Questions tagged [teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a sewer dwelling team of four man-sized turtle martial artist comic book heroes who are led by Splinter, their rat sensei, against the evil ninjutsu master Shredder and his Foot Clan.
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What are the kung fu or wuxia films featured in the training montage in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023) shows Splinter and the Ninja Turtles learning ninjutsu by imitating scenes from classic kung fu or wuxia films. Which films are featured in their ...
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Why are the Ninja Turtles green?
In nature, real turtles are mostly grey to brown, so why are the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles depicted as green (their skin is colored bright green)?
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Why do the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles only have 3 digits on their hands and feet instead of 5 (or more)?
I understand they are mutants so it not really too much of a stretch, but it seems more likely that they would have at least 5 finger and toes on each hand/foot as all but sea turtles have 5 digits on ...
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Which episode of TMNT has a comic book writer with a crystal pen?
I'm trying to remember an old episode where there's an author who straps a crystal to his pen and what he draws becomes real. He draws another dimension, the turtles end up there and there's some sort ...
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Who is this fifth turtle?
In an advertisement for a TMNT comic titled From the Ashes, there is a picture of the four turtles I'm familiar with, plus a fifth one wearing a yellow mask and armed with a gauntlet from which four ...
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What was the inspiration for April O'Neils ultimate fate in the original TMNT Mirage comics?
I'm digging into the history of April O'Neil, and I've just found out how her story ends in the original Mirage comics, or if not 'ends' then a major story point for her.
Was this at all inspired by ...
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How does this change to April O'Neil in the Archie comics happen?
I've been reading up on the character April O'Neil, and the Wiki page says that in the Archie Comics:
How does this mutation happen?
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The original Mutant Ninja Turtles Graphic Novels
I remember when I was about 13-14 years old a friend had the original Mutant Ninja Turtles graphic novel. It was much much darker in content and played on the Vigilante theme a lot more.
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Was Raphael originally intended to be the leader of the Turtles?
From the first TMNT movie credits song (emphasis mine):
They were once normal, but now they're mutants
Splinter's the teacher so they are the students
Leonardo, Michaelangelo, and Donatello
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Why does April O'Neil have so few human friends?
From the first TMNT movie credits song (emphasis mine):
Now our ace reporter was hot on the trail
Determined to put these crooks in jail
She spied the bad guys and saw what happened
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Shouldn't the Ninja Turtles have a Radar Sense?
It's heavily implied in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles source material that the canister of mutagen that caused their mutation is the same exact chemical that gave DareDevil his powers. This can be ...
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Name of the song used in TMNT 2 HBO commercial
In this HBO commercial, there is a song playing in the background. It's kind of rock and dubstep fused together. I have contacted HBO through Facebook, but they couldn't reach the department who made ...
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What is this Xenomorph-like monster from TMNT?
On YouTube in a video showing off the arcade game Turtles in Time, one of the enemies was a monster similar in appearance to the Xenomorphs from the Alien films. Has such a character ever appeared in ...
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How many dimensions are there in the 1980's TMNT cartoon?
A common plot device in the 1980's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon is the Dimensional Portal, which operates in a similar manner to a Stargate, except for the fact that it links parallel ...
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