Casey Jones' Personalities

[Davin]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Nah, bro...

Casey's crazy in one, completely 3 Stooges stupid in the other.

But other than that, yeah, we agree.

Well Powder does address the "revisionist history" aspect in his description of 4kids Casey. Which admittedly I didn't remember by the time I got to the end of all the posts. Damn reading comprehension.

Early to later Mirage definitely has an evolution of his character.

[Luckyday]

Originally Posted by Leo656

Man, movie Casey's just one'a my favorite characters eeever. That's how he appears in my head. Kinda nuts, means well, swings first and asks questions later, but ultimately, his heart and (most of) his moral compass is in the right place.

Although I agree, the Fred Wolf version is a blast to watch. That Guy easily could'a carried his own show. It could be as batsh*t nonsense as Aqua Teen but it'd still be incredible to watch. Few things are as entertaining as a full-blown lunatic.

Dude. That should be the new show for adult swim. They already had stuff with Harvey Birdman, Brak show and Space Man: coast to coast.

Sigh, yet another reason why Cartoon Network should been the ones that bought TMNT.

[Duke Nukem]

I liked his personality from the Casey Jones fan film, definitely psychotic, enough to kill a kid with a golf club.

[Powder]

I gotta say I'm very surprised that "The Cool Guy With The Hockey Mask" is in second place given it's easily the most dull version of the character.

[Donnie]

"Cool guy with a hockey mask" sounds like Casey Jones from movie 1, so that's my pick for sure.

[Sage Ninja]

movie 1 Casey Jones is the definitive version of him for me. That is how Casey should be portrayed. A street-smart, wise ass who goes to work on thugs with a happy, eager smile on his cocky face. Possessing average intelligence, and his "crazy" aspects being limited on being a bad boy who has no qualms rushing a building by himself with dozens of little ninjas running around just for the hell of it, and accidently on purpose crushing a villain who deserves it in a garbage truck.

Not some pretty boy, April- whipped, dimwitted, ass clown, who get shown up by anyone with even smidge of martial arts training.

Nor a pizza faced, young ass, cocky asshole whose too big for his britches.

[Leofan26]

Maybe it's cuz I got into the 2003 series the most but I loved that Casey the best than the films Casey.

This new Nick version just doesn't do it for me

[Kris]

I was somewhat split between The Lovable Oaf and That Cool Guy With The Hockey Mask, but just ended up deciding to settle for the latter as far as Casey Jones' personalities go.

However, I'll also admit that I can also occasionally find the A Wacko Who Does Good option to be as intriguing as it is hilarious, especially when/if combined with any of the other three personalities.

I've also been actually pondering about this a lot more than I thought I would, since Casey Jones became one of my favorite characters. For whatever reason, I didn't really know about Casey Jones as a child. I only saw the first live-action movie once as a kid, and my memories of it were very blurry as I was only 5 to 6 years old at the time, and I didn't actually watch the 1987 series that much either, as I just casually saw it in passing when it was on the air. I was amazed to learn that he only showed up 5 times in the 1987 series. I'm a least thankful that he became more of a regular character in the 2003 and 2012 series though.

It was also interesting to see how Casey Jones would sometimes bond and/or squabble with Donatello and/or Raphael.

[Bauer536]

I really like the Nick Casey, but I've always loved the 1990 film Casey. I'd like to see a mix of a "Wacko" and "Cool Guy" in a new series. I'd like to make him someone who falls for April, but she's not interested at first until they get to know each other more. Also, I don't want him to be just best friends with Raph (that will never change), but I want to see him hang out with the other turtles or his family members. That's right. I want "Wacko" and "Cool Guy", but I want "Guardian" to be added to his resume.

[Shark_Blade]

None of those fits. He's a heroic psychopath. OT Casey (one of the few OT episodes I've seen) is the best imo.

Second is Nick Casey, with cool gadgets (like electric shock and roller blades).

Third is movie Casey which I can live without at all.

Last is 2k3 Casey, a scum parasite that should've been killed off a long time ago. Him being a dimwitted bumbling oaf doesn't help his retardation.

[Gunstar_Red]

I picked A Wacko Who Goes Good, but I prefer that mixed with a tiny bit of Lovable Oaf.

Totally Psycho was perfect for parody and laughs, which fit with the FW cartoon, but there was nothing going for him other than a straight forward motivation for violence.

Pure Lovable Oaf is comic relief. As strange as it sounds, I personally like comedy to be at a minimum when it comes to TMNT. As Mike is usually the go to in that field (that's a whole different topic I have a problem with), having two primary comic reliefs can be too much.

The Cool Guy is just that, just a cool guy who is all flashy and "pretty boy". Nothing really interesting to me. He might work better if mixed a little with another type like Cocky Jock or Totally Psycho, then he would be less boring.

Cocky Jock is my least favorite for many reasons, but the major one is I really don't like people with huge egos and that being portrayed in a hero character is really off-putting. The only thing going for this personality type is the ingenuity he has in creating crime fighting gadgets. I think this one would be less of a problem if mixed with Wacko Who Goes Good or some other "jerk with a heart of gold" type personality.

[oldmanwinters]

When I voted on the poll, I thought "cocky jock of all trades" was in reference to the first live-action movie as opposed to the Nick toon. So, basically, first movie Casey is my ideal Casey.