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| “Trust you? No. You ruined any chance of that long ago.” |
| — Ne Zha[src] |
Ne Zha is a heavenly deity from the Celestial Realm, serving as both a member of the Celestial Court and a guardian.
Thousands of years after the first Samadhi Fire ritual, Monkey King attempted to reforge the Samadhi Fire to defeat Lady Bone Demon, but Ne Zha tried to stop him too late due to Macaque's interference. Ne Zha discovered that Mei held one of the four fragments of the Samadhi Fire and teamed up with MK to prevent Monkey King from reaching Lady Bone Demon, but Monkey King was corrupted by her and defeated Ne Zha by encasing him in crystal. Ne Zha was eventually freed during the final battle with Lady Bone Demon and aided the Monkie Kids in destroying her.
Later, Red Son warned Ne Zha about the Brotherhood's plan to attack the Celestial Realm. Despite his best efforts, Ne Zha was overpowered and injured by the Brotherhood, seeking refuge on Flower Fruit Mountain with the Monkie Kids. After the final standoff with the Brotherhood, Ne Zha safeguarded the Power of the Jade Emperor in a seal and vowed to protect it.
Personality
Ne Zha is a stern and responsible celestial. He is occasionally short-tempered, mostly in regards to the Monkey King, though is shown to be understanding and kind to MK. He is often seen being understandably exasperated and annoyed.
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Appearance
Ne Zha is an adult, with shoulder-length black hair that fluffs out towards the bottom, the top half of it is in twin buns that are tied with red ribbons. The way his hair is curved around his head implies he has pointed ears. He has red makeup above his eyebrows.
Minifigure
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Ne Zha's chest plate features more lotus petals, he lacks the red ribbons in his hair. His shirt ends at a gold-lined V-shape and he lacks the middle skirt at his waist. His makeup smaller and instead of the sash around his body he has a two-piece cape. |
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He has a slit red huandian on his forehead and winged eyelashes. His shirt is red instead of pink, and he has pink shoulder armor. |
Weapons & Accessories
Fire Wheels
Ne Zha's boots are equipped with Fire Wheels, a pair of blazing wheels that grant him incredible speed and the ability to soar through the air. When Ne Zha is stationary, the wheels enable him to effortlessly hover above the ground.
Spear
Ne Zha's spear possesses immense power, it is capable of being ignited and morphed into sharp lotus petals. Additionally, it enables Ne Zha to teleport himself and others to various destinations.
Armillary Sash
By using the Armillary Sash, Ne Zha can elongate it to impressive distances, employing it as a means to ensnare and incapacitate foes by entwining them within its folds and subsequently hurling them aside.
Abilities
Powers
- Summoning - Ne Zha can summon his spear from far and long distances.
- Immense Speed: Ne Zha is among the fastest among the Celestial Court, with Sun Wukong even claiming Ne Zha has always been faster than he is albeit inferior in physical power.
- Barrier Creation - Ne Zha can conjure a protective magic barrier, which serves as a defense against incoming attacks for both himself and others.
- Lotus petals - Ne Zha can generate lotus petals that can sharpen to pierce through objects and explode. He can also turn his spear into petals. When he is hit with great force petals may also generate.
- Sealing - Ne Zha possesses the ability to generate energy seals that have the power to seal objects. For instance, he used a seal to safeguard the Map to the Rings of Samadhi. Most seals have the ability to counter anyone, but destroying a seal could have fatal consequences.
- Pyrokinesis - Ne Zha can create pink fire, usually using the Fire Wheels.
