Zane (Ninjago)

Zane is the white ninja (occasionally The Titanium Ninja) and the elemental master of Ice. He is also a robot but is more commonly referred to as Nindroid. He was created by Dr. Julien at least 40 years before the beginning of the events of. After a while, Dr. Julien was near his death. For Zane not to feel the pain, he turned off his memory switch, making him forget everything, even that he was a Nindroid. Little did he know, Samukai, leader of the Skulkin, revived Dr. Julien with Resurrectea, and tried to force him to build war machines to take over Ninjago. He refused, so he locked him in a Lighthouse and chained a Levithan to stand guard. Samukai would only let him go if he changed his mind.

One day, Zane was meditating underwater when Wu found him. He was the third ninja to join his team. He met Cole, Jay, and eventually Kai. Together, they beat the Skulkin, and found the golden weapons. When the Serpentine was released, the ninja fought them as well. One day, he found a falcon, which lead him to his old home. There, he found that he was a robot. He turned on his memory switch and remembered, leading him to unlock his true potential. He then recruited Lloyd, fought Samurai warriors, and met P.I.X.A.L. He sacrificed himself to save his friends.

After his sacrifice, he had himself rebuilt by P.I.X.A.L., but was captured by Ronin and sold to Chen. When the others learned that Zane was alive, they entered a tournament, which was a trap. They managed to find Zane. Zane was faced with a dragon, which was his elemental dragon.

As the seasons progressed, they faced challenges, such as having to fight ghosts powerless, recruiting Nya, losing P.I.X.A.L in an alternate timeline, and even getting damaged. He also lost Wu. Between Season 7 and 8, he got a cloak feature. He got marooned in another realm, where he must find the dragon armor to get home.

In Season 11, he had a dream about Aspheera. He got the scroll of forbidden Spinjitzu, where he was banished to the Never Realm. He got manipulated by Vex and became the Ice Emperor. Luckily, Lloyd saved him.

Why He's a Cool Ninja (Pun Intended)

 * 1) Zane is very intelligent, and very skilled, the most mature member in the team, and has ice manipulation.
 * 2) Great character development: He was an emotionless teenager who sometimes make corny ice puns, but after realizing that he's a robot, he uses his emotions even more, becomes more human than machine, and learning to love.
 * 3) * After being rebuilt as the Titanium Ninja, but had no memory of what he once was, Zane has become even more accepting of his own robotic traits, and had conquered his fear of the titanium dragon from his nightmares.
 * 4) He is caring for a robot, especially in his Post-Season 3 version.
 * 5) His relationship with P.I.X.A.L is excellent, especially from Season 4-7 with his interaction with her in his head.
 * 6) Zane is the most sacrificial ninja in the group:
 * 7) * He absorbed the Overlord's power from his golden mech, and used his remaining power (and his own life) to destroy the Overlord's physical form and saved Ninjago City. (Like how Makoto Yūki, the protagonist from Persona 3 sacrificed himself by becoming a seal to prevent Nyx from ending all life.)
 * 8) * He had saved Sensei Wu from being banished to another realm.

Bad Qualties

 * 1) Before the episode Tick Tock, he seemed a tad bit bland.
 * 2) While it's good to have Zane back from the dead, him returning in Season 4 as a titanium robot kind of ruined his death back in Season 3.
 * 3) Zane had done a lot of questionable things in the series:
 * 4) *Eating inside the fridge, which caused Kai to be in shock.
 * 5) *Laughing along with a romance soap opera.
 * 6) * Going inside the bathroom without noticing Cole on the toilet.
 * 7) * Had let himself be manipulated and turned into the Ice Emperor by Vex.