Tmnt 2012 - Blog Posts

Donnie-2012 with Donnie-2018 outfit

They're eating my brain.

TBH I started this doodle page as I was thinkin about @blitzxiiru 's 2012 future designs... which I do way more than what can be considered normal... You can probably see some of the influence they had in these drawings :))

(click for higher quality + lineart under the cut!!)

I friggin love @pillowdrawz 's Hamatos Umarekawari AU <3 all the art I've seen of it is amazing so I was inspired ^ ^

I love Ryo and Ryu sm <33

Doodles for the new year :]

some Donnie doodles :))

Mikey making pizza.

In the mood for something simple. So here's baby Mikey with a cookie to brighten your day

:3

Defenestrate: to throw someone or something out a window

The scenes is really great, the dialogue, the sound effects and the camera movements were incredible, I would have loved it if they used the phrase from Sun Tzu in his book The Art of War "It seems that you are weak when you are strong and strong when you are weak". Being that in Avatar the legend of Aang Uncle Iroh puts it into practice.

But yeah, I see here a lot of little and older brother energy

Probably one of the most little brother moments I’ve ever seen

Also some random screen shots:

WHAAAAAAAAT?!- I'M SO SAD NOW ಥ_ಥ.

God, I'm being serious, I'm genuinely sad that he died, I can only think of Leonardo's reaction when he finds out that Aoi is dead and he has to let him go to the afterlife. How painful.

Just started reading two souls. How this whole imaginary friend thing tie into the lore of tmnt 2012? Is it just when he's meditating or asleep or is it just completely separate from that and he just exists as seen in the fic and nowhere else?

Interlude I has confirmed a major thing in the lore.

Aoi is dead.

He died.

But instead of going to the afterlife, he got sent to the Rise verse for no apparent reason.

EDIT: For those who dont know when he died, he died in the start of the mutant apocalypse episode of TMNT 2012's season 5.

In this timeline, they stopped it

But instead of the mutagen double mutating him.

It killed him.

THIS IS SO COOL! ILOVEIT AAAAAH-

happy mutation day <3

This is so cute, I always loved the dynamic between Leo 2012 and Miguel Angel 2012. while Leo finds Mickey endearing and Mickey finds Leo a comforting and safe place.

Chapter 10 wip

This one is starting but seems really interesthing.

Someone should make a list of all the rise and 2012 crossover fics on ao3 that DONT bash 2012

Like it is not fun searching for fics and having to wonder every single time if the author is gonna bash the 2012 boys or if it will be a normal crossover

Ever since the ROTTMNT movie came out, I've been pretty obsessed with the 2012 and 2018 TMNTs, I love both versions and I love the personalities of all the turtles.

So when I went on the internet with the intention of reading some crossover fanfics between these two versions, it filled me with great sadness to see people writing about how "abusive" the 2012 brothers are and how "healthy" the 2018 brothers are.

Me personally I don't see the brothers from 2012 being abusive, as their interactions remind me of the ones I have with my friends, who are almost like my brothers. When I saw your TMNT fanfic where you didn't drag the 2012 turtles through the mud just for having different ways of loving other than physical contact, I was filled with a lot of emotion and affection for your work. I think what I like the most is that you include more action. LITERALLY the ninja turtles is action with plot, it is the best of the franchise definitely.

Chapter 8 is so close to being done ADHD please just let me write I want more nice comments!!!

YOUR RIGHT!!!

Fuck, so that is why when I was younger I was (am) a Leo stan. Lol that explains a lot haha

Rewatching tmnt 2012 has been so wild because I remember when I was a kid, Donnie was my favorite so I thought I’d just revert back to that right?? But obviously my life changed drastically in 10 years, and I’m watching it now like “wow why does Leo appeal to me so much? Why is this obviously anxious eldest child with crushing responsibilities and niche interests that nobody else cares about so relatable??” Like OH WAIT THAT’S ME LMAO

Y’know Wanda and Vision remind me of a better written April and Donnie. 

