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Anyone else think Slash and Casey had potential to be a fun duo?

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I don't regret anything...

Yes, guys, cry. Your brother is dead. You know, I think you could have cried a little bit in that episode, it's a shame the animators and writers don't work with tears. Or deep feelings...

Do I have to repeat that your brother is dead? And his best friend, who he has an apparently unrequited love for, killed him? It's very tragic.

I was crying.

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“the 2012 family isn’t abusive” and “the 2012 family all have toxic traits that can affect each other badly” are both takes that can coexist

i think out of all the tmnt shows (except maybe rise, but i could go back on that if i think about it for more than two seconds; this post isn’t about them tho), 2012 has the most dysfunctional family.

this is not a criticism tho. it’s an observation and it can lead to interesting storytelling.

splinter in 2012 suffers from ptsd and it affects how he teaches his children and how he views the world.

he’s been through a lot and was lead to believe he lost his first child.

so yes it’s not shocking that he’d make bad decisions as a parent.

he’s not a bad person by any means, but his attitude about strangers, enemies, and relationships are off. he shows favoritism towards leo, though that’s not his intention. he fails to give his other children the attention they need. etc etc

so it’s not that surprising that his children also gained flaws that affect each other negatively.

leo is dedicated to his training, which isn’t bad but it gave him an ego. he believes he’s the good example, that he’s better skilled than his brothers. he has good skills that make him the best choice as leader, but sometimes his ego and his authority make him downplay his brothers’ opinions and chastise their choices.

it’s mostly seen in his arguments with raphael and donatello. raphael is stubborn, but he values his family like leo does. their opinions on how to protect their family and do the right thing aren’t always on the right page, which frustrates them. raphael goes through growth that makes him a lot more patient with leonardo, but he still calls leo out when leo makes bad decisions, and leo often refuses to listen to him bc he’s the leader. he’s in charge. why should he listen? which is not what a leader should be and he needs to learn that over the course of the series (he,, rlly doesn’t but i digress).

as for donatello and leonardo. donatello is smart and leonardo knows that and ends up using that to his advantage. he puts a lot of pressure on donnie and overworks him. donatello is smart so he has to be the one to track things down, fix mutations, learn what is going wrong. and when donatello’s attempts go wrong, leonardo gets frustrated and orders donatello to just. do better. keep working on it. since donatello struggles with insecurities, this is just added to it and he is super hard on himself when he fails.

having so much pressure put on him by splinter certainly doesn’t help his attitude either.

is he hard on michelangelo? eh not rlly but mikey’s a nothing character so moving on

raphael very obviously has his temper. he’s probably the most criticized of the team so his faults are kinda obvious. he has the most growth in the show tho so i’m not gonna go into too much depth.

obviously his temper and habit to get violent when he’s angry affects his brothers negatively. tho he’s mostly physically violent with leonardo or michelangelo. with donatello they usually are more verbal ig? when raphael is rough with donatello, it’s usually playful. idk

also his temper affects his focus and skills so he’s often chastised by splinter, which comes across to him like leo is so much better and splinter likes him more.

donatello’s turn. this guy has his heart on his sleeve and ik i mention his insecurities constantly but it does affect him more than anything else. he’s insecure about being a mutant, he’s insecure about his weapon and fighting skills, he’s insecure about his feelings for april, he’s insecure about whether he’s smart enough, he’s insecure PERIOD. he has so much going on in that brain so ofc it’s gonna affect his brothers

he snaps at people all the time. he lets his insecurities affect the way he interacts with other people (see: casey jones).

even the pride he does have about his scientific accomplishments can be easily crushed when they’re ruined or criticized in some way.

he isolates very often and sometimes when he is confident it comes across as rude.

and when he acts out of concern for april, he goes about it wrong and ends up being creepy.

it doesn’t help that splinter hardly corrects any of his behavior. plus he doesn’t get the affirmation he needs.

as for michelangelo he’s a bad interpretation of someone with adhd— oh wait no that’s not what i’m trying to talk about hold on—

so michelangelo is playful and naïve and fails to take many things seriously, which frustrates his brothers a lot so it’s hard for them to take him seriously when he is being genuine.

and for karai, we already see how flawed and rebellious she is, and it rubs off on her brothers often, particularly leo.

this family is just a wreck but that’s why they’re so interesting to explore and see them grow. it’s why i wanted more from the series. their dynamics have positive parts as well and it’s nice seeing them talk through things. but the series sacrifices a lot of that for plots that don’t rlly matter tbh (most of season 5 <3)

they are not abusive at all but they are extremely flawed and that’s okay

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Lil TikTok animatic. Ty for 600 followers🫵🔛🔝

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TMNT crossovers always miss the comedic gold we would have if all the Casey’s got to meet up.

Imagine if all of them have the same “hiding space” instincts 2003! Casey had.

i.e. this little number:

One would be hiding under the rug, another would be wearing a lamp shade trying to impersonate a lamp, and one would just in the middle of room believing with all their heart that if they don’t move they cannot be seen.

You can’t tell me that isn’t funny. Put all the Casey’s together you cowards.

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look i finally followed through with making opossum casey art !!!!!

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I think 2003! Raph has a soft spot for any and all Donnies. To the point he'd let them get away with murder if left alone with them.

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Sooo.. I rewatched tmnt 2012 and put together pretty much all of the jonatello scenes I could find

Anyways, my thought process on some of the scenes or whatever under the cut

In this scene Raph, Leo, and Casey get back from scavenging in the lair. Casey says that he got Donnie some chemicals from his lab. Obviously Donnie is happy about this. What I immediately thought about was that Casey either was looking through Dee's stuff, saw the lab stuff and knew Don would like it, OR, Leo or Raph found them but Casey wanted to give them to Donnie. Idk dude their gay af

This one was pretty subtle but I noticed that after taking out bebop they cross their weapons and tap them together. I thought it was cute and maybe just a little something they do

Tbh I just thought it was funny how Casey grabbed onto don lmao

This one. This one hits me in the feels every time. If you have seen "the power inside her" you know what happens. But what I find interesting is that right after it happens the scene focuses on Casey's reaction, and let me say it's a sad one.

Anyways if u watched/read all of this, wow. Did not expect that

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My Deer Nanny pdf available for download :)

Hello everyone! So I've compiled the My Deer Nanny AU story into one pdf for anyone who would like to read it all in one place! You can also download the files in a zip folder for anyone who would like to view the original artwork or drag and drop the image in a translation software.

The pdf also includes never-before-seen illustrations (wow!) that I'll probably post later lol. Download is free with the option to pay what you want! Any payment is so so appreciated! Thanks so much for reading and I can't wait to share more of this AU with you! Link below

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To my 2012 TMNT Fans

When I first saw Pizza Gyoza I have always been so sad that I could never have them…But today I fulfill my childhood dream

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I DID IT

I MADE PIZZA GYOZA

IT IS DELICIOUS!!! I forgot marinara sauce so I used a replacement, it’s still good

Anyways…Here is the TikTok link I used!!!

Enjoy this treat!!! Have good to all of you!!!

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spend long enough being an OC Guy and you will eventually inevitably become a sincere recreation of the gregory berrycone 4chan bit

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New normal 📻 🍎

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Rough night… 🦌🍎

Some radioapple angst that was supposed to be sweet, but then somehow turned dark along the way. Oops…

Just imagine Luci waking up from a horrific nightmare about his fall and Alastor trying to comfort him…