Mr. Ice has also never, to my knowledge, referred to Raphael as the leader of the group
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Tournament Fighters (TT Top 50 Edition)
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Johnny Unusual
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I mean, this is far less embarrassing than being killed by Polnaref.
And here I thought there was another true believer.
Yeah, NECA has really been killin' it over the last several years as far as recreating designs from the original 'toon (the movies too). The Rodneys are a highlight, although like a lot of NECA figures, they're kinda fragile. One of the foldout lasers on mine broke and I'm not even sure how! But that's just the risk of high-end toys like this.
As much as I like Turtle Power! it is hard to ignore that kryme.
It’s been bothering me for 33 years straight
Maybe he had some sort of prophetic vision of Rise?
#48: Wyrm
Points: 40 | Lists: 2
“The Wiggly Weirdo Warrior”
Despite his minor status Wyrm has proven to be remarkably resilient (just like a real worm??). He showed up in Archie comics as a Killer Croc/Alien/Muppet hybrid and in the 2012 cartoon as a Mr. Myxlplyx-esq Chaos God whose design evokes the original toy in a fun way.
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Johnny Unusual
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Get in the Party Wagon, Donatello
Anyway, I had Wyrm, the toy, and liked it.
This dude looks like a Sam Keith creation.
Is Wyrm at 49 or 48?
The middle years of the original TMNT toy line went so hard on being so buckwild with designs, and I loved every single one of them. I always loved Wyrm for his weird tentacle foot, which I only now realize is supposed to be yet another worm
Johnny Unusual
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#46: War
Points: 45 | Lists: 2
“Guha guha... Can't stop laughing!! It fun on someone beat!!”
His special is officially called War Dynamic, but War is a mysterious guy and for some reason on the fighting game wiki this move is referred to as "The Flyin' Hawaiian Disco-tech Edition." This has the stink of an in-joke, but I find it charming none the less. It just seems to fit the mysterious and inexplicable nature of War.
I had War at #19 on my list. He looks mean, nasty and kinda cool (but I prefer his other color scheme/palette). His bouncy ball of doom ultimate-attack is weird and impractical but fun. He also has a throw like Ken's Hell Wheel - one of my favorite ridiculous unrealistic fighting game throws.
The horsemen arc of the Archie TMNT was the first comic I ever collected, and War was my favorite character in Tournament fighters even though there was an evil future shark
The SNES tourney fighters roster was always massively confusing to me. I knew Chrome Dome and Wingnut, but who are these other guys???? Why are series regulars like Rocksteady and Baxter relegated to background cameos? Why is the final boss Rat King!?
I only recently learned that War came out of the Archie stories and that makes me want to read them even more. Just one more weird layer to the weirdness that is TMNT Tournament Fighters.
I only recently learned that War came out of the Archie stories and that makes me want to read them even more. Just one more weird layer to the weirdness that is TMNT Tournament Fighters.
The weirdness was part of the appeal for me with Tournament Fighters.
Greatly appreciating these additions to the TMNT canon.
This, pretty much. I had War somewhere down on my list solely on the basis of him being fun to mess around with in TF.
Also what the heck is he. I mean, “triceratops”, yeah I guess he’s got three horns and the neck frill but beyond that he’s all claws and spikes and fangs. A mysterious dino-thing indeed.
I mean, I think he's just supposed to be a weird monster. I didn't vote for any of the Archie TMNT Four Horsemen (although one was one my long list, IIRC), but I loved their designs, and War is "weird monster", Famine is "emaciated weird monster", and Pestilence is "sentient swarm of flies".
#45: Krang’s Android Body
Points: 47 | Lists: 2
When the merciless alien warlord known as Krang was exiled from his world to the cold streets of New York, he was also stripped of his original body and left to fend for himself as a barely mobile pink brain-like creature. Fortunately, Krang forged an alliance with the ninja master Oroku Saki, alias Shredder, who used his army of ninja to plunder the Big Apple of its cutting-edge technology. The result: A towering cybernetic meat suit for Krang, replete with special gadgets and powers. The suit debuted in the first season of the 1987 animated series and had some of its most iconic moments in the episode Shredder and Splintered, where it grew to tremendous heights and stomped down fifth avenue like King Kong, only downed when the turtles manage to infiltrate its mechanical innards. The suit continued to serve as Krang’s life support system and signature weapon for most of the animated series.
It also looks kind of like a big diaper baby man.
Krang and his android body take inspiration from a similar concept originally seen in the Mirage comics, but the animated series version was more or less invented wholly for television. Beyond its frequent TV appearances, the suit usually showed up as a major boss battle or stage hazard in the old Konami video games. Playmates released a toy of the suit representing its gigantified version and, later on, a miniaturized version to scale with the regular toyline. Since then, many iterations of Krang’s weird speedo suit have shown up in Turtles media, some toning down the weirdness and others ratcheting it up.
The android body is a quintessential piece of Turtles ephemera. It blends moderate body horror with a quirky sci-fi design and isn't afraid to let its freak flag fly.
I mean the underoos are already spandex! Why does the robot need suspenders for them as well?!
Everything about Krangs Body is such… such a *choice*