TMNT’s Oldest Villains Just Made Their Huge Return

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Warning! This article contains spoilers for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #125

In the latest chapter of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesstory, the Turtles’ oldest villains have just made their huge return. While the Shredder was the first ever villain the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ever faced, the Triceratons actually predate the Turtles in terms of publication history. Upon their introduction, the Triceratons were a strong race of alien conquerors but in their more recent history they have been brought to the brink of extinction. In the latest TMNTcomic issue from IDW Publishing, the Triceratons reach a pinnacle moment in their survival, which could mark a return to their former glory. 

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles#125 by Kevin Eastman, Tom Waltz, Sophie Campbell, and Pablo Tunica, the Turtles are faced with the all-new threat of the Punk Frogs who have infiltrated Mutant Town and burned the Turtles’ dojo to the ground. While the Turtles are preoccupied with that new group of anarchist villains, another threat is looming in the background. The leader of what’s left of the Triceraton race realizes she is pregnant, and gives birth to a perfectly healthy Triceraton baby. While that may seem insignificant, it is in fact a revolutionary development for their entire species. 

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The Triceratons have been on the brink of extinction in recent TMNTcomics, and their only way to survive has been through cloning. With resources limited, the Triceratons haven’t been able to clone enough of their kind to reclaim the glory that their race once held. In their desperation, the Triceratons aligned themselves with the Utrom race, the same race of interdimensional aliens