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Small doodle dump featuring: a 2012 esque Donnie, a doodle I did telling myself to do work while actively not doing work, and a long shnooted Donatello :))
FINALLY DONE WITH CHAPTER 2 !!
Sorry that took so long T T;
[first]/[current]/[next– coming eventually!]
Late for school!!
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Do You Think (Future) Casey Jones is Cassandra’s Kid?
It’s been revealed that the mysterious stranger from the future will be a male Casey Jones, and ever since I’ve been wondering how this will be incorporated into the story when Rise already has Cassandra/FR. There has been talk that the creators were retconning the reveal, but there was a recent that said otherwise. So, I’m wondering if future Casey is Cassandra’s son (hopefully with April; I’ve shipped them for a while) but she passed away and Leo named him after her. I can’t really think of another reason why he is named Casey other than that. If any of you have other theories, lmk. I like discussing with other fans.
What Are Your Unpopular TMNT Opinions?
Please respect other opinions. Thank you
I don’t love TMNT 2003.
Before watching this version, many fans said 2003 series was the best version. I didn’t have a lot of TMNT content to watch so I tried it(with some high expectations). I really liked it and had a fun time watching it, but I wouldn’t say it’s the best version- there isn’t a best version imo. I had some issues with it such as some intriguing moments from the show that wasn’t further explored like Leo’s first loss, and traumatic injuries from the Shredder and Donnie’s reaction of the alternative universe in Same As It Never Was. They were good but I needed more. Season 6 and 7 were not great and was tough to go through because of the sudden tone and art style change.
Though, it’s my second favorite version so far.
I like 2012 April.
I already made a post about this so I will shorten my explanation.
I have many reasons, but I’m going to say only two or three reasons since I don’t wanna bore you guys to death.
I don’t hate April because she is a victim of bad writing. TMNT 2012 has overall great writing, but there were some mistakes. Apritello is a big example.
When I ignore the bad moments, April is a really good character. Is she my favorite? No, but she had great potential.
Rise has one of the best family dynamics.
When I watch the show, I can tell that the Turtles love each other no matter what, which is a big thing in the fandom. I enjoyed their brotherly relationships since their was rarely an physical confrontation between them compared to how much 2012 Raph hits the other brothers. I don’t like hitting people, unless I need to protect myself, so I always felt a bit uncomfortable with all the hitting in TMNT 2012. I’m not saying TMNT 2012 had bad brother relationships, it’s my favorite because the raw moments the turtles had always warmed my heart. If it happened too often, the moments would have less of an impact.
I think TMNT 2003 went a bit downhill after season 4.
I feel like the storylines after season 4 were not as good. They focused mostly on mystical things, which is fine, but having so many versions of the Shredder was annoying for me. I know it might sound rude, but I think the show should have ended after season 4.
The 2003 Same As It Never Was storyline was not executed as greatly as it could be.
I feel so bad for critiquing the 2003 version since it looks like I don’t like the series. That’s not true, I really like the series and I applaud it for doing storylines like SAINW and Leo’s PTSD.
The reason why I don’t feel like SAINW didn’t live up to its full potential is because of the length of episodes it could have taken and how it didn’t seem to bother Donatello afterwards.
If SAINW was not added in the Ultimate Draco storyline, I think more episodes like an extra one would have been a better idea. The episode felt pretty rushed and I really wanted to learn more about the future like what happened to Casey, why Hun and Stockman betrayed Shredder, and the circumstances right before Future Donnie disappeared.
Leo’s storyline collided with Donnie’s potential character growth, which makes me upset. I adore Leo’s growth, but the other brothers had so much potential. Maybe some hints of Donnie’s fear of the future or the brothers being separated would have made up for it, but it didn’t happen. All the future Turtles’ deaths didn’t seem to affect Donnie like I thought it would.
2012 Fugitoid should have passed away.
I feel so bad for saying this, but for the better of the story, Fugitoid coming back to life was not a great choice. I love Honeycutt, but his sacrifice would have had a lot of impact on the reality of heroes dying. 2003 TMNT did this really well. Some good people died and it symbolized how dangerous and important it is to fight for what is right.
TMNT 2003 had too many characters, which ruined some development for more important ones.
I feel pretty bad for criticizing TMNT 2003 so much, but I still really like it. Every cartoon has its flaws and I’ve noticed more on TMNT 2003 since I’ve been binging it.
Anyway, the show has too many arcs and characters. Too much for any to gain development. Like the Rat King. I would’ve loved to see him more since he was so interesting. And the Monster from season 4. I was so upset when we didn’t get back to him. He deserved a happy ending, and his story would have been great development for Bishop, good or bad.
