I just started writing a post about my thought of how this new splinter actually fits very neatly (if accidentally IMO) in the progression of the splinters that came before him (that I’m aware of anyway) but it somehow evolved into a monster of a post of me analyzing past splinters and now I’m not even halfway through and I’m already pretty sure it’s way too long and no one will be interested in reading it anyways…

Thank you! I’ll keep writing writing and I hope I’ll post it eventually!

however since I’m already almost a thousand words in and I’m still not done with 80’s Splinter – I 100% agree @amateur-main ,Splinter is a fascinating character that, at least to me, becomes more interesting the deeper you look – I think I’ll just make a series of posts, with each one being about a different Splinter until I get to 2018 Splinter, hopefully at least some people will find them as interesting as I do!

I just started writing a post about my thought of how this new splinter actually fits very neatly (if accidentally IMO) in the progression of the splinters that came before him (that I’m aware of anyway) but it somehow evolved into a monster of a post of me analyzing past splinters and now I’m not even halfway through and I’m already pretty sure it’s way too long and no one will be interested in reading it anyways…

I miss 2012 splinter

Me too…

he was my 2nd favorite Splinter – 10/10 design, incredible voice acting, really, if not for his weird split personality thing he’d probably be my favorite!

I’m actually willing to give this Splinter the benefit of the doubt and he’s not the worst I’ve ever seen but… Yeah, it’s the only part of the show that seems like a definite step down in my opinion

What if…

I remember seeing a post about how Leo’s sword might be able to transport him to alternative universes, and this is the first thing my mind went to:

Rottmnt Leo: Wait, he calls you all by your names???

2003/2012 turtles: As opposed to?

Rottmnt Leo: Well, ours just calls us by the colors of our masks… You know, makes it easier to remember and all…

2003/2012 turtles: *shocked silence*

Rottmnt Leo: And he hugs you like that??? he seems so worried for you whenever you go outside and actually scared you might get hurt???

2003/2012 turtles: well… Duh?! he’s our dad! how else can he act like?!

Rottmnt Leo: Idk, ours barely seems to notice if we’re home or not, he just kinda watch tv all day, I don’t think he ever hugged us before??

2003/2012 turtles: *distressed silence*

Rottmnt Leo: Also he trains you? like actually teaches you how to improve and say you have potential and all that???

2003/2012 turtles: OF COURSE! He’s our sensei!
We’re actually kinda scared to ask – what’s does yours do?

Rottmnt Leo: Well, he kinda lets us watch fighting movies to train?? and he always says we’d never be good ninjas and stuff like that…

2003/2012 turtles: *appalled silence*

Rottmnt Leo: *nervouly* OH! but he gave us super sharp and dangerous weapons to fight with even though we’re not very good with them! I mean so far we hurt ourselves more that our enemies, but at least he lets us use them and improve! He’s really not that bad!

2003/2012 turtles: *Kill Bill sirens* So emm… could you tell us where he is rn? We just wanna talk

*meanwhile 2003/2012 Splinter*: