uh dude
nobody said anything here about furries
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Well someone higher up implied that there are people who automatically implied Chima was…well that, i think they called themselves AlexanderBaronTredegar.
And the “The internet has ruined you” and “get your mind of the gutter” is really more bantering, me joking around and humor sorta like the dirty mind test meme like this one: https://i.pinimg.com/236x/b8/61/bb/b861bb477f237ef15d731721ff72e2d8--sleeping-puppies-sleeping-kitten.jpg
But i guess the joke was one me a little bit because i should have used other words to make it sound less confusing or whatever.Just let me edit my previous comment and there.
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Indeed it has, Ninjago went on a rapid ascent from Tournament of Elements, peaked at Skybound, and then was never the same since. Most of new Ninjago has been pretty mediocre nowadays (the exception being Master of the Mountain, which was an INCREDIBLE season, and to a lesser extent Prime Empire, which I enjoyed thoroughly). The Oni Trilogy attempts to recreate the success of the Golden Age of Ninjago (Tournament of Elements, Possession, and Skybound), but in more ways than one falls flat on its face. Hunted deserves every bit of praise it gets, but I feel that Sons of Garmadon is often overrated amongst the community, and in opposition to that March of the Oni is somewhat underrated. Sons of Garmadon definitely has its pros and a more cinematic and darker tone when compared with its predecessors, but one issue I find with the season is that Harumi is really not the outstanding villain fans make her out to be. I personally find her just an average villain, especially since there were vastly better villains that came before her (Nadakhan, Chen, and Morro come to mind here). Seasons 4, 5, and 6 really were the high point of Ninjago’s 12 year run, and honestly nothing can ever compare to those seasons. Skybound is my personal favorite season (followed by Master of the Mountain), while Tournament shares the #3 spot with Hunted and Possession occupies the #4 spot.
A natural place to end the story was March of the Oni, and I honestly don’t know why they decided to follow it up with the dumpster fire that was Secrets of the Forbidden Spinjitzu’s Fire Chapter. And then we don’t talk about Crystallized (now there’s a disappointment if I ever saw one).
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If I had to guess as to why all the hatred was festering, it would be the whole “replacing Ninjago” thing, but maybe also because of the characters. With Ninjago, you could put your normal, generic Minifigures in with the rest of the cast and they’d fit in perfectly, and there technically was no “required” theming if you wanted to build a Ninjago MOC. With Chima, all of the characters were animals and normal Minifigures were completely out-of-place, pretty much all of the vehicles and structures were themed around animals, and there wasn’t as much customizability with the characters - you could mix-and-match the parts from Laval and Lagravis, but it wouldn’t look right.
Again, that’s just my theory. I’m not an expert and was a really big fan of Chima when it came out (I was probably their target demographic, all things considered).
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Isn’t it ironic that back in 2013, people hated Chima because it seemed to be killing off Ninjago and people didn’t want Ninjago to retire, but now everyone wants Ninjago to end?
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Ninjago in my opinion is the biggest problem of modern LEGO: it’s existence is blocking chances for other series to grow and last longer than three years, and even if we’re getting something new, it’s just less Japanese-styled Ninjago clone. I wonder, if LEGO will bring back for example LEGO Adventures series, will Jonny Thunder have a collection of mechs and walkers? I miss the good times of temples, shrines, bridges, realistic vehicles in 80s style etc.
I hope, if LEGO will give us at last Bionicle G3, new sets won’t by made of System bricks, because it would kill Bionicle faster than it happened to Chima.
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Agreed. It’s become the textbook definition of a cash cow now, as it’s so monolithic among Lego’s core themes that they kinda can’t get rid of it. It really sucks, because for the past few years Ninjago has become less and less interesting in its plot and sets and feels very much like it’s just being milked for the money (especially the “legacy” subtheme, which is literal nostalgia marketing with subpar quality compared to the 2011-12 sets).
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I definitely agree about your points of Ninjago being a cash cow nowadays, but I got to say that this is not true. The legacy line itself was indeed made as nostalgia marketing and also to celebrate the anniversary, but the sets themselves have a much higher quality than the originals. I have Zane’s titanium mech which is a piece of art and the dragon which is really good too, a friend has the boulder blaster and the red jet. All of them are stellar sets and decent upgrades/overhauls of the original models.
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Ninjago (and, to a lesser extent, Bionicle) kind of skews people’s perspective on it nowadays, but the three year lifecycle is the default for homegrown Lego themes. Even Ninjago itself was cancelled after just five waves of sets before fan responses prompted Lego to bring it back in 2013.
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I stand corrected. It seems my local stores just didn’t get some of these sets… thanks for pointing that out!
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Try saying that to Monkie Kid. That said, I’m pretty sick of that theme, too. The first wave or three was good, but it got old REALLY quick. It didn’t help that the “Ninjago clone” was especially apparent with Monkie Kid.
I disagree. I actually really liked the Legacy line. It was a nice chance to revisit some older sets and redo them with more updated designs. It’s like how Star Wars often goes back and remakes older sets even if it means we get way too many X-Wings and TIE Fighters. It’s especially good if you missed out on the older sets, as I did.
I actually wish Lego had kept that line going instead of that stupid CORE wave. Yes, I know the market wanted regular Ninjago sets with no real story attached, but I kind of think Legacy could’ve taken care of that. I mean, they’re based off of older seasons that modern kids might not have seen, so they might see those Legacy sets and not care what kind of story they had to them-it’s just an awesome ninja car/mech/whatever.
This. In fact, I think a three-year lifecycle is part of what made themes like Agents, Power Miners, and even Chima work. Since they didn’t last as long as Ninjago, they never outstayed their welcome. Of course, Agents, Power Miners, and Atlantis only lasted two years each-and Pharaoh’s Quest and Monster Fighters got one wave each. And Chima, well…it lasted three years, but even to this day, I wish the third year wasn’t just another Fire Vs. Ice theme. I wish they’d come up with something else, like ocean tribes invading the land of Chima or a dinosaur tribe being brought back to life. That would’ve been really cool.
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