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Donatello | |
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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 |
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Species | Mutant turtle |
Affiliation | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles |
Weapon | Bō |
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Home | New York Sewers, United States |
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Donatello, nicknamed Don or 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. 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.