Splinter is a supporting character in the 7121! Verse.

❤️Personality

  Insightful, well-meaning, kind, also a nervous wreck. The stress & traumas of having his home destroyed by The Shredder followed by two years of torture at the hands of the T.C.R.I have left Splinter... worse for wear, to say the least; prematurely aging him to look & act much older than he actually is. Splinter tries to relax through painting, art, and compulsively making perhaps far too many nice, warm, cups of tea- but the effectiveness of his coping varies.

   Having gotten to the modern era all the way from Feudal Japan himself, Splinter's convinced that The Shredder & The Foot Clan are equally as bound to return, even after hundreds of years. With everything he's already seen, Splinter knows there's something darker afoot going on, and wants nothing to do with it all; training & preparing his sons as best he could for any potential dangers with the limited resources he has, but wanting them to stay away from danger, first & foremost.

  Underneath it all, Splinter's... lonely. Deeply missing the community he had when he was both younger & human, he tries his best to emulate the wisdom & caring of his own senseis, but frankly feels like he has no idea what he's doing. He loves his family so, so much, but is deathly afraid of losing them like he's lost everyone else; often veering into overprotectiveness & coddling.

  He can be fiercer than he seems & is a genuinely formidable opponent when push comes to shove, but would rather avoid fighting altogether if he can.

✅Likes

  Tea, meditating, rainy weather, training, reading, cuddling his kids, scented candles, museums, painting, art, art history