Do the turtles have a tail? (2014 movie)

[Shark_Blade]

... or is it something else dangling beneath Leo down there?



[Found this on tumblr btw].

Okay I just quickly rewatched some scenes (first encounter, the hachi punishment and climax free-fall to save April scenes) and couldn't find a tail. Either it's extremely well hidden or there's no tail at all...

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Hard to tell but it could be a tail.

[Sabacooza]

Good observation. The area that dangles just below the front loincloth piece seems to snap back into place a little more than the other pieces giving it a more fleshy and rubbery characteristic. It could be nothing though. Pretty hard to tell. Maybe we'll get some better shots in the 2nd movie.

[Amaranthus]

It's his big fat turtledick.

[Foombamaroom]

Originally Posted by Amaranthus

It's his big fat turtledick.

^I honestly agree. I could see Bay making a Turtle dick joke.

However, if it is the tail, I'm surprised it isn't overdone. The way I envisioned the tail going is Bay watching one of the movies from the Alien franchise, seeing the Xenomorphs use their tail, and then call up one of his producers like, "Hey, Turtles got tails, right?"
"Yeah."
"Okay, put these suckers on them."

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Stay classy, Am. If it IS a tail, it would be the first time they've ever had one in the movies or cartoons. Kind of cool if true! It might also explain why they wear the pants or other stuff- could be to hide/protect their vulnerable tails?

[Candy Kappa]

Probably not.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Why not? If this version is supposed to be more "realistic" they might actually still have them. And that certainly LOOKS suspiciously like a tail in that clip.

[Etsyturtle2]

arent turtle dicks IN the tails? At least some?

[Candy Kappa]

for someone who made them more "realistic" by halving their shell, I doubt they modeled a tail on them, especially when the majority of that area is obscured by cloth and other items and be a excess for render time. And leave more work to hand animation since you can't mo-cap a tail that isn't there on the actors, or be animated by the same principles cloth are simulated which would take more work space for rendering for something that isn't seen anyway.

Plus something is off by the animation if it's supposed to be a tail.

Unless confirmed by better pictures then a vague shape in the shadows, or by leaked CG files, I doubt these guys have tails

Originally Posted by Etsyturtle2

arent turtle dicks IN the tails? At least some?

A turtle's cloaca is located at the tail, for males it's further out, while on females it's closer to the base. It's not inside the tail.

[IndigoErth]

Imo, people probably see what they want to see. If their intention was always to have them wearing clothing/gear then there is little reason to waste time and money adding detail to areas that aren't intended to be seen.


Poor Leo, people trying to be all up in your business. Can't get no respect. lol

[Candy Kappa]

That's true. Corners are cut all the time when working in cgi, movies have a higher budget and near unlimited poly-count compared to video games, but you still have to cheat just like with practical effects.

If a CG creature never takes off their clothes you don't keep the body underneath, you delete it or hide it to keep the memeory count down. If you're only seeing one street made in cgi, you make that street, not the whole city.

[TigerClaw]

at least Bebop and Rocksteady will have tails in the sequel.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Well, I don't know if it's a tail or not...

... But this is certainly a bizarre tale.

Hey-o!

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Originally Posted by Candy Kappa

for someone who made them more "realistic" by halving their shell, I doubt they modeled a tail on them, especially when the majority of that area is obscured by cloth and other items and be a excess for render time. And leave more work to hand animation since you can't mo-cap a tail that isn't there on the actors, or be animated by the same principles cloth are simulated which would take more work space for rendering for something that isn't seen anyway.

Plus something is off by the animation if it's supposed to be a tail.

Unless confirmed by better pictures then a vague shape in the shadows, or by leaked CG files, I doubt these guys have tails



A turtle's cloaca is located at the tail, for males it's further out, while on females it's closer to the base. It's not inside the tail.

It doesnt look off to me. It looks like it moves with his lower half, jerking with his legs when he catches the falling egg. It definitely moves independently of the clothing, but it's movement IS in line with his anatomy. Enlarged/zoomed in on it a few times just to be sure, and it' the right shape and size. It may very well BE his tail, but is likely nonfunctional. However' he and possibly Raph may be the only ones were it might conceivably be seen.

[Leo656]

It's not. If anything it's a poorly-placed strappy-thing from the back of that ridiculous belt/loincloth. If it's "Off", it's because the people doing it were lazy and underestimated this fanbase's obsession with over-analyzing every single microscopic detail (clearly, they've never visited). They would never render "tails" that nobody would ever see outside of a freeze-frame, that's stupid and wasteful. It's a strappy thing. ALSO stupid and wasteful but I didn't design this garbage.

Also: Sh*t like this is why I hate this place! Jeeeeeeeeeeeez.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

But there ARE no "strappy things" on the back of his loincloth. Just the thin strips tying it on, that hang down over the darker leather part. That is something else, and it clearly jerks exactly with his body movement, not "swaying" like cloth or leather would. It's also between the front part and those strips visible swinging in the back. If it's not a tail, then it really IS his d*ck, which is equally weird, though I wouldn't have put it past Bay and Co., since they DID put balls on a Decepticon....

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

But there ARE no "strappy things" on the back of his loincloth. Just the thin strips tying it on, that hang down over the darker leather part. That is something else, and it clearly jerks exactly with his body movement, not "swaying" like cloth or leather would. It's also between the front part and those strips visible swinging in the back. If it's not a tail, then it really IS his d*ck, which is equally weird, though I wouldn't have put it past Bay and Co., since they DID put balls on a Decepticon....

Turtle dicks and Transformer testicles. Oh, Michael Bay, let us sing thy perverted praises...

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Let's not forget an Autobot pissing on a human....

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Let's not forget an Autobot pissing on a human....

Oh Bay. You do all your research with the safety filter off, don't you?

Yes I already used that "gag", and yes, I still think it's funny. It's bizarre he did "The Island." But even a blind hog finds an acorn every once in a while...