Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

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Oroku Saki

In the original comic books from Mirage Comics, Oroku Saki had an elder brother by the name of Oroku Nagi, who had been killed by fellow ninja Hamato Yoshi (the owner of Splinter, the Turtles' mentor) in a feud over a woman named Tang Shen, resulting in Yoshi fleeing with Shen to the United States.

Angered by the death of his elder brother, Saki joined the Foot Clan and trained to be a ninja. He quickly became one of their deadliest warriors and rose up the ranks and was chosen to lead the Foot's American branch. Operating in New York under the name of the Shredder, Saki used the opportunity to avenge his brother by killing Yoshi and Shen. Under Saki's leadership, the Foot participated in variety of criminal activities, including drug smuggling, arms running, and assassination.

Fifteen years later, the Shredder was challenged by the Ninja Turtles, who were the result of an accident exposing four ordinary turtles to radioactive waste. They were trained by Yoshi's pet rat Splinter, who had also been mutated by the same substance, to avenge his former master. After a lengthy rooftop battle where the Shredder seemed to be winning, Leonardo managed to plunge his sword through the Shredder's torso. Defeated, he was offered the opportunity to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), but refused and detonated a thermite grenade, in an attempt to take their lives alongside his own. But at the last second, Donatello used his bō to knock Shredder off the building to his death.

The Shredder returns on Christmas Eve seemingly resurrected with an army of Foot Ninjas, severely beating Leonardo and burning down the apartment of the turtles' ally April O'Neil, forcing them to go into hiding outside the city.

A year later, in the story "Return to New York", the Turtles returned to settle the score with the Shredder. Leonardo faced off against Oroku Saki alone, during which the Shredder revealed he was brought back to life by a technique using worms feeding on his remains and recreating his cells to reform his body. The same technique was also used to create the Shredder Clones. In the battle, Leonardo decapitates the villain, finally killing him, and the four turtles burn his body at the Hudson River.

Archie Comics

The Archie Comics series uses the same background as the 1987 animated series, as the first issues are identical. Later in the Archie comics version, the Shredder travels to the future and works with Armaggon and Verminator X to offset the skill and experience of the future versions of the Turtles.

This version of the character was more in line with the early episodes' depiction of the character as a cunning adversary and in many issues nearly proves to be a lethal enemy, coming close to defeating the turtles on a number of occasions, even aiding Armaggon and Verminator X in the defeat and capture of two of the turtles in the future. However, he shows some amount of honor in the comic. His final fate within the Archie comics series remains unknown, although a three-part mini-series put out by Archie comics after the end of its regular comic series seems to indicate he remains a consistent foe to the turtles for many years. The Shredder is left in a vegetative state in the aftermath of his final battle with the Turtles.

IDW Publishing

In feudal Japan, Oroku Saki was a high-ranking member of the Foot Clan along with Hamato Yoshi. While Yoshi focused on his family, Saki surpassed him and was promoted to Jonin (leader) of the Foot.^[6] After an argument on his style of leadership, Saki sent ninja to murder Yoshi's wife, Tang Shen, and later Yoshi and his four sons.

With the help of Kitsune, Saki steals regenerative ooze from an Utrom known as "The Iron Demon" (later revealed to be Krang)^[7] which is used to preserve his body until he is awakened by his descendant Oroku Karai in modern-day New York.^[8] During his time in stasis, his spirit conquered the realm of the Afterlife, where he learned he was destined to rule the earth world and eventually return to the Afterlife as a lost soul. Knowing the future, he vows to change it by conquering the realm of the Afterlife upon his return.^[9]

The Shredder first appears in Micro-series #1 and in full costume on the final page of issue #9. Dan Duncan first designed the Shredder with input from Mateus Santolouco and Kevin Eastman; originally wanting to depict a "beefy...monster" he decided to simplify the design and slimmed down the character based on the original Mirage design.^[10]

