does mikey look wired??? - Page 4

*Nickokapo* · 12-11-2002, 07:35 PM

Well i was just saying it *would* look stupid if mikey would stick his tongue out every fricking episode, but i'm not saying that could happen, since they will base it in the mirage comics they will make mike more serious...i hope.
And well, in the old toon he did seemed to be all 'joke and stupid'

that might be why i like him the least.
And don...i dunno why i like him, perhaps just for the reason he uses the bo, but i like his personality aswell..

~~Tokka-B~~ · 12-11-2002, 07:45 PM

Nunchucks own bo's...

Even in the old show he wasn't all joke, besides I liked him that way

*R-iZZy* · 12-12-2002, 08:00 AM

nah... mikey really was alll jokes, and the bo kicks major shell!!! I love that bo. I'm still a little heated off the cancellation of the CGI project (even though that's old old old news). I DLed that 5 minute clip for nothing!!!

But anyway, that bo has to be the best weapon (and the most powerful in the first NES game). The nunchuks are cool to flaunt around with and show off how well coordinated you are with them. But a bo is what gets the job done.

*R-iZZy* · 12-12-2002, 08:01 AM

what also makes it better is that don has the brains to use his bo as calculative as he can. Mike is more of a free-spirit and spontaneous in a way. Who knows what stuff he does with a nunchuk when he's not thinking.

*Nickokapo* · 12-12-2002, 08:07 AM

So i'm not the only one who thinks bos own nunchuks and mike was all jokes...

Well the bo thing is more of a personal opinion than anything...but face it, mike was always joking in the old toon and at some point it got annoying.
BTW I'm not saying mike's worst or anything, i'm just pointing out the reasons why i like him the least, so don't take it as a personal attack against mike

I mean if you did liked mikey's personality then that's fine with me...me, i prefered raph's sense of humor the most

*R-iZZy* · 12-12-2002, 08:11 AM

yeah... i know what ur saying. But i truly loved someone him for his uniqueness. everyone else was "let's stay focused and be serious." not many turtles were like that.

there had to be at least one immature one that reached to the kids. i'm not saying that mike is my favorite, because donny will forever be my main turtle! but mikey brought a bit of comedy to the series.

but the bo will still rule over the nunchuks!

*Nickokapo* · 12-12-2002, 08:14 AM

Yah, he might annoy me at times, but the toon wouldn't be the same without him

And i'll admit he did had some funny lines now and then...but my fave turtle will always be raph...then don, then leo, then mike

And yes, nothing can beat the power of the mighty wood stick called bo

*heretic888* · 12-12-2002, 11:09 AM

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Are you dumb? Mikey has never gone through a show with his tongue out like that, those pics are just illustrating the turtle's personality for the younger generation that wants to get into it. They even said Mike will show his true athletics in the new show, which is great!

I sincerely hope you are right. I really do hope those images are just caricatures or exaggerations of the characters' personalities (such as Mike's 'free spirit' and 'pure heart'). I do hope they portray Mike's full physical prowess, because he is probably the most talented warrior of the bunch......

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Well i was just saying it *would* look stupid if mikey would stick his tongue out every fricking episode, but i'm not saying that could happen, since they will base it in the mirage comics they will make mike more serious...i hope.

Ditto.

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And well, in the old toon he did seemed to be all 'joke and stupid' that might be why i like him the least.

Yes, the old cartoon series truly did butcher Mike's character.....

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Nunchucks own bo's...

No, not necessarily.....

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nah... mikey really was alll jokes

I'd have to agree with that one. The Mike of the old cartoon had absolutely no depth or richness as a character. Then again..... none of them did, they were all cliched stereotypes. But, at least Leo and Don were somewhat true to their comic book personalities......

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But anyway, that bo has to be the best weapon (and the most powerful in the first NES game). The nunchuks are cool to flaunt around with and show off how well coordinated you are with them. But a bo is what gets the job done.