Donnie (Vision) are intelligent and polite guys who are learning how to love, while April (Wanda) are red-headed and powerful women who were experimented on. It would be so cool to find fanart of April and Donnie dressed as Vision and Wanda or maybe a Marvel AU with them. If I could imagine adult April x Donnie, I think they would be like the MCU couple. 

Does anyone else think April’s power and backstory is similar to Scarlet Witch’s as much as Jean Grey’s. All three are powerful superhumans and were controlled by an evil force. Their main powers are focused on the mind and levitation. I need fanart of her as Jean Grey and Scarlet Witch, I would do it myself but I can’t draw.

I saw your tmnt unpopular opinions post when scrolling through the rottmnt tag, and as someone who grew up with 2003 and will adore it to the end of my days---- YEA it should have ended after season 4. SAINW should have definitely had more time/build up/repercussions but as it is now still sticks with me 2012 April is such a victim of the writing. When I was younger I thought I just didn't like her iteration but she really isn't that bad. Just not written well so much wasted potential

This is really just a fun fact that i didn't learn about until I was older: In the original original comics of tmnt, april was not white. She was black or mixed. I'm not sure where/when the change happened but it is what it is

I really hope you don't get harassed for your opinions, have a great weekend!

Hi anon! Thank you for reply and I’m glad to know that there is someone who understands my pov of 2012 April. Unfortunately, her character is constantly criticized, and some of her fans get harassed.

I’ve heard of that fact about og comics April. I’m also curious to know why there was a change.

Fortunately, I haven’t been harassed for my opinions. The fandom does have some toxicity problems but-as far as what I’ve seen- it isn’t as bad as other fandoms.

I also hope you have a great weekend! 😁

What Are Your Unpopular TMNT Opinions?

Please respect other opinions. Thank you

I don’t love TMNT 2003.

Before watching this version, many fans said 2003 series was the best version. I didn’t have a lot of TMNT content to watch so I tried it(with some high expectations). I really liked it and had a fun time watching it, but I wouldn’t say it’s the best version- there isn’t a best version imo. I had some issues with it such as some intriguing moments from the show that wasn’t further explored like Leo’s first loss, and traumatic injuries from the Shredder and Donnie’s reaction of the alternative universe in Same As It Never Was. They were good but I needed more. Season 6 and 7 were not great and was tough to go through because of the sudden tone and art style change.

Though, it’s my second favorite version so far.

I like 2012 April.

I already made a post about this so I will shorten my explanation.

I have many reasons, but I’m going to say only two or three reasons since I don’t wanna bore you guys to death.

I don’t hate April because she is a victim of bad writing. TMNT 2012 has overall great writing, but there were some mistakes. Apritello is a big example.

When I ignore the bad moments, April is a really good character. Is she my favorite? No, but she had great potential.

Rise has one of the best family dynamics.

When I watch the show, I can tell that the Turtles love each other no matter what, which is a big thing in the fandom. I enjoyed their brotherly relationships since their was rarely an physical confrontation between them compared to how much 2012 Raph hits the other brothers. I don’t like hitting people, unless I need to protect myself, so I always felt a bit uncomfortable with all the hitting in TMNT 2012. I’m not saying TMNT 2012 had bad brother relationships, it’s my favorite because the raw moments the turtles had always warmed my heart. If it happened too often, the moments would have less of an impact.

I think TMNT 2003 went a bit downhill after season 4.

I feel like the storylines after season 4 were not as good. They focused mostly on mystical things, which is fine, but having so many versions of the Shredder was annoying for me. I know it might sound rude, but I think the show should have ended after season 4.

The 2003 Same As It Never Was storyline was not executed as greatly as it could be.

I feel so bad for critiquing the 2003 version since it looks like I don’t like the series. That’s not true, I really like the series and I applaud it for doing storylines like SAINW and Leo’s PTSD.

The reason why I don’t feel like SAINW didn’t live up to its full potential is because of the length of episodes it could have taken and how it didn’t seem to bother Donatello afterwards.

If SAINW was not added in the Ultimate Draco storyline, I think more episodes like an extra one would have been a better idea. The episode felt pretty rushed and I really wanted to learn more about the future like what happened to Casey, why Hun and Stockman betrayed Shredder, and the circumstances right before Future Donnie disappeared.

Leo’s storyline collided with Donnie’s potential character growth, which makes me upset. I adore Leo’s growth, but the other brothers had so much potential. Maybe some hints of Donnie’s fear of the future or the brothers being separated would have made up for it, but it didn’t happen. All the future Turtles’ deaths didn’t seem to affect Donnie like I thought it would.

2012 Fugitoid should have passed away.

I feel so bad for saying this, but for the better of the story, Fugitoid coming back to life was not a great choice. I love Honeycutt, but his sacrifice would have had a lot of impact on the reality of heroes dying. 2003 TMNT did this really well. Some good people died and it symbolized how dangerous and important it is to fight for what is right.

TMNT 2003 had too many characters, which ruined some development for more important ones.

I feel pretty bad for criticizing TMNT 2003 so much, but I still really like it. Every cartoon has its flaws and I’ve noticed more on TMNT 2003 since I’ve been binging it.

Anyway, the show has too many arcs and characters. Too much for any to gain development. Like the Rat King. I would’ve loved to see him more since he was so interesting. And the Monster from season 4. I was so upset when we didn’t get back to him. He deserved a happy ending, and his story would have been great development for Bishop, good or bad.

2012 Karai’s redemption arc was not handled that great.

To be honest, her arc was always a bit shaky to me. What surprised me most was how fast Karai’s mind was changed. All her life the Shredder was her father, but when almost once Splinter revealed the truth, she switched. I don’t think that would’ve happened so soon since, usually, kids that handle trauma like that kind of try to rationalize or try to make sense of it all. It would have been better if Karai was having this mental battle as she was working with the Shredder. She would be neutral though because she doesn’t want to hurt the Turtles and Splinter if what they said was true.

2012 Karai is overrated.

Don’t get me wrong, 2012 Karai is my favorite version, but she is not as developed as some people say.

Her arcs with finding the truth about everything and “curing” her of the mutation were not handled well, especially the latter. It took the last halves of season 2 and 3 to save her. Was I only one annoyed that the group looked for so long, only for the retro mutagen to not work? 😑

She’s on my list of wasted great characters along with April and Casey.

In the 2012 series, female characters are not as well written as male characters.

This is one of my complaints with the 2012 series. Most of the female characters were either reduced to love interests or severely sidelined. April and Karai are the biggest victims with this.

April had great potential to be a great character, but the love triangle ruined it. If they solved this plot line already, April’s character wouldn’t have suffered as much. Can’t determine if fans would like her more, but that’s my opinion.

With Karai, she was a love interest at first, but then this Splinter’s daughter plot line happened. Tbh, I think this decision was last minute because I hope to god the creators were not promoting brother/sister romantic relationships of any kind. Anyway, that story was going along until that wild goose chase trying to cure her from the mutation(which didn’t work). After that craziness, she was just sidelined and there was barely any Splinter/Karai moments(one of my biggest disappointments with the show). It would have been amazing to see her journey as the new Shredder, but I don’t blame the creators for that because they had a limited amount of episodes.

2012 April is not op.

Oof.. I’m gonna get so many disagrees on this. 😂

The reason I’m saying this is because of the and my definition of overpowered. Overpower: defeat with superior strength.

While rewatching the show, I looked closely through April’s fights, especially with her powers. Usually, overpowered people defeat supposedly stronger opponents without explanation.

April has rarely beaten someone stronger than her except once with TigerClaw, but with the Dragon’s Tail kick and a sneak attack, not her powers. She used her powers with the Shredder, Shini, Kavaxas, and many more enemies. She lost every time. The only time April won with her powers was against that evil Aeon and it was severely weak.

I would say April is not very close to the fighting level with the Turtles, especially with Raph and Leo. If they went full force on her, she would lose, even with her abilities.

2012 Leo has better characterization than 2003 Leo.

I really like 2003 Leo but he can be pretty bland. He only ever focused on training and meditation. He was also too perfect in some areas. However, S4 made him better in those areas.

With 2012 Leo, I like that he has more interests than training and has a reason why he wants to be the leader. He also messes up and doesn’t get the full swing of being the leader until half way through S2. For me, I think realistic character progression is very important for a show.

I like 2018 April’s design.

I admit, I was shocked when I learned that April’s race was changed, but I have no problems with it. There’s more diversity.

The only thing I don’t like about her design is her hairstyle. I don’t like the pigtails. Much preferred finale look with the high ponytail.

I’ve been binging the show “Worst Cooks in America” and I keep imagining Leo doing this show. Along with other TMNT fans, I headcanon Leo as a bad cook and watching him fumble in Worst Cooks would be so funny to see. Leo would definitely be competitive and get annoyed when losing since he’s so used to doing really well in training. But, that doesn’t mean he would not still be the sweet and awkward bean that he is. Contrary to his iconic blue mask, he would be on Team Rockin Red Stars with Anne Burrell.

Can I have some recs for great TMNT 2003, TMNT 2012, and ROTTMNT fics?

Here are some conditions:

1. No TCEST

2. No adult/minor relationships

3. No Leorai

4. No r*pe

Please add a link, which version its for, and a summary of the story.

Thanks for the recs!

TMNT 2012 Episode Ranking(By Season)

S1

S: Rise of the Turtles, It Came from the Depths, & TCRI

A: Karai’s Vendetta & New Girl in Town

B: Enemy of my Enemy, Operation: Breakout, The Alien Agenda, Showdown, & Metalhead

C: Parasitica, Turtle Temper, Mousers Attack, I Think His Name is Baxter Stockman, Baxter’s Gambit, Monkey Brains, & The Gauntlet

D: Panic in the Sewers, I Monster, New Friend Old Enemy, & Never Say Xever

E: Cockroach Terminator & The Pulversizer Returns

F: The Pulverizer

S2

S: The Invasion, Slash & Destroy & Vengeance is Mine

A: The Good The Bad and the Casey Jones, The Mutation Situation, Mutagen Man Unleashed & Into Dimension X

B: Follow the Leader, Newtralized, Of Rats & Men, Target: April O’Neil, Metalhead Rewired, The Wrath of Tigerclaw & The Lonely Mutation of Baxter Stockman

C: Plan 10, Invasion of the Squirrelanoids, The Manhattan Project, The Legend of the Kuro Kabuto & The Kraang Conspiracy

D: Mazes and the Mutants, Fungous Humongous, A Chinatown Ghost Story

E: Mikey Gets Shellacne

F: Pizza Face

S3

S: Battle for New York & Casey Jones vs. The Underworld

A: Buried Secrets, Within the Woods, Race with the Demon, Tale of the Yokai, Return to New York, Annihilation Earth, & Dinosaurs Seen in the Sewers

B: Serpent Hunt, Clash of the Mutanimals, Turtles in Time, Eyes of the Chimera, & The Fourfold Trap

C: In Dreams, Vision Quest, The Noxious Avenger, The Pig & the Rhino, Attack of the Mega-Shredder, & Creeping Doom

D: Meet Mondo Gecko, & The Deadly Venom

E: The Croaking

F: A Foot Too Big

S4

S: Requiem, & Owari

A: The Moon of Thalos 3, Trans-Dimensional Turtles, Earth’s Last Stand, Tale of Tigerclaw, The Darkest Plight, The Evil of Dregg, & Beyond the Whole Universe

B: Tokka vs. The World, Revenge of the Triceratons, The Super Shredder, The War for Dimension X, & The Ever-Burning Fire

C: Mutant Gangland, The Outlaw Armaggon, Riddle of the Ancient Aeons, The Cosmic Ocean, The Power Inside Her, City at War, & Broken Foot

D: Journey to the Center of Mikey’s Mind, The Weird World of Wrym, & The Arena of Carnage

E: The Insecta Trifecta

F: Bat in Belfry

S5

S: Lone Rat & Cubs

A: Usagi Yojimbo Arc

B: When Worlds Collide

C: Monsters & Mutants Arc, Kavakas Arc

D: ‘87 & ‘12 Crossover Finale

E:

F: Mutant Wasteland Arc

Rise of TMNT & TMNT ‘12 Incorrect Quotes

Rise of TMNT

For fun, the turtles are doing a brownie cooking competition. Splinter, April, and Draxum are the judges and are about to announce thewinner.

