Leonardo (Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Leonardo, or Leo for short, is one of the four titular main protagonists of , and .
He is the current leader of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, succeeding his older brother, Raph.
He is voiced by , who also voices Skidmark in , Sonic the Hedgehog in the , Dewey Duck in , Randy Cunningham from , Banarnar in , and Mark in .
==Appearance==
Leo is a mutant red-eared slider with lime green skin, a mustard yellow plastron, and a green-blue carapace with a teal (or sky-blue) pattern. He has two red crescent-like stripes over his eyes, yellow stripes on his upper arms and thighs, black eyes, three fingers on each hand, and two toes on each foot. He wears a blue bandana with long bandana tails, grey fingerless gloves with blue trim that extend nearly to his elbows, and matching knee-high socks. He also wears a blue belt with a strap that goes over his right shoulder. Attached to his belt are a pair of blue pouches (one on the side and one on the back) and the Turtle emblem placed on the left.
When his Hamato Ninpō is unlocked and since the film, his fingerless gloves, knee-high socks, and belt with the strap are black, and one pouch remains on the back.
==Personality==
He is the "self-proclaimed 'coolest' brother". He is also known to be called the "trickster", and he thinks that his one liners will "fire up the team."
He boasts a less serious, joke-cracking personality.
Leonardo is also shown to be a bit arrogant and prideful; this is evident in the movie adaptation where Leo thinks he has the answer to everything and will try to do heroic deeds on his own without thinking about his team. It is from a harsh rebuking from Casey Jones that Leo finally understands the true meaning of being a team leader and manages to be more humble. 
==History==
Leo began life as a juvenile turtle in Baron Draxum's laboratory. Wishing to create a mutant army with formidable combat capabilities, Draxum used Lou Jitsu's DNA paired with his ooze to turn Leo from an ordinary turtle into a mutant. He and his brothers were then stolen from Draxum's laboratory by Lou Jitsu promptly after their mutation and Leo went on to be raised in the sewers of New York City alongside his brothers by Splinter. Eventually, Leo and his brothers met a human girl named April O'Neil and forged a strong bond with her through the years.
== Trivia==
* Unlike his past versions, until the series finale, he is not the leader of the team.
*He is a red-eared slider.
==Gallery==
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== External Links ==
* Leonardo on TurtlePedia.
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