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Dashi: Due to personal reasons, I will be sinking to the bottom of the ocean in a small puzzle box.

Chase: Did Wuya say 'I love you' and you said 'Thanks'?

Dashi: THE REASONS ARE PERSONAL–

Have Jack and Wuya ever helped each other with their makeup? Or is each of them just doing their own makeup at the mirror together as close as they'll get to that?

I think they're both too particular about their make up to trust the other to help, but they give each other advice from time to time. It's their favorite bonding time besides plotting how to take over the world

Hear me out. Lloyd as a girl dad.

You see my vision?

And the winner of the Biggest Daddy Issues contest by a long shot is Lloyd Garmadon!

I can’t say I’m surprised. From being destined to fight him at such a young age to being forced to banish him to a cursed realm, only to have him resurrected in his worst, evilest form, most of Lloyd’s traumas are related to his father. He even almost beat Lloyd to death, declaring he has no son, attempted to kill his friends in a very gruesome way, and finally, replaced him with a potted plant. That’s messed up on so many levels.

But to tell you the truth, Mao Mao is the one who inspired me to make this poll. Shin Mao favored his older daughters and neglected his son all his life to the point he never even got his name or age right, but Mao Mao still looked up to him, giving him unconditional love and unquestioned respect. I think the last part is what truly makes it tragic. Shin Mao doesn’t treat Mao Mao half as badly as Garmadon treated Lloyd and is described as passive-aggressive, rather than downright abusive. Yet it amazes me how many episodes focus on the long-lasting psychological effects that Shin’s treatment had on Mao. Mao Mao’s self-esteem is extremely fragile and inconsistent to the point where he’s either egotistical or self-depreciative with almost nothing in between, and there are a lot of suppressed fears, insecurities, emotions, and desires that constantly bubble up and affect Mao and everyone else around him.

Despite all this, he still tries to be the best father figure for his little apprentice, encouraging her dream and reassuring her of her own fears and insecurities.

While Lloyd’s past with his dad is the most scarring, he rarely shows those scars, unlike Mao whose entire personality and day-to-day struggles are based on it. Lloyd and his friends are often shown processing their traumas in their different ways (usually in the first episode of the season), but after a while, we return to the status quo and there are very few notable changes in the ninja’s personalities. Like, let’s wrap this up quickly, guys, there’s a new villain in town! This, to be fair, makes sense given the overarching story of Ninjago whereas Mao Mao’s more slice-of-life, over-the-top cartoon hijinks style allows for more moments in which the characters can breathe, get a good look at themselves, and address their personal issues. Mao Mao even goes to a therapist every Thursday, which is something we’ve all agreed for years that Lloyd desperately needs.

Monkie Kid is somewhere in between, having both a lot of lore, but also some more laid-back episodes, especially in the first seasons. Since unlike Lloyd and Mao, Red Son isn’t the main character, his relationship with the Demon Bull King doesn’t get as much spotlight, but it’s still pretty tragic when you think about it. Red Son waited for centuries after his father was imprisoned under a mountain, and the first thing the Bull King does after he returns is treat him like a henchman rather than a son. They do get noticeably better after a while though.

Anyway, thank you to everyone who voted!

I didn't expect so many people to be interested so I decided to turn this into a full Daddy Issues tournament. Feel free to check it out if you'd like.

Wyldfyre: Hey, Kai. Why did the chicken cross the road?

Kai: To get to the other side?

Wyldfyre: You were supposed to say “I dunno, why?“

Kai: Uh... fine. I don’t know. Why did it cross the road?

Wyldfyre: To get to the idiot’s house.

Kai: ...Ok?

Arin: Hey, Kai. Knock knock.

Kai: No.

Arin: You were supposed to say “who’s there?”

Kai: Fine... let’s get this over with. Who’s there?

Arin: The chicken.

Kai:

Arin:

Wyldfyre:

Kai: Listen here you little shits-

Okay, big MLP nerd here, to everyone saying 28 Pranks Later was disproportionate and how their prank traumatized Rainbow Dash, her first prank literally sent Fluttershy into hyperventilation.

And sayings they should have sat her down and have a meaningful conversation, like that's not the first thing they did after the opening credits.

Dash's "harmless" pranks involved intoxicating an old man, breaking a guy's tooth with a brick and potentially killing Big Mac.

And while I admit this one made me laugh, it's still property damage and definitely no way treating your future wife.

While I'm aware not every episode was perfect or every problem had the best solution they could have thought of, there's almost always a process. They usually analyse the situation, then try a bunch of crazy ideas to rule out the bad ones, retrace their steps and if the solution wasn't there all along they come up with a new plan which can be a combination of some of the old ideas or something entirely unexpected.

And while I like RD, sometimes she does actually need to be taught the hard way. She wouldn't listen to reason and people were starting to get hurt. Plus, they sort of had to earn her respect with their prank in order to get her to stop. That's just how Rainbow Dash is. A smaller prank probably wouldn't have gotten her attention and she would have only felt more challenged. They had to best her at her own game.

You might not agree with me, but from what I've seen, and I've been here for a long time, there's usually a logic in MLP.

is it just me or did this happen a lot

(this doesn't have anything to do with punkitt but this doodle style is inspired by her horsecomix so @punkitt-is-here hi)