Just because Donatello had the strongest normal attack in the original tmnt video game does NOT mean the bo staff is superior to the other weapons. Remember, it was a video game. You seem to think the weapon matters here, when it is the person using the weapon that matters. Any weapon is only as impressive as the person wielding it.

In actuality, however, the nunchaku is probably superior to the bo staff in most occasions. The chucks are lighter, more compact/concealable, and they are far more flexible (making it more adaptable to the movements of an opponent). The most obvious advantage however, is the chain-propelled momentum of the chucks. They can cause far more damage in a less amount of space than a bo staff can.

The bo staff's only real advantage over the nunchakus are superior length, and it is easier to use and master. Of course, a kusari-fundo or manriki-gusari is even better than the chucks.....

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what also makes it better is that don has the brains to use his bo as calculative as he can. Mike is more of a free-spirit and spontaneous in a way. Who knows what stuff he does with a nunchuk when he's not thinking.

Actually, Mike's 'no mind' (mushin in Japanese), flowing, free, spontaneous movements would make him a far BETTER warrior than Donatello, chucks or not. Survival in the street or field is about flow and adaptation, NOT 'form' and 'calculation'. The 'brains' that you speak of would be a hindrance to self-protection in most cases.....

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So i'm not the only one who thinks bos own nunchuks and mike was all jokes...
Well the bo thing is more of a personal opinion than anything...but face it, mike was always joking in the old toon and at some point it got annoying.

Oh yes, I agree. Even though Mike was my favorite character in the toon, upon retrospection I do find some of his antics quite annoying.....

*Anarchistguy* · 12-12-2002, 02:32 PM

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Are you dumb? Mikey has never gone through a show with his tongue out like that, those pics are just illustrating the turtle's personality for the younger generation that wants to get into it. They even said Mike will show his true athletics in the new show, which is great!

I sincerely hope you are right. I really do hope those images are just caricatures or exaggerations of the characters' personalities (such as Mike's 'free spirit' and 'pure heart'). I do hope they portray Mike's full physical prowess, because he is probably the most talented warrior of the bunch......

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Well i was just saying it *would* look stupid if mikey would stick his tongue out every fricking episode, but i'm not saying that could happen, since they will base it in the mirage comics they will make mike more serious...i hope.

Ditto.

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And well, in the old toon he did seemed to be all 'joke and stupid' that might be why i like him the least.

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Yes, the old cartoon series truly did butcher* Mike's character.....

* Bastardized is more like it.

**Karpo_007** · 12-12-2002, 02:35 PM

Yeah, well that was the 80's and this is the 00's

So maybe mankind has evolved since then.

~~Tokka-B~~ · 12-12-2002, 05:51 PM

Ok, just gotta point out...I meant if Mike used nunchucks against Don's Bo, Mike would win, he is so much stronger and he seriously knows how to use his weapon in battle.....only few times he is clumsy......A wonder why they took out the nunchucks, they were too powerful, hah!

Yea, and that was a video game, they made the bo the strongest weapon easily, only because of its length...sheesh I hope they make a new game where there is a fight mode, I will own you with Mike....

**Karpo_007** · 12-13-2002, 05:49 AM

In real Life, Strongest weapon has to be katanas. Or maybe Sai's but Katanas have more range.

*heretic888* · 12-13-2002, 11:00 AM

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Ok, just gotta point out...I meant if Mike used nunchucks against Don's Bo, Mike would win, he is so much stronger and he seriously knows how to use his weapon in battle.....only few times he is clumsy

Although Mike is physically stronger than Don, what would be the real test of power would be who has greater flowing taijutsu natural movement (that's what lets little Asian dudes send muscular guys flying with a two inch punch), and sorry, Mike has Donny beat. Mike also has greater adaptive flow and his mind is closer to 'no mind', a serious advantage in battle.

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A wonder why they took out the nunchucks, they were too powerful, hah!

Because parents deemed them to be 'too violent'.

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Yea, and that was a video game, they made the bo the strongest weapon easily, only because of its length...sheesh I hope they make a new game where there is a fight mode, I will own you with Mike....

