Why does Donatello get the short end of the stick?

[Rooish]

Touché.







(I actually don't think he's useless; he's my main shellback. But I think he's gotten the short end of the stick often enough.)

[Spawn Guy]

(Waits for this to spiral into a Mike bashing/defence thread)

Why does DOn get the short end of the stick? Because it broke.

AHAHAHAHAHA! Ohhhhhh my...

[blueoakleyz]

I just want to point out what an awesome pun this topic's title was

[Jo Dawn]

I think...

I think that Don is pushed to the side a bit... But that's just his character, his nature. He's quiet, unassuming. He's surrounded by three very strong, different personalities (though Leo and Raph aren't that different). Of course he's going to seem to pushed to the side.

But he's reliable. Likeable. Like Buslady said, gals flock to him because of that. (And yessss, he likes April. Just had to say that as much as possible, hehe). So, really... I wouldn't feel bad for him. Probably, he likes it that way.

And, when push comes to shove he is important, and not just for his technical capabilities.

Ya know... Like the saying says: "Speak softly, and carry a big stick."

[shellofinsanity]

yea Don is valuable, and well smarter than the rest, he has his usefullness and i cant imagine not having him around. HE is the brains, leo is the leader, raph is the muscle and mikey is the comic relief

[Sage Ninja]

Originally Posted by Rooish

Touché.







(I actually don't think he's useless; he's my main shellback. But I think he's gotten the short end of the stick often enough.)

he has gotten the short end of the stick mostly in the mediums where the premise is darker and more serious. Its like the serious mediums don't want to give Michaelangelo his due as a character and just make him the comic relief.

**waits to get flamed**

[triplexxx]

Quite a huge percentage of the turtles accomplishments in 2k3 (possibly around 70-80%) would not have been possible without Donatello's expertise available. With that in mind, I don't see how exactly he was underused.

[Starkiller]

A lot of people have mentioned that Donatello is the turtle the other three could not stand to lose i.e. the silent leader.

Spoiler:

Leonardo says as much in the movie during his discussion with April.

I personally think the group couldn't stand to lose one member. Mikey holds the group together with his childish, humorous qualities and creativity; Donnie supports the group with a strategic and perceptive mind; Leonardo is a born leader; Raph is the fierce defender: Heart, Mind, Spirit and Strength, which is precisely why they're so strong as a team and entertaining to watch.

[The Terror of Death]

SAINW is a good portrayal of a world without Don in the new toon.

[triplexxx]

Originally Posted by Starkiller

A lot of people have mentioned that Donatello is the turtle the other three could not stand to lose i.e. the silent leader.

Spoiler:

Leonardo says as much in the movie during his discussion with April.

I personally think the group couldn't stand to lose one member. Mikey holds the group together with his childish, humorous qualities and creativity; Donnie supports the group with a strategic and perceptive mind; Leonardo is a born leader; Raph is the fierce defender: Heart, Mind, Spirit and Strength, which is precisely why they're so strong as a team and entertaining to watch.

That's exactly the case, I couldn't say it better myself, every turtle is equally vital to the team. And remember what Leonardo said in Grudge Match: "If one of us goes down, we all go down." I feel this is extremely important for TMNT fans to acknowledge, which is why I stress it so much on this forum and others, so that every turtle is given equal praise and no turtle is neglected, cause if any turtle was neglected too much, it would eventually destroy TMNT fandom.

[Spawn Guy]

I fail to see how like one more than the others counts as neglect, or how it could threaten a fandom. I mean, I love Leo out of all of them, but I don't buy anything TMNT puerly for him.

[triplexxx]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying people aren't allowed to have a favorite TMNT, even though I myself don't. The statement I made wasn't really aimed towards the fans but rather more aimed towards the creators, writers, dirctors, & producers of the cartoons, movies, and any incarnations. They are the ones who can't neglect to give the turtles equal glory on television or in any other place, because the shows and whatnot are supposed to be about all of them.

[Spawn Guy]

And we get that. Not as much as we'd like, I'll admit, but not so bad that the franchise is going to come crumbeling down around us.