Mechaturtle (1987 video games)

Mechaturtle
Biographical information
Home	Earth
Aliases	Fake Turtle Brother, Mecaturtle, Mekaturtle
Nicknames	Bogus
Date of birth	1989
Date of death	1989
Weapon of choice	False Ninja Turtle disguise and abilities, Turtle-seeking missiles, Sword, Blade and Gun hands
Occupation	Mock-Turtle and Rat Napper
Affiliation	Foot Clan
Physical description
Species	Robot Turtle
Gender	Male
Height	6' - 10'
Weight	Tons
Ethnicity	Turtle Mech
Bandana color	Tan, Green, Black
Eye color	Black
Hair color	none
Out of universe information
First appearance	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989 video game)

Mechaturtle (also erroneously spelled as Mecaturtle in the manual and Mekaturtle in Nintendo Power) is the third boss of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles console/PC game. It is fought on a rooftop, where Master Splinter is being held captive. The Mechaturtle's initial appearance is that of a blue-green, purple, or blue skinned Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle with a tan or green headband and joint pads. It wields a sword similar to Leonardo's, although it does not do actual damage, presumably due to incomplete programming. Upon this form's defeat, it reveals its true appearance; a vaguely turtle-esque automaton that fights with a blade, gun, and missiles. Destroying this form defeats it once and for all, and effectively, Splinter is freed.

Behind the scenes

• Mechaturtle's flesh is blue and his headband and joint pads are green, in the PC version.
• Mechaturtle's flesh is purple and his headband and joint pads are green, in the Amiga version.
• In the Atari ST version he starts out in his robot form.
• His first form is often confused for Slash, while his second is confused for Metalhead
• Although unconfirmed, it is possible that the "Fake Bro." seen as a mirror match in the SNES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (which has a different palette from the Turtles' 1P and 2P colors) may actually be Mechaturtle.
• In the instruction manual of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time, Metalhead is listed as Mechaturtle, despite his name being correctly identified in the game itself. In TMNT: Mutant Melee, the practice dummy Turtlebots are called Mechaturtles.

See Also

• Metalhead
• Turtlebot

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