Yeah, we'll see about that.....

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In real Life, Strongest weapon has to be katanas. Or maybe Sai's but Katanas have more range.

Hmmm..... it depends on how much force is behind the attacks. Honestly, the katana has the most POTENTIAL to do damage if there is some real good taijutsu driving it. The nunchakus are far more flexible and adaptive weapons however, and were mostly designed to easily disarm a swordsman. The sai is nowhere near as powerful as either, but it is also a good anti-sword or anti-staff weapon.

**Karpo_007** · 12-13-2002, 11:05 AM

Well Leo has Skill in using Katana's, and can probably take a foot soldier with them than Mike with nunchakus. Well Of course it also Depends on opponents weapon of choise and the situation...

*heretic888* · 12-13-2002, 11:08 AM

Mike probably has greater physical ability than Leo does, but considering the nunchaku was meant to defeat the sword he would have a serious tactical advantage regardless.......

**Karpo_007** · 12-13-2002, 11:12 AM

Stillin comics you see Leo Finishing more foot than Mike. Of course it depends on writers etc. It's kind of neat to see Mike strangle a Foot soldier with his nunchaku.

*heretic888* · 12-13-2002, 11:15 AM

doesnt Mike take on 3 foot at once that had him surrounded..... and dodge all of them like it's breathing?? one even tried to suprise him... didnt work though.

and didnt Mike, who was injured.... managed to beat up quite a bunch of gunmen when they were transported to that other planet??

of course, it really depends on the writer.... and mike is often writers' least favorite character and gets on the brunt of a lot of battles.

**Karpo_007** · 12-13-2002, 11:18 AM

Yeah. Still I usually don't wonder who fights the best or takes out more foot, It all depends on writers.

~~Tokka-B~~ · 12-13-2002, 01:26 PM

Yea, I agree....but it also dpends on the turtle's mood.....if Mike is like "awww do we HAVE to...I want pizza" then he probably won't fight as well...

Perfect example is in Leonardo lightens up, that was funny seeing Leonardo acting all goofy for once... and because of that, he wasn't in the mood, and Splinter "outskated" him, LOL...still have that episode..

**Karpo_007** · 12-13-2002, 01:48 PM

Did you really think we talked about the cartoon? In it after the first season, none of the turtles could fight..

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12-11-2002, 07:35 PM	#61
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,802	Well i was just saying it would look stupid if mikey would stick his tongue out every fricking episode, but i'm not saying that could happen, since they will base it in the mirage comics they will make mike more serious...i hope. And well, in the old toon he did seemed to be all 'joke and stupid' that might be why i like him the least. And don...i dunno why i like him, perhaps just for the reason he uses the bo, but i like his personality aswell.. __________________

12-12-2002, 08:00 AM	#63
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	nah... mikey really was alll jokes, and the bo kicks major shell!!! I love that bo. I'm still a little heated off the cancellation of the CGI project (even though that's old old old news). I DLed that 5 minute clip for nothing!!! But anyway, that bo has to be the best weapon (and the most powerful in the first NES game). The nunchuks are cool to flaunt around with and show off how well coordinated you are with them. But a bo is what gets the job done. __________________

12-12-2002, 08:01 AM	#64
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	what also makes it better is that don has the brains to use his bo as calculative as he can. Mike is more of a free-spirit and spontaneous in a way. Who knows what stuff he does with a nunchuk when he's not thinking. __________________

12-12-2002, 08:07 AM	#65
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,802	So i'm not the only one who thinks bos own nunchuks and mike was all jokes... Well the bo thing is more of a personal opinion than anything...but face it, mike was always joking in the old toon and at some point it got annoying. BTW I'm not saying mike's worst or anything, i'm just pointing out the reasons why i like him the least, so don't take it as a personal attack against mike I mean if you did liked mikey's personality then that's fine with me...me, i prefered raph's sense of humor the most __________________

