Tmnt 2012 April - Blog Posts

Y’know Wanda and Vision remind me of a better written April and Donnie. 

Donnie (Vision) are intelligent and polite guys who are learning how to love, while April (Wanda) are red-headed and powerful women who were experimented on. It would be so cool to find fanart of April and Donnie dressed as Vision and Wanda or maybe a Marvel AU with them. If I could imagine adult April x Donnie, I think they would be like the MCU couple. 

Does anyone else think April’s power and backstory is similar to Scarlet Witch’s as much as Jean Grey’s. All three are powerful superhumans and were controlled by an evil force. Their main powers are focused on the mind and levitation. I need fanart of her as Jean Grey and Scarlet Witch, I would do it myself but I can’t draw.

What Are Your Unpopular TMNT Opinions?

Please respect other opinions. Thank you

I don’t love TMNT 2003.

Before watching this version, many fans said 2003 series was the best version. I didn’t have a lot of TMNT content to watch so I tried it(with some high expectations). I really liked it and had a fun time watching it, but I wouldn’t say it’s the best version- there isn’t a best version imo. I had some issues with it such as some intriguing moments from the show that wasn’t further explored like Leo’s first loss, and traumatic injuries from the Shredder and Donnie’s reaction of the alternative universe in Same As It Never Was. They were good but I needed more. Season 6 and 7 were not great and was tough to go through because of the sudden tone and art style change.

Though, it’s my second favorite version so far.

I like 2012 April.

I already made a post about this so I will shorten my explanation.

I have many reasons, but I’m going to say only two or three reasons since I don’t wanna bore you guys to death.

I don’t hate April because she is a victim of bad writing. TMNT 2012 has overall great writing, but there were some mistakes. Apritello is a big example.

When I ignore the bad moments, April is a really good character. Is she my favorite? No, but she had great potential.

Rise has one of the best family dynamics.

When I watch the show, I can tell that the Turtles love each other no matter what, which is a big thing in the fandom. I enjoyed their brotherly relationships since their was rarely an physical confrontation between them compared to how much 2012 Raph hits the other brothers. I don’t like hitting people, unless I need to protect myself, so I always felt a bit uncomfortable with all the hitting in TMNT 2012. I’m not saying TMNT 2012 had bad brother relationships, it’s my favorite because the raw moments the turtles had always warmed my heart. If it happened too often, the moments would have less of an impact.

I think TMNT 2003 went a bit downhill after season 4.

I feel like the storylines after season 4 were not as good. They focused mostly on mystical things, which is fine, but having so many versions of the Shredder was annoying for me. I know it might sound rude, but I think the show should have ended after season 4.

The 2003 Same As It Never Was storyline was not executed as greatly as it could be.

I feel so bad for critiquing the 2003 version since it looks like I don’t like the series. That’s not true, I really like the series and I applaud it for doing storylines like SAINW and Leo’s PTSD.

The reason why I don’t feel like SAINW didn’t live up to its full potential is because of the length of episodes it could have taken and how it didn’t seem to bother Donatello afterwards.

If SAINW was not added in the Ultimate Draco storyline, I think more episodes like an extra one would have been a better idea. The episode felt pretty rushed and I really wanted to learn more about the future like what happened to Casey, why Hun and Stockman betrayed Shredder, and the circumstances right before Future Donnie disappeared.

Leo’s storyline collided with Donnie’s potential character growth, which makes me upset. I adore Leo’s growth, but the other brothers had so much potential. Maybe some hints of Donnie’s fear of the future or the brothers being separated would have made up for it, but it didn’t happen. All the future Turtles’ deaths didn’t seem to affect Donnie like I thought it would.

2012 Fugitoid should have passed away.

I feel so bad for saying this, but for the better of the story, Fugitoid coming back to life was not a great choice. I love Honeycutt, but his sacrifice would have had a lot of impact on the reality of heroes dying. 2003 TMNT did this really well. Some good people died and it symbolized how dangerous and important it is to fight for what is right.

TMNT 2003 had too many characters, which ruined some development for more important ones.

I feel pretty bad for criticizing TMNT 2003 so much, but I still really like it. Every cartoon has its flaws and I’ve noticed more on TMNT 2003 since I’ve been binging it.

