Foot Ninjas VS Foot Bots

*Hero* · 09-11-2009, 03:31 AM

I got the urge to write this thread after seeing Tokka's custom battle-damaged Foot Bot.

Anyway guys. Let's weigh up Foot Bots (Foot Soliders/Foot Tech Ninjas) and Foot Ninjas (Foot clan, Trained up street thugs). What do you prefer as henchmen for the foot?

The Foot Ninjas: Trained assasains, work well in numbers, loyal,

The Foot Bots: Mass-produced, more expendable, replacable.

Thinking of it from the TMNT point of view, The Turtles would probably prefer to smash up a bunch of robots at the expense of the foot as opposed to beating seven shades out of a human person under the wrong influence. Obviously avoiding a fight is ideal, but in many TMNT incarnations avoiding a swarm of Foot Bots/Ninja is not easy.

Discuss Foot Bots / Foot Ninja.

===HERO

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 09-11-2009, 05:10 AM

Human Foot Ninja. Foot robots were to lame, and to easy to beat up without any moral issues. (But the Archis comics had some cool bigger Foot robots, especially the one who fought the Warrior Dragon in New York City, and fell towards the Statue of Liberty).

*odupianist* · 09-11-2009, 07:00 AM

I think the bots are good supplements to and for the human foot. But yeah, the human foot all the way.

Magneto · 09-11-2009, 08:10 AM

Overall: The Foot Ninja's.

I first became familiar with the Foot soldier bots via the OT, but like alot of other kids I'm sure, I also became familiar with the Foot ninja's via the 1990 film. Both sets have a certain charm to them, but yeah ... Foot Ninja's.

*Master Splinter* · 09-11-2009, 11:08 AM

Foot ninja... Those punks need to be taught a lesson... Robots are cool but they are bums when it comes to fighting... Kinda like those Putty things with the Power Rangers... they are just no good...

-mm

*Cipher* · 09-11-2009, 11:41 AM

Foot Ninja obviously lead to more interesting stories, as they can become characters themselves. Cha Ocho, for example, I think is one of the most interesting characters to come out of recent TMNT stories.

Now, I don't mind the idea of Foot Bots, but the old cartoon and Archie never really used them as anything more than standard enemies minus the killing. I would've liked to have seen the fact that they were robots taken advantage of more often. "The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting" came sort of close.

*Coola Yagami* · 09-11-2009, 12:28 PM

And what was with the toyline reffering to them as mummies???

BoggleKng · 09-11-2009, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

And what was with the toyline reffering to them as mummies???

hmmm, I missed that.. I have always prefered the plot lines with the human ninjas vs. the Turtles.. It seems like the OT was more sci fi with Krang and such so easier to go with robots and less bloody for a cartoon.. either way, it worked..

*oldmanwinters* · 09-11-2009, 03:15 PM

I love fighting through about 800 Foot Bots and then watching each one blow up real good. Humans just don't explode quite as convincingly.

So I guess I prefer the majority of the Foot be robotic, but leave room for some elite human fighters.

*Ninjinister* · 09-11-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I love fighting through about 800 Foot Bots and then watching each one blow up real good. Humans just don't explode quite as convincingly.

I'll say. Remember Tatsu in Hyperstone Heist?

~~Dan~~ · 09-11-2009, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Hero

Let's weigh up Foot Bots (Foot Soliders/Foot Tech Ninjas) and Foot Ninjas (Foot clan, Trained up street thugs).

Um the Foot Tech Ninjas were humans.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 09-11-2009, 04:51 PM

I would like to see a TMNT universe where the police in the USA or Japan captures the human Foot Ninjas lead by Tatsu after being defeated by the TMNT, which leads to Shredder and Krang creating Foot robots in the Technodrome in Dimension X as replacement.

*oldmanwinters* · 09-11-2009, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

I'll say. Remember Tatsu in Hyperstone Heist?

Now that was pretty strange. Same deal with Leatherhead and Rocksteady!

*Coola Yagami* · 09-12-2009, 09:05 PM

Yeah, the only game with Rocksteady and not Bebop.

*oldmanwinters* · 09-12-2009, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Yeah, the only game with Rocksteady and not Bebop.

Now that was pretty strange as well! It really was disappointing to fight Rocksteady TWICE (along with all the other spontaneously combustible bosses) and yet they couldn't include poor lovable Bebop. Why, oh, why, did you taunt us Genesis fan-boys, Konami?!?

*shuriken* · 09-12-2009, 11:50 PM

Foot Ninjas. They were always more skilled and cunning than their robotic counterparts, which was a refreshing thing to see in the 2k3 toon.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 09-13-2009, 04:33 AM

The Foot robots were probably just a censorship to allow Leonardo and Raphael to use their weapons as much as they wanted against the Foot soldiers without any moral issues.

