Splinter's MOVIE Origins...(Lego.com) - Page 3

Fjaj · 07-07-2014, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Now I know what people mean when they said they're "destroying my childhood."

I never used that phrase myself until this movie existed.

Your childhood cannot be destroyed if it's already over. It's in the past and cannot change.

RedRocBoy · 07-07-2014, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Fjaj

Your childhood cannot be destroyed if it's already over. It's in the past and cannot change.

HOLY CRAP!!!! SOMEONE WITH COMMON SENSE!!!!!

*samxsteal* · 07-07-2014, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Fjaj

Your childhood cannot be destroyed if it's already over. It's in the past and cannot change.

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Originally Posted by RedRocBoy

HOLY CRAP!!!! SOMEONE WITH COMMON SENSE!!!!!

Wait what I do grow up GAAAAAAAAHHHHH MY WHOLE LIFE IS A LIE

I am a Child trapped in a 26 year old body though

*TigerClaw* · 07-07-2014, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by samxsteal

Wait what I do grow up GAAAAAAAAHHHHH MY WHOLE LIFE IS A LIE

I am a Child trapped in a 26 year old body though

Hah, I'm a child trapped in a 41 year old body.

RedRocBoy · 07-07-2014, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Hah, I'm a child trapped in a 41 year old body.

LOL!!!!!

Werecat · 07-07-2014, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by IndigoErth

Hope the Turtles keep away from water... I think box turtles drown. And being humanoid prob wouldn't help against the weight of that shell.

Shhh, don't let the 2 ton sea turtle or the 200 ton blue whale hear that or else they will sink!

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Originally Posted by Bry

Let's raise the "true fan" level, though, why don't we? Here's what I propose: The new definition of a "true fan" is anyone who signs over every single one of their paycheques to the Viacom corporation and also drives to Michael Bay's house every Saturday morning to thoroughly wash each of his cars with silk cloths and an extra-soft-bristle toothbrush as a "thank you" for producing a TMNT movie, whether or not they personally enjoy it. Everyone who doesn't meet that criteria is banned from pulling the "true fan" card. Shall we take it to a vote?

Oh no, I better start heading to Michael Bay's house to keep my TMNT true fan card!

*IndigoErth* · 07-07-2014, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Werecat

Shhh, don't let the 2 ton sea turtle or the 200 ton blue whale hear that or else they will sink!

Phht... they're made for water, box turtles and humans aren't, it's stacked against them.

*Candy Kappa* · 07-07-2014, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Werecat

Shhh, don't let the 2 ton sea turtle or the 200 ton blue whale hear that or else they will sink!

Well. Box Turtles, despite being turtles are completely land dwelling like tortoises, hence why Box Turtles have domed shells like tortoises. So they don't swim.

Then again, having a humanoid body changes things.

*pennydreadful* · 07-07-2014, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Bry

Let's raise the "true fan" level, though, why don't we? Here's what I propose: The new definition of a "true fan" is anyone who signs over every single one of their paycheques to the Viacom corporation and also drives to Michael Bay's house every Saturday morning to thoroughly wash each of his cars with silk cloths and an extra-soft-bristle toothbrush as a "thank you" for producing a TMNT movie, whether or not they personally enjoy it. Everyone who doesn't meet that criteria is banned from pulling the "true fan" card. Shall we take it to a vote?

Hey man, you've got my vote.

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Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

Ninja sensory training isn't far off, as I'm sure "Ninja" is being treated as it's always been treated in American pop-culture, especially in movies. And, rats are quick to learn, very smart creatures. I guess "thoughts and a soul" is just simplified kids talk to tell splinter got more like a human, as it sounds kinda douchey implying that animals don't have a soul. If you are going to incorporate the concept of souls, it really should be something all living creature encompass, like in the IDW comic.

Yeah, I don't really like the implication that animals don't have a soul either, but I'm going to chalk it up to a bad translation.

Personally, I could definitely do without the heroic destiny thing, but that's probably where this is headed. Maybe they'll handle it well, in which case I won't have anything to complain about.

I'm just a bit tired of seeing it in every single superhero movie these days.

Pondslider · 07-07-2014, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by pennydreadful

Hey man, you've got my vote.

Yeah, I don't really like the implication that animals don't have a soul either, but I'm going to chalk it up to a bad translation.

Personally, I could definitely do without the heroic destiny thing, but that's probably where this is headed. Maybe they'll handle it well, in which case I won't have anything to complain about.

I'm just a bit tired of seeing it in every single superhero movie these days.

Everything will become clear once Splinter passes the Matrix of Leadership on to April just like her dad would have wanted.

