Foot Ninja
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) - Ultimates!
Rated 4.70 stars by Toasted Brains
Having been adapted from a comic book meant for the older crowd, the original TMNT cartoon had to change some things to make it more family-friendly. One of the bigger changes is the Foot Soldiers, who went from being humans to robots so the turtles could cut them down without complaint. The following cartoon by 4Kids was closer to the comics, so the soldiers were back to being called ninjas, and human ones at that. With the jump from Playmates designs to 2003 ones, Super7 is making the same transition. The Foot Ninja of the Mirage comics were dressed in red and other light colors, but the '03 show gives them darker clothing like a ninja should wear. The head is covered by a pitch-black mask, with yellow eyes to give them a more menacing appearance. It's simple, but it stays true to the...[See More]

Casey Jones
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) - Ultimates!
Rated 4.65 stars by Toasted Brains
The tone of the 2003 TMNT series set it apart greatly from its predecessor, focusing more on action and character development than goofy, standard 80s Saturday morning cartoon plots. It also loosely adapted some of the stories from the original Mirage comics, even being co-produced with the company behind the Turtles. This also meant character personalities were a bit more like said comics, including Casey Jones, who had more depth to his character than his '87 series counterpart did, who was just an infrequently appearing ally with a few screws loose. Thanks to Super7, the true Casey has a new figure. While Casey wears a hockey mask like usual, you can see his eyes through it unlike his prior counterparts, and for such small eyes, the work is pretty clean (save for some bleed on the...[See More]

Splinter
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) - Ultimates!
Rated 4.20 stars by Toasted Brains
Although Shredder is the Turtle's main foe, he's been a rival of their sensei/father, Splinter, for longer. His backstory varies between adaptations: be he a normal rat belonging to Hamato Yoshi that became anthropomorphic due to mutagen, or Yoshi himself being turned into a rat, that rat is always ensuring his adopted turtle sons are properly trained to defeat him. Given that the latest wave of Super7's TMNT 2003 Ultimates has Shredder, it's no surprise that his rival is there as well. Unlike past versions of the character, Splinter's 2003 counterpart had gray fur instead of brown (something that would also apply to his IDW and Rise incarnations). Aside from that, he also has a little beard and big white eyebrows, accompanying a neutral, but somewhat stern, expression. He looks just...[See More]

Shredder
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) - Ultimates!
Rated 4.30 stars by Toasted Brains
Although the Shredder was a one-off villain in the original TMNT comics, he had a much greater presence in subsequent material. He served as the main antagonist of the 1987 cartoon, and while competent, he was held back by bumbling henchmen, and was generally a comic relief. The 2003 cartoon instead depicted Shredder as a dangerous and ruthless villain who can't be taken down easily, and that's how the rest of the franchise would portray him. With Super7 having switched focus of their TMNT Ultimates line from recreating vintage designs to said cartoon, the latest wave features both allies and foes, including Shredder himself. The Shredder dons his traditional helmet, but the 2003 show altered its design to resemble samurai armor. Like how he appeared in the Mirage comic, all you can see...[See More]

Triceraton
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) - Ultimates!
Rated 4.00 stars by Toasted Brains
Super7's been doing great with TMNT, especially now they're giving the 2003 cartoon the action figures it deserves. However, the main reason for that is because Playmates allegedly told them to stop or at least dial back on reusing their old toy designs. I think it's because Playmates has been big into reissuing older figures (including rarer and deep-cut stuff like Scale-Tail and the Pizza Tossin' Turtles), and they're worried fans will prefer S7's updated but pricier takes on them. At least Super7 was able to do one of my most-wanted figures, the Triceraton, before things got complicated. Like usual, Four Horsemen's been doing a great job recreating decades-old designs, and the Triceraton doesn't look too much different from before. He bears the same pissed-off expression as the...[See More]

