Shouldn't Leonardo pair up with Mona Lisa?

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Mona Lisa is sort of like Mondo Gecko, Mutagen Man and Muckman, people don't care for the characters as much as the idea of the characters.

Except for the hardest of hardcore fans, that do care about the characters.

[IndigoErth]

Just based on name? Meh. If she'd stuck around they'd at least have known each other still.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Except for the hardest of hardcore fans, that do care about the characters.

The hardest of hardcore are the 1% of the 1%, I seriously doubt that many people care about Mutagen Man or Muckman for those single episodes they appeared in. In the case of Mondo it seems the excuse both Nick and IDW had for bringing him back was to have a character with FW/Movie Mikey's persona without the risk of having Mikey himself look shallow and outdated. The fact they cast Robbie Rist in the role enforces this idea.

As for why Mona Lisa won't return, the role people want her to play is filled out by Alopex in the IDW series and the Nick series won't have her because Ciro has some really weird ideas about girls in cartoons.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by neatoman

The hardest of hardcore are the 1% of the 1%, I seriously doubt that many people care about Mutagen Man or Muckman for those single episodes they appeared in. In the case of Mondo it seems the excuse both Nick and IDW had for bringing him back was to have a character with FW/Movie Mikey's persona without the risk of having Mikey himself look shallow and outdated. The fact they cast Robbie Rist in the role enforces this idea.

As for why Mona Lisa won't return, the role people want her to play is filled out by Alopex in the IDW series and the Nick series won't have her because Ciro has some really weird ideas about girls in cartoons.

a role that was previously filled by Ninjara in the Archie series comic, Like it or not, Alopex is the Ninjara of the IDW comics.

[Powder]

I love Muckman & Mutagen Man, personally. Their toys & OT episodes were awesome, so I am happy to have them return.

[Metalwolf]

Originally Posted by neatoman

I see the logic there. I doubt we'll ever see Mona Lisa ever again though...

Originally Posted by Powder

All is right in the world.

Indeed. I don't really care for her, so why would I root for any instance of her returning?

[Huzzah]

She was a physics student, she'd probably would've gotten along with Donatello well.

Regardless, I agree, more people are interested in the idea of the character, not the character herself.

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Huzzah

She was a physics student, she'd probably would've gotten along with Donatello well.

Regardless, I agree, more people are interested in the idea of the character, not the character herself.

Then April would be jealous seeing Donnie hanging out with her.

[Powder]

How about... no pairing whatsoever? That works for me.