Slash: Corey Feldman/Spike [Archive] - The Technodrome Forums

Powder

07-13-2013, 01:49 AM

Cure

07-13-2013, 01:59 AM

Pretty cool looking. I dig it.

If someone had to be right about Spike, I'm glad it wasn't miru and his Venus ish.

Jester

07-13-2013, 02:00 AM

I like that he's Slash...kinda sucks we loose spike for it though... :( Also....that head. So tiny.

Hero

07-13-2013, 02:01 AM

Bloomin' good stuff! I like the update on the character design.

Eiko

07-13-2013, 02:07 AM

Wow cool looking.

Hero

07-13-2013, 02:09 AM

Whose to say we lose Spike permanently? :)

Konchadunga

07-13-2013, 02:11 AM

I have to admire how this show gives expanded, interesting, and at times, unexpected origins for many classic characters, but I'm not sure if this version of Slash sounds so good...or is that, so bad? If they make Slash, and he's an ally to the other turtles rather than an enemy, then what if he becomes the permanent fifth member of the team? I doubt I'd like that.

Bossa Nova

07-13-2013, 02:13 AM

All I can say is....disappoint.

MrTMNT2012

07-13-2013, 02:15 AM

My only problem is that they call him 'Slash'. He should've just kept on being Spike because now they're messing with an already established character! Slash should be the villain not a good guy...

Drose18

07-13-2013, 02:23 AM

That head is pissing me off.

Jester

07-13-2013, 02:26 AM

Slash was an "anti-hero" in the Archie books.

Lethal Lullaby

07-13-2013, 02:30 AM

*almost speechless* O_O His head. His abnormally tiny head. :-?

:tanime: Welp. I'll most likely get used to it and end up really liking him.

Jester

07-13-2013, 02:44 AM

Are those his eyes, or more spines?

Leo656

07-13-2013, 02:45 AM

Yeah, I'unno, I kinda like the idea but the very first thing I thought was "Why's his head so tiny?"

I'm sure they'll eventually sell me on it, but they really shouldn't have to. I guess they *really* wanted him to look different from the other Turtles. I "get" it, I just don't fully support it. Ah well.

shredder orokusaki

07-13-2013, 02:47 AM

Excellent!! Now only Bebop Rocksteady and Hun left that have not been confirmed for Nick cartoon!! :D:D

LivingMutagen

07-13-2013, 02:50 AM

Excellent!! Now only Bebop Rocksteady and Hun left that have not been confirmed for Nick cartoon!! :D:D

Actually, there's more TMNT characters than those 'last' 3 you mentioned.

On topic, Slash looks dope! The head doesn't bug me as much as it does others. Can't wait for season 2!

TheBlueTurtle1

07-13-2013, 02:51 AM

I KNEW IT! Awesome stuff. Thanks so much for the info.

Lethal Lullaby

07-13-2013, 02:52 AM

Are those his eyes, or more spines?

Wait. *looks at the image again* Where the heck are they??! I have a sudden idea of where. That black thing that looks like a mouth could be his mask. You can almost see like really tiny eyes. That or I'm losing it. :trazz:

Leo656

07-13-2013, 02:53 AM

You're not losing it; it's just a really clunky design overall.

LivingMutagen

07-13-2013, 03:21 AM

Can't wait to hear his and Casey's voice next week (SDCC is then, right)

Irishmile

07-13-2013, 03:32 AM

Not completely sold on the idea of Slash being a fifth hero (LOL see what I did there?) Turtle.

His design looks..... OK.. not great, but since he is no longer a bad guy.. I guess its an OK design.

I do like the idea of Feldman voicing him, I am also open to the notion that I may end up liking the character... fingers crossed.

shredder orokusaki

07-13-2013, 05:33 AM

I will have to take him in army. Chris and xever are stupid and all of my plans have failed so far because of them. But if i have 3 mutants instead of 2 things will get better.

Jester

07-13-2013, 05:38 AM

I will have to take him in army. Chris and xever are stupid and all of my plans have failed so far because of them. But if i have 3 mutants instead of 2 things will get better.
Man, I wish I had a freakin' thermite grenade....

FlogginMcMurryZombiePizza

07-13-2013, 05:55 AM

Such a tiny head!
And it's interesting to get Feldman back on working in the TMNT stories.

I'm intrigued to hear what he'll sound like or if he'll sound anything like Donnie.

Seems like a lot of the villians from the original run are becoming allies... Slash, Metalhead (unless I'm mistaken, I thought he was a villian) and Leatherhead.

MrTMNT2012

07-13-2013, 06:47 AM

Seems like a lot of the villians from the original run are becoming allies... Slash, Metalhead (unless I'm mistaken, I thought he was a villian) and Leatherhead.

I like this change. At least the allies will be more interesting this time around, unlike 2K3 which were....completely waisted. (Aside from Leatherhead.) :ohwell:

Purpleprison

07-13-2013, 06:48 AM

Interesting, I wasn't expecting this but I like the idea. For a moment I thought Raph was going to lose his pet and gain an enemy but a friend? Cool.

Shall be interesting to see how this all turns out.

Glad we won't have the angst of Raphael losing his pet at least.

Powder

07-13-2013, 07:06 AM

Seems like a lot of the villians from the original run are becoming allies... Slash, Metalhead (unless I'm mistaken, I thought he was a villian) and Leatherhead.

Slash is a good guy in the Archie comics, where he started out.
Metalhead became Donny's robot maid by the end of his episode.
Leatherhead was a good guy in the Mirage comics, where he started out.

:tsmile:

I will echo the sentiments about his head. I'm guessing that it was made that way to stress his physical strength and make it very clear he's mentally simple (like OT Slash). Either way, it would look better with a more traditional look IMO. Regardless of that, the rest of him looks amazing.

drgon78

07-13-2013, 07:07 AM

Well that is interesting but since it was confirmed they he wasn't doing the voice to Casey, I am not surprised.

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 08:28 AM

SO I WAS RIGHT!

I said that Spike would turn into Slash from DAY ONE! FINALLY I WAS RIGHT. And people thought I wouldn't be right.

I'll be right about Kraang Prime too, just you wait.

ObiWanFan4life

07-13-2013, 08:31 AM

SO I WAS RIGHT!

I said that Spike would turn into Slash from DAY ONE! FINALLY I WAS RIGHT. And people thought I wouldn't be right.

I'll be right about Kraang Prime too, just you wait.

Right :roll:

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 08:34 AM

Also you can see his eyes on his black bandana. They're really small but you can spot two black dots in the black bandana line, which are his eyes.

LivingMutagen

07-13-2013, 08:38 AM

SO I WAS RIGHT!

I said that Spike would turn into Slash from DAY ONE! FINALLY I WAS RIGHT. And people thought I wouldn't be right.

I'll be right about Kraang Prime too, just you wait.

Many people thought Spike would mutate to Slash in the first place. Idiot.

No one else says Kraang Prime is Krang, but you do. Big difference.

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 08:39 AM

Many people thought Spike would mutate to Slash in the first place. Idiot.

You're joking, right? Most people argued against Spike becoming Slash. I was the one who said from the start that if Slash is in this show, it would probably be Spike.

LivingMutagen

07-13-2013, 08:43 AM

You're joking, right? Most people argued against Spike becoming Slash. I was the one who said from the start that if Slash is in this show, it would probably be Spike.

Yeah, of course. Hence why I saw quite a few people saying that Spike will become Slash :roll:

The Boston Ninja Turtle

07-13-2013, 08:43 AM

SO I WAS RIGHT!

I said that Spike would turn into Slash from DAY ONE! FINALLY I WAS RIGHT. And people thought I wouldn't be right.

I'll be right about Kraang Prime too, just you wait.

i was thinking the same thing....i agree with people his head is tiny but i can not wait to see him in action

and yes i also still am hopeful we see some sort of venus

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 08:46 AM

I really dislike the idea of him becoming a 5th turtle. He better not be in every episode, although since he lives in the lair I don't know where he could go.

As Peter Laird would say, adding a 5th turtle to the group is a horrible bankrupt idea. The only reason Slash worked in past versions is because he was a rogue that only showed up every so often.

ObiWanFan4life

07-13-2013, 08:50 AM

Oh god, I hope the creators know what they're doing, otherwise it's the Venus De Milo situation all over again.

ZariusTwo

07-13-2013, 08:50 AM

He'll be the fifth for a handful of eps, long enough for an arc, then probably switch sides...

...Who knows? Maybe Karai will befriend him.

LivingMutagen

07-13-2013, 08:51 AM

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 08:51 AM

He'll be the fifth for a handful of eps, long enough for an arc, then probably switch sides...

...Who knows? Maybe Karai will befriend him.

I'm thinking something like this too. He's a goodguy for his first few appearances and then goes rogue.

Would make a great character arc for Raphael too.

