My biggest hot take is that Chima characters should appear in Dragon's Rising season two, mainly because I'm a massive Chima fan, and I love Ninjago a lot too. I like both series a lot. both are good. and Chima was short lived. The writers could have introduced a Dragon Tribe or something, which would have been cool.
I've made a Ninjago/Chima OC named Ellika, who landed in Chima when she was a child (in the Phoenix temple, where she would have been given to the tribes by Flinx a few days after the Great Illumination), then would be raised by each of the Tribes, and is the Elemental Master of Plasma (essentially Green Lantern's powers of Hard Light (but purple and the teal/turquoise from Monkie Kid, (which is also the colors of her uniform, being dark purple, turquoise/teal, and navy blue with Gunmetal grey armor. she has a generic dark brown ponytail with one purple streak)), but she also gains an ability when she uses Chi; the ability to conjure a giant energy fox form that is activated similarly to Rising Dragon Technique, but renders her other powers useless while in this savage form. While in her fox form, Ellika is unaware of what happens, and doesn't remember anything that happens while in this form. She also learned Spinjitzu, and uses the scrapped concept of Chi-powered Spinjitzu from the scrapped Chima/Ninjago Crossover). Before she would have joined the Ninja team, she would have found PIXAL in Chima, who would encourage her to go with her to the Monastery. Upon arriving, Ellika would be infatuated with Sora, immediately developing a crush on the Elemental Master of Tech. Because quite literally every OC I make is gay, trans, lesbian, aroace or most of the above. Ellika wields a gunmetal grey and silver sword that can turn into a hammer at will, and I imagine it would look like how Venom looks in the 2018 film. Also, after she sees the Elemental Combiner Mechs (as I call them), she would make one of her own using her powers. I chose Plasma as the name of her power because it just sounds better.
Before she and PIXAL reach the Monastery, Ellika would teach PIXAL about Chima, and the pair would be joined by another OC for Chima; Wazka, the daughter of Windra and Worriz. Wazka would join the pair on their journey outside of Chima and through the Wyldness. Circling back to her learning Spinjitzu, the biggest plot hole I can see with that is who taught her. After the Merge, Wu's ghost would have instructed her, or even PIXAL could have. But back to the story. Ellika, PIXAL and Wazka would run into opposition, and would just narrowly miss the Ninja until eventually reaching the Monastery and the Ninja team in time for the Tournament of the Sources.
Anyway, Chima isn't better than Ninjago. And Ninjago isn't better than Chima. Both series are incredible, and both are foundations of my childhood. That is all.
Who likes this OC design? Or my hot take?