The Parallels of Kai and Morro

[@miakwat]

OMG WAIT THEY ALSO BOTH HATE WATER

[@SkyeSFX]

It's been life threatening for them both when encountered 😭

[@miakwat]

@@SkyeSFX It really has 😭

[@SkyeSFX]

@@miakwat wait I just realised in their most heroic moment of the series, they both intentionally went into water

[@miakwat]

@@SkyeSFX NO WAIT YOURE RIGHT

[@SkyeSFX]

@@miakwat and at the peak of their green ninja obsession they were in possesion of one part of the green ninja outfit

[@Nobody-el2eb]

Also, I don't know if it means anything, but Morro wears green, showing he's in denial of not being the green ninja, while Kai wears red, the direct opposite of green, showing that he moved on.

[@miakwat]

OHHH wait yeah thats such a cool observation

[@miakwat]

@QUBIQUBED My brother in Christ have you ever heard of complimentary colours When people say “red is the opposite of green” they’re talking about placements on a colour wheel. Orange is opposite to blue, yellow is opposite to purple, and **red is opposite to green** Learn how to look into things before lashing out at somebody for an insignificant reason. We’re not stupid, we just know colour theory

[@CosmicKitten67]

@@miakwat waiiii you’re a christian too? :D

[@kastenedwards1217]

I mean Kai always wear red anyways

[@catalyst539]

I love Morro as a villain, and while Euphrasia uses the powers more creatively, she’s never going to be as good a character as him imo. Also I wonder- had Garmadon not fully succumbed to the venom and the Battle Between Brothers didn’t happen yet, would he have been a better teacher to Morro than Wu? If Morro gets brought back, hopefully they don’t undo the redemption he got in DotD. He shouldn’t need to be a villain again. Take notes, Crystalized Harumi writers. Take notes.

[@miakwat]

I like to think Garmadon would’ve been a good teacher to Morro! Im not sure if it’s because he’s older or if he was just trying to compensate for his time as Lord Garmadon, but he seems a bit more understanding and patient than Wu, and I think that’s what Morro needed rather than somebody who’d just willingly let him run away in hopes of changing something out of his control

[@catalyst539]

⁠​⁠@@miakwat Wu really wasn’t that good of a teacher to someone like Tai Lung ig Garmadon shows in ToE that he can be better than Wu in some areas, that was of course before Harumi decided to exist Garmadon was also the more rational of the two brothers, for example he was the one who told Wu not to go near the Serpentine area in a S11 flashback I think Morro needed someone who would be blunt and straightforward rather than someone cryptic and around the bush beating.

[@melloplayz05]

Correct me if I’m wrong, but I thought that Garamdon was training under Chen while Wu taught Morro?

[@miakwat]

@@melloplayz05 Oh true! Completely skipped over that bit 😭

[@melloplayz05]

@@miakwat lmaoooo, thought I was just delusional for a second 😂

[@amandyta1680]

This makes me think that with Euphrasia and Wildfire appearing on DR a REALLY GOOD parallel would be Morro being there to be a teacher/father figure to Euphrasia like Kai With Wildfire (I don't think is going to happen, but is nice to dream)

[@miakwat]

OHHH WAIT YEAH THATD BE SO COOL!! I hope they find a way to *somehow* bring him back for at least an episode because it’d be really neat to see the two of them interact

[@FineSeasoning]

I've finally figured out the equation! Kai + (Kid Lloyd x Emo teenage phase) = Morro

[@CosmicKitten67]

XD

[@Osprey2511]

Speaking of not discovering a correlation for many years, it wasn’t until yesterday, May 30 of 2024, that I realized that the Fangpyre serpentine tribe is a take on the word Vampire and not Empire. Just like vampires, the Fangpyre inject their venom into people or objects and transform them into serpentine. The correlation is so striking and clear that I can’t believe it took me 12 years to finally make the connection.

[@Fictionist10101]

I love how kai step up to be everything morro couldn't be. In season 1 kai had to find his self worth. Once he got the revelation about what he must do he did it. Kai's training & journey was for him to mentor & protect the green ninja rather than becoming him. In season 2 kai was with lloyd to the very end even blocking possessed nya from attacking him. In season 4 we got a glimpse of Kai's unresolved issues when he got chen's staff he almost got corrupted but he overpowered its influence breaking it & returning the stolen powers to its rightful owners. In season 5 kai statement that he will look after lloyd is backed up with their earlier moments. He took the lead without powers & was the one who takes tactical decisions like buying their farm for ronin because he got no other options now that morro learnt airjitzu. Kai was put against morro 1v1 for most of the season even lloyd momentarily gain back control & gave kai the sword. In the tomb of the first spinjitzu master Kai's strategic play allowed them to caught morro off guard & successfully recovering lloyd. Kai risen up for the occasion fulfilling the promise he made earlier. Kai's growth & capacity for protecting others is established from the pilot & was made his "aha" moment when he unlocked his true potential in season 1 gaining a new defined & meaningful role better than having him be the green ninja.

