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In Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, the Kuroi Yōroi (Japanese: 黒い), commonly referred to as the "Dark Armor", is a mystic suit of armor created by the Krang and worn by Oroku Saki, which merged with his mortal body and entrapped his soul, becoming the Shredder.

Description[]

The Kuroi Yōroi is made of a mystic metal that is capable of repairing itself if damaged, and which is attracted to other pieces of the armor. It requires another being's life force and consciousness in order to activate, and since the Kuroi Yōroi already functions on its host of Oroku Saki's soul, it rejects any other wearer when in proper condition, only absorbing their energy before ejecting their body from itself.

History[]

Over 500 years prior to the events of the series, the Kuroi Yōroi was donned by Foot Clan leader Saki after making a deal with the Krang, in desperation to save the Foot when it was besieged by another clan. It corrupted and consumed him, before gaining its own sentience and taking the form of the Shredder. He and the Foot later spread chaos through Japan, during which it was said that the suit had "swallowed [his] soul". When the Shredder was defeated by the Hamato Clan and its leader Hamato Karai 500 years ago, the Kuroi Yōroi was broken apart and spread across the globe so that the pieces would never be reunited, and the Shredder would not be revived. However, the armor’s faceplate was kept by the Hamato Clan and eventually Hamato Yoshi as a tea kettle named Skully.

The Kuroi Yōroi was first depicted in "Mystic Mayhem" as Skully stored on Splinter's Do Not Touch Cabinet in the lair.

The Kuroi Yōroi reappeared in "The Longest Fight" as Splinter poured himself tea from Skully as he listened to his sons bargain for use of the TV room projector. One of the Kuroi Yōroi gauntlets was found in a jewelry store in Gilbert's Department Store where it was being used as a display piece for a ring. Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute successfully stole it.

In "Stuck on You", the remaining Kuroi Yōroi gauntlet was lost by the Foot during its recovery in the Museum of Art and Framing, and was instead found by Warren Stone, who discovered it increased the strength of one of his arms and allowed him to fire blasts of energy which he named Charlotte.

Splinter served himself tea from Skully in "Hot Soup: The Game" before settling to play Hot Soup: The Game.

The Kuroi Yōroi debuted in "Shadow of Evil". Huginn and Muninn recovered a Kuroi Yōroi fragment with Baron Draxum in Middle Park Zoo. Splinter later learned that the pieces of mystic metal that the Foot and its newfound member Draxum had been amassing were, in fact, pieces of the Kuroi Yōroi, and unsuccessfully attempted to keep a piece of the chest plate out of their grasp that he located as a hand on a train station clock.

While the gauntlet remained in Warren's possession for a time, it was ultimately retrieved by Draxum in "Warren & Hypno, Sitting in a Tree".

The Kuroi Yōroi's lower greaves were found in the possession of Sunita in "Operation: Normal", who had been wearing them as boots and taken from her to be added to the rest of the armor by Foot Brute and Foot Recruit.

A Kuroi Yōroi shard that was part of a botanical garden statue was taken by Draxum and Foot Recruit in "How to Make Enemies and Bend People to Your Will".

Skully appeared on Splinter's Do Not Touch Cabinet in "Turtle-dega Nights: The Ballad of Rat Man".

In "One Man's Junk", an Kuroi Yōroi fragment was purchased by Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute from Repo Mantis.

Skully was used by Splinter to pour himself a cup of tea in "Snow Day".

The Kuroi Yōroi was taken from its stand beneath the Foot Shack onto Big Mama's train in "Insane in the Mama Train" where the Foot fought to defend the armor from the Mad Dogs. It eventually arrived at the Shredder's shrine for the resurrection ceremony to transpire.

After April O'Neil informed Splinter that Skully was indeed a Kuroi Yōroi piece, it was finally given to Draxum by Splinter in "End Game" to spare the Turtles from being tortured by the Foot. Skully was then added to the Kuroi Yōroi, completing it so it could be worn by Draxum. However, it became clear via Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute's remarks that there was a defect in the Kuroi Yōroi: a Jupiter Jim figure had been used to seal a crack in the helmet that the Turtles had accidentally created when they were young boys. April and the Turtles managed to remove the figure, assuming it would cause the Kuroi Yōroi to fall apart, ignorant of the fact that it was the only thing preventing it from activating.

In "Many Unhappy Returns", after being defeated by the Turtles, it was revealed that the Kuroi Yōroi consumed Draxum's mystic energy to regain its original state, allowing the Shredder's physical body return to the world and begin a mindless rampage. The Shredder was eventually and temporarily taken down by the Turtles with Big Mama's mystic collar before giving it to Big Mama, after she had sworn to take care of it properly.

It was revealed in "Battle Nexus: New York" that Big Mama had been using the Kuroi Yōroi in her Battle Nexus arena to serve as her champion under the name of Shadow Fiend.

In "Finale Part 1: E-Turtle Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", the Shredder regained consciousness after having been accidentally freed by the Turtles once they freed Karai, who had defeated the Shredder the first time by sacrificing herself to become a sword which served as a lock for the Shredder's consciousness in a dimension called the Twilight Realm.

The Kuroi Yōroi was finally destroyed by the entire Hamato Clan with the use of Hamato Ninpō in "Finale Part 4: Rise", setting Saki's soul free and ending the Shredder's existence and reign of terror.

Trivia[]

  • Despite its English name being "Dark Armor" in the series, a more accurate English translation of "Kuroi Yōroi" would be "Black Armor".
  • The Kuroi Yōroi is similar in name to the 2012 TV series' Kuro Kabuto, which means "Black Helmet".

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