The Gauntlet

"The Gauntlet" is the 9th episode in Season 1 of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It premiered on November 17th, 2012.

Official Description
April receives a warning from her imprisoned father; the turtles try to stop Kraang from detonating a mutagen bomb in the city.

Characters

 * Leonardo
 * Donatello
 * Raphael
 * Michelangelo
 * Master Splinter
 * April O' Neil
 * Kirby O' Neil
 * Shredder
 * Chris Bradford
 * Xever Montes
 * Pigeon Pete
 * The Kraang
 * The Foot Clan

Trivia

 * First appearance of Pigeon Pete.
 * The Turtles fight Shredder for the first time.
 * This is the 3rd time Donnie has battle damage.
 * This is the 2nd time Leo, Raph and Mikey have battle damage.
 * During the fight between Shredder and the Ninja Turtles, many shots were taken right out of the original TMNT comic.
 * Chris Bradford and Xever mutate in this episode.
 * Wolf Hotel is a homage to Fred Wolf who made the 80s series.
 * The Pigeon Pete of this series could be named after Michelangelo's pigeon friend of the same name from the 1987 cartoon.