Yesterday's shower thoughts: Is Misako a former spinjitzu master?
This theory might seem a bit crazy, and it probably is but just hear me out.
I'm sure that almost everyone (at least the ones who bothered clicking on this) knows that Misako uses spinjitzu in season 2 in which we hear this exchange:
Master Wu "Do you still know Spinjitzu?"
Misako "Are you forgetting I beat you every time?"
Master Wu "I must confess, I wasn't really trying."
Misako " Neither was I"
Although this seems like a random throw in line, what if it isn't? it is possible that Misako is actually a great spinjitzu master, even though we rarely see her use it in the show. Another example is that throughout the show, she is clearly well versed in combat, including beating a vermillion warrior WITH A FRYING PAN, I mean seriously the ninja had a hard time beating one only a few episodes earlier and that was with proper weapons and elemental powers. Now we get to the crazy part of the theory: I think that Misako is the reincarnation of the first spinjitzu master. Now that may sound crazy but let me explain, I think that after the first spinjitzu master dies, it was essential for the balance of the sixteen realms that someone hold balance between Wu and Garmadon. Enter Misako, a friend to both of the brothers, as well as eventual wife to Garmadon, and the mother of the green ninja, Lloyd Garmadon. It is also worth noting that she seems to age at a similar rate to Wu or Garmadon, who are both over 1000 years old. Additionally her spinjitzu. She can use spinjitzu, which is an ability used only by elemental masters, her spinjitzu is also grey which although it could be viewed as unelemental, what if it were actually just balance between black and white?if we examine the franchise through the eyes of this theory, many things begin to make more sense. First of all, the boarding school. It makes very little sense for Misako to put the son she loves so dearly in a boarding school for evil children, unless it was necessary to maintain the balance, with garmadon gone for the time, the scales were tipped towards the forces of light, so she must put lloyd into the boarding school so he can escape and release the serpentine, something that would start the ball rolling for the whole saga of events in the show. later, as the stone army is awakened and the balance of power tips towards evil, Misako is reunited with Wu and Lloyd after many years and she aids them to defeat the overlord, in the process purifying Garmadon. She also seems to know a lot about elemental powers, even though she seemingly has none of her own. much later, while the scales are tipped towards dark again, she is gone, on a secret quest to fond master Wu in order to tip the needle back into balance. She also seems very well versed in anything to do with the FSM possibly because she has some residual memories tucked in the back of her head from a previous life. In addition, Misako would help Nya through her training inn season five. It is also worth pointing out that the literal GREEN NINJA is her son, and it could be both her and Garmadon's combined parentage that gave Lloyd his destiny to be the green ninja. The final question you may be asking is why doesn't she ever use her powers. To this i give 2 responses 1) Wu and garmadons power, which are the most similar to Misako's rarely manifest themselves physically, but rather manifest spiritually. 2) she is possibly hiding her powers, either from the brothers, or from the ninja because she feels as if she is betraying them by playing both sides secretly to keep the 16 realms in balance.
What do you think? Am i crazy, somewhere in between, or right on the money?
Posted Nov 5, 2025, 1:53 AM UTC