I don't really see TMNT as a talking animal franchise, is that weird? - Page 3

*CyberCubed* · 07-15-2022, 08:55 AM

Despite the main characters being 4 Turtles and a Rat, and then all the various mutants in each series even Leatherhead in Mirage or whatever, I never viewed TMNT as one or those "anthro talking animal" franchises. And I think I know why:

1. Mirage barely has any mutants outside the cast besides Leatherhead. There's a few like Bloodsucker who is basically Wyrm and some random one off characters but not many.

2. The Fred Wolf cartoon rarely introduced mutants constantly. Most eps were just Shredder/Krang's schemes or generic humans. And when we did get mutants they were designed to be creepy or action oriented.

3. The 2003 series mutants resembled bugs and monsters, like in Notes of the Underground or the Season 4 mutants.

4. Archie had a ton of mutants, but other than Ninjara none were designed to be cutesty or appealing. Maybe the Mutanimals to an extent.

5. Nick 2012 made most mutants to resemble monsters or horror movie homages. Even Rahzar was like a skeletal werewolf and the others were more creepy like the one off mutants.

6. The original movies had no mutants besides Rahzar/Tokka.

So this is kinda why IDW's Mutant town stands out oddly. I never saw TMNT as a franchise about talking animals or anthro furries because none of the series that had mutants ever portrayed them that way.

07-15-2022, 08:55 AM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,880	I don't really see TMNT as a talking animal franchise, is that weird? Despite the main characters being 4 Turtles and a Rat, and then all the various mutants in each series even Leatherhead in Mirage or whatever, I never viewed TMNT as one or those "anthro talking animal" franchises. And I think I know why: 1. Mirage barely has any mutants outside the cast besides Leatherhead. There's a few like Bloodsucker who is basically Wyrm and some random one off characters but not many. 2. The Fred Wolf cartoon rarely introduced mutants constantly. Most eps were just Shredder/Krang's schemes or generic humans. And when we did get mutants they were designed to be creepy or action oriented. 3. The 2003 series mutants resembled bugs and monsters, like in Notes of the Underground or the Season 4 mutants. 4. Archie had a ton of mutants, but other than Ninjara none were designed to be cutesty or appealing. Maybe the Mutanimals to an extent. 5. Nick 2012 made most mutants to resemble monsters or horror movie homages. Even Rahzar was like a skeletal werewolf and the others were more creepy like the one off mutants. 6. The original movies had no mutants besides Rahzar/Tokka. So this is kinda why IDW's Mutant town stands out oddly. I never saw TMNT as a franchise about talking animals or anthro furries because none of the series that had mutants ever portrayed them that way.