Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Battle Royale

[Len Ikari145]

In the original comic (I'm talking Black and White, 80's), Mike is faster, more agile, and learns stuff more quickly than the other Turtles, without having to practice it as much. He's also lazy and given to goofing off (which is one reason he likes the nunchaku - they're flashy), which holds him back.

One scene that springs to mind is a spar between him and Raphael (the Raphael One-Issue 'Microseries'). Raph eventually loses his temper and is getting all serious, Mike keeps dodging, weaving, and generally not taking it seriously at all, basically critiquing Raphael's technique while Raph swipes at him, then belting Raph around a little. Raph gets super serious and starts hammering on him, all-out; Mike takes a few hits, gets his head in the game, and flips Raphael into a pile of trash, still joking and laughing.

Raph then goes berserk and grabs a pipe wrench to try to beat his head in, but that's another matter.

Slightly-off topic, I'm still surprised that Mirage managed to convince 4kids to animate that scene in the last animated incarnation.

[Tusk]

Slightly-off topic, I'm still surprised that Mirage managed to convince 4kids to animate that scene in the last animated incarnation.

The 2003 series?

[Kamina]

I swear to god I am this close to pulling out my old palladium TMNT source books and losing an afternoon. Does going on a ten page rant about how the success of the movie and cartoon ruined one of the truest indie comic triumphs of my youth count as derailing a thread?

I think you'd like this scene from Turtles Forever

[AJ Valliant]

I think you'd like this scene from Turtles Forever

For this...I thank you.