The New TMNT Shredder action figure [Archive]

Raph

09-16-2002, 10:16 AM

Well I've seen the new Shredder action Figure, and I think is way overdone.
I mean if its going to be more like the Mirage comics, then Shredder is totally out of line.

So whatta you think? :tsweatdr:

azure turtle

09-16-2002, 12:33 PM

Well... I know he doesn't look like his Mirage counterpart, but I still like the action figure's design. I'm all for Shredder's new look. :D

Karpo_007

09-16-2002, 01:03 PM

Well i dont like that figure... But maybe he will look better in the show...

Nturtle

09-16-2002, 01:30 PM

same for me Nicko! I hope he will be like the Mirage Shredder!!

Karpo_007

09-16-2002, 01:32 PM

umm.. nicko has not posted in this thread...

Mike

09-16-2002, 02:19 PM

According to my interview, he will look like that in the show. Of course, I love the new design.

Nturtle

09-16-2002, 05:52 PM

umm.. nicko has not posted in this thread...
whoops!!! :teek: I got you and Nicko mixed up, sorry.... :embarass: :embarass: :embarass:

Aztec General

09-16-2002, 06:16 PM

Hey Mike great site! I like how you're covering all the new TMNT projects. Keep up the good work.

Nturtle

09-16-2002, 06:18 PM

According to my interview, he will look like that in the show. Of course, I love the new design.
he'll look like that... thats not good :(

Mike

09-17-2002, 01:28 PM

Hey Mike great site! I like how you're covering all the new TMNT projects. Keep up the good work.
Thanks :D Hey , I think his costume is a lot like the old Mirage version. I noticed it when I went to draw him, most of his armore is the same, the mask, the shoulder pads, etc.

Karpo_007

09-17-2002, 03:32 PM

Karpo_007

09-17-2002, 04:09 PM

Well i took a picture so you can compare:

http://www.kolumbus.fi/ilpo.naski/shredder.jpg

speedracer

09-17-2002, 05:09 PM

Mirage shredder dosent have an armor, it's more like a suit. Well it looks more like mirage shredder than the original cartoon one, but still the toy looks like a robot... But even if thr style is like that i believ it can look good in the show. Just have to wait and see...

I thought it was more like shoulder pads, forearm guards, knuckle guards and shinguards with blades on them. No chest protection at all.

Nturtle

09-17-2002, 06:54 PM

I like the way thats put together Karpo!! :D I think if tey loosen up on the shoulder blades and take out the full cheast protection and work on his face he would be preety cool!!!

Karpo_007

09-18-2002, 10:29 AM

Well the face is problem number one. There armor could be ok if he's agile enough in the show...

HorseTechie

09-18-2002, 10:34 AM

Yeah.. I kinda like the armor too (but I'm also cyber/robo nut). The red eyes were passable, but since someone pointed out his wrinkled up black cheeks, I have to agree that does look upsurd!

Karpo_007

09-18-2002, 10:40 AM

Damn! Now that i lookat him, he looks like a gorilla! :o

Nturtle

09-18-2002, 04:01 PM

:lol: thats wjat I was trying to say, I REALLY hope they change that face :tdead:

Karpo_007

09-19-2002, 09:45 AM

Ditto!

HorseTechie

09-19-2002, 09:54 AM

:lol: Uuga-booga!

Or a zombie.

azure turtle

09-19-2002, 12:33 PM

LOL!! Well... Wasn't he a dead man walking in Return To New York?? ;)

Poor Shredhead... I still like his new look, but he could use a face lift.

Kingkapong

09-19-2002, 12:37 PM

i'd be cooler if it had more swords. LOTS of them.

Nturtle

09-19-2002, 01:44 PM

I like his bo in the movie he is awsome with that!!!!!! :evilgrin: I'm sure he is a master of all weapons like Splinter though, but he is the best swordsman!!

Karpo_007

09-19-2002, 02:18 PM

Bo? I think it was a spear of some sort not bo...

Kali

09-19-2002, 03:35 PM

It was a spear. But since spear-type weapons are really just a blade stuck on the end of a bo, you're both right.

Nturtle

09-19-2002, 04:23 PM

yeah it was a pointed metal bo, I will quote one of my friends when I explained Donatello's bo to him: "Its Juck a Frickin' stick!!!!" :lol:
the book off the movie says its a bo I think, but yeah its really the same thing :P

prowler4

09-19-2002, 05:30 PM

The figure is fine, but I like the shredder from the original cartoon best! :twink:

Skeletoncrew

09-19-2002, 10:17 PM

Hmmm...Zombie Shredder...I could go for that! Braaaains.... :sick:

Nturtle

09-20-2002, 01:58 PM

bleh! :dead:

Karpo_007

09-21-2002, 11:04 AM

No not a zombie... More like a clone of some sort... but worms...

