Tmnt #18 (IDW)

[Matches Malone]

Originally Posted by Crabfight

So...interesting little tidbit about Mikey from this issue. I'm not sure who's read it at this point, so I'll put it in spoilers.

Spoiler:

It seems like he was definitely trying to kill that guy that captured the princess. He threw a ninja star at the back of the dude's head and was surprised to see it bounce right off. Seems a little odd seeing as how torn up he was about having to kill Shredder a few issues ago...

Otherwise, a lot of fun!

It's dangerously reminiscent of cartoon logic where characters don't/cant ever kill, but in order to force a dramatic moment, someone suddenly acts out of place. Batman: The Animated Series, even the 4Kids cartoon has done that with chopping off Shredder's head. A bit sad to see that here, but hey, maybe there's a reasonable explanation.