Splinter: Our first brownie, without a doubt, is Mikey’s peanut butter brownie.

*Everyone claps and cheers, though with less enthusiasm from Donnie and Leo*

Mikey: Wow, there’s so many people to thank, first of all, my parents, everyone who believed in me- how much time do we have? We can- we can move on, I’m sorry.

April: Everything else sucked compared to Mikey, for real.

*Everyone starts laughing*

April: I mean. If Mikey is over here, you guys are not even in this room.

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Rise of TMNT 

Leo and Mikey are having a spitball contest to see how many they can land in a cup.  None of them have gotten a point. Mikey goes first and misses then Leo goes and gets his first point.

Leo: Yeah!! Did that go in? [checks cup] Yeah.

*Mikey goes again and nearly hits Leo. He misses*

Leo: OMG.

*Mikey spits out a second one but still misses*

Leo: How did you produce another one?

*Mikey laughs*

Leo: Where did that come from?

Mikey: I had two in my mouth.

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TMNT 2012

Donnie asked Mikey to do a timed multiplications test for a study. Mikey has trouble and is mentally exhausted by the time the timer goesoff.

Mikey: [hands over test] Alright, just grade the whole thing then we’ll talk about it.

Donnie: Okay, cool.

Mikey: [heavily sighs with a hand on his head] Aww man, that was so stressful.

*Donnie starts laughing*

Mikey: Genuinely, so stressful.

Donnie: I don’t know what- I just think you built it up in your mind.

Mikey: Well, because-

Donnie: [looks at paper] Oh.

Mikey: [laughs] Don’t worry about it, we’ll talk about it after.Just- Just grade it.

*Donnie stares at paper in utterbewilderment*

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TMNT 2012

Mikey and Casey are making pizza together and, as they waitfor the pizza to cook, they fool around.

Casey: Do the dance of Italy.

Mikey: [starts dancing] The dance of Italy! Howowo! It’s thedance of Italy!

*Casey joins in*

Both: Howowowo! It’s the dance of Italy! Howowowo! It’s the dance of Italy! Hoowowowo!

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TMNT 2012

Mikey, Raph, and Casey are going to cook together, and Mikey wants to do a funny intro.

Mikey: We are here to conquer cake once and for all. Introducing Casey “the Raph” Jones & Raph “the Casey” Jones. Together they make Rasey!

Casey & Raph: Nooo! Nooo!

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Rise of TMNT

Raph and Mona Lisa(oc) are meeting for the first time. Mona Lisa has Draxum pinned by the throat and Raph is trying to negotiate with her.

Raph: Y’know, if killing the Kraang is your sole purpose, I don’t think this is the best way to go about it. But here’s the point, he betrayed the Kraang and they are coming back for him. And when they do, that’s when you [makes the cutting your neck gesture]

Mona: Why would I put my finger on their throat?

Raph: [confused] What? Oh, no, it’s a symbol. This is a symbol for you slicing their throat. 

Mona: I would not slice his throat. I would cut their heads clean off.

Raph: It’s a general expression for you killing someone. [talking to a fellow alien] You’ve heard of this, you’ve seen this, right. Y’know whatthat is.

Alien: Yeah. [sees Mona glare at them] No. No.

Have You Ever Had Cartoon Crushes?

I think maybe most people had cartoon crushes as a kid or something. I’m one of them.

Here are a list of characters I had childhood crushes on:

1. Starfire(Teen Titans 2003)

2. Raven(Teen Titans 2003)

3. Max Goof(Goofy Movies)

4. Danny Fenton(Danny Phantom)

5. Katara(ATLA)

6. Leonardo(TMNT 2012)

7. Li Shang (Mulan)

8. Trunks (Dragon Ball)

9. Finn (Adventure Time)

10. Flora (Winx Club)

There might be more but these are the ones I remember from the top of my head.

Hi I saw you were looking for pointers to write tmnt characters, I like to write Raph angst so here are some Raph pointers.