[@RosedøII]

In the wise words of dumbledore “It’s not how you are alike, but how you are different.” Love my fire boi 🔥

[@spacefanproductions6254]

I'm so glad I found your channel with the Cole video. This video's topic is something that had been stuck in my subconscious ever since the season first came out (which is almost nine years now what happened to time???) but never really consciously realised.

[@miakwat]

ITS BEEN NINE YEARS??? God, I feel so old Also same!!! I spent so long with Morro as my favourite villain and it wasn’t until I saw some Kairro AUs (S5 aus where Morro possesses Kai instead of Lloyd) that I finally realized why I liked him so much😭

[@spacefanproductions6254]

@@miakwat Very much unaware of the existance of these AUs and stuff like that in general as I don't regularly delve into those parts of fandoms😅, it makes a surprising amount of sense though, I can definitely see where you're coming from.

[@joannen1738]

Also, have you seen the parallels slowly being drawn with morro and Arron? (Ninjago Dragons rising for people not caught up) Like- they're Wu's and Lloyd's first apprentices, who both struggle with insecurities. Morro, who thinks he isn't worth anything with being the green ninja, and Arron, who thinks he isn't worth anything because he doesn't have an elemental power. Not only that, but their Sensei's don't exactly handle it the best way either. I love Lloyd and wu to death, but Wu basically said "sorry, deal with it kid" and Lloyd keeps insisting that Aaron is going to be "the best ninja ever", even when Aaron is clearly having a difficult time succeeding. Anyways, it's just someone me and others have been noticing. 👀 Potentially leading to a villain arch with Aaron? We'll see

[@miakwat]

OH I HAVENT THIS IS SUCH AN INTERESTING CONNECTION 👁👁

[@FNAF-Girl_Ninjago-Girl]

Morro is is top 3 of saddens death and he is in the top 3 most loved villains. so, yeah he is popular

[@FNAF-Girl_Ninjago-Girl]

wish he returns now the realms are merged

[@eow4317]

They both voice Ponies in MLP?

[@8_BlackOut_8]

The funny thing is that I love Morro, and just hate Kai from the first 5 seasons. Pure hate.

[@miakwat]

GJGKG that’s so fair, he could be insufferable at times 😭😭

[@8_BlackOut_8]

@@miakwat ‘At times’ is a bit of a stretch- ig it’s also kinda because that kinda personality / character, in my opinion, works better as a villain that someone that you should be supporting- (also, got to see how bloody horrid Wu kinda is)

[@miakwat]

@@8_BlackOut_8 I personally like the faults they gave Kai, especially since we got to see him overcome them (for the most part). BUT he’s been my favourite since I was 8 so there is a TON of bias on my part I can totally see why people wouldn’t like him though!! He frustrated me *a lot* the first time I went back to rewatch the show 😭

[@8_BlackOut_8]

@@miakwat I mean, he’s far more bearable now, but he still wouldn’t quite be one of my favs, partially because he *still* manages to be arrogant as hell and a tad too hot-tempered- Yeah, I don’t quite see how early Kai was meant to be a role-model / ‘hero’ when he kept fighting everyone& just being horrid to La-Lloyd- (I personally prefer Jay, but I think I’m biased as well)

[@8_BlackOut_8]

@@QUBIQUBED I have rewatched season one, yet he continues to maintain a relatively arrogant attitude throughout the series and I will admit that I’m likely biased from personal experiences with people that act similar and the fact that I always hated his character when I was much younger (I mean, like, seven or eight). I will definitely admit that his character is far more bearable and I respect him far more now, but I will still stick to my opinion that early Kai was a bit of a ‘female dog’. Nowadays, I’d say that he’s relatively likeable, but I’m still biased.

[@Angsty-Bag]

Omg yay I’m not the only one lol. Great video ❤️

[@miakwat]

AAA tysm!! 💞💞

[@AviationFax]

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[@alexthedemon2203]

You know who was also arrogant Anakin

[@upsettispaghetti9583]

HIII its ups3tti I love this video sm and the concepts you covered in it :D and i LOVE the connection between the first and fourth golden weapons I never thought of that thats so neat

[@miakwat]

OMG HI!!! I’m so glad you liked the video!! (Also if I’m going to be honest, I only noticed that little connection while looking for scenes to use as background visuals 😭 I wasn’t sure if adding it in was a good idea but I’m glad you found it interesting!!)

[@SENTINELV2-f7g]

Cough..Arin

[@miakwat]

OH TRUE!!

[@EljiahTheMythInvestegate]

If morro ever comes back I want him to fight with Kai again

[@johnapeak5035]

I thank morr’s true potential is to trane the green ninja

[@OfficialSebAlwaysGaming]

GYAT

[@SwocVR]

STOP THE YAP 🗣🗣

[@miakwat]

Bold of you to think I have a choice in how much I yap. Nobody can stop it, not even me

[@SwocVR]

​@@miakwatYou know, your videos are fire when they are on mute.

[@miakwat]

@@SwocVR Did it really take you five days to come up with that response

[@SwocVR]

@@miakwat No, I just don't waste all my time beefing with you.

[@miakwat]

@@SwocVR you should take it to the next step and stop beefing entirely, leaving a hate comment that has next to no connection to the video is kinda lame on your part ngl