Who the hell wanted Mondo Gecko back?

[Werecat]

I once never cared for Mondo Gecko 'cause he was just a money grab toy. So far I am enjoying the concept for Mondo Gecko because he looks so adorable and it seems like it is gonna be a fun episode.

[Powder]

He wasn't a money grab toy, he was a key player in the Archie comics.

[Leo656]

Let's hope he brings Candy Fine with him. Mrowr.

[Chris_a_Bunga]

Since they brought back Leather Head to the new show I have been hoping for Mondo, and based on that model sheet they made him EXACTLY what I always wished he was (with Robbie's voice and all) , I have a feeling I am going to like him more than I ever did.

[Netkeeper]

I've heard mention of a new design in this thread.

Where is it?

[Mutant Ninja Anole]

Your resident Mutant Anole supports raising the show's quota of mutant lizards.

Seriously though, as a kid I liked Mondo just because I was a fan of reptiles and lizards in general. Silly reason I know but don't judge my 10 year old self. I'm sure Mondo has potential. Based on the concept art am I correct in believing he's younger than Mikey? Mikey being a big brother figure? Yes please.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Powder

He wasn't a money grab toy, he was a key player in the Archie comics.

Uh yeah no. I'm pretty sure his toy was designed first, there's no way the skateboarding lizard teenager was meant for a story before he was a toy.

I feel the same about the Technodrome, I will never be convinced that the golf ball with forks sticking out on the sides and a giant eye on top was ever meant to be anything other than a toy.

[Raph's Girl]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

I've heard mention of a new design in this thread.

Where is it?

I for one am excited to see Mondo return! The death of the Mutanimals was the saddest moment I ever read in comics as a kid. I didn't much like his OT appearance tho. Mostly because it retconned the turtle's origins a bit by having a lizard be in their bowl too and Splinter didn't notice him in the ooze?? Oh come on.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Netkeeper

I've heard mention of a new design in this thread.

Where is it?

Behold!

The Nick version of Mondo Gecko.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Raph's Girl

http://i.toynewsi.com/g/generated/20...scaled_600.jpg

I for one am excited to see Mondo return! The death of the Mutanimals was the saddest moment I ever read in comics as a kid. I didn't much like his OT appearance tho. Mostly because it retconned the turtle's origins a bit by having a lizard be in their bowl too and Splinter didn't notice him in the ooze?? Oh come on.

Yeah and it also included some criminal who randomly walked by and picked him up. The cartoon revision of the origin for the turtles already had like five things wrong with it (ex. why crawl down a sewer when you could seek help getting a stable life?), no need to add two more logical errors.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Yeah and it also included some criminal who randomly walked by and picked him up. The cartoon revision of the origin for the turtles already had like five things wrong with it (ex. why crawl down a sewer when you could seek help getting a stable life?), no need to add two more logical errors.

Which is why I hope the Nick version borrows the origin from the Comic.

[Mr Null]

I am looking forward to him making an appearance. He was a nice addition to the TMNT Adventures series. Hope Candy makes a brief appearance too.

What ep is he scheduled to appear in?

[TurtleTitan97]

Originally Posted by neatoman

The cartoon revision of the origin for the turtles already had like five things wrong with it (ex. why crawl down a sewer when you could seek help getting a stable life?), no need to add two more logical errors.

And what exactly are these "five things" that the OT origin got wrong, in your opinion? Because I didn't see anything wrong with it, personally.

[Shark_Blade]

Yeah I'm interested on this so called "wrong things" in OT he claimed. Bring it.

And do state your favorite origin too so we can also shred it to pieces.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Mr Null

I am looking forward to him making an appearance. He was a nice addition to the TMNT Adventures series. Hope Candy makes a brief appearance too.

What ep is he scheduled to appear in?

Going by the charaacter design sheet I am lead to believe Mondo Gecko will debut in the 17th episode of the 3rd season. If you look at the top right corner you will notice the 317 number next to a rough sketch of a logo. Most of the time initial airings follow production order but can air out of order even if a bit of xontinuity so we wil see but it will likely be 21 new episodes away.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

And what exactly are these "five things" that the OT origin got wrong, in your opinion? Because I didn't see anything wrong with it, personally.

For the OT, it felt convoluted.

Mondo Gecko was with them in the ooze, years later, Mikey starts having reoccurring dreams about it. It felt forced, I guess...but that's just me. Liked the origin story better in the Archie comics.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

And what exactly are these "five things" that the OT origin got wrong, in your opinion? Because I didn't see anything wrong with it, personally.

Well it's mostly logical problems:

1. How did Hamato Yoshi make it NY without money?
2. Why crawl down a sewer instead of trying to get help?
3. Why would you touch glowing ooze with your bare hands?
4. If Hamato Yoshi touched the ooze at the same time as the turtles, why did he still turn into a rat?
5. When did he train the turtles? Either Shredder must have been sitting on the Technodrome for years or Splinter trained them in a day.

[PRD13]

They put very little thought into the OT origin as far as logic goes, I have to agree. For the most part I couldn't stand that show. I wasn't aware mondo was even part of the OT- I am only familiar with him from the Archie series/mutanimals, where he was pretty cool. I think as a character he has a lot of potential.

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Well it's mostly logical problems:

1. How did Hamato Yoshi make it NY without money?
2. Why crawl down a sewer instead of trying to get help?
3. Why would you touch glowing ooze with your bare hands?
4. If Hamato Yoshi touched the ooze at the same time as the turtles, why did he still turn into a rat?
5. When did he train the turtles? Either Shredder must have been sitting on the Technodrome for years or Splinter trained them in a day.

1. He probably had money to get there. In the original story, Yoshi and Tang Shen fled to America after Yoshi killed Nagi.

2. Good question, unless he couldn't find work and had to resort to living down in the sewers.

3. Hm, another good question, unless it was just a reaction. "Must get my pets to safety" and didn't think anything of it.

4. Maybe it's setup where the last thing that touched you is the thing you'll mutate into. The last thing to touch him was a rat and the last thing to touch the turtles was a human. Who knows...

5. I'm sure he trained them for all of their lives. I was never under the impression that it was anything less than that. The real question is, when did he get the weapons to even train them with (and I question this for pretty much every incarnation).

As for Shredder, I was always under the impression that he didn't know a thing about Yoshi after he set him up. His reaction was, "Hamato Yoshi still lives?" after recognizing the turtles' fighting style. The real question should be, when did he meet up with Krang and when did he go to New York and why?

[Kevin G]

Is someone going to bitch that Muckman is in the Nick series too?