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Bebop and Rocksteady are fictional characters in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series and the Archie TMNT Adventures comics as well as most of the classic TMNT video games. They follow the orders of series villain The Shredder, leader of the Foot Clan. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Sweden) is an American animated television series, produced by Fred Wolf Films and Murakami-Wolf-Swenson, Inc. ... TMNT Adventures Mini-Series #1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures was a comic book series published from August 1988 to October 1995 by Archie Comics. ... // The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games have been produced since 1989, largely by Japanese video game manufacturer Konami. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Foot Clan is a fictional Ninjutsu clan in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe, and the Turtles main antagonists. ...

Character biographies

Bebop and Rocksteady used to be human, and part of a street gang in New York City that was employed by Shredder. Rocksteady was originally a short and stocky blond Caucasian man (who sported army camouflage pants that would be replaced with simple beige pants later while also occasionally sporting an army helmet in his mutated form) while Bebop was a taller African American man with a purple mohawk. With other members of their gang, they were sent out to stop a Channel 6 reporter named April O'Neil from doing a report about crime in the city. April ran down into the sewers while being chased by the street gang and met the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, who defeated the gang in a fight. A gang is a group of individuals who share a common identity and, in current usage, engage in illegal activities. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... April Harriet ONeil is a fictional character in the Mirage Studios franchise Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. ... TMNT redirects here. ... A fight is an act to establish dominance over an opposition by causing harm by physical or mental damage. ...

After this humiliating setback, The Shredder developed a plan to defeat the Turtles by mutating members of this street gang, so that they would have abilities parallel to the Turtles'. Bebop and Rocksteady both volunteered to undergo the procedure (though neither was particularly aware of what it would entail) with the promise that it would let them get revenge on the Turtles. Bebop was mutated into a human warthog, and Rocksteady into a rhinoceros. However, though the transformation did make them larger and stronger, they remained incompetent simpletons, and were completely inept at stopping the Turtles or carrying out Shredder's plans. For most of the series they were employed for comic relief purposes. In one episode of the series, Bebop was shown to have kept a pet turtle, which got mutated into the evil turtle Slash. Binomial name (Pallas, 1766) This article is about the animal. ... For other uses, see Rhinoceros (disambiguation). ... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ...

Bebop and Rocksteady's last appearance is in the season 8 finale Turtle Trek. In that episode, the Turtles destroy the Technodrome's engines, trapping it and its inhabitants in Dimension X for good. Bebop and Rocksteady are never seen again after that episode. They are presumed to still be somewhere in Dimension X. Interplanetary space in Dimension X. This article is about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon/comics location. ...

Archie Comics

Bebop and Rocksteady were featured in the following TMNT Adventures series, with similar origins and dimwittedness. Like the cartoon, they were punks mutated by the Shredder to help him defeat the turtles. As the series progressed, the animal side of Bebop and Rocksteady surfaced as they dreamed and longed for the 'old days' when they were just animals in the wild (Rocksteady in particular had dreams where he was a real rhino in the wild). When the Shredder and his bunch were defeated by the TMNT in the 'Final Conflict' (issue #13), Bebop and Rocksteady were banished to an Eden-World, a huge paradise full of wilderness and natural wildlife, without any humans to disrupt their peace, and they enjoyed it pretty much. Ironically, they also seemed to become more intelligent as their animal side surfaced, even as they became less and less interested in evil.

In issues #23-#25, Krang, who was banished to a toxic waste dump world for exiled criminals, befriended two other criminals, Slash and Bellybomb, who stole a spaceship and headed to Earth but stopped at the same Eden World Bebop and Rocksteady happened to be on. Being bored of Paradise, Bebop and Rocksteady joined them on the trip back to Earth. However, rather than battle the turtles, the pair left Krang and the villains to fight the turtles and wandered the city on their own. They robbed a clothing store to get clothes similar to their original attire, and then robbed a gun store for some guns. Then they went to the zoo and blasted all the cages, setting all the animals free. Just as the turtles managed to defeat Krang (who had taken over Shredder's body), Bebop and Rocksteady arrived with guns and all the zoo animals, intending to take them back to Eden. The turtles surrendered and let Bebop and Rocksteady escape in the spaceship with the animals. Leonardo asked them to take the defeated Krang and Bellybomb with them back to Morbus in Dimension X (Slash had already left the scene and was wandering the city). The former mutant goons did as asked and bid the Ninja Turtles farewell. The final panel of #25 shows the two mutants removing their clothes and going back to their simple life in the wilds of the Eden World.

Bebop and Rocksteady maintained the abilities they demonstrated in the cartoon, including their superhuman strength and crack shooting abilities.

Character creation

Bebop and Rocksteady were the creations of Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird whilst co-developing the background behind the original animated series. Both hated the toning down of the characters by the second season and refused to use the goofier versions in the second movie, which the studios insisted on. This is why Tokka and Rahzar were used instead. Tokka (upper-left), Rahzar (upper-right), Leonardo (lower-left) and Michelangelo (lower-right). ...

Their names are both from genres of music: Bebop is a style of Jazz and Rocksteady is a kind of Jamaican music, a precursor to Reggae. This article is about the genre of music, for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character see Bebop and Rocksteady. ... For other uses, see Jazz (disambiguation). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Reggae is a music genre developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. ...

Weapons

In the 1987 cartoon series, Bebop and Rocksteady were armed with various types, makes, and models of firearms and laser weaponry from both Earth and Dimension X. In the early episodes of the 1987 cartoon series, Bebop and Rocksteady were armed with automatic rifles and machine guns which they used against the Turtles in the first major battles between the two sides. Later in the series, they were armed with laser rifles and pistols from Dimension X. In "The cat woman from Channel 6", Rocksteady carried a sword and Bebop carried a baseball bat. A firearm is a kinetic energy weapon that fires either a single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced by action of the rapid confined burning of a propellant. ... For other uses, see Laser (disambiguation). ... Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Four historically significant baseball bats showcased in the National Baseball Hall of Fames traveling exhibit Baseball As America. ...