Anyway, the show has too many arcs and characters. Too much for any to gain development. Like the Rat King. I would’ve loved to see him more since he was so interesting. And the Monster from season 4. I was so upset when we didn’t get back to him. He deserved a happy ending, and his story would have been great development for Bishop, good or bad.

2012 Karai’s redemption arc was not handled that great.

To be honest, her arc was always a bit shaky to me. What surprised me most was how fast Karai’s mind was changed. All her life the Shredder was her father, but when almost once Splinter revealed the truth, she switched. I don’t think that would’ve happened so soon since, usually, kids that handle trauma like that kind of try to rationalize or try to make sense of it all. It would have been better if Karai was having this mental battle as she was working with the Shredder. She would be neutral though because she doesn’t want to hurt the Turtles and Splinter if what they said was true.

2012 Karai is overrated.

Don’t get me wrong, 2012 Karai is my favorite version, but she is not as developed as some people say.

Her arcs with finding the truth about everything and “curing” her of the mutation were not handled well, especially the latter. It took the last halves of season 2 and 3 to save her. Was I only one annoyed that the group looked for so long, only for the retro mutagen to not work? 😑

She’s on my list of wasted great characters along with April and Casey.

In the 2012 series, female characters are not as well written as male characters.

This is one of my complaints with the 2012 series. Most of the female characters were either reduced to love interests or severely sidelined. April and Karai are the biggest victims with this.

April had great potential to be a great character, but the love triangle ruined it. If they solved this plot line already, April’s character wouldn’t have suffered as much. Can’t determine if fans would like her more, but that’s my opinion.

With Karai, she was a love interest at first, but then this Splinter’s daughter plot line happened. Tbh, I think this decision was last minute because I hope to god the creators were not promoting brother/sister romantic relationships of any kind. Anyway, that story was going along until that wild goose chase trying to cure her from the mutation(which didn’t work). After that craziness, she was just sidelined and there was barely any Splinter/Karai moments(one of my biggest disappointments with the show). It would have been amazing to see her journey as the new Shredder, but I don’t blame the creators for that because they had a limited amount of episodes.

2012 April is not op.

Oof.. I’m gonna get so many disagrees on this. 😂

The reason I’m saying this is because of the and my definition of overpowered. Overpower: defeat with superior strength.

While rewatching the show, I looked closely through April’s fights, especially with her powers. Usually, overpowered people defeat supposedly stronger opponents without explanation.

April has rarely beaten someone stronger than her except once with TigerClaw, but with the Dragon’s Tail kick and a sneak attack, not her powers. She used her powers with the Shredder, Shini, Kavaxas, and many more enemies. She lost every time. The only time April won with her powers was against that evil Aeon and it was severely weak.

I would say April is not very close to the fighting level with the Turtles, especially with Raph and Leo. If they went full force on her, she would lose, even with her abilities.

2012 Leo has better characterization than 2003 Leo.

I really like 2003 Leo but he can be pretty bland. He only ever focused on training and meditation. He was also too perfect in some areas. However, S4 made him better in those areas.

With 2012 Leo, I like that he has more interests than training and has a reason why he wants to be the leader. He also messes up and doesn’t get the full swing of being the leader until half way through S2. For me, I think realistic character progression is very important for a show.

I like 2018 April’s design.

I admit, I was shocked when I learned that April’s race was changed, but I have no problems with it. There’s more diversity.

The only thing I don’t like about her design is her hairstyle. I don’t like the pigtails. Much preferred finale look with the high ponytail.

2012 April Headcanons

-April is not as in touch with her emotions and sees holding your emotions as a benefit since her dad never talked about his emotions.

-Since S1, she has PTSD and dreams of being experimented on the Kraang.

-She had a small crush on Casey in S2, but they decided to be friends since they saw themselves as brother and sister.

-April is very insecure about herself and hides it by trying to act confident (usually overconfident.)

-Dating never interested her until her feelings for Donnie grew in S3.

-While in the farm, April took care of Leo the most because she blamed herself for the invasion happening.

-Her mom’s disappearance had more of an impact on April than she told.

-April has anger issues, but not towards others. Though she unintentionally lashes out at others whenever she’s frustrated with herself. She wants to work on it.

-After the end of the invasion, April would stick close to her dad out of fear that he’ll mutate again.

-When it was revealed that Karai was Splinter’s daughter, April tried returning her tessen to Splinter. Though, he told her to keep it since he sees her as his daughter too.

