Repo Mantis (character)

In Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Repo Mantis is a junkyard scrapper, repo man, tow truck operator, and the owner of Repo Mantis Salvage who was mutated into a mantis. He is a recurring adversary of the Mad Dogs.

Physical appearance[]

Repo Mantis is a mutant mantis with a purple body, straight graying black hair styled in a pompadour, black chest hair, a pair of antennae on his forehead, jagged teeth, large spiked forearms, bright green sclerae, tail, and a lean figure. He wears a torn white tank top, a torn dark blue vest, and a spiked black belt with a grey engraved plate in the center.

Personality[]

Repo is greedy and as such is ruthless about adhering to deadlines, making money by repossessing unpaid loaned items from humans, mutants, and Yōkai alike. He is quite callous as he attempts to repossess an elderly person's oxygen tank in "The Evil League of Mutants".

Repo doesn't keep promises as seen when he changes his mind about Michelangelo and Donatello keeping the Jupiter Jim Moon Buggy once they return the RV from Todd Capybara after realizing he could make money from fans of Jupiter Jim by marketing it as an attraction instead ("Repo Mantis"). As a businessman, Repo hates being scammed and as such is generally aloof towards others.

Despite his tough attitude, Repo harbors an affinity for cats as seen when he was cuddling with Mrs. Nubbins before her mutation in "One Man's Junk". He also seems to value and understand the importance of healthy familial communication as he is sad to see drones be unnecessarily destroyed due to poor communication among them and their operators in "Breaking Purple".

History[]

Repo debuted in "Repo Mantis". Prior to the episode, the person who would become Repo Mantis was presumably bitten by an Oozesquito and consequently mutated. Interestingly, Repo's mutation did not seem to significantly affect his life or business, as he still manages to find work and operate his salvage yard. He encountered Donnie and Mikey while they were rummaging the wrecked cars in his salvage yard. They were immediately enamored by the Jupiter Jim Moon Buggy that he had obtained, but they did not have the funds to purchase it. Repo then offered them a deal: if they repossessed a recreational vehicle in another mutant's possession, he would give them the Moon Buggy. However, he reneged on the deal upon their return, having decided that the Moon Buggy was too valuable to sell because Jupiter Jim fans would pay to take photos in the vehicle. When the Turtles angrily confronted him, Repo physically attacked Donnie, but was immobilized by Mikey using a large electromagnet, enabling the brothers to abscond with the Moon Buggy. Upon freeing himself, Repo climbed into his tow truck and chased the Turtles through the streets of New York City. During the climax of their vehicular skirmish, Repo was zapped by the Moon Buggy's bug zapper.

Repo reappeared in "The Evil League of Mutants" as he was recruited into the Evil League of Mutants founded by Baron Draxum, a villain group that existed to kill the Turtles. Later that night in the organized ambush against them, Repo fought against Mikey, but in the end was defeated.

Repo was a contestant in the Doom Dome, a demolition derby operated by Big Mama, in "Turtle-dega Nights: The Ballad of Rat Man". However, he lost the competition to Donnie, Mikey, and Splinter.

In "One Man's Junk", Repo was approached by a disguised Donnie and Mikey masquerading as wealthy junk buyers. He was easily moved to assist them by their supposed vast amount of money, but ordered them to not explore the locked school bus that was parked in his lot as his now mutated pet cat, Mrs. Nubbins, was held in a trash pile by it. Eventually, Repo was swayed to give Donnie and Mikey the keys to his salvage lot to freely explore it. However, Raphael and Leonardo released Mrs. Nubbins from her cage and she attacked Repo. Repo was saved by the Turtles, but was left to handle Mrs. Nubbins on his own when she soon after escaped from her enclosure again.

Repo received a large amount of scrap from Loose Lips Malinowski in "Breaking Purple" that was a result of the New York City drone races at Thunder Drone.

Abilities[]

Raptorial forearms: Repo's large forearms are strong enough to pierce stone and he can use their sharp spines to lacerate opponents.

Relationships[]

Family[]

Mrs. Nubbins: Mrs. Nubbins was Repo's beloved pet cat until she was mutated by an Oozesquito. Although she now wants to eat him, Repo still loves and cares for Mrs. Nubbins, calling her his "little snuggly-wuggly".

Friends and allies[]

The Foot Clan: Repo sold Foot Lieutenant and Foot Brute a piece of the Kuroi Yōroi in "One Man's Junk".
Loose Lips Malinowski: Loose Lips sold metal scrap to Repo in "Breaking Purple".

Enemies[]

The Mad Dogs: While Repo harbors disdain towards the Mad Dogs, he doesn't go out of his way to bedevil them, prioritizing his professions instead.
- Donatello: Repo Mantis offered Donnie the Jupiter Jim Moon Buggy in exchange for doing some repo work for him, but reneged on the deal. Donnie responded by taking the Moon Buggy, which Repo Mantis chased through the streets. Repo later competed against Donnie in the Doom Dome in "Turtle-dega Nights: The Ballad of Rat Man", but lost to him. Later, Repo was swindled by Donnie into permitting him to search his salvage lot for part of the Kuroi Yōroi in "One Man's Junk".
- Michelangelo: Mikey trapped Repo Mantis with his own electromagnet and used the Moon Buggy's weapons against him when he pursued him and Donnie. Repo fought Mikey in "The Evil League of Mutants", but was defeated by him. Repo competed against Mikey in the Doom Dome in "Turtle-dega Nights: The Ballad of Rat Man", but lost to him. Later, Repo was swindled by Mikey into permitting him to search his salvage lot for part of the Kuroi Yōroi.
- Raphael: Raph defeated Repo in "The Evil League of Mutants" using a weaponized ladder. He caused Repo to be targeted by Mrs. Nubbins after unknowingly releasing her from her cage in "One Man's Junk".
- Leonardo: Leo caused Repo to be targeted by Mrs. Nubbins after unknowingly releasing her from her cage. Leo later cut off Repo's hair in "Farewell".
Leonardo (Future): Leo landed on top of Repo when he arrived in 2024 whilst Repo was fighting the present day Turtles with Repo throwing Leo off of him soon after in "Farewell".

Quotes[]

“I’m about to repo your lives.” ("The Evil League of Mutants")
"Yo! You fancies want some caviar? I-I didn't have fish eggs so I just used ladybugs." ("One Man's Junk")
"Scram. I got a lot of fenders to count." ("Repo Mantis")
"I'm gonna break your legs halfway through, twice." ("Repo Mantis")

Trivia[]

It is seen on a bulletin board advertisement in "One Man's Junk" that Repo also offers a vehicle towing service using his tow truck.