#ultimate drako

[joyfuladorable]

Dragon of the Sun by @forestwhisper3

(Ch.5&6>)

You know, it was kind of weird...

Mikey sat on the living room couch, the sci-fi movie he was watching fading into the background after a really campy fight scene between two psychics reminded him of something.

The first time he'd had a freaky dream that ended up sort of true, he'd chalked it up to some weird crystal mumbo-jumbo messing with him. He figured it was a one-and-done sort of thing, especially since he hadn't had another since leaving the underground city.

But now it had happened again, and this time there were no crystals to blame.

GAHHHH!!!! THIS FIC!!! MYSTIC MIKEY BUT IT'S 03 MIKEY!!!!! This fic has my whole damn heart, holy shit! Author does a fantastic job diverging from canon and giving us all the family feels and character depth that the show didn't. My heart? Palpating, pumping, melting onto the damn floor!! Go read it!!!

[megahorous]

Finished the Ultimate Drako arc

-- Both of the crossovers [Planet Racers and Usagi] have a Cat Girl !

-- I wonder how long they were have supposed to have been there...Donatello had time to take down Postapocalyptic Shredder. If only they had him 30 years earlier! I guess he was the only guy they were missing

-- I think I missed the Raphael one the first time. I guess I found it the least interesting anyway

-- SAINW was interesting and is kinda like The Last Ronin, I understand. Or "Shredderville" from the '87 cartoon

-- Leo and Usagi sure love to take out their swords and never cut anyone! Well, that's just how it goes

-- Splinter in distress, if you're into that kind of thing

-- Ultimate Ninja gets to come back to life, de-aged, but not Drako....no one gives a crud about him I guess

[teetle-time]

[towerofluin]

god, what i would GIVE to see don post 11 year sainw see his kid brothers again, i would give anything to see that reunion forreal

your work is fantastic and just so gorgeous and i am in love with the concept already! their designs? beautiful. stunning. brilliant. show-stopping.

anon, we wed tomorrow at dusk

also THANK YOU???? you're genuinely so nice like this made my week, i've been keeping this ask close to my heart <3<3<3

I'm working on something right now :3 about half way done :3 (artblock hit me like a truck but i'm pushing through it) for you,,, a kinda preview,,,, a little prequel to the comic if you will

[viridisvilla]

*comes back from the dead*

WHERE THE FUCK IS DRAKO-

[chronically-obsessed-w-turtles]

Wall doodles Pt 3.

Whoops! I missed one from my camera roll, so I’ll just put Ultimate Drako here.

From that arc where the turtles are separated across time and space (S3 E 19-23).

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3 (You're here)

Part 4

P.S. - If you somehow happen to know where the wall is up pls don’t say!

[languajix]

TMNT Write Fight Fic: Pressure Release

This fic is for @aquietwritingcorner's prompt, "(2k3) Some comfort after one of Don's many traumatizing moments in the show. Doesn’t have to be all the turtles, or even a turtle. Just some comfort for Don. (Extra love if, if you do use the turtles, there's some kind of turtle pile.)" for @tmnt-write-fight

Word Count: 3,667

Summary: Don's words after coming back from the Ultimate Drako incident kept bothering Mikey. That, and Don seemed quiet, lately.

[vdragon-creations]

TMayNT Day 3: Favorite Henchmen

Day 3 of @tmaynt Prompt: Favorite Henchemn! It may just be me and my bias when it comes to dragons in general, but like...am i the only one that feels like Drako here should've gotten a little more solo screentime? And I know it maaaay be a stretch to call him a henchmen, but he did get screwed over by The Ultimate Ninja and did take orders from him for the most part...soooo, it still think he counts!

And for those that noticed, yes, I did tweak his design a little! Mostly cause while he's one of my favorite baddies, his design I feel lacks a little bit of...something.

[love-killed-the-superstar]

Are there any leosagi fics you recommend for a newbie? I am just now warming up to the ship it’s so cute.

