Splinter

Master Splinter (スプリンター, Supurinta) is the adoptive father of Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo. He raised them and taught them in the art of Ninjutsu.

Appearance

 * Voice Actor: Hoon Lee (English), Not Known (Japanese)

He is portrayed as a mutant human/rat hybrid with brown fur with black and white markings with gray eyebrows and beard, wearing in monk's robes and is stated to height of 243.84cm. (8'1"), and weigh 177lbs. (80kg.). He also has brown eyes.

Personality
Splinter is a protective parent, stern disciplinarian, quirky master and Zen philosopher. Having lost a family once, he is determined to train and protect his new one at all costs, though he grudgingly realizes that they’re at an age where he will have to, at some point, give them the freedom to make their own mistakes. He is a ninja master at the height of his abilitiesso in tune with the universe that he can literally feel it's vibrations, allowing him to project and sense energy, and the intentions of others.

Friends/Allies

 * Ancient One
 * Oroku Kazuo
 * Utroms
 * Mortu
 * Hamato Yoshi
 * Tang Shen
 * April O'Neil
 * Casey Jones
 * Leatherhead
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.
 * Nick Fury
 * Spider-Man
 * White Tiger
 * Nova
 * Iron Fist
 * Power Man
 * Avengers
 * Captain America
 * Iron Man
 * S.M.A.S.H.
 * Hulk
 * Doctor Strange
 * Wolverine
 * Leonard Samson
 * Versallia
 * Justice Force
 * Silver Sentury
 * Nobody
 * Amanda
 * Metal Head
 * Chrysalis
 * Tsunami
 * Raptarr
 * Nano
 * Green Mantle
 * Boomerang
 * Stainless Steel Steve
 * Joey Lastic
 * Zippy Lad
 * Fugitoid
 * Traximus
 * Ultimate Daimyo
 * Miyamoto Usagi
 * Gennosuke
 * Renet Tilly
 * Ninja Tribunal Acolytes
 * Faraji Ngala
 * Adam McKay
 * Joi Reynard
 * Tora Yoshida
 * Spider-Man (2099)
 * Cody Jones
 * Serling

Family

 * Hamato Yoshi (owner/sensei)
 * Leonardo (adoptive son)
 * Raphael (adoptive son)
 * Donatello (adoptive son)
 * Michelangelo (adoptive son)

Neutral

 * Ninja Tribunal
 * Kon
 * Juto
 * Chikara
 * Hisomi
 * Deadpool
 * Hamato Miwa/Karai

Enemies

 * Foot Clan
 * Shredder
 * Yukio Mashimi
 * Khan
 * Karai
 * Dogpound
 * Fishface
 * Baxter Stockman
 * Foot Ninjas
 * Purple Dragons
 * Hun
 * Hammerhead
 * Fong
 * Tsoi
 * Sid
 * Ch'rell
 * Kraang
 * Rat King
 * Sinister Six
 * Doctor Octopus
 * Vulture
 * Electro
 * Shocker
 * Sandman
 * Rhino
 * Mysterio
 * Kraven the Hunter
 * Calypso
 * Gulyadkin
 * Green Goblin
 * Symbiote
 * Venom
 * Tombstone
 * Molten Man
 * Chameleon
 * Silvermane
 * Silver Sable
 * Hobgoblin
 * Tinkerer
 * Cletus Kasady

Powers and Abilities
Splinter seems to be very adept in the mind. For instance, when Rat King attempted to hypnotize him, Splinter was able to defend himself from Rat King in his dreams. Splinter has perhaps trained in the ways of ninja for all of his life, which makes him very methodical in physical situations, and able to act easily in difficult situations that require thought. Even though his mental fight with Rat King was strenuous, he still easily defeated Rat King with his sons' help, showing that he had to combine his thoughts with his physical power, which ultimately led him to nearly kill The Rat King. Splinter's feelings for his former family; and his deceased owners Yoshi and Shen, who was killed in a battle, and their daughter, Miwa, who was taken away from him by his arch-nemesis, and his determination to hold onto his current bond with the turtles...is ultimately what gives him the abilities he has today. He can also seemingly read his opponent's thoughts and predict their next move, implying that he can sense the projections of opponents. This seemed to be evident during his fight with Shredder, during which Splinter also demonstrated his ingenuity by using his natural abilities as a rat in the fight (something that he had never shown before, as he focused on training the turtles in more human skills), such as catching Shredder's blade in his teeth and running on all fours. Despite The Shredder taunting Splinter about Yoshi's daughter, Splinter nearly defeated him, until Karai made her interference.

Equipment & Weapons

 * Hands
 * Feet
 * Tail
 * Walking Staff
 * Sword

History
Splinter started his life as an ordinary rat in Japan who found his way into a home owned by the Ancient One. When he was discovered, his life was spared by Tang Shen, the Ancient One's adopted daughter, who took him as a pet. As in previous versions, Tang Shen became tragically caught up between Hamato Yoshi and a jealous rival, this time Yukio Mashimi, a childhood friend of Yoshi's. The two of them eventually joined the Ninja Tribunal and became the Acolyte Guardians. But Mashimi's jealousy of Yoshi, both for his advancement as an Acolyte Guardian, and the love of Tang Shen, led him to murder Shen and betray the Tribunal's location to the traitor and Foot Clan leader, Shredder. Yoshi killed Mashimi in revenge and went to America with the Ninja Tribunal, taking Tang Shen's pet with him, and giving him the name Splinter. Later, Yoshi would be tracked down and killed by Shredder, who tried to force him to reveal the location of a certain artifact he was been looking for during his war against the Ninja Tribunal. In this continuity, it was Khan that Splinter scratched on the back of his neck as his master Yoshi was attacked, and not Shredder. Soon after he found the TMNT and trained them in the way of ninjutsu. When they were older, Splinter named the four turtles, from a battered book he fished out of the storm drain containing the names of Renaissance artists, which he named the Turtles after.