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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Slash is voiced by [[Corey Feldman]], who previously voiced Donatello in [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)]] and [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III]]. Feldman also co-starred with [[Sean Astin]] (who voices [[Raphael (2012 TV series)|Raphael]]) in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.
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*Slash is voiced by [[Corey Feldman]], who previously voiced Donatello in [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)]] and [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III]]. Feldman also co-starred with [[Sean Astin]] (who voices {{2012link|Raphael}}) in the 1985 movie ''The Goonies''.
 
*Slash's belt buckle is actually a hood ornament from an old car.
 
*Slash's belt buckle is actually a hood ornament from an old car.
 
*Slash can impersonate {{2012link|Leonardo}}.
*The creators have said that he may become an ally later on.
 
 
*Slash is one of the hardest enemies to defeat, mainly because of his super strength and knowledge of all of Raphael's moves.
**This is hinted at in [[Newtralized!]] as in the end Slash leaves on good terms with the turtles (though he still prefers to be solo).
 
*Slash can impersonate Leonardo.
 
*Slash is one of the hardest enemies to defeat, mainly because of his super strength and knowledge of all of [[Raphael]]'s moves.
 
 
*Slash is a ruthless fighter, but has a sense of honor in that he will not harm innocents and civilians.
 
*Slash is a ruthless fighter, but has a sense of honor in that he will not harm innocents and civilians.
 
*Slash's skin color is the same as his 80s action figure.
 
*Slash's skin color is the same as his 80s action figure.
 
*After his mutation, Slash resembles an Alligator snapping turtle.
 
*After his mutation, Slash resembles an Alligator snapping turtle.
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*Since mutating, Slash has changed appearance in subtle ways. In {{storylink|Newtralized!}}, he lost a large chip off the top-right-most spike of his carapace, which Leonardo used to identify his involvement. This spike had fully grown back by {{storylink|Battle for New York, Part 1}}, but Slash had a new change in appearance—his lower jaw very noticeably yellowed for unknown reasons.
 
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Revision as of 13:41, 5 May 2015

" Never liked the name Spike, call me...SLASH!"
— Slash

Slash (formerly known as Spike) is Raphael's formerly unmutated pet tortoise in the TMNT 2012 Television Series.

History

Raphael rescued Spike after he was flushed down a toilet and into the sewers. Spike's favorite food was lettuce leaves and was frequently seen chewing on a leaf. Raphael had a soft spot for Spike and often talked to Spike about the important parts of his life in private. This was important for Raph, as he needed Spike as a sounding board for his inner-thoughts and feelings. He could not reveal his feelings to his brothers because he doesn't want to seem "soft" to them, so he shares them with Spike, who could not speak at the time, but was an excellent listener. His brothers sometimes teased him about this. Raph often played with Spike and cooed at him, as well as allowing Spike to ride around on his shoulder, frequently using his pet for personification.

Spike

Spike before he turns into Slash

In Season 2 episode 7 Slash and Destroy, Spike mutates into Slash and tries to kill each of the Turtles. At first, when Raph discovers that Spike mutated from the mutagen, Slash suggests that they work together (without the others), which Raph agrees sounds good. However, he reconsiders matters when Slash starts attacking the others and collecting their bandannas. Raphael ultimately defeats Slash by pressing a pressure point on his arm. As Slash begins to fall off of a building ledge, Raph attempts to save him, but is too late and he falls off of the building and crashes on the sidewalk. Raph then looks away, but when he looks back, he finds that Slash is gone.

His next appearance is in Metalhead Rewired as one of the detained mutants in the Kraang prison. He is seen threatening one of the Kraang droids shortly before a mind control chip is planted on his forehead, putting him to sleep. After Metalhead frees all of the mutants, Slash proceeds to destroy a large number of the Kraang droids, including one that was about to shoot Raphael. He then nods at Raphael and makes for the portal.

