Could the Turtles actually start out as humans?

[Gokhan]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

It's probably even the more likely scenario. Only question is if they bumbled onto the ooze and got accidentally exposed or if it was an intentional dosage/they were forcibly exposed.

I'd bet the former. I can just imagine some lame scene with their version of Dude Mikey, as a human, bumping into some canister, knocking it all over his brothers and Yoshi.

aforementioned is what u where looking for

[TMNT is cooler than MOTU]

I hope to ****ing Christ that they're regular turtles who get splashed with the ooze.

[Lou 500]

This is one possible alteration I would object to. The adversity and isolation they faced from the start of their lives had a hand in shaping their personalities and their perceptions of the world around them. They wouldn't be the same if they were just four boys who knew ninjitsu and had similar personalities to the turtles we know.

[Candy Kappa]

Well, Shredder isn't the same, so why not the Turtles. It's a brave new world, stupider, but brave.

[the fixer]

Luckily, the majority of you think I'm wrong... That's reassuring.
It's only 6 against 5 but it's something. A tiny ray of hope...

[BlueKatanas]

Let me start by saying that I'm not defending the movie. Unless the final product changes my mind I'm still not a fan of the redesigns of the turtles or the whitewashing of splinter/shredder.

But I don't think the turtles are going to start out as human. I'm also taking shredders voiceover in the trailer with a grain of salt. Teasers are montages cut together with dialogue in order to give a feeling of momentum, more than give an idea of plot like a full trailer does. Often the dialogue used has nothing to do with the visuals being represented. I wouldn't be surprised if Eric Sachs (ugh) was either A. talking about something completely different than the turtles (perhaps how the mutagen was created/discovered/researched as some super soldier serum) and/or B. he is lying to April about how the mutagen came to be. He is the Villain after all.

Again, not saying we'll like the final product..just that I highly doubt this movie will show children being turned into hideous turtle monsters. It is being marketed to children after all.

[samxsteal]

Also if mikey is so naive about his looks and thinks his bandana is really a sufficient disguise, then i doubt they were human before. if its really a joke and he means it as a joke, i still doubt that they were human before.

[TurtleTitan97]

They better not. That's worse than having them as aliens in the leaked script.

Though if it's anything like the IDW origin, I could live with it.

[sethmartin]

Originally Posted by samxsteal

Also if mikey is so naive about his looks and thinks his bandana is really a sufficient disguise, then i doubt they were human before. if its really a joke and he means it as a joke, i still doubt that they were human before.

Well in the first movie, Raph thought that a trench coat and fedora was a sufficient disguise to go to the movies lol. I think it was meant as a joke. Obviously he knows that she is freaked out because he is a giant mutated turtle with lips.

[TheJ-manTurtleMan]

I asked this same question awhile ago. It seems very logical to me, and would not really bother me at all.
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=45980

[Warhorse]

Originally Posted by Lou 500

This is one possible alteration I would object to. The adversity and isolation they faced from the start of their lives had a hand in shaping their personalities and their perceptions of the world around them. They wouldn't be the same if they were just four boys who knew ninjitsu and had similar personalities to the turtles we know.

Yeah, this is going way too far. If they are changing this much, then why bother with making the TMNT to begin with, might as well just invent something themselves, like the Dinosaur Warriors of NYC!

[kolaida]

That would definitely be weird and different.

[electric_sheep]

Wouldn't that make them Tenage Mutant Ninja Humans?

[Leo656]

To sum up how I'd feel about that... I'll answer your question with another question...

[DanHopkins]

I choose Yes as a possibility.

It would certainly save time having to explain how 4 pet turtles learnt how to fight.

Suppose they could have been ex-ninjas??

Its a possibility.

[electric_sheep]

Originally Posted by DanHopkins

I choose Yes as a possibility.

It would certainly save time having to explain how 4 pet turtles learnt how to fight.

Suppose they could have been ex-ninjas??

Its a possibility.

i will repeat my question, Wouldn't that make them Teenage Mutant Ninja Humans?

[Huzzah]

Originally Posted by samxsteal

Also if mikey is so naive about his looks and thinks his bandana is really a sufficient disguise, then i doubt they were human before. if its really a joke and he means it as a joke, i still doubt that they were human before.

This is pretty much my thought process, I honestly don't think he seemed to mean that as a joke, I think he just has a limited understanding of humans and what causes their fear.

As far as the mention of Raphael using trenchcoat/fedora as a disguise from the original movie, that is a disguise going back a long ways, I mean Ben Grimm did the same when he tried to pass unnoticed in the Fantastic Four comics, as did the turtles in the original cartoon. Believable? No...hence the cab driver playing up the absurdity, but Raphael never intended that as a joke, to him it was a legitimate disguise...

[TrickOrTreater]

Originally Posted by Huzzah

This is pretty much my thought process, I honestly don't think he seemed to mean that as a joke, I think he just has a limited understanding of humans and what causes their fear.

Which begs the question, IF he DOES have such a limited understanding of humans, why would he wear human clothes?

[Allio]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Could be. The Turtles could have been teenaged Foot Soldier recruits, and Splinter could have been Hamato Yoshi, the guy training the Foot Soldier recruits who has a change of heart.

So...we Kamen Rider now

[Huzzah]

Originally Posted by TrickOrTreater

Which begs the question, IF he DOES have such a limited understanding of humans, why would he wear human clothes?

Well his outfit is kind of ridiculous, and he hoped that it made him seem more human...

Either that, or to his mind, he believes that humans are a bit more understanding to physical differences, and believes that he'll be viewed in better terms...kind of like 2012 Mikey when he tried to give the human his cat back, not believing that he would be feared...