Is Chris Bradford Declared Missing or Dead?

[MikeandRaph87]

Chris Bradford is a public figure. Due to that wouldn't it be noticed he went missing upon becoming Dogpound? Legally missing if not dead? Who would be running his businesses? I don't believe amy of this has been addressed. Does ick chose simply for us to not think into it and answer said questions? Of the others not many people would notice but someone a public figure since the 80s gone without notice all of sudden seems likeva plot hole worth answering.

[plastroncafe]

This is all fanwank conjecture, but...it's not as if he couldn't just phone-it-in. Do all of his correspondence and the like via the internet.

But yeah, it's not something the show has addressed with regards to mutated humans that aren't Kirby.

[victory_angel]

Chris Bradford is a public figure. Due to that wouldn't it be noticed he went missing upon becoming Dogpound? Legally missing if not dead? Who would be running his businesses? I don't believe amy of this has been addressed. Does ick chose simply for us to not think into it and answer said questions? Of the others not many people would notice but someone a public figure since the 80s gone without notice all of sudden seems likeva plot hole worth answering.

The Noxious avenger had his face on a Milk Carton with one of those "Have you seen me?" ads.

So it's safe to say he's been declared missing. Though given the time he's been gone...he will likely be declared legally dead.

[IndigoErth]

I'd wondered as well. Along with Timothy who apparently has zero family or other people who notice or care that he, too, is missing.

[Allio]

elements the show should have been incorporating, if anything just to show that the mutants the turtles caused weren't meaningless

[matteso586]

elements the show should have been incorporating, if anything just to show that the mutants the turtles caused weren't meaningless

Wait until you see the upcoming humans vs. mutants arc, then you may change your mind. Besides, there's a possibility that at least one of The Turtles feel guilty for their presence creating a majority of mutants. Remember that interactive cutscene in Arkham City where Hugo Strange gives a speech to Batman about Gotham being infested with thugs and super villains?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

It's Nick; I wouldn't hold your breath expecting that to be addressed.

[MikeandRaph87]

Wait until you see the upcoming humans vs. mutants arc, then you may change your mind. Besides, there's a possibility that at least one of The Turtles feel guilty for their presence creating a majority of mutants. Remember that interactive cutscene in Arkham City where Hugo Strange gives a speech to Batman about Gotham being infested with thugs and super villains?

Human vs mutants arc? We are stick in space for 13 of 20 episodes. Is that the focus on the last seven episodes of season 4?

Same with Timothy. His parents at least care what happens to the annoying prick. Baxter, Zeck, Sterranko, and Xever dont have anyone, but Bradford has lefions of fans.

[GoldMutant]

Human vs mutants arc? We are stick in space for 13 of 20 episodes. Is that the focus on the last seven episodes of season 4?

Same with Timothy. His parents at least care what happens to the annoying prick. Baxter, Zeck, Sterranko, and Xever dont have anyone, but Bradford has lefions of fans.

Just want to let you know dude, it's a season of 26 episodes now, we got half the season maybe. ;) Just pointing it out.

[victory_angel]

Human vs mutants arc? We are stick in space for 13 of 20 episodes. Is that the focus on the last seven episodes of season 4?


13 of 26 episodes actually.

[MikeandRaph87]

Just want to let you know dude, it's a season of 26 episodes now, we got half the season maybe. ;) Just pointing it out.

I thought the original announcement shrank it 6 episodes fewer to 20 for both season 4 and 5. So its 26 for all five seasons instead of cutting it down by 6? I wont complain. I will complain that this space arc is too darn long. 8 episodes in the countryside was too long 13 in space?:trazz:

I just like things to be acknowledged and show continuity. I bet if I were a kid I would wondering why people have not mentioned Bradford's disappearance. So its not just the adult audience. Someone needs to at least bring it up in a panel.

[neatoman]

He probably claims to his fans that he has some "hairy health issues".