Raphael-sama

09-21-2002, 12:05 PM

First post here, woohoo. Hello and all that.

Anyway, the Shredda figure: ho-ly-cow. That looks so freakin' COOL. It looks like they took elements from various different Shredders from the past: cartoon Shred, movie Shred, and I'm sure you can find a Mirage Shred similiarity in there somewhere. As for his black face, oh well, it's neat: I drew a picture of a revamped Shredhead once, and I made the skin behind the eyes (white, natch)black. Made him look pretty badass, much the same as it does here. Shame that he doesn't have a cape though.

Machias Banshee

09-21-2002, 12:08 PM

*gasp* a new person!!! :D

Welcome to our forums! *hands Raphael-sama a mango of welcome* Enjoy your stay! Hope you like mangoes...

*thinks* well, I'm sure they'll put a cape on him in the cartoon. It just wouldnt be the same without it! :D

Raphael-sama

09-21-2002, 12:14 PM

Mangoes do fine. *eats it*

Yeah, hopefully he'll have a cape on at least in some point in time on the show. Every Shredder before hand has had one at some point in time, except for the Mirage one, I think... but the show is based on the Mirage comics and blaaah I'm all confused now...

And sorry if I'm going a bit off topic, but WHY are all four turtles's bandanas defying gravity on their toys? It looks really tacky to me, and it would only work if they're constantly falling from tall buildings. It's something that I'm sure gonna gnaw on my mind when I'm playing with these guys next Spring.

Machias Banshee

09-21-2002, 12:16 PM

They've always kinda done that, havent they?

Raphael-sama

09-21-2002, 12:18 PM

Yeah, maybe, I dunno: my memory of the original toys are real foggy, haven't seen one of 'em since I was little. Oh well. Gonna be fun having all new toys to waste mon--er, spend my hard eanred dough on. :D

Machias Banshee

09-21-2002, 12:19 PM

:lol: yeah, i'm hoping to get the four guys and a Splinter....

Nturtle

09-21-2002, 12:39 PM

YAY!!! new person!!! cool avatar dude!!!!!! *hands Raph-sama another mango of welcome* :D I don't like shred heads cape, it kind of restricts his movements, speaking from an animator's stand point. :ohwell:

Machias Banshee

09-21-2002, 12:45 PM

well...I like a nice big flowing cape *coughlookatfanartbyamydumascough* It adds so much opportunity to get creative with textures and stuff....

but yeah, realistically, he'd probably prefer a thigh lenthg cape instead of a dragger....

Kali

09-21-2002, 12:57 PM

As cool as capes look, they aren't at all practical in battle. They get caught: around body parts, on hooks and such, or the enemy can grab them. I think Shredder from the first movie had it right. Wear the cape when you have to look important, take it off for fighting. He had that nice metallic cape when addressing his soldiers, but he wasn't wearing it when he fought the Turtles.

Machias Banshee

09-21-2002, 01:01 PM

Right as always, Kali ;)

I absolutely LOVED that cape....beautilful designs....I always dreamed that i'd have a cape like that....

Nturtle

09-21-2002, 01:32 PM

:lol: yup, I hope they do that in the cartoons that would rule!!!! Yeah I wish I had a cape like that and a grunting guy who followed me around and took it on or off as I said!! :P

Raphael-sama

09-21-2002, 01:52 PM

NTurtle, thanks. *munch munch, bite* Glad you like the avatar, swiped it off the FoxBox site. c_c

Yeah, if Shredd does get a cape in the show, it should be like in the movie. Indeed, it probably will judging by the toy. I'm betting we'll see Shredd put one on at some point in the show's life: as I said, every one previous has various designer fashions stuck in the drawers of Foot Hq/Technodrome/etc.

Yellow Jumpsuit

09-21-2002, 01:56 PM

Shredder is actually the only figure I'm disappointed in (though I have yet to see April). The one thing that bugs me is that I thought Shredder should have a regular tan skin tone, and normal eyes. I agree with whoever said he looks like a robot (IE Chrome Dome). Making him a Japanese human with blades all over him does the job just fine. Less is more in my opinion. However, if that's what he looks like in the show, then show accuracy is more important here.

Raphael-sama

09-21-2002, 02:05 PM

twinAJ1, I'm personally glad that this Shredder is more then a "Japanese human with blades all over him" (which he still is, mind, unless they throw some incredibly wild plot twist at us). This is, what, the fifth? sixth? Shredder we've had? It's nice to see some variation between the designs while still having the definate Shredhead look. Keeps the concept fresh and keeps us coming back for more. :)

Nturtle

09-21-2002, 04:43 PM

no problem raph-sama, well I guess you are right about variations in shows, comics and movies but what the use if i isn't that good? oh well its a matter of opinon and could be debated forever :P

Raphael-sama

09-21-2002, 04:49 PM

I guess it comes down to a matter of taste. No matter: I'm sure the Shredder on the show is going to be an improptu badass who pushes Baxter's dumb ass around, so what's the point in complaining about looks, eh? He'll probably look better on the show anyway.

