April's Stats

[Toonami Tom]

Just wondering, what are April's stats? From the vintage action figure this is what I have so far:

Birthplace: The Valley (what or where is "The Valley")
Height: 5'5
Weight: 115 lbs (although I have seen some vintage April figures that say 105 lbs. That seems too thin.)
Age: 25

Does anyone else have any other stats for April?

[Katie]

Birthplace: The Valley (what or where is "The Valley")



Like, Oh my Gawwww!, She's totally a Valley girl. That's so grody!


(That valley)

[iris]

Pioneer Valley (or is it Connecticut River Valley?)... that's where Northampton is! Natch! ;)

[Jo Dawn]

Like, Oh my Gawwww!, She's totally a Valley girl. That's so grody!


(That valley)

Yeah... that's what I always thought, too. Ugh. :P


...Gag me with a spoon!

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Weight: 115 lbs (although I have seen some vintage April figures that say 105 lbs. That seems too thin.)


I guess she dropped a few pounds since meeting the turtles. Considering hanging around all that pizza that's pretty impressive.

But yeah 105 pounds sounds really light. Like in Batman when Vicki Vale says she's 108 pounds.

[Sage Ninja]

old toon April didn't act like a valley girl though. I never got that "like oh my Gawd" vibe from her at all. April was more cultured than that.

and as far as hight goes, I would say she is more 5 foot 9 than 5'5. I mean she towers over the turtles head and shoulders, and I always felt that the turtles where 5 foot 1 or 2 or something along those lines. :ohwell:

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8611/tmntzb1.png

Those are her stats in the arcade game. Seems to be in agreement that she's 5'5 and 115 pounds.

According to April, the Ravishing Reporter, she's "99.9 lbs. wearing chains ". Was that supposed to be the April character giving her own weight? Because if that was the case Vicki Vale was more believable at 108.:roll:

[sdp]

what about new toon april?

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

According to the official site, she stands at a height of five feet eight inches, and tips the scales at an astonishing one hundred twenty five pounds, the belly shirt wearing sidekick of the Ninja Turtles...April "Carrot Top" O'Nnneeeiiilllll.

http://www.ninjaturtles.com/html/profile5.htm

I do remember that profile once having a different pic of April though.

[discordiatookie]

for a cartoon character i find her strangely attractive... (new toon) is this wrong?

also, rogue from x-men, original toon :P

[Katie]

somebody likes amazingly buxom red heads :lol: ;)

[gobo]

:blanksta: 125 lbs. is buxom?? In all honesty, I find new toon April to be attractive as well. She's smart, funny, friendly, reasonable, and not hard to look at (that last one may be an understatement, but I ain't drooling over no 'toon... not in public anyway :goof: ). The downside is that she's not real. But, hopefully, I can find someone in my area who fits that general description. :goofygri: Stranger things have happened...

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

:blanksta: 125 lbs. is buxom??

April found a way to make it happen. Or we're getting more Vicki Vale-like lying about her weight.

[Ra]

I've always thought of April as this -

Name: April O'Neil
Job: Lab Assistant/News Reporter/Antique Shop Owner
Height: 5'8" - 5'9"
Weight: 125lb - 130lb
Hair: Red or Red/Brown
Specialty: Computers, adventuring into the unknown, and can hold her ground when in a fight instead of being captured all the time by the bad guys

That's all I think we need to know, is it?

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

This got me thinking, was there ever a time in the series where April brought up her weight/was worried about it? Because I've heard of other times where she had a vain streak(like complaining about being a 27 year old "hag"). I remember in the Archie mini-series she complained that she was putting on weight while squeezing through a sewer drain.

[CPK]

Well, different sources are always going to give of stats that are a little off, I've got an old annual from 1991 that lists her stats as this:

Age: "About 25"
Height: 1.6M (5'5")
Weight: 52Kg (115 lbs)

I can't remember a time in the original cartoon when she moaned about her weight, although she did tell Irma to watch hers a few times. Her age was mentioned as 28 in Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp, and her height was never given.

