TMNT and Fantastic 4

[MoreCowbell5263]

I was watching the first Fantastic 4 movie and noticed a lot of similarities between these two foursome teams.
Ben Grimm/The Thing = Raphael
Johnny Storm/Human Torch = Michaelangelo
Reed Richards/Mr. Fantastic = Donatello
Sue Storm (Richards)/Invisible Woman = Leonardo
I know Mr. Fantastic is the leader, but he just has so many similar qualities to Donatello, and Invisible Woman is very straight-laced and serious stuff, like Leo. The Thing is a nice guy, but also a loyal protector and kind of the tough guy of the group, like Raph. And The Human Torch is always making jokes and egging Thing on, like what Mike does with Raph.
Some of you will probably disagree with my logic, like you may think Human Torch is more of Raph and Thing is more of Mike and Mr. Fantastic is more Leo and whatnot, but I stand by my logic.
If Raph and Mikey were arguing and it got heated and looked like it would turn into a fist fight, who would you imagine coming in to break up the fight, Leo or Don? Of course, Leo. In the Fantastic 4 movie, Thing and Human Torch fight and who comes in to break it up, Invisible Woman. Mr. Fantastic is a leader who is kinda distant from the others, like he works out his plans without being near the others while the others are either fighting or trying to stop the fight. Mr. Fantastic is kind of a pushover. The more I thought about it, The Fantastic 4 seemed kinda like how the Ninja Turtles would be if Donatello were the leader. When Don was the leader in the OT episode, Take Me To Your Leader, he calculated for a long time before coming to a decision about what to do, which is how Mr. Fantastic works as a leader, and Invisible Woman just follows orders and doesn't question them, which is something Leo would do if he weren't leader, and The Thing sometimes questions what the leader's plans are, but in the end does as he's told, like Raph. Don would be a leader, Raph and Mike would argue and Leo would be the straight-lace one who always follows orders and makes the others look bad sometimes and breaks up the fights between Raph and Mike.

Anybody agree or have something to say about it?

[Scandia]

Even as "The Thing", Ben Grimm is still the most normal of the Fantastic Four by far.

On the other hand, I do not think there is such a thing as a "normal" Turtle. All 4 of them are weird in their own ways.

I like the Fantastic Four a lot and will be watching the new movie on Sunday. But while it is the Marvel team I like best, I have not gotten into them like I have gotten into the TMNT. Too many series and universes to follow.

[Roseangelo]

The four personality types of the TMNT aren't particularly unique; you can actually find the same basic four personalities in many foursomes.

[MoreCowbell5263]

I just remembered the movie showing Mr. Fantastic analyzing every little detail about every little step before actually taking a step, which is kinda how Donatello lead the team, so I thought, "This is how the Turtles would be if Don were the leader," in which case Leo would be like the one who follows all the orders and stuff and stops the fights between the others.

[Scandia]

Usually in foursomes there is a "normal" one- a Sensing Judger. The Turtles lack one of those. There are two Sensing Perceivers, an iNtuitive Feeler (two if you count Splinter), and an iNtuitive Thinker. I think Eastman and Laird did this on purpose to show how odd and unusual the Turtles are.

In the Fantastic Four, Ben Grimm would be the SJ, Johnny the SP, Susan the NF, and Reed the NT.

[The Shelf]

LoL @ Leo = Sue Storm.

Sorry, I just had to get that out. I agree, but it's just too darn funny. :tlol:

[Andrew NDB]

The four personality types of the TMNT aren't particularly unique; you can actually find the same basic four personalities in many foursomes.

And since two of the Fantastic Four are romantically involved, later married, to compare the FF to the TMNT would just end up drawing disturbing comparisons anyway.

[Spawn Guy]

Slash fics already beat you to it.

[Revan]

I agree cowbell. The personalities seem to be quite generic when it comes to teams. x-men, fantastic 4, and tmnt all share similarites which is probably why people stay true to the advice, if it works, stick with it.

[Buslady]

Yah, Ben = Raph. I wrote a one shot of them two meeting. They're both in NYC, why not? :D They both have style, big coat & hat lol!

Johnny's a little bit Raph too, but alot Mikey. He is short tempered. But he sure has Mike's big fat ego and likes to egg on Ben for reaction.
I love the scene in part 1 - Johnny's being interviewed after his stunt with the bike; Ben's having a fit but then they get there....they argue and then Ben turns to get out of the situation before he hurts Johnny, but then a ball of flame hits him...wham! "Did you just-"? Mike Chiklis did that scene perfectly....

I love Ben almost as much as Raph, my male tortoise is Ben (his new g/f is Alicia) and I have a 18" maquette of the movie Ben right here on my desk. He guards my computer :D

[Scandia]

Regarding foursomes, I would imagine the standard distribution to have:

1 Turtle be very much like Splinter
2 Turtles be somewhat like Splinter and somewhat not like him (to varying degrees, not necessarily equally so or with the same similarities and differences)
1 Turtle be very little like Splinter

But in the Turtles case, it is:

1 very much alike
1 somewhere in the middle
2 very little like him!!!

I wonder why this not-standard distribution was picked for their personalities.

[Spawn Guy]

I...fail to see the diffrence in those two approaches. Kevin and Peter were big Kirby fans so it's not impossible some of the FF was used, but the X Men and Daredevil probably played a bigger role given what they ware parodying at the time.

[Roseangelo]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/471814498_74c851e6dd.jpg

:lol:

[Spawn Guy]

Oh Jesus. Is that meant to Killraven or whatever Marvel's barbarian guy was supposed to be called?

[Roseangelo]

Oh Jesus. Is that meant to Killraven or whatever Marvel's barbarian guy was supposed to be called?

I've always assumed it to be Thor.

[Spawn Guy]

I'm talking about the guy between Thortule and Captain Ameriturtle. The ax guy.

I named them buy the way.

[Roseangelo]

Oooh.. that one I had pegged as Conan the Barbarian, but my knowledge of comic book barbarian characters is rather limited.

[Spawn Guy]

Marvel did Conan? Yeesh, and I thought Godzilla was weird. I love silverageish Iron Turtle though.

