Sawaki Oroku, the Shredder is the leader of the criminal ninja organization known as the Foot Dan, and an old enemy of Splinter.
History[]
In the past, Splinter, as a human, tried to stop Shredder's machinations but was too old and unable to do so. Upon seeing a report from April O'Neil about the Foot Dan, he realizes that his old enemy is in New York.
Shredder's goons had been sent to accost O'Neil to prevent her from reporting on the Foot Dan, but Splinter's students, the Kame Ninja, interrupted them. To silence O'Neil once and for all, he forcibly mutates one of the punks, Bebop, into a warthog man. Meanwhile, Shredder uses a weather controlling machine to cause the local weather to fluctuate wildly. Bebop dresses up as a flasher in a fedora and trenchcoat and uses his surprise to nab April and take her back to Shredder.
Bebop and April arrive just as Shredder is speaking to his mysterious benefactor, a strange brain-like alien. Shredder details his plan to destroy the world by manipulating the weather and orders Bebop to kill her. Bebop goes to have his way with her first, but he is interrupted just as he's about to force himself onto her by Michelangelo. After Bebop is taken out, Shredder demands to know who they are, and they declare themselves to be the successors of Splinter. Shredder is surprised that his old nemesis survived.
Shredder fights the Turtles and the fight is mostly even. Shredder thinks to himself that he can use the Turtles later to his advantage, then disappears behind a smoke bomb, setting the facility to self-destruct as well. Kame Ninja Sanjō!!
Shredder has a set of robot fake turtles designed so that they can commit crimes and frame the Turtles. After a string of other robberies, he takes the Mechaturtles, Bebop, and another mutant thug, Rocksteady, to High Pressured Curbon to steal the Nile no Mehyō, the world's largest diamond, in order to put together a device to open a portal to Dimension X. The Turtles arrive before they can escape, and Bebop sics the Mechaturtles on them. The Turtles have a tough time fighting them, and Shredder reveals that he programmed them with their fighting style as he observed during their last fight. Splinter shows up and rallies his students, however, and they overcome the robots. Shredder takes his leave, having the Mechaturtles detonate to cover his escape. Nise Turtles o Taose
Shredder sends Bebop and Rocksteady off to steal a superconductive coil from a nuclear power plant, but they fail to take the necessary operating system as well. Shredder accompanies Rocksteady back to the power plant to ensure that the theft is completed without failure. April happens to be at the plant interviewing an employee when they arrive, so he has Rocksteady kidnap her while he takes the OS. On their way back to Shredder's base, he details his plan to open a portal to Dimension X and summon a massive war tank, the Devil's Monster, to destroy the Turtles and the world. They return and he installs the operating system, opening the portal and succeeding in bringing the Devil's Monster into this world.
The Turtles arrive and Shredder orders the Devil's Monster to fire on them. They dodge all the shots, but then he threatens to kill April if they move during the next round of fire. Splinter arrives before it can shoot again and separates April from Shredder, holding the villain off while directing them to shut down the portal. The Turtles smash up the portal device and Shredder becomes infuriated. He hops onto the head of the Devil's Monster and jettisons it upward, escaping as the building collapses on the Turtles, Splinter, and April, who are saved by the Turtles' shells. Saikyō Heiki Devil's Monster
Shredder learns of the display of a powerful katana known as the Muramasa Blade and heads to Japan with Bebop and Rocksteady in a submarine to steal it. Splinter and the Turtles also head to Japan in an effort to prevent the theft, and April and Irma happen to also be there to report on the exhibit. Shredder arrives and grabs the sword while they're distracted, and Rocksteady grabs Irma, with Shredder forcing her to gaze into the blade. He gives Irma the blade, transforming her into a super-powerful form, and instructs her to kill the Turtles... but thinks she's April. Irma is incensed that he got her name wrong, and attacks him with the sword, overwhelming him. Splinter says she will chase him until her target is eliminated, and the final shot is of Irma swimming after Shredder as he tries to escape in the ocean. Discover Japan!
See also[]
- Character gallery:Shredder
- Appearances of Shredder