Karai "replacing" April? - Page 2

Shredded · 02-11-2013, 04:18 PM

I would be interesting if Karai one day came to April for either help or a warning...

I mean, if she one days needs to give the turtles a warning it might be pretty difficult to find them, but if she finds out that April is afflicted with them, she could end up going through April to get to them. That would be pretty neat.

Also the idea that you can't have two females on a show without one replacing the other is really really weird!

*Coola Yagami* · 02-11-2013, 05:26 PM

Kinda hope they DON'T have April fight Karai, unless Karai totally trashes her. I mean c'mon guys... the Turtles can barely keep up with her, let alone tag her, how the hell do you want April to be able to land a hand on her without making it seem that she's better than all 4 Turtles combined? Keep your power levels in check here people and look past the fact that 'oh they're both females so they have to fight'.

*Slade* · 02-11-2013, 06:12 PM

No way is Karai going to replace April. Just...no

*pannoni1* · 02-11-2013, 06:22 PM

So far Karai has been the much more interesting character of the two females. Michele Ivey even posted a question whether or not Karai is real or is really Miwa disguised as Karai who was Splinter's daughter who happened to fall into the temptation of the Shredder. Paired with Leonardo's temptation with Karai, it just means that a lot with Karai has been done in just two episodes. April is more of a "slow and steady" character since you expect her to appear in the majority of episodes. Seeing her high school was one place of development, and I'm sure we will until around the end of Season 2 when her graduation is supposed to occur, and then Season 3 onwards will be her internship/college work in which April is finally a grown woman and is mature with getting the outside scoop, and who knows if she will be a scientist, reporter, a shopkeeper, or a Ninja fighter. An April/Karai battle would certainly raise the tension since they have never fought before in any TMNT incarnation plus they both are good at exploring the topside world, meaning that both are apt to meet each other at some point.

OrokuYoshiFilms · 02-11-2013, 06:37 PM

I wish they (Karai/April) would go to the same school. I'm not sure what age they're going for with Karai, but Leo likes her to some degree so she must (in my opinion) be similar in age.

(IN MY HEAD)
...then maybe Karai can start teaching April some "bad" ninjutsu, and use it on Donnie. ....then Splinter can be all "This ninjutsu is familiar...". Then April gets drunk with power and starts hanging out with Karai more and acting all weird around the turtles. Then Splinter can be all "Never use this ninjustu again!". April then gets even closer to Karai, Karai introduces her to Shredder, Shredder can be all "I can use her to my advantage", gets April to start doing crime for the promise from Shredder of reuniting her with her father and.....you get the idea.

Luigiperps · 02-11-2013, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by OrokuYoshiFilms

I wish they (Karai/April) would go to the same school. I'm not sure what age they're going for with Karai, but Leo likes her to some degree so she must (in my opinion) be similar in age.

(IN MY HEAD)
...then maybe Karai can start teaching April some "bad" ninjutsu, and use it on Donnie. ....then Splinter can be all "This ninjutsu is familiar...". Then April gets drunk with power and starts hanging out with Karai more and acting all weird around the turtles. Then Splinter can be all "Never use this ninjustu again!". April then gets even closer to Karai, Karai introduces her to Shredder, Shredder can be all "I can use her to my advantage", gets April to start doing crime for the promise from Shredder of reuniting her with her father and.....you get the idea.

I hope that happens, that sounds cool

*BabyTurtles* · 02-11-2013, 06:51 PM

I like April more than Karai XD so they better not replace or switch or whatever!!

and April is fine so far :3 the turtles go to her when they need personal help and she's also helps with figuring stuff out when it's too light for the boys to go outside. she's cool right now

she's the big sis :3

and later she will be fighting XD I personally hate it when the new girl just suddenly knows how to fight, I'm glad they are taking it slow for her.

*Coola Yagami* · 02-11-2013, 08:07 PM

eh... Karai doesn't have to go to school. She was probably in Japan with Shredder till they flew to New York and she either hangs with the Foot and all and goes out on patrol at night. Stop trying to make her normal and boring. The ONLY reason Karai has to go to April's school is if she finds out April knows the Turtles and goes to her school undercover in an attempt to kidnap her and lure the Turtles. Other than that she has no reason to be a typical school girl.

tmnt transformer · 02-11-2013, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

eh... Karai doesn't have to go to school. She was probably in Japan with Shredder till they flew to New York and she either hangs with the Foot and all and goes out on patrol at night. Stop trying to make her normal and boring. The ONLY reason Karai has to go to April's school is if she finds out April knows the Turtles and goes to her school undercover in an attempt to kidnap her and lure the Turtles. Other than that she has no reason to be a typical school girl.

That would make a cool two-part episode...

