Season 9 Mutations

[Kalel]

So im rewatching season 9 and this where the Mutagen is becoming unstable. Then Carter and the Turtles are mutating back and forth. Does anyone really like the Mega Mutagen Turtles?

Theyre so big and ugly looking! Im not really a fan. Carter is pretty cool though.

[pannoni1]

The only thing I feel that was going was how the mutations would seemingly happen at unexpected moments. This would have been cool for an arc of a couple episodes, but after about five or six episodes it really starts to get annoying. You can tell David Wise was ready to leave the show thanks to this bizareness and repetitiveness of this plot for the OT's worst season. And with April virtually put on a bus that season, she definitely should have tried to examine the cause to at least make it more understandable!

[Kalel]

Haha! Yeah i loved how April was on the shell com the entire season. Shes just as big a part of TMNT as Splinter or the Turtles, wouldnt you say? The Dregg story arc was okay though.

[Jester]

The one question I always had, even to this day, is "Why didn't Splinter have a secondary mutation?" Was it because he was so "zen"?

Also wouldn't it be cool if we got to see what happened to Bebop and Rocksteady. I'm sure they had similar issues. Maybe that's why they don't re-appear with Shredder and Krang in season 10. The were rabid and had to be put down, Old Yeller style.

[oldmanwinters]

The one question I always had, even to this day, is "Why didn't Splinter have a secondary mutation?" Was it because he was so "zen"?

Also wouldn't it be cool if we got to see what happened to Bebop and Rocksteady. I'm sure they had similar issues. Maybe that's why they don't re-appear with Shredder and Krang in season 10. The were rabid and had to be put down, Old Yeller style.

I remember Donatello suggested that Splinter could undergo a further mutation in one of the early Season 9 episodes. But sadly nothing became of it. Maybe if there was a Season 11? Or maybe David Wise planned to revisit that plot line in his vision for Season 10 until he was replaced by Jeffrey Scott.

Also... lol @ the thought of B&R being euthanized! Still... it does make me kind of sad to entertain the notion. :tcry:

[Jester]

I remember that Donnie bit, now that you mention it. The whole super-mutation plot line was left dangling with Dreg's sliver of Mutant Leo's shell. Totally went nowhere.

[gobo]

The one question I always had, even to this day, is "Why didn't Splinter have a secondary mutation?" Was it because he was so "zen"?
No. It was cuz those seasons were sloppily written. Carter mutated into a mohawk, for cryin' out loud!

[Jester]

No. It was cuz those seasons were sloppily written. Carter mutated into a mohawk, for cryin' out loud!
True, what was the last animal that Carter had most recently been in contact with? His motorcycle?

[Kalel]

No. It was cuz those seasons were sloppily written. Carter mutated into a mohawk, for cryin' out loud!

And I believe Donnie or Leo mutated and had a laser eye and metal chest armor. Whats with that!?

[Jester]

True. Leo had the chest armor, Donnie had that high-tech eye piece. Raph's "power" made sense, he had claws. Mikey...well in the simulation he shot some sort of bio energy in a 3rd (or was it 4th?) stage mutation (but that was season 10)

[gobo]

And I believe Donnie or Leo mutated and had a laser eye and metal chest armor. Whats with that!?
Someone had a little too much iron in their diet? O_o

[Kalel]

True. Leo had the chest armor, Donnie had that high-tech eye piece. Raph's "power" made sense, he had claws. Mikey...well in the simulation he shot some sort of bio energy in a 3rd (or was it 4th?) stage mutation (but that was season 10)

I bow to your knowledge sensai. :trazz:

Ralphs made sense, fit his personality and weapon. Donnie is the tech guy so I could make a leap to understand the eye piece. But Mikey and Leo :trolleye:

[gobo]

Ralph
Dude... O_O You just kicked the hornet's nest.

[Kalel]

Someone please break my fingers for such a disgrace. I NEED to spell check before posting......I shall go crawl back to the sewers now in shame. Sorry good citizens of the Technodrome, Im embarassed. :ohwell:

[cammy85]

I remember that Donnie bit, now that you mention it. The whole super-mutation plot line was left dangling with Dreg's sliver of Mutant Leo's shell. Totally went nowhere.

