#leonardo (trust)

[hasello]

more Franklin shenanigans!

I saw that cover and I just had to lmao (I loved that book as a kid tho)

Also, here is how Raph broke his arm.

[shantechni]

The Redemption of Slash

Seriously, can I take up 33 seconds of your time to share how in love I am with this? Slash was influenced by Raph's constant frustrations with Leo back then, and his mutagen fueled mind was so satisfied when he sent the kid flying across the roof of the building. He wasn't just telling Raph to join him because he was his long time companion and confidant, but because he also used to believe a lot of the things Raph said about his brothers, one of which being that Leo did a terrible job of leading.

By the next season though, he amazingly pulls a complete 180.

I know he technically redeemed himself in Newtralized!, but it wasn't until Battle for New York that he finally tried to make things right with the entire team, and of course Leo isn't so willing to put any faith in him or his abilities (he's such a hypocrite btw, he tried to argue with Slash over Pete being used as bait like Mikey isn't right there lol, tbf Mikey's hardly sent in as bait by this point of the series anymore, but still). They expectedly go back and forth quite a bit for a majority of the first part, wherein Leo is repeatedly doubtful of Slash's leadership and causes the snapper to become frustrated with the treatment he receives. Raph even steps in on one occasion to defuse the situation.

Leo's mind eventually changed near the end of the episode though when he watched Slash defend Pete from a laser blast, and he realizes Slash doesn't truly view Pete as the meat shield of the team. He expresses how impressed he was by the result of Slash's leadership skills, and Slash brightens up over the compliment before proudly responding that he's changed from the turtle that bruised up him and his brothers nearly a year ago (this hits even harder when remembering that he starts to believe Leo's words of doubt for a minute after the Kraang captures them later on).

And the cherry on top of all of this? When both teams reunite after bringing all of the humans back to New York, Leo comes around to rightfully apologize for the way he's been treating Slash, even going so far to refute his earlier words by saying he deserved a second chance after all. And Slash tells him to his face that he was his role model, this is peak cinema fr-

[2aceofspades]

Set it ablaze

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The story continues...

And it'll get more interesting, I swear! Just a bit slow going...for now.

[rhinocio]

B N N U Y @aversiteespabilas and I started mashing characters and timelines together welcome to the madness

[s0fti3w1tch]

This is a ref for Leo I have for an upcoming fanfic, but this is probably generally how I'll draw post-movie ROTTMNT Leo half the time now.

Also Leo uses a cane because I use a cane because of injuries sustained— not too severe, but mobility aid is needed to make things easier after that

He still has his other blades, but this is to showcase the more headcanonny art. And yeah, on the combat cane, the height adjustments are replaced with buttons to (1) active the shocky-shocky! and (2) detach the top. I'll probably update it bc I think Donnie would go ham on upgrading it for Leo.

And out-of-context spoiler for the fic:

[sleepis4theweak]

Leo forgot the number one rule of having a sibling (never trust your sibling. Ever.)

Comic made in honor of my little brother FUCKING BITING ME EARLIER TODAY

[didoofcarthage]

An Eye in Profile by Leonardo da Vinci

Italian, c. 1491

pen and ink on paper

Royal Collection Trust

[thejavavoid]

i know most versions of leo are the responsible one okay yeah hes the leader hes the oldest hes the big brother mature one

but guys we need to give 2012 back his nerdiness THE BOY IS SUCH A NERDDDD COME ONN WHY ARE WE STRIPPING HIM OF THIS

LOOK AT HIM

LOOK AT THE BOYYYY HES SUCH A DORK WHY DID WE ALL COLLECTIVELY FORGET THIS?!?!!!!

[phoenixkaptain]

OBSESSING over Kekkai Sensen again like it’s 2015 and I just found the show all over again

I am OBSESSED with Klaus and Leo’s relationship because it is fundamentally a man who is as intimidating as possible and a man who is as unintimidating as possible forming a bond of trust that begins with the very first meeting and only strengthens over time. Leonardo is the tiniest little guy and Klaus is so big and when you put the pair of them right beside each other, it is the funniest visual contrast.

And they both have the primary colour of red, the colour of passion and pain and suffering and obsession because they are both passionate and pained and suffering and obsessed and they fit together so well, with Leonardo seeing exactly what Klaus needs, they are a functionally perfect duo.

And they trust each other so much, SO MUCH. Leo trusts Klaus more than anyone else in the office (he SAYS SO in the manga) and Klaus trusts what Leo says without a second thought (partially because he is just that type of guy) and Leo is constantly and consistently thinking about making Klaus proud of him and Klaus’ words are what give him the courage to keep moving forward and Klaus gets questioned on hiring Leo so many times but always says it’s Very Necessary and-

The mach monkey is so fucking cute I can barely even stand it. He has a little face and those big old eyes and he is the cutest little fucker ever drawn and I just want to cuddle and snuggle him for forever because Leo could have killed him and chose to look beneath the surface level of the situation and saved him and he is just a little itty bitty monkey who is perfect in every way and I love him with my whole heart and then some because how did someone draw such a perfect creature-

Anyway. I’ve been a tad into Blood Blockade Battlefront recently.

[oddly-casual]

I think Mutant Mayhem is the first tmnt propriety to make Leo my favorite turtle right off the bat.

Not that I don’t like Leo anywhere else, but usually it takes me like a second rewatch or something to really pick apart Leo’s character in full to appreciate him- and even then he’s usually not my favorite.

But MM Leo is my favorite for reasons I cannot identify.

Maybe it’s the way he walks, his cringe fail personality, I don’t know but I care about this loser so much.

Idk he cares so much abt his siblings despite the fact that they can be so mean to him sometimes. He is also the one who continually pushes to do the right thing when theres nothing (or even sometimes worst things) to gain from it.

