Grunt is a member of Bebop and Rocksteady's gang. Although his name is never mentioned in the series, it appears on concept art and storyboards.
He appears in the 1987 TV series episodes "Turtle Tracks" and "Enter the Shredder." He was also seen as a lizard mutant in "Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X" and "Shredder & Splintered". It is unknown what happened to him after the events of that episode.
He made a cameo in Turtles Forever when teams of Turtles arrive in the dimension where the 80's Turtles reside and is seen on the streets with the human forms of the other gang members.
Grunt appears in the Saturday Morning Adventures story Cutting Through the Universe where he is addressed by his name for the first time in 1987 TV series continuity.
Trivia[]
- Prior to his name being discovered in the show's development materials, the only official name he had was "Mohawk Punk", which was used on his Heroclix figurine. This is assumed to have been derived from his fan nickname, "Yellow Mohawk Punk".
- In 2023, NECA released an action figure of Grunt (named correctly) in a two-pack along with Jersey Red, despite the two never appearing together in the same episode.