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In ''[[Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation]]'', Shredder (portrayed by Patrick Pon, voiced by [[Doug Parker (voice actor)|Doug Parker]]) is still the Turtles' sworn enemy. This time however, Venus uses her powers to make the Oroku Saki from within take control of 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. It was hinted that Shredder might possibly go back to his old ways, but the show was canceled soon after that episode.

Numerous individuals have assumed the "'''Shredder'''" mantle in the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|2003 animated series]], all of whom, except for Karai, are voiced by [[Scott Rayow|Scottie Ray]]. In the episode "Tempus Fugit", a possible future is shown in which the Utrom Shredder, Tengu Shredder, and Cyber ShreddersShredder are engaged in a war for control of New York City.

The '''[[Utrom]] Shredder''' is the main antagonist and primary Shredder of the series;. heHe is the [[archenemy]] of the Turtles and Splinter, and indirectly had a hand in their creation. HeUtrom is voiced by Scottie Ray in English and by [[Hidenari Ugaki]] in Japanese. HeShredder serves as the main antagonist of the first three seasons of the show as well as the finale film ''[[Turtles Forever]]'';. hisHis digital copy also serves as the antagonist of the seventh and final season.

After causing the deaths of millions across the universe, the psychopathic alien warlord '''Ch'rell''' (whose aliases include Torrinon, Kako Naso, and Duke Acureds) was captured by his fellow Utrom and being transported back to his home world to answer for his crimes. However, Ch'rell managed to escape captivity and sabotaged the Utrom ship, causing it to crash-land on Earth during the [[Sengoku period]] of feudal Japan. Stranded on the then-primitive planet, the Utrom were forced to wait for centuries until human technology advanced enough for them to develop a teleportation device and return home. They thus developed humanoid [[Powered exoskeleton|exo-suits]] to hide amongst the humans, and Ch'rell stole the first working prototype and used the Japanese legend of a Demon [[Tengu]] to craft a dual identity, becoming a wealthy Japanese philanthropist named '''Oroku Saki''' while secretly operating as the [[Crime boss|crime lord]] known as the Shredder. Saki soon founded the Foot Clan, which grew into a massive underground criminal empire by the 20th century. He eventually adopts an abandoned girl named [[Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Karai]], whom he personally trained in the arts of ninjutsu to lead the Foot Clan in Japan while he operated in New York City. In New York, the Shredder captures Hamato Yoshi, one of the Utroms' foremost guardians, and kills him after he refuses to reveal their location. Yoshi's pet rat [[Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Splinter]] witnesses his murder and escapes, winding up in the city's sewers where he and four baby turtles are accidentally exposed to a mutagenic ooze created by the Utroms, transforming them into sentient humanoid lifeforms.

A year later, when Leonardo is completely healed from his injuries, the Turtles and Splinter return to face the Shredder once more. They storm the Foot headquarters, fighting their way through Shredder's minions and eventually reaching his throne. By the end of the battle, an epic standoff between Leonardo and the Shredder occurs. Armed with the Sword of Tengu, the former decapitates the latter after they strike each other in one final clash. But after the Turtles leave, the Shredder is seen to be getting up and walking away carrying his severed head. This implies that he is not a real human, though his Utrom form has not yet been shown.

With his supposed demise, the Foot Clan, the [[Purple Dragons]] and the New York Mafia clash with each other for control of New York City. Unknown to them, the Shredder had survived once more and was retrieved by his daughter Karai, now being placed in a stasis tube and healed by worms inside a secret medical facility of the Foot headquarters. During his recuperation, Karai assumes leadership of the Foot Clan and makes peace with the Turtles after they help her end the turf war. But once the Shredder is fully recovered, he vows vengeance and breaks off the truce, leaving Karai to question her loyalty. By this point, Shredder's mad scientist [[Baxter Stockman]] had created the Foot Mechs, mainly in the form of armed ninja robots, but also versions of the U.S. President, English Prime Minister, and Splinter. Luckily, the Turtles, Splinter, and their unlikely ally, the delusional [[Triceraton]] Zog locate his barge hideout and discover his plans, leading to another confrontation with the Foot. Aboard the freighter, Donatello programs a bomb set to go off in 30 minutes. The Shredder is defeated again when Zog sacrifices his life by keeping him on his ship when it sinks due to the explosion, but is later rescued by Karai on a helicopter.