Besides the extensive array of firepower from both Earth and Dimension X at their disposal, Bebop and Rocksteady were also armed with combat knives; Bebop with a double-bladed knife (which resembles the Gerber Mark II combat knife) and Rocksteady with a Bowie knife. In some episodes, they are seen fighting with a club. Gerber Mark II with after-market anodization. ... Combat knives are mainly used in close combat. ... A typical bowie knife, with its hallmark large blade and unique shape. ...

The use of firearms and laser weaponry by Bebop and Rocksteady help to differentiate them from both the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Splinter, the Shredder, and the Foot Soldiers/Ninjas who use traditional ninja weaponry. This is because Bebop and Rocksteady were never ninjas and they were originally street punks who were skilled in the use of firearms before they were mutated. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the game series they use a variety of different weapons. In TMNT: The Arcade Game, Rocksteady used a machine gun while Bebop used a ray gun. In The Manhattan Project, Rocksteady uses a harpoon gun, while Bebop uses a ball and chain mounted on his head. In Turtles in Time, Rocksteady and Bebop were dressed as a pirate captain and first mate respectively. Rocksteady used a rapier while Bebop used a whip. To meet Wikipedias content policies, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time is an arcade game produced by Konami in 1991. ...

Voice actors

In the cartoon series Bebop was voiced by Barry Gordon (who also voiced Donatello) and Rocksteady was voiced by Cam Clarke (who did the voice of Leonardo). Barry Gordon (born December 21, 1948) is an American film and television actor. ... Cameron A. Clarke (born November 6, 1957 in Burbank, California) is an American voice actor, made famous for his many starring roles in popular video games and animated television and film. ...

Other appearances

In the 2003 series episode "Samurai Tourist", Murakami Gennosuke dressed in clothing identical to Rocksteady. Murakami Gennosuke is a prominent supporting character in the Usagi Yojimbo comic book. ...

In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fast Forward episode "Future Shellshock", Michelangelo was tossed in front of the windshield of a flying car driven by a brown humanoid pig with a purple mohawk and purple glasses that resembles Bebop.

Video games

Bebop and Rocksteady both appear frequently in the classic TMNT video games, which are based on the 1987 cartoon. They are always level bosses, usually for one of the levels of the first half of the game – meaning they are easily defeated. Their exact placement vary from game to game: Namcos Pac-Man is one of the most popular video games ever made. ... Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is an enemy-based challenge in video games that, once encountered, stops the games progression until the player is able either to surmount the enemy or is thwarted by it. ...

• In the first Ninja Turtles game released for the NES, the Turtles face Bebop before going up against Rocksteady. In this game, Bebop is actually a mini-boss, while Rocksteady is the level boss. Confusingly, strategy reviews of this game often mistakenly mixed up the pair's names.
• In the original TMNT arcade game, the Turtles defeat Rocksteady in the first level and Bebop in the second level, and then have a rematch with Rocksteady and Bebop together immediately before rescuing April. Occasionally, Rocksteady and Bebop will bump into each other in their attempts to charge the Turtles, but it does not affect their energy. When the game was released on the NES, the rematch with Rocksteady and Bebop was replaced with a second battle with Baxter Stockman in his mutated insect form.

The rematch with Bebop and Rocksteady in the TMNT arcade game.

• In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project, Rocksteady is the first level boss and Bebop is the third level boss. In this version, Bebop is armed with a head-mounted ball and chain.
• Rocksteady and Bebop are not part of the original arcade version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time. However, they are part of the Super NES port of the game. They are paired together as a double-boss, and appear in the pirate ship level, which was formerly Tokka and Rahzar's level (Tokka and Rahzar became mini-bosses in the Technodrome level instead). As in the arcade game, they can bump into each other in their attempts to charge the Turtles; however, they do take damage for it this time. In fact, the player only needs to attack one of them in order to defeat both. As appropriate for the level, they are both dressed in pirate regalia instead of their usual attire, and wield a whip and a rapier instead of firearms.
• Rocksteady appears as the second level boss of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist for the Sega Genesis. Bebop, however, is nowhere to be seen in this game.
• The duo appears in the background of the Mount Olympus arena in the Super NES version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters. This was their last appearance in a videogame, and the only game where neither of them is a level boss.

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Action figures

The Rocksteady action figure that was released by Playmates for the 1987 TMNT figure series had Rocksteady armed with an automatic rifle (that was fitted with a telescopic sight on top of the receiver) which resembled the appearance of the US Army's M60 general purpose machine gun. In the first episodes of the 1987 cartoon series, Rocksteady was seen armed with an automatic rifle which looked like the M60 GPMG before he and Bebop were re-equipped with laser combat rifles from Dimension X later on in the cartoon series. Beside the rifle, the action figure included a Bowie knife and a manhole cover shield. The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... For other uses, see M60. ... For other uses, see M60. ...

The Bebop action figure that Playmates released for the 1987 TMNT figure line was armed with a power drill, a double-bladed knife, and a trashcan lid for a shield.

External links

• Bebop's profile on the Official TMNT website
• Rocksteady's profile on the Official TMNT website
• Heroes in a Half Shell - Part Two at the Official TMNT website, is the episode where Rocksteady and Bebop are mutated and first appear
• Turtle Trek at the Official TMNT website, is the last episode in which Bebop and Rocksteady appeared
• The Technodrome website - Images of Bebop and Rocksteady together