Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Donatello
Donatello
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character
	Textless Planet Awesome exclusive cover variant of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #98.; Art by series co-creator Kevin Eastman
First appearance	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)
Created by	Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird
In-universe information
Species	Mutant turtle
Affiliation	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Weapon	Bō
Family	Master Splinter (adoptive father); Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo (brothers);
Home	New York Sewers, United States
Abilities	Mastery of ninjutsu, naginata and bō, kobudō, and chi gong, and stealth; Superhuman agility, speed, and strength; Genius-level intellect; Scientist, engineer and inventor; Energy constructs (Rise of the TMNT);

Donatello, nicknamed Don or Donnie/Donny, is a superhero and one of the four main characters of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media.^[1]^[2] He is the smartest and often gentlest of his brothers, wearing a purple mask over his eyes. He wields a bō staff, his primary signature weapon in all media.

He is the adoptive and mutated son of Master Splinter and the brother of Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo. He is the most rational and logical of the turtles, and second-in-command of the team. Donatello has a natural aptitude for science and technology and often speaks in technobabble. His ninja skills are the lowest of the four turtles; as he relies on gadgets over combat skills. Like all of the brothers, he is named after a Renaissance artist; in this case, he is named after Italian sculptor Donatello.^[3] He is the favorite turtle of co-creator Peter Laird, who served as the basis of Donatello's personality.

^ Simpson, Janice C. (1990-04-02). "Show Business: Lean, Green and on the Screen". Time. Archived from the original on November 6, 2006. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
^ Greenberg, Harvey R. (1990-04-15). "Just How Powerful Are Those Turtles?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-07.
^ TMNT Origin Story Archived June 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, official site. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

[1] Simpson, Janice C. (1990-04-02). "Show Business: Lean, Green and on the Screen". Time. Archived from the original on November 6, 2006. Retrieved 2010-03-03.

[2] Greenberg, Harvey R. (1990-04-15). "Just How Powerful Are Those Turtles?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-08-07.

[Origin-3] TMNT Origin Story Archived June 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, official site. Retrieved 2007-11-16.

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Donatello
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character
Textless Planet Awesome exclusive cover variant of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #98. Art by series co-creator Kevin Eastman
First appearance	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)
Created by	Kevin Eastman Peter Laird
In-universe information
Species	Mutant turtle
Affiliation	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Weapon	Bō
Family	Master Splinter (adoptive father) Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo (brothers)
Home	New York Sewers, United States
Abilities	Mastery of ninjutsu, naginata and bō, kobudō, and chi gong, and stealth Superhuman agility, speed, and strength Genius-level intellect Scientist, engineer and inventor Energy constructs (Rise of the TMNT)