[Andrew NDB]

Killraven?

http://stlcomics.com/gallery/mgn/7.jpg

Doesn't seem to resemble him. Probably is Conan.

[Dragon Turtle]

Marvel did Conan? Yeesh, and I thought Godzilla was weird. I love silverageish Iron Turtle though.



Yes, the Marvel comic ran from 1970 to the mid 90's when Marvel
dropped the property due to poor sales.

Here's issue #1:

http://www.empirecollectibles.com/conan1.jpg

[ZariusTwo]

Leo is a cross-dressing invisible leader who nobody listens to?

[Sage Ninja]

how about TMNT boys compared to the best friend foursome from That 70's Show ? What are the personality similarities with Feze, (is that hows its spelled?) Eric Forman, Michael Kelso, and Steven Hyde with Don, Raph, Leo and Mikey?

[Roseangelo]

how about TMNT boys compared to the best friend foursome from That 70's Show ? What are the personality similarities with Feze, (is that hows its spelled?) Eric Forman, Michael Kelso, and Steven Hyde with Don, Raph, Leo and Mikey?

A friend of mine recently (and successfully) compared the four Turtles to the four girls in Bubblegum Crisis. They're seriously not unique personality types.

[MoreCowbell5263]

how about TMNT boys compared to the best friend foursome from That 70's Show ? What are the personality similarities with Feze, (is that hows its spelled?) Eric Forman, Michael Kelso, and Steven Hyde with Don, Raph, Leo and Mikey?

It isn't a perfect match, but I think Foreman would be Leo, Kelso would be Mike, Hyde would be Raph, and Fez as Don. Fez isn't the smartest, but seems to have many other Don-esque traits. Hyde's the badass, very Raph. Kelso is the funny, not-as-smart one, even though Mike has proven not to be dumb in other mediums. Eric is clearly the glue that holds them together, they meet in his garage and count on him a lot, making him the leader, i.e. Leo.

[Jo Dawn]

The four personality types of the TMNT aren't particularly unique; you can actually find the same basic four personalities in many foursomes.

Or in any given person, really. That's why I think they're so appealing, personally. Everyone can relate to them because, aside from being turtles, they ARE everybody.

[Scandia]

TMNT as Bubblegum Crisis- at least the 2040 version, since that's the one I have watched.

Donatello would definitely be Nene Romanova

But the other 3, it is not so clear cut

Priss Asagiri - Raphael?
Sylia Stingray- Leonardo?
Linna Yamazaki- Michelangelo?

[MoreCowbell5263]

X-Men...
Cyclops = Leo
Beast = Don
Wolverine = Raph
Gambit = Mike

I know the Ninja Turtles have basic personalities and there are other teams like them, but the X-Men and Fantastic 4 are the only ones I can come up with really.

[Revan]

X-Men...
Cyclops = Leo
Beast = Don
Wolverine = Raph
Gambit = Mike

I know the Ninja Turtles have basic personalities and there are other teams like them, but the X-Men and Fantastic 4 are the only ones I can come up with really.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/slimer2erasmus/Crossover_Contest_Entry_.jpg

[Scandia]

TMNT and Voltron:

Leo- Keith
Donnie- Pidge
Mikey- Hunk
Raph- Lance (best match of the bunch)

Voltron is a fivesome...but Lance is A LOT like Raphael!

No matter how hard I try, I cannot quite match them to the Planeteers. The only one that comes even close to being a good match is Mikey for Wheeler.

[Sage Ninja]

TMNT and the Golden Girls!!! :P

or...

Sex in the City :evilgrin:

[Rooish]

I actually think the Turtles are, as a foursome, pretty hard to apply to other foursomes. I suppose each group has a smart one, a sensible one, a funny one and a rebel, but the Turtles are so complex I have difficulty finding any of them to be very similar with other characters.

I think it's a good question, though. Obviously they work pretty well as X-Men. I haven't seen enough Golden Girls or Sex and the City to compare. As for That 70s Show ... I like the comparison but it's still kind of hard. Because no one is really Fez or Kelso (okay, maybe Mikey is a little Kelso). Leo works okay as Foreman though, and Raph works as Hyde.

Let's try, um ... Beast Wars!
Leo - Optimus Primal (OT Leo would be Silverbolt, so Splinter can be Optimus)
Don - Rhinox
Raph - Rattrap
Mike - Well, Cheetor I guess. Or he can be Rattrap; Raph can be Dinobot.

What other possible comparisons are there? I am drawing a blank on any actual comparable foursomes, so I'll just select random characters.

Um, Buffy!
Splinter - Giles
Leo - Buffy
Don - Willow
Raph - Spike
Mike - Xander

And Watership Down!
Leo - Hazel
Don - Blackberry
Raph - Bigwig
Mike - Bluebell
Splinter - Holly? or Fiver???

[KairiYojimbo]

Sex in the City

*giggles*

I haven't seen enough of Sex in the City to compare the turtles with them,
but the thought makes me giggle a bit.

[Sage Ninja]

the ninja turtles with the Real Ghostbusters cartoon

Peter

Egon

Ray

Winston

or (because I love the Ghostbuster so much) the characters from Extreme Ghostbusters

Roland

Garett

Kyle

Edwardo

[MoreCowbell5263]

TMNT as Justice League...
Leo = Superman
Don = Martian Manhunter
Raph = Batman
Mike = Flash

TMNT as Seinfeld...
Leo = Jerry
Don = Elaine
Raph = George
Mike = Kramer

TMNT as Simpsons...
Leo = Marge
Don = Lisa
Raph = Homer
Mike = Bart

[Spawn Guy]

TMNT as Justice League(I'm assuming the animated series)
Leo =Batman/John Stuart
Don =Batman
Raph = Hawkgirl
Mike = Flash


Fixed. And, since that's clearly not enough, here are some nice juicy words to finish this sentence.

[MoreCowbell5263]

I don't know much about DC superheroes, who's John Stuart? Is he some other version of Batman? Don being Batman? Hmm, well, I'll take your word on that, but Batman seems more of a badass to relate to Don, although he is the world's greatest detective, so I see how that can relate to Don.

