“Hidden City's Most Wanted” | |||||||
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Season Code: | 069 | ||||||
Episode: | 9A | ||||||
Original airdate | June 19, 2020 | ||||||
Written by | Jesse Gordon | ||||||
Supervising Producer | Alan Wan | ||||||
Producers: | Vladimir Radev | ||||||
Directed by | Jake Castorena | ||||||
Voice Direction | Rob Paulsen | ||||||
Storyboard Artist: | Christine Liu | ||||||
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"Hidden City's Most Wanted" is the sixteenth episode of the second season (Episode 9A) of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and is the sixty-second episode overall in the series. It first aired on June 19th, 2020.
Synopsis[]
Splinter's magical day in the Hidden City with Mikey is interrupted by a mysterious and tiny guest.
Appearing in Hidden City's Most Wanted[]
Major characters[]
- Baron Draxum (Roger Craig Smith)
- Michelangelo (Brandon Mychal Smith)
- Police officer (Roger Craig Smith) (debut)
- Splinter (Eric Bauza)
Minor characters[]
- April O'Neil (Kat Graham)
- Donatello (Josh Brener)
- Heather (Capri Oliver) (debut)
- Leonardo (Ben Schwartz)
- Officer 2 (Eric Bauza) (debut)
- Raphael (Omar Benson Miller)
Species[]
Objects and vehicles[]
- Anti-mystic device (debut)
- Draxum's cloaking brooch (destroyed)
- Mystic Ōdachi
Locations[]
- New York
- Hidden City
- Heather's house (debut)
- Hirsuté Resort & Spa (debut)
- Hidden City
Plot[]
The episode begins with the Mad Dogs at the vacation in the Hidden City, Mikey and Splinter are alone. Mikey and the teddy bear come to Splinter. Teddy bear is actually Baron Draxum! Mikey explains that he gave Draxum a cloaking brooch that turned him into teddy bear nicknamed "Teddy Barry," he wants to take him with them, because it's their family vacation. Now Draxum is their other father, he comes with them, much to Splinter's dismay.
Splinter shows all shops he used to go when he was a human and Draxum is annoyed. While Mikey enjoys the tour with a giddy grin, Draxum and Splinter barely bond with each other at all, due to their hatred for each other.
The next stop is Splinter’s favorite fountain of wishes. When Mikey goes to make a wish from fountain of wishes, Splinter is left to watch Draxum.
Annoyed, Draxum couldn’t hide his complaints to Splinter and his appearance. The rat ninja tells him if he won't stay silent, he's going to take the brooch off. Draxum slaps him, tells him that his new friend of Mikey will be arrested by him. Furious Splinter angrily tells him not to tell it to his son.
The police officer of the Hidden City comes and asks Splinter if the teddy bear belongs to him. Splinter, finally having a chance to get rid of Draxum and wishing to have all the time with Mikey by himself, lies to the police officer that it was abandoned and he lets him to take it. Police officer leaves and goes home to give it to his daughter, Heather.
Mikey comes back and sees Draxum's gone. He asks where did he go. Splinter tries to deny it, but he is being forced to. When Mikey demands what did he do to Draxum, Splinter casually responds and tells Mikey that he gave him to police officer.
Horrified, Mikey scolds him. Splinter asks why is he was worried about Draxum, Mikey explains that he is his father, who created him and his brothers. If he couldn't be with Draxum, then it means no Splinter. Mikey says that he is still grateful for Draxum in his life, even though his actions weren’t exactly noble to begin with. Finally having a remorse, Splinter reluctantly agrees to help Draxum.
In the house, police offices gives the teddy bear (Draxum) to his daughter. Heather roughly plays with him. Mikey and Splinter tries to get inside but is guarded by three headed dog Yōkai. Splinter decides to quit their mission. But Splinter sees Mikey's heartbroken expression, he starts to cry, his tears flooded his father, Splinter quickly changes his mind saying that he got another idea.
Splinter goes to Hirsute Spa Hotel, only to find Leo with blonde hair and sleeps, he tries to wake him, but he is relaxed, Splinter takes his odachi sword to teleport to the house, he finds Draxum, who is mad at Splinter for leaving him with Heather. Draxum asks what he have done to him and Splinter blames him for turning him into mutant rat.
Then police officer arrives to his daughter's room, only to find Splinter, he throws the ball at Splinter, but it hits Draxum's brooch, his cover is blown. Police officer calls his officer comrades to capture Draxum. Draxum along with Mikey and Splinter escaped.
In the dumpster, Splinter blames Draxum for this situation and both of them got into a heated argument. Splinter verbally harasses Draxum, incensed as he explains that Draxum was the reason for his mutation and when Splinter blamed him for ruining his life, Draxum laughs this off, saying that Splinter used to be an extremely powerful fighter, Lou Jitsu, who now became just a man with no target and a withered spirit. Splinter realizes that he was the reason that his sons come to his life. Seeing that Draxum was still the yokai with admirable qualities and grateful for his sons, he reconciles with him, much to Mikey's joy. Their moment is ruined by police. Baron goes up to the surface, letting himself being arrested, giving his son and Splinter to escape.
At the prison, at the end of the episode, Draxum is put in the same cell with Donnie, Raph and April.
Quotes[]
Splinter "Draxum?! Stay away from my DNA!!"
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Splinter "Why do you even care so much about that guy?" Mikey "He made me... He made us." Splinter "Yeah, I know. He's a monster." Mikey "But without him, I wouldn’t have you. Maybe he didn’t make use for the right reasons, but I’m still glad he did."
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Splinter "I'm not lost anymore! I have my sons, and you ruined our special day!" Draxum "Without me you wouldn’t even have a son whose day I could ruin!"
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Trivia[]
- This episode is part of a 4-part special known as "Tales of the Hidden City", along with "Raph's Ride-Along", "Donnie vs. Witch Town", and "Bad Hair Day".
- Draxum wearing a face mask, straitjacket, and being pushed in a carrier at the end of the episode is a reference to Hannibal Lecter.
- An extended version of the scene of Heather playing with Draxum and another where she later appears alongside her father to arrest Draxum after he exits the dumpster were cut from the TV broadcast.[1]
- The Turtles' newly mutated designs in this episode differ from their previous designs in "Goyles, Goyles, Goyles". In this episode, the Turtles all have plumper bodies and more compact proportions overall. They also behave less maturely, blowing raspberries, cooing, thumb sucking, and unable to sit upright on their own unlike in "Goyles, Goyles, Goyles"
- The katakana text in the Lou Jitsu fan mural (ホットスープ) translates to: "Hot Soup".
- On the mural, the fight depicted is "Lou Jitsu vs. Turducken." The Turducken was mentioned in the 2012 version episode "Eyes of the Chimera" in which Mikey mistakes the proper term for a Chimera to be a Turducken.