Lightjump

07-13-2013, 08:54 AM

Can't wait, I really hope they do make slash a hero for one ep and in the next make him go bad s@#t crazy!
Strange how I want a crazy and dark ep, like I, Monster, but everyone wants a dark episode sometimes (:

Bauer536

07-13-2013, 08:55 AM

Maybe Raph will become friends with Casey Jones if this doesn't work out. Let's say he doesn't like Casey Jones until Slash goes rogue.

Anyways - this is definitely a drastic change from the origin of Slash, but I am perfectly fine with this take.:tcool: It's just that tiny head that bothers me. Maybe like Karai's hair, I'll get used to it. Eventually, when things are done on screen, it looks better than as a still.:twink:

Gyt Kaliba

07-13-2013, 08:59 AM

Kinda figured this was what was coming, since with Casey not being Feldman, this was the next obvious 'connected to Raph' route they could go. Pretty cool looking design too, can't wait to see this guy in action.

And yeah, I don't think they're going to make the mistake of having a permanent fifth Turtle. The writers of this show have done great so far, and I'm sure they know the um, 'issues', with that idea.

What I'm thinking will happen is Spike will mutate, and he'll stick around with the gang and remain known as 'Spike'. That's probably even where he'll get his mask, belt, and probably weapon too. But things will be different between him and Raph now - perhaps Spike will still want to be all pet-like with Raph, and it creeps Raph out? - and eventually Spike will go rouge and re-name himself 'Slash'.

Powder

07-13-2013, 09:01 AM

I really dislike the idea of him becoming a 5th turtle. He better not be in every episode, although since he lives in the lair I don't know where he could go.

I could see him moving in with Leatherhead when he gets back from Dimension X. Hell, Wingnut will probably come back with him. The Mighty Mutanimals may finally come back in full force! :tgrin:

BubblyShell22

07-13-2013, 09:05 AM

Wow. Very interesting news to say the least. I agree that Spike might be a good guy for a short bit but then something may change and he'll rename himself as Slash or Mikey will rename him if they get in a fight. Can't wait to see how this plays out. I have faith in the writing team.

Zulithe

07-13-2013, 09:06 AM

great scoop and I think this is quite cool!
Also... gonna make an awesome action figure, hehe :)

NinjaPug

07-13-2013, 09:26 AM

Awesome find Powder. Glad we're getting Slash next season. Hopefully they release a better quality pic at SDCC.

I guess Spike gets into the mutagen that the Turtles got at the end of Monkey Brains that we never saw again.

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 09:29 AM

I wonder why they did go with the Slash route instead of making Spike an all new character?

miru

07-13-2013, 09:33 AM

Awesome! He looks sweet! Now all we need are Bebop (he's in!), Rocksteady (he's in!), Hun, Rahzar(he's in!), Tokka, Bishop, Mondo, and Venus (she won't be in. Aww).

ObiWanFan4life

07-13-2013, 09:39 AM

Awesome! He looks sweet! Now all we need are Bebop, Rocksteady, Hun, Rahzar, Tokka, Bishop, Mondo, and Venus.

Not bad choices, but Venus is a definite HELL NO!

Cloud Strife

07-13-2013, 09:42 AM

I've been wanting to make a custom Slash using the NICK turtles, but it looks like I'll hold off and see if the figure looks like it will be a good base to use for a custom (hopefully, it will have the articulation and detailing of the regular turtles). Even if they do release him, I'll definitely be modding him. Looks like he'll be bigger than the turtles, which is good, but I just don't care for the overall design of his peanut head.

Luckyday

07-13-2013, 09:46 AM

Why is he green instead of brown? Did he touch one of the ninja turtles and is now...extra turtle or maybe part human, part turtle and half tortoise?

Spike was a tortoise right?

LivingMutagen

07-13-2013, 09:55 AM

I'd love to see him in a fight with the Turtles, against Shredder! That'd be awesome.

Toby Barrett

07-13-2013, 09:56 AM

The article says he drinks the mutagen rather than just being doused into it. Maybe ingesting mutagen has a different effect on the body.

07-13-2013, 09:56 AM

I could see him moving in with Leatherhead when he gets back from Dimension X. Hell, Wingnut will probably come back with him. The Mighty Mutanimals may finally come back in full force! :tgrin:

That would be AWESOME!!!!! :tgrin:

LivingMutagen

07-13-2013, 10:01 AM

That would be AWESOME!!!!! :tgrin:

Yeah! I'd like to see this. There should be a new Mutanimals, with Leatherhead, Slash/Spike, Newtralizer (if he's a prisoner in a Kraang detention center, one can assume that he fights the Kraang), Wingnut and Screwloose and more (not too many though)

Luckyday

07-13-2013, 10:12 AM

The article says he drinks the mutagen rather than just being doused into it. Maybe ingesting mutagen has a different effect on the body.

Notice that he has spikes on his body like Dogpound.

TMNTChris1980

07-13-2013, 10:31 AM

HAHA, when I first saw Slash, I thought they weren't revealing what his face looked like. They really need to make his head bigger.

MrTMNT2012

07-13-2013, 10:47 AM

Continuing with the trend of reversing old character roles, how BADASS would it be if Miyamoto Usagi was like a major villain in Season 3 or something.

Ninja Turtles VS Rabbit Samurais! :D

Allio

07-13-2013, 11:06 AM

Notice that he has spikes on his body like Dogpound.

makes me want to see, if only for a little bit, an episode where Dog Pound tricks Slash into forming a Tokka Rahzar team for a bit

CowabungaMikey

07-13-2013, 11:19 AM

SLASH IN THE 2012 SHOW AND FELDMAN? GOD IS ALIVE!

Though I'm dissapointed at Slash's head...

kelligrafie

07-13-2013, 12:00 PM

Looks a bit like Blastoise's evil twin.

Raph's Girl

07-13-2013, 12:01 PM

So Spike drank some mutagen, became a 6 foot tall spikey turtle, and was renamed Slash... okee doke... :ohwell:

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 12:14 PM

Also why does Slash immediately mutate into an adult form? No toddler Slash?

tmntfan4ever

07-13-2013, 12:17 PM

CONFIRMED YO!

AASHKFGDSKJSDGH THIS IS EXCITING AS HELL.

The most recent issue of TV guide had this piece on SDCC featuring Corey Feldman (Sorry my scanner isn't hooked up!)-

http://i42.tinypic.com/2hdp0tu.png

Here's a crop of the character design
http://i44.tinypic.com/zisnif.png

He looks pretty damn dope! Being that you can't tell too well from my lower-res photos of the magazine, he has sort of Mouser-like teeth, it seems.

Pumped for this.

Any1 got a vibe of a mixture of Dark Leo & Dark Raph from the Fast Forwad season. http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs24/f/2008/028/f/6/TMNT__FF_DVD_DarkTurtle_Extras_by_E_Mann.jpg
I just do not like the design just for the fact I would have like mutated Spike/Slash have a similar look to how he was originally. http://images.wikia.com/tmnt/images/8/8a/Talking_with_Spike.png
Also do you guys think Spike is older then the rest of the TMNT since he drank it and not having it spilt on him cuz to me he looks bigger then the other turtles

Martin

07-13-2013, 12:30 PM

Not really sure how I feel about mutated spike becoming BFFs with raph, or the fact that he becomes a permanent member of the team. I mean, is he just gonna hang out with them at the lair? Where does that leave casey then? Me not like... I dig the design however, except for the head. The color combination they picked is pretty rad as well (btw, weren't those the colors used in the original Slash concept? I can't find it now however so I can't link to it :ohwell:). Although, to be honest, I kind of wished we'd gotten something along the lines of the LH redesign. Something like this:
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk0qfvSnmx1qgf3oqo1_500.jpg
Just as a disclaimer though, I gotta say that my deep fascination with Ross's art has nothing to do with this... like at all :lol:

Also why does Slash immediately mutate into an adult form? No toddler Slash?

Well he is a grownup turtle by the time he mutates, while the others were babies when that happened. That being said, Splinter so emphatically stressing the baby thing in his origin speech now makes a lot of more sense.

bmxbandit

07-13-2013, 12:37 PM

love everything but the head. what the heck is that nub sticking out of the shell?! someone cast a voodoo spell and shrunk his head.

Coola Yagami

07-13-2013, 12:58 PM

Give them a chance to do what they want. So far everything they have done is awesome, so let Raph and Slash be buddies. If the series wants to change some stuff, let them.

And as for Casey. Whatever. I get the feeling he's be more of a hardcore vigilantee that STAYS that way and appears in a few episodes, like the 80's show. WITHOUT being April's love interest and Raph's best friend. It seems his bad-assness loses a lot of point the moment he becomes better friends with the Turtles and he turns into a loveable goof. Perhaps making him a more serious version of the 80's cartoon where he's crazy and hardcore and appears in a few eps.

