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| “ | Greetings, friend. If you have found this recording, then I am no longer here. My name is Zane. I am a stranger in this land trying to find my way home. It is difficult to keep track of the days in this place. It feels like I've been here a long time. But I refuse to give up hope. The mech's processing unit is damaged. I may be able to fix it, but it requires running a diagnostic. I will attempt to connect myself to the mech's processor. As long as the cable is not disconnected, I should be okay. But if anything goes wrong, if this should be found one day, please relay this message. This is the last recording of Zane. Master of Ice. Son of Dr. Julien. Student of Master Wu. I was built to protect those who cannot protect themselves. I have tried to fulfill this purpose. I have no regrets. I had the best friends anyone could ask for. P.I.X.A.L., I love you. Farewell. | „ |
| ~ Zane |
| “ | You were built to Protect those who cannot protect themselves. | „ |
| ~ Dr. Julian about Zane's purpose. |
Zane Julien is one of the main characters of the LEGO Ninjago franchise. He is the current Elemental Master and Ninja of Ice, as well as the first Nindroid ever created, by inventor Dr. Julien.
He is voiced by Brent Miller. In the LEGO Ninjago: Nindroids handheld game, he is voiced by Yuri Lowenthal and in LEGO Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin, who also plays Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto, Simon in Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Marth in Fire Emblem, Sun Ce in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Shinra Kishitani in Durarara!!, Makoto Yuki in Persona 3, Yosuke Hanmara in Persona 4, Suzaku Kururugi in Code Geass, Teenage Ben Tennyson in Ben 10, and Spider-Man in Marvel's Spider-Man. In The LEGO Ninjago Movie, he is voiced by Jared Zues.
Appearance[]
Usually seen in white clothing, Zane has a silver, formerly light blond, tall flattop haircut. He has a control panel in his chest which he can open up, containing switches for Vision, Audio, Voice, Power, Memory, and Humor — he also has a set of switches in his arm. In season 3, his power source is found in his chest.
After he was rebuilt, his body gained a titanium appearance and looked more cybernetic. As of Season 8, he has gained the ability to shift between appearances.
Age[]
Zane was created over 40 years ago, and thus, is by far the oldest of his fellow ninja. Due to his robotic nature, he does not age. He is designed to have the appearance of a young man in his late teens.
His new Titanium body is, at most, two years old, as of the events of Day of the Departed. However, Zane is now older because of his time in the Never-Realm, his body has aged further since time accelerates faster.
Abilities[]
- Ice: Zane is an experienced Elemental Master who had the element of Ice. He typically used this to freeze opponents or for faster travel. His affinity for Ice allows him to freeze objects to varying degrees, create large waves of ice covering large areas and perform a chilly Spinjitzu attack.
- Spinjitzu: Zane is capable of performing Spinjitzu, which channels Ice.
- Rising Dragon: Zane is capable of preforming the Rising Dragon through his Spinjitzu.
- Forbidden Spinjitzu: By holding a Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu, Zane is capable of performing Forbidden Spinjtizu.
- Airjitzu: Zane is able to perform Airjitzu.
- Titanium Dragon: Zane, after facing his fear of no longer being himself, gained the ability to summon the Titanium Dragon, an ability that can only be conquered when he faces his fears and doubts.
- Spinjitzu: Zane is capable of performing Spinjitzu, which channels Ice.
- Clairvoyance: Zane appears to have a premonition ability, as he has visions that later come true. The best examples are when he saw the Titanium Dragon, Aspheera, Boreal, and future glimpses of himself as the Ice Emperor in his dreams. It also implied that he is able to share this ability with his Ice, as Vex used crystal shard to have a similar ability.
- Nindroid Physiology/abilities: Being a Nindroid, Zane has the following abilities.
- Superhuman stamina and durability: As a Nindroid, Zane has increased stamina and durability compared to his organic comrades.
