The Michelangelo Thread
 

We can't let the best Turtle not have his own thread when his brothers do! :P

While I like all the Turtles pretty much equally now, I'll admit Mike was my initial favorite so he still holds a special place in my heart just a tad more than the others.

Anyway, yeah, Mike typically gets the short end of the stick when it comes to be taken seriously as a character, but has a lot to offer the group in terms of the support and love he has for his family that often goes overlooked because he's usually seen goofing off or acting stupid (2K3). He's been shown to be the most able fighter, but he lacks the discpline and focus to want to hone himself to the best fighter - he probably sees battle like a game so he has fun with the situation at hand while also figuring out what to do to survive. There ain't no extra lives or 1-ups in those games!

Mike also seems to be a lot more intelligent than any of his brothers suspect - but it's the right-brained, creative intelligence so it is rather understated except for the times we've seen Mike writing.

I'm trailing off here....mind....losing focus....

I love Michelangelo , without his humor I probablly wouldn't have enjoyed movies as much as I did as a kid.

I remember being a kid and jumping on my dad and doing an elbow drop yelling " you want a pickle " i'll give you a pickle "

lol. Mikey definantly isn't the best fighter or strategist , but he can hold his own , and he's essential for the team.

So then why did u spell Leonardo all wrong?

I didn't: it's spelled M-I-C-H-E-L-A-N-G-E-L-O! :P

lol Good one. :trazz:

Mikey is a lovable character. And unlike what seems to be a majority here, 2k3 Michelangelo has gotta be my favourite depiction of our favourite nunchaku-wielding green mean machine. Mirage Mikey left me indifferent. OT Mikey was ok I guess. The 07 CGI Mikey was overwhelming. Too much derp derp moments.

LMAO!No sir, i know how to spell Michelangelo, but u said this is a thread for the best Turtle... In all seriousness Mikey is a cool dude..

OT Michaelangelo was always my favorite when I was kid, and I feel like such a traitor sometimes because now as an adult I sometimes like the other turtles more, lol. But ultimately Michaelangelo represents the essence of the Turtles in a lot of ways and he was sort of everyone's favorite back in the day because he was like a little kid and we could identify with him. :tsmile: But even more importantly, he never become too overexposed or completely take over the franchise, like say Elmo on Sesame Street (Grrr). It very easily could have become "Michaelangelo and the Ninja Turtles" but thankfully they did manage to keep a balance most of the time. ; )

I think we can all agree:

"All the good ones end in O"

:tgrin:

*Raph fan fumes*
For Mikey I can only say this:
"I’m the one they call Michelangelo
Let me kick my story, just say so
Born like a pet, just like the rest of them
I grew up wild, party with the best of them
Living loose, living large
With my humor, now I’m in charge
It’s not that I’m crass, not that I’m rude
It’s just that I’m a naturally humorous dude
Turn up the volume, baby let’s pump it
I see the Foot Clan, man you know I thump it
Cowabunga is my favorite word
I use it all the time, or haven’t you heard?
I’m out of control, wild and crazy
Hazy, maybe a little bit lazy"

:lol: NICE!

Will post thoughts about Mikey's adaptions later...

Cowabuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnga!

love Michelangelo, he's awesome

I love teh Mike! He's the most "human" of the TMNT.
Leo is like the crust: He carries everyone
Raph is like the sauce: Trying to spice up everything.
Don is like the other toppings: He's there to enhance the team.
Mike is like the cheese: He keeps everyone together, even if he's cheesy at times...
For some reason I wanna eat some Pizza!

Totally diggin' this metaphore. :tcool:

I also love the 2k3 Mikey, and he's definitely the cheese. One of the best fighting sequences is Mikey in the Christmas aliens episode. Plus he's easygoing, and has onion layers and all that.

