If there was a fifth turtle...

[Logan]

Yes, I know we had Venus... let's pretend that character never came into inception. And I'm also aware of Kirby, but he never made it past the conceptual stage.

If you could add another turtle to the team, what would they be like? Male or female? What sort of weapon would he/she have? What would be their name? What individual color would their mask be (for his/her cartoon incarnation, of course)?

For me (at least for the moment):

Name: Giotto
Sex: Male
Weapon: Toss up between kama or tonfa
Mask color: Another tough one. I like the idea of a bright green mask, but I also think a yellow mask would go well with the progression of colors the other guys have.

Yellow-Orange-Red-Purple-Blue

But I'm not really crazy about the color yellow, typically speaking.

EDIT: And don't even think about bringing up Zach.

[oldmanwinters]

Nah, I'd call him Caravaggio!

[gobo]

Originally Posted by Logan

If there was a fifth turtle...

Zach would cry his eyes out.

[Jester]

Sadly, we lost Benvenuto in May of last year.

[Powder]

No 5th Turtle for me, thank ya. If one were enforced though I'd prolly opt for a yellow bandana.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Going by what I read in the Mirage TMNT comics, Kevin Eastman once said in reply to a letter, "No female Turtles. It's the law."

I could imagine another mutant turtle, but not one with any connection to our heroes.

[juxtapose519]

In a world that 5 turtles exist I do not want to live.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by juxtapose519

In a world that 5 turtles exist I do not want to live.

Technically there are 6 Turtles, with Slash and Tokka included.

More if you include the Dark Turtles from FF. And we have two robot Turtles.

[Samhain]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

And we have two robot Turtles.

But.. but, those are robots. Not turtles.

[Foot Soldier Clang]

Zach was awesome. Kid saved the world once .

I don't mind there being a fifth turtle, and it really is difficult to come up with something that isn't already covered. I guess I'd like there to be a turtle who was trained by and was on the side of the Foot Clan. Not so much evil, like Slash is, but more a believer in the philosophy of the Foot Clan (whatever that philosophy might be).

[Jester]

Originally Posted by Foot Soldier Clang

Zach was awesome. Kid saved the world once .

I don't mind there being a fifth turtle, and it really is difficult to come up with something that isn't already covered. I guess I'd like there to be a turtle who was trained by and was on the side of the Foot Clan. Not so much evil, like Slash is, but more a believer in the philosophy of the Foot Clan (whatever that philosophy might be).

So like 4Kid's Karai... only a Turtle.

[Foot Soldier Clang]

Originally Posted by Jester

So like 4Kid's Karai... only a Turtle.

I know very little about Karai, but that sounds about right . TMNT is such a vast, strange, and unpredictable universe, it's really difficult to come up with fan created characters

[Luzmagica]

.....I miss Benvenuto too!!!

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

April was mutated into a Turtle in one of the Archie Comics...

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Samhain

But.. but, those are robots. Not turtles.

Robot turtles.

Originally Posted by Jester

Sadly, we lost Benvenuto in May of last year.

Originally Posted by Luzmagica

.....I miss Benvenuto too!!!

Ben ven or die!

[Hermano Dyvas]

If there really had to be a fifth one I'd say what the hell, go with Venus.

But as a guest character and in a way she can never ever ever get together with one of the guys due to whatever beliefs or because she dies before they can.

She can have mystic skills, just not ones as silly as in the next mutation.

[pannoni1]

I feel that if Mona Lisa was a turtle instead of a lizard, that may have worked out due to the popularity of her despite being in only one episode.

But another good guy turtle would have worked, especially in an event Splinter or April loses contact with the turtles for a while. It would work just like the sixth Power Ranger, which may have been a good concept if introduced before Red Sky. But to make things fair, I would have made Baxter/Slash or some new mutant to balance the table so that The Foot still have a fair shot at defeating the turtles.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by pannoni1

I feel that if Mona Lisa was a turtle instead of a lizard, that may have worked out due to the popularity of her despite being in only one episode.

Peter Laird actually confirmed Mona Lisa WAS supposed to be a female Turtle at first when she was originally being designed, but he actually put his foot down so the character was changed into some type of lizard.

He confirmed this on his blog some time ago. I am surprised Playmates/Fred Wolf actually listened to him.

[Jephael]

I'm surprised my Jephael character doesn't get as much recognition around here. Maybe I should change my avatar.

[Cure]

Originally Posted by Jephael

I'm surprised my Jephael character doesn't get as much recognition around here. Maybe I should change my avatar.

Hahaha, what?!