How would you say getting raised by tang shen affected the boys? Did tang shen and Splinter have different parenting styles?
They grew up with an incredibly loving mother who was more present than Splinter could be <3 Tang Shen was also more of an openly loving parent, unafraid to frequently tell her sons how much she loves them. The bros have a healthier relationship with their mother!
What was her reaction to her mutation?
Horrified and disoriented, its why she missed/dropped a few baby dragons while in the process of escaping Draxums lab. She went from bipedal to quadrupedal + extra limbs all in a single day, but in the moment she set aside her feelings to rescue the baby dragons and run to safety. Its not until she found somewhere relatively hidden from view that she broke down and realised the full scope of her change and her actions and her discovery. She didnt have time to process the fact that an entire hidden city was located under New York, or that her lifelong crush was kidnapped to fight in an arena, or that he died when she finally found him. And to top it all off? MUTATION! She did not react well at first.
Did she train them in martial arts? / Did Yoshi train her?
She did educate her sons in martial arts! She encouraged them to watch all of Lou Jitsus movies, and discovered early on that her sons really enjoyed and excelled at reenacting the fighting scenes from those movies, adapting the moves for their individual physical capabilities. She realised it was a perfect way for her sons to learn about combat in an enjoyable and fun way, while also being close to their father, and that inspired her to do some research. She thought it couldnt hurt to let her sons carry on a legacy, while also learning how to defend and protect each other.
After Yoshi disappeared, she looked after his belongings and after she was mutated (she took those with her to her new home with her adopted sons). Those of which included allot of scrolls and books and ancient texts about the Hamato clans history, fighting styles, rituals, etc. She read it all and decided it would be wise for herself to learn self defense and offense to protect her children in this new and crazy situation she found herself in. The physical training of learning to fight and meditation to sharpen her mind also did wonders helping her adjust to a new body, and were a really good distraction whenever she missed her old life and friends. It was like she was also helping to embody Yoshis legacy in a way, a form of honoring her closest friend, by keeping his history alive in a new generation.
Do they still have ninpo because they weren't raised by Splinter?
Everyone has ninpo! The baby dragons were all created using Yoshis dna, Hamato dna, and because the brothers see Tang Shen as family like they do with April, shes also counted as a part of the Hamato clan. But Tang Shens ninpo is nowhere near as powerful as Yoshi was.
Who did she designate as the oldest?
Raph is the oldest! Then its Donnie, Leo and Mikey. She doesnt know about the others yet, but theyre all older than Raph, with the actual oldest being Jennika, then Venus and Frida.
Did they live in the sewers or the Hidden city?
They all live in the sewers, Tang Shen knew next to nothing about the Hidden City and decided it was safer to remain in the world she actually knew about. New York.
