the passing of legacy | analyzing rise of the tmnt's casey jones jr

I really wish we got more Rise because having 2 different versions of Casey would have been so amazing

I REALLY CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW MUCH I ADORE ROTTMNT CASEY, AS A DIEHARD FAN OF TMNT, CASEY JONES HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAV CHARACTER BESIDES LEO, BUT ROTTMNT IMPROVE THE UNBEATABLE PD. Fun fact, Cassandra Jones was later added to IDW comics in the Last Ronin Comics, & she's just as Hyperactive & lconic as she is in ROTTMNT

casey’s character is so intriguing to me; he’s literally been plucked out of a time that nobody will ever understand but him. he succeeded for the better of the universe, but everything he knows is gone forever. awesome video, it’s cool to see someone talk about him :)

Pretty great analysis of Casey! I still wish Cassandra was in this movie. Honestly, i fail to see what would be so drastically different if she was. She could have been with April and Splinter. It still feels like a missed opportunity to not have Casey and Cassandra interact in anyway, and just left it to a literal final scene reveal for a "shock" or "gag". Maybe they couldn't get Zelda Williams or something, or was a deliberate decision to omit Cassandra, I dunno...

Good gosh Casey’s story is so much sadder than I realized When you said he has to change their fates and shows the photo of the fam was such a gut punch holy cow he really lost his whole family and has to stop that from happening again

Tmnt plays around with the 'apocalypse/bad future' thing a lot. But somehow Rise, with only like 3-4 minutes no less, managed to make it just as sad and hopeless as older versions of it. And adding Casey into the mix was brilliant

Of the two endings for Casey (the canon one where he seems to stay in the modern timeline and the scrapped one when he goes back to his own time) I think the canon one is what Master Leonardo would have wanted for Casey. A chance for him to live a safe(r), normal(er) life. That being said, OH BOY, that kid is going to need ALLLLLLLLL THE THERAPY! Like, Casey Jr here has an entire lifetime of trauma he probably isn't even aware IS trauma to unpack.

I AM LITERALLY SO EXCITED FOR THIS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND

I greive more and more in in every possible way everytime someone makes a video actually talking about the fact that everyone died.

these never cease to amaze me, they're so well put together.

Gosh darnit, why does everyone of these videos have to be so heartwrenchingly good!? Gimme a break already, stop making me feel things!!! Also, I love Casey, I love this video, and I can't wait for more!

THIS DEFINITELY DIDN'T DISSAPOINT BTW when you pointed out the fact that leo through him through the portal at first, not giving him the choice, but then he had to make the choice HIMSELF while taking the key i am going so crazy over that it's such a small detail but it's so important omg this was so good and articulate though, i really really liked how you put it all together you did such a good job :D i don't have more words my brain is just a mantra of casey jr rn i hope you can understand KHSFKJAHKDFSJ

petition to fund casey jr therapy

This is exactly why we got to work as hard as THEY do to SAVE RISE. I don’t care how long it takes, or what it’s going to take (legally). I was never exactly a TMNT fan until Rise happened. I used to think the previous Aprils and Caseys were just “canon fodder” (2012 reference). And I HATED Raph. Then Rise came and gave me what I needed. An April and Casey x2 who were reliable, strong, and NOT trying to force their way into the spotlight. And the BEST RAPH I could ever ask for. Mikey, Donnie, Leo, and Splinter were especially added bonuses I didn’t know I needed until now. As someone who UNFORTUNATELY had a childhood on 2003 TMNT (it was always on TV but I hardly watched it, except for Fast Forward), I’m experiencing a WHOLE NEW CHILDHOOD with Rise. Have hope. That’s a ninja’s greatest weapon.

BROOOOO this video was perfectly crafted to twist the heartstrings of Rise fans That cinematic ending! The bittersweet end!!!

Casey Jr is the first and only time I've seen a son take on the name Junior from their mother and not their father. I think it's cool it leaves the door open for April to be Casey jr Mom along side Cassandra.

Honestly, if rise made a season 3 I would want Casey and Cassandra to meet. Like, that would be so awesome! Also your videos hit so deep and it opens a new world to the characters. Keep up the good work

I love and affectionately "hate" this analyses, cause they make so fricking emotional. I've almost cried at the end of this one🥺 Amazing job

This is a really good analysis on Casey Jr. I’m glad someone finally made an analysis video about him because I found him very interesting. I like that whole idea Rise had of passing the torch of the Hamato family onto him. I didn’t watch a lot of TMNT when I was younger so I didn’t like Casey all that much. I was just like “Ahh yes, the guy with the hockey mask that thinks he’s cool.” Also, I noticed that you just focused on the Casey from the movie instead of looking back on the past Casey’s of TMNT.

During the scene where Casey was yelling at Leo, I'd always imagine that it was his older self yelling at his younger self. Since Casey was under the guidance of his sensei, he sorta embodies what future Leo would have said to the Leo we knew. Scolding him that it wasn't always about him, correcting his selfishness and to stop thinking he was in the right. I'd really wished to see that conversation, but only in ao3 i guess.