Chris Bradford "Dogpound" "Rahzar"

**Chris Bradford** was one of the Shredder's top henchmen. As a human, he was a very skilled and quite well known martial arts celebrity, with his own line of dojos. By night, however, he operated (and still does) as a ninja under the Shredder's employ. After coming face-to-face with the Shredder's enemies (the Turtles) a few times, he came into contact with the substance known as mutagen, transforming him into a giant anthropomorphic dog, which caused Michelangelo to dub him "**Dogpound**." In Mikey Gets Shellacne, Bradford came into contact with mutagen a second time, at which point he mutated into a more wolf-like form and became known as "**Rahzar.**"

## Appearance

As a human, Chris Bradford was tall and muscular and with a dark brown beard, resembling the real life actor Chuck Norris.

Once mutated into "Dogpound," he bore many characteristics of the dog breed known as Akita. He had orange fur over the majority of his body, and white fur on his palms and stomach area. His most notable features included large, jagged spikes running up the center of his back (and spine). He also had spikes protruding from his left shoulder. His right hand was completely encrusted in the same material as his spikes were - and could be effectively used to block attacks from swords, sai, etc. There was also a notable difference in the size of his two arms; His left was much larger than his right one, and his right arm was quite a bit shorter and smaller than his left. He still wore the pants of his original, human suit, though they were torn at the cuff of the pant legs.

As his new form as Rahzar, he appears similarly to a skeletal werewolf with slightly darker fur. His body is now long and very bony. He has fur that has more of a silver, grey or brown tone, a longer snout with larger teeth, and his hands now appear to be made entirely out of bone. His snout is made of bone, and he has no tail and his limbs are once again symmetrical.

## Chris Bradford's 2 Ruff Crew

It was discovered by the Turtles in "The Weird World of Wyrm" that Chris Bradford had his own cartoon show called *Chris Bradford's 2 Ruff Krew*. The cartoon showed Chris Bradford and his allies Lil' Rineo, Master C, and Sumo Glen facing off against Fake Master (who was posing as Chris Bradford's girlfriend Felicia) and Evil Ninja.

In "Journey to the Center of Mikey's Mind," Chris Bradford faces off against Micro Chip after the villain defeated Bill Renyo, Master C, and Sumo Glen.

In "Revenge of the Triceratons," Chris Bradford is seen on a commercial where he has his pet monkey Cho-Cho go up against ninjas in order to earn some cereal.

In "The Ever-Burning Fire," Chris Bradford faces off against Captain Reptile. Before the outcome of the battle was shown, Raphael turns off the monitor telling Michelangelo that they are needed on the bridge.

In "City at War," Chris Bradford is shown swimming towards Destroyo who unleashes Killer Dolphins on him. Using a special drink that he promotes, Chris Bradford defeats Destroyo and the Killer Dolphins.

## Personality

Chris Bradford is fiercely loyal to the Shredder, and at that, very afraid of him at times as well. He is willing to do anything to please his master, even at the cost of his own life (as seen in The Gauntlet). He is unrelenting on the battlefield and is determined to destroy his enemies. His impressive fighting skills make him a formidable opponent, even before his mutation. Dogpound is shown to be a bit sarcastic, self-centered, arrogant, and mean-spirited. He does not always get along with the Shredder's other top henchman Fishface, but he is willing to work alongside him to please the Foot leader. Like Raphael he loves combat.

## Powers and Abilities

In his human form, Chris Bradford was a fierce and skilled martial artist, occasionally able to defeat the Turtles on his own in several of their many encounters.

His first mutation also had something of a form and function. His body was covered in bony spikes, and his left arm was disproportionately large and muscular, with bony spikes protruding from both knuckles. His right hand was hard and armored with bony plating, able to block swords and other weapons without causing harm to him. However, he was also clumsy at times (due to his gigantic size), yet he was also incredibly strong, able to pick up a car easily with one hand and use it as a weapon. His spikes seemed to grow back, because they were sliced off by both the Shredder's gauntlet and one of Baxter Stockman's lasers, yet they ultimately grew back in the next episode that he appeared in. His sense of smell and hearing were also improved, being able to hear things from a far distance and pick up on a person's scent.

As Rahzar, he regains his agility and speed (much to his own joy), but he also maintains his strength. His bony spikes are more developed and have a rather grisly look. His ten claws are also detachable and can be flung at enemies whenever he pleases. He is also able to see in the dark.

