"[1] The season is lighter in tone and less violent than previous ones, with a greater emphasis on jokes, and includes recreated designs for all returning characters.
After the scheduling change was made, Mirage and its partners decided to finish production on the "Ninja Tribunal" episodes and release them directly to DVD.
Other enemies the Turtles must contend with are the Kanabo warlord Sh'Okanabo and his sentient computer virus ally Viral, who seek to unleash the "Day of Awakening" on Earth.
Other notable futuristic enemies and allies include Starlee Hambrath, an O'Neil Tech intern from the planet Omatran; Constable Biggles, a robotic police officer and leader of the Peacekeepers; Jammerhead, an eccentric cyborg thug and leader of the Street Phantoms criminal gang; Torbin Zixx; a charismatic intergalactic smuggler and mercenary; Triple Threat, a three-headed alien wrestler; Boss Zukko, a Triceraton gangster who has a history with Zixx; and a future equivalent of Baxter Stockman, who has been transformed into a cycloptic brain-headed squid-like creature.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward was produced by Mirage Studios & 4Kids Entertainment and was aired on Fox's Saturday morning kids' block in the US.
[26] In an effort to cheer up Mikey, the Turtles and Cody use the Dojo to create a battle simulation based on his favorite hi-chop-socky martial arts film series Master Fighter.
However, a surprisingly-alive Viral brings the Master Fighter Practice Bot to "life", causing him to play out the storyline of the films he was created from and interpret the Turtles as his mortal enemies.
In deep space, a Triceraton freighter detects life signs coming from a lone asteroid and unintentionally finds their greatest and oldest archenemy: Ch'rell the Utrom Shredder.
When the reborn Shredder (nicknamed "Trishreddatron") plots a course for New Manhattan to exact revenge on the Turtles, they receive word of his resurrection from some old Utrom allies, including Captain Mortu and their long-lost comrade Leatherhead.
When Boss Zukko collects the bounty on Torbin Zixx by handing him over to an unscrupulous criminal kingpin, the Turtles get suckered into mounting a rescue mission.
When the Turtle Tots tap him as their favorite new toy, Serling must clandestinely work to save the mischievous foursome as they get into all sorts of trouble.