User blog comment:Kung fu frogz/Favorite Version of the Ninja Turtles?/@comment-995426-20160607175722

Mirage TMNT, the 2012 TV series (only the first two seasons), and MNT Gaiden. I like some other versions too, but not so much the four main turtles in those versions. For example, in IDW TMNT, the four main turtles are bland (and intentionally kept bland on Nickelodeon's orders), but it has a really interesting version of the Mutanimals.

I suppose the better question to ask is which version of each character template I like most:
 * April from MNT Gaiden.
 * Bebop and Rocksteady from Archie.
 * Casey from Mirage, especially after he retired the hockey mask and vigilantism.
 * The Mirage version of the Battle Nexus Daimyo, of course. :)
 * Donatello from 2012.
 * Karai from MNT Gaiden.
 * Leatherhead...hard to say. I like Archie LH's rustic charm, 2003 LH's domestication, and 2012 LH's tenderness.  I was prepared to like IDW LH, but he's too conniving and vindictive.
 * Leonardo from Mirage.
 * Michelangelo from MNT Gaiden.
 * Mondo Gecko from IDW or 2012, hard to say. The IDW version has the better personality, but the 2012 version has the more interesting backstory.
 * Mutagen Man from IDW or 2012, hard to say. The 2012 version has the more interesting pre-mutation story (Timothy was hard not to sympathize with), but the IDW version had the more interesting personal baggage.
 * Oroku Saki from IDW, where his personality was more expanded upon.
 * Pigeon Pete from IDW.
 * Raphael from 2012, before things went horribly, horribly wrong.
 * I also like Mirage Raph during his "Gameraph" phase, because he had a monstrous appearance combined with a friendlier, less angry personality.
 * Ray? 1987 video games Ray for appearances, Archie Ray for story, and IDW Ray for complicated motivation.
 * Renet and Savanti Romero from Mirage.
 * Shadow from MNT Gaiden.
 * Slash from 2012.
 * I also like IDW Slash for the same reasons I like 2012 Leatherhead. He's such a team mom.
 * Splinter from 2012.
 * Splinter from IDW has the more fascinating dark side.
 * The Triceratons from Mirage or 2003, hard to say. The Mirage Triceratons have the more interesting story, but the 2003 Triceratons are more awesome-looking and also have Traximus.
 * The Utroms from Mirage. They're mostly good, but they keep lots of secrets even from their friends, and have plenty of proverbial skeletons in their closet to make their backstory interesting.  I'm not generally fond of any version of Krang.