*cracks knuckles* oh, this'll be fun!! welcome to the fold! this is in no particular order, even though i'm still going to plug my all time favourite one first:

Silk and Steel by katanashipping: This is the first leosagi fic I ever read and the one that has haunted me since I first read it in 2014. Rereading it is actually what kickstarted my latest round of tmnt obsession. It's an alternate retelling of s4 and oh, it is so good. The ending scene... *chefs kiss*

In Between Worlds by Koalagriton: I read this one recently and it was so good... A series of drabbles about them reuniting at the next Battle Nexus. The last chapter is my favourite - the fic is kinda bittersweet but I love it to death.

In Circles by Garden_Guardian: A really nice and sweet fix-it fic for the capril wedding where Leo and Usagi actually TALK to each other instead of ignoring each other like awkward exes following Samurai Tourist. Includes some really adorable fanart attached!

Approval by hostofhorus999: A classic 5 times + 1 times fic - this time Usagi getting blessings from Leo's family to propose!!! It's so fucking sweet.

Operation Matchmaker 2: Electric Boogaloo by GreenGoddessSmoothie: A classic 'brothers trying to get leosagi together' tale. Shenanigans ensue, it's great, I laughed super hard.

Operation Elopement 2: Electric Boogaloo by GreenGoddessSmoothie: A direct sequel but about them getting eloped!! It's really cute, made me really emotional.

Fewer Things Forgotten by kay_cricketed: I only recently found out about this one (livejournal was slightly before my time lol) but it's a leosagi fic in 50 sentences and ohh it's so good. I initially wasn't sure if I'd enjoy this style of one-sentence stories but it pulled some real emotions out of me!!

The next three are multi-chaptered and pretty wordy but I still recommend:

Dragon of the Sun by ForestWhisper3: Okay so technically this is a Mikey-centric fic but the leosagi in it is so good I had to include it. It's a retelling of the Ultimate Drako arc featuring mystic!Mikey and it's a lot of fun. The leosagi parts are in chapters 5+6 but PLEASE read the whole thing it's super good and I'm kinda obsessed.

The Tortoise and the Hare by AmevelloBlue: REQUIRED READING (/j). This fic is super good. It recontextualises all leosagi episodes in 2k3, adds in missing scenes and then spins off into a really cool climax featuring Jei and it's just - super good. Loved it. Reread it three times already.

No Room For Dying by Amevello Blue: Direct sequel to Tortoise and Hare. This is the Ninja Tribunal arc we deserved honestly. Really highlights how shitty the tribunal is, Usagi slots into the plot seamlessly, it explores Usagi's own trauma from UJ which I really appreciated, the relationship drama is perfect and... yep. Just a really solid read. I'm going to do my third reread once I hit season 5 on my rewatch.

finally, i am not above plugging my own fics... i recently wrote one for tmnttober from usagi's pov where he's celebrating tanabata with the hamato family and trying to keep his crush on leo under wraps: climb up to my view, see the world in my shoes

have fun!!!

[therebelinred]

The start of Leo blaming himself probably happened when the Daimyo yelled at Leo for not saving his son when he tried and had him locked up. Bro you just yelled at a kid come on man Leo did try to save the ultimate ninja drako was a dick and pulled him into the portal. Then exodus happens and Leo feels more blame on his shoulders. The adults in Leo’s life failed him they allowed this boy to have the pressure of responsibility on his shoulders so when he failed he went into a spiraling self blame. Look at what you did to this boy he now has anxiety!

[joyfuladorable]

Here, look at this WIP, too

[monroestyne]

TMNT 2003 is so unhinged. They really said:

“We’re gonna have Ultimate Drako send each of the turtles into an alternate universe and they’ll each get they’re own episode it will be so cool!!”

Mikey gets to play superhero!

Leo gets to go on a samurai date with Usagi!

Raph gets to be a world racer!

And Donnie gets to go to a dystopian Shredder-verse where his dad is dead, and then he gets to watch all three of his brothers die horrific deaths while he kills the shredder once and for all! 🤠

How fun!!!!

