What is Rocksteady's nationality in the original cartoon?

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Maybe Rocksteady and Bebop were their real names in the original cartoon.

As much as Oroku Saki's real name was Shredder. It is not uncommon fro gang members to go by aliases/nicknames. Their gang leader is not called by his real name either.

Originally Posted by neatoman

I would like to meet their cousins in that case, Grunge and Hip-Hop. After that their uncles, Techno and Dubstep.

Good one.

[ABrown]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Maybe Rocksteady and Bebop were their real names in the original cartoon.

You think that's supposed to be what their parents named them? I really doubt that. "Rocksteady" and "Bebop" sound like nicknames to me.

[turtle1237]

The story of 80's Rocksteady was a sad and tragic tale.

Born in Russia, real name Ivan Drago. He made it big in boxing when he killed Apollo Creed in the 2nd round. He was on top of the world. Women wanted to be with Ivan Drago, and men wanted to be him. In Drago's prime, he had perhaps the most perfect body known to man. Than it went down hill Christmas 1987, He fought the heavyweight champ, Rocky Balboa and got knockout in the 15th and final round after leading on points.
Drago never recover from that. He went into drinking and over eating, and got a beer belly, He was no longer the idol he was. He decided to move to America, because his name was disgrace in mother Russia from the lost to Rocky, but after the lost to Balboa, what boxer promoter would take him under his wing? Forced to leave on the streets, he join a gang, got the nickname Rocksteady, and had a close pal in Bebop that up his sprites. Than one day, Rockysteady was sent to silent a reporter, and we all know the rest of the story.

[WolvDragon]

The original Bebop and Rocksteady never had a proper background other then being street thugs and being part of a gang. One can safely assume Rocksteady is just an American with the American accent he has.

This is why I like their 2012 counterparts more, because they do have some background (Plus Rocksteady as a Russian is pretty sweet to me).

[ToTheNines]

Except Rocksheamus is Irish as f**k. So you're dumb.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

He may be Irish in RL but in the movie he SAYS he's "Finnish". But yes, it WAS a joke. He was probably of Irish descent with THAT carrot-top. In the OT, he was probably your standard White-American average New Yorker. Even had what could be a Brooklyn accent. I'm more interested in the history of that gang they were in. Did they have a name? Home turf? Who was leader? (I'm guessing it was the guy from Gangs All Here who initiated April. I think his name was High-Five.)

[Etsyturtle2]

Originally Posted by ToTheNines

Except Rocksheamus is Irish as f**k. So you're dumb.

No I was telling cubed what he said, I know it was a joke, I'm not dumb.

[Commenter 42]

I think Rocksteady would be Estonian.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Nah- probably more like Swedish or Norweigan.