Ninja Dog: Universal War (2018)

Ninja Dog: Universal War is a 2018 American Comedy film and sequel to The Ninja Dog Movie! The film is created by and starring Gabriel Combs!

Plot
One Year After the events of the previous film, Bearbot finds himself on another planet where the people are attacked by Killer, a giant evil bunny who plots to kill everyone he sees to create a world of death (so basically Thanos). He sends Bearbot back to Earth to warn Ninja Dog of his arrival, declaring a war with Ninja Dog.

Ninja Dog, on a date with his wife, is interrupted when Bearbot and Master Bear arrive to warm Ninja Dog of Killer’s arrival. Ninja Dog, Master Bear, and Bearbot team up with Iron Boy, Emoji, and Rexy, forming a team against Killer.

Killer arrives shortly after to battle Ninja Dog and his team after they form a plan. Emoji messes up the plan and Killer gains the upper hand. Master Bear then sacrifices himself to save the others and is killed by Killer, who flees to find the energy source he needs on another planet.

Ninja Dog blames Bearbot for Master Bear’s death, but then lies in pain of tremendous loss and guilt. Ninja Dog then declares that unlike most villains, the team has to actually kill Killer. The team prepares for a journey to battle Killer again.

On Another Planet, Ninja Dog and his team are attacked by Golden Teddy, a warrior who is revealed to be Bearbpt’s brother to everyone’s surprise. Bearbot recaps Golden Teddy on his life story as Killer arrives and attacks the team, killing everyone with the exception of Bearbot.

Ninja Dog, who is left in heaven, discovers Master Bear to still have a soul left. Master Bear then tells Ninja Dog how it’s okay to fail sometimes and uses the last of his life force to bring Ninja aDog back to life. Ninja Dog and Bearbot prepare for their final fight with Killer.

Om Earth, Killer prepares for his annihilation goal to begin. Ninja Dog and Bearbot prepare to kill Killer and defeat him. Bearbot is stabbed by Killer in his last moments, Killer isn’t killed, but is defeated for now. Bearbot is revealed to be alive due to have been wearing a suit the whole time.

In a mid-credit scene, Rowley the Owl returns from the Dark Dimension, but is faded into an unknown location.

Characters

 * Gabriel Combs as Ozzy Barkfield/Ninja Dog
 * Gabriel Combs as Teddy Whizwalker/Bearbot
 * Gabriel Combs as Jake Barkfield/Master Bear
 * Gabriel Combs as Iron Boy/Tony Stank
 * Gabriel Combs as Emoji
 * Gabriel Combs as Rexy
 * Gabriel Combs as Golden Teddy
 * Gabriel Combs as Killer the Evil Bunny

Production
In September 2017, Gabriel Combs announced a sequel to The Ninja Dog Movie because of the success of the first film! The first film had some bad reviews with a 55% rating because of Gabriel Combs' bad stop motion skilld back then, but the film did okay and Gabriel Combs hoped that the sequel would secceed and save the Ninja Dog Franchise from being cancelled forever! In December 2018, Gabriel Combs announced a March 2018 release date and a cameo by Lennon Richardson! In March 2018, Gabriel Combs had to change the release date due to Lennon Richardson not agreeing to his cameo because it "wasn't his greatest cameo" and quit the film (but will return for the third) and chose May 25, 2018 as the official release date!

Reception
The film received positive reviews for the humor and performances, with many considering it an improvement over it's predecessor.

Sequels
The first sequel, titled Ninja Dog: The Apocalypse, was released on September 6, 2020. The second and final sequel, titled Ninja Dog: The Last Chapter, is scheduled for a 2021 release.

More Info
Release Date: May 25, 2018

Genres: Action/Comedy