May 10, 2023

Hyperstone Heist is the Key to a Super7 Tatsu

 I touched upon this when I was looking at potential "toon inspired" variants for TMNT Ultimates. So, here's what I'd do for a Potential Tatsu figure.

First he needs a new body. I TRIED to figure out a way to use most of the Shredder body, but it's too lanky for Tatsu. I'm not looking for a MOTUC/Conan bulkiness, but somewhere in between. Kinda like Wacky Action Shredder is bulkier than the original.
 With that out if the way, let's deal accessories:
2 heads:
 Normal and Angry
Hands:
Horizontal and vertical hinge C-grip hands, fists, expressive hands, and special hands with bo-shuriken sculpted in them. Mainly for two reasons:
-they're too small to be actual accessories, which would mean one could lose then easily.
-a slightly larger nail an exciting accessory does not make. 
Shredder's rack weapons
New scabbard or the sword.
3+ Kunai
Soft goods reversible tunic. (One side gray and the other gauntlet red) with soft goods red and black belts (like wave 2 Shredder's) I kinda want a plastic grey tunic as well as an option if possible.
Secret accessory: New head
This secret head is similar to Karai's 3rd head, the Foot Ninja head. I originally was thinking the Oni Mask from 2012, but while spitballing with Spike#3... yes, there have been Multiple "Spikes". They're nicknamed after MLP FiM's baby dragon/fax machine, but they are real people. The suggestion was Foot Ninja head, Which won me over. The next debate was color:
Options were Grey matching his tunic or red matching the Gauntlet Tunic. Spike was rooting for Gray and I was rooting for red. I chose red, because Red mask and dark grey/black tunic is already a thing in IDW's TMNT. That's Jennika's assassin look. Having Tatsu wear that look, could help in facilitating the Foot Assassins and Human Jennika into the line.

This Tatsu would fit with the pseudo ninja theme that we have with Karai and Ninja April.
As long as we don't get Ninja Vernon, Burne,  and Irma... dammit, now I kinda want to make a Ninja Vernon, Burne, and Irma rant... all jokes aside, Hyperstone heist really might be our only hope at a Vintagized Tatsu... if later down the line, we get an Oroku Saki figure with clothing reminiscent of Tatsu that are baggy enough to fit Tatsu as well, that's a "happy little accident".

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