Mikey's Future?

[Donnie]

Mikey is the only Turtle that hasn't received a lot of development in the "future-Turtle" stories. I haven't read all of Tales V.2, so I could be wrong, but didn't the other three get at least one future issue?

So what do you think happens to the finest of the bunch, Michelangelo? The more dark-minded would probably say something tragic happens to him, more light-minded might guess that they (Pete and Kevin, the writers at Mirage) just weren't sure what to do for him/they didn't get around to it.

I would like to say the latter, cause I don't wanna think of something tragic happening to Mikey...

[AquaParade]

I could be way off my feet here, but hasn't it been hinted that one of the brothers dies earlier on than the rest? Perhaps this is Mikey.

[Andrew NDB]

"Odyssey."

[oldmanwinters]

Personally, I like to think that he never returned from outer space. He became a Star-Turtle, a warrior adventurer who sought out strange, alien worlds helping out those in need. Driven by a unknown urge to change the universe for the better, he hopped from planet to planet striving to put right whatever was wrong, and hoping each time that his next planet hop could be the hop home.

But I'll just wait and see what Andrew has planned with Odyssey!

[CyberCubed]

I hope he kills the Regenta a least.

[FearlessLeader]

I kind of think it would be cool if he like trains a whole new class of Triceratons and becomes like a legend.

[Donnie]

I like that theory, oldman. It has potential. Although I don't know if Mikey could just up and leave his family for good like that...doesn't seem like something he'd do readily.

Originally Posted by FearlessLeader

I kind of think it would be cool if he like trains a whole new class of Triceratons and becomes like a legend.

Yeah, I second that.

I'm curious what you're writing for "Odyssey", Andrew.

[Venom]

It's been hinted that Mike passes first and being often considered the "heart of the group" leads to the guys drifting apart and becoming estranged as time passes on.

We know Don and Leo were in contact up until Leo's 100th birthday (according to Tales), at the least.

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by Venom

It's been hinted that Mike passes first and being often considered the "heart of the group" leads to the guys drifting apart and becoming estranged as time passes on.

It's definitely been hinted at, but nothing concrete. It might make the most sense specifically for Raphael's circumstances, if those are even "canon" or just "what ifs"...

We know Don and Leo were in contact up until Leo's 100th birthday (according to Tales), at the least.

Are you talking about the Tales issue with Leo & Carnage? Cause Mikey's shown at her funeral there. If you're talking about another issue please fill me in!

[oldmanwinters]

I think Splinter foresaw that Michelangelo would have a shorter life than his brothers. In Tales 2.9 he initially scolded Mike for his compassion, a trait that he didn't believe boded well for Mikey's survival. However, Splinter realized that this "fault" of Mikey's was really a strength. He compared him to a flower on the bank of a river. Because it is closest to the water, it blooms the most beautifully, yet it will also be the first be to washed away when the river bank rises.

Splinter taught the turtles the skills they would need to survive in the world. But Mikey was not content with simply surviving life, he wanted to enjoy it too. Perhaps his life proved to be the most fulfilling of his brothers, even if it was the shortest.

[Rooish]

Originally Posted by Donnie

Are you talking about the Tales issue with Leo & Carnage? Cause Mikey's shown at her funeral there. If you're talking about another issue please fill me in!

In the Tales issues with the 4 Leonardos of different ages, Leo says Don gave him his special katana on his 100th birthday.

Mikey is indeed shown in the Tales issue with Leo and Radical... Mike is at the funeral, but is this issue canon? And does the funeral take place before or after Vol. 4? Because maybe Mikey never came back from space... this is hinted in the Tales issue "A Day in the Life," when an old, bitter Raph wonders where Mikey is, and looks up at the stars. Could be he's dead instead.

In the frontispieces that Lawson (and, I think, Murphy??) created a few years ago for the TPB for the original Tales series, Don visits all his brothers in a hologram, and he seems to see them in reverse order of when they died (but this is my inference). Leo and Mike look pretty old and Raph still looks young. So maybe he dies first, which would make sense given his personality.

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I think Splinter foresaw that Michelangelo would have a shorter life than his brothers. In Tales 2.9 he initially scolded Mike for his compassion, a trait that he didn't believe boded well for Mikey's survival. However, Splinter realized that this "fault" of Mikey's was really a strength. He compared him to a flower on the bank of a river. Because it is closest to the water, it blooms the most beautifully, yet it will also be the first be to washed away when the river bank rises.

