Would the turtles still be as popular if they were females?

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

They "could" be as popular with a mostly female staff, but it'd need to be a Steven Universe/My Little Pony type of situation.

a fandom invaded by Bronies and Gemtlemen?

*shudder*

[Papenbrook]

This thread needs to be locked.

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

a fandom invaded by Bronies and Gemtlemen?

*shudder*

Bronies I like, it's the Bronies in Trilbies who can go pound sand.
As for Gemtlemen, no such thing exists. No matter how hard those poor boys try, they just don't. Even the creators are against them.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by Purple Kraken

This thread needs to be locked.

Nah. There could still be some gold yet left in this rocks to be mined...

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Nah. There could still be some gold yet left in this rocks to be mined...

Yeah, hi, sorry, I was at work.

Originally Posted by Purple Kraken

This thread needs to be locked.

GIMMICK INFRINGEMENT motherf***er! I call Gimmick Infringement. That is a "Drop-You-On-Your-Head"-worthy offense in MY sport, hepcat. You owe CyberCubed an apology like, yesterday, or I'm comin' to your house. No foolin'.

Originally Posted by Duke Nukem

Maybe Donatello wears purple because the last person to touch him before he contacted the mutagen was a black guy. That's why he likes extra hot sauce on his pizza.

Cut to a shot of Donnie opening the mini-fridge in his lab, and it's full of Grape Drink. Not even Grape Soda... Grape Drink, son!

Swear to God, my best friend loves that sh*t. I always give him dirty looks but he loves it.

On the other hand... I'm pretty sure Donatello can swim.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

This got so awesome, so quickly. DAMN.

So, basically, let's blame Duckie's fanfic as overcompensating for Nick cartoon Donnie having such an annoying mega-crush on April? Is that basically what this is boiling down to now?

Hmmm... now I'm thinking maybe Nick gave DONNIE the crush on April so that everyone won't see the purple turtle with the stick and go "Oh, he's a terrible fighter and wears purple? Must be gay!"

This thread went to "versus mode" so quickly. Now I may havta read Duckie's fanfic just to see what it's really about. Actually, Duckie, reading a bit more about what all was going on... would you mind posting a link? Not saying I'll definitely read it, but I might.

LOL to that idea. Actually, the entire thing was MOSTLY based on the OT episode "Donatello's Degree", and the premise that the professor from the university he got his degree from was actually (sort of) right when he mistook him for a girl based on his name. Since I had already been playing with the notion, that premise just cinched the idea for me. (It gets a mention in the tale that maybe he was right after all, and raised the question of Splinter possibly giving him that specific name on purpose....)

Anyway, Cylons, here's a link to the chapter where it gets discussed, if you're really curious. The part with Donnie's reveal is toward the end, after Mikey and the new clan-mate return to the lair after their escape from the Technodrome.

Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9377718/14/Love-Is-Shell

[Duke Nukem]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Cut to a shot of Donnie opening the mini-fridge in his lab, and it's full of Grape Drink. Not even Grape Soda... Grape Drink, son!

Straight up Halo Farm juice.

[Technogeek29]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Yeah, hi, sorry, I was at work.



GIMMICK INFRINGEMENT motherf***er! I call Gimmick Infringement. That is a "Drop-You-On-Your-Head"-worthy offense in MY sport, hepcat. You owe CyberCubed an apology like, yesterday, or I'm comin' to your house. No foolin'.



Cut to a shot of Donnie opening the mini-fridge in his lab, and it's full of Grape Drink. Not even Grape Soda... Grape Drink, son!

Swear to God, my best friend loves that sh*t. I always give him dirty looks but he loves it.

On the other hand... I'm pretty sure Donatello can swim.

*Random note* in the GBA Battle Nexus game Donnie was portrayed as the only Turtle who couldn't swim, often using overly aggressive strokes to reach the same results as the other 3. whether above or under water he looked like he was struggling, while Leo graceful, Raph basic and Mike would show off doing the back stoke with his hands behind his head.

[Metalwolf]

I'm curious though, if the Turtles were done as females, who would the love interests be? (If they have them.) Would they be a gender-flipped Karai (Karo?) Renet (Renot) and whatever else, or would they have to be new characters entirely?

