Oroku Saki (2012 TV series)

Oroku Saki (also known as The Shredder) is the deadly leader of the Foot Clan and the Turtles' hateful arch-enemy.

Personality
Cold, cunning and cruel, he is willing to go to any length to destroy the Turtles and their rat sensei, Splinter. With the Foot Clan and his shredding armor, there is little the Shredder can't do.

Background
Long ago, Oroku Saki (The Shredder's original and biological name) and was good friends with Hamato Yoshi (also known as Splinter). However, both men fell in love with the same woman, Tang Shen, which sparked a bitter rivalry between them. Eventually Tang Shen married Yoshi and gave birth to his daughter Miwa. One night, Saki, mad with jealousy and hate, attacked Yoshi in his home intending to kill him. During the battle, the house caught fire and Saki left Yoshi to die. While Yoshi survived the fire, Tang Shen did not, and his daughter Miwa was lost.

At some point, Saki became known only as the Shredder and began training an army of ninjas, the Foot Clan, in Tokyo, Japan. He discovered that Splinter was alive fifteen years after their last battle, and training ninjas in New York City. Shredder left Japan immediately, determined to hunt down and destroy his old enemy once and for all.