- Title: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – The Legend of Kuro Kabuto
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When master thief Anton Zeck (J.B. Smoove) is hired by Steranko (Fred Tatasciore) to steal the Shredder‘s (Kevin Michael Richardson) helmet the ensuing chaos creates an opportunity for the Turtles to save Karai (Kelly Hu). Although his brothers are less than convinced that Karai is worth saving, Leonardo (Jason Biggs) leads the team into action as they attempt to keep the helmet away from both the high-tech thief and an assortment of enemies including Tiger Claw (Eric Bauza), Rhazar (Clancy Brown), Fishface (Christian Lanz), and the mutated Baxter Stockman.
In an episode heavy on action with appearances by several of its mutant warriors, “The Legend of Kuro Kabuto” explains the importance of the helm which was crafted by Koga Takuza (the greatest leader of the Foot Clan) more than 1,500 years ago. Over the course of the episode Leonardo and his brothers manage to trick their adversaries on multiple occasions, finally making it out with the helmet.
Leonardo’s plan to trade the helmet for Karai puts Leo, Michelangelo (Greg Cipes), Donatello (Rob Paulsen), and Raphael (Sean Astin) in a battle with the Shredder. Four-to-one odds sounds pretty good, but the Turtles barely make it out with their lives and who they believe to be Karai only to find that the Shredder not only bested them in combat but is a worthy advesarty in deception as well.