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Media / Characters I Write For

Short list, specifics and characters below the cut - MARVEL, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, MORTAL KOMBAT, DETECTIVE COMICS, STAR WARS, NIX HYDRA, HOYOVERSE, AVATAR THE LAST AIRBENDER, TOLKIEN, OVERWATCH, APEX LEGENDS, THE DRAGON PRINCE, STARDEW VALLEY, TROLLS, OBEY ME SHALL WE DATE, AVATAR, SEDUCE ME THE OTOME, LACKADIASY, BALDUR'S GATE 3, DEAD POETS SOCIETY, LEGO MONKIE KID, THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA, KNIVES OUT, LEGO NINJAGO, THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL, HELLBOY.

Note(s) : I do both book, movie, show, etc, adaptations for most media I write for here. If you're unsure, simply ask.

MARVEL -

Sam Raimi's Spider-Man -

Flint Marko / Sandman

Harold Theopolis ' Harry ' Osborn

Mary Jane ' MJ ' Watson

Norman Virgil Osborn / Green Goblin

Otto Gunther Octavius / Doctor Octopus

Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Man

The Spectacular Spider-Man -

Alexander O'Hirn / Rhino

Curtis ' Curt ' Conners / Lizard

Edward ' Eddie ' Charles Allan Brock / Venom

Elizabeth ' Liz ' Allen

Eugene ' Fash ' Thompson / Venom

Felicia Hardy / Black Cat

Flint Marko / Sandman

Gwendolyn ' Gwen ' Stacy

Harold Theopolis ' Harry ' Osborn

Jackson W. Brice / Montana / Shocker

Mark Allan / Molten Man

Mary Jane ' MJ ' Watson

Maxwell ' Max ' Dillon / Electro

Otto Gunther Octavius / Doctor Octopus

Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Man

Quentin Beck / Mysterio

Ultimate Spider-Man -

Amadeus Cho / Iron Spider

Ava Ayala / White Tiger

Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider

Daniel Thomas ' Danny ' Rand / Iron Fist

Eugene ' Flash ' Thompson / Agent Venom

Harold Theopolis ' Harry ' Osborn / Patrioteer / Anti-Venom

Lucas ' Luke ' Cage / Power Man

Mary Jane ' MJ ' Watson / Spider-Woman

Miles Gonzalo Morales / Kid Arachnid

Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Man

Samuel ' Sam ' Alexander / Nova

The Amazing Spider-Man -

Curtis ' Curt ' Conners / Lizard

Gwendolyn ' Gwen ' Stacy

Harold Theopolis ' Harry ' Osborn / Green Goblin

Maxwell ' Max ' Dillon / Electro

Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Man

Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man -

Michelle Jones ' MJ '

Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Man

Spider-Man : Into / Across The Spider-Verse -

Ben Reilly / Scarlet Spider

Gwendolyn ' Gwen ' Stacy / Ghost-Spider / Spider-Woman

Hobart ' Hobie ' Brown / Spider-Man / Spider-Punk

Jessica Drew / Spider-Woman

Margo Kess / Spiderbyte

Miles Gonzalo Morales / Spider-Man

Miles Gonzalo Morales / The Prowler

Pavitr Prabhakar / Spider-Man India

Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Man

Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Noir

Marvels Spider-Man 1/2 and Miles Morales -

Felicia Hardy / Black Cat

Harold Theopolis ' Harry ' Osborn

MacDonald ' Mac ' Gargan / Scorpion

Martin Li / Mister Negative

Mary Jane ' MJ ' Watson

Miles Gonzalo Morales / Spider-Man

Otto Gunther Octavius / Doctor Octopus

Peter Benjamin Parker / Spider-Man

Phin Mason / The Tinkerer

Silver Sablinova / Silver Sable

Yuriko ' Yuri ' Watanabe / Wraith

X-Men : The Animated Series / '97 -

Anna Marie Darkhölme

Henry Phillip ' Hank ' McCoy / Beast

James ' Logan ' Howlett / Weapon X / Wolverine

Jean Elaine Grey / Marvel Girl / Phoenix / Dark Phoenix

Jubilation ' Jubilee ' Lee

Kevin Sydney / Morph

Lucas Bishop

Madelyne Pryor / The Goblin Queen

Max Eisenhardt / Erik Magnus Lehnsherr / Magneto

Ororo Munroe / Storm

Pietro Django Maximoff / Quicksilver

Piotr ' Peter ' Nikolayevich Rasputin / Colossus

Raven Darkhölme / Raven

Remy Etienne LeBeau / Gambit

Scott Summers / Cyclops

Wanda Django Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

X-Men : Evolution -

Alexander Summers / Alexander Masters / Havok

Amara Juliana Olivians Aquilla / Alison Crestmere / Magma

Anna Marie Darkhölme / Rogue

Danielle ' Dani ' Moonstar / Psyche / Mirage

Evan Daniels / Spyke

Frederick J. ' Fred ' Dukes

Henry Phillip ' Hank ' McCoy / Beast

James ' Logan ' Howlett / Weapon X / Wolverine

James Arthur Madrox / Multiple

Jean Elaine Grey / Marvel Girl / Phoenix / Dark Phoenix

Jubilation ' Jubilee ' Lee

Katherine Anne ' Kitty ' Pryde / Shadowcat

Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler

Lance Alvers / Avalanche

Ororo Munroe / Storm

Pietro Django Maximoff / Quicksilver

Piotr ' Peter ' Nikolayevich Rasputin / Colossus

Rahne Sinclair / Wolfsbane

Raven Darkhölme / Mystique

Ray Carter / Berserker

Remy Etienne LeBeau / Gambit

Robert Louis ' Bobby ' Drake / Iceman

Roberto ' Bobby ' Da Costa / Sunspot

Samuel Zachary Guthrie / Cannonball

Scott Summers / Cyclops

St. John Allerdyce / Pyro

Tabitha Smith / Boom Boom

Todd Tolansky / Toad

Wanda Django Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

Warren Kenneth Worthington III / Angel

X-23

Fox X-Men Movies (All Timelines) -

Alexander Summers / Alexander Masters / Havok

Anna Marie D'Ancanto / Rogue

Charles Francis Xavier / Professor X

Henry Phillip ' Hank ' McCoy / Beast

James ' Logan ' Howlett / Weapon X / Wolverine

