Leonardo

**Leonardo** is a mutant red-eared slider, the rebel and the most charismatic. Leonardo is clever and witty. He uses his sharp skills to beat opponents and find shortcuts around obstacles. He wields an ōdachi sword which possesses "portal power" and is the second oldest turtle.

## Physical Appearance

Leonardo is a lean mutant red-eared turtle with lime green skin, a golden mustard-yellow plastron, and a blue-green carapace with a bright teal design. He has black eyes, red markings over his eyes and the sides of his face, yellow marks on his upper arms and thighs, three fingers on each hand and two toes on each foot.

As for his clothing, Leo wears a blue banana over his eyes (with long tails down to his middle back), navy blue fingerless gloves (with blue trim) that extend nearly to his elbows and matching toeless socks that rise to mid-calf. He also wears a blue belt and strap over his right shoulder, with blue pouches on the belt and a Turtle emblem on the strap.

## Personality

Leonardo is charismatic, easy going, hilarious, and clever. He can easily figure out any situation, and uses his quick-witted skills to beat opponents, clear obstacles, or land one of his many one-liners which he believes "fire up the team." As stated in "Mystic Mayhem", Leo uses these jokes as a way to cope with strange or stressful situations. He is extremely confident in himself, though this confidence can turn to arrogance in some situations. He is shown to be skeptical at times, like denying the existence of ghosts. However, he enjoys things like magic and mystic powers.

Leo is extremely charismatic and persuasive, claiming himself the team's 'face-man'. He seems to be the least naïve out of the four brothers, as he held onto his doubts with trusting Big Mama (which played in his favor).

Leo favors convenience, and will always look for a simpler or quicker way to get things done. Though may come off as ignorant and lazy, he is actually very skilled at making quick decisions and analyzing situations, even to the point where he manages to outsmart Big Mama on two separate occasions.

For as lazy and irresponsible as he is, he's the most concerned about doing right by others and considering how their actions might affect them. Even when he's the one causing problems, it's always a result of genuinely good intentions marred by his need to prove himself.

## Powers and Abilities

### **Mutant Red Eared Slider Physiology**

Leo has mutated Red Eared Slider turtle Physiology, Giving him athletic abilities beyond even the most dedicated training as well as all of the abilities of a turtle but to a heightened mutated level.

* Near-Superhuman Strength
* Superhuman Speed
* Superhuman Invulnerability
* Kenjutsu/Swordsmanship
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* **Shinobi Arts (Kenjutsu):** Leonardo can utilize Kenjutsu, the historic style of martial arts, tactics, strategy, and espionage of unconventional and guerrilla warfare. Using stealth, agility and a sword, Leonardo is shown to be the most skilled of all the Turtles in this field.
* **Strategic Mind:** Leo has shown more of an understanding of strategy when fighting, being able to quickly analyze situations and plan ahead in order to outsmart his enemies.
* **Swordsmanship:** Leo is naturally skilled with his ōdachi, and is able to operate it with little or no effort, deliver skillful strikes to weak points with great precision and cut only and exactly what he aims for.

* **Ninjitsu:** Leo is trained in basic ninjutsu skills, some of which include
	+ **Stealth**
	+ **Speed**
	+ **Agility**
	+ **Strength**
		- **Hamato Ninpō:** As a member of the Hamato clan, Leo is able to tap into his clan's energy to unleash his own mystic power.
* **Shell Retraction:** Due to his red-eared slider traits, Leo is able to fully retract into his shell.

## Equipment

* Leo's Odachi
* Enhanced Cleaving
* "Portal Power" Portal Creation
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### **Mystic** **ōdachi**

The ōdachi is a five-foot long samurai sword.

* **"Portal Power"** **Portal Creation:** The ōdachi, when swung correctly can open a hole in the universe connecting two non adjacent locations. Though Leonardo has not yet mastered this ability, He still practices *Dimensiokinetic Combat* by launching attacks at differing and unsuspecting angles via portals.
* **Enhanced Cleaving:** The ōdachi can cut almost any opponent or object no matter their hardness.

## Relationships

* **Raphael****: Older Brother**
* **Donatello: Younger Brother**
* **Michelangelo: Youngest Brother**
* **Splinter: Master/Father**
* **April O'Neil: Close Friend**
* **Baron Draxum: Creator**

## Trivia

* Ben Schwartz stated in an interview, that if Leo had an Instagram account, that 60 to 70% of his photos would be his brothers caught sleeping or slipping on things.
* According to the Rise of the TMNT concept art reveal live stream, Leo and Raph will have a leader rivalry, similar to past incarnations. Leo will also have a closer relationship with Michelangelo as well.
	+ According to the Rise of the TMNT Concept art reveal live stream, the Turtles will be different ages. Raphael is 15, Leonardo & Donatello are 14, and Michelangelo is 13.
* He believes that his one-liners fire up the team.
* According to a behind the scenes video, Leo has the smarts to be the teams leader, but he doesn't quite have the maturity yet because he's more interested in just enjoying life and being a teenager.
	+ It is possible that this could foreshadow one of the major changes hinted prior to the series' premiere.
	+ Many fans hope that throughout the series, Leo will mature and reclaim his spot as team leader.
	+ However, he does not become the official leader until the end of the second season ("Rise"), a deviation which was a deliberate attempt by the writers to explore Leonardo's character.
* Fans have dubbed Leo & Donnie as the "Disaster Twins"