Michelangelo's fate is revealed in TMNT: The Last Ronin finale
Nearly two years ago, IDW released the first issue of an ambitious story set in the world of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Last Ronin #1 embraced the comic book tradition of aging up heroes to fight in a new and unfamiliar world, pitting an older Michelangelo in a battle against the Shredder's grandson, who killed his mutant brothers and father. On April 27, the fifth and final issue of the limited series went on sale, bringing the story to an explosive conclusion.
The story begins with Michelangelo arguing with the ghostly visions of his dead brothers, images that have been with him since the beginning of the series. A tense argument breaks out between the turtle brothers as to whether or not Mikey will be enough to defeat the forces of Shredder's grandson, Oroku Hiroto. Mikey banishes his brother's voices, focusing instead on the wisdom laid out for him in his father Splinter's journal. On the last page, two words describe Mikey's situation ever since he lost his family.
"No peace," they say.
Of course, Mikey hasn't exactly been alone in his struggle against the Foot Clan's newest leader. Old friend April O'Neil and her daughter Casey (named after her late father) were there to assist Mikey in challenging Hiroto and attempting to free New York City from his technological iron rule.
We won't go into the play-by-play of the entire issue, other than to say as expected, the story eventually leads to Mikey and Shredder's grandson squaring off, ready to finally end the feud between the turtle's Hamato clan and the Foot's Oroku clan.
As much as his evolved mutant abilities assist him, Mikey is just barely able to keep up with this new and deadlier iteration of Shredder. Still, Mikey is able to use gravity to his
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