12-11-2002, 07:45 PM	#62
~~Tokka-B~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lost Sewer Posts: 1,829	Nunchucks own bo's... Even in the old show he wasn't all joke, besides I liked him that way

12-12-2002, 08:11 AM	#66
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	yeah... i know what ur saying. But i truly loved someone him for his uniqueness. everyone else was "let's stay focused and be serious." not many turtles were like that. there had to be at least one immature one that reached to the kids. i'm not saying that mike is my favorite, because donny will forever be my main turtle! but mikey brought a bit of comedy to the series. but the bo will still rule over the nunchuks! __________________

12-12-2002, 08:14 AM	#67
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,802	Yah, he might annoy me at times, but the toon wouldn't be the same without him And i'll admit he did had some funny lines now and then...but my fave turtle will always be raph...then don, then leo, then mike And yes, nothing can beat the power of the mighty wood stick called bo __________________

12-12-2002, 02:35 PM	#70
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Yeah, well that was the 80's and this is the 00's So maybe mankind has evolved since then.

12-12-2002, 05:51 PM	#71
~~Tokka-B~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lost Sewer Posts: 1,829	Ok, just gotta point out...I meant if Mike used nunchucks against Don's Bo, Mike would win, he is so much stronger and he seriously knows how to use his weapon in battle.....only few times he is clumsy......A wonder why they took out the nunchucks, they were too powerful, hah! Yea, and that was a video game, they made the bo the strongest weapon easily, only because of its length...sheesh I hope they make a new game where there is a fight mode, I will own you with Mike....

12-13-2002, 05:49 AM	#72
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	In real Life, Strongest weapon has to be katanas. Or maybe Sai's but Katanas have more range.

12-13-2002, 11:05 AM	#74
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Well Leo has Skill in using Katana's, and can probably take a foot soldier with them than Mike with nunchakus. Well Of course it also Depends on opponents weapon of choise and the situation...

12-13-2002, 11:08 AM	#75
heretic888 Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,344	hmm Mike probably has greater physical ability than Leo does, but considering the nunchaku was meant to defeat the sword he would have a serious tactical advantage regardless....... __________________ "Ninpo began as training to become a moral people and to learn to endure in whatever social condition one is in; to know and accept one's fate, and to live for human beings and all other creatures. The person who masters all of these is a Ninja." (Masaaki Hatsumi)

12-13-2002, 11:12 AM	#76
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Stillin comics you see Leo Finishing more foot than Mike. Of course it depends on writers etc. It's kind of neat to see Mike strangle a Foot soldier with his nunchaku.

12-13-2002, 11:15 AM	#77
heretic888 Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,344	hmmm doesnt Mike take on 3 foot at once that had him surrounded..... and dodge all of them like it's breathing?? one even tried to suprise him... didnt work though. and didnt Mike, who was injured.... managed to beat up quite a bunch of gunmen when they were transported to that other planet?? of course, it really depends on the writer.... and mike is often writers' least favorite character and gets on the brunt of a lot of battles. __________________ "Ninpo began as training to become a moral people and to learn to endure in whatever social condition one is in; to know and accept one's fate, and to live for human beings and all other creatures. The person who masters all of these is a Ninja." (Masaaki Hatsumi)

12-13-2002, 11:18 AM	#78
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Yeah. Still I usually don't wonder who fights the best or takes out more foot, It all depends on writers.

12-13-2002, 01:26 PM	#79
~~Tokka-B~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Lost Sewer Posts: 1,829	Yea, I agree....but it also dpends on the turtle's mood.....if Mike is like "awww do we HAVE to...I want pizza" then he probably won't fight as well... Perfect example is in Leonardo lightens up, that was funny seeing Leonardo acting all goofy for once... and because of that, he wasn't in the mood, and Splinter "outskated" him, LOL...still have that episode..

12-13-2002, 01:48 PM	#80
Karpo_007 Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Finland Posts: 8,798	Did you really think we talked about the cartoon? In it after the first season, none of the turtles could fight..