Other than skin color. . . .
 

how many of you could tell apart the four turtles if they had their bandana's off?

If we were going by the movies Mikey and Raph would be easy, I could probably tell apary Leo and Don as well. However, if we were going by the cartoon, there would be no way!

Actually, I think I could. I'm assuming they're also weaponless, because that would be a big giveaway. :P :lol:

Depends on the universe and what the guys are doing. The old cartoon would probably be the hardest, but in the other universes, I think the guys look/act/simply are different enough to tell apart.

what she said :)

If non whore clothes, I couldn't tell any apart simply by looking at them, except the Image versions, but evryone can tell them apart

Yeah, let us assume that they are all naked. No belts, weapons, masks. And they are in a black and white picture.

I know that in the movie, Mikey is the shortest and has the smallest head. Raph (I believe) is the tallest. Even if he isn't he does have the biggest head and largest lips/mouth. Leo and Don would be the toughest to figure out.

Often in the comics Don stands a little taller than the rest

You could also tell them apart by voice!!

One could probably tell by their facial expressions and body language. Mike usually has wide eyes and is smiling. I'd expect Raphael to look either a bit detached or straight out "in a funk". Don would be the most relaxed, probably with a "lost in thought" look. Leo, of course, would be very alert and aware, without appearing tense. Subtle differences, but rather easy to pick up on if you pay attention. And if the person drawing/portraying the turtles pays attention.

Of course, it would all depend on what exactly they're doing. Sitting around watching a movie would invoke totally different actions than say, if they were eating or even sparring sans gear. Yep, voice/dialog is a good indication, too. :)

If I l ived in a black and white world with the TMNT, I'd just call them all fred. no seriously, I would... they'd probably find it funny and think I was joking with them.. and that way I wouldn't need to remember anyone's mannerisms :lol:

Voice isn't an option, you are looking at a photograph. But you are right, body language and facial expressions are key.

Let's put it this way, let's say we are looking at trutle mug shots. Could you tell them apart?

you actually can kind of tell from facial expressions. Look at the card packs or something. It shows all their faces.

I would definitely say facial expressions and body language are key.

hmm..physically....

Leo and Raphwould be the tallest in my book, Don'd be a hair shorter than them, and Mike would be my plump baby-faced sweetheart turtleman... :D



Mike: :tconfuse: Did she just call me....Plump?!

Raph: *sniggers* Yeah, like a fricken roast turkey... :evilgrin:

Leo/Don: *snicker*

I totally agree with Manchias and Kali too. Their faces and bodies are really quite unique

In a comic, I would understand how it would be hard since the artists hardly draw the Turtles different from one another. But in the live action/movie setting, you can tell. They have different shaped mouths and chins, so that you could tell you was who sans bandana, weapons, or tattoos. Height, posture, the way they walk. Scars are good indicators. Note the scar the first movie Raph has on his beak too.

I was able to tell apart like colored horses in a big herd easily this way too. :wink:

I totally agree with you on your points, HT... :) but....
 

Gatdang!#$frickenpiecanogood$%^&****** frickenmudderfrugger !$&$@#$^fracken...ARGH!!!

:flaming: its MACHIAS!!! :flaming:
(insert NO "N" !!!!)


*gets overcome by overstudying, misspellings, writing braincramp, little/no sleep (8 hours in 5 days), and--

*Thud*

:dead:

*raises eyebrow* *shifts jaw*

Chica... think you needta switch to decaf NOW... yah?

*wonders if she should mention she got ZERO hours of sleep last night* :goofygri:

*carcass groans*

sorry...dont drink the stuff....

:dead:

*snuggles Machi offering her a latte

it's ok, just drink this...

*takes the latte weakly* Heh, thanks....*snuggles GK*

:( Yeah.. sure. I misspell her name wrong, and people come outta the woodword to pamper her. Never mind the fact I was slaving away on this friggin' 3D project.. that I' still slaving away on.

