Ngl 03 tangchen honestly has a lot of potential to be like a very interesting character (but she’s literally only mentioned once and is not rlly given any depth at all not just in 03 but EVERY iteration)
Like think about it SHE was the one that took in splinter not yoshi. It was mentioned in the episode that splinter was fond of her but his connection with yoshi is more important in the series than the person THAT LITERALLY TOOK HIM IN IN THE FIRST PLACE AND TOOK CARE OF HIM. The series’s events would literally not happen without her intervening.
Also can we talk about how her death was literally preventable in 03? We’re told that the ancient one took her in but why didn’t he teach her ninjitsu or ANY self defense??? She could’ve KNOWN how to fight back and not have died? Also why didn’t he check up on HIS son’s mental health bro like it was clear he was mentally declining.
None of this is ever touched upon in the series nor is splinter’s connection with tangchen, these are pretty interesting concepts that would cool to explore. Tangchen in most iterations is only yoshis love interest and only serves to further his character or she’s just left out entirely.
TMNT I’am BEGGING you please give her more characterization and importance please instead of just throwing her away. Justice for my girl yall
