Donatello
Donatello is a comic book character that first appeared in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1
Donatello uses his brain as well as his brawn to win a fight.
Origin
Like his brothers, Donatello was a simple pet shop turtle until exposure to toxic “ooze” mutated him. He was raised by Splinter along with his brothers, Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael.
Biography
Donatello is usually considered the brains behind the Ninja Turtles being more thoughtful and quiet than his brothers. In the early issues he was presented as Leonardo's second in command. In the first issue he was the one to knock the Shredder and his thermite grenade off the roof top killing him.The second issue showed he had an interest in electronics. The opening of the issue showed him soldrering circuit and while fighting Baxter Stockman's Mousers he along with April O'Neil cracked Stockman's computer system to shut down the Mousers.
Don Vs Monsters
While living with April he met an artist called Kirby who was leasing April's basement space. Donatello became fascinated by Kirby's crystal which would bring his drawings to life for a short time before disapearing. The only exception was a drawing of a gateway which led to a world were his drawings existed permenantly. Venturing into the other world Donatello became involved in battle between the evil monsters and heroic human warriors that Kirby had created. With Kirby's artistic help they managed to capture monsters. The gateful warriors hailed the two outworlders as heroes. Making their way back to the gateway the pair noticed that it was shrinking. The turtle managed to get though but the gateway disapeared before his friend could get through. All that made it through was a piece of paper with a drawing of Donatello with a note "Don -- Life at best is bittersweet. Take care of youself - Kirby"
Exile in Northamton
During the family's exile in Northhampton Donatello became obsessed with the many repairs that needed to be done to the farmhouse that they were living in. Among his many projects he built a windmill and a water wheel to provide a small amount of electricity to the farm as well as spending weeks fixing the water heater. He also used an old type writer he found to write in secret.
Don works on the farm
Don watches over Jhanna
The turtles also came to the aid of an alien Jhanna who was to battle her rival Moriah for leadership of her people. Donatello helps Jhanna when she is attacked by Moriah's henchmen and cared for her. After winning against her opponent when she leaves but cuts off a lock of her hair and places it on a sleeping Donatello.
In the story "Shades of Grey" Donatello was the only one of his brothers not to go to Springfield to retrieve Casey Jones. Upon his return to Northhampton Jones encountered Donatello by a ravine as he was pondering "the fractal structure of natural patterns". Casey accused the turtle of using big words and acting better than everyone else. Donatello suggests they should continue the converstation when Casey is sober. Grabbing a stick the agry Jones continualy poked the turtle until he lost his temper and sends Casey careening into the water.
City at War
During the "City at War" story Donatello led the turtles in what they assumed was a rescue mission for Leonardo but when they arrived they found out their presumed foe was Karai leader of the Foot Clan in Japan who had come to New York to restore order to the New York foot after the Shredder's death. Offering the turtles a truce with the Foot if they helped her kill Shredder's Elite Guard, the turtles eventualy accepted. During the battle with the Shredder Elite and their loyal Foot Ninja in the ruins April's old building Donatello was injured and fell several floors down knocking him out. Donatello came round to see a defenceless Karai about to killed by an Elite, unable to move due to a broken leg he quickly reached for one of the fallen foot soldier's guns and repeatedly shot the Elite rescueing Karai.At the end of the story the entire family meet back up in the Northampton farmhouse. The turtles decide to live in New York with April, Casey and their adopted daughter Shadow. Donatello however wished to stay in the woods of Northampton with Splinter while he recovered from his injury and train with Splinter. For a year he spent time his time at the farmhouse, one dat he confronted a trespasser which turned out to be the turtles vigilante ally Nobody. Along with Nobody Donatello went to New York to help out his fellow turtles in a battle with the Baxter Stockman who had transferred his mind into a robotic body.
Current Activities
In the current comic books Donatello is once again living with his brothers in the sewers of New York. Now presented as slightly more assertive he finds an old armored car which he believed had been in a bank robbery during the seventies but had been buried in sewers with the robbers still inside. Donatello spent his time fixing up the track along with Casey Jones and Raphael, eventualy driving the car outside the sewers the three noticed the Utroms arrival on Earth.
Goodbye Baxter
At Master Splinter's funeral Donatello went alone to his master's body and asked his forgiveness before clipping a sample of his fur and ran away before anyone could see. Two months after the funeral Donatello accepted the Utroms offer to help investigate a mystery in the jungles of Tepui which had led to the disapearance of two research teams.
Upon arrival the turtle and the Utroms were attacked by mutant lizards, swiftly defeating them they were confronted by strange wooden creatures which fired a ray at them making them disapear. Waking up the turtle and Utroms met
Mini Don
Returning everyone to the normal dimensions the device would not work in reverse on Donatello due to his unique mutant makeup. He was stuck the size of an action figure. Returning to New York his new height came in handy when infiltrating Yogu's head quarters and capture him and his gang. He also converted an android body to work by remote for him until the Utroms can find a way to return him to his normal size.
Future?
The first glimpse of Donatello in the future came from the short story "Old Times" set in Japan in the early 21st century, an older Donatello is battling with the Foot and Shredder. When a younger version of him and his brothers join the fight it is revealed that the entire fight save for Donatello is holographic simulation. He orders the comuter to delete the characters from the program and never use them again. He goes outside and tear falls down his face suggesting that something tragic happened to his family.In the second volume of the main turtles book Donatello has a vision of himself in Japan wearing the same outfit from "Old Times". When Donatello asks Master Splinter what he would be doing in Japan in the future Splinter states it will be to bury him.
Alternate Universes
Archie Comic Version
In the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics published by Archie, the stories started as adaptions of the then popular cartoon show but but with the fourth issue the book branched out into telling it's own stories. In the these original stories the turtles were kept more in line with their original Mirage counterparts.This version of Donatello started out as a skeptic in spiritual matters. In Japan while going off alone to observe repair work on a cooling tower he encountered the Japanese gods Izanagi and Izanami who had joined together to form a Tao. While journeying home to New York Splinter wished to take his sons though Tibet to visit his spiritual teacher Charlie Llama (an analogue of the real life Dalai Lama). There a nervous Donatello assisted in the in the birth of a child which Splinter and monks of the Crystal palace believed to be the reincarnation of the Buddha. Upon their return to America a storm washed them ashore were they were shocked to find that they had been transpaorted back in time to 1492, at the precise moment Christopher Columbus discovered the New World. Columbus himself took Donatello hostage on the Santa Maria. While there he approached by an Earth Spirit who educated Donatello on the full impact that the events they were witnessing would have.
This version of Donatello also won the StumpIntergalactic Wrestling competition against his four brothers and El Mysterio. When Raphael expressed suprise and asked his brother were he learned his impressive wrestling moves, Donatello simply answered "Books. It pays to read". On a return trip to Stump Asteroid Donatello is abducted by the "Sons of Silence" and transported to a white void were he communicates with the Turnstone. Reaching towards the Turnstone he claims it's calling to him and as soon as he touches it he experiences cosmic awareness and becomes one with the universe. The turtle's ally Sarnath who was also transported to the void repeatedly tries to pull Donatello away from the Turnstone but the turtle in unconcerned with such matters until he gets him to focus on the danger his brothers are in. Sarnath manages to wrestle the Turnstone away from Donatello and teleoprts him away. A shaken Donatello tells Leonardo that he the Turnstone had control of him and he could have destroyed the universe.
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| Super Name: | Donatello |
| Real Name: | Donatello |
| Aliases: |
Don Donny Don-san |
| Publisher: | Mirage |
| Gender: | Male |
| Character Type: | Mutant |
| 1st Appearance: | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 |
| Appears in: | 316 issues |
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Turtles Forever
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
The Turtles Travel Through Time
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
The second live action Ninja Turtles movie
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Turtles made their big screen debut with this film.
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