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| “ | Vangelis: You have meddled in the wrong place. Now, you will witness my true wrath! The wrath of the Skull Sorcerer! Cole: No fair! Uh oh. Skull of Hazza D'ur: The wrath of the Skull Sorcerer! |
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| ~ The Skull Sorcerer right before capturing Cole. |
| “ | Vangelis: Perfection, I'm afraid, has a cost, and the cost is Vengestone. It comes from the mines. Skull of Hazza D'ur: From the mountain! From the Earth! Vangelis: The people of Shintaro may not realize it, but their magnificent city, the lives of bliss and joy that they lead, is paid for by Vengestone! Fortunately, I found a customer willing to pay dearly for it. |
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| ~ Vangelis explaining his motivations. |
| “ | You will never again see the sun. | „ |
| ~ Vangelis taunting the Ninja before his army of Re-Awakened warriors ambushes them. |
King Vangelis, also known as the Skull Sorcerer, is the main antagonist of Season 13: Master of the Mountain and a major antagonist in Season 15: Crystalized in the animated series, LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu.
He is the corrupt King of the Ivory City of Shintaro who led a mining operation by enslaving the Geckles and Munce and forcing them to mine Vengestone. He is also the father of Princess Vania, who would later stop her father from using the Munce and Geckles and help the Ninja defeat him. He is also Cole's arch-nemesis.
He is voiced by Deven Mack, who also played the Re-Awakened Warriors, Vangelis' army, as well as Grimserver in the 2019 Dragamonz mini-series.
Appearance[]
Like most of the Ninjago characters, Vangelis is depicted as a LEGO minifigure.
In his standard design, he has pearly white skin (like all of Sky Folk), black hair and wears white robes with golden and blue clothing under them. He also wears a black belt and he has a deltoid-looking mark on his forehead. Usually, he has a pair of golden wings on his back.
When he's the Skull Sorcerer his robes turn black and green with a triquetra symbol on his chest and "DEAD RISE", written in Ninjargon on the sides. A white mask with green eyes materializes on his face and a black oriental hat appears on his head. His wings turn black and more bat-like with green spikes.
After being freed by Harumi, Vangelis gains a new mask that glows pink and the same hat he wore as the Skull Sorcerer. He later gained a new set of armor after being empowered by The Overlord, and his skin turns black as well. His wings also change to the same way they were when he was the Skull Sorcerer, only the spikes are now pink.
Personality[]
At first glance, Vangelis appears to be a benevolent individual who invites the Ninja to his palace. He was a loving father who lied to his daughter about the truth of her imaginary friend to protect her from horrors that were supposed to be not revealed to her and the other young people of the Kingdom of Shintaro.
This is only a mere façade since he is a deceptive individual who lies about how he is Skull Sorcerer. He has no remorse as he threatened his daughter to jump into a pit with his enemy after revealing his true nature and blaming it on her pet. However, he is merciful since he gave Vania a choice if she should do so or not.
Vangelis is a greedy person as he enslaved the Munce and Geckles tribes and make a profit from the selling of the Vengestone mined. He is two-faced, as has no qualms for taking part in making a deal to the Ninja about sparing the Munce and Geckles tribes and enslaving them again quickly.
After he lost power, he is revealed to be a coward as he begged for mercy and was desperate enough to beg his daughter for help, even though he disowned her previously.
Though Vangelis is a cruel and fearmongering individual, he is also highly diplomatic in which he treated his ally Harumi with respect and was subservient to the Overlord without question, upon the Dark Lord's return.
Biography[]
Past[]
Not much is known about Vangelis' past. We know that he acquired the Skull of Hazza D'ur when Vania was still a young child. He sent The Upply on a quest to find the artifact, saying that he would destroy it. When the party brought the skull to him and told him that it holds dark magic and must be destroyed, he banished them to the Rock Bottom and took the skull. At some point, he found dungeons and tunnels built by a deceased evil sorcerer, named Hazza D'ur, which he later used for his mining operation. Sometime after Lilly left the dungeons, he stole the Blades of Deliverance from the Geckles and the Munce, starting the conflict between them and making it easier to enslave them for his vengestone mines. At some point, he found Princess Harumi, a Vengestone buyer, "who will pay dearly for it" and sold the Vengestone to her to gather funds to keep his kingdom perfect.