-After living with the Turtles, April grew more affectionate towards people, especially Donnie.

-For the last year of high school, April decided to take class about the Japanese culture and language, in honor of Splinter. 

-One of the things in her bucket list is to travel the world. 

April Kunoichi Rant

I’ve seen people complain how April became a kunoichi so fast; I was one as well. But, I just watched City at War(the episode where she becomes a kunoichi), and I missed a detail the first few times I watched it.

Around the very beginning, April is reminiscing about how much she has grown since the first season, and is very happy that she is a kunoichi. Then, Raph mentions that April needs more training to be a full kunoichi; she is only in the beginner levels.

This makes sense.

In the first season, the turtles are considered ninjas but still had a lot to learn. That wouldn’t be different for April.

What Are Your Unpopular Cartoon Opinions(+ Mine)?

1. She-ra is a bit overrated(still appreciate it.)

Don't get me wrong, I deeply appreciate the LGBTQ+ representation in the show, but I can't really get into it. Some of the characters are hard for me to connect with and that is something rewlly important for me when watching a show. Some plot points were really rushed like the entirety of season 3 and the series finale. There were a few characters that kind of annoyed me like Glimmer and Catra.

2. Voltron: Legendary Defender is overrated.

Around the time it was still airing, I heard so many people say it was one of the greatest cartoons of the 2010's and how the writing was amazing. So I watched and imo, it's meh. I just have a lot of problems with the writing like the Lion switch, clone Shiro, and the series finale. Everything felt so rushed.

Though, I love Shiro's backstory(He's amazing!)

3. Steven Universe Future was not a great season.

I was so excited when SUF was announced, hoping that most of all of my unanswered plot points would be answered. Some were, but everything was so rushed. Steven's impending breakdown quickened a bit too much, and stories like Aquamarine & Eyeball's return were added in seemingly without a thought.

The season was also pretty forgettable.

4. Young Justice has lost its charm(still really like it.)

I love Young Justice! It's one of my favorite shows if all time, but I have to admit that it doesn't feel the same way. The charm it had in the first two seasons is not present in the latest one. The characters' relationships are integral to the show and is a reason why the show is loved. Season 3 mostly focused on new characters and most of them don't have development.

I hope Season 4 fixes that.

5. I actually liked Poof being added in FOP.

I've seen so many people say Poof ruined the show, which I disagree with. Poof is not my favorite character, but I find it cute and a good addition to the cast.

6. Rise of TMNT is pretty good.

There have been a lot of people, specifically TMNT fans, saying Rise is awful and a disgrace to the franchise. I respect the show for wanting to do something new since some of them work. It's not my favorite, but I have a fun time watching it when I want to relax.

7. Season 4 of RWBY was pretty good.

Old fans of the web series say the show went downhill during season 4. I say it turned for the worse in season 5.

8. TMNT 2012 April is not a terrible person.

I see this version of April as a character who was tragically poorly-written. She had the potential to be amazing if the writers didn't label her only as a love interest. I went more in depth in one of my earliest posts.

9. Miraculous Ladybug is not as good anymore.

The love square is getting irritating. It made sense going slow since Marinette and Adrien are getting to know each other. Miraculous had also gotten more cringey that it is almost unwatchable.

10. I prefer the newer episodes of Phineas & Ferb over the older ones.

This is more of a perference. I just like the newer episodes, especially after Phineas and Ferb: Across the Second Dimension. I love that movie with all my heart!

My rewriting of 2012 tmnt's Donnie and April meeting canon 2012 Donnie:

Alright to be honest, I dont hate 2012 tmnt, but the romances in it sucks, I can give Mona and Raph a pass tho (also normaly Donnie's eyes arent blue, I made a mistake on his design lol)

On a side note, my au's April is related to the turtles (she was not born, but made by krang with several different dnas, one of them belonging to the turtles), thats the reason why they're even more disgusted from tmnt 2012 Donnie, they dont know their april isnt related to him

Thats Just my opinion but I think April's relationship with the turtles works the best when its a siblings like relationship and not a romantic one, as an example, tmnt 2003's April view the turtles and splinter like a family and even said that herself, I think her relationship with them was one of the healthiest

My Whiteboard doodles from today !

