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Originally Posted by The Terror of Death
I hate to be nitpicky Duke but Battle Nexus happened at the end of season 2.
I believe that Splinter could have beaten the Leo in Prodigal Son. I know this might sound like an excuse but I think Splinter was just having a bad day when he fought Karai. When did not see the guys in the period that Leo was gone. It is possible that Splinter spent alot of time worrying about Leo so he eased up on his training abit. He did alot better than Leo when he fought the enhanced Jammer head. He also called himself a true ninja master in that episode. And Leo took along time to reach Chunin rank. Its not that Leos skills diminished its just he was possibly fresher than Splinter. Splinter was a worried parent when he fought Karai but Leo was focused and relaxed when fought her. Leo was not angry like Karai was in their battle.
As for Usagi, I cant see him beating Splinter. If we both agree that Leo cant beat Splinter then Usagi should fair no better. They seemed evenly matched when they fought each other. Also, Usagi thought that assassin in Samurai Tourist was unbeatable but Leo beat him. Leo was pretty much telling Usagi that he could defeat anyone in his world when he said something along the lines of “He may be the best in your world but not in mine." We could also probably rule Klauh out of beating Splinter.
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You're completely right about it being at the end and not being of season 2. My mind was off when I wrote that. But the whole Leo couldn't beat Jammar Head is part of why I think Leo dimished as a fighter between the 2 shows. I think the end of the 2k3 series would have faired alot better against the enhanced Jammar Head than the FF verison of Leo. However, neither could have beat him. Although, I do wander how fake television & movie ninja tricks suddenly make you the greatest fighter in history. However, it's entirely my opinion but I do think the characters have been reduced not only in attitude to a lighter-hearted version but also in their fighting ability to a more childish level even if they do portray them as improving by giving them a graduation ceremony.
Also, like I said I think Splinter probably would have repeated as champion but it's not a given. A lot of things could have happened in the tournament if the events surrounding it had been allowed to unhold differently.