Are the TMNT crimefighters?

Matches Malone · 12-09-2011, 12:40 AM

After reading IDW's Raphael #1 where we see the turtles patrolling, it got me wondering, does the TMNT community consider the turtles crimefighters? Obviously this is just an opinion poll depending on people's preferences and what interpretation of the turtles they grew up on, but I've personally never viewed the turtles as such. I know the temptation to group them with the superhero crowd has always been strong, but the original Mirage volume 1 series didn't seem to indicate this. Most of the time, problems came to them (discovering mousers in the sewer, Renet interrupting training, running into Rat King in an abandoned building, etc.) and the only time they really did seek out trouble was facing Shredder. This is all (quite brilliantly) discussed in City at War where they struggle with what their purpose is now that the Shredder is destroyed, even so far as to loathingly refer to patrolling as turning into the "Neighborhood Watch." Yet other interpretations and mediums definitely have the turtles seeking out crime to stop. So weigh in, what's your opinion?

View Poll Results: Are the TMNT crimefighters?
Yes	8	26.67%
No	22	73.33%
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12-09-2011, 12:40 AM	#1
Matches Malone Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: California Posts: 954	Are the TMNT crimefighters? After reading IDW's Raphael #1 where we see the turtles patrolling, it got me wondering, does the TMNT community consider the turtles crimefighters? Obviously this is just an opinion poll depending on people's preferences and what interpretation of the turtles they grew up on, but I've personally never viewed the turtles as such. I know the temptation to group them with the superhero crowd has always been strong, but the original Mirage volume 1 series didn't seem to indicate this. Most of the time, problems came to them (discovering mousers in the sewer, Renet interrupting training, running into Rat King in an abandoned building, etc.) and the only time they really did seek out trouble was facing Shredder. This is all (quite brilliantly) discussed in City at War where they struggle with what their purpose is now that the Shredder is destroyed, even so far as to loathingly refer to patrolling as turning into the "Neighborhood Watch." Yet other interpretations and mediums definitely have the turtles seeking out crime to stop. So weigh in, what's your opinion?