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Mikey welcome to watch mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 darkest moments on teenage mutant ninja turtles.

This world, this future, it's a nightmare for this list.

We'll be looking at scenes from the turtles tv shows and movies where the pizzas and cowabunga took a back seat to something more menacing.

This means a few spoilers, dudes, What do you think is the darkest ninja turtles moment let us know in the comments, number 10 drag defeats turtles.

Teenage mutant ninja turtles.

The 1987 animated series was more lighthearted than the original comics and most subsequent shows.

The final three seasons took a drastically darker turn though with sharper angles, ominous backdrops and the arrival of a red eyed alien warlord named Lord Dregg.

There's just enough to help me conquer earth and finally destroy the ninja turtles.

Not if I can help it drag you can't help it reptile although not as memorable as shredder and crank drag at times posed a greater threat in the penultimate episode, it briefly appears that drag succeeds in his evil endeavor freezing the turtles in place, drag shatters our heroes in a half shell into pieces now to get rid of you for good dregg celebrates too early as it turns out, he only destroyed extremely realistic holograms, The real ninja turtles, you just destroyed four extremely light like holograms, we saw you coming a light year away dregg, don't you love saturday morning cartoon Logic.

Nevertheless seeing the turtles vaporized even as holograms was still darker than what viewers had come to expect.

Number nine, teenage mutant road warriors, Teenage mutant ninja turtles, Mad max meets ninja turtles.

It's an odd yet awesome combination, which is what this franchise is all about.

Not a single human is left only.

We're used to seeing the turtles save new york and even the world in this alternate reality three parter, the world is already essentially lost.

A mutation bomb has turned earth into a barren wasteland where humanity is no more and mutants inherit what's left raf is a crusty old man while donatello requires a robot body to survive.

After believing his other brothers are dead, raf finds Mikey who's seen better days.

Mikey still looks better than leo whose memories and mind have been traded for a hulking body.

Leo Nardo, I don't, I don't know who you're talking about, I am maximus kong!

Well, the ending is optimistic.

There's still a bittersweet sentiment that things will never be the same.

Number eight splinter taken.

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The 1990 live action film found the ideal balance between the cartoons, comedy and the grittier comics.

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That said when the film wanted to throw in something heavy, It didn't hold back one moment that sticks with us, sees the turtles return home finding their lair torn apart with their master missing Raf can't control his anger as the camera circles around the angsty turtle, we experience all of his rage, guilt and sadness.

Although Splinter isn't dead, seeing him imprisoned isn't much easier to watch.

The film effectively makes viewers believe that Splinter might not survive as the turtles gather around a campfire, communicating through astral projection.

The turtles share what might be their final moments with their father.

Tonight you have learned the final and greatest truth of the ninja, thankfully Splinter lives to fight another day.

Number seven Shred Head teenage mutant ninja turtles coming off a more comedic animated show.

The 2003 turtle series caught viewers off guard with several shocking instances.

The first major oh snap moment comes during season one's climactic battle against the Shredder now, where were we?

Oh yes with Splinter in rough shape, the turtles set out to put down Shredder and the foot once and for all.

For one victorious moment it appears they have armed with the sword of Tanggu.

Eventful Leo slices through Shredder with the villains helmet falling off in silhouette, it's not as gruesome as it sounds.

Shredders body eventually gets back up retrieving his head, the revelation that this shredder isn't human is jaw dropping in its own right, but it's the image of the helmet collapsing that's burned into our heads.

Number six Shredder strikes teenage mutant ninja turtles building upon the darker tone of the 2003 show.

The 2012 series is perhaps the most mature turtles interaction outside of the comics.

In the season two finale, our heroes endure everything that can go wrong guys, I think this goes to dimension X where the crane come from?

Yes, the crank invade the turtle's lair, is discovered and Irma undergoes a freaky transformation we were not expecting.

Yeah, the darkest moment comes as Leo confronts Shredder, Leo fights admirably against the foot bots and other mutants, but he doesn't anticipate Shredder striking him from behind the downhill spiral continues as leo gets tossed through a window at april's apartment with his shell cracked.

The turtles ultimately lose this battle, being forced to flee new york with the wounded leo, while splinter is reluctantly left behind following another shredder match.

What's going to happen now raf for the first time in my life, I have no idea Little Brother number five Car, I stabs Leo, teenage mutant ninja turtles.