Thank you to everyone that joined today ! I'm so sorry that I canceled yesterday, I really wasn't expecting to feel as shitty as I did,, 😭

The Mutant Mayhem / TOTTMNT + Ladybug and Cat Noir crossover belongs to @justmaiidraws ! ✨

The 2012 Elemental doodles (Images 4 / 5 / 6 / and 8-) belong to @teks-emporium ! ✨

HEHEHEHEGEHHEHEHEHEHEGEG🩷💘💝💖💝💘💝💞💖🩷💘💞💘💞

Some doodles I made of @teks-emporium 's Adventure Time + 2012 crossover (Which specifically revolves around the Elemental Miniseries-) ! 😌✨

hi. small 2012 sketch dump be upon you

Mini comic where Donnie gives Casey a heartfelt gift ! 🎁✨ Lmao

Imagine if Donnie had given April like a super personal photo in that music box that he made for her in Season 3 (EP 2 "A Foot Too Big"-),, Maybe a photo of April and her Mother from when she was a child or something equally creepy given how personal it is / something April didn't go out of her way to share with Donnie?? Like where would he have even gotten that picture in the first place- 💀 Lmao

Also Leo / Mikey / and Raph (especially) all heavily disapprove of this gift, just like April does- I just didn't draw them,, 😔👍

(Sorry I didn't color this one this time around, I just was not in the mood to do all of that- Lmao)

Here's my collection of doodles from the Whiteboard from today ! ✨

I was having fun while doing the 2012 Jonatello art, but then some stupid shit happened (IRL) and that put me in a mood, which is why the 2012 April centric drawings are what they are- Lmao || But I like talking about those things anyway, so it's still a win for me-

Also Big Top Burger mention, because I love Big Top Burger- 😌

(Sorry for so much writing this time around- I hope it's even remotely legible in these images,, 💀😭)

A small comic revolving around the concept of Casey being toxic in his own way- 🖤💜

I don't know what unearthly force compelled me to do this comic out of nowhere, but I did- LMAO || I wish I could've set this situation up better (Like showing Donnie behaving in similar ways he did with April toward Casey instead-) and I was going to do one more panel to concluded this better (Where the Brothers + April don't find either of them at Casey's apartment and it turns out the left together in the Shellraiser or something like that-) but I'm super tired,, 😔👍

I really wanted Casey's actions (His lack of response to his texts / missed calls, the way he hovers by the door just listening, and lastly his failed attempt at hiding his smile at the end-) to reflect (what I feel would be) his toxicity in this relationship dynamic with Donnie- How he craves the attention, at the expense of Donnie's well being and the worry of his friends. How addicting it would be for him to be the center of someone's universe and knowing it - Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if he would do whatever he needed to do to ensure Donnie's attention stayed on him, you know? 👀✨

Just something I like to think about sometimes ! (This also balances things out in my opinion, since I dislike the concept of Donnie being "the problem" alone- You know?) || Also I deliberately tried to make Donnie's dialogue in this comic as creepy (Or just uncomfortable / awkward-) as possible, especially in the last panel- 👍✨

Thank you to everyone who joined me for the Whiteboard Fox session ! It was super fun and I loved seeing all of your guys drawings in real time ! 🥺🫶✨

These were my doodles ! I'll include the other in reblogs !

Some 2012 Raphril watching True Crime together ! Then I drew some Stalker 2012 Donnie w/ Casey and finally some toxic 2012 Casey w/ Donnie (Since I don't think all of the toxic behavior should fall on Donnie-) ! Then I tried to draw a bit of my 2012 Portal AU (As you can see, I didn't get very far- Lmao) ! After that, I did some Adventure Time AU Raphril ! ✨

Thanks to everyone who joined !! I'll host another WhiteboardFox soon !

@teks-emporium @nox-icate @vylantrophi 🫶✨

(Whoever drew the third image, please reach out to me so I can tag ! 😭🙏)

I finally drew some of your April @doughliciousfrosting ! There's still more to come though ! I promise ! 😤✨

Also Vylantrophi, don't you EVER stop drawing Donnie as a certified hater- The hater gene is strong in their blood, I'm telling you- /hj LMAO

(I forgot how challenging it is to draw on WhiteboardFox, like damn,, Lmao)

Something I had to get out of my system- LMAO

I wanted to draw so much more,, Maybe I will later? Idk- I juggle so many things at the same time,, 💀

"Hate. Me...APRIL HATES ME!!!🗣️"

Variants of the demonic April.

