Why do people hate 2k3 mikey?
 

Seriously, why do some(not all) people think he is the worst incarnation of the character?

I thought that 2003 Mikey is the second best incarnation of the character, next to the 2012 version of the character, who is my favorite incarnation of the character.

anyway, why do people hate the 2k3 version of the character?

he is extremely obnoxious, especially after winning the Battle Nexus

I didn't mind him at first, but after winning the Battle Nexus, he turned into the most annoying and obnoxious SOB EVER!!!

Never hated him.

Raph on the other hand..

He was fine in season 1, but after that it seemed like he became obnoxious and kinda retarded as well. Plenty of his "jokes" weren't funny and sometimes just flat out embarrassing.

I will admit 2003 Mikey's personality in of itself is not bad (it is slightly better than 2012) it just that I really strongly dislike the voicing acting behind it and I'm sorry but the voice is simply too obnoxious for me. It was like a small part of that character was taking up to freak'n eleven. Greg cipes's voice in the new show is much more subtle and has depth to his portrayal.

He had his obnoxious moments, but all in all I like 4kids Mikey. His girly screams are quite humorous.

Because he's awful. He's loud and self-centered and the vehicle for nearly all of the series patently unfunny attempts at humor. His character regresses horribly over the course of all seven seasons and generally stands in stark contrast to the humble, caring Michelangelo both Mirage and the Fred Wolf cartoon had presented.

His character gets progressively worse throughout the course of the show. Which is a shame because I really liked him in the first few seasons.

....I never hated him....

Mikey was my favorite character on the 4Kids show until the S4 premiere, he dropped to the bottom of the barrel so fast after that episode aired...

Seasons 1 and 2 I had no problem with him at all (although I preferred how he sounded in S1, never liked the overly gruff/older-sounding voice he took on after a while), he was lovable and amusing (although he did seem a bit dim a couple of times in S2).

I still loved him just as much in S3, but I'm not going to lie...the problems I started having with his character were definitely becoming noticeable to me that season. "Winning" the Battle Nexus Championship most certainly inflated his ego between seasons, and it showed. His constant bragging about it quickly became annoying IMO. Plus, the trend of Mikey learning some kind of lesson, only to have it completely ignored/forgotten by the next episode became a thing that season too (I don't remember noticing it in seasons 1 and 2 TBH).

Basically, Mikey's flaws started showing, for me, in S3. But they were IMO mild and I was able to easily forgive/ignore them.

But then his asshole-behavior/narcissism came flying out of the woodwork in the S4 premiere...and that was basically the beginning of the end of my love for 4Kids Mikey.

That season onward he's a huge jerk who never learns anything, stops showing compassion for those around him after awhile, seems to get dumber, and is completely self-absorbed and doesn't care who he annoys/insults to satisfy his own amusement! And it just gets worse and worse too.

Maybe I should start a "why do people hate 2k3 Raph" thread. Cause you know, there are times I hate his stupidity and ego.

There will always be haters no matter what...

I wouldn't say I hate 2k3 Mikey, but he's probably my least favorite incarnation of him. Not for any particular reason, just because I find the other incarnations to be much more like able. Plus, I think they tried to hard to make 2k3 Mikey be funny, which most of the time he wasn't and just came off as annoying.

I liked 2K3 Mikey until he won the Battle Nexus. After that he became a huge jerk, and I also hated how he'd be taught lessons and then forget about them by the next episode that basically dealt with the same thing. So horrible.

I don't hate him at all. But I do have my reservations about the turtle titan/justice force episodes

If people think 2k3 Mikey is Stupid/ Retarded.....what does that make 2k12 Mikey??? Supe-Retard??

I don't think anyone called 2003 Mikey stupid.....

they just say they don't like his narcissism and his some of jokes....

I love both Mikeys but I have to admit 2003 Mikey did get a little braggy after the Battle Nexus XD......

2012 Mikey might not be the brightest crayon in the box....but he is still a compassionate, creative, and fun loving character. Mikey is the heart of the team.....thats his job.
2003 Mikey...seemed to lose some of the traits that makes a "Mikey" later in the series


that said he was still my favorite turtle :D and has his moments~
I laughed at most of his jokes~ (then again I laugh at everything) XD

Your'e right, but this is like the 100th thread bashing 2K3 mikey, and it gets old fast.

People have gone as far to call this version of Mikey a stupid/retard. I just dont understand the hate, he is goofy, but not dumb by any means.

like I said no ones is saying he's dumb (in the smart kind of way)
and I like him goofy....he was hilarious XD
:) this version of Mikey is my second fav~

but everyone has their opinions....I know quite a few people who thought Leo was bland in the 2003 version. (but even he had his awesome moments~)

I don't hate the 2003 incarnation. He is just my least favorite Mikey. My favorite still is the 1987 Mikey. I love his voice =D

I didn't even know most/many people dislike 2k3 Mikey.
However, he seems to be a character made to be slightly very much annoying.
I believe the whole 2k3 series focused on creating distinct personalities.
Still an invalid argument for Mikeys pure goofiness, but they needed someone to piss off Raph, right?

But I can clearly see the reason people would dislike Mikey.
I'm just not one of those who do. I really like him in 2k3.

