Mechaturtle

Mechaturtle Home Earth Ethnicity Turtle Mech Aliases Fake Turtle Brother, Mecaturtle, Mekaturtle Nickname(s) Bogus Date of birth 1989 Date of death 1989 Weapon(s) of choice False Ninja Turtle disguise and abilities, Turtle-seeking missiles, Sword, Blade and Gun hands Occupation Mock-Turtle and Rat Napper Affiliation Foot Clan Physical description Species Robot Turtle Gender Male Height 6' - 10' Weight Tons Hair color none Bandana color Tan, Green, Black Eye color Black Out of universe information Era(s) 1987 games First appearance Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989 video game) Teachers and Students

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Mechaturtle (also erroneously spelled as Mecaturtle in the manual and Mekaturtle in Nintendo Power) is the third boss of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles console/PC game. It is fought on a rooftop, where Master Splinter is being held captive. The Mechaturtle's initial appearance is that of a blue-green, purple, or blue skinned Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle with a tan or green headband and joint pads. It wields a sword similar to Leonardo's, although it does not do actual damage, presumably due to incomplete programming. Upon this form's defeat, it reveals its true appearance; a vaguely turtle-esque automaton that fights with a blade, gun, and missiles. Destroying this form defeats it once and for all, and effectively, Splinter is freed.

Behind the scenes

• Mechaturtle's flesh is blue and his headband and joint pads are green, in the PC version.
• Mechaturtle's flesh is purple and his headband and joint pads are green, in the Amiga version.
• In the Atari ST version he starts out in his robot form.
• His first form is often confused for Slash, while his second is confused for Metalhead
• Although unconfirmed, it is possible that the "Fake Bro." seen as a mirror match in the SNES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (which has a different palette from the Turtles' 1P and 2P colors) may actually be Mechaturtle.
• In the instruction manual of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time, Metalhead is listed as Mechaturtle, despite his name being correctly identified in the game itself. In TMNT: Mutant Melee, the practice dummy Turtlebots are called Mechaturtles.

See Also

• Metalhead
• Turtlebot

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