In Newtralized!, Slash returns and teams up with the Newtralizer. They destroyed a lot of Kraang bots and left their remains in pieces. Raph and Casey were shocked to see the Kraang bots completely destroyed on the spot. Later, Slash sees Raph and Casey from the rooftops and heads after them. He drops in to see them and wondered if Raph missed him. Casey questioned Raph about Spike being mutated and naming himself Slash. Slash reveals to them about his new partner the Newtralizer, who was busy blasting the Kraang on the side. Slash told Raph and Casey to keep out of the way while they fight the Kraang bots. The Newtralizer retrieved the teleportation device and infused it with plutonium. He gave one to Slash and they quickly escaped. It was revealed that Slash had teamed up with the Newtralizer sometime ago, where the Kraang captured Slash. The Newtralizer quickly dispatched those Kraang bots and Slash made an alliance with him. The Newtralizer and Slash argued about using a Kraang device called the "Kraang Walker" to destroy the Kraang and possibly humans. Slash did not like this and the Newtralizer stated that he would go to extremes no matter what. When they arrived at the docks, the Newtralizer told Slash to distract the Kraang bots while he goes after the Walker. After the Newtralizer obtained the Walker, he almost stepped on Slash but Raphael saved Slash just in time. Slash was surprised at Raphael for saving him and Slash went to confront the Newtralizer on the Walker. Slash argued that the turtles helped them fight the Kraang and the Newtralizer did not care. Slash used his club weapon to trap the Newtralzier in the Walker. Before the Newtralizer could shoot Slash, Raphael threw a shuriken at the Newtralizers' weapon. Slash, Raphael and the other turtles tried to escape from the Newtralizer. Suddenly, Casey showed up and helped the turtles in fighting the Newtralizer. Casey was able to get one of his hockey puck detonators into the Walker and destroyed it. The Newtralizer escaped and Slash told Raphael he is better off solo. Slash said his goodbyes to the turtles and Casey before leaving.

In Battle for New York, Part 1, Slash returns leading his own formed team "the Mighty Mutanimals" which includes Pigeon Pete, Dr. Tyler Rockwell, Jack J. Kurtzman (as their noncombatant benefactor) and Leatherhead. They first appear when the turtles are outnumbered by the kraang who manage to find and capture two humans that they prepare to mutate who the turtles save and rescue. They then take them to meet Jack at an abandoned factory; not knowing that the kraang are following them along the way. Once there, Jack informs them all that they must work together to stop the kraang's plan which it to launch a giant rocket into the earth and mutate the entire planet in the process. the two teams are sceptical about working together; given their past history. Suddenly the kraang [along with some Biotroids break in and attack them [while injuring Jack in the process]. They all then retreat back to Antonio's Pizza-Rama where they realize that they must put aside their differences and work together to save the world after Jack fives them a intel disc about the kraang's plan and tells them to do so. Slash and the Mutanimals then attack the Kraang (including Kraang Subprime who survived from his supposed death in The Invasion, Part 1) as a distraction for the turtles. Despite their best efforts, Kraang Subprime manages to launch the rocket. Luckily the turtles (who use Donnie's new invention, the Turtle Blimp) reset the coordinates of the rocket to the sun and escape by using their gliders. After the Kraang retreat, both teams celebrate their victory. They then head to TCRI to save the populace of New York City and possibly the rest of the world.

In Battle for New York, Part 2, Slash and his team break into TCRI to where the room that contains the portal is located and start to fight the Kraang. Luckily they manage to open the portal to Dimension X in order for the turtles to enter and rescue the mutated humans. Suddenly more Kraang including Mrs. Campbell along with some Biotroids and Irmabots show up and ambush them. Unfortunately they are all captured in the process and the Kraang deactivate the portal which leaves the turtles trapped on the other side. They are then placed in a glass cell, but Dr. Rockwell (who uses his telekinesis abilities) manages to free them all and they begin to attack the Kraang again. They then open the portal again and contact the turtles (while destroying the various Kraang robots in the process). They then help the turtles succeed in retro-mutating the humans and teleporting them all back to Earth. They then teleport the turtles back to Earth as well after they give them their coordinates. They then appear with the turtles on some rooftops after saving the city (with its power restored, the kraang gone and all of the humans free, normal and returned) to which they all celebrate and shout "BOOYAKASHA".