Seems the only time she mentions her weight herself is in that Archie comic..... but I haven't seen that, so I can't comment.

[heretic888]

Just wondering, what are April's stats?

From the Palladium RPG:

APRIL O'NEIL
Real Name: April O'Neil
Age: 27
Sex: Female
Weight: 115 lbs.
Height: 5'8"
Level of Education: Master's Degree
Criminal Record: None

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Well, different sources are always going to give of stats that are a little off, I've got an old annual from 1991 that lists her stats as this:

Age: "About 25"
Height: 1.6M (5'5")
Weight: 52Kg (115 lbs)

I can't remember a time in the original cartoon when she moaned about her weight, although she did tell Irma to watch hers a few times. Her age was mentioned as 28 in Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp, and her height was never given.

Seems the only time she mentions her weight herself is in that Archie comic..... but I haven't seen that, so I can't comment.

When did she tell Irma that? Was that the episode where Irma became a giant? April must be some friend...:roll:

Yeah, the Archie comic pretty much added a bit of dialogue in the mini-series during the scene where she was getting away from the punks. As she's halfway through that narrow sewer drain she says to herself, "ouch, this is a tight squeeze. You must be putting on weight, O'Neil." I also still have the cassette tape from that comic. I got another copy of that comic a few years ago.

[CPK]

It's at the end of the 50" Irma episode. April keeps on about Irma's diet.When I remember where the episode is, I'll get a more accurate description.

Speaking of which, I vaguely remember in one of the European vacation episodes, that when April's assignment was changed to a food tasting story, Irma said to April to look on the bright side.... she'd probably gain a ton of weight. Not quite sure what that means, but hey.

Her age can be explained in that she gets 1 year older every series, which seems logical, and as for her height, I've got no information at all.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I guess Irma was being sarcastic when she implied that April was going to gain a ton of weight. Unless Irma was trying to imply that it would make it harder for ROcksteady and Bebop to nab April.

Heh, I'm watching the 50' Irma episode now. April sure makes a big deal about Irma being on a diet, and making sure she doesn't go off of it. April might as well call her a fatty.

So anyway at the end Irma goes after the Turtle's pizza and they refer to her as a little lady. Then April tells Irma, "you'll never be called a little lady again if you keep eating like that. What about your diet?" Then Irma tells her that she doesn't need to diet anymore since she lost ten thousand pounds.

Man, April really got on Irma's case about her weight.

[CPK]

I guess it's a love hate relationship.... I guess April has to keep her weight down, not allowing herself to eat anything fattening, as she is a news reporter after all, so she's not going to let anyone else eat all that junk food if she can't.....

In The Big Break-In, when April gets blasted at by Krangs minimiser, she claims that she would like to loose a few pounds, but not that way.

As far as her height goes, she has to be over 5", considering the turtles mention their height as 5" in both The Great Boldini, and Zach and the Alien Invaders, and Vernon's height is quoted to be about 5"11" in The Case of the Hot Kimono, so she's somewhere between 5' and 5'11, as Vernon appears to be taller than her.

[Spike Spiegel]

for a cartoon character i find her strangely attractive... (new toon) is this wrong?

also, rogue from x-men, original toon :P

No, it's not wrong...I feel the same way....:tanime: :tlol: :toops:

[Sewer Bull]

for a cartoon character i find her strangely attractive... (new toon) is this wrong?

also, rogue from x-men, original toon :P

No, it's not wrong...I feel the same way....:tanime: :tlol: :toops:

Nonsense, boys.

http://www.lacoctelera.com/myfiles/elblogderosario/jessica_rabbit.gif

Jessica Rabbit for the win.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I guess it's a love hate relationship.... I guess April has to keep her weight down, not allowing herself to eat anything fattening, as she is a news reporter after all, so she's not going to let anyone else eat all that junk food if she can't.....

