Should "The Shredder" be a mantle that is passed down from person to person?

*CyberCubed* · 06-06-2011, 09:26 AM

When the franchise first started, we always thought of Shredder as simply being the human Oroku Saki. The idea of Shredder being a mantle passed down to other characters, or "other versions" of Shredder simply hadn't existed yet.

In the same manner that in Batman, Robin has been portrayed by like 4 different characters. The classic Dick Grayson, then Jason Todd, then Tim Drake, and now Damian Wayne.

We're seen Karai briefly take over the mantle in the 4kids series, there is Lady Shredder from the Image series, Raph becomes the Shredder himself for a short time, the 4kids series has multiple Shredder's from Ch'rell, to Demon Shredder to Cyber Shredder. Then there are the worm clone Shredder's from Mirage.

Should, "The Shredder" be a mantle or just one particular character?

View Poll Results: Should The Shredder be a mantle or one character?
I prefer Shredder just be the human Oroku Saki and nobody else	16	50.00%
I like the idea of "The Shredder" being a mantle passed down to other characters	16	50.00%
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06-06-2011, 09:26 AM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,873	Should "The Shredder" be a mantle that is passed down from person to person? When the franchise first started, we always thought of Shredder as simply being the human Oroku Saki. The idea of Shredder being a mantle passed down to other characters, or "other versions" of Shredder simply hadn't existed yet. In the same manner that in Batman, Robin has been portrayed by like 4 different characters. The classic Dick Grayson, then Jason Todd, then Tim Drake, and now Damian Wayne. We're seen Karai briefly take over the mantle in the 4kids series, there is Lady Shredder from the Image series, Raph becomes the Shredder himself for a short time, the 4kids series has multiple Shredder's from Ch'rell, to Demon Shredder to Cyber Shredder. Then there are the worm clone Shredder's from Mirage. Should, "The Shredder" be a mantle or just one particular character?