Vehicles
| Vehicle | Description | Image | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Ring | A large vehicular monowheel that Ne Zha owns. | Intact | |
| Ring of Fire Mech | A mech that is used by Ne Zha. | Intact |
Appearances
| Season 2 | ||||||||||||
| Opening sequence: | Absent | |||||||||||
| Episodes | ||||||||||||
| "Revenge of the Spider Queen": | Absent | |||||||||||
| 11. "Sleep Bug": | Absent | 12. "Dumpling Destruction": | Absent | |||||||||
| 13. "Pig Pong Panic": | Absent | 14. "Sweet 'n' Sour": | Absent | |||||||||
| 15. "Minor Scale": | Absent | 16. "Game On": | Absent | |||||||||
| 17. "Shadow Play": | Absent | 18. "To Catch a Leaf": | Absent | |||||||||
| 19. "72 Transformations": | Absent | 20. "This is the End!": | Absent | |||||||||
| Sets | ||||||||||||
| 80018 Monkie Kid's Cloud Bike: |
Absent | 80019 Red Son's Inferno Jet: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80020 White Dragon Horse Jet: |
Absent | 80021 Monkie Kid's Lion Guardian: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80022 Spider Queen's Arachnoid Base: |
Absent | 80023 Monkie Kid's Team Dronecopter: |
Video | |||||||||
| 80024 The Legendary Flower Fruit Mountain: |
Absent | 80025 Sandy's Power Loader Mech: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80026 Pigsy's Noodle Tank: |
Absent | 80028 The Bone Demon: |
Absent | |||||||||
| Season 3 | ||||||||||||
| Opening sequence: | Appears | |||||||||||
| Episodes | ||||||||||||
| 21. "On the Run": | Flashback | 22. "Great Grand Dragon of the East": | Absent | |||||||||
| 23. "Smartie Kid": | Mentioned | 24. "The Winning Side": | Absent | |||||||||
| 25. "Amnesia Rules": | Absent | 26. "The First Ring": | Flashback | |||||||||
| 27. "Cooking With Chang'e": | Absent | 28. "Benched": | Absent | |||||||||
| 29. "The King, the Prince, and the Shadow": | Debut | 30. "The Samadhi Fire": | Appears | |||||||||
| Embrace Your Destiny | ||||||||||||
| 31. "This Imperfect World": | Appears | 32. "The Corrupted King": | Appears | |||||||||
| 33. "Time to Be Warriors": | Absent | 34. "Destiny Fulfilled": | Appears | |||||||||
| Sets | ||||||||||||
| 80030 Monkie Kid's Staff Creations: |
Absent | 80031 Mei's Dragon Car: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80032 Chang'e Moon Cake Factory: |
Absent | 80033 Evil Macaque's Mech: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80034 Nezha's Fire Ring: |
Appears | 80035 Monkie Kid's Galactic Explorer: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80036 The City of Lanterns: |
Absent | 80037 Dragon of the East: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80038 Monkie Kid's Team Van: |
Absent | 80039 The Heavenly Realms: |
Appears | |||||||||
| Season 4 | ||||||||||||
| Opening sequence: | Silhouette | |||||||||||
| Episodes | ||||||||||||
| 35. "Familiar Tales": | Illustration | 36. "New Adventures": | Absent | |||||||||
| 37. "The Great Tang Man": | Absent | 38. "Pig-Napped!": | Absent | |||||||||
| 39. "Court of the Yellow Robed Demon": | Memory | 40. "Show Me the Monster": | Flashback | |||||||||
| 41. "Pitiful Creatures": | Absent | 42. "The Brotherhood": | Memory | |||||||||
| 43. "Roast of the Monkie Kids": | Appears | 44. "The Jade Emperor": | Appears | |||||||||
| The Emperor's Wrath | ||||||||||||
| 45. "A Lifetime of Mistakes": | Appears | 46. "The Plan Man": | Appears | |||||||||
| 47. "Rip and Tear": | Flashback | 48. "Better Than We Found It": | Appears | |||||||||
| Sets | ||||||||||||
| 80040 Monkie Kid's Combi Mech: |
Absent | |||||||||||
| 80041 Mei's Dragon Jet: |
Absent | 80043 Yellow Tusk Elephant: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80044 Monkie Kid's Team Hideout: |
Absent | 80045 Monkey King Ultra Mech: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80046 Monkie Kid's Cloud Airship: |
Absent | 80047 Mei's Guardian Dragon: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80048 The Mighty Azure Lion: |
Absent | 80049 Dragon of the East Palace: |
Absent | |||||||||
| Season 5 | ||||||||||||
| Opening sequence: | Appears | |||||||||||
| Episodes | ||||||||||||
