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And with that, first place prize for the Replica Holiday Special Cover Contest is complete! Thank you again @abbeyofcyn for your patience and your amazing, winning cover!

Cyn's request was simply to have Donnie from their Krang Infection AU interacting with Replica Donnie. It was supposed to just be a colored piece but I got the idea of Rep!Donnie giving teen Donnie some pointers and decided to do a short comic instead. This was so fun to make, so thank you for the inspiration and your wonderful version of Donnie! He's one of my all time favorites.

If you haven't read it I highly recommend checking out abbeyofcyn's Krang Infection AU as well as it's continuation. It's such a wonderful story!

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OH I'D LOVE TO EXPLAIN!!!

I've seen it theorized that each dot in the crest could represent a member of the clan.

As we know, Donnie doesn't see himself as a member of the Hamato clan because he doesn't consider himself part of their family.

He DOES, however, have Darling and Sheldon. Total of 3. HIS clan.

Darling is heavily injured and preparing for their final moments, hence, the faded spot.

All in all, I think if ninpo comes from connection to one's family. Then his would represent his "true" family.

Finally finished this scene from Sore Spot!

Love your work! The highlight of my week every time a chapter comes out!

HOLY CANNOLIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S INCREDIBLE!!!! AHHH THAT MOVEMENT THE FEAR AHHHHHHH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES MY GOSH!!!!!

I'm super interested in how you stylized the Hamato crest! Why three slices? Why one dot missing??

WHATEVER THANK YOU OMIGOSH!!! ILOVEIT!!!

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Venting went a little harder than I was expecting

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My boy Reimus. Don't mind him

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Ones hands can tell the story of how they’ve lived… and how far they have come.

I’m a sucker for Good Dad Splinter ever since I watched TMNT ‘03. That rat was gifted sapience and his immediate instinct was kindness. I love that for him.

Rise Splinter lived a rollercoaster of a life, but as a Hollywood star he remembered the names of all his stunt guys and coworkers, and as a prisoner he cared for the rat that shared his cell. His sons are very close and physically affectionate, I think that says something about how he cares? That’s just how I like to headcanon him :)

It’s interesting to explore the idea that a seemingly monstrous transformation is what pushed him to be a kinder human

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Rip tot Leo if he starts a fight with caffeinated baby Don,,

that's HIS acid drink

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Doodle

My lovely shark yokai, Jasper.

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A letter to my father:

You want the truth? Fine. But I'm not going to listen to you interrupt me just to tell me how I feel. As if you have any clue. I am so tired of you reminding me about everything I hate about myself. I'm sick of being the polished garbage you only talk about when it looks nice. I am Done listening about how I am fucking up my future. Do me a favor and shut up for once. You only ever hear what you expect. You only listen when it benefits you. You always talk over me and I can't stand it.

You wanna know why mom speaks for me? Cause you don't talk over her. You at least hear her, even if only slightly. I am not your trophy, I am not something to make you look good in front of your friends, I am not whatever perfect little young lady you want me to be. I don't know who you're looking for in me, but they don't exist. I don't think they ever did. That being said. I don't know who you are. My dad left for work one day and you came home. Whoever you are, all but killed my dad. I rarely see him anymore. Give him back. Please. You look at me with disappointment constantly. Like a waste of potential.

You don't know me, I don't know you. We are both to blame. But you are the reason I changed. You are the reason I can't talk to you.

You want the truth? The bitter, awful, brutal truth?

You send me to therapy. You made me become medicated. Mom can believe what she wants, but all that stress, all that anger, it stemmed from the self hate you gave me.

There are truths better left unsaid. Things you don't get to know, because they're my truths. I lie to protect myself from you. Because I'm scared of how you'll react. Because I can't face the disappointment and fear in your voice. Regardless, it is unfair to us both.

I don't think I want to go to university. I don't care what you guys think is the best path for me. It's my life, not yours. Stop trying to tell me how I should live it. I want to be young and stupid and the child I refused to be.

Everyone else gets to fuck up. Everyone else is allowed to stumble and break. I can't have a bad day without being called an asshole. I can't have a bad day without you threatening to take something from me. You expect me to be fine and dandy constantly. Well guess fucking what?

I am an asshole. I am pissed. I am a royal bitch. I am not okay. I am sick and broken and hurt. By my hand or otherwise. But I am trying. And I'm so tired of needing to.

I hate that I love you. I hate that I care about you. I hate that I keep trying to understand your side of things even when you don't give a shit about mine. I hate that my friends can see that. I hate that you cannot.

I despise the way you talk to mom like she’s a child. For a while it was the main reason I was mad at you.

I blame myself for so much shit. I blame you for that. Mom tries SO HARD to support you and back you up and all you do is talk down to her. You ungrateful bastard.

Speaking of which.

Thank you for going to hell for us. Thank you for helping us do what we love. Thank you for trying. There are not enough times I can say it. I love you. Even if it kills me.

So I'm sorry, if I hurt you the way you hurt me. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I can't explain more. I'm sorry that I won't. I'm sorry that you're just as fucked up and broken as me.

But damn you anyway.

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GUYS C'MON WE GOT THIS

WE ARE SO CLOSE

KEEP GOING!

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The future destroyers of humanity, everyone

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I can't believe I never noticed before...

rise is always fun to rewatch for me because of its attention to design details. these screenshots are from the bug busters episode. look at his battle shell: we see in these shots that it's designed to be flexible and not constraining for his movement

if you ever held a mango cut like this, you'll get the idea of how donnie's battle shell works

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The sillies. I love :>

based on an interaction i just had with my brother

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If onlllyyyyy

I also compiled the ROTTMNT: Wedding Crashers clips. I tried to prioritize better quality so it's a little all over the place. This is just for media archival purposes. If anyone has any cleaner or additional clips let me know and I'll be happy to throw them in!

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OOOGH

how to draw arms ? ? 

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THIS! THIS RIGHT HERE! YESSSSS!!!

i wish we got to see more donnie in close combat because that boy was KILLING IT

like YOURE KIDDING?? BRO IS INSANE I LOVE HIM SM

LIKE HES MAINLY ON THE DEFENSIVE BUT BRO USES THE SURROUNDING ELEMENTS AT HIS DISPOSAL. LIKE HE’LL COMBINE HIS AND MIKEYS WEAPONS TOGETHER, HE’LL USE HIS ATTACKERS’ WEAPONS AGAINST THEM AND AHHHHH HES JUST SO COOOLLLL

HE DEFENDS UNTIL THEYVE WORN THEMSELVES OUT AND THEN HE GETS THE CHANCE TO ATTACK LIKE WAHHHHHHH

LIKE BRO PLEASEEEEE I WANT MOREEEE

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He knows what he said.