In The Big Break-In, when April gets blasted at by Krangs minimiser, she claims that she would like to loose a few pounds, but not that way.


Well the camera does supposedly add a few pounds, and April is the one always in front of it, so April probably does have to watch her weight.

At first I thought April was just being mean, and it would have been good if that episode ended with say...them in April's apartment, and April happens to step on the scale and sees she's gained a few pounds, then Irma could enjoy the tables having turned. But you bring up a good point with the whole April probably has to watch her figure thing. Probably something difficult when you hang out with pizza obsessed turtles.

[Katie]

Nonsense, boys.

http://www.lacoctelera.com/myfiles/elblogderosario/jessica_rabbit.gif

Jessica Rabbit for the win.

:roll:

you boys and your red-heads........I swear! :P

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I guess it's a love hate relationship.... I guess April has to keep her weight down, not allowing herself to eat anything fattening, as she is a news reporter after all, so she's not going to let anyone else eat all that junk food if she can't.....

Heh, I was watching Case of the Hot Kimono and April's aunt says that she's developed a taste for odd pizza toppings, so I guess she has picked up the Turtle's eating habits to some extent. All that running around looking for stories must keep it from showing.:)

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Just wondering, what are April's stats? From the vintage action figure this is what I have so far:

Birthplace: The Valley (what or where is "The Valley")
Height: 5'5
Weight: 115 lbs (although I have seen some vintage April figures that say 105 lbs. That seems too thin.)
Age: 25

Does anyone else have any other stats for April?

Okay, a bit of a blast from the past, but I was looking back at this and remembered something I noticed on the action figure stat cards.

Original April: 115 pounds
April: 105 lbs.without pad and pencil
Ninja Newscaster:105 lbs. We Think. She won't tell us.
Ravishing Reporter:99.9 lbs. wearing chains

That stat seemed to change quite a bit. Towards the end it seemed like she was getting a little hung up about her weight, because the number kept getting lower or she decided not to tell them.:lol:

Also, 99.9? Turtles need to get the ravishing reporter a pizza hookup, stat!

[Rooish]

5'8'' or 5'9'' and 115 pounds? Good God.

[MadPirateBunny]

5'8'' or 5'9'' and 115 pounds? Good God.

Somebody get that girl something to eat!

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Somebody get that girl something to eat!

Maybe the turtles can train her in the ways of pizza power?

I put April in the search engine and found an old thread that talked about April and whether she hit the gym or not. I don't want to resurrect a thread that old but here's some of it:

I was looking at my newly aquired April figure, and i noticed something, her stomach looked weird, so i payed closer attention and i noticed, she had abs!
You can obvilously see that she is getting some tone, and a small "4" pack forming there. I am glad she is trying to get away from the "computer" geek stereotype. Makes it more beleivable that she's able to get out of some of those situations too!

Well, there IS a high trend if female obsessive exercise maybe people are realizing that doctor's are right about that type of weight loss. And there are all those fem gyms popping up everywhere-Curves....so maybe she's got a membership!

Discussion about April's exercise habits had me thinking of TMNT II when she mentioned "her aerobics".:)

[sdp]

lmao that was my thread
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=13306

of course mostly tongue in cheek, but its true, april has some abs, though thats new toon april, i'm not so sure about old toon april.

[Sage Ninja]

At first I thought April was just being mean, and it would have been good if that episode ended with say...them in April's apartment, and April happens to step on the scale and sees she's gained a few pounds, then Irma could enjoy the tables having turned. But you bring up a good point with the whole April probably has to watch her figure thing. Probably something difficult when you hang out with pizza obsessed turtles.

you know now that you mention it April was being a little bitch about Irma's weight in that episode. I was like "so what if she is about the break her diet! Mind your own bussiness!"

