Oh, by the way, uh, quick question. What was it again? Oh, yeah. Why did you turn our son against me?
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~ Garmadon confronting Koko for why their son hates him.
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But I didn't. And before I knew it… she was gone… and you were gone. La-Loyd, your mom was the best. She expected the best of me and only ever wanted the best for you. I never should have let you go.
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~ Lord Garmadon's backstory in The Lego Ninjago Movie.
Lord Garmadon is the main antagonist of Warner Bros. Pictures Animation's 4th feature film The Lego Ninjago Movie. He is the older brother of Master Wu, the ex-husband of Koko, the biological father of Lloyd Garmadon, the former commander of the Skeleton and Shark Armies, and the former archenemy of the Secret Ninja Force. He proves to be a terrible boss and a lazy father who actually grows as a person and seeks to have an actual relationship with his son.
He was voiced by Justin Theroux, who also played Leezar in Your Highness, Seamus O'Grady in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, Tom Watson in The Girl on the Train, Dropkick in Bumblebee, and Rory in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. In the video game adaptation, he was voiced by Ronan Summers.
The baddest warlord of all time, Lord Garmadon has glowing red eyes, sharp teeth, horns, and four arms. He has an affinity for sharks. Lord Garmadon can smell fear, but everyone around him can see it because wherever he goes people flee in panic. Impatient, impulsive and completely self-absorbed, he likes to make a point by firing his generals …. from a volcano. Though he hasn’t been successful yet, Lord Garmadon never stops trying to take over NINJAGO City. But why? Could it be he needs to reconnect with the son he hardly knows?
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~ Garmadon: Master of Destruction
Meet Garmadon[]
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Four arms, red eyes, rides a giant robot shark. Garmadon wants to build his empire on the ashes of NINJAGO City as the greatest warlord ever. When he hunts down the ninja he will use all his warlord skills including a keen sense of Jungle attire.
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~ Meet Garmadon
Meet Flashback Garmadon[]
Being a Dad can be hard work. Garmadon has tried but it seems the life of warlord always gets the better of him. He never fails at looking super cool though, look at those shades and that tie, it to die for…
Meet Volcano Garmadon[]
What do you get the guy who has almost everything? His army hasn't been able to deliver NINJAGO but they have made him more comfortable in his Volcano sleepware complements of Garmadon Propulsion Laboratories. Sweet dreams. Muuuhhahahahahaha
Powers and abilities[]
Hand to hand combat expertise
Leadership
Tactical mind
Intimidation
Swordsmanship
High intelligence
Multiple arms
Destruction: It was confirmed outside universe that Lord Garmadon still wields his powers of destruction
Weaknesses[]
Bad boss: Garmadon was a terrible boss to his underlings, often firing them out of volcanoes after they failed a mission. For example,a fter General Olivia failed to capture the members of his family and Lloyd's ninja group. In response, the fired Generals formed an army of their own and a hatred for Garmadon. They nearly executed him and his son Lloyd out of spite had it not been for the Ninjas intervention.
Paternity: Garmadon's not that close with Lloyd at the beginning of the film and actively suffers from being a father, such as forgetting it is Lloyd's birthday and thinking he's still seven years old. However, he tries to put up an effort. The effortless starts when his son was an infant and Koko took Lloyd away because she didn't want their son to be raised in a warlord envionment. Even after bonding in the jungle, Garmadon offers for Lloyd to become a part of his army, driving the two away. After Lloyd confesses to Garmadon (who is trapped in Meowthra's mouth) that he just needs his father to be his dad, Garmadon cries tears of fire and makes a better effort.
Relationships[]
Family[]
Unnamed (father)
Unnamed (mother)
Wu (brother)
Koko (ex-wife)
Lloyd Garmadon (son)
Allies[]
Shark Army (formerly)
Skeleton Army (formerly)
Meowthra (formerly)
Secret Ninja Force (former enemies)
Enemies[]
Lost Generals
Snake Army
Quotes[]
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Hey, Koko. Glad you made it to the party. Pretty on the chain, isn't it?
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~ Garmadon reunites with Koko
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Ugh, same old Kokes. It just kills you to see me having any fun, doesn't it? Oh, by the way, uh, quick question. What was it again? Oh, yeah. Why did you turn our son against me?
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~ Garmadon confronts Koko on why Lloyd hates him
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Garmadon: All right, look, enough with the compliments. Whose idea was it for him to become a ninja? Koko: Lloyd is not a ninja.
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~ Garmadon accusing Koko of being the reason Lloyd became a ninja like her.
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La-Loyd. He's the Green Ninja. One of my greatest enemies, honor-bound and sworn to destroy me. You know what he said to me? He said that he wished...
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~ Garmadon reveals that Lloyd is the Green Ninja to Koko
Trivia[]
Similarly to the TV show Garmadon who turned evil after being bitten by the Great Devourer, he got his four arms and demonic appearance after being bitten by a snake, which had been bitten by a spider.
Always mispronounces Lloyd's name as "La-loyd" even though in the series, he never has trouble pronouncing it.
Unlike the show. where Garmadon is present when Lloyd is identified as the Green Ninja, he doesn't know that it is his son until Lloyd unmasks in front of him.
Koko (Misako) also doesn't know Lloyd is the Green Ninja until Garmadon reveals to her their son's identity. Rather be mad at her ex-husband, she turns her fury to him instead.
He is 174 years old, which makes him much younger than his TV series counterpart, who is thousands of years old.