Ninja Turtles of Gotham

Ninja Turtles of Gotham is an American animated superhero television series created and produced by Peter Laird and Paul Dini. Although loosely based upon the comic book miniseries Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by James Tynion IV and Freddie Williams II, the series follows the adventures of Batman, Catwoman and the Ninja Turtles as they battle to keep Gotham save from The Shredder and the Joker.
== Plot ==
Whilst coming home from the opera, millionaires Thomas and Martha Wayne are gunned down by a mugger who then attempts to kill their 10 year old son Bruce. However he saved by the timely intervention by the arrival of Master Splinter who then takes him into the sewers where he meets Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael along with orphan Selina Kyle. After being returned to Wayne Manor, Bruce begs Alfred to let Splinter and the turtles stay and to train him, Alfred agrees with Splinter, the turtles and Selina moving into the manor. 
== Characters ==
=== Batman and Turtles Family ===
* Batman/Bruce Wayne (Jack Martin) - The mask protector of Gotham City along with the turtles. When he was 10 years old, he was walking home from the opera with his parents, Thomas and Martha, when they encountered a mugger who procced to shot them dead. He would have been killed himself if not for the timely intervention of Master Splinter, after being returned to Wayne Manor and Splinter and the Turtles moving in with him and Alfred, Bruce asked Splinter to train him so that he could prevent incidents like his parents deaths from happening again. On his twentieth birthday
* Leonardo "Leo" Splinterson (Michael Sinterniklass) - The oldest of the turtles who is the leader, he wears a blue mask and wields a pair of katanas. As the leader of the team, he feels the responsibility the most and strives to the best of his abilities. Of the turtles, he is the one who is closet to Bruce.
* Donatello "Don" Splinterson (Sam Siregel) - The genius and inventor of the turtles who wears a purple mask and wields oak bō staff. Donatello designed and built many of the devices that both Batman and the turtles use, he even designed and built the Bat-Shell
* Michelangelo "Mikey" Splinterson (Wayne Grayson) - The youngest of the turtles who is known for his laid back personality, he wears an orange face mask and wields a pair of nunchucks. He is often seen lounging around either playing video games, reading comic books and eating pizza. He is however the most agile and naturally gifted of the four turtles, despite not taking his training seriously most of the time.
* Raphael "Raph" Splinterson (Greg Abbey) - The second oldest of the turtles who is physically the strongest and the most hot tempered, he wears a red mask and wields a pair of sai. His hot temper often puts him at odds with both Leo and Bruce, however despite it though, he does care deeply for both them and the team.
* Master Splinter/Hamato Yoshi (Darren Dunstan) - A mutated rat who is the adoptive father and sensi of the turtles and sensi to Bruce. He was once a member of the League of Assassins along with Oroku Saki, whom he considered to be his brother, until he left after disagreeing with Ra's intentions for using genocide to balance the worlds population
* Catwoman/Selina Kyle (Veronica St. Clair) - A skilled martial arts and Bruce's love interest. She was an orphan living on the streets of Gotham city until she was found by Splinter and the turtles who took pity on her, after a short time of living with them they came across Bruce following the death of his parents. After moving into Wayne Manor, she was trained by Splinter along with Bruce and the turtles.
* Alfred Pennyworth (Alastair Duncan) - The faithful butler and surrogate father of Bruce. He is 
* Nightwing/Robin 1/Dick Grayson () - A young orphan who was taken in by Bruce and the turtles. He was then
* Robin 2/Jason Todd () - A troubled street urchin who becomes the second Robin after Dick Grayson left to become Nightwing.
=== Allies ===
* April O'Neil (Lily Santiago) - A science student who is one of the turtles, Batman and Catwoman’s best friends. She was originally working for Baxter Stockman in creating the Mousers, 
* Casey Jones (Josh McKenzie) - A street wise vigilante who is the boyfriend of April and the best friend of Raphael. He wears a hocky mask and fights with either a baseball or a golf club
