Top 10 Darkest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Moments Ever

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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the Top 10 Darkest Moments on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. For this list, we’ll be looking at scenes from the “Turtles” TV shows and movies where the pizzas and cowabungas took a backseat to something more menacing. This means a few spoilers, dudes. Our countdown includes a defeat, Master Splinter's kidnapping, turtle injuries and more! What do you think is the darkest “Ninja Turtles” moment? Let us know in the comments!
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  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  2 года назад +242

    What do you think is the darkest “Ninja Turtles” moment? Let us know in the comments!
    For more content like this, click here: ruclips.net/video/3mwmMNvbAAI/видео.html

    • @marcusyates3044
      @marcusyates3044 2 года назад +11

      1987 VS 2003 VS 2012 VS 2018! Turtle Cartoon Battle Royale!

    • @icefire2104
      @icefire2104 2 года назад +17

      Everything in the TMNT 2012 version is incredibly dark

    • @BlackMambaThaGoat
      @BlackMambaThaGoat 2 года назад +5

      @@icefire2104 same with 2003 but even more

    • @eddieblancher7557
      @eddieblancher7557 2 года назад +4

      Master splinter 's death, the same as it ever was.

    • @mauricesmithjr4050
      @mauricesmithjr4050 2 года назад +3

      word

  • @TheCommenterDragon
    @TheCommenterDragon 2 года назад +1416

    I always hated that Master Splinter dies, especially in the 2012 series, but passing on the sensei role to Leonardo was good development on his part, and even after the spirits from the Nether World invaded Splinter's ghost was still on the turtles side which meant even in death Hamato Yoshi is still one of the best characters in the TMNT franchise!

    • @jeffdaigle5487
      @jeffdaigle5487 2 года назад +15

      Dude I said the samething.

    • @cnsayin8847
      @cnsayin8847 2 года назад +9

      Facts!

    • @jojos_bizarre_fanboy
      @jojos_bizarre_fanboy 2 года назад +7

      300th Like. Nice.

    • @Tanooki12331
      @Tanooki12331 2 года назад +24

      The episode in season 5 the story of splinter with the baby turtles, knowing what happened in season 4. Makes one cry every single time

    • @gamerstheater1187
      @gamerstheater1187 2 года назад +11

      A sensei dying plays an important part in many Japanese stories

  • @jessicagreenfield6584
    @jessicagreenfield6584 2 года назад +314

    Splinter's death in the 2012 series made me bawled all day when the season 4 episode Requiem premiered. I know he died in the season 3 finale but his actual death made me bawled all day. It was the darkest episode ever and destroyed me. I felt so bad for the turtles especially Leonardo 💔💔

    • @XJIcequeen
      @XJIcequeen 2 года назад +17

      I was visiting my grandparents in Florida that day and it was impossible to focus on anything. Not to mention that I almost woke everyone up with my scream of terror

    • @josephchambers2000
      @josephchambers2000 2 года назад +3

      If you ever find it, don't listen to my audiobook version of TMNT then. I make some tragic choices and act them out realistically. I'm broken.

    • @PopStarLegend4365
      @PopStarLegend4365 Год назад +2

      It was nighttime when I witnessed Splinter’s murder. My whole world fell apart and I cried so hard, especially at his funeral. TMNT 2012 was a big part of my childhood, and seeing him get taken away was a devastating blow to my heart.

    • @Wickedfan219
      @Wickedfan219 Год назад +2

      Same here! I could not stop crying after seeing that ending! 😭

  • @zakirstocks9514
    @zakirstocks9514 2 года назад +11

    I REALLY hate Master Splinter being murdered by Super Shredder in the 2012 TMNT. That scene was definitely and totally Dark, Gruesome and Horrifying to watched. 😭😭😭😭

  • @tuomaspolla3814
    @tuomaspolla3814 2 года назад +16

    From 2012, the most disturbing and darkest episodes were The Buried Secrets, The Deadly Venom and The Fourtold Trap. It was rather disturbing to see turtles, April and Casey consumed by creepy Mom-Thing creature or poisoned by the brainwashed snake-Karai, or being put into four Saw-themed death traps that almost killed them. And also, the three darkest episodes from 2003 series are the Darkness Within, The Bad Day and The Scion of the Shredder.

  • @livvydraws-v7n
    @livvydraws-v7n 2 года назад +5

    Let's not forget that one episode in season 5 of the 2012 series where Jei, who can manipulate dreams, gives the four turtles all the same nightmare where they each get picked off one by one...

    • @catrakitten
      @catrakitten 2 года назад +2

      @Livvy Grossman Or the Squirrelanoid episode, the episode where Karai mutant s into a snake hybrid, the Within the the Woods episode in Season 3, the episode where April's 'Mom' turns out to be a Kraang experiment and eats the turtles, Darkest Plight, The two part season 4 finale, ect.

    • @livvydraws-v7n
      @livvydraws-v7n 2 года назад +3

      @@catrakitten THOSE TOO. Oh, and Parasitica, that one was creepy too

    • @catrakitten
      @catrakitten 2 года назад +1

      @@livvydraws-v7n Tmai (Tell me about it). And they say that that the 2012 series isn't as dark as the 2003 series. 😨😬😖🙄

  • @J-B_713
    @J-B_713 Год назад +1

    Ninja turtles: The next mutation should've been the #1 darkest moment.

