Leonardo (Netflixverse)

**Yamato Rentarō (大和蓮太郎)** is the eldest son of Yamato Yoshi, killed by Oroku Sakichi in 1984 along with his entire family. After 24 years, his soul moves into a pet turtle, which was subjected to experiments and ended up in the sewers as a result of an accident involving a mutagen. He, like the other turtles along with the lab rat, is the reincarnation of the Yamato family. Thanks to the preserved memories of Splinter, the reincarnation of Yamato Yoshi, Rentaro, now **Leonardo**, and his brother trained in ninjutsu techniques for 15 years.

## Biography

### **Early Years**

#### **Living as Human**

Yamato Rentarō was born in June 1970 to Yamato Yoshi and Tang Shen in Japan. He was one of the future masters of the Yami-No-Ashi clan, trained under the supervision of his father, and at the age of 14 received the rank of genin from the Elders.

In May 1984, the Yamato family was killed during a power grab in Yami-no-Ashi village by Oroku renegade Sakichi, who wanted revenge on Yamato Yoshi for the death of his brother Oroku Nagi. Before his death, Rentaro watched the duel between Yoshi and Sakichi, after losing the first, Rentaro and his three brothers and mother were beheaded.

#### **Prophecy** **Comes True**

In 2008, animals were brought to Robert O'Neil's laboratory for experiments on the regenerative functions of living organisms. Among others, the most successful results in the experiments were shown by a laboratory rat and four recently hatched baby turtles. Robert's daughter, who frequented the lab, April, decided to give the animals names and named them after Italian Renaissance artists. The turtle with a blue bandage on its paw was named Leonardo. However, no one suspected that the turtles and the rat were none other than the reincarnations of the Yamato family, and Rentaro's soul moved into the body of Leonardo.

After some time, the result of the experiments led to the fact that the turtles and the rat went into a kind of hibernation, and April, concerned about the health of laboratory pets, decides to take them to the veterinarian. On the way through Hell's Kitchen to the veterinary clinic, the girl, crossing the road, did not notice the red traffic light, which provoked an accident, from which she was saved by a local guy. Because of this, a van belonging to the pharmaceutical organization TKRI overturned, and the contents of the containers, a radioactive mutagen material, leaked into the sewers, and April's animals got there with them.

Due to the experiments already carried out and the encounter with the mutagen, everyone takes on an anthropomorphic form and restores their minds and partially memories of the past. Hiding in a nearby, hard-to-reach sewer, in a catacomb under an abandoned church in Hell's Kitchen, the reunited Yamato family began to settle in and adapt to their new life.

### **Training**

#### **In the Sewers**

When the brothers reached the age of 5, their father, under the new name Splinter, began to train his sons in ninjutsu techniques, relying on their new physiological features, such as fused fingers in three, shell, flat feet, eyes on the sides of the muzzle, small stature. Thus, Leonardo gained the right to wield swords after proving to his master his devotion to the code and rules, as well as perseverance in learning the art of ninjutsu.

Splinter tells the brothers the full story of their origins and the ultimate goal in each of their lives, explaining that their training should lead to a final showdown with the Shredder. The details of the training are unknown, but it can be said that Splinter's training was distinguished by rigor and severity, with a number of clear guidelines that could not be violated in any case. Obedient Leonardo, who wanted to receive favor from his father, was distinguished by his devotion to the cause and the implementation of practices to the point of exhaustion. At some point, Splinter gave Leonardo a piece of samurai armor, a pauldron, as a gift for his birthday, and also gave him an exam to become a chunin.

#### **Big In Japan**

When Leonardo was 14 years old, Splinter sent him on a trip to Japan to see his former master, known as the Ancient One. For a long time, the Turtle wandered through the steppes and forests of Japan in search of shelter for his future master, and in the end he came to a small Shinichi house.

The elderly master was not surprised by the appearance of his new student, claiming that he had lived so long that he had seen stranger things. Over the next year, Leonardo learned the basics of a deeper ninjutsu, dedicating himself not only physically, but also spiritually. His first test was to endure the effects of the mysterious serum and train while blind for nearly a week. From the teacher, Leonardo also learned how to enter the astral plane, and during this practice, he again saw his dead mother, Tang Shen.

Subsequently, Leonardo tells the Ancient One about his purpose of killing Shredder, and then the master on the last day of training devotes the student to secrets that he had not previously revealed to anyone: the Ancient One turned out to be one of the Utroms race named Obligado, who arrived on Earth in the 7th century to defeat the Krang, who intended to take over the planet. A cult known as Yami-No-Ashi (from Japanese - Foot of Darkness) subsequently lined up around Krang, but as the centuries passed, their goal of reviving their god, whom they named Shureda, lost relevance and was revived only with the discovery of a mutagen. Oroku Sakichi finally returned the foundations of the past centuries, and his plans include returning Shureda to Earth.