* Commissioner James Gordon (Bryan Cranston) - The commissioner of the GCPD and a staunch ally of Batman and the turtles. Years ago he was the cop who comforted Bruce following his parents mugging
* Batgirl/Barbara Gordon () - The daughter of James Gordon who idolizes Batman and the turtles.
* Lucius Fox () - The CEO of Wayne Enterprises and a strong ally of Bruce and the turtles. 
* Irma Langenstein () - April's best friend and a journalist for Channel 6 News.
* Leatherhead (F.B. Owens) - A mutated American Alligator. 
* Agent John Bishop (David Zen Mansley) - A government agent and the of the EPF (Earth Protection Force) who starts off as an enemy of Bruce and the turtles but later becomes their ally.
* Zog () - A Triceraton soldier who was stranded on Earth.
* Traximus () - A Triceraton warrior who is revealed to the long lost prince of the Triceraton Empire.
* Professor Zayton Honeycutt/The Fugitod (David Tennant) - A 
* Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-El (Tim Daly) - The superhero defender of Metropolis.
* Green Arrow/Oliver Queen () - 
=== Neutral characters ===
* Thomas and Martha Wayne () - The parents of Bruce Wayne and the richest couple in all of Gotham.
* Tang Shen () - The beloved late wife of Hamato Yoshi and in a way the adoptive mother of the turtles.
* Burne Thompson () - April and Irma's stubborn and irascible boss at Channel 6 News. He is staunchly against Batman and the turtles, believing them to be nothing but 
* Vernon Fenwick () - April's cameraman and co-worker at Channel 6 News. He is a cowardly man with a huge ego who believes himself to be a 
=== Gotham Rogues ===
* Joker (Mark Hamill) - A clown based supervillain who is Batman's archenemy and one of the three main antagonists of the series along with Shredder and Krang. He was originally a simple henchmen for Carmine Falcone until he fell into a vat of chemicals at Ace Chemicals during a scuffle with Batman and the turtles, although he survived. However he was left with chalk white skin, ruby red lips and green hair.
* Harley Quinn/Harleen Quinzel (Tara Strong) -
* Two-Face/Harvey Dent (Troy Baker) - A supervillain who is obsessed with duality and chance. He was once the upstanding district attorney and one of Batman and the turtles strongest allies, tragically it came to an end when Falcone threw a vital of acidic chemicals at his face with left him brutally scarred. After being discharged from the hospital, Dent became a dangerous and insane criminal who uses a coin to both plan his next move or to decide whether his hostages should live or die. 
* Killer Croc/Waylon Jones (Steve Blum) - A supervillain who has the appearance and manneristic of a crocodiles due to a rare skin disease. 
* Poison Ivy/Pamela Isley () - A misanthrope botanist turned ecoterrorist who has the ability to control plants. She was once a promising up and coming botanist.
* Scarecrow/Dr. Jonathan Crane () -
* Riddler/Edward Nygma () -
* Penguin/Oswald Cobblepot (Nolan North) -
* Bane () -
* Mr. Freeze/Victor Fries () -
=== Foot Clan ===
* The Shredder/Oroku Saki (Scottie Ray) - The ruthless leader of the Foot Clan and one of the three main antagonists of the series along with Joker and Krang. Years ago both he and Yosh were a pair of orphans living in the streets of Tokyo, Japan stealing and pickpocketing to survive, however one day they both pickpocket a man who turned out to be Ra's al Ghul
* Oroku Karai () - The daughter of Shredder and his right-hand woman in the Foot Clan. 
* Bebop and Rocksteady () - A pair of mutants who serve Shredder as muscle in the Foot Clan. They were both originally members of the Purple Dragons until they were selected for an experiment by Baxter Stockman, at the request of Shredder who wanted more mutants for the Foot. Afterwards they were both transformed, Bebop into a mutant warthog and Rocksteady into a mutant black rhinoceros.
* Baxter Stockman () - A mad African-American scientist who works for Shredder.
** Mousers - Robots created by Baxter Stockman.
* Hattori Tatsu () - Shredder's second in command and most loyal enforcer in the Foot Clan. 
* Hunter "Hun" Mason (Greg Carey) - A hulking man who is the leader of the notorious Purple Dragon street gang and a loyal minion of Shredder. Hun is also the arch-enemy of Casey Jones, years before Hun and the Purple Dragons burned down Casey's fathers auto shop when he refused to pay them protection money and then killed him when he tried to report them to the police. 
