Baxter will mutate into a fly! Excited?

[Shark_Blade]

I am.
http://www.nick.com/pictures/tmnt-season-two-sketches-pictures.html?xid=tmnttw

http://i.imgur.com/orGYVyk.jpg

Evil Mutant

Thanks to one of his old plans gone wrong, it seems like Baxter's mutated into part-fly! At least he was able to keep his signature fro in the process!

Nick just keep bringing in that love. Mhmm.

[drgon78]

Yes I am happy about this as well.

I wonder what his voice will sound like after his mutation.

[snake]

Yeah! He looks great! I love his Afro!

[Sage Ninja]

actually I'm a little disappointed by this...I hope he retains his intellect instead of gradually losing it like OT Baxter did.

[ObiWanFan4life]

actually I'm a little disappointed by this...I hope he retains his intellect instead of gradually losing it like OT Baxter did.

Same here, as much as I enjoy fly stockman I was hoping they could have avoided taking this route.

[Retro-Specs]

I'll admit, this was unexpected - never thought they'd do this again. It's a neat - and nightmarish - design as well.

I agree, he should keep his intellect, but he could also be slowly going insane (as hinted by his newly-gained obsession with choco-logs) but just not stupid to the point where he forgets why he hates the Turtles and Shredder, and thinks a dimensional portal is a giant doughnut...

[Shark_Blade]

I know a quick way to defeat him!!

http://i.imgur.com/5ezhdPE.jpg

:lol::lol:

Donnie can make a small-hut size electric flytrap.

[NinjaMan]

I know a quick way to defeat him!!

http://i.imgur.com/5ezhdPE.jpg

:lol::lol:

Donnie can make a small-hut size electric flytrap.

LOL!!! Yeah I'm pretty excited for him. The Nick crew has an excellent balance between using old characters while creating great new ones. No wonder Eastman said this is the best version.

[MikeandRaph87]

Its hard to get the full effect until we see it in final draft such as a screenshot of him. Its an interesting development nonetheless. I expected him to be plain Baxter with a thing for cybenetics on the Nick show and have his mind transferred into a flyborg in the IDW comics.

[Electric]

Im undecided on whether i like him as a fly or not. But this change didnt surprise me, cause the idea kinda fits with this series. And i was positive they wouldnt do the slowly dismembering Baxter like the 2k3 series, because that would be a little too violent.

[TurtleMaster4]

Meh, I prefer cyborg Baxter, but this won’t upset me one bit!

[Sword Slicin' Leo]

Looks better than the new rat king, but not all that great

[Zany Orange Dude]

I was never a fan of Fly Baxter, even in the OT. I really enjoyed him as a human on 2k12, but I have to admit, I am curious to see what they'll do with him.:tsmile:

[TurtleTitan97]

Awesome design! I do hope Baxter will retain some intelligence.

[Zany Orange Dude]

Awesome design! I do hope Baxter will retain some intelligence.

I think he'll still be smart. I mean Bradford didn't get any dumber when he changed into Dogpound.

[Ninjinister]

Wait, why do we have a separate topic for every morsel of information we got outta SDCC?

[CowabungaMikey]

This looks awesome! I love how this show stays close to the OT.

[TurtleTitan97]

I think he'll still be smart. I mean Bradford didn't get any dumber when he changed into Dogpound.

Good point. With the exception of Timothy, most of the human turned mutant characters still had their intelligence.

[Zany Orange Dude]

Good point. With the exception of Timothy, most of the human turned mutant characters still had their intelligence.

I always figured Timothy couldn't talk not due to intelligence loss but just the terrible mutant form he took on. Hmm but you may be right? Guess we will have to wait and see.:tsmile:

[MikeandRaph87]

Good point. With the exception of Timothy, most of the human turned mutant characters still had their intelligence.

In the '87 cartoon Baxter lost most of his intellect over time after he was accidently mutated. It was due to not being a mutant, but due to being a mutant fly. Flies are not a bright species and he seems to have a thing for sugar like flies do once more but more specifically chocolate bars. I would not be surprises if he loses his intellect. Not saying he will but it would not be a surprsie due to previous incarnations and the flies themselves.

I do believe this is thread worthy. I would not have seen it otherwise same goes with the spoiler that Irma will show up beyond the photo from April's smartphone.

[Blade Raider]

As long as he doesn't start working for a nonchalant motherboard, I won't complain.

[Shark_Blade]

Good point. With the exception of Timothy, most of the human turned mutant characters still had their intelligence.But Timothy doesn't even have that in the first place.

[gobo]

At least fly brains is an adequate excuse for his painfully boring lack of creativity.

[Overlordofnobodies]

I was to happy when I seen that. If I have a choice between a robot or a fly. I will all was go fly. No he can not stay human. I have let to hear or see one comic or show where he does. I love how he eats a lot of candy.

