Battle of the Five Dragons

The **Battle of the Five Dragons** was a huge final battle from *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*. It deals with the Turtles fighting against the original Shredder. The battle takes place in the second half of Season 5 and ended on the two-part series finale episode, "Enter the Dragons."

## History

### Background

It all started a long time ago in ancient Japan in the the year 300 A.D. where an evil tengu demon known as the Shredder terrorized and sought to conquer the world. But there were five great warriors who tasked by the Emperor of Japan to destroy it named Kon, Juto, Chikara, Hisomi, and Oroku Saki. After being given special armor to fight the Shredder from the Emperor, the warriors rushed to defeat it. After a tough battle, the Shredder was defeated and slain by Oroku Saki and the warriors were all treated to a celebration by the emperor who named them the Five Dragons. However, what nobody knew was that before Oroku Saki delivered the final blow the Shredder offered to make him a god and the ruler of all by letting it inside his soul, which he accepted. So the Shredder's spirit merged with Saki transforming him into the new Shredder, while one he slayed was just it's empty body. After that, Saki betrayed the other warriors and went to conquer the world as the Shredder with an army of demons. He then conquered the land of Japan and became the most feared warlord of that time. But Kon, Juto, Chikara, and Hisomi vowed to defeat him but they needed to increase their power to do that so they sought out mystical knowledge. After traveling the world and studying the mystic arts, the warriors increased in power until they became powerful immortal beings. They then raced to confront the Shredder and fought him off with their mystic powers but then the Shredder transformed himself into a powerful dragon. But the warriors were prepared for it and used their mystic powers to also transformed into dragons to stop him. With their combined power, the warriors defeated the Shredder but they couldn't destroy him because of his great dark power. So they separated his power into three objects: his helmet, his gauntlet, and his body which they imprisoned in a coffin. The warriors then separated these objects and kept watch over them believing that if they were ever brought together the Shredder would return with the Shredder's body being hidden beneath the warriors' monastery, the Lap of the Gods. The warriors then began teaching others to help with their cause which became known as ninjitsu and the four warriors became known as the Ninja Tribunal.

Years later when the Utroms got stranded on Earth, the Utrom criminal known as Ch'rell copied the Shredder and his human identify Oroku Saki as a way to get respect while he built the Foot Clan to get revenge of the Utroms. During that time, he also stole a magical artifact known as the Heart of Tengu which he used to control five mystical elemental ninjas who used to serve the Demon Shredder for as long has he held it they had to serve him. The Ninja Tribunal also taught an old man called the Ancient One who was the teacher of Hamato Yoshi who was a guardian to the Utroms. One time Yoshi asked the Ninja Tribunal to help him defeat the Utrom Shredder but they refused as they viewed him as nothing compared to the Demon Shredder. This resulted in Yoshi moving to New York City with the Utroms where he was eventually found and slayed by the Utrom Shredder. Even after becoming mutated with the Turtles, Yoshi's pet rat Splinter blamed the Ninja Tribunal for Yoshi's death believing that if they agreed to help out than Yoshi would still be alive. After the Turtles defeated the Utrom Shredder his adopted daughter, Karai became the new leader of the Foot Clan and the master of the Foot Mystics. But then one day, they tricked the Turtles and Agent Bishop into stealing the Heart of Tengu from Karai and destroying it, thus freeing them from her control. The Mystics then began their quest to bring back the Demon Shredder as his heralds. So they stole both both the helmet and gauntlet artifacts and gave them to their minions to kept watch over them. As a result of that, the Ninja Tribunal started recruiting warriors to train as acolytes to help them fight against the Demon Shredder and save the world. These acolytes were Faraji, Joi, Tora, Adam, and the Turtles themselves. They began training with the Ninja Tribunal at the Lap of the Gods who gave them amulets to help focus their chi and fight back against the Shredder. But Splinter came to the Lap of the God to get his sons back with help from the Ancient One but the Turtles convinced him to let them stay and train then Splinter and the Ancient told the Turtles all about the Demon Shredder. Eventually, the Turtles and the other acolytes learned some new powerful skills, got new weapons, and were able to retrieve the other two artifacts from the Foot Mystic's minions before the Foot Mystics could get them first. But then the Foot Mystics led an attack on the Lap of the Gods and stole all three artifacts. Although the Turtles, Splinter, and the Ancient One managed to escape back to Ney York City, the other acolytes and the Ninja Tribunal were left behind and were believed to have been destroyed by the Shredder and the Mystics. Soon the Turtles started to prepare themselves for when the Demon Shredder arrived to destroyed them by training hard. They even asked for help and support from the Justice Force to fight back against the Demon Shredder which they agreed to do.

