I've had so much brainrot with developing the Dark Turtles' story in the Rise universe!
One of the biggest being that Big Mama created the Dark Turtles as a sort of "revenge/Extra security" with the normal Turtles.
She mainly uses them to participate in the battle Nexus on the occasion, to send them out on retrieval missions, or to deal with a rowdy patron who's causing a ruckus.
Big Mama only sends them out to hunt down their counterparts after the Turtles defeat another obligatory evil and destroy part of her hotel. This angers her to a point where she wants payback and sends the Dark Turtles to capture them.
The Dark Turtles have been around for a few months by the time they first make contact with their counterparts, so they've been aware that they are clones, and pretty much resent their doppelgangers for no other reason than they exist.
And unfortunately, I am gonna say that the Dark Turtles are treated pretty much the same as they were in the 2003 series; struggle for food, hatred of their creator...
But they do have a slightly better bond with each other, and actually trust each other to an extent. They blame their counterparts 'stupid feelings' for making actually care about each other.
Nashi is most guilty of 'caring'. He takes the punishments and blame the most so the others don't get as badly hurt, because he hates the idea of his brothers getting hurt more than himself getting hurt. (Classic self sacrifice bullshit from Leo)
I'll probably talk more about story beats and interactions if people are interested!
Imma be real… could not think of a funny concept with the actual witchtown episode. My brain went “magic” and it just went. And I’m unashamed of my love for the disaster twins
A long time ago, I had a very strong love for the 2003 Tmnt show. My favorite moment in the entire seven season show?
Season 6, when these bitches showed up. The Dark Turtles
Years later, I decided that I was gonna bring them up a couple generations and draw them in the Rise Style because I still love them to this day.
I am in the current process of updating and finalizing their personalities and designs! But I thought it’d be fun to show off their old designs I had!
(Yes I gave them original names, I made them up when I was 12. And ever since then, they’ve kinda stuck.)
I had a whole plot line with Big Mama making them cause she wanted them killed, I even made concepts for a Rise TigerClaw. Time to dig it out of the grave lol.