Early Shredder Toy...topless?

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 07-21-2004, 01:26 PM

I remember scanning for Turtle figures in 1989 or 1990, when the first Turtle figures came out for the cartoon. I was confused why Shredder had a pinky-purple cape on top, but apart from that he was topless. Why was that?

He had a grey top on in the cartoon.

07-21-2004, 02:31 PM

Yeah, that was pretty weird although as a little kid at the time, I didn't really care. I think his look was inspired by the "Return to New York" saga. Shredder was topless in those comics....though he took off all his armour too....

rayfillet101 · 07-21-2004, 02:34 PM

yea that was the onky shredder I had back then and I always thought he looked Puny. I never really liked it. Plus his head was rubber!

*MrPliggins* · 07-21-2004, 05:52 PM

That Shredder came out way before "Return to New York".. I think they were on around issue #12 or 13 when the cartoon and toys started coming out...

I used to think it was weird too, he looks like such a wimp too. And he's got a big head.

*KROW* · 07-21-2004, 06:05 PM

He also had a werid body structure. His back was arched like an old man, and the only stance you could pose him in looks like he got done pitching a baseball or something.

07-21-2004, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPliggins

That Shredder came out way before "Return to New York".. I think they were on around issue #12 or 13 when the cartoon and toys started coming out...

Oops! Silly me. You're absolutly right. Musta slipped my mind.

*MrPliggins* · 07-21-2004, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Ryo

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Originally Posted by MrPliggins

That Shredder came out way before "Return to New York".. I think they were on around issue #12 or 13 when the cartoon and toys started coming out...

Oops! Silly me. You're absolutly right. Musta slipped my mind.

It's cool, dude! I think a Shredder based on Return to New York should be MUCH cooler though...

Karai · 07-22-2004, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by KROW

He also had a werid body structure. His back was arched like an old man, and the only stance you could pose him in looks like he got done pitching a baseball or something.

Yeah, even as a little kid I knew there was something wrong with that. After the second TMNT movie came out I just started using the Super Shredder toy for playing Turtles.

*DrSpengler* · 07-22-2004, 01:34 PM

I had a topless Shredder toy back in the day. Then my mom gave him away. Then I bought another off of eBay last month.

Damn, he is fuglier than I remember him being. The lack of a shirt isn't what bugs me, it's his legs. I can't make him stand for the life of me. I had to prop him up in kind of a corner. He looks like he's blowing kisses or something.

*Spitfire* · 07-22-2004, 03:25 PM

I have that Shredder hes awesome. Just very short. Hes supposed to be taller then the turtles and in that hunched over postion hes actually shorter then the turtles

*KROW* · 07-22-2004, 07:13 PM

Yeah. I think he's shorter than Splinter, too.

*BigApple3AM* · 07-24-2004, 06:11 PM

Someone explained this a long time ago I think, not sure who though. They said something like to fit shredder in the packaging they had to make him smaller, and they didn't want him to be the same size as the turtles so the sculptors made him hunching over like that. Why he's topless I don't know. Maybe he likes the turtles to check out his man-boobs?

*KROW* · 07-24-2004, 06:14 PM

"Man-boobs"?

Maybe. Or maybe they wanted them to see his spinal cord. Blech!

*CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy* · 07-25-2004, 05:10 AM

Ah, you've reminded me now! I do remember that Shredder's back was arched inside the packaging!

I never got that shredder toy though, because when i was given the chance to buy a TMNT figure, it was the Turtle's i bought first.

It wasn't until 1993 i got a shredder toy, the one where shredder can transform to Oroku Saki without the helmet and in the blue Traditional Japanese clothing. I liked it, however it was quite awkard he wasn't very flexible, and the colour of his helmut is scraped by squashing it away inside his back.

Shreddatron · 07-25-2004, 11:18 AM

Does anyone have a close up pic of Oroko Saki's head from the original Mutatin Shredder figure without the helmet on?

**azure turtle** · 07-26-2004, 12:26 AM

LOL! I enjoyed reading everyone's fond memories of "topless Shredder."

I always got frustrated that the dude couldn't stand on his own feet, and I never liked the pose he was in. I used to give up and just let him lie on the floor, and I'd pretend that the turtles had already defeated him.

*Krutch* · 07-26-2004, 12:29 AM

any pics?

Skabbz · 07-26-2004, 12:36 AM

whut do u want pics of? the topless shredder? its the original shedder from the 1st wave from 98..

mcl

Karai · 07-26-2004, 10:31 AM

Topless Shredder toy, circa 1988
I wish I still had my original, I'd take a better picture of it. I think we may have lost the cape, so you could have gotten a better idea of what kind of deformities they gave him - apparently for packaging purposes as I've read here.

