The Overlord (Ninjago)

Ninjago · Series · Primordial dark entity, source of all Evil and Darkness in Ninjago

Spirit form

Tier
Unknown
Attack Potency
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Durability
Low Complex Multiverse Level

Possessing Lord Garmadon

Tier
4-C
Attack Potency
Star Level
Speed
Ftl
Durability
Star Level

Dragon Form

Tier
LOW 1-C
Attack Potency
Low Complex Multiverse Level
Speed
Massively Ftl+
Durability
Low Complex Multiverse Level

The Digital Overlord

Tier
LOW 2-C
Attack Potency
Universe Level+
Speed
Ftl
Durability
Universe Level+

The Golden Master

Tier
LOW 1-C
Attack Potency
Low Complex Multiverse Level
Speed
Massively Ftl+
Durability
Low Complex Multiverse Level

Crystal King

Tier
LOW 1-C
Attack Potency
Low Complex Multiverse Level
Speed
Massively Ftl+
Durability
Low Complex Multiverse Level

Powers and abilities

  • Self-Sustenance (Type 3; Comparable to his army, they cannot be tied or weaken. Can keep in fight for eternity without getting tired)
  • Incorporeality & Abstract Existence (Type 1 [Concept]; The Overlord embody the concept of evil and darkness, he cannot be destroyed. He lacks a physical form due to being incorporeal and merely exists as dark spirit)
  • Nonexistent Physiology (Nature Type 1, Aspects 1, 2 & 3) & Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 1; The Overlord existed forever beyond the mortal plane of existence, being in the void outside of the Multiverse which predates the First Realm and Ethereal Divide and thus overall creation itself. At the same time, he is able to manifest in Ninjago in the form of a sphere, but if the Balance of good and evil is not shifted or some external factors do not help the Overlord to create a physical body, then he is still technically imprisoned outside of the reality)
  • Acausality (Types 1 & 4; The Overlord is immune to time paradoxes and he is unaffected by changes through time and immune to The Cloud Kingdom, which can write the fate of people)
  • Paraconsistent Physiology (Type 1 [Darkness & Light]; The Overlord, representing darkness in a fundamental, conceptual sense for everything in existence, has the power to break The Balance between Light and Darkness without facing any negative consequences, while the duality between Light and Darkness is a fundamental system that controls how existence functions as a whole. The Overlord is also able to completely control his opposing force, Light)
  • Immortality
  • Type 1 (The Overlord existed forever, preceding existence itself, he cannot die due age)
  • Type 3, 8 & Regeneration (Mid-Godly; He can't be destroyed due to his existence as a concept of darkness)
  • Type 5 (Moreover, he cannot actually "die" in terms of regular death like Harumi's one, but needs to be destroyed by other characters. Upon each of his defeats, he was not present in the Departed Realm, or any other afterlives in Ninjago)
  • Avatar Creation (Can create their own body)
  • Enhanced Senses (Thermovision; Possesses thermal vision)
  • Resurrection & Soul BFR (He is able to summon the souls of the dead to himself and either return them to their bodies, or send them to Departed Realm)
  • Possession (The Overlord can possess other beings, bodies, and even objects)
  • Biological Manipulation & Transmutation (Once he possesses a body, he can mutate it, gradually causing it to evolve into his final form)
  • Technology Manipulation (The Overlord is able to enter inside computers and machines to manipulate them, and he's even able to create his own technology)
  • Genius Intelligence (Extraordinary Genius; The Overlord planned to act for thousands of years, predicting Lord Garmadon's arrival, even outsmarting, tricking and abusing the latter. The Overlord was also able to perfectly understand and use Cyrus Borg's technology and the Digiverse)
  • Social Influencing (Convinced Harumi to help him destroy the balance and Ninjago)
  • Power Nullification & Power Absorption (Darkness, an Elemental Essence, is unaffected by the Vengestone which can nullify and absorb Elemental Essence.)
  • Mind Manipulation, Morality Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, Corruption (Types 1 & 2 [2 Layers]), Madness Manipulation, Soul Manipulation & Perception Manipulation (1 Layer; Is the concept of evil itself and thus should be resistant to his own Darkness abilities. Elemental Masters are immune to the negative effects of their own powers)
  • Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Information Manipulation (Type 2) and Data Manipulation (Completely unaffected when he affect Balance. He can affect Balance without being affected. Should be has resist to their own unique powers)
  • Data Erasure (As a leftover fragment of his spirit self, the Overlord was able to stay hidden inside Zane's system and survive multiple system wipes)
  • Superhuman Physical Characteristics
  • Martial Arts
  • Weapon Mastery
  • Vehicular Mastery
  • Standard Elemental Master Abilities
  • Darkness Manipulation (He been shown capable of manipulating darkness in a variety of ways)
  • Non-Physical Interaction (Concept [Type 1], Information [Type 2], Data, Soul & Mind; Can affect the Balance, a concept of multiverse and can affect minds and souls)
  • Flight (Can use his beams as propellers to fly for short distances)
  • Matter Manipulation, Biological Manipulation, Mind, Morality, Corruption (Both Types), Soul Manipulation, Perception Manipulation, Fear Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation & Madness Manipulation (Type 1 & 2; Dark Matter is the Overlord's essence: even in incredibly small amounts it can drive people to insanity, making them completely evil, and servants of the Overlord. His essence is also capable of poison the body, spirit and mind of someone else, and even alter their perception of time, and make enraged them and manipulate their fears)
  • Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Information Manipulation (Type 2) and Data Manipulation (The power of The Overlord, can shifting The Balance)
  • Existence Erasure (Can permanently destroy The Balance)
  • Portal Creation (Created a portal to travel from the Dark Island to Ninjago)
  • Transformation (Once enough people have been corrupted by Dark Matter, he is able to transform into his Dragon Form)
  • Immortality (Type 9; The Overlord's spirit exists independently from the mortal plane of existence)
  • Darkness Manipulation (Should be has resisted to their own powers)
  • True Flight
  • Large Size (Type 1 normally, higher with Absolute Darkness)
  • Size Manipulation & Possibly Limited Spatial Manipulation (He can make a gigantic sphere of pure Pitch-Black Darkness, which is far larger in the inside than in the outside, in which he can grow to vastly superior size to literally eat his enemies alive)
  • Breath Attack (Able to shoot a powerful beam filled with Dark Matter from his mouth)

Weaknesses

Golden Power is the Overlord's main weakness: it can easily match, if not overpower his Darkness, and can completely nullify the properties of Dark Matter. While he is extremely hard to get rid off, the Overlord cannot regenerate his body, and he needs a body or vessel to actually fight: because of this, he can be potentially expelled from a body (by its destruction or by directly removing him from it) and/or sealed (check Note for more info). After transforming into his True Form, he may lose the Helmet of Shadows: if another person wears it, the latter will take full control of the Stone Army.

Ranked tied for #4 of 70 in Ninjago by strength.

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