#rat king splinter

[fabuloustrash05]

Remember when Splinter fought and defeated the Rat King in season 2?

I thought of this the other day, but on a technicality Splinter defeating him in a way can be looked at as him dethroning the king of the rats. So… 

Wouldn’t that technically make Splinter the new Rat King???

[fabuloustrash05]

YO HOLD UP-

I was not expecting this THIS IS INCREDIBLE

Drawing for and idea by @fabuloustrash05

I was gonna make one with super Shredder too with decaying rats (middlepoint between splinter and Leo ) but unfortunately I don’t have time since I’m getting ready to move out of my country

[awzominator]

“I feel it deep within It's just beneath the skin I must confess that I feel like a monster

… It's hiding in the dark It's teeth are razor sharp There's no escape for me, it wants my soul, it wants my heart”

Day 23: Monster

I am cringe but I am free!! Lyrics from Skillet’s Monster. More than positive this has been done before but I am weak…the urge to find a bunch of Amvs for this combo

Literally love what 12 did w Rat king !!! Put that rat dad thru ittttt

[theblorboscalledtheturtles]

I love this take on the rat king. Also this is one of the coolest shots in the whole show

[floofy-nerd]

It's amazing that all it takes to make an absolutely perfect character design is to make a rodent wear red. Give that mouse a ruby cloak. Give that rat a vermillion hat. Presto. Nothing can top that. This is a fact. How many rodents do you know that wear red?

[camarilla-arts]

more tmnt 2003, finally got up to the "Good Genes" episodes and ooouuuuggghhhhhh Dooooonnnnnn.

[idiot-mushroom]

Donnie coming in clutch!

behind the scenes:

secret, mystic magnify glass isn’t so much fun anymore, huh donald

[jadetheblueartist]

Hi Jade!!!

I excitedly invite you to info dump about your TMNT iteration! If there’s anything you want to share, I’d love to know more!!

I WILL DO SO GLADLY. This will be a bit of a lengthy one but let’s do thiiiiiiisssssss

Let’s start with

Splinter

The main overarching concept of this iteration is that Splinter is a villainous guy who raised the turtles accordingly. In a manner similar to 2018’s Draxum, Splinter has a great distaste for humans and sees them as a genuine threat to the yokai. As a rat yokai himself who’s had several bad experiences with humans and has uncovered disturbing mystic prophecies, he has concluded that the only way to protect his kind is to destroy humanity (or at least bring them under his control).

Due to a series of various circumstances, Splinter finds five mysterious turtle yokai children in a lab in the hidden city. Seeing his opportunity to raise warriors for his cause, he takes them with him and flees the hidden city. Now as a wanted criminal among the yokai and a terrifying monster among the humans, he hides out in the sewers between both worlds. As the years go by, he trains the five turtles in the art of ninjitsu and the mystic, never losing sight of his goal. The humans must be eliminated as a threat- no matter the cost.

This would be made more difficult, however, because of the brother that would never stop looking for Splinter but more on that later. Let’s go over the turtles.

Sophie

Sofonisba is the oldest turtle of the bunch. She is the model oldest sibling- protective, responsible, and trying her best to shield her little brothers from her father’s influence. The song “Surface Pressure” from Encanto would easily sum up her struggles, but she’d never want it another way. She’s the strong one, physically and emotionally. While being the literal muscle of the group, she’s also the family therapist that anyone can go to when they need someone. Not that she’s very good with that sort of thing, she’s really not. But she does know how to listen to them. Sophie knows who she is for her family, but is that who she really is? Is there anything outside of this version of her? Now that she really considers it, what are her likes? Her dislikes? Does she even have any hobbies? Who even is she?

Raph

Raphael is the second oldest turtle and the one who’s received the most of his father’s punishments. Raph was a very defiant, argumentative, and loud child, traits that Splinter saw as things to be corrected out of him. After many years, Raph did change. He could be more of his old self when alone with his siblings, but most times he tried to be a blank slate- obedient, passive, quiet. Sometimes the mask would slip and he would be punished swiftly. Sometimes the mask would be so much that he couldn’t remember what it was like without it. Something he comes to realize, though, is that he doesn’t feel nothing. He feels angry. Very very angry. And sooner than later all of his anger will have no where else to go and Raphael will reach a breaking point. But who will he take down with him when he explodes?

