TMNT: Mutant Mayhem: 5 characters who should appear in the sequel

1. The Shredder

This one is a certainty considering the mid-credits scene, after the TMNT’s big bad was absent from the first film. The Shredder has been a part of the majority of TMNT media, often serving as their biggest and most deadly enemy.

The leader of the Foot Clan will prove a major challenge for the four Turtles and Splinter to combat, with the character unafraid to use lethal force against his enemies. Shredder was originally supposed to be in the first film, however director Jeff Rowe in an interview with Uproxx that the character did not fit the story for the film:

"And it also meant that the movie was a reset 30 minutes in, which was just broken. And then Shredder was the villain and it was too big of a character too soon. And you didn’t understand how a crime boss, which is how we were playing him, was connected to these teenagers. And it just got too far away from the most simple essential story, which is teens wanting to fit in – the metaphor being that they are actual mutants and actually shunned by society. It’s not just a feeling for them. And having a villain that was also a mutant and had similar experiences just made the themes and the story all kind of come together."

Without the backstory connection between Splinter and Shredder, it will be interesting to see how the conflict plays out between the group of characters. However, it is certain that the Shredder will make his presence felt in the sequel.