Interesting tidbits in the Lego TMNT backup strips (SPOILERS)

*Ninjinister* · 06-25-2014, 06:33 PM

If you've been picking up the New Animated Adventures series from IDW as of late, you'll notice that there's a backup mini-story that's semi-retelling Mirage issue 1 with a kid-friendly angle and using Lego figures for characters (which oddly means 2012 style characters in a Mirage setting).

The issue that released today, #12, had the Splinter and Turtles' origin in it.

So what way did they take this tale? Amazingly, yes, they actually used Oroku Nagi! Not only that, Yoshi is the only one of that love triangle to have been confirmed to have been killed.

Now I get that this is adapted for the wee ones, but given that Splinter says "my master was no more" I am completely surprised that they went with an unconfirmed status for Nagi:

"Nagi disappeared after that night. By fighting another clan member, Yoshi had dishonored himself..."

"Nagi's family, especially his younger brother Saki, were heartbroken over Nagi's disappearance..."

Yeah, he could have died and Yoshi could have disposed of the body in a way that Splinter and the Foot had never learned of it. But check this out:

"I later learned that his wife, Tang Shen, had escaped harm, and had returned to her family safely."

Holy s**t! Tang Shen LIVED!? This is definitely something I don't think I would have seen in millions of years, just like the reuse of Oroku Nagi!

It's a silly little backup strip to promote Lego, but it actually has done two things I never though I'd see in an incarnation of the series in all of my years.

What say you, Dromers?

06-25-2014, 06:33 PM	#1
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Interesting tidbits in the Lego TMNT backup strips (SPOILERS) If you've been picking up the New Animated Adventures series from IDW as of late, you'll notice that there's a backup mini-story that's semi-retelling Mirage issue 1 with a kid-friendly angle and using Lego figures for characters (which oddly means 2012 style characters in a Mirage setting). The issue that released today, #12, had the Splinter and Turtles' origin in it. So what way did they take this tale? Amazingly, yes, they actually used Oroku Nagi! Not only that, Yoshi is the only one of that love triangle to have been confirmed to have been killed. Now I get that this is adapted for the wee ones, but given that Splinter says "my master was no more" I am completely surprised that they went with an unconfirmed status for Nagi: "Nagi disappeared after that night. By fighting another clan member, Yoshi had dishonored himself..." "Nagi's family, especially his younger brother Saki, were heartbroken over Nagi's disappearance..." Yeah, he could have died and Yoshi could have disposed of the body in a way that Splinter and the Foot had never learned of it. But check this out: "I later learned that his wife, Tang Shen, had escaped harm, and had returned to her family safely." Holy st! Tang Shen LIVED!?** This is definitely something I don't think I would have seen in millions of years, just like the reuse of Oroku Nagi! It's a silly little backup strip to promote Lego, but it actually has done two things I never though I'd see in an incarnation of the series in all of my years. What say you, Dromers? __________________