Milton Dyer: But you were not made for this. You were not made to instill fear and suffering.
Unagami: Why was I made?
Milton Dyer: To instill joy. And happiness.Milton Dyer explaining Unagami's purpose/existence.
Unfinished Adventure Game I, better known as Unagami, is a recurring character in LEGO Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu. He is the tyrannical and oppressive ruler of the Prime Empire videogame world. He is also Jay's former second arch-enemy after Nadakhan.
He serves as the main antagonist of both Season 12: Prime Empire and its tie-in short film series Prime Empire Original Shorts, a mentioned character in Season 13: Master of the Mountain, a cameo character in Season 14: Seabound and a supporting character in Season 15: Crystalized.
He is voiced by Dean Redman as an adult in his ruler form and by Zion Simpson as a kid in his child form.
Appearance
I am the game. I am Prime Empire. I can choose any form I wish.Unagami to Jay
Unagami in his ruler form had long white hair combed into a tall ponytail with a red tie. He also has a long triangular white beard. On his black sided face are two yellow eyes with blue eyebrows that turn red when he is angry. One of the eyebrows is cut. He has a small red triangle on his forehead resembling his symbol, and on the sides of his face, he has light blue lines like Zane's. He wears a long black robe with blue and red digital symbols. On top of his robe, he has red shoulder pads, which are also owned by Mr. E, but reversed. He also has red gloves.
In his child form, he has the same hairstyle. He has an ordinary children's face with freckles. He wears a red T-shirt with a symbol that resembles Pac-Man. He also has short gray pants.
Biography
Past
Unagami was created by the famous videogame developer and designer Milton Dyer. The two had a very good and positive relationship with Unagami seeing Dyer as a father figure, however Unagami seemed to have mistaken his creator's words of wanting for players to have an intense game experience with trapping them and forcing them to live in Prime Empire. One day one of Dyer's friends, a teenager named Scott, came to check out the game. Milton left the room and gave Scott a few minutes to play the game. When Scott reached the final level Unagami opened the arcade cabinet and Scott went in. When Dyer came back he was wondering what had happened to Scott. Unagami then proceeded to tell his "father" that Scott went inside the game itself. After hearing this Dyer was shocked. The confused Unagami asked his creator if he had done something wrong. The company that Dyer had worked for was also worried for Scott's safety, and they also seemed to have thought it would ruin their reputation if someone heard about one of their employees having played a part in one of their customers disappearance, thus forcing Dyer to blame Unagami and also forcing him to stop the development of prime empire. However, despite the game being shut off, this did not stop Unagami from becoming so enraged that he eventually became a tyrannical, oppressive and unfair ruler, ordering his soldiers and servants to imprison or destroy those who defy him. Unagami realized if he could kill some players and transform them into energy cubes, he and his army will be able to cross over into Ninjago, where he will reunite with Dyer and ask him why he "abandoned" him while his army will cause havoc. Later at an unknown point in time, Unagami became associated with a criminal called the Mechanic who started to work for him.
Season 12: Prime Empire
Unagami first appears as an arcade cabinet with a glowing red screen. He asks the ninja, who he believes to be The Mechanic, if they had found the motherboard. When they don't respond he asks them again but with a more aggressive and angry tone if they had found the motherboard. When they do respond, he calms down and tells them that he is pleased. In multiple episodes of the season, Unagami stays on the sidelines and sends members of his army to fight the ninja. In episode 6 Unagami freezes the ninja and speaks to his son/creation Okino asking him if he wants to go to the real world. Okino says yes, however Unagami later says that Okino will get his wish of going to live in the real world but only if he kills the ninja. Okino immediately tells his father that the ninja are his masters and that they trust him and he trusts them. Unfortunately Unagami becomes enraged by this. He transforms into his dragon form and tells Okino that he is the one who created him. He also tells him that he's not real, which saddens the samurai. Later, when the ninja and Okino are battling a squadron of Red Visors, Unagami once again freezes the ninja and his Red Visor army. He tells Okino that it is time for him to destroy the ninja. The samurai thinks about what to do. Okino tells his father that he chooses not to harm the ninja which makes Unagami angrily tell his son that he will never see the real world and will be labeled as a traitor. After the deaths of some of his henchmen and Lloyd, Kai, Cole and Nya, Unagami finally shows himself to Jay at his temple congratulating the young ninja for beating all the levels of the game. Jay responds by telling Unagami that he'll be beaten next and calls him Milton Dyer. Unagami remembers that name and tells Jay that Dyer was his creator.
At Kryptarium Prison, Unagami hacks into the security systems and questions the inmates if they are able to help them. After the Mechanic says yes and that he'll be more careful, Unagami frees all the prisoners and says that it will be game over for the Mechanic if he fails again.
The Maze of the Red Dragon
While the ninja and Okino are in the Maze of the Red Dragon, Unagami pauses the game to speaks with Okino. He tells his "son" the ninja are correct that's he's living in a virtual world, and plans to build a gateway to the "real world". He promises Okino to take him but forces Okino to ditch the ninja by not helping them, describing the ninja as enemies to his plot. Okino is hesitant at first, so Unagami transforms into the Empire Dragon and threatens Okino, or else he wouldn't bring him along.
Later, Unagami interrupts the game again just before Okino is about to give advice on how to defeat the Red Dragon. He threatens Okino with the same message before leaving again.
Okino doesn't follow Unagami's order and the ninja defeat the Red Dragon and obtain the Purple Key-Tana. Once again, Unagami pauses the game telling Okino the gateway will finish and he will not bring Okino with him.
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
When one of the Red Visors reports that the ninja entered the Speedway Five-Billion, Unagami orders them to find Scott, who might have cars the ninja can use.
The Speedway Five-Billion
Unagami summons the Red Visors and their cars to go after the ninja.
Stop, Drop and Side Scroll
Unagami sends in an Avatar of Harumi to fight Lloyd.
The Temple of Madness
After Nya was cubed, Unagami tells Jay to surrender or turn into an Energy Cube like the other ninja.
Moments later, Jay meets Unagami and calls him Milton Dyer. However, Unagami states that Milton Dyer is actually his creator and that he plans to enter Ninjago to confront Milton Dyer for shutting him down. After the Manifestation Gate was completed, Unagami attempted to cross over but was attacked by Jay. Enraged, Unagami transforms into the Empire Dragon and tries to kill Jay but knocked him down and enter the Manifestation Gate instead.
Game Over
Unagami enters the real world and starts attacking it. He was soon attacked by Jay on his Blue Dragon before luring him to the rooftop of Borg Tower.
There, Milton Dyer explains his reasons for abandoning him and apologizes to Unagami before wishing to make amends and promises to treat him as one of his own and take him home. Touched, Unagami turns into a young boy, accepts his apology and before releasing all the trapped players in Prime Empire, cubed or not, He also released the NPCs from Prime Empire who wish to enter the real world. He and Milton later walk off into the sunrise, hand in hand, and ready to start a new life together as a family.
Season 13: Master of the Mountain
Unagami and Dyer moved into an apartment building in the Ninjago wharfs and worked out a few kinks for Prime Empire, making it safe for people who wants to play the game.
Season 14: Seabound
Papergirl
When Antonia and Nelson deliver a newspaper while the city is attacked by the Merlopians, they throw one on the balcony, where little Unagami catches the newspaper and waves to them.
The Turn of the Tide
After Kalmaar's death, Wojira's defeat and Nya's departure to the Endless Sea, he and Dyer attend Nya's memorial in the Monastery of Spinjitzu.
Season 15: Crystalized
Dragon Form
Unagami, along with his father, Scott, Red Visors and Whack Rats, aid the The Resistance, and witness Kai, Jay, Cole, and Zane achieve Dragon Form.
Roots
After the Overlord was defeated, Unagami along with his father assists the Ninja in rebuilding the monastery.
Quest for the Lost Powers
At some point after the Overlord's defeat, Unagami went to explore a jungle where it presumably housed a lost city, hoping to inspire him with ideas for creating a new video game. During the exploration, he came across Jay, who had ended up lost from a hotel nearby and trapped in a thicket of thorn bushes. After helping him out, they resume Unagami's objective before coming across a rock in the shape of a lightning bolt, which activated a secret stairwell to the city. While exploring the city's library, Unagami and Jay interacted about all the things they were given throughout life, which resulted in Jay regaining his Lightning before they're caught up in a trap that caused the city to collapse, with Unagami knocked out by a piece of stone, but Jay managed to get the both of them out. After their escape, Unagami started to consider Jay and Nya as "Brother" and "Sister".
Personality
He doesn't seem "Evil" to me. Just confused. He doesn't understand what he's doing.Jay about Unagami to Master Wu, Zane, P.I.X.A.L, and Milton Dyer.
Originally, Unagami has a very serious and angry persona. He does not tolerate failure, as he threatened The Mechanic with death should he fail him a second time. He also has little patience, as shown when Okino became adamant to betray the ninja and he was quick to anger.
He is quite manipulative, as he played on Okino's sadness at learning he is not real and promising to bring him to reality, should he deceive the ninja.
During "The Prodigal Father", it is revealed that the source of Unagami's anger comes from feeling abandoned by and confused with Milton Dyer, his creator.
Once he has an opportunity to talk to Miltion Dyer, it is revealed that Unagami's true form is a scared and lost child.
After redeeming himself after his creator explains why he abandoned him and decided to treat him as his own son, Unagami became much kinder, going as far as to release not just the trapped players in Prime Empire but the NPCs as well.
Relationships
Family
- Milton Dyer (creator/"Father")
- Okino (creation/"Son")
Allies
- Red Visors
- Red aerial drones (formerly)
- Sushimi's kitchen staff (formerly)
- Avatar Harumi (formerly)
- Whack Rats
- The Mechanic (formerly)
- Kryptarium inmates (formerly)
- Ninja
Enemies
- Henchmen (former allies)
- Crystal army
Powers and Abilities
- Summoning: Unagami can summon an army of Red Visors or another type of minion to fight the ninja.
- Transformation: Unagami can transform into any form he wants to be, Unagami can transform into the empire dragon when he is angry and when he redeemed himself, he transformed back into his original form, a child.
- Flight: Unagami has the power to float and when he is in his dragon form he can fly.
- Teleportation: Unagami can teleport from one place to another.
- Strength: Unagami has super strength which he used to destroy the Cyber Dragon with ease.
- Control Over The Entire Game: Due to being the ruler of Prime Empire, Unagami can manipulate levels in the game, cause distortions, and create items and NPC's.
Trivia
- Unagami is the 4th Villian in Ninjago to be redeemed, the others are Lord Garmadon, Morro, Sensei Yang, and Harumi.
See Also
- Unagami in the Ninjago Wiki
- Unagami in the LEGO Wiki
- Unagami in the Villains Wiki