[Sage Ninja]

since no one bothered to answer mine, I'll do it:

Real Ghostbusters, I really see more similarites to the OT TMNT personalites and the classic GB foursome. This is what i think:

Peter: Raphael

Egon: Leonardo

Ray: Donatello

Winstin: Michaelangelo

_______________________

in the Extreme Ghostbuster cartoon I see mostly NT personalty similarites

Roland: Leonardo

Garret: Raphael

Edwardo: Michaelangelo

Kyle: Loosely like Donatelloonly because she is very smart and studious.

How about TMNT and Futurama?

Fry

Leela

Professor

Bender

all the other characters like Amy Hermes and Zoidberg are nothing but character fodder :lol:

[MoreCowbell5263]

Given those four Futurama characters, I gotta say:
Fry - Mike
Leela - Leo
Bender - Raph
Professor Farnsworth/Doctor Zoidberg - Don

Makes sense seeing is how Mike and Raph are close and Fry and Bender are the same.

[Spawn Guy]

John Stuart is the token black Green Lantern. He and Batman are the team tacticians, and how does that not fit Leo? Batman is, as you said, the world's greatest detective. He's also the smartest member in the JLA, so yeah: Don ha more in common with him than J'onn.

[Sewer Bull]

Powerpuff Girls, duh!

Blossom - Leo
Buttercup - Raph
Bubbles - Mikey
Prof. Utoniun - a blend of Don/Splinter
Mojo Jojo - The Shredder
Mayor - Casey Jones (by means of the overall goofiness)
Ms. Sara Bellum - April (by means of the red-headed hotness)

Smart, non?

It just proves that cartoons/comics/movies/TV shows use exactly the same scheme and the set of character personalities over and over again.

[General Traag]

Uhmm, i'll give it a shot:

TMNT as 'Golden Girls':

Dorothy: Leonardo
Sophia: Raphael
Blanche: Donatello ( just metaphorize the 'technical knowledge' ;] )
Rose: Michelangelo

^^

[Scandia]

Most foursomes do balance the four temperaments. But the TMNT are lacking a "normal" member- probably on purpose.

In Japan, foursomes are not used as often as in the West because the number four resembles the word for "death" and because there are 5 Eastern elements.

Now let me try some more:

Gatchaman (although it is a fivesome):

Ken the Eagle- Leo
Joe the Condor- Raph
Jinpei the Swallow- Mikey
And Donnie could be either Ryu the Owl or Jun the Swan (though Jun's female and neither is an exact match).

Sailor Moon (fivesome as well):

Sailor Venus- Mikey
Sailor Mercury- Donnie
Sailor Mars- Leo (only in the manga)
Sailor Jupiter- Raph (loosely)

Magic Knight Rayearth (a trio, so I'm putting a secondary character as well):

Hikaru- Mikey
Umi- Raph
Fuu- Donnie
Clef- Leo

I still cannot pair up the Turtles with the Planeteers. But Gi got so little character development, that I have only recently figured out her letters and still cannot pin down her numbers.

[Sewer Bull]

OK, let's have more fun:

John Lennon - Raph
Paul McCartney - Leo
George Harrison - Don
Ringo Starr - Mikey

George Martin - Splinter
Yoko Ono - Karai
Linda Eastman - April
Stuart Sutcliffe (or Brian Epstein) - Casey Jones
Mick Jagger - Shredder
Keith Richards - Baxter Stockman (how on earth both of them are still alive?!)

And last but not least...

...

...

...

Pete Best - Benvenuto!

PS. If we took the Old Show into consideration, then Raph would be Paul and Leo would be John.

[Scandia]

I will slightly disagree with the Beatles. Wouldn't Ringo be Raph? The only one that seems anywhere close of a match is George- Donnie.

And now I WILL try with the Planeteers:

Kwame- a total goody two shoes like Leo, quiet rock like Donnie
Wheeler- on one hand, he has the power of FIRE. On the other hand, he's the comic relief goofball. So it can go for either Raph or Mikey.
Linka- the technological genius with a cool mind and a hot temper. So she could be either Donnie or Raph.
Gi- hard to type, but the only one she could resemble is that she is smart and rather quiet like Donnie.
Ma-ti- a peacemaker like Donnie, a charismatic leader like Leo, outgoing and the youngest like MIkey.

My Captain Planet obsession was even deeper and longer than my Turtles obsession- at least the first time around. Now I just have more money to spend.

[Sage Ninja]

The TMNT and the Littles

Grandpa Little

Lucy little

Brother Little (I forgot his name)

Dink Little

[KROW]

Leo is a cross-dressing invisible leader who nobody listens to?
That's what I was thinking. Leo is more like Mr. Fantastic due to the leadership qualities, whereas Don has more Sue Storm in him, being smart but not always paid attention to. Plus he wears purple, but that's an entirely different thread altogether.


This all reminds me of a fic I was teasing to do a while ago where the boys meet the FF to take on Doom and Shredder. I probably won't do it and yet it's probably already been done, anyway.

[MoreCowbell5263]

I still think Mr. Fantastic has more Don qualities than Leo. Invisible Woman seems more of a take charge kinda person which is more Leo than Don and Mr. Fantastic isn't the one who breaks up fights between Thing and Torch, Invisible Woman is. I've made the point before, but if Raph and Mike were arguing, Leo would be the one to break the fight up, not Don, and Invisible Woman seems to do that more than Mr. Fantastic from what I've seen. But again, I knew there'd be disagreement when I said it, and I do understand the points you've made, but I still see Mr. Fantastic as more of a Don, even though he is the leader. I think if Leo weren't the leader, he'd be like Invisible Woman, he wouldn't question orders, he'd be the one that makes the others look bad, and he'd be the one Don (if he were the leader like Mr. Fantastic) would go to the most for advice and stuff. Mr. Fantastic goes to Invisible Woman more than the other two combined, but that's just from what I've seen, I can be wrong.

