Nick TMNT eye colors

[Zulithe]

http://i.imgur.com/d5r6J.png

Leo and Mike both have blue eyes, though a slightly different shade. They could have made each turtle have different colors, but they didn't. Why do you think that is?

I guess making their eyes a different color would have been too easy. In reality it's very common for people to share eye colors, especially relatives.

What really interests me though are Raph and Don's eyes.

Green eyes looks kind of strange on a turtle at first. But I wouldn't change it. They are rather striking once you get used to it!

Don's red eyes are the strangest to me. But turtles have red eyes all the time.

What do you think of the colors? Do you think they fit each turtle? Anything you would change?

[Powder]

I like the eyes, they're unique and that's a good thing. If I were to change anything I'd give Leo brown eyes.

[Jester]

Don's eyes are brown...

[Lethal Lullaby]

I like their eyes. Especially Raph's. :)

[Zulithe]

Don's eyes are brown...

Well, that would make more sense. I guess the color is really off on my monitor. Reddish-brown?

[Bossa Nova]

I agree that on my monitor Don's eyes look more red than brown. I personally prefer thinking of them that way, whether it's true or not. Gives him a bit more of an edge I think he's sometimes lacking. If I were to give any one of them a truer, softer brown it would be Leo. I like preserving blue for Mikey. I like the green for Raph, suits him quite well, though I also like him with a more yellow-green as I've sometimes seen him portrayed with.

[CyberCubed]

Don's eyes do have some slight red in them, its not your monitor.

[TheJ-manTurtleMan]

The eyes are one of my favorite things about their new look. I'm probably the only one that thinks this, and it really doesn't bother me, but in some pictures/poses I think the green eyes make Raph look a little feminine.

[TheJ-manTurtleMan]

like this one

http://www.nickutopia.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/TMNT-Raphael.jpg

[BubblyShell22]

I really like the eye colors, though I probably would give Leo hazel eyes instead. But I can live with the dark blue.

[TurtleTitan97]

I think the eye colors are fine.

[Scud]

I like them, adds a little more personality to each character. And since it's CGI, why not?

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[Zany Orange Dude]

I like the eye colors. I think they suit the characters well.

[Rooish]

I like the character designs, including the eye colours, but do think it's weird that each brother has different colour eyes--isn't eye colour hereditary?

I liked that the Turtles all had brown eyes in the old movies. Made them look warmer.

[pannoni1]

I would make Leo's eyes black, since that represents boldness and many Asian masters have black eyes. Also being the leader, it shows what all the other Turtles had in previous incarnations had- black eyes.

Mike having blue eyes is just right being the coolest color of all eyes that nicely supports the coolest Turtles.

I'd make Donatello's eyes brown, since that seems to represent intelligence.

Raphael's eyes are a bit too bright, looking more like a villain's shade of green. I'd make it more or a hazel color, much like April in the 4kids series.

[Vivi]

A little fan-fictiony, but I get why they did it. The colour designation is what I'd expect.

I don't know if there is eye colour variation in red-eared sliders, but they're mutants so they get a pass on everything.

[Loudo]

Personally I preferred the eye colors in the 2007 movie.
I don't love Raph's green eyes, and I think Leonardo with blue eyes is overkill. :D

But I can live with their new colors.

[shezcrafti]

I'd have liked Raph's eyes better as dark brown or almost-black, but I'm not stressing over a simple thing like eye color. If anything it just adds more interest.

Here's another femme Raph:

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg688/scaled.php?server=688&filename=raphgreen.jpg&res=landing

Re-colored. Much better!

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg525/scaled.php?server=525&filename=raphbrown2.jpg&res=landing

[Cure]

This is dumb. Green eyes aren't female exclusive.

[Candy Kappa]

Red Bandanna equals Ginger, green eyes equals female ginger!

I base this off... Mary Jane in Spider-Man, revel in my mastery of science!

[Donnie]

I'm totally satisfied with the eye color choices, although I will say I've never cared for Raph's ooze-green eyes.

Don's eyes are brown...

Yep.

Don's eyes do have some slight red in them, its not your monitor.

They are slightly red, but they look more brown to me. Either way, if he was an Eastern Box Turtle he'd have red eyes 'cause he's a male.

This is dumb. Green eyes aren't female exclusive.

He said in some pictures the green eyes make him look a little feminine. That's not the same as what you're accusing him of.

I wouldn't say they look girly, but I would say they are overly bright and stand out as a kind of...well, "why?"

[Cure]

He said in some pictures the green eyes make him look a little feminine. That's not the same as what you're accusing him of.

...OK? Who's accusing who? All I said was green eyes aren't just for girls.

[Slade]

I'm fine with the eye colors. An odd thing that MIGHT be cool if the turtle's eye color matched their headbands.

[Ninja Tiptup]

I'd rather the eyes not match their headbands.

Raph's eye color could be darker IMO but green is fine.

What bugs me is Leo's eye color being so similar to his mask and blending too much. IMO he should have a different color of eyes. But more natural colors would be fine. Say Leo and Don both have brown eyes of different hues and Mike and Raph have blue or green eyes of different hues.

Though I do think the eyes speak toward their personalities.

I don't tend to analyze these things but these are my thoughts on them.

The baby blue for Mikey is so innocent while in the case of Leonardo it might speak to his strive for being a "good boy". Donatello's brown is more warm though he will have an attitude in this one he'll still be the most grounded of the turtles I imagine. While Raphaels piercing green eyes speak toward jealousy and/or his brashness.

[zkarlette]

I don't particularly like Mike's eye color, and I don't believe he should have to be "baby" anything either..

[Ninja Tiptup]

I guess they just figure making Mikey the most child-like was a good fit but I agree, Michelangelo has always been my favorite turtle and they could stand to interpret him as less of a "annoying little brother" type character. Then we'd have less episodes like the one titled "What is Michelangelo Good For?"

[Vivi]

Jeebus, Raph's eyes really are fluorescent green.

As far as the eye situation goes, however, are the iris/pupils just going to randomly flicker in and out of existence like in some of the trailers?

[TurtleTitan97]

As far as the eye situation goes, however, are the iris/pupils just going to randomly flicker in and out of existence like in some of the trailers?

That happens only during the fight scenes.

[Allio]

That happens only during the fight scenes.

and "Ninja Time" scenes, if we go by the animation test where Raphael comes out of the shadows

[stardustcrusade]

Don's eyes do have some slight red in them, its not your monitor.

I feel like their referencing the old comics with leo and mikey's red handles on their weapons, Raph's red mask and donnie's reddish brown eyes.

[Candy Kappa]

I feel like their referencing the old comics with leo and mikey's red handles on their weapons, Raph's red mask and donnie's reddish brown eyes.

That's straw grasping at best, but sure