  • @mtb5431
    @mtb5431 Год назад +1

    Even as a kid, seeing the 1987 series Baxter Stockman being banished to that limbo dimension for the rest of his life without even his alien computer friend for company,seriously disturbed me.

  • @leoneforte444
    @leoneforte444 Год назад +2

    Leo looks like Morpheus more than he does neo

    • @Megatron-101
      @Megatron-101 10 месяцев назад +1

      13:39 Is so dark I was crying in my sleep

  • @mrbenson9340
    @mrbenson9340 Год назад +1

    What about that one episode in TMNT 2012 where April's "mum" was some weird alien thingy

  • @projectdolph948
    @projectdolph948 2 года назад +2028

    I grew up with the 2012 series, and it remains as my favorite show of all time. I recently got the dvds that I didn’t have and watched it all in order. Still gives me shivers when I see these dark moments from a show that I used to watch when I was still in my single digits. Don’t understand how 6-7 year old me enjoyed mutant turtles’ suffering.

    • @Wildcatt1999
      @Wildcatt1999 2 года назад +44

      Same here

    • @icefire2104
      @icefire2104 2 года назад +33

      Same here

    • @donovan802
      @donovan802 2 года назад +27

      Same here

    • @omnicupid6694
      @omnicupid6694 2 года назад +31

      Same, my older sister actually made me a mug with the 2012 TMNTs because I was so into it!

    • @kingrckardo3511
      @kingrckardo3511 2 года назад +18

      I was 13 when this show started airing and I watched it throughout it's entire run on TV so I literally went through my teenage years along with those turtles so this show means so much to me and I 1000% agree with you that it's my favorite show of all time as well and it really hurts my head realizing that next month will be 10 years since the first episode premiered

  • @michaelgualtieri651
    @michaelgualtieri651 2 года назад +881

    The 2012 series was without a doubt my favorite TMNT cartoon. It was dark, funny, action packed, and just pure awesome.
    However, the reason I see this as the best is simple: source materials. This cartoon took different aspects of different parts of the TMNT franchise weather be comics, other shows, movies or video games and found away to incorporate it into the series. Such as when they included Bebop and Rocksteady, after only appearing in the 80's cartoon. Same when they turned Shredder into the Super Shredder. It also did it's own path, such as not only have Splinter be Hamato Yoshi instead of his pet, but also be the birth father of Karai.
    And when it went dark, it got really dark! Splinter's Death, Donnie exploding to atoms, the freaking Mutant Apocalypse series finale!
    All these reasons and more are why I find the 2012 series the best incarnation of the Turtles ever.

    • @IIIISai
      @IIIISai 2 года назад +27

      Agreed , also has amazing animation and atmosphere, like the 2007 movie

    • @Compucles
      @Compucles 2 года назад +15

      Like the first live action movie, it also did a an excellent job combining the lightheartedness of the '87 series with the darker comics and '03 series.

    • @bigmonke1449
      @bigmonke1449 2 года назад +10

      2003 better

    • @jaylenjayden9305
      @jaylenjayden9305 2 года назад

      Same

    • @jaylenjayden9305
      @jaylenjayden9305 2 года назад +11

      @@bigmonke1449 it’s his opinion and the 2012 series was good throughout each season

  • @XJIcequeen
    @XJIcequeen 2 года назад +371

    I grew up with the 2012 series and seeing all those dark moments still makes my heart skip a beat. Personally, I’m surprised that TMNT 2012 beat TMNT 2003 for the most dark moments on this list. Actually, anyone else more surprised that an episode of the 1987 series made the list?

    • @TheEliteClown_
      @TheEliteClown_ 2 года назад +30

      Watch mojo is very uneducated with the 2003 series

    • @XJIcequeen
      @XJIcequeen 2 года назад +4

      @@TheEliteClown_ apparently

    • @spinjitzumasterfalcon
      @spinjitzumasterfalcon 2 года назад +5

      And apparently Rise of the TMNT

    • @XJIcequeen
      @XJIcequeen 2 года назад +1

      @@spinjitzumasterfalcon hey! What's up?

    • @iwasjustcomingoutheretopic8598
      @iwasjustcomingoutheretopic8598 2 года назад +8

      @@spinjitzumasterfalcon He forgot the flashback with Splinters mom leaving to face the Shredder in Rise.

  • @erict4807
    @erict4807 2 года назад +502

    I still think the season 4 of the 2003 show is the most disturbing non-comic TMNT content to date. Don getting turned into a monster, Leo’s depression arc, the Baxter stockman episode that got pulled from airing in the US, Casey getting ptsd of the purple dragons killing his dad
    4kids literally had to step in because the show at that point was becoming too mature and dark for the younger audience they were targeting

    • @Rika24
      @Rika24 2 года назад +23

      Let’s not forget SAINW

    • @erict4807
      @erict4807 2 года назад +20

      @@Rika24 that’s season 3 but yea another pretty grim one

    • @langadube9611
      @langadube9611 2 года назад +39

      One of the few times I think 4kids made the right call seriously that Baxter Stockman episode was fucking messed up. I loved it but seriously man where was the line.

    • @ThouzandWattz
      @ThouzandWattz 2 года назад +14

      As a kid I grew up on the tmnt 80's show, but when tmnt 2003 came out when I was in high school I was blown away at the writing, the accurate portrayal yet, evolution of the 4 turtles, and the action was pretty damn great. A lot of atmosphere in that show. It had a few bangers in the games too like the GBA and DS one.

