Cole was the mascot ninja, and the promotional and box art was approprietly focused on the Crashcourse Canyon. The collectible items were the Departed Blades, except the Sword of Sanctuary. The sets mostly consisted of ninja vehicles. 70751 Temple of Airjitzu was released as part of the Possession wave over a year before "Day Departed" aired. However, it ties into the story of the special, as the set depicts the ninja using the Temple of Airjitzu as a base which happened at the end of the special after the temple returned to its original state. Chen's New Chair · 2. Chair Play Chen · 3. Chair Up Chen · 4. Chairful What You Wish For · 5. Bad Chair Day

The Invitation · 36. Only One Can Remain · 37. Versus · 38. Ninja Roll · 39. Spy for a Spy · 40. Spellbound · 41. The Forgotten Element · 42. The Day of the Dragon · 43. The Greatest Fear of All · 44. The Corridor of Elders Andreasen confirmed various other aspects of the special, including that Pythor would appear in the flesh [9] and the special would feature several locations from early seasons. [10] The revived Nindroid Warriors, Stone Swordsmen, and Anacondrai Cultists were meant to have a green/ ghostly appearance to them, but due to an animation mishap, they do not. [28] The episode marks the first time that the term Skulkin is used in the show instead of the Skeleton Army, with Samukai calling himself the "Skulkin general."General Kozu presumably pursued Dareth for stealing control of the Stone Army, indirectly leading to his destruction by enabling Lloyd to reach and defeat the Overlord. Chen targeted Nya for stealing his Spell of Transformation, [13] and he presumably targeted Kai for turning Skylor against him and destroying the Staff of Elements. The new designs were a product design choice to make the villains unique to the sets of this wave. [12] This explains why Morro and Samukai did not change in appearance, as they had no minifigure counterparts in this set wave. While holding up the head of the statue, Lloyd says, "You are still with me, dad!" This echoes part of Garmadon's last words to Lloyd in " Curseworld, Part II:" "Whatever happens to me, wherever I am—I will always be with you."

Cole's Spinjitzu appears normal when the ninja arrived at the museum, yet later, when he fights Yang's students in the temple, his Spinjitzu has a ghostly appearance. P.I.X.A.L. had a cameo at the beginning of the special, before the introductory sequence to tie in with the effects of Jay's final wish in the previous episode. Misako, Dareth, and Ronin also made appearances in the special. In the shot before Jay connects the Sonic Raider Jet to the rest of the vehicle, his eyebrows are absent.Samukai, Pythor, Generals Kozu and Cryptor, and Master Chen served as the secondary antagonists of the special.

Samukai claims to be a "fearsome master of the axe" even though he was never shown wielding an axe before this special. Cole has a lantern with him while viewing the Hall of Villainy, but when he goes off to Yang's portrait, his lantern disappears for the rest of the scene. Master Yang's students and the past villains' henchmen (Frakjaw, Krazi, two Stone Swordsmen, two Stone Scouts, three Nindroid warriors, Zugu, and Eyezor) serve as the villainous factions of the special respectively. The golden statue of a Hypnobrai general, which was previously seen in " Winds of Change" shortly before Morro possessed Lloyd, can be seen at the entrance of the Hall of Villainy.https://web.archive.org/web/20220531215509/https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/LEGO_Ninjago_Day_of_the_Departed?id=6trKqgs5xTI&gl=US The ending can be interpreted two ways, as happening later in the same night or years in the future. [18] [19] Legacy · 2. Vehicles and Mechs · 3. Legendary Places · 4. Ninjago's Most Wanted · 5. The Digiverse and Beyond · 6. The Elemental Masters · 7. Beasts and Dragons · 8. Rise of Garmadon · 9. Prophecy of the Green Ninja · 10. Greatest Battles

Day of the Departed" does not have an episode number because of it being a special. The first episode of The Hands of Time was episode 65. Wu gets a bad feeling as Morro confronts him, though Wu is pained at having to fight his former student again, he states that he won't hesitate to do it again. However, Morro reveals he really has no intention of revenge; instead he tells Wu of Yang's plan and they set off to reunite the ninja.

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Day of the Departed" was confirmed during San Diego Comic-Con 2016 along with The Hands of Time. During the event, the opening scene of the episode was shown to the audience. This marks the last appearance of Cole as a ghost and the first appearance of him as a human since " The Temple on Haunted Hill." Cryptor presumably challenged Zane because he inadvertently destroyed him by slaying the Golden Master. Instrumental versions of " We Are Ninjago," " The Rift Whip," and " Day of the Departed" are heard in the first two scenes. When Cole starts to fight Yang again after the other ninja arrive, watching closely shows a part of his suit clipping through the Earth symbol.