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April O’Neil(2012) Character Analysis

So, this version of April is pretty controversial, especially beyond this community. Many fans accuse her of being a toxic, manipulative women. Even some fans would use derogatory words. For me, she is not so bad. Not my favorite, but pretty okay.

I’m not trying to convince others to change their minds. I respect everyone’s opinions because everyone matters is many ways. All I want to do is explain how I see April and get some of you guys’ opinions.

Hope you enjoy this analysis! And comment down below if you would like me to analyze another character.

Anyway, here we go.

The Main Issues

Season 2:

This season was where it all began with April hate train.

I think almost everyone can agree that April wasn’t so bad in season one, maybe even likable. At least, I did.

But all that potential love went down the drain once season two started.

The first episode, called “The Mutation Situation,” takes place a few months after they defeat the Kraang and the Shredder disappeared. Everything seemed fine since April’s dad was back and the city hadn’t been attacked. But, the Turtles once again have to face the Kraang and stop them from transporting their mutagen supply. They asked for April and her dad’s help to find the ship, though she had to trick him into doing it. The four brothers destroyed the ship, but they paid the price because all of the mutagen in the ship fell off, scattered across the city. One of the vials was going to drop on April, except her father took the hit and mutated into a human-sized bat.

Kirby kidnaps April and the guys have to save her. Once they did, Michelangelo reveals that him and his brother’s were indirectly responsible for the incident.

April gets so mad and storms off, wishing to never see them again.

Okay, so from my perspective, I understand why April broke down and said those hurtful things the first time. She went through a lot during the first season. With her dad being held captive for so long, getting kidnapped and probed by the Kraang, and being forced to relinquish most of her old life.

I’m surprised she isn’t even a bit traumatized.

When April believed the Kraang were defeated and her dad was safe, she was happy to have her life back in some kind of order. Yet, in basically a day, that whole dream died right in front of her. She was tired of all the fighting, and lost it when she realized she would have to again. In her irrational, emotional mind, I think she was angry at the turtles for more than just accidentally mutating her dad. She associated them as the start to all the craziness she didn’t want.

After everything she went through, April was desperate to have some clarity that she was willing to throw away her close friends.

I’m not saying that she shouldn’t have apologized. April needed to apologize.

What I didn’t condone from this arc was her yelling at Donnie in “Target: April O’Neil.” She went a bit off line and at least should’ve had some sense in what she was saying. Maybe Donnie practically stalking got her upset, but I get why people would get upset with her over that.

 The Love Triangle:

This love triangle was the worst written plot point in this show. I still love the show, but god this needed so much work.

I believe there were some Apritello shippers around season one. I kind of shipped them.

This ship was ruined once season two came around with that April arc and introducing Casey.

I love Casey, but he was mostly used as a plot device for the love triangle. He had so much more potential than what he got.

Based on the comments about the triangle, most people have an issue with their belief that April was manipulating the guys and how unclear the status of either Apritello or Capril.

I just got to say that poor April was dragged through the mud because of the writer’s mistakes. They confused the h*ll out of us, or at least me, with all the will they, won’t they switcheroo. It was hard to tell if April liked Donnie, Casey, both, or none of them. I think the main goal with this triangle was the writers indecision to either follow the 2003 version’s lead with Capril or go their own path with Apritello. If they had decided, this plot point would have been so much better.

To be honest, I think the writers stopped April from making a decision to make the show “interesting. ”In season 3, it seemed like April wanted to be with Donnie. Casey and her were also acting more like friends instead of love interests. Yet, in the first episode of season 4, they had to make him get love struck over her new outfit.

Ughh... the writers confused me too much.

I think it didn’t come to fans’ minds that maybe April was confused with her feelings. Maybe she liked both guys and didn’t reject both of them outright because of her need to clear her head. Sure, it was a bad idea to be honest with them, but people make mistakes.

 “The Power Inside Her”:

People are a bit harsh towards April in this episode. I totally get how they feel, though their hate for her could have clouded their judgment.

The biggest complaint I have seen about this episode is the fans being angry with April for not breaking from the alien’s control. Compared to the aeon, Za-Naron, April is a not that experience with her mental powers. Communicating or using their mental powers is normal for the Aeons, while April figured out how to use them a few months or a year ago. As she kept the crystal, Za-Naron control over her grew stronger. I think that if any other character like Leo or Donnie, fans would be more lenient since their writing was way better.

