Which 1987 cartoon villain would you want to see as the main villain?

*Prowler* · 08-18-2015, 01:55 PM

Shredder and Krang were the main villains throughout the series except for the final two seasons. So it'd be odd to see any other established villain take over their spot. And it seems like the writers felt likewise and thus decided to create a new villain from scratch to replace Shredder and Krang instead of "promoting" a secondary villain to main villain status. In season 8 they seemed to be clearly experimenting with newer villains such as Titanus and Megavolt. But didn't seem to have plans for them in the long term and season 8's ratings weren't that impressive as far as I know either.

As much as I like The Rat King, it doesn't seem like he'd work as a main villain. He'd what, command a bunch of rats from the sewers? Not convincing enough for an entire season to focus on him.

Baxter? He was too much of a naive idiot at that point to be taken any seriously as a main villain.

Tempestra was simply a video game turned to life. Not main villain material either.

Titanus was a 3-episode arc villain and him becoming a main villain would have turned the cartoon into a mutant war fest and make the Turtles feel less unique. Sorta like an X-Men parody almost.

Chrome Dome? He didn't even have any free will.

Chronos was an interesting one shot villain, but not the type that could carry an entire season. He'd wear thin fairly quickly. Maybe an occasional return or two, but not more than that.

View Poll Results: in the 1987 cartoon, which villian would you have wanted to be the main villain?
Krang	2	18.18%
Shredder	4	36.36%
Rat King	3	27.27%
Tempestra	1	9.09%
Chrome Dome	0	0%
Dregg	0	0%
Beserko	0	0%
Chronos	0	0%
Titanus	0	0%
Megavolt	1	9.09%
Baxter Stockman	0	0%
Bebop/Rocksteady	0	0%
Voters: 11. You may not vote on this poll

08-18-2015, 01:55 PM	#8
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	Shredder and Krang were the main villains throughout the series except for the final two seasons. So it'd be odd to see any other established villain take over their spot. And it seems like the writers felt likewise and thus decided to create a new villain from scratch to replace Shredder and Krang instead of "promoting" a secondary villain to main villain status. In season 8 they seemed to be clearly experimenting with newer villains such as Titanus and Megavolt. But didn't seem to have plans for them in the long term and season 8's ratings weren't that impressive as far as I know either. As much as I like The Rat King, it doesn't seem like he'd work as a main villain. He'd what, command a bunch of rats from the sewers? Not convincing enough for an entire season to focus on him. Baxter? He was too much of a naive idiot at that point to be taken any seriously as a main villain. Tempestra was simply a video game turned to life. Not main villain material either. Titanus was a 3-episode arc villain and him becoming a main villain would have turned the cartoon into a mutant war fest and make the Turtles feel less unique. Sorta like an X-Men parody almost. Chrome Dome? He didn't even have any free will. Chronos was an interesting one shot villain, but not the type that could carry an entire season. He'd wear thin fairly quickly. Maybe an occasional return or two, but not more than that.