- Superhuman strength: Zane was powerful but he was easily outclassed by newer models. After being rebuilt, his new upgraded body is stronger and allows him to overpower the Nindroids, something he made clear in a brawl with one. This was seen again when he fought against the undead Cryptor, easily holding his own.
- Holographic cloak: Zane gains a new ability with his new upgraded body in between the seventh and eighth seasons, using a holographic cloak to simulate a human form and disguise himself as others.
- Superhuman Intelligence: Being the smartest of the group, Zane is able to read ancient runes as he read the prophecy of the green ninja and later reading over the ancient markings on the tomb walls, translating them into a story of the five Serpentine tribes uniting and the four Fangblades.
- Calculative intelligence: Along with his fighting skills, Zane is very intelligent and skilled in the art of tactics. This is best seen as when he was confronted by Nadakhan, he deduced the latter met Jay and was careful in his wishes until the Djinn found a loophole. Nadakhan voiced that Zane put up a better challenge than most of the ninja.When faced with Cryptor, he feigned surrender and his act allowed his clone to fall victim to his own weapon.
- Data storage: Zane can store data and calculate courses of action through a panel on his wrist.
- Falcon Vision: Zane has a strong bond with the Falcon, and eventually learned how to see through its eyes for scouting areas or compensating for when his own eyes are unusable.
- Event visualization: Zane's memory is able to recreate any event that has happened.
- Selective memory: Zane obtained an upgrade making everyone resemble their current appearances, or changing the story for his benefit.
- Battering ram: Zane is able to become stiff in order to be used as a battering ram.
- Breathing apparatus: Zane can breathe normally underwater and in outer space without the need of a scuba tank.
- Music: Zane can play musical recordings from his body.
- Head rotation: Zane's head is able to fully rotate around.
- Holographic projection - Zane is able to create both 2D and 3D blue holographic projections from his eyes.
- Illumination - Zane is able to glow in order for him and his friends to see in the dark.
- Cooling: Zane is able to open a hatch on his arm and cool down objects like Jay's pudding.
- Prediction: Zane can survey his environments and predict the likelihood of a possible outcome or tell whether or not there are any better options.
- Scanning: Through his eyes, Zane is able to scan an area, vehicle, or human for various reasons.
- Hacking: Zane is capable of hacking into various devices by plugging into them. This allowed him to gain knowlege like The Administration's restrictions and shut down Jordana's Imperium cage.
- Hidden Shurikens: Zane has a hidden shuriken drill in his arm and was at one point able to produce explosive shurikens.
- Indomitable Will: Zane is shown to have incredible willpower, despite being a robot. He manage to hold off the Overlord and manage to resist the Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu for a short time to save Master Wu from Aspheera.
- Stealth: Being a ninja, Zane is able to sneak into places without being noticed.
- Combat: Because of his training with Wu, Zane is a skilled fighter and is able to take on multiple opponents with his Spinjitzu. In addition Zane is also skilled in using ranged weapons like his shurikens, bow and arrows, and a crossbow for a brief time. Zane can also use melee weapons like katanas or bo staffs.
Personality[]
When first introduced, Zane is undoubtedly the most reserved and serious of the Ninja. He has little understanding of humor or even basic social conventions (as seen when he walked into the bathroom, despite Cole being on the toilet). He also has a very strong bond with Master Wu, being the most polite and respectful towards him. The other Ninja are occasionally wary of his strange habits, but they quickly learn to accept him for it regardless.
Initially, Zane was melancholy over his inability to remember his parentage or where he came from. He eventually accepted that the Ninja were his family and that their home was his home as well, but he never truly gave up on finding details of his past. Upon learning his origins, he was briefly struck by shock and depression, only to overcome his feelings and accept his robotic nature when he restored his memories. When he eventually reunited with his father/creator, Dr. Julien, he readily accepted him as his father figure.
