Casey Jones

*"My name is **Casey Jones**, and the reason I have this photo and your tech is because you gave it to me, but not yet. Because I'm from… the future."*

– Casey introducing himself when he met the Turtles, Splinter and April

In the future of 2044, a young boy named **Casey Jones** is part of a resistance faction against an invading alien race known as the Krang. At some point in time, a future version of Leonardo has taken his under his wing, becoming his mentor and training him. He, on the other hand, serves as one of the two deuteragonists (alongside Raph) of the film.

## Physical appearance

Casey is a teenage boy with long straight black hair, a scant matching beard, black eyes, light skin, a chipped upper tooth, and a thin figure. He wears a blue chest plate (reminiscent of the Turtles' plastrons), an olive green jumpsuit with ruffs attached to its shoulders, black gloves with grey accents, beige wraps around his forearms and calves, and blue knee pads with dark blue faces on them. He also wears a purple pauldron on his right shoulder, a green belt with a pouch attached to the right, an asymmetric tan cape with a high collar and the Genius Built logo placed on its heart, green sneakers, and a white goaltender mask with glowing green eyes and red stripes over its eyes (reminiscent of Leo's stripes).

## Personality

Casey is polite and kind, referring to Michelangelo and Leo by their full names and titles and saving Splinter from being injured by falling metal beams. He is mature, welcoming to others' input and aware of his limitations and proficiencies alike. He is also level-headed and approaches dangerous situations with care. Casey is unafraid of being quite direct and honest when upset, even towards those he looks up to as seen when he admonishes Leonardo for his heedless behavior.

## History

With the resistance forces failing and being out numbered, Casey Jones carries a wounded Leonardo to safety. Leo instructs Michelangelo to open a time gateway to the day the Krang first arrived on Earth. Leo tells Casey that he will send him to the past in order to make sure the Krang never arrived on Earth. Their conversation is interrupted when Krang enemies spot them. Michelangelo then sacrifices himself to open the time gateway, crumbling before Casey and his brother. Leo thrusts Casey inside the gateway, and even as Casey is sucked into the past, the last he sees of his mentor is him bravely battling the forces of the Krang to the end.

Casey wakes up in New York City and begins his mission to stop the Krang. attempting to find the key that will unleash the Krang. He takes a look at the photo that Leo gave him, and sees April holding something from Eastlaird University. Realizing that she'd be the easiest to track down, he goes to find "Commander O'Neil".

While Casey was fortunate enough to find her in front of the building, he was knocked out when startling an already high-strung April. He regains consciousness in the lair, tied to a chair and soon upside-down. The Mad Dogs interrogate him, disbelieving his claims until he name-drops the Krang, which shocks Splinter into realizing the young man's claims are in earnest. The Krang are an ancient species that fell from the stars about 1,000 years ago, and were sealed away by four Japanese warriors. Splinter had heard the tale of the Krang in his youth and knew how dangerous they could be. Casey says all they have to do is keep the keystone out of the hands of those who would summon the Krang, telling them that it's drawn on the back of the photo he had. The Turtles realize they're in trouble when it turns out the key was the very thing Leo lost to the Foot Clan earlier that day.

The Mad Dogs, now with Casey among them, head to track down the Foot, but are unsuccessful in keeping the Krang's prison gate from opening. Krang One steps out and trounces the Mad Dogs, including knocking the mystic powers out of the Turtles and April. He calls his brother and sister forth, and Krang Three goes to work expanding the portal so they can bring forth the Technodrome and Krang Two fends off the Mad Dogs. With Splinter injured and the Krang overwhelming them, Raphael calls for a retreat, and Donatello calls for his "Donnie Pods" to extract the group. At the last moment, Leo launches out his before it can secure him, and grabs the keystone, shutting down the portal. Just as Krang One attempts to murder Leo, Raph stands in the way and is stabbed through the carapace. He straps Leo into his Donnie Pod and sends Leo off with the key, resulting in Raph getting captured.

