New appreciation for Splinter being Hamato Yoshi.

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

This seems to be the first thread, to address even on a tangent, the parallels between this odd new movie universe and the IDW series, which was the first TMNT media product to be put out under the ownership of Viacom. I'm more than willing to bet that they bring in the reincarnation aspect in the sequel to this movie. Baxter has been confirmed for either the next movie or the one after, as far as I know, so it is very possible they will go the reincarnation route, where Splinter actually IS the reincarnation of Hamato Yoshi, which is why he goes to such great lengths to keep them from going to the surface, even to the extent of being abusive towards them, as a result of already having lost them once, in the movie. I could be wrong, but I'm also still not convinced that Saki isn't an Utrom/Ch'rell in this universe. The scene where he defeated that Foot Soldier with his arms tied SCREAMED 4Kids to me. Sachs I am convinced now is a flesh and blood human. The only real evidence against Saki being Ch'rell in this universe is the scarred face, which doesn't make sense if he's an alien in an exosuit.