I mean seriously its not like Irma was morbidly fat or anything. April acted like it has detrimental to Irma's health if she went off her diet. It made me wonder if maybe there was some off screen scene where Irma confides in April that her cholestral is up and she has to watch what she eats, and that was why April was like "OMG no Irma you can't go off your diet!" Other wise it just seemed like April was just over reacting or being a controlling friend.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

April's actions couldn't have possibly been that great for Irma's confidence.

My guess would be that maybe April herself is pretty weight conscious. I mentioned before, in the first Adventures issue when she is trying to squeeze through the sewer drain she comments that since it is a tight squeeze that she must be putting on weight. Not to mention that considering she hangs out around pizza all the time with the turtles, if she ever picked up their eating habits she'd probably blow up. As a result, maybe Irma not taking her diet seriously got to April. But still, April should have backed off.

As far as whether old toon April hits the gym or not, either that or she has amazing willpower to not scarf down whatever the turtles are having. I mean, the turtles have their ninja exploits so they can keep eating that pizza (except for Michelangelo in that one future episode). But if April picked up their habits, the Channel 6 cameras wouldn't be the only things adding pounds.

[Mr. Arctic]

in watching the dvd's of the old toon, ive noticed that in dealing with stereotypes and portrayals of women, the old toon was slightly sexist. the whole april/irma weight thing is one example. anyway, thats how it was back then i guess (and most likely it was male writers coming up with that stuff). still it couldve been worse.

personally, if april was 5'8" and 115 labs, i think that is pretty unattractive and unrealistic. but looking at how she is drawn in the old cartoon and in the comicsl, she is tall, yes, but is definately more curvaceous than 115 lbs would allow. id guess more about 125-130. thats more of an average weight for someone that height.

and id take april over jessica rabbit any day. jessica is hot, but there is something about april... maybe its that jumpsuit.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

in watching the dvd's of the old toon, ive noticed that in dealing with stereotypes and portrayals of women, the old toon was slightly sexist. the whole april/irma weight thing is one example. anyway, thats how it was back then i guess (and most likely it was male writers coming up with that stuff). still it couldve been worse.

personally, if april was 5'8" and 115 labs, i think that is pretty unattractive and unrealistic. but looking at how she is drawn in the old cartoon and in the comicsl, she is tall, yes, but is definately more curvaceous than 115 lbs would allow. id guess more about 125-130. thats more of an average weight for someone that height.

Well as far as the weight thing goes, at least April wasn't like Cathy. So far we have...three times April brings up her weight, and one is just assumed based on how she's concerned with Irma's diet. It wasn't like we saw April in a fitting room every other week fretting over fitting into a swimsuit. Irma on the other hand, was pretty Cathy-like. Because if it wasn't her weight it was her being pretty hungry for male attention.

And according to a movie magazine, April weighs in at 128 pounds. A little more reasonable it seems considering, like you said, how curvy she was in the toon (which the actress in the movie said she sure wasn't when asked about the yellow jumpsuit). Also, according to an apparent typo Casey weighs as much as April.:)

Pic is thanks to the TMNT movie site.

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o116/hulkamania85/TMNT20I20-20TMNT20Magazine09.jpg

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Okay, it's been some time since I mentioned the Archie first issue, but I wasn't able to get my comic and my scanner in the same place until now. Here it is, a familiar scene from the toon with a little dialogue added.

http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/2042/aprildrainmz9.jpg

[Andrew NDB]

April's stats? Here you go, from Eastman and Wujcik and co.

http://www.ninjaturtlesempire.com/page103.jpg

5'8" and 27 as of around TMNT Vol. 1, #2.

[odupianist]

I don't think it was her weight that couldn't get her through that grate Mutant Man. I mean it was weight sure, but in the "right place". ;) Giggity lol

[Ninjinister]

According to April, the Ravishing Reporter, she's "99.9 lbs. wearing chains ".

Gives more credence to this being the "streetwalker" version of April.

Birthplace: The Valley (what or where is "The Valley")
I'm a Valley Girl
From a Valley World
Wrapped in plastic...
It's fantastic!

