#tmnt is my special interest

[brightlotusmoon]

How you know your mutuals really understood you.

Thanks, @ehrenyu !

[morosecloud]

forgive me for the person i will become now that i’ve seen mutant mayhem

[nordidia]

having a very rough night so raph doodles needed to be made

when in need, mash two interests together

[avgfandomguy]

Happy autism awareness day.

Now be aware of mine.

[aaaagender]

Guys guys guys guys

Wade is a tmnt fan

[rhinocio]

NOW WITH PODFIC ACCOMPANIMENT!

[donnietellos]

TW FOR BLOOD ON THE LAST FRAME !!!

aaand thats the end of the prologue <3 this is an infection au i’ve been having ideas about for like,,, a while!! so. :] i plan to make more, thank you!!

FIRST PART OF THE PROLOGUE!!

[sen-wild-coyote]

i know for a split second leo's eyes were red in the first episode but can we also talk about how for a split second donnie's eyes were pink/purple

[fallingintotragedies2]

Controversial opinion ahead!

Idk what the tmnt 2012 writers were on but like

Not every 15 yr old needs a love interest

‘But some of them r cute’

Are they? Are they really?

Is Donnie being creepy about April cute?

Are Leo and Karai being siblings yet still being shipped cute?

Is the fact that, Mona Lisa’s age wasn’t disclosed so Raph, a 15 yr old, is being shipped with someone who may as well be way older then him, cute too?

You know what would actually be cute?

Realising that 15 yr olds are kids and don’t NEED a love interest, and even if they do have one, do it right. Don’t be weird.

Some of y’all needed a reality check, you’re welcome

[somerandomdudelmao]

Okay, that thought just randomly hit me

When 2012 Donnie wants to show his brothers a new invention they didn't ask him to, they roll their eyes and let half the information pass their ears.

While Rise Donnie says "I made the thing" and his brothers start trying to guess which one because they remember his unfinished ideas and projects. They actually remember and hold in their heads the things he constructs

[dappydaffer]

i am asking you about your special interests. rant about all of them to me if you wish. go off my friend :)

Holy shit, you are now my new favorite person-

A lot of my special interests right now mainly center around Will Wood, ROTTMNT, and human behavior as a whole.

With Will Wood's music, whether he intends it to be or not, is just so profound and well made and really makes me happy. The symbolism, the seemingly needless, lengthy words, and the themes he explores overall are just ground-breaking to me and I could analyze his stuff for days on end with a burning passion. And the way his music (both old and new) sounds?? LIKE WHAT??

I swear, no two songs of his sound the same, and I mean it in the best way possible. The pacing, the instrumental choice, really everything just feels uniquely respective to its own song and I am drooling over it.

Will Wood is easily one of the best musicians I have ever had the pleasure of discovering. When I found his stuff, I hadn't had a musical hyperfixation in actual years, but boy did listening to the normal album change that.

Like I said, the lyrics, the sounds of the music, and (what I believe is) the continued theme of normalcy while each song still tells its own theme/story?? It's just perfection to me, really-

As for ROTTMNT? Don't even get me started!

The animation is lively, colorful, and has a delightful, anime-ish style to it that just makes the whole show eye candy to me. The boxy(?) movement in certain scenes, the shading (especially in the movie), and the character designs?? Omg the character designs-

I love how Rise broke what I feel was the "copy-and-paste" style of design for the turtles, unlike the previous series (I'm not saying other TMNT shows were bad, but good lord the designs (looking at you, 2012) were...awful-). Each design feels respective to its own character and the diversity in appearance really helps the turtle's personalities, fighting style, and expression shine through.

And the turtles themselves? I simply just adore what the show did with their personalities and how they gave them more depth and really humanized them. Especially with Raph and Donnie. Especially Raph and Donnie.