Leo has taken a lot of punishment over the years.

In this case Leo doesn't face off against shredder, but his adoptive daughter car, I torn between her honor and father takes the darker path after leo saves her from falling shredder intervenes in the fight kicking leo towards core I who unintentionally stabs leo with his own katana blade between the piercing sound and defeated, look on leo's face.

This may be the most violent combat moment in the series I granted the blade appears inexplicably clean as Car I removes it from leo, but this still hurts to watch.

The injury has lasting consequences.

As part of Leo's shell is broken.

Leo is also left with PTSD coming to terms of this failure over multiple episodes, you are all badly wounded in our final confrontation with the Shredder, your brothers and I have healed but you have not.

Number four splinter and cries origins, teenage mutant ninja turtles.

Although splinters origins have always been dark.

The 2012 series added another layer of tragedy as a human tomato, Yoshi lost his beloved Tangshan and daughter, Miwa to friend turned enemy Naraku sake Police.

Even when time travel enters the mix, the show doesn't read Con shen's death.

However, Splinter learns years after his loss that his daughter survived.

The shredder kidnapped Miwa and renamed her car.

I, pinning the death of her mother on Splinter after all this time, haven't you wanted revenge after all this time, I have learned revenge, only leads to more pain.

World domination is one thing, but lying to a child and raising them to hate their real parents is another level of evil.

When Carrie learns the truth, she's ready to turn over a new leaf just as splinter gets his daughter back, he loses her again as shredder mutates car I number three Baxter stockman's body.

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In some versions, Scientist Baxter Stockman is mutated into a fly creature the 2003 series when in another direction, but it retained an element of body horror worthy of David Cronenberg.

Every time Stockman fails Shredder, another part of his body is removed.

You must pay the price for failure.

Dr Stockman, No, where are you taking me?

You'll regret this.

It eventually gets to the point where Stockman is just a brain and I in a tank, but that's far from the darkest part.

After constructing a new body, Stockman begins to fall to pieces all over again.

No, no, what's happening this time?

His mind begins to unravel as well with visions of his late mother haunting him.

After Stockman falls to his apparent demise, Agent Bishop revives his brain.

By this point though, Stockman just wishes he had been left to rot.

Why couldn't you let me finally rest in peace?

Number two, Donny.

In the darkest universe, teenage mutant ninja turtles.

The great thing about alternate reality episodes is that the showrunners can go as dark as they want without lasting repercussions, there is no hope there is only the shredder same as it ever was.

Takes full advantage of this.

In a story arc that sent each turtle somewhere different across space and time donatello got the short end of the bow staff, the smartest turtle winds up in a dystopian future where Shredder reigns Supreme, 30 years have passed with Mikey losing most of his arm, raf losing an eye and leo looking like Neo with splinter and Casey dead enemies joined forces in a last ditch mission to bring shredder down following a trail of bodies and shells.

Donny defeat shredder while april is left to pick up the pieces of this grim reality alone.

Before we unveil our topic here are a few honorable mentions leo versus Raf Tmnt.

A sibling rivalry reaches its boiling point.

Yeah, the rat King's demise and splinters hallucination.

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Just when he thought rats couldn't get creepier Stop Zahn, Iran disintegrates.

Donny, teenage mutant ninja turtles who knew april could be so scary.

Tiger claw loses an arm.

Teenage mutant ninja turtles, Good thing, he has the other claw otherwise his name would need retooling holy chalupa, I'll never forget, I could have taken your life, demonic new york teenage mutant ninja turtles, arguably the darkest season climaxed with hell on earth.

Know my nightmare has come true, my Children, they have all been this can't be happening before we continue.

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Season three of the 2012 series ended with Shredder slaying Splinter before the world is sucked into a black hole thanks to Time travel.

The turtles saved the world and their father.

After that it seemed increasingly unlikely that the show would fully commit to killing off Splinter.

This made it all the more shocking when Splinter faced Super Shredder the next season.

At last, my nightmares will end for tonight, you will finally perish.

Indeed, I will end your nightmare sake.

Following years of built up animosity, splinter seemingly bests his old enemy.

Everything changed in a flash as Shredder sneaks up impaling Splinter and throwing him to his doom, leo soon avenges his father and all those splinter resurfaces as a spirit.

There are no resurrections this time.

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