    • @michaelalameda2002
      @michaelalameda2002 2 года назад +10

      Yeah. Season 6 and 7 are 4Kid's way of not dealing with complaints anymore.

  • @TheImaginator972
    @TheImaginator972 2 года назад +148

    The darkest moment I won't never forget is the 2012 TV Series when Super Shredder has killed Master Splinter and the episode from the 2003 TV Series when Donatello sent into the future.

    • @BlackMambaThaGoat
      @BlackMambaThaGoat 2 года назад +3

      Completely

    • @brandonscott5544
      @brandonscott5544 2 года назад +6

      Super shredder kill Master splinter mess up death twice

    • @icefire2104
      @icefire2104 2 года назад +4

      2012 Leo: You’re a Monster, A DEMON WAS THAT YOUR DESTINY?!

    • @TanticHero
      @TanticHero Год назад

      @@icefire2104 2012 Shredder: no I-I

  • @ahlethescout8404
    @ahlethescout8404 2 года назад +151

    Splinter’s death in 2017 was also very graphic.
    When splinter literally stabs him from behind we literally not only get an impact and reaction shot we legit see the blade protruding through splinters body. Legit one of the darkest things I have ever seen in animation, adult or not.

    • @XJIcequeen
      @XJIcequeen 2 года назад +13

      Ditto. But I’d take it your referring to the death in season 3? The actual one in season 4 was in 2017

    • @ahlethescout8404
      @ahlethescout8404 2 года назад +4

      @@XJIcequeen my mistake
      Yes I meant 2017
      The 2016 death is pretty graphic itself

    • @Suckit626
      @Suckit626 Год назад +2

      "one of the darkest things I have ever seen in animation, adult or not" dude clearly hasn't watched many cartoons lately

    • @Sabcordian
      @Sabcordian Год назад +2

      Invincible:

  • @donovan802
    @donovan802 2 года назад +341

    Regarding the 2012, honestly wish we would’ve seen Alopex a bit more. She seemed very interesting with her backstory and abilities.

    • @XJIcequeen
      @XJIcequeen 2 года назад +5

      Please ignore the message from Telegram. It is a scam and responding to said link will get your account hacked

    • @cnsayin8847
      @cnsayin8847 2 года назад +4

      Same

  • @meg1654
    @meg1654 2 года назад +68

    I love that this list was mostly the 2003 and 2012 series

    • @nunouno001
      @nunouno001 Год назад +1

      Outside of the Red Sky seasons, the 80s show was way too cheesy and lighthearted to have that many entries on this list.

  • @justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291
    @justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 2 года назад +159

    TMNT (2003 -2009).
    TMNT (2012-2017).
    We still 💚 both versions equally.

    • @lilicap7
      @lilicap7 2 года назад +4

      💙❤️💜🧡🐢🐢🐢🐢

    • @josephchambers2000
      @josephchambers2000 2 года назад +16

      1987 is OK. 2003 is Good. 2012 is amazing. 2018 is tolerable.

    • @nasbukhari696
      @nasbukhari696 Год назад +5

      @@josephchambers2000 2003 is amazing. 2012 is a mixed bag.

    • @Deathmare235
      @Deathmare235 Год назад

      @@nasbukhari696 2012 is anything but a mixed bag

    • @nasbukhari696
      @nasbukhari696 Год назад +1

      @@Deathmare235 2012 is the definition of a mixed bag

  • @waheedabdullah6371
    @waheedabdullah6371 2 года назад +85

    If this was a Top 20 video, we would get more dark 2012 TMNT moments in this video like Parasitic Wasp, Squirrelanoid, all mutations, & the Black Hole Generator activates

    • @kingrckardo3511
      @kingrckardo3511 2 года назад +6

      Black Hole Generator activating is one of the most darkest moments in TMNT history so far

    • @icefire2104
      @icefire2104 2 года назад +11

      I wish Watchmojo can do a top 10 best TMNT 2012 episodes or a top 10 fight scenes from the TMNT 2012

    • @kingrckardo3511
      @kingrckardo3511 2 года назад +7

      @@icefire2104 I absolutely agree. In my personal opinion I still strongly believe that the 2012 TMNT series is my favorite show of all time. There's just too much great memories I had with it as I watched every episode when it aired

    • @kingrckardo3511
      @kingrckardo3511 2 года назад +5

      @NightSlayer448 Or most of the first few episodes of Season 3 when they're in April's old home where the episodes were all horror themed

    • @gamerstheater1187
      @gamerstheater1187 2 года назад +3

      I love that show so much!

  • @goodestNoodle
    @goodestNoodle 2 года назад +245

    I grew up with the '03 version.
    Growing up, I hated Baxter Stockman with a burning passion. Watching as an adult, I just feel sorry for him. His story hits different once you actually see the "Baxter's Body" episode. It literally goes over all the trauma he's suffered in his life, and at the end of all of it, all he wanted was death

    • @galabuhatzira
      @galabuhatzira Год назад +5

      I agree that his story arc is indeed sad HOWEVER throughout the years i become more convinced that his arrogance brought him this faith. Like Oruko Saki said: “your arrogance exceeded only by your inability to learn from your punishment”
      He could have served the Shredder like he was paid to do but choose time and time again to betray him as he wasn’t forced to work for him

    • @hollyparry1210
      @hollyparry1210 Год назад +1

      I hated Baxter in the beginning but I too feel nothing but empathy for him seeing him getting tortured. That guy just could've catch a break any time soon. Watching the episode where his new body decayed on him was horrifying yet also sad. Seeing his life in the past, I no longer hated him. He's one of those villains who also just broken inside too.

