Gay ninja turtles

Despite what some might think, Splinter is not gay in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. The general confusion stems from Splinter and Scumbug's romance which becomes quite clear in TMNT: Mutant Mayhem 's ending.

There's evidence that Splinter is in a same-sex romance in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem." Here's what director Jeff Rowe says about it.