Insane in the Mama Train

**"Insane in the Mama Train"** is the forty-fifth episode (Episode 25) of *Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*. It first aired on November 16th, 2019.

## Characters

* April O'Neil (Kat Graham)
* Baron Draxum (John Cena)
* Donatello (Josh Brener)
* Foot Clan
	+ Foot Brute (Maurice LaMarche)
	+ Foot Lieutenant (Rob Paulsen)
	+ Foot Recruit (Zelda Williams)
	+ Foot Soldiers
* Leonardo (Ben Schwartz)
* Michelangelo (Brandon Mychal Smith)
* Raphael (Omar Benson Miller)
* Splinter (Eric Bauza)
* Big Mama (Lena Headey)
* Guardsmen
	+ Freki (Fred Tatasciore)
	+ Garm (Fred Tatasciore)
* Huginn
* Muninn
* Mystic Aura (Hoon Lee)

## Plot

We begin in a cold night where April and Splinter are doing a recon mission. Splinter and April look inside the Foot Shack where April was employed the last episode. The armor was almost complete and Splinter has no idea where the turtles are because he was waiting for them.

In the lair, the turtles are trying to avoid booby traps. They sort of forgot about the mission because the dates are messed up.

Meanwhile. Splinter is worried and he has to find his sons and tells April to come back but she refuses and stays to keep an eye on the black armor. Splinter goes into his room trying to figure out the scrolls about teaching he had. As he opens it, green spirits show up, revealing the Hamato Clan. Splinter tells the spirits about his sons and how they need to train. Back with the Turtles, they have to figure a way to make it up to Splinter.

Back underground, while the Foot are preparing the ritual, April sees a train station underneath Big Mama's Hotel. Draxum asks Big Mama to the final area for the ceremony but Big Mama doesn't need help, but Draxum has it's his big moment. He gave Big Mama a orange orb which contains an unknown power.

In the lair, the Turtles are apologizing to Splinter for what they did and now were ready to to learn the Hamato clan way. They start training but it doesn't go well for all of them. Splinter says they must give up themselves for something like Raph´s bear collection, Leo's posters, Mikey's pizza, and Donnie's machines. And sure enough with enough training, they dress up into dark clothing and red masks.

Meanwhile April asks the Lieutenant where the piece is going to go, for which he says that armor is gonna be in the front of the train. Before April can go, Lieutenant tells her to stay here and close the door. April goes ahead and hits the panic button that rips her clothing and has to figure out to get out of here.

Meanwhile, the turtles forgot that April was in trouble thanks to the signal. And the turtles track down to find April, and Splinter uses Donnie's goggles and notice that April was in the train. The turtles get on the train and enter inside where they find April. April was confused and ask why the turtles are wearing the clothing but they were too focused on finding the Dark Armor.

They go ahead and encountered the door with thousands of buttons. They split up in groups where Donnie and Mikey meet the Recruit and Lieutenant and have their fight while Leo and April enter the ice car and meet one of the Bellhop Yōkai and Raph battles the other Bellhop Yōkai..

With this fight done dealing with the enemies, they found the Dark Armor. They were so happy and they new they have done it. But then a voice spoke "How sweet.. Daddy's little turtles are all grown up. He must be so disappointed." The brothers started to get a bad feeling about this, knowing that voice belong to Draxum. Without warning tentacles grabbed April and take her away. The Turtles all try to fight Draxum but they were already wrapped together by his vines. The Turtles struggle to stay awake trying in vain to hold on.

## Trivia

* + The title of this episode is a reference to *Cypress Hill'*s song "Insane in the Brain".
		- Coincidentally, the episode also shares a similar title to the 2003 TV series episode "Insane in the Membrane".
	+ This episode reveals that Splinter/Lou Jitsu's real name is, in fact, Hamato Yoshi.
	+ All of the Turtles wear red bandanas throughout this episode, similar to the Mirage comics and the first IDW issues.
	+ The legible Japanese text on the mystic Hamato Clan scroll (そして鎧が完成したことでシュレッダーが誕生した 悪魔によって世の中が破滅に追い込まれた これまで誰も見たことが無い破壊力であった 村は焼きつくされ一族も滅ぼされた 誰にも止めることは不可能であった だが我々は暗黒から希望を見出した 聖なる祈りが捧げられ 鎧はオロクサキの魂を吸い取り悪霊を消し去った ついには化け物は消え そこには鎧だけが残った その栄光の勝利の日から ハマト一族は鎧が元に戻り シュレッダーを蘇らせないことを 誓った 鎧を粉々に壊し世界中に隠した シュレッダーの恐ろしい力と鎧の欲望の強さゆえに ハマト一族しか知りえない場所 に隠されたのであった だが もしまた鎧が元の形に戻りシュレッダーが蘇ることがあれば 地球を守るために 命をかけて闘うことがこの一族の使命である 鎧を隠すヒント) approximately translates to: "And with the completion of the armor, the Shredder was born. The world was driven to ruin by the demon. It was the most destructive force anyone had ever seen. Villages were burned to the ground and entire families destroyed. There was nothing anyone could do to stop it. But out of the darkness we found hope. Sacred prayers were offered. The armor sucked the soul of Oroku Saki and extinguished the evil spirit. At last the monster was gone. Only the armor remained. From that glorious day of victory. The Hamato Clan's armor returned to its original state. They swore an oath not to resurrect the Shredder. They shattered the armor and hid it throughout the world. Because of the Shredder's terrible power and the strength of the armor's desire, it was hidden in a place known only to the Hamato Clan, but if the armor returns to its original shape and Shredder is revived, it is the mission of this clan to fight at the risk of their lives to protect the Earth. Tips to hide the armor . . . ." The rest of the scroll's writing is seemingly this passage repeated.
	+ A Yōkai passenger resembling *Spirited Away*'s Kaonashi can be seen in the spa car of Big Mama's train.
	+ A pigeon excretes on Splinter after he crashes onto the Foot Shack roof. In Japanese culture, being excreted on by a bird is considered to bring good luck and wealth because "droppings" (katakana: フン, "fun") is a homophone of "luck/fortune" (kanji: 運, "un") in Japanese.
	+ The type of bow the Turtles do to Splinter is likely sitting saikeirei, a bow at a 45 to 70-degree angle, one the most formal Japanese bows. Although it is sometimes considered bad Japanese etiquette to speak while bowing as the Turtles do, it may be acceptable in this instance due to the apologies given.
	+ The items Splinter tosses from his trunk when rummaging for the mystic Hamato Clan scroll in his bedroom are: three shuriken, a sea sponge/cheese wheel, a VHS tape labeled "Lou-Jitsu", a grey book with a red and yellow circle graphic, a Lou Jitsu-shaped perfume bottle with an orange atomizer bulb, a Lou Jitsu action figure, a second grey book, and two vinyl records.
		- The action figure has previously appeared in "Down with the Sickness".