What animal do you think Nick's Splinter resembles most?

*gobo* · 03-01-2013, 04:11 PM

Not sure exactly what interpretation(s) of TMNT had the 'Splinter doesn't exactly look like a rat' gag, but it's not unprecedented. Someone with Nick's Splinter for their avatar accidentally suggested to me that he looks like a kangaroo. I actually recall thinking that before. His head, especially, is shaped like a kangaroo's. However, the pattern of his fur looks like that of a badger.

What does everyone else think?

*ToTheNines* · 03-01-2013, 04:19 PM

The toy looks like a llama fuc*ed a badger.

He looks pretty much like a rat in-show though. An improvement on his typical dog look I think.

*snake* · 03-01-2013, 05:00 PM

Badger

*CyberCubed* · 03-01-2013, 05:11 PM

Kangaroo rat.

**Jester** · 03-01-2013, 05:22 PM

*pannoni1* · 03-01-2013, 05:42 PM

Basically Kangaroo Rat, Badger, and Opossum all mutated together with a human.

*Icebot* · 03-01-2013, 05:43 PM

When I first saw the old toon Splinter back in the early 90's, I thought he looked like a dog until I learned he was a rat. Since then, I never thought of Splinter to look like a different animal again other than a rat, including Nick's Splinter.

*Donatello19* · 03-01-2013, 05:45 PM

When I first saw his design (before the show was out, in toy form) I absolutely hated it and thought it was very ugly and made no sense, but now that I've seen his actually cgi appearance, I little the design a lot. The only thing that annoys me a little is the red/brown on his face, but all in all I think he looks like a rat (how he's supposed to look!) in the show itself. The toy however makes him look horrible.

*Zulithe* · 03-01-2013, 05:46 PM

over time it doesn't bother me so much and I've just accepted it, but yeah he's not very ratlike. I really don't know what they were thinking, rats have a distinct look and it shouldn't be too hard to come up with something that looks like a rat.

The markings have a lot to do with it. If you look for rat pictures online it's hard to find any rat that has markings consistent with Splinter's. I'd love to see some examples though. The only thing I can think of is they designed him to look lik ea brown/black rat but have a white "human beard" and if you look at it you can kind of see that... but it's still confusing.

I would say that Splinter's design is one of my biggest disappointments with the series. He looks neat, just not very rat-like.

*oldmanwinters* · 03-01-2013, 05:46 PM

Heh, please excuse me for plugging my old comic again...

http://oldmanwinters.deviantart.com/...2012-283554742

I thought the toy looked like a llama, but I think the actual model used in the animation gives a somewhat different impression.

*MikeandRaph87* · 03-01-2013, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by gobo

What does everyone else think?

He looks reminescent of a Gobo to me!

If not that a badger like posters above said comes to mind.

*Candy Kappa* · 03-03-2013, 01:42 AM

a rat, d'uh!

Shredded · 03-03-2013, 02:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Zulithe

over time it doesn't bother me so much and I've just accepted it, but yeah he's not very ratlike. I really don't know what they were thinking, rats have a distinct look and it shouldn't be too hard to come up with something that looks like a rat.

The markings have a lot to do with it. If you look for rat pictures online it's hard to find any rat that has markings consistent with Splinter's. I'd love to see some examples though. The only thing I can think of is they designed him to look lik ea brown/black rat but have a white "human beard" and if you look at it you can kind of see that... but it's still confusing.

I would say that Splinter's design is one of my biggest disappointments with the series. He looks neat, just not very rat-like.

Here are two different rats with markings similar to Splinters

How-ever, I read a while back that this new Splinter, is actually based on a very specific asien, tree Rat species. I remember it having a name, I looked it up, and true enough, there was a lot of small Splinters with the white markings and red-brown fur down their backs in a line.
Unfortunately I forgot what the species is called!

But yeah, this Splinter is not just an ordinary brown sewer rat, he is a very specific species of rat you can buy in a pet-store. I'm just believing that he held one of those rats they sold in the shop where he bought the turtles.
I know the show indicated he got the DNA from the rat he almost stepped on, but come on, he didn't even touch it.

Also, havn't seen the action figure of him, but Splinter in motion in the show.. Looks like a rat. His ears are to big for him to be a hamster.

*Zulithe* · 03-03-2013, 02:41 AM

Well I asked for examples and I got some

Markings look good. I still don't think Nick splinter looks very rat-like his features, and I'd be willing to bet that if you did a blind test that the answers would be quite mixed.

Yorae · 03-03-2013, 03:03 AM

He looks like a doberman to me.