Seeking control in his forthcoming battle for power, the Shredder offers Splinter a place in his army but Splinter refuses, revealing himself to be a reincarnated Hamato Yoshi.^[11] Saki reveals his own identity and attacks Splinter, almost killing him when the Turtles arrive to rescue their father.^[12] Impressed by Leonardo, he orders his capture^[13] and conducts a plan involving kidnapping and stabbing Casey Jones.^[14] The Shredder then has Kitsune brainwash Leonardo to become his new Chunin (second-in-command)^[15] and uses him for a show of strength to the criminal underworld. After the Turtles rescue Leonardo, the Shredder calls a meeting with Krang and proposes an alliance in exchange for Utrom technologies, which Krang rejects. A short battle results in retreat on both sides and the revelation that the Shredder had stolen some Utrom resources from Krang's compound to begin creating a mutant army (in the form of Bebop, Rocksteady, Koya and Bludgeon).^[7]

In Issue #50, the Shredder faced Splinter and the turtles in a final battle which he lost and briefly admitted his faults and also making Karai the new head of the Foot Clan in the event of his death. Splinter then retaliated by slashing deep into the back of his head with his sword, killing Shredder instantly.

After his death, Shredder's body is kept in a crypt that is guarded by Jennika who was assigned by Hamato Yoshi in order to learn humility. His tomb is eventually desecrated by the witch Kitsune who plans to revive Oroku Saki in order to restore order to the Foot Clan but Splinter knew this and keeps the skull to foil her attempts.

The Shredder would reappear in the miniseries Shredder in Hell. In this series, he is in the afterlife and descends into the underworld trying to find the truth of his own soul meanwhile Kitsune uses his corpse to summon her father as his host. The Shredder also fought his past life Takeshi Tasuo in his inner conflict until Splinter/Hamato Yoshi later shows up to help him against the forces of Hell.

Weeks before Mutant Town was established, Old Hob detonated a mutagen bomb the day Baxter Stockman became the Mayor of New York City, Oroku Saki resurfaces and saves April from a group of mutant eels, who are the offspring of the Slithery.^[16]

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Urban Legends, the IDW-published colorized reprint and later completion of the previously unfinished Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume 3 by Image Comics, it was revealed that Amai, the daughter of Karai, is Lady Shredder.

In The Last Ronin five issue miniseries, Oroku Hiroto, Saki's grandson and Karai's son, becomes the new Shredder and is the main villain of the miniseries.

1987 animated series

In the 1987 animated series, Oroku Saki and Hamato Yoshi were both members of the Foot Clan in Japan. After Saki framed him for the attempted murder of a visiting sensei, Yoshi was forced to exile himself to New York City, where he lived in the sewers with four pet turtles who were accidentally dropped down a storm drain.

In the following years, Saki took leadership of the Foot Clan and took on his Shredder persona. He also met a trans-dimensional alien called Krang and used the advanced technology at his disposal to replace the Foot Ninja with robots called the Foot Soldiers. He secretly moved to New York, where he found Yoshi still alive. In an attempt to kill his old foe, the Shredder dumped mutagen in the sewers. This mutates Yoshi into Splinter, and he starts training the also mutated Turtles in ninjutsu. After the Turtles discovered their operation in New York City, the Shredder became their enemy and would stop at nothing until they were defeated, often holding the Turtles' human ally April O'Neil captive as bait.

The Shredder was voiced by James Avery for seasons one to seven and William E. Martin for seasons eight and ten, with the alternates being Dorian Harewood and Pat Fraley in 1989, Jim Cummings in 1991–1993 and Townsend Coleman in 1993. In the 2009 crossover film Turtles Forever, the 1987 version of the Shredder was voiced by Load Williams. In the 2012 series, the 1987 version of the Shredder is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson, replacing James Avery following his death.

The Next Mutation

In Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, the Shredder (portrayed by Patrick Pon, voiced by Doug Parker) is still the Turtles' sworn enemy. This time, however, Venus uses her powers to stop Oroku Saki from taking control of the Shredder's mind. After the Foot Clan disbands, he ends up living on the streets. Later, the Dragon Lord's rank warriors attack him to get a medallion that was in his possession. Splinter saves him and takes him to the Turtles' lair to protect him.

In the show, the Shredder wore a general attire similar to the one he wore in the second film, but with a heavily altered helmet/mask due to the lesser budget for the TV series as compared to the films, which had allowed for more detailed props and costume pieces. He appeared only a few times in the show, due to the main antagonist of the series being a draconic being from another dimension and thus supplanted the Shredder as the Turtles' nemesis.