As for Slash, I'm sure they'll find some lame-ass excuse to make him not live with them and appear on occassional episodes. The 80's toon were full of characters that could have either lived with them or become more permament allies but always have some excuse to leave at the end of the episode.

You guys worry too much. The show hasn't let us down yet.

voltron80

07-13-2013, 01:00 PM

Also why does Slash immediately mutate into an adult form? No toddler Slash?

Maybe when the turtles got mutated they were still baby turtles while Spike is a adult turtle.

LivingMutagen

07-13-2013, 01:33 PM

I actually don't mind the head. Can't wait to hear him at SDCC. Casey, Slash and possibly Mutagen Man and the 80s turtles would be great clipsp to see at Comic Con

kelligrafie

07-13-2013, 02:02 PM

Not really sure how I feel about mutated spike becoming BFFs with raph, or the fact that he becomes a permanent member of the team. I mean, is he just gonna hang out with them at the lair? Where does that leave casey then?

That was exactly what I was thinking. Two's company, three's a crowd. And I get the feeling Slash will be a bit fond of playing beneath the rules.

We don't need three vigilantes.

I'm not too sure about this 5th turtle thing. It was tried before with Venus and the reaction from fans was volatile. Personally, I think the foursome should stay a foursome.

Candy Kappa

07-13-2013, 02:07 PM

had it not been stated in the text, I'd thought Pulverizer had gone from Mutagen Man to a Turtle, Slash got teh same head shape as the dude.

very odd design choice as Spike and the revealed Slash design looks nothing alike, nothing in common. I guess that's what happens to a Tortoise when they mutate?

Luckyday

07-13-2013, 02:10 PM

Xav

07-13-2013, 02:35 PM

This is the first time they have actually added a new turtle to the mix.Corey really needs to get up on his TMNT.

Teddy

07-13-2013, 02:42 PM

Yeah, I don't know how I feel about this. It's just...wierd. And Slash's head looks stupid. I'd rather keep Spike! He's adorable. ^-^

Chaotix12345

07-13-2013, 03:07 PM

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS. Words cannot describe how happy I am about this turn of events. Slash is probably my favorite TMNT side character and to finally have a really awesome animated incarnation of him is just amazing. Him wielding his vintage figure's Mutant Mace and being an ally to the Turtles are also pluses, as they definitely could use more of those. I thought Spike was adorable before, but now knowing that he's going to be Slash just makes me love the little guy even more. I can't freaking WAIT for Season 2. :D

Also, Slash's figure needs to come with a Spike mini figure as an accessory. I NEEDZ ONE!

Irishmile

07-13-2013, 03:34 PM

judging from the pic I think his eye and mouth placement will look a little like this. Only... you know not look like someone spent 15 minutes throwing it together in photoshop LOL

http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2013/194/7/2/slash_by_irishmile-d6dbhl7.png

Ninjinister

07-13-2013, 03:45 PM

http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/12/124575/3002418-9103377125-25008.jpg

Luckyday

07-13-2013, 03:49 PM

Still don't get why he's green.:ohwell:

LivingMutagen

07-13-2013, 03:54 PM

Still don't get why he's green.:ohwell:

cos spike is god
he can do whatever he wants to.

oldmanwinters

07-13-2013, 04:03 PM

Aw, look at his itty bitty head.

I hope Spike/Slash isn't a complete idiot in this continuity.

Not sure I like the insinuation that he's going to be a regular 5th turtle addition to the fearsome foursome though. But I'm mostly curious to see how they'll handle the whole thing. I'd love to see a Slash vs. Leatherhead throwdown at some point.

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 04:20 PM

Hopefully Slash is treated like Leatherhead is. He's an ally but doesn't live with them all the time.

BubblyShell22

07-13-2013, 04:22 PM

Well, with Venus the whole thing was thrown out of left field that they suddenly had a sister. With Spike, he's Raph's pet and not related to them in any way, so it's definitely a different take on the fifth Turtle thing. I don't mind it, and I really can't wait to see what they do with the character. Like I said before, I have faith in these writers that they'll do things the right way.

OrokuYoshiFilms

07-13-2013, 04:24 PM

This is exactly why I didn't want Slash in the Nick iteration. They are totally going with the idea of being similar yet immensly different in terms of re-introducing characters, which I love, but with that knowledge there's some characters I'd just rather not see knowing that Nickelodeon has found their own lane as far as this series goes. Slash was number one in my mental list of characters I didn't want touched. So I'm glad the kids of today get to experience that character (he's one of my favs) but at the same time I'm a little (just a little) disappointed because I knew it would be something like this based on the rest of what I've seen with Nick.

...and I wanted him to be EVIL!!!! What's all this ally talk? Since he's an ally, however, I hope he's a skilled fighter. "He lives with the turtles and sees them training all the time." <--(hypothetical words) seems like a likely explanation. I just hope he doesn't get dumbed down like Dogpound and only screams and slashes (no pun intended) at people. *smh*.

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 04:27 PM

Slash is widely different in each incarnation. Just look at how he was in the original cartoon for goodness sakes! The Archie Slash is the definitive one and the IDW version seems like Slash mixed with Tokka.

MsMarvelDuckie

07-13-2013, 04:35 PM

makes me want to see, if only for a little bit, an episode where Dog Pound tricks Slash into forming a Tokka Rahzar team for a bit

YES!! That would be awesome, LOL!!!

oldmanwinters

07-13-2013, 04:46 PM

I'll be curious to learn why Mikey (presumably) will start calling Raph's old pet by a new name.

Maybe if "Spike" defects to the villains for a spell, they'll rename him "Slash" to reflect his shifted alliance and more sinister persona.

TheJ-manTurtleMan

07-13-2013, 05:00 PM

I foresee an instance where something happens in the effect of Raphael yelling "get him spike!" And the newly mutated spike slashes at something with his claws, which prompts Mikey to say something like "maybe we should call him slash?" But that's all we hear of it. I mean, fishface and dogpound have those names, but they are still occasionally called xever and Bradford.

NinjaPug

07-13-2013, 05:02 PM

The article said Feldman had only done voice recordings for 2 episodes so far so I'm not too worried about him becoming a permanent 5th turtle.

Leo656

07-13-2013, 05:04 PM

If they don't turn him heel eventually, that's a huge wasted opportunity. Slash is an ok character, but I'm not in love with the idea of him living with the TMNT and being their "big buddy". It's ok for storyline purposes in the beginning, but it would be better if they had him become a tragic villain later on, if for no other reason than to keep him from overshadowing the other guys.

Put it this way: "The Real Ghostbusters" was great; "Slimer & The Real Ghostbusters" was awful. "Slash & The TMNT" would be awful, too.

Jester

07-13-2013, 05:12 PM

Thats true. This is another interesting thing about the Slash progression:
FW: Bebop's Pet - Villain
Archie: Alien Turtle (and we all gave Bay such a hard time.) - Villain with an eventual touching face turn.
Nick: Raph's pet - hero with the definite possibility of a heel turn.

I still think that Archie's Slash will be my favorite take on the character, but I'm excited to see what the Nick guys do with this. So far they haven't let me down.

Now off to Facebook to see if Rob Paulsen can divulge anything about working with Corey. Heck...it's kinda a reversal of him and Sean. Now he's the "new Don" and Feldman's the "elder statesman" as it were.

Irishmile

07-13-2013, 05:14 PM

Galactus

07-13-2013, 05:23 PM

I'm guessing that Slash there will be circumstances why he wont be a permenant edition to the group. Maybe something that'll force him into the enemy camp.

Zulithe

07-13-2013, 05:26 PM

I think the temptation to have the turtles fight Slash is too great... because it would be a freaking cool fight! So something is definitely going to happen... either he turns on them, or the turtles have to win him over first... can't wait to see what they have planned.

Lord Nightwalker

07-13-2013, 06:11 PM

Well crap. I was hoping Slash would show up, but not as Spike mutated into him. Any way, maybe they will surprise me. Spike, being a box turtle would look different mutated...But that tinsy lil head? WTH?

Leo656

07-13-2013, 06:19 PM

NinjaPug

07-13-2013, 06:20 PM

I wonder if he'll have his Psycho Sai.

Luckyday

07-13-2013, 06:29 PM

I know. I'm not in love with it; as a general rule I don't like "stylized" art or animation. I always grew up with the Neal Adams philosophy, "'Style' just means you don't know how to draw", or something to that effect. Stuff looks like what it looks like. It's like how bad the humans in the CGI TMNT look to my eyes; I get that it's "a style", it just looks completely wrong.

I get that cartoons have a little more leeway in general with this, but I've always preferred cartoons where the animation approaches at least being semi-realistic, at least with regards to basic proprtions, etc.

I'm the minority, I know. I do like the show, mostly, but I'm never gonna love the look of it.

