Should the Turtles be redesigned for the sequel?

[Meowazziel]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

So the designs of the Turtles were very poorly received. Instead of being slim and small ninja's, these Turtles were 6 foot tall hulking monsters with hideous nostrils. Even worse was their "accessories" like Leo having tattoo's or Don wearing glasses, or Mikey's sunglasses danging from him, wtf was up with that?

While they probably can't change the designs too much in order to remain in continuity, do you think they can alter some things? Drop the glasses for Donatello entirely, remove some of their human accessories, and phase out the nostrils at the least. They would still be 6 foot tall Hulk ripoffs, but at least some of the more offensive stuff would be gone.

Raphael:
Remove those sunglasses on Raphaels head.
Like why are they there all the time and why dont they fall off during the battle? Him being bigger and bulkier with a different worn bandana is cool enough. The sunglasses on his bandana are overkill and make me take his look less serious (in a bad way).

Leonardo:
Fine.

Michaelangelo:
Remove the sunglasses that hang on his neck.
Same reason of taking him less serious as with Raphael.
Why would you have those hang around your neck as a ninja in battle anyway.
I dont mind that other necklace. It gives a bit of a hawai surfer vibe that fits him.

Donatello:
Personally I like him having glasses.
He has to much technostuff on his back though. Seems very impractical while fighting and it looks to me that its to easy to break by enemies.
The fact that he takes techno stuff with him is fine though.
Just tune the size he carries on his back down a bit or make it more practical for battle somehow.

The turtles:
I dont mind them being a bit hulky.
They are turtles after all, with a big shell on their back and such.
In most incarnations, they have muscles, so that I didnt mind.
Seems difficult to wear a big turtle shell if you are some tiny skinny dude .

I welcome it that they wear pants.
Keep those.

[Technogeek29]

Found this:








personally would've thought they have gone with this design. Its closer to the cartoon, but can have a few touch ups to make it look more realistic.

[Foombamaroom]

Originally Posted by technogeek29

found this:
https://41.media.tumblr.com/2f405fe9...dha5o1_500.png

https://36.media.tumblr.com/d214487c...ha5o2_1280.png

https://40.media.tumblr.com/adb67fed...dha5o3_540.png

https://40.media.tumblr.com/3401d5d4...dha5o1_500.png

personally would've thought they have gone with this design. Its closer to the cartoon, but can have a few touch ups to make it look more realistic.

...That.. That looks AWESOME!
WHY THE HELL COULDN'T THEY HAVE GONE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS?!
THE FACE IS GREAT.
THE BODY IS LEAN.
IT LOOKS LIKE A TEENAGER.
GOD****INGDAMNIT

[Chopperface]

If they ever do redesign the Turtles and Splinter, they could just chalk it up to them mutating further naturally, kinda like aging or something.

[Etsyturtle2]

Originally Posted by Chopperface

If they ever do redesign the Turtles and Splinter, they could just chalk it up to them mutating further naturally, kinda like aging or something.

They did redesign them, well, at least their clothes. But I get your point, and I think that could be pretty grotesque.

[Chopperface]

Originally Posted by Etsyturtle2

They did redesign them, well, at least their clothes. But I get your point, and I think that could be pretty grotesque.

I'm aware of the clothes but I mean their physical design. What I had in mind is that say, a sequel picks up a year or two after the previous film. April or Casey make a comment about how the Turtles look so different compared to when they last met them. Donnie goes into a techno-babble about how the mutagen in their body is still causing them mutate and change physically much like how they age. Quick, to the point, and you have more classic designs since everybody loves to bitch about these designs.

[letscook89]

Originally Posted by Chopperface

I'm aware of the clothes but I mean their physical design. What I had in mind is that say, a sequel picks up a year or two after the previous film. April or Casey make a comment about how the Turtles look so different compared to when they last met them. Donnie goes into a techno-babble about how the mutagen in their body is still causing them mutate and change physically much like how they age. Quick, to the point, and you have more classic designs since everybody loves to bitch about these designs.

This would be totally stupid. They won't completly change the designs of their main characters because of people tastes. I think the clothes are the only element they will change.

[shuriken]

Originally Posted by Foombamaroom

...That.. That looks AWESOME!
WHY THE HELL COULDN'T THEY HAVE GONE WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS?!
THE FACE IS GREAT.
THE BODY IS LEAN.
IT LOOKS LIKE A TEENAGER.
GOD****INGDAMNIT

Yeah... Kinda feel the same way.

[Klunk1234]

The turtles look a little bit slimmer, but Donnie still looks ridiculous with those glasses and those suspenders. Ugh! He is the genius of the bunch, not a mutated version of Steve Urkel from Family Matters. Donnie is my favourite turtle.

[Klunk1234]

Originally Posted by Meowazziel

Raphael:
Remove those sunglasses on Raphaels head.
Like why are they there all the time and why dont they fall off during the battle? Him being bigger and bulkier with a different worn bandana is cool enough. The sunglasses on his bandana are overkill and make me take his look less serious (in a bad way).

Leonardo:
Fine.

Michaelangelo:
Remove the sunglasses that hang on his neck.
Same reason of taking him less serious as with Raphael.
Why would you have those hang around your neck as a ninja in battle anyway.
I dont mind that other necklace. It gives a bit of a hawai surfer vibe that fits him.

Donatello:
Personally I like him having glasses.
He has to much technostuff on his back though. Seems very impractical while fighting and it looks to me that its to easy to break by enemies.
The fact that he takes techno stuff with him is fine though.
Just tune the size he carries on his back down a bit or make it more practical for battle somehow.

The turtles:
I dont mind them being a bit hulky.
They are turtles after all, with a big shell on their back and such.
In most incarnations, they have muscles, so that I didnt mind.
Seems difficult to wear a big turtle shell if you are some tiny skinny dude .

I welcome it that they wear pants.
Keep those.

It's MICHELANGELO, not longer michaelangelo. Sorry for the caps.

[sethmartin]

The sunglasses never made sense. They were just there to try and make Raph and Mike look cool. Why would mutants who never go out in the sunlight own sunglasses?