2003 Animated Series
In the 2003 animated series, the title of "The Shredder" is used for four separate, yet connected, villains (all but the third being voiced by Scottie Ray):
- Tengu Shredder, the original Shredder and a demon from ancient Japan. He possessed a human named Oroku Saki, and was eventually defeated and sealed away in a casket. He escapes in the modern day and is defeated by the Turtles and their allies.
- Utrom Shredder was the Shredder most identified with the series. He is Ch'rell, member of a long-lived alien race called the Utroms. Ch'rell crash-lands on Earth in ancient Japan, adopts the name of Oroku Saki, and founds the Foot Clan. He is the central villain for the first three seasons and is depicted as more ruthless, cruel, and brutal than in other media.
- Karai, the adopted daughter of Oroku Saki who takes the mantle after her father's defeat. She is voiced by Karen Neil.
- Cyber Shredder, originally confined to cyberspace until he becomes a physical being. He was essentially a backup of the mind of the Utrom Shredder, but with a radically redesigned version of the Shredder's humanoid exoskeleton suit and armor.
In the episode "Tempus Fugit," the future is shown in which the three male Shredders engage in a war for control of the city (though this may have been an alternate future only).
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