[Aaronardo]

When was the last time this show actually mentioned or even cared about any background characters in the show? By my count, The Invasion, where Casey mentions his father and sister. Those two are never mentioned again. Great opportunity for character development, but, hey, that's why they never mentioned them again! Can't have character development, right guys?!

Nickelodeon really pisses me off sometimes.

But to answer your question, I imagine the co-runner of the Bradford dojo, whose name for the sake of this is Marcus, heard that he had involvement with Shredder, and when Bradford disappeared and was never heard from again, assumed that Shredder had killed him. So thus the Bradford dojo was closed indefinitely. The public was confused as to why this happened as Marcus never gave a reason, and so one boy named Timmy decided to try to find out what happened to Bradford, rather than anyone call the police since there is no police in this universe unless they're needed for convenience of the plot.

Timmy broke into the now-closed Bradford dojo at night to scope it out and was arrested by the convenience police for breaking and entering, and was declared insane because he was screaming about Bradford turning into a dog. Like that would ever happen, right? Marcus pressed charges against Timmy for breaking and entering and Marcus later found out that Timmy was telling the truth, Bradford had turned into Dogpound. How? I don't know, plot convenience, because this universe absolutely loves that. After Marcus found out, he was later kidnapped and was never heard from again. No investigation was ever conducted for the disappearance of Chris Bradford. Why? Because no one even cares about Chris Bradford. Who the hell is Chris Bradford?

So, no.

[Bry]

I doubt the show will directly address it, but if you want to read too much into it, it could explain why the '80s-style Chris Bradford cartoon is the show within a show this season. When a celebrity dies (or goes missing or what-have-you) it's pretty common that their past material is pulled out of the archives to cash in on the headlines and increased attention.

[Candy Kappa]

He's totally on a Hawaiian island shooting his new movie, or something. He probably uses Twitter telling people that he's fine and totally not a mutant.

[shredder orokusaki]

No one of his fans knows that he is mutant. We ddint tell them. He told them that he has some serious work to do and that why he will not running the dojo for now.

[lonewarrior20]

maybe they put a chris bradford mask over crome domes head and have rhazar speak through a microphone. they got the krang tech and stokster hookman.
and before someone says it i know his real name.

[Jephael]

You know sometimes writers like to leave certain details unanswered to allow fans the freedom to leave things to their imagination. Perhaps this is one of those instances.

[Kingoji]

The Noxious avenger had his face on a Milk Carton with one of those "Have you seen me?" ads.

So it's safe to say he's been declared missing.

Why are folks ignoring this post which answers the question with canon events?

[ssjup81]

victory_angel beat me to it. I couldn't recall the episode, but I remembered Bradford on a milk carton indicating he was missing.

[Fishface]

Maybe he uses a hologram? That would explain how his buisness is still alive!

[MikeandRaph87]

Here is the screenshot of the referenced milk carton. Thanks, Angel.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/tmnt/images/d/d8/Tumblr_nnfhj5tmb21sjhzeoo2_1280.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/195/height/195?cb=20150426224508

[matteso586]

Here is the screenshot of the referenced milk carton. Thanks, Angel.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/tmnt/images/d/d8/Tumblr_nnfhj5tmb21sjhzeoo2_1280.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/195/height/195?cb=20150426224508

That picture looks nothing like Chris Bradford.

[TheSkeletonMan939]

You know sometimes writers like to leave certain details unanswered to allow fans the freedom to leave things to their imagination.

Or they just don't care to tie up that loose end. :P

Here is the screenshot of the referenced milk carton. Thanks, Angel.
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/tmnt/images/d/d8/Tumblr_nnfhj5tmb21sjhzeoo2_1280.png/revision/latest/top-crop/width/195/height/195?cb=20150426224508

That picture looks nothing like Chris Bradford.

[Kingoji]

Yeah, that's not the milk carton I remember. The one I was thinking of was very specifically lingered on for a beat so the audience could actually see it.
Maybe it was a different episode.