2012 Karai’s redemption arc was not handled that great.
To be honest, her arc was always a bit shaky to me. What surprised me most was how fast Karai’s mind was changed. All her life the Shredder was her father, but when almost once Splinter revealed the truth, she switched. I don’t think that would’ve happened so soon since, usually, kids that handle trauma like that kind of try to rationalize or try to make sense of it all. It would have been better if Karai was having this mental battle as she was working with the Shredder. She would be neutral though because she doesn’t want to hurt the Turtles and Splinter if what they said was true.
2012 Karai is overrated.
Don’t get me wrong, 2012 Karai is my favorite version, but she is not as developed as some people say.
Her arcs with finding the truth about everything and “curing” her of the mutation were not handled well, especially the latter. It took the last halves of season 2 and 3 to save her. Was I only one annoyed that the group looked for so long, only for the retro mutagen to not work? 😑
She’s on my list of wasted great characters along with April and Casey.
In the 2012 series, female characters are not as well written as male characters.
This is one of my complaints with the 2012 series. Most of the female characters were either reduced to love interests or severely sidelined. April and Karai are the biggest victims with this.
April had great potential to be a great character, but the love triangle ruined it. If they solved this plot line already, April’s character wouldn’t have suffered as much. Can’t determine if fans would like her more, but that’s my opinion.
With Karai, she was a love interest at first, but then this Splinter’s daughter plot line happened. Tbh, I think this decision was last minute because I hope to god the creators were not promoting brother/sister romantic relationships of any kind. Anyway, that story was going along until that wild goose chase trying to cure her from the mutation(which didn’t work). After that craziness, she was just sidelined and there was barely any Splinter/Karai moments(one of my biggest disappointments with the show). It would have been amazing to see her journey as the new Shredder, but I don’t blame the creators for that because they had a limited amount of episodes.
2012 April is not op.
Oof.. I’m gonna get so many disagrees on this. 😂
The reason I’m saying this is because of the and my definition of overpowered. Overpower: defeat with superior strength.
While rewatching the show, I looked closely through April’s fights, especially with her powers. Usually, overpowered people defeat supposedly stronger opponents without explanation.
April has rarely beaten someone stronger than her except once with TigerClaw, but with the Dragon’s Tail kick and a sneak attack, not her powers. She used her powers with the Shredder, Shini, Kavaxas, and many more enemies. She lost every time. The only time April won with her powers was against that evil Aeon and it was severely weak.
I would say April is not very close to the fighting level with the Turtles, especially with Raph and Leo. If they went full force on her, she would lose, even with her abilities.
2012 Leo has better characterization than 2003 Leo.
I really like 2003 Leo but he can be pretty bland. He only ever focused on training and meditation. He was also too perfect in some areas. However, S4 made him better in those areas.
With 2012 Leo, I like that he has more interests than training and has a reason why he wants to be the leader. He also messes up and doesn’t get the full swing of being the leader until half way through S2. For me, I think realistic character progression is very important for a show.
I like 2018 April’s design.
I admit, I was shocked when I learned that April’s race was changed, but I have no problems with it. There’s more diversity.
The only thing I don’t like about her design is her hairstyle. I don’t like the pigtails. Much preferred finale look with the high ponytail.
Incorrect Rise of TMNT Quotes
Leo is filming Splinter for a video.
Leo: Since you said you support the LGBT community. I want you to tell me what it stands for. L.
Splinter: Lesbian
Leo: G
Splinter: You [points to Leo]
Leo: B
Splinter: Bisexual
Leo: T
Splinter: Transgender
Leo: There’s a Q right.
Splinter: Yes, Queen!
Leo: No, it’s queer.
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Donnie comes back from buying groceries and starts putting them away. Splinter and Leo come in and the former notices something.
Splinter: Why did you buy that?!?
Donnie: [points at sauce] This one?
Splinter: Yeah, the Chick-fil-a!
Donnie: For dipping.
Splinter: You know that your brother’s gay. Huh? Huh?
Leo: [laughs] That’s right! That’s right! Supporting homophobia dang.
Donnie starts beating the sauce with a baguette. Leo and Splinter laugh.
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Leo, April, and Splinter are watching tv.
Splinter: I have a revelation!
Leo: What?
Splinter: My L [points to April] and G [points to Leo] are here! Lesbian and gay!
April and Leo start laughing.
Splinter: LGBTQ!!!