* Hercules/Robert Smith () - A mutated African lion who is Shredder's most skilled assassin. Years ago he was a promising young football star with a bright future ahead of him, however he was kidnapped by Krang who mutated him in a mutant African lion. After he escaped and returned home, he was rejected by his parents, brother and beloved girlfriend Charlotte, who also pregnant with his child, who cruelly branded him a freak. He was shortly afterwards discovered by Shredder and Ra's al Ghul who took him to Japan
* Peter and Kevin Smith (Jack Champion) - The identical twin sons of Robert and Charlotte. They were both born shortly after their father's mutation, which resulted him being banned from their lives both their mother, stepfather and grandparents.
* Shredder Clones - A trio of Shredder clones.
** Claw Shredder - A clone of Shredder with monstrous crustacean-like claws.
** Mini Shredder - A miniature clone of Shredder.
** Shiva Shredder - A towering four-armed clone of Shredder.
* Foot Ninja - Ninjitsu based tugs who are the main force of the Foot Clan.
* Foot Elite - The most deadliest warriors in the entire Foot Clan.
=== Krang's Army ===
* Krang (Mark Hamill) - A ruthless Utrom warlord who is one of the series three main antagonists along with Shredder and Joker. He was 
* Ch’Rell () - Krang’s nephew and second in command. 
* Dr. Peter () - A human scientist who serves Krang. Unlike Baxter Stockman, Peter is an incredibly arrogant scientist who considers himself superior to everyone. Unlike Stockman who takes responsibility for his failures, Peter never does and as a result he is subjected to brutal mutilation and torture until he is reduced to a brain and single eye in a jar. 
=== League of Assassins ===
* Ra's al Ghul (David Warner) - The leader of the League of Assassin's and the adoptive father of Yosh and Saki. He met them years ago
=== Triceraton Empire ===
* Emperor Zanranmon () - The ruthless and despotic Emperor of the Triceraton Empire. Years ago he and his mate, Zera betrayed Traximus' parents, the real emperor and empress of the Triceraton and overthrew them. 
* Empresses Zera () - The mate of Zanranmon and the mother of Zura. Years ago she helped her mate over throw Traximus’ parents, the real emperor and empress of the Triceraton Empire.
* General Mozar (Dan Green) - A Triceraton military commander and the right-hand man of Zanranmon. Mozar is one of the Triceraton's most decorated and honorable military officers, having served in many wars across the universe, this had resulted in him wearing an eye patch and having a prosthetic left arm. Despite appearing ruthless at times, Mozar is a highly honorable warrior and loyal to the Triceraton Empire.
* Princess Zura () - The daughter of Zanranmon
=== Other Villains ===
* Carmine Falcone () - The ruthless head of the Falcone Crime Family and the most powerful mobster in Gotham City.
* Rupert Thorne () -
* Lex Luthor (Clancy Brown) -
* Deathstroke/Slade Wilson () -
* Charlotte Brown () -
* Henry Brown () -
* Darkseid () - 
== Locations ==
=== Gotham City ===
* Ace Chemicals -
* Arkham Asylum -
* Channel 6 -
* Foot Headquarters -
* Gotham City Police Department -
* T.C.R.I. -
* Wayne Enterprises -
* Wayne Manor -
** The Bat Lair -
=== Metropolis ===
* Daily Planet -
* LexCorp -
=== Dimension X ===
*
=== Other Locations ===
* Smallville -
== Vehicles ==
* Bat-Shell - A former garbage truck that was modified by Donatello to be the turtles and Batman's main 
* Technodrome - A massive semi-spherical tank-like fortress commanded by Krang.
== Episodes ==
=== Season 1 ===
Episode no. overall	Episode Title 	Episode no. in season	Episode Airdate
1. 	Rise of the Dark Ninjas pt. 1	1. 	
 	 	 	
2. 	Rise of the Dark Ninjas pt. 2	2. 	
 	 	 	
3. 	 	3. 	
 	 	 	
4. 	 	4. 	
 	 	 	
== Trivia ==
* Michael Sinterniklass, Sam Siregel, Wayne Grayson, Greg Abbey, Darren Dunstan, F.B. Owens, Scottie Ray, Greg Carey, David Zen Mansley and Dan Green reprise their roles as Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Master Splinter, Leatherhead, Shredder, Hun, Agent Bishop and Commander Mozar from the 2003 series.
* Jack Martin, Veronica St. Clair, Lily Santiago and Josh McKenzie have also starred together in the NBC show, La Brea.
* The character designs were done by Sean Gordon Murphy writer of the critically acclaimed Batman comics, Batman: White Knight and Batman: Curse of the White Knight.
* Shredder's theme from the 2003 series was reused for this series.
* The gunslinger outfit that Hercules wears is the same as John Martson's from Red Dead Redemption.
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