13 Facts About Master Splinter

1. In both the original comics and the live-action movies, Master Splinter is the pet rat of a ninja named Hamato Yoshi in Japan.

2. Master Splinter is a martial art instructor for the Foot Clan in Japan, and has a passion for Renaissance art.

3. Master Splinter keeps them as pets and treats them like his children.

4. Master Splinter is rescued from drowning by Karai and left in an area of the sewer to recover.

5. Shredder's fall stops short as he lands on a rock outcrop as Master Splinter falls way down.

6. Master Splinter is still alive but his leg is broken.

7. Master Splinter sees the Rat King come toward him, seemingly surviving his fall down as well.

8. Master Splinter finds the skeletal remains of the Rat King and Donatello and Michelangelo find him, alive and well.

9. Live-action 2014 reboot uses the test subject origin story, but Master Splinter is neither a reincarnation of Hamato Yoshi nor is he associated with him in any way.

10. Master Splinter is the quintessential calm, all-knowing, and wise master of all martial arts.

11. Master Splinter is furious when the Foot attempts to slay the Turtles with a robot Splinter and goes all the way to Japan after the four are kidnapped by the Tribunal.

12. Master Splinter is not completely cut off from the pleasures of modern culture; he enjoys soap operas.

13. Master Splinter appears as a supporting character in most video games based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.