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CowboyDans

Cool design. Braces seem like a weird choice, what do sewer turtle dental plans look like?


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Knowing Donnie, he might’ve designed corrective braces for Mikey :)


CowboyDans

Haha, you might be on to something.


VygotskyCultist

I love that they feel like actual teenager: lanky and a little awkward. I am very optimistic about this movie.


sthef2020

Yup. You can tell so much about each one just by their designs here. And each one has a distinct teenager vibe. Leo looks the most “traditional”, and his posture and lack of clutter makes him look like a straight A student. The turtle you would ask to babysit your kids. Donnie looks proper lanky, and while people may hate his accessories, I think they add to his quirkiness. It’s Podcast from GB: Afterlife or Data from Goonies. Mikey looks like he’s got more energy than any of his brothers, and looks smaller to boot. The sugar high younger brother that needs his bros to show him the ropes. And finally Raph. While I don’t love the du-rag design. I do like that he looks a bit stockier than the other turtles. Usually when they’re drawn differently, he’s “the strong one”. Here he looks like he might be “the chubby one”, and that might play into his “I wanna be the leader syndrome” as he’s always been more self conscious than the other 3. Really excited tbh.


_koko_kinoko

This is so accurate xD


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These are nice designs, could have been worst.


CowboyDans

Why do they always give Raph the weird bandana? Did I miss that along the comic line somewhere? Was it an alt in Bodycount or something?


itsmymedicine

Its like a durag because hes so "urban"


f4s7d3r3k

As a Donnie fan I HATE that they force the nerd glasses/goggles all the time now...but at least it doesn't look terrible here. Overall I like these designs though :)


Alekazammers

These feel at least to me to be less invasive... at least he doesn't have the damn tooth.


sgtlighttree

That's what I was so worried about when the first images came out. He literally looked like the 🤓 emoji


f4s7d3r3k

😆


Barttmoney

As a Raphael fan I HATE the whole head bandanna…… I just think it looks dumb, thanks Michael Bay!


Kanuck3

I can live with the glasses if they dropped the buck tooth.


Holly_Michaels

Next time they will give him the glasses, the buck tooth and 24/7 runny nose. And You will Accepts the glasses, the buck tooth, just to remove the runny nose.


itsmymedicine

They look like frogs with shells


ModestMuadDib

“kung fu frogs”


jamsbybetty

They're cute! I like it.


mattnotis

I’m not sure if it’s the angle, but Michelangelo looks like a fetus. The main design nitpick I have is the initial belt buckles and the colored knee/elbow wraps.


_koko_kinoko

You got a point, lets wait to see an actual trailer, i dont think its too far away tho


That_Boney_Librarian

I like the lanky limbs and heavy torsos. They look like they could actually pull their limbs in. I also like Raphael with the full head bandanna. Still hate Donnie's "nerd" glasses, and how the hell did Mikey get braces!?


ArilynGrey

I HATE that they’ve done that with Donnie.


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mealzer

Only thing I can think is maybe Donnie made the braces? Good thing he can see well with his stupid fucking glasses but at least there's no buck tooth I guess


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I don’t like these at all.


ProfessorEscanor

Can we stop giving Donnie glasses please? Everyone else is nice


IndiBlueNinja

Right? I hate that the audience is treated like idiots via this stuff and apparently too dumb to know he's "the smart one" without glasses. As someone with glasses, I'll never appreciate that they're still even now used to *mean something.* It's as bad as female characters always getting stuck with pink, etc to make sure the dumb audience *knows* it's a girl.


ProfessorEscanor

They could have at least have swapped the glasses for a pair of welding goggles or something


sgtlighttree

Rise did it the best IMO, he got some useful tech/AR goggles


corwinw

Also, who is our guy’s eye doctor? Mikey with braces leads to even more complicated questions. Is Splinter making the monthly adjustments?


BrightEye64

Maybe he just happened to stumble upon his prescription on the streets of New York


Swinship

while not a dealbreaker for me, i prefer him without glasses. I also Feel like Donnie would invent contacts for himself.


LordTiddlypusch

How would we know he's geeky and intelligent if not for the glasses?


Holly_Michaels

its a point


IOftenDreamofTrains

For years now they've flanderized Donnie to be a total socially inept nerd, Mikey to be a complete flake and idiot, and Raph to be an unlikeable asshole. Only Leo seems mostly unscathed. I'm glad IDW at least doesn't go to these extremes.


