He also survived being thrown from a cliff and being crushed in a garbage truck. Here, he is shown to be more resilient by taking slash and stab wounds by bladed weapons.

In Secret of the Ooze, Super Shredder, while still feared by the Turtles, was easily defeated by being buried in a pile of wood.

It would also take until 'Owari' for any of the Turtles to defeat him without Splinter. It takes until the last episode of the 'Turtles in Space' arc, which aired halfway through season four, for him to suffer his first one-on-one defeat at the hands of a seriously pissed-off Splinter, which puts him on life-support and results in him undergoing a horrific mutation himself to become the Super Shredder. The Underworld' is treated as a major, major achievement by the Hamato Clan. Leonardo battling him to a draw in 'Casey Jones vs. Even backed by the Mutanimals, he still kicks their asses 8-on-1 until they drop a statue on him. By contrast, here he's totally out of the Turtles' league until season three - every encounter they have with him end with them either retreating or his being incapacitated by other means.

The Mirage Shredder was killed in the first issue, the 1987 Shredder varied in how effective he was against the Turtles, and the 2003 Shredder was beaten by Leonardo in a duel near the end of the first season, with future appearances having him use technology to get the upper hand.

'Vengeance Is Mine' and later 'Tale of the Yokai' revealed that Tang Shen intercepted an attack Shredder had meant for Splinter.

Accidental Murder: The death of Tang Shen was this.

Later episodes indicate that he's actually not physically abusive, however.

Abusive Parents: Implied towards Karai, but she still loves him though.

Absurdly Sharp Blade: He cuts through parts of a building sign like butter.

The Shredder genuinely believes she should be his daughter, even if he is not her biological progenitor.

Abduction Is Love: His view on the kidnapping of Miwa and raising her as Karai.

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