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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 [[Shredder (TMNT)]], though not always.

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==1984 Comics==
The Ninja Turtles fight the Purple Dragons 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 [[Shredder (TMNT)|the Shredder]].

==1987 Cartoon and Archie TMNT Adventures==
In the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|1987 cartoon]] (and the Archie TMNT[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures]] 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 [[Shredder (TMNT)|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 transform into [[Bebop and Rocksteady]].

==2003 Cartoon==
(contracted; show full) [[Utrom]] and was shocked. He is left on Earth when Shredder leaves for space, after falling down a shaft with [[Leatherhead (TMNT)|Leatherhead]] and surviving. Hun becomes the leader of the Purple Dragons, now a crime syndicate of sorts, and begins big time operations. Hun now doesn't seem to like Shredder after learning that he is an Utrom and even asks Karai how could she serve the Shredder knowing that he was an Utrom.


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