JoshDA7X · 03-03-2013, 06:17 AM

I think he looks like a rat, but then again I've bred rats and seen lots of different markings. That said, I can understand why people would make mistakes when trying to identify what he is supposed to be. The one that confused me the most was his 2007 appearance!

RaphAndDonnie · 03-03-2013, 07:18 AM

Whenever I see Splinter from the back I always think of him as some kind of bipedal frog with rat ears. I think it's due to the sleekness of the CGI. Other then that he mostly resembles a rat.

Oh and here's a fun little thing I found so that you can compare the coloring of this frog to...

Splinter's toy!

*Jephael* · 03-03-2013, 07:33 AM

He looks kind of like an alpaca to me.

DonatelloNinja82 · 03-03-2013, 09:27 AM

He looks like a rat to me lol...I love his ears

*BubblyShell22* · 03-03-2013, 03:39 PM

When I first saw his toy design, he looked like a llama crossed with a badger. But in the show, he definitely looks like a rat. I wish the toy looked like he does in the show.

03-01-2013, 04:11 PM	#1
gobo Wacky Action Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: on Earth Posts: 12,784	What animal do you think Nick's Splinter resembles most? Not sure exactly what interpretation(s) of TMNT had the 'Splinter doesn't exactly look like a rat' gag, but it's not unprecedented. Someone with Nick's Splinter for their avatar accidentally suggested to me that he looks like a kangaroo. I actually recall thinking that before. His head, especially, is shaped like a kangaroo's. However, the pattern of his fur looks like that of a badger. What does everyone else think? __________________ Live and let live... or go to hell.

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Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,225	When I first saw the old toon Splinter back in the early 90's, I thought he looked like a dog until I learned he was a rat. Since then, I never thought of Splinter to look like a different animal again other than a rat, including Nick's Splinter. __________________ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Icebot7/videos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Icebot251

03-01-2013, 05:46 PM	#10
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,489	Heh, please excuse me for plugging my old comic again... http://oldmanwinters.deviantart.com/...2012-283554742 I thought the toy looked like a llama, but I think the actual model used in the animation gives a somewhat different impression. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

03-01-2013, 04:19 PM	#2
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,287	The toy looks like a llama fuc*ed a badger. He looks pretty much like a rat in-show though. An improvement on his typical dog look I think.

03-01-2013, 05:00 PM	#3
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Badger

03-01-2013, 05:11 PM	#4
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,838	Kangaroo rat.

03-01-2013, 05:45 PM	#8
Donatello19 Merchandise Maniac Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New York Posts: 5,919	When I first saw his design (before the show was out, in toy form) I absolutely hated it and thought it was very ugly and made no sense, but now that I've seen his actually cgi appearance, I little the design a lot. The only thing that annoys me a little is the red/brown on his face, but all in all I think he looks like a rat (how he's supposed to look!) in the show itself. The toy however makes him look horrible.

03-01-2013, 05:46 PM	#9
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	over time it doesn't bother me so much and I've just accepted it, but yeah he's not very ratlike. I really don't know what they were thinking, rats have a distinct look and it shouldn't be too hard to come up with something that looks like a rat. The markings have a lot to do with it. If you look for rat pictures online it's hard to find any rat that has markings consistent with Splinter's. I'd love to see some examples though. The only thing I can think of is they designed him to look lik ea brown/black rat but have a white "human beard" and if you look at it you can kind of see that... but it's still confusing. I would say that Splinter's design is one of my biggest disappointments with the series. He looks neat, just not very rat-like.

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Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	a rat, d'uh! __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

03-03-2013, 02:41 AM	#14
Zulithe Ninjutsu Master Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 6,418	Well I asked for examples and I got some Markings look good. I still don't think Nick splinter looks very rat-like his features, and I'd be willing to bet that if you did a blind test that the answers would be quite mixed.

03-03-2013, 03:03 AM	#15
Yorae Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 300	He looks like a doberman to me.

03-03-2013, 06:17 AM	#16
JoshDA7X Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: UK Posts: 261	I think he looks like a rat, but then again I've bred rats and seen lots of different markings. That said, I can understand why people would make mistakes when trying to identify what he is supposed to be. The one that confused me the most was his 2007 appearance! __________________ Donatello: You're a claustrophobic. Casey Jones: You want a fist in the mouth? I've never even looked at another guy.

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Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	He looks kind of like an alpaca to me. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

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DonatelloNinja82 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,345	He looks like a rat to me lol...I love his ears __________________ Michelangelo: Holy guacamole with hot sauce and jalapenos!

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BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	When I first saw his toy design, he looked like a llama crossed with a badger. But in the show, he definitely looks like a rat. I wish the toy looked like he does in the show. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.