Line #13 Recap/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012S3E21AttackOfTheMegaShredder


1	Leo's desperate attempts to infiltrate the Foot's lair inadvertently leads to a gargantuan threat being unleashed on New York.
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4	* BackForTheDead: The Shredder mutants return only to be mutated into the Mega Shredder, only to be seemingly killed.
5	* BookEnds: The episode starts off with rain and ends with rain ([[RainOfBlood of a sort]]).
6	* TheBusCameBack: The trio of Shredder mutants make a comeback, but, well, see above. Also, Donnie has repaired the Turtle Mech, last seen about a year ago. [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Also, the same recurring homeless man temporarily hampers the Turtles during the opening]].
7	* ContinuityNod:
8	** We get to see the training room from ''Clash of the Mutanimals'', now repaired.
9	** The Turtles are seeking a brain worm so they can reverse-engineer it in an effort to cure Karai, who was brainwashed in ''The Deadly Venom''.
10	** The Turtle Mech is only just being repaired after being taken out of action in ''The Invasion''.
11	** Once again, the Turtles (especially Leo) are going behind Splinter's back in an effort to save Karai.
12	** Leo dons his outfit from ''Vision Quest''.
13	** Shredder threatened Bradford and Xever that he'd have Tiger Claw beat them to a pulp as punishment for further failure. Here, we see him go through with that threat when it comes to Zeck and Steranko.
14	* ExtraEyes / EyesDoNotBelongThere: The Mega Shredder has quite a few.
15	* FusionDance: Bebop and Rocksteady trick the Shredder mutants into hopping into Stockman's vat of mutagen, and they combine into a colossal, grotesque Kaiju.
16	* GameBreakingInjury: For this episode, anyway. Raph's leg is sprained during the initial mission, sitting him out until he helps pilot the Turtle Mech.
17	* GeneticAbomination: The Mega Shredder, a combination of the Shredder Mutants and beastly clones of Oroku Saki.
18	* {{Kaiju}}: The Mega Shredder is outright called one.
19	* MindRape: Shredder has Karai hooked up to a machine with mind control worms being painfully inserted into her brain. This seems to be a regular routine. Once again, it's [[NeverMyFault Splinter's fault]].
20	* MultiArmedAndDangerous: The Mega Shredder.
21	* MythologyGag:
22	** The title is a reference to the second movie when Shredder mutates himself.
23	** This isn't the first time in the franchise a Turtle has been eaten alive and fought their way out.
24	** In perhaps a sign of VillainDecay beginning to take place, Bebop and Rocksteady have their first humiliating defeat that was caused by their bumbling nature.
25	* NeverMyFault: Shredder is once again passing blame onto Splinter and the Turtles. This time for Karai being hooked up to a machine that inserts brain worms into her head, which he had her hooked up to.
26	** Bebop and Rocksteady blame each other for creating the Mega Shredder, and in front of Shredder they blame the turtles for it.
27	* NiceJobFixingItVillain: Bebop and Rocksteady manage to capture the Turtles, but their taunts led the duo to create a very gigantic mutant that ended up freeing the Turtles and destroying part of Shredder's lab.
28	** NiceJobBreakingItHero: this mutant then goes on a rampage throughout the city, putting the people endanger and requiring the turtles to stop it.
29	* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: Tiger Claw delivers some brutal punishment on Shredder's behalf to Bebop and Rocksteady for their failure.
30	* RainOfBlood: When the turtles blow up the Mega Shredder, it rains green goo over the city.
31	* ShoutOut:
32	** The Mega Shredder has some ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''-esque dorsal fins on its back and has a similar theme play when it appears.
33	** The Turtle Mech battling the Mega Shredder is reminiscent of ''Film/PacificRim''.
34	** In a case of using StockSoundEffects, at least twice, the Mega Shredder lets out the roars of the ''[[Film/JurassicWorld Indominus rex]]''.
35	** Leo using the two grappling guns and two swords to fight a giant monster. ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' anyone?
36	* TooManyMouths: The Mega Shredder, not counting naked clones of Oroku Saki.

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