The Ninja's Arrival[]
Vangelis' daughter Vania invited the Ninja team to Shintaro to celebrate her birthday. The king greeted them in his kingdom and seemed to be a polite figurehead of the city at first. Cole later met Vangelis, as the Skull Sorcerer, when he ventured into the dungeons with Vania to find a purple creature that woke him up earlier. He saw the Geckles and the Munce mining Vengestone and the Skull Sorcerer flying out of his keep to punish one of the Geckles who accidentally damaged a cart. The ninja revealed himself and tried to stop the sorcerer, but because of the Vengestone around him, he couldn't use his elemental powers, resulting in him being overpowered by the awakened warriors, skeletons re-animated by Vangelis with the power of the skull. The black ninja was locked in a cage and forced to mine along the other inhabitants of the mountain.
Rescue Mission[]
Before Cole confronted the Skull Sorcerer, he told Vania to go back to the surface and inform her father about what was going on underground and so she did. Vangelis was angry at her, saying that she endangered herself and her guests. He also said that he will send his soldiers to the dungeons and disallow the Ninja to enter them.
Of course, the Ninja went into the dungeons and at first, their rescue mission seemed to be a success. However, after they freed Cole and the others, Skull Sorcerer flew out of his keep and brought the skeletons that Ninja had defeated previously defeated back to life. The awakened warriors overpowered the team and forced them to work in the mines.
When trapped, one of the Geckles tells the Ninja a story of the two Blades of Deliverance, that a hero named "Gilly" gave the Geckles and the Munce when she left the dungeons after defeating an undead dreaded dragon named Grief-Bringer. Ultimately, he says the Munce stole the blade from the Geckles, and that's what started the conflict, but one of the Munce says that it was the Geckles who stole the blade from them. The team comes to the conclusion that Skull Sorcerer is the one who stole both of the blades to easily take control of both of the species. With that knowledge, The ninja organized a meeting, where they told the Geckles and the Munce to stop fighting, so they can get their blades back and escape the mines. Cole and Lloyd sneaked into the Skull Keep to look for the blades, while the other Ninja worked on freeing the slaves. Inside, they found the Skull of Hazza D'ur on a pedestal instead. The artifact warned Vangelis of the intruders and he entered the room, through the opening in the ceiling. Lloyd kicked the skull, forcing Vangelis to fly to it, allowing the Ninja to escape the keep. Outside, a fight between the ninja and the awakened warriors broke out. Skull Sorcerer himself soon joined and started firing lasers from his skull at the heroes. The Ninja managed to escape the mine, but they divided into three groups, Lloyd, Jay and Nya went with the Munce, Kai and Zane with the Geckles and Cole alone. Vangelis chased Cole through a tunnel, but when he reached an open area with many tunnels leading to different places, he realized that he had lost the Earth Ninja and cried out in anger.
Treachery[]
Cole, after fighting some Dire Bats, got trapped by a giant spider, but luckily Vania and Chompy came to the rescue and freed him. After that, they ventured to the surface to inform Vangelis about the sinister plot underground and ask him to send his guards to stop the villain, unaware that he was the Skull Sorcerer. Along with Wu, they entered the throne room where Vangelis was talking about the latest shipping of Vengstone. The princess told him about the danger, and he was once again angry at her for disobeying him. When Cole started to talk about the Skull of Hazza D’ur. Vangelis asked him if he was certain about it, and when he said yes, he opened a compartment in his throne. The skull flew out of it, and he transformed into the Skull Sorcerer, revealing his identity. The heroes were shocked, and when Wu asked him why he was doing all of this, Vangelis told them about his motivation of keeping Shintaro perfect with the money he would get from selling Vengestone. Vania couldn't believe that her father was the villain. Skull Sorcerer attacked Wu and Cole with his skull and smacked Chompy with his wing, he then pushed a button that activated a trapdoor, which sent Cole and Wu to the Rock Bottom. Vania grabbed a pair of wings to fly to the hole and save her friends, and her father protested, saying that if she helps them, she won't be his daughter anymore. The princess decided to help them, and Vangelis exclaimed that she made her choice. The king realized that the people of Shintaro will ask what happened to the princess, and came up with a plan to blame Chompy for throwing her into the pit. He called his guards and told them to lock him up.