    • @mrclutchy420
      @mrclutchy420 Год назад +1

      INSANE IN THE MEMBRANE😀

    • @terryrocks2j
      @terryrocks2j 7 месяцев назад +1

      His episode was so sad. Just perhaps a person lost when he lost his mom. He just turned dark. Even April, who had every reason, to probably detest tried to help him towards the end. He was pretty much driven to insanity for the most part.

    • @claudiakramer7116
      @claudiakramer7116 6 месяцев назад

      Ich liebe Baxter Stockmann

  • @mochijuice8074
    @mochijuice8074 Год назад +8

    Rise Movie: (all these brutal dark moments)
    1) alternate future where future Leo tells future Mikey to kill himself to create a portal
    2) future all turtles and everyone dies
    3) Leo getting beat down by Krang
    4) Raph choking Leo

  • @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache
    @Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 2 года назад +57

    Poor Splinter just cannot catch a break. He's like the Kenny McCormick of the franchise.

    • @Compucles
      @Compucles 2 года назад +6

      I think the 2012 series is the only incarnation where he dies, though.

    • @unbound2424
      @unbound2424 Год назад

      @@Compucles i mean he does kinda die in 2003 aswell when he gets decompiled

    • @claudiakramer7116
      @claudiakramer7116 7 месяцев назад

      Amer Splinter er stirbt genau so oft wie Kenny MC cormick Aus South Park

    • @kaysrandomchannel4618
      @kaysrandomchannel4618 5 месяцев назад

      OH MY GOD, THEY KILLED SPLINTER

  • @RealCFZ
    @RealCFZ 2 года назад +61

    2012 and 2003 series will always be my TMNT. Though, I like 80s Turtles as well.

  • @alanbarrett7240
    @alanbarrett7240 2 года назад +8

    Raise your hand if you want TMNT 2012 Season 6?

  • @TheImaginator972
    @TheImaginator972 2 года назад +183

    I love Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV Series when I was so little, and I really felt pity for Baxter Stockman when he didn't deserve his punishment by losing his entire body.

    • @justinstein4712
      @justinstein4712 2 года назад +8

      I felt sorry for this version Baxter Stockman

    • @duncan3998
      @duncan3998 2 года назад +19

      Thankgod someone grew up with 2003 instead of the 2012 version. Yeah, the writers did Stockman very bad.

    • @e.d.h.kendrick673
      @e.d.h.kendrick673 2 года назад +2

      @@justinstein4712 same man

    • @jaret19
      @jaret19 2 года назад +8

      Baxter's fate is changed for the better in an episode from the season titled 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward'. He returns to seek vengeance against Bishop by trying to steal Bishop's body for his mind. The TMNT thwart Baxter's plan, but the reformed Bishop helps him get a new body with the scientific advancements of the future. It took a long time, but Baxter does eventually find peace.

    • @itscobrawz
      @itscobrawz 2 года назад +5

      @@duncan3998 I grew up with the 2012 but my favorite is 2003

  • @MrObasilawrence
    @MrObasilawrence 2 года назад +108

    2012 series is my favorite of all time TMNT story.. just a perfect storyline of the turtles. It had it all for me.. bittersweet Origins and endings done to perfection for all the characters .

  • @LeonardoKlotz
    @LeonardoKlotz 2 года назад +22

    Paramount should let TIM MILLER direct the next live-action reboot
    He understands CGI like none other

  • @geviesanta3631
    @geviesanta3631 2 года назад +72

    I remember watching the 2003's version of TMNT when I was a little kid, it was so cool and very fantastic. It may have had dark moments in that iteration comparing to some of the other TMNT shows, but it was still an awesome nonetheless.

  • @spinjitzumasterfalcon
    @spinjitzumasterfalcon 2 года назад +72

    I grew up with the 2012 series and a lot of moments really hit me hard. The Mutant Apocalypse arc is one that I dread on revisiting because of how dark and painful it is. It hurts a lot to know what happened. Same with the Rise Movie. Thankfully in the 2012 series, that was in a separate timeline. But Splinter's death always leaves a pain in my heart.

    • @Ben-mx5in
      @Ben-mx5in 2 года назад +1

      No, the Mutant Apocalypse is still canon and the real finale of the show) This was confirmed by the creators of the show (see Nickelodeon's book by Ciro Nieli: Art of TMNT)

    • @nickelidor69
      @nickelidor69 2 года назад +5

      It's in an alternate universe. So non canon

    • @Ben-mx5in
      @Ben-mx5in 2 года назад

      @@nickelidor69 I'm already wrote and said what need to see to prove my words, if you have only these words without arguments, then ok.

    • @nickelidor69
      @nickelidor69 2 года назад

      I am not disagreeing with you. I was just telling what I heard

    • @Ben-mx5in
      @Ben-mx5in 2 года назад

      @@nickelidor69 Well, why are you spreading fakes on a huge scale? Please check my words, there is a video with this book on RUclips, you don’t even need to buy it, where you will see proof in my words, but "somewhere I heard" this is not an argument to confidently say so, right?