[knight-engale]

Paris Rhodes Bio

Full Name: Paris Alexei Rhodes

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Bisexual

Shippable?: Very

Height: 6'2 (188cm)

Patron Arcana: TBD

Personality: Paris is a hands-on sort of person with a thirst for new ideas and experiences; he loves taking things apart to see how they work, or building new things. He's naturally creative and has no problem with using trial and error to problem-solve. He also has a wanderlust and impulsive energy that can't seem to be sated. He's quite sociable, despite being introverted. He loves teasing the people close to him, but is easily flustered when said behavior is directed at him. He's very loyal to the few people he lets into his inner circle.

Paris is also very stubborn and prone to being insensitive at times. He keeps his emotions and personal life incredibly private, making him difficult to get to know. He has a fear of commitment, and often leaves relationships once they start to get comfortable (but if presented as a challenge, he could be persuaded to stay). He's very prone to risky behavior, especially when he's bored--which happens a little too easily.

Magic Abilities:

Botanokinesis: Paris can control plants. This includes being able to summon, mutate, grow, or otherwise manipulate any manner of plant or vegetation.

Herbalism: Paris has extensive knowledge of plants and their properties, and is able to use this knowledge to create various potions and medicines.

Geokinesis: Paris can somewhat manipulate earth, but this ability is fairly limited.

Protection: Paris can use painted glyphs and runes to set shielding spells around a small area. These spells function as a blacklist, disallowing those with harmful intentions to cross.

Familiar: Paris has a close magical bond with his familiar, Hermes; a large Galbradan eagle-owl. They can communicate telepathically, and being in close proximity to Hermes boosts Paris's magic.

History:

Paris was born in Hellenes, the capital of the Republic of Galbrada, to a Galbradan priestess and a minor politician. He was unplanned, leaving his parents unsure of what to do with him; he had two older siblings who already had set plans for their lives, and the parents hadn't anticipated needing to come up with a goal to raise a third child for. They did their best to encourage him towards being a civil engineer, since he displayed a love of building as a young child, but he usually ended up doing his own thing instead. Often, this meant wandering away from the family's home and ending up in some sort of trouble.

At the age of 12, Paris was attending a formal event with his parents when he met Mórnkan Drakos, the 8 year old child of the richest family in the Republic. He found her interesting, especially because they had similar taste in books, and the two quickly became friends. They remained good friends and pen pals for many years.

When Paris turned 16, his parents sent him to the University of Hellenes to study for a few years. It was during this time that he took a great interest in botany; before then, he thought his magic was fun, but ultimately trivial. Studying botany gave him ample reason to strengthen his magic. During this time, he befriended an eagle-owl chick on campus, who he named Hermes and kept around as a friend. Despite his questionable work ethic, he graduated near the top of his class at age 22.

Shortly after graduating, Paris went back to his old trouble-finding ways, now aided by his stronger magic. This culminated in him being caught in the crossfire of attempted arson. He wasn't actually involved for once, but was arrested anyway. His parents decided that enough was enough after bailing him out, and sent him away to travel. They hoped it would help ground him. His travels did not have the intended effect, instead causing him to develop a taste for raucous parties and fling relationships.

At age 30, he found himself in the small city-state of Vesuvia and decided to stay for longer than usual. He currently bounces from job to job in order to pay for a little apartment in Center City.

Trivia:

He has the same MBTI type as Asra. Coincidentally, ISTP is the exact opposite of Morgan's MBTI type.

He's surprisingly strong for someone with scholarly tendencies. He likes to joke that he trains his muscles in order to be able to pick up Morgan.

His voice claim is still up in the air, but a strong contender is Christian Bale as Howl Pendragon Jenkins in Howl's Moving Castle.

His favorite fruit is pomegranate.

He has almost certainly hooked up with Julian at some point.

He and Morgan used to be in a friends-with-benefits relationship, but it didn't last very long.

He despises mushrooms; they're the only plant-like thing he can't control.

Tags: #paris rhodes, #paris vibes

[lycanthropiclesbians]

ask game!!

3 what was your first impression of tmnt 2003

10. which version of Leonardo is your favorite

27. What is something you love to see in tmnt art/fics

Thank you so much!!