The only thing I fear is he goes a bit to creazy that he cant do robots any more. He still need to use the giant robot suit and the mousers.

[CyberCubed]

They already did Baxter in huge robot armor so this show did both versions.

[Candy Kappa]

Not really a fan, but the design is cool

[gobo]

The Baxer Fly... OF DOOM! >_<

[Zany Orange Dude]

The Baxer Fly... OF DOOM! >_<

I see what you did there.:twink:

[Electric]

I actually think ill enjoy fly baxter. i just hopes he keeps his intelligence, ability and other personality traits.

[BabyTurtles]

kinda sad....I didn't really want him to mutate.....

but he looks cool in a creepy way so I trust Nick to make him awesome :3

[snake]

I hope Baxter stays human until the near-end of S2.
I'm imagining Donnie capturing him in the lab and examining him while getting excited! :lol:

[RaphAndDonnie]

Eh...I'm not really excited for this or disappointed by the fact that Baxter will be a fly. I've always preferred what they did with Baxter in 2k3. At least the concept art looks pretty cool.

[prophecy718]

he looks gross

but ok, lol

[Refractive Reflections]

:ohwell: And as much as I like the OT, this move just seems too close to the OT. I was hoping that he wouldn't be mutated (since there's so many mutants already in the Nick series), or at the very least be mutated to something other than a fly, then I would have greater anticipation for Baxter's mutation. ...Now this just seems so... predictable.

I was hoping for some new storytelling, or a different spin with Baxter's character rather than a repetition (of sorts) with him in regards to his mutation.

I guess with the exception of the Archie series, it seems that Baxter will forever be doomed to be a mutant fly or cyborg, but I guess that's part of the tragedy of his character.

[LivingMutagen]

I hope Baxter stays human until the near-end of S2.
I'm imagining Donnie capturing him in the lab and examining him while getting excited! :lol:

In 216 (season 2 episode 16). Says that on the art, like the Newtralizer says 124 and Tiger Claw says 213

[Overlordofnobodies]

:ohwell: And as much as I like the OT, this move just seems too close to the OT. I was hoping that he wouldn't be mutated (since there's so many mutants already in the Nick series), or at the very least be mutated to something other than a fly, then I would have greater anticipation for Baxter's mutation. ...Now this just seems so... predictable.

I was hoping for some new storytelling, or a different spin with Baxter's character rather than a repetition (of sorts) with him in regards to his mutation.

I guess with the exception of the Archie series, it seems that Baxter will forever be doomed to be a mutant fly or cyborg, but I guess that's part of the tragedy of his character.

I thought they all ready hit at it that he will turn into some sort of robot fly? Some thing in his Villain Micro-series I think.

[Refractive Reflections]

I thought they all ready hit at it that he will turn into some sort of robot fly? Some thing in his Villain Micro-series I think.

My memory is hazy about Archie Baxter (since he wasn't as prevalent in comparison to the other version of him), so I double checked on TMNTPedia and it said he remained as a human.

http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Baxter_Stockman_%28Archie%29

If you are talking about IDW Baxter... I haven't seen through it yet. :embarass:

[Overlordofnobodies]

My memory is hazy about Archie Baxter (since he wasn't as prevalent in comparison to the other version of him), so I double checked on TMNTPedia and it said he remained as a human.

http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Baxter_Stockman_%28Archie%29

If you are talking about IDW Baxter... I haven't seen through it yet. :embarass:

Yeah i was think of the IDW. I never really seen Archie series. So some reason I mix up the two for some reason.

[Shreddhead]

Totally saw this one coming, but I'm super excited by his design.

[MaximeLoonatic]

My memory is hazy about Archie Baxter (since he wasn't as prevalent in comparison to the other version of him), so I double checked on TMNTPedia and it said he remained as a human.

http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Baxter_Stockman_%28Archie%29

If you are talking about IDW Baxter... I haven't seen through it yet. :embarass:

Have you noticied that the archie Baxter it's the ONLY incarnation that it's a white men?

[Cure]

Have you noticied that the archie Baxter it's the ONLY incarnation that it's a white men?

He was white in the 80's cartoon.

[shredder orokusaki]

I am not very excited. Why they didnt do something new with him? Why do the same thing twice? He was a mutant fly in the OT a brain in robot in 2K3 and a cyborg in Mirrage. Nick should have mutated him into another animal . Or for a change he could have stayed human till the end of the series. Yes i know that they are doing it to please those fans of the OT but it would have been better if they did something different.

[MikeandRaph87]

http://www.threadless.com/TMNT/baxter-movie-poster/#./?&_suid=1374442624068000006248731890334813

Check this out! I would like to see that film on the way off chance it is ever made!

