Dr. Chaplin

Dr. Chaplin is a fictional character of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, appearing in the 2003 animated series. Introduced in the series' third season, the young, enthusiastic engineer is made the head of the Foot Clan's Science Division following the numerous failures and subsequent demotion of his predecessor and idol Baxter Stockman, much to Stockman's chagrin. Much of Chaplin's work is based on that of Stockman.

Chaplin first appeared when the Shredder had plans to retrieve a Triceraton power generator from a crashed ship. Hoping to impress the Shredder, Chaplin demonstrated his special Amazonian mechs, giant fighting robots that were styled after Karai, Shredder's adoptive daughter and a possible crush of Chaplin's. The mechs proved unable to defeat the Turtles, but Shredder was impressed with Chaplin's work. Much to Stockman's dismay, he found himself shoved aside, rather like Hun following the debut of Karai.

Chaplin was later dispatched by the Shredder to recover a Triceraton anti-gravity generator from Beijing. During the mission, he provided Baxter Stockman's brain with a new exo-suit. He also introduced an improved version of Stockman's Mouser robots. They proved unable to beat the Turtles, and Chaplin's inexperience with alien technology nearly led to the destruction of the city.

Chaplin was also the captain of Shredder's space vessel as it departed Earth's atmosphere. He expressed his enthusiasm for the job, not even bothered by Shredder's true Utrom identity. He continued to place faith in Dr. Stockman, who designed the ship's defenses. Unfortunately, Stockman had betrayed them and sided with Agent Bishop, shutting down the defenses. Like Karai, he was captured by the Utroms and sent back to Earth.

Dr. Chaplin resurfaces in the "Lost Season", again the head scientist of the Foot under Karai. He first appeared in an attempt to help Karai fight off the resurrected Tengu Shredder, who had come to destroy her. His subsequent appearances saw him helping the Turtles, Bishop, Karai, and their other allies in their campaign to defeat the Tengu. Chaplin was also responsible for designing special Mystic Tech weaponry, which are mainly made up of blasters, with a sword version made for Karai's use. These magic-powered weapons were very effective against the soldiers of Tengu Shredder's army, but not as effective against Tengu Shredder himself.

Upon The Shredder's defeat at the hands of the Turtles, Chaplin is last seen talking with Karai, who admits she wishes to only think about the immediate future and walks from the battlefield holding Chaplin's hand, returning, for the first time, his affections for her.

Note that despite multiple betrayals on Stockman's part, Chaplin has never lost his hero worship for him, even when they were forced to team up against Tengu Shredder's forces.

Dr. Chaplin is voiced by Sam Regal. He has appeared in five aired episodes:
#New Blood
#Mission of Gravity
#Hun on the Run
#Exodus Part 1
#Exodus Part 2

He also appears in the following episodes, which remain unaired in America:
#New World Order Part 1
#New World Order Part 2
#Past Present
#Enter The Dragons Part 1
#Enter The Dragons Part 2

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