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View Poll Results: Is 4Kid's Mikey the weakest interpretation of the character? | |||
Yes, they make him a complete joke. | 29 | 17.26% | |
He was fine until he became the "Battle Nexus Champion!" | 29 | 17.26% | |
It's a bum rap. 4Kids Mikey is just fine. | 110 | 65.48% | |
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10-01-2012, 04:20 PM | #201 | |
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He just wants people to think he's worth something and not just a goof off and a screw up.
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10-01-2012, 07:35 PM | #202 |
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Ok, fine good, we've worked out "BATTLE NEXUS CHAMPION!!!!" Mikey, but what about the Mikey who got jealous of Future Turtle Titan?
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10-01-2012, 08:34 PM | #203 |
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It feeds into his wanting to be recognized. Think about it you're Mikey and Turtle Titan and in the future some fraud comes along and not only takes your spot light but also the fame with it that should have been yours in the first place. After all you are the original. How dare some knock off come along and steal your thunder and do it better than you? It wasn't until the Future Turtle Titan told Mikey that it WAS Mikey who inspired him to become Turtle Titan that Mikey let go. Just knowing that he was the one who brought Turtle Titan into the future was enough to quench that thirst of wanting to be something great and being recognized for it. He was no longer the background and that's why he accepted Future Turtle Titan by the end of the episode.
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10-01-2012, 08:52 PM | #204 | |
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10-02-2012, 06:46 AM | #205 |
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I don't know about you guys, but I believe flaws are one of the main things that make a character good.
I prefer a childish and attention-whore Michelangelo over a retarded kid (but only when the show requires it to make you laugh) Michelangelo any day. I was very happy when Mikey started to brag about being the Battle Nexus champion. Firstly, because it is a sign of continuity. I was afraid that the whole Battle Nexus tournament would have been forgotten as soon as the story arc was over. Fortunally, the 4kids cartoon never disappointed me in this respect, the past is always referenced. Secondly, because it is consistent with Mikey's personality. I was expecting him to brag about his title and he did. This means he has a coherent and consistent personality and I got to know him well enough in two seasons. |
10-02-2012, 08:54 AM | #207 |
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He reacted in a childish way as the Future Turtle Titan pointed out to him, but that still fed into Mikey's character trait of wanting to be famous because that would mean everyone recognizes and accepts him.
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10-02-2012, 11:30 PM | #208 |
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I really liked this Mike until FF came along.
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10-03-2012, 12:06 PM | #209 |
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Well besides. One episode where Mikey looks like a total tool does not a bad character make. So even if you can argue that the future turtle titan episode made Mikey a horrible person in the wider sense of things it still fit well with his character traits. It's just that they decided to make the bad ones overblown for that particular episode. There are inconsistencies like that in cartoons all the time.
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10-03-2012, 01:12 PM | #210 |
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I just finished watching that episode with the other Turtle Titan, fully expecting the worst from what I've read here, and I honestly don't see it. None of his brothers took him seriously in his Turtle Titan endeavors despite how much he really worked toward his goal. I don't see why it makes him petty because someone else stripped him from what he worked so hard to create, and then acted like HE was the imposter. Maybe he didn't react in the most mature way about it, but I don't see why his getting upset makes him into a douchebag. Maybe this says something about me, but I like this Mikey because I think of the four of them he seems to react like how most normal people would. Sure, if he'd harbored this jealousy for episodes on end I could see how that would turn into some petty, whiny brat, but he didn't. He learned his lesson, and I don't see why it's a bad thing that he be given respect where due. I mean, he DID create that identity, why shouldn't he be given any credit for it?
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10-03-2012, 03:02 PM | #211 | |
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10-03-2012, 07:46 PM | #212 | |
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I don't know some how I feel that his actions were out of character. I would think that Mikey would feel honored that someone was trying to carry on the identity he created, not feel threatened. WHat better recogition can you get than someone carrying on the legacy you created instead of letting it die with you. The way I would accpet Mikey's behavior in that FF episode was if the new guy was tarnishing it in some way and using his Turtle Titan do do bad things, but he wasn't, he was doing noble things. And thats what got me. Mikey was not mad that he took his identity so much as he was mad that he was getting the credit and glory he felt she should have always gotten. In other words it rubbed him the wrong way that he was the turtle titan better than he was. And that makes him petty. Twist it any way you want but that seemed to be the driving reason he got all jealous of the future turtle titan.
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10-03-2012, 09:19 PM | #213 |
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I love every iteration of all the characters, 4kids Mikey was great,love that solo xmas episode
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10-03-2012, 09:20 PM | #214 |
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Also love his "check it out, they got lil initials on their belts" line from tmnt forever
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10-03-2012, 11:48 PM | #215 | |
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10-07-2012, 06:01 AM | #216 |
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Unlike what seems to be the popular opinion around here, 4Kids Mikey was by far my favourite version of the character. I didn't care much for the Mirage version, the 1987 and 2k7 Mikey's were so uninteresting to me.
4Kids Mikey even gave Leo a run for his money in terms of who would be my favourite turtle of the show. It was like 1. Leo, 2. Mikey then the rest. So, I obviously don't agree with people saying that the Mikey of the first 5 seasons of the 4Kids incarnation was bad. |
10-07-2012, 07:39 PM | #217 |
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At this point, the 4Kids version is better than Nick version in my book (so far).
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10-07-2012, 07:45 PM | #218 |
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10-07-2012, 08:11 PM | #219 |
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The Nick version is also made out to be a complete idiot, just for the sake of some cheap jokes. 4Kids made their Mikey funny (albeit rarely) and smart.
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10-07-2012, 08:29 PM | #220 |
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Mike is okay, I think he just suffered from the "4kids can't do funny right" most of the time
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