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The '''Purple Dragons''' or '''Purple Dragon Gang''' is a fictional [[street gang]] in several of the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] continuities. They appear in the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comic book)|original comic books]] and the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 series)|2003 animated series]]. They did not appear in the movies, though the [[Foot Clan]] of the movies somewhat resembled a street gang. The Purple Dragon Gang is from the [[Lower East Side|East Side]] in [[New York City]].

In all continuities, the Purple Dragons are the toughest street gang on the East Side, and are, in fact, the only street gang that receives any attention. They often have some connection to [[the Shredder]], though not always.

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==Comics==
The Ninja Turtles fight them in the first issue of the original comic. The [[1984]] TMNT comics is the only TMNT version where the Purple Dragons do not work for the [[the Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Shredder]].

==1987 Cartoon==
In the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 series)|1987 cartoon]] (and the Archie TMNT comics that followed), the Turtles save [[Channel 6 (TMNT)|Channel 6]] news reporter [[April O'Neil]] from a street gang that bears a remarkable resemblance to the Purple Dragons, though it is not named. This gang is in the employ of [[the Shredder]], though they are seen only in the first episode. It is from the members of this gang that the Shredder selects the humans that will later (contracted; show full)

In the episode "Same as it Never Was," when [[Donatello (Ninja Turtle)|Donatello]] is transported to a post-apocalyptic future courtesy of an enemy, Ultimate Drago, the Turtle finds that Stockman's head is attached to Hun's body (due to an experiment of the Shredder's) and that they have joined the Turtles' rebellion army--although Hun is still loyal to the Shredder.


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