Of course, April needed to apologize for temporary killing Donnie, and hurting her friends; good thing she did. I don’t hold it against her as much as other fans.

 Conclusion:

After finishing the analysis, I concluded that April is a victim of bad writing instead of a terrible character. I know there’s an argument that the writing doesn’t really play a part with liking or disliking a character, but it does. Writers decide every character’s actions and create the person they’ll become. Reducing April to a plot device for romance was terrible. Not seeing April’s potential was one of the greatest disappointments in TMNT 2012.

If you still don’t like April, that’s fine. I’m not trying to change your mind. All I want is to open their perspectives and see that all the hate April gets can be explained.

Hope you enjoyed this analysis. Comment down below your thoughts.

Do you agree or disagree?

Thanks for reading! 😊❤️

This is hilarious and honestly, Capritello is AWESOME.

Casey: Can I buy you a drink?

April: I have a boyfriend.

Casey, counting his money: He can only get something small then.

Capriltello week 

Sunday

A date in the park at night.

(I don’t know if I can do this but I’m doing anyway)

Capriltello Headcanon

Casey:

He would be totally in panic about what to wear and get help from Leo and Raph, he would too buy presents because he wants to be a good boyfriend!

He chooses the time to go on the date.

April

She would be well dressed with makeup, do the lunch part and sing for both boyfriends to show up her angelical voice.

She chooses the day too.

Donatello

He would be with pants......just...pants and his bandana, he would make the presents and play his guitar with April singing.

He chooses the local of the date.

Capriltello week by @capritelloweek

SO IM HERE WITH A FANART! And I'm not sure if it is good enough for the post...but I love the idea of a date in the central park...its cute.

;D

Capritello Week, April 22 - 28.

Hello guys, and welcome to the first official Capritello Week! It’ll be running from April 22 to April 28, 2018, and we’re looking forwards to see what you all contribute!

The week’s themes are as follows:

Sunday: First date / First kiss.

Monday: Space Arc.

Tuesday: A holiday of your choice.

Wednesday: Angst / Somebody getting hurt.

Thursday: Missing scene in canon.

Friday: An AU or crossover.

Saturday: What the future might hold.

Fanart, fanfics, screen edits and etc. are all completely welcome, and eagerly awaited! Whatever your artistic shipping hearts desire.

Rules are:

All participants are required to be respectful and courteous through the week. Fighting and/or harassment will not be tolerated.

No NSFW. (We have many minors in the fandom, apologies to older fans.)

The versions of the trio are limited to only TMNT 2012, as the other ones would be pedphilia or ephebophilia.

Please make sure to submit it to this blog, tag/@ us in it, or tumblr message it to us so we can make sure to reblog it!

Good luck to everyone who is going to participate, and to anyone who is going to spectate- please reblog this around! Get the good word out about our favorite poly ship!

Happy shipping!

shaking

That night he suddenly went to his room after the night round, he was tired and with many anxieties that made his chest he didn't want anyone to see his state, he didn't want anyone to start asking him any nonsense related to how he was. They had been together for months, almost a year, but something strange was happening, something was not right, her behavior with him was not the same as before, she was not so affectionate or sweet with him, his nerves were eating him alive, his lips were dry, he ran his tongue over them, taking advantage of the space between his teeth, he waited for the dial tone, until she answered.

April: Hello?

???:Hello April, it's me

April: oh...hi...how are you honey?

????: Well, I would say good, how are you?

April: I'm...I'm glad to hear it

From the tone of voice she had, she had quickly deduced that he was not the one she was waiting for, or rather, she didn't want him to be the one calling her, she took a breath of air to continue.

???: I wanted to talk to you about something very important?

April: sure... tell me what do you want...

???: I want to know if it's true

April: what .... thing?

???: you know what I mean? ....

April: no...I don't know....what are you talking about?

???: April I know you very well...you are not good at lying...and I know....when you lie to me....

April: I swear....I don't know....

He couldn't believe that she was denying it, his girl, his girlfriend, his dream of a woman, was doing that to him, he couldn't stand it anymore, he started to tremble, he knew he was hurting himself by asking her that, but it was time to get out of doubts.

