How old do you guys think Draxum is?
Do you see him as being around Splinter’s age? Younger? Older? Or way older, like thousands of years old because yokai might live for millennia? What do you all think? I’m going to share some of my random thoughts about the topic 👀
First of all, in my head, Splinter was around 35 when he got mutated. Idk… to me, moving to New York, starting over from scratch, and becoming as famous as he apparently was (which I imagine was really famous) feels like something that would’ve taken years and several different stages of his life. Then came his downfall. So, yeah, 35 just feels reasonable to me. That would make him around 50 during the movie, and in my head he looks old because, after being mutated, his life expectancy dropped to around 59 years according to some random calculations I did.
But back to Draxum.
I know he’s a yokai, so he could naturally have a much longer lifespan. I haven’t really thought about how yokai age or develop tho, so I’m mostly thinking in terms of human developmental stages. In other words, he could technically be older than Splinter in actual years while still being at a similar biological or developmental stage. At least, that’s how I see it.
I’ve been rambling without explaining myself, sorry.
The thing is… Draxum just doesn’t feel like someone who’s lived for centuries. It’s a little hard to explain but I’m gonna try.
He’s undeniably a genius, and maybe that makes him seem older. But at the same time, I feel like he’s constantly lacking the kind of judgment that comes with experience. A lot of geniuses hit their peak in their twenties, you know? And I kind of picture Draxum being at that equivalent stage of life when he created the oozquitos and mutated the turtles.
There’s also the fact that he knows a lot, but he doesn’t listen to people who obviously know more than he does. Like when he discovers the prophecy about the destruction of the yokai and completely misinterprets it, even though the Council of Heads literally warns him that he’s misunderstanding it. To me, that’s a sign of inexperience more than anything else.
And even if yokai can live for thousands of years, those extra years should still translate into more life experience… and, in my opinion, that’s exactly what Draxum seems to be missing.
Also, when he ends up with nothing and Mikey basically rescues him from being on the streets and changes his whole life… Idk, to me he could totally represent someone in the middle of a 30s crisis (although he’s probably already close to 40 by the time that happens… but I’d still say he’s in his thirties).
I know these age-related life stages are pretty subjective and definitely not an exact science. But they’re little hints that I personally interpret as Draxum being younger than Splinter, overall.
@hi-im-pluton twin twin twin go tell her our version of draxum please.
I say that they tell you because they think almost all of it, so go for it twin rant about it
