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Originally Posted by senpai
I have a weird question. Okay, so considering how the mutations go (that you turn into the last thing you made contact with) well... So since Yoshi bought the turtles, I'm assuming he handled them as well and that's how they became turtle humanoids... So if that's the case then maybe it's appropriate that Splinter calls them his "sons". Perhaps they are an extension of his self.
Okay so my question is: If Splinter and the turtles are a family, and Leo loves Karai who is Splinter's daughter, is that, like, incest? I don't know. I've just been thinking about that whole mess of a situation. I know they aren't REALLY related by blood but it seems pretty close considering the mutagen and how that works. Or! I could just be over-analyzing things as I sometimes do  |
It's definitely not a weird question - it's something I've wondered myself and I know there's been a lot of debate about it, both here and on other sites. Yoshi may have handled the turtles before their mutation... or maybe they were handled by pet-store employees who put them into the bowl before they were sold to Yoshi. I don't think there's a definite answer on this - IMO, Splinter regarding them as his sons is based on him raising them and loving them and caring for them like a father would... not necessarily just because they have his genetic material.
I'm thinking maybe Leo and Karai's relationship will play out as more of a Luke/Leia thing - initially there's an attraction and some flirting but eventually it settles more into a brother/sister dynamic.