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Would Daniel have joined the Foot Clan?


If Daniel traveled to New York and warped to the the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Universe would he have been one of the young punks who joined the Foot Clan?

Would Keno have been Daniel's rival?

Who would win between Daniel and Keno?

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Would Daniel have won a Golden ticket if he'd warped to the Willy Wonka universe or would he have been the Slugworth character?

Would Daniel have been Bruce Lee's ally if he'd warped to the Enter the Dragon universe or would he have been one of Hans henchmen?

Would Daniel have been a '00' agent if he'd warped to the James Bond universe or would he have been a member of Spectre?

Why would he be the antagonist in another universe when he is the protagonist in his own? Or is this another desperate attempt by the monkeys in the self proclaimed on line Kai to paint him as the bad guy?

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I like this theme and gonna run with it a bit. Indulge me.

Would Daniel have stayed at the ball and tasted his first champagne, or would he have crane kicked his Nazi wannabe boyfriend off the edge of the gazebo?

Would Daniel have spun like doll on a music box that’s wound by a key, or would he have crane kicked that spolied rotten baby king and rescued all those kids from their sewer prison?

Would Daniel have offered the floating door to a first class passenger who gave up her spot on a lifeboat, or would he have crane kicked her into the icy sea to save himself?

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I could definitely imagine Daniel being denied a lifeboat on titanic even it there was plenty of room due to the fact that his gargantuan ass and cocaine fueled rants would be too much of an imposition to the other 12 people in the boat trying to relax. Daniel would then dress up as a women to try to sneak into another lifeboat but the ships officers would punch him and throw his caboose back into the ship! After the sinking Daniel would swim over to collapsible B (the upside-down lifeboat that everyone was balancing on) and yell “Bonsai!” knocking everyone into the water. Daniel would then lament “why am I so stupid?!”

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I think if he was in the Robocop 2 universe he'd be a Nuke user.

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Daniel's real father was this guy at the 10 second mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpWGn6Bg1WE

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Daniel was a wayward youth without a father figure so he would have joined Shredder's criminal gang. However, he wouldn't have had the skills to actually become a member of the Foot Clan.

Daniel wouldn't have stood a chance against Keno... he probably would have tried to steal Keno's pizzas though.

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Also, I think Tatsu would be less forgiving of Daniel's temperament than Miyagi.

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Daniel would bump his gargantuan caboose into Tatsu. Tastsu would grunt angrily but then say “go eat” and gesture to the Mac and cheese bar. But eventually Tatsu would have used Daniel as a punching bag to vent his frustrations whenever the foot clan lost to the turtles.

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Daniel wasn’t foot soldier material. He would have stood out like a sore thumb among those hardened NY street kids. His YMCA skill set wouldn’t get him past the sparring round, yet alone the bell test.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9COwYoMbcXk

At best, Shredder would have used him for a mutation experiment with a zoo animal.

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His YMCA skill set wouldn’t get him past the sparring round, yet alone the bell test.

Well by that standard none of the Kai would either. After all Daniel has single handedly beaten every one of them.

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Johnny defeated Daniel at the beach, in his apartment. Daniel only won in a tournament with rules. Whenever it was for real, Johnny always won.

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Always?
They had two fights. One at the beach in which Daniel was basically untrained compared to Johnny. The other at the competition where Johnny was two time and defending champion, Daniel beat him. Or are you saying Johnny would beat Kreese and Silver too? Because Daniel did.

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Daniel was trained by the YMCA at that point. His kicking ability as good enough for Miyagi to instantly recognize it as karate and not him training for soccer or even muay thai. Daniel's tournament victory is highly questionable and Johnny was feeling conflicted when Daniel took advantage, but I digress.

Their next real fight was when Daniel assumed Johnny was hurting Samantha, rather than allowing her and his own estranged son a place to sleep off their big mistake in a safe way. Johnny whooped Daniel clearly.

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So are you saying Johnny would beat Kreese and Silver too? Because Daniel did.

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The foot clan try outs had different rules than the All Valley and would have better suited the Kai. Daniel wouldn’t have faired well.

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And you know that how? Oh that's right, you don't.

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Without referee Johnson’s assistance, he would’ve been out of his depth.

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He didn't have Johnsons assistance. That is just your excuse for him winning. The only one ever shown to have the referee in his pocket is Silver.

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Do you honestly think that the foot clan would accept Daniel as one of their own? What a ridiculous proposition.

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Daniel: “We’re a family!”

Kreese: Family? You call this (crapshack) here and that (drunken passed out Miyagi) down there family??!!

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I don't think he would even apply. But then it was you guys who proposed it in the first place. So yeah, what a ridiculous proposition.

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Daniel would totally apply. He would be tired with the useless YMCA karate he learned in Jersey and would be all excited at the prospect of becoming a foot ninja.

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What if Shredder mutated Daniel into a Walrus? Would anyone notice a difference?

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Maybe he was on their flight from Okinawa.

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