No, no, that's actually a very valid question. 'Cause Splinter knew what his boys are. He was there when they were being made. With his own DNA at that. Plus Draxum wasn't subtle. He was straight up gloating about his plans for the mutant army and it's purpose. This knowledge likely prevented Splinter from training the boys early. And was the cause of him halfassing the training that he did lead. He grew up in a clan that expected him to be a weapon since the moment of his birth. And he was probably trained as such. It's clear that his mom and grandpa loved him, but for Hamato's the duty was more important. And now, he's left with mutants, made with his DNA, whose fate was predetermined to be just like his. And he will be damned, if he at least doesn't give them an opportunity to choose for themselves.
The problem is, Splinter has no idea how sentient the turtles are exactly. For all he knows they may be just mindless animals. It's too early to say. And even if they aren't, how can one tell to what extent their actions are lead by logical thinking or by pure instinct. Because sure as hell their minds were also affected in that area. Just look how these guys like to play with their opponents when they grow up. Splinter may be lazy, and clearly he has depression, but he is not stupid. That's why he treats them with caution for the first years of their lives. Maybe even a tiny bit as his pets and not his sons. To the moment when it's clear as day that: yes they have a human like mind, yes they do have emotions, and yes they can learn (of course, that period of time wasn't long, like a year or two and the boys don't even remember that, but their dad does, and if he feels guilty about it, it's no one else's business but his own).
Years pass and your local rat man spends his time watching tv, sure that his babies are playing and spending time like typical teens their age. It must have been a reality check of a lifetime, when suddenly he finds out that not only his sons know about the Foot Clan, know Draxum, get in fights with them on regular basis, Shredder is real and on top of that their weapons are magical. This poor man's heart can barely deal with all this stress.Now we're at the events of "Insane In Big Mama Train" and the clothes are supposed to not only look good (which they are let's be real, I want to see the guys wearing them more often), show their affiliation to their family clan, but it's a sign for Raph, Donnie, Leo and Mikey that the playtime is over. And here we get to the main point of my rant, this is the moment when the turtles stopped holding back. I mean, they still do hold back otherwise they would kill everyone. But right now they are in their battle mode. Those silly goobers are no where to be found and it's scary how fast they can shift their mindsets. Remember how I said that their minds were also affected by the procedure of turning them into super soldiers? It's only thanks to their self restraint, taught to them by their dad, that the boys are able to hold their instincts at bay and care enough to not go too wild. The boys showed that they have little concern when it comes to the stranger, but can be super overprotective towards friends and family. But instinct is instinct - they are bound to cross some lines in certain fights, especially this intense, where the stakes are REALLY high.
And Splinter knows this. He's aware that his sons' brains work differently, even compared to those of other mutants, because they're one of a kind. They were pre-wired for battle. But what he does after the armor is complete and Draxum puts it on, is what shows how far he went as a father. So instead trying to forcefully change their way of thinking, insisting they should stick to the ways of their ancestors, he let's them be themselves, while giving them little nudges to help them find correct way to approach the situation. He does what a good father should: accept their kids with all their flows and helps them any way he can. He loves them unconditionally. Including their murderous and sadistic tendencies.
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