In Clash of the Mutanimals,

Personality

Slash, both unmutated and mutated, shows a great deal of love and loyalty to Raphael. Naturally, since he had been with Raph for years, he silently observed Raph and his family and listened to all of Raph's problems. Once he mutates, he becomes obsessed with removing anything he deems to be holding Raphael back, including the latter's family. Slash is even willing to harm Raph himself to prove that he needs to let go of his more positive qualities so that he may become a "true warrior". Ultimately, while Slash is a crime fighter, he possesses no kindness and seeks to turn Raphael into a relentless killing machine like himself.

However in Newtralized!, Slash was shown to go against killing innocents (and those that assist him) to justify the means, unlike the Newtralizer. He later makes amends with Raphael and helps take down his former partner with the rest of the team. He then leaves on a positive note, preferably to work alone for the time being. In Battle for New York, Slash reveals that his violent and deranged behavior before was due to the effects of the mutagen affecting his psyche and was clearly mournful about his past actions.

In Battle for New York, Part 1 and Part 2, Slash demonstrates leadership skills as the leader of the Mighty Mutanimals. His personality has also stabilized, and he blames the mutagen for causing his unstable behavior in Slash and Destroy. He also regards Leatherhead as a brother, and humbly accepts the alligator's counsel during moments of self-doubt.

