The Arena of Carnage

"The Arena of Carnage" is the seventh episode of the fourth season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) and the 85th episode overall of the series.

Synopsis
The are captured and thrown into the Triceraton Arena!

Major Characters

 * (Seth Green)
 * (David Tennant)
 * (Greg Cipes)
 * (Rob Paulsen)
 * (Sean Astin)
 * (Mae Whitman)
 * (Josh Peck)
 * Zanramon (Lance Henriksen)
 * (Michael Dorn)
 * (Michael Dorn)

Plot
As the Turtles practice on the Holodeck of the Ulixes against Shredder's minions, before Raph and Donny can fight Bebop and Rocksteady, the Fugitoid calls them to the bridge as they've reached the Triceraton flagship. According to the schematics they got from Belebome, the first piece of the Black Hole Generator will be in the Triceratons' main armory, with the Turtles' main means of entrance being an airlock on one side of the ship. To avoid detection, the Turtles will take the Ulixes' stealth ship while April and Casey remain behind on the Ulixes with the Fugitoid to coordinate the retrieval.

As the Turtles approach the flagship, they are able to evade a patrol of Triceraton fighters and make it inside. Unfortunately, they soon run into Captain Mozar, having been promoted to Admiral for getting the first piece of the Heart of Darkness, and are quickly overpowered and captured, to be sentenced to execution by being sucked out into the vacuum of space, without their helmets. Before they can however, the Triceraton Emperor, Zanramon himself, appears via hologram, and requests that the Turtles be put into battle in the Triceraton Arena instead. Not one to argue with his Emperor, Mozar spares the Turtles and has them taken to be locked up in a cell until they are called to battle in the arena. While locked up, they befriend a fellow prisoner by the name of Xeno, who gives them valuable advice for fighting in the Tri-Arena. When the Turtles are called in to fight, they first have to prove their worth by defeating a multi-eyed, multi-mouthed, multi-tentacled monster. Thanks to having located a weak spot on the monster, Donny is able to skewer it with his Bo staff, defeating it. However, the Turtles soon find themselves up against Xeno, revealed to be the undefeated Triceraton Champion, despite his treason with believing the Heart of Darkness should never be used like how the Triceratons are using it against the Kraang.

Back aboard the Ulixes, the Fugitoid realizes that it will be up to him, April, and Casey to infiltrate the flagship and rescue the Turtles and the Black Hole Generator piece themselves. After managing to get past the Triceraton security forces, they are soon discovered and split up. While April and Casey go for the armory, the Fugitoid is captured and brought before Emperor Zanramon to watch the Turtles perish against Xeno. After evading the guards, April uses her gift from the Aeons to help open the door to the armory with her psychic powers. From there, using one of the devices used by the Triceratons to capture Casey during their invasion of Earth, they are able to carry the piece of the Black Hole Generator out, only to run afoul of the returning guards and forced to run for it with the piece as the Triceratons fire after them.

Back in the Tri-Arena, having the Turtles at his mercy, Xeno is given a choice: Destroy them and earn his freedom, or spare them since they've become friends. Xeno chooses the latter, throwing his hammer at Emperor Zanramon, and reiterating his disgust at using the Heart of Darkness like a coward instead of fighting with honor. Furious, the Emperor orders Xeno and the Turtles eliminated, but due to Xeno's size and strength, he's able to hold off his assailants while the Turtles are able to take Emperor Zanramon prisoner, forcing Admiral Mozar to have no choice but to release them and the Fugitoid.

Taking the Emperor with them, the Turtles and the Fugitoid soon run into Casey and April, and in the resulting collision, the Emperor's crown is knocked off. Horrified, Mozar orders his men to hold their fire, but the Emperor orders them to not worry about him and eliminate the Turtles and their allies. With the Fugitoid leading them, the gang reach the airlock, which April then opens, pulling them and the Black Hole Generator piece out into space. As everyone holds their breath, April uses her powers and the Aeons' gift to summon the stealth ship, allowing them to escape back to the Ulixes, and then escape the Triceraton Armada itself as Mozar sends the Raptor fighters after them.

Having succeeded in their mission and having gotten the first piece of the Heart of Darkness back from the Triceratons, the team prepares to go after the remaining two pieces, with the Fugitoid shouting out "BOOYAKASHA! when Mikey is unable to do it because of a full mouth.

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