Between releases and lines dying, Super7 has been a hot topic this month at the House of Rants. So in order to showcase some positivity, I'm going to think of possible new characters in the style of vintage TMNT and see if they can be turned into Ultimates styled figures. Let's see what I can come up with this time:
Man-O-Tee:
As you can guess by the name, this is a humanoid manatee. Imagine a pudgy body with a manatee face. A huge glob of sunblock on the snout wearing a broken tanktop that says lifeguard and you can see the tanlines from the tanktop on the broken side. He's wearing the red lifeguard shorts and his left foot has a surfer shoe while the right surfer shoe is broken and his foot is turned into a partial tail flipper.
Same thing with his left hand it looks more like a manatee flipper but ot can stil grip stuff due to the vestigial human thumb. The right hand would be human but in manatee grey. His accessories would be in reddish orange plastic:
Lifeguard floater shield, Lotion Squirter (a gun that shoots lotion) Wild Whistle, Interchangeable Beach flag pole staff (plastic flags that attach to a polestaff) Seagull Steve (little seagull buddy that practices aikido. Also he's dressed like Ranma Saotome)
Basically, a lifeguard that saved a manatee and accidentally stepped on an ooze Canister that was submerged. This turned him into the Mutant Lifeguard, Man-O-Tee, who defends the Beach from Evildoers. Helps the Turtles and the Punk frogs when the foot tries to ruin beach time for everyone.
For Ultimates, he'd get a second head that is blowing the wild whistle (now with a real rope necklace and it can be put on his mouth) the flags would be made of soft goods, extra hands/flipper, the Floater shield would have string and loop to attach the floater to his arm, the Lotion Squirter would be fully colored and Seagull Steve would be fully colored and his outfit would be in Ranma Colors...
Cletus Ray O'Possum:
You can feel the rabies and inbreeding by reading that name.
Visually, picture a lanky redneck but He's an opossum. Now picture this lanky humanoid opossum wearing overalls with no shirt and ine of the shoulderstraps hanging by the side. He's wearing a hat that says HATE (prototype said CRAP, but toymaker said no. Yes, Cletus is one a member of the Alabama Chapter of CRAP or HATE) on his back he has some peculiar bits of hair that can hold one of the mini buddies. The right leg of the overalls is torn and he has a more Possum foot. The left leg looks more human, but is barefoot with clawed toes. A tail pokes out the back. Hed is meant to look like a screaming possum showing its redneck teeth.
For accessories in possum grey he has a pump shotgun (reuse leatherhead's) a Mason Jar Molotov (a 'shinebomb), and 3 little opossum/human baby hybrids. Opal Mae (girl top half, possum bottom), Bubba Ray (boy, Possum top half, human bottom) Leroy (boy, possum head and torso, human limbs)
Opal Mae can "hold on" to his back, Bubba Ray can slip on his hanging strap. Leroy hangs unto one of his arms.
He's a redneck mutated into an Opossum after eating Ooze filled Possum stew made by his sister Elsie Jo. Very protective of his family, he will attack all invaders often by ambush. He works for Shredder after the latter kidnapped his sister Elsie Jo. Carrying his niece and nephews into battle Cletus Ray fights for Family.
For Ultimates he gets an extra grinning head showing the redneck smile (crooked, missing, misshapen teeth) interchangeable hats (CRAP and HATE hats) the standard hands. The niece and nephews are in full color. He gets 2 new accessories a banjo and a portrait of his family:
Ma and Pa are humans with Cletus holding the kids and Elsie Jo (who looks human with the exception of a possum tail and whiskers.)
Agüeybaná III el mutante:
This is based on the Puerto Rican coquí. Using Playmates Toys fashion, he'd be a redeco of Genghis with a new head. Red shirt with light blue bits. The Genghis chains would be silver the pants would have the Puerto Rican Flag. The crotch would be the light blue triangle with a star tampo. The legs would be red with a vertical white strip on the front and back. His color would be light brownish. With brown eyes.
For accessories a megaphone to amplify its sonic blasts. Reuse the Sewer Surfin Mike board with a different sticker (Puerto Rico Island), Carved Caoba mace, jíbaro straw hat, and reuse the Beachcombing mike piña colada. Removable Jíbaro sash and Machete. All in sand color
Basically a coquí who was accidentally splashed with Ooze raised by Puerto Rican separatists, they gave him the name Agüeybaná III in honor of Agüeybaná II, el bravo, who fought against the Spaniards. Much to the chagrin of his caretakers, Agüeybaná III, wanted to be a hero like the US Mutant team, the Punk Frogs. Stopping random crimes in the island put Puerto Rico in the sights of the Foot. Now Agüeybaná III uses his loud mouth to stomp the foot invasion.
