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| Kai Smith | |
|---|---|
| Ninjago character | |
| File:CrystalizedGoldNinjaKai.png Kai in the "Ninjago" television series | |
| First appearance | Ninjago: Rise of the Snakes" (2011) |
| Created by | Dan and Kevin Hageman |
| Voiced by | Vincent Tong (2011-2022) Michael Pena ("The Lego Ninjago Movie") |
| In-universe information | |
| Full name | Kai Smith |
| Alias | The Fire Ninja Elemental Master of Fire |
| Species | Human Crystal zombie (briefly) |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Ninja |
| Affiliation | Ninja Team Elemental Masters |
| Weapon | Dual Katana |
| Family | Ray Smith (father) Maya Smith (mother) Nya Smith (sister) |
| Home | Ninjago Island |
Kai Smith is a fictional character in the computer-animated television series Ninjago (previously known as Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) which is produced by The Lego Group. He was created by the original Ninjago screenwriters, Dan and Kevin Hageman, and first appeared in the first season of Ninjago, titled Rise of the Snakes, released in December 2011. A different incarnation of Kai also serves as the main protagonist of The Lego Ninjago Movie, released in September 2017. Vincent Tong voices Kai in the first season of the television series all the way to the fifteenth and final season onward. Michael Pena voices the character in the film.
In the series, Kai was regularly the leader of the team until Lloyd was destined to be the green ninja, therefore Lloyd takes the place of the leader to defeat Lord Garmadon, his father.
Throughout the series, Kai is portrayed as a very hotheaded person, prone to taking action before he thinks things through. He is capable of making careful observations when the need arises, but his emotions often override his caution. His single-mindedness made interaction with his teammates difficult at first (especially due to his worry about Nya), but he eventually learned to work with the other ninja. He can be very cocky at times, sometimes even to the point of selfishness, insisting that he is better than others, gloating about his victory, or yelling about his failures. He seems to have a large ego as he wanted to be the Green Ninja and lead the team.
From its launch, the Ninjago series achieved continued popularity amongst its target audience, with Kai being a consistently popular character. He is depicted in numerous short films, children's books, graphic novels and other media, and has also been repeatedly released in Lego minifigure form as part of the Lego Ninjago sets that coincide with each Ninjago season.
Concept and creation
[edit]Development
[edit]In 2009, The Lego Group proposed to make a series about ninja, deciding that there would be four ninja with elemental powers. The Lego Ninjago theme concept originated in the Lego Ninja theme, which was released by Lego in 1998. In 2011, Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu was launched and included some of the concepts from the Lego Ninja theme, such as dragons and fortresses, but also combined this with a modern setting.[1][2] The series was created by Michael Hegner and Tommy Andreasen, two Danish film producers.
- ^ Estrella, Ernie (September 20, 2017). "LEGO Ninjago has a long and storied history you definitely didn't know about". SyFy.com. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ "All new episodes of NINJAGO: Masters of Spinjitzu are on tonight starting at 6/5c!". Twitter. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 2022-10-14.