Summary

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesco - creator Kevin Eastman has shared concept artistic production of a villain introduced in the 1991 filmSecret of the Ooze , reimagined as a different mutant . The 2d bouncy - actionTMNTfilm focus on Shredder learning how the Turtles were made , using the noesis to make sport of his own . This introduces two new character to the franchise : The snapping turtle Tokka and the wolf Rahzar .

Now , Eastmanhas sharedart from 1990 of what Rahzar would have look like as a turtleinstead of a wolf in thelive - actionTMNTmovie .

As the image shows , Rahzar would have defend his mohawk , which would have been more marked than his wolf form . His eggshell is also similar to Tokka ’s , indicating the pair were both supposed to be flick turtleneck in the film ’s original concept .

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles montage.

Why Rahzar Works Better As A Wolf Than A Turtle

Tokka and Rahzar have also appeared in multipleTMNTvideo game .

If Rahzar had been a snapping turtle , then the TMNT would have been facing off against two baddie that were extremely similar to one another . While it would have been interesting to see two antagonistic turtles making up the pair , it also may not have been as singular a union as they wound up being . The decision to make one of them a wolf allowed for a unique combinationthat may not have been so iconic if both of them were mutated from the same type of animal .

maintain racecourse of all the TMNT movies in fiat can be tricky as the franchise has had over a dozen screen adjustment .

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However , it ’s clear from Eastman ’s design that , if Rahzar had been a polo-neck instead , he would have looked unequalled enough liken to Tokka to stand on his own . But , given how his lineament blueprint has become a fundamental part of his grapheme , it seems make him a wolf was the correct decision . Perhaps a late piece ofTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesmedia can give audience a scenario where the Hugo Wolf mutant really did have another form .

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Comic book art: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles leaping into action.

Tokka next to the TMNT in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 The Secret of the Ooze.

Tokka And Rahzar standing next to each other in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 Secret of the Oooze.