## Quotes

### As Chris Bradford

* (when Michelangelo tells him that his brothers don't take him seriously) "I can't imagine why." (sarcastically) - **New Friend, Old Enemy**
* "I would rather perish with honor than live in shame." - **The Gauntlet**
* "If I'm going down I'm taking you with me!" - **The Gauntlet**

### As Dogpound

* "Well, look what I found. Four soon to be Ex-Turtles." - **Panic in the Sewers**
* "The Purple Dragon gang agreed to raise our cut to 80%. No complaints." - **Mousers Attack!**
* (to Fishface) "But you are stuck in there," (Taps on glass to irritate Fishface) "I'm sure you'll have your chance to shine one of these days... Master Shredder might get hungry for Sushi." - **Mousers Attack!**
* "Aww..., the mermaid's growing legs." - **The Alien Agenda**
* "Your signal?! You do what we tell you and then you thank us for letting you live, got it *Stinkman*?" - **Baxter's Gambit**
* (when Baxter Stockman talks about his childhood) "Well, there's a surprise..." (sarcastically) - **Baxter's Gambit**
* "Let's finish... this... ohh... forget it... next time." - **Baxter's Gambit**
* (to **Shredder** ) "I can find more soldiers... Just give me time!" - **Pulverizer Returns!**
* "How I detest this clumsy body, What I wouldn't give
to be human again." - **Mikey Gets Shellacne**

### As Rahzar

* "I feel the mutagen coursing though me. I'm faster, stronger, more powerful than ever. I feel like a ninja again." - **Mikey Gets Shellacne**
* "To thank you for this, I'll make your end swift." - **Mikey Gets Shellacne**
* "DON'T EVER CALL ME DOG!"

## TMNT X Pokemon

Rahzar is one of the many bosses you face in TMNT X Pokemon: The Game. You'll fight him a lot of times such as stopping him from putting a chemical in a water plant.

## Trivia

* Rahzar's human name, Chris Bradford, is the same as real life martial artist, Chris Bradford; who's also famous for writing the children's fictional series, Young Samurai. However, he does not resemble the Bradford in TMNT.
* As a human, Bradford resembles Chuck Norris, another real life martial artist and actor. Another such parody is the figure Buff Nordick from the comic story "The Shell of the Dragon." It is also noticeable that Norris and Xever's apparent template, Jim Kelly, have both starred in two famous Bruce Lee movies (*Way of the Dragon*and *Enter the Dragon*, respectively).
	+ The similarity is further shown in season 4 where it was revealed in the 80s he had an animated series called "Chris Bradford's 2 Ruff Krew", an obvious homage and parody to "Chuck Norris: Karate Commandos".
* Chris Bradford is also similar to the Gargoyles character Wolf. Both villains are famous television actors voiced by Clancy Brown, who hunt the outsider heroes after meeting a member of each group. Both also work for a main antagonist, want to be the leaders of their groups, and both get turned into wolf-like mutants.
* His helmeted appearance seems to be inspired by that of the Shredder in the original comics.
* Bradford owns an antique katana blade that is over 400 years old.
* After Xever mutated into Fishface, Dogpound took control of the Purple Dragons in Panic in the Sewers, but Fishface retook control after Baxter Stockman finally got his robotic legs operational in The Pulverizer.
* Bradford's status as a high-ranking agent of the Shredder is analogous with the characters of Hun, Khan, and Tatsu from previous Ninja Turtles series.
* Michelangelo has a cardboard cutout of Bradford in human form in his room in the sewer lair, which Mikey keeps even after they have become enemies.
* In the episode Mikey Gets Shellacne, he gets a second mutation and is afterwards, called Rahzar. This makes him the first character in the show to undergo 2 mutations. (unless one counts the Squirrelanoidmetamorphosis, the Rat King as he injected himself with chemicals to both read minds then control minds or Mutagen Man as he drank mutagen behind Donatello's back because the physical appearance was unchanged).
* Rahzar's exposed ribs are a homage to Rahzar's chest plating in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze."
* Bradford does enjoy his own show "Chris Bradford's 2 Ruff Krew", and was the voice actor of his animated counterpart.
* He is the only one of Shredder's henchmen to die and also the only one to have been resurrected.