I can now honestly understand the complaints of people who are against CGI or who are against the look of this show. Cgi shows has a tendency to have this look that are either lazy or bland which is the reason why most of them look so similar to each other and I'm sorry to say this but this, this look right here is downright lazy.

Leo656

07-13-2013, 06:49 PM

ObiWanFan4life

07-13-2013, 06:59 PM

The design doesn't look too bad, but the head (in my opinion at least) looks way too Damn small for his body.

BubblyShell22

07-13-2013, 07:00 PM

Well, actually, there were quite a few people in "I, Monster" if you think about it, but that was because it was daytime. Still, it was nice to see some other people on the streets, and there were a few in "TCRI" as the Turtles were chasing the Kraang ship.

As for Slash's design, it's okay, but it definitely could be better. Still, I'm anxious to find out how he'll be written and what he'll sound like. I have a feeling he may not be an ally for the Turtles for a long time and eventually may turn into a villain later, but we'll see.

Xav

07-13-2013, 07:17 PM

I wonder why they did go with the Slash route instead of making Spike an all new character?Maybe so people wouldn't complain "why didn't they use Slash?".

Jester

07-13-2013, 07:18 PM

Maybe so people wouldn't complain "why didn't they use Slash?".
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Leo656

07-13-2013, 07:22 PM

:lol: Nice. You make me snicker.

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 07:25 PM

Slash's skin color is turquoise which is a nice throwback to the original Playmates toy figure.

Luckyday

07-13-2013, 07:38 PM

As CGI shows go, I will say TMNT is generally one of the best-looking I've seen. A few character designs notwithstanding.

(Despite the fact that the CGI style - which is entirely a production choice, remember, not a necessity - means that New York, the biggest city in the entire world, will never have more then 3 people on the street at any given time. Which is always going to bother me a little.)

Man, now I feel depress because this guarantees that we won't get to see any snowy new york landscape. At the most, it just going to be the usual outside settings of purple backgrounds with flash snow animation.

Lord Nightwalker

07-13-2013, 10:02 PM

I'm betting that after his first few appearences he sets out to find his own way, or becomes trapped in dimension x. Thus he stays a hero/anti hero and can aid the guys in future episodes. Maybe he will even "evolve" more in dimension x and his head will look more traditional as a result of it. Who knows other than the Nick writers?

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 10:33 PM

Slash as a good guy would feel boring if he stays that way. Judging by his design he'll sort of come off as a turtle version of The Pulverizer.

Hopefully he does go bad for whatever reason later in the season.

Master Splinter

07-13-2013, 10:52 PM

I can't wait for this. Nice find too. I never look at the t.v. guide.

Thanks!

-ms

Cipher

07-13-2013, 10:59 PM

Damn, man. Slash is getting some love from the powers that be.

Looking forward to this. One thing I really enjoy about this show is its penchant for introducing new characters and having them later become franchise characters from previous versions. (Rat King, Mutagen Man, and now Slash.)

CyberCubed

07-13-2013, 11:20 PM

Its interesting how a character who only appeared in 3 episodes of the original show, only a handful of Archie comics, and had a toy/videogame appearances could make such a huge comeback in IDW and Nick series.

Leo656

07-13-2013, 11:29 PM

Eh, not a huge surprise to me. He didn't show up often but he was a memorable, visually-arresting character. Like Casey on the old show, his appearances had impact.

I always liked Slash, just never really entirely loved any of his origin stories. I'll have to see how they do it before I can say if I like the new take. It seems cool. I much prefer the classic look, but eh, wasn't my call so I'll get used to it, I guess.

blue_angel99

07-14-2013, 12:40 AM

I'm guessing Spike will be the turtles ally at first but there will be a falling out and then he'll become Slash and an enemy.:tcry:

OrokuYoshiFilms

07-14-2013, 12:50 AM

I wonder if he'll have his Psycho Sai.

I was thinking this. His original figure had the sai and Raph uses sai. Maybe eventually Raph will attack him and Slash/Spike will bend one up and keep it.

Why no two-tone eyes? I can't even see his eyes actually...

Spike is a tortoise right?

I wonder if his look is an attribute to his size (meaning he'll be big) or will he be sized like the rest of the turtles? If he is big, I wonder what his "Get-oozed-touch-this-become-that" permutation will be...

..hope Splinter kicks his butt. For that matter everyone else on this show, he's a good butt-kicker. Leatherhead didn't want none....heh heh. *ahem*

Anyway.

Cowabunga Carl

07-14-2013, 01:39 AM

Spike to Slash, kind of thought that was the route they would go when they said Raph was going to have a a pet turtle. It's nice to see some established franchise characters getting a fresh spin. A new coat of paint if you will. Now I'm excited to see a Slash figure.

Shark_Blade

07-14-2013, 01:47 AM

RIP Spike. :cry:

TheBlueTurtle1

07-14-2013, 02:42 AM

It basically is Slash, I love the design, I want the show to freshen things up. Can't wait for the figure!

Powder

07-14-2013, 03:35 AM

If he goes bad, I'm guess it will be Raph's fault. Raph will probably be unable to stop treating him like a pet, ordering him around like a lackey & so on. The turtles will take him into battle with Shredders mutants and Raph will be a jerk to him, trying to make him fight his battles for him. Then Slash gets sick of it, rages out, and goes off alone one night only to be found by Xever & Doggpound who say that if he joins them he'll be treated as an equal.

NinjaPug

07-14-2013, 07:52 AM

I'd like to see the Turtles be very protective of him and not let him go on missions because he's never had ninja training which would cause him to be angry and resentful towards the turtles. One night he sneaks out and runs into Karai who begins training him and not to sound all Star Wars but turns him to the dark side and against the turtles. Then you could have an arc surrounding Raph trying to get his friend back.

CowabungaMikey

07-14-2013, 08:49 AM

Now it's just waiting for her...

http://th06.deviantart.net/fs71/200H/i/2012/253/c/0/tmnt_venus_2012_by_propimol-d5e04rr.jpg

CyberCubed

07-14-2013, 08:56 AM

So far Nick is only taking Mirage and Original toon characters and re-using them, so thankfully we won't see Venus.

I really wish Nick would use a 4kids character. IDW is using both Hun and Angel (and Bishop is hinted to show up too), so I want Nick to do the same.

MrTMNT2012

07-14-2013, 09:05 AM

Bishop really needs to appear in more TMNT incarnations. He was the coolest character in the 4kids series and the perfect adversary to the turtles! :) IDW is doing awesome because of all the 2k3 characters getting another cameo.

shredder orokusaki

07-14-2013, 10:41 AM

Hun will appear for sure in Nick cartoon. In IDW he is also the leader of purple dragoms just like he was in 4 kids cartoon and in mirrage comic. Purple dragons are in Nick cartoon already. Now it is only a matter of time until Hun appears. Venom i dont thinik so, because she is not a popular character and she appeared only in Next mutation. Bishop is possible but not sure.

Donatello19

07-14-2013, 11:59 AM

Wow, how did I not see this news until today? I'm happy that they brought Slash back, and I like the design...but that's about it.

Him being a mutated Spike? Hate.

Him being a hero/ally to the turtles? Hate.

All I can say is that I will really miss Spike, and I think this is a stupid way to bring an unnecessary character into the show. At least his action figure will look cool....I hope?

Donatello19

07-14-2013, 12:10 PM

I know. I'm not in love with it; as a general rule I don't like "stylized" art or animation. I always grew up with the Neal Adams philosophy, "'Style' just means you don't know how to draw", or something to that effect. Stuff looks like what it looks like. It's like how bad the humans in the CGI TMNT look to my eyes; I get that it's "a style", it just looks completely wrong.

I get that cartoons have a little more leeway in general with this, but I've always preferred cartoons where the animation approaches at least being semi-realistic, at least with regards to basic proprtions, etc.

I'm the minority, I know. I do like the show, mostly, but I'm never gonna love the look of it.

What I always say is "What's the point of it being a cartoon if it's going to be realistic?"

MST3KFan

07-14-2013, 12:57 PM

My first thought upon seeing this new version of Slash is 'Bulkhead' from Transformers Animated. He has a similar build, including the large lower jaw and of course being green...
I like how they seemed to take a lot of nods from the original Slash toy with the color skin, the claws, and even the belt seems to give a nod to it.

I'm always open to new interpretations of characters in this, and they certain gave us different versions of Rat King, Splinter, and the Kraang.

I wonder if the Fugitoid will show up in the show soon, or maybe the Neutrinos. They came up with a unique new version of both of them in the IDW comic.

Anyway, yeah. Slash. They say he's a hero in this but I'm willing to bet that he'll TRY to be a hero, but due to his size and maybe intelligence it doesn't really work out and he screws up a lot like the Pulverizer, only much, much worse being a giant mutated turtle. The turtles other than Raph want to be rid of him, he thinks they're going to do throw him out like he was when he was still Spike, he goes on a rampage attacking them first, and Raph has to choose between his brothers or his friend.