Bob · 07-07-2014, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Fjaj

Your childhood cannot be destroyed if it's already over. It's in the past and cannot change.

Is it? If you've been reading his posts pertaining to the movie over the last two years you'd know that he's quite clearly still in his childhood. As an adult.

**Machias Banshee** · 07-07-2014, 07:39 PM

Lets all take a deep calming breath, people... And none of this 'true fan' nonsense. I made myself Very clear on that. We are All fans, whether if we like some aspect of the movie or not.

Tora · 07-08-2014, 04:24 PM

I wrote this on a different forum last year before we found out about the change in the script that Col. Schradar would be dropped.

I'm gonna take a shot in the dark guess and say that this is how Shredder/Schradar, Stockman and Splinter will be portrayed and how they are all connected....

20 years ago we meet two scientists (Baxter & Yoshi) who are working on a special bio mutagen that was given to them by a military intelligence group to examine and understand. After some time Yoshi has begun trying it out on his pet/lab rat (Splinter) and for the past few years has been slowly mutating him to where he can speak and and do certain tasks. Yoshi and Splinter have a great bond and Yoshi takes Splinter home every night to teach him about being human. Splinter likes to watch old martial arts movies with Yoshi often so often that he has begun to learn ninja esque skills and is a big fan of Bruce Lee...

After some time Baxter tells Yoshi that he should tell the powers that be that the mutagen works! Stockman then says that they should show Colonel Schradar his progress with Splinter. Yoshi tells Baxter that he still wants more time to teach Splinter and that he feels that the Ooze is dangerous and if mishandled could be turned into a bio weapon. Baxter decides to go behind Yoshi's back and calls Schradar to come and see Splinter. The Col. later arrives at the lab unannounced and sees that not only does Splinter talk but that he has grown 8 times his normal size!

Yoshi tells the Col. that the Ooze is still in it's testing stage and that he feels that it is too dangerous to take from the lab and should be destroyed. The col. tells Yoshi that Baxter will be fully taking over the project and that his services are no longer needed. Yoshi asks that he take Splinter home with with him and the Col. tells Yoshi that his Rat is Government property and that his pet will be kept for testing and will later be dissected. In that moment Yoshi runs over to Splinter and tells him to grab the Ozze and run for it! A fight with Yoshi & the Col. ensue and the Col. kills Yoshi for letting Splinter escape from the lab with the Ooze.

Splinter flees to the sewer saddened that his master is dead. Not long after living down in the sewers he accidentally spills the Ooze on some baby Turtles that he found while down there....

That is how I could see it go down with the white Shredder and the Ooze that comes into play.

A_Little_Too_Raph.9859 · 07-08-2014, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Fjaj

Your childhood cannot be destroyed if it's already over. It's in the past and cannot change.

You know, unless you can like...time travel

null · 07-08-2014, 08:16 PM

The DNA injected will be Yoshi's and I'm willing to bet that Sachs has injected himself with Saki's DNA, hence is obsession with ancient Japan.

This will be similar to the IDW stuff where all this stuff from the past is coming back through the DNA and 're-incarnation'

Lou 500 · 07-09-2014, 05:06 AM

Ah, so they're box turtles in this iteration...

Interestingly, this species has three toes. They've always had three fingers, so I wonder if they originally were meant to be based on box turtles and not red-ears as believed. I suppose it's a little over-analytical though since Eastman and Laird probably weren't too concerned about the exact species at the time of their conception.

*Candy Kappa* · 07-09-2014, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Lou 500

Ah, so they're box turtles in this iteration...

Interestingly, this species has three toes. They've always had three fingers, so I wonder if they originally were meant to be based on box turtles and not red-ears as believed. I suppose it's a little over-analytical though since Eastman and Laird probably weren't too concerned about the exact species at the time of their conception.

Yeah, the Three-Toed Box Turtle have three toes on their hind legs.

Fun thing about the early Turtle design, according to the How to Draw a Ninja Turtle book by Solson, which contains step by step on how to draw a Ninja Turtle, pin-ups and various information and art by E&L. Informs about the feet, that the turtles' elongated heel is actually a third toe (akin to Nightcrawler), but it must be something that got dropped (like retractable claws from concept art) since that's the only place where I've seen it been refers as a toe. And few places outside of early Mirage and Lawson's art exaggerate the turtles' heel.

*TurtleTitan97* · 07-09-2014, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

Yeah, the Three-Toed Box Turtle have three toes on their hind legs.