In the third season, the Triceratons launch an invasion on Earth. In the aftermath of the invasion, New York City is in ruins. In his persona as Oroku Saki, the Shredder uses his fortune to repair the damage and gains favor of its citizens. However, his real purpose of the reconstructionrunsreconstruction runs to secretly salvage the remnants of Triceraton technology in order to construct a large starship to return to the stars, and thereby retaliating against the Utrom. He even enlists a young scientist named Dr. Chaplin to help out. The craft is eventually completed, but Ch'rell's plan suffers several complications, courtesy of the Turtles and the Earth Protection Force (led by Agent Bishop). Despite sustaining heavy damage, the ship is launched into orbit, albeit with the Turtles and Splinter on board. When Karai notes that they left their forces on Earth, Ch'rell states that he has allies on other worlds that can help him. Entering a four-armed Shredder exo-suit, Ch'rell easily defeats them all, prompting the Turtles and Splinter to attempt to sacrifice themselves and blow the ship up in a final attempt to stop the Shredder. Luckily, as the starship explodes, the Utrom led by Mortu arrive, having placed a stasis field around the entire ship, freezing time, and teleport all its inhabitants to safety. While the Turtles and Splinter are teleported to sick bay and Professor Honeycutt is taken to one of their labs to be placed in a new robot body, Ch'rell, Karai, and Dr. Chaplin are teleported to the brig. On the Utrom homeworld, Ch'rell is placed on trial before the Utrom High Council that is watched by the Turtles, Splinter, and Professor Honeycutt. The Utrom High Council start by mentioning a testimony from Dolphette that Ch'rell willingly launched an attack on the planet Enethone where over 1,000,000 innocent inhabitants perished. Then they bring up Wan-ran Otho's testimony where Ch'rell incited and funded a civil war on the planet Eno II in an effort to mine their raw minerals without restriction. 3,200,000 lives perished. The Utrom High Council then concludes that Ch'rell tried various attempts to take over the Utrom government through an illegal and violent coup. The Utrom High Council found Ch'rell guilty for the chaos and destruction he brought across the universe, and is ultimately sentenced to eternal exile on anthe ice asteroid Mor Gal Tal. Mortu states to everyone present that Karai and Dr. Chaplin will be returned to Earth and handed over to the authorities.

In the finale film ''Turtles Forever'', Ch'rell is freed from his exile by his Shredder counterpart from the 1987 series after his frozen body was teleported off of Mor Gal Tal by 1980s Shredder and Krang. Once Karai showed up upon finding out about Ch'rell's return, Ch'rell then takes over the Technodrome and gains a new, more powerful exo-suit. TheAfter Utromrealigning Shredderwith a now-mutated Hun, Ch'rell reverse-engineers the mutagen that Hun got to turn a select number of Cyber Foot into Mutant Foot Soldiers and create new Foot Robots that are stronger than the 80s versions. The 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, though Karai and Splinter agree that the Shredder will return again as he always does.

In "Same As It Never Was", Donatello is transported to an alternate future in which the Shredder has succeeded in subjugating Earth. By then, heSplinter hashad alreadydied killedprotecting Splinterhis sons and [[Casey Jones (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Casey Jones]], anddied fighting the Foot Clan. Ch'rell also severed [[Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Michelangelo]]'s left arm and [[Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|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. Though April avenges Leonardo and Raphael by using a rocket launcher on Karai. The Shredder is ultimately killed by Donatello with the Tuneller.

In "Timing is Everything", Leonardo and [[List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters|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 outmatched by the Turtles' futuristic technology.

