Obscure or Unpopular Character Appreciation Thread

*Cipher* · 09-15-2009, 11:56 PM

Have any favorite Turtles characters that are under-appreciated or even largely unknown? Everyone knows, Shredder, Rocksteady, April, etc. And then there are those that, while they may be known only to more hardcore fans, are universally liked. (When was the last time you saw anyone on here say they hated Armaggon?) I'm talking about those special few that the most casual fans are unaware of, and that hardcore fans tend to despise or just largely ignore. Characters that, for me, include:

Complete Carnage - This guy is too f*cking awesome for words. An out-and-out, nigh unkillable, super villainous threat for the Turtles. He can meld with and gain power from any man-made material. How cool is that? Leo spends the greater half of his old age tracking him down just to kill him. And somehow, he still gets left out of the 4Kids cartoon and only has three full issues to his name.

Boss Zukko - Who? The Triceraton mobster in Fast Foward. Why? I don't know. Maybe it's the sheer novelty of seeing a Triceraton involved in organized crime. But there's something about him I find really entertaining, and all of his appearences in the series were solid. I only wish we knew what his connection to the Triceraton Shredder might have been...

Cha Ocho - Hands down the best character to come out of the post-revival comics. "Scars" is one of my favorite issues, and Cha is an incredibly rich entry into the mythos. Well...if he'd get more limelight, maybe. But it's still cool to have another Karai-esque, not-quite-villain floating around. He can go drinking with Raphael one night and still want to kill Leonardo the next. Plus, his stance on vengeance is like, a reflection of the Turtles' old ways or something. Woah, thematic continuity.

Dregg - I know, I know. For the longest time, I thought he was boring as sh*t. But now that I've been going through the 'Red Sky' episodes again, I find myself really enjoying him. He really does make the Turtles' situations seem hopeless, befriending the people of the Earth. It all seems welcomely dire after seven seasons of the same old, same old. He gets a nice little character arc over his sixteen episodes too, going from calculating invader to deranged madman bent on killing the Turtles. Basically, he doesn't overstay his welcome, and while I'm not sure he'd hold his own as a villain in any other version of Turtles, he was probably just the right fit for where the original cartoon was headed.

Those are all I can think of for now. Discuss.

09-15-2009, 11:56 PM	#1
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	Obscure or Unpopular Character Appreciation Thread Have any favorite Turtles characters that are under-appreciated or even largely unknown? Everyone knows, Shredder, Rocksteady, April, etc. And then there are those that, while they may be known only to more hardcore fans, are universally liked. (When was the last time you saw anyone on here say they hated Armaggon?) I'm talking about those special few that the most casual fans are unaware of, and that hardcore fans tend to despise or just largely ignore. Characters that, for me, include: Complete Carnage - This guy is too fcking awesome for words. An out-and-out, nigh unkillable, super villainous threat for the Turtles. He can meld with and gain power from any man-made material. How cool is that? Leo spends the greater half of his old age tracking him down just to kill him. And somehow, he still gets left out of the 4Kids cartoon and only has three full issues to his name. Boss Zukko - Who? The Triceraton mobster in Fast Foward. Why? I don't know. Maybe it's the sheer novelty of seeing a Triceraton involved in organized crime. But there's something about him I find really entertaining, and all of his appearences in the series were solid. I only wish we knew what his connection to the Triceraton Shredder might have been... Cha Ocho - Hands down the best character to come out of the post-revival comics. "Scars" is one of my favorite issues, and Cha is an incredibly rich entry into the mythos. Well...if he'd get more limelight, maybe. But it's still cool to have another Karai-esque, not-quite-villain floating around. He can go drinking with Raphael one night and still want to kill Leonardo the next. Plus, his stance on vengeance is like, a reflection of the Turtles' old ways or something. Woah, thematic continuity. Dregg - I know, I know. For the longest time, I thought he was boring as sht. But now that I've been going through the 'Red Sky' episodes again, I find myself really enjoying him. He really does make the Turtles' situations seem hopeless, befriending the people of the Earth. It all seems welcomely dire after seven seasons of the same old, same old. He gets a nice little character arc over his sixteen episodes too, going from calculating invader to deranged madman bent on killing the Turtles. Basically, he doesn't overstay his welcome, and while I'm not sure he'd hold his own as a villain in any other version of Turtles, he was probably just the right fit for where the original cartoon was headed. Those are all I can think of for now. Discuss.