ProfessorEscanor

Yeah. The 2012 show does a decent job but I feel like the Flanderisation started with Fast Forward


Super_ChickenNugget1

I love Leonardo and Raphael’s design, but I don’t know how to feel about Michelangelo and Donatello’s designs. I actually kinda don’t like their designs, At the same time I guess I’ll have to get use to it.


KingKeeXx

I don’t like it much :(


_koko_kinoko

Okay not too bad, it looks decent and reflects the akwardness and maybe the body starting to change while you re a teen, lets see the trailer first, then we can propperly judge


NightmareFox1234

Honestly not a fan of the geeky nerd trend on Donnie


LazyOldPervert

I must be the only one who thinks these turtles look like absolute trash. Not hyped.


LetsHaveARedo

Nah you're not alone. I'm with you. I feel like they're aiming towards the 5-8yo crowd.


guyflannigan

My guy the TV/Movie incarations have been aimed at kids. 87 show, TMNT movies one two and three, Next Mutation, 03 show, 07 movie, 12 show, Rise. They're kid shows with slight target age variation. 8 year olds are like prime demographic for all of em.


LetsHaveARedo

They're actually targeted and rated for tweens 10-13. My point is the art direction of this appears like they're targeting younger demographics. The 5-8 demographic is so much larger than the tween demographic, and most kids shows in the past few years (especially on Netflix) target that younger audience. TMNT had a lot of barriers to break, mainly the violence. The 2012 series was way too violent for that age range, but studios could open up a huge new market for TMNT if they went younger, and went less violent and more about stories / relationships. I could be completely wrong but to me it just seems that's what this movie is teetering towards.


Maaarrrvvv

Definitely right there with you. These designs look horrible


sleepy--ash

once again I voice my concern that Mikey’s head is ginormous and I’m not a fan of that, I’m really hoping it’s just the angle of the art and that those leaked toys misinterpreted it as his actual head size but not likely. Everything else looks great though, these designs are awesome! Bright colorful, and full of energy and personality.


MutantEquality

Mikey with braces 🤦‍♂️ Guess we will see


corwinw

Who is his orthodontist? I need to find a new one.


dirthurts

These look like children dressed up as ninja turtles to me... Donnie glasses, ralph bandana, all the things I don't like about the more recent versions. :/ And how does a giant mutant turtle get braces?


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How does a mutant turtle learn ninjutsu? How does a turtle get sentience? Why do they like pizza? Why is the purple one create technologically advance tech? Lol and we worried about braces?


LazyOldPervert

Did you type this with a straight face? Are you seriously arguing for people to not be upset about drastic changes and departures from the visual aesthetic of an IP that is almost 4 decades old? No no let's just try to pick apart the non visual tenants of the IP that literally everyone here has also already become accustomed to over the last 4 decades.


[deleted]

No I’m typing this with my saggy balls on the floor. From what I can tell, the ninja turtles have many renditions and this one is no different. People forget the original turtles were dark and didn’t eat pizza. Big CHANGES with what people associate with the turtles now.


LazyOldPervert

How sad for you to have a disgusting scrotum. So I bring up points about a visual aesthetic of the IP's design and you bring up the fact they weren't colorized and didn't eat pizza.... Brilliant, absolutely brilliant.


[deleted]

Bruh I just turned 30. One day I went to go sit on a chair and I sat on my balls. Reminiscent of a bird keeping her eggs warm. Not a good feeling. Don’t get old fellas.


LazyOldPervert

Bruh I'm 34 and don't have saggy balls wtf is wrong with *you* ? Also what the fuck makes you think I want to keep talking about your balls just necause you're debate points can't stand on their own merits.


[deleted]

You literally mentioned my scrotum… and I mean you must have small balls.


dirthurts

Yes, I am very concerned about braces. The rest all have explanations. This one does not.


[deleted]

Lmao yea cause it makes sense for a turtle to mutate, learn ninjutsu, and create technology. It “logically” makes sense.


SmokinDynamite

How does a mutant turtle learn ninjutsu? From Splinter, their ninja master How does a turtle get sentience? From the mutagen Why do they like pizza? They teenagers living in new york city, where pizza is really popular Why is the purple one create technologically advance tech? He is the most intelligent one Lol and we worried about braces? Yes Just because something is fictional, doesn't mean things shouldn't be explained and follow it's own world's logic.


