Splinter, often referred to as Master Splinter by his students, is a
fictional character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and
all related media. A mutant rat, he is the martial arts and ninjutsu
instructor of the Turtles, as well as their adoptive father. In most
incarnations, Splinter is a mutated or reincarnated martial artist
Hamato Yoshi; in others, he was Yoshi's pet rat.In both the original
comics and the live-action movies, Splinter is the pet rat of a ninja
named Hamato Yoshi in Japan. Intelligent for his species, Splinter is
able to learn ninjutsu art by mimicking his master's movements while
he practiced. Yoshi becomes embroiled in a dispute with a fellow ninja
by the name of Oroku Nagi and is eventually murdered by Nagi's
brother, Oroku Saki, who is seeking revenge for his brother's death.
However, in the 1990 film and 2003 TV series Nagi is removed entirely.
Additionally, in the 1990 film, Splinter escapes from his cage during
the murder, and attacks Saki, clawing at his face. Saki, in turn,
slices his ear off. It is suggested that this mutilation is the reason
Saki took the Shredder disguise to hide the scars. In contrast, in the
2003 TMNT cartoon series, it was Hun's face which Splinter
clawed.Without a home, Splinter is forced to run away and live in New
York City's sewers. Due to a traffic accident, four baby turtles and a
canister of mutagenic ooze are sent down into the sewer. The canister
mutates both Splinter and the turtles, in which it also enhanced the
former's already sophisticated intellect. Splinter names the four
turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo (after a book
on Renaissance artists that he found in a storm drain) and trains them
in the arts of ninjutsu so that they can avenge his dead master while
raising them as his own sons.In the 2003 TMNT cartoon, he possesses a
significant reputation as a ninja master; in a multi-part episode, he
is revealed to be a champion of the Battle Nexus, a
multi-dimension-spanning contest where the greatest combatants of
various dimensions come together to fight each other for the title of
Battle Nexus Champion. When the Turtles learn of the Battle Nexus,
they participate as well, resulting in Splinter forfeiting when called
upon to fight Michelangelo, as he wishes to allow his sons the
opportunity to fight where he succeeded in the past.
fictional character from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and
all related media. A mutant rat, he is the martial arts and ninjutsu
instructor of the Turtles, as well as their adoptive father. In most
incarnations, Splinter is a mutated or reincarnated martial artist
Hamato Yoshi; in others, he was Yoshi's pet rat.In both the original
comics and the live-action movies, Splinter is the pet rat of a ninja
named Hamato Yoshi in Japan. Intelligent for his species, Splinter is
able to learn ninjutsu art by mimicking his master's movements while
he practiced. Yoshi becomes embroiled in a dispute with a fellow ninja
by the name of Oroku Nagi and is eventually murdered by Nagi's
brother, Oroku Saki, who is seeking revenge for his brother's death.
However, in the 1990 film and 2003 TV series Nagi is removed entirely.
Additionally, in the 1990 film, Splinter escapes from his cage during
the murder, and attacks Saki, clawing at his face. Saki, in turn,
slices his ear off. It is suggested that this mutilation is the reason
Saki took the Shredder disguise to hide the scars. In contrast, in the
2003 TMNT cartoon series, it was Hun's face which Splinter
clawed.Without a home, Splinter is forced to run away and live in New
York City's sewers. Due to a traffic accident, four baby turtles and a
canister of mutagenic ooze are sent down into the sewer. The canister
mutates both Splinter and the turtles, in which it also enhanced the
former's already sophisticated intellect. Splinter names the four
turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo (after a book
on Renaissance artists that he found in a storm drain) and trains them
in the arts of ninjutsu so that they can avenge his dead master while
raising them as his own sons.In the 2003 TMNT cartoon, he possesses a
significant reputation as a ninja master; in a multi-part episode, he
is revealed to be a champion of the Battle Nexus, a
multi-dimension-spanning contest where the greatest combatants of
various dimensions come together to fight each other for the title of
Battle Nexus Champion. When the Turtles learn of the Battle Nexus,
they participate as well, resulting in Splinter forfeiting when called
upon to fight Michelangelo, as he wishes to allow his sons the
opportunity to fight where he succeeded in the past.
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