List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series characters
Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles is a TV series which started airing in February 8, 2003 until February 28, 2009. The series's first five seasons are based more closely on the original Mirage comics, as such its focus on familial bond is stronger and introduces a darker tone, while still considered appropriate for children.
Main[edit]
Leonardo "Leo" (voiced by Michael Sinterniklaas) is the eldest brother and the leader of the team, and the most balanced, the most serious, level-headed, quiet, and brave. He concerns himself mostly with his training and meditation. While this leads him to be the most disciplined of the Turtles, it can also be a shortcoming, as Leonardo has been shown to be a relative workaholic on more than one occasion. He wears a blue mask and favors twin ninjatō swords as his weapons.
During a training session, he was attacked by the Foot and was severely wounded, after Shredder burned down April's building, the turtles were forced to go into hiding until he would recover.
After their final battle with the Shredder, Leo was physically and mentally scarred, he kept blaming himself for his family having to sacrifice themselves to stop him, he started to train relentlessly and viciously and started to treat his brothers the same way, even wounding Splinter during a session. Splinter sent Leo to Ancient One, the sensei of Hamato Yoshi, under his care, Leo finally excepted what has happend and was able to move on.
Raphael "Raph" (voiced by Greg Abbey) is the hothead of the team, and the second-in-command. He often lets his anger get the best of him and struggles to cope with some of the tougher issues the Turtles face. He would much rather rush into action than contemplate the best move. Throughout the run of the series, he works on his anger to some degree, but still flies into a rage when one of his brothers or friends are harmed or captured. He also has a soft spot when he interacts with kids. He wears a red mask (the only one of the four to keep the red mask) and his primary weapons are twin sai.
Donatello "Donnie" or "Don" (voiced by Sam Riegel) is the brain of the bunch, and third-in-command. He surrounds himself with technological experiments and often endeavors to retain the enemies technology to make enhanced gear for the turtles. He is responsible for creating the shell-cell (a cell-phone like communicator) and Battle Shell (the Turtles' enhanced tactical vehicle) among other devices. Upon occasion he forgets to see the bigger picture by becoming obsessed by something else (usually his latest project). He wears a purple mask and favors a traditional bo staff as his weapon.
Michelangelo "Mikey" (voiced by Wayne Grayson) is the jokester of the team. He is slightly immature, goofy, childish and mischievous, but optimistic, fun, kind-hearted and lovable brother. He concerns himself with comics, video games, pizzas, and horror and science fiction movies, constantly making statements that spoof pop culture. He often refers to him and his brothers as superheroes, often wishing he could join the ranks of his favorite comic book characters. Michelangelo is given a more serious and mature personality to match the tone of the series (although he does have comedic moments occasionally). He wears an orange mask and favors twin nunchaku.
Splinter (voiced by Darren Dunstan) is the sensei, the leader of the entire family, and adoptive father of the Turtles. He once was a pet for a renowned martial artist named Hamato Yoshi in Japan. It was from watching Yoshi that Splinter first learned the art of ninjitsu which he then passes on to the Turtles. Splinter often acts as much as a spiritual guide and counselor to the team as he does their teacher. While he does not wield a traditional Japanese weapon, Splinter carries a cane which he can use as a weapon (like a Jo staff) with fierce proficiency. Unlike the previous animated series, the Turtles often refer to Splinter as their father, rather than their master and he refers the Turtles as his sons.
This article "List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series characters" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical and/or the page Edithistory:List of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series characters. Articles copied from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be seen on the Draft Namespace of Wikipedia and not main one.
