#odoroki

So the OG Master of Surprise was William F. Murray — otherwise known as the Mailman. Yes, that mailman. The legend himself. And yes the F. stands for Fuchsia. With the elemental power of surprise, he has the ability to duplicate himself (I came up with it long before Figment became a thing haha)— a very useful ability for a postman.

But one day he gets a panicked call from his 10-ish year old neiph, Odoroki, who got kicked out by their birth parents for coming out as nonbinary (afab). So William pedals like a madman, picks them up, and adopts them, and now he has one kid.

And he thinks to himself “hey, I’m doing good at the post, I don’t really need my powers anymore, I want to pass them on” and decides to pass them to Odoroki.

Now, for William, the copies he summoned using his powers were temporary, and not sentient— more like extensions of himself he could dismiss at will, let him be in more places at once (so he could pop up and ‘surprise’ someone).

This is not exactly the case for Odoroki.

William came home one day after recently passing on his powers to find not one, but eight near-identical kids— seven 10-year olds and one 6-year old. These are the eight perma-copies— each sentient with their own individuality, and each with the ability to summon non-sentient temporary-copies.

Quite the surprise indeed.

So the Odorokis are as following, from oldest (mentally)/‘closest to the original’ to the youngest:

Roki — Has their true potential. Based on Purple Jacket from the movie (the one that started the entire theory), though they don’t go to Ninjago High because they’re older. Instead, they go to NCC (Ninjago City College) along with their friends Morro, Wrayth, Dove, and Kuro (together known as the College Crew). Has the most strongest memories of being Odoroki pre-Surprise (the others have the memories too, but more distant/less emotionally connected). Sometimes just goes as Odoroki when necessary and is the one with the original legal ID that the others got similar forgeries of (thanks to Cyrus Borg).

Doorki — Possibly has their true potential. The undercover agent (to collect information for Fuchsia-ninja work) who overworks themselves constantly and sometimes makes temporary clones to cover all their shifts all over the city— the post office, the museum, the Volcano, the Mayor’s office, etc. Is the leader/Fuchsia Ninja in Senator Trustable’s New Ninja after being blackmailed (like the rest of the movie!New Ninja, whom they are very protective of).

Roku — Has their true potential. Always helps at the Museum (usually in the back rooms) or is out exploring/patrolling the outskirts of the city as the Fuchsia Ninja. They tend to be more responsible and takes on a leadership role when Roki isn’t around (and sometimes even when they are). They are reasonable-headed and winds up calling out Doku the most; because they tend to have shifts after Doku, they have to clear up their miscommunications (and sometimes gets mistaken for Doku and yelled at, which they translate into a 2-hour long lecture for Doku).

Kiri — Inspired by Purple Cardigan of the movie. Does not actually go to NH (Ninjago High), just likes to pretend occasionally to tease Riku. Thinks they are the coolest thing since sliced bread. They are not. They do not have their true potential (which likely has something to do with taking their ego down three notches).

Koru — Does not have their true potential and is okay with it (which is technically a paradox that would allow them to reach their true potential by accepting they don't need it thus accepting the one thing holding them back). Works as a camp councillor at a camp on the outskirts of the Ninjago Jungle and tends to be more isolated from the others, though they visit on the holidays.

Doku — Does not have their true potential. Is almost always the Fuchsia Ninja. They are more impulsive, abrasive, and cocky, leading them to often put their foot in their mouth. At heart, though, they mean well and are just very protective of their family and, when they think that family is being threatened, tend to act/speak before they think (causing many miscommunications). Occasionally is just plain dumb of ass though.

Riki — The errand runner of the group (even if they rather play cards with temporary copies in the mailroom back area). Always helping their dad with the post. They are subconscious about being a perma-copy and pretends to be a ‘real human teenager’ like White (movie!Zane). As such, they are quick to destabilize (poofing into a temporary 'spirit' form (think the Poes from Tears of the Kingdom, just in fuchsia) if something brings up that they are not the ‘original’ or that they are a ‘summon’/'not human'. Does NOT have their true potential (is the furthest from achieving it) because of the above. While technically the same age as the others above them in the order, they are mentally closer to Riku's age and would go to NH if they were in school instead of homeschooled.

Riku — Inspired by Purple Sweater of the movie. They have their true potential (but still occasionally get insecurities over turning out 'wrong' as they were the only perma-copy to turn out younger than the rest). As the youngest by a few years, they go to NH (Ninjago High) instead, and are in Red (movie!Kai's) Philosophy Class (also known as the Conspiracy class that likes to talk about cryptids and how the local noodle house chain is totally the front of a mafia). They're seen as the class "pretty boy (/gender neutral)" and tends to be very laid back and chill unless the class is getting out of hand (and being too loud for their friend Cinco, who is secretly the EM of Mind). They have the longest fuchsia patterns which they cover with hoodie sleeves (though they tend to wear fingerless gloves and pass the fuchsia on their fingertips as paint), and they wear their mouth mask as they had visible surgery for cleft lip and a fuchsia-coloured scar; they're tired of dealing with people asking and demanding to know their medical history (they aren't ashamed of it, just people suck). They are the only perm-copy (out of those who wanted top surgery immediately) to not have top surgery yet due to being the youngest (instead, they wear binders and baggy hoodies- binder buddies with Blue (movie!Jay)).

They all have fuchsia-coloured eyes, fuchsia colouration to any scars, and at least one fuchsia streak in their hair along with fuchsia markings on their arms (the markings are longer the 'younger' the perma-copy is; Riki worries it has to do with being the most 'imperfect' version of the original). Any temp-copies they summon will have the same markings, but often much longer.

They are also all afab but use they/them pronouns (and each prefers a different range of presenting; some use binders, others don't, still others only sometimes, etc.)