My first impression of 2003... hm, it's been a minute. Years ago on a different account, I had a mutual who was starting to get into TMNT, 2012 and Rise. And I was like, I think I could get into this. (Underestimation of the year!) So I started looking into it myself, and it seemed like whenever I encountered anything 2003 (which was rare), there was a 70/30 chance it was about SAINW, which was SO confusing. So my first impression of 2003, just by way of fanart and fic, was: what on Earth is going on?!

Speaking of 2003, I think he has to be my favorite Leonardo. He's just so... noble. He knows his values and he stands by them again and again and again, even and especially when it's dangerous. And I think he's a really great leader and big brother--s4e6: Grudge Match comes to mind. Also, during the Ultimate Drako arc when everyone is separated, they all first call for Master Splinter, then Leo. It really showed how much they all trust and depend on him. And I forget which episode it is (it was maybe during his depression/PTSD arc in s4?), but at some point Mikey gives this little speech about how different they would all have to be if Leo weren't so dependable. There's just so many examples of that, of how good he is. But then he's also a dork who practices his lines in the mirror and rides a scooter and he's maybe a little shy. Quintessential Leonardo.

2012 Leo is a close runner up though. He's a total fanboy and general dork, and I LOVE that about him. He's a mother hen. He is extremely good at blaming himself for everything. He tries to be bossy and sassy but everyone is just like "Awe, that was cute." His fight-or-flight response is to decapitate (again I forget which episode, but sometime in s3 when they're looking for mutated Karai in an abandoned carnival). He hallucinates. He has some terrible internalized ableism. What more could you ask for in a character? My sweet, deeply traumatized little guy.

Something I love to see in art/fics is more exaggerated turtle characteristics!! I want attention to claws and scales and third eyelids. I want beaks and tails. I want them to hear below what humans do and communicate in those frequencies. I want a semi-cold-blooded nature and all that entails. I want their shells and plastrons to get in the way of things; make it an integral part of them, not just an afterthought! I love that stuff.

Thank you again for the ask!

[amevello-blue]

Sometimes I think about the fact that through all of the time and space that Ultimate Drako could've sent the turtles, Leonardo somehow ended up in his Usagi's universe. Like what are the odds?

idk that's just pretty gay, your boyfriend finding you somehow through literally all of time and space including alternate realities.

[mathmusicninja]

TMNT Fic and Comic Recs

An ongoing list. Feel free to drop more in the notes!

(tw: strong language for the majority of these. Mind the tags and be safe!)

AO3 Authors:

T33la, (mostly ’03 with a heavy IDW influence), anything they write is great—a little spooky at times, but always with lots of comfort in the end. Personal favorite at the moment: “The Gauntlet” (but all of their stuff is seriously so good)

Flynne, (mostly ’03), I’m still reading all of their stuff (lots of one-shots with a few longer fics), but liking what I see so far, lots of really good hurt/comfort. Personal favorite fic at the moment: “Collector”

Halogalopaghost (halogalopaghost), (’03), mostly one-shots to fill in between the lines of canon. Personal favorite fic at the moment: “Doctor On Call”

AO3 Fics:

"Pretend that I Never Left" by redstringraven (sirimiri), ('03 x HZD), tw violence, during the Ultimate Drako fiasco, Mikey is taken to a different reality where animal-like machines roam the land and people live in tribes. Technically a crossover with Horizon Zero Dawn but no prior knowledge of the game is necessary! Mikey-centric long fic

"How to accidentally kidnap yourself several times over" by Camildeni, (Rise x '03 x '12 x Bayverse), instead of getting himself out of a sticky situation, Rise!Mikey accidentally brings more of himself into it. Very fun and creative

"Looking for a Furr-Ever Home" by The67ImpalaDragonChild, ('03), each of the boys gains a new companion through various means. Adorable, also has hurt/comfort and holiday feels