Jean Elaine Grey / Marvel Girl / Phoenix / Dark Phoenix

Jubilation ' Jubilee ' Lee

Katherine Anne ' Kitty ' Pryde / Shadowcat

Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler

Max Eisenhardt / Erik Magnus Lehnsherr / Magneto

Ororo Munroe / Storm

Peter Django Maximoff / Quicksilver

Raven Darkhölme / Mystique

Remy Etienne LeBeau / Gambit

Robert Louis ' Bobby ' Drake / Iceman

Roberto ' Bobby ' Da Costa / Sunspot

Scott Summers / Cyclops

Sean Cassidy / Banshee

St. John Allerdyce / Pyro

Warren Kenneth Worthington III / Angel

Wolverine and The X-Men -

Anna Marie Darkhölme / Rogue

Emma Grace Frost / White Queen

Henry Phillip ' Hank ' McCoy / Beast

James ' Logan ' Howlett / Weapon X / Wolverine

Jean Elaine Grey / Marvel Girl / Phoenix / Dark Phoenix

Jonathon Silvercloud / Forge

Jubilation ' Jubilee ' Lee

Julian Keller / Hellion

Katherine Anne ' Kitty ' Pryde / Shadowcat

Kurt Wagner / Nightcrawler

Laura Kinney / X-23 / Wolverine

Lorna Sally Dane / Polaris

Mortimer Toynbee / Toad

Neena Thurman / Domino

Ororo Munroe / Storm

Pietro Django Maximoff / Quicksilver

Piotr ' Peter ' Nikolayevich Rasputin / Colossus

Raven Darkhölme / Mystique

Remy Etienne LeBeau / Gambit

Robert Louis ' Bobby ' Drake / Iceman

Sarah Rushman / Marrow

Scott Summers / Cyclops

Wanda Django Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

Warren Kenneth Worthington III / Angel

Fantastic Four 2005 / 2007 -

Ben Grimm / The Thing

Johnny Storm / The Human Torch

Richard Reeds / Mister Fantastic

Susan Storm / The Invisible Woman

TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES -

2003 -

April O'Neil

Casey Jones

Donatello

Karai

Leonardo

Michelangelo

Raphael

2007 -

April O'Neil

Casey Jones

Donatello

Karai

Leonardo

Michelangelo

Raphael

2012 -

April O'Neil

Casey Jones

Donatello

Karai

Leonardo

Master Splinter

Michelangelo

Raphael

Bayverse -

April O'Neil

Casey Jones

Donatello

Leonardo

Michelangelo

Raphael

Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles -

April O'Neil

Casey Jones

Donatello

Leonardo

Michelangelo

Raphael

Mutant Mayhem -

April O'Neil

Donatello

Leonardo

Michelangelo

Raphael

MORTAL KOMBAT -

X -

Baraka

Cassandra ' Cassie ' Carlton Cage

Erron Black

Frost

Grey Cloud / Nightwolf

Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

Jacqueline ' Jacqui ' Sonya Briggs

Jade

Jonathan ' Johnny ' Carlton / Johnny Cage

Kabal

Kenshi Takahashi

Kitana

Kuai Liang / Sub-Zero

Kung Jin

Kung Lao

Li Mei

Liu Kang

Mileena

Sonya A. Blade

Syzoth / Reptile

Takeda Takahashi

Tanya

Tomas Vrbdada / Smoke

Zeffeero / Rain

11 -

Baraka

Cassandra ' Cassie ' Carlton Cage

Erron Black

Frost

Grey Cloud / Nightwolf

Hanzo Hasashi / Scorpion

Jackson ' Jax ' Briggs

Jacqueline ' Jacqui ' Sonya Briggs

Jade

Jonathan ' Johnny ' Carlton / Johnny Cage

Kabal

Kitana