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Splinter walks into Leo’s room and sees Leo sitting on his bed with Casey.
Splinter: OMG! Oh sh*t! I thought you were gay.
Leo: I am. We’re just playing Pokémon.
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Donnie catches Splinter eating ice cream late at night.
Donnie: What are you doing?
Splinter drops his spoon and hastily covers the ice cream tub.
Splinter: What?!? What’s your problem?!?
Donnie: What is that?
Splinter: [tries hiding it] What?!? It’s nothing!
Donnie: That’s chocolate. What are you eating?
Splinter: [grabs a lemon] I’m looking at the lemons to see if they’re ripe so I can use it tomorrow.
Donnie: [laughing] That’s not what you were-
Splinter: Get away! Get out!
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Rise of TMNT & TMNT ‘12 Incorrect Quotes
Rise of TMNT
For fun, the turtles are doing a brownie cooking competition. Splinter, April, and Draxum are the judges and are about to announce thewinner.
Splinter: Our first brownie, without a doubt, is Mikey’s peanut butter brownie.
*Everyone claps and cheers, though with less enthusiasm from Donnie and Leo*
Mikey: Wow, there’s so many people to thank, first of all, my parents, everyone who believed in me- how much time do we have? We can- we can move on, I’m sorry.
April: Everything else sucked compared to Mikey, for real.
*Everyone starts laughing*
April: I mean. If Mikey is over here, you guys are not even in this room.
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Rise of TMNT
Leo and Mikey are having a spitball contest to see how many they can land in a cup. None of them have gotten a point. Mikey goes first and misses then Leo goes and gets his first point.
Leo: Yeah!! Did that go in? [checks cup] Yeah.
*Mikey goes again and nearly hits Leo. He misses*
Leo: OMG.
*Mikey spits out a second one but still misses*
Leo: How did you produce another one?
*Mikey laughs*
Leo: Where did that come from?
Mikey: I had two in my mouth.
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TMNT 2012
Donnie asked Mikey to do a timed multiplications test for a study. Mikey has trouble and is mentally exhausted by the time the timer goesoff.
Mikey: [hands over test] Alright, just grade the whole thing then we’ll talk about it.
Donnie: Okay, cool.
Mikey: [heavily sighs with a hand on his head] Aww man, that was so stressful.
*Donnie starts laughing*
Mikey: Genuinely, so stressful.
Donnie: I don’t know what- I just think you built it up in your mind.
Mikey: Well, because-
Donnie: [looks at paper] Oh.
Mikey: [laughs] Don’t worry about it, we’ll talk about it after.Just- Just grade it.
*Donnie stares at paper in utterbewilderment*
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TMNT 2012
Mikey and Casey are making pizza together and, as they waitfor the pizza to cook, they fool around.
Casey: Do the dance of Italy.
Mikey: [starts dancing] The dance of Italy! Howowo! It’s thedance of Italy!
*Casey joins in*
Both: Howowowo! It’s the dance of Italy! Howowowo! It’s the dance of Italy! Hoowowowo!
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TMNT 2012
Mikey, Raph, and Casey are going to cook together, and Mikey wants to do a funny intro.
Mikey: We are here to conquer cake once and for all. Introducing Casey “the Raph” Jones & Raph “the Casey” Jones. Together they make Rasey!
Casey & Raph: Nooo! Nooo!
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Rise of TMNT
Raph and Mona Lisa(oc) are meeting for the first time. Mona Lisa has Draxum pinned by the throat and Raph is trying to negotiate with her.
Raph: Y’know, if killing the Kraang is your sole purpose, I don’t think this is the best way to go about it. But here’s the point, he betrayed the Kraang and they are coming back for him. And when they do, that’s when you [makes the cutting your neck gesture]
Mona: Why would I put my finger on their throat?
Raph: [confused] What? Oh, no, it’s a symbol. This is a symbol for you slicing their throat.
Mona: I would not slice his throat. I would cut their heads clean off.
Raph: It’s a general expression for you killing someone. [talking to a fellow alien] You’ve heard of this, you’ve seen this, right. Y’know whatthat is.
Alien: Yeah. [sees Mona glare at them] No. No.
Rise Donnie Headcanon
When Donnie first met April, he had a big crush on her, but it went away as they grew closer as friends.
I've had this feeling that Donnie had a small crush on April when they first met. At first, I kind of shipped them but I really love the idea of April being a lesbian and dating Casey (once April turns 18). Plus, I'm not a fan of the age difference between Donnie and her. I know it's only a two year difference, but a 16 year old and 14 year old have different mind sets.
