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What a pleasure it will be to hear the screams when I remake the world in my own image.
~ Tengu Shredder

Oroku Saki, also known as the Tengu Shredder, is one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Shredder Tengu) of the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series. He is an ancient warrior from Japan who willingly merged with a powerful tengu so that he could rule the world. After being defeated and imprisoned, his identity was usurped by the evil Utrom, Ch'rell.

He was voiced by Scottie Ray, who also voiced Utrom Shredder and Cyber Shredder.

Biography[]

Past[]

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Shredder Tengu, a demon from whom Oroku Saki inherited his evil powers

In the 4th century A.D., a tengu demon known as the Shredder appeared out of nowhere and began ravaging Japan in its quest to conquer the entire world and remake it in its image. In order to deal with this massive threat, the Emperor of Japan summoned five of the greatest warriors in the country: Kon, Juto, Chikara, Hisomi, and the most skilled and ambitious warrior of all, Oroku Saki. Each warrior was armed with mystical armor, which they used in their battle against the Shredder. While the other four warriors were overwhelmed by the Shredder's might, Oroku Saki was able to deal heavy damage to the demon before stabbing it in the heart with his sword, causing it to disappear completely. The five went back to the Emperor, who rewarded their victory and bravery by naming them the Five Dragons and giving them the symbol of "Three-Toed Sign of the Dragon", which was an incredibly high honor.

Unbeknownst to them, however, just before Saki finished it off, the tengu contacted him on the astral plane and made him an offer: in exchange for allowing it to survive by merging with Saki's soul, Saki could become all-powerful and rule over all. Saki, who was already hungry for power, accepted the offer, taking the tengu's soul into his own and then finishing off his lifeless husk. Soon after the ceremony, he took on the identity of the Shredder for himself, using his newly-acquired dark powers to destroy the emperor's palace and summon an army of demonic ghosts to aid him in conquering Japan. He even adopted an upside-down version of the Five Dragons' symbol for himself.

In order to combat this new threat, the other Dragons went around the world to learn new skills from mystical masters. In doing so, they evolved from being mere mortals to forces of nature themselves. They then returned to Japan and stormed the Shredder's stronghold to fight their former comrade. At first, Saki was amused by his former friends' defiance, but then found himself overwhelmed by their new abilities. Desperate, Shredder then manifested his avatar form: a demonic dragon to eliminate them. In response, they manifested their own dragon forms and fought back. After a furious battle that destroyed the entire fortress, the Shredder was ultimately defeated and reverted back into his human form.

Despite defeating the Shredder, the four warriors were unable to fully destroy him. Thus, they sealed him into a coffin where they hoped would remain for eternity, with him swearing revenge just before the lid closed on him. They also divided his power between his body, his helmet and gauntlet and hid all three separately from one another, so even if he was released, he would not be at full strength. To make sure he never returned, the Dragons formed the Ninja Tribunal that taught their secret arts to only the most worthy of warriors.

Seven centuries later, the evil Utrom criminal named Ch'rell took on the persona of Shredder, using the legend surrounding it to earn fear and respect. The original Shredder's top minions known as the Foot Mystics wished to revive their old master, but fell under the control of the new Shredder via amulet which was then inherited by Karai upon his defeat.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles[]

In the 21st century, the Foot Mystics are unwittingly freed from Karai's control by the Turtles and Agent Bishop, seeking to bring back their master and are displeased that she has taken up his persona. They manage to obtain the gauntlet, helmet and main body after defeating the Ninja Tribunal and bring them to New York where they revive the Tengu Shredder. He decides to get his revenge on Karai for taking his identity and hunt her down in the Oroku Saki Memorial Library. After easily defeating her forces, Karai fights him herself and is able to fight him off with magic-based technology Dr. Chaplin has made but his helmet is knocked off and his face resembles that of Ch'rell's android suit.