Kuai Liang / Sub-Zero

Kung Lao

Liu Kang

Mileena

Skarlet

Sonya A. Blade

Syzoth / Reptile

Zeffeero / Rain

2021 Movie -

Cole Young

Jackson ' Jax ' Briggs

Kung Lao

Liu Kang

Sonya A. Blade

1/12 -

Ashrah

Baraka

Bi-Han / Sub-Zero

Geras

Jonathan ' Johnny ' Carlton / Johnny Cage

Kenshi Takahashi

Kitana

Kuai Liang / Scorpion

Kung Lao

Li Mei

Liu Kang

Mileena

Nitara

Raiden

Sindel

Syzoth / Reptile

Tanya

Tomas Vrbada / Smoke

Zeffeero / Rain

DETECTIVE COMICS -

Young Justice / Green Lantern : The Animated Series -

Artemis Crock / Artemis

Aya

Barbara Gordon / Batgirl

Bart Allen / Impulse / Kid Flash

Brion Markov / Geo-Force

Cassandra Wu-San / Orphan

Conner Kent / Kon-El / Superboy

Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing

Garfield Logan / Beast Boy

Hal Jordan / Green Lantern

Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle

Kaldur'ahm / Aqualad / Aquaman

Kilowog / Green Lantern

La'Gann / Lagoon Boy

M'Gann M'Orzz / Miss Martian

Raquel Ervin / Rocket

Razer / Red Lantern / Blue Lantern

Roy Harper / Arsenal

Stephanie Brown / Spoiler

Tim Drake / Robin / Red Robin

Violet Harper / Halo

Virgil Hawkins / Static

Wally West / Kid Flash

Will Harper / Red Arrow

Zatanna Zatara / Zatanna

Gotham -

Bruce Wayne / Batman

Edward Nygma / The Riddler

Harvey Bullock

James Worthington ' Jim ' Gordon

Jonathan Crane / Scarecrow

Oswald Chesterfield Kapelput / Cobblepot

Selina Kyle / Catwoman

Titans -

Cliff Steele / Robot Man

Conner Kent / Superboy

Dawn Granger / Dove

Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing

Donna Troy / Wonder Girl

Gar Logan / Beast Boy

Hank Hall / Hawk

Jason Todd / Robin / Red Hood

Komand'r / Blackfire

Koriand'r / Starfire

Larry Trainor

Rachel Roth / Raven

Rita Farr

Gotham Knights -

Barbara Gordon / Batgirl

Dick Grayson / Robin / Nightwing

Jason Todd / Robin / Red Hood

Tim Drake / Robin / Red Robin

STAR WARS -

Prequels / The Clone Wars / The Bad Batch -

Ahsoka Tano

Anakin Skywalker

Barriss Offee

Bly

Bo-Katan Kryze

Cody

Crosshair

Echo

Fives

Gregor

Hunter

Kit Fisto

Kix

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Omega

Padmé Amidala

Rex

Shaak Ti

Tech

Tup

Wolffe

Wrecker

Originals / Rebels / The Mandalorian -

Caleb Dume / Kanan Jarrus

Din Djarin

Eighth Brother

Ezra Bridger

Garazeb ' Zeb ' Orrelios

Han Solo

Hera Syndulla

Kallus

Leia Organa

Luke Skywalker

Sabine Wren

Seventh Sister

Sequels -

Ben Solo / Kylo Ren

FN-2187 / Finn

Poe Dameron

Rey Skywalker

NIX HYDRA -

The Arcana -

Asra Alnazar

Ilyushka / Julian Devorak

Montag Morgasson / Lucio

Muriel

Nadia Satrinava

Pasha / Portia Devorak

Valdemar

Valerius

Vlastomil

Volta

Vulgora

Last Legacy -

Anisa Anka

Felix Iskandar Escellun

Rime Solano Varela

Sage Lesath

Monster Manor -

Casimir de Gévaudan

Rainier

HOYOVERSE -

Genshin Impact -

Aether

