Why were the writers afraid to change status quo with the villains in the Technodrome

*CyberCubed* · 11-21-2012, 07:28 AM

As everyone knows, the Technodrome basically always just consisted of Shredder, Krang, Bebop, Rocksteady, the Foot Soldiers and the ocassional visit of General Traag and the Rock Soldiers.

Why was it for 8 seasons the writers refused to change status quo by adding in any other notable villains to actually work for Shredder?

For example Baxter could have stayed to work for Shredder again in the Technodrome, given that Shredder tricked him into helping him again in his return appearance in Season 3. And what about Leatherhead? In his debut episode Shredder works with him to stop the Turtles and Punk Frogs, but then just forgets about him in the swamp.

There's also the case of Groundchuck and Dirtbag betraying him, and any of the new robot inventions like Metalhead, Chrome Dome or the robot versions of Bebop and Rocksteady went "boom" in the same episodes they were introduced.

Shredder constantly talked about wanting an, "army of mutants" to fight the Turtles with, yet whenever he tried to do this (with the frogs, Groundchuck/Dirtbag, etc.) it backfired immediately and they just stopped trying. I always wondered what it would be like if they added extra villains to the Technodrome.

11-21-2012, 07:28 AM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,851	Why were the writers afraid to change status quo with the villains in the Technodrome As everyone knows, the Technodrome basically always just consisted of Shredder, Krang, Bebop, Rocksteady, the Foot Soldiers and the ocassional visit of General Traag and the Rock Soldiers. Why was it for 8 seasons the writers refused to change status quo by adding in any other notable villains to actually work for Shredder? For example Baxter could have stayed to work for Shredder again in the Technodrome, given that Shredder tricked him into helping him again in his return appearance in Season 3. And what about Leatherhead? In his debut episode Shredder works with him to stop the Turtles and Punk Frogs, but then just forgets about him in the swamp. There's also the case of Groundchuck and Dirtbag betraying him, and any of the new robot inventions like Metalhead, Chrome Dome or the robot versions of Bebop and Rocksteady went "boom" in the same episodes they were introduced. Shredder constantly talked about wanting an, "army of mutants" to fight the Turtles with, yet whenever he tried to do this (with the frogs, Groundchuck/Dirtbag, etc.) it backfired immediately and they just stopped trying. I always wondered what it would be like if they added extra villains to the Technodrome.