Apparently people are digging the Non-Turtle variant idea post from a few days ago. So, while the stars align and I can get anough time to tackle the 1990 MOVIE NECA ACC.PACK (alt. heads are being a bitch.) Here's another not so random idea
Fantasy Warriors series
This wave has some D&D inspiration, among other things. I know that 2012 made a wave with the Turtles in a D&D inspired wave, but I want to take things further and not stick to purely fantasy theme...
Leonardo the Barbarian
I know what everybody's thinking Raphael is the one that would lend himself to be the Barbarian instead of Leonardo... my reason for Leonardo being a Barbarian is called Cam Clarke Reference... take Leonardo, give him a blonde wig, furry loincloth and boots. Give him a battle Axe, a Shield, a short swird and a broadsword. (Basically picture Leonardo cosplaying as He-man) he should have a second head without the wig.
Steampunk Alchemist Donatello:
I know steampunk and alchemy don't necessarily match, but the steampunk part is a nod to the Donatello does machines lart of the cartoon theme and Alchemy for the unnatural science aspects of the TMNT. You've seen steampunk characters, so you know what to expect on Donny. Maybe a badass Plague Doctor masked head in addition to a normal head.
Ranger Raphael
A tribute to Robin Hood. Tights and all. Despite being a "Western Archer" he should have a Japanese Longbow with arrows, in addition to a short sword and dagger for swashbuckling action. One of his heads must have the Robin Hood mustache and beard.
Mike the Bard
This role for Mike have two reasons:
The comedic character gets the comedic role being the first reason. The second reason is a nod to the infamous coming out of their shells tour. Give him some musical instrument themed weapons, some foppish bard clothes and coins to toss at Leonardo...
Sir Bernid Jones the Paladin
Picture a Paladin wearing clothes reminiscent of Casey Jones wearing Goalie padding. And the helmet has a visor resembling Casey's mask. The weaponry should be maces, war hammers, a glaive with a bent blade to resemble a hockey stick.
April the Spy:
Lazy answer: You know Sheila the thief from the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon? Picture April in similar clothes, but in Yellow and white, because April.
Rocksteady el Conquistador:
Picture Rocksteady wearing Conquistador armor as if he was Ponce De León or something.
A Harquebus, and a sword would be his weapons.
Dr. Krangstein's Monster:
Krang Android body has a few not-so-subtle references to Frankenstein's monster. The idea here is to throw any notion of subtlety out the window and have a blatantly obvious tribute to Dr. Frankenstein and his Monster... also, I want to have Krang wearing a monocle. The odea for the body is to make it look like it's made out of multiple corpses, both human and animal to give it its size.
Slash the Destroyer:
Being the antithesis of Leonardo the Barbarian he should look like the Faker to Leonardo's He-Man. (Second head should have a hood and a turtle skull mask as a nod to Skeletor)
This one is a reference to the title of theanime with the space bounty hunters. Just picture Bebop in the gaudiest cowboy outfit this side of Woody and 1955 Doc Brown's idea of a cowboy with an optional a fistful of dollars poncho and metal plate. Also his revolver should be ridiculously oversized. Like Hellboy's gun.
Warlord Shredder:
Imagine Shredder as a Western Knight, evil, of course. Think Shredder meets the Armored Thulsa Doom... with a bit of Death Dealer tossed in for some good measure.
Captain Leatherhead:
This one is a blatant reference to Captain Hook, to the point that one of Leatherhead's hands should be made with a fake Pirate Hook attached to it. Yes, the idea that a gator is playong Captain Hook is completely intentional and something that Playmates would do.
Honorable Mentions:
Assassin Rat King: Basically a reverse Plague Doctor who spreads plague instead of mitigating the effects.
Sludge Golem Muckman:
Basically a Medieval version of Muckman... in brown, because he'd be mostly made out of shit
Sludge..
Dragoon Stockman: due to his flying ability, Dragoon seemed like the perfect class for Baxter.
