History Recap / NinjagoPilotE2TheGoldenWeapon

* PowerTrio: This trope is referenced by Jay. He speaks his mind when finding out Kai will be the fourth member of the team and explains that there are usually three people in a team. He even references that there are three blind mice and three musketeers.

Kai is attacked by three mysterious black ninja while brushing his teeth, and manages to fend them off for the most part. Master Wu breaks up the fight, revealing that the ninja are his students. He gives them [[TechnicolorNinjas each differently colored ninja suits]] [[ColourCodedElements to represent their elements]]: Cole, the Black Ninja of Earth; Jay, [[YellowLightningBlueLightning the Blue Ninja of Lightning]]; Zane, the White Ninja of Ice; and Kai, [[FireIsRed the Red Ninja of Fire]].

After the Skulkin retreat in defeat, the Ninja are faced with another threat: the Guardian of the Scythe a.k.a. the Earth Dragon. Trapped and unable to defeat it themselves, Kai uses the Scythe despite the warnings of his teammates. This creates a way out and the Ninja barely escape using Spinjitzu. [[WhatWereYouThinking Master Wu is disappointed that Kai would put the others in danger by using the Golden Weapon and berates him for it.]] Meanwhile, Samukai reports to an unseen Garmadon that the ninja have learned Spinjitzu and gotten the scythe. Garmadon seems pleased by this, and gives an EvilLaugh as the screen fades to black.

* AllAccordingToPlan: Garmadon infers that his brother is helping the ninja and tells Samukai to let them think they're winning, saying that "everything is going to plan" and gives a deep EvilLaugh to end off the episode. [[spoiler:It's part of [[MacGuffinDeliveryService his plan to get the ninja to bring the Golden Weapons to the Underworld in order for him to escape]]]].

-->'''Jay''': Heh, that's not all I'm the Master of. I do a little inventing, dabble in model building, a touch of cooking, a little poetry-
-->'''Cole''': More like ''mouth'' of lightning.

-->'''Master Wu''': And White Ninja is Zane. Master of Ice, and seer with sixth sense.
-->'''Kai''': I [[{{Pun}} sense]] this one takes things a little too seriously.
-->'''Zane''': [[ComicallyMissingThePoint You too have the gift?]]
-->'''Jay''': Heheh, he's just making a joke, Zane. Remember what we talked about? Your sense of humour? Huh?
-->'''Zane''': I remember. It was a joke, haha.
-->'''Jay''': ''[[FacePalm (face palms)]]''

-->'''Cole''': Nice to meet you kid. I've got your back. And for the record, there ain't nothing in this world I'm afraid of.
-->'''Zane''': Except for dragons.
-->'''Cole''': Um, dragons aren't from this world, Zane. I said 'in this world'.

-->'''Cole''': I thought dragons weren't from this world!!

-->'''Jay''': ''(gasps)'' We're saving a girl? Is she hot?
-->'''Cole''': Jay...
-->'''Jay''': I...I just wanna know what we're getting ourselves into. Does she like blue?
-->'''Kai''': [[MySisterIsOffLimits Back off!]]
* MobileShrubbery: Jay, Cole and Zane use an overturned mine cart to sneak past the Skulkin. When one of them spots Kai, the ninja bring it into the minecart with them and beat it up until it's been disassembled into a pile of bones.

They travel to the Caves of Despair the next morning, and along the way, Kai questions how the others were found by Master Wu. Upon reaching their destination, Master Wu warns the Ninja not to use the Scythe upon retrieval in fear they would not be able to handle its power. The Ninja steal back the map that contains the locations of the Golden Weapons from the Skulkin, and find the cave that houses the Scythe of Quakes. However, they are swiftly ambushed by Samukai and his Skeleton army after obtaining it. Jay mentions that fighting them feels like the training course back at the Monastery, and going through the motions unlocks his Spinjitzu. This realisation causes the other Ninja to unlock theirs as well.

After the Skullkin retreat in defeat, the Ninja are faced with another threat: the Guardian of the Scythe a.k.a. the Earth Dragon. Trapped and unable to defeat it themselves, Kai uses the Scythe despite the warnings of his teammates. This creates a way out and the Ninja barely escape using Spinjitzu. [[WhatWereYouThinking Master Wu is disappointed that Kai would put the others in danger by using the Golden Weapon and berates him for it.]] Meanwhile, Samukai reports to an unseen Garmadon that the ninja have learned Spinjitzu and gotten the scythe. Garmadon seems pleased by this, and gives an EvilLaugh as the screen fades to black.

* AgonyOfTheFeet: One of the Skullkin drops a rock on its foot when it gets distracted.

* LeeroyJenkins: Kai's fixation on saving his sister is refocused on retrieving the Golden Weapons, causing him to not be a team player. He rushes ahead before Cole can even lay down the plan to steal back the map from Samukai, forcing the other ninja to follow after him. He gets spotted by an enemy skeleton at one point but the other three quickly subdue it before word gets out. He also uses the Scythe despite being aware of its uncontrollable power and the others warning him not to use it.

* MobileShrubbery: Jay, Cole and Zane use an overturned mine cart to sneak past the Skullkin. When one of them spots Kai, the ninja bring it into the minecart with them and beat it up until it's been disassembled into a pile of bones.
* TechnicolorNinjas: Despite being dressed in their new brightly-coloured gi (with the exception of Cole, who's still wearing black), the ninja are successfully able to sneak past the Skullkin without being spotted.
* TheOnlyWayTheyWillLearn: The ninja expect Master Wu to teach them Spinjitzu, but he tells them that it is already inside each of them, leaving them confused. Jay later makes the observation that in order to pull said move off, they have to go through the motions like they did for the training course back at the monastery - by visualising the attacking Skullkin as the training course obstacles.

-->'''Jay''': ''(gasps)'' We're saving a girl?! Is she hot?
-->'''Cole''': Jay!
-->'''Jay''': I just wanted to know what we're getting ourselves into! Does she like blue?

-->'''Jay''': You never said anything about a girl! Is she hot?
-->'''Kai''': She's my ''sister''.
-->'''Jay''': Hey, just wanted to know what we're getting ourselves into. Does she like blue?

Kai is attacked by three mysterious black ninja while brushing his teeth, and manages to fend them off for the most part. Master Wu breaks up the fight, revealing that the ninja are his students. He gives them [[TechnicolorNinjas each differently colored ninja suits]] [[ColourCodedElements to represent their elements]]: Cole, the Black Ninja of Earth; Jay, the Blue Ninja of Lightning; Zane, the White Ninja of Ice; and Kai, the Red Ninja of Fire.

* ItWasWithYouAllAlong: The ninja expect Master Wu to teach them Spinjitzu, but he tells them that it is already inside each of them. Jay later makes the observation that in order to pull said move off, they have to go through the motions like they did for the training course back at the monastery - by visualising the attacking Skullkin as the training course obstacles.