I adore their friendship though.
What Are Your LGBTQ+ Headcanons for Any of the Characters?
I’ve got this idea because I’m in a meeting about learning the community and terms. I wanted to do this during Pride month, but forgot.
Any versions you can think of.
Here are mine:
2003 Version:
Leo: Gay
Donnie: Pansexual
Raph: Straight or Bisexual
Mikey: Straight, but is down to do drag for fun. 😁
Usagi: Bisexual
Leatherhead: Gay
2012 Version:
Leo: Demisexual
Donnie: Straight
Raph: Straight
Mikey: Pansexual
Karai: Bisexual
Shini: Bisexual
Tiger Claw: Gay
Bebop: Gay
Rocksteady: Pansexual
Usagi: Bisexual
Rise Version:
Leo: Gay
Donnie: Asexual & Genderqueer
Raph: Straight
Michelangelo: Pansexual
April: Lesbian
Casey: Lesbian
Splinter: Bisexual
Draxum: Gay
What do you guys think? 😊❤️TMNT 2003tmnt 2012rottmnt
uhhhh arttober day two : mushrooms not even gonna lie i am running on 3 hours of sleep its a miracle i completed this - love april tho
cassandra jones + little april doodle !!
did this little thing when i was at school and thought it’d be fun to share — drawing casey from memory plus a new outfit was a new experience
Day Six - Doodles
okay so in my defense school was WACK today so u get doodles i did in bio nod nod
Still artblocked but- IM MAKIN A FANFIC- yuh, the art’s by me- and the fanfic is just basically if master leonardo went back instead of casey so yeah- have fun
https://www.wattpad.com/story/319363171?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=link&utm_content=share_writing&wp_page=create_story_details&wp_uname=X_writes_shit&wp_originator=zZq97ZMqQ2z4nDcFol5SNp1DeYtYQUs5CLrMkmdk62jOC%2Fad4EmoPraSu%2BX5xw2kESMRckhGimoztStMPJ4RjPYP3w1Kb7amBu2f8%2BS2TpsBee20WQRmXVrXFxLGSo9J
That’s the link ^
Ps: sorry I don’t have ao3, it’s hard to use especially how I don’t know the system well
SO LIKE- I HAVE ART BLOCK BUT BECAUSE THIS SHOW IS SO GOOD AND SHIT AND THIS SHOW NEEDS- AND I REPEAT- NEEDS TO BE SAVED SO HERE IS SOME ANGST FOR ALL U BITCHES- ALSO I NEED TO SEE MORE LEO AND HUESO DRAWINGS ALONG WITH APRIL FANART CUZ THIS REINCARNATION OF APRIL IS LITERALLY THE BEST AND MY PERSONAL FAV OUT OF ALL THE APRILS, THANKS! NOW ENJOY MY POORLY DRAWN COMIC-MOVIE LOOKIN SCENE YAYAYAYAYAYAAA SOMEONE WHO CAN DRAW BETTER THAN ME CAN TOTALLY REDRAW THIS SINCE I ABSOLUTELY SUCK ASS :))
If you can’t read here:
“Hey señor boneman, so sorry that i couldn’t get ya anything better… i sent him away in hopes that he could help fix what i foolishly couldn’t… but hey…”
SORRY I CANT FIT THE LAST PANEL SINCE IM ON MOBILE AND ONLY HAVE MOBILE SO I WILL LINK THE LAST BIT
FOR SOME STUPID REASON I CANT PASTE IT ON HERE I HATE MY DUMB DEVICES SO JUST ENTER MY ACCOUNT IG AND FIND IT- SO SORRYYYYY 😭💀
https://x-tumbles.tumblr.com/post/692344131872325632/aaaaaaaaannnddd-the-last-panel-if-ya-cant-read
Omg- IT WORKS NOW WTF—
Soft April!!
(Please don't steal or repost without permission 🙏)
Meh,Youtube’s probably gonna get it down or somethin’,so I’m gonna put that garbage there
It’s just some stoopid headcanons,btw
it's april! i like her design sm
April O’Neil Voice Over 💛💚
Hey all! So I recently did an audition reel for April and Cassandra (Might post Cass later) and was really happy with how it turned out! This was my first time voicing her, and it was literally so much fun!
Please enjoy, and let me know what you think! :)
lol this is perfect!!
Happy St.Patrick's Day! 🍀☘
Cutey cakes!
Lord bless you! 💜
April O’Neil Webpage💚💛
Hey all! So I’ve been taking Web Development in college, and my final project for this course was to code a kinda resume webpage for a character so I chose Rise April! I was quite happy with how it’s looking so far so decided to share it.
