Thread:UltimateTitan6/@comment-995426-20170305072820

Not killed off for effect, then brought back, then killed off for effect again less than a season later. It seemed like a cynical writing move the first time, but the second time it had become a tired meme.

Better to die as meeting old age after a long, accomplished and eventful life. By this time, his sons were already in their 30s, and was living with him. His passing in the story happened abruptly with little warning, just as it often happens in real life.



From Mirage TMNT volume 4 issue 10. Six pages in one image. Best viewed at full size. And yes, that's the spirit of the greeting him just before his death. 