TMNT #86 Preview and Discussion

09-24-2018, 03:35 PM

In my opinion, the reason why Bishop wants to capture Raphael is to use him as less of a weapon and more of a bargaining chip. If he controls him, then he also controls the Turtles and, perhaps most importantly, the Foot Clan. He can have both parties right where he wants them. "You don't want to surrender? Well then you're going to have to fight your brother/son, and by the way just so you know we kind of made him into a living weapon just a quick fyi."

This is also what I think will lead into the final arc. I genuinely don't think Bishop's plan will work. My personal (wild) speculation is that Splinter steps in and saves Raphael, but it's the last straw until he basically decides that he wants to take down Bishop and establish the Foot Clan as the most powerful faction around. It's been a long time coming and when Splinter sees Bishop trying to find a way to blackmail the Foot, that's basically what breaks the camel's back. This starts an all-out war between them and the Turtles are stuck in between. What's more, the Foot Clan is absolutely mopping the floor with the EPF but the city is caught in the cross-hairs and because of this, the Turtles are forced to act and this is the thing that ultimately pits them against Splinter in the final confrontation.

Obviously there's a lot of factors I'm not accounting for but I do believe that the Foot Clan will be the main antagonists of the last arc, and that the Raphael Macro will be the thing that finally places them at a status above the EPF. I might be totally wrong but I think that's the direction the story's headed in right now.

09-24-2018, 03:35 PM	#21
Igglet Guest Posts: n/a	In my opinion, the reason why Bishop wants to capture Raphael is to use him as less of a weapon and more of a bargaining chip. If he controls him, then he also controls the Turtles and, perhaps most importantly, the Foot Clan. He can have both parties right where he wants them. "You don't want to surrender? Well then you're going to have to fight your brother/son, and by the way just so you know we kind of made him into a living weapon just a quick fyi." This is also what I think will lead into the final arc. I genuinely don't think Bishop's plan will work. My personal (wild) speculation is that Splinter steps in and saves Raphael, but it's the last straw until he basically decides that he wants to take down Bishop and establish the Foot Clan as the most powerful faction around. It's been a long time coming and when Splinter sees Bishop trying to find a way to blackmail the Foot, that's basically what breaks the camel's back. This starts an all-out war between them and the Turtles are stuck in between. What's more, the Foot Clan is absolutely mopping the floor with the EPF but the city is caught in the cross-hairs and because of this, the Turtles are forced to act and this is the thing that ultimately pits them against Splinter in the final confrontation. Obviously there's a lot of factors I'm not accounting for but I do believe that the Foot Clan will be the main antagonists of the last arc, and that the Raphael Macro will be the thing that finally places them at a status above the EPF. I might be totally wrong but I think that's the direction the story's headed in right now.