#i love being a turtle

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HELLO TUMBLR!! Been a while, coming at you live with some more thought’s on the, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,” franchise!! Specifically two iterations: the IDW Comics and the film, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem.

I’m just gonna come right out and say it, I’ve been seeing a lot of people saying that Mutant Mayhem has a Hamato Yoshi problem— and while it MIGHT, it also MIGHT NOT.

I have a theory. I know, in the age of New Rockstars MCU theories, that’s not very popular to say, and I may sound crazy for even saying any of this, but it is just a theory.

So as we know, Hamato Yoshi is incredibly important to the mythos of the TMNT, and yet… Mutant Mayhem is the only iteration of this universe to have him be completely absent. Does not exist. Not even a reference to him. But why is this? Splinter’s just a street rat? Wasn’t a pet? Interesting. But that brings me to my theory…

In the IDW Comics, Splinter is both a pet rat AND also Hamato Yoshi. To simplify: Yoshi was a man who lived centuries ago, in Feudal Japan. He and his four sons were murdered by the Shredder and reincarnated in the present day as a rat and four baby turtles. Maybe Mutant Mayhem doesn’t have a Hamato Yoshi problem, maybe Splinter’s been lying about their true origin. Leaving out important details because he doesn’t see the need. To him, Shredder isn’t around anymore. He doesn’t see the need to tell his sons about the cosmic origin of their existence.

It would explain how he and the turtles are so skilled when it comes to fighting. Watching martial arts films and youtube tutorials doesn’t make you a ninja! Ninja training does. If I’m right, I’m very excited for the future of the Mutant Mayhem universe, and if I’m wrong? I’m still super excited! I think it’d be neat if the Splinter/Shredder dynamic was shaken up. Though, I do hope I’m right. The reincarnation origin is my favorite so far.

Anyway, that’s it! Hope ya enjoyed my ramblings. Love ya’ll. PEACE!

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Yo! Tumblr! Where's the love for my 2007 boys?

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All the TMNT reboots you have watched?

Id be writing for days

the early live action movies, the original 1987 series, tmnt 2007 movie, tmnt 2003, tmnt 2012, Rise, And yes even the Micheal bay ones

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Unhinged donatello, my beloved ♥️ ❤️ 💖 💕 💓

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Finding Draxum

A little comic of Mikey finding Draxum in the street after he got drained by the Shredder suit. The original idea for this storyline was that Draxum would align himself with the Hamatos for a time while The Shredder took over the city, until his ego and obsession with prophesy led him to betray them once more. This time he would get no third chance, and Mikey would be the one to draw the line and tell him so before making him leave the city for good.

I love TMNT for its found family! But having had to cut off irl blood relatives before despite how many chances they were given, I kind of like Draxum as a villain despite him being the creator of the turtles. But that’s just me!

This doesn’t lead to his nice canonical show self in my mind , though it can totally still be read that way :)

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He's a little silly but we support him all the same <3

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Spring semester of college is over for me so you all get fed 😋 if u follow my insta you've already seen these srryyy :P

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Day 19: Favorite friendship

its ya bois

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Turtle Takedown Teamwork.

[First] Prev <–-> Next

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I might just have too much of turtle brain rot, but I swear these duos have the same dynamic.

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Ok, I kinda love these nerds too. 😔💜

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Speaking of 2014 TMNT, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but that version of Raph is one of the best versions of him that we've gotten.

'Cause, like, we get to see a genuine dynamic between him and his brothers, they keep his hotheadedness, and yet we also see the heroic loyal side who's willing to go to hell and back for those he loves.

Like this scene. His father is beaten and his brothers are taken, and despite knowing that he's, like, the only one who will be going up against the Shredder and his army, he goes and gets into a fight with Oroku Saki, gets his ass handed to him, but then Shredder turns his attention to April and Raph forces it back to him, only to be beaten more.

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Every day I’m haunted by the fact the boys happily swim in sewer water

Even if it’s filtered somehow there’s no way it’s not still nasty 😭 Bet they can defeat any of their villains just by accidentally giving them diseases I swear

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Raph Is A Great Strategist

Numerous times in the show Raph has shown to have a preference for straightforwardly punching his problems away rather than think up a more complex solution. Like how his immediate fix to getting Mayhem out of the mirror in Mystic Library was to punch everything in the bathroom but the mirror. However, when Raph understands the situation requires more in depth strategy, he’s shown to be an incredibly capable tactician.

(long post ahead!)

In nearly all the plot heavy episodes like Shadow of Evil, Many Unhappy Returns, and the season finales, Raph gets moments where he’s highlighted for his strategic thinking. In Insane in the Mama Train, he’s the one who figures out which eyeball-button goes to the front car with the dark armor, because “‘it was the only button [the Foot Clan] didn’t want me to press!’” [21:05]. He’s also the one who came up with the scheme to defeat all the (known) combatants in the train, with Leo specifically attributing Raph as the deviser during their mind meld [19:46]. In Many Unhappy Returns, after spending a single night waylaying the Shredder, Raph formulated a plan using all the tricks the team learned, seamlessly transitioning the mystic collar Leo acquired into it [19:53], to defeating the Shredder. Additionally, he’s repeatedly called for a retreat during fights, like in Shadow of Evil, Shreddy or Not (Finale pt 2), and the movie, when he can tactically recognize that a battle couldn’t be won. Each time, the show/movie implied that that was the right call, for the family to lose the fight but win the war.

And it’s not just that Raph is good at strategy when he’s pushed to be more serious; the show characterizes him as passionate about creating plans, he enjoys doing it. Literally in the first episode, Mystic Mayhem, after the turtles’ initial plan failed of getting Splinter out of the living room to touch his Do-Not-Touch Cabinet, Raph immediately started devising a new plan that involved “ten chickens [and] a gallon of rubber cement” [9:35]. It was convoluted, sure, and they didn’t end up using it, but it was inventive and the opposite of reluctant. This is also shown in Bug Busters, where Raph planned out dousing Mikey in honey to attract the oozequitoes [2:52]; Snow Day, with the idea to freeze Ghost Bear like in Jupiter Jim Pluto Vacation 4; and Raph’s Ride-Along (and also Bad Hair Day), where Mind Raph created multiple schemes to get the criminals arrested. The show wouldn’t have made Raph be so creative with his plans if they were trying to characterize him as someone who didn’t like strategizing.

So does why Raph do stupid shit sometimes where he doesn’t think things through at all? Well, even though Raph is good at strategy and enjoys doing it, it’s clear his immediate impulse is still “punch the problem in the face”. In fact, all the turtle boys contain the fascinating dichotomy of being incredibly smart in some areas, and the dumbest teenagers alive in others. Just look at Donnie. It’s also how Raph is a loving protective older brother, and the guy who shoved Leo into a wall so hard he disappeared in one frame for shits and giggles (The Mutant Menace x). None of this means that Raph is bad at strategy though.

tldr: Yeah, Raph has a lot of dumb and, frankly, insane moments in the show, but he’s still an incredible tactician who’s plans consistently saved his family and sometimes the world. He's a great strategist.

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Like to think they have little climbing areas installed all around the lair since the kids love to climb and jump. A huge jungle gym.

I have my reasons...

Cough.

I'll probably make some more sketches on stuff like this :)