How did Mona Lisa become so popular? - Page 4

~~JakeSully~~ · 10-01-2014, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Prowler

She was one of the best one-shot characters form the old show.

And of course there's also the furry community...

And do you think furries are a similar fandom to Otakus Prowler? i happen to be a furry and an Otaku and also a brony (you know what that is?) and in other fandoms as well.

Mona is just plain *wolf whistle* and i had a crush on her when i was a kid besides April, i mean she is smart, daring and gorgeous. I even had her toy in my TMNT toy collection.

*THGhost* · 10-01-2014, 03:53 PM

I have absolutely no idea.

*CyberCubed* · 10-01-2014, 04:12 PM

She became popular because of deviantart.

*THGhost* · 10-01-2014, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

She became popular because of deviantart.

That sounds about right.

*Shark_Blade* · 10-01-2014, 06:14 PM

Yep. Some fanart I found.

DarthEmpress · 10-01-2014, 10:19 PM

There's a lot of cute and pretty fanart of Mona Lisa like this and this one of a 2012 design. She was only in one episode so fans want to know more about her. She was also spunky and wore pink; that's something a lot of us little girls watching TMNT gravitated to.

If they bring her back, though, I don't want her to be a love interest for the turtles.

*IndigoErth* · 10-01-2014, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by DarthEmpress

If they bring her back, though, I don't want her to be a love interest for the turtles.

This. She'd be an awesome one to bring to 2012. Partly I guess because there is so much room for them to freely be original with her. Maybe that's also why she's popular, so open to interpretation? And was never around long enough to begin with to have ever had a chance to get stale, annoying, or stereotyped?

Much needed female character just sitting on the sidelines waiting for her chance. If they made her about the same age as the rest of them, she could be a great buddy for April.

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Originally Posted by JakeSully

Mona is just plain *wolf whistle* and i had a crush on her when i was a kid besides April, i mean she is smart, daring and gorgeous. I even had her toy in my TMNT toy collection.

So the truth comes out, wasn't only little girls having puppy love crushes on green mutant characters. lol

Shame a cool one like her didn't stick around.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 10-01-2014, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

She became popular because of deviantart.

Cubed, I hate to break it to you, but she was popular long before DeviantArt. The fan-art for her is so common BECAUSE she was popular already- not the other way around. Lots of us who grew up with that show liked her, and not just for shipping purposes. Personally, I liked her the same reasons as many others; she was smart, fun, spunky, and seemed to work well with Raph in that episode. Having her be a female mutant when there had never really been one before, also helped. And yes, it was fun to see her flirting with Raph! (Though I always thought he was just confused and unnerved by the idea of a girl liking him. He's not exactly what most girls would consider ideal BF material, given his attitude.... I'm sure he must have been aware of this, too.) The idea that she knew about the turtles and was trying to help people was cool, too.

~~JakeSully~~ · 10-02-2014, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by IndigoErth

This. She'd be an awesome one to bring to 2012. Partly I guess because there is so much room for them to freely be original with her. Maybe that's also why she's popular, so open to interpretation? And was never around long enough to begin with to have ever had a chance to get stale, annoying, or stereotyped?

Much needed female character just sitting on the sidelines waiting for her chance. If they made her about the same age as the rest of them, she could be a great buddy for April.

So the truth comes out, wasn't only little girls having puppy love crushes on green mutant characters. lol

Shame a cool one like her didn't stick around.

Glad i'm not alone as there are some other guys who have a crush on Mona like i do. It's also no wonder there are furry lovers considering how they got away with making these kinds of chicks back in the 80s and 90s i mean you had Cleo on Heathcliff, Mona Lisa, Gadget Hackwrench, Julie Bruin/Margot Mallard/Bimbette skunk on Tiny Toon Adventures, Minerva Mink, Lola Bunny, some of the Talespin chicks, Callie briggs and the Swat Kat girls, Kit Mambo and the Animalympics girls, Bagi from Osamu Tezuka's Bagi Monster of Mighty Nature, Aisha Clan Clan, Felicia, Jenny on Bucky o'Hare, Mutated Catwoman from the Tyger Tyger episode of Batman TAS (remember theDr. Moreau-esque episode folks where Catwoman was turned into a REAL cat-woman? i just adore her no matter how she looks), Goldie Pheasant from Rock a Doodle, Angel from Rock and Rule, Miss Kitty Mouse from Great Mouse Detective, Terayx on Dinosaucers, Colleen on Road Rovers, Mirage on Aladdin the series, Sally Acorn and Lupe on Sonic The Hedgehog, Pam and Polly from Eek the cat, Cheetara and Pumarya on Thundercats, Omaha the Cat Dancer, M'ress on Star Trek TAS etc. were all kinds of hot some have to admit, LOL.

