The Official 2012-2013 Technodrome "Favorite Turtle" Poll & Discussion
 

As the title suggests, this is the official Technodrome 2012-2013 "Favorite Turtle" poll. So, Technodrome members, who is your favorite Turtle, and why?

I encourage discussion about why you prefer a certain Turtle, even if you feel blue in the face at this point in answering that question. Something you say might spur an interesting conservation about our favorite mutant reptiles. Please refrain from simply stating "My favorite Turtle is (insert name here)." Explain!

As for me, my true favorite will always be Donatello. He's been my Turtle of choice since I was young. I've gone on "kicks" with the other three, but Donnie holds the main spot. I relate to him most out of the four for many reasons. He enjoys intellectual battles rather than physical ones, which is a big reason I always favored Don. There is a darker, deeper side to his character that perhaps only Raphael can match. Perhaps that is because Laird also favors Donatello and therefore delved deeper into his character, likewise for Eastman and Raphael. Whatever the case, there's no denying that Donatello has a dark side that sometimes manifests itself in both Mirage, IDW, and even the OT.


My favorite version of Donnie is the first film, that movie holds a special place in my heart. I, unlike others here, enjoy the fact that he wasn't insanely technical to the point of Einstein genius: I like that he was still skilled in the area of mechanic (the Casey truck scene), a thinker (his hand is often on his chin denoting thought), and I liked how he let loose a little more often than we see in Mirage - an OT influence. However, the aforementioned character traits I believe are thanks to the Mirage influence that clearly permeates through the first film.

I could go on about Donnie (See "The Donatello Thread")...anyway, who is your favorite, and why?!

It's all about Donatello, yo. They're all wonderful and relatable, but Donnie was always the coolest to me.

I'd really like to see Donatello taken in a somewhat different direction than the sci-fi technician or Mr. Fix-It (though the latter is pretty well necessary to explain the survival of aquatic reptiles in a sewer). Anyways, I like to imagine a version of Don whose genius is a little more theoretical. Like he studies philosophy, psychology, and maybe even music theory and composition, besides the computer hacking, power rigging and water reserve maintenance. I like him more as the introspective defender than the mega-genius pacifist.

Curiously, I had the idea for Don to have a naginata blade extend from his bō (and Mikey using a kusarigama has felt appropriate to me since) roughly five years ago. Imagine my surprise...

Rob-phael....er....Raphael.
Yeah, that's it.

I agree, and this is why I believe I favor movie 1 Donnie the most. He's sort of Mr. Fix-it, but he's not pigeon-holed into the role of ridiculously gifted technician. Yes, I'd say I also favor a more theoretical Donatello whose interests branch further out into the web of intellectualism, beyond computers and mechanics.

Donatello does do that, of course. I'd just like to see even more of it.

It's just something about Donatello composing music that feels right to me. Probably would be even cooler if he kept it private from his brothers. I've mentioned my idea for Leo to keep bonsai as a hobby, before. Semi-related.

The other thing about the first film's Donatello was that he was pretty well established as buddying up with Mikey. Since my younger brother's favourite is Michelangelo, it always made them feel like they really represented us.

Hm, I suppose I could see Don dabbling in music, but I would think Leo would be equally capable of composition, especially in the vein of traditional Japanese. Of course, we're bordering on fan-fiction here but I don't think it's absurd to discuss it!

That last paragraph you wrote brings to mind my own bond with my sister and cousins, with whom the Turtles still play a huge role. Especially as they are in the first film, Don being my favorite represented me, my little sister favored Mikey so she played as him, Leo and Raph were favored by my cousins. It's a special bond that still persists to this day, those Turtles still represent us. A lot of non-TMNT fans wouldn't understand.

i suppose not much ppl participate the poll yet coz there's no way mikey got only 1 vote.

Curiously, Michelangelo is my least favourite. Don't get me wrong; he's awesome, but if I had to put them in order, he'd be last, unfortunately.

but mikey's the most popular turtle in the team everywhere! just because donnie started the post doesnt mean donnie got the most votes....

Don't worry Mr.Turtle, we're only 6 votes in...and the poll spans a year.

thats what im saying. obvsly. lots ppl have not voted yet...

Mikey has always been my favorite turtle. He's fun, always in a good mood, and he loves to party. :)

I decided to choose Raphael because he's tough, but he does have a soft side. And i know that it doesn't really matter but my favorite color is red. :P

Mikey, he is just a really likable guy. I love that he is the heart of the team and really brings on the humor!:tgrin: The party dude will forever remain my favorite turtle- no doubt about it!

Donatello is My favorite turtle and always will be! He is smart, the least violent, and most relaxed of the four turtles.

If anybody from the community recalls, Leonardo was voted most popular in the last "Favorite Turtle" poll (not under this new system, but on the Technodrome), but he also won the "Least Favorite Turtle" poll. Go figure.

i think its just because no one cares to drop in this thread anymore...

