TMNT x Godzilla (Playmates Toys)

[oldmanwinters]

Since I'm prone to high-jacking the Comics Discussion thread about the TMNT x Godzilla crossover, I'll start a new one here just for the toyline, which sounds like will be hitting Target stores in October.

Convenient for Playmates to hold both licenses, but I'm surprised they went for an amalgamation theme. The mashups in Wave 1 will be Leo/Godzilla, Raphael/Rodan, and Michelangleo/King Ghidorah. That last one really throws me for a loop. Feels like a bit of a waste of Ghidorah's three-headed design and boss villain status to burn out on Mikey. Maybe they should have saved Ghidorah for Shredder, Rocksteady, & Bebop? Or maybe a multi-headed Krang?


The official Godzilla website has the details and it really surprised me that Playmates is based some of the styling of this line on a combination of 1987 TMNT and the 1978 Godzilla cartoon from Hanna-Barbera, of all things!
https://godzilla.com/blogs/news/teen...ates-sdcc-2025

Mutants and monsters mash up in this epic TMNT x Godzilla cross-over, combining elements from the classic 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series with the nostalgic styling of the 1978 Godzilla animated TV series. It’s time to shell-ebrate some unique Cowabunga Kaiju, dudes!

I haven't seen all of the HB Godzilla cartoon, but it tended to introduce new monsters instead of adapting the Toho catalog.