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I don't think it was her weight that couldn't get her through that grate Mutant Man. I mean it was weight sure, but in the "right place". ;) Giggity lol

Reminds me of a recent Eva Mendes interview, where she says she put on weight for Ghost Rider, because she tends to put it on in the "fun areas".:)

[GALAXY WARRIOR]

i hate that all her files cards and other points of info are all different some worse then others.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

i hate that all her files cards and other points of info are all different some worse then others.

Well you have to factor in that there are different incarnations of the character too: so the Mirage one might have different stats then the old toon one and so on. Although on the official site, the 2003 toon April has the same stats as whatever April it was supposed to be before they slapped new toon April on there.

Although the toy stat cards seemed to vary quite a bit. She started at 115 (already light) and went down to 99.9 with her pad and pencil. Although that could be a Vicki Vale thing (she's a little more than 108 according to Batman).

[Scandia]

I do not want to see an anorexic April. There's nothing sexy about a pencil. And it is no fun dealing with a relative that has anorexia and is obsessed with other people's weight.

Hey, in 2k3 they gave different weights for Splinter at two different points. I would chuck it to inconsistent human errors.

[shuriken]

I'm gonna say that she's about 120 pounds maybe 5 foot 7, cuz she seems to be in pretty good shape. And bone and muscle mass in women is lnot as heavy than men so it seems reasonable that she weighs about that much. As for the older toon April I think she was just bullemic or something. I really didn't like her all that much. She just annoyed me I mean man, how many times was she kidnapped throughout the show?

[Rooish]

I seriously don't get it. I mean, it was just some friggin' stats. There was no harm in giving her a normal healthy weight, so she doesn't seem anorexic. With her boobs and her height in the OT, I'd think she should be, like, 130 pounds or so! The OT was not exactly the best show for little girls to watch, unless they were like me and only watched it for the Turtles and totally ignored April's and Irma's valley girl talk and weight/dating issues.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

It would have helped if April showed some growth over the series. Maybe she starts off as the stereotypical valley girlish type, but as time goes on she learns to kick some butt and fend for herself a little more. IMO in the Next Mutation, if they wanted a strong female, they should have had an April that had learned to fend for herself.

I don't get why they didn't give her normal stats either, unless they were doing the Vicki Vale thing and thought "hurr a woman wouldn't give their real weight am I right guys?:roll:". I'd estimate the 130s as well Rooish, because she was always drawn rather buxom in the OT.

[Scandia]

I know someone who is 5'6", has a small to medium frame, and is 120lb. She's clearly underweight and everyone agrees she's "too skinny".

I'm 5'5" and in the 130s. I can climb up to the 140s and still not be overweight. I have a rather large frame and hourglass figure and a lot of muscle- but even at the highest I still wear a one-digit size.

So I think April could have been giver a somewhat higher weight and still have the killer figure she has.

[Rooish]

Yeah, it's surprising how much some people can weigh and not be overweight ... I'm 5'0'', so I'm pretty damn short. I guess I'm muscular for a girl, but as far as body fat goes, I'm on the medium/slim side (amongst normal people, not Hollywood) and I'm 130 pounds! I really don't get where the weight is coming from, but I guess maybe I'm genuinely big-boned?

So my point was, April can stand to gain some weight. They never drew her as skinny; she was curvy. Those hip bones weigh a lot. ;)

[Sage Ninja]

I liked the way old toon April was drawn. She was slender but not skinny. She actually had a very nice figure. Vey curvy. You want to see a unhealthy looking skinny April O'Niel? Check out the CGI movie. She is just too with no curves what so ever :ohwell:

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I liked the way old toon April was drawn. She was slender but not skinny. She actually had a very nice figure. Vey curvy. You want to see a unhealthy looking skinny April O'Niel? Check out the CGI movie. She is just too with no curves what so ever :ohwell:

Seconded. CGI April looked like she needed to hang out at the pizza parlors with the TMNT to fatten up a bit.

