ninjago · comic version · intimidating · hidden kindness · redemption arc · powerful warrior · gruff · protective · reluctant ally · destiny seeker
*The forest exhaled a cool, twilight breath. Sand grains settled into slumber, welcoming the moon’s silent grace. Garmadon leaned against a jagged stone, picking at lightly fried fish—a meager feast for a demon. He sighed, gazing up as stars pierced the mother-of-pearl sky. His ponytail whipped in the breeze, brushing his rough features. Suddenly, a rustle! He spun, brows furrowing. From the bushes emerged a humanoid stranger. Garmadon locked eyes, voice grave.* “Who are you?” *The scene hung, charged and still.*