Resurrecting the Grief-Bringer and Attack on the Residents of Shintaro[]
When the skull informed Vangelis that the Ninja were alive, and they organized a truce meeting between Geckles and the Munce, he decided it was time to resurrect Grief-Bringer, the dragon that Lilly fought in the past. He flew to a chamber underground, containing the skeleton of the creature and with the dark magic of Hazza'dur, brought it back to life.
When the Geckles and the Munce reached the place where the meeting was set to take place, and the Ninja team, aside from Cole and Wu, finally reunited, the Skull Sorcerer ambushed them with the whole army of his awakened warriors and the resurrected beast. Zane and Lloyd tried to stop them, but when they realized that the dragon was able to rebuild itself after it was destroyed, they retreated. The villains chased the Ninja and the inhabitants of the mountain through the caves, but they were stopped by lava. The Skull Sorcerer ordered Grief-Bringer to bring down the rocks above the passing, to make a way for his army to traverse the pool of lava. The Ninja eventually made it to the Geckle Strong Cave, where they took shelter. However, Kai, Lloyd, Zane, and Jay had to fight off the skeletons to buy the other Ninja some time to close the entrance to the cave. When Nya and the Munce managed to destroy the chain, and close the gate, the rest of the team retreated to the cave. Vangelis made an offer to the two races. He said he would let them return to the mines and spare their lives if they send out the Ninja. Both of their leaders refused. The sorcerer ordered his dragon to attack the gate, trying to destroy it. After working together, against a common enemy and realizing their similarities, the Geckles and the Munce finally put aside their conflict and Nya and Kai declared peace among them. The army eventually managed to break through the gate and the Ninja decided to surrender if Vangelis promised he would let the Munce and the Geckles go free. He agreed and they laid down their weapons. The villain obviously lied and as the Ninja were led to the mines by the skeletons, he told the races that he would still imprison them to mine Vengestone.
The Final Battle and Defeat[]
The two tribes were once again mining against their will and the Ninja, aside from Cole and his team, were trapped in a vengestone cage. The sorcerer flew to them and told them that he will let The Grief-Bringer kill them to make the Geckles and the Munce lose hope and submit to his reign. Lloyd told him that he was forgetting about Cole who will tell Vangelis everything. The Skull Sorcerer laughed and took off his disguise to reveal himself to the rest of the team, as the king himself. He also told them that he cast Cole and Wu to the Rock Bottom. The Ninja were all surprised, but Lloyd responded that Cole often comes back when least expected. The Green Ninja also asked the villain if he was the one who stole the blades of deliverance and Vangelis showed him the two swords, confirming that he did it to divide the tribes of the mountain, knowing they would blame each other, and make conquering them easier. Meanwhile, the Earth Ninja who had managed to return from the banishment with his newfound team-The Upply, retrieved the Blades of Deliverance from the Skull Keep. The Skull Sorcerer gave a speech to the Geckles, about how he's going to kill those who they have placed their trust in and commanded his skeletons to release the Grief-Bringer. However, when the gate to the dragon's cage was about to open, Cole smashed a skeleton that was opening it with a rock, closing the gate and locking the undead beast inside. He then went to confront Vangelis as the Upply freed the aligned forces of the Geckles and the Munce and Plundar freed the rest of the Ninja team. The Battle for Shintaro has begun. Cole fought the necromancer, using the blades, but Vangelis told him that they were normal swords and that there was no magic in them. The Grief-Bringer too managed to free itself, by melting the gate with his acid and it soon joined the fight. Cole repelled the dragon's attack with his shield and Vangelis ordered the monster to fight the other rebels, saying that he will take care of Cole personally. Vangelis told him that his mother deceived the tribes and instilled in them false hope, by giving them the blades. The villain threw the skull at Cole, the Ninja covered himself with the swords, but they were shattered in the process. When Vangelis was about to strike the weakened Ninja, The Winged Guards of Shintaro, Vania and Wu flew into the dungeons to help the heroes fight. The sorcerer started to continuously fire energy beams at Cole, and Cole remembered a promise he gave to his mother, that he would always stand up to those who are cruel and unjust, and he realized that it was not the blades that allowed her to defeat the dragon, but it was the Spinjitzu Burst, the power inside her. With that realization, Cole finally unlocked the Spinjitzu burst, following in the footsteps of his mother.