2003 animated series

Several individuals take on the mantle of the Shredder in the 2003 animated series, all of whom, except for Karai, are voiced by Scottie Ray.

Utrom Shredder

The Shredder's primary armor design (left) and a damaged version revealing his true Utrom form (right) from the 2003 animated series

The Utrom Shredder is the main antagonist and primary Shredder of the series who serves as the archenemy of the Turtles and Splinter.

Ch'rell is a megalomaniacal and genocidal Utrom warlord who escapes captivity by causing an Utrom ship to crash-land on Earth during the Sengoku period of feudal Japan. After commandeering a humanoid exosuit designed by the Utroms to disguise themselves among the humans, Ch'rell takes inspiration from the ancient Japanese legend of a Demon Tengu to craft a dual identity as a wealthy Japanese philanthropist named Oroku Saki and a ruthless crime lord known as the Shredder. He founds a criminal ninja organization called the Foot Clan to hunt down his former Utrom captors and, centuries later, adopts and trains an abandoned girl named Karai to lead the Foot Clan in Japan while he moves to New York City to expand their operations. In New York, Ch'rell kills the Utroms' guardian Hamato Yoshi when he refuses to reveal their location, inadvertently leading to the mutation of Yoshi's pet rat Splinter and four baby turtles by mutagenic ooze created by the Utroms.

In the first season set years later, Ch'rell tasks his right-hand man Hun, the leader of the Purple Dragons gang, and scientist Baxter Stockman with killing the Turtles when they begin interfering with the Foot Clan's operations. Following the repeated failures of his underlings, Ch'rell attempts to deceive the Turtles into serving him but the Turtles manage to defeat him with the help of Splinter, beginning Ch'rell's vendetta against them which makes up the main conflict of the next two seasons. In the third season, Ch'rell uses his wealth and influence as Oroku Saki to repair the damage left in the wake of the Triceratons' failed invasion of Earth, secretly salvaging the remnants of their alien technology to construct a spacecraft so that he can return to the stars, retaliate against the Utroms, and conquer the universe. However, Ch'rell's plan is foiled by the Turtles and the Utroms, who exile him to a desolate ice asteroid for his crimes.

In the finale film Turtles Forever, Ch'rell is freed from his exile by his counterpart from the 1987 series. Ch'rell then takes over the Technodrome and gains a new, more powerful exo-suit. Ch'rell later uses the Technodrome to view alternate dimensions, realizing that there is an entire multiverse of Ninja Turtles. Locating the Turtles' source planet, Turtle Prime, Ch'rell vows to eliminate every Ninja Turtle in existence by destroying this dimension. The Mirage Turtles, the 1987 Turtles, and the 2003 Turtles team up to defeat Ch'rell and Ch'rell is ultimately disintegrated by an energy beam.

In "Same As It Never Was", Donatello is transported to an alternate future in which the Shredder has succeeded in subjugating Earth. By then, Splinter had died protecting his sons and Casey Jones died fighting the Foot Clan. Ch'rell also severed Michelangelo's left arm and Raphael's left eye. When Donatello leads a final rebellion against the Shredder's fortress, his Foot forces kill Michelangelo while Karai kills Leonardo and Raphael. April avenges Leonardo and Raphael by using a rocket launcher on Karai, and the Shredder is killed by Donatello with the Tunneler.

In "Timing is Everything", Leonardo and Cody Jones are accidentally sent back in time to the aftermath of the Turtles' first battle with the Shredder. Later, the Shredder and several Foot ninjas are transported to 2105 but are easily defeated by the Turtles' futuristic technology.

In the IDW comic series, Ch'rell appears as a separate individual from the Shredder.

2012 animated series

The Shredder appears in the 2012 animated series, voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.