*neatoman* · 10-10-2014, 08:43 AM

You'd be surprised at what people could get attached to. A very famous example is Boba Fett, throughout the original trilogy he barely has any lines, his only purpose in the story is to be Jabba's delivery boy and is only reffered to by name once, right before he dies that is.

The Fred Wolf cartoon was full of incidental and trivial characters, don't be so surprised that one of them left an impact.

Mona_Lisa · 10-10-2014, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by TurtleTitan97

http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/200H...12-d5m80cx.png

This just something I've been wondering for awhile. So, Mona Lisa. One of the many mutant characters that appeared in the OT. Well known by most fans for being a love interest for Raphael in "Raphael Meets His Match". Yet only appeared in one episode, and was never heard from again. Fast forward years later, and she's a popular character in fan art. I never really understood why, but it looked like something about her struck a cord in fans, and now she has her own fanbase. In fact rumors been flying that she might actually make an appearance in the 2012 (I'm taking this with a grain of salt, but I talked to someone online who claims she has an uncle who works at Nickelodeon who said she would appear in season 2. Even supposedly gave a description of what she looks like.)

What I'd like to ask our fellow fans who've been with TMNT for years and grew up alongside the OT, what is about Mona Lisa that struck a cord with fans? What was so special about her that she is still remembered to this day?

I think it was because she was (I think) the only female mutant in the Fred wolf series! She also had a really cool backstory of being kidnaped and then accidently mutated. So tragic!!!
She also thought she was ugly at a time when I was very worried about my own appearance... But she was actually cute! It made her more relatable to me anyway!

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Originally Posted by DonatelloNinja82

Most of my reasons for liking Mona Lisa have already been said. As a kid, I thought she was great...and I still do. I loved that she was a female mutant when there were not many females on the show to begin with, and I loved how she was smart (majoring in physics) and could verbally spar with Raph ("I thought I was supposed to be the one with the clever remarks") This has to be one of the episodes I have watched the most. Plus, Raph was my favorite turtle at the time, so I loved this ep for that as well. Simply put, Mona was a fun, original character who I wished had been on the show at least once more.

This also^

I really like the "Nick" style fan art of her wearing the hoodie, and I hope she appears in the new show. If they do not make her a love interest for Raph I am cool with that. But if they make her a love interest for Leo or Donnie I will be angry!!!! No joke... They get to much attention already!

*Jephael* · 10-10-2014, 10:55 AM

I've always loved Mona Lisa! I wish they had used her more in the original cartoon series. Would've been cool to see her up against Bebop and Rocksteady at some point.

hypnock · 10-10-2014, 11:25 AM

Why not Venus de Milo.

*Shark_Blade* · 10-10-2014, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by hypnock

Why not Venus de Milo.

Cause she's the definition of crap?

*IndigoErth* · 10-10-2014, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Mona_Lisa

If they do not make her a love interest for Raph I am cool with that. But if they make her a love interest for Leo or Donnie I will be angry!!!! No joke... They get to much attention already!

Well, there's no guarantee they'd do a lot with her and bring much attention... That aside, she's not the sort of girl Leo is usually shown being attracted to though, and Donnie, I dunno.. I could see him in other versions taking notice of her, but this Donnie probably can't see past April anyhow.

If they were to bring her in and felt it was necessary to make her yet another love interest... she kinda belongs with Raph. Came across as the sort that wasn't intimated by him at all and prob wouldn't mind the challenge of sweetening him up a little. lol Whether they get together or not, it would be sweet to see her come back into his life after more than 20 years.

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THGhost Puppet Master Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: UK Posts: 2,825	I have absolutely no idea. __________________ - - - 1990 > OotS > TMNT 2014 > Turtles Forever > TMNT III > SotO > TMNT 2007 "Can't we all just get along?" - pennydreadful "...bitchy people are what make fan forums insufferable when they don't need to be." - B-Man "Act like freakin' adults for goodness sake." - Jester "Tough guys with tiny voices." - Commenter 42

10-10-2014, 10:55 AM	#72
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	I've always loved Mona Lisa! I wish they had used her more in the original cartoon series. Would've been cool to see her up against Bebop and Rocksteady at some point. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

10-10-2014, 11:25 AM	#73
hypnock Random Punk Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: You don't wanna know Posts: 33	Why not Venus de Milo. __________________ Image by Ben Chen

10-01-2014, 04:12 PM	#63
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,814	She became popular because of deviantart.

10-01-2014, 06:14 PM	#65
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	Yep. Some fanart I found.

10-01-2014, 10:19 PM	#66
DarthEmpress Thug Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 69	There's a lot of cute and pretty fanart of Mona Lisa like this and this one of a 2012 design. She was only in one episode so fans want to know more about her. She was also spunky and wore pink; that's something a lot of us little girls watching TMNT gravitated to. If they bring her back, though, I don't want her to be a love interest for the turtles.