  • @Rediscool9
    @Rediscool9 2 года назад +41

    The 2003 series and 2012 series of TMNT are tied with being my favorite series of TMNT. Both series are just so damn good.

  • @antoniolayton7237
    @antoniolayton7237 2 года назад +27

    “Splinters death is the darkest moment in TMNT history”
    TMNT Last Ronin: “Hold my slice”

  • @thecodester6669
    @thecodester6669 2 года назад +6

    "Hamato yoshi is dead" "I HAVE FINALLY WON" tmnt 2012-anilhation earth

  • @cicirosehannigan
    @cicirosehannigan 2 года назад +35

    I still remember in the S2 finale of the 2012 series... New York being conquered, Leonardo being beaten to a coma, more gruesome mutations and Master Splinter being alone... Oof

    • @icefire2104
      @icefire2104 2 года назад +5

      I remember now and at season 3 Leo got a new voice after the other one with that Controversial tweet.
      I prefer the Season 3 to final Season Leo’s voice (I mean come on it’s Seth Green aka Chris Griffin from Family Guy.)

    • @kingrckardo3511
      @kingrckardo3511 2 года назад +5

      That finale screwed me up for days after first watching it

    • @quinnhouk5369
      @quinnhouk5369 2 года назад +3

      @@icefire2104 he got a new voice? I thought since he was injured his voice was different? I didn’t know they changed it completely. What was the tweet about anyway?

    • @michealbanksjr.3630
      @michealbanksjr.3630 2 года назад +4

      @@quinnhouk5369 Yeah he got a new voice for season 3-5. Seth’s wife is the reason why he played leo for the rest of the show and because something happened to the original voice actor for Leo. Also because the creator or someone who worked on the show mentioned that kids are smart and they would notice the difference between Leo’s voice so they gave an explanation to why Leo’s voice is different which was his throat got damaged during his fight with the foot in the season 2 finale and because Casey was the one to notice/ask why Leo sounded so different when he finally talked after being in a coma for months.

    • @michealbanksjr.3630
      @michealbanksjr.3630 2 года назад +3

      @@quinnhouk5369 Cause his wife is a huge fan of tmnt so she helped find a new voice actor for Leo.

  • @justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291
    @justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 2 года назад +37

    3:44
    We don't blame the live action '90s Raphael version who was literally upset.

    • @claudiakramer7116
      @claudiakramer7116 7 месяцев назад

      Ich fand es sehr heftig wie Schredder Splinter zerstochen und in die Wasser welle geworfen hat

  • @etherealcereal4532
    @etherealcereal4532 Год назад +39

    I'm sorry, but is noone gonna talk about the ROTTMNT movie?!? I know it came out this year but goddamn.
    That shit was good & dark.

  • @dominothealphaandomega5512
    @dominothealphaandomega5512 2 года назад +18

    I still have trauma from Black hole Scene [TMNT (2012)]…
    I’m surprised that Nick still allowed the show to air after that, seeing the world basically End

  • @jediclonekag13
    @jediclonekag13 2 года назад +44

    I had a really good feeling that Super Shredder killing Splinter from "TMNT (2012 TV series)" would take the #1 spot. I was completely speechless and emotional when this moment happened, and it still remains as one of the many reasons why the 2012 TV series is my #1 favorite TMNT TV series.

    • @XJIcequeen
      @XJIcequeen 2 года назад +4

      That and it was the thumbnail

  • @blackstarprime3318
    @blackstarprime3318 2 года назад +50

    I think that Rise of the TMNT deserved to be on that list, not gonna spoil anything because probably a lot of people haven't seen it yet, but there were some pretty dark moments in that one.

    • @coppermoth6069
      @coppermoth6069 2 года назад +1

      Maybe they didn’t include it to avoid spoilers?

    • @cooky614
      @cooky614 2 года назад +5

      @@coppermoth6069 they put a spoiler warning on the video and spoils lots of different tmnt

    • @cooky614
      @cooky614 2 года назад

      i agree!

    • @caitlinbrewer4843
      @caitlinbrewer4843 Год назад +5

      Especially the movie, YEESH!

    • @Bigd23813
      @Bigd23813 Год назад +2

      Foreeall rise is so underrated

  • @jp3813
    @jp3813 2 года назад +9

    What about when Casey turned on the trash compactor w/ Shredder inside in the 1990 movie? It was even repeated in the 2012 series after Splinter's death.

    • @caitlinbrewer4843
      @caitlinbrewer4843 Год назад +1

      Both are fucked up in their own special way too! In the movie, the fact that it is almost played as a joke is... disturbing in its own right, especially since no one comments on it. Then in the cartoon, the cold, ruthlessness in TEENAGE Casey's voice and face when he pulls the lever is chilling!

  • @Bereket2425
    @Bereket2425 2 года назад +4

    This is the best movie i watch in my life now i'm broken because i didn't finish it😒. And hate this 2018 shit😑

    • @charmeleon3680
      @charmeleon3680 2 года назад

      Nothing wrong with the 2018 show/movie. Y’all just hated the styles and the show never got a chance.

  • @MissMerlumina
    @MissMerlumina 2 года назад +17

    I think another 2012 tmnt dark moment was when Donnie almost killed Don Vizioso. The fact that Donnie almost lost himself from grief and revenge.

