Why did April become a red head in all media outside of the comics?

*CyberCubed* · 09-03-2010, 10:32 PM

Original cartoon: Red head

Movies: Redish hair, especially movie 2-3 April.

2k3 series: Red Hair

Archie comics: Red Hair

Sure, sometimes its brownish, but its intended to be red. Yet in the Mirage comics she is always depicted with black hair. Why the change?

*Redeemer* · 09-03-2010, 10:49 PM

Didn't she originally have red hair ? And changed it in the comics or did the just change the hair style? And truthfully I jst think she looks better in red hair.

*sdp* · 09-03-2010, 11:02 PM

There was a thread about this about 2 years ago so here are some more opinions on the subject:
http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...ighlight=april

I also remember reading somewhere that Mirage April was actually supposed to be Hispanic hence the curly hair.

I think the red hair came from the OT, since her hair was reddish brown hair there and they just went with red hair in the 2k3 show, Archie also started with reddish brown hair and slowly made it red. And the OT likely didn't think too much about it and they just made her hair brunette which is an interesting shade since it could kind of be dirty blonde hair or reddish brown hair.

*Luzmagica* · 09-04-2010, 05:51 AM

Yep...You are right...I had read about Mirage "April o´Neil" was actually supposed to be dark and curly hair....Also I had read about a misunderstanding with her surname "O´Neil" that its an Irish surname, and so they change to and Irish red look girl for Miss O´Neil...

*Discogod* · 09-04-2010, 12:53 PM

'Cause redheads are HOT.

**Jo Dawn** · 09-04-2010, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Discogod

'Cause redheads are HOT.

Aww, you stole my answer!

*swishes her hair*

BentonGrey · 09-05-2010, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Discogod

'Cause redheads are HOT.

Yep...I think this is the crux of it.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 09-05-2010, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Luzmagica

Yep...You are right...I had read about Mirage "April o´Neil" was actually supposed to be dark and curly hair....Also I had read about a misunderstanding with her surname "O´Neil" that its an Irish surname, and so they change to and Irish red look girl for Miss O´Neil...

And Irma must be some German-American, Austrian-American or German speaking Swiss-American or something. The name Irma exists here in Sweden too, but her last name Langinstein is from the German language.

Gyt Kaliba · 09-05-2010, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Discogod

'Cause redheads are HOT.

Eww, my mom's a redhead!

I'd actually never noticed this, but she does have a reddish tint usually even if her hair is brown, heh.

ooglafina · 09-05-2010, 09:28 PM

I always figured it was because people with Irish last names are supposed to be redheads. I have tons of redheads in my family, so I don't see them as being terribly hot either.

*Andrew NDB* · 09-06-2010, 12:45 AM

I don't think it's much more complicated than the cartoon folks deciding they wanted to depict her with red hair (probably because of her Irish last name) and that incarnation of April overly influencing all of her subsequent incarnations.

Though Paige Turco didn't really have red hair, did she?

*oldmanwinters* · 09-06-2010, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I don't think it's much more complicated than the cartoon folks deciding they wanted to depict her with red hair (probably because of her Irish last name) and that incarnation of April overly influencing all of her subsequent incarnations.

Though Paige Turco didn't really have red hair, did she?

I don't know, April looks pretty much like a redhead on Richard Corben's cover depiction for the 1986 reprint of TMNT #2. That would have preceded the cartoons:

She's also a brownish-redhead in the First Graphic Novels reprint of issues 1-3. Granted those came out after the cartoon premiered, but it also lends credence to the possibility that April was a redhead. The confusion starts to come when she gets this "makeover" in issue 4 which almost makes her look African American:

April makes the ironic joke about the stylist wanting to "shave her bald and dye the top orange" (her hair looked bright orange most of the time in the OT). Seriously, though, if that fro was a "mistake" than shy does April continue to wear it that way through just about all 62 issues of Mirage Volume 1?

Ninja Tiptup · 09-07-2010, 04:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Discogod

'Cause redheads are HOT.

I like the way you think as well as Jo Dawn's response.

*Sage Ninja* · 09-07-2010, 08:14 AM

why does everyone keep saying her hair is brownish red in the OT. Am I the only one that noticed her hair was a orangery red in the original series? The only time her hair seemed more brownish than red was the last two seasons of Red Sky.

Jonathan · 09-07-2010, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Seriously, though, if that fro was a "mistake" than shy does April continue to wear it that way through just about all 62 issues of Mirage Volume 1?

It looks like a perm to me, so she had no choice (perm is short for permanent, so the style stays till new hair grows).

