#03 Donnie is my TMNT blorbo

[itz-pandora]

Who's your favorite charcter of all time?

And don't you dare say shadow

OF ALL TIME??? Oh goodness....

too broad a question tbh, I have a lot of blorbos but they're incomparable

[dreamstormdragon]

03 Leatherhead for the ask game, if you're interested! :3

OH

YOU'VE COME TO ASK ABOUT MY BLORBO BLEEBUS!?

MY JOY?

HIM?

So...

I LOVE THIS BOY

This was the first version of Leatherhead I've ever seen and while I love ALL versions... Yeah, no this one's the best one, I take no arguments or exceptions lmao.

I'm legit pissed we were robbed of a Rise LH because I feel, in general as a whole he's not utilized ENOUGH.

Especially 03 LH.

This boy, is literally the turtles big brother? He shares a direct origin with them, with the Utroms!

Like, seriously you know what? We got to see Turtle Tots, where was my "Baby LH?" I doubt he mutated to an adult already.

I really wish we had gotten a chance to see his life actually growing up with them, as family because I can only imagine.

The way he re-finds himself, after that loss, thanks to the guys and especially with how fast they went,

"BIG BROTHER? BIG BROTHER?! OURS NOW!" collecting sibling figures like pokemon trainers on route 1. I love how, the writers leaned wholly into his role both as a combatant and an intellectual. He's not afraid to defend himself... or acknowledge, there's even limitations to his own prowess.

I always loved reptiles as a kid, like I was the kid who was always tuned into animal planet and stuff, so getting into this show, ALREADY LOVING REPTILES? And then THIS GUY APPEARS?

Big crocodile man?

YES?

Plus, my first introduction to TMNT was Good Genes which featured him quite heavily, so he's always been a favorite of mine, due to that memory. His bond with the guys, especially Donnie is just so darn sweet and seriously, we needed just more of this guy in general. I love how Master Splinter just readily accepts him as another kid, his boys brouught home for him.

"Ah yes, my sixth son, the crocodile. 4 turtle sons, a caveman son and a crocodile son."

As a whole I just adore this guy!!!

Also, I HATE HIS BACK TO THE SEWERS DESIGNS massive downgrade L level downgrade. DEAR GOD

NO

We don't accept it. That design didn't happen lmao

ALso, Fast Forward season 2 was supposed to show that he lived that long? That he was STILL AROUND? (And given the oldest on record was a whopping 122 years old? I think a mutant with access to tech to keep himself healthy, would absolutely be still around. Frankly, I'm stunned FF season 1 didn't have him as at least a DECENT ADULT for Cody to be around. (Then again if Leatherhead saw Darius Dunn HOLY SHIT he'd be dead...)

[dreamstormdragon]

03 Donatello for bingo!

You mean DONATELLO SPLINTERSON? THE PERFECT BOY? The ideal turtle?

The best of the terrapins, the brains of the bunch? My star shine, my boy, my beloved blorbo bleebus since childhood DONATELLO?

HELL YESSSSS

The first to activate his chi, because he was RELAXED and FOCUSED in his element. He had nothing to fear, he was in his ZONE, he was DOING EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS WANTING TO DO. And LOOK AT HIM

MY BOY

"Me? I'm the sensible turtle remember?" War criminal

Baby boy baby but you are STILL A WAR CRIMINAL

This boy

NGL, I think about this episode a normal amount...

And this one

Donnie's always been a comfort character of mine, in particular 03 because of it being the first TMNT I ever watched properly, the one that made me fall in total love with everything turtles... and 03 Donnie has always had a special place in my heart. Sweet, sensible, intelligent, but empathic... but he's also not afraid to do something EXTREME for the greater good and he's the epitome of if you push a quiet man to snap, he will destroy everything that burns him and his beloved family.

That, is what I love about Donnie.

Plus, he can be a problem child. As a treat.