The Ninja Turtles are murderers!

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7 Shockingly Dark Origins of Lovable Children’s Characters

In the very first issue of the Ninja Turtle comic series, Splinter reveals why he’s been training the turtles for 13 years: to kill Shredder. Not “bring him to justice” or “stop the evil foot clan,” but specifically to murder this one man for Splinter’s personal revenge. They were single-purposed hit-turtles, trained by their insane master for over a decade just to take one life. The comic doesn’t show much of that lovable father-son relationship that the turtles have with Splinter in the cartoon, either. They are not a loving family obliging their master’s wishes out of affection and duty; they’re just Splinter’s pre-programmed death machines.

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