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* TemptingFate: The turtles brush off Splinter's warning about them getting overconfident. It comes back to bite them ''hard''.
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* DamselInDistress: Exploited. In order for the Turtles to catch Pigeon Pete, April goes out in the open to as live bait.

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* DamselInDistress: Exploited. In order for the Turtles to catch Pigeon Pete, April goes out in the open to as live bait.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The commercials for this episode focused only on April being hunted by a giant pigeon and said nothing about Sharedder.

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* NeverTrustATrailer: The commercials for this episode focused only on April being hunted by a giant pigeon and said nothing about Sharedder.Shredder.
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* FreudianSlip: Donnie does this again with April, combined with VerbalBackpedaling this time.
-->'''Donnie''': There's a creature out there trying to hurt ''my'' April! ({{Beat}}) ''Our'' April. ({{Beat}}) April.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The commercials for this episode focused only on April being hunted by a giant pigeon and said nothing about Sharedder.
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* DarkerAndEdgier: Turned UptoEleven.

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* DarkerAndEdgier: Turned UptoEleven.UpToEleven.



* DudeWheresMyRespect: Nobody want's to be paired with poor Mikey when the turtles split up.

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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Nobody want's wants to be paired with poor Mikey when the turtles split up.
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* NeutralFemale: Invoked. Leo stops April from going into the Kraang's lair with the turtles because she doesn't have the necessary ninja skills. She is left to wait on the roof for the turtles to come back, and her only job on the mission is to lower the rope for them to climb out (much to her annoyance).
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* DownerEnding


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* MoodWhiplash: The mood is pretty light after the Turtles defuse the bomb and beat Bradford and Xever. Then, out of nowhere, [[KnightOfCerebus the Shredder]] shows up...

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* CallBack: April's dad and the Turtles recognize each other from [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E2RiseOfTheTurtlesPart2 Rise of the Turtles Part 2]].
* ContinuityNod: Leonardo listing off previous enemies the turtles have beaten.

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* CallBack: April's dad and remembers the Turtles recognize each other from when they saved his daughter in ''[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E2RiseOfTheTurtlesPart2 Rise of the Turtles Part, 2]]''.
* ContinuityNod: Leonardo listing off previous enemies to Splinter.
-->'''Leo''': Sensei, in the past few months, we've taken down [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E3TurtleTemper giant spiders]],
[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E2RiseOfTheTurtlesPart2 Rise plant creatures]], [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E2RiseOfTheTurtlesPart2 alien]] [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E6Metalhead robots]] and [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E4NewFriendOldEnemy an army]] [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E8NeverSayXever of the Turtles Part 2]].
* ContinuityNod: Leonardo listing off previous enemies the turtles have beaten.
ninjas]].

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* ContinuityNod: April's dad recognizes the Turtles from when they rescued his daughter back in [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E2RiseOfTheTurtlesPart2 Rise of the Turtles Part 2]].

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* ContinuityNod: CallBack: April's dad recognizes and the Turtles recognize each other from when they rescued his daughter back in [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E2RiseOfTheTurtlesPart2 Rise of the Turtles Part 2]].2]].
* ContinuityNod: Leonardo listing off previous enemies the turtles have beaten.
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* BadBadActing: April acting as bait for Pete.

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* BadBadActing: April acting as bait for Pete. Donnie even gets into an argument with her about how good bait is supposed to act.
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* TrickArrow: The turtles use explosive arrows to take out the droids guarding the mutagen time-bomb.
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* WhamEpisode: Episode 9 The Gauntlet: It starts out innocently enough with the Turtles investigating a [[ItMakesSenseInContext mutant pigeon]]...[[spoiler: then the turtles plan to break out Mr. O'Neil from the compound he's being held only for them to make TheSadisticChoice and save themselves rather than free him. [[ItGotWorse THEN]] they have to diffuse a bomb that's going to cover the entire city in ooze while fighting Xever and Bradford (both of whom get mutated by the chemical in said bomb). If that wasn't bad enough they then get their first battle with the Shredder which ultimately ends with them all nearly getting killed and Splinter ending the episode by stating that the Shredder won't go away and his sons have officially gone to war]].

