Panda_Kahn_fan
08-18-2016, 02:24 PM
Yep, it's another Rat King thread. :lol: And please don't dismiss this as fanfic, it's called character speculation.
Say, does anyone else here think the Rat King has one of the most interesting concepts/characters with potential in all of TMNT lore? It's just there are so many versions of the character, and I'd like to see what the next incarnation might be able to do with what's been established. There are certain elements I'd like to see avoided, like the homeless man/medical patient that hides out in a silo until the turtles stumble upon and kill him, as well as the concept of him being a Bishop clone.
What I really dig is IDW's concept of him as the pied piper of Hamlin, as well as him being an immortal whose been around through the ages. Maybe he was the inspiration for the rat/mouse king character in the Nutcracker story, that later became ballet? I like his Nosferatu-like look from the IDW comics, and thought he might work as a vampire like creature themed on rats. He should be able to control rats, as well as master splinter... but what if like a vampire, he can turn humans into rat-like creatures he can control? This calls back tho the OT episode were-rats from channel six, where he controlled the mutated Vernon and Irma. imagine a Horror story, where Rat King is turning New York's homeless population into rat-like zombies, unable to be restored, that the turtles have to hack and slash their way through. It could make for an awesome TMNT movie, or DTV.
And where might he have come from? Early Medieval Europe? ancient Egypt? Is he lord Hn'attan? Victor Falco? Might his powers be mystical in nature, instead of Science based? I know he was a neutral character in mirage, but a focus on the horror elements could make him a truly terrifying and powerful for the tmnt. So, what is the rest of you's take on this guy?
Say, does anyone else here think the Rat King has one of the most interesting concepts/characters with potential in all of TMNT lore? It's just there are so many versions of the character, and I'd like to see what the next incarnation might be able to do with what's been established. There are certain elements I'd like to see avoided, like the homeless man/medical patient that hides out in a silo until the turtles stumble upon and kill him, as well as the concept of him being a Bishop clone.
What I really dig is IDW's concept of him as the pied piper of Hamlin, as well as him being an immortal whose been around through the ages. Maybe he was the inspiration for the rat/mouse king character in the Nutcracker story, that later became ballet? I like his Nosferatu-like look from the IDW comics, and thought he might work as a vampire like creature themed on rats. He should be able to control rats, as well as master splinter... but what if like a vampire, he can turn humans into rat-like creatures he can control? This calls back tho the OT episode were-rats from channel six, where he controlled the mutated Vernon and Irma. imagine a Horror story, where Rat King is turning New York's homeless population into rat-like zombies, unable to be restored, that the turtles have to hack and slash their way through. It could make for an awesome TMNT movie, or DTV.
And where might he have come from? Early Medieval Europe? ancient Egypt? Is he lord Hn'attan? Victor Falco? Might his powers be mystical in nature, instead of Science based? I know he was a neutral character in mirage, but a focus on the horror elements could make him a truly terrifying and powerful for the tmnt. So, what is the rest of you's take on this guy?