Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28655620-20161117184919/@comment-28986801-20180313022140

Master DA wrote: I think she deserves a second chance because this hatred has gone long enough now plus it could do better if she was rewritten and redeveloped she would at least be more approachable.

All I'm saying is let's be a little bit more open-minded about her because I know she can be redeemed and hopefully make her a better character.

I couldn’t agree more. I mean, many characters gone through the “same name, different person” trope (ie. 2012 Tokka and Mona). Why can’t the same go for Venus? You can take the name and physical characteristics of Venus but give her a completely different personality.

Personality, I believe that people hated her for so long (20+ years) that they forgot why they hated her in the first place, but are so ignorant to remember why. It can happen. That or they’re completely sexist and don’t want a female turtle at all. That’s literally the lamest excuse to hate Venus because “she’s female”. Rude.

I think she deserves a reset. In other words, starting her character over from scratch and give her the proper respect she deserves. The writers on TNM did not treat her very well. But with the right people and with proper writing, she can be given the proper respect she needs.

She needs a second chance, but she also needs to be fixed up and changed. Don’t bring back her previous incarnation’s personality and powers. Make her a more grounded character, and make her a sister too. Don’t make them not related to each other so there can be romance. Had enough of that. Plus, it would also be fun to give the turtles a sister. She can be the middle child (younger than Leo and Raph, but older than Donnie and Mikey) and the only girl of the turtles, and because of that, she’s less prone to cave in her brothers’ mischievous antics unlike Leo (and because girls mature faster than boys). She can also be the tiebreaker of the group, such as when her brothers (particularly Leo and Raph) argue over something, she can break them up and try her best to keep them from fighting each other and tells reasonable explanations to them. She can be the most compassionate and trustworthy member of the group aside from Splinter, such as when one of her brothers have a secret and need someone to share it with, they tell her. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t tease them every now and then like real siblings do. Since she’s older than Donnie and Mikey, she can tease them the most and call them “little brother” or “little bro” (which annoys Donnie). She can also be slightly taller than her brothers (except Donnie, who can be taller than her), since female turtles are bigger than males. Her primary weapons can be tongas (weapons that Mikey used in TNM and that Raph will use in Rise of the TMNT), which can upgrade to kunais. Unlike TNM, she is very intrigued with New York culture and wants to learn more about it, but unlike Mikey doesn’t jump in to find out what New York has to offer. She can also be April’s BFF, and have friendly bickering with Casey, similar to Cassandra’s relationship with Rapunzal and Eugene with Tangled: The Series. Overall, Venus is a sassy, “tough-as-nails”, bold person, but also clever, caring, patient and cunning.

So yeah, that’s just how I feel she can be interpreted.