The Shredder appears in 3 episodes of the Saban produced series, Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation. He is mentioned in a few others. He is once again the head of the Foot Clan and the sworn enemy of the Turtles and their sensei, Master Splinter, whom he desires revenge upon after the rat scarred him many years ago. The Foot of this series appear a lot more clumsy and less intelligent (due to comic relief values), much to their master's irritation. This Shredder is implied to have killed Hamato Yoshi, sliced Splinter's ear, and battled Splinter and the Turtles constantly for many years, as the Turtles are now 18 years old. When Splinter falls ill, Shredder decides to unleash the full fury of his army upon the Turtles' lair, which has recently been discovered by his forces. The sheer numbers