And does this gender-flipping extend to other characters like April, Casey, Shredder himself (herself) and Shredder's henchmen (hench-women?)

[Candy Kappa]

Shredder would be the most natural to gender flip in a girl tmnt version, since Saki already is a girl's name

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

Shredder would be the most natural to gender flip in a girl tmnt version, since Saki already is a girl's name

Teenage Mutant Ninja Girl Turtles... and their archenemy, Tender Blossom of Hope! Also known as the Shredder.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Metalwolf

I'm curious though, if the Turtles were done as females, who would the love interests be? (If they have them.) Would they be a gender-flipped Karai (Karo?) Renet (Renot) and whatever else, or would they have to be new characters entirely?

And does this gender-flipping extend to other characters like April, Casey, Shredder himself (herself) and Shredder's henchmen (hench-women?)

And Kala would be Carl?

[Metalwolf]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

And Kala would be Carl?

Yup

Casey would be Cassandra Jones

Hamato Yoshi would still be the same, 'Yoshi' is unisex

Oroku Saki would be the same, Saki is a girl's name

Raphael would be Raphaela

Donatello would be Donatella

Michelangelo would be Michelle

Leonardo would be Leona

Nick Bebop (Anton Zeck) would be Antoinette Zeck

Nick Rocksteady (Ivan Steranko) would be Ivana Steranko

Baxter Stockman would be the same, as Baxter sometimes is used as a girl's name

Chris Bradford would be Christina Bradford

Xever Montes would be Xaviera Montes

The female versions pretty much write themselves

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, I think I'll stick with what we have right now, thanks. But this thread is definitely gold. Keep it coming.

[shredder orokusaki]

The answer is no. A action show with females can never be as popular. How many action shows with females we have nowdays anyway?! The only one i can think right now is Totaly Spies. And even that is not near as popular as othes similar shows that have males. It begun in 2001 and so far it had only 6 seasons.

[ticktack]

The Tmnt has had future selves (1987, 2003), human selves(IDW), MLP had an AU with good characters being evil and vice versa. How about someone officially creates females selves AU, maybe IDW will have that, without the concept being badly screwed up, I don't think they'll fail like that. Do you like or agree with the idea or not?

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by shredder orokusaki

The answer is no. A action show with females can never be as popular. How many action shows with females we have nowdays anyway?! The only one i can think right now is Totaly Spies. And even that is not near as popular as othes similar shows that have males. It begun in 2001 and so far it had only 6 seasons.

TMNT is originally comic books, not a cartoon, and should be compared with other comic books with female main characters.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

TMNT is originally comic books, not a cartoon, and should be compared with other comic books with female main characters.

I get what you're saying, but I think it's a "cartoon property" in the mind of the general public. Most people who consider themselves "TMNT fans" have never and will never read a comic book, and beyond that, the future of the franchise is definitely in cartoon shows, not comic books, because the industry is dying out. The current series is being published more out of a sense of tradition than anything else. I wouldn't doubt that when the IDW run ends, that may be the last TMNT comic.

I do get what you mean, though, but I honestly think it's more accurate, at THIS point, to call TMNT a cartoon property. It's true contemporaries aren't other comic book characters, it's other cartoon shows. That's what TMNT and its "legacy" are always compared to or held up against, so anyone who thinks of TMNT as mainly a cartoon is in no way wrong.

[plastroncafe]

Originally Posted by shredder orokusaki

The answer is no. A action show with females can never be as popular. How many action shows with females we have nowdays anyway?! The only one i can think right now is Totaly Spies. And even that is not near as popular as othes similar shows that have males. It begun in 2001 and so far it had only 6 seasons.

Alias
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Person of Interest
Leverage
Orphan Black
Karen Sisco
Sarah Connor Chronicles

Just to help.
Also...back away from the use of absolutist terms. That's Cyber's territory you're honing in on.

[CyberCubed]

^ I think he was referring to cartoons, not shows aimed at adults. He's right that there aren't a lot of action/adventure cartoon shows with female leads. Korra is the only recent one that came to mind.