April and romance

[Prowler]

Being the first and best human friend of the Turtles, it's not so surprising that writers might feel tempted to give her a love interest or two.

Should April have love interests and get together with them if it doesn't distract from the main story? We all know TMNT isn't a romance.

Personally, I feel that Casey would be the only viable choice. And even that depends on the version. Casey and April hooking up in the movies, Mirage and 2k3 is fine, but it wouldn't work in the Fred Wolf series at all.

Oh, and no April x Turtles romance, please.

Thoughts?

[triplexxx]

April touching on romantic feelings has happened a number of times aside from Casey, all temporary of course. As for long-term relationships with her, probably not such a hot idea, she functions much better as an independent woman.

[Andrew NDB]

It'd have probably served her character more and made the eventual Casey romance more "earned" if she dallied in a relationship or two before that (although, to be fair, where did she have the time?). I was almost expecting her to go and have some kind of a fling during her solo time in Mirage Vol. 4 but I'm kind of glad we didn't go down that route.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by triplexxx

April touching on romantic feelings has happened a number of times aside from Casey, all temporary of course. As for long-term relationships with her, probably not such a hot idea, she functions much better as an independent woman.

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

It'd have probably served her character more and made the eventual Casey romance more "earned" if she dallied in a relationship or two before that (although, to be fair, where did she have the time?). I was almost expecting her to go and have some kind of a fling during her solo time in Mirage Vol. 4 but I'm kind of glad we didn't go down that route.

I haven't seen everything TMNT, so I have no idea if April went through such feelings in, let's say, IDW and Rise.

As for time, we'll she certainly doesn't seem to have a lot of free time in FW. She's the type of person who's married to their career. Can't imagine her getting married or anything similar.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Imagine how dysfunctional a relationship between FW April and Casey would be:

"Casey, would you take off that mask for once? I haven't even seen your face once for crying out loud!"

"Maybe I would if you were home sometimes, instead of reporting on those turtles like your life depends on it. You seriously make me wanna break something!"

"That's all you ever do Casey! Break this, break that! You think violence is the answer to everything!"

[Coola Yagami]

IDK, I kinda think one of the things that made April attractive back when I was a kid was that she didn't have anyone per say. Of course back then I never heard of Mirage comics and all that jazz, I never would have imagined she was with Casey, especially with the crazy version we got in the 80's show. Hell, when the movie came out I chocked up the human Foot Soldiers to it being easier to have guys than to use robot effects, and I thought April and Casey only got together because of 'only guy and only girl in the same movie cliche'.

As as kid it was easier to fantasize about having April to yourself since she wasn't seen hugging and kissing some bloke on the TV show.

Now that I notice... like while there were hints Teela liked He-Man, it was never actually stated and they weren't exactly seen as lovey dovey. Same with She Ra and Sea Hawk or Bow. Janine liked Egon but it was one-sided. Cheetarah never seemed to have the hots for anyone on the old show that I recall.

I think those 80's/early 90's shows were on to something when it came to sexy female fantasy characters.

[Powder]

I don't want any romance in TMNT. At all.

[IndigoErth]

Like 2012? Noooo no no no... god no.

The Donnie being a Turtle part totally aside, making her a prize two other characters are trying to win, with zero regard to the fact that she was not herself showing any interest in either of them, and putting as much effort into it as the show did... HARD PASS. 2012 was a great show, but how they went about that made that part one of the worst among the various iterations... maybe alongside how the boys interacted with Venus in Next Mutation.


Doing it more like 2003 or some others... eh, I'm fine with it if it's just natural progression of the character's life, so long as it isn't made out to be some big thing the show made highlighted notations about that it needs to set out to do this. Wait until later on in a series and make it a slow burn, imo. Give people reason to want it to happen.

If they don't want to wait that long to bring in Casey, then bring back unstable crazy Casey and let April find another guy later. (Then have fun introducing this character to a new world of mutant Turtles... Because that always has amusing and/or dramatic potential.)

Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo

Imagine how dysfunctional a relationship between FW April and Casey would be:

"Casey, would you take off that mask for once? I haven't even seen your face once for crying out loud!"

"Maybe I would if you were home sometimes, instead of reporting on those turtles like your life depends on it. You seriously make me wanna break something!"

"That's all you ever do Casey! Break this, break that! You think violence is the answer to everything!"

If that had happened, that April would definitely need a messed up childhood backstory if that's the kind of man she was drawn to. lol

[ABrown]

What if April had a romantic relationship with Baxter Stockman, prior to him being either mutated or disfigured. April breaks up with him, so he sends the mousers to kill her. Only for her to be rescued for the first time by the Turtles.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by ABrown

What if April had a romantic relationship with Baxter Stockman, prior to him being either mutated or disfigured. April breaks up with him, so he sends the mousers to kill her. Only for her to be rescued for the first time by the Turtles.

You know, I can always go for the tragic failed-love-turned-monster-movie vibe.

LOVE this piece from "Moutchy" :

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by ABrown

What if April had a romantic relationship with Baxter Stockman, prior to him being either mutated or disfigured.

Then that would make her unethical, out of the gate. Nah.

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Powder

I don't want any romance in TMNT. At all.

I don't like romance in TMNT either. But April and Casey is the only one in willing to accept. Provided it fits the series in question and doesn't distract from the main plot.