Non-Vintage Toyline TMNT figures I'd like to see.

 

It has been confirmed that Non-Vintage toyline characters CAN make it to TMNTU but they have the equivalent of the Classicizer, since Guerrilla Gorilla looks far better as a TMNTU than his source Material look. In a way this is a good thing. In a different way, it COULD backfire on us badly.

Remember the dumbass logic of 200X He-Man becoming "Vintage He-Man" through the classicizer. Well, Let's do the Shredder Elite Guard as an example.

I'd expect the Shredder Elite Guard to look something like This:

I may not necessarily WANT them to look like this. But given the possible Vintagizer rule, a foot Elite would be the best of the best of the Foot Soldiers. Personally, I'd prefer something closer to the Mirage Foot Elite, but this makes sense in a strange way.

This logic wouldn't necessarily apply to Karai, since she's brand new, BUT I have made some approximations with the Vintagizer rule in mind. The closest thing to that I'd have for Karai is making her main bodysuit grey, while the vest keeps the purple and blue accents and have her bandages be black, for the sake of combining colors with the Foot Clan... before anyone complains, Casey's color scheme doesn't match his Mirage version.

While I haven't numbered them properly, The Elite Guard and Karai are my first two figures.

Venus would be #3 and she's getting some changes. First, the Plastron and shell would be more "traditionally Vintage"... meaning that the gazillion lines and cuts on the plastron that look like muscles would be eschewed for the traditional six segments. She would still have "boobs" because Venus had "plastron boobs". Her belt would be More "Vintage styled" with the rivets, buckles and the other stuff. Though the knot won't have long ends like the NM version. (For sitting on the party wagon) same thing for her Bandana braid. It will still be long, but not long enough that it interferes with display.

Armaggon would be #4. I'd expect him to be at least Bebop  or Rocksteady sized. My only worry is the cables/tubes on his arms. His accessories would be extra hands, extra heads (one of the heads having a hinged jaw and the ability to get his projectile attack plugged in his mouth.) I'm using Tournament Fighters as a source, since I haven't read the Archie comics he's in.

For the 5th Non-Vintage toy figure, I'm thinking Ninjara... Fox Kunoichi. It keeps with the NINJA theme from TMNT. Something that is a common theme on this list. 5 out of the 6 figures so far are all Ninjas... the 6th Figure is a ninja... Can Super7 make her, or is she in a legal limbo like Panda Khan and Usagi?

Lotus Blossom is the 6th Figure. If we can have Slash and the TMNT there is enough room for both Karai and Lotus Blossom. The Foot isn't the only ninja clan... if you catch my drift. Her status as a Ninja Mercenary allows her to play both sides. 

7th Figure is not a ninja... it's Granitor.

Honestly. I WISH that he was more Cartoon inspired, because the Playmates version of Traag is crap. Gonna call it now: Guerrilla Gorilla is a testing the waters for Traag getting a bigger price tag.

8th Figure is none other than Chameleon...

Is a secret agent who was mutated into a chameleon... Thermochromic plastic for his head, torso, and hands. It has gimmick written all over him.

9th Figure would be 2012's Tatsu. Since NECA can't make a Golden Harvest Tatsu, due to them not having the likeness rights of Obata-san, if 2012 is fair game for Super7, then they COULD truly beat NECA at a heavily wanted never before made TMNT Figure for once. I wonder if the Movie Adaptation is Available. There Tatsu lacks the well known facial hair of Obata-san... (I'd hate to have to sculpt and paint Obata-san's facial hair, but I'd take that choice just to have A  Tatsu) with the possibility of using games, could a Hyperstone Heist version also be a possibility?

10th Figure is most likely Agent Bishop. Representing the 2003 series and has a connection with the more Out there concepts of space and stuff.

11 and 12 come from 2012: 

Dogpound and Fishface:

Both would be mostly new, but if "vintage style rule" still applies, then some parts from GG could be used for Dogpound. Fishface has to be 100% new... but to fit the Vintage Aesthetics maybe he should share parts with Krang's Bubble Walker... visually they should take more cues from the Half Shell Heroes toys, since they're stylistically closer to the weird 80s cartoony aesthetics that some figures had in the 80s line.

I would also want Human versions of them (especially Chris Bradford) but that's for another list.

Unlucky 13th would be Hun... hear me out... Human Hun should be nearly Bebop and Rocksteady sized. While most humans are normal sized, like Casey, or Shredder, Hun should be big. Much bigger than Bradford (who would be MOTUC big) he should have most characters looking up when facing him. The face should be less angular than his 2003 self.

14th figure is Tora from the NES port of the Arcade game. It's a Leather Jacket clad polar bear that throws giant chunks of ice. Could come with a Frosty the Hitman 

15th is Shogun from the same game. The only special thing he'd need is a clear stand for his head to float.