## Personality

Leonardo is a capable student who wears himself to the limit in order to hone this or that technique. He is diligent and diligent in the study of martial arts, therefore he gains the trust of his master Splinter, who entrusts him with knowledge more important and dangerous than other brothers. However, Leonardo is full of doubts and he tries to the last to maintain his fragile ideals even with the knowledge of the whole context and history. He fears that once again showing emotions in front of his brothers, he will lose his authority in front of them and show himself weak and unworthy of leadership. However, Leo's nature does not allow him to show these experiences for show - instead, he prefers to close himself in order to maintain the image of a calm and courteous ninjutsu master. Leo thought that this allowed him to figure out what he could be like outside the family environment, but in the end he still comes to the conclusion that he can't live without them. Leonardo is known for his steadfastness and spectacular execution - he is the only one who fights according to all the codes of the ninja martial art, using two short swords as his weapons.

Leonardo is a kind of traditionalist, he cherishes the memory of the culture of Japan, knows the language and writes Japanese haiku prose as a way of expressing his emotions. For him, ninjutsu is first and foremost an art. Leo does not consider it necessary to kill, making do with only serious injuries, justifying his actions as "we are shinobi, not assassins", implying that his skills are primarily espionage, sabotage and athletics, and only then comes experience in combat. And yet, Leonardo is a very experienced fighter, because he studied the course of the practices of the Ancient One, therefore he is excellent at both melee and ranged combat techniques.

A pedantic turtle who is both strict and extremely gentle towards his brothers, depending on their behavior. He loves his little ones very much and tries to make sure they don't get hurt. For the most part, he treats the human world with indifference, being completely immersed in the study of ninja techniques and the upcoming battle with Shredder, but after meeting with April O'Neil and Casey Jones, as well as a clash with Shredder himself, Leonardo's priorities change towards not fulfilling his own vendettas, but rather saving the whole world from the global invasion of Shureda.

## Powers And Abilities

### Powers

* **Mutant Physiology**
	+ **Enhanced Reflexes**
	+ **Enhanced Speed**
	+ **Enhanced Regenration**
	+ **Enhanced Agility**
	+ **Enhanced Hearing**
	+ **Defensive Shell**

### Abilities

* **Master Martial Artist**
* **Master Swordsman**
* **Master Acrobat**
* **Master Spy**
* **Expert Tactician**
* **Meditation**
* **Multilingualism**

## Equipment

### **Weapons**

* **Pair of Wakizashi**
* **Tanto Sword**
* **Shurikens**

### **Other Eqiupment**

* **Japanese Hood and Cloak**
* **Sode**
* **Haidate**
* **Kogake**
* **Suinate**

### **Former Equipment**

* **Hatchets**
* **Yami-No-Ashi Sword**
* **Staff**
* **Vent Tube**

## Facilities

* **Abandoned Church Catacombs:** Ninja Turtles' first and main hideout, located in Hell's Kitchen.
* **Abandoned Subway Station:** Ninja Turtles' second emergency hideout located in the Turtle Bay area.
* **2nd Time Around Antique Shop:** April's appartment and shop and third hideout located in Upper West Side.
* **Jones' Farm:** Residence of Casey Jones' Family in Northampton, Massachusets and fourth hideout.

## Relationships

### Family

* Yamato Yoshi/Splinter † - Father
* Tang Shen † - Mother
* Yamato Daizō/Donatello - Brother
* Yamato Ryuhei/Raphael - Brother
* Yamato Mitsuyuki/Michelangelo - Brother

### Allies

* April O'Neil - Friend
* Casey Jones - Friend
* Obligado/Shinichi/The Ancient One - Teacher
* Angel Longer/Nobody - Temporary Opponent, Turned Ally
* Rat King † - Attemted Killer, Former Enemy
* Karai - Attempted Killer, Former Enemy, Ally

### Enemies

* Oroku Sakichi/Shredder † - Attempted Killer, Attempted Victim
* Purple Dragons
	+ Hunter Mason/Hun
	+ Dragonface
* StockTech
	+ Baxter Stockman †
	+ Mousers
	+ Shredder's Clones
* Earth Protection Force
	+ Alex Winter †
* Krang/Shureda

## Trivia

* Leonardo writes haiku.
* Leonardo is also a talented calligrapher.
* Rentarō name may mean "big loving son", while Yamato means "great harmony".
* He is the only one of his brothers who wears clothes that are somehow related to Japanese culture and history.
* Leonardo is one of the few characters who speak Japanese. Other heroes who also speak this language are Splinter, Shredder and Karai.
* He is the first inhabitant of the Earth who learned about utroms.
* His looks refers to the design from the 2007 animated feature film.