected by the Overlord) Several Elemental Masters Several Cloud Kingdom monks Quanish the Elder Several other humans Within the Prime Empire video game world Ninja (formerly; respawned) Scott (formerly) Avatars (formerly) Skulkin All Skulkin are undead, but Samukai was sent to the Departed Realm. Serpentine Anacondrai (all except Pythor) Anacondrai generals Arcturus Anacondrai serpent Great Devourer Char (formerly resurrected by Aspheera, now departed once more) Pyro Destroyers (formerly resurrected by Aspheera, now departed once more) Pyro Slayers (formerly resurrected by Aspheera, now departed once more) Pyro Whippers (formerly resurrected by Aspheera, now departed once more) Elemental Cobras Fire Fang All the other Anacondrai are dead except for Pythor, who is the last survivor. Stone Army General Kozu (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more) Stone Warriors Stone Swordsmen (two were resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more) Stone Scouts (two were resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more) All the Stone Warriors are dead except at least one Giant Stone Warrior, who is the last survivor. It is currently in Kryptarium Prison. Nindroids General Cryptor (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more) Min-Droid Mr. E Zane (formerly; resurrected after Nadakhan was hit by the Tiger Widow venom)[2] All the Season 3 Nindroids are dead except some, who are alive in Kryptarium Prison and others, who were reprogrammed and became Cyrus Borg's Security Droids. Three of them were resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, but they are now departed once more. Anacondrai Cultists Master Chen (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more) Zugu (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more) Eyezor (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more) Kapau Chope Sleven Krait All the Anacondrai Cultists are dead, except for Clouse, who is a ghost after escaping the Cursed Realm, and eventually got banished to the Underworld. Chen's daughter, Skylor, and an associate of the Cultists, the Mechanic, are alive. Ghost Warriors Morro (formerly resurrected during the Yin-Yang Eclipse, now departed once more) Bow Master Soul Archer Blade Master Bansha Scythe Master Ghoultar Chain Master Wrayth Ghost Ninja Attila Ghost Ninja Hackler Ghost Ninja Ming Ghost Ninja Spyder Ghost Ninja Howla Ghost Ninja Yokai Ghost Ninja Wooo Ghost Warrior Cowler Ghost Warrior Cyrus Ghost Warrior Ghurka Ghost Warrior Pitch Ghost Warrior Pyrrhus Ghost Warrior Wail Skreemers All ghosts are dead, and dwell within the Cursed Realm inside of the Departed Realm. Djinns Khanjikhan Nadakhan's mother All the other djinns are dead, except Nadakhan, who is the last survivor. He is currently imprisoned in the Teapot of Tyrahn. Oni Mystake Dragons Ultra Dragon Flame (Fire Dragon) Shard (Ice Dragon) Rocky (Earth Dragon) Wisp (Lightning Dragon) Ghost Dragons Boreal Grief-Bringer (formerly resurrected by the Skull of Hazza D'ur, now departed once more) Oni/Dragon hybrids First Spinjitzu Master Oni/Dragon/Human hybrids Garmadon (formerly; resurrected by the Oni Masks) Lloyd (formerly; resurrected after Nadakhan was hit by the Tiger Widow venom and resurrected after the Oni's invasion)[2] Titans Colossus Ice Behemoth Blizzard Samurai Blizzard Sword Masters Blizzard Archers Sky Folk Army of Shintaro[3] Merlopians Trimaar Kalmaar Three Maaray Guards Animals/Creatures Grundles (one formerly resurrected by the Mega Weapon, now departed once more and one in Primeval's Eye) Guide Parrot (formerly; resurrected by the Mega Weapon) Yeti (except for Krag, the last survivor) Manta Rays (at least one departed during Seabound) Many other animals Unknown The Preeminent (formerly; resurrected accidentally by P.I.X.A.L. and Wu, now departed once more) Hazza D'ur (formerly; resurrected by the Skull of Hazza D'ur, now departed once more) Realms of the deceased In the Sixteen Realms parallel to Ninjago, there were a total of three known realms for the dead to continue to dwell after their passing. Of the three, the Departed Realm seems to be where the dead are naturally meant to go, as when a being who was sent to the other two is destroyed, their spirit will move on to the Departed Realm. Departed Realm (possibly for all denizens of all Realms)[4] Cursed Realm (for those whose souls are cursed; now part of the Departed Realm)[5] Underworld (for fallen warriors who were disgraced in battle, and don't accept or realize their passing) Returning to life Death can also be thwarted, but the ways that this can be accomplished are generally considered immoral, as it goes against