[cMac44111]

http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/8611/tmntzb1.png

umm... could someone please finish that sentence for me.

[Coola Yagami]

their handsome green heads.


yep. ol April had the turtle fetish after a while.

[Revan]

umm... could someone please finish that sentence for me.

:lol: lmao! Oh stop you!

[CPK]

April's real stats aren't ever going to be revealied, considering all the information is coming from all different references, and there's no 1 April to focus on.

We could find out her height in comparison to other characters, but we don't know their height for the most part, except for the turtles are about 5 foot, so she's taller than that at least.

Her age varies every year..... but late 20s by the general look of her and from the old toon reference of 28.

Her weight? She's obviously slender, so it can't be too high, but her height and bust will add to that....... although we don't know either, but judging on size alone, probably about 135lbs.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

umm... could someone please finish that sentence for me.

Oh man...I didn't even think of that.:lol:

[pannoni1]

Call me crazy, but I spent this day calculating all of April O'Neil's various features in the OT. This is what I approximately found:

DISTRESSED DAMSELS: 79
TOTAL TV NEWS REPORTS: 197 (just over 1 an episode) (Only 2 in Season 8 and 1 in Season 9 and none at all in Season 10)
TIMES SHE SAYS "APRIL O'NEIL": 124 (but only once per season for each of the red sky seasons)
TIMES APRIL SAYS SOME VARIATION OF "PUT ME DOWN/LET ME GO/LET GO OF ME": 28
TURTLECOM USES: 175 (33 total for Red Sky which was alot for that era)
APPEARANCES IN THE CHANNEL 6 BUILDING: 124 (including 6 appearances of the smaller building in the second, third, and fourth episodes of Season 8
APPEARANCES OF THE CHANNEL 6 NEWS VAN: 88
APPEARANCES OF THE DODGE VIPER (RED SKY): 9 (4 times in Season 8, twice in Season 9, three times in Season 10)
APPEARANCES OF THE CHANNEL 6 NEWS CYCLE: 9
APPEARANCES OF THE CHANNEL 6 NEWS COPTER: 6

[Keysi-Turtle]

Maybe it's the yellow jumpsuit, but earlier in the show she seemed to be in the 130-135 range.

[SherlockJr]

I liked the way old toon April was drawn. She was slender but not skinny. She actually had a very nice figure. Vey curvy. You want to see a unhealthy looking skinny April O'Niel? Check out the CGI movie. She is just too with no curves what so ever :ohwell:

That bothered me so much in the 2007 movie. The exaggerated designs of the humans in that movie bothered me overall: the men were all bulky with super tiny waists and legs, and the women's heads were too big for their stick bodies.

[Stingray69]

From the Palladium RPG:

APRIL O'NEIL
Real Name: April O'Neil
Age: 27
Sex: Female
Weight: 115 lbs.
Height: 5'8"
Level of Education: Master's Degree
Criminal Record: None

115 lbs ot April looked like she had 45lbs in her chest alone. Of course I'm not complaining just saying.

[Jephael]

Man, April really got on Irma's case about her weight.

She could just be concerned about her friend's health!

[ssjup81]

She could just be concerned about her friend's health!I figured that the reason April was being so hard on Irma was because of Irma herself. Irma was the one who didn't want to go off of her diet, so April was helping her by reminding her of that.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Maybe it's the yellow jumpsuit, but earlier in the show she seemed to be in the 130-135 range.

As opposed to later in the show? Considering all the time spent around pizza, one could speculate that the number went up.:tsmile:

Only 28 instances of April saying "let me go"? Seems kind of low from what I remember. I thought that was like every other episode.

[LennyD]

HEY guys, Lenny D. here. Besides height and weight, not to mention her obvious occupation at channel 6 and obsession with "getting the scoop", can anyone guess at her BUST size? I'm not trying to be pervish, but honestly, has anyone EVER even tryed to guess and how a 5' 7-8" woman has such a big bust at her age? If I were a bettin' man(which I am NOT) I would guess she is a C going on a D cup. How bout ya'll? About how big in cup size would you people guess?

