IDW Karai the best version of Karai?

[Panda_Kahn_fan]

Now, this may be a matter of personal opinion, but after looking over all of the different versions of the character(mirage, IDW, nick), I'm mostly convinced that the IDW version of the TMNT character Karai might be the best (or at least the most well rounded) version of the character as presented so far.

What makes me say this? Well, let's look at what she's done; Karai was born into an Oroku family that was basically Yakuza with an army of layers. The Foot clan basically didn't exist anymore, and probably hadn't since the dawn of the Edo. Karai rebuilt the entire Foot from scratch using her family's wealth and resources. So basically, this Karai created the modern foot clan, and was doing a good job of running it until venerable ancestor shredder came along and took over.

Even reduced to a second in command, Karai showed resourcefulness and cunning, while great grandpa Saki showed only incompetence. While Saki was turning every ally and servant against him (Burning down Alopex's old home, etc.) Karai not only retrieved a new supply of mutagen, but also made two unstoppable powerhouses for the clan (Bebop and Rocksteady), that turned the tide during cityfall. From the way the comic looks, Shredder is an anger-driven, power hungry nitwit being manipulated by Kitsune, while most of the clan's success and victories are coming from Karai. His only advantage is he has been seen to be able to defeat her in hand-to-hand combat.

And if the upcoming comics are any indication,

Spoiler:

Karai will be taking charge of the foot, and forcing Shredder to fight Splinter in a gauntlet to end the Hamato-Oroku family feud once and for all.

I don't think she's going to suddenly 'turn good' when this is all over, I think there will only be a truce with the turtles, at best. This Karai believes in honor, but doesn't spend every five minutes ranting about it.

Unlike in Mirage, where Karai was already in charge, we got to see this Karai rise to her position, and see how she grew into the ninja she is now. Unlike 4kids, she's not shredder's loyal little daughter who follows him blindly, despite supposedly having a conscience. And unlike nick, she's not Yoshi's daughter, raised bad, and turned good. Again, this is just my opinion on the matter, but I think this may be the most fleshed out version of the character we've seen yet!