[Scandia]

TMNT and Transformers (at least in the movie):

Optimus Prime- Leonardo
Bumblebee- Michelangelo
Ratchet- Donatello
Ironhide- Raphael


And I will agree that Invisible Woman is more like Leo and Mr. Fantastic is more like Donnie indeed.

[CharmedSerenity]

TMNT and Transformers (at least in the movie):

Optimus Prime - Leonardo
Bumblebee - Michelangelo
Ratchet - Donatello
Ironhide - Raphael

Turtles and Transformers! Sweet, but I'd do it more like this

Prowl - Leonardo
Jazz - Michelangelo
Wheeljack - Donatello
Cliffjumper - Raphael

[Sage Ninja]

TMNT and the four characters from King of the Hill

Hank

Boom Howar

Dale

Bill

:P

[ToTheNines]

South Park
Leo-Stan (Could switch with Don)
Don-Kyle (^ Yeah)
Raph-Cartman
Mike-Kenny
Casey-Butters
Splinter-Chef
April-Wendy
Shredder-Craig

[Spawn Guy]

Prowl - Leonardo
Jazz - Michelangelo
Wheeljack - Donatello
Sunstreaker - Raphael

Isn't Sunstreaker the vain one of the bunch? I would've though Cliffjumper...at least I think that's who the Autobot hothead was...

[CharmedSerenity]

Isn't Sunstreaker the vain one of the bunch? I would've though Cliffjumper...at least I think that's who the Autobot hothead was...

Oh, yeah, thanks, Spawn Guy *goes to edit* I was thinking Sunstreaker because of the temper problem, :p

[Scandia]

Turtles and Saved by the Bell:

Zack- Michelangelo
Slater- Raphael (or Casey)
Screech- Donatello
Jessie- Leonardo
Lisa- April
Mr. Belding- Splinter
Kelly- uh, Renet?

[ToTheNines]

TMNT to Gundam Wing
Leo - Heero
Raph - Chang Wufei
Mike - Duo
Don - Trowa/Quatre
Splinter - Dr. J
Shredder - Zechs/Treize
April - Relena
Karai - Lady Une

[Scandia]

I would actually invert Heero and Wufei for Raph and Leo. I know that Heero is the unofficial leader, but Heero is a loner rebel like Raph, while Wufei is very serious and into martial arts. Again, not a perfect match. Closest would be Duo and Mikey- after all, Duo reminds me of Wheeler!

I hope to not get into trouble for this:

TMNT and Narnia:

Peter- Leo
Edmund- Raph
Lucy- Mikey
Eustace- Donnie

I know, TREMENDOUS megastretch. Won't reveal spoilers, but there's a reason why I put Eustace instead of Susan.

[ToTheNines]

I would actually invert Heero and Wufei for Raph and Leo. I know that Heero is the unofficial leader, but Heero is a loner rebel like Raph, while Wufei is very serious and into martial arts. Again, not a perfect match. Closest would be Duo and Mikey- after all, Duo reminds me of Wheeler!

Yea, I ceratainly thought about switching the two, but the leader thing is what swayed me. And Chang is a bit of a loner himself. By the way, who is Wheeler?

[Scandia]

Wheeler is from Captain Planet. He's the red headed boy from New York. He's the comic relief of the bunch.

And now to procrastinate even more on writing this paper...

TMNT and Final Fantasy!!!

Final Fantasy IV

Cecil Harvey- Leonardo
Kain Highwind- Raphael
Edge Eblana- Michelangelo
Rosa Farrell and/or Rydia Page- Donatello

Final Fantasy IX

Freya Crescent- Leonardo
Vivi Ornitier- Donatello
Amarant Coral- Raphael
Zidane Tribal- Michelangelo

[ToTheNines]

Get ready sports fans (baseball fans acutally)!

Baseball Tonight
Leo - Carl Ravech
Raph - Steve Phillips
Mike - John Kruk
Don - Tim Kirkjin
Splinter - Peter Gammons

[Rooish]

South Park
Leo-Stan (Could switch with Don)
Don-Kyle (^ Yeah)
Raph-Cartman
Mike-Kenny
Casey-Butters
Splinter-Chef
April-Wendy
Shredder-Craig

Heh, nice.

[ToTheNines]

TMNT to Street Sharks

Leo - Ripster
Raph - Slammu
Mike - Streex
Don - Jab (Don is alot like Ripster, but Jab was a good mechanic)
Shredder - Doc Piranoid
Rocksteady - Slash
Bebop - Slobster
Metalhead - Sharkbot
April - Lena
Slash - Moby Lick (Archie Slash, as in he becomes a good guy eventually)
Casey - Bends
Venus - Rox (He was kinda cool, but still a non-essential 5th shark)

[Scandia]

I have WAY too much mental energy and WAY too much imagination! So here are two more obsessions of mine compared to TMNT.

TMNT and Rose of Versailles:

Oscar- Leonardo
Andre- Donatello
Alain- Michelangelo
Girodelle- Raphael
Marron Glace- Splinter
Rosalie- April
Bernard- Casey
Marie Antoinette- Irma
Fersen- Vernon
Louis XV- Burne
Louis Auguste- Bebop
Madame Du Barry- Shredder
Jeanne- Karai
Robespierre- Krang
St. Just- Baxter Stockman
Yolande- Rat King
Napoleon- Bishop

TMNT and Carrusel- yup, my two obsessions back in junior high!

Daniel- Leonardo
David- Donatello
Jaime- Michelangelo
Pablo- Raphael
Mario- Casey
Valeria- April
Laura- Irma
Maria Joaquina- Karai
Jorge- Shredder
Carmen- Usagi
Srta. Ximena- Splinter
Srta. Orraca- Krang
Don Fermin- The Ancient One
Rabito- Klunk

[kerfootw]

The episode "Reality Check" in the new series, based off the Super Turtles comic issue, really did have the Turtles like the Fantastic Four. They were a few references to it afterall, including the Nullificator.