MikeandRaph87

07-14-2013, 01:21 PM

Not funny CowabungaMikey...

MrTMNT2012,Agent Bishop was said by Tom Waltz to be included in IDW's overall plan its just a matter of when it best suits him to fit into the storyline.

So the theory of Spike being Slash is true after all! The question is,he will still be referred to as Spike and he will be an ally opposed to an enemey/anti-hero?

Leo656

07-14-2013, 01:41 PM

What I always say is "What's the point of it being a cartoon if it's going to be realistic?"

"To-may-to, to-mah-to", brotherrrrr.

Shreddhead

07-14-2013, 02:06 PM

Wow, I friggin love the character design. So is his name gonna be Slash now? the tvguide says he will voice Slash, but it was Spike who drank the mutagen... anyway, I am super pumped for this!

NinjaPug

07-14-2013, 02:21 PM

All I can say is that I will really miss Spike, and I think this is a stupid way to bring an unnecessary character into the show. At least his action figure will look cool....I hope?

Just curious, why do you see Slash as an unnecessary character? I was under the impression that Slash had a pretty big fanbase. Is it just because you hate that Spike is turning into Slash?

I will admit that I'm not a fan of him suddenly changing his name to Slash after mutating. I would've preferred them simply having him be named Slash from the beginning although that would've tipped viewers off about what was coming.

CyberCubed

07-14-2013, 03:26 PM

Slash is popular because people always like evil versions of main characters. It was obvious there was going to be an evil turtle introduced, so why not just use Slash?

The only alternative is Tokka but he's always paired with Rahzar and never alone.

Karai Samurai

07-15-2013, 09:29 AM

Awesome news!

First thing I thought when I saw Slash is that he reminded me of one of the characters from Robot and Monster, which makes sense because some of the TMNT crew were involved in that show as well. I'm not to sold on Spike/Slash's appearance, but I'm sure once he's in action he will look great.

Electric

07-15-2013, 10:55 AM

I really hope he's not a "5th turtle" and lives with them. The show won't seem the same with Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, Michelangelo and Slash :ohwell:

Hopefully he'll just come and go, or better, become a villain.

plastroncafe

07-15-2013, 10:55 AM

Nick hasn't done me wrong thus far, so I'm trusting that they hired Feldman because he's the best for the job...and not because of some nostalgic sense of meta.

I'm reserving my comments on the design until I get to see him in motion. Originally I hated the Splinter design, but man when he's animated he's awesome.

LittleBlueHero

07-15-2013, 11:15 AM

I know its a long-shot but what if they were going all "Mighty Mutanimals" on us. Leatherhead already vanished to another dimension, its possible Slash/Spike (Splash?) will do something similar.

Leatherhead meets Slash in Dimension X and eventually you get Ninjara, Ray Fillet, Mondo Gecko, Ace Duck... we could be seeing the beginning of a spinoff series lol.

CyberCubed

07-15-2013, 11:55 AM

It depends if anyone at Nick read the Archie books.

***First of Two Latin Kings***

07-15-2013, 12:04 PM

I think you meant he has a mouser like mouth, P-Dawg...

Coola Yagami

07-15-2013, 01:39 PM

He's in two episodes I doubt he'll be a mainstay. If anything his friendship with raph will make me think Casey will be the crazy vigilante guest star like he was in the 80s.

Xav

07-15-2013, 02:11 PM

Venom i dont thinik so, because she is not a popular character and she appeared only in Next mutation.Venom was in Next Mutation?
Just curious, why do you see Slash as an unnecessary character? I was under the impression that Slash had a pretty big fanbase.Just because a character has a fanbase doesn't mean he's necessary to the story. The Mirage comics, movies, and 4Kids series all did fine without him.
The only alternative is Tokka but he's always paired with Rahzar and never alone.*cough*Manhattan Project*cough*

Cowabunga Carl

07-15-2013, 02:27 PM

He's in two episodes I doubt he'll be a mainstay. If anything his friendship with raph will make me think Casey will be the crazy vigilante guest star like he was in the 80s.

The blurb said he had done 2 episodes so far but promised to do more I believe if I read it right. I don't know if I really want him to become the "5th Turtle" right off the bat and be around for ever in that capacity, but I wouldn't be opposed to him being the friend to Raph that Casey was in Mirage and 2k3.

Casey as an on again off again guest star could be fun. I mean I'm glad that they might go a different route with things. We have a few different universes/takes on characters already. It's nice not to see the same thing over and over.

boywonder26

07-15-2013, 03:22 PM

Slash looks good minus the head,looks like they skipped that part in the design.

Luckyday

07-15-2013, 03:31 PM

It looks as if they just draw the mouth with a pencil and just paste the eyes on the head band.:x

Zarana-X

07-15-2013, 04:28 PM

I had to go back and look at the picture and squint to see the head. It looks like an action figure, with a ball jointed head, missing the head.

boywonder26

07-15-2013, 04:43 PM

I had to go back and look at the picture and squint to see the head. It looks like an action figure, with a ball jointed head, missing the head.

lol!!!!!!:tlol:

Cowabunga Carl

07-15-2013, 05:30 PM

Luckyday

07-15-2013, 05:45 PM

I'm digging the design. I mean it is great that he doesn't look like the other Turtles, it shows that the species they mutate from has baring on their look. Spike was a tortoise and thus looks different when he mutates. His head before hand seemed a little small for his body so I think it is cool they kept that.

I just don't get why he's green when he was brown as a tortoise. :ohwell:

This tells me that they design Slash first and that they didn't think about him being Spike until the last minute.

Powder

07-15-2013, 07:43 PM

Did it ever occur to you that it will probably be explained when it happens? For example, he drinks it, maybe that affects things. Or maybe he gets some sorta fruit drink splashed on him and the food dye alters his skin (ridiculous, I know, but it's just to prove a point :tgrin:).

Lord Nightwalker

07-15-2013, 07:47 PM

I had to go back and look at the picture and squint to see the head. It looks like an action figure, with a ball jointed head, missing the head.

That is intialy what I thought too....

Lord Nightwalker

07-15-2013, 07:48 PM

I'm digging the design. I mean it is great that he doesn't look like the other Turtles, it shows that the species they mutate from has baring on their look. Spike was a tortoise and thus looks different when he mutates. His head before hand seemed a little small for his body so I think it is cool they kept that.

Spike's head and mutant Spike's heads do not look anything alike. and I thought Spike was a box turtle.

gobo

07-15-2013, 09:03 PM

What tiny head? All I see is a headless turtleman. :tconfuse:

Luckyday

07-15-2013, 09:04 PM

Spike's head and mutant Spike's heads do not look anything alike. and I thought Spike was a box turtle.

Maybe in concept, it initially had a very different head design that look nothing like Spike. It probably wasn't even suppose to have anything to do with him, but one of the executives from nickelodeon notice all of the fan hype of Spike possibly being Slash so they decided to crave into the demand of the fan base and try their best to make it look like him, even though the original concept was already finish and coded. I only saying this because this design really looks rush and slap together.

Martin

07-15-2013, 10:07 PM

You know, the head size is probably alright, but when compared to the freakishly big body then... well, you get the idea. I mean he is supposed to be 6 foot tall, which isn't that far off from donnie who is estimated (http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=43005&highlight=tall+turtles) to be 5'6". By the looks of it, you could fit two (or maybe three) donnies side by side to make one slash, so we I guess we are in for a inconveniently big turtle that doesn't fit pretty much anywhere. But hey, I bet don can make him a car or something that nick can later on sell to kids as a new toy.

Electric

07-16-2013, 12:42 PM

I just realized that a mutated Spike would actually look a lot more like Tokka then Slash

ToTheNines

07-16-2013, 12:53 PM

So that mace Slash is holding... is it the same one that Splinter tried to give April in "Baxter's Gambit"?

Leo656

07-16-2013, 12:54 PM

I just realized that a mutated Spike would actually look a lot more like Tokka then Slash

Then you've put a lot more thought into it than the people making the show did. ;)

Electric

07-16-2013, 01:47 PM

Then you've put a lot more thought into it than the people making the show did. ;)

Making into Slash sounded like a cool idea, but it seems extremely forced and, i don't know, last minute kind of thing :ohwell:

Lightjump

07-16-2013, 04:08 PM

This is speculation, but what if his small head is a mutation deformity? :ohwell:

Electric

07-16-2013, 04:20 PM

This is speculation, but what if his small head is a mutation deformity? :ohwell:

I would totally be fine with this design (head, colors, eyes, spikes, etc.) if they just give a little bit of reason for it within the show

Cowabunga Carl

07-16-2013, 05:06 PM

To me this sounds like the Splinter thing all over again. People see a 2d or toy and start freaking out. Then when the show started and they saw the model moving and everything it was fine. Maybe they will tweak the design before the show airs who knows. I'm willing to wait and see.