16th would be Renet, which we already saw what NECA did with her, so in pure Playmates fashion she'd get a different color scheme. Probably a combination of the blue outfit with the red and brown version that NECA made.

17th figure would be the Cyber Baxter Stockman. He, obviously would require a 100%new body. Since no human parts asode the brain would be seen, this could be the African American Baxter from Mirage comics OR the next stage for the 1987 toon Fly Baxter.

18th figure on the list would be Jennika. She could  potentially reuse Venus's shell and limbs. But since she's supposed to be Vintagized, she would get some design changes. Her color scheme would be more "foot soldier-ish" Grey top, blue pants, black bandages, and purple hood.

19th figure is Zach the 5th Turtle... I'm trying to keep 1987 toon stuff to a minimum, since it's so easy to use as a crutch. Also, I missed out on Zach from NECA due to needing a new tire.

20th Figure... If you got a Problem, yo! He'll solve it! I am talking about Vanilla Ice! 

Honorable Mentions:

This list was a bit hard to curate, since I was trying to limit the Influence of the 1987 toon.

Oroku Nagi:

He can easily be a 2 in one figure. First he's the Oroku Nagi from the Hamato Yoshi Mirage backstory. The second form would be the wraith of Oroku Nagi that haunted Tan Sheng's house. (Lending itself for a rerelease in Blue GITD translucent ghost colors)

Human Baxter Stockman:

This is another 2-in-1 figure. He should have the neck attached to the head, kinda like Bebop. That way you can have Mirage African American Mirage Baxter Stockman and the Caucasian Cartoon Baxter Stockman. Also, in theory, they could reuse the Fly Baxter arms on a new human body AND you could make your Fly Baxter be African American and ignore the cartoon Caucasian Baxter, viceversa OR HAVE BOTH BAXTERS AS INDEPENDENT CHARACTERS.

Carter:

Normally I'd say I need both versions, but from a toyetic standpoint, the Yellow mutated version wins.

Lord Dregg:

If we have Carter, we need the villain from the Red Sky seasons.

Fake Brother:

The Fake Evil Turtle from Tournament Fighters. The description explains it better. While I'm not sure if this is a mutant or an Android, I'm leaning towards the latter. It's a "cheap figure to make" since it's mostly a repaint with a new belt to hold 2 sai, 2 nunchuck, 2 katana and a bo, and heads. The normal head is just a repaint of Donatello. The second head should be the "Terminator" head with the robotic endoskeleton revealed. Maybe get some inspiration from the movie animatronics. Third head is full endo skull. (And reuse the Metalhead light piping trick.)

Fire Freak:

Yes, he's from the first NES game. Yes, he's a bit generic... it should be made in GITD plastic that glows orange for obvious reasons. He doesn't really need extra hands, but if we have to add a hand with a bit of fire leaping off from it. Kinda like the sludge extra hand from Muckman. For accessories a smaller Fire freak clone that can stand or be displayed on a clear stand, a slightly articulated Stick-em-Up (or Roof Leaper)

Chainsaw Maniac:

This is the least NES Suggestion... He's weird as Hell. The sprite art kinda looks like a bald dude with a flesh colored Ironman Mask running around shirtless with a chainsaw and wearong footie pajama pants. If *I* were to make an 80s toy of himI guess that Casey's legs on a new shirtless torso with new arms and head. In Super7 terms, combining Casey and Shredder parts with some new pieces to make this crazy abomination. For the face a featureless face with 2 holes for eyes and a featureless smiling mouth... think of a normal smiley face 🙂 but flesh colored and creepy. For accessories, the standard hands, a chainsaw (obviously) and maybe a little enemy from the game. The little eyes with Spider legs perhaps?

Aska:

I am already adding some Tournament Fighters nods with Armaggon and Karai. Adding Aska to the list makes sense. Funny enough, I think that a Vintage Aska could've been made reusing a couple of existing Playmates figures with the head being the main new piece. While for Super7 these pieces would be brand new, the fact that they can get reuse out of them can help them in the long run.

Roadkill Rodneys:

This one skirts the line of Toons and games. I'll keep mentioning them because I like them quite a lot. I've mentioned before how to Vintagize them, so I won't go again into that.

Dragon Lord:

I already suggested Venus, so it makes sense that the villain representative of The Next Mutation be available... maybe the Vintagizer might do it some good.

That's it for this TMNT List. I tried VERY HARD to avoid relying too much on the 87 Cartoon.

The only variants I added to the list were Baxter variants and that was for the sake of showing some love to Mirage Baxter. I believe the only mainstream are rather didn't get any representation was Rise of the TMNT. I was getting a bit stumped until the COWABUNGA COLLECTION was revealed.