His Japanese origins as Oroku Saki and brotherly relationship with Hamato Yoshi is mostly intact, with the Foot Clan and the Hamato Clan being later revealed as having a long-term rivalry before the Hamato family killed the Oroku family, wiped out their entire clan and took in the orphaned Saki as their own. Despite being raised as brothers, both Saki and Yoshi eventually became rivals due to the love of Tang Shen, whose decision to marry Yoshi drove Saki to discover his true heritage and turn on his former brother, eventually destroying everything Yoshi held dear, including Tang Shen (whom he had killed by accident) and the entire Hamato Clan (starting with the destruction of the Hamato Clan monastery, which resulted with Saki's head getting burned, scarred, and hairless). Blaming Tang Shen's untimely death on Yoshi, Saki returned to his biological family and became the new leader of the newly restored Foot Clan, tutoring ninjutsu students such as world-famous martial artist Chris Bradford and Brazilian street thug Xever Montes, sharing criminal business with business partners such as Russian arms dealer Ivan Steranko, Sicilian mob boss Don Visiozo, and Purple Dragons leader Hun. In addition, he also a pet akita named Hachiko (named after the akita of the same name) who played a part in Bradford's mutation into Dogpound after Hachiko bit him. Shredder began wearing the Kuro Kabuto, a helmet that served as his symbol of power over the Foot Clan.

The Shredder first appeared at the end of "Rise of the Turtles, Part 2" where he traveled to New York when he learned that Hamato Yoshi is training his own ninjas after seeing his clan symbol on a shuriken left behind by the Turtles during a recent fight on a TV news report. Determined to finally end his age-old rival's life, he sent the Foot Clan after the Turtles until he made his first confrontation with the Turtles in person in the episode "The Gauntlet", where victory was seemingly in his grasp before he was distracted by the mutating Bradford and Montes. Although the Shredder planned to kill former TCRI inventor Baxter Stockman for interfering with his plans to kill the Turtles in "MOUSERS Attack", he changed his mind by commenting on how Stockman's scientific knowledge could be useful to him. In the episode "Showdown", it is revealed that the Shredder took Splinter's daughter, Miwa, and raised her as Karai. He has told her that he is her biological father and it was Splinter who killed her mother, as she has sworn revenge ever since. The Shredder initially dismissed the Kraang's presence in New York, but after capturing one, decided to ally with them to destroy the Turtles. The partnership seems stable, though it would seem the Shredder still did not fully trust his new allies.

Early in the second season, in "Follow the Leader", he left for Japan to deal with a situation, leaving Karai as the interim leader of his Foot Clan. He ordered her not to attack the Turtles nor make any dealings with the Kraang behind his back and was livid when his adoptive daughter disobeyed him. He returned in "The Manhattan Project", with Tiger Claw, a Japanese circus performer who was mutated into the Shredder's deadly assassin and new first lieutenant. Tiger Claw was able to bring Splinter before him, but complications from a Kraang operation in the city and the Turtles' own efforts rob the Shredder of his chance to kill his old foe once again. In "The Wrath of Tiger Claw", the Shredder and Tiger Claw attempted to use Karai to set a trap for the Turtles, but when she saw a photograph of Hamato Yoshi, Tang Shen, and herself as an infant, she realized that the Turtles were telling the truth and sided with them, resulting in her being captured while buying them time to escape Tiger Claw. The Shredder still cared about his adoptive daughter, though, as seen in "The Legend of the Kuro Kabuto", where he visited her in her cell and explained why he kept everything a secret and hoped that she will one day understand. In "Vengeance is Mine", the Shredder attempted to use Karai as bait for a trap that would mutate the Turtles into snakes that would kill Splinter, but the plan backfired when Karai was exposed to the mutagen, turning into a mutant snake.

In the two-part second-season finale "The Invasion", the Shredder and Kraang Prime formed a full alliance in which the Shredder and the Foot Clan will help the Kraang take over New York and then the world, and in turn, the Kraang would return Karai to normal, and deliver Splinter and the Turtles to him. The Shredder subsequently injured Leo and fought Splinter and Leatherhead, defeating the pair and seemingly killing the former. During the Kraang occupation of the city, the Shredder conscripted Steranko and Anton Zeck as new mutant members of his clan and had them recapture Karai for him. The Kraang invasion is thwarted by the Turtles and the Mighty Mutanimals, with the Shredder using the ensuing chaos to take firm control of the city's criminal underworld.

