▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ' s ▁origin ▁is ▁later ▁revealed ▁in ▁an ▁issue ▁of ▁T ales ▁of ▁the ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les ▁Vol . ▁ 2 ; ▁the ▁story ▁reve als ▁that ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁be ings ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁P ant he on ▁exists , ▁with ▁each ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁having ▁juris diction ▁over ▁a ▁species ▁of ▁animal . ▁When ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁P ant he on ▁member ▁who ▁rules ▁the ▁r ats ▁reaches ▁an ▁end , ▁a ▁new ▁one ▁is ▁chosen , ▁a ▁scar red ▁and ▁heavily ▁band aged ▁( exp la ining ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ' s ▁appearance ) ▁patient ▁at ▁a ▁hospital . ▁Be coming ▁the ▁Rat ▁King , ▁the ▁man ▁challeng es ▁S pl inter ▁to ▁a ▁battle , ▁which ▁he ▁los es ▁after ▁a ▁long ▁fight . ▁With ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ▁defeated , ▁S pl inter ▁is ▁offered ▁a ▁chance ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁P ant he on , ▁which ▁he ▁ref uses . ▁Accept ing ▁S pl inter ' s ▁decision , ▁the ▁P ant he on ▁and ▁Rat ▁King ▁leave , ▁though ▁not ▁before ▁stating ▁that ▁S pl inter ▁will ▁be ▁offered ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁P ant he on ▁one ▁more ▁time , ▁at ▁the ▁moment ▁of ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les ▁( 1 9 8 7 – 1 9 9 6 ) ▁Despite ▁being ▁a ▁minor ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁Mira ge ▁com ics ▁at