New Movie Turtle Origins?
 

Does anyone know what the origin of the Turtles in the new movie is going to be?

What I mean is I'm wondering; are these baby turtles mutated into humanoids, or (for what it sounds more and more like) are these human teenagers mutated into turtle-like creatures?

With all this new info for the toy fair and the costume pictures, It sounds like these might might be human teenagers mutated into ninja turtles.

This assumption is based on a few things:
*The fact that they wear clothes
*That they seem to have knowledge and want of "normal" things ie; sunglasses, necklaces, shoes, pizza, etc...
*just the look of the face from the costume, it has a visible nose and lips
* But the biggest piece of evidence is the alleged tattoo; Why and how would Mikey have a tattoo living the sewer his whole life?

anyway, if anyone knows of anything to either prove or disprove this, Thank you!

Don't they ALWAYS have a knowledge and want of 'normal' things? Watching TV, spouting references and catchphrases and eating Pizza isn't a new thing.

Having a nose and slight lips does not mean that they were human. It just means that the design is different. Also....nostril breathing I'm sure.

I'm sure Michelangelo getting a tattoo isn't THAT crazy. Since they have a customized battle ready van at their disposal.

What Stryker said. Many versions of the turtles had them as characters who long to be a part of modern society. They were in part raised by cable TV & American pop culture. The face is a new look, but I imagine nothing more. The tattoo ties in with the clothes, but it could very well be a clan symbol that they all have on them somewhere.

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Cause so many 15 year olds have tattoo's

It's not confirmed that they're 15. Judging by the actors and look, I'd guess somewhere around 18 or 19 easy.

I figure the turtles will be well-versed in American culture, and possibly experience crime-fighters, by the beginning of this movie. Having cool stuff doesn't necessarily mean a different origin.

The whole tattoo thing doesn't bother me at all, heck I could see Raph having a sleeve tattoo on one of his arms. I wouldn't be surprised if they were humans that were mutated into turtles. I think it would be a terrible unnecessary change to the origin but they've been so secretive about the movie its breeding all sorts of speculation.

They're not going to be fifteen. I suspect you know that full well.

Cause so many 15 year olds are trained to kill, live in the sewer, were raised by a rat... :roll:

I hate the whole argument of "How do they get a tattoo machine in the sewer?!".

It's not like Samoan culture had tattoos hundreds of years before tattoo machines or anything.

If they do that stuff in prison with melted plastic and paperclips, I think Donnie could does machines and figure it out.

Now they're ninjas. How about that?

For real, though, nothing we've seen in the designs so far is out of line for their old origin or implausible on its own, even if it's different. Not the clothes, not a tattoo (which, see above, can work), not the facial features. In fact, nothing about the designs are as shriekingly implausible as, say, the Turtle Van.

Also, I'm guessing the tattoo is indeed a clan symbol. I dig it.

First they were aliens and now they were human?

Disgrace either way.

Yeah very true and all good points

I highly doubt that they are going to 15 or 16

And the more I do think about it, they were pretty connected with the outside world in the first movies. I guess its just the cartoons where they are more disconnected. Although it just seems that in this incarnation they are much more so connected then any other, what with the Van, their lair, and the clothes and such.

For the record, I kinda like the new designs. The face I'm a little iffy about, but I will reserve judgement until we get an actual photo and not a Halloween costume, But I really like the idea of clothes.

But, about my main question, does any one know what their origin is? Has that been released? What does it say in the leaked script?

Thanks!

Mikey has a tattoo? :o </3

They're obviously aliens from another planet. :lol:

what's wrong with Mikey having a tattoo??

I don't really care about it.

I just wanna know why some of you guys hate it?

New Movie Turtle Origins?....

hell

It really is not that hard to give yourself a tattoo all you need is ink, a needle, and a rag.

My brother gave himself tattoo's when he was 15, still has them. They faded a little but are still there.

I doubt they are gonna change much on the origin