The Story
Splinter is the reason the other four exist as a team. He is the rat who trained four mutant brothers in a sewer dojo and gave them names, discipline, and a code, and he sits at the center of every version of the story from the 1984 Mirage comic forward. On VeVe he has been the obvious hole in the lineup: Michelangelo opened the Turtles run in November 2025, then Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello followed through the first half of 2026. Splinter is the fifth piece of that set and the first non-turtle character to get a series under the license.
Six variants is a wider spread than any of the turtle drops got. Where Donatello ran three looks, Splinter covers the full range of the character: the parent, the teacher, the meditator, and the fighter. The box runs the Season 12 format at $40, first available edition #6, with 195 editions withheld at launch and nothing burned yet.
The Six Variants
Two of the six are Special Editions with mint counts in the double digits, which is where the box gets interesting. Pull odds below come straight off the series page.
Edition Breakdown
| Variant | Rarity | Editions | Retail | Pull Odds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Master Splinter - Father Figure | Common | 2,987 | $40 | 1 in 1.56 |
| Master Splinter - Black & White Variant | Special Edition (Common) | 87 | $40 | 1 in 59.32 |
| Master Splinter - Weapon Training | Rare | 887 | $40 | 1 in 5.46 |
| Master Splinter - Combat Training | Ultra Rare | 487 | $40 | 1 in 10.45 |
| Master Splinter - Zen Pose | Secret Rare | 28 | $40 | 1 in 198.61 |
| Master Splinter - Battle Ready | Secret Rare | 287 | $40 | 1 in 17.77 |
That is 4,763 editions total, 4,568 in circulation with 195 withheld and nothing burned. The rarity labels are worth reading twice. Black & White carries a Common tag but only 87 exist, so it pulls at roughly 1 in 59, harder than the Ultra Rare Combat Training. Zen Pose at 28 editions and about 1 in 199 is the scarcest Splinter in the box by a wide margin, and the scarcest single piece VeVe has minted across the whole Turtles run so far.
Market Context
Season 12 release, Paramount Pictures license, 8.50% market fee, standard blind box and waitlist mechanics. Nothing has burned yet, so circulating supply and mint counts still line up. The four turtle series established the pattern for this license: Commons settle near retail once collectors open boxes and clear duplicates, and the double digit Special Editions do the separating. With two sub-100 pieces in this box instead of one, Splinter has more concentrated scarcity at the top than any turtle drop had. Singles trade on the VeVe secondary market after the drop, and Commons often list at or below the $40 sealed price.
Collector's Note
If you already own the four turtles, this is the piece that completes the family, and completion pressure on a five character set is real. Father Figure is the affordable way in and the one most people will end up holding. Zen Pose at 28 editions is where the long term value sits, with Black & White as the realistic chase for anyone not planning to open a stack of boxes. New to VeVe? Grab $10 off your first VeVe purchase before you open your first box.
Frequently Asked Questions
August 2, 2026 on VeVe, in Season 12, under the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brand with a Paramount Pictures license.
4,763 total across six variants: 2,987 Father Figure, 887 Weapon Training, 487 Combat Training, 287 Battle Ready, 87 Black & White, and 28 Zen Pose.
Zen Pose, at 28 editions and roughly 1 in 199 pull odds. Black & White is second at 87 editions, and both are scarcer than the Ultra Rare Combat Training.
Yes. All six variants show the "First Appearance" edition type on their VeVe collectible pages, and no Master Splinter collectible existed on the platform before this series.
It is the fifth series in VeVe's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles run, after Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello, and the first one built around a character who is not one of the four brothers.
