Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

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. 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.

Splinter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character
Artwork by series co-creator Kevin Eastman.
First appearanceTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)
Created byKevin Eastman
Peter Laird
In-universe information
SpeciesMutant Street Rat
AffiliationTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
WeaponWooden Cane
ChildrenLeonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo (adoptive sons)
Miwa/Karai (daughter; 2012 series)
OriginOsaka, Japan
ResidenceNew York Sewers, United States
Abilities
  • Mastery of ninjutsu
  • High intellect
  • Keen sense of smell
  • Stealth mastery
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