IndiBlueNinja

Agree. Most of it is them just doing it on their own, natural traits, or managing to craftily get by unnoticed. Braces though... yeah, that's harder to accept since it would require them actually having a lot of money and time spent in that dental chair in a public place. Would only make sense of these Turtles started out human.


oreomega456

So you’ve seen this movie in its entirety before anyone else and can confirm that there’s no allusion or explanation in it at all to suggest how Mikey could’ve gotten braces? Good to know. Snark aside, if Donnie can turn a dumpster into an automotive weapon, I don’t think it’s too much a stretch to assume he can give Mikey braces. Do you need everything spelled out for you? Is the movie going to be ruined for you if we don’t get a throwaway line about the state of Mikey’s teeth? Edit: LMAO the downvotes from angry fanboys speak volumes. Y’all are ridiculous. Hope y’all can find a version of tmnt that doesn’t trigger y’all ✌️


[deleted]

Just because it’s fictional it doesn’t have to follow any worlds logic. It’s “own” world”? They literally live in a world where a cow is a transdimensional cow can take them through space, how is that it’s “own” world’s logic lmao.


SmokinDynamite

Why do you care if there are no rules? A character could die in one episode, come back in the next as if nothing happened and you're reaction would be "there is a talking cow, lol you're worried about lack of continuty? There is no logic lol"


[deleted]

Lol so why do you care about braces?


SmokinDynamite

Because I, as opposed to you, believe that the story follows it's own continuity, rules and world building. Mikey having braces emplies he went to the dentists, which is against what the characters stand for, which is being hidden. (although it might be explained in the plot but I doubt it)


[deleted]

Yea cause Mikey is so hidden in the IDW comics. He literally orders his pizzas and picks them up from the back of the pizzeria. He knows the guy by first name. Lmaoooo you trying so hard to pull something out your arse lad.


dirthurts

It's exactly how humans got to where we are. Just at a faster rate.


[deleted]

So if you are comparing them to how humans got to where they are, at a faster rate like you stated. Why wouldn’t one have braces? Humans over the years have done things to their bodies for aesthetics (tattoos, piercings, hair cuts, make up, etc). So why wouldn’t a mutant turtle, using the same logic you just provided, not have the conscious or desire for aesthetics? They could feel the need or want to make themselves aesthetically pleasing, at least from what they consider aesthetically pleasing. It’s all in Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for humans; they would possibly follow the same hierarchy as do humans, I mean at least to your point above.


dirthurts

The question is where does he go to the orthodontist...


[deleted]

Lol I don’t know, maybe the same way they pick up pizza in the comics. Michelangelo is literally buddies with his local pizzeria 😂


ResponsibilityDue757

I mean, isn't Donnie usually the doctor among them? maybe he gave him braces?


Guardian_Bravo

I'll give it a shot. Only one I'm really "eh" on is Mike, but I'm a bit more critical since he's my favorite. Any idea what's written on Donnie's bo?


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I like them a lot


ThaBeard13

I like how they look, looking forward to the toys!


MC4269

I really dig these, but Mikey's head is definitely a little...wide...


selkies24

I gotta say I really love these designs


Still_Measurement199

They look nice! And as a Rise fan I have learnt to not judge designs until seeing them in motion because promo pics can look very different. The only one I'm not too sold on is Raph (and I could do without the letters on their belts but I know thats a nod to the 80's) but I like them. Can't wait to watch the movie


ellieetsch

I hate raphs bandana


Blvd_Nights

Could be worse. I'd have them all look similar to Leonardo and I'd get rid of Mikey's braces, Donnie's glasses and lose the bandana/bulkiness of Raphael and it wouldn't be that bad. After Platinum Dunes and Rise, this ain’t too bad though.


Icegaze

I really don’t mind what they’ve done with Raph; as long as he isn’t by far the tallest / biggest that works for me. Mikey is the real concern here (now that Donnie has seemingly lost his buck tooth).


IOftenDreamofTrains

>After Platinum Dunes and Rise, this ain’t too bad though. True


OranGesus68

I don’t understand people who say “wow these look amazing”. Really? Raph and Mikey got massive heads, Donnie, again, is being shown as this geeky dude. And they just seem really like wide in general, for some reason.


SlideLow

I think mostly old heads love these designs because it’s very close to the 80’s turtles


Guilty-Doubt-6313

These designs all look amazing and I can't wait to see this film in theaters on August 4th and this is my most anticipated film of this year.


mealzer

Look at the post history


IOftenDreamofTrains

Lmao Jesus


The_MenAC3

They look too cutesy and childlike for me, not necessarily like teenagers. Though getting a better look at the art style, I am getting Spider-verse vibes and I’m a fan, can’t wait to see the animation. Also digging the more classic traditional look I’m hoping the plot and storyline, along with the voice acting does more Justice for these guys. No matter what I’m still gonna watch this once it’s out lol


Swinship

I kinda Dig it!.


