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Splinter | |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character | |
First appearance | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984) |
Created by | Kevin Eastman Peter Laird |
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Species | Mutant street rat |
Affiliation | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Weapon | Wooden Cane |
Children | Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo (adoptive sons) Miwa/Karai (daughter; 2012 series) |
Origin | Osaka, Japan |
Residence | New York Sewers, United States |
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Splinter, often referred to as Master Splinter or Sensei by his students/sons, is a fictional character from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media.[1][2] A mutant rat, he is the grave and stoic sage of the Turtles, their ninjutsu and martial arts instructor, and their adoptive father. The character was originally a parody of the Marvel Comics character Stick.