Much to ponder about one Dark Turtle?

[Meira-Bates]

Yes I know, this post will probably make me sound obsessed...and maybe I am ^.^ ...but anyhow...Here's the explination of his one episode appearance from the officail site... http://www.ninjaturtles.com/cartoon/guide/cart157.htm

Now for the topics...What do you all think Dark Turtle is, exactly? Is he just a momentary lapse of sanity (or a really whacked case of amnesia) on Donatello's part, or is he some deeply hidden and well controlled sort of multiple personality that was realeased due to the effects of the heavy injuries he recived from Shredder? For referance, if I remember correctly, how he got injured was that Shredder tossed him against some machine and the force was strong enough that Donatello got electricuted pretty bad...

Also...if the other turtles hadn't showed up and Dark Turtle had won the match with Shredder, how badly do you think TMNTness as we know it would be effected? Would our quiet, pacisifistic Donatello be Dark Turtle forever? Would one of the other turtles finnaly just do a repeat of the whole scene, despite how deadly it could be? Or, would Donatello just finnaly snap out of it on his own?

My only other question...why the heck did he have the little ear thingies? Hehe I can't remember how he made the costume, so I don't remember if he just grabbed a pre-made mask or if he actualy made it. If he made it I wonder about the ear thingies even more so! lol he's supposed to be Dark /turtle/ not something with pointy ears!