Fun thing about the early Turtle design, according to the How to Draw a Ninja Turtle book, which contains step by step on how to draw a Ninja Turtle, pin-ups and various information and art by E&L. Informs about the feet, that the turtles' elongated heel is actually a third toe (akin to Nightcrawler), but it must be something that got dropped (like retractable claws from concept art) since that's the only place where I've seen it been refers as a toe. And few places outside of early Mirage and Lawson's art exaggerate the turtles' heel.

Hmm, interesting. Y'know, I'd like to see that idea incorporated in the future, whether by comic, or another cartoon series.

*Candy Kappa* · 07-09-2014, 01:06 PM

I think it's a really cool concept as well, as the heel-toe can function as a proto thumb of sorts giving the turtle extra gripping power with their feet.

slingtheory · 07-09-2014, 06:41 PM

If this is accurate it sounds to me like the human dna in the mutagen will probably come from hamato yoshi and will likey be done to complement the ninja sensory experiments already being done on splinter. I'm guessing that the plan was to inject him with the dna of a ninjitsu master and in effect download him with that masters abilitys. he'll essentially become yoshi or at least gain his memories and fighting skills. Hope I'm wrong though because that seems like a big cop out.

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Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	I think it's a really cool concept as well, as the heel-toe can function as a proto thumb of sorts giving the turtle extra gripping power with their feet. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

07-09-2014, 06:41 PM	#60
slingtheory Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 580	If this is accurate it sounds to me like the human dna in the mutagen will probably come from hamato yoshi and will likey be done to complement the ninja sensory experiments already being done on splinter. I'm guessing that the plan was to inject him with the dna of a ninjitsu master and in effect download him with that masters abilitys. he'll essentially become yoshi or at least gain his memories and fighting skills. Hope I'm wrong though because that seems like a big cop out. __________________

07-07-2014, 07:39 PM	#52
Machias Banshee Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 17,163	Lets all take a deep calming breath, people... And none of this 'true fan' nonsense. I made myself Very clear on that. We are All fans, whether if we like some aspect of the movie or not.

07-08-2014, 04:24 PM	#53
Tora Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ohio Posts: 254	I wrote this on a different forum last year before we found out about the change in the script that Col. Schradar would be dropped. I'm gonna take a shot in the dark guess and say that this is how Shredder/Schradar, Stockman and Splinter will be portrayed and how they are all connected.... 20 years ago we meet two scientists (Baxter & Yoshi) who are working on a special bio mutagen that was given to them by a military intelligence group to examine and understand. After some time Yoshi has begun trying it out on his pet/lab rat (Splinter) and for the past few years has been slowly mutating him to where he can speak and and do certain tasks. Yoshi and Splinter have a great bond and Yoshi takes Splinter home every night to teach him about being human. Splinter likes to watch old martial arts movies with Yoshi often so often that he has begun to learn ninja esque skills and is a big fan of Bruce Lee... After some time Baxter tells Yoshi that he should tell the powers that be that the mutagen works! Stockman then says that they should show Colonel Schradar his progress with Splinter. Yoshi tells Baxter that he still wants more time to teach Splinter and that he feels that the Ooze is dangerous and if mishandled could be turned into a bio weapon. Baxter decides to go behind Yoshi's back and calls Schradar to come and see Splinter. The Col. later arrives at the lab unannounced and sees that not only does Splinter talk but that he has grown 8 times his normal size! Yoshi tells the Col. that the Ooze is still in it's testing stage and that he feels that it is too dangerous to take from the lab and should be destroyed. The col. tells Yoshi that Baxter will be fully taking over the project and that his services are no longer needed. Yoshi asks that he take Splinter home with with him and the Col. tells Yoshi that his Rat is Government property and that his pet will be kept for testing and will later be dissected. In that moment Yoshi runs over to Splinter and tells him to grab the Ozze and run for it! A fight with Yoshi & the Col. ensue and the Col. kills Yoshi for letting Splinter escape from the lab with the Ooze. Splinter flees to the sewer saddened that his master is dead. Not long after living down in the sewers he accidentally spills the Ooze on some baby Turtles that he found while down there.... That is how I could see it go down with the white Shredder and the Ooze that comes into play.

07-08-2014, 08:16 PM	#55
null Random Punk Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 22	The DNA injected will be Yoshi's and I'm willing to bet that Sachs has injected himself with Saki's DNA, hence is obsession with ancient Japan. This will be similar to the IDW stuff where all this stuff from the past is coming back through the DNA and 're-incarnation'

07-09-2014, 05:06 AM	#56
Lou 500 Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 478	Ah, so they're box turtles in this iteration... Interestingly, this species has three toes. They've always had three fingers, so I wonder if they originally were meant to be based on box turtles and not red-ears as believed. I suppose it's a little over-analytical though since Eastman and Laird probably weren't too concerned about the exact species at the time of their conception.