In the two-part third season finale, "Annihilation: Earth!", the Shredder briefly teams up with Splinter to stop a black hole machine that was going to destroy Earth. He betrays and stabs Splinter, killing him in front of the turtles. Proclaiming that his victory over Splinter is more important to him than even saving the world, Shredder is sucked into the black hole along with his followers and Splinter while the turtles, April, and Casey escape Earth's destruction. In the episodes "Beyond the Known Universe" and "Earth's Last Stand", the Turtles travel back in time to six months earlier in an effort to prevent Earth's destruction. Their efforts result in Splinter's death being averted. The Shredder is injured in battle and carried away by Tiger Claw.

A critically injured Shredder orders Stockman to mutate him to give him the power needed to exact his revenge. As Super-Shredder, the Shredder manages to kill Splinter a second time. In the season four finale "Owari", the Shredder burns down his new lair and confronts the Turtles in a final showdown on the roof. His unique mutation makes him immune to Donatello's retro-mutagen, which allows him to beat Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo all at once, leaving only Leonardo left standing. After a heated one-on-one duel, the Shredder is finally killed by Leonardo.

Many months later, the Kabuto and his own heart were separated by unknown means and hidden in secret locations throughout New York. His heart was contained within a glass vial that came into the possession of Don Vzioso, which Tiger Claw and a demodragon named Kavaxas seek, as it is essential to revive him and then came back in a zombie-like form that was later revealed to be under Kavaxas’ control. But thanks to Michelangelo's quick thinking and some chewed gum, Zombie Shredder was able to drag Kavaxas back to the Netherworld as they "[did] not belong here" in the mortal world.

2018 animated series

The Shredder appears in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, voiced by Hoon Lee.

500 years before the series, Oroku Saki was the leader of the peaceful Foot Clan and father of the Hamato Clan founder, Karai, whose soul was swallowed by the demonic and nigh-unstoppable Kuroi Yōroi armor after it was forged by a powerful Oni (in reality the alien Krang). After being transformed into the Shredder, Saki led the Foot down a path of darkness, unleashing unspeakable chaos across Japan in the process. With no other choice, Karai was forced to create her own clan, the Hamato Clan, to end the demon's reign of terror. The Shredder continued terrorizing Japan until he was defeated by Karai using her mystic Hamato Ninpō energy to send him into a dimension called the Twilight Realm, and the Kuroi Yōroi was scattered across the world to prevent his return. The side effect of the Shredder's defeat had sent Karai into the Twilight Realm, along with the Shredder's sapience being sealed away. In the aftermath, Karai's remaining followers made it their sworn duty to watch over the armor pieces and never allow the Foot to reclaim them.

The Foot, allied with Baron Draxum, began collecting the armor pieces to resurrect him starting in "Shadow of Evil", with the Yōkai alchemist being promised of its dark power to protect his people from an ancient prophecy predicting their destruction.

After the Kuroi Yōroi is reassembled, Draxum dons the armor, intent on destroying humanity once and for all in his misguided quest to protect the Yōkai. The Foot Lieutenant and the Foot Brute address him as the Shredder, but he rejects the title. Due to a flaw in the armor, it is not able to properly absorb Draxum's power.

In "Battle Nexus: New York," Big Mama secretly attaches a control device and its associated magic ring to the Shredder, placing him under her control. When the ring is removed from Big Mama during the fight, the Foot Recruit claims it. The Shredder destroys the Grand Nexus Hotel, flying out into the city with the Foot Recruit on his back.

The Foot Recruit tries to take the collar of the Shredder to no avail until the Turtles, seeking a way to defeat him, learn of a weapon in the Twilight Realm, who is actually Karai, and recover her. The Shredder regains his sapience in the process. He attacks the Turtle's lair, with the lair destroyed and Karai defeated, the Turtles escaped with Todd while Splinter and Draxum, who has since reformed, remain behind to buy them time and are captured.

The Shredder starts extracting Hamato Yoshi's essence with the Empyrean, but the Turtles arrive with their Hamato ninpo unlocked and Karai's spirit within April's body. The Shredder tries to absorb Yoshi's essence but the Foot Recruit, having a change of heart, saves Splinter. The Turtles and Splinter with the help of their allies and the spirit of ancient Hamatos, destroy the Shredder's armor and free Oroku Saki, whose spirit moves on to the afterlife.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

In the first film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Oroku Saki and Hamato Yoshi were rival martial artists in Japan and both loved a woman named Tang Shen. Shen, who loved only Yoshi, persuaded him not to fight Saki honorably; instead, they fled for the United States. Saki followed them to New York City; when Yoshi returned home from his construction job he found his beloved Shen lying dead on the floor, he was ambushed and overpowered by Saki. Saki wasted no words and during the struggle, Splinter's cage was broken. Splinter leaped up onto Saki's face, biting and clawing, but the rogue ninja threw him to the floor and took one swipe with his katana, slicing Splinter's ear. After this incident, it was said that Saki is never heard from again. The comic book adaptation of the film retains the original comic book origin story, with Oroku Nagi being killed and Saki coming to America to seek vengeance.

