Foot Elite

The Foot Elite Guard also known as **Shredder's Elite Guard**, is a group of four of the most accomplished ninja in the Foot Clan, who serve The Shredder as bodyguards and field leaders.

## Appearance

The appear to be wearing black outfits with a red cape with chinese hats with red eyes.

## Personality

Throughout their time on the show, the Foot Elite rarely spoke (having only done so in the City at War Arc), so very little is known about their individual personalities.

However, it is known that all four of them are completely loyal to whomever they have sworn their allegiance to, showing that they have a sense of honor that The Shredder himself lacks.

The trident wielding Elite, in particular, seemed honorable, because he hesitated when he had the opportunity to kill the defenseless Splinter in Rogue in the House, Part 2.

The sword-wielding Elite, who was also the leader of the group, accused Lotus of sacrilege when he discovered that she was pretending to be The Shredder.

However, despite his mighty skills as a warrior, the leader did eventually swear allegiance to the real Shredder after he humiliated him by slicing his hat.

The Foot Elite also seemed to have a sense of arrogance or sadistic streak, as they often like to toy with their victims before slaying them.

## Skills & Abilities

During their first encounter with Adam, they easily overpowered him and gave him a chance to catch his breath, knowing that he had no real chance of beating them.

Individually, the Foot Elite are highly formidable opponents in combat, but their real strength is especially shown when they fight as a team.

Much like the Turtles, they excelled in teamwork.

During their first battle, they were able to defeat Adam , the most skilled of the characters, with very little effort by working together.

During their rematch in Return to New York, Part 3, Ada claimed he could deal with all four of them by himself, and Nick agreed with him on that.

In the end, however, it required the combined efforts of all the protagonists to finally defeat the Elite.

The leader of the Elite was shown to have easily fended off both of Lotus's assistants, even though Jay, Sam, and Nickeach had been unable to even touch them.

Lotus herself was also unable to overpower him in one-on-one combat and needed help from the Saviours to finally defeat him.

While the leader usually preferred using his double bladed weapon as a single weapon, he would sometimes disconnect it so that he could fight with two separate blades (as shown in Rogue in the House, Part 2).

He is even able to use his blades to deflect bullets, as shown in City at War, Part 3.

The Elite with the battle axe showed the ability to use his battle axe like a boomerang.

He was also able to hold his own against Splinter in Rogue in the House, Part 2.

However, due to the weight of the axe head, he can become vulnerable if one of his blows misses, particularly if the weapon gets caught in something, such as when he missed an Utrom in Secret Origins, Part 3.

The spear wielding Elite is able to throw his spear with lethal precision, coming dangerously close to impaling Donatello right through his skull during their first encounter.

In Secret Origins, Part 3, he was also able to hold his own against Leonardo in a one-on-one fight.

The Elite with the trident favoured using his long weapon to strike from a distance, specialising in jabbing at his foes and often using his thre- pronged blade to pin an opponents arms, as shown when he pinned Raph and Leo's wrists in Return to New York, Parts 2 and 3.

However, unlike his spear and axe wielding colleagues, he has never been shown throwing his weapon.

The Foot Elite also use smoke bombs to give the illusion that they are capable of teleporting, using their speed and stealth to dart to another location before reappearing in another cloud of smoke.

## Weapons

* Trident
* Spear
* Battle Axe
* Twin-Bladed Sword