  • @donovan802
    @donovan802 2 года назад +38

    Today is the day _Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie_ releases on Netflix, and after watching it, I enjoyed it. Obviously the animation for it and the show as a whole speaks for itself; it is bliss! And while it doesn’t really do much to bring old fans of previous iterations of the franchise in to watch it, I still really like what it set out to do. The show is generally hated on for being comedy-focused, but it isn’t bad, by any means. Plus, when the comedy is high, it’s not afraid to get dark and serious.

    • @capismycopilot9393
      @capismycopilot9393 Год назад +3

      im an old tmnt fan and once i gave rise a chance and allowed it to do its own thing i loved it. people just didn’t understand it as an origin story and expected it to follow the same formula right off the bat. also the story the creators wanted to tell was much more dark and serious than the one nick allowed them to (nick thought 2012 got too dark for kids which is why they had rise lean into the comedy) so im glad Netflix allowed them to make the movie so we could get a glimpse into what we could’ve had. and it did (and is still doing) really well so here’s hoping for season 3 🤞

  • @MpPlayz29
    @MpPlayz29 2 года назад +16

    2012 tmnt was my whole childhood and it was amazing 💚🐢

  • @maddestmike5791
    @maddestmike5791 2 года назад +34

    Even before the final 3 seasons, the original series had some unexpectedly dark moments, like Baxter Stockman's transformation into a fly man being rather painful and that we could see his skeleton in the process.

  • @easolinas1233
    @easolinas1233 2 года назад +21

    It's a shame you didn't include the comics, because the IDW series includes a scene where Donatello's shell is smashed open with a sledgehammer by Rocksteady, and he's left to bleed to death. Or the subsequent storyline in which a copy of his consciousness is left in a robot, and starts going slowly insane.

  • @manoftheusajones5147
    @manoftheusajones5147 2 года назад +10

    2012's TMNT was the MOST Darkest!

  • @ChampionGamingUniver
    @ChampionGamingUniver 2 года назад +31

    I grew up during the 2003 series and it will always be my favorite show of all time. I was genuinely sad when the series ended, although I don't really remember a whole lot of it because I was so little.

  • @erikspogat6823
    @erikspogat6823 2 года назад +7

    The 2012 was definitely was one of the best ever I did enjoy watching it plus fighting the dinosaurs army and going into space was definitely awesome

  • @jds39vlogs43
    @jds39vlogs43 Год назад +4

    Grew up with the 2012 Series. And because of that, it remains my favorite, shit was dark though, it did not stop itself from delving into darker topics and scenes. I’d like to watch the other series’s too.

  • @TheCarly16
    @TheCarly16 2 года назад +14

    Now, we need a Top 10 List for the Best Moments and/or Emotional Moments from "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie"! As well for a separate list for the TV Series "Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"!

    • @Bigd23813
      @Bigd23813 Год назад

      YeSSS i love rise so much❤

  • @ethantrimble958
    @ethantrimble958 2 года назад +14

    I love the 2012 version of teenage mutant ninja turtles. It’s my favorite incarnation of the tmnt, but that’s probably because I’m biased towards it. I grew up with it.

    • @Compucles
      @Compucles 2 года назад +3

      I grew up with 1987 series, and the 2012 series is still my favorite. It did a great job mixing together lightheartedness with seriousness while mining the entire franchise's lore up to that point for good stories and characters. It also had two different crossovers with the 1987 series that were both much better than what the 2003 series tried with "Turtles Forever."

    • @Mulukan57
      @Mulukan57 2 года назад +1

      I grew up with the 2003 version and 2012 is my favourite. Although if Rise were given more episodes and proper ending, I might like Rise more.

  • @asaknight321
    @asaknight321 2 года назад +3

    2012 had to be the best in my eyes for everything

  • @SC13_45
    @SC13_45 2 года назад +5

    THIS GUY REALLY PUT SPLINTER’S DEATH ABOVE SAME AS IT NEVER WAS

  • @TheAllSeeingEye2468
    @TheAllSeeingEye2468 2 года назад +12

    The 03 is most definitely the darkest but the 2012 series had the balls to kill splinter twice and the second time he stayed dead

  • @alanbarrett7240
    @alanbarrett7240 2 года назад +19

    This is why TMNT 2012 needs a 6th season for more darker and edgier moments like Spider-Man: The New Animated Series.

  • @Bereket2425
    @Bereket2425 2 года назад +5

    We all know the TMNT 2012_17 was the best💙❤🧡💜🖤.

  • @ViewVidz
    @ViewVidz 2 года назад +12

    Never expected Alopex to chop off Tiger Claw's arm

  • @Flyersfan1594
    @Flyersfan1594 2 года назад +30

    The 2003 episode “Bad Day” should’ve been an honorable mention as well. Definitely up there as one of the darker episodes of that series despite it being a dream, in essence. First half hits hard!

  • @GageisME333
    @GageisME333 2 года назад +6

    While I’ve never been a TMNT fan, it’s the 2012 iteration that made me wanna watch every episode of it that series

  • @Judo593
    @Judo593 Год назад +13

    How come “the Last Ronin” is not on this list??? It is arguably one of the best written TMNT comics ever.

  • @davidcase8635
    @davidcase8635 2 года назад +74

    I will always love 2012 Karai. She deserves her very own spinoff show.

