List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) characters explained

This is a list of characters from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It is an American animated series based on the eponymous characters. It premiered on Nickelodeon in the United States on September 28, 2012.[1] It also premiered on YTV in Canada on September 29, 2012.[2]

Main characters

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a team of anthropomorphic red-eared slider turtle mutants who have been hidden ever since their mutations within the sewers of New York City and usually go up to the surface only in the night time.

Allies

Villains

Foot Clan

The Foot Clan is a ninja criminal organization that was founded 1,500 years ago in Japan by a ninja named Koga Takuza when he forged an alloy stronger than steel from the stolen sacred totems of his defeated adversaries to fashion a helmet known as the Kuro Kabuto.

The Kraang

The Kraang are a race of brain-shaped aliens from Dimension X, piloting robotic bodies called Kraangdroids that are responsible for bringing some mutagen to Earth a thousand years ago. As revealed in "The War for Dimension X", the Kraang are Utroms that are psychically controlled by Kraang Prime resulting in the Kraang Hive Mind. As they became extensions of Kraang Prime's will with trace remnants of individuality, they all address one another as "Kraang", and they have not mastered English and communicate in redundant speech; for example, "Kraang, destroy the ones who call themselves 'the turtles' when that which is the signal is the signal that I give". The Kraang also have enemies in the form of the Utroms whom Kraang Prime could not place under mind control, and the Triceraton Empire for destroying their homeworld. The Kraang appeared to have mostly been destroyed during the events of "Annihilation: Earth!" Among the known Kraang are:

Dimension X creatures

The Kraang have used various creatures that come from Dimension X to help them in their plots. Among the Dimension X creatures are:

Purple Dragons

The Purple Dragons are a Chinese-American street gang that has been extorting shop owners for protection money in the Lower East Side and Chinatown. They are often in league with the Foot Clan.

Triceraton Empire

The Triceraton Empire is an empire that is inhabited by Triceratons, a race of Triceratops-like aliens. Triceratons breathe nitrogen and the oxygen in Earth's atmosphere can lead to delusions. The Triceraton Empire has been at war with the Kraang for millennia, a conflict that has resulted in the destruction of the Triceraton home world through the Heart of Darkness (a black hole generator) and thus left the Triceratons obsessed with annihilating their enemies by any means necessary, such as destroying any planet that the Kraang want to take over. They are also enemies with the Salamandrians. In the first half of the fourth season, having appeared to wipe out the Kraang in the season three final, the Triceratons replaced the Foot Clan as one of the main villains in the series. Except for Captain Mozar, all the Triceratons introduced so far have names that start with Z. Among the known Triceratons are:

Other villians

Alien species

In addition to the Kraang, there are many other alien species throughout the show that are listed in alphabetical order:

Aeons

The Aeons is an ancient alien race of benevolent, ethereal beings that hail from the planet Zalvadal, a world of vast, beautiful gardens and tranquility that contains all of the sacred knowledge in the cosmos. They were the very first extraterrestrials to evolve into higher beings of mighty power. The very source of all their strength is a mighty crystallized artifact called the Sol Star, containing the very essence of power and life itself. Once hidden away, the entire world turned pure evil and corrupted the Aeons as well. When April had restored the world to its former state and splendor by placing the mystical Sol Star in its rightful place, the grateful Aeons gladly gave her a small fragment of it, assuring her that it would grant her luck and great power. However, they may not have been aware of how the Sol Star fragment was gradually corrupting April to the point of insanity, in addition to further developing and magnifying most of her psionic abilities to tremendous levels as well as awakening an evil Aeon named Za-Naron. Among the known Aeons are:

Daagon

The Daagon is a race of aquatic fish-like aliens that reside in the cosmic ocean of Varuna, a liquid nebula over which they rule. They are one of the few aliens that served as the guardians of the Heart of Darkness fragments. Among the known Daagon are:

Neutrinos

In this show, the Neutrinos are a race of microscopic aliens. Among the known Neutrinos are:

Salamandrians

The Salamandrians are a race of humanoid aliens that resemble newts and salamanders. For some unknown reason, the Salamandrians are the enemies of the Triceraton Empire. Besides K'Vathrak, among the known Salamandrians are:

Utroms

The Utroms are the peaceful counterparts of the Kraang who resisted Kraang Prime's mind control. The Utroms are ruled by the Utrom High Council who are named after chess pieces. Among the known Utroms are:

Alien creatures

The following alien creatures are listed in order of appearance:

Supporting characters

TV show characters

The following characters appear in the TV shows that are watched by the Turtles in each season:

Space Heroes characters

Space Heroes is a fictional animated science fiction TV series that is Leonardo's favorite show in Season 1. It is a parody of Star Trek and .

Super Robo Mecha Force Five characters

Super Robo Mecha Force Five is a 1980s anime show that was discovered by Michelangelo in Season 2. It is also called "SRMFF!" for short. It is a parody of shows like Voltron: Defender of the Universe, Tranzor Z, and Voltes V.

Crognard the Barbarian characters

Crognard the Barbarian is Michelangelo's new favorite show since they moved to April's old farm in Season 3. It is a parody of shows like Thundarr the Barbarian and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe while the name is derivative of Conan the Barbarian.

Chris Bradford's 2 Ruff Krew characters

Chris Bradford's 2 Ruff Krew is a fictional 1980s cartoon starring a metafictional version of Rahzar in his former human form of Chris Bradford where its broadcast signals are picked up by the Ulixes in Season 4. It is a parody of Karate Kommandos, Mister T, and The A-Team.

Space Heroes: The Next Generation characters

Space Heroes: The Next Generation is the sequel to Space Heroes whose tapes were found by Michelangelo in season 5. This becomes Leonardo's latest favorite show. It is stated by Donatello that most of the tapes for this show were used as landfill because it was deemed "too disturbing". The series is a parody of and .[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Tuning in to TV: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have new series, toys. The Washington Times. July 29, 2012. September 23, 2012.
  2. Web site: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Shows. YTV. September 23, 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120922122046/http://www.ytv.com/shows/132/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles/. September 22, 2012.
  3. Web site: Michelangelo – Ninja Turtles – TMNT Characters. 2012-05-23. Nick.com. 2012-10-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20121107034801/http://www.nick.com/shows/ninja-turtles/characters/michelangelo.html. 2012-11-07. dead.
  4. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/comic-con-nickelodeon-sets-legend-576484 Comic-Con: Nickelodeon Sets 'Legend of Korra,' 'Ninja Turtles' Panels (Exclusive)
  5. TMNT Vol.1 #20 & #21: "Return to New York, Part 2" and "Part 3"
  6. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Teenage-Mutant-1059297.aspx Exclusive: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Guest Cast Includes Roseanne Barr – Today's News: Our Take | TVGuide.com
  7. http://www.nick.com/videos/clip/half-shell-heroes-blast-to-the-past-Special-full-episode.html
  8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol.1 #6 (1986)
  9. Web site: TMNT: 16 Reasons the 2012 Series Ruled. CBR. en. Sean Aitchison. 9 April 2017. 15 April 2017.