Donnie

Donatello, unlike Raph, had always been a quiet boy. He had kept to himself, complied to orders, didn’t complain. He had never minded the training anyway; it gave him something consistent to do, and he was a sucker for a good routine. But then it went on and wasn’t as good. Splinter had become more volatile and would turn his anger on Donnie. Donnie found it nearly impossible to find his words in these moments (which wasn’t great when his father was demanding him to speak). The training got more difficult, the days dragged on, and things began to weigh on him. He simply couldn’t find anything to care about. That is until his twin Mikey suggested something very risky. A secret way to access the internet without father finding out? It was dangerous… but too intriguing for Donnie to pass up (especially if it was for his twin). This was the first time in years Donnie had been this excited about something. He just really hoped their secret would last.

Mikey

Michelangelo was the turtle who resembled his name sake the most. Quite the creative and the only fun one (according to him), Mikey was always getting into mischief aimed at his siblings. If he could convince Dee let him borrow some smoke bombs, even better! But Mikey had a problem. Whenever they would go on missions to the surface, he would always be intrigued by the humans. He had even made secretive contact with some of them (tho he kept it all stealthy so they didn’t know he was a yokai). He especially liked his human cousins, even though he wasn’t supposed to. But he couldn’t hang around with them, they were evil! But maybe, he thought, if he could interact with them on the internet, he wouldn’t feel the need to hang out with them irl. It was a perfect plan. Once Donnie had set them up, he was all over the place. He even met this human girl April who lived in the city above them- how convenient! Mikey didn’t know what to do though; she seemed so nice! But father said that all humans were evil, and he couldn’t go against father. He didn’t know what to do.

Leo

Leonardo, the youngest child, has always been his father’s favorite. Maybe it was his naturally affinity with the katana or their shared dedication and drive, but Leo was always favored by him. That didn’t mean that he had it easy, not by a long a shot. Father was strict with him, but it was for his improvement. Any little misstep can cause the biggest failure and Leo would not be a failure. It was a little difficult sometimes, being under the most scrutiny and having his father’s heaviest expectations. But Leo knew it would all work out. He would be his father’s weapon and help him to defeat the humans. His siblings didn’t understand this greater purpose all of the time. They complained more than Leo, and got distracted with more menial things, but it was okay. His father told him not to tell the others, but Leo had the potential to fulfill the prophecy to destroy the humans. He couldn’t wait. He had times where his father would get upset with him, justifiable at that, but Leo knew that if he could fulfill this prophecy, his father would truly be proud of him. And he would do anything to make this happen-no matter the cost.

April

April was struggling. Her family had moved her a few years ago and she still hadn’t made any friends. None besides her little dog Apollo at least. Sure she was friendly with people, but no one really seemed to get her. It probably didn’t help that social situations made her want to explode and she avoided them like the plague, but nah that’s probably unrelated. She’d much rather spend her time writing her novel, or more realistically, thinking about writing her novel. But it had been three years. Get it together, April! Sure the thought of small talk and making the right amount of eye contact and being an interesting person made her nauseous, but it was important. She really missed having close friends and she was not gonna let this fear stop her! Maybe just delay her a teensy bit. Since talking to people in her real life hadn’t worked out so far, maybe online would be better? It couldn’t hurt to try, right?

Now for the more important relationship dynamics

-Sophie and Raph are quite close. They vibe very well, enjoy training together, and have similar problems that they occasionally disclose with each other (but only a little bc they both hate being vulnerable)

-Mikey and Donnie are close as well. Their twinsieness brings them together and they enjoy causing mischief and having secrets. They’re definitely the two most rebellious in the family, while both being quite smart about it.

-Leo idolizes Solinter and believes he can do no wrong. This will cause some… issues in the future

-Raph is quite resentful of Leo, who is everything Raph tries and fails to be. Raph just wanted his dad’s approval and it tears him up to see his brother getting it.

-Donnie, Mikey, and April are best friends. Donnie and Mikey hype her up and help her out, while April is a bit of a mom friend to them. They’re not used to having someone like that (outside of Soph) but they love her very much.

Saki

Oh and then there’s the man who’s filled to the brim with regret- Splinter’s twin brother Saki. Saki blames himself for what Splinter has become and has dedicated his life to trying to stop Splinter from further ruining his own. He works with the yokai government to try to track him down but it doesn’t avail to much. He and his two kids try to intervene whenever they intersect with splinter and the turtles, but they have yet to get through to them. The blame is eating Saki alive and he can’t do anything about it.