The '''Tengu Shredder''' or the '''Demon Shredder''' serves as the main antagonist of the fifth season. The first Shredder was a Demon Tengu that rose from a hellish pit and terrorized ancient Japan. When on the verge of death, it entered and possessed a human named Oroku Saki, one of Japan's most skilled warriors, but he was eventually defeated by the power of the Ninja Tribunal. His body, helmet, and gauntlet were separated and sealed away to prevent his return. In the 21st century, the Tengu Shredder's five mysticFoot Mystic heralds attempt to resurrect him, forcing the Ninja Tribunal to recruit the Turtles and four human warriors as their Acolytes to defeat. After the Tengu Shredder rises from the dead and conquers New York City, the Turtles recruit Karai's Foot Clan, the Justice Force, Agent Bishop'sthe Earth Protection Force, Baxter Stockman and [[Hun (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Hun]]'sthe Purple Dragons to defeat him. The Tengu Shredder is weakened when Karai drains his power via a mystic link (which connects all who take the mantle of the Shredder), and he is finally destroyed when the Turtles combine their Dragon avatars to summon the spirit of Hamato Yoshi to deliver the final blow.

'''Karai''' is the adopted daughter of Oroku Saki (Ch'rell), who takes the mantle of the Shredder after her father's exile. She is voiced by Karen Neil. After some lesser battles, she doffs the mantle and begins a non-hostile relationship with the Turtles, particularly towards Leonardo.

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 (starting with the destruction of the Foot Clan monastery) 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 the lovely 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 [[Tokka and Rahzar|Chris Bradford]] and Brazilian street thug Xever Montes, sharing criminal business with business partners such as Russian arms dealer [[Bebop and Rocksteady|Ivan Steranko]], ItalianSicilian foodmob criticboss Don Visiozo, and [[ListPurple ofDragons Teenageleader MutantHun. NinjaIn Turtles characters#Hun|Hun]]addition, andhe owningalso a pet [[Akita (dog)|akita]] named Hachiko (named after the [[Hachiko|akita of the same name]]) who played a part in Bradford's mutation into Dogpound after Hachiko bit him.

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 Shredder's deadly assassin and new first lieutenant. Tiger Claw was able to bring Splinter before him, but complication from a Kraang operation in the city and the Turtles' own efforts rob Shredder of his chance to kill his old foe once again. In "The Wrath of Tiger Claw," 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. 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. After his helmet, the titular Kuro Kabuto, was stolen by professional thief [[Bebop and Rocksteady|Anton Zeck]] on behalf of Steranko, Shredder found Zeck's calling card on a glued-down Rahzar and ordered the entire clan before him. Explaining the helmet's history as a special Foot Clan relic, he had the clan hunt for Zeck, sending Fishface with Stockman-Fly and Rahzar with Tiger Claw. Leonardo later confronted Shredder with the Kabuto for a trade and kept him busy long enough for the other Turtles to get to Karai. However, the "Karai" Shredder traded them with turned out to be a dummy rigged with a bomb as the Turtles evaded it. In "Vengeance is Mine," Shredder attempted to use the real 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 snake and almost attacking Splinter before she fled after regaining control of herself.

In the two-part second-season finale, "The Invasion," Shredder and Kraang Prime formed a full alliance in which 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. Later, he watched as Leonardo fought and eventually defeated his army of Foot Bots, after which he sent Rahzar, Fishface, and Tiger Claw to take care of him. Leonardo managed to subdue them for a short period of time before Shredder got involved and badly injured Leonardo. Later, Splinter confronted him and the two battled until Splinter got trapped under large metal pipes. Shredder was prepared to kill his rival once and for all, however [[Leatherhead (TMNT)|Leatherhead]] intervened, and was defeated when Shredder sliced the front of his torso and kicked him of the edge of the dock. Splinter became furious as he broke out from under the pipes and tackled Shredder to the sewers. Later, the Turtles (minus Leonardo) and April watched helplessly from behind metal bars as Shredder defeated Splinter and seemingly killed him by throwing him down a large draining bay.

