History Recap / TeenangeMutantNinjaTurtles2003S5E13EnterTheDragonsPart2

The final battle has arrived. Now the Turtles must fight the Tengu Shredder for the sake of the world.

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!! This episode provides examples of

* AscendedFanboy: Chaplin is positively ecstatic to again be working with Stockman.
-->"You and I are a team again! Isn't it just so awesome?"
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Implied to happen to the Ninja Tribunal and the Ancient One.
* BalanceBetweenGoodAndEvil: Kon's reasoning for the Ninja Tribunal's actions, as any direct interference from them in certain key events would've disrupted the possibility of true victory occurring.
* BehemothBattle: The Tengu Shredder versus the Turtles, all in their respective dragon avatar forms.
* BeingGoodSucks: Kon explains the Ninja Tribunal had to let things play out the way they did (including Yoshi dying, the Mystics reviving the Tengu Shredder, and staying out of the final fight) in order for true victory to be achieved. Chikara's sympathetic tone towards Splinter makes it clear they did what they thought was necessary but weren't happy about it.
* {{Bookends}}: Splinter handles the opening narration and gets the final line of the episode.
* CallBack: The Ninja Tribunal notes that Yoshi had to die in order for the Turtles and Splinter to be who they are--an idea previously broached in "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003S2E9Reflections Reflections]]" and "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003S4E22TaleOfMasterYoshi Tale of Master Yoshi]]".
* ContinuityNod: Hamato Yoshi was slain in a [[OneHitKill single stroke]] by the Utrom Shredder many years before the series began. Now [[spoiler: a mystical version of Hamato Yoshi slays the Demon Shredder in a single strike]]
* DeathSeeker: Stockman is shown to be this when Bishop puts him back online, much to his chagrin.
-->'''Stockman''': Why can't I ever be left alone to expire in peace?
* DefiantToTheEnd: The Tengu Shredder.
* DoNotGoGentle: All alone against the Tengu Shredder, Splinter raises his staff and steps forward to fight. Luckily, he gets some help from a very unexpected source.
* FakingTheDead: After the fight's over, the Ninja Tribunal reveal they did this.
* FinalBattle
* FinishingMove
* FromBadToWorse: Splinter finds four of the Acolytes presumably dead. Then he sees the Turtles lying on the ground.
* GunsAkimbo: Agent Bishop when he's fighting the Tengu Shredder's army
* HellishHorse: The Tengu Shredder's mount
* HoldingHands: Karai does this to Chaplin at the end.
* HookedUpAfterwards: Karai and Chaplin
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: [[spoiler: A mystic version of Hamato Yoshi finishes the Tengu Shredder off this way]]
* LittleNo: Splinter after finding the Acolytes unconscious in the field and again when he sees the Turtles nearby.
* MesACrowd: Nano, in his Justice Force form, is shown to do this
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The Turtles mercilessly whale on the Demon Shredder after being stripped much of his power by Karai.
* OmniscientMoralityLicense: The immortal Ninja Tribunal gets away with allowing everything that had transpired thus far throughout the series to occur, because according to them, it all had to happen that way for the demon Shredder to be killed.
* OneWingedAngel: The Tengu Shredder's dragon form. The Turtles' Dragon forms may also apply.
* PapaWolf: Master Yoshi.
* PercussiveMaintenance: Bishop temporarily restores Stockman's shorting systems with a kick
* PreMortemOneLiner: "This, demon, is your very last breath."
* PutOnABus: The Ninja Tribunal moves on and invites the Ancient One to join them.
* RearingHorse: The Tengu Shredder does this on his HellishHorse after he attacks the Acolytes and the Ancient One
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Hun decides to escape with the Demon Shredder's gold. Thankfully, he didn't get far.
* SecretSecretKeeper: The Ancient One says he had actually sensed the Ninja Tribunal was alive and nearby, though he kept this to himself.
* SeriesFauxnale: Originally, this episode was supposed to be the conclusion of the series--wrapping out the most outstanding plots, while leaving room to continue. There were two more seasons and a feature-length movie.
* SingleTear:
** Master Splinter, when the [[spoiler: mystical version of Hamato Yoshi acknowledges him]]
** The Ancient One when calling Splinter family before leaving with the Ninja Tribunal.
* SoProudOfYou: The Ninja Tribunal congratulate their Acolytes on their victory.
* TemptingFate: Stockman, upon realizing he has to work with overly enthusiastic fanboy Dr. Chaplain again:
-->'''Stockman''': This day couldn't possibly get any worse.
* ThisCannotBe: Splinter over his sons being presumably dead.
* YankTheDogsChain: Hun ended up in a room full of treasure. He prefers to stay with it during the big fight, but it soon disappears as everything returns to normal.
-->"Aw, crud."
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The Turtles mercilessly wails on the Demon Shredder after being stripped much of his power by Karai.

* AdultFear: Splinter fears his nightmare has come true and that he's [[OutlivingOnesOffspring outlived his sons]].

* SingleTear: Master Splinter, when the [[spoiler: mystical version of Hamato Yoshi acknowledges him]]

-->'''Stockman''': Why couldn't you let me rest in peace?

* CallBack: The Ninja Tribunal notes that Yoshi had to die in order for the Turtles and Splinter to mutate--an idea previously broached in "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003S2E9Reflections Reflections]]" and "[[Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003S4E22TaleOfMasterYoshi Tale of Master Yoshi]]".

* SeriesFauxnale: Originally this episode was supposed to be the conclusion of the series. The fact that there are 2 more seasons and a feature-length movie after it means it isn't anymore.

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