Favorite Rat King design

*Allio* · 01-25-2013, 10:46 PM

So I just want to ask... which version of the Rat King has the best design in your opinion

Vegeta · 01-26-2013, 02:54 AM

Mirage but I like all of them.

Orisue · 01-26-2013, 02:57 AM

Mirage I like Nicks version too but they completely changed his look. He looks less badass mummy and more deranged zombie lol.

*Oculus Orbus* · 01-26-2013, 04:53 AM

Mirage for me. I loved Nick's episode, but still not feeling that design.

Yorae · 01-26-2013, 05:20 AM

2k3 Rat King for me.

*Mzx10484* · 01-26-2013, 07:03 AM

The '87 Rat King always impressed me, as well as the Playmates figure with all the details.

*CyberCubed* · 01-26-2013, 07:16 AM

Rat King has looked cool in every incarnation, including Archie.

What I do like about the '87 one is they didn't have to make him look all deformed, he just looked like a normal guy who wrapped himself in bandages. I like it when characters aren't overdesigned.

Filespit · 01-26-2013, 08:07 AM

Definitely the Mirage version. He's cool in any version though.

*Candy Kappa* · 01-26-2013, 09:56 AM

Mirage, it's very simple and effective

TMAN · 01-26-2013, 10:01 AM

mirage for sure, not feeling the walking dead look

*MikeandRaph87* · 01-26-2013, 10:07 AM

'87 cartoon by far. Mirage and Archie are close because they match the '87 cartoon that defines the character. The 4Kids not being Rat King but an imperfect clone wrapped in bandages? Pass! While I like the motives and background I will not be able to get behind this zombie look on the Nick cartoon. It just does not look right to me. Hope a desgin change comes before the end of the series run. Look forward to what desgin will come out of IDW.

*TurtleTitan97* · 01-26-2013, 10:08 AM

I voted for the Nick design.

*snake* · 01-26-2013, 11:22 AM

Nick design all the way, I think he looks scarier then other rat kings.

*Cipher* · 01-26-2013, 02:35 PM

Mirage. It's the definitive look for the character. The Nick version is creepy, but too radical a departure.

I will say, though, it's impressive how close the Fred-Wolf design stuck to Lawson's original drawings. Of all the Mirage-to-'87 cartoon designs, he may have come through the most unscathed.

*Coola Yagami* · 01-26-2013, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Cipher

Mirage. It's the definitive look for the character. The Nick version is creepy, but too radical a departure.

I will say, though, it's impressive how close the Fred-Wolf design stuck to Lawson's original drawings. Of all the Mirage-to-'87 cartoon designs, he may have come through the most unscathed.

Casey Jones came pretty close to the original Mirage comics design as well, expect for the stupid shoulder pad.

*Cipher* · 01-26-2013, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Coola Yagami

Casey Jones came pretty close to the original Mirage comics design as well, expect for the stupid shoulder pad.

Oh, yeah. Forgot about him. He's surprisingly close as well.

*Lethal Lullaby* · 01-26-2013, 03:17 PM

I voted for Nick Rat King as well. It's almost like his eyes can see into your soul.

*Plasticplayhouse* · 01-26-2013, 04:17 PM

Mirage by far.

Weirdo-Warrior · 01-26-2013, 05:21 PM

Mirage is my favorite. 87 cartoon comes close, but it's too "clean", if you understand what I mean. The action figure was very dirty, especially in the face and hair design, he really looked like a diseased and infected loner.

*pannoni1* · 01-27-2013, 11:33 AM

The Mirage is the most detailed and wins my vote. The OT just looks cheaply made, while Nick's is a bit over the top in terms of an alternate scary mask that almost feels like that He-Man villain. The 4kids version might as well be the Rat Mummy.

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Mirage	20	39.22%
87	11	21.57%
2003	8	15.69%
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01-25-2013, 10:46 PM	#1
Allio Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 4,202	Favorite Rat King design So I just want to ask... which version of the Rat King has the best design in your opinion __________________

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Vegeta Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chicago Posts: 398	Mirage but I like all of them. __________________

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Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	Mirage, it's very simple and effective __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

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TMAN Thug Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: AZ Posts: 59	mirage for sure, not feeling the walking dead look __________________

01-26-2013, 02:57 AM	#3
Orisue Foot Soldier Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Riverside,CA Posts: 103	Mirage I like Nicks version too but they completely changed his look. He looks less badass mummy and more deranged zombie lol.

01-26-2013, 04:53 AM	#4
Oculus Orbus Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 1,535	Mirage for me. I loved Nick's episode, but still not feeling that design.

01-26-2013, 05:20 AM	#5
Yorae Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 300	2k3 Rat King for me.

01-26-2013, 07:03 AM	#6
Mzx10484 WEM Super Starfinder 200 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 2,085	The '87 Rat King always impressed me, as well as the Playmates figure with all the details.

01-26-2013, 07:16 AM	#7
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,695	Rat King has looked cool in every incarnation, including Archie. What I do like about the '87 one is they didn't have to make him look all deformed, he just looked like a normal guy who wrapped himself in bandages. I like it when characters aren't overdesigned.

01-26-2013, 08:07 AM	#8
Filespit Hench Mutant Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 424	Definitely the Mirage version. He's cool in any version though.

01-26-2013, 10:07 AM	#11
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,186	'87 cartoon by far. Mirage and Archie are close because they match the '87 cartoon that defines the character. The 4Kids not being Rat King but an imperfect clone wrapped in bandages? Pass! While I like the motives and background I will not be able to get behind this zombie look on the Nick cartoon. It just does not look right to me. Hope a desgin change comes before the end of the series run. Look forward to what desgin will come out of IDW. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

01-26-2013, 10:08 AM	#12
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	I voted for the Nick design. __________________

01-26-2013, 11:22 AM	#13
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,231	Nick design all the way, I think he looks scarier then other rat kings.

01-26-2013, 02:35 PM	#14
Cipher Foot Elite Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3,454	Mirage. It's the definitive look for the character. The Nick version is creepy, but too radical a departure. I will say, though, it's impressive how close the Fred-Wolf design stuck to Lawson's original drawings. Of all the Mirage-to-'87 cartoon designs, he may have come through the most unscathed.

01-26-2013, 03:17 PM	#17
Lethal Lullaby Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 4,816	I voted for Nick Rat King as well. It's almost like his eyes can see into your soul.

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Plasticplayhouse the gray ghost Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: North East Posts: 2,194	Mirage by far. __________________ Want to see more of my custom figures? http://plasticplayhouse.deviantart.com/

01-26-2013, 05:21 PM	#19
Weirdo-Warrior Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Turin, Italy Posts: 195	Mirage is my favorite. 87 cartoon comes close, but it's too "clean", if you understand what I mean. The action figure was very dirty, especially in the face and hair design, he really looked like a diseased and infected loner. __________________ "I'm pure protein!"

01-27-2013, 11:33 AM	#20
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	The Mirage is the most detailed and wins my vote. The OT just looks cheaply made, while Nick's is a bit over the top in terms of an alternate scary mask that almost feels like that He-Man villain. The 4kids version might as well be the Rat Mummy. __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!