  • @earth5853
    @earth5853 2 года назад +23

    TMNT(2012) was my favorite show when I was a kid. It was too OP.

    • @icefire2104
      @icefire2104 2 года назад +2

      It was truly a fantastic version of the franchise made by Nickelodeon (just before Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles became more comedic with anime inspired animation.)

    • @BlackMambaThaGoat
      @BlackMambaThaGoat 2 года назад +2

      Such a classic, so was 2003.

    • @earth5853
      @earth5853 2 года назад +1

      @@BlackMambaThaGoat I have never seen the 2003 version. Is it worth watching?

    • @icefire2104
      @icefire2104 2 года назад +2

      @@earth5853 it is a great series but it’s more on the action.

    • @alifuller1658
      @alifuller1658 2 года назад

      IT NOT BETTER THEN the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 not even close 🐢🍕

  • @jamesheatherly4209
    @jamesheatherly4209 2 года назад +4

    Please do Top 10 reasons why TMNT Fans should watch Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles.

  • @DarkPhantom-zt9gk
    @DarkPhantom-zt9gk 2 года назад +14

    Who thinks Master Splinter from the 2012 TV show give great advice and would make a great Master and Father?

  • @sydneyjackson6530
    @sydneyjackson6530 Год назад +4

    Love these moments but I’m kinda surprised that the Krang apocalypse in Rise didn’t show up. Like you see both Leo and Mikey die while it’s implied that Raph and Donnie were already gone…

  • @waverider9920
    @waverider9920 2 года назад +3

    TMNT 2012 Is the only one I consider canon

  • @Swiftanium
    @Swiftanium 2 года назад +7

    I know in TMNT 2012 splinter dies MULTIPLE time. But when he died in Season 5 in the show, i was heartbroken. The Super-Shredder kills his brother for power. Luckily the Turtles strike back, but nothing breaks my heart when splinter dies.

  • @jaysonjmkmundia
    @jaysonjmkmundia 2 года назад +15

    I've never been interested in any sort of series as I was with this,.. I remember running back from school every day to come watch it at 16:45 every weekday ❤️❤️

  • @coryakabueze4541
    @coryakabueze4541 2 года назад +3

    I would love to see tmnt the last ronin
    Animated

  • @alanbarrett7240
    @alanbarrett7240 2 года назад +6

    I thought the darkest moment in TMNT 2012 is where Karai nearly poisoned the Turtles to death.

  • @justtheguywiththewavecheck6244
    @justtheguywiththewavecheck6244 2 года назад +6

    I love how most of times
    Its TMNT 2003 and 2012 who takes the spots

  • @ximenaandtheslashers1320
    @ximenaandtheslashers1320 2 года назад +8

    I cried at Splinters death in TMNT 2012

  • @PrincessLunafan21
    @PrincessLunafan21 2 года назад +9

    I cried the first time I saw Splinter die in the 2012 TMNT, and it still makes me cry.

  • @TheRealBlackarrot
    @TheRealBlackarrot 2 года назад +3

    Shout out to the Image TMNT comics

  • @DragonStar524
    @DragonStar524 Год назад +9

    2012 TMNT was my first foray into the Ninja Turtles franchise. I was honestly impressed with it. I was genuinely surprised by how dark it could get at times. Yet I loved how it didn't shy away from the fact that violence is very, very real

  • @hustlekulture838
    @hustlekulture838 2 года назад +9

    Splinters death was even more brutal then described since after being impaled he was tossed off the building too. Not sure why didn't show and say anything about that part.

    • @jabberwock6
      @jabberwock6 2 года назад

      Obvious answer Nickelodeon doesn't show any deaths

    • @hustlekulture838
      @hustlekulture838 2 года назад

      @@jabberwock6 They did show his death. I'm taking about WatchMojo didn't show the full clip of his death....

  • @anthonyhudak9363
    @anthonyhudak9363 2 года назад +12

    I feel Karai's mutation is dark enough to warrant it's own number

    • @andreagarciamedrano4228
      @andreagarciamedrano4228 2 года назад +3

      Yeah, Karai went through a lot! Her whole arc is quite dark. Her origins, her being imprisoned, then mutated, and brainwashed, and then not being able to go to her father's funeral, bc she was injured by the man she once called father

  • @lsonic3702
    @lsonic3702 2 года назад +16

    The Turtles originally were dark and gritty, and I like those moments very much because I feel like they are calling back to the Turtle's roots.

    • @shauqiharris2772
      @shauqiharris2772 2 года назад +2

      The original incarnation of turtles where just killers trained by a mouse to killed his enemies.

    • @lsonic3702
      @lsonic3702 2 года назад +1

      @@shauqiharris2772 Yep I read the first four issues.

  • @justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291
    @justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291 2 года назад +12

    These are definitely the darkest moments in the whole TMNT franchise.

    • @josephchambers2000
      @josephchambers2000 2 года назад +1

      Oh...somebody hasn't read the comics...seen the Batman crossover...or listen to the audio-book on my channel.

  • @kevininteriano8838
    @kevininteriano8838 2 года назад +5

    For the future:
    Top 10 TMNT that tackled serious issues

  • @Depth217
    @Depth217 2 года назад +4

    Same As It Never Was was a game changing moment. Especially since it was followed by Exodus, where Shredder made his bid to become the space faring conqueror again. With SAINW fresh in mind, the stakes were higher than ever since we knew exactly what would happen if the Turtles lost.
    The Mad Max arc of TMNT 2012 was terrible though.

