Would the OT still have taken off if the turtles had different coloured bandanas?

~~Davetello~~ · 12-14-2014, 10:52 PM

It seems like a trivial question. The mask colours given post-Mirage do seem to suit them.

But if the guys had been given different coloured masks, would that have affected the overall blend of the franchise? Is their mask colour something subliminal that simply added to the mystique?

Imagine if Leo wore orange, Raph purple, Mikey blue and Donnie red, for example. Do you think that would have come to be seen as the natural way of things? Raphael in most iterations was the obvious choice to be the one not to have his mask colour altered, as red is code for anger and rage. However, in the OT that was not his personality, so who knows.

Blue seems to represent calmness, it's a 'cool' (as in calm) colour for a level-headed leader. Purple is the colour of pacifism. Orange is bright and attracts those who are fun-loving. And red has already been explained. In most iterations the colours represent their personalities. Was this deliberate, do you think? or did it just fall into place that way? I can't remember ever hearing this explained.

Equally, if one of them had been given a yellow mask, or a white mask, or a brown mask...would things feel differently?

12-14-2014, 10:52 PM	#1
~~Davetello~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Greater Glasgow, Scotland, The Ununited Kingdom Posts: 1,712	Would the OT still have taken off if the turtles had different coloured bandanas? It seems like a trivial question. The mask colours given post-Mirage do seem to suit them. But if the guys had been given different coloured masks, would that have affected the overall blend of the franchise? Is their mask colour something subliminal that simply added to the mystique? Imagine if Leo wore orange, Raph purple, Mikey blue and Donnie red, for example. Do you think that would have come to be seen as the natural way of things? Raphael in most iterations was the obvious choice to be the one not to have his mask colour altered, as red is code for anger and rage. However, in the OT that was not his personality, so who knows. Blue seems to represent calmness, it's a 'cool' (as in calm) colour for a level-headed leader. Purple is the colour of pacifism. Orange is bright and attracts those who are fun-loving. And red has already been explained. In most iterations the colours represent their personalities. Was this deliberate, do you think? or did it just fall into place that way? I can't remember ever hearing this explained. Equally, if one of them had been given a yellow mask, or a white mask, or a brown mask...would things feel differently? Last edited by Davetello; 12-14-2014 at 11:05 PM.