RiseAbove873 · 09-07-2010, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Original cartoon: Red head

Movies: Redish hair, especially movie 2-3 April.

2k3 series: Red Hair

Archie comics: Red Hair

Sure, sometimes its brownish, but its intended to be red. Yet in the Mirage comics she is always depicted with black hair. Why the change?

In the original cartoon and movies April's hair is brown. It's been years since I read the Archie series but I remember her hair being brown in that series as well.

*oldmanwinters* · 09-07-2010, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sage Ninja

why does everyone keep saying her hair is brownish red in the OT. Am I the only one that noticed her hair was a orangery red in the original series? The only time her hair seemed more brownish than red was the last two seasons of Red Sky.

I think it was an inconsistent thing depending on who was doing the animation.

The normal look was pretty much orange:

The Dublin studio tended to go for more of a brownish tint:

*Sage Ninja* · 09-07-2010, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by RiseAbove873

In the original cartoon and movies April's hair is brown. It's been years since I read the Archie series but I remember her hair being brown in that series as well.

read the post beneath yours.

*oldmanwinters* · 09-07-2010, 07:36 PM

Seems like April's hair did have a generally darker tint in the first two seasons of the Old Toon that might have given rise to the impressions that her hair was brownish. Maybe it had something to do with the lighting or a heavier use of shadows? Later seasons tended to brighten it up into a more orange-ish tint.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 09-08-2010, 07:32 AM

Probably to be like in the 1987 catoon, just like the TMNT's different bandana color.

09-03-2010, 10:32 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,878	Why did April become a red head in all media outside of the comics? Original cartoon: Red head Movies: Redish hair, especially movie 2-3 April. 2k3 series: Red Hair Archie comics: Red Hair Sure, sometimes its brownish, but its intended to be red. Yet in the Mirage comics she is always depicted with black hair. Why the change?

09-03-2010, 11:02 PM	#3
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,219	There was a thread about this about 2 years ago so here are some more opinions on the subject: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...ighlight=april I also remember reading somewhere that Mirage April was actually supposed to be Hispanic hence the curly hair. I think the red hair came from the OT, since her hair was reddish brown hair there and they just went with red hair in the 2k3 show, Archie also started with reddish brown hair and slowly made it red. And the OT likely didn't think too much about it and they just made her hair brunette which is an interesting shade since it could kind of be dirty blonde hair or reddish brown hair. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

09-04-2010, 05:51 AM	#4
Luzmagica A Magic Light Dudette! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Spain. Posts: 3,878	Yep...You are right...I had read about Mirage "April o´Neil" was actually supposed to be dark and curly hair....Also I had read about a misunderstanding with her surname "O´Neil" that its an Irish surname, and so they change to and Irish red look girl for Miss O´Neil... __________________

09-05-2010, 09:28 PM	#10
ooglafina Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: St. Olaf, Minnesota Posts: 413	I always figured it was because people with Irish last names are supposed to be redheads. I have tons of redheads in my family, so I don't see them as being terribly hot either. __________________ "You look sharper than a page of Oscar Wilde's witticisms that have been rolled to a point, sprinkled with lemon juice and jabbed into someone's eye" - Ace Rimmer http://www.fanfiction.net/~connienervegas http://pizzas-scrolls.be/viewuser.php?uid=76 http://www.5wwwww5.com/forum/viewfor...tealthystories

09-06-2010, 12:45 AM	#11
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,549	I don't think it's much more complicated than the cartoon folks deciding they wanted to depict her with red hair (probably because of her Irish last name) and that incarnation of April overly influencing all of her subsequent incarnations. Though Paige Turco didn't really have red hair, did she? __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]

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09-04-2010, 12:53 PM	#5
Discogod Resolutely Analogue. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,707	'Cause redheads are HOT.

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Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,926	why does everyone keep saying her hair is brownish red in the OT. Am I the only one that noticed her hair was a orangery red in the original series? The only time her hair seemed more brownish than red was the last two seasons of Red Sky. __________________ Cassandra: You won't fight me, but will you fight--for him! Cassandra's Revenge ~Tangled the Series ________________________________ http://frankviola.org/2012/01/30/godsviewofawoman/ _______________________________ http://nox-artemis.tumblr.com/post/4...k-and-feminism

09-07-2010, 07:36 PM	#19
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,500	Seems like April's hair did have a generally darker tint in the first two seasons of the Old Toon that might have given rise to the impressions that her hair was brownish. Maybe it had something to do with the lighting or a heavier use of shadows? Later seasons tended to brighten it up into a more orange-ish tint. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

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Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,481	1987 catoon Probably to be like in the 1987 catoon, just like the TMNT's different bandana color.