Baxter's Gambit

"Baxter's Gambit" is the nineteenth episode of the 2012 TV series. It aired on April 5, 2013.

Plot
The Turtles and The Foot Clan are both staking out a powerful device in The Kraang's hands. Donnie explains in a complicated way that the device can cause things to implode, causing the other turtles to look at Donnie in a surprised manour.

Baxter Stockman, Dogpound and Fishface are on the other roof, with Baxter saying that he is the leader for now, causing Dogpound to threaten Baxter, along with Fishface, who expresses he will kill Baxter if he complains again. This makes Baxter plot revenge on them both, and that Dogpound and Fishface will meet their "DOOM".

Both The Foot and The Turtles jump off the buildings, as Baxter is left on the top of a building. Raph goes against Fishface, as Dogpound goes against the other three. A big fight takes place and eventually Dogpound still overwhelms Leo, but not enough, since The Foot Clan were incapable of retrieving the Technology to Shredder. This causes Fishface and Dogpound to run off in different directions, with the turtles fleeing too, stating the battle isn't over, as Baxter is left on the top off the building alone.

Back at the lair, Splinter teaches the turtles that evading a sword or weapon you cannot see shows the intentions of your enemies. Raph states that he knows the intentions of his enemies, to take him down.

Back at Shredder's Lair, Dogpound states that the Technology was in their grasp, but that Baxter's plan caused them to be unsuccessful, but Baxter says that he's designed a trap for the turtles that is inescapable, and he needs the help of Fishface and Dogpound to lure in the turtles. Shredder agrees.

Later that night, the turtles spot Dogpound and Fishface standing in the open, and Leo tells them to wait and proceed with caution, but he finds his brothers gone and already fighting, so he runs over to help them. Fishface and Raph face off yet again, but Fishface is easily defeated, as is Dogpound by Leo, Donnie and Mikey. They run away with Raph running after them, despite Leo stating that something isn't right, but he runs after them as well. They find them in a parking lot, when a red circle forms around them, and their surroundings turn to black and white stripes. Mikey then says that it might be trap.

Baxter calls over an intercom, saying that they are in his 'Maze of Doom', and that they could walk away with the grand prize, their lives. He then shoots missiles at all of them, including Dogpound and Fishface, stating that he has had enough of their threats, expressing more that Baxter had to rethink his friendship with Dogpound and Xever, and that Stockman never made threats.

Fishface says Baxter's a fool, causing Baxter to mention that at the labyrinth ending is his "ROBOT OF DOOM". Baxter pushes a button, causing them to fall down into a tunnel.

They fall into an enclosed round room and begin to fight each other yet again, until Leo sees laser pendulums starting to appear. They stop fighting, as they all realize what's happening. One pendulum nearly hits Fishface, but Raph pushes him out of the way. Dogpound finds the exit and tells them to follow him, which they do. Dogpound, not looking, is also almost hit with a laser, but Leo throws a shuriken at the laser holding, so it passes Dogpound, only cutting off some of the spikes on his shoulder.

They make their way to the next room, where Dogpound smells the exit at their right. But then metal balls with laser shredders attack them, as they manage to get to the exit. Dogpound sniffs the air, and realizes that they have been there before. A few seconds later, they are split into two groups by a metal wall, with Raph and Fishface being one of them. Leo sees Donnie using his T-phone, and tells him that there is no signal, but Donnie realizes that he might be able to use it to track down Baxter, however, he will need time. Mikey asks Baxter what made him interested in being a super-villain, so Baxter tells him since he won't be alive to read his biography, but Mikey quickly loses interest.

Meanwhile, in the sewers, April is training with Splinter until she asks when she will get a weapon. Splinter states that she already possess the kunoichi's most powerful weapon, the mind. April asks when was the last time he saw someone hit someone with their mind. Seeing that she has a point, he lets her choose a weapon.

He gives her a staff with a metal chain attached to it, and says that the weapons chooses her as much as she chooses the weapon. She tries to swing the chain, but it gets wrapped around the branch of the tree in the room. He then gives her a spiked-club, but it is too heavy. She manages to lift it, but falls backwards because of the weight. She is then given a pair of kama, which she manages to work with, until she loses grasp of one of them, which then comes at her like a boomerang, but Splinter catches it, saying that they should keep looking.

