[Boy Blunder]

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Originally Posted by kylactus

I loved the original turtles, and now I'm picking these up for my kids, but I've noticed that with the exception of the turtles themselves, splinter, rocksteady and bebop, the mutated villians seemed to always follow the same formula: one mutated arm, one human arm, one mutated foot, one human foot, mutated human/animal head, torn cloths (because bad guys always wear the same thing they were mutated in). I like the way that the new series for the most part seems to break that formula up a bit, and the way there starting to introduce a lot of familiar characters from the 80's series in new ways. I can't believe it took them so long to do a successful reboot of this franchise.

The mismatched nature of the mutations in this series really helps to push the idea that mutation is not a pleasant process. Back in the older lines, it always seemed like mutations were pretty clean affairs, depending on the animal/person involved, but I have seen very few mutations in the new series that don't evoke some major horror elements. Snakeweed, Dogpound/Rahzar, Fishface, Baxter, Wing Nut, Ice Cream Kitty... and friggin' Mutagen Man was just horrific.

As for the clothing, well... given how body-modifying a lot of the mutations have been, I doubt many people have multiple outfits that will fit their new bodies.