*Cowabunga Carl* · 09-13-2009, 09:29 AM

The Footbots had a place though. If it wasn't for them we would have never seen Raph or Leo use their wepons. It is sad that a ninja can't use their wepons cause parents would get upset.

*Hero* · 09-13-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan

Um the Foot Tech Ninjas were humans.

My 'Um..' bad then. I was actually convinced they were robots.

Does anyone know if the Foot Gunners human too?

===HERO

*Coola Yagami* · 09-14-2009, 12:53 AM

The toyline described the Foot Gunners as guys wearing armor and using larger guns. The toon called them Foot Mechs and those were robots.

09-11-2009, 03:31 AM	#1
Hero British Bloke Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 2,298	Foot Ninjas VS Foot Bots I got the urge to write this thread after seeing Tokka's custom battle-damaged Foot Bot. Anyway guys. Let's weigh up Foot Bots (Foot Soliders/Foot Tech Ninjas) and Foot Ninjas (Foot clan, Trained up street thugs). What do you prefer as henchmen for the foot? The Foot Ninjas: Trained assasains, work well in numbers, loyal, The Foot Bots: Mass-produced, more expendable, replacable. Thinking of it from the TMNT point of view, The Turtles would probably prefer to smash up a bunch of robots at the expense of the foot as opposed to beating seven shades out of a human person under the wrong influence. Obviously avoiding a fight is ideal, but in many TMNT incarnations avoiding a swarm of Foot Bots/Ninja is not easy. Discuss Foot Bots / Foot Ninja. ===HERO __________________ Go Green Machine My Facebook -My Tumblr - My Art - Figured 0ut - My Awesome Instagram

09-11-2009, 05:10 AM	#2
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,477	Human Foot Ninja Human Foot Ninja. Foot robots were to lame, and to easy to beat up without any moral issues. (But the Archis comics had some cool bigger Foot robots, especially the one who fought the Warrior Dragon in New York City, and fell towards the Statue of Liberty).

09-11-2009, 08:10 AM	#4
Magneto Foot Soldier Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Marvel Universe Posts: 173	Overall: The Foot Ninja's. I first became familiar with the Foot soldier bots via the OT, but like alot of other kids I'm sure, I also became familiar with the Foot ninja's via the 1990 film. Both sets have a certain charm to them, but yeah ... Foot Ninja's. __________________

09-11-2009, 11:08 AM	#5
Master Splinter 幸 - 愛 - 思う Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: St. Louis Posts: 2,824	Foot ninja... Those punks need to be taught a lesson... Robots are cool but they are bums when it comes to fighting... Kinda like those Putty things with the Power Rangers... they are just no good... -mm __________________

09-11-2009, 03:15 PM	#9
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,450	I love fighting through about 800 Foot Bots and then watching each one blow up real good. Humans just don't explode quite as convincingly. So I guess I prefer the majority of the Foot be robotic, but leave room for some elite human fighters. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

09-11-2009, 07:00 AM	#3
odupianist Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,744	I think the bots are good supplements to and for the human foot. But yeah, the human foot all the way.

09-11-2009, 11:41 AM	#6
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	Foot Ninja obviously lead to more interesting stories, as they can become characters themselves. Cha Ocho, for example, I think is one of the most interesting characters to come out of recent TMNT stories. Now, I don't mind the idea of Foot Bots, but the old cartoon and Archie never really used them as anything more than standard enemies minus the killing. I would've liked to have seen the fact that they were robots taken advantage of more often. "The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting" came sort of close.

09-11-2009, 12:28 PM	#7
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,645	And what was with the toyline reffering to them as mummies???

09-11-2009, 04:51 PM	#12
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,477	Replacement I would like to see a TMNT universe where the police in the USA or Japan captures the human Foot Ninjas lead by Tatsu after being defeated by the TMNT, which leads to Shredder and Krang creating Foot robots in the Technodrome in Dimension X as replacement.

09-12-2009, 09:05 PM	#14
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,645	Yeah, the only game with Rocksteady and not Bebop.

09-12-2009, 11:50 PM	#16
shuriken Second City Shinobi Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chi-town Posts: 4,182	Foot Ninjas. They were always more skilled and cunning than their robotic counterparts, which was a refreshing thing to see in the 2k3 toon. __________________ Some things are better left unsaid. This isn't one of them

09-13-2009, 04:33 AM	#17
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,477	Censorship The Foot robots were probably just a censorship to allow Leonardo and Raphael to use their weapons as much as they wanted against the Foot soldiers without any moral issues.

09-13-2009, 09:29 AM	#18
Cowabunga Carl Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,384	The Footbots had a place though. If it wasn't for them we would have never seen Raph or Leo use their wepons. It is sad that a ninja can't use their wepons cause parents would get upset.

09-14-2009, 12:53 AM	#20
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,645	The toyline described the Foot Gunners as guys wearing armor and using larger guns. The toon called them Foot Mechs and those were robots.