Even his attempts at being cool come off as dorkish but it’s charming in a way only little kids can be. In a ‘you’re doing your best sweetie’. Leo is a single mother of three while also being a teenage boy, that takes work.

He’s such a silent but calculating character, ironically when he doesn’t try so hard and does what he feels is right he gets the best results (ie his leader speech, the plan to be accepted, gaining the acceptance of other mutants) for all his fumbling and try hard attitude he has such natural potential it’s insane.

[tervaneula]

@antimattercontainment blease I'm already on the floor 😭 First the Donnie one and now this... how do you churn out such bangers after bangers I do not know but I'm so grateful. I feel these tags so vividly

"and maybe just for a little while it seemed like it was possible" sdrshdfhsgjshgjdfg 😭😭😭

[hjonko]

A bunch of Rise art work I did several months ago that I never posted for some reason???

I have more but they’re messy and rlly bad and on paper so the lighting is just- HHHHH-

(Leo’s snake palisman and lil fella in the TOH and Wolf Walkers pieces is named Quinn btw)

[tmntheadcanons]

tmnt 2003 Leonardo headcanons

Lowkey socially awkward. In one on one conversations with people he doesn't know he'll immediately default to small talk and it's funny because he's a mutant turtle and he's probably talking to like some alien and he'll be like "Wow you're planet has a very mild temperature? Do you guys get a lot of rain here?"

Leo is just down to clown like you invite him to any activity and he will just quietly enjoy himself.

omg he is such a show off

when Leo does something super over-the top he gets this dorky/smug grin on his face and he looks around to see if people noticed. He'll look at raph and silently be like "See what I just did? Wasn't that cool?" and when one of his brothers calls him out he's like I have no idea what you're talking about I am but a humble turtle

Leo likes candles he likes to use them for meditation but when he finds out about scented candles he just goes nuts. Like he's at April's and he he notices her like eucalyptus scented candle and he's like this is fantastic what is this.

So now he owns an absurd amount of scented candles like there's one on every surface and eventually they had to cut him off. You walk into Leo's bedroom and it smells like blue sky and fresh linen.

Leo has the best self-care routine like he'll draw a warm bath, make a cup of tea and light a scented candle and just take a 3 hour bath. He has a calming waterfall sounds cd that he plays and he just closes his eyes and vibes. The cd also drowns out the sounds of whatever the hell his brothers are doing.

Every once in a while Leo will out of no where just affectionally pat one of his brothers on the head. Like a single head pat and a nod of approval and then he'll just walk away.

Leo's villain arc is triggered whenever he plays monopoly like he just turns into a corrupt tycoon and bankrupts his brothers because he bought every railroad and has like a million houses. And he's smug too he'll toss a dollar at one of his brothers after draining their bank account and be like "Here, for your troubles"

He's undefeated at monopoly and it's gotten to the point where all his brothers rally against him in the monopoly revolution (Led by Raph) and it's a race to buy all the railroads before Leo does but someone will always cave and sell it to him (Almost always Mikey, Leo can be very convincing and he bribes him with boardwalk)

Lowkey I feel like he would practice one-liners to himself in front of the mirror. Just muttering in front of the mirror holding out his sword like "Play time's over."

[forgetful-nerd]

Ok. After reading several 2012! TMNT fanfictions, I just have to comment on this one thing that's driving me up the wall.

Raphael is almost never written correctly. Like I'm not just talking about the constant bashing he gets. I'm talking about how he insults/teases his brothers is portrayed completely wrong like 90% of the time.

Rapheal does not just wake up in the morning and decides to go belittle his brothers with basic, unimaginative insults. No no no. Name calling is to plain for Raph. Instead, Raphael bides his time and waits for the perfect moment to do so.

The boys are on a mission and they find themselves in the middle of an abandoned warehouse? Raphael would say something like “this place is emptier than Mikey’s head.”

Donnie’s explaining how Microscopes help people examine things to small to see with the naked eye? Raph would interject like “wow! Maybe then we can finally see Mikey’s brain with this thing!”

The team is trapped in a particularly disgusting sewer? Raph would be saying “this place smells worse than Leo’s cooking” then a pile of sludge would drop directly on his face and after wiping it off he’d go “but it definitely tastes better.”

Raph is stuck in the villians’ grasp as Leo starts a huge dorky hero speech? He would dead ass turn to villain and just say “can you do me a favor and just kill me now before he rambles on for the next hour?”

The boys are fighting giant bird mutant that has a piercing super sonic screech? Raph would be like “goddamn this thing shrieks almost as loud as Donnie!”

Donnie pointing out something really obvious during one of their missions? Raph would sarcastically quip something like “Truly your insight is really invaluable to this team Donatello.”

And y’all crossover fanfiction writters are absolutely kidding yourselves if you think Rise! Donnie wouldn’t adore taunting people with 2012! Raph. Hell they'd probably go off and brainstorm some new ones for each of their brothers and counterparts. Poor Rise! Leo would definitely be taking brunt of their insults.

Just let him be the teasing terror of a brother that he is.

[lunartflare64]

Leo doing things I do (or try to do) regularly

[my-name-is-bunnyfoxy]

INTRODUCING YA'LL TO: TMNT FEBRUARY!!!

Yeah the way I made the art prompt sucks shut up-

In 2003 8th of February is the day Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 has released. Which in my opinion I feel like deserves so much more love. So why not make an art challenge dedicated to just this iteration.

To those that will participate, wishing ya best of luck and I'm sure your guys's art will be amazing. Anyways, have a nice day and catch you on the flip side. <3

Btw you do not have to credit me if you do this and also you can use the tag #tmnt february . Alright, that's all I gotta say.

would you believe me when I tell you one of the prompts was almost gonna be trauma lmao-?