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Welcome to my TMNT iteration:

Teenage Mutant Nature “Turtles”

They’re still turtles, but they’re named after various birds that I like, hence the “” around turtles! The whole AU is just an exploration of what the boys would be like, had they grown up in a nature-based environment instead of a city, because that shit’s nasty.

Leo — Turquoise Tanager — Ger

Leo’s a girl! Woah!!1! She renamed herself when she learned that she was allowed to do that, and through her ninpo, she altered her coloring to match the bird better. She’s cool like that. [It’s also why her name is the only bird not native to the area, which is an island in South Carolina] She’s at her wits end trying to protect her brothers, but most of their life has been pretty calm and in seclusion. She likes jokes, old space shows, dresses, skirts, and history. She deserves the world, basically. Leo was reading a book out loud when she was learning to read, and noticed her siblings reactions to certain names, and thus they became Leo, Raph, Mikey and Donnie.

Donnie — Black-bellied Plover — Plo

Donatelloooo with the book in their hand saves the day and proves to everyone that he’s the man!! Their design is inspired by a black-bellied plover, or grey plover. Their height is undetermined, but they should be the tallest after Leo. They’re like Rise Don but a bit more reserved and even worse at feelings. They like science, crafting with Viero, history, and sweetgrass basket making. Somehow I managed to spend exactly five hours and 22 minutes on Leo and five hours and 21 minutes on Donnie?? How even.

Sadly I haven’t drawn everyone else yet, but I do have sketches for Raph and Mikey! Similar to Rise, they were mutated on purpose, but in a very different setting. Oh, who’s Viero? I guess you’ll just have to wait and find out. :) The people from the nearby town know they’re out there, but politely pretend not to notice four giant ass turtles “sneaking” through alleyways. Well, except for two or three…

Please please tell me what you think and ask any questions you have! I love talking about these guys! I’ll be tagging posts about them as #TMN’T’

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4/4 of the

Teenage Mutant Nature “Turtles”

Are here!!

🎶MICHELANGELOOOO he’s one of a kind! And you’ll notice you’ll always find him when it’s party time! 🎶

Welcome to my Mikey iteration! I procrastinated on this because the first sketch was BAD but using references helped. Deciding what turtle species for him was too hard so I went with two, musk turtle and striped mud turtle. Also I swear I can draw weapons. This Mikey is blind, goofy, hyperactive, and an absolute darling. He’s a lot like Rise Mikey, too trusting and too quick to forgive. On the outside, at least. In reality, he’s always prepared for betrayal and a fight. He’s worked twice as hard as his siblings to be able to fight without sight and two different weapons. He holds a great amount of resentment and anger in him, and at some point it’s just going to burst out of him. For now, he’s happy.

Also he emits a fear stink to chase away predators and annoy his brothers :)

@cray-cray-anime Mikey spots just for you and @transboybreakdowns here’s your Troy boy.

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I have to know even if the boys in tmn't actually got bird dna do they have bird habits?

Birds are related to dinosaurs...

And heard some viscious stuff abt chickens (technically none of your birds but still XD)

Was there a pecking order like

https://youtu.be/WwVa41VdJyg

Have I mentioned that Raph’s teeth are retractable

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Summm doodles

I wonder who those weird ass humans are

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When he gets going, they get GOIN

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Teenage Mutant Nature "Turtles" Masterpost

I wanna make a masterpost for these goobers. It will be updated as I make more content for them.

Iteration tag - TMN'T'

Iteration art tag - TMN'T' Art

Iteration info tag - TMN'T' Info

Iteration writing tag - TMN'T' Writing

Welcome to TMN'T'!! In this iteration, the boys don't grow up in a busy city, but secluded in a house in the woods on an island on the coast of South Carolina. When Splinter escaped with the kids, he ran as far and as fast as he could, hitchhiking, train hopping, and stealing bus tickets with two oddly covered toddlers and a suspiciously lumpy backpack.

Wonder who he was running from...

The story begins when April moves to their small town and stumbles upon the boys and their eccentric friend, Casey Jones. Shenanigans ensue, enemies are made, there’s kidnapping?? Maybe?? They eventually end up in New York, living begrudgingly in the hidden city with someone they don’t quite like.

