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Toddler Mutant Ninja Turtles (Part 41)

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He wanted to teach Michelangelo a lesson

Mikey had spent weeks if not MONTHS bragging about his Battle Nexus win, and it shows just how serious it was that Splinter IS so irritated about it.

Mikey was bragging, refusing to train and was acting like an egotistical ass, news flash, parents sometimes NEED to let their kids go through something rough so they can learn a lesson and grow, so they don’t grow up into a jerk who throws tantrums at forty years old over fast food or slaps his mother because she won’t let him get a nipple piercing (yes I have encountered these sorts of people working at mc-hell)

And people who have gotten things they didn’t deserve but acted like they are the best thing ever for getting it despite the fact they only got it because of technical issues or friends in high places.

We could even argue that Kluh and his father serve as a dark mirror to Mikey and Splinter, aka a spoiled brat who can’t fathom that he lost and a father who allows his sons worst traits to go unpunished and even supports them.

Splinter did not know it would be a death match, he thought it would all be fair and safe, that at worst, Mikey might get a few bruises and a wounded ego

To pull in a hard earned win, or accept an honest loss

Heck Mike might not even have told Splinter just how psycho Kluh was, and, be honest, would you believe that someone wanted to MURDER over something as stupid as getting food spilled on them and an empty threat?

Especially after that person saved them from getting sucked into a black hole?

So yeah, not Splinters fault for wanting Mikey to face some consequences for his behavior, because you can’t just toot your own horn and cause a bunch of problems without consequences and just keep getting what you want and expect your parents to support your bad decisions.

Splinter is a good dad because he does not put up with BS and forces his sons to face consequences and try to be better, because life won’t give them a candy bar for messing up, its going to smack them in the face.

Mikey even states near the end of the episode when Kluh thinks Mikey will be as petty as him…

Thinking about SAINW... traumatized old man Mikey with a cat cause he deserves it after well, everything. Someone drop him in a cat shelter STAT

When Donnie pokes fun or corrects Mikey for an idea, then later does that idea and Mikey's all like "ahhh~ Told you^^"

Examples:

I was watching Tales and they flat out have someone asks what his thing is if Leo is the Leader, Raph is the tough one and Donnie is the smart one.

I see people asking to this day what his role on the team is.

I remember a review when Rise came out asking if all the characters are funny party dudes, what makes Mikey stand out?

It drives me cuckoo with a side of bananas.

Yes,Mikey is the Goof off, yes he’s the jokester, yes he’s the chill one but he’s so so much more than that.

Across every iteration of Tmnt, there has always been a major trait unique to Mikey.

His heart!

Mikey is the HEART.

The most empathetic of the brothers,

the most emotionally intelligent.

The one always willing to reach out and help someone

Even if he has to go against his own FATHER!

The sunshine in the dark!

The emotional center!

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