### The Battle

Then one night, the Turtles had the same dream about the Demon Shredder and Karai. Splinter and the Ancient One believe that the Shredder had returned was going to attack Karai, which was true. After the Mystics Earth had resurrected the Shredder they told him about Karai and how she was disgracing his name by falsely calling herself the Shredder so the Shredder and the Mystics wreck havoc across the city and attack people while heading for Karai at the Foot Clan headquarters. When the Turtles found out about it they tried to get past Shredder to warn Karai but when it doesn't work they try calling Karai to warn her using one of the Foot Clan vans that was spying on April's antique store but Karai reveals that she is already aware of the Shredder and is preparing to fight him herself. When the Shredder arrives he wrecks the building and defeats the Foot Ninjas but some Foot Tech Ninjas attack him with ectoplasm weapons which hurt him but he then defeats them too. Just when Karai is about to face him the Turtles arrive to try and save her but the Mystics hold them off while the Shredder fights Karai and reveal to them how they manipulated the Turtles into freeing them so they can bring back the Shredder. The Turtles fight off the Mystics using their chi powers and weapons and are able to beat them. But Karai gets taken out by the Shredder until the Turtles show up and try to face him, but the Shredder unleashes his army of demon warriors. The Turtles and the Foot Clan work together to fight against the Shredder and his army but he defeats them and injures Karai. But the Turtles then uses their full chi power against the Shredder until they all transform into dragons who beat the Shredder and his army. They then transform back to normal and leave with Karai with help from Splinter, the Ancient One, April, and Casey. But the Demon Shredder claims he is now done with her and is ready to take over the modern world and return it back to old days of ancient Japan.

As Karai is being nursed back to health by April and is visited by Dr. Chaplin, the Shredder begins to change the city into his own image with demon warriors arriving. Splinter also reveals to the Turtles that he has been having dreams about them facing the Shredder but are then saved by the spirit of Hamato Yoshi. Soon they all notice the Shredder changing the city into his mage so Splinter and the Ancient One reveal that the Shredder is doing it by using the power of the lay lines which are hidden conduits of mystic energy. They also reveal that there are three places where the lay lines converge which Karai and Dr. Chaplin reveal that for decades the Foot Mystics have been been blackmailing city officials for decades to install three keystones within the city which could amplify the mystic energy. If Shredder gains access to the keystones then he'll have enough mystic energies to become powerful enough to completely change the world in his image so the Turtles and their allies split up into three teams to take control of the keystones before the Shredder does. With Splinter and Donatello going after the one at the United Nations, Raphael and Michelangelo going after the one at Manny's Meats, and Leonardo, Karai, and the Ancient One going after the one at the Statue and Liberty, while April, Casey, and Dr. Chaplin direct and coordinate them all. They all manage to find the keystones but are confronted by the Keystone Wardens that the Mystics placed to guard the keystones and had now awakened to stop the Turtles from using the keystones with Donatello and Splinter fighting the Water Warden, Raphael and Michelangelo fighting the Wind Warden, and Leonardo, Karai, and the Ancient One fighting the Fire Warden. The Turtles fight off and manage to defeat the Keystone Wardens which allows them to gain access to the keystones with their chi which they used to undo the Shredder's evil on the city. But when the Shredder finds out about it, he takes his dragon form and regains control over the keystones which completely transforms the city into his image. With that, the Turtles decide to get help by recruiting the Earth Protection Force, the Purple Dragons, and the Justice Force to come help them at their old lair. They even get help from the acolytes who had survived the attack on the Lap of the Gods by the Foot Mystics. They all agree to help fight back against the Shredder with Karai revealing that she can help stop him by draining his power using her link to the mantle of the Shredder, then the Turtles can separate him from his artifacts. Everyone all fights through the Shredder's Army with the Turtles, the acolytes, and Karai defeating the Foot Mystics. Then they all face off against the Shredder with Karai trying to drain his energy with help from Splinter and the Ancient One but the Shredder overpowers everyone and prepares to fight the Turtles himself. The Turtles fight off the Shredder with help from the acolytes while everyone else continues to fight off against his army. Karai also tries to drain the Shredder's energy again. However, the Shredder defeats the Turtles, the acolytes, and the Ancient One but just as he is about to attack Spinter, the sprit of Hamato Yoshi arrives and easily hurts the Shredder which makes him lose some of his power. But the Shredder reabsorbs all his power back into himself which turns the city back to normal and destroys his army but in the process transforms himself into his dragon form. However, the Turtles transform back into their dragons forms and fight off the Shredder. Then Karai is able to drain all of the Shredder's energy which allows the Turtles to beat him. He then changes back but then the Turtles take his gauntlet and helmet and destroy them. Then with the last of their chi power they ounce again summon the spirit of Hamato Yoshi who defeats the Shredder ounce a for all.

