BadAssButch In reply to TheRisenChaos [2014-06-24 16:25:43 +0000 UTC]

I agree that 2003 April is the best April O'Neil by far. However, I actually like 2012 April. If you've seen my other fanart I've drawn her quite frequently. The fact is I like the character. The writer's haven't done the best job in fleshing her out as a well-rounded, well-developed character and this is a constant cause of frustration for me. However, I'm not going to blame April herself. The concept of a younger April is different but interesting; she's more vulnerable in some ways but on the other hand she also has more potential, her whole life is ahead of her. It's annoying that the show constantly throws her into positions where she requires being rescued. I think that the amount of times they have used that as a plot device is unnecessary. But this isn't my greatest cause of frustration. Rather I am more annoyed that the show isn't trying hard to show how April thinks and feels, her relationship with the other turtles, her life outside the turtles, her other friends, hobbies or personality. But 2012 April herself has the potential to be a fantastic character and that is why I choose to like her and instead criticize how the writers of the show have chosen to depict her. In order to satisfy your need to see 2012 April in a better light I recommend Fantasia Wandering's fanfiction "Falling"; www.fanfiction.net/s/8604676/1… and the tumblr Texts from Turtles;textsfromturtles.tumblr.com/  as well as the fanart of Lorna Ka;lorna-ka.tumblr.com/ and Actionkiddy; actionkiddy.tumblr.com/ .

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TheRisenChaos In reply to BadAssButch [2014-06-24 16:31:14 +0000 UTC]

Oh yes, agreed SOOO MUCH! I REALLY like 2012 April actually (she's my other favorite version of her!) but am so disappointed in how the writers and showrunners handled her thus far. Other than all that, what are your thoughts on the pic from a humor/character standpoint?

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BadAssButch In reply to TheRisenChaos [2014-06-24 21:47:09 +0000 UTC]

Well the concept made me a little uncomfortable. It was quite a degrading position you depicted 2012 April in. I feel like we should be trying to present her in a more positive light than the show has. That being said, I'm glad you like the character! And 2003 April is well-drawn. I hope in the future you use your art skills to show how kick-butt 2012 April can be!

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TheRisenChaos In reply to BadAssButch [2014-06-24 22:12:07 +0000 UTC]

The idea is that 2012 April got into that situation shortly after boasting about her kunoichi skills, and 2003 April is laughing herself sick at the irony there, knowing she would have handled herself better. As for a more positive light, I kind of did that here: risenwarrior.deviantart.com/ar…  Poor Karai, tho. XD

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BadAssButch In reply to TheRisenChaos [2014-06-24 23:06:26 +0000 UTC]

I always like it when fanart tries to show April in a more positive light. We all should be trying to treat April better than the show has!

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TheRisenChaos In reply to BadAssButch [2014-06-25 00:24:15 +0000 UTC]

Until the show starts treating her better, yes!

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