Executioner Traag: the name says it all.
Neon Night Riders series:
The title is a nod to the alternate 2020 we never had. Obviously, the theme here is Cyberpunk/sci-Fi apocalyptic future type of thing.
Leonardo:
His outfit and accessories would be HEAVILY inspired by Kaneda (from Akira) and yes, this is yet another Leonardo/Cam Clarke Reference.
Also the katana blades would be laser swords.
Donatello:
His outfit would be very reminiscent of 2016 dr. Brown. I'm going to get some accessories there would be a Bo Staff that would work like Darth Maul's lightsaber.
Raphael:
Think half Cable and half Zack Snyder's Knightmare Batman. Lots of big bulky guns and Laser Sai that kinda look like Kylo Ren's lightsaber.
Michelangelo:
He has a retro futuristic look. Think Flash Gordon crossed with the Jetsons.
Casey Jones:
A very Mad Max/ Hokuto no Ken look for him... Basically normal Casey Jones but with more leather on his clothing.
April:
Something between an EVANGELION Plug suit and a Bubblegum Crisis Knight Saber look... with loads of yellow because April.
Bebop:
You guys are gonna hate me for this:
You know the tape outfit Milla Jovovich wears in The Fifth Element? Bebop Warthog Multipass!! Multipass!!
Rocksteady:
If you hated me for Bebop... Rocksteady is going to be worse. Zardoz would be the biggest influence here... I probably know what you're thinking: First Casey, now Bebop and Rocksteady... post apocalyptic future outfits tend to be a bit sexualized and often habe homoerotic tendencies.
Shredder:
This one is rather obvious: black clothing and futuristic look to his armor with laser spikes and his helmet kinda looks like Kilokahn...
A second unmasked head reveals that Oroku Saki has Cybernetic implants that resemble those of CATS... As in ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US!! CATS
Krang:
Before anyone thinks that I'm going for an android body variant, no. I'm going for something more European... the Android vody already wears a speedo and suspenders, so, my solution...
A Dalek-like walker, or in this case roller.
Slash:
Last time I made Slash a Skeletor/Faker to "match" Leo... This time, I'm doing something different.
Using MEGAMAN X as a reference. Fixture him I said he was a Reploid. Taking elements from X Zero, and Sigma.
Rat King:
He looks mostly the same aside for his left Golden Hand... and a cybernetic implant that lets him download 320 Jigabytes into his brain.
Keanu references are the whole point of a Cyberpunk wave...
Honorable Mentions:
Mondo Gecko: think a BTTF2 Marty inspired Mondo with Hoverboard.
Splinter: a combination of Blade Runner and Total Recall elements on him to give him some tech noir feel. I kinda want to add Battle Angel style cybernetics to him as well.
Pizza Face: having him in a more Mad Max-look and heavily imply that he's a cannibal...
April was very close of being a Ruby Rhod parody (leopard print outfit with the paint roller hairstyle)
There is a reason why I'm mostly keeping to the same characters... they are the most "vanilla" and easy to put in new roles. For example it's easier to make a medieval fantasy version of Slash than it is for Sgt. Bananas. It's easier to make a sci-fi take on Rat King than it is for Walkabout... and yes I'm aware that I could make a Mel Gibson joke with Walkabout but I already used Mad Max for the futuristic sci-fi Casey Jones. Also I'm avoiding characters from the tune wave says I'm not so sure where is Super 7 is legally standing with them.
While I'm going a bit silly with the variants, I'm trying to keep some level of cool. Trying to avoid things like TMNTrolls, or gimmicky figures like talking Turtles or Mutations. In April's case, I'm trying to keep her cool, somewhat sexy, but not hyper objectified. April could've rocked the Leeloo Dallas tape outfit.
Incredibly enough Splinter is really hard to get any variants.
In any case I'd like to hear about your crazy ideas. Feel free to post any comments and maybe if I get enough responses; I can pick my best choices from my readers.
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