Baxter Fly TMNT Half Shell Heroes

Baxter Stockman existed for quite some time in the modern Nickelodeon TMNT series as his regular human mad-scientist self. He even received action figure treatment in one of his robot suits, and also appeared as such in LEGO form I believe. But what he is best known for is being the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle's answer to 'The Fly', and he's finally been mutated both on the show and on toy store shelves!

This is the Half Shell Heroes version of Baxter Fly that comes paired with yesterday's Slash. He is also currently available in fly form in the standard TMNT action figure line.

Dig that hipster 'stache!

This modern take on Baxter's fly mutation looks little like the original TMNT version, for one thing Baxter is back to his comic-book correct ethnicity, and while ethnicity is not really evident in either version because he's a mutant fly, the hair-color at least has gone from orange to black. This version is also a bit more loyal to the homaged 1958 movie 'The Fly', down to Baxter's single mutated hand.

In Half Shell Heroes form he's a fun small size, and reminds me of the end scene in the original The Fly. Probably around Halloween I will string him up in some fake spider-web and draw a word balloon for him that says 'Helllp meeee!'

Baxter Fly has the standard 'double leg' articulation at the hips and swivel shoulders, as well as a moveable head. He's a little top heavy and mine has loose hips (like Elvis) so he's prone to toppling over.

I only really picked Baxter up because I was jonesing for Slash, but he's a great figure in his own right. What's not to love about a human/fly mutant hybrid?

Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the ugliest one of all?

Just for fun,I've decided to have a little 'Ugly Contest' between my favorite ugly Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle action figures.

You can vote on the poll at the left, which closes 2/8/13 at 12:01pm.

Now meet the contestants!

MUCKMAN:

Muckman is a pile of living garbage. He also vomits slime.
Odds of winning: 2:1

SCUMBUG:

Scumbug is a human/cockroach hybrid. Cockroaches are not only disgusting, but the word 'cock' is right there in their name! He's filthy and ugly and his mandibles clatter when you wiggle his head. Odds of winning: 2:1

PIZZAFACE:

Pizzaface may be a walking doughman ala Clayface, or he may merely be a filthy homicidal degenerate who has been entrusted with the task of preparing your dinner. Is that pizza sauce or blood?!?!
Odds of winning: 5:1

MUTAGEN MAN:

Mutagen Man is a walking container of puss, bile, slime and entrails propelled by rotting non-human appendages.
Odds of winning: 4:1

Wyrm is a mutant flatworm with bulging eyes, worms for fingers, a tentacle for a leg, and a thirst for blood!
Odds of winning: 6:1

BAXTER STOCKMAN:

Baxter Stockman is a fly/human hybrid with fly claws, wings, and mutated legs. He's also a ginger.
Odds of winning: 10:1

WINGNUT:

Wingnut is a inter-dimensional bat creature with an ugly bat-pate and a bulbous tongue that dangles like dead flesh from his toothy maw. He also likes to hang upside down and scream a lot.
Odds of winning: 12:1

There you have it - this group of ghouls is, as my father would say 'uglier than a hat full of ass holes.'

But who is the ugliest? It's up to you to vote and let us know!

Pretty Fly For a White Guy

Keeping with our recent TMNT theme, Baxter Stockman is another of the early villains from the Ninja Turtles toy and cartoon line.

An obvious hmage to the classic horror film about science gone awry - "The Fly" - Baxter Stockman is a scientist whose experiments went awry, and who turned himself into a fly like mutant creature.

Baxter is cool on a lot of levels. His classic B-Movie horror schtick, his early Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles connections...

...and he's pretty FLY for a white guy!