This distracts Karai enough for the Tengu Shredder to transform the sword she stabbed him with into a snake monster which he sends to destroy her. Eventually the snake traps Karai against a pillar and the Tengu Shredder attacks her but he accidentally beheads the snake. Angered, the demon warrior uses his magic to pin Karai against a wall and strip her of the Shredder armor. The Tengu Shredder considers letting her live as a slave but the Ninja Turtles interfere, allowing Karai to break free. He summons his army of demons and the undead he amassed over the years, transforming the tower they are in into a graveyard. While his minions hold Karai in place, the Tengu Shredder prepares to finish her off but Chaplain tries to protect her. Seeing he is in love, the demon warlord decides to end this and manages to wound Karai but the Turtles summon their Dragon Avatars to fight the Tengu Shredder, making him and the Foot Mystics retreat and, looking upon the new modern world, he plans to reshape it and make it his own.

The Tengu Shredder takes control of the Mayor's office, transforming it into his citadel and New York into a world of monsters. Since he needs more energy to complete the transformation, the Foot Mystics have the city officials create keystones in a triangular shape for amplification. The Turtles try to stop the spell but the Tengu Shredder finds out and gives up a large portion of his power to stop their plan, so the transformation is successfully strengthened. Seeing the end of the world on the horizon, the Turtles gather together everyone they know for a final battle which includes other students from the Ninja Tribunal and the Justice Force, as well as Agent Bishop, Baxter Stockman and the Purple Dragons. Karai has a means of draining his energy so they can take his gauntlet and helmet which works and Tengu Shredder is rendered unconscious but Hun kicks him to ensure he was done, waking him up.

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Tengu Shredder meeting his end.

The Tengu Shredder blasts Hun away and transports Splinter, the Ancient One, and the Ninja Turtles outside and mounts a demonic horse to take them down. After bringing down the Turtles, the Tengu Shredder attacks Splinter when Hamato Yoshi appears from the Turtles' medallions. Taking the Shredder's trident from him, he drives it into the demon warlord's armor, making him lose power. To restore himself, the Tengu Shredder turns New York back to normal and transforms into a dragon with the Turtles doing the same. They continue to battle and the Tengu Shredder proves too strong but Karai begins draining his energy again.

He tries to destroy her but the Turtles get in his way and start fighting back. Eventually, the Tengu Shredder becomes so weak that he returns to human form and desperately launches one last charge but is knocked around so that he loses his helmet and gauntlet. Michelangelo snaps the gauntlet in half and Leonardo stomps on his helmet, rendering both useless. As the Turtles regain their humanoid forms and release Yoshi again, the Tengu Shredder is slashed by him, ending his threat for good.

Back To The Sewer[]

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Tengu Shredder fighting Cyber Shredder.

At some point in the future, the Tengu Shredder is seen fighting the Utrom and Cyber Shredder but it is never explained how the Tengu Shredder returned or why none of his undead Foot Ninjas are present.

Personality[]

Oroku Saki used to be a good person who nonetheless the most ambitious of Five Dragons. Unfortunately, his ambitious nature brought him to the dark path where he willingly merged his soul with that of Shredder Tengu; upon attaining immense supernatural powers bestowed by the demonic entity, he became a malevolent warlord whose goal being nothing short of total conquest thus not hesitate to destroy everything in his path on his way to achieve it. Although visibly influenced by the Shredder Tengu, Oroku Saki's personality is the most dominant. He also displayed a sadistic sense of humor.

Tengu Shredder never took the well-being and opinions of his allies into account. Despite Foot Mystics' exemplary loyalty to him, he treated them poorly and won't hesitate to torture them for slightest reasons. His indifference toward others also saw him not putting the idea of forging alliance with others into consideration, let alone electing a successor who would continue what he started in the event of his demise, either which would benefit him in long run.

His thirst of challenge and immense powers resulted Tengu Shredder saw everything as a game, using a fraction of his powers while combating his enemies and toying with them. In fact, only after they truly posed a threat to his power he unleashed his full might.