Raph (Griddex) really had all qualities of the Thing, Mikey (Blobboid) had the Human Torch's personality but more or less had Reed's power, Don (Shellectro) was as smart as Richards but fighting-wise had the Torch's powers--except it was electricity instead of fire, and Leo (Graviturtle) was a leader like Reed (with a bit of Sue) but had a completely different power of flying and Indiana-Jones-style lassoing.

[Scandia]

TMNT and Fraggle Rock:

Gobo- Leonardo
Red- Raphael
Mokey- Donatello
Wembley- Michelangelo
Traveling Uncle Matt- Splinter

[Rooish]

Leo (Graviturtle) was a leader like Reed (with a bit of Sue) but had a completely different power of flying and Indiana-Jones-style lassoing.

That was so creepy, with Leo wearing tights and cracking a whip.

[MoreCowbell5263]

While we're on the topic of puppet shows
Sesame Street and Ninja Turtles
Big Bird - Leo
Oscar the Grouch - Raph
Elmo - Mike
The Count - Don (What can I say, The Count knows his numbers)

Ninja Turtles and Solo Marvel Superheroes
Leo - Captain America (he's the one I think of at least)
Raph - The Incredible Hulk
Don - Iron Man (troubled, alcoholic, intelligent weapons designer)
Mike - Spider-Man (agility, speed, and humor, although I considered Don because of Spidey's intelligence)

I'd like to hear other dromers' opinions on these though, because I probably didn't make the most accurate connections.

[Spawn Guy]

Maybe Daredevil or Luke Cage for Raph, the Hulk is a little extreme and, well, easy. Wolverine is another possibility. Stark might be a good choice for Don since I don't figure him to be as smart as Mr Fantastic. Not the alcoholic thing though. Leo could maybe be one of the martial arts heroes like Shang Chi or Iron Fist. Spidey could actually be split between all three of them but he's like Mike and Leo most of the time, and even then more Mike. If we're judging based on humour I guess Mike's maybe Deadpool without the whole psycho breaking the fourth wall thing.

[MoreCowbell5263]

Well I was trying to avoid the Marvel teams like X-Men and Fantastic 4, that's why I didn't go for Raph as Wolverine or Don as Mr. Fantastic or Mike as Iceman. That's why I said 'Solo.' But I guess you could argue that Cap, Iron Man, and Spider-Man, and the Hulk were all Avengers at one point. I don't know much about Luke Cage other than his powers and origin.
I thought Spidey was pretty close to Leo, Don, and Mike, maybe Raph when he has the symbiote black suit, being more aggressive and whatnot, but that'd still be a stretch. Spider-Man has some leadership skills and takes his responsibilities seriously (Leo) but he's also a great strategist and intellectual when it comes to science (Don), but he's also agile, fast, and humorous (Mike).

[Buslady]

I am a dork. i already replied to this. DUH!

[Blade Raider]

TMNT to Team 7 (from Naruto):
Mikey = Naruto (Jokers. Both wear orange. Both seem to have a hard time gaining the rank Chunin.)
Leo = Kakashi (Both Leaders. Most skilled out of the four in both cases. Both Kakashi and 2k3 Leo have battle scars.)
Raph = Sasuke (Both though guys. Biggest difference is that Raph has a father figure, making Sasuke a much bigger jerk.)
Don = Sakura (Both have great control and both think before they acted. I think Don might match Shikamaru better, but both work.)

Always wanted to see some fan art of the TMNT using some jutsu.

[Spawn Guy]

Well I was trying to avoid the Marvel teams like X-Men and Fantastic 4, that's why I didn't go for Raph as Wolverine or Don as Mr. Fantastic or Mike as Iceman. That's why I said 'Solo.' But I guess you could argue that Cap, Iron Man, and Spider-Man, and the Hulk were all Avengers at one point. I don't know much about Luke Cage other than his powers and origin.
I thought Spidey was pretty close to Leo, Don, and Mike, maybe Raph when he has the symbiote black suit, being more aggressive and whatnot, but that'd still be a stretch. Spider-Man has some leadership skills and takes his responsibilities seriously (Leo) but he's also a great strategist and intellectual when it comes to science (Don), but he's also agile, fast, and humorous (Mike).

Heh, yeah, but Logan's in so many solo books he's as close to a solo hero as makes no diffrence.

And Spidey actually has his own temper. Dosen't show as much as Raph's, but he's beat the **** out of people with no holding back before. The comic symbiote never made him agressive. It just slipped itself on and took him around NYC for rounds of sleep walking acrobatics to feed off his adreniline and further bond to him. He dosen't need an alien he picked up during an intergallactic war between evil and good to be murderously ticked off.

[MoreCowbell5263]

Oh yeah, I remember reading that the symbiote didn't do that in the comics, sorry. I'll admit Raph is a lot like Wolverine, I was still trying to avoid using X-Men or Fantastic 4, but yeah I see what you're saying.

[Time Mistress]

TMNT in Oz

Dorothy - Mike
Scarecrow - Leo
Tin Man - Don
Lion - Raph
Toto - Klunk
Aunt Em - Splinter
Wicked Witch of the West - Shredder
Flying Monkeys - Foot Clan/Rocksteady and BeBop/Tokka and Razhor
The Wizard - Lord Simultanious



The Four Muskaturtles

Athos - Leo
Porthos - Mike
Aramis - Don
D'Artagnan - Raph

[Spawn Guy]

Lion - Raph
Toto - Klunk
Aunt Em - Splinter
Ahahahahahaha!

[Scandia]

TMNT and Step by Step

Frank- Casey
Carol- April
Dana- Leonardo
J.T.- Raphael
Karen- Michelangelo
Alicia- Karai
Mark- Donatello
Cody- Cody (for real!)

TMNT and M.A.S.K.

Matt Trakker- Leonardo
Alex Sector- Donatello
Brad Turner- Raphael
Buddy Hayes- Michelangelo
Miles Mayhem- Shredder
Cliff Dagger- Hun
Nash Gorey- Baxter Stockman
Vanessa Warfield- Karai

TMNT and GI Joe

Hawk- Splinter
Duke- Leonardo
Flint- Donatello
Shipwreck- Michelangelo
Snake-eyes- Raphael
Scarlett- April
Commander Cobra- Shredder
Serpentor- Krang
Destro- Bishop
Baroness- Karai
Zartan- Torbin Zixx

[kerfootw]

That was so creepy, with Leo wearing tights and cracking a whip.