Man, that makes me want to cry.

[Genesis]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I think Splinter foresaw that Michelangelo would have a shorter life than his brothers. In Tales 2.9 he initially scolded Mike for his compassion, a trait that he didn't believe boded well for Mikey's survival. However, Splinter realized that this "fault" of Mikey's was really a strength. He compared him to a flower on the bank of a river. Because it is closest to the water, it blooms the most beautifully, yet it will also be the first be to washed away when the river bank rises.

Splinter taught the turtles the skills they would need to survive in the world. But Mikey was not content with simply surviving life, he wanted to enjoy it too. Perhaps his life proved to be the most fulfilling of his brothers, even if it was the shortest.

In a weird way, I think it wholly suits Michelangelo's character to be the first to die.

Come to think of it, Mike referenced this himself in "Notes from the Underground, Part 1," when he said that the guy who freaks out - Mikey - dies first/never makes it.

[CyberCubed]

Its a shame that we may never get to see Mike gets his revenge on the Regenta for leaving him in prison. I just really wish he would use the chains of his nunchucks to choke Regenta and snap her neck.

[Donnie]

Originally Posted by Rooish

Man, that makes me want to cry.

Totally.

I asked PL on his blog if he or Kevin ever had plans for Mikey's future, and I got a very welcoming and much happier response than many here are suggesting -

Did you or Kevin ever have plans concerning what happens to Mikey in the future? It seems like the other three Turtles got "future" spotlight in Tales or in the main title, but Mikey's was slim.

I think we did discuss Mike's future a little bit, and if I am remembering correctly, he became a sitcom writer in Hollywood.

No, seriously. -- PL

A sitcom writer in Hollywood? Awesome! Made possible by their public outing in V. 4.

[Candy Kappa]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Its a shame that we may never get to see Mike gets his revenge on the Regenta for leaving him in prison. I just really wish he would use the chains of his nunchucks to choke Regenta and snap her neck.

That's awfully dark

[Rooish]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Its a shame that we may never get to see Mike gets his revenge on the Regenta for leaving him in prison. I just really wish he would use the chains of his nunchucks to choke Regenta and snap her neck.

I can't see Mike doing that... maybe telling her off and humiliating her and unleashing the Triceraton army on her Styracadon army?

Originally Posted by Donnie

A sitcom writer in Hollywood? Awesome! Made possible by their public outing in V. 4.

Haha! Man I think that seems a little dumb after everything Mikey's been through. I liked his running of an orphanage in the future issues of Archie.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Kiwamu The Kappa

That's awfully dark

For Mirage Mike? I don't know, Regenta clearly used him and tricked him into thinking she liked him.

Considering Mike wants to wage war against the entirely Styracodon race for this, seeing him use his nunchucks to kill the Regenta would be ideal.

[Uki]

Wow, I'm so far behind on my Volume 4 and Tales stuff... Any hints on how I can catch up?

[Master Splinter]

Originally Posted by Peter Laird

I think we did discuss Mike's future a little bit, and if I am remembering correctly, he became a sitcom writer in Hollywood.

No, seriously. -- PL

Is this worked into Odyssey?

-ms

[DrSpengler]

For those who haven't read it, a little while back I plotted out chronologically all of the Mirage TMNT future stories:

The future of the Mirage TMNT.

Mikey's only future appearance was a one panel cameo in "Swan Song", during the segment that takes place when Leo (and thus his brothers) are middle aged.

Mikey is never seen beyond that (save for as a hologram created by Don's computer, Chet). He is mentioned in "A Day in the Life" rather cryptically; as Raph looks to the stars, he wonders where Mikey could be.

In response to my future timeline, author Dan Berger (who wrote "A Day in the Life") had this to say:

(14) Raph’s words about Mikey indicate he’s either lost or dead, a mystery that is never resolved, as future-Mikey is never physically seen again after this point.

That I left completely up in the air because at the time I wrote #55, I had no idea what Peter's plans for Mikey were - he was still in space with the Triceratons at the time (which is why I put in the starry sky ending - in case Peter decided to leave him out there).

That's all we know about Mikey's future. Its clear he did come back from his space adventure with the Triceratons given his appearance in "Swan Song", though Raph's cryptic and ominous dialogue would imply he left again and never returned.

...Or maybe he became a sitcom writer. Hell if I know.