Thoughts on Fred Wolf's version of the Rat King?

*Prowler* · 08-10-2013, 11:25 PM

He was one of my favorite villains form the OT. He was pretty competent and a legitimate threat in every episode he was in. Other than Night of the Rogues I liked every episode he was in, even the 3 episodes where he didn't play much of a role.

And speaking of that, have you noticed that the Rat King was the only villain in the show to actually help the turtles in a few occasions? In his second episode he helps the Turtles find April O'Neil, and in Donatello's Duplicate he tells them where they can find Pinky McFingers and Donatello. Sure he did it just to get back at him, but he still aided them, nevertheless.

Another thing noting is that, he was the most recurring of the secondary villains. In fact, he was in more episodes than big turtle allies/friends such as Casey Jones, Zach and the Neutrinos. From the top of my head he was in at least 10 episodes. 2 of them were he helped the Turtles and 1 of them where he was caught in the crossfire between the Turtles and the Shredder(Pizza by the Shred). It seems that the writers really liked him and always had something for him to do. Not to mention that he was one of them few villains of the show to get proper closure. Not even Bebop and Rocksteady had such privilege.

I think that if the OT had been a more serious cartoon, the Rat King wouldn't really have been a villain but someone who'd fight or cooperate with the Turtles depending on the situation. He had a lot of potential.

What about you? What did you think of Fred Wolf's incarnation of the Rat King?

08-10-2013, 11:25 PM	#1
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,940	Thoughts on Fred Wolf's version of the Rat King? He was one of my favorite villains form the OT. He was pretty competent and a legitimate threat in every episode he was in. Other than Night of the Rogues I liked every episode he was in, even the 3 episodes where he didn't play much of a role. And speaking of that, have you noticed that the Rat King was the only villain in the show to actually help the turtles in a few occasions? In his second episode he helps the Turtles find April O'Neil, and in Donatello's Duplicate he tells them where they can find Pinky McFingers and Donatello. Sure he did it just to get back at him, but he still aided them, nevertheless. Another thing noting is that, he was the most recurring of the secondary villains. In fact, he was in more episodes than big turtle allies/friends such as Casey Jones, Zach and the Neutrinos. From the top of my head he was in at least 10 episodes. 2 of them were he helped the Turtles and 1 of them where he was caught in the crossfire between the Turtles and the Shredder(Pizza by the Shred). It seems that the writers really liked him and always had something for him to do. Not to mention that he was one of them few villains of the show to get proper closure. Not even Bebop and Rocksteady had such privilege. I think that if the OT had been a more serious cartoon, the Rat King wouldn't really have been a villain but someone who'd fight or cooperate with the Turtles depending on the situation. He had a lot of potential. What about you? What did you think of Fred Wolf's incarnation of the Rat King?