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Published: 2014-10-13 15:23:17 +0000 UTC; Views: 3462; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 2
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Description I once thought I wouldn't do this, since I would imagine the hero cast as exsiting models, but I created my own designs for each of the turtles for my upcoming fanfic anyways...Yes, Leo, Mikey, Raph and Donnie in new styles. 

Maybe not so new, since I mostly used the 2012 versions as a base. I no longer like the 2012 show but those designs were very awesome, it better reflected the personalities best, with Raph being shorter and stocky, with a crack in his front shell, Mikey being adorable with his freckles, Donnie being tall and looking geeky with his gapped teeth...I want an extra mile and did several other things to make them different. 

Like skin tones...like the 2003 version their skin tones differ, Raph being the darkest green, Mikey being the lightest. I also gave them gear to further reflect their personality. 

Leo looks the most traditional and ninja-esque. He has a birth mark in the shape of a sea turtle. Because he wasn't the only one who hadn't a distinct physical trait like the shell crack, freckles or gapped teeth. 

Raph's gear reflects his love for battle with the knuckle weapons, more mail-armor like gloves and leggings, metal in his kneepads to make his blows hit harder, and in those pads on his heels is also some added weight for extra blows. 

Donnie gets some nice goggles. His gloves were meant for human hands but he was forced to remove the fingers, otherwise they wouldn't fit. He has a bag with some lightweight tools, and those things on his legs have zippers and pouches with hidden tools as well, light weight and practical. They're basically the lower part of the trousers, because Donnie's build doesn't allow him to wear normal pants. AND HE HAS NO HUMAN FETISH.

Mikey's gear looks more like skater gear, or that's what I tried to convey. 

Hope you like the designs.
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Comments: 19

Bluejet123abc [2022-05-12 14:37:37 +0000 UTC]

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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Bluejet123abc [2022-05-12 15:20:28 +0000 UTC]

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MasterFusion [2014-10-17 05:01:19 +0000 UTC]

Well, to be honest. The 2003 Turtles had the best designs for the Turtles.

But these are very good designs, better then most of the ones I've seen.

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crosserdog1 [2014-10-13 19:39:22 +0000 UTC]

just like there show design

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DarkCatTheKhajjit [2014-10-13 17:24:29 +0000 UTC]

Nice

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Mixedfan8643 [2014-10-13 15:50:37 +0000 UTC]

AWE. SOME!!!!

Those are incredible looks for the turtles and all very logical designs too!

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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2014-10-13 15:54:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I tried to put a lot of thought into them. 

Probably I'll be keeping the voice actors from the 2012 version as well, for Leo his original voice Jason Biggs...in my mind at least. 

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Mixedfan8643 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2014-10-13 15:56:38 +0000 UTC]

And you succeeded.

Nice. I myself prefer the 03 voices all round. 

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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2014-10-13 16:00:56 +0000 UTC]

The 2003 voice actors were very good as well. 

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Mixedfan8643 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2014-10-13 16:02:16 +0000 UTC]

Oh you bet they were! They were the BEST I think. Oh heck, I'm ALWAYS going to think what 03 did was the best! Except Splinter's origin story, Nick Turtles has the best Splinter origin story. 

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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2014-10-13 16:09:24 +0000 UTC]

It makes more sense splinter being a mutated human martial artist then a mutant rat copying martial arts. 

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Mixedfan8643 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2014-10-13 16:17:30 +0000 UTC]

I know. Sorry 03 but Nick Turtles gets a point for Splinter origin story. 

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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2014-10-13 16:33:07 +0000 UTC]

Voice acting, art style, and splinter origins...and the rat king. Still can be counted on one hand.

I personally thought a younger April was a good idea, allowing her to connect better to her fellow turtles. Though I wonder why they had to insert the half-Kraang subplot in it.

Could be weirder though, in the original mirage comics April was revealed to be a living drawing created when her dad used a mystic crystal like that artist Kirby, only with a pen instead of a pencil. I know this because I'm a geek

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Mixedfan8643 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2014-10-13 16:54:07 +0000 UTC]

03's tied with voice acting, wins in art style but Nick Turtles wins the other two.

I dunno either because Nickelodeon seems to think that a "normal" character in TMNT is an anomaly. 

OK what?!  

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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2014-10-13 17:05:10 +0000 UTC]

Three...out of about fifty categories. 

The most normal is Casey Jones and he is not completely right in the head (he has a metal plate in his skull, that may explain it)

Yeah, the Mirage comics pulled a lot of weird crap as well. And a lot that'll blow your mind. 

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Mixedfan8643 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2014-10-13 19:37:15 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.

Casey has a metal plate in his skull? How?!

I'll bet. 

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KivaTheDCWizard In reply to Mixedfan8643 [2014-10-14 15:00:34 +0000 UTC]

The 2012 version of Casey has one in his skull. We can see it briefly as he is being electrocuted by an ancient chinese sorcerer spirit (don't ask). Knowing how reckless he can be and is already missing his front teeth, you can only imagine where he got that.

I'm going to adapt some mirage stories loosely, or at least the ones that haven't been referred or used in any other media yet. Term is 'loosely'

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Mixedfan8643 In reply to KivaTheDCWizard [2014-10-14 15:51:46 +0000 UTC]

Ugh...

Right. 

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Erin-Gamer-90 [2014-10-13 15:43:36 +0000 UTC]

Great designs.

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