Konchadunga · 02-12-2013, 05:51 PM

The only area in which Karai seems to have "replaced" April is in being the young human girl lusted after by a ninja turtle, but as has been said many times, it has been two episodes. Two episodes where Karai plays a central role, yes, creating the impression of her having a heavy involvement, but it's still just two episodes and April has featured in many more. Just wait, and I'm pretty sure we're going to have Leo and Don talk about their crushes. I also wonder if the other two Turtles will fall in love. I'd like to see Kala back, especially if she's as tough a fighter as she is in the IDW series.

As to April fighting Karai on equal terms, I agree that's unnecessary and basically stupid. They aren't interchangeable as female martial artists; Karai is the Catwoman to Leonardo's Batman, meaning both fight really well from the start. April is more of The Karate Kid; the fun of watching April is knowing that she's very vulnerable, which makes her struggling against superior opponents more thrilling, and ultimately, is probably going to make her eventually defeating some tough opponent feel so meaningful.

*Coola Yagami* · 02-12-2013, 06:27 PM

Seeing as Karai kinda flirts with Leo, at he's getting somewhere. Poor Donnie is just wasting his time with April.

*ToTheNines* · 02-12-2013, 06:37 PM

I'd really like to see Karai thump April, as retribution for 2007

*Shark_Blade* · 02-12-2013, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

I'd really like to see Karai thump April, as retribution for 2007

I just pretend that never happened.

Call it a script flop, the director being drunk or whatever, it never make sense that April landed a blow on Karai. Never in a million years.

*Raph's Girl* · 02-12-2013, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Konchadunga

The only area in which Karai seems to have "replaced" April is in being the young human girl lusted after by a ninja turtle,.

Unlike April tho Karai seems to like Leo too by telling him he was cute.

*ToTheNines* · 02-12-2013, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

I just pretend that never happened.

Call it a script flop, the director being drunk or whatever, it never make sense that April landed a blow on Karai. Never in a million years.

Totally stupid. I would totally have bought into April wrecking a few Foot Ninjas, and I'd much rather see Karai fight one of the Turtles or Splinter anyways.

I guess they just had to submit to the tropes of "girls must fight other girls" and "the good guys always win".

*Andrew NDB* · 02-12-2013, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Totally stupid. I would totally have bought into April wrecking a few Foot Ninjas, and I'd much rather see Karai fight one of the Turtles or Splinter anyways.

I guess they just had to submit to the tropes of "girls must fight other girls" and "the good guys always win".

And the cost of, oh I don't know, any possibility of us taking the Foot or Karai or even the movie itself seriously.

Atren · 02-13-2013, 12:17 AM

Karai is not replacing april, there will be plenty of episodes she wont be in at all probably. I am certain April will remain main human character to the end of the series while Karai might become main Foot character to keep Shredder special.

I also agree it would be really stupid for Karai to lose to April, best solution I think would be those two not to fight at all.

Sophie Campbell · 02-13-2013, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by endurs03

if they really wanted girls attention april and karai should be cat fighting all the time. Then girls could gossip about the one they dislike.

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*plastroncafe* · 02-13-2013, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Ross Campbell

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gotta love that background radiation level misogyny, eh Ross?

*BabyTurtles* · 02-13-2013, 04:07 PM

I don't mind if Karai and April clash :3

But if she does, Karai should win by a landslide and this is coming from a girl that loves April :3

I like her but I know her place isn't fighting unlike Karai, which is fine everyone has a role.

but since she IS learning how to fight, then it would be cool to see her fighting someone like the foot, some purple dragon (whatever works) :3

(If Karai vs April does happen, then I think April could at least get one hit in, doesn't matter how, that would be cool)

02-11-2013, 04:18 PM	#21
Shredded Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 228	I would be interesting if Karai one day came to April for either help or a warning... I mean, if she one days needs to give the turtles a warning it might be pretty difficult to find them, but if she finds out that April is afflicted with them, she could end up going through April to get to them. That would be pretty neat. Also the idea that you can't have two females on a show without one replacing the other is really really weird! Last edited by Shredded; 02-11-2013 at 04:53 PM.

