What exactly did the ninjas want?
Flex is the bearer of the Myostatin Talisman. It is located within his genes. It is the 13th Talisman that could make the demon sorcerer Shendu become the ultimate Elemental.
The other Twelve Talismans were:
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The Talismans represent the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac:
Rat: Power and ability of Animation. "Motion to the Motionless" Gives inanimate objects life. The animated object takes on the personality, powers and abilities of the person or thing it's modeled after. Quetzalcoatl (sun god) statue could fly and shoot fire balls. the Lo Pei statue knew chi magic. When Shendu was under the spell of Lo Pei, this Talisman was required to maintain his form, if the Talismans were used to free him from statue form. Found on top of an ancient Chinese lantern. Can deanimate objects or people.
Ox: Power and ability of Super Strength. Found by Jackie on the mask of El Toro Fuerte. In the episode "The Mask of El Toro Fuerte", it greatly strengthened and increased Jade's strength to superhuman levels. Can also strengthen objects.
Tiger: Power and ability of Balance (the spiritual kind, not the literal kind.) When activated, it splits the user's positive and negative halves (Yin and Yang) into two separate beings, each holding a half of the Talisman. Can also be used to find the "other half" of a broken object. The two beings rejoin when they reunite the broken Talisman. It was found within a pie. In Season 1 episode 12 "The Tiger and the Pussycat" Shendu claims it is the glue which binds the others together.
Rabbit: Power and ability of Super Speed. It was found stuck in the shell of a Giant tortoise in the Pacific. When combined with the levitation Talisman gives the user the power of flight.
Dragon: Power and ability of Combustion. Allows highly destructive and explosive pure fiery energy to be discharged from the Talisman. The dragon Talisman fuses to the wielder's hand. Found in a volcanic cave.
Snake: Power and ability of Invisibility. Found on the ceiling of a chamber of a snake worshiper's temple near the Amazon River and later donated to a New York museum. it is also Viper favorite Talismans.
Horse: Power and ability of Healing/Renewal. "The noble horse of a knight" can "expel all alien forces within," curing the user of illness (foreign bodies), and can also heal physical injuries, repair broken objects, and instantly relieve physical pain and disorientation. Found within a structure atop an unnamed mountain. In the Old West, it was government property destined for the San Francisco museum. Its whereabouts in between are unknown.
Sheep: Power and ability of Astral Projection, or the ability to remove the soul from the body (and others too) and wander as an invisible spirit. While projecting, the wielder is able to enter another person's dreams. It was first found in a crate on a freight train bound for Istanbul.
Monkey: Power and ability of Shape-shifting. Grants the ability to change the shape of yourself or others into different animals (it is also possible to turn yourself into non-living object). Found by Jade at the bottom of the sea next to a volcanic island. Only does animals or inanimates.
Rooster: Power and ability of Levitation. The user of this Talisman will have the ability to levitate objects into the air. Combining this Talisman with the rabbit Talisman will allow the person to achieve supersonic flight. It also grants the user telekinesis. Found within a golden shield inside a ruined Bavarian castle. This was the first talisman of the series and has been used quite often throughout the series.
Dog: Power and ability of Immortality. "The dog talisman is best friend to man, it restores youthful energy to its holder, and grants eternal life." Found in a Bavarian windmill.
Pig: Power and ability of Heat Vision. "Heat Beam Eyes" Allows the user to expel unusually strong and powerful beams of pure yellow-colored heat energy from their eyes. Found on the hat of a mechanical pig atop a Bavarian clock tower. It also give the user power to see shapes as heat. Used to counteract snake talisman (Invisibility0
