In Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Warren Stone is a Channel 6 news anchor who was mutated into an earthworm. He is a recurring adversary and self-proclaimed arch-nemesis of the Turtles.
Physical appearance[]
Human[]
As a human, Warren Stone was a middle-aged white man with straight blonde hair styled in a pompadour, a cleft chin, black eyes, tan skin, and a thin figure. He wore a bright blue suit paired with a pink dress shirt and a pink-purple tie.
Mutant[]
Warren Stone is a mutant earthworm with straight blonde hair styled in a pompadour, red eyes, thick black eyebrows, fuchsia skin with pink and purple stripes, and a diminutive stature. He wears a bright blue single-button blazer.
Personality[]
Warren is self-obsessed and loves receiving attention, seen kissing his own reflection and continually admiring a bust of himself in "Newsworthy". As such, he believes himself to be the Turtles' greatest nemesis and thinks that he is far more intimidating and important than he truly is. Due to the high regard he holds himself in, Warren is easily angered and insulted by others ignoring or demeaning him.
Warren is confident and has a strong will, relentlessly trying to encounter the Turtles to challenge them and going to considerable lengths to save Hypno-Potamus when Baron Draxum holds him hostage. He can be deceptive and callous, lying to and betraying April O'Neil despite her known admiration for him. Warren has a flair for the dramatic shown in the way he speaks, moves, and generally views his life.
Without a much desired audience, Warren often monologues to himself and is prone to loneliness as shown in "Warren & Hypno, Sitting in a Tree". However, Warren does have the capacity to selflessly care for others as seen in his loyalty to Hypno.
History[]
Warren debuted in "Newsworthy". Prior to his mutation, which was triggered by an Oozesquito sting[4], Warren was a famous Channel 6 newscaster. He followed the Turtles during their missions, declaring himself as their "greatest foe" despite their lack of awareness of his existence. While the Turtles were attempting to trap Hypno, he trapped Raphael in his "goop trap", which the Turtles found more annoying than frightening. Warren was cut in half by Leonardo after he attacked him and after regenerating his body, he purchased a mystic gemstone that enhanced his physique from Clem's Candy, owned by a cloaked mutant named Clem. He lured the Turtles to a TV studio to attack them, however, he was interrupted by the sudden arrival of Hypno, who cut him in half. He was completely ignored in the resulting fight, but when Hypno was about to kill Michelangelo, Warren intervened, declaring that he would allow no one else to kill the Turtles. In doing so, he sacrificed the gemstone to defeat Hypno and regained his natural appearance.
Warren reappeared in the Museum of Art and Framing in "Stuck on You," attempting to take the Turtles by surprise; however, they were too distracted by the Foot Clan, mutant silverfish, and Hypno to pay attention to him. Throughout the fight, Warren was either crushed or used as rope to retie the Turtles together. At the end of the conflict, he gained a gauntlet that was, unbeknownst to him, part of the very sought after Kuroi YÅroi, which was almost taken by the Foot. The gauntlet, which he would come to name Charlotte, gave him the ability to fire bolts of mystic energy from it.
Warren became a member of the Evil League of Mutants in "The Evil League of Mutants" at its recruitment meeting and struck an employee of the Radisson Hotel with discharged mystic energy from Charlotte to the approval of everyone in attendance. He tried to challenge the Turtles later that night in the ambush organized by Draxum, but was merely stepped on by Mikey while he was fighting Repo Mantis.
Warren was a contestant in Big Mama's demolition derby in "Turtle-dega Nights: The Ballad of Rat Man", but lost to Donatello, Mikey, and Splinter.
In "Warren & Hypno, Sitting in a Tree", Warren was experimenting with a cannon that would be a part of one of Hypno's magic acts. Warren fought using Charlotte when Draxum when he broke into him and Hypno's apartment. He snuck into the nearby Turtle Tank and accidentally engaged its nitro boosters, sending him and the Mad Dogs to a park. He was then trapped and interrogated by the Mad Dogs and after confessing how much Hypno means to him, he was able to convince them to help save him. Once they arrived at Draxum's rendezvous spot, Warren suddenly revealed the Mad Dogs' presence, blowing their stealth operation and exchanging them for Hypno instead of Charlotte. However, in a twist of events, Warren was hypnotized by Hypno after freeing him and ordered him to relinquish Charlotte to Draxum. In the end, Warren was saved by Hypno and the Mad Dogs despite his loss of the gauntlet.
Warren was flung from the ground in "Donnie vs. Witch Town" when Donnie dug up worms using his jackhammer.
In Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie, Warren worked with Hypno to break into a museum and steal the Mystic Key from its exhibit. He encountered resistance from the Turtles and tried his best to evade them as the getaway driver. He was halved during the skirmish and his van was destroyed, but he and Hypno managed to secure the Mystic Key for their new partner, the Foot. Warren and Hypno then left with them and later traveled with the Foot to their new hideout to proceed with their use of the Mystic Key. However, Warren became horrified upon hearing the Foot's plan to free the Krang and soon after fled.
Abilities[]
- Durability: Warren can experience a high threshold of physical trauma without lasting repercussions such as when he is accidentally flattened under Mikey's foot in "The Evil League of Mutants" and fully recovers.
- Regeneration: Due to his mutation, Warren can grow back severed body parts, however, this process takes several days and is quite painful.
Relationships[]
Friends and allies[]
- Mezmer-Ron / Hypno-Potamus: Warren interfered with Hypno's attempt to kill the Turtles in "Newsworthy", managing to hypnotize him using his mystic gemstone as a reflector, and was annoyed by him not knowing the Turtles' names, thinking him to be a poor villain. The two of them became allies when they both joined the Evil League of Mutants. By the episode "Warren & Hypno, Sitting in a Tree", Warren has befriended Hypno and moved in with him. While they characterize their relationship as "friends slash roomies", it is heavily implied that they are also dating, visibly treating each other in a romantic way with kisses, nicknames, extended snuggles, and proclamations of love. Warren silently allows Hypno to shirk his chore duties at home according to Hypno.
- The Foot Clan: Warren partnered with the Foot in Rise of the TMNT: The Movie, working on their behalf to steal the Mystic Key. However, after realizing what the Foot sought to accomplish with the Mystic Key, doing far more than typical crime, Warren immediately lost interest in aiding them.
Enemies[]
- Carly Balmaceda: Carly used to be Warren's co-worker at Channel 6, but has since all but forgotten about him after his disappearance, leaving Warren feeling bitter towards her.
- JJG: JJG used to be Warren's co-worker at Channel 6, but has since all but forgotten about him after his disappearance, leaving Warren feeling bitter towards him.
- The Mad Dogs: Warren despises the Mad Dogs and tirelessly tries to eliminate them despite his one-sided relationship with them. He often calls the Turtles "teenage mutant loser turtles".
- Donatello: Donnie is Warren's self-proclaimed nemesis. The only one who has remembered anything about him, but usually does not appear to care enough to comment on it.
- Leonardo: Leo is Warren's self-proclaimed nemesis and once cut him in half, but usually forgets everything about him, though.
- April O'Neil: After learning that April is a big fan of his, Warren tried to order April to free Hypno from Draxum's control. Warren made her his enemy after she cut off his arm to give away Charlotte to Draxum despite her saving his life.
- Michelangelo: Mikey is Warren's self-proclaimed nemesis. Mikey usually forgets everything about him, though.
- Raphael: Raph is Warren's self-proclaimed nemesis. Raph usually forgets everything about him, though.
- Baron Draxum: Warren invited himself to the Evil League of Mutants recruitment meeting, much to Draxum's confusion, but was accepted as member. He fought Draxum to reunite with Hypno and called him a "horn-headed freak" in "Warren & Hypno, Sitting in a Tree".
- Huginn & Muninn: Huginn and Muninn helped Draxum orchestrate his possession of the Kuroi YÅroi's gauntlet.
Quotes[]
- "If I don't grow back twice as strong, why would I grow back four times as big?" ("Newsworthy")
- "Getā āget away, bird!" ("Stuck on You")
- "Huzzah! I am Warren Stone, your greatest foe andā" ("The Evil League of Mutants")
Trivia[]
- Warren's catchphrase is "Breaking news".
- Members of Warren's fanbase are nicknamed "Stoneheads" ("Warren & Hypno, Sitting in a Tree").
- Warren is one of the few villain mutants in the series not given a catchy nickname, likely to emphasize how oblivious the cast is to him.
- He is occasionally referred to by other villains as simply "Anchorman".
- When asked if Hypno and Warren are intended to be viewed as a romantic couple in August 2020, Rise of the TMNT staff writer Russ Carney answered in a Tweet, "Although I've normally said that we don't typically explore relationships in kids animation, I feel that Hypno and Warren are pretty couple-y."[5]
- In July 2023, Rise of the TMNT executive producer Andy Suriano posted Rise of the TMNT: The Movie production art of Warren and Hypno with the Instagram caption, "Partners in crimeā¦and life. š³ļøāš Color design: [Tanya Melendez] [Character] Designācanāt remember. (Looks like my line work; but designers let me know!)"[6]
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References[]
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