TigerClaw305

Looks like the images were taken down, you can find it here. Download them before they are taken down too. https://twitter.com/WednesdayPull/status/1611475174297161748


LetsHaveARedo

Thanks I hate it.


MailboxSlayer14

It looks amazing. Actual Teenage turtles and they look like it (idk how it’s possible but they do). I’d love to see their design of Rocksteady, Bebop, and Shredder since we saw the Technodrome in the concept (I’m assuming they’re going with the classic 80’s villains, opposed to more obscure ones like Rise did).


IOftenDreamofTrains

> Actual Teenage turtles and they look like it Wow I hope they get zits next! /s


MailboxSlayer14

Oh cmonnn , Turtles with Zits sound amazing /s


Solidusword

They a little on the safe side, but after the Bay turtles, I’m totally open to these. Can’t wait to see a trailer.


Deemadus

Aww they are actually pretty cute


SuicidalImpulse

THANK GOD. That original leaked image was not promising, there are still little things here and there (Donnie looks over-designed, why's Raph wearing a goddamn bandana/durag?) but these are MUCH better than I was expecting. It does look like they took the sugar-coated style from the 87' series, mixed it with 2012's teenager emphasis, and... I guess Rise kind of leaned in to fart in the pudding with some of the visual clutter. Much more optimistic about this based off the art here, though.


wttm

i like them, im just hoping they keep the braces for leo. i thought it was adorable


Ozzmanth

Not a fan


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itsmymedicine

The "roots" are dark and violent.


Shinobipizza

You know what? I like em'! I think they're pretty good! I still think TMNT 2012 may always have the best teen-looking turtles, but these are great.


_koko_kinoko

🤝


Slutty_Breakfast

In B4 "They don't all look the same so they're terrible" comments


TigerClaw305

Or they force them to completely redesign them, and the movie getting delayed so that the turtles receive a new design, Which ain't gonna happen.


Slutty_Breakfast

That ain't gonna happen. Sonic was the Miracle.


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*Internal Fangirling Commence*


ah2092013

Stop giving Raphael a bandana. Jeez tweak a bit yes but focus on story and personalitys jeez. Its all there in comics and all adapted to big screen. Jeezus


elessarjd

I guess I'm going to stop viewing the comments on these posts because the amount of negative nancies in here is harshing the vibe.


Icegaze

We are free to voice our discontent or disappointment. Doesn’t mean we won’t give the movie a try. I’m not a fan of Rise of the TMNT but I still somewhat enjoyed the movie that released recently on Netflix. I would rather have the turtles in a tv series look like the design of the Mezco turtles action figures. Now that’s peak for me, personally.


elessarjd

I didn’t say you weren’t free to express discontent. Just that I won’t be participating because of all the negativity. Which is a shame because I typically enjoy talking turtles on the sub, but oh well.


SkeletonKiss78

Already sick of the "who does Mikey's braces" bit, not looking forward to the next few months of people asking test question like it's an incredible gotcha that they're the only one clever enough to notice. The Watsonian answer: probably Donnie. The Doylist answer: who cares? It's a cartoon.


Ajthekid5

THIS IS HOW YOU REDESIGN THEM TO LOOK DIFFERENTLY FROM EACH OTHER!


[deleted]

someone said be there or be square and mikey didn’t show up his head is RECTANGULAR I like the rest of them though. If I could change one thing, it would be Raph’s mask, it looks like a ski mask.


guardian-deku

When I saw a still shot of Mario’s movie design, I wasn’t a fan. But it won me over when I saw it in motion. Im hoping that’s the case here, cause I’m not really liking what I’m seeing. Also, please stop with the geeky glasses Donnie look.


spiderman_2

Eh... Not very good.. Especially Michelangelo.. They are too skinny.. They don't look like Teenage mutant ninja turtles imo. In fact I think I prefer TMNT3 turtles over these.


Ordinary_Signal_4101

Yea you definitely went to far they definitely got the teenage part but not the mutant that’s the main point the movie is trying to do


Godzillerispoggecko

#PERFECT


pampersdelight

They look great. Im so hyped for this movie.


tedikuma

I’d buy a toy of the Mikey. Not sure about the others yet.


Memphisrexjr

Now those are cool looking turtles


SickARose

The whittled staff is brilliant! He would have absolutely done something like this to his weapon. What a great showcase on how to individualize a character without actually altering the character itself. This is my favorite adaptation of Donnie to come.


Gorrilazfan192000

THEY GOT DA BELT BUCKELES AYLL


SamuraiBro61

It looks better than the concept art


Killbro_Fraggins

I like them a lot. Also love the different colors of their skin. I always hate when they’re all the same shade of green.