### Aftermath

With the Shredder gone, everything returns to normal and Splinter says good by to Yoshi. Then the Turtles are greeted by the Ninja Tribunal who also survived the attack by the Foot Mystics. They then summon the Ancient One and reveal that letting Yoshi be a Guardian and perishing at the hands of the Utrom Shredder was necessary for the Turtles to come and defeat the Demon Shredder. They all then decide to move on and invite the Ancient One with them which he accepts and says goodbye to the Turtles and Splinter. The Turtles and Splinter then return back to their normal lives.

## Belligerents

### Turtles

* Leonardo
* Raphael
* Doanatello
* Michelangelo
* Master Splinter
* Ancient One
* April
* Casey
* Karai
* Dr. Chaplin
* Faraji
* Joi
* Adam
* Tora
* Justice Force
	+ Silver Sentry
	+ Metal Head
	+ Ananda
	+ Crysyalis
	+ Tsunami
	+ Nobody
	+ Raptarr
	+ Nano
* Earth Protection Force
	+ Agent Bishop
	+ Baxter Stockman
	+ Bishop's Men
* Purple Dragons
	+ Hun
	+ Ruffington
	+ Vang
	+ Purple Dragon Thugs
* Hamato Yoshi's Spirit

### Shredder's Army

* Demon Shredder
* Foot Mystics
	+ Metal Mystic
	+ Earth Mystic
	+ Fire Mystic
	+ Water Mystic
	+ Wind Mystic

* Re-animated Foot Soldiers
* Zombie Foot Ninja
* Nezumi-Tengu
* Kappa Tengu
* Stone Oni
* Tengu Demons
* Keystone Wardens
	+ Fire Warden
	+ Wind Warden
	+ Water Warden

### Other

* Ninja Tribunal
	+ Kon
	+ Juto
	+ Chikara
	+ Hisomi

## Videos

TMNT Ep 104 Ninja TribunalTMNT Ep 105 Lap of the GodsTMNT Ep 106 Demons and DragonsTMNT Ep 107 Legend of the 5 DragonsTMNT Ep 108 More Worlds Than OneTMNT Ep 109 Beginning of the EndS05 E07 - New World Order -Part 1-S05 E08 - New World Order -Part 2-TMNT Ep 114 Past and PresentTMNT Ep 115 Enter the Dragons Part ITMNT Ep 116 Enter the Dragons Part II
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