I love Michaelangelo. He's a great character

Mikey was my fave as a kid,possibly will always be my favourite (also my first TMNT fig) in my teenage years I leaned towards Raph but nowadays I love them all, even though as a kid I thought Leo was boring (OT)

Nunchuku are the coolest weapon BTW:tsmile:

I definitely like a nice blend of Mirage and 2k3 Mikey. The Mirage would balance all of the over the top jokes of 2k3 Mikey. But yeah, I really like 2k3 Mike, despite a lot of negative feedback he gets. I especially like the relationship he has with Raphael in the series. I also appreciate Image's Mike - actually, he's the only one they didn't maim, so maybe that's why. :P But seriously, he was given a lot of depth in that series - I love how he kind of told Leo to shove it because he was working on his book (which had become his career and passion) and couldn't go out searching the sewers with him.

OT Mike...I suppose you have to love him?

Mikey is the turtle that everybody can relate to. Mikey may be laid back but can hold his own in a fight pretty well. Mikey was a beast in "Enter the Shredder" but started to dwindle when his chucks were replaced with the grappling hook. But Mikey in Next Mutation was so intolerable that he makes 4Kids Mikey look like Leo in comparison.

I totally agree with you. Mike often gets the short end because people view him as being not as intelligent or as serious as the other turtles. He's the "immature one" (at least that's what some of my friends who are also TMNT fans say about him). However, I've always loved him because he was lovable, laid-back funny and friendly. I could see myself befriending him over the other turtles. Don't get me wrong, I mean I don't know if it's only me but I find a bit of myself in each of their personalities but I admired Mikey's the most. He may not have been the most intelligent of the bunch but he had/has a big heart :)

I like Mikey, he's my favourite turtle, because he always makes me laugh and he's so fricking awesome! XD

I like Mikey, because he always makes me laugh! (2nd favourite turtle)

Oh man... I can't believe I missed the Michelangelo thread! He will always be my number one turtle on my list, no matter how dumb and annoying he can get.

In my opinion, he is the closest to being an ordinary human teenager. He loves pizza, parties, video games, comics, movies but most of all, he seems to be the only one who wants to get closer to humans, interacting with them and just fit in the society. What I really admire is; even thought he is a mutant turtle and well aware of it, it doesn't seem to stop him at all from trying! Heck, I don't think he needs to try with his charming personality.:tlol:

I know he's someone I'd invite over during my birthday party or for Christmas... heck, I'd invite him over just because I'd want to hang out. play games and have fun.

Could Mikey be the balance to the Turtle team?
He makes the introverted Donatello more out going.
He makes the angry Raphael more easy going.
He makes the up tight Leonardo more easy going...in a different way. :D

I would agree with this. Although in 2k3 Donny was called the 'glue' of the team I would think that title could be shared by Mikey, too. I see them both as the 'glue' perhaps because they are less intense on the whole as opposed to Leo and Raphael.

I think I said this elsewhere, Michaelangelo's sort of the group's PR guy that presents their image to the outside world. The other turtles would be too afraid or uninterested in taking on that job.

Raph and Mike will always be tied for me for fave turtle. But I loved Mike first since the OT.

Mirage Mike is my favorite version. I really relate to his creativity and wanting to be a writer. I hope the Nick show makes him funny without being a total goof and also able to kick major butt as much as his brothers. To draw another Nick parrallel, portraying him something like Sokka from The Last Airbender would be good.

Ok so I got a question in the original cartoon why does Mickey stop using nunchucks? I always hated.

Well if that's the reason then Europe sucks. Hahaha

'Cause once he hit Donald in the face with 'em. Goofy said NO MORE CHUCKS.

O jeez, thanks go ahead and make me look like an idiot hahaha

I know it is still early, but is anybody else thrilled thus far with IDW's treatment of Michelangelo?

Just playin' with you, hometurtle.

I'd say it's too early. No complaints, though! :)

His seeming lack of concern for his missing brother (though to be fair he's never "met" him...as a mutant) bugs me a little bit.

Maybe they are building up for the bond Mikey & Raph will eventually form?

I've wondered about that too; their relationship is one of my favorite things about the early comics and I've always felt that after Raph met Casey things shifted between him and Mike. Hopefully since he's met Casey first in the IDW booksm once he's reunited with his brothers he will form a special bond with his "little bro". :tsmile: