History WMG / TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012

[[WMG: This show will eventually {{crossover}} with the [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 2003]] and [[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 cartoon]] in 2014]]

*** On the subject of voice actors, KevinMichaelRichardson would voice Gennosuke, StephanieSheh as Tomoe, SteveBlum as Jei-san, TomKenny as Lord Hebi, and MarkHamill as Lord Hikiji (who will be a gorilla in this incarnation since Stan Sakai regretted making him human in the comics).

** Confirmed. We do get a Chinese sorcerer as a VillainOfTheWeek in Season 2.

* Jossed. As of the season 2 premiere [[spoiler: Kirby gets mutated. So he can't be an android. The Fugitoid appears as a separate character at the end of Season 4.]]

** They're both Nick shows (yes, Kung Fu Panda is owned by Creator/DreamWorksAnimation, but still...), they're both CGI, and Kung Fu Panda takes place in an alternate universe Asia-counterpart populated by anthropomorphic animals, like Usagi Yojimbo did (allowing [=KFP=] to take [=UY=]'s place in the Turtle guest appearances roster). Or...

* I'd like to see a crossover of Turtles with ThePenguinsOfMadagascar.

* It's too bad that The Legend of Korra's ending soon because a 2d/3d crossover a la the Jimmy/Timmy Power Hour saga would've been epic. Bolin and Michelangelo, anyone?

* The original WMG is eventually confirmed, but only with Fishface/Xever in the last season, who is horrified [[spoiler:Shredder being brought back from the dead as a rotting zombie, and one that turns out to be a puppet of the first ArcVillain of Season 5, Kavaxas. He does a brief EnemyMine with the Turtles by saving them from the Foot Cultists before revealing their origin and pulling a ScrewThisImOuttaHere to return to his old life. Bradford/Dogpound/Rahzar, on the other hand, remains totally loyal to Shredder and dies for it, with his revived form falling into the Netherworld during the Turtles and Tiger Claw's final fight with Kavaxas, leaving his fate unknown.]]

* [[spoiler: Semi-confirmed, but the LegacyCharacter replacing him is in fact Dregg, who replaced him for the last 2 seasons of the original cartoon. This follows a backwards trip in time, and Dregg is apparently KilledOffForReal at the end of the "Turtles In Space" arc, at which point a still-alive Shredder returns. Shredder is apparently KilledOffForReal himself in the Season 4 finale, but it remains to be seen what character will replace him as the BigBad permanently (for at least the first 4 episodes of Season 5, that character is Kavaxas.]]

** [[spoiler: No word on Ninjara, but confirmed on Mona Lisa, who will appear in Season 4 (though her character is completely different from the 80's version).]]

** [[spoiler: Confirmed with Splinter's death at Shredder's hands in the Season 3 finale.]]

* Confirmed. [[spoiler: He in fact took her from Splinter, and his obsession with both her and killing Splinter eventually endangers the world and the universe, possibly. He also mutated her by accident.]]

* Jossed for Season 2. [[spoiler:They WILL be confronting Super Shredder in Season 4, however.]]

* Most likely Jossed: Shredder and Dregg never cross paths; Dregg was part of the BigBadEnsemble of the first half of Season 4, and that ensemble replaced Shredder with the Triceratons. [[spoiler:Dregg is also a victim of an EvilerThanThou move by Triceraton captain Mozar and marooned in space, freezing.]] Because of this, it is unlikely he'll make it anywhere near Earth, much less meet the Shredder.

Raph will point out the similarities between it and the Anime/{{Voltron}} parody, only for Splinter to point out that the PR parody was [[GeniusBonus based on a]] [[SuperSentai long running Japanese show that came out long before]]. We'll then get a cute moment where Splinter admits that he used to watch it as a kid. There will also be a MythologyGag about Mikey [[PowerRangersInSpace wanting to audition for it]], [[Series/NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation only for the others to dismiss it as a stupid idea]].

[[WMG: Leonardo isn't really seeing [[spoiler:the spirit of Slinter]]]]

[[WMG: After discovering that Tiger Claw [[spoiler:summoned demodragon Kavaxas and attempted to bring Shredder back to life, risking the existence of Earth to do so]], Alopex will be forced to kill him, seeing it as not only revenge but also to protect the planet from any more threats from Tiger Claw.]]

* Usagi's appearance in the show was in part an in-house IntercontinuityCrossover, since both franchises were published by Mirage Comics at the time. With ''Usagi Yojimbo'' moving to Creator/DarkHorseComics and the Turtles franchise being purchased lock, stock, and barrel by {{Nickelodeon}}, this may be less likely. On the other hand...

On the one hand, you have [[{{Nickelodeon}} the network]], who owns everything about the Turtles outright. On the other hand you have executive producer Ciro Nieli, and the staff of writers working on the show. After four episodes, the show has stopped short of switching gears between telling an action-adventure story and focusing more on teaching moral lessons to the "impressionable" viewers. It's possible that the network wanted to the show to be more of the same (i.e., just like everything else they've aired in recent years), while the actual production staff wanted to make a show that was true to franchise (albeit while putting their own spin on things, with the result being that the show [[TakeAThirdOption took a third option]], and thus resulted in the show we have now.

She will have the same tragic backstory at the version of Karai from the 2003 series and will vow to avenge her adopted father. However, unlike 2003 Karai, her vengeance will be alot more sadistic and vicious, on the level of the main villain of ''Film/TheDarkKnightRises''. She will become such a huge KnightOfCerebus that the show will make the show DarkerAndEdgier that the 2003 TMNT series itself. She will kill so many innocent people that the show will have the highest body count of any {{Nickelodeon}} show, surpassing the Airbender genocide in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. However, she will have a soft spot for Karai.

*** Jossed for Seasons 2, 3, and 4. He's still smashing Kraang in Season 2, but loses an alliance with Slash when he's willing to hurt people, and he doesn't appear at all in Seasons 3 or 4, although someone from his race, Mona Lisa, is a recurring character in Season 4.

** Confirmed. Usagi, however, does not appear at all until the last season, after the Turtles in Space arc.

*** Confirmed. Usagi, however, does not appear at all until the last season.

** Isn't that April MeganFox? Donnie would have a nosebleed and Casey would have a heart attack.

** The Rat King is out of this equation. [[spoiler: He was evidently KilledOffForReal in Season 2.]]

* [[spoiler:Confirmed.]]

* Jossed. [[spoiler:Unless he comes back to life, Splinter, who is now dead, is not likely to return to life.]]

[[WMG: The Turtles will travel to the Kraangs dimension]]

[[WMG: The Kirby O'Neil the turtles saved is really the fugitoid BrainwashedAndCrazy]]

* [[spoiler:Jossed. They remain in the clan up until their apparent deaths in the last two episodes of Season 4.]]