Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2′ Casts Brian Tee as Shredder

[TigerClaw]

Originally Posted by Galactus

^^^

Kinda like all the stuff that would make the turtles relateable in the last movie?

I remember a few of the actors talking up the whole idea that the turtles would feel alienated from the humanity and that was a major theme of the movie. Either they were blowing smoke or it all ended on the cutting room floor.

Quite frankly "relateable" could mean anything. I mean not being in shadow all the time and having more than a handful of lines makes him instantly more relateable than how the character was in the last movie.

Shredder is kind of relatable in the Nick series, Perhaps they are going that route?

The whole relationship he has with his daughter Karai, Perhaps we will see that in the sequel, since we seen set images of the two together.

[Galactus]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Shredder is kind of relatable in the Nick series, Perhaps they are going that route?

Well Tohoru Masamune's version seemed to be visually based on the Shredder from the Nickelodeon series but now that seems to have gone in favor of a more Steve Barron version with a single scar.

Strange thing is given the origin for Splinter and the turtles then Shredder being based on those versions seems improbable. As someone said the lack of Yoshi or Tang Shen means he can't be like either of those versions. Although to be fair the could add in Yoshi and Shen but with Splinter being from a lab instead of belonging to Yoshi or actually being a form a Yoshi then how would it relate to the turtles which is kinda the whole point of the backstory anyway.

[IndigoErth]

Only way I can think to squeeze Yoshi in there at this point is to go the DNA route and have some revelation that there was human DNA used in the mutagen, coming from a man named Yoshi. (Cripe, it could be used explain these Turtles heavily leaning toward being human-ish. Commence identity crisis.) Then bring him in somehow.

[Galactus]

It's entirely possible that they can try and retroactively insert a more standard backstory to Splinter and Shredder but I honestly don't think it can be done without heavy reaching.

I've seen a lot of suggestions that Splinter had some of Yoshi's DNA thus he's programmed with the Yoshi's ninjutsu abilities and memories. This would kind of contradict the turtles and Splinter being test subjects for a cure to a specific disease but putting that aside why would Saki want to give lab animals the abilities of a guy he hated?

Same with the idea that prior to being in the lab Splinter was Yoshi's pet. Considering that they seemed to desperately avoid a normal rat doing extra-normal things then how would he end up at TCRI? Would Shredder take him there? Now I've killed Yoshi I shall take my ultimate revenge and use his pet for animal testing HA, HA, HA"

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by Galactus

Now I've killed Yoshi I shall take my ultimate revenge and use his pet for animal testing HA, HA, HA"

"I'll get you! And your little dog rat, too!"


Whole thing is one big contradiction already either way. Trying to make a cure, it mutates your lab animals - what kind of side effect is that?? Then when you take it out of them you intend to use it as-is for a cure. Righhhht.

[Technogeek29]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

"I'll get you! And your little dog rat, too!"


Whole thing is one big contradiction already either way. Trying to make a cure, it mutates your lab animals - what kind of side effect is that?? Then when you take it out of them you intend to use it as-is for a cure. Righhhht.

Spoiler:

Hmm mutations to improve humanity? Wow

never seen that before...