Relationships

Friends / Allies

  • Casey Jones - In Newtralized!, Slash observed how Raphael seemed to have found a new partner in Casey. Later, Slash would turn against the Newtralizer to protect Casey, Raph and the other turtles from harm.
  • Donatello - In Slash and Destroy, the newly mutated Slash tried to kill Donnie along with Raph's other brothers so Slash could have Raph all to himself, and these actions forced Raph to reject what Slash had become. Slash had temporarily collected Donnie's purple mask as a trophy. Though Raph and Slash eventually reconciled in Newtralized!, Slash would not fully reconcile with Raph's brothers until Battle for New York, Part 2.
  • Jack J. Kurtzman - Slash's trusted noncombatant human benefactor of the Mighty Mutanimals.
  • Leatherhead - Slash met Leatherhead sometime after the events of The Invasion, Part 2, and were founding members of the Mighty Mutanimals along with Dr. Tyler Rockwell, Pigeon Pete and their noncombatant human benefactor Jack J. Kurtzman. In Leatherhead, Slash finally found the brother figure he had longed for, after becoming violently estranged from his previous brother figure the Newtralizer. Slash made Leatherhead his second-in-command of the Mutanimals, placing a great deal of trust in the alligator's counsel.
  • Leonardo - Slash and Leo were never particularly close, and Slash even tried to kill Leo in Slash and Destroy along with the rest of Raphael's brothers. Leo held a strong distrust for Slash from that time. But in Battle for New York, Part 1 and Part 2, Slash became the leader of his own team, the Mighty Mutanimals. Raph trusted Slash, but Leo remained distrustful. Finally, Slash admitted that Leo had actually been a role model for him, showing Slash the leadership skills that Slash himself would practice with the Mutanimals. Slash and Leo reconciled at this point.
  • Michelangelo - In Rise of the Turtles, Part 2, Mikey walked in on Raphael talking tenderly to Spike, finding it adorable. In Slash and Destroy, the newly mutated Slash tried to kill Mikey along with Raph's other brothers so Slash could have Raph all to himself, and these actions forced Raph to reject what Slash had become. Slash had temporarily collected Mikey's orange mask as a trophy. Though Raph and Slash eventually reconciled in Newtralized!, Slash would not fully reconcile with Raph's brothers until Battle for New York, Part 2.
  • Pigeon Pete - Slash's comrade and subordinate in the Mighty Mutanimals.
  • Raphael - Slash's relationship with Raph is complicated, to say the least, as a pet love that turned into a conflicted ambiguous love between two fully-grown sentient mutant turtles. Slash was originally Raph's pet turtle Spike, and one of the only individuals Raph showed love and affection to, Raph usually speaking to him as if to another person rather than to a pet; indeed, Spike's first scene in Rise of the Turtles, Part 2 showed Raph sharing solemn tender words of love to another unseen male character, only for the scene to reveal the recipient to be his non-verbal pet turtle Spike. When Spike became the mutant Slash in Slash and Destroy, he demonstrated that he really had been listening to Raph all those years, finally requiting the love Raph had shown him. The two planned to become their own ninja team, but Slash proved unstable, possessive and ax-crazy when he tried to kill Raph's brothers to have Raph all to himself. Raph rejected what Slash had become, and Slash escaped feeling betrayed by the only person he'd ever loved. Raph was so aggrieved by Slash's loss that Splinter had to teach him how to cope with the loss of loved ones. Slash and Raph did not interact much when they met again in Metalhead Rewired, but Slash protected Raph from harm, demonstrating he still cared about him. Raph and Slash finally fully reconciled in Newtralized!, when Slash's stabilizing conscience steadily alienated him from his then-ally, the Newtralizer, and Slash eventually turned against the Newtralizer to defend, Raph, his brothers and Casey Jones. Raph invited Slash to come back home, but Slash declined, choosing to remain alone for the time. In The Invasion, Part 1, when the turtles were permanently evacuating the Turtle Lair, Raph revealed his most cherished personal possession to be his photograph of Spike, expressing how much he still worried about Slash. After an exile in North Hampton, Raph and Slash met again in Battle for New York, Part 1, immediately re-establishing their ties. Raph trusted Slash even while his brothers (particularly Leonardo) still doubted him. Slash is one of the few close friends or family who consistently addresses Raph by his three-syllable name, "Raphael."
  • Dr. Tyler Rockwell - Slash's comrade and subordinate in the Mighty Mutanimals.
  • Splinter - In Turtle Temper, Splinter sarcastically used Spike to coerce Raphael into listening to the story of his past as Hamato Yoshi and his enmity with Oroku Saki. After Slash's psychotic rampage in Slash and Destroy, Splinter recognized how much Raph loved Slash, and taught him how to cope with the loss of loved ones. Splinter and the mutated Slash had not otherwise been shown interacting prior to Clash of the Mutanimals, which showed them to already be friends; Slash addresses Splinter as "Master Splinter" like the other turtles and April O'Neil do. After Slash and Dr. Tyler Rockwell were reprogrammed as Foot Clan sleeper agents, they were activated when Splinter said the word "water", and Slash savagely attacked Splinter from behind, Slash and Rockwell kidnapped Raphael, stole the Party Wagon and returned to Foot Headquarters. Slash, Rockwell and Raph were deprogrammed and rescued by a combined assault by Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Leatherhead and Pigeon Pete. Slash humbly apologized to Splinter and begged for his forgiveness, but Splinter held Slash blameless for what happened between them.

