Shredder clones (Mirage)


 * The Shredder Elite should not be confused with the Foot Elite

The three Mutant Shredder Clones, whose collective name is the Shredder Elite Guard, were a group of three entities that lived in Foot Clan Headquarters and are villains in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Though their exact origins are a mystery, it is obvious that they are hideously mutated ninja that wear armour similar to The Shredder. The Shredder Elite consist of a large, four-armed Shredder (known as Multi-Arm Shredder in toy form, and Shiva Shredder on 4Kids' website), one with large, monstrous crustacean-like claws (known as Claw Shredder in toy form, and Spike-Armed Shredder on 4Kids' website), and a diminutive Shredder with a single, long wrist blade on each arm (called Mini Shredder on 4Kids' website).

In the Mirage Comics the Shredder Elite Guard first appeared near the end of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #20, Return to New York, Book Two. They murder the Triceraton soldier Zog as he is walking through the entrance to their abode. The Turtles battle them in the next issue, and during the brawl, the four-armed Shredder Elite loses an arm, which to the Turtles' surprise, seems to be exuding earthworms.

The Shredder later elaborates briefly on the Shredder Elite's origin; using a blend of ancient magic and modern science, Foot scientists have trained a species of colony worms to feed on the remains of a person, and form together to become a replica of said person. Shredder goes on to indicate that the Shredder Elite were experimental subjects, and on the fourth instance, they were fed Oroku Saki's charred remains. However, nothing is revealed of whose remains the worms were fed to create the Shredder Elite, nor is it mentioned why they have donned the Shredder's outfit.