Mostly because he was annoying and unfunny for the first two seasons then he got even worse when he won the Battle Nexus.The OT and 2012 incarnations are much better.

(This is coming from a Mikey fan, BTW.)

I was kinda surprised and sad to find out that so many people disliked him. 2003 Mikey was my first favorite turtle, and I've always loved him(my profile probably shows that, huh? :P).

I can understand why he might get on some people's nerves though. He's very loud, and he loves attention so he does all sorts of crazy things in order to get people to notice him (I figure this makes sense though, since he's considered the youngest turtle and usually the youngest kid in a family tends to crave more attention than the others).

I was never annoyed by how he would always talk about being the Battle Nexus Champion. I guess I never took it in a "hey, I'm better than you guys" kind of way. I always figured it was more of a "hey guys, look at me! I can do important stuff too! Please pay attention to me!" kind of thing.

I guess I never saw it as bad because all of my best guy friends act the same way. But they're all really nice and don't think they're better than others, so I guess I kind of assumed Mikey was the same way. ^_^'

I don't know. Everyone has their own opinion, and there'll always be those who like a character and those who don't. Personally though, I'm one of those people who like 2k3 Mikey. :3

Never hated the 2k3 Mikey. Loved his voice and personality more than the Nickelodeon version of Mikey.

I didn't mind him, I actually like him a lot in seasons 1-3but after that, I do admit he got kind of annoying but never hated. However, I have noticed as new series keep coming writers tend to make him look more stupid and while he was the comical one next to Raph in the 80s version, I didn't feel he was like the 2003 or 2012 versions of level. I hope 2012 Mikey can be fixed over time.

Maybe he wouldn't have had to hand out so many friendly reminders if anybody else ever acknoweleged that he was... Battle Nexus Champion!

i was fine with 2k3 mikey, no issues what so ever. and i didnt mind 2k3 raph either (as people seem to dislike him) and i also didnt find 2k3 leo as boring as people say? are there any issues with donnie from 2k3 cause i didnt mind him either? Mikey is meant to be the obnoxious, attempts to be funny, turtle. and yes, he won battle nexus, and with his personality i would expect nothing less than for him to brag about his possibly greatest accomplishment that he won over his brothers.

Voices for the characters did bother me, mikey too deep, raph too 30-year-old, leo and donnie too similar.

I didnt know this many people had issues with the 2k3 turtles, i really hope no one starts hating on the 2k12 ones, cause i think theyre pretty near incredible:tgrumble:

You gotta love Mikey.



Bless he/she who made this video.

^ Gotta love Mikey's girly scream.:tlol:

My favorite thing about 2k3 Mikey, his girl scream!:tlol:

Gotta admit, I'm one of those that really dislikes him. The writers on that show just were not that good at writing humor, and Mikey is the goofball so he had the most shoehorned in jokes. Combine that with the fact that I didn't care for his voice actor and it makes for a pretty annoying combination (and I only saw 1 or 2 episodes after the BNC arc). He's actually a big reason why I could never finish the series.

2k3 mikey was cool. And def a great fighter. Just watch the scenes of him fighting the elite guard. He def was a little 2 jokey sometime but nothing compared to how dumbed down this 2012 mike is.

The problem with him is, as 4Kids Raphael aptly put it, the same as many people have with the Fred Wolf Turtles in Turtles Forever. It's one thing to be a fun-loving character with a good sense of humor, but when you're still carefree after loads of evidence that a lot of the world is out to get you, then it crosses over to just being stupid. The only example I can think of off the top of my head is that episode where he neglects ninja training to play video games all day, but I have a feeling there were others. When things are dangerous, and a dude is cocky and seemingly uncaring, you never want to root for him.

I don't hate the guy, though. He's pretty good in the Turtle Titan episodes and "The Christmas Aliens." Ideally, being the turtle interested in human culture has its good sides, but they just don't usually acknowledge the good sides; preferring either to make him the butt-monkey, or make other guys his butt-monkey.

Isn't 'hate' a little bit too strong?

You can dislike a way a fictional character is written and portrayed, but hate seems a little to much and personal.

I think the idea of Mikey was that he was a bit annoying and had his challenges. The 2K3 show did show him from Raphael's perspective a fair bit. The 2K3 Mikey character didn't bother me too much and he had some great moments. Winning the Battle Nexus was one of them ;).

I liked Mikey from 2003, I love his voice, and for once he looks a bit bulky (and not the weakest/smallest physicaly).

And Raph from 2003 is my favorite, I just love his voice or the things he says. He can be badass and cute at the same time.

I thought Mikey was fine in 2k3. Considering how serious in tone the 2k3 series was compared to other shows in Turtles media it was nice to have Mike to add some much needed levity to the show.

That being said, I do agree that Mikey's humor got old on occasion. & His jokes were, at times cringe worthy, & Unfunny. But all in all behind The Movie Mike. I'd say the 2k3 is one of my favorite incarnations of him.

2k3 Mikey plus Mirage Mikey plus Nick Mikey plus OT Mikey would make a great team. Who needs those other guys?

What that would make, is the TMNT3 turtles.

Whatevs. I love this version of Mikey.