Lloyd Montgomery Garmadon is the Green Ninja and central hero of LEGO Ninjago, the animated series that began in 2011 as Masters of Spinjitzu. As the son of the villain Lord Garmadon, Lloyd started out wanting to be evil himself, which made his exaggerated bad guy laugh a running joke among fans. Short laugh clips from the show later spread through meme edits and soundboards, where the cackle became a quick shorthand for fake villainy, dramatic plotting and playful overreactions in gaming and cartoon edits.