Saki, in his "Shredder" persona, establishes an American branch of the Foot Clan. With the aid of his second-in-command Tatsu, he manipulates and recruits troubled teens as a brutal yet Machiavellian leader and father figure, teaching them ninjitsu to make them into skilled thieves and assassins. The Shredder sends the Foot Clan to "silence" April O'Neil when she reports on the Foot Clan's connection to the recent crime wave, inadvertently leading them to the Turtles' hideout when Raphael saves April. The Shredder had Splinter kidnapped and imprisoned him in his warehouse hideout, and has the Foot Clan hunt the Turtles. He beats Splinter while interrogating him about how the Turtles learned their fighting techniques.

After the Turtles successfully defeat the Foot Clan in a final assault, the Shredder confronts them on a rooftop. He defeats all of the Turtles with his superior skills and threatens Leonardo with his yari to force the others to toss away their weapons. Splinter, freed by Turtles' allies, Danny Pennington and Casey Jones, intervenes and reveals to the Shredder that they met years ago, as he was Hamato Yoshi's pet. The Shredder unmasks himself, revealing the scars that Splinter gave him, and charges Splinter to impale him. Splinter counters with Michelangelo's nunchaku to send him over the side of the roof. The Shredder throws a tanto at Splinter. Splinter caught the knife, but had to let go of the nunchaku that was holding onto the spear, making the Shredder fall into a parked garbage truck far below. Casey Jones then activates the crushing mechanism; the viewers are then shown a closeup of the Shredder's helmet being crushed, implying his death.

TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

In the second film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, the Shredder was portrayed by François Chau, replacing Saito. In the film, the Turtles believe that since Casey had crushed him in the garbage truck, the Shredder was dead. It is soon revealed that the Shredder had survived the crushing and revitalized his Foot Clan to get vengeance on the Turtles. After finding the Foot "fallback" headquarters in a junkyard, Tatsu was asking who would challenge him to cover for the Shredder until Shredder appeared. Tatsu allowed the Shredder to lead the Foot Clan. Shredder sent a member of the Foot to follow April, hoping to find the Turtles through her. When April's team was doing a report on T.G.R.I. in New Jersey, April's camera operator/Foot Clan member Freddy found some mutated dandelions and sent one to the Shredder. He then orders Tatsu to obtain a sample of the T.G.R.I. mutagen that mutated the Turtles, as well as kidnap researcher Jordan Perry. Using the last mutagen and Perry's research, the Shredder creates his own mutants, Tokka and Rahzar, from a stolen snapping turtle and a brown wolf respectively. Though initially enraged at their infant-like intelligence, he soon plays it to his advantage by manipulating the mutants, who had imprinted on him as a surrogate parent.

After a failed attempt to kill the Turtles in the junkyard using a captured Raphael, the Shredder unleashed Tokka and Rahzar onto a city street to "have fun" and destroy it. The Foot spy then gave April a message for the Turtles: that the Shredder would turn the mutants loose on Central Park next if they did not accede to a rematch at the construction site. After the Turtles de-mutate the two mutants (with help from Perry) and defeat Tatsu in a nightclub, the Shredder appears and threatens to mutate an innocent woman with a mutagen vial. Before he can mutate her, he is stopped when the Turtles play a keytar at full volume, sending the Shredder flying through a window from the force of a blown speaker. When the Turtles follow him outside on a pier, they discover that the Shredder has used the mutagen vial on himself. He is transformed into a massive "Super Shredder", an almost mindless giant-mutant being with immense strength. During his fight with the Turtles, Super Shredder in his furious desire to bring down the turtles with him knocks down the pier's pilings in a mindless rage, which then collapses onto him.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

