~ Nomenclature – M; the specific name Mike(y) to go with
the word ‘mash+ed’.
~ Turtle tip: Michelangelo (aka Mike or Mikey) –
One of the four anthropomorphic main characters usually wearing an orange
bandana and wielding dual ninchucks; named after a Renaissance Italian
artist.
def’n: Mash – To be reduced by crushing.
def’n: Crush – To be deformed, pulverized or forced inwards
by being compressed forcefully.

1b 
CAL
A. BUNGA

~ Nomenclature = Cowabunga.
~ Turtle tip: Michelangelo – Named after Michelangelo
Buonarroti and the youngest of the group; often coins most of the
groups catchphrases such as “Cowabunga!” followed by ‘dude’.
def’n: Cowabunga – informal. Used to express delight
or satisfaction.

GPK STATS:

~ For the MCK edition, the non-nimble ninja character is in
the same twisted pose after taking a spill from his skateboard; ‘seeing’
stars, cracked concrete, curved pavement and missing teeth all remain
intact for the image, but a slice of pizza is added – the Turtles‘
favorite food item for consumption. ‘M’ for mashed.

2a  SHRED
ED

~ Nomenclature = Shredded.
~ Turtle tip: Shredder – The
villainous main archenemy and rival of Splinter and the Turtles.
A ninjutsu master that uses his blade-covered armor as weapons.
def’n: Shredded – Having well-defined
or well-developed muscles; muscular. To be torn or cut into shreds.
def’n: Shred – To be in scraps, strips, rags, et cetera.

~ Nomenclature = Bebop.
~ Turtle tip: Bebop (Enemy) – A member of the ‘Foot Clan’
that takes direct orders from The Shredder. The name is derived from
the ‘bebop’ genre of music; a style of jazz. Usually always on assignments
with Rocksteady.
def’n: Slop – To feed slops (food scraps) to an animal,
especially a pig.

~ Nomenclature = Warthog.
~ Turtle tip: Bebop – A street gang member that volunteered
to be mutated by The Shredder to exact revenge on the Turtles; the character
mutated into a humanoid mutant common warthog.
def’n: Warthog – an African wild pig with bristly gray skin,
a large head, warty lumps on the face and curved tusks protruding from
the mouth cavity.

~ Nomenclature –
L; the specific name Leo to go with the word ‘lost’.
~ Turtle tip: Leonardo (aka Leo) – One of the four
anthropomorphic main characters usually wearing a blue bandana and wielding
two samurai swords; named after a Renaissance Italian artist.
def’n: Lost – Unable to find one’s way; not knowing one’s
whereabouts.

~ Nomenclature = Directionless.
~ Turtle tip: Leonardo – Named after Leonardo da Vinci and
the leader of the group; is the most spiritual, disciplined and in-line
with Splinter’s teachings and thought processes.
def’n: Directionless – Lacking in general aim or purpose.

~ For the MCK image, the character can be seen holding a subway-like
map (albeit, upside down) looking at the layout of the city’s sewer
system and its passageways. Although Leonardo is considered the most
sophisticated and enlightened of the turtle troupe, the parody of this
particular ‘Hero in a Half Shell’ also seems to have only half a brain.
The character is so confused his mind is boggled and eyes are crossed
out of confusion. ‘L’ for lost.

~ Nomenclature = Splinter.
~ Turtle tip: Splinter (aka Master Splinter and “Pitbuhl”)
– A martial art instructor (originally for the ‘Foot Clan’ in Japan
but then for the Turtles) living in New York City.
~ Turtle tip: Dr. Baxter Stockman – A failed force field
attempt causes Stockman and a common housefly to cross-mutate turning
the doctor into a giant, humanoid fly-creature.
def’n: Splint – A strip of rigid material used to
support and immobilize a broken bone.
def’n: Splinter – To break or cause to break into
small sharp fragments.