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* WhamEpisode: Episode 9 The Gauntlet: It starts out innocently enough with the Turtles investigating a [[ItMakesSenseInContext mutant pigeon]]...[[spoiler: then the turtles plan to break out Mr. O'Neil from the compound he's being held only for them to make TheSadisticChoice and save themselves rather than free him. [[ItGotWorse THEN]] they have to diffuse a bomb that's going to cover the entire city in ooze while fighting Xever and Bradford (both of whom get mutated by the chemical in said bomb). If that wasn't bad enough they then get their first battle with the Shredder which ultimately ends with them all nearly getting killed and Splinter ending the episode by stating that the Shredder won't go away and his sons have officially gone to war]].
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Nobody want's to be paired with poor Mikey when the turtles split up in pairs.

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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Nobody want's to be paired with poor Mikey when the turtles split up in pairs.up.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Nobody want's to be paired with poor Mikey when the turtles split up in pairs.

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* WhamEpisode: Episode 9 The Gauntlet: It starts out innocently enough with the Turtles investigating a [[ItMakesSenseInContext mutant pigeon]]...[[spoiler: then the turtles plan to break out Mr. O'Neil from the compound he's being held only for them to make TheSadisticChoice and save themselves rather than free him. [[ItGotWorse THEN]] they have to diffuse a bomb that's going to cover the entire city in ooze while fighting Xever and Bradford (both of whom get mutated by the chemical in said bomb). If that wasn't bad enough they then get their first battle with the Shredder which ultimately ends with them all nearly getting killed and Splinter ending the episode by stating that the Shredder won't go away and his sons have officially gone to war]].

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* WhamEpisode: Episode 9 The Gauntlet: It starts out innocently enough with the Turtles investigating a [[ItMakesSenseInContext mutant pigeon]]...[[spoiler: then the turtles plan to break out Mr. O'Neil from the compound he's being held only for them to make TheSadisticChoice and save themselves rather than free him. [[ItGotWorse THEN]] they have to diffuse a bomb that's going to cover the entire city in ooze while fighting Xever and Bradford (both of whom get mutated by the chemical in said bomb). If that wasn't bad enough they then get their first battle with the Shredder which ultimately ends with them all nearly getting killed and Splinter ending the episode by stating that the Shredder won't go away and his sons have officially gone to war]]. war]].
* WhatDoesThisButtonDo: While Donnie tries to hack into the Kraang's computer, this is how Mikey gets in the way.
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* CryIntoChest: April into Donnie's chest after [[spoiler: they are forced to leave her dad behind with the Kraang]].

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* CryIntoChest: April cries into Donnie's chest after [[spoiler: they are forced to leave her dad behind with the Kraang]].
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* CryIntoChest: April into Donnie's chest after [[spoiler: they are forced to leave her dad behind with the Kraang]].
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* TheExitIsThatWay: When the Turtles are arguing about which of them should get stuck with Mikey, he is offended, proclaims he'll just go off on his own and vanishes via smoke bomb. Seconds later, he pops out of a closet.
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* DarkerandEdgier: Turned UptoEleven.

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* DarkerandEdgier: DarkerAndEdgier: Turned UptoEleven.

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* DamselInDistress: Exploited. In order for the Turtles to catch Pigeon Pete, April goes out into the open to serve as live bait.

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* DamselInDistress: Exploited. In order for the Turtles to catch Pigeon Pete, April goes out into in the open to serve as live bait.


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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: April's dad]] grabs a gun and covers the Turtle's escape so they can protect his daughter, throwing away his own chance at freedom.
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After April receives a warning from her imprisoned father, she and the Turtles embark on a mission to save him and stop The Kraang from detonating a mutagen bomb in the city. Meanwhile, Shredder has takes the matter of destroying Hamato Yoshi's disciples into his own hands.

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After April receives a warning from her imprisoned father, she and the Turtles embark on a mission to save him and stop The Kraang from detonating a mutagen bomb in the city. Meanwhile, Shredder has takes the matter of destroying Hamato Yoshi's disciples into his own hands.
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After April receives a warning from her imprisoned father, she and the Turtles embark on a mission to save him and stop The Kraang from detonating a mutagen bomb in the city.

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After April receives a warning from her imprisoned father, she and the Turtles embark on a mission to save him and stop The Kraang from detonating a mutagen bomb in the city. Meanwhile, Shredder has takes the matter of destroying Hamato Yoshi's disciples into his own hands.