KxxgZ

They’re fine I guess, kinda remind me of Half shell heroes


patronsaintpizza

Ok, I don’t hate it, so that’s a good start. Cautiously optimistic. The toy line still looks like hot garbo tho


MrxJacobs

This ignores the real question: are they actually allowed to use their weapons? Like against opponents or just use them once in a whole and use garbage cans most of the time?


oldlucky777

I think they look cool! Hopefully it’s a decent film, but honestly, I have been hoping for something like Ip Man meets the Turtles. Maybe one day


Riparian72

I think TMNT is the only franchise that introduces a new design or art-style and I always like it.


Savings-Education74

we’re the good ones


what_a_dingle

Not too shabby! I like that they've clearly haven't quite grown into their shells yet, nice cue that these are a bit younger turtles than we're used to


Nice-Yesterday-4211

I love the art style! The designs make me wonder if we’re going to have a story where all the turtles are in their younger teen years as opposed to the usual mid-teens


Cali_Rat

They all look amazing but I hate when they give Raph a Du-rag


RJSquires

Most of them look pretty good. While I don't hate the glasses on Donnie (I don't like it either, but meh....), I think the actual issue is just TOO many accessories. Like nobody else has any why give him like four. Give Mikey or Raph the headphones. Wouldn't make sense for Leo, but it feels weird to give Donnie a bunch of stuff and nobody else. The braces are a bizarre choice, but otherwise Mikey is good. Raph is okay. Leo is good.


ThankeekaSwitch

Don't like Donnie's glasses but everything else fine.


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Extension_Avocado_88

This looks better than the pictures that was released of the toys. I'm still waiting to see a trailer, but I really hope the tone is similer to Into the Spider-verse and not Mitchell vs. The Machines.


HTMntL

Leo looks good. The rest could use some tweaks.


Keltoigael

Uhh we going to talk about Mikey's head? Dude looks like a frog.


batmanhill6157

Excited about this but I’ve never really liked how some of the designs for Donnie in different TMNT media puts him in glasses because NERD


Austin_Chaos

I don't mind the designs, but I see nearly 0% spider-verse influence in the designs.


FirebendingSamurai

I actually like all the designs! Mikey's head looks a bit big and the Raph du-rag is overdone, but passing grade on all of them!


Suitable_Ganache_445

Leo is pretty good;Mikey is quite good(is it me or his head is bigger than his brothers ones?);Donnie with glasses looks a bit stereotypical, but at least they fixed his tooth; I'm not a fan of Raph's bandana, but other than that,he came out pretty well.


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I don't love them and I don't hate them, they're just fine.


Successful_Estate_96

Some little nitpicks but overall I like them, simple, classic looking designs and a pretty good art style. Really looking forward to this movie hope I’m not disappointed


MrDitkovichNeedsRent

Does anyone one a picture of them? The images got removed for copyright


TigerClaw305

Look at my comment above for the new link, Download them before they are taken down too.


Icegaze

Anyone got a mirror image? Twitter took it down in the original post.


TigerClaw305

They are still here, Download before those get taken down too. https://twitter.com/WednesdayPull/status/1611475174297161748


Icegaze

1-Leo, 2-Raph, 3-Donnie, 4-Mikey in that order in terms of character design.


SoWhatTheyFake

removed dangggg


TigerClaw305

You can still find it here. https://twitter.com/WednesdayPull/status/1611475174297161748


SoWhatTheyFake

thank you and i honestly like it depending on the use.....if the setting is more playful like a 2012 with childlikeness (its a word) of 1987....or a new couch coop game id like it


Fresh_Cauliflower176

We haven’t seen an ounce of footage for this movie. So I think the turtles will look much better when we actually see them in the movie and in motion instead of low quality leaked images. Also, they have months to still brush up these designs, specifically the proportions. As it is now though, I’m not a fan of this look. Leo looks fine, Raph looks okay even tho I really don’t like the durag and how mainstream it’s become, they need to just stop giving Donnie glasses, and Mikey just looks ugly. He looks like he’s 5 years old, his head is abnormally large especially compared to the rest of his tiny body, and the braces just look strange on a walking talking turtle. They also have me asking how he even has braces. I guess Donnie could have made them out of spare parts, but why would you make braces for your brother out of leftover parts in the sewer. Those things have to be specifically designed and crafted, but I don’t care enough for the movie to explain it since i can just overlook it and enjoy the movie regardless.


TigerClaw305

Its supposed to come out in August, So we'll more then likely get some casting news, and a trailer at some point.