Powers and Abilities[]

  • Strength: Due to being enhanced by a demon, the Tengu Shredder was strong enough to pick up and throw Karai with one arm as well as throw away the Silver Sentry with a single hand wave.
  • Immortality: The Tengu Shredder was immortal and immune to aging.
  • Black Magic: Due to his connection to the Tengu demon, the Tengu Shredder was a powerful magician that could use dark magic to great effect.
    • Planetary Warping: The Tengu Shredder's ultimate ability where he would unleash immense amounts of red energy to reshape the world in his image.
    • Telekinesis: The Tengu Shredder could grab and throw Leonardo with just his mind.
    • Weapon Summoning: The Tengu Shredder could summon any weapons from thin air such as a spear.
    • Regeneration: The Tengu Shredder could regenerate from any injury, even from mystical weapons.
    • Transmogrification: The Tengu Shredder could use his form to transform object as seen when he turned a sword into a demon snake.
    • Dragon Transformation: The Tengu Shredder could turn into a massive black-red dragon which granted him greater strength and the ability to breathe fire.
    • Connection with Bearers of Shredder Mantle: It was noted that anyone who took the name and mantle of "The Shredder" for themselves would inevitably form a spiritual connection with their demonic predecessor. Not only this explained why they ended up patterned their armor after the latter, but also how Ch'rell's human disguise identical to the real Oroku Saki's own.

Weaknesses[]

  • Keystone Reliance: The Tengu Shredder needed to use mystical talismans to remake the world. Without them, he was unable to achieve his goal.
  • Connection with Bearers of Shredder Mantle: The Tengu Shredder's aforementioned spiritual connection to Bearers of Shredder mantle can be used against him. Karai, the third Shredder, exploited this by draining him of his powers and critically weaken him. Moreover, the reason the Dragons unable to destroy him in the past was because they had no Shredder ally who would weaken their foe through such mystical link.
  • Armour Pieces: The Tengu Shredder was resurrected using his armour and it was the source of his powers. When they were gradually stripped from him and destroyed, he was rendered powerless.
  • Spirits: The Tengu Shredder could be killed by the undead as seen when he was slain by Hamato Yoshi.

Arsenal[]

  • Claw Gauntlets: The Tengu Shredder had the Shredder's signature razor sharp gauntlets to slash and stab his enemies with.
  • Claws: In his dragon form, the Tengu Shredder had razor sharp claws to gauge his enemies with.

Quotes[]

I live! Now let the world tremble! Ah ha ha ha ha ha!
~ The Tengu Shredder's first words upon being revived by the Foot Mystics.
I will fight you... to my very last breath!
~ The Tengu Shredder reacting to the newly summoned Hamato Yoshi and his final words before his annihilation.

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

  • The Tengu Shredder is technically made of two different entities, the original Tengu demon known as the Shredder, which emerged from some foul pit in 300 A.D. in Hamoto, and Oroku Saki.
  • Although both Tengu Shredder and his imposter/successor Utrom Shredder share the same voice actor, they have virtually nothing in common and contrasted with each other:
    • Tengu Shredder mostly utilized magic while Utrom Shredder mostly utilized science.
    • Tengu Shredder took his oppositions seriously only after they posed significant challenge to him while Utrom Shredder was much more pragmatic and does not underestimate the threat level of his opponents while in similar situations.
    • Tengu Shredder was more dismissive toward his minions since he didn't bother to establish any meaningful ties with them or potential allies, whereas Utrom Shredder had a relationship and dynamic with each of his subordinates despite only valuing their usefulness in the end.
    • Utrom Shredder was motivated by a desire to return to home and get revenge on the Utroms while Tengu Shredder was motivated by a need for a challenge and conquest of the world.
    • Utrom Shredder would develop a personal grudge with the Turtles which makes him take no chances with them while the Tengu Shredder did not know the Turtles and would often underestimate them.
  • When the Tengu Shredder was introduced while he was still human, he was shown cutting a wooden dummy clean in half with his sword. Ironically, he was killed for good in the exact same manner by the spirit of Hamato Yoshi.
  • He is similar to Ganondorf from Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom:
    • Both are the original ancient demonic evil who are by far most dangerous and powerful enemy
    • They are the their respective series' true versions of the most iconic antagonist of their franchise (Shredder and Ganondorf), as opposed to the initial long-running versions who were thought to be them (Utrom Shredder and Calamity Ganon) and essentially play the same role as they normally would (and return from numerous defeats), until they were revealed to have been either inspired or created by the originals after their imprisonment
    • Both were originally human (or Gerudo in Ganondorf's case) and turned into a demon, though in Tengu Shredder's case Oroku Saki merged with the demon spirit of Tengu for this transformation to take place
    • Before their final demise, both turned into a dragon, as did the titular characters during the final fight, though only in Ganondorf's case did he remain in dragon form during his death scene.

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