| 49. "Strings That Bind": | Pictured | 50. "Collar the King": | Appears | |||||||||
| 51. "Temple of the Goddess": | Absent | 52. "The Storm Within": | Absent | |||||||||
| 53. "Claim to Flame": | Absent | 54. "Festival Fugitives": | Appears | |||||||||
| 55. "Into the Pagoda": | Mentioned | 56. "The Cage": | Appears | |||||||||
| 57."Sacrifice": | Appears | 58. "Harbinger": | Appears | |||||||||
| Sets | ||||||||||||
| 80050 Creative Vehicles: |
Absent | 80051 Monkie Kid's Mini Mech: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80053 Mei's Dragon Mech: |
Absent | 80054 Megapolis City: |
Pictured | |||||||||
| 80055 Monkie Kid's Team Power Truck: |
Absent | 80056 Nine-Headed Beast: |
Absent | |||||||||
| 80057 Nezha's Ring of Fire Mech: |
Appears | 80058 Celestial Pagoda: |
Absent | |||||||||
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Translation, etymology, and notes |
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| Cantonese | 哪吒 | Translates to Nezha. |
| Japanese | ナジャ ノーチャ |
Show: Translates to Naja. Sets:Translates to Nocha. |
| Korean | 네자 | Translates to Nezha. |
| Mandarin (China) |
哪吒 | Translates to Nezha. This originates from the Sanskrit "Nalakuvara", a Hindu god that Ne Zha is based on. |
| Mandarin (Taiwan) |
哪吒 | Translates to Nezha. |
Behind the Scenes
- Ne Zha's model sheet depicts the flames on the Fire Wheels as being orange while the show proper makes them pink.
- Ne Zha's design seems to take inspiration from the 1979 Chinese animated film, Nezha Conquers the Dragon King.
- Two shots from this film are directly referenced within a painting in 80023 Monkie Kid's Team Dronecopter.
- A poster of this film is in the background of Season 3's concept art.[4]
- A good portion of Ne Zha's design elements do not come from his Journey to the West incarnation, but from another classic novel, Investiture of the Gods.
- His Taoist title is "Marshal of the Central Altar" (中壇元帥).
- In Journey to the West, Ne Zha fought along side his father the Devaraja Li Jing (the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King) against the Monkey King during his havoc in Heaven.[5]
Trivia
- Two different spellings of Ne Zha's name are used. The sets use "Nezha", while the show uses "Ne Zha".
- His name is also occasionally abbreviated as "N.Z".
- Ne Zha's first technical appearance in Monkie Kid was in a Season 2 set. Here, he is depicted younger and with a slightly different design, fighting Ao Bing.
- A sketch of him is also seen in A LEGO Journey to the East.
- He appears with this design again within stickers in the sets 80049 Dragon of the East Palace and 80054 Megapolis City.
- Ne Zha shares many parallels with Red Son:
- They both appear as children in Journey to the West.[9]
- Both wield pyrokinesis and carry spears within mythology.
- They are both quick to annoyance and prone to outbursts.
- In "Embrace Your Destiny", both team up with and emotionally support a member of the Monkie Kids; some of their poses even mirror one another.
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References
- ↑ Harper, Sarah. "The Jade Emperor". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 44.
- ↑ Breen, David. "A Lifetime of Mistakes". Monkie Kid. Season 4. Episode 45.
- ↑ Breen, David. "Collar the King". Monkie Kid. Season 5. Episode 50.
- ↑ File:FJ0VdngWUAkrHNm.jpg
- ↑ Journey to the West, Volume 1, Chapter 7 (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)
- ↑ Journey to the West, Volume 1, Chapter 6 (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)
- ↑ Journey to the West, Volume 1, Chapter 51 (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)
- ↑ Journey to the West, Volume 1, Chapter 61 (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)
- ↑ “Don’t you recognize me? I am Naṭa, third son of the Pagoda Bearer Devarāja. I am under the imperial commission of the Jade Emperor to come and arrest you.” “Little prince,” said Wukong laughing, “your baby teeth haven’t even fallen out..." Journey to the West, Volume 1, Chapter 4 (Anthony C. Yu translation, Revised Edition)