Leo wasn't wearing tights. It was a cape and cowl/mask, boots, gloves, and a belt.

[Spawn Guy]

TMNT and The Muppets.

Leonardo=Kermit
Raphael=Miss Piggy
Donatello=Fozzie Bear
Michaleagelo=The Great Gonzo

[Scandia]

From the Muppets, I would put:

Scooter- Donatello
Animal- Raphael

I agree with Kermit for Leonardo and Gonzo for Michelangelo.

Other Muppets:

Miss Piggy- Irma
Fozzie Bear- Casey
Bunsen Honeydew- Baxter Stockman
Skeeter- April
Nanny- Splinter
Rowlf- Howie from the OT

[ToTheNines]

Digimon
Leo- Tai
Raph- Matt
Don- Izzy
Mike- T.K.
Splinter- Joe
April- Sora
Shredder- Demimon

[Scandia]

TMNT and Escaflowne

Van Fanel- Leonardo
Hitomi Kanzaki- Irma
Millerna Aston- April
Allen Schezar- Casey (except that I actually LIKE Casey)
Dryden Fassa- Donatello
Dilandau Albatou- Raphael
Folken Fanel- Shredder
Merle- Michelangelo
Marlene- Gabrielle
Cid- Shadow
Dornkirk- Baxter Stockman (except that I like Dornkirk's true identity A LOT)

TMNT and Hana no Ko Lunlun

Angel- Leonardo
Felix- Donatello
Rope- Michelangelo
Caty- Raphael
Malina- Karai
Boris- Bebop and/or Rocksteady
Angel's grandparents- Splinter

[Scandia]

Can't believe I did not think of this before...

TMNT and the Smurfs:

Papa Smurf- Splinter
Brainy Smurf- Leonardo
Handy Smurf- Donatello
Jokey Smurf- Raphael
Flying Smurf- Michelangelo
Smurfette- April
Hefty Smurf- Casey
Gargamel- Shredder
Balthazar- Krang
Chlorhydris- Karai

[Time Mistress]

TMNT to Harry Potter

Harry - Leo
Ron - Raph
Hermione - Don
Neville - Mikey
Splinter - Dumbledore
April - Tonks
Casey - Lupin
Leatherhead - Hagrid

[Spawn Guy]

...

Did any real thought go into that?

[MoreCowbell5263]

TMNT and Dark Horse Comics' Mystery Men:
Leo = The Shoveler
Raph = Mr. Furious
Mike = Invisible Boy
Don = The Blue Raja
Splinter = The Sphinx
Casey Jones = The Spleen
April = The Bowler

[Sage Ninja]

The TMNT and the Littles

Grandpa Little

Lucy little

Brother Little (I forgot his name)

Dink Little


wow so no one here remembers the Littles huh? This show came and gone before I was even born and I remember it (through re-runs). What is our culture coming too if no one remembers the Littles. Any way since no one bothered to answer these I'll anwser my own question.:

I'm basing this off the 2k3 turtles:

Grandpa Little: Raphael, because they are both grouchy and tempermental, but also protective and care a great deal for those close to him.

Dink Little: Mikey, because like Mikey Dink is a goofball and a bit clownish, who is some what cowardly yet endearing at the same time.

Lucy Little: Donatello, they are both sweet and cute and very smart and try to be level headed and they have a soft spot for humans (like Donatello and April and Lucy Henry Big)

Brother Little: (Still can't remember his name :ohwell: ) Leonardo, they are both big vrother types who are protective of their younger siblings as well as brave and and charisimatic, and comes up with planes.

Also think that Dink and Grandpa share a very similar relationship with each that is like Raphael and Michaelangelo's relationship. Like Raphael Grandpa becomes exsperated with Dink and his antics and seems to barely tolerate him for the most paart and chases him around to hit him when Dink annoys him. ANd both Dink and mikey seem scared of getting of on Grandpa/Raphael's bad side and runs from him. But despite the fact that Grandpa is exasperated by Dink its still obvious that he is close to him and cares for him very much and is protective of him, and its obvious that Donk loves and carex for Grandpa as well even though he get on Grandpa's nerves, Like Mikey and Raph.

TMNT and the four characters from King of the Hill

Hank

Boom Howar

Dale

Bill

Since no omne answered this eighther I'll anwser my own question. I'm going by the OT turtles for this one

Hank: Leonardo

Boom Howard: Michaelangelo

Dale: Donatello

Bill: Raphael

[MoreCowbell5263]

Hank = Leo (Cross between Don and Raph, he's the smartest, but he's also the most aggressive)

Bill = Mike (emotional but seemingly never angry)

Dale = Raph (tempermental and grudgeholding, very distrustful of those he does not know, but very trusting of those he does know, like Hank. He does have a lot of spy-type technology though, which would make him like Don)

Boomhauer = That would leave Boomhauer with Don. The only time I've seen Boomhauer try to fight someone was with his brother Patch (played by Brad Pitt) because Patch was being disloyal to a girl he cared about, which I can see Don doing if someone treated April like that. Boomhauer has shown times of wisdom even though we, the viewers can't hear what he's saying, Hank can, and Hank has commented on Boomhauer's knowledge at times. Hank is still however the leader of the group which Don clearly isn't.

So my final picks are
Hank = Leo
Bill = Mike
Dale = Raph
Boomhauer = Don

But you can argue quite a bit about this. If you include other supporting characters, then you can say Bobby is a perfect Mikey or Peggy is a close depiction of Don from the OT. You can argue that Don is like Dale because of his spy technology or Hank because Hank is very handy with machines and woodworking. Boomhauer could be like Mike in that he has a lot of fun, but he doesn't do a good job of expressing his emotions like Bill does. Raph you could argue maybe Hank because of his aggression, I guess I can see where you see Bill because he's emotional, but he's almost never angry, he's just sad or happy. After trying to decide whether Hank was closer to Raph because of his emotions or Don because of his knowledge and handiness, you realize that Leo is really a combination of Don and Raph, so Hank equals Leo.