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* BadBadActing: April acting as bait for Pete.
* CerebusSyndrome: Episode 9 has officially pushed the series into this direction.



* DarkerandEdgier: Turned UptoEleven.



* FishPeople: [[spoiler:Xever after getting doused in Mutagen.]]



* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Not only does Chris's attempted TakingYouWithMe disarm the Mutagen Bomb, [[spoiler:it covers him and Xever in Mutagen, mutating them into a dog man, and a fish man.]]



* WhamEpisode: Big time. Culminating with Splinter's WhamLine.
-->'''Splinter''': We are at war.

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* WhamEpisode: Big time. Culminating Episode 9 The Gauntlet: It starts out innocently enough with Splinter's WhamLine.
-->'''Splinter''': We are at war.
the Turtles investigating a [[ItMakesSenseInContext mutant pigeon]]...[[spoiler: then the turtles plan to break out Mr. O'Neil from the compound he's being held only for them to make TheSadisticChoice and save themselves rather than free him. [[ItGotWorse THEN]] they have to diffuse a bomb that's going to cover the entire city in ooze while fighting Xever and Bradford (both of whom get mutated by the chemical in said bomb). If that wasn't bad enough they then get their first battle with the Shredder which ultimately ends with them all nearly getting killed and Splinter ending the episode by stating that the Shredder won't go away and his sons have officially gone to war]].
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* WasOnceAMan: Inverted with Pete; he started out as a pigeon. [[spoiler: Played straight with Bradford and Xever]].

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* WasOnceAMan: Inverted with Pete; he started out as a pigeon. [[spoiler: Played straight with Bradford and Xever]].Xever]].
* WhamEpisode: Big time. Culminating with Splinter's WhamLine.
-->'''Splinter''': We are at war.

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* ContinuityNod: April's dad recognizes the Turtles from when they rescued his daughter back in [[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S1E2RiseOfTheTurtlesPart2 Rise of the Turtles Part 2]].
* CurbStompBattle: The Turtles' first encounter with the Shredder. They were lucky to escape alive.
* DamselInDistress: Exploited. In order for the Turtles to catch Pigeon Pete, April goes out into the open to serve as live bait.



* LightningBruiser: The Shredder



* PapaWolf: April's dad becomes a HeroicBystander.



* StealthHiBye: The turtles are masters of this by default, but taken UpToEleven when Donnie invents egg smoke bombs.
** So good that even after getting [[CurbStompBattle Curb-Stomped]] by the Shredder, they were able to escape from him when he was distracted for a few second, even without a smoke bomb.



* WasOnceAMan: Inverted with Pete; he started out as a pigeon.

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* WasOnceAMan: Inverted with Pete; he started out as a pigeon. [[spoiler: Played straight with Bradford and Xever]].
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* MythologyGag: Pigeon Pete may named after Michelangelo's pigeon friend from the episode ''What's Michaelangelo Good For?'' of the 1987 cartoon.

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* MythologyGag: Pigeon Pete may is named after Michelangelo's pigeon friend from the episode ''What's Michaelangelo Good For?'' of the 1987 cartoon.
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* VaguenessIsComing: April's dad warns that the Kraang are about to do something terrible to the city, but he doesn't know what it is.

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* WasOnceAMan: Inverted with Pete; he started out as a pigeon.

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* StaticStunGun: Donnie uses one of these to subdue Pete.
* WasOnceAMan: Inverted with Pete; he started out as a pigeon.
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After April receives a warning from her imprisoned father, she and the Turtles embark on a mission to save him and stop The Kraang from detonating a mutagen bomb in the city.
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!!This episode provides examples of:
*AttentionDeficitOohShiny: Pete gets distracted from delivering his message when Mikey mentions bread. Doubles as ThroughHisStomach later, since Pete agrees to take April and the Turtles to where the Kraang have her dad in exchange for sourdough.
*ExoticEyeDesigns: Pete has bulging eyeballs with red sclerae, yellow irises and horizontal pupils.
*InstantMessengerPigeon: And a mutant one, at that.
*MythologyGag: Pigeon Pete may named after Michelangelo's pigeon friend from the episode ''What's Michaelangelo Good For?'' of the 1987 cartoon.
*WasOnceAMan: Inverted with Pete; he started out as a pigeon.

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