  • @mindythedestroyer2007
    @mindythedestroyer2007 2 года назад +3

    Remember in the 2012 apocalyptic future episodes, when raph and Donnie literally turned Casey's skull into a bomb!! How can that not be number one?

  • @sidtheviciouscritic7292
    @sidtheviciouscritic7292 2 года назад +9

    Splinter’s death broke me when I watched the show

    • @claudiakramer7116
      @claudiakramer7116 8 месяцев назад

      Splinters Tod hat mir die Gefühle gebrochen Weil der Abschied von Splinter mich traurig gemacht hat 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔

  • @abroadhorizon2566
    @abroadhorizon2566 2 года назад +10

    I think the Leo vs Raph battle should be on the list in place of some of these other ones. In being only an honorable mention, it cuts short the fact of Raph splitting Leo's katanas, which leaves him to be captured and tortured, arguably more powerfully written than Splinters capture.

  • @BowmansWorld
    @BowmansWorld Год назад +3

    This is not the “darkest moments” because all the dark moments would come from the idw comics and thats it.

  • @scarletttyson4622
    @scarletttyson4622 2 года назад +4

    I would have tiger claw losing his arm and a possessed April killing Donnie on the list instead of honorable mentions since to me those were pretty dark and yep Baxter Decaying body is messed up

  • @ImSpookky
    @ImSpookky Год назад +2

    Sad that neither Leo nor Raph’s sacrifices in the rise movie were featured. Not that dark, but definitely darker than killing holograms.

  • @trexadvent4726
    @trexadvent4726 2 года назад +7

    What do you think TMNT would be like if these dark moments never happened?

  • @newageBoundhippie
    @newageBoundhippie 2 года назад +6

    the fact Leo's final blow against Super Shredder to avenge Splinter straight up decapitated him too....

  • @richierewinds
    @richierewinds 2 года назад +9

    Splinter's permanent death in TMNT 2012 was not only the darkest moment of the franchise, but literally the most devastating moment of our childhood chapter 💔

  • @mountkilimanjaro2982
    @mountkilimanjaro2982 2 года назад +5

    Top 10 Darkest Animaniacs Moments

    • @Megatron-101
      @Megatron-101 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@messageontelegramofficialw6776Top ten darkest transformers moments please

  • @yaboyemmit
    @yaboyemmit Год назад +3

    I think the apocalypse TMNT one should be way higher since it literally shows humanity wiped out Casey and April dead Raph an Old Man, Donatello body being destroyed that he needs a robot body and Leo a monster it definitely needs to be higher.

  • @pitakosthepwner
    @pitakosthepwner 2 года назад +7

    Leo absolutely destroying super shredder and showing no mercy is my favourite TMNT moment ever.

  • @lyonfamilygaming3772
    @lyonfamilygaming3772 2 года назад +5

    I grew up on the original TMNT & what a era but the 2012 era is definitely the best so far shame it had to stop..

  • @Phrogsona
    @Phrogsona 2 года назад +2

    Am i the only one who thinks that Donnie's futur robot body in tmnt 2012 is because we SMASHED him, like in the comics ?

  • @shauqiharris2772
    @shauqiharris2772 2 года назад +5

    Splinter death always made me cry like a baby because he's one of best father in animated series.

    • @claudiakramer7116
      @claudiakramer7116 8 месяцев назад

      Splinters Tod hat mich zum weinen gebracht Weil er der beste Vater Animations Serie war 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

  • @anastasiasobieski3500
    @anastasiasobieski3500 2 года назад +4

    The 2012 series of the ninja turtles will always remain as my favorite but when Splinter got killed by Super Shredder, I was heartbroken. Although it was satisfying to see Leo take him down in the finale!

  • @MKF30
    @MKF30 2 года назад +5

    You guys forgot Turtles Forever where Shredder from 2003 universe nearly destroys the entire multiverse and you literally see people being erased from existence. The turtles from 80s, 2003 and mirage original comic universe prevail while we see the technodromes energy blast destroy Shredder from 2003 universe and the turtles restore the rest of the multiverse and go home to their own respected universes.

  • @hollyparry1210
    @hollyparry1210 Год назад +2

    The 80s TMNT did have darker moments when Dregg came. Another dark moment I remember is when Leonardo was still transforming into his monstrosity form. Dregg even mentioned though he was back to normal, there's still a chance Leo will never be able to return to his normal mutant self. That's still a chilling reminder there too.
    Speaking of transforming, another dark moment that should've been mentioned in 2003 Donatello transforming into a creature. It's sad because the rest of family and close friend Leatherhead felt really helpless seeing their smartest but also gentlest brother becoming an out of control beast. That's dark too, if not heartbreaking too.
    Another dark moment I'd say is in "Worlds Collide 2" of the 2003 series, where the Turtles were captured and how they meet Agent Bishop the first time. The Turtles were strapped and imprisoned with no chance of escaping. Had Splinter, April, and Casey not gone to find them, Bishop would've dissected the Turtles. Not only that, they discovered Leatherhead had been an victim captured too. That poor mutant croc had suffered tortured under that sociopathic monster Bishop for a long time he was captured and it effected him badly too. I'm happy Leatherhead survived, but he suffered.