The usage of Foot Soldiers

*ToTheNines* · 06-27-2007, 11:03 AM

I don't know about you guys, but one of my favorite pastimes is killing foot soldiers. Between the imaginary ones that died at my hand when I was a wee little turtle fan, and the boat loads i've killed in videogames, I think I have a foot body-count of over 1 million. So is anyone else deeply saddened by the way the OT misused the Foot? There have been some nice foot-fights (Turtle Tracks, Shredded & Splintered, Usagi Yojimbo, The Grybyx, very few more) I have little recolection of seeing them on TV back in the day, but they should have been getting chopped up every episode: they were ROBOTS!

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 06-27-2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I don't know about you guys, but one of my favorite pastimes is killing foot soldiers. Between the imaginary ones that died at my hand when I was a wee little turtle fan, and the boat loads i've killed in videogames, I think I have a foot body-count of over 1 million. So is anyone else deeply saddened by the way the OT misused the Foot? There have been some nice foot-fights (Turtle Tracks, Shredded & Splintered, Usagi Yojimbo, The Grybyx, very few more) I have little recolection of seeing them on TV back in the day, but they should have been getting chopped up every episode: they were ROBOTS!

During season 2, Krang refused to send Foot to Shredder until "Return of the Technodrome".

Mike Bock · 06-27-2007, 02:42 PM

Yeah i agree with you, they should've used the Foot soldiers more.
Specially since the classic foot soldiers were so creepy,I loved their design.

Turtles kicking foot butts in almost every episode would been awesome.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 06-27-2007, 02:53 PM

I never liked robot the Foot in the 1987 cartoon. I believe they were robots so Leonardo and Raphael could use their weapons against them, because they just destroyed machines, not killing intelligent living species.

*ToTheNines* · 06-27-2007, 03:13 PM

That's why they were so great, its ok to kill a robot on a cartoon!

Mike Bock · 06-27-2007, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

That's why they were so great, its ok to kill a robot on a cartoon!

Exactly !! there are no consecuences for killing a robot. This is why they should've used them more often in the series.

I love in the games when hordes of them show up and you have to kick their ass!

*Sage Ninja* · 06-30-2007, 12:49 AM

I think the creators didn't have the turtles cutting up the foot soldier robots because it would be to visually violent or something

Even though in the Usagi Yojimbo episode you have Usagi slicing up the foot ninja with limbs and heads flying, and he didn't even know that they where just robots

*Anarchistguy* · 06-30-2007, 04:09 PM

Just like in Turtle Tracks, when Leo chopped a Foot Soldier in half without even knowing it was a robot...

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 06-30-2007, 05:25 PM

Season 1-2 of the 1987 TMNT cartoon were more violent than at least season 3-7 and the Vacaction in Europe sideseason. The TMNT used their weapons more, and it was also more kicks and punches. I love the episode "Return of the Shredder", where the TMNT fight many humans (the Crooked Ninja Turtle Gang). Bebop and Rocksteady were, even if stupid fools, deadly threat and used machine guns during season 1, not those laser guns from the other seasons. From season 3, a season which both had many good and many weird episodes, the TMNT begun to ran around after the bad guys, and just catch them in ropes. It's also good, but there could at least have been cooler fight scenes during these seaons also.

06-27-2007, 11:03 AM	#1
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,358	The usage of Foot Soldiers I don't know about you guys, but one of my favorite pastimes is killing foot soldiers. Between the imaginary ones that died at my hand when I was a wee little turtle fan, and the boat loads i've killed in videogames, I think I have a foot body-count of over 1 million. So is anyone else deeply saddened by the way the OT misused the Foot? There have been some nice foot-fights (Turtle Tracks, Shredded & Splintered, Usagi Yojimbo, The Grybyx, very few more) I have little recolection of seeing them on TV back in the day, but they should have been getting chopped up every episode: they were ROBOTS!

06-27-2007, 02:42 PM	#3
Mike Bock Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Splinter's Dojo Posts: 366	Yeah i agree with you, they should've used the Foot soldiers more. Specially since the classic foot soldiers were so creepy,I loved their design. Turtles kicking foot butts in almost every episode would been awesome. __________________ http://mikebock.deviantart.com/gallery/

06-27-2007, 02:53 PM	#4
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Robot I never liked robot the Foot in the 1987 cartoon. I believe they were robots so Leonardo and Raphael could use their weapons against them, because they just destroyed machines, not killing intelligent living species.

06-30-2007, 12:49 AM	#7
Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,926	I think the creators didn't have the turtles cutting up the foot soldier robots because it would be to visually violent or something Even though in the Usagi Yojimbo episode you have Usagi slicing up the foot ninja with limbs and heads flying, and he didn't even know that they where just robots __________________ Cassandra: You won't fight me, but will you fight--for him! Cassandra's Revenge ~Tangled the Series ________________________________ http://frankviola.org/2012/01/30/godsviewofawoman/ _______________________________ http://nox-artemis.tumblr.com/post/4...k-and-feminism

06-30-2007, 04:09 PM	#8
Anarchistguy Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canada (This country is too peaceful, Something's up...) Posts: 2,137	Just like in Turtle Tracks, when Leo chopped a Foot Soldier in half without even knowing it was a robot... __________________ M.D.K. Maim! Destroy! Kill!!! "When my time comes, I wanna be buried face down, so those who don't like me can kiss my ass!"

06-27-2007, 03:13 PM	#5
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,358	That's why they were so great, its ok to kill a robot on a cartoon!

06-30-2007, 05:25 PM	#9
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	Season 1-2 Season 1-2 of the 1987 TMNT cartoon were more violent than at least season 3-7 and the Vacaction in Europe sideseason. The TMNT used their weapons more, and it was also more kicks and punches. I love the episode "Return of the Shredder", where the TMNT fight many humans (the Crooked Ninja Turtle Gang). Bebop and Rocksteady were, even if stupid fools, deadly threat and used machine guns during season 1, not those laser guns from the other seasons. From season 3, a season which both had many good and many weird episodes, the TMNT begun to ran around after the bad guys, and just catch them in ropes. It's also good, but there could at least have been cooler fight scenes during these seaons also.