????: I know you look like with him ....

April:....

???: you are quiet now aren't you?

April: I.....listen...I don't know.... how to tell you....

???: just do it

April: I never...asked for this to happen to me......

???: but you let...it happen...right?

April: I struggled...believe me.... I struggled as hard as I could....

???: but what happened?

April: he won.... my heart...what I feel for him....was stronger than I thought....

???: meaning you love him?

April: yes....I love him....but I love you too....we gave each other a chance....as you wanted....so much....and it was a beautiful time....

???: please don't go on.... don't talk like it's going to be over....

April: but it's just that....what do you want me to tell you?....is what I really feel...believe me I didn't mean to hurt you....I know that you love me so much, that we both live and share a lot together....

???: and we can keep doing it together....please....

April: I can't do it....I don't feel anything for you anymore....I see you as always....as my best friend....how did you find out?

???: the night we went to that rock concert, remember I was late?

April: yeah...

???: I was late and I was looking for you....that's when I saw you, you were kissing him in the dark, the two of you were holding hands?

April: I see ....

???: you cheated on me...how could you do that to me?....

April: forgive me.... it slipped out of my hands....

???: what do I do with my heart now? I gave it all to you....

April: it will heal.... just give it time....

???: what do you want to tell me?

April: that I can't be your girlfriend anymore.....I've decided to be with him.... I really love him....

???: please April.... don't leave me....I love you so much....

April: I know....and forgive me....for not being by your side.....I can be your best friend like we were before....

???: how can you ask me that? i can't accept it....please....don't leave my side....

April: sorry....I can't....I can't....I have to go......

???: April.....don't.....remember all the beautiful things we have accomplished together....

April: I'm so sorry.....I'm going to hang up....

When she did that, he just started crying on his bed, he covered himself with the pillow, he was crying very hard, but he was choking that pitiful and painful cry, he didn't want his family to know that he was heartbroken, on his side April, went up to the roof of her house and started crying too, she felt the worst of the girls, she knows that he was good to her and that he loved her, but she could not continue by his side, in that moment she heard that someone was approaching her, it was the boy for whom her heart was beating with full force, but even so, she looked at the floor sitting down, and between tears a smile for him. ...

¿¿¿: but what do you have?

April: finally...I told him about us...I'm the worst.

¿¿¿: please don't think like that.....sooner or later.... should I know?

April: I know but...God I was crying behind the phone.... I felt like a monster...

¿¿¿: you're not....but....it's my fault....he and I had this strong rivalry for your heart....when you accepted it....I was dying inside...but I accepted it...

April: but it took me a while to realize how much I love you.....and it was also when I realized that.... what I had with him couldn't work...

¿¿¿: you know? be it with him or with me.... I just want you to be happy....

April: see? that's what I love about you, your selfless love.... is something beautiful in you....

¿¿¿: but it's my fault he is crying now, the only monster here is me because..... I took my friend's girlfriend....

April: if that's what this is about.... then we are both to blame.... but deep down I knew that if loving you wasn't right..... I wouldn't do the right thing...

¿¿¿: you've always been persistent....that's what made me fall in love with you....well one of the many things....

April: I'm worried about .... how the guys will look at us now ....

¿¿¿: they will understand....creeme.....they will in time?

April: I hope so....I just want to be happy with you and make you happy....

¿¿¿: I know love, I want the same thing....even though, I'm afraid of losing you.....because of life...

April: you won't lose me....because I will fight not to lose you.....never forget something....

What thing?

April : that you are not just a mutant.....that you are my mutant, Donnie....

She got up from her place to hug his neck and kiss him with all her heart, he did the same, although both felt bad, it was a lighter load now, to be able to enjoy their love, neither wanted to hurt Caesy Jones feelings, but they had to do it obligatorily, they also knew that their friends would see them bad at the beginning, but with time they would accept that this way things were decided by their feelings, that starry night was of pain, sadness, but above all it was of love and reconciliation.

who gonna be the april to my cass

summer is lowkey ending but not for me. be grateful if your weather is below 95° F because some of us are not so lucky.

in my sweaty superhell existence, i drew some fully rendered summer capril fullbodies. because i like to torture myself. i also like to think casey's not so suited for hot weather as opposed to april.