02-11-2013, 05:26 PM	#22
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,702	Kinda hope they DON'T have April fight Karai, unless Karai totally trashes her. I mean c'mon guys... the Turtles can barely keep up with her, let alone tag her, how the hell do you want April to be able to land a hand on her without making it seem that she's better than all 4 Turtles combined? Keep your power levels in check here people and look past the fact that 'oh they're both females so they have to fight'. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

02-11-2013, 06:12 PM	#23
Slade god status Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Louisiana Posts: 3,291	No way is Karai going to replace April. Just...no __________________ Do not concern yourself with what I've already done: rather tremble at the thought of what I am about to do. Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth. http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=48140

02-11-2013, 06:22 PM	#24
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	So far Karai has been the much more interesting character of the two females. Michele Ivey even posted a question whether or not Karai is real or is really Miwa disguised as Karai who was Splinter's daughter who happened to fall into the temptation of the Shredder. Paired with Leonardo's temptation with Karai, it just means that a lot with Karai has been done in just two episodes. April is more of a "slow and steady" character since you expect her to appear in the majority of episodes. Seeing her high school was one place of development, and I'm sure we will until around the end of Season 2 when her graduation is supposed to occur, and then Season 3 onwards will be her internship/college work in which April is finally a grown woman and is mature with getting the outside scoop, and who knows if she will be a scientist, reporter, a shopkeeper, or a Ninja fighter. An April/Karai battle would certainly raise the tension since they have never fought before in any TMNT incarnation plus they both are good at exploring the topside world, meaning that both are apt to meet each other at some point. __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!

02-11-2013, 08:07 PM	#28
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,702	eh... Karai doesn't have to go to school. She was probably in Japan with Shredder till they flew to New York and she either hangs with the Foot and all and goes out on patrol at night. Stop trying to make her normal and boring. The ONLY reason Karai has to go to April's school is if she finds out April knows the Turtles and goes to her school undercover in an attempt to kidnap her and lure the Turtles. Other than that she has no reason to be a typical school girl. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

02-11-2013, 06:37 PM	#25
OrokuYoshiFilms Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: The Mutant Module Posts: 908	I wish they (Karai/April) would go to the same school. I'm not sure what age they're going for with Karai, but Leo likes her to some degree so she must (in my opinion) be similar in age. (IN MY HEAD) ...then maybe Karai can start teaching April some "bad" ninjutsu, and use it on Donnie. ....then Splinter can be all "This ninjutsu is familiar...". Then April gets drunk with power and starts hanging out with Karai more and acting all weird around the turtles. Then Splinter can be all "Never use this ninjustu again!". April then gets even closer to Karai, Karai introduces her to Shredder, Shredder can be all "I can use her to my advantage", gets April to start doing crime for the promise from Shredder of reuniting her with her father and.....you get the idea.

02-11-2013, 06:51 PM	#27
BabyTurtles Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4,177	I like April more than Karai XD so they better not replace or switch or whatever!! and April is fine so far :3 the turtles go to her when they need personal help and she's also helps with figuring stuff out when it's too light for the boys to go outside. she's cool right now she's the big sis :3 and later she will be fighting XD I personally hate it when the new girl just suddenly knows how to fight, I'm glad they are taking it slow for her.

02-12-2013, 05:51 PM	#30
Konchadunga Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern California Posts: 912	The only area in which Karai seems to have "replaced" April is in being the young human girl lusted after by a ninja turtle, but as has been said many times, it has been two episodes. Two episodes where Karai plays a central role, yes, creating the impression of her having a heavy involvement, but it's still just two episodes and April has featured in many more. Just wait, and I'm pretty sure we're going to have Leo and Don talk about their crushes. I also wonder if the other two Turtles will fall in love. I'd like to see Kala back, especially if she's as tough a fighter as she is in the IDW series. As to April fighting Karai on equal terms, I agree that's unnecessary and basically stupid. They aren't interchangeable as female martial artists; Karai is the Catwoman to Leonardo's Batman, meaning both fight really well from the start. April is more of The Karate Kid; the fun of watching April is knowing that she's very vulnerable, which makes her struggling against superior opponents more thrilling, and ultimately, is probably going to make her eventually defeating some tough opponent feel so meaningful. __________________

02-12-2013, 06:27 PM	#31
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,702	Seeing as Karai kinda flirts with Leo, at he's getting somewhere. Poor Donnie is just wasting his time with April. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

02-12-2013, 06:37 PM	#32
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,284	I'd really like to see Karai thump April, as retribution for 2007

02-13-2013, 12:17 AM	#37
Atren Random Punk Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Europe Posts: 39	Karai is not replacing april, there will be plenty of episodes she wont be in at all probably. I am certain April will remain main human character to the end of the series while Karai might become main Foot character to keep Shredder special. I also agree it would be really stupid for Karai to lose to April, best solution I think would be those two not to fight at all.

02-13-2013, 04:07 PM	#40
BabyTurtles Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4,177	I don't mind if Karai and April clash :3 But if she does, Karai should win by a landslide and this is coming from a girl that loves April :3 I like her but I know her place isn't fighting unlike Karai, which is fine everyone has a role. but since she IS learning how to fight, then it would be cool to see her fighting someone like the foot, some purple dragon (whatever works) :3 (If Karai vs April does happen, then I think April could at least get one hit in, doesn't matter how, that would be cool)