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Well I for one am pretty convinced that Karai is really Miwa. I have been convinced that Miwa is alive and that when she turns up we'll first meet her as Karai, Shredder's daughter. Miwa's introduction and supposed death otherwise only serves to add further tragedy to the story of Hamato Yoshi and Tang Shen, something absent from any other incarnation, many much darker than this cartoon. Thus my assumption is that she was added in to turn up alive later. Like April, Karai is much younger than previous versions, making her be close to the age Miwa would be now. If we recall, Saki loved Shen as well, and thus when he accidentally killed her trying to kill Yoshi, he found solace in trying to raise her daughter as his own. In this week's 'Alien Agenda' we hear Shredder remind Karai how Splinter wronged 'us', referring to her as well as Karai, likely implying the death of Tang Shen, who in that case would be Karai's mother. If Karai thinks Splinter killed her mother, then she would no doubt have reason for hating Splinter and his students.

Of course, if I am right, I can't help but see the relationship as a little creepy, as in a way, Karai is Leo's sister, as she is Splinter's Biological daughter and the Turtles see Splinter as their adoptive father. Of course, if he merely wants to see the good in her, see her as an ally rather than an enemy, their bond might not be a crush, but start of of a familial bond/sibling rivalry. If I am wrong about this, it will be because they planted a lot of red herrings, it's really kind of obvious otherwise. The only thing working against this theory is indeed Leo's flirting with Karai, which could be deemed as creepy if she is indeed their father's daughter. Of course, it could make for a funny moment when they find out the truth.