User blog comment:Kung fu frogz/A short spoiler free review of TMNT 2014/@comment-6005022-20140809174000/@comment-11836-20140811023429

Yes, even the first one had stupid moments. Before being mutated, Splinter was learning martial arts from Hamato Yoshi. Splinter was a super intelligent rat, and like I said, he wasn't mutated yet!