Who do you think you are? Bring it, punk! Scum-sucking, law breakers of the world, prepare to taste hardwood! When I’m done, your whole body’s gonna be busted!
“After a while, all that insanity becomes the norm. Still, if you could write a book about my life, it would probably fall into science fiction…
……wait a second…Ron Perlman?”
“I do. And we kick butt together. Almost kicked butt too hard, but they had to reign me in…
…I refuse to do the deep breathing stuff though. I just ain’t good at the meditation.”
“Japanese, actually. He’s the dad of my best friend. He also took me in after a…particularly bad beating. And he taught me some martial arts moves too.”
// Literally. Knowing Casey’s family history (which was revealed a decade after this movie but regardless) and watching this scene, makes this scene have an entirely different impact
“Not all fathers. I know this one guy who loves his sons. He can be harsh on them, but I’ve never seen a more loving guy.
…Man is also easy to shop for. Just get him a cheese platter.”
// Anyways if I’m not mistaken, Casey at the beginning of TMNT IDW’s run is 18-19. College/University age.
Mirage comics I think he’s around 24. If we compare him to the 2003 show.
2012 Casey Jones age is 16.
Forgot why I brought this up lol
// On the fence about encorporating Shadow Jones into my Casey’s canon. For multiple reasons.
My Casey is a mix of all canons while mostly focusing on the IDW/Mirage canon.
But Shadow and her age complicates the timeline of events if you think too hard about it, lol.