Somehow Mikey's made it to the finals of the Battle Nexus Tournament. But as he fights for the title his family are fighting for their lives...

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!!This episode provides examples of

* BigDamnHeroes: Leonardo recovers enough to save the life of a trapped Usagi.
* CliffHanger: After the Turtles and Splinter return home, we see that the Triceratons are closing in on Earth...
* DarkHorseVictory: Michaelangelo winning the tournament counts as this, even he was surprised how he accidentally [=KOed=] Kluh. Previously, Gen mentioned that Michaelangelo was the longshot with odds of winning being 200-1.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: When their alliance falls apart, the Ultimate Ninja gets ahold of the War Staff and tries to blast Drako with it, but proves to be unable to control it. Drako promptly takes it from him, taunting the Ultimate Ninja for not spending more time learning to use the War Staff like he did.
* MagicalLand: The Battle Nexus
* PlagueOfGoodFortune: This is how Michelangelo became the Battle Nexus champion.
* OhCrap: Mikey loudly gulps when he realizes his final opponent is Kluh.
-->'''Michelangelo:''' You've gotta be kidding me. I have to fight the big, ugly purple guy?!
* SdrawkcabName/ ShoutOutThemeNaming: [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Kluh]] from the planet [[Creator/MarvelComics Levram]].
* SoreLoser: Raphael is still sore about Michaelangelo winning, saying it was all on a technicality.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Ia is the only obviously female competitor in the Battle Nexus Tournament. However, she is shown to reach the semi-finals, proving her to be a better fighter than many of the males competing.
* TournamentArc
* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: The Triceraton warships at the end are quite conspicuously [=CGI=].
* UnsportsmanlikeGloating: Michelangelo's preferred method of handling victory.
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