Animated Series (2012)
In the 2012 animated series, the Shredder is voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson. His origin as Oroku Saki is mostly intact; he was once friends with Hamato yoshi before the love of Tang Shen came between them. Their rivalry festered and eventually Oroku destroyed everything Hamato held dear. He is shown to be the leader of the Foot Clan, with his two top lieutennants Chris Bradford (who becomes the mutant Dogpound) and Xever (who mutates into Fishface). He travels to New York when he learns that Hamato Yoshi is training his own ninjas, determined to finally end his age-old rival's life. His first confrontation with the turtles was shown in episode 9 of the first season, "The Gauntlet," and victory was seemingly in his grasp before he was distracted by the mutating Bradford and Xever. His involvement with characters like Baxter Stockman and the Kraang have yet to be revealed, though Karai is set to make an appearance in some form. He has a pet akita named Hachiko, named after the akita of the same name.
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