He used that shell fragment along with his knowledge of what chemicals Donatello and Raphael stole to diffuse Leonardo's plutonium-riddled body and stabilize his mega-mutation, as well as his knowledge of the Vortex Crystals. H combined all that with his own know-how to combine their life energy with his super mutagen to become all powerful and intelligent, complete with a pink brain coming out of his head at the weirdest times.

There was a fanfic where Splinter's "mutation" was back to the form of Hamato Yoshi. Too bad that wasn't explored more. But I'm guessing that goes to how Carter was able to control his mutation by way of his ninja training. Splinter is a ninja master, therefore was "one with the universe".

[Jester]

He used that shell fragment along with his knowledge of what chemicals Donatello and Raphael stole to diffuse Leonardo's plutonium-riddled body and stabilize his mega-mutation, as well as his knowledge of the Vortex Crystals. H combined all that with his own know-how to combine their life energy with his super mutagen to become all powerful and intelligent, complete with a pink brain coming out of his head at the weirdest times.
Was that part of his master plan in the end where he took Krang's intelligence as well?

[ABrown]

One really would've thought that the mutations were tied in with toys that were being sold, but oddly that wasn't the case. And for that matter, there wasn't any toys of Carter, Dregg, Hi-Tech, and Mung. So many wasted opportunities for toy sales. I would've bought those toys, and I was 15 years old at the time.

[Foot Soldier Clang]

One really would've thought that the mutations were tied in with toys that were being sold, but oddly that wasn't the case. And for that matter, there wasn't any toys of Carter, Dregg, Hi-Tech, and Mung. So many wasted opportunities for toy sales. I would've bought those toys, and I was 15 years old at the time.

I would have loved a Technogangster figure.

[ssjup81]

I personally got sick of it early on. Like someone else said, after a couple of eps it's okay, but it seemed to go on for far too long to the point that it became annoying.I remember Donatello suggested that Splinter could undergo a further mutation in one of the early Season 9 episodes. But sadly nothing became of it. Maybe if there was a Season 11? Or maybe David Wise planned to revisit that plot line in his vision for Season 10 until he was replaced by Jeffrey Scott.

Also... lol @ the thought of B&R being euthanized! Still... it does make me kind of sad to entertain the notion. :tcry:
Here's a theory...maybe unstable mutations only happen to those who didn't start off as humans. There ya go.

[stormbringer]

One really would've thought that the mutations were tied in with toys that were being sold, but oddly that wasn't the case. And for that matter, there wasn't any toys of Carter, Dregg, Hi-Tech, and Mung. So many wasted opportunities for toy sales. I would've bought those toys, and I was 15 years old at the time.

Maybe if the new classics line takes off, they'll finally make figures of them.

[cammy85]

Was that part of his master plan in the end where he took Krang's intelligence as well?

No, that was an added bonus added on when he learned of Krang and Shredder's existence. Krang was a well-known overlord and combined with Dregg's own intelligence Dregg would be unstoppable. Krang and Shredder briefly tried the same plan in that same episode but Dregg's superior mind got the better of them.

*cough*

[Stingray69]

I liked the secondary mutations expect that they became dumber.

[cammy85]

I liked the secondary mutations expect that they became dumber.

Especially in "Doomquest". They devolved QUICK!!

[Kalel]

The one thing i really enjoyed in season 9 was the mikey's shell grapple hook. Id like a replica of that.

[Jester]

The one thing i really enjoyed in season 9 was the mikey's shell grapple hook. Id like a replica of that.
Then you must have loved the previous seasons...he carried that since like season 3.

[Kalel]

Then you must have loved the previous seasons...he carried that since like season 3.

Indeed I did. :D Question though about the episode Showdown. Carter's enemy, that steal the power suit, sounds familiar. Who does his voice. Couldnt find it on IMDB.

[Jester]

Indeed I did. :D Question though about the episode Showdown. Carter's enemy, that steal the power suit, sounds familiar. Who does his voice. Couldnt find it on IMDB.
Robbie "Michelangelo" Rist. :D

[Kalel]

Thats what I thought, JESTER. He sounded just a little different, so I couldnt be sure. Thanks Jester.

[Jester]

Any time, Son of Jor-El.

[Hermano Dyvas]

Did anyone else notice Leo and Don's mutated forms sometimes sounded like Bepop and Rocksteady? (They voiced these characters in the first 8 seasons)

[Kalel]

I did notice this. Good call Hermano!