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Warning ! This article contain spoilers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles # 142Venus is a member of theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleswhose story on the team stretches all the way back to the ‘ 90s , before the relatively revamp continuity under IDW Publishing , and way before Jennika firm claim her post as the official Fifth Turtle . For that reason , Venus has actually been pushed into the slot of Sixth Turtle , though that should n’t be comprehend as her being any less substantial on the team . In fact , quite the opposite is true , which is something that will be put on full display sooner rather than subsequently , as this Sixth Turtle finally return her TMNT family .
Venus was first infix in the ‘ 90 springy - action TV showNinja Turtles : The Next Mutationas the first Fifth Turtle inTMNThistory , across all medium . Unfortunately , fan reception for her reference was just as high-risk , if not worse , than it was for the entire series . Like the show , Venus was quickly written off , never to be take in again . That is , until her return in IDW Publishing’sTMNTcontinuity . In exit # 127,Venus is brought intoTMNT ’s main canon , though at that point , Jennika had already been definitively set up as the Fifth Turtles . However , that really was n’t much of a job for Venus , as she had no real desire to join the TMNT . Sure , she has a mystical and spiritual connectedness with Donatello , and the two of them have accessed that joining to help each other occasionally , but mostly Venus just wants to do her own thing and figure out her liveliness , with no consideration for the Turtles one means or the other . At least , that was the case , until the consequence of this latestTMNTissue .
Venus Finally Rejoins The TMNT, Honoring Her ‘90s Origin
InTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#142 by Sophie Campbell , Gavin Smith , and Kevin Eastman , the malign mutant scientist / sawbones Dr. Jasper Barlow has snatch a mutant friend of the TMNT , and they need all the aid they can get to take them back home . Right now , there is a destiny of sectionalization among the TMNT social status . Donatello is off in his own picayune globe studying magic and ghost about the succeeding peril of Armaggon , and the other Turtles are just generally not on the same page with one another ever sincetheArmageddon Game . However , in light of this tragedy , it was sentence to put their dispute aside and help regain their friend . So , Donatello rip himself out of his obsessional bubble and make out with his psyche across the astral plane to contact Venus , ask her to join in on their search as well . To everyone ’s surprise , Venus answered the call , marking this as her first official mission with the entirety of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles since the ‘ 90 TV show .
Not only is this a treat for ‘ XC kids everywhere who in reality likedNinja Turtles : The Next Mutation(especially that epicShell Shockedcrossover withPower Rangers ) , this import is also immensely significant in - canon . Venus only exist because of Dr. Barlow , as he was the one who experimented on her and made her the Ninja Turtle she is today . It ’s Venus ’ traumatic connection with the mad scientist that will make her entire in the mission that is to come . This means Venus is n’t just along for the ride on her first canonical mission with the entire Turtles team , she ’s the cause the missionary work will succeed .
While she ’s now consider as the Sixth Turtle , Venus will always have a special station in the hearts and minds ofTMNTfans everywhere as the first Fifth Turtle on the team , making this import where Venus ultimately rejoins theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfamily so incredibly meaningful .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles # 142by IDW Publishing is available now .