Raph always came off as just "the angry one," and there was seemingly no reason for why and there was nothing else to him, when I tried getting into older series, and at times, it made me dislike him as a character. But in Rise? They made him into a gentle giant with different likes, dislikes, interests, strength, weaknesses, and gave him reason to be angry in certain scenarios, rather than feeding us the usual "pissed off all the time" Raph. In Rise, he just comes off as a reasonably tired, realistic older brother that cares about his family and just wants the best for everyone, even if there are times he comes off in the wrong way.

And I could go off about Donnie for days

But to keep it as short as I can; Donnie is to die for in Rise. He is more than just the "tech guy." He is shown to indulge in different interests and hobbies, he has vulnerable moments, he's sarcastically witty and deadpan, just everything I could want in a character like him.

And the way they handled autistic representation with Donnie?

*chef's kiss* 11/10 👌

He comes off a realistic, neurodivergent person that isn't weakened by his condition, and is instead just accepted as he is and plays a vital role to the brother's chemistry, unlike in most shows where the autistic character feels like an inconvenience, a man-child, an un-empathetic asshole, and/or too indulged in their hyperfixation to be useful, or that's all there is to them as a person.

Rise just got so many things right and I adore the show for it!

And lastly; with human behavior? It's certainly not as strong as the last two fixations, but I still find it rather interesting.

Everything we have been taught since birth feels black and white, especially with people's intentions and emotions. But, I don't think that's the case at all (in 95% of cases). People each have their own thoughts, feelings, and reasonings for why they do x, y, z, and I may not know everything about it, but Jesus Christ, it intrigues me so much.

Thank you so much for asking about my special interests =)

I apologize it took a while to answer, I've been busy with school, my job, and trying to finish the first part of the Black Box Warrior analysis (which I should hopefully have posted in the next day or two-)

[brightlotusmoon]

My tmnt fangirl story: my first memory of tmnt was watching the 1990s movie on vhs tape all the time as a kid and stealing one of my brothers tmnt toys to play tea party with. Ever since I was little I always loved turtles. So I'd watch the tmnt 1990 movie all the time. I was born 1996, so I never really saw the original 80s cartoon, except on another vhs tape that had the first few episodes. Growing up i remember vaguely seeing the 2003 cartoon on 4kids on weekends and remember watching the 2007 movie once and loving it. But I never became a full fangirl till the tmnt 2012 cartoon. And I was hit with full on love for all things turtles. Watch all the tmnt 2012 episodes that came on tv whenever it was on. Got tmnt merc, got all the tmnt movies I could get on dvd. Watch them all the time. Tmnt 2012 was my everything and I loved it. Leo is my favorite turtle. Mikey is my second. I love all the turtles, but Donnie and Raph would have to be my least favorite. Leo just has a special place in my heart. I relate to a lot of his issues. Being the oldest and not a lot of people appreciating you for it. How hes not everyone's favorite makes me love him more. I also relate a lot to mikey, with his adhd and everyone thinking he's stupid when hes not. Also can relate how Leo gets angry, and how all he wants to do is protect his family and make his parent proud of him. In general I love all the turtles and how other and outsiders they feel. And how they always have each other. I wish i had something like that. A bond like that. I have siblings but they just mostly make me feel like a mean babysitter, and idiot, or a kiss asss to my mom. Plus having adhd, autism and ocd doesn't help. So loving the turtles help. Plus the cartoon and animation is amazing. I love the humor and the darkness in the tmnt 2012 version. I've seen the rottmnt movie and love it, and I'm watching the cartoon. I like it, but I feel like its over hyped and the movie is so much better. Does the rottmnt cartoon get better? And thats it, that's my tmnt fangirl story. Sorry that its so long.

That's a beautiful story. I love that any version of this franchise stokes a fire in peoples hearts for the rest of it. Especially when we can turn around and explore the nuances.

[toberracore]

It's time to finally reveal -- some of my TMNT Raider art from a year or so ago!

This Foot Clan associate is a real pain in the neck to the turtles. It's okay though, he's just in it for the fun!

Some 2012 Raider & Super Shredder.

[yellowhollyhock]

thinking about. When Hamato Yoshi becomes Master Splinter

Especially 1987 but I think this applies to 2012 as well. maybe not so much Rise, but idk it could in some ways

Extremely traumatic to have your humanity taken from you in that way.

