Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Shredder
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character
Cover art from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #10 (2012 IDW Publishing). Art by Dan Duncan.
First appearance	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)
Portrayed by	James Saito (1990 film) François Chau (The Secret of the Ooze) Kevin Nash (Super Shredder in The Secret of the Ooze) Patrick P. Pon (Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation) Tohoru Masamune (2014 film) William Fichtner (in-suit portrayal in 2014 film) Brian Tee (Out of the Shadows) Others: Beau Allen (The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour)
Voiced by	James Avery (1987 series Seasons 1-7) David McCharen (1990 and 1991 films) William E. Martin (1987 series Seasons 8-10) Doug Parker (The Next Mutation) Scott Rayow (2003 series and video game, Turtles in Time Re-Shelled, Smash-Up, Turtles Forever) Kevin Michael Richardson (2012 series, Danger of the Ooze, Portal Power, Wrath of the Mutants) Tohoru Masamune (in-suit voiceover for 2014 film) Hoon Lee (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) Others: Dorian Harewood (1987 series substitute for four episodes in 1989) Pat Fraley (1987 series, young Shredder in "Leatherhead Terror of the Swamp") Jim Cummings (1987 series substitute for nine episodes from 1990 to 1991, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 1 and Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2) Townsend Coleman (1987 series substitute for two episodes in 1991 Kiyoyuki Yanada (Superhuman Legend, Japanese media) Kwasi Songui (2007 video game) Load Williams ('87 counterpart in Turtles Forever) David Wills (Mirage counterpart in Turtles Forever) Matthew Yang King (2013 video game, Don vs. Raph, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 DLC) William Fichtner (2014 film tie-in game) Nolan North (Mutants in Manhattan) Brian Bloom (Turtles Take Time (and Space)) Tommy Sica (TMNT Team Up!) Jim Foronda (SMITE TMNT Battle Pass) Andrew Kishino (DC crossover film) Sean Gurnsey (Shredder's Revenge)
In-universe information
Full name	Oroku Saki Raphael (Image comics) Ch'rell (2003 series) Oroku Yoshi (Mirage Volume 4) Eric Sacks (Nintendo 3DS)
Aliases	Emperor Shredder (1987 series) Super Shredder Zombie Shredder Joker Shredder
Species	Human
Affiliation	Foot Clan
Abilities	Criminal mastermind Master of ninjutsu, martial arts and hand-to-hand combat Utilizes bladed armor

The Shredder is a supervillain and the main antagonist of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles media franchise created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The character debuted in the Mirage Studios comic book Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984), and has since endured as the archenemy of the turtles and their Master Splinter.

The Shredder is usually depicted as the alter ego of Oroku Saki, the ruthless leader of a criminal ninja organization known as the Foot Clan. A suit of armor equipped with metal blades and tekko-kagi, loosely based on that of a samurai, serves as the Shredder's visual motif.

In 2009, IGN ranked Shredder as the 39th-greatest comic-book villain of all time. The character has been featured in almost every media adaptation of the TMNT franchise, having been portrayed in live-action films by James Saito, François Chau, Tohoru Masamune, and Brian Tee. James Avery, Scottie Ray, Kevin Michael Richardson and Hoon Lee are among the actors who have voiced the character in animated films and television shows.