Karpo_007

09-21-2002, 05:57 PM

If it goes by the comics he wont even meet baxter...

Nturtle

09-21-2002, 06:00 PM

I think he will, Baxter is a good combo with shredder
:lol: nice signature raph-sama!!!!

Raphael-sama

09-21-2002, 06:31 PM

Ph33r d4 pr1nt 5cr33n, j00. :lol:

Nturtle

09-21-2002, 07:42 PM

:-? wha??

Raphael-sama

09-21-2002, 07:57 PM

Agh, lucky b-stard. You can't understand l33t-sp33k. Personally, I think being able to decipher what I just said is a hell of a lot sadder then just staring and looking wierd.

(I said "Fear the Print Screen, you/joo", BTW)

Nturtle

09-21-2002, 08:02 PM

what speak?? never even heard of it, is it some internet language or something?

Kali

09-21-2002, 08:26 PM

*pouts* I understood the l33t-sp33k perfectly.

I'm a Mega-Tokyo reader. I can read it, can't write it.

Nturtle

09-21-2002, 08:34 PM

I'm completely confused now, so what did you say?? :-?

azure turtle

09-21-2002, 10:10 PM

LOL!! I understand a bit of that stuff, but I don't bother with it. ;) Oh, new person! Greetings, Raphael-Sama, and welcome to the Technodrome forums!
*gives RS a shiny mango of welcome*
See, this mango is shiny, and very magical. Keep it secret, keep it safe. :D

I like Shredder's new action figure, even if he doesn't get a cape. I've always liked a bit of change. It keeps things fresh and exciting.

Nturtle

09-22-2002, 06:42 AM

somebody please tell me what he said though :goofygri:
I'm fine with no cape but the face and armour are weird, it would be hard to move with that stuff

Raphael-sama

09-22-2002, 08:28 AM

Thanks, Azure, I'll just stick it in my shell here... er.. where's that hole... uh, could you guys look away for a minute?

...

Ah, that's better.

Nturtle, it's leet speek. You might see people with names like "LuvBird2005" or what have you talking like that in your standard cheesey AOL chatroom. :wink: I think that Tokka guy who does those comics for Under Manhattan or whatever (am I correct? I lurked for awhile, but my memory ain't the best in the world)talks like that, so go scope out his posts on Mikey's TMNT board (again, lurker) to see. Nyees.

Nturtle

09-22-2002, 10:52 AM

ah, I see *looks away* :P i think I know what you mean

HorseTechie

09-23-2002, 02:29 PM

*rolls eyes* Geeks. :P

But yeeeah.. I doubt Shredder will be wearing his full armor n cape all the time in the new toon. (Like how the Mirage Turtles aren't wearing their masks and weaposn all the time) In fact... when Leo decapitated Wormy Shredder the II in RtoNY, he didn't have his armor on at the time. No wonder it was so easy for Leo to kill him! :roll:

Mike

09-23-2002, 02:57 PM

TwinAJ1, you got nothing to worry about he is fully human as far as is known.

Nturtle

09-23-2002, 03:37 PM

I always wondered how leo beat shred-head all by himself, when all 4 turtles barely could :-? isn't shredder supposed to be above all a master swordsman? hmmm....

azure turtle

09-23-2002, 11:50 PM

Yeah, I've thought about that too. But I just figure Leo has more discipline than Shredder. Hmm...
*wanders off to ponder*

HorseTechie

09-24-2002, 08:40 AM

Well.. the building was also falling down all around them. And that leo ducked his head when Saki couldn't. :P

Karpo_007

09-24-2002, 09:11 AM

And it was a year later.

Nturtle

09-24-2002, 01:56 PM

well I guess thats all true it makes some more sence, maybe being made out of worms takes down some of your strenghth, I don't know :P
Maybe I'll download your scans sometime Karpo.

Ninjara

09-27-2002, 09:11 AM

shredder, the sexy beast.... :lol:

HorseTechie

09-28-2002, 10:58 AM

Hrmmm *analyses situation and remedies the problem* :evilgrin:

Here's a rather interesting portrayla of Shredder as well...
http://www.thetechnodrome.com/fanart/Shredder.jpg

Notice a few similarities? :lol:

azure turtle

09-28-2002, 01:32 PM

Oh! I've seen that drawing! My God, that Tom guy has some amazing skills. I love how he re-interprets all of the character designs! I especially love his drawings of Panda Kahn and Wingnut! :D Not to mention that his "lil' turtles" are stunning, as well... I'm in awe.