- This article is about Cole's original dragon. For the set, see 2509 Earth Dragon Defense. For other uses, see Earth Dragon (disambiguation).
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Rocky was an Earth Dragon, the guardian of the Scythe of Quakes and Cole's pet.
After merging with the other three dragons to become the Ultra Dragon, Rocky was eventually caught and killed by the Dragon Hunters and his skull was used for Iron Baron's throne.[1]
History
Background
Years ago, Master Wu placed the Earth Dragon in the Caves of Despair to guard of the Scythe of Quakes.[2] The scythe was placed in the dragon's mouth, presumably being what put him into a deep slumber.[3]
The Golden Weapon
Many years later, the Earth Dragon was awoken when four ninja, Kai, Jay, Cole, and Zane, removed the Scythe from his mouth. He scared off Samukai's skeleton army and then proceeded to assault the ninja in order to protect the weapon. Kai ended up using the Scythe to cause a cave-in, bringing down rocks on the dragon's head. This only served to slow the beast down, but the ninja were still able to escape.
Weapons of Destiny
Cole eventually returned and managed to befriend Rocky, using him as a ride in order to cross over to the Underworld to recapture the weapons. Later, Rocky flew the Earth Ninja to the Four Weapons Blacksmith.
Flight of the Dragon Ninja
Following the defeat of the Skulkin and the disappearance of Lord Garmadon, the ninja took to racing their dragons in their spare time. In one such race, Cole flew Rocky through a forest, using his bulk to simply smash through the trees that Jay's Lightning Dragon had to weave around. In the final stretch, with all the dragons neck-and-neck, Cole revealed his trump card: by dangling a roasted chicken in front of Rocky's nose, Cole motivated him to accelerate long enough to take the lead and end up winning the race.
Rise of the Snakes
At some point, dragon pens were carved into the mountain underneath the Monastery of Spinjitzu and Rocky began living there under the care of the ninja.
When the ninja learned that Lord Garmadon had apparently returned, Cole mounted Rocky and flew him to Jamanakai Village, racing the other ninja along the way. After the threat had been discovered to be merely Lloyd Garmadon, Cole flew Rocky back to the monastery. When the Hypnobrai attacked the village later in the day, Cole once again used Rocky as transport there.
Home
After the Postman delivered Rocky's favorite treat—liver and toads—to Cole, the Black Ninja visited the dragon pen to feed it to his pet.
The next day while the ninja were out destroying Lloyd's treehouse fortress, the Hypnobrai attacked the Monastery and burned it to the ground. Due to being locked in his pen, Rocky was helpless to escape the flames until Cole returned and set him free. Rocky continued to accompany the ninja as they wandered the desert homeless, but once the ninja discovered the Destiny's Bounty, he settled down in some ruins nearby.
Snakebit
In need of heading to the Spirit Coves to molt their scales, Rocky and the rest of the dragons would bid farewell to the ninja, flying off. Later, the four of them would metamorphize and fuse into the Ultra Dragon.
Prior to Hunted
At some point after the events of The Final Battle, Rocky, now the Ultra Dragon, returned to the Realm of Oni and Dragons after one final mission with Lloyd and some time later was hunted down and killed by the Dragon Hunters and his head became a decoration of Iron Baron for his throne.
Appearance
Rocky had very rocky skin, He had large brown wings with holes in them, a brownish grey frill around his neck and a spiked tail.
Powers and abilities
- Geokinetic Breath - Rocky can breathe and shoot beams of earth.
- Flight - Rocky could fly using their wings.
- Camouflage - Rocky had very rocky skin, allowing him to blend in or hide himself as a pile of rocks with ease.
- Dimensional Portal creation - Rocky could create portals to travel between Realms.
Relationships
Allies
Enemies
Appearances
Sets
Ninjago: Masters of SpinjitzuPilot episodes
Mini-moviesSeason 1: Rise of the Snakes
Ninjago: Decoded
Season 10: March of the Oni
Season 15: Crystalized
Ninjago MagazineLegacy edition
Video games
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Trivia
- Rocky lacks wings in his LEGO set appearance despite him having wings in the series and had a green frill around his neck instead of the brownish grey one
- He has a different head shape than the other Dragons.
- Of the original four dragons, He and Wisp had forelegs that were separate from their wings.
- He was the only Golden Weapon Guardian Dragon to not have arms in set form.
- He was the first Dragon that was encountered.
- He appeared in LEGO Battles: Ninjago as a Goliath Battle Mode boss.
- He is a boss in Spinjitzu Smash!.
- Cole was very close to Rocky, more than Jay, Kai, and Zane are to Wisp, Flame, and Shard.
- This may be due to rocky helping Cole get over his fear of dragons.
- This was Cole's first dragon, the second being the Elemental Earth Dragon. The latter's design seems to be based on that of Rocky.
- Rocky was very strong, as he was shown to be able to knock over a tree mid-flight and still keep going. (Shown in "Flight of the Dragon Ninja")
- Rocky's favorite foods were liver and toads, as stated in "Home."
Gallery
LEGO models
In Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
Pilot episodes
Mini-movies
Season 1: Rise of the Snakes
In other media
