Her background involves her being a fifth turtle that was covered with the Mutagen that had mutated the other Turtles, but swept away in the sewers to New York City's Chinatown district. the creative studios behind the costumes for Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation, as of 2014. One of the full Venus suits resides within Chiodo Bros. Lalainia Lindbjerg provided Venus' voice, while Nicole Parker was the suit actor, with Leslie McMichael performing stuntwork.Įach standing at around 5ft in height, there were reportedly three "Venus suits" created for the show, each designed for specific scenes (action scenes, posing scenes, etc). Her plastron is shaped that at the front, the underside has round protrusions resembling breasts. Due to being a different gender, she is thinner, leaner, more athletic and slimmer than the other turtles, who are generally stocky and bulky. It is braided in the back to resemble a ponytail. Her bandana is cyan colored, a much lighter blue than her oldest brother and captain Leonardo's. Previous to this it was mistaken as the work of Praxiteles. The sculpture of Venus de Milo is thought to have been created by Alexandros. Like Mona Lisa, she is named after a work of art, rather than an artist. Her adopted Western name, Venus de Milo, is based on the sculpture. Even so, 美鱉气 translates to English "beautiful (soft-shelled) turtle's (vital) energy". While not explicitly stated in any source material to be what characters are used for her name, 'Beauty' (美) 'Turtle' (鱉) and 'Energy' (气) are the most likely based on this line from the television show. In Episode 3, Splinter tells Venus that Chung I told him he thought Venus was good luck, his "Beautiful Turtle of Energy" when he found her in the sewer water and decided to take her back to China with him. It could also refer to the amphibious nature of turtles in that they can breath in both air and water, so to speak. Venus inherited some mystical 'chi magic' abilities, so it could refer to Chung being a proponent for chi-related mysticism. The 'chi' component is the least obvious. As the turtles do not have eyebrows, that is not a likely meaning. It is possible that by the time she was found, she might already be humanoid enough to be considered beautiful to Chung. Whatever character represents 'beauty' would make sense with her later appearance. The most obvious component of her name is 'turtle' (specifically, soft-shelled turtle), although since she was found washed in the sewers, 'river' could also be significant. 气 roughly means '(vital) energy' and is Romanized as Ch'i.志 means 'will, determination, aspiration', not 'energy' and is romanized as Chih.However, note that the sources contain several errors: It included translations for the components of her name. Prior to Venus' 1997 introduction, the 1985 TMNT role-play game's producer ( Palladium Books) released a source book for their "Ninjas and Super spies" line called Mystic China in 1995. She knew what she was doing.Her original Chinese name, Mei Pieh Chi (in Wade-Giles romanization system), was given to her by Chung I. I like love and she kinda controlled the love. Several years ago, Rita Ora had the Greek goddess of love and beauty inked on her upper arm, and during a 2012 interview, the singer explained the meaning behind the iconic ink, saying, “I like Greek mythology and was like my favorite goddess, so I just got her tattooed on me. While some believe that the Venus de Milo sculpture depicts the sea goddess Amphitrite, who was venerated on the island of Milo, the statue is most popularly thought to represent Aphrodite, who was often portrayed half-naked and with sensual, feminine curves.Ĭhris Brown may be one of the few people brave enough to get a tattoo on their skull (joining the ranks of Lady Gaga and Kelly Osbourne), he isn’t the only celebrity to rock an Aphrodite goddess of love tattoo. The Venus de Milo statue, which is believed to depict the Greek goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite, is shrouded in mystery, and when it was first discovered in 1820, on the island of Melos (Milo in Modern Greek), it was missing both arms, which made the restoration and identification of the statue difficult. Although Chris Brown apparently suffered from Instagram regret and removed the photo of his new tattoo shortly after posting it, an eagle-eyed fan grabbed a screenshot of the image, which included the caption: “#onehellofanight #legendarynights #OHB do what you want and if you aint wit the bandwagon you will be soon #keepit100.” In an Instagram photo posted to Chris Brown’s account on August 25 (and then immediately deleted), the rapper is shown posing with his head in his hands, clearly putting on display a brand-new tattoo on the back of his head.
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