Does it bother anyone that Tokka and Rahzar aren’t paired up? - Page 2

*Coola Yagami* · 07-21-2026, 07:24 AM

It was annoying how they would randomly slap classic character names on what are essentially completely new characters.

The show did that a lot. Introducing people like Steranko, Timmy and Falco only to turn them into Rocksteady, Mutagen Man and Rat King later on. I can't say too much about Anton since the purple mohawk was a dead giveaway.

The one that bugged me the most was Chrome Dome since he was a lazy re-use of Bradford in his Elite Foot gear. And none of the characters, especially Michealangelo who was a big fan of the guy, pointed out. It was one of those 'same character different actor' cases where the characters act as if nothing was odd.

Another thing the show did a lot was the 'new enemy is bad ass in his first appearance, becomes a chump afterwards'. Chris and Xever got multiple chances though starting out as dangerous threats as humans, then as mutants, then whenever Xever finally got his robot legs and then when Chris mutated a second time. The double mutation was an interesting idea, we never did see what happened to a mutant who fell into mutagen a second time in the old show. It was sometimes implied that it would de-mutate the turtles, but that never made sense.

I did like the idea of Shredder adding more mutants to his ranks rather than just keeping the same two with a 'guest star' or finding some contrivance to somehow replace Chris and Xever with Bebop and Rocksteady. I liked the eps where there was a full-on squad of Chris, Xever, Bebop, Rocksteady, Tiger Claw and Baxter scouring the city looking for the Turtles. I know status quo was big in the 80's, but it never made sense to me why Shredder stuck to just Bebop and Rocksteady, two mutants against four turtles. He never decided to mutate two more to round them out, or there was always some excuse so that Leatherhead, Slash or whoever wouldn't stick around to join the crew.

*CyberCubed* · 07-21-2026, 02:04 PM

I don't see the problem with that. It's not like Mutagen Man has to be "Seymour Guts" (lol, which is just a name pun of See-More guts) or Timmy. And Rahzar being a double mutation was fine with me.

Chrome Dome has always been based on Shredder's armor (he's basically a robot Shredder in the original cartoon). So with Chris Bradford wearing Foot Elite armor, Chrome Dome just being a robot version of that is fine with me.

I was a bit iffy with Steranko being Rocksteady but they pulled it off really well I didn't mind. Plus he still had blonde hair and was white, and Bebop was black (the most important thing of all), so I think they did fine with their human designs.

07-21-2026, 07:24 AM	#21
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,626	It was annoying how they would randomly slap classic character names on what are essentially completely new characters. The show did that a lot. Introducing people like Steranko, Timmy and Falco only to turn them into Rocksteady, Mutagen Man and Rat King later on. I can't say too much about Anton since the purple mohawk was a dead giveaway. The one that bugged me the most was Chrome Dome since he was a lazy re-use of Bradford in his Elite Foot gear. And none of the characters, especially Michealangelo who was a big fan of the guy, pointed out. It was one of those 'same character different actor' cases where the characters act as if nothing was odd. Another thing the show did a lot was the 'new enemy is bad ass in his first appearance, becomes a chump afterwards'. Chris and Xever got multiple chances though starting out as dangerous threats as humans, then as mutants, then whenever Xever finally got his robot legs and then when Chris mutated a second time. The double mutation was an interesting idea, we never did see what happened to a mutant who fell into mutagen a second time in the old show. It was sometimes implied that it would de-mutate the turtles, but that never made sense. I did like the idea of Shredder adding more mutants to his ranks rather than just keeping the same two with a 'guest star' or finding some contrivance to somehow replace Chris and Xever with Bebop and Rocksteady. I liked the eps where there was a full-on squad of Chris, Xever, Bebop, Rocksteady, Tiger Claw and Baxter scouring the city looking for the Turtles. I know status quo was big in the 80's, but it never made sense to me why Shredder stuck to just Bebop and Rocksteady, two mutants against four turtles. He never decided to mutate two more to round them out, or there was always some excuse so that Leatherhead, Slash or whoever wouldn't stick around to join the crew. __________________ "I was down with TMNT once, but then they changed what TMNT was. Now what I was down with is no longer TMNT and what TMNT now is seems weird and scary. And it'll happen to YOU." Check out my blog for Comic Reviews and other things. https://markepicblogofrandomness.blogspot.com/ I also started The AEW Crew, the All Elite Wrestling Fan Club! https://www.facebook.com/groups/637508120044168/

07-21-2026, 02:04 PM	#22
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,685	I don't see the problem with that. It's not like Mutagen Man has to be "Seymour Guts" (lol, which is just a name pun of See-More guts) or Timmy. And Rahzar being a double mutation was fine with me. Chrome Dome has always been based on Shredder's armor (he's basically a robot Shredder in the original cartoon). So with Chris Bradford wearing Foot Elite armor, Chrome Dome just being a robot version of that is fine with me. I was a bit iffy with Steranko being Rocksteady but they pulled it off really well I didn't mind. Plus he still had blonde hair and was white, and Bebop was black (the most important thing of all), so I think they did fine with their human designs.