Why is Baxter the whipping-boy of the TMNT universe?

*DrSpengler* · 04-20-2004, 12:57 PM

It seems that the poor guy just can't catch a break. Ever.

In the original toon he was just an average joe who desperately wanted to get a company to buy his Mousers. After getting rejected (again) Shredder shows up and offers him the chance to be a great inventor. After all his hard work, Shredder sends some Foot Soldiers to kill him. He's "rescued" byt he turtles but then shipped off to a looney bin where he goes insane. We all know what happens next. He sides with Shredder but then gets sent to be executed by Krang. He is turned into a fly monster and spins the rest of his days wrongly blaming the turtles for hsi predicament. In the end he gets shipped off to some freaky dimension forever. Poor guy.

In the new toon Baxter is more deserving of his fate, but still it's pretty harsh. Every time he fails the Shredder, and even when he doesn't, Hun removes a peice of his body. Eventually he gets his spine broke and moves to a cybernetic body. He tries to get revenge on the Shredder but just gets blown up.

What's with all the hate for Baxter? Poor guy gets the worst of everything...

04-20-2004, 12:57 PM	#1
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	Why is Baxter the whipping-boy of the TMNT universe? It seems that the poor guy just can't catch a break. Ever. In the original toon he was just an average joe who desperately wanted to get a company to buy his Mousers. After getting rejected (again) Shredder shows up and offers him the chance to be a great inventor. After all his hard work, Shredder sends some Foot Soldiers to kill him. He's "rescued" byt he turtles but then shipped off to a looney bin where he goes insane. We all know what happens next. He sides with Shredder but then gets sent to be executed by Krang. He is turned into a fly monster and spins the rest of his days wrongly blaming the turtles for hsi predicament. In the end he gets shipped off to some freaky dimension forever. Poor guy. In the new toon Baxter is more deserving of his fate, but still it's pretty harsh. Every time he fails the Shredder, and even when he doesn't, Hun removes a peice of his body. Eventually he gets his spine broke and moves to a cybernetic body. He tries to get revenge on the Shredder but just gets blown up. What's with all the hate for Baxter? Poor guy gets the worst of everything...