Why was Shredder referred to as "Cyber Shredder" in SNES Tournament Fighters game?

[jignat]

I've always wondered why in the 1993 game he was called Cyber Shredder. There was no mention in the manual and no Cyber Shredder at that time.

The only Cyber Shredder I can recall is the one from 4kids cartoon and that was almost 15 years after the TF game came out.

Thoughts?

[oldmanwinters]

The in-universe explanation might very well be that Shredder died before the 16-bit TF games take place (he's completely absent in the Sega version). Thus, the Cyber-Shredders seen in TF and TMNT3 (Game Boy) were all clones.

The fan-game fighter TMNTxJL went with that theory that his big tumble at the end of Turtles in Time/Hyperstone Heist was a fatal finale:
KaoTqsiO1uU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaoTqsiO1uU
And because I assist with that project, it's canon in my mind! :tlol:

[CyberCubed]

It was the 90's and adding "Cyber" to every name made it sound cooler. When I was a kid I thought Shredder enchanced himself with cybernetic parts and I thought it was cool.

[Leo656]

That always really bothered me as a kid. I don't think the manual even bothered to explain it at all.

I'm guessing that the Real-Life reason was "It just sounds cool." But I can also believe the whole "He died at the end of Turtles In Time and this is some kinda clone" thing, sure.

[CyberCubed]

I real like how the videogame TMNT series for the classic games is like it's own universe. It's like a mix of the original cartoon and Playmates toys and Konami spun their own little universe out of it.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

He was also referred to that name in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue

https://www.nintendolife.com/games/gameboy/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_iii_radical_rescue

[frank_one]

In that game you fight Shredder twice. I've always assumed he's the regular Shredder during the first fight and then he's brought back from death as a cyber version for the second match.

[sdp]

The in-universe explanation might very well be that Shredder died before the 16-bit TF games take place (he's completely absent in the Sega version). Thus, the Cyber-Shredders seen in TF and TMNT3 (Game Boy) were all clones.

Are you implying all the Konami games are in one continuity? because I think that's what you're doing and I'm glad I'm not the only one who has gone through the trouble to piece the timeline.

[Last Ronin]

It was the 90's and adding "Cyber" to every name made it sound cooler. When I was a kid I thought Shredder enchanced himself with cybernetic parts and I thought it was cool.

Well said CYBERcubed, well said. I agree.

[CyberCubed]

You know for some reason it never occurred to me I use Cyber in my username. Been literally 20 years since I had this username on other forums so it doesn't even register in my mind anymore.

[Coola Yagami]

In that game you fight Shredder twice. I've always assumed he's the regular Shredder during the first fight and then he's brought back from death as a cyber version for the second match.

Did he look any different graphically?

[frank_one]

Did he look any different graphically?No, actually. Maybe he has a couple of new moves the second time.

[Ninjinister]

He was also referred to that name in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue

https://www.nintendolife.com/games/gameboy/teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles_iii_radical_rescue

Thanks, that's already been established.