[NSP]

I never really like the mechanical suit Baxter wears. To me Baxter Stockamn = Fly. Im excited. Now I just need to get caught up on the cartoon! haha

[Bossa Nova]

Sure, I'm on board with this. I've only seen a handful of episodes from the OT (mostly the later ones), so I never really got the whole hype about Baxter being a fly. But I really like the design they showed for him so I'm pretty open to see how this will be played out. Besides, I kind of like how Baxter always seems to be the one poor dude who just has bad situation after bad situation thrown at him, so there's a possibility this won't be the only thing he turns into/has happened to him that changes his physical appearance.

[Cowabunga Carl]

I'm okay with him being a fly now. I like that they showed both sides of Baxter giving him a time with his machines and mechanical nature, before just mutating him. It will be interesting to see how this goes though.

[Candy Kappa]

Have you noticied that the archie Baxter it's the ONLY incarnation that it's a white men?

http://forums.massassi.net/vb3/attachment.php?attachmentid=11698&stc=1

Baxter is also white in the Fred Wolf cartoon. Baxter is white in Archie because it started as a adaptation in the beginning of the cartoon.

His first action figure is also white as you can see his skin color on the human parts of his body. And the video games from the Fred Wolf era

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

Baxter was a black guy in Mirage, hence why he was black in the 2003 series and why he is black in Nick. In Vol. 2 of the Mirage series, Baxter transferred his brain into a cyborg body of sorts. I agree that it will be interesting to see how they pull off the fly thing with a black Baxter.

[Shark_Blade]

Have you noticied that the archie Baxter it's the ONLY incarnation that it's a white men?
You need to delve more into the TMNT world man..

http://i.imgur.com/Yk7pNUA.png
http://i.imgur.com/Xkmvl5B.jpg

[BubblyShell22]

I'm all on board with this. I love how Nick is paying homage to the original toon, and I can't wait to see how they handle his mutation here.

[KaijuHQ]

Nice to see the old fly Baxter back!

[WhitefinDolphin]

I'm all on board with this. I love how Nick is paying homage to the original toon, and I can't wait to see how they handle his mutation here.

I agree and I can't wait either. :)

Nickelodeon has impressed us so far, and I have no doubt they'll disappoint their fans with Baxter Stockman's Fly mutation.

[CyberCubed]

Its worth nothing that this is the first time BLACK Baxter has become a fly. Prior to this Baxter-fly was only ever associated with white Baxter.

In Mirage and 4kids Baxter became a cyborg, and IDW's Baxter is still human. So this is the first black Baxter to become a fly.

[Eiko]

I would have liked it if Baxter would stay human have him And Don working together in an ep guess if he keeps his smarts might still happen there is always the IDW Baxter i guess.

[Gin Rummy]

I'm really excited to see how his new look will translate into the show. I think he looks pretty cool. (His big head makes me think that his action figure will be hard too stand though.) :)

[Vivi]

Baxter is pretty boring so far, so I guess it will be an improvement?

[Retromute]

Fantastic..... Always wondered if they would change him :D

[Krang100]

And i was positive they wouldnt do the slowly dismembering Baxter like the 2k3 series, because that would be a little too violent.
Little?. When Baxter was dismembered in 2k3, it was quite violent, at the point to be one of the darkest scenes on the show.

I hope Baxter kepts his intellect unlike the old toons who turned dumb in each apparence. But why Baxter has to became a mutant fly in first place in this Nick's toon.

[LittleBlueHero]

So do we have any Black characters left on the show? Baxter and Xever are both mutated now... does that still count?

Im thinking in our politically correct society they will be introducing at least one new African-American Character. Maybe Hun will make an appearance as a Black Male? I don't think it would effect his character at all.

I dunno... just surprised me I guess.

[Andrew NDB]

Not surprised in the slightest. Pretty unique design, though.

[CyberCubed]

So do we have any Black characters left on the show? Baxter and Xever are both mutated now... does that still count?

Im thinking in our politically correct society they will be introducing at least one new African-American Character. Maybe Hun will make an appearance as a Black Male? I don't think it would effect his character at all.

I dunno... just surprised me I guess.

The only other black character is Bebop, but since he gets mutated too, you're right. Every black guy becomes a mutant.

[Andrew NDB]

The only other black character is Bebop, but since he gets mutated too, you're right. Every black guy becomes a mutant.

Hell of a message to send to African American youths, really. "You're not good enough [to be on our show] unless you mutate into an animal person!" or worse yet: "Inside every man of color is a monster waiting to be realized!"

[Shark_Blade]

Playing the racist card now? I doubt it's intentional. :roll:

We have Bernadette Thompson (Whoopi Goldberg) in the new movie if you wanna psychoanalyze much.

[***First of Two Latin Kings***]

Eh... they mutate a lot of white guys too.

[CyberCubed]

Eh... they mutate a lot of white guys too.