Leonardo (2003 Animated)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) - Ultimates!
Rated 4.75 stars by Toasted Brains
Super7's TMNT Ultimates line has been one of their most recognizable and more enjoyable lines they've done. Granted, they aren't perfect, suffering from things like odd aesthetic choices, articulation issues, and high prices (and they're getting worse), but for the most part, their work has been solid. However, Playmates at some point seemingly got cold feet about letting S7 copy their designs (probably because of all the reissues they're doing now), and they've been forced to do fewer OG designs. They've gotten around this issue by doing in-house designs, but they're now including figures from the 2003 cartoon in the line. 4Kids Turtles figures aimed towards collectors is something I've been wanting for a while, and I'm glad Super7 is delivering. Ever better is that the first wave has...[See More]

Guerilla Gorilla
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) - Ultimates!
Rated 4.55 stars by Toasted Brains
Super7's TMNT Ultimates line has featured a wide selection of characters, mainly well-known figures from the vintage toy line, but a few deep cuts as well. New figures of more valuable vintage releases like Scratch and Undercover Raphael, characters lifted from the Mirage comics like Karai, and unique variants and new looks added more variety to the line-up, but then there's Guerrilla Gorilla, a character that isn't any of that. He came from the lesser-known TMNT Magazine by Welsh Publishing in the early 90s, and until now, it's unlikely most fans of the franchise knew who he was or the source material was. You'd be forgiven for thinking he's something Super7 just made up, but no, he's an actual character, and he finally has a figure. In order to fit in with the rest of the line's...[See More]

Punk Rock Donatello
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) - Ultimates!
Rated 4.40 stars by Toasted Brains
First they did the regular turtles, then they did the "Disguise" sub-line variants, so what was Super7's next step? Rock 'N Rollin' Turtles. The originals had the turtles each representing a different genre of rock (and one of them rap), and since Super7 loves their music figures, it's not much of a surprise they'd do them. What was surprising was that instead of Undercover Don, S7 jumped right to Punker Don. Was it because they were already doing a turtle in a trenchcoat (Raphael) or they just found the punk getup more visually appealing? I guess we'll never know. Donatello must've been working on a hair growth formula, or at least a wig, because this version of him's sporting a rockin' mohawk. The original prototype for the figure (read Rad Plastic to see it) had a thinner and wilder...[See More]

Robotic Bebop
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) - Ultimates!
Rated 4.55 stars by Toasted Brains
It's been over a year since Super7 integrated Robotic Rocksteady into their TMNT Ultimates line, bringing back an unexpected deep-cut that was originally released around the time the OG Turtles line shifted away from new characters and started doing variants. Before him, wave 7 was slated to include Bebop's metal doppelgänger, but for some reason (likely having three huge figures), the wave was pushed back, by a lot. It finally came out a few months ago, and now it's time to see if it was worth the wait. Like Robosteady, Robobop's head is a blockier version of the regular Bebop, and Four Horsemen recreated it in a larger scale near perfectly. The eyes on the original were cast in a translucent red plastic, either encased in the back of the head or sharing a piece with the mohawk. That...[See More]

Slam Dunkin' Don
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Super7) - Ultimates!
Rated 4.75 stars by Toasted Brains
After Samurai Leo, Surfer Mikey, and Space Cadet Raph, you'd think Super7 would do an Ultimate Undercover Donatello next, but nope, it's Slam Dunkin' Don. It was supposed to be Punker Don, but that got pushed back by a lot, so here we are. Granted, an Undercover Don would've been great in this format, but I guess the BBTS-exclusive Undercover Raph filled the "turtle in a trenchcoat" quota. The portrait of the Slam Dunkin' Don was kinda weird. I suppose it's supposed to be a "game face," but the expression is still a little off-putting. Super7 and Four Horsemen did a good job recreating it in a larger scale, albeit without the goggles, and also threw in an extra head. This head has a somewhat happier expression, with his tongue hanging out, and it fits for this specific version of the...[See More]