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
Portrayed by	Leif Tilden (1990 and 1991 film); Jim Raposa (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III); Richard Yee (Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation); Geoff Wong/David Soo (doubles in Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation); Jeremy Howard (2014 and 2016 films); Others: Tim Arem (Operation Blue Line) ; Gregory Garrison (The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) ; Eric Anzalone (later performance in The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) ; Michael Steuber (understudy in The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) ; Danyol Leon (The Mystery of the Cliffs) ; Florence Reymond (We Wish You A Turtle Christmas and Turtle Tunes) ;
Voiced by	Barry Gordon (1987 series, Operation Blue Line, 2012 series crossover episodes, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Shredder's Revenge, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway); Corey Feldman (1990 film and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III); Adam Carl (Secret of the Ooze); Jason Gray-Stanford (The Next Mutation); Sam Riegel (2003 series, Turtles in Time Re-Shelled, Smash-Up, and Turtles Forever); Mitchell Whitfield (2007 film and video game); Rob Paulsen (2012 series, Danger of the Ooze, Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past, and Portal Power); Jeremy Howard (2014 and 2016 films); Josh Brener (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and film); Micah Abbey (Mutant Mayhem and 2024 series); Others: Craig Brolley (Light n' Lively commercial) ; Greg Berg (1987 series substitute for seven episodes) ; Frank Simms (The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) ; Keith Scott (Pizza Hut commercial) ; Eric Anzalone (We Wish You A Turtle Christmas and Turtle Tunes) ; Richard Berg (singing voice in We Wish You a Turtle Christmas and Turtle Tunes) ; Hidenari Ugaki (Superhuman Legend, Japanese media) ; Ezra Weisz (Power Rangers in Space crossover episodes) ; Tony Salerno ('87 counterpart in Turtles Forever) ; Clay Adams (Mirage counterpart in Turtles Forever) ; Yuri Lowenthal (2013 video game) ; Oliver Vaquer (2014 film tie-in games) ; Gavin Hammon (Mutants in Manhattan) ; Eric Bauza (Don vs. Raph) ; Scott Menville (Turtles Take Time (and Space)) ; A.J. LoCascio (Pizza Friday!) ; Tommy Sica (TMNT Team Up!) ; Adam McCabe (We Strike Hard and Fade Away into the Night) ; Joe Brogie (Injustice 2) ; Landon McDonald (SMITE TMNT Battle Pass) ; Baron Vaughn (DC crossover film) ;
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 Donnie, 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. Thus, he generally prefers using gadgets in battle over hand-to-hand combat. 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.

Like his brothers, he is named after an Italian Renaissance artist, in this case Donatello. In the original comics, all four of the Turtles wear red masks, but for the creators to tell them apart, he was written and redrawn to have a purple mask.

^ 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. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. 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. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12. 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
Portrayed by	Leif Tilden (1990 and 1991 film) Jim Raposa (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III) Richard Yee (Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation) Geoff Wong/David Soo (doubles in Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation) Jeremy Howard (2014 and 2016 films) Others: Tim Arem (Operation Blue Line) Gregory Garrison (The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) Eric Anzalone (later performance in The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) Michael Steuber (understudy in The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) Danyol Leon (The Mystery of the Cliffs) Florence Reymond (We Wish You A Turtle Christmas and Turtle Tunes)
Voiced by	Barry Gordon (1987 series, Operation Blue Line, 2012 series crossover episodes, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Shredder's Revenge, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway) Corey Feldman (1990 film and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III) Adam Carl (Secret of the Ooze) Jason Gray-Stanford (The Next Mutation) Sam Riegel (2003 series, Turtles in Time Re-Shelled, Smash-Up, and Turtles Forever) Mitchell Whitfield (2007 film and video game) Rob Paulsen (2012 series, Danger of the Ooze, Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past, and Portal Power) Jeremy Howard (2014 and 2016 films) Josh Brener (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and film) Micah Abbey (Mutant Mayhem and 2024 series) Others: Craig Brolley (Light n' Lively commercial) Greg Berg (1987 series substitute for seven episodes) Frank Simms (The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) Keith Scott (Pizza Hut commercial) Eric Anzalone (We Wish You A Turtle Christmas and Turtle Tunes) Richard Berg (singing voice in We Wish You a Turtle Christmas and Turtle Tunes) Hidenari Ugaki (Superhuman Legend, Japanese media) Ezra Weisz (Power Rangers in Space crossover episodes) Tony Salerno ('87 counterpart in Turtles Forever) Clay Adams (Mirage counterpart in Turtles Forever) Yuri Lowenthal (2013 video game) Oliver Vaquer (2014 film tie-in games) Gavin Hammon (Mutants in Manhattan) Eric Bauza (Don vs. Raph) Scott Menville (Turtles Take Time (and Space)) A.J. LoCascio (Pizza Friday!) Tommy Sica (TMNT Team Up!) Adam McCabe (We Strike Hard and Fade Away into the Night) Joe Brogie (Injustice 2) Landon McDonald (SMITE TMNT Battle Pass) Baron Vaughn (DC crossover film)
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 (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

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