Do the TMNT have finger/toe nails?

[Mew]

There have been many variations on the TMNT. Some have had fingernails and toenails. Other incarnations haven't. I'm looking at my vintage Leo, the Sewer Samurai figure and realized it has the added detail. Usually, I draw the Ninjutsu Terrapins with nails.

[Etsyturtle2]

You answered your own question.

[thundermaster612]

all 2 toed turtles have toenails. Only the PD movie turtles have fingernails

[Etsyturtle2]

Originally Posted by thundermaster612

all 2 toed turtles have toenails. Only the PD movie turtles have fingernails

I think the 1990 movie turtles had fingernails.

[plastroncafe]

Finger and Toe in the Live Action movie.

[Candy Kappa]

The three main live-action versions have nails.

The Cartoon versions don't have nails, while in the 2D shows it could be chalked down to simplified design for easier animation, the cgi show wouldn't need that excuse, so the are definitively nail-less. They are also nail-less in the Imagi movie.

In comics it seems to be more artist centric, although the Turtled are nail-less in Mirage during Eastman and Laird artist period. Which could stem from unused concept art, that the Turtles was supposed to have retractable claws.

I personally prefer the Turtles without human looking finger and toe nails as I think it adds to their non-human nature. But a live-action creature with fingers and toes but no nails would easily fall into a uncanny valley effect when seen in movies. :/

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

the cgi show wouldn't need that excuse, so the are definitively nail-less.

You sure? April and Casey don't have nails either...as far as I can tell.

[IndigoErth]

Another of those things that just varies and depends on version and preference, I guess. Agree and was thinking the same that with 2D it's probably just a minor detail skipped to simplify the drawings and maybe save a little time.

Nick's series... Yeah, would have been easy for them to give it that detail, but on the other hand it too does have a rather clean, simple design and may simply have skipped it to keep it simple much the same way as they skipped detail on their teeth. With Donnie's gap showing they actually do have individual teeth, we just don't see that detail. (Though we do on some figures.) They don't really have teeth like Barney.


Whether they are included in detail or not, I do prefer that they're at least intended to have nails, as I feel it just makes sense to have them if your hands and feet are basically human, despite the number of digits, and regular turtles have their own, so...just turn them a humanoid version. *shrug* It doesn't bother me when the detail is skipped though, esp as it has happened on the versions that it's easily overlooked anyhow.



edit: Having a hard time trying to tell with Casey, but April does, at least for the simple fact that they gave her nail polish. But are they actually in the design or are they just spots of "polish" on her fingers giving the impression of nails. (edit: To my eye, it looks like it's only in the texture coloration and not built into the model.)

Spoiler:

It's like a world of nail-less people and everyone just uses fake stick on nails.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by Jester

You sure? April and Casey don't have nails either...as far as I can tell.

I can't find a decent picture of Casey without gloves, but April, Karai, Kirby, Xever, Bradford and Baxter have finger nails.

[Mew]

Thanks for the information.

[thundermaster612]

Originally Posted by Jester

You sure? April and Casey don't have nails either...as far as I can tell.

April does have fingernails, I rewatched Karai's Vendetta today and at the beginning and end all I could notice was her fingernails