Luckyday

07-16-2013, 05:50 PM

God, I hope you're right.

Trivia

07-16-2013, 06:50 PM

Too much negative response.
I see a lot of opportunity in this.
The turtles get a new ally, but it could also turn around.
And I am really looking forward to see Raphs' response.
Also, wouldn't it have been sort of odd for Spike to stay with them forever?
If he lives as long as them, that is.

No matter what I am looking forward to see how the characters will respond to this change.

gobo

07-16-2013, 06:56 PM

I'm sooooooooooooooooooo glad Feldman won't be Don. ^_^ <== positive response

Avatar Yuffie

07-17-2013, 12:15 AM

title of the thread is funny though.

It gives me weird mental images.

Mr_riddler

07-17-2013, 06:13 AM

He has a very tiny head.

Rat_King

07-17-2013, 07:25 AM

I don't think I can be any more excited about this! I'm assuming he'll have some form of bad temper to be best friends with Raph and he'll just kind of come and go. It does upset me a little that Spike won't be in pet form any more. I just thought that it was neat with Raphael having a pet. I do, overall, like the design. The original slash was slightly oddly shaped too so this doesn't bother me. I'm especially looking forward to getting a figure! :tgrin:

TurtleTitan97

07-17-2013, 09:09 AM

That Slash design is awesome! Can't wait to see him in action.

Skylanders fan

07-17-2013, 11:31 AM

That Slash design is awesome! Can't wait to see him in action.

I agree 100%

Ramboraph4life aka Matt

07-17-2013, 04:02 PM

I think if they did something, where Mikey became extremely jealous/or such against Spike (since he'll probably be taking all of Raph's attention away from him), then that would be interesting.

I could see Mikey being jealous of Raph spending all his time with his new best bud Spike, or something like that.

IMJ

07-17-2013, 10:34 PM

All I can say is....disappoint.

Ya, I agree. What's with his proportion and head? Dumb.

Coola Yagami

07-18-2013, 06:39 PM

I just thought of the most obvious thing. Archie Slash worked best as an anti-hero. What if that's what causes his falling out with the turtles? What if Slash wants to be a good guy but hates the Turtles cause they won't do whatever it takes to end a threat. What if he takes justice to a path the Turtles won't follow. He might leave them to fight crime Punisher style, and if the Turtles get in his way, too bad.

CyberCubed

07-18-2013, 06:42 PM

Coola Yagami

07-18-2013, 06:48 PM

We already discussed this earlier in the thread. It's pretty safe to say Slash will have a falling out eventually and become evil or at least conflicted with the Turtles.

I never heard THAT as one of the reasons though. I just heard he'll be evil for the sake of being evil, or maybe he gets tired of Raph treating him like a pet.

I'm thinking more of him being an anti-hero... still good, or at least doing what he does cause he sees himself as the good guy.

The one thing that scares me about his small head is that they better not make him all brawns and no brains....

Cowabunga Carl

07-18-2013, 07:09 PM

Coola Yagami

07-18-2013, 07:20 PM

Why is it safe to say he will have a falling out? Why should Ciro have to do exactly the same thing as before? Just cause some people want to see the same thing rehashed doesn't mean it is a given. Maybe Slash this time around stays with the Turtles and does become the 5th Turtle for a time, maybe he sacrifices himself to save Raph, maybe he gets reverted back to Spike. Just cause he was evil before doesn't mean he has to be evil this time.

That's another possibility. Perhaps if Don succeeds in curing Timmy, Spike/Slash might be standing too close and accidentaly 'cured' too.

CyberCubed

07-18-2013, 07:26 PM

Why is it safe to say he will have a falling out? Why should Ciro have to do exactly the same thing as before? Just cause some people want to see the same thing rehashed doesn't mean it is a given. Maybe Slash this time around stays with the Turtles and does become the 5th Turtle for a time, maybe he sacrifices himself to save Raph, maybe he gets reverted back to Spike. Just cause he was evil before doesn't mean he has to be evil this time.

Because a 5th Turtle is a boring and bankrupt idea. Also Slash being a good guy is just...boring. He'd basically be a Turtle version of The Pulverizer especially with his bigger and more clumsy side.

As others have said, they also probably can't resist having the Turtles fight him, just like the Turtles fought Leatherhead.

Cowabunga Carl

07-18-2013, 07:29 PM

So big equals clumsy? Yeah I'm not buying the kool-aid your selling. Sammo Hung proves that wrong. If Slash is trained by Splinter there is no reason he couldn't be as agile as the others. I mean it is fun to speculate but to flat out say "this means this" is just silly. Right now we have a photo and that is it. At the moment one theory is as valid as another.

And the ida of a 5th Turtle is boring? Why because you say so? There are stories that could be told that maybe focus on being the outsider and trying to fit into a group that has been around longer with each other. Or maybe he starts a rivalry with Dogpound because they can go toe to toe and are equally matched instead of Dogpound always beating the crud out of the Turtles.

Point being is we don't need to see the same thing exactly over and over again. I have faith in Ciro to do this take justice however he presents him.

Martin

07-18-2013, 07:29 PM

That's another possibility. Perhaps if Don succeeds in curing Timmy, Spike/Slash might be standing too close and accidentaly 'cured' too.

But he would now be a sentient being... I don't really think it'd be OK to undo that, at least intentionally.

CyberCubed

07-18-2013, 07:33 PM

And the ida of a 5th Turtle is boring? Why because you say so? There are stories that could be told that maybe focus on being the outsider and trying to fit into a group that has been around longer with each other. Or maybe he starts a rivalry with Dogpound because they can go toe to toe and are equally matched instead of Dogpound always beating the crud out of the Turtles.

You actually think a permanant 5th turtle to the team is a good idea? As PL said its a horribly bankrupt idea that ruins the perfect dynamic the TMNT has and adds a 5th turtle for no real reason other than, "Here's a new Turtle."

Slash needs to go rogue and on his own. Its the only reason his character ever worked.

Cowabunga Carl

07-18-2013, 07:38 PM

Peter Liard said a lot of things and thought a lot of things were good ideas that weren't. I'm not going to follow someone blindly because they created something. Turtles has become bigger then him or Eastman. I'll forever be grateful to them for creating the franchise but that doesn't mean they are God.

To say it wont work is short sighted and narrow. Just because it hasn't been done in a way that works doesn't mean it can't be done. To force your opinion as fact doesn't make your opinion right. Just like my opinion may not be right. But I can speculate and toss ideas out to talk about. I value everyones opinion and talking about them is great. But it annoys me when people say "No, it has to be this way."

CyberCubed

07-18-2013, 07:42 PM

Peter Liard said a lot of things and thought a lot of things were good ideas that weren't. I'm not going to follow someone blindly because they created something. Turtles has become bigger then him or Eastman. I'll forever be grateful to them for creating the franchise but that doesn't mean they are God.

A 5th Turtle as a real main cast member (as in, he gets the same screentime as the other 4 turtles get and he's in every episode) would be a very obvious "jump the shark" moment for the franchise.

Thankfully I'm sure Nick knows this too, and from the sounds of things he'll only be with the Turtles for an episode or two before going off on his own for whatever reason.

NinjaPug

07-18-2013, 07:46 PM

Goodness, the article said Feldman has only done two episodes at this point. He's not going to be a permanent 5th Turtle.

CyberCubed

07-18-2013, 07:47 PM

Goodness, the article said Feldman has only done two episodes at this point. He's not going to be a permanent 5th Turtle.

Depends how far into the new season they've recorded though. If they're only recorded up to episode 7-8, then Slash appearing in two episodes is something major.

Also we don't know when Slash is actually introduced, whether it be the first few episodes or further into the season.

NinjaPug

07-18-2013, 07:53 PM

Depends how far into the new season they've recorded though. If they're only recorded up to episode 7-8, then Slash appearing in two episodes is something major.

Also we don't know when Slash is actually introduced, whether it be the first few episodes or further into the season.

The original article on Feldman from early December 2012 said he had recently been in the studio. It's now July and he's only done 2 episodes. 2 episodes over 7 months doesn't sound like a permanent character to me.

Coola Yagami

07-18-2013, 07:58 PM

Stop having a heart attack over every little thing Cybercubed. Sheesh. We're all Turtle fans too, but wow... go out and talk a walk a little before checking out the forum.

It's obvious they won't make him a permament 5th Turtle. Let's just enjoy the eps he's in. I can see a lot of 'used to be a pet' jokes. Like 'wow, so THIS is pizza? And all you've giving me is leaves. You've been holding out man!'