Ajax Tartaglia / Childe

Albedo

Alhaitham

Amber

Amy / Fischl

Arataki Itto

Baizhu

Barbara Pegg

Barbatos / Venti

Beelzebul / Raiden Ei / Raiden Shogun

Beidou

Bennett

Beur / Lesser Lord Kusanali / Nahida

Candace

Charlotte

Chevreuse

Chiori

Chongyun

Cloud Retainer / Xianyun

Collei

Cyno

Dehya

Diluc Ragnvindr

Diona

Dori Sangemah Bay

Eula Lawrence

Faruzan

Freminet

Furina de Fontaine

Ganyu

Gorou

Hu Tao

Jean Gunnhildr

Kaedehara Kazuha

Kaeya Alberich

Kamisato Ayaka

Kamisato Ayato

Kaveh

Keqing

Kirara

Klee

Kujou Sara

Kuki Shinobu

Kunikuzushi / Kabukimono / Balladeer / Scaramouche / Wanderer

Layla

Lisa Minci

Lumine

Lynette

Lyney

Mao Xiangling

Mika Schmidt

Mona Megistus

Morax / Zhongli

Naganohara Yoimiya

Navia Caspar

Neuvillette

Nilou

Ningguang

Noelle

Qiqi

Razor

Rosaria

Sangonomiya Kokomi

Sayu

Shenhe

Shikanoin Heizou

Sucrose

Thoma

Tighnari

Wriothesley

Xiao

Xingqiu

Xinyan

Yae Miko

Yanfei

Yaoyao

Yelan

Yip Gaming

Yun Jin

Honkai Star Rail -

Acheron

Argenti

Arlan

Asta

Bailu

Black Swan

Boothill

Bronya Rand

Caelus

Clara

Dan Heng / Dan Heng Imbibitor Lunae

Fu Xuan

Gallagher

Gepard Landau

Guinevere / Guinaifen

Herta

Himeko

Hook

Huohuo

Jing Yuan

Jingliu

Kafka

Kakavasha / Aventurine

Li Sushang

Luka

Luocha

Lynx Landau

March 7th

Misha

Natasha

Pelageya ' Pela ' Sergeyevna

Qingque

Robin

Ruan Mei

Sampo Koski

Seele

Serval Landau

Silver Wolf

Sparkle

Stelle

Tanya

Tingyun

Topaz and Numby

Veritas Ratio

Welt Yang

Xueyi

Yanqing

Yingxing / Blade

Yukong

AVATAR : THE LAST AIRBENDER -

Legend Of Aang -

Aang

Azula

Katara

Mai

Sokka

Suki

Toph Beifong

Ty Lee

Zuko

Legend Of Korra -

Asami Sato

Bolin

Bumi

Desna

Eska

Huan

Iroh

Korra

Kya

Lin Beifong

Mako

Ming-Hua

Noatak / Amon

P'Li

Pema

Suyin Beifong

Tarrlok

Tenzin

Varrick

Wei

Wing

Zaheer

Zhu Li Moon

TOLKIEN -

The Hobbit -

Bifur

Bilbo Baggins

Bofur

Bombur

Dori

Dwalin

Elrond

Fíli

Glóin

Kíli

Nori

Tauriel

Thorin II Oakenshield

Thranduil

Óin

The Lord Of The Rings -

Aragorn II Elessar

Arwen Undómiel

Boromir

Èomer

Èowyn

Elrond

Faramir

Frodo Baggins

Galadriel

Gimli

Glorfindel

Legolas Greenleaf

Meriadoc ' Merry ' Brandybuck

Peregrin ' Pippin ' Took

Samwise Gamgee

OVERWATCH -

Akande Ogundimu / Doomfist

Aleksandra Zaryanova ' Zarya '

Amélie Lacroix (née Guillard) / Widowmaker

Ana Amari

Angela Ziegler / Mercy

Bastion

Brigitte Lindholm

Cole Cassidy

Echo

Elizabeth Caledonia ' Calamity ' Ashe

Fareeha Amari / Pharah

Gabriel Reyes / Reaper

Genji Shimada

Hammond / Wrecking Ball

Hana Song / D.Va

Hanzo Hasashi

Illari Quispe Ruiz

Jamison Fawkes / Junkrat

Jean-Baptiste Augustin

John Francis "Jack" Morrison / Soldier: 76

Kiriko Kamori

Lena Oxton / Tracer

Lúcio Correia dos Santos

Mako Rutledge / Roadhog

Maugaloa Malosi / Mauga

Mei-Ling Zhou ' Mei '

