Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a reimagining of the characters in a new and interesting way, in this version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Raphael is actually a snapping turtle, that carries twin tonfas as his weapon of choice, Leonardo is a read-eared slider who uses an odachi sword, Donatello was imagined as a soft-shell turtle that wields a Techo Bo-Staff and last but not least it’s Michelangelo who can be seen as a box turtle and his weapon of choice is a kusaru-fundo.
In this new incarnation of the mega-popular brand, Raphael, the snapping turtle, is now the leader of the ninja turtles – he’s the oldest and biggest of them, he’s very enthusiastic and filled with bravado. Leonardo is seen as the coolest brother, at least from his own point of view and he can be very charming but also has a rebel side to him. Donatello is similar to how he was before; he is still a tech genius whose ninja skills match those he has with coding and programming. Again, last but not least it’s Michelangelo who is of a free spirit and a creative mind, always riding his skateboard.
Now when it comes to the real-world aspect of the show, it should be out later this year and will be directed by voice-acting expert Rob Paulsen has a great set of voice actors. Omar Miller as Raphael, Ben Schwartz as Leonardo, Josh Brener as Donatello and Brandon Mychal Smith as Michelangelo. Kat Graham will give her voice to April O’Neil, Eric Bauza will be Splinter and John Cena lends his voice to the villain of the show, Baron Draxum, an alchemist warrior who wants to turn every human in the world into a mutant.
The launch of the toys
Just before their eventual reveal at New York’s Toy Fair, which is starting this weekend, Playmate Toys has revealed that they have a new toy line coming out for Nickelodeon’s upcoming ninja turtles series called Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. We’ve already described each of the characters as they are in the show, so if you liked that you are definitely going to like them as toys. We also went into detail and described the toys themselves with a couple of images to boot, let’s take a look.
The new Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys range from 3.25” up to 11” when it comes to sizes and those are all divided into Basic, Deluxe and Giant versions of the toys and each one has something special like abilities or accessories. As far as cost goes, it will range from $8.99 to $19.00 each. Now they aren’t going to sell only action figure you will also be able to get vehicles and there you can choose from a pair of solo motorbikes that you can actually put together and make a four-wheeled vehicle, you can also get the 2-in-1 Turtle Tank; the bikes will go for the price of $19.99 each and the tank will take it up a notch and cost $34.99.
Now there’s also a toy that outclasses all of these when it comes to the price, it’s the 43” “Epic Lair Playset” and it will cost you a whopping $119.99, but honestly it’s worth it since it has a lot of creative features to it. Speaking of creativity there’s also a set of role-playing gear that can give the kids that extra kick while playing.
