TMNT FANS: I WANT YOUR HELP!
I am working on a project that will take me a pretty long time to complete, but it will be made much easier if I have the fandom at my side!
One of the most fascinating and lovable aspects of the TMNT fandom, in my opinion, is the method of character development through iteration. It allows one take on a character to, while still having similarities to the previous iterations, completely carry the story in a different direction. So, I'm making a (somewhat) academic presentation to discuss the iteration format and formula through the lens of some of the most important characters, purely for my enjoyment and to show other people to help them understand why I care about this so much. But, for a project like this, I need resources and other opinions. So, here's how you can help:
(tl;dr at the bottom, in case you don't want to read my rambling but still want to help!)
1. Share what YOU think makes these characters important!
I have only been in the fandom for about 2 and a half years. While I know I am more knowledgeable than a lot of people, especially those outside of the fandom, I can't claim to know everything about this. Especially when it comes to the iterations I haven't finished watching or haven't interacted with much. And, even for the ones I do know a lot about, I can only provide my own biased understanding of the characters.
The characters that I will be including are Leo, Raph, Donnie, Mikey, Splinter, and April, across the 5 cartoon iterations. That's 1987, 2003, 2012, Rise, and MM/Tales (you can see why I said this is gonna be a big project). If you have insight into these characters (how they act, how they differ from their previous counterparts) that you feel is important to share, often gets overlooked, or just interesting in general, please share that with me, either in the comments of this post or in reblogs. I ESPECIALLY NEED HELP in regards to 87 and 03. I'm going to be watching more of those iterations as my own research, but I can't claim to be a part of those fandoms, and an insider viewpoint would be extremely helpful.
2. Screenshots, memes, fanart!
This project is in the form of a presentation, so it needs to be visually engaging as well as informing! If you have favorite screenshots/scenes from the shows or memes that you think are fun and relevant to the characters, I would love to have those and include them! Additionally, I plan on covering how the iteration formula allows for so much fandom creativity, so if you have fan artists that you really love, or pieces you really love, I would love to include them (WITH CREDIT!!!!!!!!). Putting anything like that in the reblogs of this post would be great.
I am a sucker for this fandom. Especially the AU space. And I truly believe that, without the canon established iteration formula, we would not have nearly as many AUs. So, I really want to highlight them! I plan on mentioning some heavy hitters (@somerandomdudelmao's Cass Apocalyptic Series, @bluepeachstudios' Ghost in the Shell), along with some of the niches that I'm a personal fan of and just... some of my favorite AUs because its my presentation I do what I want (@cupcakeslushie's Empyrean Weeping, @artisticgargoyle's ZMNT, @raphaelesbian's The Brothers Hamato, @languajix's Hold Every Memory, @bluepeachstudios & @alicat54cwriting's Rise Dark Turtles, to name a few). If you have other AUs that you love that you think have been important for the fandom, like more heavy hitters, or that you think creatively use the iteration formula, I would love to know about them.
I need help on my presentation, which will be focusing on the 87, 03, 12, Rise, and Tales/MM iterations. Here's what I'm asking for (either in the reblogs or comments of this post, preferably):
Aspects about the characters (the brothers + April and Splinter) that are important changes from the previous iterations or simply interesting changes, especially from an insider view
Screenshots, memes, and fanart WITH CREDIT to make it more fun to look at
AUs that you think are important for the fandom or that use the TMNT formula in an interesting way
And, even if you can't provide any of these...
4. REBLOG THIS POST! SHARE IT! INTERACT!
If this thing doesn't get out there, I'm up a creek without a paddle and this project will take eons (I already expect it to take like... one eon at least- I am a full time student). I'm going to be tagging any posts I make relating to this project with #twig's tmnt formula project, so if you want to stay up to date and help with anything else, you can follow that tag.
Thank you in advance to anyone who helps!
