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We all know that Wu used the be the reckless child and Garmadon was the responsible one. And that they switched.

But while almost everyone assumes it was because of the Great Devourer, this passage confirms that the switch up happened right after Aspheera’s defeat.

BEFORE the Devourer’s bite.

And that’s so much more interesting.

Because it wasn’t due to an unnatural outside force, but rather a result of what both boys learned from the experience.

Wu obviously felt guilty for the whole ordeal and became more responsible so he wouldn’t make the same mistakes again.

And you’d think that Garmadon would only double down on his previous cautiousness, since his fears were proven right. But instead he starts taking more risks like his brother did.

Was he affronted by their father’s disappointed silence? That he did not at least give them some credit for taking responsibility? Taking matters into their own hands and saving the realm?

He must’ve found some fault in his father’s rules if he was more willing to break them.

Or maybe he got some kind of adrenaline rush.

also whenever someone brings up wu not telling the ninja anything i always think about garmadons line in s4 "theres things we dont want you to know"

plus if wu told them everything at once theyd justify it as him trauma dumping

Hi! That sounds great!

You’re SO right because people unironically blame him for stuff that is OBJECTIVELY not his fault. Like Garmadon’s corruption and Aspheera’s villainy. All you have to do is actually watch the show and use critical thinking.

And yeah, people complain all the time about Wu never telling the ninja anything, but it’s really not hard to understand why considering how OLD he is (4,000 - 5,000 according to Tommy) and how he’s been fighting bad guys since he was an actual KID. Obviously he’s not gonna be thinking about all of them! Plus he has no reason to believe that they’d be a problem again. How could he have possibly anticipated Morro or Aspheera returning? Acronix was the only exception.

And since you mentioned Garmadon’s "because there are some things we don’t want you to know" line, you should also mention that Garmadon also knew all the things Wu did, and he never told any of the ninja either. So if Wu deserves shit for keeping secrets so does Garmadon.

But of course there’s a positive bias towards Garmadon and a negative bias towards Wu. Which gets in the way of critical thinking.

Like you said, even if Wu did tell his students absolutely EVERYTHING like the fandom wants, they’d just hate on him for trauma dumping. "How dare he dump all his problems and emotional baggage on these teenagers!" I’ve seen it happen in other fandoms.

Not like the ninja would remember all that information anyway. (Again, think of how many villains Wu has fought over his very, very long life, and how he’d have to mention all of them on the off chance that they’d return. Even people like Morro who weren’t villains to begin with).

There’s no one in this fandom that infuriates me more than the people who genuinely, unironically blame Wu for the bite.

Those jerks actually make me sick.

Wu was an innocent child, acting as a child would. Who had absolutely NO WAY of knowing what would happen. He wasn’t even the one that sent the katana flying over the goddamn wall! That was Garmadon!! Yet there are people that would say to this child’s face "Yeah, it’s completely your fault your brother got poisoned with evil. You suck." Despicable. Absolutely despicable.

You know the absolute worst part? The fact that we KNOW who was TRULY responsible for Garmadon’s fate.

"It was I, who possessed the serpent that bit your hand. It was I, who corrupted the Great Devourer, and set him against you."

The Overlord literally admitted to being the SOLE REASON for Garmadon’s corruption. That he PLANNED IT, so he could eventually serve as a vessel. Which is exactly what happened in season 2.

Wu haters often use the bite to pin literally EVERYTHING that followed on Wu. But in reality it was The Overlord, who, unlike Wu, ACTUALLY PLANNED THIS SHIT.

"ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED- WAS BY MY DESIGN."

He- he literally admits it. Right there.

But nooooo, somehow WU is still to blame. "He still should’ve taken responsibility", "he still shouldn’t have lost the sword in the first place", shoulda shoulda coulda coulda woulda woulda-

Shut up. Shut the hell up. Nevermind the fact that it’s so EASY to criticize Wu when you have hindsight- It doesn’t matter. It literally doesn’t matter. Why? Because the Overlord had always PLANNED this. It wouldn’t have mattered if Garmadon never went to get the sword, if the sword had never been lost, if they hadn’t even been playing in the yard that day. Garmadon would’ve been bitten anyway, because the Overlord had always intended to corrupt him and use him. If not that day, he would’ve found the opportunity to poison him another day, in different circumstances. And if not Garmadon, it would’ve been Wu, which wouldn’t have been any better. (Unless it had to be Garmadon, then he was screwed either way). He had personal beef with the FSM and was always going to screw with his family.

It was all by his design.

The fact that even now, years after this reveal, there are STILL people choosing to blame Wu over the fucker that DELIBERATELY, INTENTIONALLY, AND MALICIOUSLY orchestrated the tragedy makes me furious and extremely disappointed.

I can’t even look at Spinjitzu Bros angst on TikTok without some asshole in the comments going "Wu’s fault btw". SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!

I’ve long since found that they aren’t worth listening to. They chose petty hatred over media literacy and critical thinking. This stupid take belongs in the same category as "Kai should’ve been the Green Ninja" and "Nya should’ve been with Cole".