Legacy of the Green Ninja is the second season of the animated television series Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (titled Ninjago from the eleventh season onward). The series was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen. The season aired from July 18 to November 21, 2012, following the first season titled Rise of the Snakes. It is succeeded by the third season, titled Rebooted.
The second season was originally intended as the final season of the series. The show and its associated Lego Ninjago product line had been planned as a three-year project. However, due to the strong performance of the television series and the product line combined with positive feedback from online forums, the series was continued past the end of 2013.
Legacy of the Green Ninja follows the storyline of the Ninja Team training their new member Lloyd Garmadon in order to prepare for a prophesied final battle. Lord Garmadon returns as the season's main antagonist whose devious plans result in Lloyd being magically aged up to a teenager. The season also introduces Lloyd's long-lost mother Misako for the first time. It also reveals the Overlord as the season's overarching antagonist and culminates in the Final Battle between Lloyd and the Overlord.
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Voice cast
Main
Jillian Michaels as Lloyd Garmadon, the Green/Golden 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 White Ninja and Elemental Master of Ice
Kirby Morrow as Cole, the Black Ninja and Elemental Master of Earth
Kelly Metzger as Nya, Kai's sister
Paul Dobson as Sensei Wu, the wise teacher of the ninja
Mark Oliver as Lord Garmadon
Kathleen Barr as Misako
Scott McNeil as the Overlord/Dragon Overlord
Supporting
Alan Marriott as Captain Soto
Alan Marriott as Dareth/General Kozu
Colin Murdock as Ed
Jillian Michaels as Edna
Kirby Morrow as Lou
Mark Oliver as Dr. Julien
Ian James Corlett as Skales
Brian Drummond as Nuckal/Kruncha
Michael Kopsa as Samukai
Kelly Sheridan as Gayle Gossip
Mackenzie Gray as Fangpyre General/Museum Curator/Mystake
John Novak as Constrictai General
Paul Dobson as Venomari General/Mother Doomsday/Garmatron
Cathy Weseluck as Patty Keys
Kathleen Barr as Brad
Production
Direction
The Legacy of the Green Ninja episodes were directed by Michael Helmuth Hansen, Trylle Vilstrup, Martin Skov, Thomas Østergaard Poulsen and Peter Hausner.
Animation
The animation for the second season was produced at Wil Film ApS in Denmark.
Release
The first episode of the season titled Darkness Shall Rise was released on July 18, 2012 on Cartoon Network. The subsequent episodes were released in July, August, October and November 2012. The season finale titled Rise of the Spinjitzu Master was released on November 21, 2012.
Synopsis
After Lord Garmadon destroyed the Great Devourer, the Ninja begun to train Lloyd the chosen Green Ninja to be ready for the final battle against his own father. Garmadon tried to sabotage Lloyd using the Mega Weapon from being more powerful to finally win. As he arrived to the Dark Island, a half of Ninjago, Garmadon teams up with the Overlord; Who had fought against the First Spinjitzu Master once. The Ninja made the now teenaged Lloyd ready to fight against his father and the Overlord, the final battle against good and evil.
Ratings
The Season 2 premiere was listed as the top telecast of the day with children aged 2–11 and all boys on Wednesday 18 July 2012 and secured more than 2.8 million total viewers aged 2+. It was the top telecast in its Wednesday, 8 p.m. time period with children aged 6–11 and 9-14 and all boys. The series led Cartoon Network to the number one television network position on Wednesday nights with children aged 2–11 and all boys. The season premiere increased average ratings by double and triple digits compared to its original Season 1 premiere for the same time period (ranging between 124% and 184%), the previous four weeks (between 114% and 154%) and all competitive programming including Disney Channel and Nickelodeon in the same time period (between 14% and 506%) The total number of viewers aged 2+ increased by 30%.
Other media
Alongside the season, Lego also released a side-scrolling action-adventure game titled Lego Ninjago: The Final Battle that released on March 18, 2013.