[Scandia]

TMNT and King Arthur:

Arthur- Leonardo
Merlin- Donatello
Lancelot- Raphael
Percival- Michelangelo
Uther Pendragon- Splinter
Morgana Le Fay- Karai

TMNT and Ivanhoe:

Wilfred- Leonardo
Rebecca- Donatello
Locksley- Raphael
Gurth- Michelangelo
Richard Lionheart- Splinter
Prince John- Shredder

[Sage Ninja]

TMNT and the characters from Winnie the pooh

Pooh

Piglet

Tiger

Rabbit

[ToTheNines]

I just remembered this thread the other week while watching mobster movies lol

Godfather
Leo- Tom Hagen (close to Vito)
Raph- Sonny
Don- Fredo (The kind, shy one)
Mike- Michael (Youngest, not interested in family bussiness)
Splinter- Don Corleone
Shredder- Solozzo "The Turk"

Godfather (after Michaels return)
Leo- Michael (new leader)
Raph- Sonny RIP
Don- Hagen
Mike- Fredo (the over-looked one)

Godfather II
Leo- Vito
Raph- Clemenza
Don- Tessio
Mike- Genco

Goodfellas
Leo- Paulie
Raph- Jimmy
Don- Henry (not a perfect match, but he was smart & the least violent)
Mike- Tommy (a very violent Mikey lol)

The Untouchables
Leo- Elliot Ness
Raph/Mike- George
Don- Oscar
Splinter- Malone
Shredder- Al Capone

[Sage Ninja]

House MD.

House

Cameron

Case

Forman

who watches House here?

[ToTheNines]

Necro-postin'!

The Sopranos

Leo - Tony
Raph - Paulie Walnuts (Crazy mofo, hates magic and supernatural stuff)
Mike - Christopher (Aspiring writer, sensitive side, fights with Paulie)
Don - Sil (Very calm, Tony's advisor)
Splinter - Uncle June or Hesh (Dr. Melfi fits here, but she only helps Tony)
April - Carmela
Casey - Furio (got the hair, and he's from Italy so he's kind of an outsider)
Shredder - Phil Leotardo

Just for fun/random
Slash - Big Pussy
Ninjara - Adrianna
Shadow - Meadow
Zach - AJ
Hamato Yoshi - Johnny-boy Soprano
Karai - Annalisa Zucca
Usagi - John Sacrimoni

[ToTheNines]

Entourage
Leo - Vince
Raph - Drama
Don - Eric
Mike - Turtle
Casey - Dom
Splinter - Ari?
April - Lloyd :lol:
Slash - Billy Walsh

Young Justice
Leo - Aqualad
Raph - Superboy
Don - Robin
Mike - Kid Flash
Splinter - Red Tornado
April - Artemis
Venus - Miss Martian
Casey - Speedy

[ninjafowlkes8705]

[QUOTE=Sage Ninja;531141]since no one bothered to answer mine, I'll do it:

Real Ghostbusters, I really see more similarites to the OT TMNT personalites and the classic GB foursome. This is what i think:

Peter: Leonardo

Egon: Donatello

Ray: Michaelangelo

Winstin: Rapheal

_______________________

in the Extreme Ghostbuster cartoon I see mostly NT personalty similarites

Roland: Leonardo

Garret: Raphael

Edwardo: Michaelangelo

Kyle: Loosely like Donatelloonly because she is very smart and studious.

How about TMNT and Futurama?

Fry

Leela

Professor

Bender

HOW ABOUT BOYZ II MEN

NATHAN:LEONARDO
SHAWN:DONATELLO
WANYA:MICHAELANGELO
MICHAEL:RAPHEAL

[ToTheNines]

Real Ghostbusters, I really see more similarites to the OT TMNT personalites and the classic GB foursome. This is what i think:

Peter: Raphael

Egon: Leonardo

Ray: Donatello

Winstin: Michaelangelo

I'll agree with that for the cartoon, but for the movies I'd say:

Leonardo: Peter

Raphael: Winston

Mikey: Stantz

Donatello: Spengler

[Ninja Tiptup]

Oh fun with this stuff eh?

Gargoyles

Leonardo - Goliath
Donatello - Lexington
Raphael - Brooklyn
Michelangelo - Broadway
April - Elisa Maza
Splinter - Hudson

Mighty Ducks

Leonardo - Wildwing
Donatello - Tanya
Raphael - Duke L'Orange
Michelangelo - Nosedive
April - Mallory

Voltron

Leonardo - Keith
Donatello - Pidge
Raphael - Lance
Michelangelo - Hunk
April - Princess Allura
Splinter - Coran

One Piece / strictly personality wise

Leonardo - Zoro (dedicated to training and has a strict honor code)
Donatello - Usopp (pacifist gadget man)
Raphael - Sanji (the wise guy with a chip on his shoulder)
Michelangelo - Luffy (typically a goof ball but will fight for what he believes in)

[Bauer536]

OH MY GOSH!!!! I can think of A LOT of comparisons. :tlol:
Lord of the Rings: Warriors and Wizards
•Leonardo- Aragorn
•Donatello- Legolas
•Michelangelo- Gimli
•Raphael- Eomer
•Splinter- Gandalf
•April O’Neil- Eoywen
•Casey Jones-Boromir or Faramir
•Karai- Arwen

Lord of the Rings: Hobbits
•Leonardo- Frodo
•Raphael- Sam
•Donatello- Merry
•Michelangelo- Pippin

24: CTU and Friends (This is for the 24 fans)
•Leonardo- Jack Bauer
•Raphael/Casey Jones- Tony Almeida
•Donatello/April O'Neil- Chloe O'Brian
•Michelangelo- Morris O’Brian
•Splinter- Bill Buchanan
•Karai- Nina Meyers

The Big Bang Theory
•Leonardo- Leonard Hofstadter
•Raphael- Sheldon Cooper
•Donatello- Howard Wolowitz
•Michelangelo- Raj Koothrappali
•April O’Neil- Penny

