We have been eagerly anticipating more news on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge DLC, 'Dimension Shellshock,' since we first caught wind of it back in June. Today, we have learnt that the bonus content will be skating onto Switch on 31st August (that's not too far away, folks!) and there's yet another new fighter joining the roster too.
Yes, alongside the sword-wielding rabbit Usagi Yojimbo, we now know that former Foot Clan member Karai will also be joining the turtles beat 'em up in just a few weeks. This lightning-fast ninja has made several appearances in the modern TMNT animated series, moving from a straight-up villain to a friend and ally of the Turtles.
You can find some new screenshots featuring Karai in action amongst the fresh colour palettes below:
The Dimension Shellshock DLC will be available for $7.99 (or your regional equivalent) and is set to add these new fighters alongside a fresh dimension-hopping Survival Mode and a boatload of sweet visual options like new character skins and more. The base game is also currently discounted on Amazon if you're yet to pick it up:
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Alongside this DLC, publisher Dotemu and developer Tribute Games have confirmed that a second free update will also be coming to Shredder's Revenge, offering an additional range of colour palette options for all owners of the base game along the same lines as the update that we saw back in December.
Will you be picking up the TMNT DLC later this month? Shred your thoughts in the comments below.
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I'm so happy to see Karai on board. This roster is just about perfect in my book now. Sure, I'd like to have some other characters too, but I think we're covered for the essentials!
It'd be cool if they'd update the cutscene stills to include characters we unlock, though.
I wasn't really expecting Karai. Well I'm getting this on Day one.
Nice! I love this game and I'm dying to play the DLC.
If you think I’m gonna dish out $7.99 for this dlc then I better get buy me some pizza too cause I can’t wait to get this lol.
cool shredder's or splinter's daughter(depending on which version you go with) incoming.
Can't wait to dive back into this one! From the brief footage the new characters look interesting to play and a survival mode is exactly what this game needed in order to move closer to SOR4, which is the pinnacle of beat 'em ups IMO.
Karai?! Was she a thing in the 87 Cartoon?
Karai looks to be great fun. I'm rather curious as what else is coming with the dlc.
Can’t wait for this. 👍🏾
@Captain_Toad Kkarai originally appeared in the comics that the show was based on, but she didn't appear on TV until the show was rebooted in 2003. Her only appearances in the 80's shows continuity were through the video games. This particular version of her is heavily based on the SNES TMNT fighting game.
@Captain_Toad I don’t think so… I think she debuted in the 2003 series according to her Wikipedia page
Oh, comes out the same day as the next free DLC for PowerWash Sim. Which is... actually a good thing, 'cuz I'm broke and that gives me a bit more time to collect pennies lol
I don't like the idea of Karai, it makes no sense. I could see having a mode where Karai replaces Shredder or something like that but playing a villain as a playable character, especially when there are other good guy characters they can add to list of playable characters. The Punk Frogs for example especially once after you find them. What about Fugitoid and so many others that there is.
Wait, was Karai in the old 80s cartoon? I can't remember.
I'm glad they're adding more characters to this game and not just limiting to the 90s cartoon only.
I just finished the Last Ronin comic so seeing Karai up there all smiles is weird right now
I really hope the Punk Frogs are playable too in the dlc since their sprites (along with their weapons) are already in the game. It be dumb to not make them playable.
So going to get back into this game next month.
Edit:
So does this mean that the sequel might have Armagon? (wishful thinking I know, but I can dream)
Even though I own this digitally, I hope they release a physical edition with all the DLC packed in. Need to preserve this gem.
@Tasuki Karai was a good guy in the TMNT Tournament Fighting game on the snes. That was my first introduction to her.
@CartoonDan No they weren't they were a villian in Tournament Fighters.
Nice! Game keeps bringing the coolness!^^
@RareFan : Nah, this is the first appearance of a "87 cartoon" version of Karai far as I know. As Wisps explained above, this version is based on her appearance in TMNT Tournament Fighters (which in addition to the cartoon also combined characters and elements from the Mirage and Archie comics).
His name is Miyamoto Usagi!
Yojimbo is an "occupation" and means Bodyguard!
I’m glad they’re adding content, but I’m not sure it’ll get me back into the game. Don’t get me wrong, it was fun, but it was one of those I played for a weekend or two and then forgot about.
Still, it’s nice to see more turtle content!
I was not expecting her!
@OwenGamer22 She actually appeared in the original comics that started off the Ninja Turtles. However, she skipped the 87 adaption and first appeared in the 2003 one. She's also had some different origins. In the comics, she was a high-ranking Foot Clan member who brokered peace with the Turtles after Shredder's death. In the 2003 adaption however, she was actually the adopted daughter of Shredder and eventually took the mantle after his defeat
@Spider-Kev fun fact, that was a mistake the 1987 adaption made as well. Miyamoto Usagi actually originates from Stan Saki's independent comic 'Usagi Yojimbo' and the since Stan was friends with Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, the creators of the Ninja Turtles and Mirage comics. Stan was able to not only get a comic crossover but even saw the rabbit samurai adapted to the T.V screen. However since the 1987 adaption of Ninja Turtles was unfortunately kind of shoddy so when the character was put in the show, they didn't look at the actual character's name, just the title of the comic. It's essentially like having Samus show up in Captain-N but just calling her 'Metroid' during the entire episode.
@smolsauce
Preaching to the choir.
This DLC just keeps getting better. Will definitely get this one. I haven't played the game for quite some time after maxing everyone's levels and moving on to Tears of the Kingdom, so this will feel mighty fresh.
Are there more levels to the bae game, or is the survival mode they only new levels?
Buying it day 1, just wondering since I’ve gotv3 kids who loved this as well and thought it was
Too short.
@majinx07 I need the Punk Frogs as well. In the meantime, YES, Usagi!!
İ remember her Karai. When İ was a child İ was thinking Karai is a boy but Karai is a girl.
Still wouldn't mind playing as shredder or slash.
That would be probably even more disappointing than SoR4 DLC.
Though the TMNT game itself is way more disappointing than SoR4 almost in every aspect.
Survival mode sounds particularly interesting! I'll definitely be getting this. I love this game to bits
Remember in Turtles Forever, she called the 87 Robotic Foot Soldiers "Clumsy, weak, almost... CARTOONISH!" She's gonna eat her words in this game.
@Tasuki Whoops... I was thinking of Aska. I do not remember Karai at all.
@CartoonDan Karai was an optional boss. I believe that you had to beat the game on its highest difficulty with losing a fight and they would appear after Rat King. On the SNES there was a coded that you could do to unlock them as playable characters both Rat King and Karai and of course with the Cowabunga Collection you can just turn them on or off as playable characters in the option mode.
Asuka was original meant to be Mitsu from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III but after that movie didn't do to well in theaters they wanted to distance themselves from it so they named her Asuka. Same with April O'Neil in the Genesis version of Tournament Fighters.
Sounds awesome. The Stand alone game is fantastic.
@Tasuki @CartoonDan Karai was also the final boss in the Genesis/Megadrive version of "Tournament Fighters."
@smolsauce It's like how the '87 series had an episode with Shredder's brother, a Japanese detective, but they gave him a name with the last name of Saki, not realizing that the Japanese names in the franchise use Eastern name order and Shredder's surname is actually Oroku.
Although, to be fair, it's something that I didn't figure out myself until many years later.
@BulbasaurusRex Which is even funnier when you consider Saki already had a brother in the original comics the show is (loosely) based off. That brother's name being Oroku Nagi, which is closer to actual Japanese naming conventions
https://turtlepedia.fandom.com/wiki/Oroku_Nagi_(Mirage)
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