What? The thread just started.

I've always loved Leonardo and Donatello. Younger, I looked up to Leo as a role model, he always seemed like a good role model to me, despite having a shell and swords. As I got older and older, I started leaning towards Donnie because I can relate with him to an extent and his personality is really lovable (but aren't they all?). Now I'm at the point where Donatello is my favorite, like many others, as this poll would seem to indicate.

leo only got 1 vote? i cant believe u ppl.

Yeah, I thought Leo would have more votes by now. Interesting.

It's really hard to choose just one. I can relate to each of them in different ways. And to say I value one more(or less) than the other feels wrong.

I chose Raphael in the end, I think there are more similarities to him and I than the rest. But I really like each turtle so much and what they bring to the team. It just would not be the same without one of them.

~S~

leo's losing votes now largely due to his new voice.

Yeah, totally sure THAT'S why. This is about long time favorite, not new preference. If that were the case my Paulsen bias would have pulled me towards Donnie.

Exactly. What kind of assumption is that, Mr.Turtle? Nobody here has expressed dislike of Leo because of Jason Biggs. Like Jester stated, this is about long time favorite, not Turtle-of-the-day.

lots ppl haven't voted yet.

Very true. I'm slightly shocked that Donatello is leading, usually he's last. Power to us Donnie fans!

I have a feeling Don is more popular in our specific fandom here on the Technodrome than he is in the general "casual" public.

^probably because of his gap.

I voted for Donattello.

I find him close to my own personality, plus he seems to be the calm within the storm out of the 4 turtles.

It was hard to pick between him and Ralph as they are almost at a tie with each other.

If I had picked Ralph, I would have to say that what makes him my second favorite would be that he's ah, um... sexy. He just has that vibe to me. :embarass:

It was so hard for me to decide between Raphael and Donny!!!! I finally decided to go with Raph because as a kid he was my favorite. I can relate to him a lot. I had a bad temper most of my life, that I have had to concur. I can really understand the love/hate relationship with Leo because I had to grow up in my older sister’s shadow… She was one of those “perfect people” or so I thought. I also love his passion, and that he’s the tough guy….
Donnie would fall into second, as I got older I realized Donatello is the type of person I’d like to be…. I love his character. I love how he can fix things, I can’t think of anything I don’t like about the guy!
Mikey is third, but I love Michelangelo… He makes the show awesome and keeps it upbeat. He’s the kind of guy I’d want as a friend. He also reminds me of my youngest sister.
Last is Leo, my lest favorite. His character is necessary, but I don’t much care for him… I always felt he thought he was better that the others, but that’s just me I guess.

Needless to say in the cgi movie I wanted Raphael to beat the crap out of Leo, that was my favorite part.
My husband’s favorite turtle??? LEO!!!! I think he said that to annoy me…:trolleye:

I'm not so sure. Most girls I know cite Donatello as their favourite... or, more specifically, "I like the purple one," or, "Which one is the smart one, again?"

Yeah, definently. Anytime I ask any girl if they know about TMNT and they say yes, I ask about favorite turtle and they always say Donnie.

But of course, I had to vote for Raph.

Purple is my Fav. color!!!! Lol... maybe most girls prefer that color???? Idk?
Again, I voted for Raph...But I really like Donnie as well!

I think that largely has to do with the favoring of purple (and likewise, pink) by young girls. My sister's favorite was Donnie too, until I told her in my snobby 7 year old tone that she couldn't like him anymore because he was my favorite. She has since liked Mikey. :)

I believe purple became my favorite color innately to a degree, but I think I owe my favoritism of the color (I own a lot of purple) to my favoring of Donatello.

I wonder if some people do pick a favorite turtle based on their favorite color? Or if their favorite color is because of their favorite turtle? Could be thread worthy.

guys i kno all tend to favorite purple i hav no idea why.:roll:
and they r no lil boys.

I have no idea what you're talking about, man. Donatello wears red, just like the others.

Ah, I see what you did there. I'm team color, man. Even if I do favor Mirage over the OT by a long-shot!

So as of me typing this, it's a three way tie with Leo in last with 4 votes. Odd. Where are all the Leonardo fans.

I'm cool with both "teams" getting proper representation, which is why I was pretty upset at IDW taking away the uniform red (or just have a look a Andrew's signature; that's pretty much how I felt when reading that scene). Now, Mirage is the only version with uniform bandannas throughout.

I enjoy both, but if I had to choose a side, it's Red Team all the way. To me, the coloured bandannas are a cop-out, an excuse to not have to draw the Turtles' faces to be unique from each other (though, contrary to my point, Mirage is the biggest culprit of making the Turtles wholly indistinguishable from each other; maybe that was intentional, but I still don't care for it).

Dig your new avatar, by the way, Donnie.