OKAY SO THATS THE INTRO I GUESS RAHHHHH I WILL GO MORE INTO ORIGIN AND SAKI’S FAMILY NEXT TIME AND WHEN I HAVE THEM DRAWN OUT BUT UH YEAH

I have some little character tidbits in the old noggin probably so if you got any specific questions then I might just have an answer :D I also still have noooo clue for a name for this project so uh I’ll just suffer I guess fjdkdkkdkdkd

@banana-pancake5 I believe you wanted to be tagged?

[kollectorsrus]

[anime-greek]

(ClanAU) MEET : El Rey Rata

Shoutout to my friend for helping me establish some stuff and the crown idea

Flashback Episode synopsis:

[Takes place 3 years post-movie]

After hearing a loud ringing throughout the week, Splinter decided to find the source of the noise by heading deep into the sewers. His own sons and even Draxum don’t see anything wrong with the father or his ears, and can’t hear anything themselves, so Splinter took it upon himself to figure this out.

Eventually he is led to a scientist’s secret hideout. The scientist is ecstatic upon seeing Splinter, and welcomes him in. He gives Splinter food, TV, and an ear to chat off too. The guy is seemingly a little coo-coo, but is alright. Then his true colors shine once he realizes his rat controller semi-works on the giant one too.

Leo and Bishop work together to figure out a rat crisis going on, where vendors and businesses, even TCRI and Donnie, would get overrun and items stolen by a swarm of rats. They attempt to follow the rats back to their ‘home base’.

Later on, Rey Rata ties up Splinter to a lab table to experiment on him and is stopped by Leo and Bishop. Rey Rata attempts to get Splinter to be his puppet but Bishop destroys his machine.

[yyadream]

I don’t know about you guys but I’ve been think about this yesterday, I feel like the rat that Lou Jitsu had with him might be the boys long lost brother. He may also be the Rat King too.

The reason is because of 2003 tmnt, in the series Hamato Yoshi trained an ordinary rat later became a mutant rat. Splinter always love Yoshi as a father and a master. It would make sense that the Rise boys will have a rat brother. He was there when his dad was in the battle Nexus as well when he was captured. So he more likely mutanted in the same ooze that mutated his siblings. Which makes him biologically Splinter’s son. There’s a possibility that he bit Lou Jitsu out of jealousy because he loved his turtle siblings more than him and will later become the Rat King.

That’s my theory, but what do you think?

[thevondoom62]

It's time to travel back in time to the year 2008 with these knock-off Ninja Turtles. Knock-offs based on this set of NECA Turtles is nothing new, but this is a new breed of bootlegs. Previous ones were based on the pared down releases from the tubes, but these are instead knock-offs of the all out accessorized set, complete with street display bases. This is incredibly cool.

This isn't my first set of bootlegs based on the 2008 Turtles. I have the uhhhh, Gen 2 or 3 set I think? Not entirely sure. There's been four generations before, apparently. With each one, the quality would steadily decline until you got to Gen 4, which are a MUCH lower standard than previous iterations. Thankfully, these new ones might just be the best yet.

Not only are they loaded with all the extra accessories, but the overall quality is up a notch too. The paint looks a bit nicer, albeit with some sloppy linework, and the plastic feels slightly solider. These new ones have a matte finish, while my old ones were glossier before I hit em with a couple matte coats. You can see the old ones compared to these new ones in the last picture there. You can't see it, but the new ones even retained the superfluous ab crunch most bootlegs were missing! Neat!

This set is a marked improvement for sure. If you missed out on the originals and don't want to shell out a small fortune to acquire them, this is the best you're likely ever gonna get. I still adore these original first appearance sculpts and missing out on the originals was a huge regret. Even after getting the first knock-offs, I did kinda find myself wanting all the extras that came with the deluxe releases. Well, here we are now. Great stuff.

[shadowpuppetteer]

Happy Holidays everyone, and now a production of the Nutcracker with Splinter as the Rat King and the turtles being supportive sons. Can't believe I did this in one night, woof! Nutcracker holds a special place in my heart, so when I get to have fun with it, I will take the chance to do so!

[tmnt-2012-ftaraatg-au]

@revlischarm has graced us with the local acearo gremlin and her undying support for her lesbian bestie and evil girlfriend

[knotsoangelic]

sorry for rat reblogging (not really) as an “apology” look at my rat sons

they ar. a gradient of lads

[tmntmiceandturtles]

I literally hate the rat king episodes of 2012 so I just decided that 'Rat King' is a game that Shen played with the turtles when they were little