Donnie's fear was SO bad, I can't.

Like, it could have been done differently (for example, his fears correspond to the events of Timothy and Kirby's mutation and he would be afraid to hurt April again). Okay, he has a low self-esteem due to their appearance, I get it, but WHY DO THEY SHOW ME THAT HE'S AFRAID THAT SHE'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH CASEY??? Dude, you've had other situations, but are you worried about rejection???

My Halloween post from last year ! ⚰️🎃✨

(I'm not waiting until October to post this- LMAO / Also, I'm sorry it's kind of obvious I had to cut corners in certain places, I was cutting it really close to Halloween last year so I just wanted to finish the video- 😭👍 || Old content-)

Space Arc doodles even though I quite literally loathe drawing their astro suits / gear- 🙂👍 Lmao

April and Raph do not bring out the pacifist in Fugitoid- 😔 || Also I think 2012 Y'gthba ("Mona Lisa") and Leo are an underrated friendship honestly- They could've been really cool imo ! ✨

(This is technically 2012 Raphril honestly, anytime I draw them in the same space it's basically Raphril content- /hj ❤️💛)

So I'm finally saying fuck it and just posting what I have for this AU, which are just sketches of ideas here and there

Anyway, this is my tmnt 2012 x Tokyo Ghoul AU! I'm still working out some of the basics but so far I've got a solid grasp of what I want this to be

Hope y'all enjoy the nuclear bomb of angst I just dropped lol

i never thought i needed raph cosplaying alice until i got raph cosplaying alice

April and Karai domestic yuri … guys hear me out please

-!Close ups!-

Some more Angel drawings because I’m unable to make tmnt fanart that isn’t Oc related I guess

Apologies for horrible handwriting btw 😭

Hey guys, I just wanna say that anyone who claims 2k12 Apritello is abusive/toxic can leave this blog the HELL ALONE.

I actually find it quite disturbing that people are misusing and casually throwing those terms out, not just because the ship they are throwing it at is pretty much the complete opposite of abusive, but more on that later. Like, thank you so much for misusing and trivialising REAL trauma and pain people go through, especially with a pairing on a cartoon made on Nickelodeon.

But look, in my opinion, you don’t know what an abusive relationship is unless you’ve been through one YOURSELF.

So stop calling out abuse and toxicity in a relationship because you may have no idea what some of these people in the real world go through.

“I won’t be bothering you anymore with music boxes. I get it now. Donnie is to April like big foot was to donnie. I’m just a mutant.”

Do you see April’s face? Before you guys start saying she’s leading him on or she’s teasing him I want you to look closely at her face.

To me its the face of hurt. Those words donnie said hurt. It wasn’t a pitty kiss. She kissed him because she wanted him to know that she didn’t deny him because of his appearance she denied him because of his actions. And once she realized he was about to totally give up on her she knew she needed to do something to give him some hope.

“Your my mutant” that line right there should tell us something. This is just my insight.

But before you go hating on her why dont you try understanding her before you join the crowd of haters. She’s a teen with a shitty life. No mother or dad. No friend that’s a girl that she can bond with. Nothing. She literally has no one but the turtles and Casey. And donnie is the closest to her and hearing him about to give up on her…..that would hurt any girl right?

I just believe that she doesn’t want to have a boyfriend right now. And honestly if Casey tries to get with her she would probably put him in his place just like she did with donnie but without the whole kiss.

I don’t know I could be wrong but I definitely know that she is no way TEASING or LEADING HIM ON WITH FALSE HOPE. April isn’t that trype of girl. She’s not a bitch. Or a tease. She’s just no I refuse to believe such things. And just like the boys I will defend her and protect her. She doesn’t deserve this harsh treatment she’s getting. Its uncalled for and completely childish. So please before you call her a BITCH, SLUT WHORE, HOE, A TEASE, try understanding her and her feelings and her side of the story.

THIS REDRAW WAS SO LAZY I GENUINELY PREFER THE OLD ONE

im in that weird period of time where im lazy as shit and finding new ways of drawing ohymgodd SEDATE ME NOW

I need the 2012 fandom to talk about Donnie's contact in April's Shellphone (i forgot what they're called sue me)