This happened before he was reincarnated as Oroko Saki

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Finally have a scan of Shredder bullet timing before he cuts off the hand of the Savate leader.

I don't have all of my scans with me, but soon I will add them as proof of the claims I'm going to add here.

• Shredder has risen to the top of the Foot Clan 3 times in 3 different life times
• Shredder took Karai's position of leadership and has forced her to work for him. Not only does this give him more control, but it prevents a more dangerous power struggle from forming between the two.
• Shredder manipulated an Utrom (thought to be a demon) into giving him eternal life, while backstabbing him in the end
• Shredder was able to manipulate Patrick Miller into discovering the location of the witch Kitsune, who is a very powerful ally
• • Shredder used Casey Jones as a very powerful piece of bait to bolster his army
    1. Shredder was able to lure Leonardo out by stabbing a helpless Casey Jones where he knew the turtles would see it
    2. He captured Leonardo and has had the witch Kitsune turn him into Dark Leo
    3. Dark Leo is now a powerful second in command for Shredder and his army, and also he has crippled his enemy in the turtles by taking the most dangerous brother away from them
    4. Shredder has used the injury of Casey to manipulate Casey's father into receiving a power boost from the ooze, and once again become the Hun.
    5. The Hun is now a very strong combatant leading the Purple Dragons who also work for Shredder.
    6. Shredder's manipulations through Hun has changed the Purple Dragons from a gang that was trying to be helpful to the community, to a dangerous gang that works for him.
    7. Shredder is an evil genius!

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• Generic Foot Soldier blocking a barrage of bullets with a sword

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• Foot soldiers showing travel speed, almost as fast as the turtles, parkour, and taking down a very agile opponent.

• They have no problem facing soldiers / futuristic guns, and even a few superhuman rock soldiers. In the bottom panel, you can see another Foot soldier deflecting 4 different laser blasts with one swing of his weapon. It's in the top left of the bottom panel.

Here are what are probably the most dangerous foot soldiers - the Assassins.

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• For context here, the turtles and splinter were all suffering from broken bones and other injuries, but these assassins are still clearly superior to the generic foot soldiers, both in physicals and skill.
• This is just a small part of the fight, as the turtles rally and stomp them, but it's still worth noting that they did better then any other foot soldier ever has against the turtles.

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• They make some pretty good use of smoke pellets, stealth, and your basic ninja awesomeness.