[plastroncafe]

From the Palladium RPG:

APRIL O'NEIL
Real Name: April O'Neil
Age: 27
Sex: Female
Weight: 115 lbs.
Height: 5'8"
Level of Education: Master's Degree
Criminal Record: None

HA! I KNEW IT!

Some dude bro working at a comic booth at SDCC this year tried to "Fake Geek Girl" me by saying April was Stockman's Secretary. And that I should read Issue 2 closer.

I countered with: She has a Master's Degree and was his Assistant.

[oldmanwinters]

HA! I KNEW IT!

Some dude bro working at a comic booth at SDCC this year tried to "Fake Geek Girl" me by saying April was Stockman's Secretary. And that I should read Issue 2 closer.

I countered with: She has a Master's Degree and was his Assistant.

Atta boy.

Stockman is too cheap to spend money on secretaries.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Interesting to see this thread again, especially since I just got done discussing the way April was drawn in the latest issue of the IDW comic. The current artist is drawing April with a curvier figure.

It's kind of getting me thinking, there are so many different versions of April over the years, why not one that's plus sized? They tried it out with Invincible's girlfriend in that comic, and it was interesting to see a character with a different body type than the usual superheroine.

[Sage Ninja]

http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20110213010123/archer/images/d/da/Pam.png

like pam poovey

[beavercartoon]

I kind of hate the stats that are listed in most RPG handbooks because they don't make sense. If April really weighed 115 at that height and age, she would be wearing size 2 (extra small) clothes and be approaching anorexia.

If you asked me to guess April's stats just by looking at the OT, I would have pegged her as 5'7 and somewhere around 140 lbs (size 8, medium.) A 115 pound adult woman at that height is a dangerous and unrealistic goal for most people and would require starvation diets and extreme exercise regimens. Please don't encourage these 'stats' they are quite harmful.

[Powder]

HEY guys, Lenny D. here. Besides height and weight, not to mention her obvious occupation at channel 6 and obsession with "getting the scoop", can anyone guess at her BUST size? I'm not trying to be pervish, but honestly, has anyone EVER even tryed to guess and how a 5' 7-8" woman has such a big bust at her age? If I were a bettin' man(which I am NOT) I would guess she is a C going on a D cup. How bout ya'll? About how big in cup size would you people guess?

...D-did you seriously necropost to talk about Aprils breasts?

Go away forever.

PS- Thanks for letting me know you're Lenny D, 'cause, well, that name above your avatar was no help at all.

[LennyD]

HI, again. um, yes I did just ask about the 1987 April Harriet O'Neil's bust. She seems to be the only one of the april's that seems to be of that (ahem) "size"
and I was just curious as to see if anyone would like to see if they could POSSIBLY guess, hypothetically, what her bust measurements would be. If your a dude, your always curious. Chicks, not so much!

[plastroncafe]

So...boorish AND heteronormative.
Good to know.

Yeah, even by BMI standards 115 @at 5'8" is under weight. However, I don't know that pathologizing her is really the way to go. There could very well BE people with those measurements who are quite healthy.

[beavercartoon]

They might be healthy, but they would be leaner than April's appearance. I know, I've struggled with anorexia and when you weigh that little you do not have thighs and butt that are as round as April. She might also have to pad her front to have bust measurements like that.

At my lowest, I was hospitalized in 2009 weighing 93 pounds and had been severely ill for months. My bra size then was 34 inches, A cup and it wasn't snug either. (But I couldn't find a smaller size bra in stores.) You could see my ribs and my adam's apple and it wasn't pleasant. I needed therapy desperately just to be able to see myself as a normal person because I still felt I was fat, even as my clothes hung off me. So that's why those numbers matter and why unrealistic standards should not be encouraged.