But hay.. it's not my fault SHE thinks i'm calling her a MAN. I never really think of her as a MAN. I just get Machias and Manchu mixed up. I think of Chinese food, not a MAN! :roll:

*drags off to scan in this mofo of a training manual*

*pets HT's maine

awwww it's ok..... *pets
It'll all be ok, here have a brownie!

lol HT owns an entire STATE!!

maine mane main mayne ... heh heh...
anyways, cheer-up My Little Pony, I'm smoothing out the final touches on that sketch i did of your avatar as we speak! An' let me tell you, you're lookin' HOT to TROT.

*leads HT back into her stall for a good currying and some sweet feed.*

maybe you should quit being such a work-horse today and just take it easy?

*opens up the window on her stall to get fresh air in, brings her some fresh water, and pets her nose before leaving her to get some well-deserved rest.*

why do people hate me so much?
*hits self with sledge hammer and dies
bah like no one else ever makes spelling mistakes

*pulls out the "LAZARUS GEAR" and brings GK back from the dead.*

you're gonna need some reconstructive surgery on that head of yours... next time you suicide try not to hurt your body. what if the ANCIENT EYGPTIANS WERE RIGHT!?!? you'd wander the afterlife with a huge sledgehammer hole in yer head. Hard to get a date w/ that kind of mark. Not even dead chicks'll go for a guy with a messed-up head...

*clears throat. changes subject*

peepul do nut hayt yuu. and no won missspellls things hear everr. nevver.

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

eevenn teh nija hobitte zpills evryhting korektlee

yeah. so. *steps away from the flat-headed GK*

i'd be able to tell the Jim Henson FIRST MOVIE tutles apart w/ black and white, nekkid mug-shots by their head and face-shape. mind you.... all the DRAWN versions, those just depend on the artist. and since the costume quality sank with each re-incarnation of the guys, i'd be hard pressed to tell the THIRD movie versions apart, but i think i'd do okay w/ the SECOND movie versions.


yeah. that's my $0.02 on the TOPIC of this thread. heh.


oh. why do you ask anyways? do you HAVE some black and white nekkid turtle mug-shots that need looking at? ...hmmm?... cause i call "DIBS" on being able to look at them before Machias wakes up and runs off with the one she thinks is Mike.

And Kali grabs the Raph... :lol:
BTW GK I'm the one who's really unloved! Nobody even mentions me. :cry:
**Performs Gundam-Wing Style Self-Detonation**

Hey, I resemble that remark! :P :D

*suddenly finds herself ROTFL* Oops... now I got sawdust all matted in my maine that GK and Kya combed out. :goofygri:

Oh yah, yah.. bewear teh curse the of dyslexic folk. :evilgrin: Or the ESL folk. We lub dem all!

Heee.. yes, this is a good question. I was too tired yestrerday to even wodner why greensboro had to know? Or does he actually have the stripped-down TMNT hanging out at his house, and he's afraid to admit to them he doesn't know who is who?

I do remember seeing somewhere a line drawing of the guys and Venus, no gear, trying to use body language and expressions to show who was who. I know I've got a pic that I drew, and even I don't know which Turtle it is. :lol:

yeah... kali... now that you mention it... i did a whole (short) fanfic on that! Heh. and an illustration. http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies...saboline_s.gif all four of them in drag-- in the EXACT SAME DRESS!! yeah... so the only way i knew them apart there was from ... oh heck. if you really wann know, maybe you'll read it?http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=947415

i know the illustration is floating around...HERE! http://www.thetechnodrome.com/fanart...TSnowWhite.jpg

but yeah. with out the masks and just drawn... its pretty darn hard to tell.

*snigger* I just have one question 'bout that snow white one: how'd they get those dresses on under their carapace (but yet over the plastron)? :P

Oh.. which comic was it too. It was a Mirage based comic, and the guys weren't very well defined. One either by Michael Dooney, or a Berger comic strip. I remember having to make guesses on who was who too.

i think there's just a biiiig hole in the back of the dress for their carapace(s) to go through. so... think of it like a dress w/ a BIIG key-hole-style back.

zipper up to the butt. buttons on the top, the two halves coming aroung the edge of the carapace on the back...

yeah. i've actually given thought to that too...

"how would i DRESS a turtle...?"

... heh... well. uh. yeah.

Re: I totally agree with you on your points, HT... :) but.
 

ROFL!!!!!