Grimfax is a Ninjago minifigure first introduced in 2019. He will physically debut in 2026. He is a high-ranking Blizzard Samurai that leads the other samurai into battles.
Background[]
Grimfax was originally the king of a castle and army of warriors in the Never-Realm, who lived peacefully with the neighboring Formlings. When the Formling exile Vex attempted to persuade him that the Formlings were hostile, Grimfax surprised him by revealing his familiarity with Vex's history. He had the warmonger expelled from his castle, but Vex later returned with Zane at his side. The amnesiac ninja had been convinced that he was the rightful ruler of Grimfax's castle, and used his elemental powers and a Scroll of Forbidden Spinjitzu to seize control.
With no means of fighting back, Grimax was forced to submit to Zane's rule as the Ice Emperor; as a result, he retained his free will and personality as opposed to becoming a mindless minion like his men. Clad in grey armor and wielding a massive axe with double ice blades, Grimfax served as a field commander under the Ice Emperor and Vex. Despite the circumstances of his servitude, Grimfax seems to have taken some pleasure in his duties, as demonstrated when he gleefully extinguished the Hearthfire of the Great Lake. However, upon returning from his attack against the village and its Ninja visitors, Grimfax was informed that the fire had been reignited, and punished both for this failure and the loss of several Blizzard Samurai constructed from dark ice.
Having learned that the Emperor was not always the tyrant Vex had made him, Grimfax freed Lloyd and Kataru from the castle's dungeons after the former was captured. He then led them on a mission to destroy a crystal of dark ice Vex used to observe enemies, only to run into Vex and a party of guards. Vex and Kataru faced off with the Blizzard Samurai while Lloyd went after the Emperor, only to be captured. Fortunately, Zane's memory was jogged, and he undid the effects of his elemental powers; Grimfax and his men were thus returned to normal and regained their castle.
Appearances[]
Animation[]
- Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu
- "The Never-Realm"
- "Fire Maker"
- "Secret of the Wolf"
- "My Enemy, My Friend"
- "Corruption" (flashback)
- "A Fragile Hope"
- "Once and for All"
- "Awakenings"
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Grimfax was able to utilize the same helmet mold used for the Blizzard Samurai, General Vex, and the Ice Emperor in 2019. This was due to the mold being reused in prototypes for the Crystallized wave from 2022.