Zane is quick to form strong attachments, the most attached to the idea of his fellow ninja as his "brothers" and finding a deep kinship with the Falcon and companionship with P.I.X.A.L. minutes after meeting them. He has been known to take heavy risks on impulse for the people he loves, even if, in the case of P.I.X.A.L., there is no evidence he should trust them yet. On many matters, Zane's unusualness and people's tendency to ridicule him are a result of his tendency to care deeply in a way others wouldn't—a food fight and a mockery of his pink apron drove him to run off, meeting a fellow android had him falling for her hard and refusing, even before he knew her, to reconcile with her being evil or to leave her behind as an enemy. Zane is often inclined to speak more honestly about emotions that others would tend to mask, like grief or confusion.
After rebuilding himself as the Titanium Ninja, Zane has become even more accepting of his own robotic traits. He considers himself in some ways a new person—which allowed him to unlock his Elemental Dragon. After this change, Zane is more willing to joke at others' expense, cockier, and his sense of humor has been known to be bitingly sarcastic, though his core values and programming remain intact. However, since the beginning he has struggled to understand figures of speech, relying on his friends to explain every so often. Sometimes, he will still interpret the phrases incorrectly.
Zane is a very intelligent Nindroid, with a vast array of knowledge at his disposal, a gift for cooking, and a knack for statistics. It can be inferred from the eighth season and the Tales from the Monastery of Spinjitzu that Zane continues to upgrade parts of himself. His companion P.I.X.A.L. was a part of his artificial intelligence from Seasons 4 to 7, in which he had her company everywhere he goes. However, he ended up being too dependent on her for analysis. His pattern of speech also displays his intelligence. He is formal and has a larger vocabulary than the others.
Zane learns more quickly than the other ninja, as shown to be the first to find his True Potential, getting the only compliment from Cole's father on his dancing, and learning to use the chain gun easily in the Realm of Oni and Dragons. It is also shown in Season 1 and 2 that he has the most endurance and can breathe underwater and in space, which makes sense for a robot.
Being stranded in the Never-Realm caused Zane to become despondent, as he had no way to escape and was alone. During his message in the Titan Mech, he identifies himself as Dr. Julien's son, voiced his happiness in his time with his friends who he saw as family. He also voiced his love for his robotic companion P.I.X.A.L., should he not return to Ninjago.
His values comes from the phrase, "You were built to protect those who cannot protect themselves," which was first stated by Dr. Julien. He has stayed true to this in a variety of situations, like against the Digital Overlord, and on Chen's Island. He is also typically very supportive of his friends. It was this phrase that allowed him to regain his memories after he became the Ice Emperor.
He is also very modest, expressing reluctance to have attention called to himself of multiple occasions. In "The Last Hope," he is the most modestly dressed, wearing a button up shirt and khakis while the rest of the ninja wear swimsuits, Kai and Cole without shirts. He continues this trend in the episode "Wasted True Potential," where, while in the hot tub, he wears a full body wetsuit; the rest of the male ninja simply wear swim trunks, with the exception of Jay who adds a tank top. Also in the Decoded episode "Legendary Places" when Jay mentions Zane's statue that was erected after his sacrifice, Zane states: "I… did not need a statue."
Trivia[]
- Zane may be based on Data, the pale-skinned android from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- His battle-damaged 2014 variant is exclusive to the NinjaCopter.
- Zane got his powers from the Previous Elemental Master of Ice.
- He is the only Elemental Master not to be a descendant of a previous one.
- He speaks with a slight British accent.
- He is similar to Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury from Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.
- Both are able to manipulate ice (cryokinesis).
- Both are the smartest out of their respective teams.
- They love to play chess, and they are very skilled at it.
- Their parents are doctors (the difference is that Ami's mother specializes in the medical field while Zane's father specializes in tinkering).
- They use advanced technology to collect information.
External Links[]
- Zane on the Ninjago Wiki
- Zane on the Pure Good Wiki
- Zane on the Love Exalted Wiki
- Ice Emperor on the Villains Wiki
- Ice Emperor on the Villainous Benchmark Wiki