Tohoru Masamune portrayed the Shredder in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.^[21] Initially, William Fichtner was intended to portray a Caucasian version of the Shredder, with the anglicized real name of Eric Sacks, instead of Oroku Saki.^[22][23] This idea was abandoned late in production in favor of featuring a Shredder of authentic Japanese ancestry, and the film went through re-shoots to change Fichtner's character of Sacks into being the Shredder's student.^[24][25] The change came too late to alter the film's Nintendo 3DS tie-in video game, and Sacks remains the Shredder in it. In contrast to much of the brand's history, Sacks, not Shredder, is the character connected to the Turtles' origins, having created them alongside April O'Neil's father; the Shredder (never referred to with any name other than his codename) has no connection to Splinter or the Turtles, and while he is shown to have scars on his face, it is not revealed how he suffered them.

In the earliest stages of development for the film, the Shredder was reimagined as "Colonel Schrader", the military leader of the black-ops unit "The Foot", revealed later in the script to be a yellow-skinned, red-eyed alien with the ability to sprout spikes.^[26] This idea was dropped after Evan Daugherty was hired to rewrite the script in early 2013.^[27]

In the film, the Shredder is the leader of the Foot Clan, who is terrorizing New York City. After a vigilante stops the Foot Clan, the Shredder orders the Foot to take hostages down the subway in order to lure the vigilante out. Later in the film, the Shredder's adopted son, Eric Sacks, informs Shredder that the vigilante is in fact four mutated Turtles who are test subjects of Project Renaissance, a science experiment of April O'Neil's late father. Sacks give Shredder an armed suit and a helmet, the latter and the Foot Clan attack the Turtles' lair, where he defeats Splinter and kidnaps three Turtles after Raphael was presumed dead. Sacks drains the Turtles' blood in order to create a mutagen so that he can complete his and Shredder's plan: the latter will release a virus across the city and Sacks will sell the mutagen as a cure for the disease, making him even richer. As the Shredder prepares to release the virus, the Turtles escape and confront him. Although he nearly defeats them, the Turtles were able to conquer the Shredder with the help of April, which causes him to fall from the building on which he stood, but he survives and is shown to have a sample of the mutagen.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

Brian Tee portrayed the Shredder in the 2016 film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows. At the beginning of the film, the Foot Clan, led by Baxter Stockman, attempts to help the Shredder escape from prison. Although the turtles try to prevent the escape, Stockman was able to help the Shredder escape using a teleportation device. But the Shredder is hijacked mid-teleport and ends up in a place called Dimension X. There, he meets Krang, who gives the Shredder a mutagen canister in exchange for a promise to find the three components of a machine that Krang sent to Earth long ago, which when united will open a portal to his dimension. The Shredder returns to New York City and recruits two criminals named Bebop and Rocksteady and has Stockman use Krang's mutagen to transform them into powerful animal mutants- a warthog and rhinoceros. The Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady find the components in a museum in New York and in a jungle in Brazil. The Shredder and Stockman unite the components, creating a portal to Krang's dimension. The Shredder betrays Stockman and has his men take him away, but upon entering the Technodrome, Krang immediately betrays the Shredder, freezing him and locking him away with his collection of other defeated foes.

Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2019)

Andrew Kishino voices the Shredder in the crossover animated film Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In the film, the Shredder allies his forces with Ra's al Ghul and the League of Assassins to build a machine designed to transform Gotham's citizens into unhinged mutants. In exchange for his assistance, Ra's promises the Shredder access to one of his Lazarus Pits, which would grant him eternal life. When he and the Foot Clan try to steal a cloud seeder from Wayne Enterprises, he ends up fighting Batman and barely comes out victorious after using an ancient technique.

Later, he fights Batman once more when the Turtles and the Bat-Family arrive at Ace Chemicals to stop him and Ra's from activating the machine. After Michaelangelo and Donatello destroy the machine, the debris sends the Shredder into a vat of chemicals as the plant explodes. In the post-credits scene, he is revealed to have survived the explosion, which gave him an appearance and maniacal behavior similar to the Joker.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

The Shredder makes a silent cameo appearance in the post-credits scene of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, where TCRI executive Cynthia Utrom plans to hire him to recapture the Ninja Turtles.^[28]