There have been a few times within the current continuity ofTeenage Mutant Ninja TurtleswhenDonatellohad a chance to stare into the hereafter and see possible outcomes . In one such example , he sees a reality where two of theTMNT ’s best ‘ ninety villainsaren’t villains at all , and or else actually live up to their original namesakes : Bebop and Rocksteady .

Bebop and Rocksteady are well two of the most iconic villains of the ‘ 90s . Not just in theTMNTfranchise , but the entirety of the geological era . These guys were hulking , dim - witted , and dressed to the nines in sorely ‘ ninety dress . In short , they were glorious , which is why practically nothing about them has changed to this day . While their expression and attitude are a big rationality as to why that is , the two were rig up for success with their names alone . Both Bebop and Rocksteady were derived from popular music musical genre of the decennium . Bebop is a vogue of jazz while rocksteady is a Jamaican medicine stylus . While this is their names ’ meta - ancestry , it ’s never really been addressed in their character before . It ’s not like Bebop and Rocksteady are professional player , they ’re just two big mutant dimwits who have arguably hindered more of Shredder ’s plans than they ’ve helped . At least , that ’s how they are in the mainTMNTtimeline , though Donatello reveals that there is another where Bebop and Rocksteady are in reality more suitable to have their iconic monikers .

Bebop and Rocksteady are Famous Rock Stars in a Possible TMNT Future

InTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles : Macro - Series - Donatelloby Paul Allor and Brahm Revel , Donatello is trying to make a gadget that is basically a probability engine . He wants to peer into potential hereafter by assessing the most likely event of any imaginable situation . Essentially , he ’s trying to make a foreknowledge motorcar , and with the help of Metalhead , he ’s actually successful . Donatello looks into a turn of potential future tense , and while most of them are filled with force and bloodshed , one of them is much more lighthearted : Bebop and Rocksteady are sway stars .

The moment is abbreviated , and Donatello moves past this alternate world as apace as it first appear to him , but the venire show it is absolutely unadulterated . Finally , their name actually make sense , and this possible path for their lives proves that they do have some musical endowment and interests . Sure , they always liked music as much as the next beat box - holding - hoodlum of the ‘ 90s , and they can each hold up their own in a casual jam academic session , but that does n’t really warrant being mention after entire writing style of euphony . Now , with the grounds designate in this takings , those name have been bring in , and Bebop and Rocksteady can properly align themselves more definitively with euphony culture .

While it is nice to see that Bebop and Rocksteady actually have the potential to dwell up to their namesake and be rock ‘n’ roll hotshot , this emergence is more of a meta - protection to the epithet themselves than an in - world patch point . By showing the two best ‘ 90sTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesvillains as famous musician inDonatello ’s alternative hereafter , this progeny gives lector a subtle nod to the real - world origin of their names – and it ’s dead perfect .

Comic book art: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles leaping into action.

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Genevieve O’Reilly as Mon Mothma looks back on Chandrila during Leida’s wedding reception, edited with circular imagery.

TMNT’s Bebop and Rocksteady and Donatello.

Bebop and Rocksteady in alternate TMNT future.

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