Cowabunga Carl

07-18-2013, 08:00 PM

You know what could be neat? If they pair him up with an alley cat that gets mutated ;-)

NinjaPug

07-19-2013, 05:51 PM

This image looks awesome:

http://images2.nick.com/nick-assets/shows/images/tmnt/flipbooks/tmnt-comic-con/flipbook-tmnt-comic-con-14.jpg

MsMarvelDuckie

07-19-2013, 06:28 PM

You know what could be neat? If they pair him up with an alley cat that gets mutated ;-)

Would his name be Hob, by chance? LOL!! (And does anyone else besides just me know what a hob actually is? Just curious...)

Luckyday

07-19-2013, 06:41 PM

This image looks awesome:

http://images2.nick.com/nick-assets/shows/images/tmnt/flipbooks/tmnt-comic-con/flipbook-tmnt-comic-con-14.jpg

Now why in god names that they couldn't make his head look like that?

CyberCubed

07-19-2013, 06:45 PM

That looks better you can see his eyes now.

Cowabunga Carl

07-19-2013, 06:48 PM

My one problem with this now is that they are releasing kid versions of the Turtles as toys. So that would say the Turtles took time to grow into their current state. Now Spike is going to go from pet to giant mutant in no time? Hmm.

Toby Barrett

07-19-2013, 07:14 PM

They do say he INGESTS the mutagen...

Zany Orange Dude

07-19-2013, 07:48 PM

Going to kind of miss Spike, you know, in his tiny turtle form.

NinjaPug

07-19-2013, 07:54 PM

The caption under his picture on the Nick site makes it sound like he's not going to be an ally / friend of the Turtles.

Luigiperps

07-19-2013, 07:55 PM

Mondo_Gecko

07-19-2013, 08:14 PM

Anyone else not a fan of Slash's Design? His tiny head is disproportionate to his body.

Zany Orange Dude

07-19-2013, 08:15 PM

Anyone else not a fan of Slash's Design? His tiny head is disproportionate to his body.

At first I was kind of, "Meh" about it, but it doesn't bother me so much anymore.

TurtleTitan97

07-19-2013, 08:16 PM

I honestly don't have a problem with it.

Mondo_Gecko

07-19-2013, 08:29 PM

Maybe it's just me. It might grow on me, we shall see.

Coola Yagami

07-19-2013, 08:35 PM

I guess my only complaint is he looks nothing like spike. They better explain that that particular mutagen was extremely unstable or whatever.

Luckyday

07-19-2013, 08:47 PM

At least the head design is better. I really hope he looks like that in the show.
As Coola has said, my problem is that he doesn't look anything like Spike.

Irishmile

07-19-2013, 09:13 PM

Here is what he would look like if his head was a little more proportionate
http://imageshack.us/a/img543/7817/rlks.jpg

Martin

07-19-2013, 10:13 PM

http://i.imgur.com/UEu08Dv.png

http://i.imgur.com/aalh1VJ.png

:ohwell:

Lord Nightwalker

07-20-2013, 12:59 AM

Anyone else not a fan of Slash's Design? His tiny head is disproportionate to his body.

Me. I was hoping for something a bit cooler. Less portly maybe. With a normal sized melon. lol. Ah well. It is good to see him again. I hope they do his fig with killer detail like the original turtles released and not all simplified like the themed figures.

snake

07-20-2013, 01:03 AM

I like this design for some reason, I'm sure the head will look better on screen.

Luckyday

07-20-2013, 01:17 AM

The picture above or one that we saw a couple days ago?

I like above picture much better then the first one.

snake

07-20-2013, 01:19 AM

The picture above or one that we saw a couple days ago?

I like above picture much better then the first one.

The first one we saw. The above picture looks okay in my opinion.

Luckyday

07-20-2013, 01:22 AM

The first one we saw. The above picture looks okay in my opinion.

The first one just makes me mad for some reason.:ohwell:

snake

07-20-2013, 01:24 AM

The first one just makes me mad for some reason.:ohwell:

Yeah, I could see how some people wouldn't like it. But I think it looks cool.

Luckyday

07-20-2013, 01:29 AM

I guess it's because the head to me had no personality. I kinda like how this new one, it has distinct set of eyes with a square jaw.

Gin Rummy

07-24-2013, 04:07 PM

I for one would like to see Slash be Massive. Like The Hulk for the Avengers. He wouldn't be good for sneaking missions, but that's the perfect excuse for him not to come along on all of the Turtles missions. He'd only tag along when they needed to break out the "Heavy Ordinance" When the need arises. ;)

***First of Two Latin Kings***

07-27-2013, 12:10 PM

Sort of like Zog Triceraton in the 4Kids show, may he rest in peace. :tcry:

AT-Man

07-27-2013, 12:31 PM

WOW! I really like his looks. Slash is my favorite TMNT character. I like they made him look like a real brute, but I hope he's not gonna be a total idiot. Always hated the OT Slash, but at least he was powerful enough to handle all the 4 turtles at once.

edit: and because there will be an action figure, I really hope they don't make him small in comparison like Leatherhead :/

METALHEAD

07-31-2013, 05:37 PM

while he is made somewhate to be made a good guy. i'm not too sure he'll be a good guy for long...

snake

07-31-2013, 05:38 PM

while he is made somewhate to be made a good guy. i'm not too sure he'll be a good guy for long...

Yeah, that'll probably be the case, or at least, I hope.

MrTMNT2012

07-31-2013, 05:43 PM

He's turned to a good guy in the IDW Series. I guess it's a fitting change for him, mutant turtles have to stick together after all! ;)

snake

07-31-2013, 05:44 PM

He's turned to a good guy in the IDW Series. I guess it's a fitting change for him, mutant turtles have to stick together after all! ;)

*venus flashback*

MrTMNT2012

07-31-2013, 05:51 PM

*venus flashback*

*MALE Mutated Turtles should stick together.....(That sounds wrong :teek:)

snake

07-31-2013, 05:53 PM

*MALE Mutated Turtles should stick together.....(That sounds wrong :teek:)

Yeah it does :lol:

Eiko

07-31-2013, 05:55 PM

This slash looks pretty neto.

NinjaPug

08-10-2013, 08:47 AM

Radio interview with Feldman talking about Slash / TMNT. I haven't listened yet so I don't know how much time is spent on the topic.

During an interview with Corey Feldman on my sister show Totally Driven Radio, Corey gave us some scoop on the new season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Ninja Turtles fans rejoice! Actor Corey Feldman, known in the 90's as part of "The Corey's" (along with deceased actor Corey Haim) is returning to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle family to voice a "new turtle" for the hit animated series which airs on Nickelodeon.

While being interviewed by popular internet radio show, Totally Driven Radio, the actor confirmed that after nearly two decades away from the "The Turtles" he is once again coming back into the fold. Feldman who provided the voice for turtle Donatello in the 1st and 3rd live action movies that were hugely popular in the early 90's, is known for his work in films like The Goonies & The Lost Boys.

During his almost 90 minute interview with radio hosts Bay Ragni & Frank Naimoli, Feldman stated, "I have returned to "The Turtles" and henceforth I am now a brand new turtle which has been created for the show." Feldman then goes on to explain that the turtle in question, named Slash, was created in the original comic books and will have an origin story in the animated series as the pet of hot tempered turtle Raphael, coincidentally played by Sean Astin, who co-starred in the cult classic movie The Goonies along side Feldman. Making this a reunion of sorts for the two actors.

Nickelodeon renewed the series for a second and third season already. The freshman season finale takes place August 8th, 2013 in a one hour special titled "Booyaka-Showdown ". The second season is set to premiere just one month later, in September of 2013.

You can listen to the entire interview with Corey Feldman by following the link below and hear what he has to say on a variety of topics, including his return to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle family.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/vocnationradio/2013/08/02/totallly-driven-radio

ninja-zero

08-13-2013, 10:08 PM

Will Slash act like "Hulk" in the series? I like Slash being the 5th turtle of the group.

He'll need a lot of training in ninjutsu from Splinter, unless he was watching Raph and the others train while as Spike.

While mindless:
- "Slash destroy!"
- "Slash, love to smash!"
- "Raphael... best friend?"
- "Slash, don't LIKE Raphael's brothers!"
- "Mikey, stupid! Don, smarty. Leo.... he's okay!"
- "Raph... friend? Raph... turtles... brothers!"

In intelligence:
- "You're not worth my time!"
- Slash: I need to leave for a while.
Raph: But Slash... I don't want you to go.
Slash: It's best for me to find my destiny... as a mutant... and a ninja. But Raph, if you and your bros need help... and that includes Casey and April. I'll find you.

Metalwolf

08-14-2013, 09:29 AM

I know this could be stretching things, but could it be possible that Slash becomes friends with Casey Jones instead of going evil? That might be why Slash leaves, because Casey befriends him and he likes Casey's hard hitting ways over that of the Turtles.