Leo arrives back at the lair, and declares that they need to get Raph back. April and Splinter stay back and try to destroy the key, while Leo, Mikey, Donnie, and Casey mount a rescue mission. Tracking Raph to Metro Tower, Leo tells them they need to sneak inside via the subway system. However, they are spotted by the goo that the Krang had engulfed the tower in, and the tunnel collapses, trapping Leo and Casey together. Realizing that Leo wasn't the "greatest ninja" that he had idolized, but instead an impulsive teenager, Casey chews him out for how close they came to getting killed. Leo realized he was right, and vowed to be better. The two of them burrowed out of the caved-in section and met up with the rest of the group upstairs, just before finding Raph in a pod above them.

Casey cuts down the pod, but upon Raph exiting it, he punches Leo. He began attacking his family and suddenly transformed into a Krang Zombie. Raph, now corrupted, attacks April and retrieves the key from her, where Raph then follows Krang One and Krang Two as they bring fourth the Technodrome upon New York City. As all hope seems lost and the Technodrome is unleashed, Leo is able to encourage his family and friends by coming up with a plan to save Raph and stop the Krang's invasion. While the Turtles make their way inside the Technodrome, Casey, April, and Splinter stay on the Earth's surface battling Krang Two with her now obtained Titan.

As Casey finally makes it to the keystone, Leo instructs him to close the portal once he and Krang One are both inside the Prison Dimension, trapping him inside, with Leo insisting it's the only way to defeat him. Casey tearfully does as instructed, closing the portal to the prison dimension and destroying the Technodrome. Casey with tears in his eyes mourns the loss of Leo. However the brothers use their powers and Leo is saved, with Casey being fully accepted into the Hamato family.

Sometime later, the heroes enjoy pizza on top of the Brooklyn Bridge, with Casey revealing that former Foot Clan recruit Cassandra Jones is his mother. They watch the city as it is being rebuilt and make a vow to defend it when it is needed. Afterwards, Raph tries to break Leo's pizza box stack record.

## Abilities

* **Chainsaw Hockey Stick proficiency:** Casey's signature weapon is his chainsaw ice hockey stick.
* **Grappling proficiency:** Casey wields grappling lines and is well-versed in their use, using them to defeat Foot Lieutenant during their confrontation at the Foot hideout and traverse quickly around the crumbling city of New York as the Technodrome descended from its portal.
* **Agility:** Casey has showcased notable agility when deploying his grappling lines, able to quickly maneuver his body.
* **Strength:** Casey possesses considerable strength, capable of redirecting a firing missile using his grappling lines.

## Relationships

### Family

#### 2044

* Leonardo - Sensei, Mentor, Friend and Father-figure
* Michelangelo - Master, Friend and Uncle-figure

#### Present

* Cassandra Jones - Mother
* Leonardo - Sensei, Mentor, Friend and Father-figure
* Raphael - Temporary Enemy, Friend and Uncle-figure
* Donatello - Friend and Uncle-figure
* Michelangelo - Friend and Uncle-figure
* April O'Neil - Friend and Cousin-figure
* Hamato Yoshi - Friend and Grandfather-figure

### Enemies

#### 2044

* Krang
	+ Krang Zombies

#### Present

* Krang
	+ Krang One
	+ Krang Two
	+ Krang Three

* The Foot Clan
	+ Foot Lieutenant
	+ Foot Brute

## Quotes

* "Find the key, stop the Krang." - Casey repeating Leo's orders
* "Sensei?" - Casey when noticing Leo
* "It's you! *All* of you, together! I never thought I'd see you again! I'm so happy, I could hug you!" - Casey when he's happy to see Leo, Raph, Donnie, Mikey, April and Splinter
* "This isn't a joke." - Casey as the others laugh at him
* "There it is! That's the key!" - Casey when he sees the key in the Foot Lieutenant's hands
* "That's my mom!" - Casey when he sees images of Cassandra on April's phone

## Trivia

* It was revealed in the November 2022 *Rise of the TMNT: The Movie* TAAFI panel by *Rise of the TMNT: The Movie* director Andy Suriano that Casey was originally envisioned being voiced by actor Joe Manganiello, but the casting changed to better suit Nickelodeon's request to make Casey younger.