Moira O'Deorain

Niran ' Bua ' Pruksamanee / Lifeweaver

Odessa ' Dez ' Stone / Junker Queen

Olivia Colomar / Sombra

Orisa

Ramattra

Reinhardt Wilhelm / Reinhardt

Satya Vaswani / Symmetra

Siebren de Kuiper / Sigma

Tekhartha Zenyatta

Torbjörn Lindholm

Vivian Chase / Sojourn

Winston

APEX LEGENDS -

Ajay Che / Lifeline

Alexander Maxwell Nox / Caustic

Anita Williams / Bangalore

Ashleigh Reid / Ash

August Montgomery Brinkman / Ballistic

Blóðhundr / Bloodhound

Elliott Rodger Witt / Mirage

Jackson Williams / Newcastle

Kairi Imahara / Valkyrie

Kaleb Cross / Revenant

Loba Andrade / Loba

Makoa Gibraltar / Gibraltar

Margaret Kōhere / Mad Maggie

Mary Somers / Horizon

MRVN / Pathfinder

Natalie Paquette / Wattson

Obi Edolasim / Seer

Octavio Silva / Octaine

Ramya Parekh / Rampart

Renee Hope Blasey / Wraith

Rowenna Valentina Coffey Divina / Conduit

Tae Joon Park / Crypto

Tressa Crystal Smith / Catalyst

Walter Fitzroy Jr. / Fuse

Xiomara Contreras / Vantage

THE DRAGON PRINCE -

Aaravos

Amaya

Callum

Claudia

Corvus

Ethari

Ezran

Gren

Ibis

Janai

Karim

Naimi-Selari-Nykantia ' Nyx '

Opeli

Rayla

Runaan

Soren

Terrestrius ' Terry '

Viren

STARDEW VALLEY -

Abigail

Alex

Dwarf

Elliot

Emily

Haley

Harvey

Krobus

Leah

Maru

Penny

Sam

Sandy

Sebastian

Shane

Wizard

TROLLS -

Barb

Branch

Bridget

Clay

Cooper

Darnell

Delta Dawn

Floyd

Gristle Jr.

Hickory

John Dory

Poppy

Spruce / Bruce

Velvet

Veneer

Viva

OBEY ME: SHALL WE DATE -

Asmodeus

Barbatos

Beelzebub

Belphegor

Diavolo

Leviathan

Lucifer

Luke

Mammon

Mephistopheles

Raphael

Satan

Simeon

Solomon

Thirteen

AVATAR -

Aonung

Grace Augustine

Jake Sully

Kiri te Suli Kireysi'ite

Lo'ak te Suli Tsyeyk'itan

Miles ' Spider ' Socorro

Neteyam te Suli Tsyeyk'itan

Neytiri te Tskaha Mo'at'ite

Norm Spellman

Rotxo

Trudy Chacón

Tsireya ' Reya '

Tsu'tey te Rongola Atey'itan

SEDUCE ME THE OTOME -

Andrew Lewis

Aomaris / Sam Anderson

Ezaeur / Diana

Izroul / Damien Anderson

Mika Anderson

Naomi Patterson

Raestrao / James Anderson

Saero

Suzu Cappini

Uzaeris / Erik Anderson

Zecaeru / Matthew Anderson

LACKADAISY -

Calvin ' Freckle ' McMurray

Dorian ' Zib ' Zibowski

Ivy Pepper

Mitzi May

Mordecai Heller

Nicodeme ' Nico ' Savoy

Roark ' Rocky ' Rickaby

Sedgwick ' Wick ' Sable

Serafine Savoy

Viktor Vasko

Virgil

BALDUR'S GATE 3 -

Astarion Ancunín

Dammon

Gale Dekarios

Halsin

Karlach Cliffgate

Lae'zel

Rolan

Shadowheart

Wyll Ravengard

Zevlor

DEAD POETS SOCIETY -

Charlie Dalton

Gerard Pitts

John Keating

Knox Overstreet

Neil Perry

Steven Meeks

Todd Anderson

LEGO MONKIE KID -

Macaque / Six-Eared Macaque

Mei

Monkie Kid ' Mk '

Ne Zha

Red Son

Sun Wukong / Monkey King

Tang

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA -

Caspian

Edmund Pevensie

Lucy Pevensie

Peter Pevensie

Susan Pevensie

Tumnus

KNIVES OUT -

Benoit Blanc

Cassandra ' Andi ' Brand

Helen Brand

Marta Cabrera

Megan ' Meg ' Thrombey

Whiskey

LEGO NINJAGO -

Cole

Jay Walker

Kai

Lloyd Garmadon

Nya

Zane

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL -

Agatha Of Woods Beyond

Hester Of Ravenswood

Hort Of Bloodbrook

Sophie Of Woods Beyond

Tedros

HELLBOY (2004) -

Abe Sapien

Hellboy

Liz Sherman

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It's kinda funny seeing people mourn the original concept for The Lego Ninjago Movie, which involved the ninja traveling back in time to stop the Great Devourer from biting Garmadon, and fighting snake warriors. Because we still kinda got that, in the very same year no less?