"Little Kid with a Big Death Wish" by remrose, (Rise), tw dissociation and suicide attempt, Leo-centric recovery fic after the movie, very well written and focuses on non-linear (but upward!) healing. Can be intense at some parts. Excellent hurt/comfort

“I May Be Invisible, But I Still Look Good” by Dandy (@dandylovesturtles), (Rise), Leo gets mystically separated from his body and his brothers go through a lot to get him back. Dandy also has other Rise one-shots that I enjoyed (especially “Tapping Out”)

"Underdark" by Nekotsuki, '03, Mikey-centric, a bit of a whump fic but with a happy ending, very well written and one I go back to a lot

“A Tale of Spirits” by unorthodoxx (@\unorthodoxx-page), (Rise x atla), I don’t usually do cross-fandom fics like this, but this one works for me. The Rise boys end up in the atla universe because of mystic stuff and no one believes them when they say they aren’t magic spirits.

“Ghost in the Shell” (’03 x Rise), “Fusions” (’12), “The Great Skittle Heist of 2105” (’03 au), and the “Please Just Let Them Hug” series (’03 canon compliant one-shots) by AmevelloBlue (@\amevello-blue). Good hurt/comfort

“Carapace” by SkeletalConstellation (@\kettle-bird), a Rise fic based on some events in the IDW comics

“Picking up the Pieces” by Andromedabrown, GalacticDreamer, ParvumAutomaton, (Rise) pretty long but has very intricate plot. Leo accidentally ends up mystically connected to his shattered sword and his brothers go on a wild adventure to get him back

“The Last Ronin Becomes a Discord Admin” by MelonPalooza (@\melonpalooza), (’03 x ’12 x Rise), a classic in the fandom. Has some great humor and drama. Also has a one-off crossover with “Ghost in the Shell” that was a wild ride.

“Sanctuary” by RealityBreakGirl, (’03), just a nice and fluffy one-shot, Donnie and Raph centric

“A truly French experience” by Get_dunked_off, (Rise), one-shot of Leo defending Hueso’s honor from rude customers

"Ice Cream Makes Everything Better" by mathmusic8 (yours truly :D), ('03), a series of canon compliant one shots to fill in some comfort gaps for the '03 show

"Wow, What a Coincidence" by mathmusic8 (me again ^.^), ('03 x '12 x Rise), a separated AU where the '03 boys get lost and each raise one of the Rise kids and then the kids all end up in the same summer camp. The '12 boys are camp councilors. Rise-centric. Crack fic treated seriously

Tumblr Comics:

“Cass Apocalyptic Series” by @\somerandomdudelmao, (Rise), fandom classic, bad future timeline comic, this series (the “Can you carry your uncles” episode in particular) got me interested in tmnt in the first place, canon compliant

“Aftermath” (also on AO3) by @\happyfoxx-art, (Rise), aftermath of the Rise movie, very good hurt comfort (no language!)

“Replica” by @\kathaynesart, (Rise), fandom classic, bad future timeline comic, canon compliant

“2 Arms Left” by @\intotheelliwoods, (Rise), the softest peepaw au in existence (until it isn't--mind the tags for later comics)

Tblsomedoodles (@\tblsomedoodles) does a combo of comics and fics, mostly Rise but also ’03. Has some adorable Rise x ’03 AUs

"Swantello" by @\tangledinink, (Rise), a rottmnt x swan lake crossover we didn't know we wanted

"Krang Infection" by @\abbeyofcyn, (Rise), set a year after the movie. Donnie gets a krang parasite that makes him go feral turtle for a while

"Unmutated Donnie" by @\onejellyfishplease, (Rise), Donnie ends up as an unmutated softshell turtle but keeps his brain. Very cute, fun, and Donnie's snoot is the best thing on the planet XD

"Kid Leo Au" by @\angelpuns, (Rise), when Leo came out of the prison dimension he accidentally turns himself into a kid, very cute and has good hurt/comfort feels

@\heckitall has a bunch of mini comics (mostly Rise, some '03): Masterpost. Also check out "What will it be" by clandestineclairvoyant for a fanfic of heckitall's "Same as it Never Will Be" comic!