They meet Cass, Sunita, Donnie’s online friend Donnie, and even MORE shenanigans ensue!! People get hurt, hearts broken, family ties tested, pasts revealed, and many, many hugs are given.

The photo references will often be out of date, so refer to the text parts of this post.

Q: What the hell is up with the birds?

A: They we’re mutated in their eggs with the DNA of two bio parents and a bird. The bird part was meant to increase speed and eyesight and similar things, but mostly just shows up in their patterns. They do have bird behaviors, like nesting and chirping and beaks, but turtles already had that. (Except for Donnie, homeboy doesn’t have a beak)

Q: Who mutated them?

A: ;) All I’ll tell you for now is that it was purposeful, similar to Rise. Leo was five when she was rescued, Raph one, and the twins in their eggs.

Q: What is the turtles relationship with each other?

A: Much like 2k12, Raph challenges Leo a lot. He knows she’s keeping things from them, won’t explain her scars, and there’s more to why they need to hide. All the boys tend to disrespect her place as leader, but are generally very close. Mikey and Donnie lean on each other, finding solidarity in being the “broken” ones(blind and softshell). The generally don’t need to talk to understand each other. They all cuddle and while they bicker, love each other very much. Overall, the relationship is good!

Leo - Turquoise Tanager - Ger

-Oldest at 19 years old

-Name is Leo or Ger

-DNA is spliced from a diamondback terrapin and a blue-winged teal

-Transfem and uses she/her

-English is her second language, learned when she was closer to four

-Terrified of snakes, extremely protective of her brothers

-Tallest at 6 foot even

-Uses two katanas

-Is not 100% in control of her portal Ninpo

-Wears handles on her body for Mikey to hold if he needs grounding

Raph - Red Knot - Red

-Second oldest at 16 years old

-Goes by Raph or Red

-Bigender, using he/she pronouns. Refer to her as however you want, but she will be written where she actively determines what gender she is at the moment to those around her.

-She caught Splinter and Leo doing Katas one day and insisted on being taught. Found a hero comic book and donned her mask first.

-Besties with Casey

-Can't follow rules or orders for shit

-Second shortest at 5"2

-Uses tail and phantom limb Ninpo as a whip

-Wears handles on her body for Mikey to hold if he needs grounding

Donnie - Black-bellied Plover - Plover

-Third oldest at 15 years old, twins with Viero

-Goes by Donnie, Plover, or Plo'

-Spliced from a spiny softshell turtle and a black-bellied plover

-Uses hey/they pronouns

-Their tech abilities are currently undetermined

-Mostly nonverbal, uses TFS (three-finger sign)

-Second tallest at 5"10

-Gets so fucking anxious and overwhelmed when feeling warm emotions

-Ninpo is creating objects from "thin air." They actually use nutrients from their own body or around them, so they have to be careful with what they eat and create.

-Obsessed with history, biology, and making sweet grass baskets

-There's a stupid amount of preserved plantations(you know the kind) in the area. They have burnt one to the ground on one confirmed occasion.

-Their idea to wear handles on their body for Mikey to grab if he needs grounding

Mikey - White-eyed Viero - Viero

-Youngest at 15 years old, twins with Donnie

-Goes by Viero, V, Mikey

-Spliced from a musk turtle, striped mud turtle, and a white-eyed viero

-He/him, cis

-Blind from hatching

-When activating Ninpo they have a heightened sense of their surroundings, like a kind of sight. Imagine Toph Beifong.

-Smallest at 4"10

-Loves swimming, pineapple pizza, using their fear stink to mess with his siblings

-Musk turtles emit a foul "armpit" odor on command when threatened so yes, Mikey can do this

-Their species tends to carry salmonella, and while Mikey doesn't they totally use this to mess with humans

-Aroace

-Quite literally doesn't see the point in fashion so only wears necessary elbow and knee pads

-Likes pottery and making sweet grass baskets, they feel nice to his hands

-"Secret" pizza pal Woody

Casey - Arnold Casey Jones - Case

-17 years old

-Raph’s best friend

-Antisocial as hell at school

-Hockey!!

