Ninjago: Possession

Possession is the fifth season of the animated television series Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. The series was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen. The season aired from 29 June to 10 July 2015, following the fourth season titled Tournament of Elements. It is succeeded by the sixth season, titled Skybound.
The season introduces the ghost of Morro as the main season antagonist, who possesses the central character Lloyd Garmadon. Possession is the first season to include the character of Nya in the ninja team as the Light Blue Ninja and Elemental Master of Water. It also introduces Airjitzu, a new ability that is shown to be similar to the show's fictional martial art of Spinjitzu, but allows the ninja characters to levitate off the ground.

Voice cast

Main

Jillian Michaels as Lloyd Garmadon, the Green Ninja and Elemental Master of Energy
Vincent Tong as Kai, the Red Ninja and Elemental Master of Fire
Michael Adamthwaite as Jay, the Blue Ninja and Elemental Master of Lightning
Brent Miller as Zane, the Titanium Ninja and Elemental Master of Ice
Kirby Morrow as Cole, the Black Ninja and Elemental Master of Earth
Kelly Metzger as Nya, the Light Blue Ninja, Elemental Master of Water and Kai's sister
Paul Dobson as Sensei Wu, the wise teacher of the ninja
Kathleen Barr as Misako
Jennifer Hayward as P.I.X.A.L. a female nindroid
Andrew Francis as Morro
Brian Dobson as Ronin

Supporting

Alan Marriott as Dareth
Mark Oliver as Sensei Garmadon
Brian Dobson as Soul Archer
Kathleen Barr as Bansha
Michael Adamthwaite as Wrayth
Paul Dobson as Ghoultar/Fenwick
Michael Donovan as Sensei Yang
Cathy Weseluck as Patty Keys
Lee Tockar as Cyrus Borg
Heather Doerksen as Skylor
Ian James Corlett as Master Chen
Scott McNeil as Clouse

Marketing and release

The season trailer was released on 8 June 2015 on YouTube. The season premiered on 29 June 2015 on Cartoon Network. The episodes were released throughout June and July 2015 until the season finale, which was released in two parts. Curseworld Part 1 was released on 9 July 2015 and Curseworld Part 2 was released on 10 July of the same year.

Synopsis

A ghost from the Cursed Realm named Morro escaped and possessed the body of Lloyd, because of jealousy being unworthy as the Legendary Green Ninja; Morro is the elemental master of wind and Sensei Wu's first student, he wanted to take control of the Preeminent and become the Green Ninja. The ninja had to find the Realm Crystal and learn special "Airjitzu", Nya is learnt to be the successor of her mother as the Elemental Master of Water, as water is a weakness to ghosts.

Episodes

Reception

Ratings

The season premier of Possession achieved rank 22 in the top 100 Monday cable originals on 29 June 2015 with 2.05 million viewers.

Critical reception

Reviewer Melissa Camacho for Common Sense Media gave Possession a 3 out of 5 star rating and noted that the season features cartoon violence but also includes themes of "loyalty, teamwork, and sacrifice". The reviewer also commented, "this a solid choice for action lovers. The loss of a loved one also is a central theme in this series installment."

Other media

An associated action-adventure game titled Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin was released on March 24, 2015, to accompany the season. It was developed by TT Fusion and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game is available on PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS and IOS.