Hands of Time is an interesting case in that it's kind of a transitional season, the end of an era; It came out the same year as The Lego Ninjago Movie, and was meant to take up the Winter slot before TLNM showed up for Summer. It was our last season with the traditional designs, and for a while our last season with a Weekend Whip-style remix of intro, before TLNM and led to a soft reboot in the Oni trilogy. The Oni trilogy gave us updated designs based on TLNM's, under the original plan of attracting new fans from THAT continuity over to the main one. I believe it's even jokingly implied within the show that the butterfly effects from the time travel of S7 led to the S8 redesigns! And Legacy kinda contributes to that idea...?

The point is, 2017 was a strange year for Ninjago with a lot of change, even in different writers who temporarily replaced the Hagemans, who eventually did leave for Wildbrain to take over. One could argue Hands of Time was created as a way to pad out time between Day of the Departed and TLNM's releases! And Day of the Departed drew a lot on prior Ninjago entries, so it was like a whole year just waiting for TLNM to premiere before applying it to mainline Ninjago canon.

And I think that applies to Hands of Time, because a lot of it is based on that old TLNM concept I mentioned earlier! Early designs for the snake warriors from the first draft of the film were repurposed for the Vermillion in Hands of Time. It was a story about time travel, and so is Hands of Time. The Great Devourer plays an important role, being the incident the ninja are trying to prevent in TLNM's first draft, and in HoT, the mother of the Vermillion horde.

Obviously there are differences; TLNM's first draft centered around the past as the primary setting of the story, and it was about the heroes trying to undo a past evil. Whereas for HoT, time travel isn't achieved until the last episode, and it's about villains trying to undo past good. But a lot of the concepts were clearly carried over and repurposed, because they were perfectly good concepts drawing on previous ideas mainline Ninjago already explored (snake warriors, the Great Devourer's legacy, time travel).

A few years later we even got the Golden Hour short, which continues the story of HoT just a bit more, and has Wu almost allowing Acronix to unwittingly prevent Garmadon from being bitten by the Great Devourer; The original goal of TLNM's time travel draft. And probably how that draft would've ended, if Lego had rolled with that plot instead.

So while some are insisting TLNM should've been about this original concept, it's ironic to me because we technically still did get that first draft, in the same year as TLNM, right before it! So 2017 really is the year of TLNM, all of it, even Hands of Time. And as I said with Day of the Departed, it also draws upon a lot of past Ninjago events, lore, and concepts, such as the Serpentine War, Elemental Masters, Great Devourer, and Chen alluding to Ray and Maya. Krux was introduced via his alias in Day of the Departed. It kinda feels like a remix, like the Legacy and Core lines we'd later get.

That again gets me back to the idea that it's almost as if Lego was trying to do a final callback/retrospective on classic Ninjago as we knew it, to prepare us for a new era heralded by TLNM, and they used up basically a whole year as they waited for the people working on TLNM to figure things out. Before DotD is Skybound, which is technically retconned, and that makes Possession feel like the last big arc for Ninjago (before TLNM) that brought new, lasting things and wasn't worried about being second fiddle to some other production. It did give us ghosts, the sixteen realms, and establish Nya as a primary ninja. Possession is also the latest in terms of Legacy representation; Skybound, Day of the Departed, and Hands of Time are left out.

#ninjago #hands of time #the lego ninjago movie #meta

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