How does Zane have powers if he's a robot & you have to be related to an elemental master to get them!?- KDucky11
Once upon a time, a prophecy was made, there would be a green ninja, a chosen one. He would stop the Overlord & bring peace. For the green ninja to rise, he/she would need 4 protectors. These protectors needed to be skilled with weapons as well as elemental powers. They couldn't become dependent. There would be a time they would need to fight without elemental powers.
The four masters whose descendant were involved in the prophecy agreed to let their powers be extracted through the use of a crystal & placed in golden weapons created by the first Spinjitzu Master. A little bit was added to the golden power that would be received by the chosen one. The weapons would it necessary to learn weapons skills as well as elemental skills.
Three out of four weapons went to a descendant of an elemental master. The ice weapon, however, went to someone else. The master of ice had no children or family. The weapon, instead, sought someone who had the necessary traits to be the next master.
The protectors would use the weapons & gradually absorb the powers. When the chosen one gives them the last remnants of his golden power, they would receive their powers in full. They would know how to fight with mundane means & elemental powers now.
(Basically, Zane got his powers from the weapon & Lloyd. The ninja would have been wimpy in the tournament of elements if not for this. After their powers were removed, they wouldn't have been able to fight anymore.)
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EDIT: In part two of Brent Miller's youtube channel'sinterview of the Hageman brothers, the Hagemans said they were actually going to clear this up soon, so this chapter might be proven wrong soon.