-He made a custom jersey using the turtle’s colors

-Tries hard to be a mean punk but is too sweet

-5”7

April - April O’Neil - Pri

-16

-Very little is known yet

-Has a foster father of five years

-Oddly enough, she wasn’t disturbed to meet anthropomorphic turtles…

-5”9

More bios to be added as completed.

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Semi-failed height chart

The proportions on Raph and Mikey just don’t look right, I’d have to digitize.

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Casey is always second from death

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Fun fact: When Mikey opens his eyes, he activates his Ninpo for short bursts of being able to "see." 

So basically, he saw Donnie’s flinch.

You are responsible for your own mental health, and by clicking “keep reading,” you agree that I am not.

I found some old scars I didn’t know were there anymore and so here we are.

Part one out of ?

Shall be continued at a later date. Probably

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Welcome back to my TMNT iteration:

Teenage Mutant Nature "Turtles"

🎵 Raphael’s got the most attitude of the team! 🎶

And my mom said I couldn’t have a dinosaur. Suck on an egg.

The third of four Teenage Mutant Nature “Turtles!”

Meet the main character of my TMN’T’ AU! Or, well, my favorite, at least. He’s an absolute darling of a gremlin. His Ninpo is similar to Rise Raph’s, with the red phantom limbs. Except instead of enveloping his whole body, it envelops his limbs. From the elbow and knees down to the whole tail. It was his idea to be “heroes” (they literally just save cats from trees and do poses), as well as her idea to wear masks and learn to fight. He knew Leo and Splinter knew how to fight and pestered them until they gave up resisting. I wish he looked more like his bird but I’m also happy with the general design. I hope his similarities to Leo and Donnie show.

He’s the second oldest and very hotheaded, but very kind as well. He gets mean when overwhelmed, even in good emotions, similar to Donnie. Thank you Umbra for literally just drawing the teeth for me. Also his teeth are retractable. For funnies.

His Ninpo looks kind of like this? I’m considering making it a lighter red.

Please do ask me questions, I love talking about him. Looking at you, @cray-cray-anime

For more info on my iteration, look through my #TMN’T’ tag.

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Welcome to my masterpost, because I can’t keep track of my own garbage anymore

Hi! I’m Rubes, but I can also go by Snirkish. I use she/they pronouns, heavy on the they/them parts, and use masculine terms like “bro” or “sir.” I draw, write, and I really like turtles. :]

Where to find me

@i-got-da-rubes on Tumblr (you are here)

@i-got-da-rubes on Instagram (unused)

Snirkish on Ao3 (why is the name different? I dunno, I was feeling quirky)

My tags

TMN'T' - Posts about my TMNT iteration!

My art - Including digital art, sketches, edits, and writing

My writing - Specifically my writing-relates stuff, likely all fan fiction

My edits - Specifically my edits

Turtles - (most of) My posts and reblogs relating to TMNT

Garbage - Raves, vents, goofing off and general stupidity

Reblogs - Need I say more?

Art junk I wanna save - Yeah

Asks

My TMNT fan fictions:

Full Grown - Mystic Breakdown [Rise Raph]

-Short Summary: In the midst of the apocalypse, the boy’s powers get a little out of hand.

Lavender Blood Runs - Mystic Breakdown [Rise Donnie]

-Short Summary: Donnie’s shell gets a little attached and he has to face a new kind of pain.

Call Me Crisis Jones - [General media TMNT]

- Short Summary: Casey begins to discover that his relationship with April isn't what either of them wants anymore, his dad may have had more of an impact on him than he realized, and Raph has been looking at him a little funny. Who knew sexuality could be so complicated?

Indeterminism - [ROTTMNT Post show pre movie] Tag

- Short Summary: Cassandra screams at the men who were supposed to be her fathers.

Thank you for getting this far in my post. Have a wonderful day.

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Y’all I’m so fucked, I couldn’t even get through the line art before color concepting

True indecision is not being sure if I should make Mikey a musk turtle, striped mud turtle, or wood turtle

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A bit of both :)

I have many fond memories of beating up my smaller siblings

I have to know even if the boys in tmn't actually got bird dna do they have bird habits?

Birds are related to dinosaurs...

And heard some viscious stuff abt chickens (technically none of your birds but still XD)

Was there a pecking order like

https://youtu.be/WwVa41VdJyg

Have I mentioned that Raph’s teeth are retractable