The
Foot Clan is a fictional
ninjutsu clan in the
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media. It is usually led by the
Shredder. The Foot Clan was originally a parody of the criminal ninja clan the
Hand in the
Daredevil comics. In addition to the obvious similarity in their names, both clans originate from
Feudal Japan, practice ninjutsu and
black magic, and are now powerful global
organized crime rings who are familiar with multiple
illegal activities such as;
drug smuggling,
counterfeiting of money,
gunrunning,
murder,
assassination, computer hacking,
theft, and most certainly
terrorism.