Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Splinter
Splinter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character
	Artwork by series co-creator Kevin Eastman.
First appearance	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)
Created by	Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird
Portrayed by	Mainline: Fiona Scott (Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation) ; Danny Woodburn (2014 film) ; Peter Donald Badalamenti II (Out of the Shadows) ; Others: Mark Enis (The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) ; David Anthony (The Mystery of the Cliffs) ; Jack William Scott (We Wish You a Turtle Christmas) ;
Voiced by	Mainline: Peter Renaday (1987 series) ; Kevin Clash (1990 and 1991 films) ; James Murray (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III) ; Stephen Mendel (The Next Mutation) ; Darren Dunstan (2003 series, Smash-Up, Turtles Forever) ; Mako (2007 film) ; Hoon Lee (2012 series, Danger of the Ooze, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2) ; Tony Shalhoub (2014 and 2016 films) ; Eric Bauza (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and film) ; Jackie Chan (Mutant Mayhem) ; Others: Larry Moran (Light n' Lively commercial) ; Townsend Coleman (1987 series substitute for two episodes in 1991) ; Godfrey Nelson (The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) ; Keith Scott (Pizza Hut commercial) ; Eric Anzalone (We Wish You a Turtle Christmas and Turtle Tunes) ; Steven Marking (singing voice in We Wish You a Turtle Christmas) ; Hideyuki Umezu (Superhuman Legend, Japanese media) ; Greg Baldwin (additional dialogue for 2007 film) ; Terrence Scammell (2007 video game) ; David Wills ('87 counterpart in Turtles Forever) ; Feodor Chin (2013 video game) ; Danny Woodburn (2014 film tie-in games) ; Matthew Yang King (Don vs. Raph) ; Nolan North (Mutants in Manhattan) ; Gary Doodles (TMNT Team Up!) ; Sander Argabrite (child Splinter in Rise of the TMNT) ; Cory Yee (SMITE TMNT Battle Pass) ; Sean Gurnsey (Shredder's Revenge) ; Fred Tatasciore ("Splinter Vermin" in Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) ; Brady Noon (speaking voice in Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, uncredited) ; Paul Nakauchi (Splintered Fate, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Warzone 2.0) ;
In-universe information
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
Abilities	Mastery of ninjutsu; High intellect; Keen sense of smell; Stealth mastery;

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. Like the Turtles, Splinter's name also comes from a Renaissance artist, Giovanni di Ser Giovanni, also known as Lo Scheggia (meaning "the Splinter").