*Dane E5R* · 07-26-2004, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by azure turtle

LOL! I enjoyed reading everyone's fond memories of "topless Shredder."

I always got frustrated that the dude couldn't stand on his own feet, and I never liked the pose he was in. I used to give up and just let him lie on the floor, and I'd pretend that the turtles had already defeated him.

!!! That is freakin' hilarious.

07-21-2004, 02:34 PM	#3
rayfillet101 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NYC Posts: 1,454	yea that was the onky shredder I had back then and I always thought he looked Puny. I never really liked it. Plus his head was rubber! __________________ "When you scream my name, pleading for the pain to stop, you may call me...Bishop."

07-21-2004, 06:05 PM	#5
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	He also had a werid body structure. His back was arched like an old man, and the only stance you could pose him in looks like he got done pitching a baseball or something. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

07-22-2004, 03:25 PM	#10
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	I have that Shredder hes awesome. Just very short. Hes supposed to be taller then the turtles and in that hunched over postion hes actually shorter then the turtles __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

07-22-2004, 07:13 PM	#11
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	Yeah. I think he's shorter than Splinter, too. __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

07-24-2004, 06:14 PM	#13
KROW Meat-n-Potatoes Man Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: State's Anus, NY Posts: 6,472	"Man-boobs"? Maybe. Or maybe they wanted them to see his spinal cord. Blech! __________________ - Optimus Acid Trip - Cult of a Half-Shell - Raiden's Bitter Tongue - *I don't try to be funny; I fail at it naturally.*

07-21-2004, 01:26 PM	#1
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Early Shredder Toy...topless? I remember scanning for Turtle figures in 1989 or 1990, when the first Turtle figures came out for the cartoon. I was confused why Shredder had a pinky-purple cape on top, but apart from that he was topless. Why was that? He had a grey top on in the cartoon.

07-21-2004, 02:31 PM	#2
Ryona Guest Posts: n/a	Yeah, that was pretty weird although as a little kid at the time, I didn't really care. I think his look was inspired by the "Return to New York" saga. Shredder was topless in those comics....though he took off all his armour too....

07-21-2004, 05:52 PM	#4
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	That Shredder came out way before "Return to New York".. I think they were on around issue #12 or 13 when the cartoon and toys started coming out... I used to think it was weird too, he looks like such a wimp too. And he's got a big head.

07-22-2004, 01:34 PM	#9
DrSpengler Foot Elite Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 4,842	I had a topless Shredder toy back in the day. Then my mom gave him away. Then I bought another off of eBay last month. Damn, he is fuglier than I remember him being. The lack of a shirt isn't what bugs me, it's his legs. I can't make him stand for the life of me. I had to prop him up in kind of a corner. He looks like he's blowing kisses or something.

07-24-2004, 06:11 PM	#12
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	Someone explained this a long time ago I think, not sure who though. They said something like to fit shredder in the packaging they had to make him smaller, and they didn't want him to be the same size as the turtles so the sculptors made him hunching over like that. Why he's topless I don't know. Maybe he likes the turtles to check out his man-boobs?

07-25-2004, 05:10 AM	#14
CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy Annalist Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 16,435	Ah, you've reminded me now! I do remember that Shredder's back was arched inside the packaging! I never got that shredder toy though, because when i was given the chance to buy a TMNT figure, it was the Turtle's i bought first. It wasn't until 1993 i got a shredder toy, the one where shredder can transform to Oroku Saki without the helmet and in the blue Traditional Japanese clothing. I liked it, however it was quite awkard he wasn't very flexible, and the colour of his helmut is scraped by squashing it away inside his back.

07-25-2004, 11:18 AM	#15
Shreddatron Foot Soldier Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 108	Does anyone have a close up pic of Oroko Saki's head from the original Mutatin Shredder figure without the helmet on? __________________ Evolution is a retarded child trying to write a book.

07-26-2004, 12:26 AM	#16
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	LOL! I enjoyed reading everyone's fond memories of "topless Shredder." I always got frustrated that the dude couldn't stand on his own feet, and I never liked the pose he was in. I used to give up and just let him lie on the floor, and I'd pretend that the turtles had already defeated him. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

07-26-2004, 12:29 AM	#17
Krutch Like, stupid rich. Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Rawkzone Posts: 2,808	any pics?

07-26-2004, 12:36 AM	#18
Skabbz Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 333	whut do u want pics of? the topless shredder? its the original shedder from the 1st wave from 98.. mcl __________________ Skabb'z TMNT Collection

07-26-2004, 10:31 AM	#19
Karai Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Where you least expect it Posts: 344	Topless Shredder toy, circa 1988 I wish I still had my original, I'd take a better picture of it. I think we may have lost the cape, so you could have gotten a better idea of what kind of deformities they gave him - apparently for packaging purposes as I've read here. __________________