The way OT April was drawn she could not be 115 pounds. She had a curvier figure that implied she had a higher BMI, one that was inconsistent with the data given. April's not fat, she was perfectly healthy. But the guidebook underestimated her weight a great deal and people take that information as "canon" anyway.

[plastroncafe]

The Palladium RPG Guidebook isn't for OT April, but Mirage April.
I'm with you that I think the listed measurements for the RPG could do with a bit of...reality, but I disagree with the notion that people who are that through some sheer twist of genes are sick because of it.

It's body policing, even if it's done with the best of intentions.

[beavercartoon]

Yeah, I agree. Some people can look like that and be totally healthy. But some people do starve themselves, that's problematic. It's harder to guess Mirage April's stats (she had a couple redesigns over the years) but I still doubt she was 115 pounds. All those RPG guidebooks who do well to consult medical guides to BMI, find out what is and isn't a realistic expectation for people.

It's not just the weights that off in some cases, the heights can be unrealistic too. Or they'll have unlikely hair or eye color combinations given the character's known parentage. Like, they might have a green eyed daughter of blue eyed parents (actual odds of that happening is 1:100.) Of course if we're dealing with aliens or mutants I can accept some level of unreality, but human characters need a bit more accuracy.

[Shiro Kame]

In the '87 episode when it first introduces Leatherhead, it's revealed that April's 28 years old.

I think Irma's comment about April gaining weight was one of those bad jokes about the bright side being a bad one.

[LennyD]

I'm not a perv. I just wanted to say, since I hadn't posted in awhile, that I still would like someone's hypothetical viewpoint on what Ms. O'NEIL'S bust measurements might be. If anyone can just give a rough guess, maybe compare her to another known character with a GIVEN size, THAT might help. I love TMNT, and JUST because I ask about April's bust doesn't make me necro anything. I had a girlfriend who was kinky so I'm perfectly naturally curious.

[Davetello]

I'm not a perv. I just wanted to say, since I hadn't posted in awhile, that I still would like someone's hypothetical viewpoint on what Ms. O'NEIL'S bust measurements might be. If anyone can just give a rough guess, maybe compare her to another known character with a GIVEN size, THAT might help. I love TMNT, and JUST because I ask about April's bust doesn't make me necro anything. I had a girlfriend who was kinky so I'm perfectly naturally curious.

That's what I thought this thread was gonna be about - was massively disappointed to see comments about height, weight etc.

You're one of the fortunate few.

[Tora]

Ok so Ive been wanting to share this pic for like a month now so I hope it is ok to share it in this thread.

My GF and I just got our first house and it is a bit of a fixer upper but has potential lol! Anyway here is the last name of the former resident on the mail box :tgrin:

http://i784.photobucket.com/albums/yy129/dinorider37/NicksPhonepixpart2021.jpg

I was so happy to see that name. One of the best parts is the porch use to have a swing.

[Coola Yagami]

I'm not a perv. I just wanted to say, since I hadn't posted in awhile, that I still would like someone's hypothetical viewpoint on what Ms. O'NEIL'S bust measurements might be. If anyone can just give a rough guess, maybe compare her to another known character with a GIVEN size, THAT might help. I love TMNT, and JUST because I ask about April's bust doesn't make me necro anything. I had a girlfriend who was kinky so I'm perfectly naturally curious.

Your girlfriend was kinky... And you're still naturally curious?

I admit I'd wanted to bang April too but you kinda forget all about that once you get a girlfriend.

[LennyD]

Well I have been doing some online chart research and I can assume now she is and H cup by her character design. Not bad

[IndigoErth]

H??

In what fan art.

[Powder]

Don't encourage this dude, he's gotta go.

[ToTheNines]

Yeah, total troll.

[Candy Kappa]

"Research"

[Jester]

HEY guys, Kevy M. here. Since we now have a "definitive peer-reviewed answer" I think we can lock this thread. Thanks ever so much Lenny D. You've done the Lord's work.

[/sarcasm]