~ Nomenclature –
Y; the specific name Yoshi to go with the word ‘yank+ed’.
~ Turtle tip: Hamato Yoshi – Depending on the source, Splinter
is the pet rat of the ninja, Yoshi-san and learns ninjutsu art from
his master’s movements; or is Yoshi (or there’s no connection).
~ Turtle tip: Dr. Baxter Stockman – The creator of the Mousers,
developed along with the innocent, computer programmer April O’Neil,
to hunt and destroy sewer rats (and rob banks).
def’n: Yank – To be pulled with a jerk; a sudden hard
pull.

~ For the MCK card, the character is found is the same predicament
with Dr. Stockman getting his revenge and buzzing above him (raised
higher above the MCK logo within the card image; seen below in
‘Bits & BOBs’). The nameplate covers most of Splinter’s cane that
he uses for walking or as a weapon.

~ Nomenclature – D; the
specific name Don(nie) to go with the word ‘doomed’.
~ Turtle tip: Donatello (aka Don or Donnie) – One
of the four anthropomorphic main characters usually wearing a purple
bandana and wielding a bö staff; named after a Renaissance Italian
artist.
def’n: Doomed – Likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable
outcome; ill-fated.

~ Nomenclature = Shellshock.
~ Turtle tip: Leonardo – Named after the Italian sculptor
Donatello and depicted as the smartest and second-in-command of the
group; often speaks in ‘technobabble’ and naturally attracted to science.
def’n: Shellshock – A psychological disturbance caused
by prolonged exposure to active warfare, especially being under bombardment
def’n: Shell – The hard protective outer case of a
turtle.
def’n: Shocked – To be affected by a (violent) electric
shock.

~ For the MCK character, the character is seen examining the
inner workings of a home-made industrial coffeemaker with a screwdriver
and being electricuted. Although Donatello is considered the most scholared
and schooled of the turtle troupe, the parody of this particular ‘Hero
in a Half Shell’ also seems to have only half a brain, zapped senseless.
‘D’ for dumb.

~ Nomenclature – R; the
specific name Raph to go with the word ‘rage+ing’.
~ Turtle tip: Raphael (aka Raph) – One of the four
anthropomorphic main characters always wearing a red bandana and wielding
twin sai (pronged melee weapon); named after a Renaissance Italian artist.
def’n: Rage – Violent, uncontrollable anger; feeling or
expressing such anger.

~ Nomenclature – Rhyme; the name Ted with the words ‘hot head’.
~ Turtle tip: Raphael – Named after the Italian painter
Raphael and depicted as the angst-ridden wild-child of the group; easily
angered and enraged.
def’n: Hot-head – A person who is impetuous or who
easily becomes angry and violent.

~ For the MCK image, the ‘Kid’ is in the same barbarian attack-mode
with melee weapons in hand, but the skull, band-aid and fly have been
removed and replaced with the character cursing up a violent storm.
The GPK character has a belt holding up his loincloth, whereas the ninja
turtle has a belt holding together his half shell. ‘R’ for rage.

~ Nomenclature – Rhyme; the name Stan (Lee) with the words ‘foot
clan’.
~ Turtle tip: Foot Clan – A ninjutsu clan usually led by
The Shredder. Originally a parody of the criminal ninja clan ‘The Hand’
in the Daredevil comics (created by Stan Lee and Bill Everett).
def’n: Foot – The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle,
on which a person stands or walks.
def’n: Clan – A family or group of people with a strong
common interest.

~ Nomenclature = Minion.
~ Turtle tip: Foot Ninja – The basic warriors of ‘The Foot’;
generally depicted as easily beaten, except in very large groups; identified
by ‘The Foot’ insignia.
def’n: Minion – A follower or underling of a powerful
person or group. Henchmen, flunkies, lackeys, servants, vassals, stooges,
et cetera.

