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Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
The Shredder is a supervillain and the main antagonist of the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' media franchise created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The character debuted in the Mirage Studios comic book Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios), ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' #1 (May 1984), and has since endured as the archenemy of the turtles and their master Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Splinter. The Shredder is usually depicted as the alter ego of Oroku Saki, the ruthless leader of a criminal ninja organization known as the Foot Clan. A suit of armor equipped with metal blades and Tekko, tekko-kagi, loosely based on that of a samurai, serves as the Shredder's visual motif. In 2009, IGN ranked Shredder as the 39th-greatest comic-book villain of all time. The character has been featured in almost every media adaptation of the ''TMNT'' franchise, having been portrayed in live-action films by James Saito, François Chau, Tohoru Masamune, and Brian Tee. Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Donatello, Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Raphael and Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Michelangelo, four Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic turtle brothers trained in ''ninjutsu'' who fight evil in New York City. The franchise encompasses printed media, television series, feature films, video games, and merchandise. The franchise began as a comic book, ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'', which Eastman and Laird conceived as a parody of elements popular in superhero comics at the time. The first issue was published in 1984 by Eastman and Laird's company Mirage Studios and was a surprise success. In 1987, Eastman and Laird licensed the characters to Playmates Toys, which develo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |