Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)

Donatello
Donatello
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles character
	Textless Planet Awesome exclusive cover variant of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #98.; Art by series co-creator Kevin Eastman
First appearance	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (May 1984)
Created by	Kevin Eastman; Peter Laird
Voiced by	Barry Gordon (1987 series, Operation Blue Line, 2012 crossovers, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Shredder's Revenge, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway); Corey Feldman (1990 film, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III); Adam Carl (Secret of the Ooze); Jason Gray-Stanford (The Next Mutation); Sam Riegel (2003 series, Turtles in Time Re-Shelled, Smash-Up, Turtles Forever); Mitchell Whitfield (2007 film and video game); Rob Paulsen (2012 series, Danger of the Ooze, Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past, Portal Power); Jeremy Howard (2014, 2016 films); Josh Brener (2018 series, 2022 film); Micah Abbey (Mutant Mayhem, 2024 series); Others: Greg Berg (1987 alternate) ; Frank Simms (The Coming Out of Their Shells Tour) ; Eric Anzalone (We Wish You A Turtle Christmas, Turtle Tunes) ; Richard Berg (singing voice in We Wish You a Turtle Christmas, Turtle Tunes) ; Keith Scott (Pizza Hut commercial) ; Hidenari Ugaki (Superhuman Legend, Japanese media) ; Tony Salerno ('87 counterpart in Turtles Forever) ; Clay Adams (Mirage counterpart in Turtles Forever) ; Yuri Lowenthal (2013 video game) ; Oliver Vaquer (2014 film tie-in games) ; Gavin Hammon (Mutants in Manhattan) ; Eric Bauza (Don vs. Raph) ; Scott Menville (Turtles Take Time (and Space)) ; A. J. LoCascio (Pizza Friday!) ; Tommy Sica (TMNT Team Up!) ; Adam McCabe (We Strike Hard and Fade Away into the Night) ; Joe Brogie (Injustice 2) ; Landon McDonald (SMITE TMNT Battle Pass) ; Baron Vaughn (DC crossover film) ;
In-universe information
Species	Mutant turtle
Affiliation	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Weapon	Bō staff
Family	Master Splinter (adoptive father); Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo (brothers);
Home	New York Sewers, United States
Abilities	Mastery of ninjutsu, naginata and bō, kobudō, and chi gong, and stealth; Superhuman agility, speed, and strength; Genius-level intellect; Scientist, engineer and inventor; Energy constructs (Rise of the TMNT);

Donatello, nicknamed Don or Donnie/Donny, is a superhero and one of the four main characters of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics and all related media. He is the smartest and often gentlest of his brothers, wearing a purple mask over his eyes. He wields a bō staff, his primary signature weapon in all media.

He is the adoptive and mutated son of Master Splinter and the brother of Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo. He is the most rational and logical of the turtles, and second-in-command of the team. Donatello has a natural aptitude for science and technology and often speaks in technobabble. His ninja skills are the lowest of the four turtles; as he relies on gadgets over combat skills. Like all of the brothers, he is named after a Renaissance artist; in this case, he is named after Italian sculptor Donatello. He is the favorite turtle of co-creator Peter Laird, who served as the basis of Donatello's personality.

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