Justin Runfola recently shared some of his early Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem concept designs for The Shredder, some of which were pretty out there.
Now, the artist has unveiled some more of his work, and one of these is inspired by the version of the villain who appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, the mighty Super Shredder!
Shredder didn't actually feature in the animated reboot (until the very end, that is!), but he was originally going to serve as the Heroes in a Half-Shell's primary antagonist before the decision was made to focus on a newly-created character (Superfly) and save Oroku Saki for the sequel.
If you haven't seen Mutant Mayhem yet and don't want to know how Shredder factors in, spoilers follow.
In the post-credits scene, Cynthia Utrom decides to call in Shredder's services to help her take down the Turtles, and we get a quick glimpse of his signature purple cape and spiked armor as he looks over the New York skyline.
Check out the latest designs below, along with Runfola's previous artwork.
Will one of these designs inform Saki's look in the planned sequel, perhaps?
“After years of being sheltered from the human world, the Turtle brothers set out to win the hearts of New Yorkers and be accepted as normal teenagers through heroic acts. Their new friend April O’Neil helps them take on a mysterious crime syndicate, but they soon get in over their heads when an army of mutants is unleashed upon them.”
Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu and Brady Noon will voice the roles of Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael, respectively. The cast also includes Jackie Chan as Splinter, Hannibal Buress as Genghis Frog, Rose Byrne as Leatherhead, Ice Cube as Superfly, Natasia Demetriou as Wingnut, Ayo Edebiri as April O’Neil, Giancarlo Esposito as Baxter Stockman, Post Malone as Ray Fillet, Paul Rudd as Mondo Gecko, and Maya Rudolph as Cynthia Utrom.
Jeff Rowe (The Mitchells vs. the Machines) directed Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem, which is produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.