| “ | Beats working in the sewers, though. Too many freaky mutants down there. | „ |
| ~ Garson Grunge, about his new role as Muckman |
Garson Grunge best known with his mutant name, Muckman, is a supporting character in the 2012 incarnation of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
In his human form, he is voiced by Nolan North; who also played Bishop in the same series, Raphael in the 2007 CGI TMNT movie, Edward Richtofen, T.E.D.D., and Sergeant Randall in the Call of Duty series, Nathan Drake in the Uncharted series, Desmond Miles in the Assassins' Creed series, Joe in Lost Planet: Extreme Condition, Superboy and Superman in Young Justice, Superman in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Deadpool in numerous media, Rocket Raccoon in Marvel Rivals, Agent Williams in the LEGO Marvel franchise, Prince of Persia in the titular 2008 video game, Samuel Holt in Voltron: Legendary Defender, Jim Prescott in Spirit Riding Free, Vashryon in Resonance of Fate, Space Core, Fact Core, and Adventure Core in Portal 2, Elephant in Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness, The Fish in 2003's The Cat in the Hat video game, the Hero of Bower Lake in Fable II, Sideswipe in Transformers: The Revenge of the Fallen video game, Smokescreen in Transformers Prime, Cliffjumper in the War for Cybertron video game trilogy, Metroplex in Transformers Prime Wars trilogy, Hades in God of War (2005), Terence in The Angry Birds Movie 2, The Boss ("Nolan North" voice) in Saints Row IV and Saints Row: Gat out of Hell, Dingodile in Crash of the Titans, Conrad Roth in the Netflix Tomb Raider series, Stoick the Vast in Dreamworks Dragons, Blaze in Blaze and the Monster Machines, and Cyrus Hardman and Stravos Constantine in the 2006 video game adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express. In mutant form, he is voiced by Grant Monninger.
Physical Appearance
When Muckman was a human, he was a stocky man with balding black hair. He sported a dirty orange jumpsuit with blue jeans, black gloves, and black boots. Atop his head was a yellow construction hat.
Now as Muckman, he sports a ripped-up orange jumpsuit, a banana peel on his head, and a sewer cover on his left foot.
History
Early Years
Not much is known about Garson Grunge's origin except that he was born in Camden, New Jersey.
TV Series
He first appears in "It Came From The Depths", where he is attacked by Leatherhead and interrogated by Joan Grody. In "Invasion of the Squirrelanoids" he is attacked by a Squirrelanoid and is also seen on a Michelangelo poster. In “Fungus Humungous,” he is seen escaping into the sewers after April O'Neil and Casey Jones, frightened by a "giant mutant squirrel".
In the thrird season, Grunge is seen working as a garbage man when he gets hit in the face with a canister of Mutagen while investigating a commotion involving a fight between the Turtles and Bebop and Rocksteady. Having to have fallen into the dumpster, he mutates into a 6-foot-tall humanoid being made entirely out of garbage with an empty right eye socket and a half-exposed skeleton. Convinced by Joe Eyeball to be a hero when he finds the Purple Dragons mugging a man and manages to beat them up. The man witnesses the action and this makes it to Joan Grody's show as he becomes New York's new sensation, and giving the mutated Grunge a movie-based nickname, "Muckman". The Turtles and April find Muckman and Joe Eyeball where he blames the Turtles for his mutation yet both groups had to leave before Joan Grody could get a glimpse of the Turtles. Upon seeing the news of Muckman, Rocksteady and Bebop plan to take advantage of this and look for Muckman. When Rocksteady and Bebop find Muckman, he thinks they are with the Turtles until they claim that they aren't with him. He asks if the Turtles mutated them too and Bebop says yes. Muckman is convinced by Rocksteady and Bebop to help rob an abandoned Kraang lab claiming it contains a cure, and Joe Eyeball becomes suspicious of Rocksteady and Bebop's motives. The Turtles catch up to them as Muckman begins to attack. Bebop tells Muckman to get the chemical while he and Rocksteady get the Turtles. Muckman joins the fight and the Turtles are defeated. The Turtle try to reason with Muckman but they are all knocked out by Bebop's grenade. Rocksteady throws Muckman into the lab and is blasted by the Kraang's traps. Muckman finds the chemical and is blasted by another trap. Rocksteady takes the chemical from Muckman who is then helped by the Turtles. Muckman shoots slime at Rocksteady and Bebop, who retreat when the chemical explodes. Muckman covers up the Turtles existence by telling Joan Grody that they were just people in costumes like The Pulverizer.
Muckman fights the Triceratons along with his fellow Mutanimals. He saves Mondo Gecko from being stomped to death by Triceraton warriors, but is killed when Earth is destroyed.
Gallery
Trivia
- He is based off of the Toxic Avenger.
External Links
- Muckman on TurtlePedia.
