Which Shredder is better: 03 or 87.

[RiseAbove873]

OT Shredder all the way!

[SherlockJr]

I prefer the OT Shredder, but only because he's absolutely hilarious, not because I think he's that threatening of a villain.

[Zany Orange Dude]

OT Shredder, because he makes the 87 cartoon for me. He is a horrible ninja, a whiner, and completely hilarious. OT Shedder rocks.

[wzcb08]

Maybe it's an age thing for those that choose between the two. 87 shredder for me wins, just too many good memories growing up and watching the show.

[AK_Mikey_Fan]

For me, it would have to be OT Shredder. I found him more entertaining and more interesting than 2003 Shredder (mostly found him as a cliche evil villain). Plus, OT Shredder has the funniest insults of any animated villain I have ever seen.

[pannoni1]

Since there was only one true Shredder, the 1987 Shredder wins it for me. I found it wacky for the Shredder to be a mantle in the 2003 version (though the original Utrom Shredder was still cool for being badass. But when you have the Cyber Shredder and the Ch'rell Shredder, it just falls a bit flat). Much more entertaining to watch the OT Shredder as well; we get to see many more battles with him as well!

[Frozen_Cereal]

I like both Shredders, but I'm partial towards OT Shredder since he was funny and a good villain, compared to the constant "I am ULTIMATE DOOD" attitude of 4Kids Shredder. Sure, 4Kids Shredder was way more badass, but I like my villains that are funny and threatening.

[Gyt Kaliba]

I like both quite a bit, which is why I'm kind of wary going into the Nicktoon version when we get to him. I mean, I love OT Shredder to death - he's hilarious, James Avery's readings for him are perfect, the relationship he has with Krang and Rocksteady & Bebop are great, he's just a great character.

On the other hand, 2K3 Shredder is a lot more imposing. He feels a lot more like a legitimate threat, and as Forever showed us he is batsh*t crazy. But like a lot of you said, it could have just been restrictions that kept the OT Shredder from being equally vicious.

But yeah, we've already got two awesome takes on the character, one that's more goofy and one that's more serious. If the Nicktoon Shredder is goofy, chances are I'll still like the OT Shredder more. If he's serious, I find it hard to believe he'll be as intimidating as the 2K3 Shredder. Anything in-between the two, might be a bit disappointing as well. So yeah...I'll be picky with Nick's version probably.

Back on topic though, if I absolutely had to choose...I'd probably go with the OT Shredder. Too many awesome memories.

[Jelly Bean]

80's shredder.

[Roland]

The OT Shredder was the best. 03 Shredder was badass but just too serious and angry. I just don't like it when he beats up baxter stockman. The OT Shredder personality was better. His armor in the OT was the coolest the 03 armor looks more evil robot samurai.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Stingray69

Did ch'rell invent anything himself?

I don't think so. Baxter Stockman did most such work.

[magidkaiser]

The Old Shredder for sure!

[Donatello19]

as funny as the OT shredder is, the 2k3 shredder is much more threatening and evil like he is in the original comics

[joetheripper]

87' All Day! way to Classic to remake.

[gzilla46]

Originally Posted by Roland

The OT Shredder was the best. 03 Shredder was badass but just too serious and angry. I just don't like it when he beats up baxter stockman. The OT Shredder personality was better. His armor in the OT was the coolest the 03 armor looks more evil robot samurai.

Yeah, that can be a problem.

[Lance_Steele]

OT Shredder FTW

I love James Avery's delivery of the character. 2k3 was badass and a legit threat but OT was awesome and funny.

[Jayhan]

From a kid's point of view (between 5 - 8 ), I'd say that 80s Shredder was entertaining as a villain. I totally digged his costume. The only problem is that I grew up watching ninja turtles in French, so I cannot judge which English voice actor sounded best as Shredder.

But damn, 2K3 Shredder was the most intimidating cartoon villain I've seen in a while. As a teen, he scared the hell out of me! ... And made me appreciate the villain all the more.

I agree with many others that the concept of ch'rell ruined what I thought was the sublime, evil incarnation of Shredder. But it didn't matter too much to me, as long as he was hiding under the armor of his humanoid suit.

There was a thing that I grew tired of in the 2K3 show, and that was the constant recycling of the 2K3 Shredder. It worked out fine till the end of season 3, and I actually liked Tengu Shredder to some extent. After that... Well, let's say that if the writers of the show decide to off the Shredder, then they should stick with it.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Lance_Steele

OT Shredder FTW

I love James Avery's delivery of the character. 2k3 was badass and a legit threat but OT was awesome and funny.

I felt that quite a bit of the legit threat was taken away when it was revealed he was a rengade utrom who could not build anything on his own. Still a threat but he was taken down a few notches with the reveal.

[Lance_Steele]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

I felt that quite a bit of the legit threat was taken away when it was revealed he was a rengade utrom who could not build anything on his own. Still a threat but he was taken down a few notches with the reveal.

Tell you the truth I was disappointed in the utrom reveal. It was just weird.

[Shreddhead]

Found this, thought it was appropriate