~ For the MCK image, the lower leveled lackey and non-elite
loser is (literally) living up to its ‘Foot Ninga’ name and depicted
as a foot soldier lugging around a lifeless left foot. The stooge is
outfitted with a lonely ninja star and little else.

~ Nomenclature = Rocksteady.
~ Turtle tip: Rocksteady (Enemy) – A member of the ‘Foot
Clan’ that takes direct orders from The Shredder. The name is derived
from the ‘rocksteady’ genre of music; a style of Jamaican music predating
reggae.
def’n: Rock – A large piece of solid mineral mass forming
part of the surface of the earth.
def’n: Steady – To be firmly fixed, balanced; not shaking
or moving. Stable, firm unshakable, immovable, etc.

~ Nomenclature = Rhino.
~ Turtle tip: Rocksteady – A street gang member that volunteered
to be mutated by The Shredder to exact revenge on the Turtles; the character
mutated into a humanoid mutant black rhinoceros. Usually always on assignments
with Bebop.
def’n: Rhino – informal. A rhinoceros.
def’n: Rhinoceros – A heavily, large built mammal with
one or two horns on the nose and thick folded skin.

~ For the MCK edition, the character is seen holding a similar
‘boombox’ (informal) in the same content and smiling manner.
The term ‘ghetto blaster’ (city slums + strong blasts of sound) is taken
literally; blowing the eardrum and blasting a hole through the head.
Music note symbols, a brain and a loose screw (informal. behaving
slightly crazy) can be indentified in both images.

10a  ANDY
DROID

~ Nomenclature = Android.
~ Turtle tip: Krang (aka Kraang)
– A one-time alien species warlord stripped of his body that
uses a robotic, Foot Soldier-like human-shaped exo-skeleton suit that
was built by The Shredder.
def’n: Android – A robot (in
science fiction) with a human appearance. A cyborg, droid, automaton,
et cetera.

~ Nomenclature – C; the
specific name Casey to go with the word ‘cream+ed’.
~ Turtle tip: Casey Jones (aka Arnold Bernid “Casey”
Jones) – A vigilante character, originally created as a parody
of vigilante characters in comics who sports an ice hockey mask, cut-off
biking gloves and carries a golf bag over his shoulder that holds his
accoutrement of weapons.
def’n: Cream – informal. To defeat someone heavily,
especially in a sports contest.

~ Nomenclature = Slapshot.
~ Turtle tip: Casey Jones – The character’s weaspons include
various sports equipment such as baseball and cricket bats, golf clubs,
tennis rackets, et cetera. He becomes a love interest of April O’Neil.
def’n: Slapshot – hockey. A hard shot made by raising
the hockey stick about waist-high before striking the puck with a sharp
slapping motion.
def’n: Slap – To be hit suddenly and sharply with great
force by a flat object (producing a slapping noise).
def’n: Shot – To hit, strike or kick a ball (or item) in
sports.

~ Nomenclature – A; the
specific name April to go with the word ‘ample’.
~ Turtle tip: April O’Neil – A strong comrad of the Turtles,
orginally was a computer programmer and assistant to the (psychotic)
scientist Baxter Stockman who later left her job to open an antique
shop.
def’n: Ample – Having more than enough of; plentiful. Large
and accommodating.

~ Nomenclature = Well endowed.
~ Turtle tip: April O’Neil – Has been portrayed as a computer
programmer, a news reporter, a warrior and other peronsas in various
TMNT media. And, often seen with different a hair color.
def’n: Well endowed – informal. A man or woman
having large genitals. Having plentiful supplies.

~ For the CMK image, unlike the GPK image, the character is (pleasantly)
surprised by her plentiful glands taking place well past puberty. Although
this is not radioactive-related, it is due to growth hormones fed to
dairy cows and found in meats, milks, etc. A lot of Japanese anime taking
place in a high school setting often pays tribute to females drinking
milk to help enhance their hormonal changes. The GPK character and her
mammaries can be seen sitting next to a baby bottle containing the magic
of spiked milk.