the natural order of the world. Likewise, the consequences of such methods can prove too dire or even worse than death itself. These are some ways that have been used to defy death: Resurrection with the help of Higher Powers (resurrection by the forces of someone who has incredible power: First Spinjitzu Master or The Overlord) Resurrectea (temporary postponement of death, requires the deceased individual's body to be present to ingest it) Rift of Return (requires powerful magic from the Yin-Yang Eclipse to sustain; once every 3,721 years) The power of the Yin Blade (places victim into a state of ghost-like limbo; destroyed) Being wished into the body of another living being by a Djinn King (possession of another person) Killing one's murderer (or one closely associated with the circumstances that caused their death) with a Departed Blade Escaping from the Cursed Realm or Underworld (escapee is left in an undead state of being, either skeletal or cursed; Cursed Realm destroyed) Resurrection by the Mega Weapon (massive energy toll on user required; destroyed) Reversing time on the corpse of the deceased (can be negated by Tomorrow's Tea) Escape from the Departed Realm (requires a massive amount of catalyzed magic to sustain indefinitely) Imprisonment in the Djinn Blade (indefinite, unconscious limbo for all eternity) Oni Masks (when they are united; exclusive to those with Oni blood; two masks destroyed) Necromancy Skull of Hazza D'ur (can resurrect skeletons that obey their necromancer; destroyed) Within the Prime Empire video game world Respawning (only three times) Trivia Although no skeletons have been released since 2015 that have arms with ball and socket joints which allowed them to move all the way out to the side and all the way around, all skeletons in Ninjago have hands made this way, except the Skulkin and Re-Awakened, who use a newer version of the hands. The reason for preserving the original hands is probably that the skeletons can be in better and more diverse positions. Interestingly, although all the other skeletons in the show have the same design as the real LEGO skeletons, the Fangpyre skeleton in "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and Anacondrai skeletons in "Never Trust a Snake" look like real skeletons, although in "Green and Gold" it turns out that Serpentine has the same skeletons as humans. The Ninjago characters who got, cubed in the 12th Ninjago season don’t count as death scenes there in a video game, lost their lives and got, cubed. Nya was lucky to have gotten out of the hanger bay before the whole hanger bay exploded. Zane was lucky to have survived and got out of his coma thanks to Pixal and Cyrus Borg wasn’t really leaving Zane there alone was he? He wasn’t really going with Pixal Ronin and the other criminals was he? Was he was just going with them to say good luck, and then go back to where Zane was? Because he didn’t really go with them also, why didn’t you show us master Chen and his Anacondria, army dying? Cryptor was sent to the Departed Realm because "must have a programmed soul like Zane and Pixal. ninjago.fandom.com/wiki/Death ninjago.fandom.com/wiki/Frequently_Asked_Questions
But you guys keep forgetting how much times Lloyd is experienced to trauma, betrayal, and falling down stairs or getting flung into a wall get still is up and walking. This proves kids are truly invincible 💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
When P.I.X.A.L finally explained her love for Zane and then kissed him before walking away for battle, dang. That hurt. and Then Zane came to life/powered on and P.I.X.A.L yelled "Zane..? AHAHAH, YOU'RE ALIVE!!" You could hear the amount of relief and happiness from her voice! (Pixane is the best.)
There were actually characters that didn't fakeout in terms of death, spoilers if you want to keep reading Morro, samukai, mistake, harmuis parents, Kalmar, I'm sure there's more, I do tend to forget
Zane: Oh no I am dead. Ah well, it was fun. Oh wait, I am alive? Huh. Alright, yo guys I am back. Wait, oh I am dead. Ah sham- Wait what?! No! I am dead! Aren't I?! Oh ok. Finally I am de- WHAT!!?
Wu kinda had one more in the the pilot when he fall down the volcano infront of kai(since the concept of underworld is kinda just hell/after life, wu quote on quote die to go there)
@Jay Ninja Ultimate how would being crushed by a building make someone only go unconscious, also the Overlord literally said that she died before he revived her
Little question Why do people hate takeout deaths in this show? Cuz everyone was mad about Lloyd waking up fake out death in season 10. Why do people want others to die in this show?
