Karai (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Karai
Karai in the cover of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Villains Micro-Series #5 (August 2013).
Art by Cory Smith.
Publication information
PublisherMirage Studios
IDW Publishing
First appearanceCameo appearance: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #53 (November 1992)
Full appearance: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #55 (January 1993)
Created byKevin Eastman
Peter Laird
Jim Lawson
In-story information
Alter egoOroku Karai (IDW comics)
Hamato Miwa (2012 series)
Hamato Karai (2012 series)
SpeciesHuman
Human/horned viper mutant (2012 series)
Notable aliasesThe New Shredder
Lady Shredder
Snake Lady
Princess

Karai is a fictional supporting character appearing in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and related media. She is usually a high-rank member of the Foot Clan outlaw ninja organization. She was introduced in Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's comic book series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1992. Since then, she has appeared in several different Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics, television series, films, and video games. She is depicted as Shredder's second-in-command or adopted daughter in most versions and shares a rivalry with Leonardo and is at times considered his love interest. In one version of the comics, she is the granddaughter of Shredder, while in the 2012 series, she is Hamato Miwa, the only child of Hamato Yoshi / Splinter and the late Tang Shen.