The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (often shortened to the TMNT or Ninja Turtles) are four fictional teenaged superhero anthropomorphic mutant turtles. Named after Italian Renaissance artists, they were trained by their adopted father, Splinter, an anthropomorphic rat sensei trained in the Japanese martial art of ninjutsu. From their home in the sewers of New York City, they battle petty criminals, evil overlords, mutated creatures, and alien invaders while attempting to remain hidden from society.
Leonardo
- The tactical and level-headed leader
- Wears a blue mask
- Wields two swords
- Named after Italian painter and inventor Leonardo da Vinci
Donatello
- The scientist and genius of the group
- Wears a purple mask
- Wields bo staff
- Named after early Renaissance Italian artist and sculpture, Donatello
Raphael
- The team's aggressive antihero
- Wears a red mask
- Wields pair of sai
- Named after High Renaissance painter and architect, Raphael
Michelangelo
- Free-spirited and goofy jokester known for his love of pizza and kind-hearted nature
- Wears a orange mask
- Wields a pair of nunchuka
- Named after Italian Renaissance painter, sculptor, and engineer, Michelangelo
