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Warning ! This clause contains spoilers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles # 139TheTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtleshave a reputation for being the greatest heroes in their launch universe , but one recently reveal dingy secret changes that viewpoint all , especially when it comes to their find out - sister , the Fifth Turtle Jennika .
Jennika is a human who was mutate into an humanlike turtle after she was stabbed in the belly by the then - nefarious Karai ( aka the Shredder ’s granddaughter ) and was losing profligate speedily , draw it necessary for one of the Ninja Turtles to give some of their blood to save her . After Leonardo made the emergency donation , the traces of mutagen ooze in his pedigree mutate Jennika , transforming her from a human into a mutant turtleneck . While that moment marked Jennika ’s prescribed transition from the TMNT ’s friend to the legitimate Fifth Turtle , the serial up until that point made it readable thatJennika was always the Fifth Turtle even before the mutation . This event just cemented that thought by quite literally morph her into an literal turtleneck . While her immediate acceptation into Hamato Clan following her Foot Clan history was construed as a good thing in theTMNTcomic , new information has come to light that proves Jennika ’s entire narration with the Turtles is really more akin to a repulsion movie than a repurchase story .
Jennika is Secretly the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Victim, Not Sister
InTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#139 by Sophie Campbell and Fero Pe ( with story consulting by Kevin Eastman and Tom Waltz ) , the Ninja Turtles are training in a mysterious domain between worlds call the Thin Place with the malign Kitsune . Kitsune is a god , same as the Rat King , who was once ally with Shredder in a joint effort to capture the world . Now , during the Armageddon Game , the Rat King is make a play for world domination , and Kitsune ca n’t allow that happen . So , after reestablishing her old professional family relationship with the Shredder ( who is now leading the TMNT ) , Kitsune fit to instruct the Turtles secret in mysticism , while also providing them with the truth of their inherent mystical abilities . According to Kitsune , the Ninja Turtles all possess a universal magnetism which literally draws the great unwashed into their scope . These people ’s intact lives are then shaped and mould by the Turtles , and the closer one is to them , the more of an impingement the Turtles have – and Jennika is the most uttermost exemplar .
Jennika commence off as a human Foot Clan assassin , but after Splinter took over the Foot and made Jennika his chunin , she became nigh with his sons , and regularly fought by their side – and this egress raise that this was n’t accidental . Not only was Jennika drawn into the Turtles ’ electron orbit , but they reshaped every aspect of her life story to the point where she literally became a mutant polo-neck despite being born a human . The Turtles did n’t mean to do this , and there was nothing malicious go on behind the panorama , it was plainly the mystical force around the Ninja Turtles manipulating situations to not only bring in Jennika airless to them , but also mold her in their double .
The information afford by Kitsune redefines the four brothers constantly , as it makes them significant on a cosmic scale . But more importantly , it redefine their human relationship with their supposed sister , Jennika , as it show she was just someone who was basically caught in their electric current , imply that all her option were tempt by mystical powerfulness beyond her understanding , which lead in her becoming a mutant turtle . When looking at the situation like that , it ’s somewhat terrifying and tragic , but mostly , this newly debunk ‘ Fifth Turtle ’ secret change theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesforever , both in price of their relationship with Jennika , and the awesome yet dangerous power they exert over regular multitude ’s lives .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#139 by IDW Publishing is available now .
