New members of the Mutanimals?
 

I am watching the new DVD release and I was wondering if they could add anyone else to the Mutanimals gang. In IDW they had Old Hob as the leader, could Kurtzman possibly be mutated into him? Could they add their version of Hob? I like Hob and I think he would add a lot to the show since he's so in to mutant rights.

I was thinking they could add Doctor Cluckingsworth, but she/he is a lot like Dr. Rockwell so that is probably out. I also had an idea of Xever changing sides at some point. He could be the rebel of the group. I think it would be cool to get a girl in there at some point, perhaps Mona Lisa? Just as long as she doesn't start a love triangle between Raph and Slash.

Since it's been so long since I last watched an episode, I can't recall if Mondo Gecko joined the Mutanimals, but he is a member in IDW. I'd love for the Mighty Mutanimals to be the spin-off, especially if they add new members.

Mondo Gecko and Muckman are confirmed to join them in Season 4. I'm assuming Napoleon Bonafrog might too if we see him come back alone.

Slash is going to stay the leader of the Mutanimals in this version. I mean, he's the only antihero of the bunch. And Mutanimals are just boring (cough Archie cough) if there's not an antihero leading them. :tlol:

Would love to see Fishface join them, though...

I don't think Old Hob is going to join the Mutanimals in this version, because the Nick crew can't use him. As for Xever and Mona Lisa, I think they are going to do their own thing.

Wow, I thought I was the only one who felt this way about the Mutanimals in Archie. Felt bad for what happened to them...but found them overall boring. Glad the Nick version is slightly more interesting.

I think it was just a lack of build up and characterization. It was like "lets throw the TMNT allies together and have their allies become a team together". Not to mention that are not exactly mutant animals for the most part anyway. A better build up perhaps and not just randomly disposed of as randomly as they were put together. Its a good idea if carefully executed. IDW did it well. I admit the only Mutanimals I liked were two issues of its short-lived ongoing. The one that featured Slash and the one that featured Armaggon, due to the guest star of course.

I could do without Pigeon Pete. He is just annoying, the Jar Jar Binks of the bunch. Either make him the mutant ambassador to the U.N. or make him give an honorable sacrifice.

Where are you getting that nonsense from? They can use any TMNT character owned by Viacom, which would include Hob. They just don't want to.

Yeah, as much as I love them, they were kind of boring in their ongoing. Kind of weird because separately I think they all showed a lot of personality. I also think the art in that series didn't help. They all lost their builds and became nearly all one size.

Their best appearances as a team were their mini, the Mr Null / 4 horseman crossover with the TMNT, the Armaggon/Man Ray issue and their backups in TMNT leading to Terracide.

I'll admit up front that I do not know the intricacies of what all is owned by Viacom, but Old Hob was created by IDW and may therefore fall under their rights.

He was made for the TMNT license & is absorbed into it. That's it.

Am I the only one who wishes Sir Malichi was in the Mutanimals.

Nope. With his power, he'd be a nice addition. I kinda wish they'd bring him back in a general sense. I personally liked him.

1) NO. NO MORE MUTATIONS. Plus, Nick does not want to use Hob anyway.
2) Face-Turned Xever would be fun.

On-Topic: Ninjara or bust.

Hob could be a cool fit later if they go with a 'war on humans' arc later. They could have a pretty interesting contract between humans discovering their existence and wanting them gone and Hob moving in and trying to take down mankind.

Sometimes I read hob as Sam Jackson; other times he sounds like Dennis Leary.

Curious who IDW would cast.

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Leary I think - He did a similar rogue leader character in Demolition man. Not quite as cold to be fair, but a good foundation to build from, at least in my mind :)

I do think they need to do something more with the Mutanimals though. I'd love to see more of Kurtzman's back story for instance. I'm surprised there hasn't been any real talk of a spin off special in vein of the O Neil files.

I also picture Willem dafoe,
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Or for some odd reason, Hugh Lorie, doing his house voice:

Dafoe I can definitely imagine - He even resembles Old Hob :)

I think Rocksteady and Bebop should join the Mutanimals later. The Rocksteady and Bebop on Nickelodeon are a lot different than the original show's characters, so I think it could work. I got the idea of allies Rocksteady and Bebop from a certain something that I watched that I can't tell because I don't want to give spoilers.