April O'Neil (TMNT 2012)

**April O'Neil**, also known as **My Sweet Princess**, **Princess**, **Red**, **Sweet Chinchilla** and **Sweetheart**, is one of the main characters from the *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)* series.

## **Charactah Account**

April is a girl whose father was kidnapped by the Kraang at the start of the series, and she would've suffered the same fate had the Turtles not intervened. Though initially shocked by the Turtles, she gradually began to warm to them and became a full-fledged member of the Hamato Clan. It's even arguable that Splinter sees her as a new daughter. As the Turtles' conflict with the Foot Clan and the Kraang grows larger, it's gradually made more and more apparent that there is far more to this girl than meets the eye.

April is a smart, strange, and stubborn 16 year-old tomboy with an indie rock vibe. April is also feisty and determined and quite resourceful. She is fiercely loyal to her mutant friends, as seen in "Panic in the Sewers". When the Turtles are ready to give up, April volunteers to find out Shredder's plot. She is also somewhat reckless too despite her intelligence. She cares about her family, or what's left of it, above all else.

Any threat to her father is one that she takes very seriously, and when she finds out that the Turtles are accidentally responsible for his mutation, she becomes enraged and temporarily severs her ties with them. However, hearing Casey's story about losing a friend in a similar situation and agreeing with Donnie's earlier advice about not controlling everything, April realized her actions and behavior as she felt remorse's for pushing the turtles away for something that was an honest accident.

## **Appearance**

### **Cartoons**

* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Season 2
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Season 3
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Season 4
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) Season 5

### **Comics**

* Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Amazing Adventures
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures

### **Video Games**

* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2013)
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze
* Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Rooftop Run

## **Trivia**

* April's name comes from the Latin "aprīlis", meaning "of the month of the goddess, Venus". April's surname, O'Neil, is of Irish origin; derived from Irish Gaelic, it means "descendant of Niall" (the translation for *Niall* either being "Cloud" or "Champion"). Her surname implies that April has family roots in Ireland, making her ethnicity/nationality Irish-American.
	+ In Japanese, April's name would be "shigatsu" meaning "the 4th Moon" or "uzuki" meaning "Moon of the Rabbit".
	+ April is called "April-chan" by Mr. Murakami, who she likewise addresses as "Murakami-san".
* As of the events of "Baxter's Gambit", April is now armed with a Tessen, (lit. a "Iron Fan", better known as a Japanese war fan), a weapon that Splinter had one day hoped to give to his daughter, Miwa, who April reminds him of. April will now be focusing her fighting style around the real-life Japanese martial art of Tessenjutsu. The tessen has a sharp edge when it spreads open, and can also be used as a throwing weapon.
	+ Before settling on the tessen, the weapons April went through are a Chigiriki, (a staff with chain), a Mace, (a club), a pair of Kama, (small scythes), and a Manriki (a length of chain with weights on both ends).
* April is revealed to have Chiroptophobia, a fear of bats in " Fungus Humungous" most likely because of what happened in "The Mutation Situation".
* This is the first incarnation of April to be a teenager.
* There is a Pixar Ball on the back of April's pants.
* April's dad, Kirby prefers if April hung out with Donnie, but not with Casey.
* April is the only character in the series who always has the "Small Mouthed" animation.

## **External Links**

* April O'Neil (2012 TV series) at TMNTPedia