Hamato Yoshi (Rise of the TMNT)

Master Splinter
Biographical information
Home	New York City
Nicknames	Pop (by his sons) Dad (by his sons)
Abilities	Ninjutsu
Weapon of choice	Cane Tail TV Remote Control (Joke)
Occupation	Sensei
Affiliation	Ninja Turtles
Physical description
Species	Mutant rat Human (formerly)
Gender	Male
Eye color	Yellow (Sclera)
Hair color	Grey & White
Out of universe information
Era(s)	Rise of the TMNT
First appearance	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles issue 0
Voiced by	Eric Bauza
Teachers and Students
Student(s)	Donatello Leonardo Michelangelo Raphael

Splinter is the adoptive father and sensei of the Turtles.

Physical Appearance

Splinter is a short and plump mutant rat with grey fur, as well as white fur in his ears, white hair with a section tied into a top bun, white bushy eyebrows and a goatee to compliment. He has golden yellow eyes, a red-pink nose, black whiskers on his cheeks, his arms and legs are pink (with his hands having five fingers instead of the usual four) and a small tear on his right ear.

Splinter wears a black hair tie to hold up his white top bun and a brown kimono with orange trim and red lotus flowers printed on the kimono.

Personality

Splinter, unlike his previous incarnations, is laid-back and very lazy as he often sits in the chair. He is absent-minded and has troubling remembering his sons' names, and even refers to them by their mask colors. He also prompts to stir up mischief and trouble with his sons, including stealing the Turtle Tank in "The Fast and the Furriest". However, he is shown to take action when needed, like in episodes such as "Origami Tsunami" and Mrs. Cuddles".

Despite being a father to his turtle sons, Splinter greatly fears an angry Donatello, who usually punishes him with forced views of educational shows.

Bio

Once human and now a mutated rat, Splinter is an eccentric mentor to his turtle sons, training them in the art of ninjutsu. Well, when he's not watching game shows and Lou-Jitsu movie marathons, that is! His tail is a weapon that can take on any TV remote!

Relationships

Family

• Raphael:
• Donatello: One of Splinter's son. He is greatly afraid of him when he gets angry. He forces Splinter to watch educational shows as punishment
• Leonardo:
• Michelangelo:

Friends

• April O'Neil:

Enemies

• Baron Draxum:
• Meat Sweats:
• Warren Stone:
• Hypnopotamus:
• Albearto:
• Foot Clan:
• Mrs. Cuddles: He hates Mrs. Cuddles for ruining his tv schedule.

Quotes

• "I will never marry any of them off." - Mrs. Cuddles
• "Nobody roughs up my family..." - Mrs. Cuddles
• "You have made a powerful enemy, rabbit." - Mrs. Cuddles

Trivia

• Splinter, in this series, is voiced by Eric Bauza, the voice of Tiger Claw from the 2012 TV series. Bauza also previously voiced a different version of Splinter in TMNT: Don VS Raph. Additionally, this version of Splinter has a voice similar to the Robots in Disguise Autobot known as Drift, another Japanese based character voiced by Bauza (which in a sense of irony, Drift has detail similar to that of a samurai, a higher class of Japanese warriors).
• According to an interview, the reason that Splinter looks like he's gained a few pounds is because since there's no Shredder in the new series, Splinter has no exact reason for training the Turtles.
  • However, after they learn about threats such as Baron Draxum, he begins training the Turtles more seriously.
• This is the fifth incarnation of Splinter who was once human before becoming a rat, after the 1987 TV series version, the Archie version, the IDW version, and the 2012 TV series version.
• According to Leo, Splinter always falls asleep after eating milk and cake.

Gallery

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