In the middle of the third season, in "Return to New York," tensions began to grow high within the Foot of their alliance with the Kraang, but Shredder convinced everyone that he will keep his promise to take the city back from them. After a feral Splinter was found by the Foot-Bots and taken before him, Shredder had Stockman-Fly work on restoring his memory, which is what April did instead with her Kraang powers when she, the Turtles and Casey Jones returned to the city to rescue their sensei. In "The Pig and the Rhino," Shredder sent a now mutated Steranko and Zeck (who are later renamed Bebop and Rocksteady by Michelangelo) to find Karai again, like they did recently before the Turtles helped her escape, or else they'll be given something even more painful than mutation. After the Turtles unknowingly led them to her, the two succeeded in re-capturing Karai (while the Turtles weren't looking) and delivering her back to Shredder, who promised to fix everything he's done to her. The Kraang invasion eventually came to a stop made by the Turtles and the [[Mighty Mutanimals]], but its effects had eventually gave Shredder a gift for his cooperation with the Kraang, which shifted the balance of power within the city's criminal underworld over to the Foot. For him, this was achieved by gaining control of the [[Purple Dragons]] and other Asian gangs through Hun, several South American gangs through Fishface, the [[Russian mafia|Russian mob]] through Rocksteady, and the [[Sicilian mafia|Sicilian mob]] through Vizioso. By using this power, Shredder had these crime groups aid him with collecting various chemicals from a chemical company called Aumen Chemicals, an abandoned Kraang lab and Vizioso for a mind-control serum that he planned to create and use on the Turtles, the Mutanimals, and Karai.

In ''"City at War''," due to the injuries he sustained from Splinter, Shredder has been confined to a hospital bed under the care of Stockman with Bebop and Rocksteady as his bodyguards. When Tiger Claw returns to report the loss of an entire weapons cache thanks to the Turtles and Karai back in Manhattan, making it clear Karai wants to take Shredder down one piece at a time by destroying his criminal empire before taking him out, Shredder decrees that if it's a war Karai wants, it's a war she'll get, before Stockman hooks an I.V. filled with mutagen up to Shredder, and as the mutagen is injected into Shredder, his eyes open wide as the mutagen takes effect. In ''"The Insecta Trifecta''," Shredder is still receiving the mutagen drip as he now turns to Stockman as his last hope due to his undying loyalty since Tiger Claw and the others have become useless as of late in stopping Karai and the Turtles. When Stockman returns to report his mission a failure, Shredder is not worried about it, revealing to Stockman that his mutagen drip is finally taking effect as Shredder deploys a pair of blades from the back of his hand, right out of the skin itself. In "The Super Shredder," Shredder forces Stockman to give him the rest of the mutagen drip, which mutated him into his Super Shredder form, although it ended up monstrous he was still pleased. This form left him with blades coming out of his body, a muscular build, and bandaged feet and ankles. Shredder then collects his henchmen and travels back to his old lair. Karai tries to fight the Shredder along with Shinigami, but Shredder easily knocks Shinigami unconscious and he escapes with Karai. He then notices a van coming straight towards him, (The Shell Raiser) and flips it over. He tells the turtles to have splinter meet him at the place that he last beat him. Shredder then sets the vehicle on fire and the turtles flee to the sewers. Shredder then creates a trap for Splinter and the Turtles, which is full of photos of Splinter, Tang Shen, and Karai. When Splinter enters he drops bars of iron to avoid them from escaping. He then light fire towards them but they jump underwater. As the Turtles, Splinter, and April continue to approach Shredder, Karai makes a remark and Splinter follows, but later finds out he was led into another trap. Shredder forces Splinter to fight him but Splinter escapes, ready to set up a plan of his own. Splinter leads Shredder to the Undercity, where he puts his plan into action. Shredder eventually finds Splinter and he steps on his tail. Shredder then takes Splinter deeper into the UnderCity, where he decides to finish him. Just as Shredder was about to strike Splinter, his arm started to lose control, causing him to step back. Splinter then throws a blade at a few gas tanks and both Splinter and Shredder fall to their deaths. However, in the following episode, "Darkest Plight", Shredder and Splinter are separated during the fall, and Shredder returns to the top of the Under-city to be rescued by Tiger Claw, who takes him back to recover before hunting down the Turtles. While Tiger Claw deals with April and Karai, Shredder goes after Leonardo, and nearly crushes him to death before Karai and April arrive to help. During the battle, Shredder tosses a wrecked fuel tanker semi-truck at Karai, only for April to catch it in her psychic grip, causing her Sol Star crystal to cause her eyes to glow blue and smile malevolently before hurling it back at Shredder. However, before Shredder can kill Leo, Karai pleads with him to reconsider doing something good in his life instead of being consumed by his vengeance. This lures Shredder in close enough for Karai to hit him in his most vulnerable spot: His exposed, pulsating mutated heart. Weakened, Shredder is saved by Tiger Claw, who drives him back to their hideout, where Shredder demands a larger dose of the mutagen from Stockman. When Tiger Claw objects, knowing it is too dangerous, Shredder overpowers him, forces Stockman to administer the dosage and roars as the mutagen takes effect as Tiger Claw watches in horror and fear. In "Tale of Tiger Claw", he is shown as a M.O.U.S.E.R. hologram to warn Tiger Claw of his next move against Splinter.

