The Shredder is a supervillain and the main antagonist of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles media franchise created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird.

Venus De Milo Venus De Milo: The Forgotten Female Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle - IMDb. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have always been a staple of late '80s to '90s geek culture. Four turtle brothers are exposed to mutagen and then raised by a Ninja rat to fight crime and eat pizza in only the most radical of ways.

Raphael For the TV show, TMNT creator Peter Laird decided to give each Turtle a different color to make it easier to tell them apart: Leonardo has a blue bandana, Raphael a red bandana, Donatello a purple bandana and Michelangelo an orange bandana.

Yes. They're mutated turtles that fight crime- they must be considered superheroes. They usually don't get their due as they are not a Marvel or DC property.

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1. 1 Leonardo. Image via Paramount Pictures.
2. 2 Donatello. Image via Paramount.
3. 3 Raphael.
4. 4 Michelangelo.
5. 5 April O'Neil.
6. 6 Splinter.
7. 7 Mondo Gecko.
8. 8 Bebop and Rocksteady.

Shredder is usually depicted as a ruthless and vengeful leader of a criminal ninja organization known as the Foot Clan, who has a personal grudge against Splinter and the turtles. But what if he was a good guy instead?

After being severely wounded by Karai, Jennika is transformed into a mutant turtle when Donatello uses Leonardo's blood to give her an emergency blood transfusion. As a mutant turtle, she wears a yellow mask and wields tekkō-kagi.

Michelangelo In the comic, the remaining turtle is revealed to be Michelangelo, who wears a black mask and seeks justice for his fallen brothers and Master Splinter.

Since Raph had to look out for himself during his formative years, he usually goes off by himself whenever he's stressed, overwhelmed, or has a problem he needs to solve. This also explains his short temper, and his near-constant internal rage.

Raphael is a classic example of a crime-fighting vigilante while Leonardo is more akin to a wartime general, which is why Leonardo is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' leader while Raphael is their greatest hero.

The Green Turtle is a superhero originally published by Rural Home Publications. He first appeared in Blazing Comics (1944), and was created by Chinese-American cartoonist Chu F. Hing.

Leonardo Leonardo. Leonardo, nicknamed Leo, is the leader of the Ninja turtles, as well as the most disciplined and skilled. His main priority is to help his brothers to be the best ninjas they can. Because of his leadership, he's often challenged with the constant rebelliousness of Raphael.