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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (1993)

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This is a demonstration of Karai in the Genesis / Mega Drive version of Turtles Tournament Fighters. Read on below for more information...

Karai is the 3rd and final boss in the game. She is an unplayable character.

As you can see in the video there's a slight graphics flaw on the character select screen when she is highlighted, but in-fight she is perfectly controllable with no problems. She plays like any other normal character and even has her own special moves. Because she is a 'complete' and unique character, I'm surprised Konami didn't make her a hidden playable character.

===== About Karai =====
Karai is a character who has appeared in the TMNT comics and several other media as a high-ranking member of Shredder's Foot Clan. In the Genesis/Mega Drive version of TTF, her design is very different to the SNES version of Karai, as she's more 'feminine' in this one and doesn't wear trousers/pants. As the Genesis game aims for a 'less flamboyant' style, her moves aren't as crazy or dramatic as the SNES Karai, meaning that she's less cheap. However under CPU control, she is still hard to defeat.

===== Additional Information =====

---- When she is highlighted on the character select screen, there is a flawed graphic. This is obviously because she isn't meant to be selected in the game.

---- When you select her on the character screen, it seems to use the voice saying "seven".

---- Amazingly, if both players select her, she actually has a proper alternative colour palette. This suggests she may have been originally intended to be a playable character.

---- Her Scissor Kick move is performed via a charge motion, has a lowering forward velocity/trajectory and hits twice if done close to the opponent. Sounds similar to another well-known boss character's move...

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