His temper comes from a place of emotion, likely over stimulation and vonabralitly problems. He's brutally honest and dosnet like to sugar coat things but can and will if nessisary. He has a soft side, he can be sweet and will protect his family at all cost. Keep in mind he's 3d and has some(alot of) inner turmoil.

Thank you for the pointers for Raph. He’s one of the toughest characters to write about-at least for me-since he’s so multi-layered.

For TMNT 2012 Fanfic Writers, Can I Have Some Pointers on How to Portray The Characters as Close to Canon?

I’m storyboarding a long TMNT 2012 fic and I’m nervous that I won’t portray the characters accurately.

I need some pointers.

Here are the characters:

1. The Turtles

2. April & Casey

3. Splinter

4. Karai

5. Shinigami

6. Tiger Claw

7. Mighty Mutanimals

8. Mona Lisa

9. Renet

10. Alopex

11. Pulverizer/Timothy

12. Fugitoid

13. Bishop

Thank you so much to anyone who replies.

-I imagine Rise Usagi as a teenager like Rise Leo. All Leos and Usagis are in the same age range.- *2003 & 2012 Leonardos having a conversation*

2012 Leo: So, anything going on with your version of Usagi? *asks shyly and awkwardly*

2003 Leo: *slightly blushing* What?

2012 Leo: Don’t worry. Me too. *winks*

2003 Leo: *relieved* Not great, it would be better-

2003 & 2012 Leos: if he didn’t keep brotherzoning me.

*both surprised*

2003 Leo: He does it to you too.

2012 Leo: Yeah, and I can trying to get out of it.

*Rise Leo suddenly shows up*

Rise Leo: I don’t know about you guys. *brings out Rise Usagi(his boyfriend)* But Neon Leon is doing fantabulous!

Are There Any Actors That You Want to Voice a TMNT Character?

I don’t really have that many since I never really focus on a celebrity’s voice and say, “Their voice can fit this character.”

But, if I think about it for a moment, I think Jesse McCartney(he voices Nightwing in Young Justice) would be good for Leo or Donnie since Nightwing is generally similar to them.

Ryan Potter could be a good Leo or Mikey since he’s done a fun and naive kind of character like Beast Boy from Titans.

Maybe Will Smith could be a good Bebop. 2012 Bebop had this sly, comedic attitude and I think Will Smith would do a good job.

Ron Pearlman would do really good as Bishop similar to the 2003 series. He has a sinister and calculated voice he used for Slade from Teen Titans.

Stephanie Lemelin(Artemis from Young Justice) would be a cool choice for a more tough and badass April.

I’m interested to see you guys’ choices. 😁

*If you have a specific voice your voice actor choice does, can you mention that so I can what your choice fully meant. Thanks.*

Discovering this video has made my week. 😂😂

Um. My mouse slipped?

Shinigami Headcanon

Mine: Shini named herself.

I think Shini was orphaned due to tragedy at a young age and was homeless for years. Then, she was adopted by a group of mystics associated with the Foot. They asked for her name but Shini didn’t know since her family died at a time she didn’t remember her name. So, she decides to call herself Shinigami as some sort of coping mechanism.

2012 Karai & Her Foot Arc

Wouldn’t have been cool if there was an arc about Karai and her journey of becoming a leader and redeeming the Foot?

I would’ve loved to see that. Karai got really sidelined after S2 and it sucked. I liked her and wanted to see more. She could have learned how to be a leader from Leo, it would be fun brother/sister bonding. Don’t you think? 😁❤️

Can I also say that her new foot ninjas are crappy fighters? They either lose tremendously, don’t do anything, or run away. Shini is the only good one. The previous foot ninja may not have been amazing fighters, but at least they weren’t chickens. 😂

I wish that was a storyline in season 5 instead of the arcs we got(mostly Mutant Apocalypse, I don’t like that arc).  

Also, did Karai seem weaker in the later seasons?

Compared to the earlier seasons, her fighting skills are lackluster in S4 and 5. Maybe it’s because of the mutagen in her blood or she relies on her snake too much? I don’t know but something felt off when watching Karai fight.

She also kinda lost her edge. In the first two seasons, she was cunning, flirtatious, and pretty much a badass. Now, something is off. I can’t really describe it.