For Ultimates, he'd get a second goiter head for his sonic coquí blast, the removable Genghis jewelry in silver, a new Taino Medallion. The prints on his red shirt would be of taino symbols. New crotch piece with the Puerto Rican star sculpted. The Megaphone would be green and white (subtle nod to the Puerto Rican Independence Party without having the party insignia on it.) The mace would be Mahogany, the hat would be sand colored, the sash would be red with the machete in normal colors.
Standard hands (both c-grip, fist, relaxed) and slapping hands.
Dr. Calamario:
A human/squid Hybrid. Unlike most Tentacled characters, Doctor Calamario is a bit different.
He only has 2 Tentacles. The rest are arms. He's wearing a medical robe with normal human arms, but he has 2 more arms sprouting from his sides and 2 Caucasian flesh colored tentacles sprouting from his back. His legs are arms and he has 4 arm legs in a configuration similar to MOTUC Mantenna. His feet hands are NOT interchangeable with his arm hands, as these are much bigger. The tentacles are bendy.
His head is squid shaped down to the eyes. Nose and mouth are human. He sports a mustache made our of 2 tiny tentacles. And a beard made out of tiny tentacles.
For accessories in translucent neon green:
Ooze vial, 2× Nasty injections, Big reflex hammer. 2× Painkiller bombs.
Basically, Dr. Mario Calamari, physician, scientist, searching for a way to regrow his lost leg. Using Squids and Ooze, he created a serum that gave him extra arms and a slightly more Squid-like appearance. He joineed the Foot in order to gain access to better quality Ooze and to correct his mutation. He will give the Turtles a physical exam and his prescription is PAIN!!
For Ultimates, he gets the standard extra hands, injection hands, bendy tentacles colored accessories. An extra ink spitting head with ink effect.
Van Gogh:
Imagine a humanoid Fox kendo student without the right ear. The idea, visually is that theoretically, this figure was meant to be the base for a traditional Usagi variant. Requiring just a new crotch piece and legs. Unlike Usagi, Van Gogh has a tail. The tunic would be grey with aquamarine pants
His accessories would be: Katana, Wakizashi, straw hat, soft goods purple cloak, "water gourd", onigiri, kendo stick. All molded in white plastic.
Van Gogh was a fox that Hamato Yoshi once saved in Japan. He named it like that due to the red fur and missing ear. When Yoshi feld to America, he couldn't take Van Gogh with him. Yoshi left Van Gogh in the care of a swordsman who protected a nearby village. There Van Gogh learned Bushido by watching the swordsman. Many years later Karai took Van Gogh from the swordsman and mutated him into a mutant warrior to take down Krang. He abandoned Karai and fled to America looking for his old savior, Hamato Yoshi.
For Ultimates he gets soft goods clothing. You can strip him down into his fundoshi, but the main reason for soft goods is that most promotional art of the character show him using only one sleeve on his tunic. The cloak is now furry as in the art instead of the normal cloth the vintage figure had. His accessories would have normal colors with his strawhat being straw colored, the onigiri being onigiri colored., the gourd being gourd colored, etc. He gets a black repaint of Rat King's Flute, flute playing hands, nigiri holding hand.
A Mexican Gangbanger turned into a Roadrunner. So, basically a Cholo Roadrunner.
Plaid shirt torn due to the mutation but the top button still works and it's buttoned on. He wears knee length khakis. On the band of his pants he has a sculpted on gun right in front of him... Socks reach just under the knee, but torn at the feet due the bird feet with the fingers poking put the sock. Cross necklace
For accessories: molded in Casey Jones accessories aquamarine
Run by UZI, burrito surprise (dynamite stick hidden in a burrito), orale wey knife (switchblade), smuggler bag. (Duffelbag with a drum feature similar to Mattel's battle armors that you can have it closed, full of money, or full of ooze canisters) sunglasses.
Basically a Really fast Mexican Gangbanger who was accidentally turned into a humanoid Roadrunner after slipping on a Roadrunner carcass and the ooze vials he was carrying broke. He's named after the Mexican Musical style, Corrido (which sounds like corredor, runner in English. Roadrunner being a bird native to Mexico...)
Ultimates version gets removable cross necklace, additional Virgencita de Guadalupe necklace, an alternate head with cigarette box on the bandana and a cigarette on his mouth...
The Duffelbag is still in Casey green, but you can add money stacks or ooze vials. The other accessories are colored normally.
G.O.A.T.:
Imagine a Big Muscley Mexican masked Wrestler with a Goat head and hyper muscled goat legs with large cloven feet who wears Wrestling trunks. Like a cross between Tekken's King, a satyr, and a goat wearing a Mexican Wrestler mask. (Gold and Silver for both Mask and trunks.) His goat fur is light grey, while his human torso and arms are a glistening bronze.
For accessories: Soft goods Robe in the colors of the Mexican Flag.