Last but not least: THE PENGUINS OF MADAGASCAR
•Leonardo- Skipper
•Donatello- Kowalski
•Michelangelo- Private
•Raphael- Rico

[ToTheNines]

Suprised no one did the Bat Family

Batman - Leonardo
Dick/Nightwing - Mike
Jason/Red Hood - Raph
Tim/Red Robin - Don
Batgirl/Oracle - April
Alfred - Splinter
Azrael - Slash

[Bauer536]

Suprised no one did the Bat Family

Batman - Leonardo
Dick/Nightwing - Mike
Jason/Red Hood - Raph
Tim/Red Robin - Don
Batgirl/Oracle - April
Alfred - Splinter
Azrael - Slash

Oh my gosh!!!! I did not think of that before. I love it!:tgrin::tlol::tsmile::tcool:

It's funny, because not only do I find Leonardo's personality similar to Superman's, but also to Batman's. Batman has killer martial arts skills and has been trained as a ninja before, I believe. Plus, I'd say he has the same kind of leadership they both use. The only time Leo is not Batman is when the Dark Knight is making science experiments or interrogating roughly on the bad guys. At that point, that's when Batman is a mix of Donatello and Raphael. Still, Leonardo is a good enough comparison.

Michelangelo as the first Robin and Nightwing is good. I thought Don could put on the Boy Wonder's shoes, but I realized that would not work. Sometimes Robin argued at Batman. Donatello wouldn't threaten to quit in front of Leonardo. I guess Mike is a good choice.

By the way, who would Casey be? Commisioner Gordon?:tlol:

[ToTheNines]

By the way, who would Casey be? Commisioner Gordon?:tlol:

Even though it's crazy to compare the two, he is the best candidate lol. Just like Casey's not a mutant, Gordon's not a masked hero yet they both contribute to the team.

I was also thinking who could be Damian Wayne... Cody Jones perhaps? lol

[Bauer536]

I think I want Cody Jones out of this. As much as I didn't like the 4Kids series, I hated its later ones like Fast Forward and Back to the Sewers. There must be someone like Casey in the Batman franchise.:tsmile: How about Detective Bullock?

Anyway, I've been watching all these other shows recently. I've realized you can compare the characters to a the others on their shows. Here's the new compare list:

Reboot
•Leonardo – Bob
•Donatello – Dot Matrix
•Michelangelo – Little Enzo
•Raphael/Casey Jones – Matrix (Older Enzo)
•Splinter – Phong
•April O’Neil – AndrAIa
•Shredder – Megabyte
•Hexadecimal – Karai

I Love Lucy
•Michelangelo – Lucy Ricardo:tlol:
•Leonardo – Ricky Ricardo
•Donatello – Ethel Mertz:tlol:
•Raphael – Fred Mertz

Loony Tunes
•Leonardo – Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Cecil Turtle, Road Runner
•Michelangelo – Daffy Duck, Pepé Le Pew, Sylvester Jr.
•Raphael – Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester
•Donatello – Marvin the Martian, Speedy Gonzales, Tweety Bird, Wile E. Coyote
•Splinter – Granny:tlol:

[ToTheNines]

Geez, I'm on quite the Batman kick...

Brave and the Bold cartoon:

Leo - Batman
Raph - Green Arrow
Mike - Blue Beetle
Don - Red Tornado
Casey - Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
Splinter - Wildcat
Slash - Owlman
April - Huntress

[Bauer536]

Geez, I'm on quite the Batman kick...

Brave and the Bold cartoon:

Leo - Batman
Raph - Green Arrow
Mike - Blue Beetle
Don - Red Tornado
Casey - Green Lantern (Guy Gardner)
Splinter - Wildcat
Slash - Owlman
April - Huntress

Interesting. And yet the voice of Leonardo from the 2k7 film is the guy doing Green Arrow.:tlol: Why Don as Red Tornado? Is he not really like The Atom? And what about Aquaman or Plastic Man? Don't they have a bit of Mikey in them?:tconfuse:

Still, I love the list. Notify me when you got the answers. I do like Batman: Brave and the Bold.:tsmile: I've been missing a lot, though. I don't have Cartoon Network anymore.:tgrumble:

[ToTheNines]

Wu Tang Clan!

RZA - Splinter
GZA - Leo
Ol' Dirty Bastard or Method Man - Mike
Raekwon or Ghostface - Raph
Inspectah Deck or U-God - Don

Interesting. And yet the voice of Leonardo from the 2k7 film is the guy doing Green Arrow.:tlol: Why Don as Red Tornado? Is he not really like The Atom? And what about Aquaman or Plastic Man? Don't they have a bit of Mikey in them?:tconfuse:

Still, I love the list. Notify me when you got the answers. I do like Batman: Brave and the Bold.:tsmile: I've been missing a lot, though. I don't have Cartoon Network anymore.:tgrumble:

All good points. Catwoman and Talia al Ghul would be good matches for Karai.

[shuriken]

Did anyone do DBZ?
Namek saga (yay)
Splinter- Master Roshi (martial atrs masters past their prime:trazz: )
Leo- Goku (obviously)
Donnie- Bulma/Picollo (tech wiz and a fairly strategic fighter)
Raph- Vegeta/Picollo (wants to best Leo, and has before, hot tempered but very skilled)
Mikey- Gohan/Krillin (youngest and has the most raw talent, and used for comic relief)
April- Bulma ( smart and always helpful, plus both are really hot)
Casey-Yamcha (tries his best but just can't keep up with those damn Saiyins)

Shredder- Frieza (Ridiculously tough to kill and hellbent on getting the Dragonballs)
Hun and the Elite- The Ginyu force (aside from Hun, Ginyu force fight as a group, so do the Elite. Captain Ginyu also only fights one on one)

eh

[Luzmagica]

:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: I had forget how funny is this thread! :lol::lol::lol:

My contribution...a classic:

Aramis: Michelangelo.
Athos: Donatello
Porthos:Raphael
d’Artagnan: Leonardo.