Who would've thought LEGO characters would be prone to this kind of shipping?
General
- Any time the 5 main Ninja boys have a heartwarming moment with each other just screams this.
- Kai and Cole have one in "The Royal Blacksmiths" when the Fire ninja hugs the Earth ninja after the latter performs the "Triple Tiger Sashay" and wins the Ninjago Talent Contest.
- Jay even appears to ship them, giving Cole a playful nudge and knowing wink while Kai's snuggled in!
- Speaking of Cole, his refusal to follow his father's footsteps into a career in dancing and walk the Ninja path in "The Royal Blacksmiths" can give off the impression of a Coming-Out Story.
- During "Grave Danger", when the 4 ninja end up sliding down the First Spinjiztu Master's tomb, Kai ends up landing on Zane and is quite embarrassed about it, quickly apologizing for it.
- During the season 3 premiere "The Surge" Jay is shown filming Kai in the shower, when the Fire ninja opens up the shower curtain and scolds Jay to give him some privacy.
- Kai and Cole have one in "The Royal Blacksmiths" when the Fire ninja hugs the Earth ninja after the latter performs the "Triple Tiger Sashay" and wins the Ninjago Talent Contest.
- Jay and Cole are also shown to have these moments as well:
- When Jay and Cole are fighting over Nya, she says that maybe they belong together. Belligerent Sexual Tension, anyone?
- There's also a moment when Jay and Cole date Nya at the same time at a movie theater to see which one she'll choose, only for both their hands to sightly touch when sharing a bag of popcorn, causing both of them to react in disgust and embarrassment.
- The episode "Versus" shows that Jay and Cole have been best friends since they were recruited into the team and their friendship was on the line during this episode when they had to fight each other, especially since they were still sore from fighting over Nya. Eventually, Cole surrenders and lets Jay move on to the next round of the Tournament of Elements. It shows that Cole just wants Jay to be happy with Nya, even if it means sacrificing whatever they had between them.
- Cole and Zane have some of these moments as well:
- When Zane's ninja suit is accidentally washed pink, one of the Serpentine calls him "Pinky", when Cole retorts that only he can call Zane that.
- Not to mention in "Darkness Shall Rise", there was this:Cole: Nindroids first!
Zane: Oh, you are such a gentleman! - After the battle with the Overlord is over in the Season 2 finale, Cole is quick to hug Zane after everyone makes it out of the debris left behind in the final battle, calling him "Tin Can" while Zane hugs him in return.
- When Cole discovers Zane is alive, he seems to be on the verge of tears and promises to free him from Chen's prison. When he does, Cole says something questionably romantic.Cole: Come here, you shiny new tin can. (hugs Zane) Can you feel the love?
Zane: (Beat) No. (Cole's face falls) - Then afterwards, when Clouse's serpent corners them, Cole hugs Zane close during what he believes are their final moments.
- At first, Cole seems somewhat jealous of the fact Zane has (the female programmed) PIXAL as a guide in his head.
- Kai promises to take care of Lloyd after his dad died.
- Husbands usually promise their wives' father to take care of the wife after the dad dies.
- Kai spent all of Season 5 worrying about Lloyd and catches him when he nearly faints.
- Later in that season, Wu also catches Misako, his love interest, after she passes out.
- The person who voices Kai voices his dad, and the person who voices Lloyd voices Kai's mom.
- In Season 10, when the Ninja break Cole's "death" to Lloyd, it seems like people trying to tell someone in denial their lover died.
- Earlier in the season, Jay practices asking Nya to be his Yang (giving her a promise ring) on Kai. When Kai demonstrates, Jay says yes.
Other
- During Season 7's "Scavengers", Dareth asks Ronin for help when the Vermilion Warriors take his fake trophies from his dojo. Afterwards, the two are almost never seen apart from each other, with Ronin even encouraging Dareth to fight alongside the other ninja.
- They even had this during the latter half of Season 6, when Jay was assembling a makeshift team of fighters to save his friends from Nadakhan's clutches, with Dareth being saved by Ronin's hang glider and never letting go.
- During the special episode "Wu's Teas", when Jay notices Nya hanging out with a handsome blonde man, he tries to make himself just as handsome by drinking a magical tea, "Beautea", causing all of the customers in the tea shop to swoon over his new body, even a male customer.
- Faith and Jet Jack have a bunch of moments that imply that they are more than friends.
- After Faith states she will stay behind in the First Realm to lead the redeemed Dragon Hunters, Jet Jack immediately steps in to help her and stay by her side, with Jet Jack being very touchy-feely and even putting her arm around Faith's shoulder when they watch the ninja and Wu returning to Ninjago alongside the Firstbourne and the dragons.
- Even before that, Jet Jack was the first Dragon Hunter to free her and the ninjas after Faith warned them of the Iron Baron's true intentions. This is in spite of previously being shocked about the revelation of Faith's true gender, their previous rivalry over being The Dragon to Iron Baron, and Faith betraying the Hunters, further implying that she feels something for Faith.
