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Old 03-15-2018, 02:52 PM   #18
pferreira
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Originally Posted by neatoman View Post
So I've typically criticized the concept of Hamato Yoshi directly mutating into Splinter as an added complication, that it's just the first step towards turning the Ooze into a catch all plot device. Not to mention how David Wise, in all his infinite hackiness, couldn't present it in a sensical way. While I still stick to that, I just realized there's another reason it sucks, it kills the point of Splinter being a mutant in the first place.
You still can't get your head around this yet you think the reincarnation thing that IDW (which is preposterous) fixes all these 'issues'?

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Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo View Post
I only think your criticism point is valid if Yoshi Splinter's main theme was revenge, which it never was. Both Original Cartoon and Nick Splinter believed that revenge was a bad thing and only fought Shredder out of necessity.
Agreed, it's works better for the character at least in those versions.
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