Let me know what you think :)
I also believe that Leo looks genuinely concerned in the first image and once he hurt Donnie, especially with the sweat droplets on his forehead. Of course it can be argued that he expressed these emotions on purpose, having shown his acting skills in previous episodes, as well as being the face man.
Futhermore, with the head cannon of Leo being the medic, makes it highly unlikely Leo would intentionally injure one of his brothers, let alone Donnie as a softshell turtle. If The hc was canon, then Leo would have grown up treating his brothers' injuries, even if they were never that serious. However, since Donnie is a softshell and bruises easilier, all of his brothers would want to be more careful to not hurt him.
Thus, makes it more probable that Leo did not intentionally hurt Donnie.
An ongoing debate within the fandom is whether or not Leo fell on purpose during the episode Lair Games
Leo: Donnie? Donnie are you okay?
Donnie: You did this! You’ll do anything to win! My ankle! My moment!
Some people have said that Leo might have fallen on purpose in order to win due to his competitive nature while others have said that Leo looked too surprised at Splinter declaring him the winner of the event to have fallen on purpose.
Splinter: Purple hit the ground first! Blue wins!
Other arguments used for Leo having not fallen on purpose are that the fall most likely hurt for Leo as well as Donnie & that Leo would never intentionally actually hurt a family member considering how important family is to Leo. A counter argument for this have been people saying that Leo didn’t mean to hurt Donnie by falling & that was the only part that was an accident.
However there is a piece of evidence that might mean that Leo did not fall on purpose & that is his family thinking that he did do it on purpose.
Mikey: And that’s when Leo fell, or did he?
April: So you think he did it on purpose?
Mikey: [Nods]
Donnie: It was Leo! He did it on purpose!
Leo: I’m only talking to you to set the record straight, I didn’t do it on purpose! I mean how could I? I had half a fridge on my chin!
Donnie: I’m sorry can I have a moment?
In the episode Lair Games most of the Hamato Clan seem convinced that Leo fell on purpose with Donnie & Mikey even saying so & April arguably taking Donnie’s side in the interviews. However a running gag within Rise is that whenever one of Leo’s family members try to make assumptions on what Leo’s doing we’re shown Leo doing basically the opposite of what they’ve just said.
Raph: Hey! Where’s Leo?
Mikey: I’m sure wherever he is, he’s trying to save us
Raph: Leo probably talked his way straight into Big Mamma’s dungeon
Whenever Leo’s family tries to predict what Leo will do, Leo’s family is almost always wrong whenever they try to assume Leo’s actions. In contrast when Leo tries to guess his families actions, he is almost always right.
Leo: Look I bet the only reason we’re here right now is ‘cause Donnie inputted coordinates of blah blah blah
Donnie: After inputting Shredder’s previous coordinates on the X-Y-Z and D for Donnie axis, I have calculated that this is the sight of our final resting spot. I mean go team?
Leo: Mikey Razzed his Tazz
Mikey: Whip-o-Rama!
Leo: April finally used her crane license
April: ‘Why would you get a crane license April?’ BECAUSE THIS!
Leo: And Raph is going to put it all together in a plan to defeat that led head with this mystic collar
Raph: Wow Leo that’s remarkably accurate
Raph: He’s back. Prepare for Operation Fire, Hanky, Tickle, Collar!
Leo: Yeah!
It is a slight running gag in Rise is that Leo is able to predict his families actions to a near perfect degree but whenever his family try to predict or assume Leo’s actions they are almost always wrong to a near comical degree, meaning that Leo’s family assuming he fell on purpose in the episode Lair Games might actually be evidence that Leo fell by accident instead.
Я закончил эту серию артов с взаимодействием! Закончил её Эйприл и Разгоромом
I finished this series of interaction art! I finished it with April and Discord.
Я откапал концепты Эйприл и Драксума. Разгрома я просто нафантазировал. У кого-то увидел подросшего разгрома и мне это очень понравилось. И я снова пересмотрел его внешность.
I dug up concepts of April and Draxum. I was just fantasising about Rumble. Someone saw an adult Razgrom, and I really liked him. So I revisited his appearance again.
Mainly autumnal/Halloween doodling besides April who is also there
part 4 of 8 minni paintings
i love her
quick doodle of April
Enjoy chapter 4 of astray!
Shredders revenge: rottmnt edition!
Raph and Cassandra were the hardest to do holy shit. Raph took 4 hours he is just so L A R G E™