Two loose ends: Mutagen Man & April's Mother

[GoldMutant]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Really? Newtralizer wasn't even a character in his first episode (he didn't even speak), and the second episode just had him properly introduced as a ex-convict from the salamander race or whatever he was. Then in his final appearance, he came back for revenge and worked with Dregg. How was he handled "horribly" that you put it in all caps?

As for Dregg, he was an insectoid warlord that got more and more insane with revenge against the Turtles. He came to Earth for one final assault and died. What were you expecting?

I haven't seen When Worlds Collide (personally doesn't interest me), but the problem is Newtrailizer had so much potential. He easily could've been a reoccurring villain or anti-hero depending on how the story was handled. The major problem was that he was underutilized. When he did appear, stuff went down; not as dangerous as Rat King personally, but still hectic. However, after his appearance in Newtrailized! (back in mid-season 2), he then reappears suddenly despite being gone for almost more than a third to half the series. I'm aware of the electrocution giving him power based on the scene, it just wasn't clear. (If it was explained, correct me please.)

There were a lot of possibilities to use him in the series. An appearance with the Salamanderians was something a lot of people had hoped for and didn't happen. I know it's due to his voice actor, Danny Trejo, but it's still a disappointment. The same logic for Newtrailizer can be applied to Mutagen Man as well.

As for Dregg... his motive sucked. The number one rule I've learned as an actor is to have motivation and reason for your objective despite conflicts. Besides the spice being a reference to drugs (ex: Star Wars), what exactly was the purpose? His motive was lacking. Additionally, I personally couldn't stand when Peter Stormare sounded whiney, it was irritating. Add in a lack of clarification for his robot replica in Evil of Dregg and his survival after The Ever-Burning Fire and Dregg is easily one of, if not the weakest antagonist of the entire series. I of course mean main villains when I say that (Shredder, The Foot, Kraang, Triceratons, Kavaxas, and him. Maybe more too.).