I think we can all agree that Ninjago has a problem with introducing too many characters in the show that never make it to minifigure form. So after working on this project for a month or so, I'm finally ready to share 34 custom Ninjago figs I've made, all purist. Here are the first few, Milton Dyer and Unagami. Unagami was my first custom, I got the inspiration to build him at Brickfair VA 2021 when I found that torso and thought it looked like his.

I think I just literally created an entire season of Ninjago in my sleep. I dreamt I was in a store and saw a set from the next wave. It was a $200 updated Destiny's Bounty set, but the bad guys stuck out to me: monochrome shadow ronins. So I decided to expand on that idea. So this season would introduce the concept of my Oni Warlords, Venge, Decer, and Ha-eed. After their destruction at the hands of the FSM, the oni banded together under a new Warlord named Lord Umbra. Seeking revenge for his fallen masters, Umbra would target the FSM's people.