▁from ▁the ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les ▁multimedia ▁franch ise . ▁The ▁character ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁Jim ▁Law son ▁and ▁first ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁com ic ▁T ales ▁of ▁the ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les ▁# 4 ▁written ▁by ▁Jim ▁Law son ▁and ▁has ▁made ▁various ▁appearances ▁since , ▁in ▁the ▁com ic ▁books ▁and ▁other ▁media , ▁such ▁as ▁animated ▁series ' ▁and ▁video ▁games . ▁ ▁The ▁Rat ▁King ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁later ▁migr ated ▁to ▁New ▁York , ▁he ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁en ig m atic ▁characters ▁in ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les , ▁with ▁various ▁appearances ▁dep ict ing ▁him ▁as ▁either ▁a ▁villa in , ▁a ▁neutral ▁character ▁and ▁even ▁an ▁al ly ▁of ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les . ▁The ▁Rat ▁King ▁has ▁distinguish able ▁att ire , ▁which ▁consists ▁of ▁fil thy , ▁t atter ed ▁ra gs ▁and , ▁most ▁prom in ently , ▁various ▁band ages ▁covering ▁his ▁body . ▁The ▁Rat ▁King ▁has ▁apparent ▁tele path ic ▁influence ▁over ▁r ats . ▁ ▁App ear ances ▁ ▁Mira ge ▁Comics ▁In ▁the ▁Mira ge ▁Studios ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les ▁com ics , ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ▁makes ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁in ▁T ales ▁of ▁the ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les ▁# 4 ▁as ▁the ▁story ' s