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While theShreddermay have a reputation for being the most brutal and fell ninja warrior in theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesuniverse , one comic proves that this misconception is just that – a misconception – as Shredder isn’tTMNT ’s most hard-core ninja , his granddaughter is .
Technically speaking , Oroku Karai is n’t exactly Shredder ’s granddaughter so much as she ’s his direct descendant , but Shredder refers to her as ‘ granddaughter ’ throughout the comic serial – which , at last , is a sign of respect . Karai restrain the Foot Clan bequest aliveinto the modern solar day , long after Shredder ’s say death in the age of feudal Japan . Not only that , but Karai is the whole reason Shredder was able to ‘ return from the dead ’ in the first property . After Shredder went into a centuries - long rest within a vat of the mutagen ooze yield to him by Kitsune , it was Karai who do the appropriate rite to bring him back , and then serve as his chunin . The entire grounds the Foot Clan and Shredder were even around to cause difficulty for the Turtles at all is credited to Karai – but that ’s not all . When the Shredder was vanquished , and it came clip for Karai to step up as the Foot Clan ’s true drawing card , she proves to be more ruthless than the Shredder was ( and there ’s even a side - by - side comparison to confirm it ) .
Karai Will Kill Children who Don’t Join the Foot Clan (Unlike Shredder)
InTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#92 by Kevin Eastman , Bobby Curnow , Tom Waltz , and Michael Dialynas , Karai approaches Master Splinter ( sinceSplinter was the leader of the Foot Clan ) to speak with him about a peaceful exchange of power . Karai feel as though being the head of the Foot is her birthright , and surprisingly enough , Splinter agree . Splinter sees that Karai is n’t anything like her grandfather , and he chooses to intrust her to take over while he step down and returns to his previous posture as the leader of the TMNT – though Splinter could n’t have been more incorrect . In a former emergence , the TMNT saved a grouping of orphaned small fry from the black clutches of the Rat King , and Splinter gave them sanctuary within Foot Clan headquarters . Before Splinter handed over the status of Foot Clan leader to Karai , she asked about the minor ’s breeding . Splinter explained that the kids were n’t Foot Clan recruits , and that they were only living there temporarily . To that , Karai say that if they are n’t going to be indoctrinate , then they would have to choke .
There Are Lines Shredder Won’t Cross
This level of heartlessness is incredibly alarming , particularly since it goes way beyond what even the Shredder himself has done in the past . In 1990’sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesmovie , Shredder prove to indoctrinate children into the Foot Clan by assure them a life of freedom and sport . Once they became previous enough , though , he began frame them through hardened grooming and started to work them into cold - blooded killers . However , if a child who had n’t yet started their ninja training desire to go out the facility and go back home , they were altogether devoid to do so without consequence . This means that Shredder was more lenient than Karai , which is pretty shameful give all the horrible things Shredder has done throughout every loop of his being – but , shocking or not , it ’s the accuracy .
Honestly , it really should n’t be too surprising that , at this microscope stage in her life , Karai would be more hard-core than the Shredder . She has spent her entire life in her ancestor ’s shadow , and has influence who she is around the idea of him . When the time come for her to step up and be a loss leader in the Shredder ’s billet , of course Karai was more ruthless with her decision - fashioning . While it makes sense , it ’s still understandably hard to take that there is a ninja inTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesmore hardcore than theShredder , and that it ’s his own granddaughter .