BabyTurtles

08-14-2013, 02:20 PM

soo do you think Raph will call Spike "Spike" even after he is mutated and later if Spike leaves he calls himself "Slash"

ninja-zero

08-27-2013, 06:21 PM

I think that once Spike gets mutated by the mutagen, he starts to lose it and forgets he was Spike. The Shredder and the Foot find him, recruit him, train him and renaming him Slash.

Raph thinks Spike was kidnapped when Slash appeared and believes Slash "kidnapped" Spike. Realized that Slash is Spike, and that he forgotten who he was, Raph tries to calm him and help him remember that he's Spike.

Eventually, some pieces of memories of him and Raph start appearing and begins to remember Raph. Turning his back on the Foot, he joins the Turtles, and Raph feels that this'll be something to get use to.

Splinter could train him in his own way of ninjutsu. Though he'll need also to learn manners and how to speak in proper sentences.

Slash goes evil first then goes to good.

CyberCubed

08-27-2013, 07:02 PM

Slash being good is boring. If he's not a bad guy he's just a generic 5th turtle.

Ramboraph4life aka Matt

08-27-2013, 07:35 PM

Would Corey Feldman's voice really work for this character? I just can't picture it.

I mean, I'm one of the few that think Feldman's voice work as Donatello was the absolute worst voice that Donatello ever had. Adam Carl, who voiced Donnie in Secret of the Ooze, was a miles better Donnie than Feldman.

Of course, I'm also one of the few that absolutely does not like Sean Astin's Raphael voice (well, the whole way they've done Raph in the new cartoon has made it one of my least favorite incarnations of the character).

The other voices & characters on the 2k12 show grew on me. Mikey especially grew on me, both character and voice-wise.

But April, Raph, & Splinter? Just simply do not like those 3 on the new show, both character & voice wise.

Astin & Feldman. I'd rather see them do a Goonies 2.

But that's just my own personal opinion, so don't shoot me.

ninja-zero

08-27-2013, 10:25 PM

Slash being good is boring. If he's not a bad guy he's just a generic 5th turtle.

Leave the guy alone!

Coola Yagami

08-27-2013, 10:27 PM

Slash being good is boring. If he's not a bad guy he's just a generic 5th turtle.

Slash is anything but generic. Have you no faith in Nick after their stellar first reason? If anyone can make Slash into an awesome 5th Turtle, Nick can.

Shreddhead

08-27-2013, 10:40 PM

Slash being good is boring. If he's not a bad guy he's just a generic 5th turtle.

http://www.antifeministtech.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/godzilla_facepalm.jpg

I have complete faith that the Nick crew can turn Corey Slash into a great character. I really dont know how its going to work (is he gonna be living with them in the lair all the time?), but if anyone can do it its Ciro and crew.

Shark_Blade

08-27-2013, 11:24 PM

Will Slash act like "Hulk" in the series? I like Slash being the 5th turtle of the group.

He'll need a lot of training in ninjutsu from Splinter, unless he was watching Raph and the others train while as Spike.

While mindless:
- "Slash destroy!"
- "Slash, love to smash!"
- "Raphael... best friend?"
- "Slash, don't LIKE Raphael's brothers!"
- "Mikey, stupid! Don, smarty. Leo.... can't be Raph!"
- "Raph... friend? Raph... turtles... brothers!"

In intelligence:
- "You're not worth my time!"
- Slash: I need to leave for a while.
Raph: But Slash... I don't want you to go.
Slash: It's best for me to find my destiny... as a mutant... and a ninja. But Raph, if you and your bros need help... and that includes Casey and April. I'll find you.
I hope he has more intelligence than talking like a dunderhead like Hulk, because that would just be dull. Leatherhead is huge but his speech is impeccable.

Or they can just have him be silent like the Cockroach Terminator.

BubblyShell22

08-28-2013, 08:56 AM

I don't think he'll talk like Hulk at all. However, I'm just anxious to find out what Slash will be like and how he gets his name. Does Mikey call him Slash, or does he name himself that?

ninja-zero

08-28-2013, 03:37 PM

I don't think he'll talk like Hulk at all. However, I'm just anxious to find out what Slash will be like and how he gets his name. Does Mikey call him Slash, or does he name himself that?

I think maybe the Shredder will call him Slash when Spike as Slash loses his mind and forgets who he was as Raph's pet. But Raph will wake him up and get him to remember and turns his back on the Shredder.

Relationships to Slash:
Raph: Best friend
Mike: Considers him stupid
Don: Doesn't understand him
Leo: Understands him like Raph does.

CyberCubed

08-28-2013, 04:21 PM

Just as long as Slash doesn't have a gay crush on Raphael we should be OK. I think Andrew's thread about there being a gay turtle may finally come true...

Tora

08-29-2013, 12:57 AM

Maybe Slash goes to Dimension X to help Leatherhead and that will be the reason for his absence.

Shark_Blade

08-29-2013, 07:38 AM

Just as long as Slash doesn't have a gay crush on Raphael we should be OK. I think Andrew's thread about there being a gay turtle may finally come true...

A pet having a gay crush on it's owner...? Cubed, what were you smoking?

ninja-zero

08-29-2013, 11:25 AM

Maybe Slash will gain some intelligence when the turtles decide to go to Dimension X to help Leatherhead.

That place could help get his sentences corrected.

Later, goes on a spiritual journey to Japan, farewell to his only friend (Raph) and brothers.

Venom

08-29-2013, 06:41 PM

My only problem is that they call him 'Slash'. He should've just kept on being Spike because now they're messing with an already established character! Slash should be the villain not a good guy...

That's missing the point of Slash, though. He's not evil, if anything he's a misunderstood anti-hero.

Slash is the Riddick of the TMNT-verse. :tcool:

On another note, I originally thought they were deliberately hiding Slash's head until I realized that was his head.

Shark_Blade

08-29-2013, 09:18 PM

I dont see the big deal. Leatherhead was a villain in OT ("I Gawranteee!!) but he's a misunderstood hero in Nick. Now Slash is a hero/good guy too, which is fine by me. :)

BabyTurtles

08-29-2013, 10:02 PM

I have a weird feeling Slash is either gonna turn evil.......or die tragically....

a fifth turtle doesn't seem like it would last long....

ninja-zero

09-02-2013, 01:40 PM

Slash will be evil at first when he joins the Foot but later regains memories of himself as Spike and joins the turtles.

Let's be sure he's intelligent and not dumb.

He'll be the anti-hero of the group who struggles with himself.

Electric

09-02-2013, 03:16 PM

ninja-zero

09-02-2013, 04:01 PM

sorry.

I think Slash will be a suitable good guy. He'll be evil when he's being controlled by Shredder.

Electric

09-02-2013, 08:33 PM

sorry.

I think Slash will be a suitable good guy. He'll be evil when he's being controlled by Shredder.

dont apologize, haha. i wasnt disagreeing. im just saying that if that happens, that sounds a lot like what could happen with karai.

i like your theory

MsMarvelDuckie

09-02-2013, 09:29 PM

Do we know yet when he'll be introduced? I can't wait to see how he turns out. I was never a big fan of the OT Slash (will he still have his "Binky"?), but this could be interesting. I like what IDW has done with him so far, and maybe he will be more like that version. I don't know enough about him in Archie to speculate on that one.

ninja-zero

09-02-2013, 10:26 PM

dont apologize, haha. i wasnt disagreeing. im just saying that if that happens, that sounds a lot like what could happen with karai.

i like your theory

Well thank you.

Maybe once Karai learns the truth of her real father, both her and Slash will go soul searching together.

Metalwolf

09-03-2013, 04:13 PM

Well thank you.

Maybe once Karai learns the truth of her real father, both her and Slash will go soul searching together.That would be cool, actually. I hope that happens. :D

Electric

09-03-2013, 07:14 PM

Well thank you.

Maybe once Karai learns the truth of her real father, both her and Slash will go soul searching together.

haha i could see it

tommyday

09-04-2013, 07:44 AM

The first time I saw Spike I knew he was going to eventually be Slash. I'm so pumped for this character!

Garfield

09-30-2013, 01:32 PM

Lord Nightwalker

09-30-2013, 07:41 PM

Gotta be honest, I don't like the design.

Not saying that its bad for this series. Hey maybe it'll work well for this.

I just prefer Slash to look like a twisted version of a Ninja Turtle... The "Bizzaro" to their "Superman" if you will. Thats an important aspect of slash to me and I just don't get that from this Slash.

I kind of agree with this. The "evil twin" element of Slash was always appealed to me. Like Venom to Spiderman in a way. But I really liked his portrayal in TMNTA, they way he evolved into a hero in his right.

But, other than the really dinky head and looking a bit to pudgy, which they could play off him being a different kind of turtle. I think it works well enough. We'll know for sure shortly.