In ''"Requiem,"'' he returns to New York City, far stronger and more vengeful than ever before. He shows up at the hideout where Karai is planning her next move with Shnigami and the Mighty Mutanimals. He defeats the Mutanimals effortlessly and badly injures Karai in the process. On the WOLF building, he faces off against Splinter, Slash, Raphael, April and Casey. He ultimately manages to murder Splinter and hurls him from the building to his death. He is then blasted by a tremendously powerful psychic wave from an enraged April, and is crushed by a garbage truck, though he again survives the onslaught.

In the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) (season 4)|Season Four]] finale, ''"Owari"'' he has his lackeys prepare for the inevitable arrival of the Turtles, April and Casey. He 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, 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 Kavaxas seek, as it is essential to revive him and then came back in a zombie -like form that wanted to die. Zombie Shredder was able to drag Kavaxas back to the Netherworld as they "belong dead."

In the [[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|2018 animated series]], Shredder appears as the demonic leader of the Foot Clan,. His backstory is that he was a man who was consumed by the Kuroi Yoroi armor. Shredder terrorized Japan until he was defeated by Splinter's ancestors 500 years ago and histhe armorKuroi Yoroi was scattered across the world to prevent his return.

The Foot Clan, allied with Baron Draxum, are collecting the armor pieces to resurrect him starting in "Shadow of Evil."

The Shredder was played by [[James Saito]] in the first movie and by [[François Chau]] in the second, while his immense Super Shredder form was played by professional wrestler [[Kevin Nash]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0621760/ Kevin Nash (I)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In all cases, the character was voice-actedvoiced by David McCharen. The Shredder's costume was, in the first movie, originally the same as in the original comic, with a red color. However, this was changed in the sequel to a violet color, reflecting the more cartoonish nature of the second film. In both movies, he also had a silver and black cape. In both films, he is served by his second-in-command Tatsu. In the Japanese versions, the Shredder is voiced by [[Norio Wakamoto]] (1st movie in VHS version), [[Hidekatsu Shibata]] (first movie in TV version), and [[Takeshi Watabe]] (second movie).

In the second movie ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze]]'', the Turtles believe that since Casey had crushed him in the garbage truck, the Shredder was dead. It is soon revealed that 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), heTatsu was asking who would challenge him to cover for Shredder until Shredder appeared. Tatsu allowed 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]], Freddy (a member of April's team, andcamera operator/Foot agent)Clan member Freddy found some mutated dandelions[[dandelion]]s 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 [[Alligator snapping turtle|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 as they imprinted him as their surrogate parent.