Editing Splinter (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) (section)

==2018 animated series==
In ''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', voiced by [[Eric Bauza]] and Sander Argabrite (as a younger version of the character),  Splinter is once again Hamato Yoshi, a descendant of the Hamato clan; however he is presented as ex-martial arts film star "Lou Jitsu" (taking inspiration from Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee) with an extremely relaxed attitude to life. He lives with his sons in their sewer lair and can be seen spending his time reliving his glory days by rewatching his movies as an action hero before he had been unexpectedly mutated into a rat. As the Turtles were intentionally mutated using Yoshi's DNA (revealed in 'Evil League of Mutants', and later shown in 'Goyles, Goyles, Goyles'), they are his biological sons in this iteration rather than adopted.

This adaptation's seemingly extreme deviation of Splinter's usual personality is eventually explained.  Yoshi escaped his responsibility as a Hamato due to his mother being forced to leave him, nursing a growing resentment towards his clan until his departure. Later, a combination of being exploited by his former girlfriend to perform in gladiatorial combat and deep-seated worries the turtles were created to be soldiers gave Splinter an intense aversion to violence. Afraid that his sons would be put in harm's way he is less diligent in training them in ninjutsu, until he learns that the Foot Clan have been assembling the Shredder's armour, and he takes a more active role in preparing them for the danger his irresponsibility has placed them in. When they discover that their idol Lou Jitsu that they have been playfully emulating for years is in fact their sensei, they learn to appreciate their father more.

Splinter shows a great aptitude in using anything as a potential weapon, as shown in his films' he fights with Fish and Ladders in the episode 'Evil League of Mutants'.