Accessories molded in red:
Championship Belt, Ring Bell shield, Siéntate Steel chair, Billygoat club (a billy club with a billy goat head at the end) Lil' Jackass: a Dwarf Donkey headed little person... roughly the size of a toddler.
So, the Mexican Wrestling Tag Team of Ricardo El Cabro Cabrera and Juan Burró, El Burrito
Hindsight:
Picture a Mutated guy whose face is normal, except his eyes are on the back of his head. He looks really handsome 80s Hollywood star vibe... aside the whole no eyes at the front of his skull thing. He's wearing an outfit similar to Van Damme's Bloodsport outfit...
But his hands and feet have fighting wraps on them. (Because he reuses the Foot Soldier legs. He gets new torso and arms.)
The idea is basically a Former Martial Arts champion who in a street fight was blinded with ooze, which caused his eyes to move to the back of his head. Now he sees everything in hindsight... quite literally. He's a parody of the blind Martial Master trope.
For accessories he has rear view mirror glasses to see forward, mirrored buckler, kung fu White cane. Pair of tonfa, Seeing-I-Dawg. A mutant cycloptic Rottweiler from Dimension X.
For Ultimates he gets Alternate heads. (The OG head with the JCVD Blinded look from bloodsport but the eyes on the back look crazed), new side glance head with a more neutral expression and a neutral head for Seeing-I-Dawg, who comes with the vintage snarling head.
He reuses the foot soldier hands in flesh color,
The accessories are white for the cane and tonfa, black and silver for the glasses. Shield gets a vac metal plate for the mirror. Seeing-I-Dawg is in Purples and greens to showcase its alien Origin.
Quick Prick:
Pictue a Rollerskating delivery mutant Hedgehog. Humanoid Hedgehog wearing a blue denim jacket, blue jeans and removable red rollerskates. Obviously the hedgehog quills poke out his jacket and back. (Normal Hedgehog colors). He also sports a necklace with an engagement ring on it.
For accessories molded in red plastic:
Pizza Bag shield, Pop powered breadstick Cannon, fanny pack sling, half eaten chili dog, quill rapiers roller skates.
Jaleel Quick, college student/delivery boy. Got into college via a scholarship for his running and fencing skills. As a delivery boy he was dubbed the fastest puzza delivery boy in all Manhattan. Doused with Ooze after finding his boss tossed himself into a mutagenic oven, Quick turned into a mutant Hedgehog after getting pricked by his pet's quills. Now QP is on two missions, ensuring the delivery of hot pizzas throughout Manhattan and sabotaging Pizzaface's plans of spreading tainted pizzas.
(The idea is for a pizza themed foe for Pizzaface and a mildly subtle tribute to Sonic the Hedgehog)
Now the Ultimates version would get a few extras:
Specific Extra hands (finger wag hands),
Extra heads alt expression and one with modified fencing mask.
The accessories would be painted in Realistic colors, but the pizza box shield and fanny pack would remain mostly red.
The pop powered breadstick cannon gets a removable firing breadstick effect.
Pandaemonium:
Picture a Panda in a soft goods removable straight jacket. Sculpted torn and dirty mental hospital gown and wearing a single slipper. Mostly a panda with humanoid hands (for gripping purposes.) Eyes must be reminiscent of Anthony Hopkins in Silence of the Lambs.Now plotwise, Shredder mutated the meanest and baddest mental patient he could find, but Rocksteady and Bebop brought the wrong bear.
Now he has a serial killer panda, who would rather lounge around eating bamboo than causing chaos and mayhem... except when he feels the urge to cause mayhem. He doesn't know karate, but he knows ka-razy!
Accessories in Bamboo green: Bamboo snacking club, restraining mask, slipper slapper.
For ultimates, various hands, the restraining mask in realistic colors, alternate heads (one with an eye clamp device inspired by A Clockwork Orange.), slipper slapper matching the slipper on his foot.
Melonie:
A human Plant hybrid. Kinda like Poison Ivy, but different: Her hair is made of vines. Her body is made of mostly plants, fruits, and veggies. Yes, her melons are actual melons.
Her thumbs are fully human but green. The other fingers are roots just as her feet. Kinda like a dryad. Some cutesy animals sculpted on her body, like squirrels and a nest on her head.
For accessories, soursop grenade, cucumber baton, Bananarang, vine whip. Flytrap buddy.
Melanie Green was a supermarket employee cleaning the produce section of a supermarket, when she slipped and fell onto a vial of ooze hidden within the produce. Now she's going to give the foot a healthy dose of justice with a side of fruits and veggies.
For Ultimates, I'd say alternate heads one of them with more plantlike features. An alternate hand with longer roots/vines (similar to the hasbro stretched fingers reed) Accrssories would be in realistic colors.
No comments:
Post a Comment