But let's also talk about the fact that this was done to him... by humans. His experience with humanity has been that they are violent, greedy, corrupt. Okay so that was mostly Shredder, but he also spent some time just out in the streets. I mean the story is different and focuses on different things with each Splinter but, rat or human, the base of the story is usually that he fled Japan (where he experiened extreme violence) and landed in New York City where he had nothing. The Splinters who were rats, canon deals more explicitly with their view of humans as.. not evil exactly (except mutant mayhem), but not good. In need of protection and guidance, at best.

But what about Hamato Yoshi rejecting his humanity? It was taken from him unwillingly, and for someone who likes to be in control it would make sense for his coping mechanism to be reinterpreting his situation as an ascent to something purer. And this could explain in a way how he trains the turtles to be heroes. Their family is above humanity, almost like instead of beasts he thinks of them as spirits. There has to be a word, right, for that literary device where the nonhumans are less corruptible? like Smurfs. does what I'm saying make sense

Basically his mutation made him a rat, and in order to avoid the trauma of his body being involuntarily changed I think he chooses to see this as a sacred experience. Rat > Human. He will be more sly, more disconnected from earthly vice, more resourceful, less wasteful.

Now contrast this with the turtles mutation experience.

Generally we don't see them wanting to go back to being regular turtles; they want to become more human. The mutagen didn't even 'mix' them with a human, it enhanced their strength and intelligence and a lot of other random wonky things that made them seem humanoid. For them becoming human-adjacent was the same thing as becoming aware. Without the mutagen, they wouldn't know each other's names, wouldn't be able to enjoy pizza or video games, certainly couldn't learn martial arts. From their pov, humans are above them on the scale. Humanity is something they chase, try to understand and immerse themselves in, and rejection from that world hurts.

Master Splinter, then, to them, took a big fall for them. I could almost compare it to a parent giving up a career in order to be a parent. The older they get the more they realize, first that it happened, and then that it had to happen because of them. They have to give him another chance at that other life, because it's their fault he lost it (from the pov, at least).

And I just. Think about when he scolds them for those human vices he's made himself believe his more animal state will help him overcome. Laziness, gluttony, envy (hoo boy envy. whole other post), selfishness. He pushes them to train, and keep the lair clean, to protect them from becoming what he once was.

And it's really sad because what he once was. Was human. Just human.

And it's the wrong word for the turtles, but it's the same concept. Just let your kids be human. Let them be teenagers. And to his credit, he does try. He allows them their pizza and video games and human friends. But he also seems constantly on guard for their sakes. Not only will the human world reject them, something he experienced himself and doesn't want to face, but it also has the power to ruin them. Like where they are is the ideal and becoming more human-like could make them.. more inherently bad. He wants to keep them in his own little world because he's crafted one where being what they are is an honor, not a shame. But he can't comprehend how, living under his roof, the turtles are still experiencing an entirely different world.

They don't ever truly get it, either, that he doesn't see his mutation the ay they do. And it's not that I don't think he ever sees becoming a rat as a fall from grace. I'm sure those feelings also exist. But he cultivates and acts on this other idea because it's simply more useful to him than self-pity. And that's really cool of him on some level! Empowering to reject humans just as thoroughly as they rejected him; he deserves a story where what happened to him all worked out for the best and was his destiny all along. It's just... he also didn't take the time to heal (how could he, given circumstances?), and that does affect how he treats his children.

Does any of this make sense? It's just a very interesting dynamic

[roseverdict]

i've previously gone insane over NFC stuff and 2D barcodes (amiibo tech and QR code tech, basically) so now i have a plethora of leftover knowledge and also a few nfc tags i never got around to giving a purpose.

[olive-garden-hoe]

My expressions of affection are getting out of hand

While watching rottmnt with my wonderful patient mom I turned to her and said “I want to chew them up and put them in a blender so I can drink them and I will kiss this creator in the lips the second I meet them”

She gently pat my arm and asked if I wanted to turn it off