Who is Karai?

[loganjamesalex]

I know Usagi but not her. I looked her up on the wiki but I got a little confused by all the different versions of the character. Which version of Karai is this? Who is she? The 80's Mirage comics version? Did she ever crossover with the cartoon media in any way like the cartoon comics?

[Lemony Freshness]

Originally posted by gbuglyo:

It really is dark and gritty, which could be an advantage for some, but not for me. There is barely any humor in it, and pizza is fully absent as far as I can remember - and to me, it just doesn't feel like TMNT without humor and pizza. :) I also grew up with the 1987 version, but agree that it did not age well. Currently, I prefer the 2012 version. My sons also love it as it has great storylines, great action sequences, relatable character drama and plenty of humor (but does not go overboard like the latest iteration).

Careful; someone might also give you the 'jester' award for sharing a benign opinion.

[gbuglyo]

Originally posted by Lemony Freshness:

Originally posted by gbuglyo:

It really is dark and gritty, which could be an advantage for some, but not for me. There is barely any humor in it, and pizza is fully absent as far as I can remember - and to me, it just doesn't feel like TMNT without humor and pizza. :) I also grew up with the 1987 version, but agree that it did not age well. Currently, I prefer the 2012 version. My sons also love it as it has great storylines, great action sequences, relatable character drama and plenty of humor (but does not go overboard like the latest iteration).

Careful; someone might also give you the 'jester' award for sharing a benign opinion.

Yeah they might, but I don't mind, really. It's nice to have so many versions of TMNT that we can enjoy - and disagree over. :)

[Etheru]

I admit I grew up on the 2003 series (no hate to the 1987 series, though, and I still enjoy it whenever I take the time to watch it.), so I admit I resonate the most with that version and was happy Karai was somewhat loosely based off that series' version.

Granted, I also enjoyed Rise of the TMNT, which is incredibly different from 2003 but is my second favorite of the shows (to the point I generally use the Rise of the TMNT skins in Survival Mode over the 2003 skins).

[NeoRizer]

She's a high ranking officer in the foot clan, pretty much second in command next to Shredder.

There are multiverse back stories about her, basically she's been considered the following across all the different series:

- Shredder's adopted daughter.
- Shredder's biological granddaughter.
- Splinter and Tang Shen's biological daughter.

However, she's the final boss of TMNT: Tournament Fighters on the SNES and at the time, was just a weird inclusion if you weren't a comic book fan. She shares a lot of her move set in this game from that game like the dive multi-punch attack and the spinning stuff.

She's been around but yeah, she's kind of an anomaly.

[Redblaze27]

Originally posted by Lemony Freshness:

Originally posted by Redblaze27:

Well, from what i'm gathering:

This version of Karai is an ex-Foot Clan member due to the Shredder replacing the entire clan with robots before the events of the cartoon.

Due to Shredder kicking EVERYONE out of the Foot Clan, Karai decides to lay claim as the clans master, but needs to defeat Shredder to start the clan anew with honor.

One of the few versions of Karai that isn't Shredders adopted daughter.

I actually really like this head-canon for Karai being placed in the classic series universe, and I'm going to adopt it as my own head-canon as well!

This is actually what I gleaned from what i've seen shared in-game and said in promotional material, plus knowlege of the first few episodes of the cartoon.

TMNT Tournament Fighters feels like its own canon, so that Karai is her own thing.

[Allard]

Originally posted by Lemony Freshness:

I think some of you who are throwing the classic TMNT series under the bus for being "dated" are going into it with the wrong expectations.

It's like, Batman:TAS is objectively better than the '60s Batman TV show, but the latter is a lot of fun if you watch it with the right frame of mind.

This ties in with another unfortunate sentiment a lot of people these days have; camp = bad, edgy = good.

Yeah, people cannot possibly like it because it's actually good, it's all about them MISTAKING edgy for good. What a way to crack the code there, Sherlock.

[D. Flame]

Basically this girl but with a different name:
https://youtu.be/dGKYJ7MBNMM?si=PZP_rwiRvUAA51BQ

In spite of what the video claims.

[Economically Viable Jason]

Fugitoid and Gizmo would have been better choices.

[Economically Viable Jason]

https://youtu.be/EJC2Cr99hZs?si=4xeTwiONfJY6JdCX

[shirohiryu]

I prefer the Mirage comics version of Karai the most. She's one of the 4 highest ranking members of the Foot Clan and was literally just Shredder's boss. No blood relation just a superior he was planning to overthrow. The "Tournament Fighters" games were something of a sneak peak at the then brand new character who was about to debut in the comics. Her inclusion was just a nod for the Die-Hard fans of the time.

[danthemank]

It wasn't really a sneak peek as the character had been around about a year before Tournament Fighters came out.

[Economically Viable Jason]

I like the storyline in Mirage the best. No pizza serious and bloody. The return to new york mini series were my fav mirage comics.

[-|Nur|-]

Originally posted by Economically Viable Jason:

Fugitoid and Gizmo would have been better choices.

Both clearly inferior to Usagi & Karai. Gizmo is peripheral to the TMNT franchise and isn't even known for fighting with his hands and feet.

[Economically Viable Jason]

Originally posted by -|Nur|-:

Originally posted by Economically Viable Jason:

Fugitoid and Gizmo would have been better choices.

Both clearly inferior to Usagi & Karai. Gizmo is peripheral to the TMNT franchise and isn't even known for fighting with his hands and feet.

Both superior in every way to those cartoon characters. Gizmo is essential as he meets Fugitoid and neither was april ya dunce. I stopped reading mirage even after awhile because the archie crap ruined the turtles and started influencing mirage with dumb feminized characters like your kara. LOL!

[Economically Viable Jason]

Originally posted by Economically Viable Jason:

Originally posted by -|Nur|-:

Both clearly inferior to Usagi & Karai. Gizmo is peripheral to the TMNT franchise and isn't even known for fighting with his hands and feet.

Both superior in every way to those cartoon characters. Gizmo is essential as he meets Fugitoid and neither was april ya dunce. I stopped reading mirage even after awhile because the archie crap ruined the turtles and started influencing mirage with dumb feminized characters like your kara. LOL!

Like i said moron eastmen and Laird sold out their creations.