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De Cava's Crew based on Ninja Turtles?

mlrockrulesmlrockrules
edited August 2010 in Tales of Monkey Island
Hey guys, I just realized something interesting. I might be overanalyzing it, but I see some similarities in the personalities of De Cava's crew and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. For instance, Moose resembles Michaelangelo, with his laid-back, surfer dude persona, Noogie resembles Donatello in his nerdy and somewhat clumsy manner, Bugeye resembles Raphael with his overall moodiness and Santino represents Leonardo in that he is very well-rounded and probably the most overall skilled, but with an otherwise bland personality. What do you guys think?

Comments

  • PainDealerPainDealer
    edited October 2009
    Now that you mentioned it, it kinda makes sense. De Cava doesn's have any similarities to Splinter tho. Nothing that I can think of at least.
  • Toothless GibbonToothless Gibbon
    edited October 2009
    I think your overanalyzing it... ;)

    Seriously though, they are fairly standard character types.
  • nitsujsedohrnitsujsedohr
    edited October 2009
    I like the connection, it shows alot of thought on your part into the characters
  • MacGyver12345MacGyver12345
    edited October 2009
    interesting point
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited October 2009
    cowabunga
  • bobhobbitbobhobbit
    edited October 2009
    Thanks, now I'm hungry for pizza.
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited October 2009
    I thought they were based on Telltale's founders. Bugeye is Dan Connors (scary guy!), Noogie is Kevin Bruner (Ugly Glasses Telltale) and Santiago is that third guy nobody talks about anymore. And Moose is ... Theodore Dudebrough. Seriously, check out the hair.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited October 2009
    SOmewhere out there is Kevin Bruner crying because he was just called ugly
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited October 2009
    Irishmile wrote: »
    SOmewhere out there is Kevin Bruner crying because he was just called ugly

    http://www.telltalegames.com/videos/strongbad

    Watch Behind the Bad Ch 3 and learn youngish Padawan.
  • Lord-zLord-z
    edited October 2009
    I think that it is just archetypes that has been around since, I dunno, probably Shakespeare, in his famous play "Youthfull Testudines Magically Transformed to Human-like Creatures Possessing Skills of Battle Not Unlike Those of Far East Origin".


    It was an early play, and he was not too good with titles yet.
  • seanvanamanseanvanaman Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2009
    i feel so exposed.

    -sean, writer of ep3

    wait til danc and kevin find out. heads will roll.
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited October 2009
    seanvanaman wrote: »
    i feel so exposed.

    -sean, writer of ep3

    wait til danc and kevin find out. heads will roll.

    Murray? I also love that you feel you need to tell us who you are. Because, like, there weren't any credits for episode three. That people liked so much they ripped and posted them to youtube. And it's gotten over 500 views.
  • seanvanamanseanvanaman Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2009
    Lena_P wrote: »
    Murray? I also love that you feel you need to tell us who you are. Because, like, there weren't any credits for episode three. That people liked so much they ripped and posted them to youtube. And it's gotten over 500 views.

    haha, well NEVERMIND -- i shall post forever in anonymity. except for my name right over there.

    not EVERYONE is a fan! i was just trying to post for the casual forum reader.

    but no more. i expect everyone to know of my works. or BE GONE.
  • Hero1Hero1
    edited October 2009
    Lena_P wrote: »
    I thought they were based on Telltale's founders. Bugeye is Dan Connors (scary guy!), Noogie is Kevin Bruner (Ugly Glasses Telltale) and Santiago is that third guy nobody talks about anymore. And Moose is ... Theodore Dudebrough. Seriously, check out the hair.

    That post cracked me up.. Wasn't Randy Tudor the 3rd guy that was a Telltale founder?
  • JakeJake Telltale Alumni
    edited October 2009
    Telltale was founded by Dan Connors, Kevin Bruner, and Troy Molander.
  • Lena_PLena_P
    edited October 2009
    Nobody's disturbed I referred to Dan Connors as "scary"? Or Dudebrough as a real person? You people are getting harder and harder to rile up ...
  • onlyamonkeyonlyamonkey
    edited October 2009
    I think santino resembling leonardo is reaaaaaaaally far fetched.
  • FealiksFealiks
    edited October 2009
    Jake wrote: »
    Telltale was founded by Dan Connors, Kevin Bruner, and Troy Molander.

    Well, I like to let them take some of the credit.
  • TomPravetzTomPravetz
    edited October 2009
    Pssh no! They're based on Maya!
  • thatdude98thatdude98
    edited October 2009
    What the dude, dude? We gotta beat Shredder! Cowabunga, man?
  • mlrockrulesmlrockrules
    edited August 2010
    PainDealer wrote: »
    Now that you mentioned it, it kinda makes sense. De Cava doesn's have any similarities to Splinter tho. Nothing that I can think of at least.

    Well, De Cava said he was tough on his crew members, but that they were like sons to him. That sounds like Splinter. Also, they have some similar facial features.
  • Edward VanHelgenEdward VanHelgen
    edited August 2010
    Krang is a manatee i suppose?
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited August 2010
    Something i feel like pointing out here but while moose's personality may be like the tmnt i found his character model may be based off this
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