Still in the maze, Raph complains to Fishface that they are walking through the world's longest tunnel "of doom", when it ends with another striped wall; a huge fan. It then begins to turn, and is beginning to suck them in. Fishface uses his robot legs to plant his feet to the ground, but Raph gets sucked in and heads straight towards the fan. But before he can get shredded, Fishface catches him at the last second by the leg, and then kicks the floor so they can escape the fan into a black room. Raph says that this makes them even, but Fishface confesses that he wants to finish Raph, not Baxter.

Baxter keeps talking about his life, like how he was expelled because of using real lava for a science fair volcano. Mikey says he's a poor, poor man.

After a long moment of silence, Raph asks what Xever is doing with Shredder. He says that in many ways it's all he's ever known. That at a young age he learned if you want something, take it. He became a great thief until he was caught by the police, but the owner, Shredder, saw his skills as useful. He says that his most recent order was to destroy Raph, his brothers, and Splinter. Raph realizes that he does this because he owes Shredder.

Dogpound, after destroying the laser, yells that he will find Baxter, and Raph and Fishface hear him behind the wall. He kicks the wall open, and then get teased by Leo.

Donnie finally thinks he's got a lock on Baxter, and Dogpound rips the tile open, but the floor collapses under them. They find Baxter, but Baxter wanted them to destroy each other, and begin to fight his monster "of doom"( A Remote Controled Stockman Pod).

In the sewers, Splinter then tries to give April a chain with two small metal balls, but it flies out of her hand and hits a portrait of Splinter's family. April picks it up and hands it to Splinter, who says that she reminds him of his daughter, and he goes to his room, to look for something.

The boys begin to fight, but Baxter gets the best of them. Leo tells Mikey and Dogpound to lure the Robot Monster under Baxter, but he's too fast. He then tells Raph and Fishface to take the shot. Fishface slides on his back, and Raph jumps on his feet, and then gets launched at Baxter, but he escapes with a metal propeller, and flies away.

Meanwhile, April waits, and sees Splinter come out with a fan in his hand. He says that he was hoping to give it one day to his daughter, but that she should have it. She says that it's beautiful, and he shows her that it makes a good weapon by throwing it at the tree. April finally has her weapon.

The Boys finally find a way out, and decide to finish their earlier fight. Mikey swings his nunchucks around, but is too tired to do anything. He is only able to say "Boyaka-" and yawns. So they decide to just forget about it, and leave.

Mikey declares that Raph and Fishface make one good team, but Raph says that he'll take them down when he gets the chance. Fishface throws one of Baxter's balls with laser shredders at Leo, but before it can hit him, Raph catches it with his Sai and says to trust your senses, and that they'll see him coming. Fishface wickedly smiles at Raph and walks away, with the turtles watching them leave.

Trivia

 * Baxter Stockman and Fishface were both last seen in "The Pulverizer". Dogpound was last seen in "The Alien Agenda".
 * The episode title is almost the same as the 2003 series episode "Bishop's Gambit".
 * This episode seems similar to "Mad Mod" from Teen Titans based on the black and white colors, labyrinth-like style, deadly machines and Baxter operating it all from the outside.
 * Baxter's treacherous side was well-explored in the 2003 series.
 * No anime-ish faces are made in this episode.
 * Fishface tells Raphael why he is in the Foot Clan in the first place, in this episode.
 * April officially has her weapon, a bladed steel fan, in this episode, and the mousers reappear.
 * An updated Stockman-pod appears since I Think His Name is Baxter Stockman, although in The Pulverizer, in the flashback, the Stockman-pod is briefly shown.
 * April's weapons include Chigiriki(staff with chain), a mace, a pair of Kamas(throwing scythes), a Manriki(2 weighted chain), and a Tessen(war-fan).
 * This is the first time Baxter has said one of the turtles' names because he says: "You're wasting your time, Leonardo,"