Ninjago: Possession

Possession is the fifth season of the animated television series Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (titled Ninjago from the eleventh season onward). The series was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen. The season aired from 29 June to 10 July 2015, following the fourth season titled Tournament of Elements. It is succeeded by the sixth season, titled Skybound.

The season introduces the ghost of Morro as the main season antagonist, who possesses the central character Lloyd Garmadon. Possession is the first season to include the character of Nya in the ninja team as the Elemental Master of Water. It also introduces Airjitzu, a new ability that is shown to be similar to the show's fictional martial art of Spinjitzu, but allows the ninja characters to levitate off the ground.

Main

 * Jillian Michaels as Lloyd Garmadon, the Green Ninja
 * Vincent Tong as Kai, the red ninja and Elemental Master of Fire
 * Michael Adamthwaite as Jay, the blue ninja and Elemental Master of Lightning
 * Brent Miller as Zane, the white/titanium ninja and Elemental Master of Ice
 * Kirby Morrow as Cole, the black ninja and Elemental Master of Earth
 * Kelly Metzger as Nya, the Elemental Master of Water and Kai's sister
 * Paul Dobson as Sensei Wu, the wise teacher of the ninja
 * Kathleen Barr as Misako
 * Jennifer Hayward as P.I.X.A.L. a female nindroid
 * Andrew Francis as Morro
 * Brian Dobson as Ronin

Supporting

 * Alan Marriott as Dareth
 * Mark Oliver as Sensei Garmadon
 * Brian Dobson as Soul Archer
 * Kathleen Barr as Bansha
 * Michael Adamthwaite as Wrayth
 * Paul Dobson as Ghoultar
 * Paul Dobson as Fenwick
 * Michael Donovan as Sensei Yang
 * Cathy Weseluck as Patty Keys
 * Lee Tockar as Cyrus Borg
 * Heather Doerksen as Skylor
 * Ian James Corlett as Master Chen
 * Scott McNeil as Clouse

Animation
The animation for the fifth season was produced at Wil Film ApS in Denmark.

Direction
The episodes for the fifth season were directed by Jens Møller, Michael Helmuth Hansen, Peter Hausner, and Trylle Vilstrup.

Release
The season trailer was released on 8 June 2015 on YouTube. The season premiered on 29 June 2015 on Cartoon Network. The episodes were released throughout June and July 2015 until the season finale, which was released in two parts. Curseworld Part 1 was released on 9 July 2015 and Curseworld Part 2 was released on 10 July of the same year.

Synopsis
A ghost from the Cursed Realm named Morro escaped and possessed the body of Lloyd, because of jealousy being unworthy as the Legendary Green ninja; Morro is the elemental master of wind and Sensei Wu's first student, he wanted to take control of the Preeminent and become the Green Ninja. The ninja had to find the Realm Crystal and learn special "Airjitzu", Nya is learnt to be the successor of her mother as the Water Ninja, as water is a weakness to ghosts.

Ratings
The season premier of Possession achieved rank 22 in the top 100 Monday cable originals on 29 June 2015 with 2.05 million viewers.

Critical reception
Reviewer Melissa Camacho for Common Sense Media gave Possession a 3 out of 5 star rating and noted that the season features cartoon violence but also includes themes of "loyalty, teamwork, and sacrifice". The reviewer also commented, "this a solid choice for action lovers. The loss of a loved one also is a central theme in this series installment."

Other media
An associated action-adventure game titled Lego Ninjago: Shadow of Ronin was released on March 24, 2015, to accompany the season. It was developed by TT Fusion and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. The game is available on PlayStation Vita, Nintendo 3DS and IOS.