Leonardo (1987)

Leonardo is the oldest of the four turtles and is the leader of the Ninja Turtles.

## Appearance

He has a blue bandanna with a belt buckle with the letter L on the front.

## Personality

Of all four turtles he tends to act the most serious as he is more focused on his missions.

## Skills & Abilities

* **Leadership:** Leonardo's bravery, determination, and willpower makes him a great leader. And due to his heroic and selfless nature, Leonardo is willing to put his own life on the line to keep his friends and family safe.
* **Kenjutsu:** Leonardo is a highly skilled martial artist and master swordsman. Leonardo was trained by Splinter in Japanese sword fighting. As his signature weapons are his twin katana, he is highly skilled in the sword fighting style of the Niten Ichi-ryū,(二天一, "two heavens as one"), making him an excellent swordsman. He makes use of his katana for skilled offense and defense, and he can slice clean through enemies. However, it is highly noticeable that as great as Leonardo's skills may be, it is nowhere near to the superior level of skills his 2012 counterpart has demonstrated. For instance, in Wanted: Bebop & Rocksteady, Leonardo has been trained by his 2012 counterpart in both armed and unarmed combat during his basic training.
* **Shurikenjutsu:** Leonardo can throw shuriken with remarkable accuracy.
* **Expert of Ninjutsu:** Leonardo is known as to be the best combat fighter in the team of Ninja Turtles. His prowess allows him to defeat and take down thugs and many foot-bots with ease.
* **Enhanced Strength:** Leonardo possesses very high physical strength, as a result of his mutation altering his physiology and his training with Splinter, Leonardo's strength has been amplified to enhanced levels, and thus he can easily overpower humans. Leonardo can push and lift things much bigger and heavier than himself, run at incredible speeds while weighted down by objects larger than him, as well as throwing people over his head, knocking out average criminals with a single hit, trade blows with the extremely strong Slash, knock back several foot-bots at once, and send criminals flying. Additionally, Leo was able to send Krang flying several meters across an entire roof with a single kick.
* **Enhanced Speed:** Despite being a turtle, Leonardo can run and move at speeds faster than an ordinary human. His speed allows him to free run on rooftops without losing momentum, and easily outrun normal humans. He also possesses great reaction speed, allowing him to dodge projectiles such as the Kraang's laser blast and enemy attacks. He can even move things at enhanced speeds too, like twirling his katana blades.
* **Enhanced Endurance:** Leonardo has several times demonstrated extreme resilience to damage. He can survive getting caught in the crossfire from all angles by Bebop and Rocksteady's blasts, withstand multiple hits from Foot-bots unscathed, being pummeled with swords, and smash through several robots with his fist without discomfort, and take take hard hits from Shredder. Leonardo's toughened flesh also allows him to endure collisions that would overall pulverize ordinary beings, as he can survive Rocksteady charging at him at full speed (which only knocked him out cold briefly). Additionally, Leonardo can survive impacts from several stories heights, only to shake it off when landing.
* **Enhanced Agility:** Leonardo's agility, dexterity, balance and bodily coordination are enhanced. His bones, muscles and joints are twice as elastic than the average human which, combined with his great strength, allows him to perform some astonishing acrobatic maneuvers with no difficulty whatsoever, as well as swiftly outmaneuvering multiple foot-bots effortlessly.
* **Enhanced Stamina:** Leonardo possesses exceptional stamina, which allows him to exert himself at his peak performance for an hour without stopping or slowing down, as well as running massive distances over rooftops without stopping.
* **Enhanced Healing:** Leonardo can heal and regenerate from harm much faster than the average person. After enduring multiple hits from Bebop and Rocksteady, he was still able to keep on fighting. He rapidly healed from multiple hits from Bebop and Rocksteady and regain consciousness really fast.
* **Retractable limbs into Shell:** Though rarely (if ever) depicted, he has retractable limbs and the normal ability of a turtle to retract his head and limbs into the safety of his shell.
* **Stealth:** Thanks to his ninjutsu training, Leonardo is able hide in the shadows and move through them without being seen or detected.
* **Skilled Strategist & Tactician:** Leonardo is a skilled tactician, as he has a good line at forming strategies.

## Family

* Solis Moss/Tang Shen (Adopted Mother)
* Hamato Yoshi/Master Splinter (Adopted Father)
* Raphael (Brother)
* Donatello (Brother)
* Michelangelo (Brother)
* Hamato Kairu (Brother)