Leo In Yellow/Venus In Pink (Next Mutation) - Page 3

**Jester** · 12-30-2014, 01:05 AM

So.....Movie Bob Chipman talks about Pink Venus, Yellow Leo, and a proposed Black masked Donnie.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/arti...-next-mutation

*Shark_Blade* · 12-30-2014, 02:24 AM

Tell them to stuff it.

**Jester** · 12-30-2014, 02:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

Tell them to stuff it.

Um.....ok.

~~Commenter 42~~ · 12-30-2014, 03:13 AM

What? Lol....
Anyways, thanks Jester. I missed this post in August. Nice read.

*turtlefanforever* · 12-30-2014, 09:51 AM

I prefer the pink. At least the toy looks really cool to me. Things are fine the way they are though.

*MikeandRaph87* · 12-30-2014, 10:44 AM

I often wondered, why did TPTB give Venus blue when Raphael was already blue even if it was light blue and Leo's was made a dark blue. Yellow would have been preferable atleast to me. There were teases of Mike wearing yellow in the Arcade game art so for Venus to wear it that would have made sense. Leo to give up his color to Venus though? No thanks.

*IndigoErth* · 12-30-2014, 12:03 PM

Well that's a new one on me.

Yeaaah...glad they just went with what they did, two blue tones isn't exactly "confusing." Maybe only if you're color blind to blue... (But then there are the turtle boobs to help differentiate either way.

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Yellow does not have good connotations to stick the leader with and pink would be an annoyingly lazy choice for "the girl." Heck, they could have gotten brave for Venus and went with...heaven forbid...a green, in a shade far different enough from her skin tone. Or I dunno, the yellow? Or better yet, the black option! But who could ever imagine putting a girl in a color that's not seen as inherently "girly"? Surely not them.

*pennydreadful* · 12-30-2014, 07:37 PM

But Indigo, if she doesn't have a pink mask and turtle-bewbs, how will people know she's a girl?!

*IndigoErth* · 12-30-2014, 08:06 PM

lol Super glue and a big "hair" bow stuck right to her bald noggin. It's a shock anyone knows she's a girl without one.

Birdman37 · 12-31-2014, 11:33 AM

Those toys looked so much better than the ****** design of the actual turtles and villains in the show lmao

*Donatello19* · 12-31-2014, 02:59 PM

I've actually never seen those prototypes before, they look awesome, especially Venus! While I can see why they changed it, I actually do like the pink on her better...but Leo with the yellow/green doesn't look that great to me.

Bossa Nova · 12-31-2014, 03:40 PM

I really love the color pink and wish it didn't have a strong stigma attached to it. But then again pink=girly and girly=bad so I guess it only makes sense. Whatever. I think it would have made more sense for Venus to wear pink, yellow or even white since the fact that there have been two turtles wearing the same color always bothered me.

*pennydreadful* · 12-31-2014, 05:51 PM

It's not that pink = bad, it's just that a lot of the time it's the only option/default for girl characters, and it can get really annoying.

Interestingly enough, the pink for girls/blue for boys thing with kids stuff didn't really get started until 1940. Prior to that, pink was actually seen as a boys' color as it was seen as a stronger color, while blue was perceived as daintier and more suitable for girls.

*Xav* · 01-04-2015, 12:58 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

I often wondered, why did TPTB give Venus blue when Raphael was already blue even if it was light blue and Leo's was made a dark blue.

When the hell was Raphael blue?

*VaughnMichael* · 01-05-2015, 12:14 PM

I don't know who took my catalog scan and re-uploaded it to another site but not cool.
I mean I know I can't stop people but what's the point when you can link from the page?
https://www.flickr.com/photos/vaughnmichael/sets/

Anyway Venus was going to be pink from the start to my knowledge.
I don't know why they switched it to baby blue like they did.
I also remember at one point hearing that the turtles would switch colors and start wearing things outside of their normal color choices for this show.
We didn't really get to see that outside of the camo figures.

I think to really get a real solid answer on this you'd have to get it from Kevin Eastman.

*sdp* · 01-05-2015, 12:55 PM

Anyone remember Aska Badoura?

I liked her drawings of Venus with a white bandanna. I really don't know why they went with a lighter blue when they could've gone with any other color, white, pink, yellow, etc. I'm guessing they thought boys wouldn't buy a pink turtle but they might buy a girl turtle if she's another color. Or maybe she was never meant to be pink; for Power Rangers they actually painted the Zord for the Pink Ranger pink on the toy while in the actual show it was white so kids wouldn't be confused so prototype colors on toys shouldn't necessarily mean something else.

*Ninjinister* · 01-05-2015, 12:56 PM

Oh man thanks for the flashback.

*Powder* · 01-05-2015, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by VaughnMichael

I think to really get a real solid answer on this you'd have to get it from Kevin Eastman.

I wouldn't count on that, he's referred to Karai as Shredder's daughter in the context of Mirage & made all kinds of other wildly inaccurate statements.

*VaughnMichael* · 01-06-2015, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Powder

I wouldn't count on that, he's referred to Karai as Shredder's daughter in the context of Mirage & made all kinds of other wildly inaccurate statements.

Oh really, that's odd as hell.
Nevermind then, he must be slipping.

12-30-2014, 01:05 AM	#41
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,294	So.....Movie Bob Chipman talks about Pink Venus, Yellow Leo, and a proposed Black masked Donnie. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/arti...-next-mutation __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

12-30-2014, 09:51 AM	#45
turtlefanforever Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 3,098	hmm I prefer the pink. At least the toy looks really cool to me. Things are fine the way they are though.

12-30-2014, 10:44 AM	#46
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,185	I often wondered, why did TPTB give Venus blue when Raphael was already blue even if it was light blue and Leo's was made a dark blue. Yellow would have been preferable atleast to me. There were teases of Mike wearing yellow in the Arcade game art so for Venus to wear it that would have made sense. Leo to give up his color to Venus though? No thanks. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

12-30-2014, 12:03 PM	#47
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,288	Well that's a new one on me. Yeaaah...glad they just went with what they did, two blue tones isn't exactly "confusing." Maybe only if you're color blind to blue... (But then there are the turtle boobs to help differentiate either way. ) Yellow does not have good connotations to stick the leader with and pink would be an annoyingly lazy choice for "the girl." Heck, they could have gotten brave for Venus and went with...heaven forbid...a green, in a shade far different enough from her skin tone. Or I dunno, the yellow? Or better yet, the black option! But who could ever imagine putting a girl in a color that's not seen as inherently "girly"? Surely not them. Last edited by IndigoErth; 12-30-2014 at 12:14 PM.

12-30-2014, 07:37 PM	#48
pennydreadful trash Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 4,546	But Indigo, if she doesn't have a pink mask and turtle-bewbs, how will people know she's a girl?! __________________ Creator of the Technodrome After Dark Discussion Group. PM for an invite (must be over 18 - no exceptions).

12-30-2014, 02:24 AM	#42
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	Tell them to stuff it.

12-30-2014, 03:13 AM	#44
~~Commenter 42~~ Banned Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 3,954	What? Lol.... Anyways, thanks Jester. I missed this post in August. Nice read.

12-30-2014, 08:06 PM	#49
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,288	lol Super glue and a big "hair" bow stuck right to her bald noggin. It's a shock anyone knows she's a girl without one.

12-31-2014, 11:33 AM	#50
Birdman37 Random Punk Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 42	Those toys looked so much better than the ****** design of the actual turtles and villains in the show lmao

12-31-2014, 02:59 PM	#51
Donatello19 Merchandise Maniac Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: New York Posts: 5,919	I've actually never seen those prototypes before, they look awesome, especially Venus! While I can see why they changed it, I actually do like the pink on her better...but Leo with the yellow/green doesn't look that great to me.

12-31-2014, 03:40 PM	#52
Bossa Nova Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: United States, California Posts: 592	I really love the color pink and wish it didn't have a strong stigma attached to it. But then again pink=girly and girly=bad so I guess it only makes sense. Whatever. I think it would have made more sense for Venus to wear pink, yellow or even white since the fact that there have been two turtles wearing the same color always bothered me. __________________ Nova's TMNT Fanfics

12-31-2014, 05:51 PM	#53
pennydreadful trash Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Australia Posts: 4,546	It's not that pink = bad, it's just that a lot of the time it's the only option/default for girl characters, and it can get really annoying. Interestingly enough, the pink for girls/blue for boys thing with kids stuff didn't really get started until 1940. Prior to that, pink was actually seen as a boys' color as it was seen as a stronger color, while blue was perceived as daintier and more suitable for girls. __________________ Creator of the Technodrome After Dark Discussion Group. PM for an invite (must be over 18 - no exceptions).

01-05-2015, 12:14 PM	#55
VaughnMichael I'm Baaaaaaccck! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 11,833	I don't know who took my catalog scan and re-uploaded it to another site but not cool. I mean I know I can't stop people but what's the point when you can link from the page? https://www.flickr.com/photos/vaughnmichael/sets/ Anyway Venus was going to be pink from the start to my knowledge. I don't know why they switched it to baby blue like they did. I also remember at one point hearing that the turtles would switch colors and start wearing things outside of their normal color choices for this show. We didn't really get to see that outside of the camo figures. I think to really get a real solid answer on this you'd have to get it from Kevin Eastman.

01-05-2015, 12:55 PM	#56
sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,141	Anyone remember Aska Badoura? I liked her drawings of Venus with a white bandanna. I really don't know why they went with a lighter blue when they could've gone with any other color, white, pink, yellow, etc. I'm guessing they thought boys wouldn't buy a pink turtle but they might buy a girl turtle if she's another color. Or maybe she was never meant to be pink; for Power Rangers they actually painted the Zord for the Pink Ranger pink on the toy while in the actual show it was white so kids wouldn't be confused so prototype colors on toys shouldn't necessarily mean something else. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

01-05-2015, 12:56 PM	#57
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Oh man thanks for the flashback. __________________