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Warning ! This article carry pamperer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles # 144Splinteris an anthropomorphous mutant rat with the soul of a human who decided to endure his life in a way that would better and enrich his surroundings , butTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesrecently insert another rat - mutanimal whose motives are decidedly much more nefarious , effectively create Splinter ’s evil opposite .
The scoundrel - in - interrogative sentence is actually someone who ’s been plaguing theTMNTuniverse for quite some clip within the current persistence of IDW Publishing’sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles . His name is Dr. Jasper Barlow , a former human sawbones who was mutated by a mutagen explosion . Every twenty-four hours since his mutation , Barlow work on to undo his affliction by conducting cruel and torturous experiments on other mutants for come up with a ‘ cure ’ .
Dr. Barlow is responsible for for ' creating ' Venus within IDW Publishing’sTMNTcontinuity .
While Barlow has been a mutant since his introduction , he still reckon mostly human . Most mutanimals inTMNTlook like animals with some human feature , whereas Barlow looks mainly human with creature feature . However , he still saw himself as an abomination and wanted to return to being fully human . While that desire is understandable , his method of achieving his goals were not . After the TMNT thwarted his latest sick scheme , Barlow experienced an evolution of his chromosomal mutation , rule out what remained of his human appearance , reducing him to a mutant rat who - eerily enough - looks a wad like Master Splinter .
Dr. Jasper Barlow Has Officially Become TMNT’s ‘Evil Splinter’
InTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#144by Sophie Campbell , Gavin Smith , and Kevin Eastman , Jasper Barlow is using Dragon scales to control the mutants he has experimented on . Barlow require to utilize them as his own personal army against the Turtles , get him a powerful scoundrel , especially after he figures out how to turn himself back into a unconstipated human . However , when the Turtles free these mutants of Jasper ’s dominance , the magic of the Dragon graduated table backfire on Barlow , transforming him into a flagitious rat - similar freak .
Upon defeating Barlow in his ultra - mutated contour , TMNT ’s Venus use her wizard powersto transform Barlow into a mutant rat . As express by Barlow himself , he ’d prefer end to having the last shreds of his human appearing take from him . But , much to his dismay , Barlow is n’t utter , stand for it ’s only a matter of clip before he strikes back against the Turtles for how they wrong him .
Barlow Could Tear The TMNT Down Where Splinter Built Them Up
In the IDW PublishingTMNTcontinuity , Splinter is the reincarnation of Hamato Yoshi , meaning his soul is that of a human gentleman . In this way of life , Splinter and Jasper Barlow are identical , as both are mutant betrayer with human spirits . The difference , however , is that Splinter embraced his new life with capable arm , and decided to use the acquirement he ’s grow throughout his tenacious spirit for the improvement of human and mutant sort . Meanwhile , Barlow did the opposite . Barlow was a surgeon who could have been a great plus tothe sport ofTMNT ’s Mutant Town . But instead , he tortured and mutilated them , all because he secretly hated himself . Now that Barlow ’s translation into a full - feather rat is complete , it ’s a given that he ’s going to commit himself even more fully to take down the Turtles , making his action the exact opposite of Splinter ’s , despite now looking almost identical .
The visual proportion here is pretty on - the - nose , asTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ’ newest anthropomorphous scab is introduced to demolish the Turtles following the decease of the last anthropomorphic rat who made the Turtles who they are today , officially making Dr. Jasper BarlowSplinter ’s evil inverse .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles # 144by IDW Publishing is available now .