| “ | Vangelis: I yield! F-forgive me! Cole: Don't ask my forgiveness, ask theirs. Vangelis: V-vania! My daughter! All I did, I did for the glory of- Vania: Hailmar! Get him out of my sight. Vangelis: Unhand me! I'm your king! I'm your ki- |
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| ~ Vangelis's defeat as he foolishly tried to save face and gets sent to prison as punishment for his crimes. |
Vangelis screamed at him to stop and in a desperate attempt, threw the skull at the giant tornado that the Ninja had created. With his newfound power, Cole managed to destroy the skull, annihilating Vangelis' undead army, turning them back to lifeless bones, and transforming the king into his regular form. The defeated sorcerer started to beg for forgiveness, and Cole told him that he should ask for the forgiveness of those that he enslaved and forced to work. Vangelis tried to appeal to his daughter, saying that all he did was for the kingdom, but she didn't care knowing it was wrong what he did and ordered Hailmar to lock him up, ending his rule over Shintaro, with his daughter succeeding him as the new queen.
Joining the Crystal King[]
Sometime after Vangelis's imprisonment, a crystal spider breaks into his prison with a new mask. The crystal spider would then deliver a message from the Kabuki Mask, offering him to join the Crystal King's council, which Vangelis would accept. He then escaped the Shintaro prison and arrived at the Crystal King's temple. The Council would then go on to steal the Golden Weapons in order for the Crystal King to gain a physical form to wreak havoc on Ninjago. However, Vangelis is eventually defeated by Cole once again after the latter reclaimed his golden weapon and uses it against him, trapping him in craves in the ground.
After the Overlord was defeated, Vangelis was imprisoned once again, but this time in Kryptarium Prison.
Relationships[]
Family[]
- Vania (daughter)
Allies[]
- Hazza D'ur (formerly; destroyed)
- Re-Awakened Warriors (formerly; destroyed)
- Grief-Bringer (formerly; destroyed)
- The Overlord (formerly)
- Crystal army (formerly)
- Crystal Warriors (destroyed)
- Crystal Spiders (destroyed)
- Dragonides (destroyed)
- Council of the Crystal King
Enemies[]
- Geckles
- Chancellor Gulch
- Gleck
- Munce
- Queen Murtessa
- Murt
- Upply
- Fungus
- Korgran
- Plundar
- Adam
- The Ninja
- Lloyd Garmadon
- Kai
- Jay Walker
- Cole (arch-nemesis)
- Zane
- Nya
- Master Wu
- Chompy
- Army of Shintaro (former allies)
- Hailmar
- P.I.X.A.L.
- Skylor
- MiniPix
- MiniPix Seven
- The Resistance
- Lord Garmadon
- Misako Montgomery Garmadon
- Paperboys
- Sammy
- Antonia
- Nelson
- Leroy
- Ronin
- Killow
- Ultra Violet
- Fugi-Dove
- Benthomaar
- Glutinous
- Maaray Guards
- Keepers
- PoulErik
- Milton Dyer
- Unagami
- Scott
- Okino
- Red Visors
- Whack Rats
- Atta the Ratta
- Richie
- Ritchie
- Gayle Gossip
- Vinny Folson
- Ray
- Maya
- Lou
- Ed Walker
- Edna Walker
- Dareth
- Sally
- Sally's parents
- Hypnobrai
- Racer Seven/Blazey H. Speed
- Twitchy Tim
Quotes[]
| “ | I have decided a demonstration is needed to show my true power over this mountain! For too long, the Geckles and Munce have resisted my rule, but when they witness your destruction... When all hope is lost, they will submit. | „ |
| ~ The Skull Sorcerer to the Ninja. |
Theme[]
The Skull Sorcerer by Jay Vincent and Michael Kramer[]
Trivia[]
- Vangelis and Overlord are the only two characters confirmed to have been aware of Harumi being alive before she revealed herself to Lloyd.
External Links[]
- Vangelis on the Pure Evil Wiki.
- Vangelis on the Ninjago Wiki.
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