Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-174.126.39.102-20130623181457/@comment-26132616-20160116013908

Gilgameshkun wrote: In order, those Mikey comics scenes I posted are from: I wanted to demonstrate how well Mikey's character can be developed when writers actually give it real effort, and don't find ways to derail him. Nick used to treat Mikey relatively better, but now he's just an expy of Patrick Star. More like Mikey is secretly transforming into Patrick's stunt double when Pat is on break. XD
 * Tales of the TMNT, Volume 2, in the story My Hero!, showing and a preteen
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Image), showing 19-year-old along with Sara Hill
 * Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Volume 4, showing a middle-aged along with Azokk
 * Mutant Ninja Turtles Gaiden (free webcomic in a Mirage TMNT alternate universe), showing 34-year-old and
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (IDW), showing and Old Hob
 * Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series), in the episode The Invasion, Part 2, showing and

I would add in certain aspects of 2k3 as well, I'm pretty sure there's at least one moment there to make Mikey look good. Besides, with Nick I still stand by my opinion that The Croaking is the worst episode of the Nick show, it butchered his character development that was prominent from Wrath of Tiger Claw to Buried Secrets. I know Mikey isn't brain dead in the slightest, but I know he's from being a comic relief.

I always thought Mikey was a goofball at heart, but is always a caring younger brother with the imagination and heart of a child. Whenever he needs to be though, he's also relatively serious for justified reasoning. Ultimately, that's how I would write a Michelangelo, tap more into a creative mindset the Image Comics touched upon, that would be a side I'd be curious on such as using moves his brothers can't do. It's frustrating in my eyes because I know Mikey is more than that; despite any opportunity, he's written off as simple comic relief to make the younger audience laugh. Just once is all I ask in a future television series, don't write Mikey off as an idiot; he might be my least favorite personally, but it's irritating to have him be this way. :(