Not really when you realize most mutants are animals before hand.

The only white humans who turn into mutants are Dogpound, Rocksteady, Snakeweed, Spiderbitez, um...Mondo Gecko in Archie?

There are way more animal mutants like Leatherhead, Rahzar/Tokka, Slash, Groundchuck/Dirtbag, Cockroach terminator, etc.

[marcelangelo]

Not really when you realize most mutants are animals before hand.

The only white humans who turn into mutants are Dogpound, Rocksteady, Snakeweed, Spiderbitez, um...Mondo Gecko in Archie?

There are way more animal mutants like Leatherhead, Rahzar/Tokka, Slash, Groundchuck/Dirtbag, Cockroach terminator, etc.

so doesnt that then just make 2 black guys get mutated and 4 white guys get mutated??...some thoughts in that direction have crossed my mind once too but I thought baxter just works very well on EVERY level(human, mutant, cyborg) so I just take him in as a very koool character...
also, the heroes are not white at all...I like that in fact...they're neither white nor black...

[CyberCubed]

The problem is there aren't any other good black characters to counter all the villain black characters.

This is why Baxter was made white in the OT to begin with. The possible backlash of Shredder bossing around a wimpy black scientist might have been too much in the 80's. So Baxter was whitewashed.

[Coola Yagami]

Another way to look at it is black people are awesome for bein turned into awesome mutants on that show. Other than Shredder and Karai, mutant villains (or otherwise non-human villains) stand out more than human ones in the TMNT world.

[CyberCubed]

I'm kinda wondering how they're going to go about this. Will Baxter still be intelligent? Will he have any insect powers further than what he had in the OT?

[Galactus]

Well we've still got Carlos Chiang O'Brien Gambe.

If at a loss we can always introduce Carter. :D

[FlogginMcMurryZombiePizza]

Am I the only one who never paid attention to race in this show?
Ya'll seem to have a huge focus on this subject and i have seen a couple topics regarding character whitewashing already.

[Pterobat]

Welp.

I accidentally stumbled on this spoiler, and I'm surprised it's happening. I guess I shouldn't be, but eh.

I like what the animated universes keep making of Baxter: a self-destructive failure whose story always ends with transformation. The Nick show has followed the other parts of Baxter's story, so...I guess a transformation fits.

I don't think turning specifically into a fly is absolutely essential for his character, and wasn't clamouring for it...I'm also a little disappointed that a unique mode of transformation wasn't chosen.

On the other hand, I like that at they're apparently keeping some goofiness to him. We need a little more of that, to counteract all the darker "re-imagining" of OT stuff we've been getting--sometimes the goofiness is the best part.

As long as he doesn't start working for a nonchalant motherboard, I won't complain.

But that stuff was comedy gold! :)

Anyway, carry on. I wonder if we'll see any more of Baxter before the scheduled transformation. I mean...where's he been all this time, anyway?

[BubblyShell22]

Probably plotting his next plan of DOOM!

[LeotheLateBloomer]

:ohwell: And as much as I like the OT, this move just seems too close to the OT. I was hoping that he wouldn't be mutated (since there's so many mutants already in the Nick series), or at the very least be mutated to something other than a fly, then I would have greater anticipation for Baxter's mutation. ...Now this just seems so... predictable.

I was hoping for some new storytelling, or a different spin with Baxter's character rather than a repetition (of sorts) with him in regards to his mutation.

I guess with the exception of the Archie series, it seems that Baxter will forever be doomed to be a mutant fly or cyborg, but I guess that's part of the tragedy of his character.

I agree with this. I was hoping that they'd try something unique with Baxter considering how complex the character has been. There are many possibilities to tell a great story with him. Part of the reason why I liked him in the 2003 cartoon is because he was a character that you could really have sympathy for. Going through a whole lot of trouble in life, being taken apart piece by piece, suffering through a skin disorder in order to fix his body, and eventually being reduced into nothing but a brain. I was excited to see what Ciro and Nickelodeon were going to do with Baxter but sadly they decided on the fan service route which leads to one of my biggest problems with this cartoon. I just hope they do some more original ideas with this cartoon like the turtles facing off against more human villains for example.

[MisterMiracle]

That's pretty cool. Nice nod to the original.

[WhitefinDolphin]

Is anyone else seeing a bunch of poop jokes coming with Baxter Stockman's Fly mutation? "Choco-Log" candy bars, eh?

http://fc07.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/224/f/f/untitled_1_by_whitefindolphin-d6hwazq.png

[BabyTurtles]

Baxter turns into a fly.

who's fault is it this time?? XD

[T-U-R-T-L-E POWA!]

I actually don't mind this because Baxter Stockman was always one of my favorite figures so I'm hoping they will make a figure of him in his mutant form and it will be really cool too.