Origin Conspiracy Theory

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Hey guys,

So I love the new Nick show, and most of that love comes from the foreshadowing in the story and characterizations of all the leading characters. All my worries are gone about what I thought the show as going to be like, and I really love where this series is heading. I honestly have no complaints about it. I do however, have a conspiracy theory. I have nothing to really back this up, but thinking about it gave me a sort of cold chill.

Splinter already talked about the origin of his mutation, and the turtle’s mutation, and how the Kraang were involved in the process thereof. I think the flashback was in the first or second episode. What this show does right (for me anyway) is how it can be dark and even a bit eerie at times (like during the Pulverizer's mutation where he's screaming "it burns").

Since we know the show isn't afraid of being dark, eerie, and does foreshadow a lot of what will happen in future episodes, where we can even guess the fate of certain characters, we can still go back and look at stuff we missed for certain clues.

So, my conspiracy theory is mostly how the flashback Splinter gives doesn't really fit with the opening title sequence. It's a stretch I know, but hear me out. Where, I do believe Splinter was mutated by a confrontation with the Kraang (is he even aware it was them?), I believe Splinter himself chose to mutate the turtles, and chose to train them to suit his own means. What I mean is, Splinter's intentions for training the turtles has the same motivation as the Splinter in the original comics had; for revenge against the Shredder.

In the opening title sequence you see Splinter, red eyes glowing, putting the unmutated turtles in the ooze, then they mutate, and you presume from that point he raises them to be ninjas. If I'm not mistaken, in the story Splinter gives, the turtles were just dropped into the ooze during his mutation (caused by a rat touching his shoe before being exposed to the mutagen).

Splinter is a complex character on the show; a loving father, a harsh and strict martial arts instructor, quick witted, but also quick to anger. Splinter’s a difficult character to read in this series because of his complex origins. Losing his wife and daughter because of a conflict with the Shredder, which also caused him to lose leadership of the clan, then after arriving and building a new life in New York City, he was mutated because he followed the Kraang (seemingly for no reason at all).

That's the gist of my theory. I think Splinter keeps the truth of his intentions away from the turtles because I feel they helped heal some of his past emotional pains. As his new family they replaced his own family, and that might have helped him ease his broken heart. Of course Splinter is still in mourning, but maybe his need for revenge is gone. Even with the Shredder hunting for the turtles, and the Kraang Splinter chooses to sit in the sidelines because he is still coming to terms with his own emotions.

Eventually Splinter and Shredder will have a showdown I'm sure, and I can't wait to see how that plays out. We've seen a bit of Splinter's power against both Leatherhead (where Splinter used Aikido to subdue him) and the Rat King (where Splinter used a sort of Dim Mak style poke and sent him flying into a wall), so I wonder what sort of strength we'll see when he means business.

The short version is: I think Splinter mutated the turtles after his own mutation because of the emotional grief of his life before his mutation, and he planned to use the mutated turtles to seek out revenge (like in the Mirage comic), but over time his new life with his turtle sons softened his heart leaving him to mourn and love again rather than seeking out and quenching his own blood lust, so he hides the truth from his new family because the truth would cause them nothing but pain and confusion to their own origins.


But I might be thinking too much about this