Talk:Hamato Yoshi (Rise of the TMNT)/@comment-995426-20190510194449

The more I see of this version of Splinter, the more I see he's not an anti-Splinter&mdash;he's just an alternate Splinter with different life circumstances and different choices made during his youth that made his life very different other human-born Splinters. For too long, he never took his role as seriously as he should have, and he's realizing during what "should" be a fat lazy retirement that he didn't prepare for the things he really should have been preparing for. It's an interesting take on the character template, at least. I mean, as much as I loved the 2012 series version (as long as there was a 2012 series that could be loved), it's interesting to understand the flaws of any version of Splinter. Between Lou Jitsu and Splinter (IDW), these are versions whose serious flaws become more interesting the more we see them. The question is, can this version still transcend his flaws and become more than just a fat lazy verbally-abusive dad with a bad back who doesn't get enough exercise?