Innocent Bystander

*iris* · 01-08-2007, 04:56 PM

So, this is a theme that pops up almost constantly in "hero" comics: a close look at an uninvolved guy who's just "in the wrong place, at the wrong time." His name is Innocent Bystander. Innocent Bystander sometimes gets sacrificed to demonstrate the Mortal Peril, sometimes gets rescued, sometimes gets in the way, and sometimes just gawks comically as something Unusual goes down. Innocent Bystander is your everyman, grounding the story with a normal human reaction. For him, weird freaky strange things are unusual and he don't know how to react. As opposed to the heroes, I guess, whose lives just suck because they're weirdness magnets who leap into danger, etc, so forth.

Being that TMNT actively avoid people of any kind, there tend to be fewer innocent bystanders. But that makes it even better when they appear.

Can you think of any good examples of Innocent Bystander from any part of the TMNT world? Have the turtles every hurt any of them?

01-08-2007, 04:56 PM	#1
iris moddy mod mod Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: finally escaped the lab Posts: 1,886	Innocent Bystander So, this is a theme that pops up almost constantly in "hero" comics: a close look at an uninvolved guy who's just "in the wrong place, at the wrong time." His name is Innocent Bystander. Innocent Bystander sometimes gets sacrificed to demonstrate the Mortal Peril, sometimes gets rescued, sometimes gets in the way, and sometimes just gawks comically as something Unusual goes down. Innocent Bystander is your everyman, grounding the story with a normal human reaction. For him, weird freaky strange things are unusual and he don't know how to react. As opposed to the heroes, I guess, whose lives just suck because they're weirdness magnets who leap into danger, etc, so forth. Being that TMNT actively avoid people of any kind, there tend to be fewer innocent bystanders. But that makes it even better when they appear. Can you think of any good examples of Innocent Bystander from any part of the TMNT world? Have the turtles every hurt any of them? __________________ Appeal to nobler motives. Like pie. [ life is at best bitter sweet ]