Enemies

  • Foot Clan - The Mighty Mutanimals seemed to start fighting the Shredder's forces almost immediately after the Kraang were no longer a threat. In Clash of the Mutanimals, Slash led a Mutanimal attack against Tiger Claw and the Falchi Twins, but Slash and Dr. Tyler Rockwell were captured, taken prisoner, and the Shredder directed Baxter Stockman to experiment a new mind control technique on them. Slash and Rockwell became the Shredder's sleeper agents. Later, in the Turtle Lair, they were activated upon hearing the word "water", leading them to attack the turtles inside their own lair, kidnap Raphael, steal the Party Wagon and return to Foot Headquarters, where Raph was also reprogrammed. Slash, Rockwell and Raph were deprogrammed and rescued by a combined assault of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Leatherhead and Pigeon Pete on the Foot HQ.
  • The Kraang - Slash's enmity with the Kraang began sometime before Metalhead Rewired, when the Kraang captured him along with various other mutants. With the Newtralizer's help, he finally escaped Kraang captivity, and made a pact with the Newtralizer to completely destroy the Kraang. This alliance disintegrated in Newtralized!, but Slash continued to oppose the Kraang, eventually uniting with Jack J. Kurtzman, Leatherhead, Dr. Tyler Rockwell and Pigeon Pete to form the Mighty Mutanimals and fight the Kraang together. This team cooperated with the turtles in Battle for New York, Part 1 and Part 2 to finally wrest control of New York City from the Kraang.
  • The Newtralizer - Slash and the Newtralizer met each other when they were both prisoners of the Kraang, as revealed in a flashback scene in Newtralized!. They helped each other escape, and immediately became allies, swearing to destroy the Kraang together. Slash had also been feeling betrayed by Raphael's rejection in Slash and Destroy, and Slash latched onto the Newtralizer as a brother figure. As Slash's conscience stabilized, he gradually realized that he valued innocent human life while the Newtralizer did not. Soon after Slash met Raph again, Slash's relationship with the Newtralizer rapidly disintegrated, and Slash finally turned against the Newtralizer to protect Raph, his brothers and Casey Jones. The Newtralizer escaped, now an enemy of Slash. Slash's experiences with both Raph and the Newtralizer would echo in his future relationship with Leatherhead, the brother figure he always wanted and finally found.

Quotes

Slash and Destroy:

  • "They never understood ya...Not like me."
  • "Tell 'em you got a new partner, one who knows the true meaning of being a warrior."
  • "You and me. No joking around. No goofing off like your brothers. We'll be the ultimate ninja team."
  • "We'll crush our opponents. We'll fight evil together."
  • "Ha, never liked the name Spike. Call me...Slash."
  • "If Raph is gonna be free, we may need to lose some dead weight. Hahaha."
  • "Yep, we'll right the wrongs of the world. And we'll wipe out whoever stands in our way."
  • "That's right Raph. We're not like the others. They're weak, but we're powerful. Our anger makes us strong."
  • "It's over, Raphael. You lost."
  • "Been looking forward to that for a long time."
  • "I'm not here to fight you."
  • "A true warrior's spirit. We're the same you and me."

Metalhead Rewired

  • "Heh, heh, heh. My turn."
  • "Keep me prisoner? HAAAAAAAH!"
  • "I'm gonna rip, every tentacle off ya!"

Newtralized!

  • "It's Slash now, remember. Good to see you again Raphael, miss me?
  • "We're taking care of the Kraang. I got a new partner now."
  • "What you Turtles couldn't, whipping out the Kraang. Keep out of the way!!!"
  • "Blow this place? Too dangerous. What about the humans out on the street?"
  • "I owe you one. The name's Slash."
  • "I'm with you brother. Destroy the Kraang at any cost."
  • "Eager for another beatdown Donatello?!"
  • "...I'm here to take out Kraang, not people!"
  • "And I'm suppose to trust you inside that thing?!"
  • "You're no brother of mine!"
  • "I need to go my own way Raphael. Think I'm better off solo."
  • "Goodbye brother. I'll see you all again, someday..."

Battle for New York

  • "Meet my team... The Mighty Mutanimals!"

See Also

Trivia

  • Slash is voiced by Corey Feldman, who previously voiced Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III. Feldman also co-starred with Sean Astin (who voices Raphael) in the 1985 movie The Goonies.
  • Slash's belt buckle is actually a hood ornament from an old car.
  • Slash can impersonate Leonardo.
  • Slash is one of the hardest enemies to defeat, mainly because of his super strength and knowledge of all of Raphael's moves.
  • Slash is a ruthless fighter, but has a sense of honor in that he will not harm innocents and civilians.
  • Slash's skin color is the same as his 80s action figure.
  • After his mutation, Slash resembles an Alligator snapping turtle.
  • Since mutating, Slash has changed appearance in subtle ways. In Newtralized!, he lost a large chip off the top-right-most spike of his carapace, which Leonardo used to identify his involvement. This spike had fully grown back by Battle for New York, Part 1, but Slash had a new change in appearance—his lower jaw very noticeably yellowed for unknown reasons.