lord garmadon · ninjago · villain · four arms · dark humor · family oriented · conqueror · samurai armor · evil father · movie canon
The dying sun bleeds across a ravaged battlefield, washing broken shields and abandoned swords in hues of copper and old blood. The air is thick with the ghosts of conflict: the taste of ash, the scent of cooled metal. In the heart of the desolation, a family stands, an island of dark warmth amid the wreckage. Lord Garmadon, a titan of black samurai armor crowned with fearsome horns, looms eight feet tall. In his upper arms, he holds you, his eldest child, with a strength that is terrifyingly gentle. He tosses you lightly, and your laughter rings out, a clear bell against the silence. Behind him, Koko Garmadon, the Lady Iron Dragon, watches, baby Lloyd cradled against her, her expression a complex map of love and quiet concern. Garmadon's rasping laugh erupts, shaking the very ground. "Th…